El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19
CJRLEY BOOSTS BOXERS PRICES;
HIS BIDS SEND FIGURES SKYWARD
First He Forces Bidding for the Willard Moran Match
From $4,000 to $67,5OO, Then Boosts Terms of Kill
bane Chaney Bout From $4,000 to $4,000; Brit,
ton Says Lewis Has o Championship Rights.
BY Il. 5. ANDREWS.


AAILwAUKEE. Wis, Feb. 19.-It
MI would seem from the way pro-
4 4 motors are being forced 10 bid
10 the skies for title or near-utle
matches. that Jack Curley has been
employed by some Of the managers to
boost prices in general First Jack
forced the bidding for the Willard
Moran ten round contest from $4,000
10 S67,5O0 ana now comes the kilbane-
CLANCY match, which had been ar
ranged for March II at Baltimore. with
Curley offering a purse OF Sl5,OOU.
Originally Jimmy Dunn, manager OF
Johnny Kilbane, had signed contract
with Mesars Harris and Bletzer twho
conduct the club in the Oriole city,
binding the champion featherweight to
tight George Chaney 15 rounds TO De
cision and for the title. for stipulated
sum Of $500.
The club proceeded to make arrange
ments for the match and spent a con-
siderable amount Of money. Then came
the announcement that Dunn would not
20 through with the match, as he
wanted a six round bout in Philadel-
phia with CLANCY first, at 122 ringside,
and TO follow with the Is round match
at Baltimore.
Then he wanted Harris and BletZer
10 step out and let Al Herford, former
manager Of the late Joe Cans, and
promoter. to handle the affair and he
did not want Billy Recap as referee,
although he had selected him at the
time OF signing articles. Herford raised
the purse TO $4,000 and now comes
Curley with an offer of $4,000.
Plenty Of Referees.
Dunn knew all the conditions when
he signed and there is no excuse at this
late date for not fulfilling his obliga-
tiOus. 1t would be an easy matter TO
settle the referee questions, as Mr.. Ro-
cap is not the kind OF man who would
HHHnr- Of 4
There are such men as Charlie White
OF New York. Ed Smith Of Chicago,
Harry Stout Of Milwaukee, Jack Nc
Guigan of Philadelphia. Jack Gleason
OF San Francisco and others, who would.
or should be. acceptable to both boxers.
BY such actions the boxers are killing
their own game. The jumping of the
purses TO unheard Of sums means every
time that the public must foot the bills
Champions are entitled TO some con-
sideration in the making Of such
matches. but there is a limit TO even
champions and their demands.
BrittOn II Peeved.
Jack Britton, the former Chicago
lightweight but who has developed
into a welterweight under the manage
ment OF Dan Morgan OF New York. is
very much peeved to think that Ted
Lewis should claim the welterweight
championship Jack thinks that the
title in this country belongs to an
American and not to a foreigner and
for that reason Lewis has absolutely
no right to claim the championship.
the boy with the best claim to the
welterweight title and IL any OF these
chauengers want to get a clean claim
to II. they should arrange a marathon
battle with Graves and settle the ques-
ton. Britton has proved himself to be
high class welterweight and there is
no doubt that a match between Jack
and Graves would be most interesting.
10 oh Il al
terweight class and a battle between
htchie and any one Of them viii be
well worth Witnessing 1t is likely
that Lewis viii become n resident OF
this country for all time, as he has
already taken out his first citizenship
papers. according to his manager. Jim
my Johnston. In that event he viii be
entitled to battle for the championship
OF America.
Pollok Raps Leonard.
Recently Billy Gibson, manager Of
Benny Leonard, the New York light
weight Issued a challenge on behalf
or ms protege, to Freddy Welsh, the
hampton. Harry Pollok. manager of
Welsh took a wallop back at Leonard
by asking VINO he is that he should re-
quest a match OF the champion He
claimed that Leonard only came to dis
tinction through the fact that he put
p X. o. WallOp on soc Mandot and he
also states that Tommy Walsh. man
ager Of Mandot, should have been
slapped on the wrist for letting Joe
fight at that time. as he was unfit to
10 so.
Il was said after the Mandot and
Leonard fight that Walsh in the first
place was opposed TO Joe going into
IT and that he did 90 only to keep faith
with the promoters However, since
then Leonard has proved himself tn be
q very classy bow and the Sact that he
knocked out Phil Bloom shows that he
carries something more than a little
Wants $1,000 side Money
Manager Pollok wants a sioe bet
~ $4,000 put up by Leonard rr his
fnanager-this TO go for a 20 round
battle. OF course there are some man
ayers with lots Of money WHO could
AFFORD 70 put up a side wage Of that
size, but II is a question whether Leon
ard would be able to find Il at this
time. Billy Gibson could do 80 very
easily, but II is another qrestion wheth-
er he viii want to risk that much on
a younBster like Leonard
Mitchell Has the Cash
Talking of side bets. manager Pollok