Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-03-25 | Page 4 | Willard Signs up to Fight Fulton July 4

I Willad Signs igns Up to Fight Fulton July 4 By fly United Press CHICAGO CHICAGO- March 25 Jess Willard and Fred Fulton Fulton Fulton Ful Ful- ton signed an agreement today today today to to- I day to meet July 4 for the he heavyweight championship of I the world The place was not named in the articles Fulton is to get as his share and Willard Villard 75 per percent percent percent i cent of the net receipts The meeting of the two giants was devoid of hostilities Sitting at either side of Promoter J. J C. C Miller they sprawled signatures to the fight articles without a word about t the tho coming fray Willard was first to appear A Afew Afew Afew few minutes later Fulton and his manager Mike Collins entered Jess spied the party and rushed to the door S SHello Hello Mike was the greeting Then to Fulton Hello Freddy Freddy- how are you The two shook hands warmly Fred clad in a daik dark cutaway coat and striped trousers shifted a walking stick to his left hand to to shake Youre getting to be be quite a sport remarked Willard Villard Yeah grinned Fred carrying a aane aano cane ano and everything The time honor honored d ceremonial of photographing photographing- the group was carried carried car car- I ried ned out and the party broke up without tho the fighters indulging In farewells I Tho The agreement eme t provides that they shall meet at such pace aee and hour on July 4 a as tho the promoter may designate and that training camps shall be bo near the scene one month before the battle Miller reserves reserves trIo right to sell the match without releasing releasing releasing ing tho scrappers from their rations to which they are bound I by a 1000 guarantee Miller announced a new offer of from New Haven Conn I the bidders bidder's name being withheld