El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30
FULTON. MORAN
To FIGHT CHAMP
Two Battles Proposed; 20
Round Go Between Fulton
and Willard Called Off.

New Orleans. La. Dec 30.-Present
indications are that heavyweight
champion Jess Willard may fight both
Fred Fulton and Frank Moran. in the
near future. the former at Milwaukee
and the latter at New Orleans The
20 round battle between Fulton and
Willard, promoted by Burns and Tor
torich and scheduled for March at
New Orleans. was cancelled late We'd
nesday-
A disagreement between Tom Jones.
Wizards manager, and Burns over the
latter's insistence that Fulton meet
some other first class fighter before
the Willard match, caused the can
collation.. Jones said there was a
strong probability that Willard and
Fulton would fight for the champion
ship in Milwaukee, February p.
Announcement was made by Tor
Iorlch and Burns December q. that
they had decided to try to substitute
Frank Moran Of Pittsburg for Fulton
in the match with Willard few
days later, Burns announced he was
willing to take over the Willard-Ful-
ton agreement alone and stage the
fight here as originally arranged ex-
cepting that Willard should take a
percentage Of the receipts instead OF
a S32,5O0 guarantee
Jones arrived Wednesday from Chi
cago, and conferred with Burns in an
endeaVOr to settle the hitch An
nouncement Of the cancellation fol-
lowed. Jones said he would not agree
to Fulton's meeting another fighter be-
fore he fought the champion. and in
sisted that Willard fight Fulton before
taking on any other challenger
May Fight in Milwaukee.
Jones showed a telegram. from T
S Andrews Of Milwaukee, offering VII
lard S25.OO0 for ten round champion
ship match with Fulton in Milwaukee.
February p Unless a better offer is
received, Jones said he will accept An
dreWss proposition
Offer Is sent Moran.
Burns telegraphed TO Frank Moran's
manager. at New York, Offering Moran
$500 for a fight here with WillsSd-
suitable terms for Willard could be
arranged, the champion would meet
Moran in New Orleans, March or s.
The agreement for % round cham
piOnship bout here in March between
Willard and an opponent TO be selected
by the local promoters. announced that
Fulton had been selected as WIZARDS
opponent Fulton was signed IN Chi
cagO for the match on December !.
AndreyTs's Offer Stands.
Milwaukee, Wis Dec. 30.-T- s. An
drews. local boxing promoter. through
whose efforts the Fulton " Hard hnuE
was arranged. said he had received no
word that the bout which was scneu-
uled TO take place in March, had been
called of. Andrews said his previous
offer Of $4,000 for a ten round go, be
tween Fulton and Willard at MllTau-
kee during the third week IN February
still stood:
uiIonA manlEeE OohAAuenl-
Mike Collins. FultOn's manager, had
not received word from New Orleans,
but he said he had no doubt that VIII
lard would meet Fulton. as Tom Jones
the champions manager, had promised
when the first doubt about the New
Orleans match arose three days ago
Collins said
I have faith in Jones's assertion
that II Tommy Burns called off the
New Orleans match he would give Full
ton the first chance at the champion.
and that he would rather Tom An
drews got the go than to permit Burns
10 change the terms OF the match as
originally arranged