Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-13
Sam McCracken, Circus Man
Appears in Articles as Pro-
moter, but Rickard Is Fur
nishing the Capital,
$45,000 WILL BE PUT
UP FOR 10-R0UND BOUT
Neither PittSburger nor World S
Champion Have Signed Yet;
May Back Stecher- -Gotch
Match.

New York, Jan. l2.--Jcss willard.
worlds heavyweight champion. and
Frank Moran today were offered
| purse of Si5, 900 for a ten-round. no.
decision bout In this city on Friday
March T. Tex Richard promoter of
the Jeffries-J ohnson contest at Reno,
! Nev.. July d, 1870 Is the hacker of
the proposed meeting, although Sam
| McCracken, q circus man ana a per-
sonal friend OF Richard, is named in
willard nor Moran has yet signed ar
| ticles of agreement, although both
have signified their willingness to ac-
cept the terms offered. According
to the contract willard is to receive
S30,0 900 and 81 per cent Of the re-
ceipts Of any moving pictures taken.
Moran is offered $4,000. Willard
also is to receive bonus of $4,000
for signing the contract.
The articles OF agreement arc on
| their way to Chicago for Wizards
approval. The promoters say they
have received word from Jones, the
champions manager. that the terms
are satisfactory ana that the articles
will BE signed as soon as they are
placed before Willard. After Will
lard signs Morans signature will be
| obtained.
Willard will be required upon sign
ing, to post a forfeit of $4,000 for ap-
pearance. Tho pe0matera plan t.
deposit the total amount Of the purse
in the hands Of stockholders forty
eight hours before the bout 1t ,s
estimated that the aggregate expense
of the bout will be close to SOS, 900
and the receipts about 100000
No place yet has been selected for
the bout, although Madison Square
Garden. a large theater and a struc-
ture formerly used as a car barn are
being considered. According TO Ric-
kard all seats will be reserved and
prices will probably range from $40
up to 800 or more for ringside boxes.
No interference is expected by the
promoters from either the local or
state authorities since ten-round no
decision bouts are permitted under
the New York state laws upon a pay |
ment of l-2 per cent Of the gross
gate receipts and compliance with
other minor rules aud regulations
provided for by tho statutes.
Rickard, who since he promoted I
the Jeffries-Johnson contest has been |
engaged in the cattle industry in Ar !
nj 10 In, IA .{t, nm
business relating 10 his South Amer
ican ranches. He said today he was
not going to manage the proposed !
bout but simply was furnishing the |
financial backing for McCracken.
"Sincc came here this winter" !
Rickard said, 81 have attended al
number of sporting events and have !
money for anything out Of the ordin-
airy i'll the way of sport contests.
told McCracken | thought bout be-
tween willard and Moran would he
II big money maker and he said he
would undertake to bring the men
together If would supply the capi-
tai 1t looked like q chance to make
some money. so agreed.
IF the willard Moran bout Is a
financial success, | will offer large
purse for a championship wrestling
match between Frank Gotch and Joe
stecher, who, | understand, is thought
to be the best Of Americas younger
wrcstlers."
Rickard has been noted for his pro-
tgt,,
gamblers chances" and he has
made and lost several fortunes. His
offer of $101,000 for the Jeffries
johnson bout surpassed all other bid
ders and il was thought he never
would take in that amount at the
gate, yet the fight held at Reno drew
$270, 900, netting him q big profit
This was the largest purse ever Of
fered for fight TO n finish. just rs
his offer Of today is the largest ever
offered for a tcn-round contest :
The largest gate ever taken for q
bout in this city was SOC, 300 at the
-Sharkey 25-round fight at
Coney Island November 8, 1890. In Y
order to make profitable the proposed T
between willard and Moran, {
in which the heavyweight champion I
ship can not pass except by knock
out or n foul, the receipts will have
TO exceed these figures by n consider !
able margin, but Rickard is con- >
vinced that it can be made to pay I
He plans to have all seats reserved
and to sell tickets through regular z
ticket agencies in all the larger cities t
IF the east and middle west. Every
effort will be made to keep the tick Il
It's out OF the hands OF spectators b
and provide arrangements for polic- n
ng, which will enable spectators 10 &C