Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-05
JESS Willard
NOT LIKELY TO
GET Big Fight
lack Johnson Win Probably
Meet Mcvea or Battling lin
Johnson in Cuba e
by Latest NALL
6v LANES l. COR6ETT.

BY JAMES ]. coR6ETT.
| NEW YORK.-After all the wire
pulling and manipulation ON the part
Of his hackers II begins to look as
IL Jess willard will not get first crack
at Jack Johnson for the worlds title
The latest news concerning the future.
engagements Of the champion Is that
either Sam Mcvea or Battling Jim
Johnson Is to be his next opponent,
the battle to take place in Havana.
Cuba, the latter part Of March or early
in April, 1915. ,.s
Has Information Direct.
I have this information direct from
| a = gentleman representing GeorUo
| Bradt OF Havana, who Is at the head
| Of the syndicate organized to promote
| a series Of heavy weight matches dur
ing the coming winter and spring sea-
son. According TO my informant, tha
plans originally called for a fight 10
finish between Sam Langford ana
Sam MeYea, the winner TO meet John
son. But II developed that McVe9A
manager. George Lawrence. at present
In New York, City, did not care for
any of Langford's game and entered
llAo OQiCGtlOuS ID Odul BCAuA A14A0 -
principal. Then it Is also thought that
Johnson objected to any plans which
would give him Langford for an OPP
ponent.
II has been announced in the New
York papers that Jack johnson and
McVea have been matched, but, ac-
cording to my information thisEis j
trifle premature. McVea's participa-
ton In q match with the champion
depends entirely upon the success he
meets with in the preliminary skirmish
with Jim Johnson The winner Of that
bout Is to get the coveted chance for
the titles
That the proposed importation OF
the negro fighters Is not at all popu.
lar with certain interests in Havana
is evident by the following excerpt
from a recent issue of the Cuba News,
a weekly newspaper published In that
city:
Cuba News Voices Protest
The Cuba News desires TO enter an
emphatic protest against the publisher
OF the Havana Post (Mr. Bradt). to
convince the people OF Cuba that
Americans. and especially that class
of Americans who have the means
and the desire for foreign travel. chase
around after second rate colored prize
fighters and spend lavish sums for the
opportunity of seeing them bruise each
other up The News right here brands
the statement that 10000 tourists
would come, to Cuba to see two negroes
| put up perhaps fake fight as false
and n0nsensical statement. and ths
man who made 1t knew il was false
and nonsensical when he made In All
The publisher Of the Havana po3t
may enjoy such spectacIes as he nro-
poses to pull off here in Havana. but
II he does, he stands alone In his class.
Instead OF 10000 tourists coming .
Cuba to see a second rate boxing
match there would not be 100 persons
attracted by the fight and any one
who has seen prize fights and the fol-
lowers Of the game know there are
not 10000 persons In the United Sfales
who would pay SO to see Lanefofd
and McVea fight, to say nothing Of
spending 20 times that sum for the
expenses Of their trip
Predicts Opposition to Bout. ~
The New York papers erroneously
announced a bout between Jack John
son and McVea and nothing has been
said about the preliminary match be-
tween McYea and Jim Johnson to de-
termine which Is to be the champions
opponent From the foregoing article
II would appear that the promoters OF
the proposed matches viii meet with
considerable opposition IN their at
tempt to introduce the sport In Cuba
through the medium of negro fighters.
The statement that the United
States would send 10000 persons 70
see Langford and Mcvea fight (thfs
was printed before the shirt had been
madeJ Is absurd. II Is extremely doubt
full II bakers dozen would travel
to Cuba even to see Johnson and Lang
ford and that layout would be made
up solely OF newspaper men, VINO
would go because It came as part OF
their duties But with the big negro
population in Havana the venture may
be able to make little money, leaving
the greater profits to come from the
sale Of moving picture rights.
anyway, II looks as II willard has
been left In the cold for the time being.