Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-03


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All NJ which goes to show that MI Cur
-. is a very wise person and forced Mr..
n.-oan ont into the cold, cruel world with
rotbinp but a bunch of promises ana one
4rsrfectly good boxer as assets. MI Dor
PEREZ ,,as Handed the "inside in which is
Esiorv for the advanced and sclehtlnc
rorElnes of the double cross.
,,a IN the meantime you ask. What
81 bocone of those purses which ranged
ssor, saS ,a5 200 to $4,000? Why did the box
srs accent a purse several thousand dol
liars shy Of the other offcrs?'
Mr.. Curley Is Ringmaster
The answer is that they didn't accept
the smaller purse; Mr.. CutdeS , "sgupted n,,Sed
Sor them. He made the match, arranBed
,Se details and at the end said, Sign
#here" They signed.
There Ia no doubt but that the other
oSors were made in good faith. First
came Tex Rickard with $4,000 and the
4snnrtinp world gasped. Before 1t recov-
srod along came Jack O'Brien with
40 900 purse for n siX-round bout IN Phila-
delphla. All thought that Jack was hlut-
fng. and he was graciously aio"eu 10
onnear before the powers that be-
meaning Jack Curley-to state his case
ana then retreat, amid the merry ha has
of the multitude.
But, Mr.. o'Brien put one over on the
s wise gentlemen in New York. He stated
4 his case, submitted his proposition IN
writing, and, Just before the audience be-
gan to laugh, nonchalantly dropped a
83lOOOO certified check on Mr.. Curley's
5desk to show that he meant business.
There was no laughter. The carefully
sprepared scene was ruined. Instead of
ssmiles there was CONSERVATION, and Cur
4ley and his satellites were hanging on
the ropes.
This offer opened the eyes of Curley.
He saw possibilities of making large
wads of real money and he wanted some
|of it for himself. If O'Br!en could put
Iup $4,000 for six rounds. why couldn't
10-round bout in New York where one
is born every minute" make good!
It was then that Rickard and the others
were thrown into the discard. Jimmy
Johnson raised the bid to $50, 900. "Ha,
ha," said Curley.
And Frank Morgan Gets HIS
Rickard then obliged with S6O,O "Ha
ha," again chortled Mr.. Curley. IT am
the best little promoter in the world I
will stage the match. Do not tempt me
with any more legal tender. The boxers
will be taken care of, but l must get
NINE"
And in the meantime. Frank Moran.
through his official megaphone, Ike Dor
gan was shouting: Where do l come
|of? Where do l get MINE?"
Curley's action yesterday answered the
question. Moran got HIS and he got 1t
GOOD. He carefully removed his. collar
and Curley used the AK.
Jack O'Brien shrugged his shoulders
Yesterday when he heard of the new deal
in which Dillon and Willard figured.
IT'S all off now" he said. Moran held
out for too much money and Curley picked
q man who will put up better battle
for smaller amount of coin. Curley was
determined to pull off the match himself.
7 knew this when l made my offer, for
JACK didn't act natural when he handled
the $4,000 check / offered to bind the
match, He wants n slice of the gate re-
ceipts' and he is going to get it.
Says Dillon Is Good
II shall make no further effort to get
the match. There was d possibility of
staglng l5-round bout near Philadelphia,
put from Curley's actions 1 could see that
me only place to hold it would be in the
amt where the boxers could get enough
money to satisfy them. I hold no i'll feel
lngs toward Curley. He is in the business
Tor himself. had the power to make the
match and 1t is up to him to stage 1t if
ne wants to. 1 saw a chance to bring
.he battle to Philadelphia, tried to get 1t
and failed
AS for Dillon. I really believe that he
nili make a better showing against VIII
laIa ,a IMAM Moran. He Is fast can hit with
amer amer hand and should be able to keep
Mi,lard ,N,ird away from him for 10 rounds
Dlloh seems to be an unusual boxer, be-
sause he makes a better showing against
plg' heavy, man than against one of
DIS DIS own weight. He is lillened to Joe
m9leott' who beat most of the heavy
weights he went up against.
All Of this is true. but It is not un-
usual Dillon possesses only ordinary
speed. lie Is not as fast as the majority
u hght heayyweights and for that rea-
ssh soh cannot make a good showing against
Vsi mem But when he gets into the ring
wllh g.l 2OO-pounder, as was the case with |
I'm I'm Cowler, he looks like a streak of
ushllns' This. combined with his hitting
pomers make him a formidable opponent |
n, pllion Is better man than Moran. |
ms VIII be proved If they meet next |
iiosth In Milwaukee. He will give Will |
ara hard battle, for he can reach the !