Show JACK CURLEY SAYS WILLARD 1 PURSE E IS ENTIRELY BUNK LIKES JESS Champs Champ's Manager Ex-Manager Relates Relates Re Re- lates Formers Former's Similar Deal With Miller How Oklahoma Man Collected By Jack Curley NEW YORK Feb 13 We We Weare are now assured say those behind the project that Kaiser Villard has really decided to permit Jack Dempsey that great fighter from Utah into his august presence That all sounds good even if for no other reason than the fact that Willard will surely be deprived of his crown but I am convinced that there will not be a purse for the champion Hark back a few months when VIllard Wll VIl lard made a similar pompous announcement announcement an an- In connection with Colonel Colonel Colo Colo- nel Miller l of Oklahoma That time he was to receive for his end to fight Fulton In the course of two months the match out There was a bit of trouble between Miller l and Willard and the real facts came out that Miller and Willard formed a partnership to promote the match there was no guarantee of any sort and when Colonel Miller finally gave up his efforts and called upon Jess Wizard to settle his share of the ex expenses expenses ex- ex Incurred to promote the match Willard Villard refused to pay And AId here is something all the public do does s not know Colonel Miller topped with His wide brim Oklahoma visited Willards Willard's room shut and locked the door laid the expense account account ac ac- count on the dresser and called on WInard to make good his 2500 share Willard refused Colonel Miller laid a steel blue 45 Colt on the dresser and with a stern look told Willard Villard that he would collect the amount In full before both left the room alive Willard lost no time writing out the check for the mount amount In full tuU and he did not stop payment on It either The whole thing is a gigantic bluff a lot of misrepresentation when probably probably ably the truth would better appeal to the public and less resentment and opposition would come If they would have confined themselves to the truth Willard left Los Angeles because he felt annoyed by the public not falling for him he left Chicago because the law applied to Jess Willard the same as it did to all an citizens and I have it iton iton on good authority he is now contemplating contemplating plating moving to Europe because he heis heis is annoyed again by the public His stoic selfish superior nature cannot live long any place His idea is that I Rickard can tour him in Europe and his intention is to leave this country flat Willard's Willards slacker record will precede precede pre pre- cede him to Europe and he will not make good It wont won't be any time until he will again feel annoyed and then he will probably seek abode in China |