The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-19
WINS NEARLY ALL
POINTS CONTESTED
FROM MIKE JACOBS
Conn And Manager Johnny
Ray To Receive 20 Per
Cent OF Gate
By SID FEEDER

NEW YORK, Oct. 18.-(P)-Billy
Conn won his first decision since
leaving the army-a rich win over
Promoter Mike Jacobs-today and
then put his name on the contracts
calling for his return match with
Joe Louis next June.
The Pittsburgh pre- tty boy
scratched his william David
Conn" across the bottom of halt
a dozen agreements for the fight
after a two-hour session, during
which he and Manager Johnny
Ray, won virtually every point
they had argued about for two
days.
These were some of the spoils
they took back to Pittsburgh to-
night:
| l. Permission for Billy to ap-
pear in exhibition bouts, as referee
and on the, radio, although all
tune-up tussels are barred.
2. A(20 per cent cut of the gate
Just what Conn received for his
first fuss with the bomber in 1941
when he was flattened in l3 rounds,
but 2 IL per cent more than 9
challenger usual end.
3. A 20 per cent slice of the tele
vision and motion picture pie. Mike
is planning to pipe the televisior
into movie houses.
4. Agreement by Jacobs to sci
the expected fancy-priced televi
sion rights for this fight separate
ly, instead of including it in 3
package sale'' on an annual basis
Thus Billy and the Bomber are
Insured cut of the actual return
from televising this one big shot
Otherwise they would have hae
to take piece of what would be
allotted to their bout, on pro
rata basis, from the televisior
receipts Mike receives for his en-
tire years promotions.
Although the champagne-and
turkey breakfasts of the Dempsey
Kearns heyday were missing, thi
was an old-fashioned signing com
plete with photographers bulbs, ;
couple of dozen sports writers
lawyers, managers and gold
headed pen. The only guy missing
Of course, was Louis, who signet
last Monday-With no more argu
m.ent than if he were writing
postcard.
It was case of this is Wher
we came in" as Mike and Johnny
each equipped with legal talent
picked up the argument wher
they'd left off yesterday and KEEP
it up two hours. Johnny's lawyer
brother, Dave B. Pitler of Pitts
l burgh, studied the contracts for a
5 hour, then presented his objee
) tons to Sill Strauss, Mikes lawyer
and the show was on again.
First to be settled was Ray
beef over tune up bouts by Conn
It finally was decided that Bill.
would appear only in exhibitions
Ray Immediately announced Bill.
would show against Al Patterson Q
Pittsburgh in Kansas City Novem
Der 7, against another opponent ii
Washington December 3, ana pos
sibly in Buffalo, N. Y, IN earl,
November.
'.And there'H be several more,
Ray added, "as well as some rel
ereeing jobs and radio appearance
that we have offers for.
Billy will do light gym worl
for the next several months, Will
he's going through with these ex
hibitions, and then be ready TO
heavy stuff March H.
OF course, the easiest thing t.
settle was Conn's promise to Civ
Joe return match within 80 day
if he should take the crown ava.
from Louis. With Mike seeing So,
600, 900 written all over his crysta
bail for this brawl, the contrac
for a return match was about a
tough to get as having a guy agre'
mint.
The happiest person in the who'll
t. accent a few sample from tn
group when the thing was final.
okayed was Rose Cohen, Mike
secretary. She'd practically Worl
out a typewriter ribbon and he
fingers making the changes in tn
contracts each side yelled for ev
cry five minutes or so.