Bisbee daily review., 1916-03-25
WILLARD FkV0RITE BUT MANY EXPERTS
 LIKE FRANK MORAN
Eminent Men of All Classes will See Toniqht's Bottle; Moran is Confident; Many Society Women to Attend.
(sy Review Leased Wire.)

1 NEW YORK. March 2i-Surround- cd by the most representative assem- hlage that ever witnessed a pugilistic encounter in this country. Jess Willard and Frank Moran will meet here to- .7-orrow niqht in ten round encounter of ayaot possibilities While the hea- vvweieht chamnionshiD of the world now held bv Willard. is virtually at stake. this feature is forced in the hackernund tv the large amount of money involved in the purse and gate
 receipts and the types of spectators who will attend.
 1 Accordine to the pridictions of the Norm ccrtineept there is more than an even change that the heavyweieht title will change h?nds before the tenth round is completed, but the pro voters cf the bout have not billed f
 nc Q hatt1e for he chamniorshiD oud willard siuoplv smiles when tbe possi-
 hiIitv of his losing the title is men
 tionee within his hearing. Under the
 New York state boTink law no decis-
 ion can be rendered by Referee Char
 lie White ard the oolv way that Nor
 an could win the title would be by knccking Willard out. winning on 8 foul or to have the contest stopped by the referee hecause the champ was lunahle 10 20 on for any reason.
 While confidence fairly radiates in
 the Moran camp and among his close followers. il has had little effect on the
 wagering. Willard was quoted as 2 to l favorite immediately after the signing of the fight articles but these odds have shortened 10 some extent
 during the past week.
 There gre nc official quotations cf odds on the fight Undoubtedly hun
 dreds of private wagers hare been
 made at various odds but as these are not on record. it is difficult to fix on
 orvtHinG like official quotations. In
 t~a bets made on Willard to win a
 concensus among tbe eXperts at the
 rirgside shows that the champion at
 present rules favorite at about to1.
 Tn fact. the betting or the various an eles Of the bout sinks into insignifi- Icance when conDared with many other
 fghts. With gate receipts of close to
 sI50. GOO assured and a purse of S7l,25c
 in addition to moving picture money
 to be disbursed between the fighters
 and promoters wagers Of five and ten dollars look like copper cents scatter ed in q trea aSury reserve vault. So far
 oe willard is concerned. the bout
 from tho very beginning was fnan-
 riaI project as tho riskinC of his title
 wac only 2 mere incident Tex Rick
 ard. -he promoter of the bout. wac
 forced to raise his bid several time~ | tefora WiIla-d's signature was ob-
 tained.
 Noran's share of the purse is +
 half of what Willard will receive. lT~-- an reneatedly stated that he eXpe"'0'
 10 make his big money after he Ts'
 won froo Willard. while the l2t'er with everything 10 lose and notNir~ -- gain in the ring. took care that l.--''-T raid handsomaly for any risks 'a- took in meeting Moran inside l0 ieouared circle.
 This great initial cost and the larga incidental expenses have brought the total I'D to nearlv S1OO,0O0 or about ! s10 GOO a round if the fight goes the full distance. Confronted with these  feures. Rickard realized that he would have to charge prices. vet the sale of some 1000 seats al figures ranging from s25O down to $10 did not prove difficult.
 Fully twice as many could have been sold. and spectators were today re- ceiving double the face value of such tickets as they had obtained.
 Among those who purchased their boxes and obtained choice positions are boxing enthusiasts prominent in professional. business. social and thea trical life throughout the country. Ina list includes Morgan J. O'Brien. Stuy- vesant Fish. IT,, John Philip Sousa Colgate Hoyt, Theodore Shonts, David Belasco, Anthony J. DreXel, Jr., Mayor C5IrIev of Boston. Charles NJ. Weeg-