Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-28
FIGHT WILL NOT
BE HELD EASTER;
POSTPONED DAY
Cuban Government Officials
Object to Dissertation of
Holy Day. April 5 Pro-
claimed a Holiday.
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'~f'ffN0 JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED
havana, March 25.--Havana wa,
/ enSrossod today in discussion Of tn,
pig llght TO be staged here on Mon.
cay Apfll 3, when Jack Johnson vii
az l'hd ms title as heavyweight cham.
( plol against Jess Willard It was
4 reminiscent of the scenes in Reno five
! geals ago before the battle in which
Johnson lowered the colors of jim
+ JeiIrlca ana thereby established his
/ fleht 70 the heavyweight title
1 There were countless rumors and
reports following a midnight confer
ence OF all those concerned in the
ilEht, ana then came the announce
/ ment of the postponement of the bat
! tie To Monday, Sunday having been
set MS the date originally. The post
poncment was due to great pressure
brought TO bear on the government Of
ilcnls by many persons, who declared
that To hold the fight on April 4
would be 10 deseCrate Easter Sunday.
There was surprising sentiment I'm
Cuba against the holding of the fight
on sunday, despite the fact that the
first day of the week is a general hol-
iday on the island. Objection also
was raised by influential persons in
the United States William Il. Con
zales, minister from the United States
to Cuba, and President Menocal Of
Cula received some 600 cable dis
patches and kilograms protesting
against the holding of the fight on
Easter Sunday
President Menocal decided to inter
fcre and requested the promoters of
the fight TO select another date. Both
Willard and Johnson eagerly seconded
the idea Of postponing the battle The
pugllists exhibited many letters from
fight fans requesting postponement
from Sunday to a week day. Some
influential merchants opposed the
change on the ground that it would
upset their business but they were
overruicd.
Reciprocating for the change made
In the date by the promoters, Gen.
Rafael MontaNo, acting minister of
the interior. proclaimed April as a
holiday after a. m, for all govern
ment employees, many OF whom had
bought tickets for sunday, Promi-
nent banks, stores and plants are eX-
pected To follow suit in declaring a
holiday.
II is understood that the promoters
books tonight showed sales and reser-
Nutions for the fight amounting to
$55,O00 and that these are increasing
steadily Prominent purchasers are
sam TO include the Jockey club, which
took eight boxes ut a cost of $1,000; /
the tennis club, which has reserved
seats costing $500, and the Union
club $500.
The son or the late Gen. Thomas
PUMA, one time president of cuba, !
has engaged two boxes and the broth /
2rs Of President Menocal and General /
hernandez have taken the same num-
Der. Several women society leaders
nave engaged boxes at the ringside.
Reservations have been made from
Sew Orleans, Galveston and dis
catch was received stating that the
lrst special party of eighty-fiye was
ailins from New orleans tonight.
The ring diagram printed today is II
much like that of the Juarez ring. /.
IN the race track proper the perma- 4
tent stands have been utilized and Il
'heaper seats have been erected in I
he field The trolley company re- Il
'orts that il is preparing to handle
1900 people on the line to the park
/ Marianne. which is twelve miles
rom he city center.
The puglists had a brisk workout |
his afternoon In the presence of |
God sized crowd. The challenger |
oughed his partners fiercely. He
roke Walter Monahan's nose; a bout
Nth Hcmphill was stopped near the
nockout point, and Jim Savage was |
Nhar'tod by the rough work Willard |
Ill do no boxing tomorrow, his part |
ers being too much cut up. lie did |
II hours road work this morning.
Johnsons work was not so strenu- |
us as that Of Willard but he said that |
he would put In his hardest |
ublie training before the fight. lie |
lid that he would show a big crowd |
Is real form FOR the first time.