The evening world., 1908-11-25

Johnson" writes Burns. will be here
about Oct 81. He says he is going to
stop me in twelve rounds Of the twenty
rounds. put up $4,000 $4,000 and
guess he won't cover It. That's the kind
of easy money like. l won't bet much
on the result, unless l get some good
odds, but, believe ME, I'll fight for my
life to beat this black man and that 10
percent. cartoonist in New York. and
I'm sure l have it figured out so I'll win.
It's the ambition of my life to whip
Johnson"
In mentioning the division of the
purse, Burns says: johnson has
clause in his articles. club not to let on
but what he is getting ~ per cent. of the
purse
THE real division of the purse and
expense money in this new Ell
Dorado is like this: johnson is to
get in cash for his end of the purse
Gl.OOO For the pictures he is to get
s100. This money. in cash. was de-
posted in the office of the Sydney Ref
cree Johnson also got return trip
tickets from England for three. with ex-
penses, amounting to f4O0 all told.
Burns's end is $4,000 in cash. win,
lose or draw. This is about $4,000. Be-
sides that he gets a moving picture flm.
valued at $3.50, and transportation for
two to London, $3.50. This makes
Burns's end altogether R6.600, or $4,000.
The $4,000 for Burns's end of the purse
has been deposited with Johnsons end
at the Referee office.
Other interesting details tell that spec
ulators bought the Australian rights for
the pictures for G4,0OJ. or $4,000. The
stadium built for the fight cost f2,OoO to
erect, and the land 1t Is on cost s2,000-
go, 900 for the arena.
To show the comparative drawing
powers OF Champion Tommy Burns and
the negro challenger the gate receipts
at former fights are given.
The late Burns-Squires fight drew
9l3.7OO, or s6s.500. not including the pic
ture rights.
When Johnson was in Australia a
while ago he fought Lang. The gate
at that night was $500, or 1900. When
Burns recently fought Lang in the same
city, in bad weather, the gate was
s4.400, or so. 900.
Tommy Burns fought squlres and
Lang within eight days, appearing be-
S90,500 TO see him fight
When johnson fought Lang the purse
was $500 (s2,500) and was cut ESQ TO
the winner and Gl50 to the loser.
There's no doubt that Australia has
cut under us as the boxers paradise.
Imagine what Promoter Mcintosh has
laid out on this worlds championship
fight. First, purses and fighters trans
portation and expenses. S40. 800: Stadium
$4,000. There will be many incidentals,
but taking only these big expenses the
promoter has had to lay out S60,5OO be-
fore a ticket has been sold at the gate
or a blow struck in the ring Where il
the Croesus who Is going to handle
things on this scale In America?
OF course, IL Is all coming back rap.
idly, and when the big fight is over Mr.
Mcintosh will have a large surplus OF
good money to show for II. The seats
range In price from SIS 10 $3.50, as
notice in n small handful Tor my Burns
Enclosed In his letter. The bill itself IL
interesting, IT reads like this:
The Worlds Championship.
Tommy Burns (World's Champion
VS..
Jack Johnson (Colored Champion
WIN meet for the
Absolute Worlds Boxing Championship
at
The Stadium,
Rushcutter's Bay Sydney,
Saturday, Dec. 26th, 0s
Prices 50. go. 81, sl, and los.
Hugh D. Mcintosh. Governing DirectO
Scientific Boxing and Self Defense Ltd
Challis House. Sydney.