The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-23
Will Demand That Fighters
 Be Paid Off In Liberty Bonds
Colonel Miller Promises to Give Bonuses to War
 Recreation Fund

i St, Paul, April 23.-Z1The ten-round bout flor the heavyweight champion ship of the world between Jess Will lard and Fred Fulton on July prob ably be held in this city, according to the terms of an agreement reached yesterday between Colonel Joseph Carson Miller, promoter of the bout, and the members of the Minnesota Boxing Commission
 After the conference with Colonel Miller yesterday afternoon the com mission voted unanimously to ap- prove. .&he holding of the dght in this state., and91t, is now expected that ac- tive preparations for the staging of Ehe- contest will get under way at bnce.
 Banrre the Burang Commission Eunldk give it's consent to the holding Df the bout a. promise was received Erom nd1Tler that Willard and Fulton will receive their share of the prize knnmeyFinz 1Ebertysbonds, to be bought at parain the Twin Cities. Colonel hMTiers also gagreed to give E 1-2 per cemt.40f thesgross receipts to the Red CroszSor the government recreation CHA money received Grom the light pie bTes to.the~war< recreation fund.
 ColonelsOMnIerswaS inta promising mood, for he Is ssrepOrted to have also hgreed torsthe following: To give 10 per cent of itheugrosS totthe state tu- berculoEsss funNd as, required by law, and 10 per cent. to the government lwarstax, onyeach4ticazet sold If the colunaTsAestimate~of the fights draw line. powers Is correct it is figured that tfe various war activities will receive about $to0;0O0~ altogether.
 It was pointed out that the fight pictures would yield about $f5o,0OO and a capacity ''gate" would add as much more. This would mean about SSL5O0 tor ,thetwar fund from the pie lures, and the same fund or the Red Cross would get about $18,750 more from the fight. The state wougd re- ceive $15,0O0 in tax receipts, and a similar sum would go to the govern ment in addition to the tax on the showing of the pictures.
 Before the fight can be finally ,clinched, however, 1t will be neces- sary for the State Safety Commission, which meets today, to pass upon the question of permitting the contest. The decision of the Boxing Comnis- sion will be laid before the Safety Commission.
 Earlier in. the day Colonel Miller before the meeting with the Boxing Commission had stated his willing ness to talk business at any time with army officers at Camp Grant, Rockford, H., who are anxious to have the big fellows battle there be- fore the soldiers in, training.
 M. H. Berry, representing Camp Grant, telegraphed a vigorous ulti- matum to Colonel Miller from Chi cago, in which he declared that un- less the fight promoter met him in Chicago by noon yesterday Camp Grant would wash its hands of the whole affair." Berry appeared .wearied by the backing and filling Escticss of AHner~and willard, the lat Eters ''partner," in. staging the bout and said the camp was not offered as ia refuge ,'s but soIslyr to promote the lighting spirit of the soldiers in train ing.
 According to@Berry, a1es had under- xstood that Colonel Miller would meet him in Chicago yesterday, and the pFomoters' failure to be on hand prompted ~Che sending of the" peremp- --ltory telegram
 'Any one who has observed the wcnderfuI benefits which rboxing has brought to the camp would under. stand why we want the bout. The principals lin the fight would have tc be content, sotfar' as profits are con Acerned, with what the camp com
 nander might give them" declaret fBerry