The Washington herald., 1916-02-04
Willard Moran Battle
At Garden On March II
Lewisohn, Acting for Tex
Rickard, Signs Fighters
for Ten Rounds.
s67,5oO IS BOXERS END

Chicago. Feb. 3-Jess willard and
Frank Moran are to battle in Madison
Square Garden, New York, the night Of
March II. The match was closed here to-
day, Tex Rickard and his assistants out
bidding Jack Curley for the heavy
weight championship plum. Dave Lew
isohn, of this city, closed the big deal
for Richard
The champion is to get 1880 for his
services, also a fifty-one per cent privilege
in the moving pictures and advertising
rights. His manager, Tom Jones, received
800 Of this money today. Bob Vernon,
as stakeholder. is to pocket 10000 OF
wnlards money by next Wednesday, and
the remaining $4,000 is to be turned over
to Jones not later than twenty-four hours
before the men are scheduled to enter
the ring.
Moran is given a fat guarantee of 500
oe0
This purse breaks three records. 1t
is the largest ever offered for a ten
round, no-deCision fight, the highest pre-
vious amount being s32,50O handed Packey
Mcfarland and Mike Gibbons at Bright
on Beach
The s47.5OO is the largest price ever
paid a champion for a scheduled ten
rounds, and the $4,000 is the record
similar effort in the fighting line.
The report that CurIey had signed
willard to fight Jack Dillon in an
open-air arena in New York during
April is erroneous. Jones stated to-
night that he had been made a propo-
sition for a fight with Dillon. but had
not accepted it and did not intend to
sign for more than one match at this
writing. The Dillon thing is on the
ing doing concerning a contamination
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 and
Curley forces did not materialize, as
far as is known. Curley did not dis
play any signs of anger when the
match went to Rickard and Nc
Cracken. II was reported tonight that
Jack, being interested in willard to
the extent of ten and perhaps twelve
and one-half of lls earnings, was
glad to let the other fellows take the
fight when he found what they were
offering. Jacks bit will be pretty fat
as it is, and he will be mourning no
risks of a financial setback as a pro-
moter. Wise boxing sharps here fig
ure that Curley made a smart move
in dropping out of the bidding con-
test 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 tomorrow.
Curley arrived from New York in the
morning and shortly before noon met
with Jones, willard, and Lewisohn at
the Morrison Hotel Curley was pre-
pared TO make bids to willard for battles
with both Moran and Dillon. But when
Jack learned that Jess would be ready
to fight in March, pondered over the fact
that he had only an outdoor arena, and
listened to the offer of the Rickard rep
resentative. he Immediately dropped out
of the running
Just before they adjourned it was
agreed that all the gentlemen concern
ed should meet i'll New York next We'd
ticles under the laws of New York State.
Then there will be no "out" for any of
the persons bound by the agreement.
1t was stipulated that the seat prices
range from s to IS. Jack Skelly, of
Yonkers. n. Y. was recommended as
referee by the Willard people, but Lew
isohn said that question would have to
be settled later.
Curley asserted the promoters would
have to take in 10000 at the Garden
doors before they will have a chance to
break even.
willard will continue his daily training
at the Chicago Athletic Club. Jess has
been doing light work for some time, but
still has a bundle Of flesh to take of
before getting into fighting trim.