Show CH A BATTLE IN NEW ORLEANS Z L w jess willard Wll lard heavyweight champion it jess jesa willard defends his bis heavyweight hc avy championship in new orleans next march according to th tho a terms of the contract he signed a few days day ago to meet fred fulton irwill it will III bo be tho the first time since corbett knocked out sullivan that tho the crescent city has soon a title bout in this division of pugilism the california bank clerk sent tho the groat great john L tk ti 0 a floor tor for the final count in tho twenty first round of their great battle at now orleans on september 7 1892 this contest the first fought under marquis of queensbury rules marked the passing of the heavyweight baro bare dunckle gladiator and the debut of the knight of the padded mitt thus after a period of 0 almost 25 years during which has witnessed the rise and fall of sullivan corbett fitzsimmons jeffries Jeff rles and johnson and the rise of willard Wll lard the marquis of championship Is to return to the scene of his birth willard signed articles several weeks ago to meet any white fighter tile the promoters might namu name by decem arr pm ber bar 10 efforts were made to arrange an elimination bout between fulton and frank moran of 0 Pitts pittsburgh burgL but moran refused to meet the minnesota pugilist fulton previously had signed k x il 3 Y wi w i rj 1 aft IT fred fulton articles to meet willard in the event moran refused tho the elimination bout willards Wll lards contract calls tor for win lose or draw terms arranged with fulton were not announced |