The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-29

good deal of persuasion. succeeded IN
securing the champions consent and
signature. The moment johnson
signed his name to the contract, which
stipulated that the contest should be
scheduled for 20 to 40 rounds, Curley
handed $1,000 to Johnson, which was
half of the amount to be allowed him
for travelling and training expenses.
This contract bearing the date of No
vember 10, last. assures Johnson that
his end of the purse, $4,000 shall be
paid to him before he enters the ring
and that in addition johnson is TO
receive one-haIf of the net amount
received from moving pictures to be
taken OF the contest.
Curley came back to America and
completed arrangements to hold the
fight on the race track at Juarez,
Mexico. on March 6. Early in Jan
uary, Curley received a cable from
Johnson at Buenos Aires. and imme-
| diately wired him $1,000, the other
half of the expense money, from New
| York and left for Jaurez the day fol.
lowing. At that time and for several
weeks afterward Curley believed that
the bout would surely take place at
Juarez, but subsequently he had to
| change all his plans.
Willard left New York for Ell Paso.
!
at the Knaublack Ranch, January 25,
where he remained hard at work for
month. Meanwhile Curley was dis
turbed with rumors that Johnson
would not be able to reach Mexico in
I time. The negro and his party ar
rived at Barbados, B. W. l., February
s, and sailed from that port for Cuba,
three days later. On February 81
Johnson reached Havana, and kept
4 w IN hr1a
! sages to the effect that he would not
fight at JuareZ.
Curley was persistent If his efforts
to bring off the bout, as scheduled,
and started for Havana, where he met
Johnson onn March 8. There he made
arrangements to have the bout take
place at Havana on April 3. but finally
settled every detail for the decision
OF the worlds championship at the
I Mariana race track next Sunday.
Later this date was postponed one
] day.
In the meantime Willard had broken
up his training camp and started for
Los Angeles, Cal, but was induced
to return to Texas. He got to Ell
Paso on March IL and accompanied
by his manager and handlers, left for
New Orleans en- route to Havana, the
same day. arriving in Cuba, March 16.
September z, 1S92-At New Orleans.
La, Jim Corbett knocked out John l..
Sullivan-21 rounds.
January 25, 1S94-At Jacksonville,
Fla, Jim Corbett knocked out Charley
Mitchell. champion OF England
rounds.
March II. 1Ss7-At Carson City.
New, Bob Fitzsimmons knocked out
Jim Corbett-14 rounds.
June 9. 1S99-At Coney Island, n. Y,
Jim Jeffries knocked out Bob Fitz-
simmons-11 rounds.
November 8. 1S99-at Coney Island.
y. Y, Jim Jeffries won from Tom
Sharkey. challenger-25 rounds.
July 25. 1902-At San Francisco,
Cal. Jim Jeffries knocked out Bob
Fitzsimmons, challenger-S rounds.
August II. 1903-At San Francisco.
Cal. Jim Jeffries knocked out Jim
Corbett, challenger-10 rounds.
August &c, 1904-At San Francisco,
CAL. Jim Jeffries knocked out Jack
Monroe, challenger rounds.
July 8. 1905-Jim Jeffries, having
previously announced his retirement,
officiated as referee at Reno. New,
and declared Marvin Hart champion
when the latter knocked out Jack Root
-12 rounds.
February %. 1906-At Los Angeles.
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Hart-20 rounds.
May Z, 1907-At Los Angeles. Cal,
Tommy Burns won from Jack o'Brien
30 rounds.
July 4. 1sO7-At Colma. Cal. Tommy
Burns knocked out Bill Squires-I
round.
December 26. 1sos-At Sydney, Aus
tralia, Jack Johnson (colored) won
from Tommy Burns-14 rounds.
October 16, 190s-At Colma, Cal,
Jack johnson (colored) knocked out
Stanley Ketchell-12 rounds.
July 4. 1910-At Reno. New, Jack
Johnson (colored) knocked out Jim
Jeffries-15 rounds.
| July 4. 1912-At Las Vegas, N. M,
Jack Johnson (colored) won from
Jim F1ynn-9 rounds.
June 81, 1914-At Paris. France,
Jack Johnson (colored) won from
Frank Moran-20 rounds.