The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-03-13

States. tho proceeds 20 10 10 the CLARK
Grimm hat ana hull fund or to any
churitahl, institution. Colonel III Ea-
trampcs has wired nat" MastcrHon.
Of New York. asking him fqr the ad.
dresses Of bompacy ana Fulton with
The idea uf nrranging match In
Havana between either of them and
johnson. tpEsirampes says In hia
cnhlerrnm that johnson lis dianoacd
io defend The WORRIES championship"
against either OF those mon.
law rcnce. Kan. March ta.-"Jaek
johnson simply needs tho money and
iH trying 10 put over another match. ="
wnh the comment ~ IsHH willard
when shown the statement received
from Havana TODAY ln which johnson
claimed tho championship bout with
willard four years ago was "a pre-
arranged affair"
There b. absolutely nothing 20 a."
willard continued. a refuse 20 dig
nify the statement With denial for
as lar aa I am concerned u h. simply
u crude Joke.
In view of tho fact that thero
were sport writer's and fight critics
from nll over the world In Havana
when I won tho championship from
johnson, it is foolish 20 aupposo that
% fake could have been ncrpetratod
even if I hut been Hn low aH 90 Coun-
irnHurr such un arrangement,
iohnson's game BE- almost childish
in So simplicity and YOU may say for
We that I refuse to IAN for a. I do
not intend 90 meet johnson again or
uny other tolnrcd men"
when the Associated Press repre-.
sentative asked willard if he wished
to mako formal denial OF Iuhnson'a
..H a.
patiently
certainly not haze nothing 10
deny u ~ not apparent that there
is uu foundation for such hunco aa
this' That guy lust wants TO force
mo into another nrht"
willard added that johnson was
luuK time rettinr around 10 his
story. n takoH considerable nerve 90
admit h'iur o. party 90 fraud and
m the Same breath wanting TO arrange
another bout
columbus a.. March "a. So far az
I know IrsH willard won the worlds
heavyweight championship from Iucl,
johnson purely on his morita." de-
cilf,d Tom Jones former manager of
willard today. whom questioned aH 90
ih' statement given b. johnson to
tlD Associated Press
~ was closer at that time 10 Wi.
uri than amy man in The world and
vlut luhutou SAYS is absolutely the
wurrt kiuu nt hush Willard beat
Johnson fairly nnd squarplY and thou.
sands ul people who were at the ring
HiD Including tho hiehcst hoNiur
rutrH Boo tho world win agree with mo
That johnson at mo- time had o. chance
with Isss
q b,loyc rtck b. in need or money
Ar fn 'Hr pIDfufps had utflo ur moth.
uF fl du with them Hs We wero bar.
rrd fIufW showing them hy United
suttH laws / lo know. however. thni
Johnson had spmo difficulty with o.
film nud thnt 1000 expert in films was
H.ni FROM thia country 90 Europe to
r''ut up tho difficulty"
Chicago. March % Jack Curloy
promoter of the Johnson -NillarI
hDItN weight rhumpionship battle
Hud one of MlllHfd's managers todlA
hmnd,d Iohnaon's confession us i
pathetic. rhild-lik- whine COMM
from tu iruorunt mind. from ono vii.
realizes hc hns some the end of Dbl
rurr
'lt Docs been 40 fashionable OF lat,
tu ulukr confessions \ ga Fred IUI
tom that Johnson he'd 20 fnll In line
willard defeated Johnson On lll
NuUH tn uH square aud me- honestly
fouEht contest that WIS over puiio,
oII'
Su Fuu.sro. Calf. March Is.
H.k Wclch of Suu Francisco. VIII
ryfursrI the championship ho1in
contest between Jack tohuson am
joss willard. declared hero toda ,
Hl'tr h,.uE shown Iuhnson'a statemcn
thst outcome of the affair was pre
. arranged That the nght was won ol
lts merits
7 Mrlrh said however that Johnso
was lu poor condition Tor the bout.