The Washington herald., 1917-12-23
SIGNS
TO BOX JESS
Tartorich, of New Orleans,
Obtains Siignature-Wil-
lard Not Satisfied
with Terms.

Chicago, Dec. 22-Fred Fulton has
signed articles Of agreement to box
Jess Willard twenty rounds for the
worlds title in New Orleans.
Dominick Tortorlch, New Orleans
pr omoter, today wired Ed w. Smith,
Chicago referee and sports writer,
that he had Fulton's signature to an
agreement for the bout.
Willard, who is in Chicago, de-
clared, however, that the terms of
the agreement signed by Fulton
evade the conditions he stipulated
when he announced his willingness
! to fight for the benefit of the Red
Cross.
He says he will give half his win
nings to the Red Cross" said Will
lard. That doesn't suit me at all.
1 am giving all Of mine so why
shouldn't he do the same thing"
Tortorich's telegram said that the
club would allow the fighter 20 per
cent Of the gross receipts as a purse.
should Fulton win," said the tele-
gram, he agrees to give half of his
end to the Red Cross. II Willard
wins he can give all his money to
the same institution. My services as
promoter and the clubs organization
as helpers in staging the battle will
be donated absolutely free of cost.
There will be some necessary expen-
ses and after these have been de-
Quoted all Of the profits will be hand
ed over to the same cause"
Willard expressed some satisfac-
ton over the telegram.
That is getting closer to it." said
less "htlf at the fY,,a 81
low evades the real point of my offer.
He isn't real American citizen or he
would give his end to the Red Cross.
Il have always doubted whether
Fulton could pluck up courage
enough to box me. He may have
signed, but what he signed is not in
accordance with the conditions 1
shall insist upon
Jess Willard. heavyweight weight
champion. sported himself in ring
costume today. He boxed three one
minute rounds with Walter Monahan.
The champion looked trim. He did
not get on the scales, but said he
weighed around $50, about twenty
five pounds lighter than last winter.
How long would it take you to
iNo shaPS " uSul! ne was
asked.
About three weeks" he said. "of
course with a championship worth
as much as mine probably will train
SIX weeks so as not to take a
chance"
rs it true that you insist on a
1O-round no decision fight with your
championship not at stake. il you
make a match and go through with
it for the benefit of the Red Cross?"
1T is true that will insist on ten
rounds with no decision, but the
championship will certainly be at
stake. 1t would be ridiculous for me
to try to retain the title IL 1 got
knocked out. If the Red Cross does
not want me to fight for it then be-
lieve some other war cause will do
just as WE'LL
Whom do you expect to fight?"
We'll, I suppose it will be Fulton.
He is the logical candidate for the
championship it seems. Fulton will
insist on nothing IL he gets the match.
He will fight for nothing the same
as 1 do. 1t will be ten rounds no
decision just as 1 say. II Fulton does
well enough in that fight to warrant
a longer battle he will have no
trouble getting one with me. II he
stops me in the short fight and wins
the title will take my hat off to
him.
Willard declared II he was unable
to get a match on in this country for
a war cause he would go to Europe
and box Georges Carpenter, the
french champion in London or Paris
for the same cause.