Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-04
WILLARD SIGNS CONTRACT
CHAMPION MEETS MORAN
IN NEW YORK IN MARCH
Tex Richard Succeeds In Getting
Hcnv!wcisshts Matched mt Inst
for ren-HOuuu Hout,

CHICAGO. February 3.--Jess Willard
signed contract here to-day to meet
Frank Moran at Madison Square Gar
den. New York. March II in a ten
round match. The terms are that Will
lard is 10 receive sa7.5o0. and 81 per
cent OF the moving picture concession.
Moran is TO get $4,000
Tex Richard and his associates out
bid Jack Curlcy for the heavyweight
championship plum. Dav" Lcwisohn.
of this city. closed the big deal for
Rickard. Tom Jones. Wizards man.
agcr, received $500 Of the money to-
day. Bob Vernon. a stake holder. is to
pocket 100000 Of Wizards money by
next "Wednesday. and the remaining
$4,000 is To lie turned over TO Jones
not later than twenty four hours be-
fore the men arc scheduled to enter the
ring. Moran is given II nat guarantee
Of $4,000
This purse breaks three records. II
is the largest ever offered for n ten
round. no-dccsion fight. the highest
previous amount being $4,000, handed
Packcy Mcfarland and Mike Gibbons
ut Brighton Beach. The Si7aOO is the
largest price ever paid a champion for
"a scheduled ten rounds. ana tho $4,000
is the record money slipped chal-
lcnger for similar effort in the fight
ing line.
The rcpor, that Curley had signed
Willard 10 light Jack Dillon in an
open-air arena in New York dur
Ing April. is erroneous. Jones stated to-
night that he had been made. a propo-
sition for Il fight with Dillon, but had
not accepted it. and did not intend to
sign for more than ono match at this
writing. The Dillon thing is on the
fire. all right hut there will be moth
ing doing concerning contamination
of the match for some time. probably
not until after Willard and Moran have
traded mighty punches in their New
York meeting
The trouble anticipated in the Will
lard camp between the Jones -Curley
forces did not mat.riaiize as far as is
known. Curlcy did not display any
signs OF anger when the match went to
Richard and McCrackcn. 1t was re-
ported tonight that Jack. icing inter
estcd i'm Willard TO the extent of 10
and PERHAPS - l-3 per cent of his
earnings. was glad to let the other fell
lows take the nch, when he found
what they were Offering. Jacks bit
Will he pretty fat as il is. ana he would
be mourning no risks of a financial set
back as promoter. Wise boxing
sharps her" ti",rc that Curley made a
smart move in dropping out of tho
bidding contest when the Rickard agent
made this surprising offer. Curley
stayed over in Chicago tonight to talk
with Jones about "a Dillon quarrel. He
will hike back TO New York to-mor-
row
Curley arrived from New York In
the morning, and shortly before noon
met with Jones. Willard and Lewisohn
at tho Morrison Hotel Curley was
prepared TO make bids 10 Willard for
battles with both Moran and Dillon
But when Jack learned that Jess would
be ready TO fight In March. pondcred
over the fact that he had only an out
door arena and listenend TO the offer
of the Richard representative. he i'm
ncdiately dropped out OF the runninr
1t took but a brief time before Lew
isohn had The consent OF Jones and
willard, and the match was made
Eickard approved the deal over the
long distance telephone.
The first bid made by l.ewisohn only
involved $40 900. Curl"y stuck with
him while, going as high az $4,000
as guarantee and q - per cent priv-
lego OF tho gross gate Jones liked
tn" $500" :at paid in advance. with
the picture and advcrtisin" privileges,
much better, ana Cutlcy then gave up.
Jack drew Up some articles OF agree
mcn', which we're signed by the parties
present
lust before they adjourned ii was
a@rccd thai all the men concerned
should meet In New York next We'd
ncsday. post forfcits end sign legal
articles under the laws OF New York
state Then there viii be no out"
for amy OF The persons bound by the
agreement.
It was stimulated that the seat prices
range from Z. 70 So. Jack Skelly OF
Youkers, \ Y. was recommend as