Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-06

rtr Grand old drama, pro ounko
-st,.o = which has stood the test or
~. ,~i,bout injuring its popularity. ls
sert 10 be thrust upon uR WIN new ~. ~. : :
fa2ls .srearsals have been held, but not
biiAaw -, nlrht did the stage managers,
tn'h -. al scenario writer's deem II good
eIs-s ~ aend out advance notices men
as announced that brand new act mao
-. ,vritten and all OF the actors @ @Coulu
y, away with their speaking parts "''''ou'
nrsher practice .,. ,,h,,h 10 n perfectIy
~ a. was furnished by MT RlekaTd'
.,,,,ss referred to as Tex IL ~ a
..sa Moi and II used without the uSuai
Nee.s,,ss should make wonderiul MT
~, the trimmings, furnished ny our 80 ~
~. pu ,yimn,ers, are likely TO put the paraae
fsss y y a.sn and the 'bunko publico' stun
MI follow
richards Masterpiece ,.
n,,ssrd nut over one of his brllInh, ,'7 mas
- when he ovcrcame an oDStaCleN,
ss!deaps. nnpediments ana otuo' ,....s,,
hs1ple.p hs1pl-Ips.,ged a boxing bout between
epe carpentier the French heaNy-
tes.ss, and less willard. our circus per
Nss,s,, champion OF the world. Tex Nlr-
te'i,. ,,.. ahtained the consent Of the French
..ss.s,.pt 10 grant Carpenter leave ot
s.,.rcs for a couple Of months ana pIo,'-
- IL rsturn some $4,000 to he used Tor
1e.t,,.s under the auspices OF the Frehch
war Relief Fund .,..,,,,,, hls r,aps
:. ,sI.s Anne Morgan treasurer OF the tund
= iris country and Miss Elizabeth MAR
esey and they have prnmseu 10 taNc
sss,gs of the money collected through thls
,s,,, Miss Morgan has also guaranteed
hond OF Sl5O.00O for the safe return 70
rrance Of the soldier boxer. All OF whien
~ ba
~ aone his part and Misses Morgan ana
nsybiry are willing to lend their aid to
make Il a success.
The Real Actors
Ygoweyer. there is another side to be
hard from, and here is where all or the
s-al acting will be done. The other side
4 h favor of all charity events, provided
Mss-. arc held under the auspices OF tho
Jenea-Curley- willard Benevolent Associa-
l.uu. Tho war IN Europe Is too far away
* worry about, and anyway, charity pe-
GINS a home 49,.
s.ked 10 lend their aid for a consideration.
~ This consideration stun probably Will
eanae much pain and anguish among the
srtive members OF the long-sunering but
] Dear Old Public Rickard was in Chicago
hss week and talked things over with VIII
M and his pals Some sort Of an agree
~, have announced the proposed scrap
However the following reports nave
ffickled in from Chicago:
aIaek Curley was surprised when he
Earned Of the proposed Willard-Carpentler
& hous 10 be staged by Tex Richard In New
Ybrk Tom Jones. Jess willard and myself
lave been here all day he said. In one
4 ne papers, under a New York date line
ntkard announces that he has Willard
slsnsd TO box Carpenter None OF ua
& kso4s anything about It and Tom Jones'
& sAa only man who could sign for such
nslch, knows nothing about II. Am leaV-
ins lor New York tonight
joAes in Ignorance
Another dispatch reads: Tom Jones.
Sptaking OF the proposed match between
Willard and Carpenter, said tonight:
have not received any word from Tex Rick
ard, Dan Morgan or any of the New YORK
promoters who may be figuring on the
match. II any one wants the bout, VIII
hfd must be guaranteed $4,000, with
liberal percentage of the gate receipts, l
an willing to match willard either with
CaFpentler or Fulton, but | must receive
my purse
This Is only the beginning OF the bunk
stun or grand old army game, which prob
ably viii end in Willard declining to take
any active part in the scrap. Big Jess Is
not at all anxious 10 meet regular fighters,
e defeat would inJuTe his drawing powers
with the circus and put terrific crimp in
tat $4,000 income he Is said TO be grab
elEg each year. The champ Is willing to
fght--oh, yes ne has said that many
iiAes-but his opponent must be carefully
s selected
Fulton the Choice
Fred Fulton is willard's choice. and the
thAnces are that the pugnaclous plasterer
ba fha artNs ~ ha ri
qme this winter. A guy like Carpenter,
wa appears in public before n hostile,
hluodthlrsty audience, rlsklng his life
eoanle OF dozen times day while flying
tsW thousand feet over terra frmR. would
NJ BE- awed or affected by Jess's tremend-,
eas bulk or reputation. and these are the
chief assets OF our champion
therefore, the only thing Jones. Curley
ena the other silent but not inactive mem
eefa OF the board OF managers can do is TO
asnand an eXOrbitant price for Willards
ssHiees, knowing that It viii not be grant