Show NoT NO I t FOR KilBANE E ETO y I Iy r 1 TO WIN o Jo j 1 r j it i 1 Williams Was Easy Int esting Dope Fro From p ri- ri 1 of Igoe j iBy i By Dy IGOE l i NEW YORK fORK March 27 It It wasn't wain feather feathe much of a effort for Johnny Kilbane to prOve prove that that that- while Kid Williams Is a nice nice boy a splendid specimen of midget athlete athlete- he belongs belong away down the line tine In Inan- Inan nj lIn n- n other ether class cia of fighters entirely It wa was waa as expected that fight In Phila Phil delphia Johnny ha had too much reach too toe much height too much we weIght and ana most moat of all too much cia cla It didn't that a great seem seam possible A champion of ef a smaller maller class cia could evs hope to beat a a great champion of r th h class clan I above O him I y After all the talk about net nOt being able to made ringside he surprised surprised sur sur- everybody by getting on the tho training and tipping scales In his hla camp the beam bum at Kilbane like Williams now wants wanta to step ou of his hll clays rand fight Welsh In the cl dais class above him JO Johnny said I alter after the light fight x i f I want a crack at Welsh h. h I Incan Ican whip him suro suto Hes He's sot rot nothing left and Im I'm young youn and aa oa f fresh h asa as aa asa a daisy Ue U. can an any weight el ht th suits him A ton too can bo be his his' ringside k weight If It hell he'll only ogres oree ee to meet me rite Six ten twenty or 01 a IL finish fight 11 him watch watch mel stop top V t Philadelphia is t. proud of the St. St lat v ricks rick's night turnout Experts h have hav estl esti V mated that fans paId to see sea th the Williams Clabby Clabby-Ahearn rival shows The National club which put on Ahern Ahearn said and Clabby t her eight other stars stare had hod people In the house at prices from B E toL They claim the r receipts were The Olympia A A. 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C putting on tho the Williams ms and nd nd Kilbane bout drew people who paid They claim that they broke even after alter paying the tho pair theirs their guarantee of 1 f McGuigan of the tho National club rival 1 show paid out something like Alter Af At Atter After ter expenses were taken out he edl that he was nearly 1000 to the tho bO good All AU reports tr from Cuba 3 sound cund mf hi peaceful pel Aa M a matter of fact tact Jess leu Willard's Willards Wit Wil- lards lard's giant size and general useful a ass ass- j ap-j haa has startled the natives native Thos who had felt that Willard Villard was wa n. n being led to have changed 1 their minds John R- R Robinson who Is la down there aa as publicity man for tor tho the big bh show writes me that Willard Is III a tremendous tre hit and that he himself knowIng knowIng know know- In Ing Johnson like a book fe feels feis ls that the tho black man mars is doomed loomed to lose his title title- I Jack Jock says that Johnsons Johnson's knees knes are aret arel fatty and thero there Is n. n general overfed averted look Jook about him Put Tut me mf down alon along with Jack Jock Curl Curley y aa s saying that I I. I Ibe- Ibe be believe be- be Hove lieve Willard Will stop Johnson This Thin is Ihnot press stuff stuff stuff-no no boost o of tho the un- un its Its the low down to you ou ole old man man Its Its It's my guess guus Jess Willard will stop atop Jack Johnson N Jack Curl Curley y malts malls me mc the th following follo from Cuba lI Havana vana Cuba March Owing March Owing to to I conflicting conflicting- reports which have been bean sent out regarding the the Johnson Willard-Johnson on fight scheduled for tor this city on the morning of Sunday April 4 4 for forthe the championship world worlds heavy weight Manager Jack Jl CurIo Jn n n charge of the battle has haa Issued the following tate ment merit under his own own signature JV By fly JACK CURLEY tj Jack Johnson and Jess Willard will meet for far fifteen rounds rounds' In Havana Havana- on one on April t. 4 4 for the worlds world title Both men are here Bob Armstrong is on the wa way to Havana to take charge chArgo of Johnsons Johnson's John John- sons son's training Johnson wel weighs hs slightly mote more than pounds and la is at Just a. a right right- weight to stAnd stand u a a- siege of ot hard training The hattie battle will wUl take place at the Oriental race track Mariano about aboul live five miles milea from the heart of ot Havana ana and easy eay of access by trolly carriage a and id automobile Accommodations wilt will be b prepared for tor people Admission prices range from 3 to 25 and already more than 1000 worth of tickets have hav been reserved Johnson wm wID receive in all aU for tor his hta share hare of ot the purse pure fI and the tha money already 11 is posted L Letters Let Let- t- t tera have been bun rec received from the most influential officials and laymen In Cuba all aU favoring here There is 18 no serious opposition and the bAttle buttle will wilt take place placa aa as scheduled The referee referee ref ref- tree la is to b bo named later Special railroad and boat rates will be made with Havana navana as aa an objective point for far April 4 We expect people from the states and are certain to draw drw more than 3 from tram Havana on and Cube Cuba There Thero Is 13 no no doubt regarding th th the success of ot the battle both from toni a fInan cial etal and pugilistic standpoint Mailand Mall Mail and cables for the promoters will win reach ready us at the Hotel Plata Havana Cuba J Well you au should have heard the t Continued on page e 4 11 1 I V NO EFFORT 2 ir f Continued C u c from page 3 3 t ft im emanated r t dr from U m Uthe the throats of that line of or baseball sages agu who sit in the tho 4 dead center front right behind the screen and anI tell ten you Ty Cobb is a wondel won- won del when fortunately for them th the 4 to chap chip Is fl They rode poor Thorpe the next o Iday day like a 4 lot of or hounds bounds on a a. wounded 4 t c Send him home to his tribe t. t y big h heed head fat d a battle of red fire tire and send him back He Ho might beat beat the w world d at those Olympic but for v the ton leva Mike dont don't try to graft him f onto onto the tree of at our u great national And they made everybody believe that Jim 2 would never do do all all except John McGraw He knew In his heart that Thorpe Th pe m must have havo some baseball In him with Ith all an tb the rest of oC the natural l ability that he be possessed John stuck to his hia f c gun pun In the bush games he gave Jim Jita 1 hi lUng UnC Any time Jim was In the meant a a home run or a a. of An Any time Jim started ted 4 he managed to toge ge Into th the news de- de the croakers croaker Surely if John ilc- ilc fc- fc r Graw could make male great reat players out of ot oft t q r. r two uch awkward fellows as Chief i and Fred Merkle Merkie then there was S ho hope for Jim Thorpe and Thorpe and there thero i tL More power t er to you Jim Im 4 Frank Baker i Is s im tm still a near farmer Money talks talk tills fills the tho air but hut Frank I IU tight w d a we azid Just juet read them there Which say ay The cuss is 18 oil oll- JI j up his old od ho home e run bludgeon BillY Billy Gibson n Ii l d because Jim hu baa haa been 3 accused of or ducking a 0 iE m match teb with AL AI Reich at al M Madison Square 1 lUden n Bill HIU writes me t r appeared in the I sporting colt coIf columns col- col t f 18 a statement regarding my con- con with Wl Coffey of or whom I J the tho honor honorOf I of f b hg tha mana manager r. e-r. It H practically intimated that I no longer lonser have havo any control contro over o Corte Coffey because as the article I wanted Coffey to Al At Reich but ho he refused to agree aRree to the match This i is far tar from the facts Tho The truth of oC the matter is that L Coffey of fey is moro than anxious to meet Reich In tho tim ring but It is I who will ivill not nol permit to lo box Reich Retch I am ani IK Coffey Caffey for tho the heavy hea weight championship and I predict now that he be will bo ho the undisputed title titio holder within a a. year r ear ar arIn In lt the thc campaign I 1 have mapped d out I do not nol Intend that thaL Coffey should light fight losers Wo We want whiners and that Is la why I am after Cart Carl Morris who so 80 easily whipped Reich And the the other man we want Is Jess Willard 1 If It the latter will agree to step Into the thc ring with nl CortO Coffey X I will l post ost a certified cd check for tor as a a. guarantee J to him The Show A. A C. C of Madison Square Garden Sarden I I read ready to stage this bout as aa soon SOOIl n as aR Willard comes through h. h The I will post will to go 10 Willard and he can got Jel a lot Jot more in the tho wa way of or l percentage e eVe We Ve whipped Gunboat Smith and Levinsky Levin ln Ik sky so 80 wll why would we go 0 back hack now to tal take e on a a. loser But dont don't forget that It Is I l Kh who am am keeping Doping Coffey Coffer from fighting Belch Wishing you ou all an tile tie luck possible Yours truly BILLY GIBSON GIBSO Manager Jim Coffey |