Evening star., 1926-09-16

the other-Or group of them
would put up the money to buy" my
title. Just imagine they did; imagine
they gave me $350,O0O and Tunney
was the champion. What then?
Tunney might grab off at most no
more than S15O,000 doing movies and
vaudeville. Sooner or later he'd have
to fight. Suppose he got S400,0 900 for
such a fight and was whipped? His
total earnings would then be $3.50 900
But out of that he'd have to pay ont
almost $150,000 in expenses. Then
there'd be the item of about 500 900
or so more for income tax payment
SO at the end of about two years of
being champion-and perhaps de-
feated champion-Tunney's net in
come would be 100000 and he'd still
he owing the $350.000 which his
friends. according to the ridiculous
story. paid to buy" me-
Does any one really believe that
Tunney would agree to any PROPOSE
tion that would get him the title--at
q net loss of at least $50000 after
being champion two years?
Look at it from my side-and see
how cuckoo is the whole thing
If l whip Tunney III still be
champion. And then if Harry Wills
doesn't get chilblains. he may climb
into the ring with me and the chances
are that I'll get about $750.000 AS
suming l beat Tunney. thus retaining
the title and its prestige. I'm likely to
make about s150,O00 in various ways
between the time when I fight Tunney
and when I meet Wills. Therefore. by
beating Tunney I'm reasonably sure
of making around 5000, 900.
Now, how can anybody figure that
I'd do any selling for $500 in
behalf of a man I'm supremely con-
hdent / can whip?
Labels II All as Lie
SO far as the story goes that men
who have hacked Tunney for a for
tune" having gone TO Philadelphia
and "sprinkled around 100000 to
buy the decision for Tunney," I'll
label the whole thing right now as
lie. The story is a malicious thing.
and l don't know its purpose unless
it's because some folks are trying to
cast odium on the honesty of the
ring officials in Philadelphia.
And that $500 900 bribe.' that is a
laugh. For so far as l can learn no
man in the country has made more
than a 900 bet on Tunney. The
most he could win is $4,000 What
a sap he'd be spending 100000 TO try
to win $50 900,
WhisperinGs so around that "Demp-
Sey will have TO watch the selection
Of Judges and referees" | don't feel
that | have to watch them and I'm
not going to do any "Watching.
The Pennsylvania State Athletic
Commission has charge of the job.
have in Frank Weiner. its chairman,
and Havey BOYLE, one of the mem
bers, the utmost confidence that III
get square deal. ] do not know the
newest member of the commission so
we'll as ! know Frank and HaVey,
hut ! understand that he was placed
on the commission by Coy. Pinchot
because he established wonderful
record for honesty. sincerity and
Square shooting
Jack Is Not Worrying.
So why should | worry. or pay the
slightest heed to the lies that are be-
ing broadcast. and the contemplate
hammering that is being done at the
PcnnSylVa MIA commission and its Of
flcials? | regard those men as clean
and honora hle-and go far as | know
there never has been any scandal
concerning any bouts in or around
Philadelphia.
I'm going into the ring on the
1wenty.third feeling secure and GER
tain that whoever are the officials
they'll be fair and honest men, be-
cause the choice of them by Frank
Weiner and his fellow commissioners
places the stamp of square shoot
ers' upon them.