Show TUNNEY DRAS NEW NE COLOR GOLDA LINE A Offers to Battle Wills 1 s but Refuses Godfrey By HENRY L L. L FARRELL United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK Nov 4 Plans Plans to match Gene Tunney New York heavyweight contender and George Godfrey giant Philadelphia negro in the big feature match of the in indoor indoor indoor in- in door season were abandoned today when Tunney's manager said he wasn't interested Promoters wanted the match as the main event ent of an star all-star show that is to be staged in Madison Square Garden December cember 18 for tor the benefit of the New York Christmas fund and they looked upon it as the best attraction that could be arranged Billy Gibson Tunney's manager offered the peculiar pecullar excuse that the former marine marina had drawn the color line and that Harry Wills was the only negro that he would condescend condescend condescend conde conde- to fight Tunney has been complaining that the refusal of Wills WllIs to acc accept pt his challenge had forced him into idleness Newark promoters who staged the recent flop between Wills and Floyd Johnson said that Wills was willing to accept Tunney for that date but that Gibson refused on the grounds that it was an outdoor attraction and that neither of the fighters could get the purse out of an armory that the match was worth Following his knockout victories over Tommy Gibbons and Bartley Madden two boxers who had never been stopped before Tunney Jumped to a high position in the heavyweight class and became a legitimate prospect for tor a championship champion champion- ship fight Godfrey for tor some reason seems to have earned a lot of respect from the heavyweight contenders Wills has avoided him for two years Paddy Mullins the manager of Wills claimed that Godfrey was under the management of Jack Kearns and that Kearns was using us usIng using us- us ing him hm as a buffer to keep Wills way away from the champion |