Show I I I I FAMOUS PROMOTER WILL ILL BE WITH I US SOON Jack Curley Is on His Way Here as Advance Ag Agent nt for Jess Willard Jack Curley one of the worlds world's greatest sport promoters and former newspaper man will be with us in a afew afew afew Jack Jacks is at Provo few days now as advance courier of the Sells Sells-Floto cIrcus circus cir cIr- cus cue and over the phone this morning advised us that he will wiil be here to renew renew re re- new old acquaintances tomorrow or Saturday The most interesting portion of Jacks Jack's visit a as 81 far as the tho sporting page is concerned is i. the presence with that famous organization of Jess Joss Willard worlds world's champion boxer supported by bythe bythe the greatest aggregation of athletes that money could assemble Curley says that the circus never has had a season like this and the crowds have been of a capacity order everywhere they have shown and that the greatest enthusiasm has been shown by all For some time now Curleys Curley's name has been linked with most of or the great gladiators of or the ring and mat Jacks Jack's first actual experience with Gotch came at a a. time when Fred Beell Been of Wis then coming Into much repute as a great little man sought a match for the title with Gotch Curley promoted the affair and it gave Gotch his first claim to championship honors That also was the first real taste of promoting that Jack got and he wanted more of it But W. W W. W of Minneapolis broke into the sport game along about that time and anti outbid Curley for the first match between Gotch and George the Russian lion This match got Gotch the worlds world's title But Jack went right along after that and was chief promoter of the Gotch Gotch- Rouen Gotch- Gotch Gotch Mahmout Zbyszko Gotch-Zbyszko and Gotch matches the latter being the second encounter As a grand windup he was partner co-partner with Harry Frazee in promoting the famous trip that Jim Jeffries and Gotch took with an all aU star company At different times he has managed some of the most famous wrestlers of the world Including Aberg who Is Isnow Isnow isnow now with the circus the younger Zbyszko ko and many others International lines never stopped the tireless Curley He Jumped Into London and promoted the Roller-Gama Roller match and then crossed over Into Vienna and put on the Roller Zb Roller Zbyszko and Zbyszko- Zbyszko contests these theS giving him high standing as a a. man who would take a chance In fact that is what Jack has been doing all of or his life lICe Think of ot how tireless tireless tireless tire tire- less and indefatigable he was in staging the contest between Jess Willard and Jack Johnson When the negro declined to go Into Juarez and make a fight be because because because be- be cause of the fear he had of ever being able to get out of that disturbed country Curley went to Johnson and the battle was staged staled for Havana Cuba Jack did this on little more than a shoestring His I partners did not like to spend any more moreon moreon moreon on what they thought was a a. lost cause an and said I so plainly That h never e r worried d Curley and he went went ahead and decided the fight He lIe had hadI about 30 cents In his pockets when he heI got through but he made a worlds world's name and now is reaping the benefits of that Think too what he did at Las Vegas Vega N. N M. M with the Jack Johnson-Jim Johnson Flynn battle In the taco face ace of ot gubernatorial opposition opposition opposition op op- op- op position he went right ahead and de decided decided do- do the contest Just the same Few In the boxing fame ane have not at one time or another fought under Curleys Curley's management He has personally personally personally person person- ally handled such men as all Benny Yang Yang-er Frankie Frankle Noel Harry Forbes Dave Barry Barry Barry Bar Bar- ry ry- ry Syracuse Tommy Ryan the Sullivan Sullivan Sulli SulU- van Twins Twin Jimmy and George Gardner Marvin Hart John Willie Jim Flynn the Pueblo war horse whom he still has and with Tom Jones Is is a partner in the management of Jess Willard worlds world's Champion That Curley Curle knows no lines is shown bythe fact tact that in addition to his experience experience ex ex- In foreign lands he promoted the Marvin MUte Hart Schreck fight tight at Tonopah Nev Ncr as w well as the New Mex MexIco Mexico ico leo affair In which Johnson and Flynn took part lIes lIe's little short of a wonder is this big fellow I |