Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 25, 1916, Page 8

BRINGING UP FATHER MALGIE HAS LOCKED ME IN MY ROOM ByT | DON'T MIND IT AS LONG AS THIS 1S LOCKED IN WITH ME ~ BY COLLY- ' HAVENT GOt A WILLARD DEFENDS HIS TITLE TONIGHT Chm!n'on Meets Frank Moran at Madison Square Garden in Hun- dred Thousand-Dollar Bout. PRACTICALLY ALL SEATS SOLD NEW YORK, March 2.—Jess Willard, heavywelght champion of the world, will defend his title against Frank Moran here tomorrow night in a ten-round bout in which the financial side of the contest equals, It it does not overshadow, the interest aroused In the probable outcome. Promoted by Tex Reckard, famous for his staking of the Johnson-Jeffries and Gans-Nelson battles, close to $160,000 i involved, establishing a récord which has never been équaled or approached in a bout limited to ten rounds. Although Rickard started by bidding $40,00 for the match he was finally foroed to raise the total to $71,2%0 in or- der to secure the contest, outbidding sev- eral other promoters during negotiations, which continued for some days. Of thiy NEW YORK, March 24 of the principals, promoters and referee The statements of the big fight are as follows: Willard: "I have net figured out any particular line of battl#, for I have never seen Moran in action and cannot tell Just what he will do. It may take me several rounds to size him up, but once I know what he has gotl shall be in a position to go ahead and box for his weakest point. I haven't the slightest whether it will Lo a fast or a slow Much depends tpor what Moran It me he meets me half way, the bout ought to satisfy every spectator in the garden, for it will be fast ana full of action from start to finish. If he will stand up and box blew for blow, I will win decisively. “T am perfectly satiefled with my con- dition and can go the full ten rounds at top speed If necessary. T am just as fine as I was in Havana snd feel more like boxing, as the heavy, damp alr in Cuba took some of the snap out of me thefe. There has been talk about the size of the ring, but T have never Inquired about It. 1am told that it will measure about elghteen feot inside the ropes, which is plenty big enough for me. I am not go- ing to do any backward running and can box just as well in a small or large ring. All last summor I boxed three rounds twice a day in a twelve-foqt ring, the tour lasting 166 duys without a break. I can step across an eighteen-foot ring in two atrides, so I guess that I can catch Moran in oase starts backing away. Moran: I have no misgivings as to the outcome of my bout with ‘Willard. 1 am positive that I will win dech¥ively #nd carry the world'z heavywelght title out of the ring with me. Atno previous stage of my life have 1 been in such fine physical condition nor have I ever felt more confident of defeating an opponent. Wiilard is a bigger man than I am phys- feally, but in no other way has he any advan . When T met nson in Paris in 1914 the then champlon' was in méch this purse was finally agreed upon, Rick- ard’s disappointed rivals declared that the sum was ridiculously out of propor- tion to the value of the match and pre- dicted that he would lose a barrel of money, ‘The former Texas cowboy went abont the contest in the same manner the Johnson-Jeffries matuh fev., on July 4, 1910, with the gate receipts and it ] H ¥ ] zE { g | i i i H H H ity % would cause the champlonship to pass as would the disqualifying of Willaxd by the referee as the result of a foul blow adminiatered during the contest. If the referee should stop the bout because he was of the opinlon that Willard was unable to continue, Moran would be automatically declared the winner and thus become the title holder. Should both boxers be on their feet at the end of the ten rounds no official decislon can be rendered and the winner on points then becomes a matter of opinion among those about the ringside. It is owing to these posaibilities that Charley White, the veteran referee and arbiter of many championship bouts, has been selected to act as third man in the ring. White's record covers many years of officiating in all parts of the country when champlonship fights in all classes were of common occurrence. He has acted in this capacity at many of the most prominent contests in which tities passed, and Is conceded to be one of the most expert Judges of boxing in the game today. H 4 HH | i ] 2 5335383 i ] HH i E 5 i i H i £ : i f of Big Mix Compares to Other Big Bouts favorite, with very sight, although In- ts have been made odds which range 1, with Willard the Pugllists’ Gate ‘These odds are not Principals Purse. Recelpta. miuch upon the records of the |seJohnson-Jeftries . $13 000 50,718 principals as on the champion's great | **Willard-Moran .. Lz onge | advantages over Moran. Jabn L 3 Wil- will outwelgh his opponent close to 33,600 o6, 300 3 meet In the ring. i [N ! Coy . an advantage of | Medovern B MedGovern- Erne Nelson-Britt Wol Nel Gans-Britt .. Fitzsim’ns-Ruhlin Nelson-Gans Britt-Corbett Jeffries-Ruhlin Jettries- Fitzsim ns Britt-Nelson Johdson-Ketchel Nelson-Britt their hitting ability than skill in the sclence of leading and blocking. While Moran {s expected to be the more aggre: sive of the two, it is thought Willard great reach and height will make it dif- ficuit for the Pittsburgher to land a blow that might lead to a knockout. Willard, on the other hand, has never shown a disposition to force the fighting in the early rounds of his cohtests or to use his strength with viclousness unless badly stung by his opponent’s blows. his preparatory work, Moran has been practicing with his left hand and has snnounced with a degree of con- he will surprise many who think Teach **Promoled by Tex Rickard Michigan Star Will Not Sign with Mack Pitcher Charles Ferguson of the Phila- del Americans will not join the Ath. lotié8 this season. but will continue to practios law at Wayne, W. Va. Wayne Is Perguson’s home town, Ferguson. next to Sisler, who is with the 8t. Louis Amer foans, was considered the star of the pitching corps of the University of Mich- igan for two seasons. President Navin of the Detrolt Americans tried to obtain him last year, but Philadelphia had a pre wvious claim. GETS FIFTY BUCKS FROM CUBS FOR BUMP ON HEAD For an ipjury to his head, suffered last summer, when & plece of steel fell from the score board at the Cubs’ park in Chi- cago, Sol Harris will recelve §0. Heg sued the Chicago National league club for §L000, but the jury trimmed the amount fidence he 48 only a right-handed fighter. Willard's great advantage in I & considerable handicap offset, and, according to carefully tehed both urse of training, the do a lot of damage he to ha for ve men du their ‘champion with fully clever right uppercut, the greatest blow that Kansan has developed. Doubt m expres-ed in some quar- ters as her Willavd s actually risking heavywelght championship in with Moran, owing to the fact co! to has to his Botn Willard and Moran Admit They Will Be Victors Tonight #ince he won the charmplonship last April, Coffey here last October in the third hands were not in good shape on that oc- bout s over, class today. championship. going to put up a clean, hard bout, in ac- cordance with common sense rules of the THE BF Copyright tional News Service OMAHA ATURDAY 1915, Interna SAY -DINTY- COME OVER TO Mg HOUSE \WTH A AN TROW IT IN STORY WINDOW - ( [ better shape than when Willard took his title from him last year in Cuba, “Willard has not fought any battle but I have. I knocked out Bombadier Wells in London in ten rounds last March and in July won by the same route from George Sims In six rounds in the English metropolls. A knockout of Jim round surely proved that I was coming right along. My last bout with Coffey, nearly three months ago, went nine rounds before I got him again. My casion, but they are all right now. I claim that T am better ih every way, ex- cept size, than Willard, and the public will be satisfled with that fact when the “T have not planned how I am going to fight Willard. Tt all depends on how he acts In the ring. I never saw Willard in action except iIn moving plctures and T don’t know how fast his mind warka, but I do know that I can think fast and act owiftly. I can her force the,pace or walt. I am positive that I can see an opening and take udvantage of it as quickly as any man in the heavyweight I feel that I possess all the qualities that are necessary to win a Wait and eee. Charley White, refores: “I do not ex- pect any trouble in refereeing the bout, because I am sure that both Willard and Moran know the rules thorolghly and are game. They are both fair, sportsmaniike fighters and will practically referee the bout themselves." Tex Ricard, promoter: share and it's up to thu big fellow now. Personally, 1 belleve that both Willard and Moran will box «t top speed and give the spectators m great run for their money. It has been a big undertaking and 1 want the climax to be in keeping." Rickard has close to $60,000 clear profit on his venture safely banked with a local 68 000 | Johnson had struck out twenty-two men Minor got Into communication with Can- TR T S putinton it Con and could not play, so Miner insisted | ,I at he be sent to Weiser and bring | {Johnson to Washington, where he could be looked over Within about ten davs Blankenship returned with Johnson. To DISCOVERED BY A MERE FAN trust compihy, it is saic. HOW JOHNSON. WAS. FOUND Here is Real Story of Way Great ‘Washington Pitcher Broke Into the American League. 2 The real story of how ‘the Washin, ton club obtained Walter Johnson, recog- nized as the greatest pitcher in the game today, has never really been told. Cliff Blankenship discovered him out at Welser, l1daho, after watching him pitch, Another story was te. the effect that Joe Cantilion had a friend who tipped him off, but during the recent American league meeting in New York President Ben Minor related the true facts of the coming of Waiter Johnson to the Wash- ington club In 1807. Mr. Minor had a friend who was interested in mines in the west. He is & native Washingtonia but was living in New York. His n is John McCoy. He made frequent trips to Idaho, where he had interests and one day saw Walter Johnson pitching for that team. He was impressed with the youngster and stopping off at Wash- Ington en route east he dropped in to see Mr. Minor and told him of Johnson. Men in base ball always get a lot of tips on and Mr. Minor of the Washing. id not give Walter Johnson ser- | fous thought at the time, In a month or 80 McCoy again stopped off in Washing- ton and brought clippings showing that | at Weiser. This, of course interested Minor, who took the .clippings and “T've done my | gp CORK - SCREW THE SECOND ™M LOCKED IN! MONEY INYOLYED FEATURES BATTLE Fact that Heavyweight Title is at Stake is Forced Into the Background. A GREAT FINANCIAL PROJECT NEW YORK, March 24.—Surrounded by the most representative assemblage that ever witnessed a pugllistic encounter in this country, Jess Willard and Frank Moran will meet here tomorrow night In & ten-round encounter of extraor- dinary possibilities. While the heavyweight champlonship of the world, now held by Willard, is virtually at stake, this feature of the contest is forced into the background to some txtent by the large amount of money Invilved In the purse and gate re- celpts and the types of spectators, who will attend, According to the predictions of the Moran contingent, there is more than an even chance that the heavyweight title will change hands befors the tenth round is completed, hut the promoters of the bout have not billed it as a bat- tle for the champlonship and Willard simply smiles when the possibility of his losing the title s mentioned within his hearings, Cannot Give Dectal Under the New York state boxing law no decision can be rendered by Referee Charley White, and the only way that Moran could win the title would be by knocking out his opponent, winning on & foyl committed by Willard, or to have the contest stopped by the referee be- oause the champlon was unable to con- tnue for any reason. n many quarters the probabllity of one of these contingencies arising is considered to be remote, but among the admirers of Moran It is accepted as a foregone clusion that the Pittsburgh heavyweight will put the conquerer of ‘ mson for the full count. While con- lence fairly | radiates in ' the Moran camp and among his close followers, it has had little effect on the wagering. Willard was quoted a twWo to one favorite immediately after the singing of the fight afticles, but these odds have shortened to some extent during the last week. No Officinl Quotation. There are no officlal quotations or odds on the outcome of the bout and nothing that resembles: wageripg by professional betters. Undoubtedly hundregds of private Wwagérs have been made at various adde, but us those are not on record, it is dif- ficult to fix on anything llke officlal quotations. In the bets made on Wil lard to win a consensus verdict among the experts at the ringside, 'the cham- plon at present rules a favorite at about 2 to 1. Wagering 3 to 1 that Willard wiil not knockeut Moran and § to 1 that Moran cannot stop Willard. In fact, the betting on the various angles of the bout #inks into insignificance when compared the conteet, assured and a purse of $71,20, jn addition to $10%00 of moving picture money to be divided between the pugs and promoters, scattered in a treasury reserve vault. Forced to Raise Bid. 8o far as Willard is concerned, the bout from the very beginning has been a fi- dismissed without serious consideration. Tex Rickard, the promoter of the bout, #7.500. Moran was originally signed to box for Rickard at $15,000. voluntarily raised Moran's share every time the Willard price was boosted a handed them tp Joe Cantllion, then man- ager of the team. Joe, naturally, was amused at the record, and he figured that some time he would take it up with some one and have the boy looked over. There the matter stood for several weeks, when McCoy again dropped in on Minor and asked If anything had been done about | tting Johnson. He was told that there | had not and then he said: “Look here, | Ben, John 1. Tavior of the Boston club s & pretty good friend of mine and unless you get this kid right away 1 will tel him to send out for him." There and then show that Johnson was a wise business man, even at that time, he insisted on being guaranteed transportation back to his home in California if he did not make sood. He proved he had the making of & great pitcher even then and when the season was over he called attention to the transportation, making the point that if the club was willing to pay it in the event he had falled is surely should be willing to do so seeing that it had decided to keep him, and he carried his point. . who had a trial' with the Pirates last spring, has been signed by Manager Torumy Leach for his Rochester team of the purse is just half of what Willard received. pected to make his blg money after he | had won fram Willard, while the latter | with everything to lose and nothing to &ain in the ring, took care that he was paid handsomely for any risks that he took In meting Moran inside the squared- cirele ‘This great initial cost and the large in- cidentl expenses have brought the total up te nearly $100,000, or about $10,000 o round if the fight goes the full distance. tickets at figures ranging from $2 down to §2 did not prove dificult as many could have béén sold and spec ulators were today face value of such tickets as they had obtained | Those List lncludes, enthusiasts | businoss, throughout prominent social and the country in - professiona theatrical The lst in Morgan Just O'Brien, State Supreme cour ¢ Keogh, Styvesant Fish, jr., Joh Harris s Manager. Owen Harrls has been named mana, of the Piedmon’ team in the new Poto- mac league. Belmont and William A. Brady. Women of soclal be among the box-sext spectators. Perfect physical concition and supreme confidence in their ability te win the MARCH with the many otber financial features of With gate receipts of close to $150,000 wagers of {5 and $10 look like copper cents nancial project in which the risking of his title was only a mere incident to be was forced to raise his bid several times before he secured Willard's signature at The latter | notch, with the result that Moran's share Moran repeatedly stated he ex- Confronted with these’ figures Rickard TENNIS ASSOCIATIONS realized that Ne would have to charge —_— high prices, yet the sale of some 1,00| ST LOUIS, Mo, March 24.—The Na Fully twice receiving double the Among thore who purchased their boxes and obtained choice positions are boxing life | cludes fore State Supreme Court Justice | Phillip Sousa, Colgate Hoyt Theodore | A similar trophy for inter-city temni | 8honts, David Belasco, Anthony J |conggsts will be donated annually by th: | Drexel, ir.. Mayor Curley, Boston: | Uniled States Lawn Tennis association Charles M. Weeghman, owner of the | The two associations will foster fre Chicago Cubs; Willlam Ziegler, August | olf and tennis for the people of large prominence also will 1MA, popular verdict on poiats or by knockout l GIANT ROOKIE IS SLUGGER OF were the high lights today in the train- LONG DRIVES. Ing camps of the two pugilists. Neither did any serious work and both reiterated tonight they were in alsolutely the pink of condition and ready to go ten rounds at top speed if necessary Willard an- nounced that he expicted to weigh just | about 220 pounds when he entered the ring, and Moran estimated his weight at about 208 pounds. Willard will have the advantage in weight, helght and’ reach over Moran, but this ¢oes not dismay the Intter, who takes great pleasure in citing the cases of scores of large boxers knocked out by their smaller opponents. Many See Moran Victor, While a great numbe: of the followers of leading pugilistic contests, including good judges of the game from experience inside and outside the ring, belleve that Willard will+ defeat Moran, the Pitts- burgh man has a host of friends who are equally positive that he will be the vic- tor. Among the most preminent of those who have declared in favor of Willard | are: James J. Corbett, James J. Jeffries, | Bob Fitzsimmons, Kid McCoy, “‘Philadel- phia Jack" O'Brien, Joc Choynski, Terry McGovern, Jack Cooper, Jack Gleason, Martin Jullan, Georze Considine, Billy Newman and Jack Skelly, Jack Johnson, the ex-champion, who met both men, believas that Moran is the better man and that the result of Satur- day night's contest will prove it. John- son’s bellef in Moran is shared in by John L. Sullivan, Jim Coffey, Tom S8harkey, Jack McAuliffe, James W, Cof- froth, Dal Hawkins, Jimmy Johnstone, Bill Gibson, Dan Hickvy and Benny Leo- nard, Announcement was made by the pro- moters of the fight that they had turned over to a private stakeholder the unpaid balance of $60,000 due the principals. The money probably will be paid to the men before they enter the ring. The total purse was $71,260, but Willard received $7,500 for signing the articles and Moran, 98,760 Willard d1d a little light work before a motion plcture camera today, but Moran spent the day In absolute quiet and an- nounced he would not leave his head- quarters agaln uneil he started for the garden tomorrow night. South Side Teams Will Enter State Bowling Tourney The Garlow's Colts, elty champions. and the Jotter's Old Age teams from the South Side will enter the state cham- plonship meet at Lincoin next week. The Jetters have already made arrangements to enter and Hurb Garlow, manager of the , 18 practically certain the en- tering his five at the same time. Bowling In class A Magic City teams will close next week. A South Side tournament will be held, but will prob- ably . be postponed until two or three GEORGE NELLY: MARLIN, Tx., March 2.—Ben: Kauff, will nave to go some to equal ‘the long distance hiiting being done by Ueorge Kelly, the Glant infield recruit. Every time tha lankly tecrutt connects with the ball it is bound to go a long way, and he has developed a habit of connecting quite often of late. Count that day lost, whose_ cotting sun doesn't find at least & triple chalked up against the name of the big boy from the Pacific coast. Kelly has the bulld for a long distance hitter, having broad shoulders and very long arms which enables him to reach A ball far on the outside of the plate; as he holds the bat away down on the handle, he brings it up with a long swish like that of a golfer making a drive off the gréen. STORZ BOWLERS SHOOT GRAND TOTAL OF 2,589 TOLEDO, O., March 23.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The Storz team of Omaha shot 2,58 on the second squad at the Ameri- can Bowling congress tonight. Fourteen teams on this squad were from South Bend Ind. Cochran, anchor man on the Storz team, hit for an even double cen- tury in the first game and aided his team in bringing it up to a total of 807 on the first game. Score: weeks because the Stock Yards leagues 2d. 3d. Total. do not finish before that time. It is }!‘: }2 :? possible that a handicap tournament can 156 182 5 be arranged before this late date and ar- 13 08 . 470 rangements are being made for such an 17 £ 91 event. R = The special match between the Gar- Bl R low's Colts and the Jetter's Old Age Victors. teams will not be held, according to an- nouncement of Garlow last evening. meet schedule for three weeks back had to be cancelled because members of the Jetter team could not get to-| gether. Their showing in the state meet | will afford plenty of comparison, how- ever. Rickert New Business | Manager of Toledo | NEW ORLBEANS, March 2.—Timely hitting today enabled the Cleveland Americans to defeat the New Orleans Southern association team, 4 to 2. TOLEDO, 0., March 2.—Lloyd Rickert secretary of the St. Louis Americans for evelen years and president of the St. Louls Federals for iwo years, has ac- cepted the business managership of the Toledo American association team, ac- | cording to word today from the training camp at Dawson Springs, Ky, Ed| Bweeney, a catcher, with the New York Americans for a number of years, been signed by Bresnahan MUNICIPAL GOLF AND est models, han of all tailors in $20, has These now. 8 tional Municipal Golf assoclation and th National Munictpal Tennls association are to be organized at a three-day meet- ing, which will open here today. Dele gates from many cities attended confer ences. A 31,000 golf trophy, to be awarded an nually to the winner of an inter-city championship in golf, has been an nounced The trophy must be displayed in publi in the eity in which it is won for six months after the contest, and it shall b known permanently as the St Louls | Municipal Golf trophy or the price of tiful colors and \ ¢ ties. It is planned to creanize the coun try into sections, and after the sectional #olf and tennis champlonships have been decided. state championship tournaments | are to be held 413 Distinctive Spring Clothing and Haberdashery for Men and Young Men You can search the eountry over and not find our wonderful Kensington and Society Brand Double Service Suits surpassed. 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He was bern at Bep- gen, Norway, thirty-one years age, While & young man, he gained a wide peputa- tion all through Norway as a bieyela rider, wreatler and souller, He has wen ful gold medal whioh was presented te him by Mrs. Ole Bull, widew af famous Nerweglan violinist, after ke ‘won a rowing race at Bergen, By werking as a blacksmith and pow- ing, Ordemanh has developed wonderful strength in his arma, handa and baok, Oyoling gave Ordeman aplendid leg muscles, Wrestlars whe have taekled Ordeman claimed he i§ strenger in his hands and arms than Ohampien Getch, Stanislaus Bbysske and Tusaift Mah- mout, Ordeman eamg te this country at the age of 18 and has resided In Minneapelis ever since, Binoe breaking into the wrest- ling game sevon yoars age, he has stowed away a comfortable fertune, Meat of hix money {s Invested In Minneapolly peal estate, Henry is very pepular in the Mill City because of the fact that he ig such a clean out fellow, He does, ney drink nor dissipate In any manner, iu happily married and the father three pretty little xirls, Fight Will 8tart About 8:03 Omaha Time This Evening NEW YORK, March 2%.—Unless tha plans of the Stats Boxing commission ge astray Willard and Moran will enter the ring tomorrow night at 3 The plan of the commission {a te start the opening preliminary at 6;%, Three fourround and one six-round beuts will be staged before the champlonship event, This plan will bring Jim Savage and Bat. tling Levinsky into the ring for the semi- final of ten rounds about 8:30 p, m., an the main bout about an hour later, The big bout will thus start at Omaha time and 7:30 Denver time, Magee Returns Hot Crack at Stallings In one of his raving moods en the bench George Btallings hauled Sherweed Magee over the coals, Magee wasn't quite agile enough in the outfield that day te suit his boss, “There you are," exalaimed George to Bherwood when the latter eame in between innings, “playing the fleld en one foot!" “Unh, responded Magea tranquilly, “thaf hard thing te do, I'm |the only outfielder in tho league that |can do 1t.” dsome patterns and the envy fit— $25 and $30 are just right in welgl_n for hower-proofed and eut in the our Manhattan Shirts. 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