New-York tribune., 1916-02-10
However, Jones. Richard,
MCCraCken, ct al. Agree
to Agree.
THAT Is, EXCEPT IN
MATTER OF REFEREE
Bob Vernon. Official Stakeholder,
in Possession of S22.500 Put
Up by Willard-Moran Party.
Bv IGOE
hc papers we've signed yesterday.

The papers we've signed yesterday.
Tom Jones, Tex Richard, sam Nc
Cracken. Ike Dorgan. Frank Moran and
Bob Vernon. as witnesses. took turns
IN scrawlinC their names across the
bottom Of thrcc sets OF final articles
of agreement which VIII govern the
Willard and Moran bout.
in al. Just $1,000 was handed 90 Bob
Vernon. the official STAKEHOLDER. wncn
promoters auc managers mct N tnc
ballroom Of the Clari0gc Hotel.
OF this sum RicAavd handed over
$4,000 in the form Of check. sam
McCrackon posted his check for 10000,
while Jones counted out $4,000 IN cash
10 go as Willard's appearance money.
Ike Dorgan offered his check for
$500. which constitutes Moran's ap-
pearance forfeit
Strange to say. none Of the llechs
was certified. When this was remarked
Rickard said that there was still
plenty Of time 10 get 10 the bank 70
see that his. at least was the real
thing Moran gets 30 per cent OF the
motion picture returns. No referee was
selected. and q meeting VIII be held
today al O'Clock 20 select one. When
n came time 10 sign the papers woro
was sent 10 the waiting new spdpef
scribes az the Claridge That Tom
Jones and Jack Curlcy mad decided 10
sign al Considiues instead
Rickard went on rush Tor bota
Curley and Jones. and insisted that
they troop, over 20 the Claridge. as the
Dorgan Interests were intrcnched
there with the newspaper men and
wouldn't move foot.
Jones and Curloy succeeded IN mold
,ng UP the meeting for more man two
hours before they finally put ~ an ap.
uearance. There was very little SAID
while the different John hancochs were
bciDg spread OF the agreement papers.
The real row started when lie Dor
gan spoke up:
Jones. let US get this referee busi.
moss over with Have you choice
~ have. and I'm going 20 stick 20
E. " snapped Jones "Whcn ] signed the
original agreement with Richards rep
~osontstivc I'm Chicago he assured me
that NV choice. Jack Skelly. Of on
rcrs. would be tho third man IN the
ring ! wrote his name into the
arrcoment. and Richards man signed
+. Thev'n have TO stand by that
agreement" n-;.
vouyo made a choice. I'm going TO
name mine. want Bill Brown 20 ref
cree the bout" ,,,,
rores II signed the Chicago agree
mont in good faith. ] asked for Skelly,
and they promised me that ne "oulo
THAT is an very nice, Tom Won.
on Dorgan. but I think were enureG.
20 choice in the matter, II you arc.
"Sot Al all" came back Jones. NV"
90, The champion. and We are not GO
ing TO take a single chance IN thle
bout. We've got everything 70 lose
and Moran hasn't anything. ] don
tnow Brown; never saw him IN or out
Of the ring. in fact. He may be tnnee
hest man in the world. but we Will
stick 20 what we signed IN thicaeo.
What's all the row over Skclly, any.
how Isn't he Fl good, honest fellow!
y have nothing against Skelly' eN-
coDt that he has not refereed any I'M,
nortant bouts around New lork ana
Brown has" said Dorgan.
"It doesn't make any difference
Skellv acts or we don't start barked
FOR more than an hour the men
,v,ancled and then Skclly himself
etonned up and said: II don't want the
;oh had enough 20 cause all this racket
ard withdraw i'm favor 81 Mr.. Brown.
Rickard. Jones and Dorcan went on
INTO "a dark corner TO have little
talkie-talkie. and still Jones held out
for Skelly. He finally agreed 10 meet
Dorgan and the promoters to-day at
the Clsridgc IN order 90 thrash the
matter out.