Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06
$4,000 IS TOTAL
PURSE FOR FIGHT
Willard to Get S47,500 and
Moran $22, 500 Regardless
of the Outcome.
CuRLEY DENIES HE HAD
SPLIT WITH TOM JONES
National League Magnates Plan Big
Celebration to Mark Fortieth An
niversary Of Organization.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February a.
Tex Richard and Samuel Nc
Cracker, promoters of the pro-
posed ten-round champion ship
battle between the heavyweight
world champion, Jesse Willard,
and Frank Moran in this city
March II have guaranteed
purse Of $4,000 to the pugilists,
not 10000 nor So, 800, as has
been announced.> Willard is to
receive 81, 500 and Moran S22, 800
regardless of the outcome of the
ring engagement.
This fact was verified today. 1t
undoubtedly will be publicly an
nounced Wednesday afternoon
when the interested parties or
their representatives meet at
Considine's to arrange final ar
ricles and post forfeits. While
Tex Richard maintains that he
has no reason to believe that his
Chicago representative guaran-
teed more than 10000 as prize
money, he admits that his repre-
sensitive, Lewisohn, was not
handicapped by any fixed figure.
Further, he says, he stands ready
to ratify any bargain that may
have been made.
Stories sent out OF the middle
west to the effect that there had
been split between Tom ores
and Jack Curley in the manage
ment of Willard are untrue.
Curley Back in New York.
Curley returned from Chicago with a
statement signed by Jones and Willard.
and witnessed by Eddie Smith, denying
ABSOLUTELY any iifSAioIi dihoh6 thS IiuAA-
viratc, and proving that Curley is as
much interested as he ever was in the
financial career of the Goliath of the
ring. Curiey, moreover, brought back
from the Windy City the power of At
torney from Tom Jones. His papers
qualify him to act for Jones and Willard
in Wednesdays conference here. In
deed, Jones will not come east at once
He is indispcsed He has wired Tex
Rickard that Jack Curley has full au-
thority to act.
Although the Jess willard Frank
Moran ten-round bout still is weeks away.
and although final articles have as Yet
not been signed, there seems to he unusual
interest in the prospective entertainment.
Rickard called up Chairman Fred A.
Wenck of the state athletic commission
today. Wenck assured Tex that the COM
mission would place no obstacles in his
way, provided he subscribed to the laws
of the sport. Rickard still is looking
about for suitable substitutes in case
is impossible to obtain Madison Square
Garden.
National Leaguers to Meet.
The magnates of the National League
will arrive Tuesday to begin their
annual schedule meeting, and before
they get through they intend to paint
the name of the parent major in let
tiers of fire along the Great White Way.
The National League is forty years old.
if you please, and will celebrate the
event fittingly with a high brow BAN
quet at the Waldorf-Astoria Wednes-
day evening.
A cloud that has gathered on the
horizon of the newly established base
ball peace will rob the town of the
presence of Ban Johnson, leader of
the American League. johnson has
postponed the American League meet
ing until February II.
In Chicago tomorrow the skeleton OF
the old Federal League antitrust suit
will be taken from the closet by Judge
Lands at the request OF the obstreper.
Gus hackers of the Baltimore Federal
League club.
johnson Cancelled his invitation to
the National League celebration in
order to be on the ground in the APP
preaching lawsuit.
cut in with special meeting during
the week.
Aside from the schedule. which has
been approved by both major
leagues, there is little to occupy the at
tention of the National League in .
business sense.
Ebbets Suggests Changes.
Charles H. Ebbets will once more at
tempt to establish radical changes in