Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-04-19
HARRY WILLS AND bAR7LEY MADDEN
WILL FIGHT IN JERSEY CITY MAY Z
FINAL ARRANGEMENTS
COMPLETE FOR BIG
BATTLE OF Is ROUNDS

The business of transferring the
heavyweight bout between Harry Wills
Negro challenger for Jack Dempsey's
title and BARLEY Madden, west side
heavyweight, from the National Sports
mems Club of Newark to the Queens
bcro Stadium, Long Island City, was
effected yesterday afternoon without
hitch. At a meeting in the Hotel Aston
documents were signed by the parties
involved in the transfer as the heavy
weight bout was duly announced as
the feature of the opening card at the
Long Island City open-alr arena for
May Is. The length of the bout will be
fifteen rounds instead OF twelve as
originally scheduled.
Following this formality, Lew Ray
mond, matchmaker for the remodeled
and renamed Greensboro A. c., an
nounced that he had signed frankie
eSenaro, American flyweight champion
eto "a contract for three bouts at the
club arenas. Sammy Mandell, Rockford
ILL.,, junior lightweight, also has been
signed to a contract for three bouts TO
he Neid in the greensboro, Raymond
announced, adding that the club plans
to take definite position in open-aF
boxing activities as one OF the leading
clubs of the country.
Attending the meeting for the rams
Ter of the Wills-Madden bout were i'll
addition to Matchmaker Raymond,
Paddy Mullins, manager OF wills;
Charley Rose, manager or MAIDEN,
the two prospective ring rivals and +.
Frank Black. Harry Blaufuss and Babe
Cullen, Newark promoters who held the
original contract for the bout which
has been often postponed, due to Wlils'S
injured right hand. When the docu-
ments transferring the bout had been
duly signed and attested, Matchmaker
Raymond announced that Paul Burlen
bach, Astoria lightheavyweight, would
engage Jack Lynch, Oklahoma boxer,
in the semi-final bout Of ten rounds.
Wills, who has been forced to forego
hard training because of the condition
of his right hand, will be permitted TO
resume gymnasium work on THURSDAY,
according to the announcement made
yesterday by DR.. W. G. Fralick, who
has been treating Wills's injured hand.
An examination Of the injury disclosed
that the progress made toward recovery
has been so favorable as to warrant per
hitting Wills to engage in light bag
punching tomorrow. If the hand with
stands this exercise as it is expected to.
Wills will be permitted to don the
gloves for hard-bag punching on Thurs
day as the first step in his campaign
to restore himself to fighting form
Wills plans to box Jack Taylor, Omaha
Negro heavyweight in Hartford, Conn.
on April 80.
The signing of Genaro to contract
for three bouts was announced in ac-
cordance with the elaborate plans OF
the Greensboro A. G. for the coming
outdoor season. Genaro will engage in
his first bout under this contract on
May 20. when the American flyweight
champion will engage Bud Taylor,
Terre Haute, Ind, bantamweight Fol
lowing this match it is planned to pair
Genaro and Eddie (CannonbalD Mar
tin, rugged Brooklyn bantamweight
to close Genaro's series of three match
es with clash against Pancho Villa,
worlds flyweight champion, if the Fill
ipino can be induced to defend his title
against his American rival.
Another match which Matchmaker
Lew Raymond declared was closed will
bring together Pal Moran New Orleans
lightweight and Rocky Kansas, Buffalo
veteran in bout scheduled for fifteen
rounds on May q. No announcement
was made as to opponents for Mandell
or dates on which the Rockford boxer
will appear in bouts in the greensboro
Club.