The Washington times., 1935-08-31

"OAN OPA Cdu dAOuAAN w etoA
ington that the Lincoln Athletic
Club was paying Louis $4,000
for his personal appearance.
The True Facts
Whereas, the truth of mat
terS was:
Several weeks before last
Tuesdays fight, the athletic
piece de resistance OF the col.
ored Elks convention here,
Louis was advised in a letter
from his Chicago lawyer, one
Louis Anderson, that he had ar
ranged for Louis personal ap-
pearance at the local colored
Elks convention and that a cer-
titled check would be sent to
Louis from Washington, cover
ing transportation and living
expenses en- route.
Louis was told in the letter
that he was to make no ap-
pearances other than before
the Elks convention, and under
no circumstances was to appear
in any ring exhibitions. 1t was
made plain to Louis he was to
get only transportation ex-
penSes for himself and his regu-
lar attendants, a manager and
trainer and busine repre-
sentative.
Was to Sit With F. D.
The arrangements, according
to Louis letter from his lawyer,
were made with the grand eX-
allied ruler of the Elks, one j.
Finley Wilson, through Mr..
Rhine, a Washington under
taker, and Louis was prom
ised, that while in Wash
ington he was to live in the best
of style at the home of a promi-
nent colored physician and
that Louis was also TO SIT IN
THE REVIEWING STAND AT
THE ELKS PARADE WITH
PRESIDENT FRANKLIN DEL
6A4NO 4OOOOG ell
Julian Black, Louis manager,
who came to Washington yester-
day to tie up the funds from
the fight which Clark c. Grif-
fifth, ball park owner, is still
holding, showed this writer the
letter to Louis from his lawyer,
and the above extracts are
verbatim, including the refer
ence to President Roosevelt.
Black retained the legal Serv-
ices of Michael Keogh and
former Municipal Court Judge
James A. Cobb.
Was Dumbfounded
Black informed this observer
that when he came to Wash
ington with Louis, he noticed in
the newspapers the stories of the
personal appearance Louis was
to make at the Tuesday night
fights, and was amazed.
Black says he inquired from
]. Finley Wilson about this
matter and was told that one
John Carter, of the Lincoln
Athletic Club, had represented
to him, Wilson, that the ar
rangements for Louis appear.
ance in the ring had been
made by the club and that he,
Carter, was taking As per cent
of the net receipts for the ex-
ercise of his influence" in
getting Louis here.
Black declares he then ap-
preached Carter about the mat
ter, and informed him that
the ring appearance was news
to the Louis party and that
Louis wouldn't appear without
remuneration.
Has Not Been Paid
Black alleges Carter then
agreed to split his As per cent
cut the net with Louis-if the
latter would take a bow from
the ring-which payment Black
aSerts has not yet been made.
Black told this observer that
furthermore Louis had been lad
Vertised' locally to appear at
the Cotton Club Cabaret, un-
beknoWn to the Detroit Bomber
or his managers.
This is quite contrary to the
policy being pursued by Louis
handlers, as they have consis-
tently rejected all bids for Louis
to make such appearances, for
obvious reasons.
Louis did not appear at the
Cotton Club, and only on the
promise Of 2212 per cent of the
net was he permitted by his
manager to be introduced from
the ring.
The fact that Louis appeared
as scheduled, in no degree les
sen the deceit practiced on
him and the Washington public
by the Lincoln A. C. He was
hoodwinked here by his own
people. who up until then had
kept such C level head.