Atlantic City, June 27.
Mr. Clinton Howard, Secretary of the International Reform Bureau, announces that he will seek an injunction to endeavour to prevent the Dempsey-Carpentier fight, on the ground that a prize-fight is not a boxing contest such as the law of New Jersey permits.—Reuter.
New York, June 27.
Mr. Tex Rickard, promoter of the Dempsey-Carpentier fight, announces that a special flat purse of $500,000 will be put up for the fight instead of each boxer receiving a percentage of the receipts. Dempsey will receive $300,000 when ther he wins or loses, and Carpentier $200,000, win or lose.
Gus Wilson, Carpentier's trainer, says that the French champion is most optimistic that he will win the championship. Mr. Jack Kearns, Dempsey's manager, says that the champion was never in better condition.
Experts express the opinion that Dempsey is showing less speed and less hefty punches than earlier in his training, but Mr. Kearns said that he had instructed Dempsey to "take things easy."—Reuter.
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