New-York tribune., 1916-02-04
Champion Will Receive
More than 81, 800 a Min
ute for the Bout.
TITLE HOLDERS SHARE
WILL BE S47,500
Challenger Must Be Content
with Mere $4,000 for Ten
Rounds of Work.

Chicago. Feb. 3.-Jess Willard. the
heavyweight champion of the world,
was matched to-day TO box Frank
Moran ten rounds IN New YORK on
March II, for Tex Richard and Sam
McCracken, the promoters agreeing TO
give Willard SAT 800. win, lose or draw.
in addition 10 81 per cent Of the NOV
ing picture rights and all the money
derived from advertising privileges.
Willard will be paid az the rate Of
Sl.5s3.33 per minute for his half hour >
work should the bout go the full ten
rounds.
Moran's activities in the New York
ring viii be recompensed at the rate
Of S666.G7 minute. as he VIII receive
$4,000 from the promoters. Ihese
sums constitute the largest purse ever
offered for a ten-round contest. The
champion drove hard bargain.
Tom Jones. manager for Willard. was
given a check for $500 by Dave Levi
sohn. representing Rickard and Nc
Cracken According TO the agreement,
$4,000 is 20 be deposited with Robert
Vernon. OF New York, the official stake
holder, February 9. and the remaining
$4,000 is TO be paid Willard twenty
four hours before the fight.
u also was ollDuldNNA liihN A4t' 4't'i'N
must be satisfactory 20 the titleholder.
The question of a referee is expected to
come up at a conference with the pro-
moters next Wednesday in New York.
az which time other details OF the
match will be settled.
RickGrd may now turn TO the Sleeps
head Bay Speedway for his battle
ground. Jack Curley. who was unsuc-
cessful in blocking the Moran-W Willard
match with one between the champion
and little Jack Dillon, had planned TO
hold any contest that ne promoted at
the big racecourse. Curley counted on
a gate Of 100000 in a MoranW Hard
bout His idea was to erect ring In
the middle Of the big board track just
in front of the grandstand. He said
he would fence in all Of the stand that
he intended to use and would build
temporary seats on all sides OF the
ring. Richard may secure the place
and carry out the same idea.
McCracken has suggested a ring with
giant tent covering, such as was used
al San Francisco in the heavyweight
championship fight between Jim Jeifries
and Bob Fitzsimmons. The size Of the
place. however has never been Of very
great concern 10 Richard. His idea was
10 charge good prices for the seats,
even II he had TO confine his audience
TO "a handful Of Wall Street million
aires
Lcwisohn. representing Rickald. in
opening the bidding, offered $4,000 TO
Willard. Jack Curley, who also wanted
this 20, followed him up 10 $4,000
and then withdrew. Curley said that
the promoters would have 20 take in
100 OO0 a 10 onto he fbpv upulT y
get q chance at any money themselves.
Ike Dorgan. manager for Frank No
ran, said last night that the report
from Chicago that willard was 10 re
ceiye S37 800 was unfounded
When heard that they had raised
Nillard's price ! went TO the Waldorf
10 see Rickard and McCracken and told
them that if the willard people were
90 get more than the price agreed on
my man must be treated the same
Together we got Dave Lewisohn. REX
ards representative. on the long dis
tance telephone, and he said:
There IS absolutely nothing in tho
report sent out from here that signef
TO give Willard S47 800 II that stor,
/ got TO New York II was engineered l'
/ Jack Curiey in order 10 cover himsel
/ for having lost ont with Jones and vi
I lard He came 70 me and begged that
/ ] announce Wizards end as $4,000
/ and ] said that - vas impos sibie. tha'
/ ! had already signed willard for $40
/ 600. The evening papers here carrie
the S47, 900 yarn and ] suppose thu
Curley had hand in that too The
match is on and the articles viii ar
rive IN New York in the morning