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Show oo j PELKY AND WILLARD SUBJECTS OF DISPUTE : Los Angeles, July 31 Tonimi Burns, manager of rthur Pelky and Tom Jones, who looks after the Interests In-terests of Jess YVillard, are booked to hook up an Interesting battle of Invectives In-vectives and near blows within a dav or two Jones wants to match Willard against Pelky, but Burns In :i telegram tele-gram todav says that illard must go get a reputation before presuming presum-ing to challenge a champion. 'Gunboat Smith is the man Pelky wants to meet," said Burns. 'Smith beat Willard, and then again Charley Miller shaded the Kansas Scrapper Let him get a rep for himself This sort of language Is the kind that makes Jones glad he is alive, for be thrives on argument. "Wheu did Pelky whip Willurd or anybody of consequence until he landed a lucky punch on Luther McCarty?" asks lones "Willard can whip Pelky and Burns can name his own terms. Pelky Pel-ky took one beating from Willard j and wants no more." As Illard holds a decision over Pelky, it is probable that Jones will j work that argument and a side bet proposition overtime unless Burns agrees to a match between the rival white hopes. Jones and Ad Wolgast left tonight for San Francisco to talk business with Tommy Burns and Willie Ritchie. He is prepared to meet any terms named and expects to get the two matches for his championship candidates. |