Evening star., 1918-01-15
WILLARD IS OFFERED
$4,000 FOR FIGHT
Big Purse Hung Up for %-
Round Scrap With Fulton
in Nevada July a..
By pEnMAN THOMPSON.

If Jess willard was sincere in his
offer to meet Fred Fulton cor any
other heavyweight" in a bout to aid
some war charity he will have a
chance to do so to the extent of
$4,000 worth. According to reports
from New York Bill wellman, the man
who so successfully promoted the
motor races at the Sheepshead Bay
speedway last fall and who rejuve-
mated the six-day bike races at Madt-
son Square Garden last month, has
made Willard an offer Of 9. seventy
flve-thousand-dollar purse to meet Full
ton in a forty-fve-round battle July
I at either Carson City or Reno, New.
The offer, naturally. has some condi-
tionz, one Of which is that Fulton re-
tain the prestige he gained in recently
defeating Harry Tate by winning de-
cisiveiy in all his battles between now
and the Independence day clash. Be-
cause Of Fulton's record as an fn-and-
outer. showing championship form In
one fight and having the appearance OF
o dub In another encounter. this is no
small assignment. Friday night of
this week Fulton will meet Billy
Miske, a clever though comparatively
small man, who is noted for his game
(
he 10 scheduled to stack mp against
Frank Moran, another glutton for pun
fshment, in = twepty-round encoun-
ter at New Orleans. Then It also II
considered likely that Fulton may re-
new hostilities with Carl Morris 1t
some future time.
However, the chances Of Willard and
Fulton meeting next summer in Me-
vada depend more than anything else
on Willard himself. and Judged by
nnw~B a. t. A. ~
the chances are not very good. The
proposed length of the bout-forty-
hve rounds-wi1l not appeal to the
champion, who qualified his recent pa
triotic" Offer with the stipulation that
the bout be over q route NO longer
be not involved. Boxing critics are
of tho opinion that il Fulton could
keep away from Willard for ten rounds
and there is little doubt that he
could could, as WIN Willard a aever has been
sofa plasterer should have an easy
time disposing Of the circus proprietor,
whose long absence from the ring and
excess weight would severely handi-
cap him.
Connie Maeks assertion that he praS-
tically had made the Red scx q present
Of stu1y MeInais has gotten = rise out
|cf Harry Fsaeee. who tsrns khs state
msnt as "stun and nonsense; xSdicuicus.' %
Il hope it's true" the Boston clubs
president is quoted a. saying. TT Connie
says SO there must b Geu3sfhing to II, but
will have 70 - Shown ] WdN aAy tha
same as he did when he denied that paid
$50. .o0e for Bush. schang and strunk.
mo one will believe any such yarn az
Mack is trying to put over. McInnis is the
property OF the Boston club now. There
are only few things to complete the
deal. such as delivering certain players
to the Philadelphia club. As yet / don't
\ know what players will be turned over
| but / have . good idea However, it il
| something for me to decide and eannoi
be done right away.
But to get back to Mack presentine
Stuify to me. you can say that the Red
/ gox are out to give Boston . winning
club. and that is the reason I obtained
! Mclnnis. You can bet Mack will get wha1
he is after. He is not in base ball fol
love. You can say that for me-
Frazee has intimated that he has an.
other project In view that will bring 6
star inneide@ to his club In szchangs fol
players and cash. He has given no hin
OF who the player II. but report has i