New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
Manager of Willard Tell,
What Jess Will Do n
Jack Johnson.
CHANCE FOR FACTIONS
TO FILL WARCHESTss
Rodel to Cross Gloves viii
Kellar a; the Pioneer
Club Tonight.

""'" Nuriey' who is guiding ths =,
fairs Of Jess Willard, is on Nj, - =
Mexico to try to secure a placs go,
Johnson-Willsrd battle in Ms,ch ;.
not known just what faetior g.,
VIII negotiate with. It wonld ~.
that with Villa, Carranza ana
other Mexican president. on, :.
rampage. the comparative n....
calm OF the User battlefelds won,s 30 y
preferable TO Johnson. Jus, ;r s.u =
mat bunch under Zapata pas,in~ ' 20.
chance 70 cut into a $50 000 o. " =
getting INTO the motion picturs,l s
Before Mr.. Curley entrances -.
land OF revolutions and tamsls. ~
TOOK time to make few RENAL. ~
be II said that if Jess can HOY H. a'l
Curley can chatter the boyir, "a. Ny
has a real treat IN store. on GU. vH
Curley believes that Willard i n..s
to toss the big black into tho S;. sung
Furthermore, he has thought an, !.
least dozen perfectly good rss,os.
Tor his belief, and the only 80,
that the average boxing enthusis,, ~
think of for johnson winning Is JoS.
son. 'Vnn'
Curley skips lightly over IA. a..
that Willard has never shown arv icy, .
class in his bouts in this city 4, 80.
rate and brands the decision vtf.l
Gunboat Smith won over him a. g.
Francisco atrocity. He prattles an .sI
says that Jeffries and several o,i.-
Californians have formed mai ).
back Willard. How reckless Of jssH.,i
1t may be said in favor OF The ,r,,.
while wrestling promoter that 4.
admits that superior skill viii ~,
swing the balance in favor OF his ma,
He thinks that superior physiou. ,r5
youth will tell the tale. Certain /, /,
that Willard will have every phy,,,I
advantage. He is inches taller. pound,
heavier and some ten years younger
Also, he has shown indications OF AZ.
ting ability. If he only knew any,bn,
about the art of fighting he misk,
have chance.
Sit tight. boys George Rodel. n.
battling Boer. will try to stay insid.
the ropes with Terry Kellar for tes
rounds Of boxing at the Pioneer Al.
letic Club tonight. This match will
bring together one Of the creates,
possibilities in the heavyweight ranks
to-day with one of the gamest. II 10:
the most skilful, of the big men.
Rodel, when so inclined, can he..
like fiend. He is clever and can hii,
and, in short, can do everything TIA.
a clever ring performer should do. u.
fortunately, a couple Of hard wsllop,
persuade him that discretion is he
better part of valor.
kellar knows about as little Of n,
finer arts of boxing as any man in ,is
ring. But he is a fighter from b.
ground up, game as a pebble and d.
ways trying. In the semi-final ks,
Mike Farrell will cross gloves viii
Tommy league.
Johnny Daily is training hard for lis
match with "Kid" Williams at Ii,
Pioneer Athletic Club on Christmas
afternoon. DAILY has taken part in two
hundred battles inside the ring. He
was brought up in Cherry st.-but tia.
is another story lie thinks he can
whip Williams, and will try hard.
II was decided last night 10 hold tts
bout between Gunboat Smith and
Tommy McCarty at the Empire Ath'
letic Club on Wednesday night, De.
cember %.
George Asche, of Philadelphia, and
Johnny Howard, the Bayonne middle
weight, will cross gloves at the Van
derbilt Athletic Club, while Hsrv
Lenny and Knockout" Brown VII
mingle in the ring Of the Long Aes
Athletic Association.
Jack Curley says, or is credited giii
saying, that when Willard faces goth'
son he will tire the negro out waiiiE
He'll probably tire everybody else OIL
Governor Ferris Of Michigan ttr.','
ems to put an end to boxing in his s1's
if the promoters and referees are y"
more careful in their manner o. eel.
Quoting glove contests. He ssld ina;
the bout between Mickey Sheridan ara
Johnny Lore bordered closely on
prizefight, and that he would allo" "
such thing in Michigan.
Mike Gibbons and Eddie NcGoory
NAV not meet J.. that much-tslkeeo
bout in Milwaukee next month. slW.
all. Frank Mulkern has decided ,ns.
he would rather have Jimmy OlSos
meet McGoorty. Il would seem. W. .s
that Clabby would rather meet %.
Oshkosh warrior. Since Claooy ".
on a foul in eight rounds not long s ss
in Australia McGoorty has mace -.
uncomplimentary remarks. u IS a
pected that the match Will ORA" '''''
to 100000
The rather startling news mas .s ~.
cleaned from a Western exchange W.
Freddie Welsh and Willie Ritenie ~
box twenty rounds to a referees oes.
sion at Ebbets Field, IN brooAlyn, ~" 4,
spring. The story is built upon y.
supposed "tip" that Governror -s'.i
Whitman is in favor Of twenty.ii,v,s.,.,,
fights. and will sign bill perm'''~'
them.
New York is threatened with anC ...-
Tom Nickola, a marine l,.,
Manila. is bound this way, threa';sihTT.,. .
ali sorts of trouble for the mi''"