Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
Dish ]. JOHNSON
FOR RING TITLE
L ipion Is Swamped With
challenges From Would
III be Boxing Hopes.
:BT COME GETS MATCH
lrr& oter Who Furnishes Purse De
81 handed to Have initial
l3 Chance at Crown.

n inlC3go. Dec. 30. - proposed |
fches for Jack johnson are form |
Y and bursting with considerable |
jhlarfty. Jimmy Dime, the New Cas- |
he. Pa. manager, tried vainly to ar
range bout between the champion |
ana Tony Ross yesterday, but Jack |
refused TO listen without the $4,000 |
Jingle. Letters and kilograms from
Joe Jeznnette were discarded when
mention OF the guarantee demanded
was left out Several offers from
New York promoters for ten round
bouts between Carl Morris or Al
Palzer, the conquerer Of Al Kaufman,
and In Artha" also were passed up
because Of insufficient inducements.
johnson declared he would rather
box for the title than drive his new
high power automobile, but that he
wanted the coin. Any boxer in the
world. from Johnny Coulon to the
largest Hope" is considered a posi-
I oility by Johnson, and no matter who
,he man he is matched with Jack
wants the money. Johnson said yes
iarday that he would travel TO Aus
Y ala TO meet Sam McVey providing
fi1 was given $4,000 and expenses for
= We trip.
al ANXIOUS To SIGN UP.
~ The champion asserted that Jack
= Curley and Harry Pollock, who are
said to be on their way TO confer with
Johnson, would be given every oppor-
tunity TO arrange a fight providing
that they gathered together enough
money to make IL interesting Told
of the reports that Curley had found
a place In Nevada where the mill
could be staged, Johnson declared
that he did not care il they held 1t on
the Great American desert. ANY
place suits me as long as l get the
money" Is the way the colored boxer
put IT,
Il will fight any man. anywhere and
: any time, in public or private, but
fill not bulge an inch until / am
teiown 100000 deposited in a reputable
trface, which will be given TO me be-
trire / enter the ring" said Johnson.
OF don't care who / sign with. No
boan comes first. The person that.
uerhers in the necessary money gets
triFt crack, and the sooner the better"
, Ia, johnson was suffering from a sore
"ofl yesterday, which he had injured
'-ifota dance a few nights ago. He did
tiol work, spending the greater part Of
day riding about in his new car.
declares that he will not train I'M
MI some tangible plan is arranged
Nh, eretn he will be shown that he will
II |reimb ursed for his work.
W. cURLEY LEAVES FOR CHICAGO.
~ Salt Lake City, Dec. 3O.-Jack Cur
ley, manager of Jim Flynn, the Pueb-
4Io heavyweight, left for Chicago yes
e erday prepared to post $4,000 in cash
70 bind a match with Jack johnson
Tor the heavyweight championship of
On world. He will renew his offer of
re 1000 for Johnson's share of the
rise for a finish fight with Flynn.
clo riley states that he has received as.
Ain frances from Chicago that johnson
~ asposed to give the offer favorable
|,fK liberation. II johnson accepts the
win be staged Just over the Ne
state line, west of Salt Lake City
|5ar ess men OF Salt Lake City are
20 be associated with Curley in
Men ing the fight. The defeat of Al
whs| Ian by Al Palzer in New York
ltyNt affect Flynn's decision to &C
rfoaed, romoter Coffroth's offer for 9
urged between kaufman and Flynn in
f"lats francisco. according to Curley.
sloo1o LIFT CINCINNATI FIGHT LID.
sn0 Cincinnati. Dec. 30.-Boxing club.
INC perly conducted will be allowed tc
entertainments in this city under
Uee incoming democratic administra
according 10 Mayor-elect Henri,
Hunt. Mr.. Hunt, who recuperateC
ne Nest Baden. Ind. after his strenu
campaign last fall, put on tn,
souI les" with a prominent boxer, ant
all reports gave a good accoun
HIMSELF. AS result OF his regart
WI the game Mr.. Hunt has declare,
thar boxing under circumstances tina
canhot be regarded as debasing vii
be sanctioned by him. Cincinnati Il
former years was a boxing center an,
sporting men look forward to an in
teresting season Of boxing bouts a
soon as the mRyor-elect takes ONCE
BOXING PAYS IN EAST.
Albany, Dec. 30.-With the close O
the present week the state athleu