El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-22
MARCH IT'S TENTATIVE Date
FOR J0HN50H-IHILHARI BAT TIE
Side Bets of $4,000 Are Sal to Have Been Arranged by
California and New York Men to Place on Champion
ship Event in Juarez; M Garland Has Entered
Arena Again and May Fight Freddie Welsh
BY b. B. CADDLE.

RESENT indications are that II Big
jess Willard, the last Of the long
string Of white hopes" and Jack
Johnson. holder Of the worlds heavy
weight championship, meet FOR the title,
the fight Will be held under the auspices OF
the Pastice A C. at IulreZ on March IL
Roy Martin. matchmaker for the club.
who has been negotiating with Jack Cur
lev promoter Of the Willard end Of the
proposed championship event. has received
q wire from Curley. who is at Kansas City.
saying that II the fight is arranged il viii
the Pastirne A C.. at Juarez, on March Il.
California sporting men are said TO have
raised $4,000 10 bet on Willard TO win
Curley is to make the bet, and It is under
stood a syndicate OF New York fight fans
have $50 900 10 cover the golden state coin
81 the two big fellows sign up for the cham
pionship 60
Australians Bid For Fight.
There have been several bids for the fight
probably be no offers from French, German
or English promoters The European war
has spoiled the game for them
A fight Of this kind would not draw well
either in London OF Paris.
The war would also have more effect in
Australia than in the United States Sew
eral cities in South America have been
spoken OF. but there never has been a fight
OF this magnitude fought in a South Ameri-
can country. and II would be a big gamble.
Willard is Wiling.
Curley has told Martin his offer Of a
$4,000 purse is the best that he has yet
received He IS anxious TO arrange the
Tight and Willard is willing TO accept Mar
tins offer. il Is understood II johnson can
be induced 10 come across the pond it looks
IS though the fight viii be pulled off on
March II.
johnson would no doubt be glad to come
70 Juarez 10 fight The big negro may
stall for q larger purse. but when called
VIII no doubt sign articles He is reported |
practically broke and his theatrical engage ]
neuts in London music halls are not very
profitable France is a poor place for Jack /
70 make any coin now. and the Juarez |
fight looks like a biz thing for him
Then the big nero has been an outcast I
from the states for long time and he IS l
getting little homesick He can stand |
on the JuareZ side OF the international /
bridge and look into the states. which may ]
be some consolation
March L is Good Date.
March II would be q good date FOR the
bout il fought at Juarez- The 100 or more
days OF racing would Just be about con-
Guided and there would be hundreds OF .
horseme1 who would gather az the ring
sl-e- -191 the Panama Pacific exposition
ar san Francisco and the Pauarla-CaIifo--
PIG exposition NJ san Diego would be in I
-..--- hundreds. perhaps thousands OF
'lsltors who would attend these big shows
YOU'D arrange their dates so that thew l
'9uld drop off In Fl Paso and witness ths I
III points and stopover privileges granted
AtteH Might Come Back.
As yet Mr. Martin has heard nothing from !
ADe AttelL TO whom he has wired an offer /
o meet Goo" Stewart or some other good !
-snier on Thanksgiving day at Tuarez Aba Q
sun IN California and IS expected to give ]
ne Pasti1ne A. c. a definite answer within
short time.
Many fans are OF the opinion that Atte1
dead one but If he trans properly !
Nhibitions Of the boxing game ever vii
essed across the river Atteu. after hit
ing Lhe tram got down TO taczs and ;
-aItea training hard He went to England I