El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-05
C0RRI MAY NOT
REFEREE BAT TIE
His Terms Are Too High, the
Promoters Think; Jack
Curley Back From East.

Jack Curley, principal promoter OF
the WiHard-Johnson fight to be staged
March at Juarez, returned to FL Paso
Thursday afternoon from Louisville
and Kansas City. 1t was known We'd
nesday that Yusiff Hussane, The Ter
rible Turk would not come with Cur
ley as was at first exected, as the
Turk has match with Westergard at
Omaha next Wednesday night. 1t was
thought, though, that Jim Flynn would
return with Curley. Flynn, however,
elected to run up to Chicago and stop
over for a few days there with his wife.
Mrs. Flynn is an actress and is show
ing in Chicago at the present time.
Both Flynn and Hussane it is an
nounced will arrive in FL PaSO early
next week, barring accident
The report that Eugene CORR, referee
of the National Sporting club, of London
Eng, would be the third man in the
ring for the big fight, was partly denied
Thursday by the promoters of the fight.
Negotiations were made with CORR to
act as referee for the fight, but his
demands were considered exOrbitant
He asked for three round trip tickets
from London to FL PasO and $500 Cur
lev said. as well as all expenses for
three people during the time required
to make the trip and while in Ell Paso.
It was figured that the tickets alone
would amount to about $500 more, and
the expenses of three people for about
three weeks, which would be about the
time required to make the trip, would
bring the total up close to $4,000. The
promoters have begun negotiating for
another referee, but may sign CORR.
Curley said, if he cut his price. CORR
refereed the Welsh Richie ana John
son-Moran fights.
More Sparring Partners Needed.
To-
is becoming worried over the failure OF
additional sparring partners to appear
at the camp. He fears that, even this
early, Jess will run short of sparring
partners. Tex O'Rourke is complaining
Of soreness about the body as a result
of the heavy punches of the cowboy.
Hemple who during the first week was
the very persOnification of willingness
in mixing it with willard, has begun to
show that he feels the weight Of the
giant Kansan's blows. Hemple flinches
from almost every blow and boxes very
cautiously now
Walter Monahan is the only one Of
the trio who is having any success with
Willard. Monahan is too crafty to get
into close quarters. He confines him
self principally to short jabs to the
big boys face and body and then, with
his great speed and foOtwOrk, fades
away before Wizards rushes can reach
him. The thing which is worrying
Jones more than anything else is the
fact that Willard, realizing that he is
apt to break up his staff of sparring
partners, has begun to pull his punches.
In Jones's opinion this is the worst
thing he could possibly do BY pulling
his punches in training he will hurt
himself almost irreparably for the
fight, for having failed to practice
heavy punches he viii find then that
when he tries to deliver a hard blow he
viii throw himself off balance and in
no position to stop Johnson's counter
He will find. too that he is unable to
properly set himself for blow OF time
his punches accurately, and that his
fOotwork, which is the greatest essen /
tial in a fight, has deserted him.