New-York tribune., 1918-07-08
8~Round Bout
Proceeds TOGO
To Ball Fund
Battle To Be Staged in Velo-
drome Saturday After
noon, July 20

Fred Fulton and Jack Dempsey, the
two principal aspirants to the heavy
weight boxing championship held by
less Willard, and who have been
thwarted in a dozen attempts to get
together in championship elimina-
ton bouts in practically as many cities
throughout the country, will likely be
able to settle the question of respec-
tive superiority. and that within the
next two weeks, almost within stones
throw OF the big city. 1t was an
nounced last night that plans had been
completed whereby Fulton and Demp-
sew would meet in a test of eight
rounds st Newark the afternoon Of
Saturday, July 20.
The New Jersey Athletic Commits
sion, which controls boxing in the
neighboring state, has issued special
permit for this most important heavy
Havana, Cuba, in which Willard
wrested the crown from the sable
brow of the unpopular conqueror of
jim, Jeffries, Jack Johnson. Both Full
ton and Dempsey, 1t was announced by
the prospective promoters of the mill,
have not only accepted terms, but have
posted forfeits for appearance. 1t is
expected that both will arrive in this
city within the next few days to go
into training, so that the show may get
all the possible benefit of advertising
their presence is bound to assure.
And here is a near championship ex-
tising it is possible to give it. For the
gross profits of this fstic carnival will
be donated to the Clark Griffith Bat
and Ball Fund, which provides base
ball paraphernalia to United States
soldiers abroad and at home Alexan-
der Archibald, who is chairman of the
committee which has in charge this
benefit bout has enlisted the services
of Jimmy Johnston, the we'll known
promoter, who conducted so many sue
cessful boxing exhibitions in Madison
Square Garden, this city, during the
life of the late Frawley law. Johnston
has guaranteed a number of added
features, which should make the card
one of the most pretentions ever
staged in the East.
Fight in velodrome
This championship elimination bout
will be staged as daylight attraction
1t is hoped to have the men in the
ring and ready for action by $3.50 in
the afternoon. The ring will be pitched
big bicycle track of Newark, which
mas seating accommodation for 90
600 sport lovers. This saucer is so
constructed that every spectator will
not only have a clear view bat real
closeup of the action throughout.
Until they agreed to meet in the
eigEt-rcund bout at Newark within the
next two weeks, it seemed as if Fulton
and Dempsey would be baked in their
evident desire to settle the question
of personal supremacy and the right
TO challenge the heavyweight cham
pion, Jess Willard
Colonel Miller and Jess Willard
some months ago attempted to stage
a championship battle between Fulton
ana the present champion. They
'Med Intellectually to peddle the
mil to score of cities through
cut the country. But public hostility
refused to countenance the proposition.
New Orleans, New York. Baltimore. St
raul, Salt Lake City and dozen other
sporting centres turned cold
shoulder. The Governors of a number
OF states prescribed the attraction.
Charity Idea Wins
Later efforts were made to bring
Fulton and Dempsey together, but ali
proved quite as vain as the earlier eff
forts in behalf of the more important
attraction. First Danbury, Conn, and
then Baltimore went back on promoter
Jack Curley. The latter finally threw
up his hands in disgust.
AT the time Curley was dickering
Tor site to stage the battle he at
tempted to break into New Jersey. 1t
seems the charity idea Of this latest
promotion has broken down all preiu
dice against the mill