New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-03
Bout for the Lightweight
Title May Be Held in
Six Weeks.
CURLEY ARRANGING
A BOXING CARNIVAL
Willard, Gibbons, Darcy, Win.
Jams and Ertle May Hear
Call of BuenoS Ayres.
By IGOE.

Freddie Welsh, the lightweight chan.
pion OF the world, and Charley Whit,
of Chicago, were matched YESTERDAY
to fight for the lightweight champion.
ship OF the world, the bout 20 taks
place WITHIN six weeks. unless the me0
decide 20 wait a while FOR the best in.
GucC mcuts.
Harry Pollok, for Welsh, and siaysv
Blumenthal, representing Nate Levi,
for White, met at Consldige's. in IA,
Heidelberg Building. and sglcd an.
ticles Tor a title bout of twenty rounds
or more. The articles say that Il the
contest is for moro than twenty found.
the additional size of the purse mas,
warrant the additional rounds. Bids
are TO remain open for two weeks. and
at the expiration of this time both psr.
ties have agreed to accept the hest
offer made for the bout. In case OF
disagreement, George Considine will
decide which offer looks the rcsiest.
The weight for the match has been
hXed at 100 at 2 p. m. II IL happens 10
be an afternoon fight the men will
weigh IN at 10 a. m. Blumenthsl and
Pol lok both posted $1,000 each With
BOD vernon to go as appearance money
and agreed to post an additional 81 500
when articles are signed with the club
holding the bout, to 20 as a weight fog.
Ieit No referee was named. the third
man 10 be appointed by mutual agree.
ment when the club articles are signed.
/ Neither fighter must engage in a de-.
cision bout prior to the match.
As soon as the men had signed jack
Curley announced that he probably
would bid for the match. provided the
men were willing 10 wait little
longer. Jack said that he represented
group of Buenos Ayres millionaires
| who plan to hold a pugilistic carnival
there next spring, in which four
worlds champions will compete. Ae.
cording to Curley, the sum of $4,000
will be deposited in a bank here with.
in two weeks, TO be divided later into
four purses, and an additional sum II
$4,000 will later be deposited to cover
the expenses of travelling, training
and advertising.
1.-THE cards, as ! have mapped them
out for these gentlemen" said Curley,
"are Jess Willard against the best maa
that can be secured. Mike Gibbons and
Les Darcy, Freddie Welsh and Charley
White and Kid Williams against
Johnny Ertls Each bout is to be a
forty-five round affair. and il is pro.
posed TO let one pair of the little men
fight it out in the morning and the
other two at night. A day will be SCI,
aside for the middleweights and the
final day for the heavies. That will make
it three-day carnival. The man who
is representing the South American
capitalists is Baron Nicholas MihsnO-
yich, and he is now at the Waldorf
He is one of the wealthiest men in
South America. His people want
/ Georges Carpenter TO meet Willard il
it is possible to secure leave Of sb-
sence for the great French fighter"
Here Joe Levins, of the American
Sporting Club, interrupted Curley by
asking if Pollok would agree to lei!
Welsh fight Bonnie Leonard.
"Pll give you $4,000 for Freds end
said Levins, addressing Pollok.
Don't break your heart, joe said
Pollok.
well, what do you want for Welsh"
asked Joe.
-Four thousand dollars said Pollok
calmly.
ITS showing outside, and It's going
TO be long cold winter. Control your.
self, Pollok" snapped Levins. Then h
and Billy Gibson put their heads TO-.
gether and came back with an offer OK
$4,000 for Welsh to fight The Bronx
boy:
welsh will fight Leonard said
Pollok, but not for that money. III
kas - I 70
but I'll hold off my final decision until
tomorrow. think the card would
draw better at the Garden. ! will see
Jimmy Johnston, and then give you
my answer. But you fellows will ha"
TO dig up more than $4,000"
Frank Moran, escorted by Ike Dor
gan, then trooped into the place.
Nice day, Ike" spoke up Curley.
Wonderful, barring the blizzard
outside replied Ike.
We'll, how about a Willard-Nors1
hght?" asked Curley.
We're ready to fight willard Of
fered Dorgan. Lets hear an Offer
+"I'll give you $1,000 for a bout be.
tween the pair. | don't care whers
they fight. You can box Willard hers
in New York If you want to- sad
Curley.
Wed rather take the 81 900 ana
fight Willard twenty rounds somewhere
else TO a decision. That's our chance
TO take that title, you know cane
back Dorgan. ''IEow about giving me
that for a fight in New Orleans?'
Pm not doing any promoting fo'
New Orleans" answered Curley. +.
well, we rather fancy that place
unused Ike
"Then don't" said Curley. III
New York doesn't suit you | have sew
eral better places than New Orleans.
Suppose you meet me tomorrow IN ~!
Office and sign an agreement TO seeep'
$1,000 FOR Moran's end?"
"I'll be there" said Dorgan
On top OF this comes wire IRON
New Orleans last night stating ths,
Jess Willard positively will meet tfes
Fulton there for the title on Marea =
The New Orleans promoters slgnihss
their intention Of holding Willard u
contract made for him there seyelsl,
weeks ago, in which il was stipula'e.
that Willard would meet any wnls'
man selected by December 10. Aeeoiu,
ing TO the Southern promoters %
effort was made to arrange an eiinlins
ton contest between Fulton and MOTIF
and that Moran had refused 10 nv
the Rochester giant.