Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 268, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1920 — GEORGES AND JACK SIGNED [ARTICLE]

GEORGES AND JACK SIGNED

Two Heavyweight Boxers Will Fight for $500,000 Purse—Date and Place Not Announced. New York. Nov. B.—Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier signed a contract here to fight for the world’s heavyweight boxing championship for a $500,000 purse. The date and place of the contest are not specifically stated in the agreement, but in other respects the contract is complete and definite. Dempsey is to receive $300,000 for defending the title. Carpentier, who holds the European heavyweight championship, will receive $200,000 as his share of the purse.