New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-12
Contract with SellS-FlOtO
Circus Alone Calls for
Sum of Sl50,000.
PREDICTS JESS WILL
KNOCK OUT MORAN
Champion Has Been Boxing Tor
Three Weeks and Is in
Fine Trim.

Speaking 100 round figures de-
clarcd Cneroke- Tom Jones. Jess
Willard will earn considerably more
than 100000 this year"
Mr. Jones paused after the fashion
Of an after dinner speaker assuring
his brother club members that their
little organization had finished the
year in highly prosperous and fnan-
cially Aourishing condition.
Pcrceivug THAT the reporters hard
by were looking around for something
TO lean against. Cherokee Tom con-
tinued:
"Wc are going t. ioin out with the
Sc!ls-T lotto circus IN May. and our
contract calls for Sl50,000 for six
months work. The Garden party viii
net the champion approximately 500
600. and what with the other engage
ments we may be able 20 fill, when We
get through with the big-tOp Willard
will have amasscd mole than 100000
Nh Jones put IN an excessively busy
dag yesterday. He was running forth
and back along Broadway. using The
Hotel Wal,ick as the base Of his
jess Willard justice.
"Wiilard.' said Jones. rs like a big
unspoiled Kid. II it were not that be
uses them in his home he'd never
know there was such thing as d
tungsten light That is TO say, he
never goes downtown at night 70 ex-
plorc the manufacture and quality Of
lights that are currently used along
The white ways OF the cities we visit
Managing Willard is like reading a
Dickens novel before CRATE fire on a
stormy night. It's the softest thing
know and will be 50 long As he likes
TO ride horseback and be with his
family.
"lle Is always IN shape. Think !
would have consented 20 have the bout
moved forward had | any doubt upon
that score? Not on your life. willard
- in first class shape now. and I'll bet
he knocks out Moran. We are not go
lug 20 be satisfied with a mere decis ION
in this case. The fight fans have been
lmportuning Jes, for some time 10 get
into action. and he'll give them plenty
Of II when he meets this Moran. He'll
knock him stif. sure"
Jones was assured that probably he
could be accommodated for wager
IT tNc memory OF man runnetn not 70
the contrary. the gliStening- pated
Thomas vas among those who went
down with the family silver on Jim
JefFries II took Tom more than
year 20 recover from the effect OF that
fifteenth round
Somehow 10 ha been circulated that
Willard weighs 216 pounds" said Jones
during luil. "Fiddlesticksi II he
weighed 90 pounds he wouldn't be IN
condition. and he is in shape 20 travel
ten rounds now.
lie has been boxing for three weeks
a the Chicago Athletic Club. He's the
first boxer they ever let in there. The
Chicago Athletic Club is so exclusive
that they probably would turn down
the second cousin Of a college athlete
convicted OF playing summer ball for
money. but Willard made p hit out
there. and they were glad 20 have him.
"He has been boxing with Marty Cut
Ter. Walter Monohan and several other
men IN Chicago. He goes ten rounds
a, smoothly as bentamweight lie
weighs less than 260 pounds. and he'll
knoc& OF another ten pounds before
the nigh. a. the Garden.
we know Moran and We know hi.
style. II he's got a chance against the
Willard of to-day I'm Chnaman"
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