New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-01

illEHL tIaC lOL OF SQuaDDilfp WOlllu
place on August 20. The squabblin
arrangements, and it appears that it
son that caused Paddy Mullins, ma
before finilly writing his name on t
checking up yesterday Of the re
gotiations that led to the gning OF
these heavyweights disclosed the fact
that Tut Jackson, Il native of Washing
ton Court House, Ohio, considers him
self thoroughly high priced fighter.
Bill Palmer, also a resident of that
pastoral hamlet, thinks in figures that
proved to be totally inimical to the
price placed on Jackson's services by
tie Ebbets McKeever Exhibition Com
pany, promoters of the battle and the
local boxing authorities. Palmer is
co-managcr of Jackson with Bill Nc
| Carney, and it was the former who
discovered the alleged terror from
Washington Court House
The delay in making this match can
| not be attributed to any fear that
Harry Wills may have of Jackson,
although the latters brief ring rec
ord is formidable enough. The delay
was caused by the fact that when Jack
sons managers came here to talk bus
mess with Mullins, manager of Wills,
tiey oeudiueu alulOSL as mucn as ala
the man who has already been signed
to meet Jack Dempsey for the heavy
weight championship of the world.
Jackson Asks S5 Per Cent
1t was only 35 per cent of the gate
receipts that this husky son of the
Ohio sticks demanded from the pro-
motors, who we're to put him on in
a match that might possibly result in
his being substituted for Wills as the
next opponent of Dempsey. Jackson's
financial agents informed the New
York State Boxing Commission ana
the representatives of the Ebbets Nc
Keever Exhibition Company that TIT
was no selling platter and had been
accustomed to receiving at least 80 per
cent of the gate ard frequently got
as high as 40 per cent-in Ohio.
He seemed quite unable to diff
f1erentiate between gate receipts
in Ohio and gate receipts in
Brooklyn. He argued that percentages
were just as good in Ohio as they were
here and he didn't see any use in play
ing favorites in the matter Of states.
And, he added, Washington Court
House might be jolly we'll offended if
Tut started to sell himself cheaply.
The Ebbets- Paddy management
mentioned something about a $4,000
gate, but this appeared to have no eff
feet on the astute Mr.. Palmer, who
kept insisting that Tut was worth all
the money he was demanding and that
he would get that amount or there
would be no bout
Paddy Mullins, who is somewhat as
tute himself, is said to have fixed
thirty-seven and a half per cent of
the gate receipts as the minimum at
which Harry Wills would be permitted
to mingle with the Washington Court
House terror. The combined demands
Of the two colored gents exceed by a
very considerable margin the limit
fixed by the New York; State Boxing
Commission that may be divided be-
tween fighters from the gate receipts
Mullinss first claim is said to have
been for forty per cent of the gate.
Commission May Decide
Just what will be done about this
situation is a matter of conf lecture and
it may be taken up by the Boxing Com
mission at it's regular weekly meeting
tomorrow morning. Inasmuch as the
papers have been signed it is highly
improbable that the Ebbets Field man
agement will permit anything to inter-
fere with the match, even though a pri-
vate arrangement might be necessary in
order to make the battle possible.
According to all reports this colored
son of Ohio is a rather terrifying Gus
toner who is apt to knock the world
over with a punch. Bill Palmer, who
has known Tut all his life and who has
also seen all the best heavyweights of
recent years in action, declares that
Jackson has the most devastating
punch he ever saw delivered in ring
He also says that Tut has the longest
reach of any fighter in the business to-
day.
According to gossip about Madison
to be little doubt that Benny Leonard
and Charley White will clash in this
city for the lightweight championship
of the world before the cold weather
sets in. In other words, it seems Ger
tain that they will be brought together
in some open air arena within the
metropolitan district this fall. Both
will have a chance to see each other
in action within the next six weeks.
Charley White will be at the ringside
in Michigan City next Saturday when
Benny meets Ever Hammer, the Chi
cago lightweight, and Benny will be
back in New York in time to witness
Charley's disturbance with Bobby Bar
rett, the Philadelphia terror.
Leonard to See Barrett Bout
Billy Gibson said yesterday that
Leonard would leave Chicago on Sun
day morning and would be here in
time to be at the Velodrome on Mon
meet.
The Barrett White match is attract
ing a good deal of attention here, and