New Britain herald., 1919-03-13
JACK JOHNSON $
 CLAIMING FRAUD
Insists His Fight With Willard
 Was Frame-Up

Havana, March 13.-.-Jack Jobnso, former heavyweight champion i,, signed statement Givcn to Tin, ,,.o riatod Press last night. declared th.,t his fight with Jess Willard in this cit,. four years ago was q prc-arranprd affair and that he allowed Willard to win. In addition to the sum Of $3o- ooo, entire rights 10 the moving pie lure films in Europe ami &3 3 per cent. or the proceeds from their cN- hlbitlon in tho United States and Canada are mentioned by Johnson, together with the promise of aid to settle JohnSOn's difficulties with Inc federal authorities in Chicago SO that l'e co'ored puGiIiSt might return ttere to reclaim his property and sec his mother.
 Johnson declares in his statement that it was arranged that he should loSo m the tenth round, provided Will
 tFd showing were such as to justify IT, but that as Willard was doing practically nothing he was forced to wat. The signal agreed upon was gwen m the goth round Johnson states, but he waited until the 26th round 10 give Willard an opportunity tc make good showing.
 Wants to Fight Willard
 The former champion declares that unless Willard agrees 10 fight him within reasonable time he will rla1m the worlds title. He signed his statement: "Jack Johnson, cham plon. Col. D'Fstrampcs. former congressman who is backing Johnson stated that Johnson is willing to bat lie Willard anywhere in the United States the prorec1e to go 10 the Clark Griffith Bat and Ball fund or to any charitable institution Col. DIES tramp"S has wired "Bat' MnStcrSon of New York, asking for the addresses or Dempsey and Fulton. with the idea ot arranging match in Havana be tween either Of them and Johnson. D PFStrampes says in his cabloGram that Johnson is "disposed to defend the worlds mpionShip'' against either of these men.
 duplicates Jack CurIcy.
 The statement in part follows
 TO arrange the match Jack CurIov came to London from New York He asked me if I were willing to fight Willard and I said | would if he gave me my price. I thought I could beat his man for him. Curley said he didn't want that. I told Curlev I'd make the match.
 When ready to leave London I wired CurlNN for a certain sum of money. which he readily sent. We'll t went on and began 70 bother me md l spoke to my wife, who advised , me not to do it. but told her that 1 f l were going to lose I'd send her i word in time to get out. The reason I ! said hat was because there was more i money coming to mo and I did not want to lose until l found out that { hey would pay me the sum I asked 1 ,or and qua aranteed that they would , get mo out of trouble in America the 1 most important for mo.
 '"Then we figured on the best round 1 o lose in and agreed upon the tenth 1 They were to give the word in the ] 1rst three or four rounds if Willard ! 'ould make good showing.
 Fakes in 26th Round: 1
 At the end of the tenth round 1 Tillard's showing had been so poor ] was necessary to continue the fight ; urther. The signal agreed upon was given in the 20th round but I con i1ered Wilard's showing so poor 1 vas forced to wait until the 2Gth be- ore carrying out the agreement.
 II was to have all the moving pic- ure rights in Europe and B 1-3 per { cnt. of those in America and Can da.
 "When I finally received the nOv- nG picture film it was blank. I took { to the best film experts in Euronc ut it was found to be worthless.
 "Eycrybody knows how anxious I vas 10 straehten out the little Cnf- ago difference. 1 would have done Imost anything in reason 10 be able 0 visit mN mother, who was old and eeblc.
 "Tnlcss Willard agrees to fight within t reasonable time, which he hould do 10 prove, if he can, that he eats me fairly, l shall claim Inc ,orld's itle.'