El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-29


NTEW YORK March 2s--For the
~ first time IN three years the
heavyweight championship VIII be
ct stake when Jess willard de-
lends his crown against Fred Fulton
on July g. Since winning the title
from Jack Johnson at Havana on
April 8, 1918, willard has taken part
in one exhibition bout Of ten rounds
wiki Frank Moran, but that was not
a championship fight as the term IS
generally understood. OF course, even
now, the men have been tentatively
matched, and it is by no means sure
that the bout viii be held, but there IS
no longer any serious doubt that VIII
lard intends % fight However, Il re-
mains 70 be seen how the public VIII
take this match now tnat the coun-
Try is at war.
Wants whole ThinE.
n the past there has always been
g great deal OF difficulty To- finding a
place 20 hold Championship match
These big bouts always arouse adj
verse comment in some quarters, and
under present conditions there is like
ly to be more than the usual amount
81 opposition II Is evident that Wiz
lard Is bent on promoting the match
nlr1selt IN order % retain practically
81 the profits That means that he
VIII insist or staging the battle in or
near some large center OF population
and there are few large cities that
VIII allow 8 20 round bout 20 q de-
clsiou when the principals are as
prominent as willard and Fulton.
The match might be IN Havana.
where Willard rFEestcd the title
from JohnEun, but there Is little
reason u think that the big feI-
low would care TO fight there.
His match with johnson was n
financial failure and besides Ha-
rana On 5uly W8u7d be Impossible,
even III the passport problem
e0uld be eliminated.
New Orleans likely.
OElahupla- where j. c. miller, VIE
lerua friend and business associate,
holds forth, VIII not GLOW the bout
10 be held there Attorney general
S. P. Freeing made that plain when
he announced that under no cousid-
eration would he allow the fight TO
ts held in that state
Nevada. the scene Of the Fitzsim-
Z1ons-LorDetL and Johnson effries
Championship battles does not want
Che present match Tia Juana, Mex.
has often been mentioned az q poBsl-
be site for the next Championship
battle. but now that the government
has refused "a issue passports the
Mexican sporting center is eliminated.
Llal leaves new Orleans as the
most likely battle ground Unless VIE
lard means te turn the match into
no decision affair the Crescent City
probably VIII get the bout Willard,
however, may encounter opposition
there from the promoters. who have
always resented the attempts OF OUT
Eiders 90 cut into their territory.
Good Drawing Gard.
While Il Is certain that the match
win not ger anything like. the amount
Of advertising that the Jeffries-John-
son battle received, Il probably win
prove % be great drawing card
There is great curiosity 20 see the
two giants in action. for the opinion
has grown that Fulton has a real
chance &c win Judging BY the fact
that willard and Moran drew $3.50
600, aitbeugh tbs challenger did not
figure 70 have the ghost Of q chance.
willard and Fulton should at least
equal that amount provided they fight
20 rounds OF more 20 a decision.
Expert opinion seems 10 be
shout equally divided us TO the
outcome. Because willard has rot
had a real fight IN three years
there are many who Believe that
condition VIII tel and the houorB
80 TO the younger and more nc
tive man On the other hand there
are Just as many and probably