The evening world., 1918-04-26
Jess Willard Never Seriously In.
tended to Fight Fulton or Any
One Else Twenty Rounds.
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the 81. PAUL. Minneapolis salient
70 his supply base in Chicago,
seems 10 ladk confidence in the
strength OF hts offensive.
THE difficulty encountered by Col.
Mile Ia arranging for the bout at
minneapolis" says Jess. makes Il
look as though l won't get a chance
20 night Fulton after all"
The correspondent who took down
ais statement by the champion
failed TO furnish further details,
and We have no telephoto lens
powerful enough 10 register VIII
iArd's expression from this dis
lance. So we don't know whether
jess said II despairinEly. or sadly. or
lssarily, or disappointedly, or exult-
aift1y, OF with a cheerful smile. Per-
sopAlly. we thing II was with a cheer
ful .. 4ile-a three cheers kind OF a
pmle, For much as jess loves money,
Pc. loves peace moro.
jess has dragged out three years,
rscnainlng modestly In the background
whenever fighting was mentioned
glove or any other kind. And no
hayn't changed his spots. When ho
AHreec to fight Fulton all that talk
about his agreeing TO fight twOnty
rounds or over any other distance and
stake his championship on the deci-
sfon was a fat, voluptuous blum. Jesa
iaever, never dreamed OF lighting
twenty rounds with Fulton.
Otherwise he would have signed for
\ twenty round bout and II would
have been scheduled for Colorado, and
here neve would have been any OF
rhis talk of open air meetings 70 let
tAs Minnesota pacitists shout out
tnar OBJECTIONS to letting Jess and
fred tap each othor and buy Liberty
bonds with the proceeds. The Min
nssota Safety Commission never
would have been called upon TO make
Minnesota safe for Minnesota-or
whatever II Ia they draw salary for
making II safe for.
No, willard NEVER intended TO
dHht another twenty rounds. any
where or at any time. Ho may have
been Induced to consider the possibii-
tty OF boxing a perfectly safe TIN
hounds, with a lot OF talk about IA do
paefon and then no decision Mt the last
moment, when the money vas in the
box office and the men were In the
ring. But as far as fighting IL con-
rerned, ten Is absolutely as far az Jess
oan count.
when the col" came prospecting
Ef6hnd the East he was Just taking
aopleasure trip. which was shown
when he suddenly left as soon as
ssonnecticut offers for a 25-rouud bout
came in,
fThe "col" had that dear Minnesota
1h.mind all the time.
III ur.. gla xsN,r AZ aa0a gasNag guaNF
II the bout is held in Minnesota Jess
oan box ten nice rounds and hold "a
good high guard. If Minnesota doesn't
lake the bout Jess can say, in tones OF
Indignation and disgust. that Of
course II they won't LET him fight, In
spite OF his t~ireless efforts to meet
Fulton, IL isn't HIS fault. Then he can
20 right out with some circus or other
Ae the willing champion who isn't al
lowed TO defend his title because OF
popular prejudice.
Looks tough, doesn't ~"
MIKE GIBBONS and Packey Nc
AVA FarlAnd meet in a bout at
Camp Dodge tonight. This will be
the first time they have como toge-
Their since their bout at Brighton
Beach. Gibbons Is Boxing Instructor
At Dodge. and Mcfarland Is Boxing
Instructor at Camp Taylor. Louisville.
Ky. Their bout will be a feature OF
tbs inter-camp tournament. and the
rivalry OF the two men Is keener
tban ever It vas when both were
dEhtlng for money.
Mcfarland has done SO much box
tag that he had worked himself into
VAry fair hghting condition. And In.
M|HAnNallN he Ia nAWU = hNNaLWH V.NAINZ
weight. Mike Gibbons is in shape
too, so the scrap should be a corkeI
while II lasts. With two such clever
son II Is almost sure to go the
Unit"
THE press-aEent story that the so.
called Trust" Ia 20 pay a purse
OF $4,000 10 two Vrestlers who mas
be matched 20 meet In Madison
Sauar" Garden is very amusing
Nehher OF these men a a,
NTestlers, with Georges Hucken
scSmldt. she Russian Lion. who wa
brought over TO America 10 wrcstl,
American Champion Frank Gotch In
chicago.
Hackenschmidt told me that bout
va arranged" for him 10 lose Tho
tifst fan ln fifteen minutes, win tn,
second ft4 iu TWO minutes and .Ost
he third flu w fifteen minutes. II,
sad the bout was 10 have been "or
fhe level but be unfortunately dis,
lCeatcd hls knee and wished 10 cal
The bout o't-whiCn was an awkward
thing 10 DO, because the ticket sal,
rad reached about $4,000, and IN,
money would have 20 be refunded
A. the money had been spent, 1
Would boz mp % HACK 10 make u goo,
out OF his uWn pocket.
"Tuero 10 "a big difference betW eel
'FSceiNlug $4,000 and paying on
$4,000 H1ckenschmidt explained
buAiug "a money order Tor $500
from his pocket and showing Il I,
me.
SO hc won't through with IN,
match, lt,- "end" was $4,000. Tn
gate WIS said 80 De 100000.
Hanken-c1 ml5t was paid only $500
for such 70 Notwithstanding he mus
iose-uOH many WrestleTs OF IN
rnoderu f,up would $4,000 hire 70
srs Cyc, ue's wori," Give Xou tire
gusLScs.