El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-29
Lightweight Stars Must
Come off the High Perch
If They Don't They VIII Find Few Matches Next Winter
Welsh Gets rundown at Milwaukee; Jess Viii
lard Wants to Play the Movies Would
Whale johnson First, Though
BY T. 5. ANDREWS.

EMwAUKEE. Wis. Aug cs.-Unless
MI some OF the lightweight stars. who
VI have been getting big guarantees
and purses in the past. come to
realization OF the fact that they will have
10 come of their high perch this fan and
winter, they are liable 70 be without i'm
portant matches. The promoters. not only
in the United States but in other countries.
have been giving fabulous purses for the
boxers and unreasonable guarantees until
they have reached that point where they
refuse 20 90 any further-that is. regarding
the lightweight stars in the states. or
headed for the states. the coming esason
should prove 10 be a banner one for this
class Of boxers. but It depends a great deal
upon the fighters themselves
Milwaukee Refuses Guarantees
Only a week ago Freddie Welsh and his
manager, Harry Pollock cabled from Lon
don TO a Milwaukee promoter stating that
they would like TO arrange matches with
Richie. White and Wolgast, but asking for
big guarantees They were notified that
there would be no guarantees and the indi-
cations are that other promoters about the
country Will do likewise when IL comes to
giving the fighters all the best Of it. Even
Johnny Iilman. Of Minneapolis, light
weight who is just coming to the front.
turned down a guarantee Of $500 for
match with Ray Temple. before the club at
Hudson. Wis. and demanded a guarantee
Of $500 with privilege. This could not
be considered as a high class contest and
shows how unreasonable the demand is
Fighters Must Act Fairly.
Similar cases can be cited in all the box
ing centers Of the United States and Il is
up TO the fighters and their managers to
show that they want TO act in a fair
manner with the promoters; otherwise they
are liable 10 be out Of pocket at the end OF
the season The nghtweights have been
in popular favor during the past year. but
there IS such thing also as promoters ca
tering TO other classes and thus discount
the value Of the lightweights-
Even Snowy Baker. the Australian pro-
moter. has taken the bunch and has cabled I
TO his representative here TO be careful and I
not 90 10 extremes in giving guarantees. Z
sentative man like Baker has become tired (
OF being held up for big guarantees with j
privileges 1t is about time that some OF 4
these stars took a chance with the pro- ]
motors. They are worth Just what they 7
can draw al the gate and no more.
jess Willard Makes Cleanup.
Some boxers have peculiar ideas as TO .
business Jess Willard. the big heavyweight Q
from Kansas, formerly OF California, who is .
just getting into the limelight and hauling
bued with the idea that he would like 10
give up boxing and become a movie actor
] ess would probably shine as a giant cow
boy In some Of the movies. for he is accus-
toned 20 the life and no doubt could make
success OF Il, but Just at this particular
time he can make a great deal more fol-
owing the fighting game.
During the short time that Jess has been &
boxing he has cleaned up over $4,000
due, in great measure. 20 the careful
puotng OF Tom Jones. his manager II is
rather unfortunate that everything should
Pc Jopsy-turvy In Europe just now. other
wise Willard would have fortune ahead
n MIN by going over there and beating all
ne european heavyweights and winding
lp with a Championship battle with Jack
.ohnson and it is not any too certain but
nat Ar. Willard will come out with the
ong end OF the purse.