The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-01-25
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WOU[DFORCE Jess
WILLARD TO FIGHT.
Hopes Manager Proposes Plan
That Would Help Red
WI Cross Society .3E

b 4. Il ~
4 There 8 Just one way to force jess
Willard into the ring as a Red Cross
Attraction, in the mind Of r. b. Ben.
inmin, manager Of Willie Hoppe,
worlds star billiardist, says. Harry b
Smith in the San Francisco Chronicle.
It's monster big scheme, plan that
means hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
for the great charity and will include
not alone willard, but other recognized
champions, whether IL be In boxing,
wrestling, billiards or the like, And
benjamin, in making the suggestion,
promoter Of the first water, Is this
handler Of Hoppe, and II there's any.
body In the country who could bring Il
about, Benny Is the fellow.
Briefly and to let you ID, on the
scheme, here Is what benjamin pro
poses; 49, @ 4
ttI see a way clear to force willard
and others like him into the service
Of their country. / would bring togeth-
er every Known champion IN his line
and match them against the best possible
eontenders. As many a. possible Of
these sporting events would stage at
Madison Square Garden In New York
and every last penny, minus what nee.
essary expenses might be called for,
TO be turned over to the Red Cross.
All Would Help Out t3g4r 49,.
THE champions would be forced to
donate their services and to stand their
own exHenses. /, would cheerfnlly
donate my time to the promotion Of
such q series Of sporting events. am
sure the publicity would, cost US moth
ing. It might be that we would have
to pay rent for Madison Square Gar
den,, but even that, believe, could be
arranged n. j.. 81. =.
q Most Of the titIeholders, I feel
sure, would be glad to give their ser.
vices. II there are any who hesitate,
1 have a scheme to force them into
line. Z, + ~, s.s,arf
'tIt would be my suggestion to name
% committee of sporting critics for,
say ten Of the newspapers Of the coun.
try. Then IL any Of the champions
should refuse to do his part--say Jess
Willard, for example--he. could be read
out Of his title and barred for all time
TO come. The sporting writer's Of the
country would have something on which
to base their action and the entire ,coun.
try would, beyond doubt, be back Of
them in their decision. =. -
This Promoter Has Right idea
There isia Bakersfield sporting promo
ter who knows how to get in close
touch with his public. He goes about
il the right way, and, though he can pull
stunts in a small community that might
be harder to work, say in Ban Francis.
co, he's got the idea that spells success.
just before the ,Pelsinger- Brown
match he had arranged that Eddie
Campi was to meet the winner and it
was so announced.
y Brown was the victor and Campi
figured, therefore, as the card for the
next date. But Pelsinger had put up
such q slashing bolt against the Los
Angeles boy. the fans were so pleased
Int Mr. Promoter decided it might be
wise to make switch.
Closing the shutters Of his fight arena,
NE hurried to the poolroom where many
of the sports of Bakersfield congregate.
And the matchmaker made speech,
saying (smart chap that he was) how
he was perfectly willing to give the
people just what they wanted. SO he
was going to let them vote.
1t was to Campi or Pelsinger.
Pelsinger received the applause of
the multitude and as result will have
another trip to Bakersfield in hurry