EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1916
DOINGS IN THE FISTIC WORLD RED AND BLUE WILL ENTER BIG INDOOR TRACK MEET
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WILLARD, IN POOR CONDITION, -TO
GET $30,000 FOR BIG BOUT
Heavyweight Champion Will Accept $1000 a
Minute to Battle With Moran; Rickard
Expects $100,000 House
Dy RODEUT W.
EXCEPT for the signatures of all par
ties concerned, tho Wlltard-Mornn
Bcrap Is cinched and will be held In Mew
York some tlmo beforo the circus season
starts. Just where the bout will be staged
la not known, but this I a minor detail.
and tno promoters nre looking for a com
panionable building thnt will hold aMOO.Ono
crowd It Is necessary to get that 1100,000
crowd or the promoters will not have a.
pleasant time.
While tho common or garden variety of
pugilistic Impresarios were spnrrlng for an
opening and upsetting lots of conversa
tion about what they Intended to do, Mr.
Tex Illckard stepped In with some big
league stuff, chased them away and hung
tip $15,000 In real monoy for the fracas,
And tho fnnny part of It all Is that Mr.
Ttlckard means business. Ho wilt place
tho entire amount In the hands of the
stakeholders two days before the fight and
promises Wlllard a bonus of $5000 for
signing.
Wants Modest Sum
This sounds so good that there Is no
doubt that tho battle will bo held.
Wlllard has condescended to Indulge In
ten-round bouts In New York for W0.0.XI
per bout, or $1000 per minute, which Is
nwfully sweet of him. Illckard has prom
ised him that amount nnd the other
JIfiOOO will bo slipped to Moran. It Is be
lieved that the Plttsburgher will reluctant
ly accept $500 n minute or more If his
Jaw stops one of the champion's healthy
wallops enrly In tho struggle.
Tox Illckard, who put on tho Johnson
Joffrles disaster at Ilcno and paid $101,001)
for tho privilege. Is not making a blind
gamble In this case. New York will fall
for tho match and $(00O will bo n mere
trifle. It Is Intended to charge from $10
to $100 per seat, and It's a cinch that the
8. It. O. sign will be hung on the front
door long beforo the principals enter the
ring.
At the Moran-Coffcy bout last week,
some 16,000 fans paid all the way from $2
to $10 for scats at Madison Square Oardcn.
Moro than $Z3,0O0 poured Into the box
office. The AVIIlard-Moran fuss probably
will bo held at tho Hippodrome, where
only G000 persons can attend. I can easily
be seen that almost any . rice will bo paid
for scats.
There Is little likelihood of the battle
being staged before the middle of April.
Wlllard Is In very pour condition and It
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will take time to work off that 60 pounds
of surplus weight he Is carrying around
with him, Tom Jones wants a couple of
months for training nnd the promoters
will bo forced to grant the additional
time.
A glance ovor Wlllard's career In the ring
shows that It Is not very impressive. In
fact, we were surprised when we noted
that the champion has fought only once In
to years. In April, 1014, Jess knocked out
a "ham" athlete, who sailed under tho
name of Ocorgo Itodol. On April 6, 1916. he
won the tltlo from Jack Johnson, and then
Joined the circus He has been accumu
lating money nnd lots of surplus weigh
ever since, and ho practically will have to
stage a "come back" In bis first light as
champion of the world. .
Moran Looks Easy
Hut. as we have sold before, Moran
should not provo a dangerous foe. He Is
easy to hit, and when n heavyweight
lands a good wallop tho floor generally
files up and meets the victim coming
down. Moran has a habit of taking lots
of punishment. If Jess has not sprnlned
his nrm counting the gnte receipts all Inst
summer, he should be ablo to connect
with Mr. Moran's Jaw before tho light
has gono very far.
An we drng tho grnndoldope out of re
tirement, we note thnt Moran fought a
20-round battle with .lack Johnson In
I'arls and was coming strong at tho end.
This shows thnt Frank took lots of pun
ishment and stood the gaff without going
to sleep. Johnson might not have been
In the best of condition, but he did his
best nnd failed to knock out the Pltts
burgher. It took Wlllard 2rt rounds to
win from Johnson. According to this
comparison, Moran should last the 10
rounds, provided, however, that Wlllard
has forgotten how to hit.
Big Local Fights
This $15,000 purse recalls some of tho
big "money" fights held In Philadelphia In
tho past. Terry McOovern nnd Ilattllng
Nelson drew a $32,'00 house at tho Na
tional, and Jack O'llrlen and Jack John
son got $19,000 worth of cash customers
nt tho same place. Tho Ketchel-O'llrlcn
nilx-up drew $18,000.
Tho McKorland-CSIbbons dancing sketch
held In New York Inst fall drew $32,500.
nnd the Jeffrlcs-Khnrkoy battle, held In
Coney Island on November 3, HOB, drew
$66,.10O.
PENN TO ENTER
TEAMS IN BIG
INDOOR MEET
First Regiment A. A. Will
Have Great Carnival at
Armory in February
TOO MUCH ATHLETIC SUCCESS
CAUSES ULTIMATE DOWNFALL
By GRANTLAND RICE
MILITARY ATHLETES
The local Indoor trnck nnd field sea
son will be opened by the big carnival
of games and relay races In be conducted
by tho rirst Iteglmcnt Athletic Asso
ciation at tho armory, Uroad and Cnl
lowhlll streets, on Saturday evening, Feb
ruary C. The association has listed H
events.
Military athletes will compete In the
usual sprints, runs, hurdles, tug-of-wnr,
centipede nnd wall-scaling events, and In
addition there will be n mile handicap
rel.iy rnco and n half mile novice relny
rare for company teams. The very popu
lar nnd exciting null-scaling event will
bo Improved upon this season liv the ue
of an additional nntl, which will permit
two or more tenms to clear tho height at
mullancously, which will undoubtedly add
to tho keenness of the spirited cnmpetl-
UUII.
Dr. Ocorgo Orton, Perm's trnck conch,
bus oKiiitieil his Intentions nt entiling
virtually nil of tho mnllnbln men In
this meet excepting the two-mili- 4 :
relay tenm, which Is to compete out of
town on thnt date There nre thlec
events on the program for A. A. U
nthletes. They are: 410-jnids iun, two
mile run nnd a special linlfitlini in"),
yard run In which sevcrnl of the beat
middle distance runnel h of this section
will be entered.
Kntry blnnks for this meet nre now
ready nnd mny be bad from Major
Thomas P. Median, 12i"i Chestnut street
or 1st Regiment armory, Philadelphia.
League Official Sued
DnN'VlMt. Col . Jan. II. Tno suits for dam
num. nrli for SSA.IXM. lian lioni tiled In tlii
Iils'rlrt Court iiKjilurt Jnnirn V Mi-llll. nnner
of tho Demer Western l.fiiif nnl thi Indlin
nrolls American AMFoclntlnn Imaclmll tenm
One an t wiih HIM hy John r Corfcy former
mnnniter of the I)cncr tenm, nnd the neiond
wa Mleil hv l.nreiin V. Coffev. hi wife llncli
coinulnlnt chiirKcit Mccilll with Improper con
duct touard Mrs. Coffey.
TOO much success too much esse and
victory produces fatness, softness,
lack of the proper fibre.
This statement is Important as regards
tho present status of this nation, fre
quently known as the t). S, of A.
A Few Proofs
Wc think we dan prove the above state
ment. "Take the five atnr hall clubs of
tho last IS years-tho Pirates of 1901-1902;
the Cubs n, 1W-I9I0! the Pirates of VjoJ-
I'M; the Athletics of 1910-191I, and tho
(Hants of 1911-1913.
These were nil great machines. They
were considered well-nigh Invincible. Out
after two or three sensons of constnnt
victory of good luck they went soft,
stale and were easily dismantled. You
mnv recall how the old Cubs caved In and
blew You certainly remember how the
famed Mackm n went to the mush when
they weie still u young club and supposed
to be at their best. They went 'bnd
through the softness brought on by too
much prospetlty.
Knlr Samples
These arc all fair samples or clans who
were wrecked mainly because they lost
their pep and ambition because they
hadn't suffered sufficiently to become
strong nnd bnrdy again.
This proof can be extended to football
Ten yeats ago Yale was beating Harvard
nlth consummate ease. Penn was trim
ming Cornell as regularly as the arrival
of each frusty Thanksgiving.
Alt this time Yale and Penn were grow
ing fnt nnd careless from tooiuuch vie
toiy. All th's time Harvard and Cornell
were learning bitter but valued lessons
from ilefent nnd suffering nnd hard luck.
You may rccnlll what has happened In
the last few years since Yale and Penn
began to pay the penalty. You may recall
what has happened not to Harvard nnd
Cornell, but to Yale and Tenn It wns
the most natuinl thing in tho world. For
It followed a law of tho amc as sure
and certain as life and the denth that
follows life
This same law works for a nation as It
does for on Individual or for a club, You
couldn't mnke the nverago citizen believe
It If you crammed his system full of proof
from heel to head, but tho same law
which hit Pirates. Cubs. Giants, Mack
men, Ynle and Penn, has now hit the
United Stntes of America This country
ns a virile, hardy nation has gone soft
and fat. The old hardihood and capacity
for suffering has gone, One has only to
rend a few congressional speeches to
know how far back this nation has
ullnnerl. Too much prosperity has pro
duced the disease that Is sure to bring ,
disaster softness, heart fatness nnd lack .
of the right fibre The tlmo Is coming
when this will be proven. But no one
could make the average citizen believe
It Just ns no one could make Cubs, Ti
gers. Mackmcn, Qtants, Ynle or Penn be- ,
lleve It.
When you nre up tnere you nre unbeat
able. Sullivan was unbeatable! Corbett
was unbeatable: Fltz was unbeatable;
Jeffries and Johnson wero unbeatable (
until the right time came.
Prosperity seems to bo n very fine
thing. But It so happens that no one man I
or no one nntlon can develop the right I
sort of Inner strength on an abundanco of
prosperity The best trainer In tho .
world Is hard luck. The best conditioner I
for seasons on beyond Is defeat. These
are the great Instructors of the game
for whose who arc worth while.
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DAVE FllLTZ IS
SUING CRITIC
FOR $10,000
"Jimmy" Sinnott Wrote
Harsh Words About His
Work as Football Official
Percy and George
Would Fain Confer
ONCE BALL PLAYER !
Tltcje Is hope for the much abused foot
ball official In tho future. No longer can
tho newspaper "expert" sit In his ofllco
ahd tell the public all nbout tho poor
woik of tho arbiter on tho gridiron and
get away with It. It's against tho law
and tho scribe Is liable for heavy dam
ages, If he la caught.
All of which Is a prelude to the story
of Dave Tultz, lawyer, friend of baseball
plajcra and' football official In tho fall.
Mr. Fultz was sovorely criticized for his
work In the Harvnrd-Penn State game
last October and he considers the knock
worth $10,000. He has sued James P. Sin
nott, of tho New York Mall, because of the
'unjust criticism."
Jlere's the Story
This la whnt the Mall has to say about
it:
Dave Fultz Is suing Jimmy Sinnott
for 110.000!
Here's hoping he gets It. If Jimmy
ljns that much money tho sporting
page or ine Livening Mall nercny de
clares In.
Dave's grievance Is that Sinnott
thought he detected a slight friendli
ness to Harvard on the part of the of
ficials at the Harvard-Pcnn State foot
ball game last November, and said so
in hla report of the contest. Dave In
sists that this amounted to charging
him with "Incompetency and dishon
esty In his business and to hold him
Up to public Bcorn and ridicule."
Mr, Fultz'a business, according to the
city directory. Is that of attorney-at-law.
Just what the practice of law
has to do with Intercollegiate football
is not set forth In his complaint.
Interviewed by a, representative of tho
Evening Mail Mr. Sinnott said:
Down in Texas
Last time I was down at the Giants'
training camp at Marlln, Tex., I want
ed some change to tip the boy that car
ried my bag, An old col q red man was
passing by and I said to him:
"Uncle, let me have change for a 110
dollar bill, will youf
The old man looked at me a minute,
pulled off Ns hat and made a profound
bow, ' 'peed boss, I ain't got It, but I
Uiantcs you sincerely ton ue compli
ment." This Is the first time that I have ever
been complimented by being sued for
to.ooo.
The Xunny part of It Is, Mr, Slnr.itt
continued, that I 4Cnt even know
Dave Fultz was one of the officials on
that day until the papers u the law
suit were served on me. Alt I lu.ve to
say U that If Dave can find $10,000 be
longing to me I am willing to spilt
fifty-fifty with him.
Fultz Interviewed
Mr FulU was also Interviewed. He
maintained that there was nothing per
gonal In his bringing the suit, but that
the, organization of football officials had
got together and decided they must pro
tect themselves "against unjust criticism
by newspaper reporters,"
Air Full did not specify the particular
' Wasilye brain in which this wonderful
scheme of self-protection originated. It
must be admitted, however, that It's a
wonder So perfectly asy, too.
Next thing the baseball umpires will
set" together and garnishee the salaries
pf the ball players who publicly criticize
their decisions. Mr Fultz was a profes
sional ball player ones himself. Presum
ably he always accepted the decision of
the umpire, as exactly fair and Just.
It's a funny world.
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BOSTON, .Tnn. 13. P. D. Haugh
ton nnd George T. Stalling nre
anxious for a visit from each other.
Haughton has been obHRcd to re
fuse n cordial olTcr from Stallings
to go quail hunting in Georgia nnd
nt the samo time he urged tho
manager of the Braves to come
north at his earliest convenience.
The Stallings telegram to Haugh
ton said: "Would it be possible for
yu to come south with some of
yor friends for a hunting party?
Cn offer you good quail shooting
with good dogs. If not I will come
north. It is very important that we
get action on a couple of players
that the club needs."
Haughton's return message was:
"Very much regret that I cannot
accept your kind hunting invjtation.
So mnny matters require my at
tention that It will be impossible
for me to get away. Please let me
know when you enn at your earliest
convenience come north."
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Merrick Levy drfrntM Joseph Orlffo by n
core of ls to 0". In the afternoon mma of
i nojrkct blllUril tournament for the chum.
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