The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-19

Jess willard Is a real worlds heavy
weight champion. No doubt Of 1t now.
lie refuses to cut the union rates and
fight for anything less than 10000.
That goes. evidently. either for a night
to "A finish or q three round sparring
exhibition.
The other day In Chicago Tom Jones,
Of Wizards managers-and they
are legion. apparently-turned a deaf
ear TO Sam Howard. the Oshkosh pro-
moter. because Samuel couldn't see his
way clear to offer the champion thirty
thousand good dollars.
Howard went to Chicago to meet
Jones fortified with . certified check
for $4,000. This sum had been guar
anteed by the business men Of Oshkosh.
who took It % themselves to dispose
Of 1000 tickets at 80 each. Jones
simply smiled broadly at this certified
check. Finally Howard raised the age
by slow degrees to $4,000. When they
didn't get a rise he consulted some Of
the prominent business men Of Oshkosh
over the long distance telephone. How
ard finally came back with an offer of
sl7 500. which he said was the absolute
NIT. This Jones scorned as readily
as he had the $4,000.
Understand" said Jones. that II
you offered me 329.5O0 I couldn't take
II. Jess's price Is $50. 000-not one cent
less. He can get that figure because
he can r II. l have no alternative"
Howard was anxious to match the
worlds champion with Fred Fulton, who
-..-- .Al-l A-. -.z.n 40 Al.
list Of heavyweight ~knockouts. He was
prepared to post his guarantee with Ed
W. Smith. the Chicago referee.
Seem to Have the Habit.
IT would seem that "330.000" is a
~favorite expression for heavyweight
champions. Tommy Burns established
the precedent when he gave Jack John
son q chance to create a worldwide de-
mand for white hopes some years ago
at sydney. Australia. The negro pugi-
list could talk nothing short OF this
union scale In all Of his subsequent ring
encounters. willard seems determined
to start in where Burns and Johnson
left of.
II willard Is as serious In the esti-
nation Of his drawing powers as Tom
Jones's attitude with Toward would In
dlcate then the big cowboy Is not likely
to be so busy this winter as his press
agents would have us believe. There
is a big difference in the estimation OF
the fight fan between a fight to a finish
and a ten or even twenty round en-
counter. New Orleans might be abb
TO pay the toll with a twenty round
battle Mardi Gras week. No other city,
with the possible exception OF New
York. could hope to overcome such an
obstacle. Even in this city. where no
decisions are tolerated and contests are
limited TO ten rounds, a club that offered
willard 10000 would have to gamble
hea Willy. To begin with. there seems to
he nobody capable Of carrying a fight
to willard for ten rounds. let alone
twenty.
The Harlem Sporting Club. a new
box!ng organization located on l35tN
stree, between Madison and Fifth ave-
nucs. viii hold it's first entertainment
Tonight. Three ten round bouts featur-
ing a half dozen we'll known light
heights will furnish the dedication cere-
monies. Doubtless the exhibition that
Is causing most comment is that which
will pit Leach Cross against Johnny
Harvey.
Matt Wells. former lightweight cham
Mon OF England. is to meet iounl
brown. Benny Leonard will toe tn