Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-04

,.u N reports from Chicago, the
oorons o,,nt wins. The bout will be
MA MY ,,dnors on March H. IT VIII be held
helu 'nrv nioco in the big city, the building to
q h selected later.
:, ,oots to us that Tex is taking big
Iance with this match than he did
q ee,.s ,be Ieffries-Johnson ailais' AuVer-
.n wtn a,d other expenses will total $4,000.
uslu5 uSils hri,rs the financial outlay up to
W. w9iSn .S1 -yhich Is quite little bundle OF
ttS to nit up for 10-round no-deci-
mUnes Ill., scrsn The Dear Old Public will be
s syn sws,,oS N nav the bills and the tax will
:. troyn & to S25 per seat. And the funny
.,,t of it all is that the ID. 0. L. ians
IN fall and fall hard.
Barnum Erred
4 psrnum seems to have made an error
a far as New York is concerned, when
4 NJ puled that truism about one Deins
born every minute" Accoruins 10 the
4 sorr, dispiayed in the past, one needs
.Oiit.sscond watch to time them correctly.
Far be it from us to knock this notable
eyent where one man gets SloSo'So per
su,nu,e and the other $666.67 for the same
ians,S ,an. of time: but a 1O-round bout be-
.uesn willard and Moran will be pa
tbatc exhibition Both men are SLOW ana
cautions. neither Is aggressive, and the
chances are that each will try to outWait
tbe other While they are doing this, the
n O P. will be looking on at 50 to SO
mar look. and wonder why they dldnt
raise their boys to be prize fighters. Ten
disappointing rounds are in prospect, and
willard will draw down $4,000 Tor MS
mart Of the show. Moran gets $4,000 and
tbe money will be placed in the boxers
hands the day before the fight.
All of which goes to show that Tex
Rlckard will be very lucky person II he
energies from this match without a big
nick in his bankroll. II both men were
fast. IL both could put up n fine boxing
exhibition, it might be worth the price OF
admission to see the pair in action. But
II seems to be a mistake to match the
boxers over the 10-round no-decision
route, where the spectators will get little
action for their money. Both are husky
and able to travel 10 rounds without feel
ing any fatigue. 1t will be impossible
for one man to wear the other down in
such short battle, so the only chance
for knockout will be n lucky punch
and that doesn't seem likely.
The public expects to see regular
slam-bang battle for the heavyweight
championship of the world. It expects to
see the big men stand toe to toe and
slug away until a sleep producing wal
lop has been administered. But that's
only what they expect What they'll
get Is another matter.
Proper Dope
Old Grant Rice sprung the proper dope
when he suggested that the boxers be al
lowed to box 10 or 10 rounds in the base
ment before the show goes on, and then
step into the ring to finish it. A 10
round battle will be too short
Mekard and his associates expect n
10000 house on March II. But where
VIII they find place big enough to han
ole large crowd? It's too early to stage
me bout outdoors. Madison Square Gar
Gen has been rented for that night, and
me State armories are out of the ques-
uon, The only thing left for Richard to
90 Is TO emulate Billy Sunday and build
tabernacle. And then the Fire Depart
ment would step in and read the regula-
ings, 'N''1
IN the meantime Jack Curley is wearing
broad smlle and Jack Dillon has been
lorgotten. Mr. Curley had no trouble
snh Tom Jones in Chicago yesterday
snen the match was made He did not
sssna ~ Ioi m the way when the bid scared to
II rs SAID that Jack, being inter-
s STU willard to the extent of 10 per
ssh .sht. OF his earnings, was glad to let the
ss, slet IelloWs take the fight when he
,S ,Suna what they were offering. 1t was
sst nOusht that the Dillon match was an
sVuheed sSs to raise the ante for the regular
tss' i0s II such was the case, it was a howl
Sorrell After Gibbons
sunny s1Sunhy Burns is with us today, and
submits the following:
htear Mr. Maxwell-It has been the am
enssss V joe BOrrell, of Kensington 10
eslon tss'lhe Glbhons in combat TO a de-
hIdiiausoottp prove which is the legitimate
ueioFy fsht champiOn OF America. A
bin insisTp,,.the the Philadelphian would give
Honsbln Nputed claim to the worlds cham
pesn tifia a. zoe already holds the Euro
moekoStts having won II on an eight-round
hSnce' NAV Marcel Mareau, In Paris,
iSs iSs''Ieil na,, = prepared to take on any one at
limit peeaids Eingsde, the middieweight
IL thatA az ~ as believe he Is the best man
Eith age3iuh9iage in PHILADELPHIA a match
mldaeWsIAab, AcSarTon would decide the
Fania rrsul championship OF Pennsyl-
meet Ia ttuIIn99ters here want Borrell TO
no bonp5s blilon' As Dillon only weighs
hEd Of FAM sEnS ~ don't they get Jess Wiz
'sH Is not one of those middle
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