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Show in signs m MEET JMLL1 Bout Is to Be 20 to 45 Rounds; Johnson Gets $30,000 Boxing enthusiasts in th s country i have been eager to learn how the articles of agreement between Jack Johnson and ! Jess Willard read A copy of the con tract s gned by Jol nson has read ed this country There no longer is any question about XV ard be ng the man vho w 1 f ght Johnson Mcvey wi ha e to await be p easure of the champ on before he gets a crack at the title One of the unusual clauses In the articles Is that etlpulat ng that the press must be adm tted to the tra n ng quar ters of the princ pals and that the fight ers must subm t to med ca examinat on once a week. A copy of tl e artic es fo lows This agreement made the 16th day ! of No ember 1914 between Jack , Curley of New York City USA. ! of t e f rst part, and Jack Johnson, at present of London kngand ot j the second part ! Whereby t is agreed as fo ons i The sa d Jack Johnson agrees wi h the said Jack Curley to engage n a boxing contest accord ng o Marqu s of Queensberry ru es, w th f ve ounce g oves with one Jess Willard of America. The said contest to be schedu ed for from twenty rounds to for y f ve rounds at the d rection and d scretion of the said Jack Cur ey The party hereto of the second part to be a lowed to wear soft bandages on h s hands If be so deb es Thfl nfl rtv hrAto nf th a first nn rt agrees to promote saad contest and to pay the party he eto of seco d part for his serv ces the sum of $30 000 (thirty thousand dollars In Amer lean legal tender nd fur her agrees to pay him one half of the net amount rece ved from the moving pictures to be taken of the contest The party hereto of the first part agrees 'to se ect the locat on for the contest not later than February 1 1915 And to so not fy the party of the second part in r t ng o by cab e care American Express company London, un ess otherwise reques ed by the said Jack Jo nson The party here o of the first part agrees to hold the contest between March 16 and March 30 191o and to not fy the party hereto of the second part of the exact date not less than one lunar month befo e the match The party hereto of the f rst part agrees to pay the party thereto of the second part $1000 expe se money on demand through the American Ex press company London any time after the & gn ng of the agieement The said Jacl Lu ley agrees to pay t e sa d Jack Johnson or to h s or der the abo e ment oned $30 000 (t rty thousand do ars) for his ser vices befo e he goes to the r ng The referee sal be n utua ly agreed upon between the two above mentioned parties and Jess Wi ard or Ills aut o zed representative at least two weeks befo e the co test The party hereto of the second part agrees not to engage n any box ng contest oefore the fu fil ment of this agreement w thout tl e co sent in writ ng of tho said Jack Curley It is hereby agreed that t e said Jack Jo nson and Jess W ard the contes an s must be open for pub 1 c training and to adm t thereto all authorized newspaper rep esenta tlves and to undergo a medical ex am nation on the request of the sa d Jack Curlej once a week for the four weeks immediate y preceding the con test Each party thereto agrees to de pos t wl h n fourtee das s $5000 with Robert C Vernon of New Tork City It is hereby mutually agreed be tween the part es he eto tha n case any dispute or difference aha arse with reference to th s agreen ent, said dispute or d fference sha be referred to the said Robe t C Ver non as arbltrato and both part es agree that they accept any award made by him w th reference to tl e depos t money as flna As witness the hands of the pa es JACK JOHNSON W Itness to the signature of the above named Jack Johnson T J BMBFRGEB J BANII ORT 5 |