Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-17
JACK CURLEY Is
HEADED THIS WAY

Jack Curley, one of the worlds
leading sport promoters and man
known internationally as doer of
huge things, Will soon be with us. Jack
is now advance man of the Selle-
F. to circus, an aggregation this year
that surpassed by wide margin any
similar travelling organization that
ever was thrown open to the public.
This may sound like a broad state
ment, bit Curley will vouch for it, and
tc back up his claim, points proudly
to the fact that, in a letter just re-
ceived from him, that he never told
anything but the truth in his life.
Just wait until you get chance to
see our circus this year and you will
swear that you never saw anything
that ever approached it, Jack writes,
showing that he is all swelled up over
his new job.
"You see, we've got man at the
head of this organization who isn't
afraid to spend a world of money
make it the best. His name is Harry
Tammen and he is absolutely in con-
troll The circus is mere pet of his
and not run rs a money-making propos
-ition. It's a millionaire plaything.
"To give you an idea of how much he
kinks Of his circus and his people,
he laid out an expenditure of $4,000
last winter for entire new equipment.
This included new canvas, every yard
II it beng brand new. There isn't a
.cpe in the whole outfit, everything
being handled by cables. Not an inch
e. the canvas ever touches the ground,
as there is a-system of giant spoois
on which the canvas is wound after
the circus is through in town. Every
thing is done with donkey engines and
big steam tractors, so that the lowly
horse is used now only in the street
)arades and for show purposes under
the canvas. The horse no longer has
% drag the heavy wagons. The trac-
tors do that
Thus does Jack rave about his cir
Gus, but the main point with Jack is
the big athletic feature that he is SO
deeply interested in The Sells-Floto
circus now has under contract two
worlds champions, Jess Willard, boss
boxer of item all, and an aggregation
of all star athletes, amongst them
Yusil Hussane, the Turkish Bone
Crusher and one of the foremost
oatch-as- catch wrestlers in the
world. Gotch, who was with the show,
is laid up for repairs, and Hussane
offers the same sum for anyone to
stay fifteen minutes with him on the
mat. Also with the show are other
famous fellows of the mat and ring
chat the athletic bugs should be glad
to see. Then there are Jack Curley
and Tom Jones, partners in the man
agement o. willard, who are whole
show in themselves.
Harry Tammen of Denver, manag-
ing owner Of the big ircus, is one of
the real sportsmen Of the day. Be-
cause of his tremendous care in keep
ing things in Colorado we'll managed
and clean, as owner of the Denver
Post, he has frequently been fe-
ferred to as "the watchdog of the
Rookie" and he is willing to accept
the title with all that it implies. He
got into the circus business in most
peculiar manner. He staked an old
friend to bunch of coin to take out
dog and pony circus and kept sweet
ening the pot for two seasons of bad
business. At the end of that time his
friend, thoroughly disgusted with the
business and utterly unable to make it
90, turned the whole thing over to
Tammen.
'I1l make it co." Tammen declared
when he found out that he had lot
of nets on his hands that he didn't