The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25

/ referee. He devotes a lot OF space TO
Bombardier Wells. CORR feels as bad
over Weiss passing as all the rest of
the Enelishmen. II was CORR who dis
covered Wells. and he says:
That Wells can hit and hit hard
goes without saying. He broke the jaw
of the tough Irishman Paddy Mahoney (:
and II was of Wells that Gunboat Smith
said To me, pointing to his broken nose
| That guy did this and If anybody can
his harder | have never met him. When
| ' fought Wells in America he ham
mcred me like a kicking horse. Things
were going mighty blue for me when I
managed to land one on the back OF his
head somewhere and down went your
English Billy
My friend Seymour Hicks saw
the fight in America between Al Paizer
and Wells. and to use the actors words
| II was horse to a hen on Wells Mr.
Hicks was dumfounded when Palzer
, knocked him out, The audience was also
| astonished, having been Wells to
| man up to that moment. They stood
up in all parts of the building and
shouted for him. The result was
| staggering surprise, just such a surprise
as Wells has given us all at different
times. | was really instrumental in
bringing Wells TO the front and IL looked
for time as II should have the pleas
ure OF discovering In him worlds
champion.
The late Mayor Rest said to me one
day We have found a most wonder
full fellow called Bombsrdier Wells who
has just come to England from India,
where he won all the army honors az
heavyweight. wish you could give him
job. Naturally | was delighted to
near OF the coming man and lost no
time In arranging an exhibition spar for
him At Weiss club. He had To take
small money In those days. and an oc-
casional pound or two for spar was
very welcome to the Rombardier."
Jack curlev, who made Jess Willard
champion, dropped into Dan McKet-
tricks office yesterday and Jack opened
up ON Cuba a bit.
Tn the first place" he said those
who spent their time knocking me be-
fore and after landed in Havana only
made me stronger with the decent
officials John Il. Robinson hooked onto
Johnson before | arrived and tried to
promote the fight himself. He told
Johnson that they would draw $4,000
We'll give YOU your $4,000 guar
antee. Jack, and willard can have the
other $4,000. All we want In fifty-fifty
OF what comes in over the $4,000 mark
Just TO show that johnson is
smart FELLOW, he said to Robinson:
There's too many figures in that
scheme. I'll forget them Put IL all
down on paper Robinson fell for II
and when arrived johnson said:
This fellow Robinson pretends that he's
your friend and is with you. doesn't H..
turley" ! said yes. and then John
son handed me Rohinsons written
agreement with him. In all the deal
inEs ! had there ! found Johnson the
most decent and considerable OF them
all. lie even came and said he felt
sorry that Willard wasn't helping much
in the way OF publicity because OF his
attitude toward newspaper men. John
son had nothing to worry about he
was getting his guarantee. yet he was
fdir enough to worry about my getting
a square deal
II was tipped on about capt. Cush-
man Rice, Editor Bradt and the rest
~ them. The President called me into
his Office and said. 'Curley, won't
stand for any shaking down by these
fellows. citizens, Americans or officials
on are not 20 give anybody a penny
II ! hear Of IT YOU VIII earn my dis
pleasure. There must be no graft here
u knew then that | was in right
and ! only smiled when ! found them
hackbiting and trying to- undermine me.
Hradt ignored MY fights in his paper en-
tlreiN. | went to him and told him
couldn't Use his stadium for the fight.
but TO pleas" mention my fight even
though he roasted H. He never men
TONED u. Rice WAS a meddler and
four ilusher. Posing as a hich planter, he
pretended that ne was going to stop any
bout between a black and a white You
So" how far his pun went. He roared
about his big bets of thousands when
his tickets generally read i've to three
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