Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-03-25 | Page 7 | Jess Willard Signs Articles

JESS HILARS) SIGNS ARTICLES QHICAGP, llarph 25. Final articles arti-cles closing a heavyweight chainpjon-ship chainpjon-ship match between Jess Wjllard and Frpd jTuVtqn of Rochester, Minn.f the phaljenger,' TTPrP signed today. Willard, jt was revealed in thp npw s.et of nrficies, is to dcriye 75 per cpnt pf the net profits mride by' Colonel j. C. Miller, promoter, whie Fullop is to receive a Ijat sum pf 20,0,00. The agreement also Sttlputatfis" that Miller shall have the right 'ko sell pr transfer trans-fer th'p bo.ul" tP such person, pr persons per-sons ag he may see fit." "If t am successful in selling te match for 100,Q00 or more In fact any anipunt 1 will haye to pay Fulton ?20,000 and givp Wilard '7o per ccni of thp balancp,1' Miller explained. "I may not bo able to sell the' match. It I don't, I shall promote it myself. There's one hn certain Willard and Fulton will fight some place for the pharapionshlp the next Fourth of July." The articles stipulate ihaj. Willard and Fill ton shall o'poh' training quarters quar-ters in the vicinity' of the city where ihc cRntest is staged for at leat three weeks prior to the bout. The number pf rpundB to ho fought will depen'd'en-tirely depen'd'en-tirely on the laws "of the tate." 00