New-York tribune., 1918-10-22
Coffroth Here
To Assist Big
Sports Drive
Boxing Promoter Will Try to
Have Willard Meet
Dempsey at Garden
By Fred Hawthorne

Sunny Jim" Cotrroth, the Marshal
Focl of the boxing game In California,
is in New York to-day, having arrived
IN our "lnfuenzial" midst at o'clock
yesterday afternoon in connection with
the nation wide drive for the s170,-
100000 started by the United States
War Work Council for the purpose of
providing equipment and amusement
for our soldiers and sailors, both here
and overseas.
Mr.. Cofroth took occasion at The
outset Of his talk with the sporting
writer's at the Hotel Belmont yester-
day TO emphasize the fact that he is
not going to take on active personal
part in the promoting Of the mammoth
boxing carnival at Madison Square
Garden next month. The breezy Cali
fornian said he was the national man
agcr for the boxing end of the athletic
driv.
81 am not going 10 inject myself into
the game in New York" said "Sunn,
Jim" " Except to this extent. that will
make SUGGESTIONS and cuperintend thu
general arrangements. The actual pro
noting and other details I will leave
to local promoters, and I know there
are several very capable men right III
this city. They know local conditions
and can be trusted to get the best
possible results. will follow the same
policy in the other cities Throughout.
the country, with the local promoters
in active charge"
Cotfroth announced that when it
came to battle between Jess Willard
and Jack Dempsey he would stand ou
Tor New York as the logical site TO
snch an event, even though Chicago
Boston, Philadelphia and other larry
cities put in bids. This city is III
proper place for such bout, accord
ing to Cotfroth, both on account o.
population and transit facilities.
Every Bout Fight
All the boxing shows will be con
ducted on the most efficient basis. &C
cording to the California promoter,
that the fund will derive the creates
possible financial returns, and in cities
where fights are allowed, every bou'
will be a fight. In other cases the men
will box exhibitions.
Asked if he had seen Willard ro-
Gently. Coffroth said he had not. He
VIII ask the heavyweight champion to
appear against Dempsey at the Garden
and has hopes that the retiring"
champion will accept. Dempsey, Leon
ard, Kilbane, Ted (Kid) Lewis, Pete
Herman, all the champions, will be
asked to appear for the big fund. de
clared Sunny jim"
Coffrotl announced that he had not
yet made q definite decision as to the
date upon which the carnival will be
sin, but that he was perfectly willing
TO arrange matters so that it would not
conflict with the annual horse show at
the Garden. starting November u.
In cities where bouts Of twenty
rounds or more are permitted, declared
Cotfroth, he Will stage such bouts, and
he also made it known that he is in
favor of doing the greatest good to
the greatest numberas rather than to
the elect few. In other words. the
Californian said, he would rather ac-
commcdato crowd of 10000 at prices
ranging from 81 to $40 than 5000
whore AT admission price of from So
TO $50 was charged.
Cotfroth, who was accompanied from
the West by Tom Mulvey, the boxing
promoter will get busy to-day with a
vengeance, and his final arrangements
for what promises to be the greatest
hoxirg programme ever seen in New
York will soon take definite shape