The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-14
NEGRO SAYS He
IS AFTER TITLE
Says CurIcy Promised Aid in
Getting out of White
Slave Trouble.
REFEREE SAYS less WON
Jack Wclch Declares Bout
Was Won on Merits;
Jones Denies framcup.

HNNANA. 'ubn. March I.--Jhrk
Johnson. formar honHywcight cham
rlou. In a nFu'd abatement given 10
the Associated Press tonight declared
mat his fight with Jess willard In
this ,ity. four years ago, wha u pIr-
arranged affair and that he allowed
Willard 10 vlu. Ia addition to tho
sum OF $40. 600. entire rights 10 tho
moving picture Nllus IN Eurup" ana
aal-I pcr cent Of the proceeds from
their exhibition IN tn" United Shios
end Canada are mentioned by John
son. together with the promise ot
aid 10 settle Johnson'H difficulties
with the federal authorities ln rhl.
vuUu go TINT thu rulotrr rasiii-t
might return there 10 reclaim his
property nnd gee his mother
Johnson declares iu hiH statement
that il Vap arranged ih1i he should
lose Ia the lOth round. provided WI
Iard's shOwiug Wls such aH to JUS
iify II, but that as WillRrd was do
ing practically nothing hc was
forced TO wait The signal agreed
upon was given IN the goth round
johnson btatcs, but hc waited until
the 26th round to give willard an
opportunity to make "A good chow
ing.
Jack johnson, champion"
The former champion declares
that unless willard agrees TO fight
him within reasonable time he viii
claim the worlds title Ho signed
his statement! Mack Johnson cham
plon." The statAment in part fol
fows!
10 arrange the mStch Jack cur
ley came 10 London fran New york
lie asked me II | we're willing 10
fight willard and I SAID | would II
he gave mo my price ! thought !
could beat his man for him. Cgtley
said he didn't want thatI told Cur
ley would make the match
when ready To leave London I
wired Gurley for certain sum OF
money which he readily sent. Well.
II went on and began To bother me
and | spoke TO my wife who advised
me not to do Il, but told her that
II we're going to lose I'd send her
word In time To get out Tho reason
| said that was because there was
more money coming TO me and | did
not want 10 loAa until | found out
they would pay mo the sum asked
for and guaranteed that they would
get me out OF trouble In America, the
most important thing for me.
Then we figured ON tho best round
to lose In and | agreed upon the ION.
They were to give the word In the
first three or four rounds IL willard
could make good showing
"Willard showing roos."
AT the end Of the 10th round
Willard's showing had been so poor
Ii was necessary 10 continue the
fight further The signal agreed
upon was given In the 20h round.
but considered Wizards showing
so poor was forced to wait until the
2sth before carrying out the agree
ment
81 was 10 have all the moving pic
ture rights In EerOpe and ~ | @ per
cent OF those In America and Can
ada
when finally received the NOV
Ing picture film II was u blank onc
took II TO the best film experts An
Europe, but II was found 70 be
Everybody knows how anxious
was 10 stralghtcn out the little Chi
Cago difference. / would have done
almost anything IN reason To he able
10 visit my mother. who was old ana
feeble
Unless willard agrees 10 fight
within a reasonable time. which he
should do to prove. II he can that ne
beat me fairly. shall claim the
worlds title