Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-22
JACK CURLEY IN ENGLAND
HUNTING JACK JOHNSON
Has Articles Of Agreement With For.
felt for Match With Jess Willard
at JunreZ, Mex.
TO BE UNLIMITED ArFA1I
WeSterner Is Younger Man Than the
Champion, and 1t Is Probable That
the Tito Will Change Hands Early
Next Year.

NEW YORK. November 2l.-Jack
Curley, who has been identified with
.core of years. is at present engaged
IN the most arduous undertaking OF his
protraEtGd career; and If he succeeds
OF Caucasian hopes.
The estimahlc MIR. Curley has i'm
posed upon himself the task OF bring
ing the worlds heavyweight champion
ship back 10 the white race: and he
has the backing OF no less n parsonage
commissioned to bring about a match
between Jack Johnson. the maIuro
champion of the cumbersome boys. and
himself to conquer the obnoxious Mr.
johnson Mt All costs.
The match is virtually assured. as
have been met Curley is ut presen,
In London. where h. is endcavorlng to
have Johnson attach his autograph to
match: And Curley should have little
difficulty In attaining that end. "Curlcy
Jack" LETT these shores Just two weeks
ment and fountain pen besides other
nccoutrcments. so that all that remains
to clinrh the bargain is for Johnson to
SunScrlpe to the parchment.
While Gurley Is loafiing around tho
war bulletins. and craninE his neck at
the tlnn MYTHICAL nn,sal Zsppslins in foEgy Lon
syndicate is on still hunt for n site
to stage the championship match. we
MN MILE go on record rec by naming Jnarez,
will be dethroned. and some duy In
January or February next as tho time
Of Johnsons.. destruction as ring
fear or trepidation. .as we have Jack
Curley,,s word for 1t that the bout will
aforementioned
Johnson Is to receive $4,000 for his
end, in addition to SO per cent of the
be worth close to s5o0'oOo should john
son he knocked out. The match is to
me an To ns 19un And which
Wizards Elittcring chance for the
worlds championship.
possesses more. Stamina. and can deliver
as hard punch as the champion. IL not
u harder one. Johnsons forte is his
n right uppcrcut that few men can
withstand, But In willard the lIthio-
PLAT, VIII be meeting n man who ac-
Johnson stands over six feet. and the
,uppercut will be less effective than
IT Johnson were opposed to n man Of
ability as puncher. However. Jess
capabilities. for the simple reason that
he has never been extended that much
different to the work at hand. and is
content to merely Outlook his adver-
s s.a,Sa. but ;.,,, when stung. Willard be
n
veritablc demon.
So when willard and johnson meet
in the ring IL real battle may be looked
for. Johnson must overcome unre-
strained youth. terrific blow, and
celererness equal to the best he him
self has ever shown. And this seems
to he asking too much OF even Il chap
pion like Jack Jolnson.
Johnson is still being sought by the
American authorities for some alleged
misdeeds he committed before he fled
this country: but he will be quite out
OF the reach of the laws meshes al
though but Il few miles from the Amer
lean border. That is why 1t is certain
that Johnson VIII consent to the match
taking place In Juarez.
Willard, in the meanwhile. is bidine
his time, and lie has not neglected
training. even though he has not en-
gagged In II ring bout for several
months. The worlds championship is
on Wizards mind The big lighter IL
fairly obsessed with that idea and he
will not rest until he has realized H.