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Show JITSJEffll Champion Fires His Managers and Refuses $100,000 for Ten-round Go With Fulton. I SAN FRANCISCO, July 3. That I Jess Willard, heavyweight champion I of the world, has defended his title for l tho last time is indicated by his action in firing his managers, Jack Curley 1 and Tom Jcnes. Additional evidence to substantiate the belief is advanced by some information that Curley left ( behind from his visit here with Zbyszko, the wrestler. Curley told friends that Willard had I refused point-blank an offer of a cold; $100,000 for a ten-round, no-declsiott j bout with ,Frnd Fulton in New York j 1 several months ago. Jess was to have I been given $bil,000 guarantee for the 'match with $22,000 for tho moving ( pictures. Curley had hopes that he i could reason with the big cowboy, but ! ! in the meantime Fulton had boon do-i do-i featcd and was no longer a drawing card to permit of offering any such fabulous sum. It has been known for some time that Willard is dead set against taking tak-ing on opponents. He has explained that hiB wife worries when he goes into the ring. Another reason and perhaps the moro important is that Jes3 has accumulated a fortune that will tide him over for the rest of his days. On good authority it is learned that uillard has $300,000 in cash besides be-sides owning a home in Chicago. The circus work is also bringing him in a largo income, so ihat tho champion does not have to worry about matches. Jack Curley, however, was loth to pass up so much money at ono time, but no amount of arguing could move Willard. It is quite evident that Willard Wil-lard definitely decided that he would engage in no more fights when he turned his hustling managers adrift. It is quite natural nial Tom Jones ! is letting out some beefy walls about the way Willard treated him. It must ! have been quito a blow to Tom when his meal ticket up and broke the traces. |