Jack Dempéey's Meeting with Tunney Philadelphia, Sept, 21.
After three years of film-acting and pleasure-hunting Jack Demps the world's champion, enters Sesquicentennial boxing 8.45 on Thursday evening in defence of his title against Gene Tunney with the shadows of three impending law. suits banging over him. These, however, have been postponed to Friday in order not to interfere with the fight, Tex Rickard announces that the takings already amount to $1,700, 000, of which Dempsey is guaranteatt $500,000 plus a percentage of alf takings over $1,000,000. He is expected to net $750,000 with tha movie rights. Tunney receives a. modest $100,000 win or lose.
Buth are tapering off og regard training. Dempsey is expected to enter the ring at 14 stone, giving a 10 Ib, advantage.
The betting is 13 to 5 against Tunney. It ig predicted that the odds will be to 1 at the ringside.
No fewer than 600 reporters will be present, while the contest will
Reuter, road east all over the country, The Broadcasting Arrangements from the Arena New York, Sept, 28.
It is reported from Schenctady, that the short-wave station, 2 XAF, will broadcast, from the ring-side the story of the Dempsey-Tunney fight, wave-length, 3279 for hours, beginning "11.30 Greenwich time to-night. a will tap broadeact the story of th station KDKA,,
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