New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-21
Raves Over One Little
Word and Says He'll
Run the Big Bout.
"PIKER" Is WORD
THAT JACK SCORNS
Man Who Has Jess Willard 5
Name TO Fight Articles Tells
How They Were Signed.


Jack CuIley is ripping mad. ON. yes.
the fellow is taking on something
dreadful Roaring. he is like the
Bengal tiger from whose backbone he
and Wilson Miner once extracted
TIGER MARROW FAT for the trade.
Lend an eve Here 10 is just as Jacques
ratified u oF. yesterday. in the depths
of his sauctum:
cone thing iu connection with TINS
whole Willard and Moran affair mas
stunc me TO the quick. il was the re-
mark made by this sam MOCracNen IN
The Tribune. in which he called me,
Nj. Jack Curicy, PlkER-
Isn't that rlCn. coming from loWly
tent boss. whose greatest Achievements
IN the last twenty-five years has been
20 lead the bearded lady TO tOnSorlal
toggery 10 have her Van Dyke
trimmed? Fancy a professional side
show barker calling Me a plAer
"Was J a piker when ! went all the
way 10 California and got Jess vii
lard's signature 10 q set of articles 10
fight Jack Johnson? Was ! plking
when ! turned right around and went
all the way 20 London and got John
sons name 10 set OF articles calling
for a worlds championship bout with
Willard? Was | piking when ! came
back and went all the way TO Juarez
20 arrange the fight and WAS | piking
when ] picked I'D all our traps and
went TO Havana al JohnSon's bidding
after We had a tremendous advance
sale for a Juarcz fight?
ASK that elephant valet. whose only
excitement in the last twenty-five years
has been 20 beg the tattoOcd man 20
stop picking on Zip; ask him If IN has
opinion THAT is piking. Pikine! say,
] hate that word. Oh. III admit II got
under my skin like a wooduck. but
when I shut my eyes and remembered
that 10 was a fat little circus person
who branded me, why / came 20. Plker.
"Now TN tell you how much OF a
piker He is. That takes IN Richard
also. They had every opportunity 10
make the same bid that ] did for this
fight. They let Bill Wellman sit out
there In Kansas City for whole day
without having the nerve 70 answer
his telegram when he wired Tor instruc-
tious after telling them that | had
bid $50 500. with a privilege Of 40 per
cent for Wizards services. They said
] double-crossed them. They tried TO
double-cross NE if YOU must know.
ION the night that Jones decided TO
lot me have the tight. Willard, Well
man. Jones. Tannin and myself were
seated at dinner. II was about
o'clock al night. A page came up and
said that ] was wanted on the phone.
went into booth, and Immediately
some one began 10 read telegram to
me. Offering a bonus Of $1,000 II
would swing the Willard fight.
81 listened until the names klckard
and McCracker were repeated 20 me.
Then the voice on the other end OF the
wire said. shall We send the telegram
over 20 your room Mr.. JONES"
nearly fell over. Then / asked II the
person repeating the message thought
was Jones. The person said yes.
.WcU. I'm not Jones az all. just hold
the wire and III have Mr.. Jones come
20 the wire. and you can repeat the
message again. You sec, the page boy
thought ! was Jones when he sent me
10 the phone
Jones got up and went out and
heard what had listened 20. ! didn't
say a word 90 Tom, but when he came
back he leaned over and said: Nee
chaps. Richard and McCrackeu. Jack.
They Just sent me q wire trying 10
bride me 20 swing the match 20 them.
offered me $500 if ! would
TON said, I'm awfully glad you
mentioned this, for | just heard the
same thing that you did
"Then ! turned 10 the others and
asked them 20 excuse Tom and myself
He and wen. over 10 side table, and
] said:
"'Tom. let's bring this thing to q
head. Let's run the show ourselves
We've been wasting our time around
here waiting on these fellows, and why
not let me promote the AFFAIR."
"Ccrtainly,' said Jones. i wanted
YOU 20 do 10 al along
"'Well, lct's or TO typewriter and
draw up the articles. We can chnch
tbis thing i'm ten minutes. You're go
ing away. and so am J. Let's get the
old John Haucocks on paper And We
aid. and here you are said Curlcy, as