The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-04-05
ENGLISH FORM
Of CONTRACTS
MAY Be USED
American Boxing Promoters
Look Favorably Upon Plan
to Pay Fighters Salary In
stead of Percentage.
LONDON FINANCIER
IS THE ORIGINATOR
Interest Is Shown in Paris for
Proposed Johnson-Moran
Bout in June; Other
Fight News.
BY T. S. ANDREWS.

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MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 4.-Some
OF the boxing promoters are beginning
TO take lesson from the theatrical
syndicate, and il will not he surprising
IN the near future TO hear of soma OF
the prominent boxers being under con
tract 10 certain managers or promoters
at a stipulated salary. In fact. this
seems TO be the latest thing in the box
ing game, that is, TO have the boxers
work upon salary and not Tor a purse
or percentage.
AZ the present time this applies tr
England, although there are a couple of
eases OF this kind down east. The man
to start the ball rolling in this line l.
James White, financler OF London. who
tried TO pail off the Wells-.Johnson cor
test three years ago, but owing to the
sentiment against the British Champion
meeting a colored man. the bout was
called Off
Ii is understood that Mr.. White has
gotten q bunch of the best British box.
ers under curious contract. He PAYS
them salaries every week and provides
any side bet that may DO required. All
purse money belongs to him. and the
boys must box anyone be fixes matches
with It is said that Bombardier Wells
gets S125 week, and that Sid Smith,
lHN iO4ihtI lily ntlBuI gets
$50 a week. while Bill Beynon, who fig.
ured as champion for short time,
draws $50 week. There are other
boxers whom Mr.. White has secured
control OF, but nothing has been said as
to what salaries they are receiving.
This story may be denied, but, just
same, one Of the contracts was seen
by q very close friend OF the writer s,
and he also assures me that the Wells
contract is fact. Under the agree
ment none of the boxers can get out
without giving six months notice. but
Mr. White can dismiss them or cancel
the agreement at any time that he de-
slres. This may cause a little stir in
boxing circles, but the story is based
on facts, and it will not be surprising
If the same conditions are brought about
ia the states before a great while IL
the. stars continue to demand the ex-
orbitant figures they have In the past.
Johnson Is Training.
1t is very evident that Jack John
son, the colored champion, is planning TO
put over another one on the followers
OF boxing. Reports have been sent out
repeatedly from Europe that johnson
was hog-fat and unable to get in any
kind of condition for championship
battle. A well known boxing manager,
some time, arrived here the other day
and was very strenuous in his denial
about johnson s condition.
i cannot understand why these re.
ports were sent out, - the gentleman re-
marked, gas there is absolutely no truth
10 them, at least not at this time. II
nav be that Johnson was fat and heavy
a few, months ago, but if he was, he
must have been training on the quiet
since that time, for I saw him only
.hree weeks ago and be was anything
,ut what the papers claim.
"The proposed contest with Frank
Moran in Paris during June has started
.ha followers of boxing in the gay
capital TO sit up and take notice, and
{ will not surprise me If tremendous
rowd witnesses the battle. 1t Was only
natural that they would try to figure
,ut johnson in poor condition IN order
o give Moran claim 10 better chance
o defeat him, but you can take II
rom ME that the big negro has been
Ioing a lot Of preliminary training on
he quiet and when they meet he will
ot be hog fat, as some Of them claim
Ioran has made quite hit over there
ieve he will surprise the colored man
nth his hitting power and cleverness.
hat NAV be, but just the same IL will
e a surprise TO me il johnson is de-
eated-
fiI was also in London, and there was
considerable interest there IN the match
nd many sporting men from Ming
eorge s land will cross the channel to
fitness II. -
% Protect Sports.
There have been organizations Of all
inds, that is, in the sporting line,
herein promoters and others. have
,ken the leading part, but now there IS
movement on foot 10 start su .organi-
ltion for the purpose OF protecting and
romoting legitimate sports and TO put
ie high pedal upon illegitimate ones
Is intended TO have the sporting edi-
,rs of the various papers in the east
nd west in this organization.
lay Davidson. one of the wellknown
,orfina writers Of Los Angeles, Cal,
~ Interested himself IN this movement
,d ha * .upnorted nv other sporting
riters OF the coast cities. His idea ~
form national hody 70 exercise
.ueral SUPERVISION ogcr sports, cspe-
allv in boxing, wrestling and racing
q would have a national board similar
the national commission which con-
OILS baseball, and have branch organi-
tiops throughout the country which
ould he subordinate TO the hig BODY.
is possible that the conference will bo
Id ut some central point. probably
iIeaSo. during the ccmipg summer,
,cn a preliminary organization could
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