The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

New York. Oct H.-Jack Johnson viii
arrive IN town tomorrow morning on
the Twentieth Century Limited from Chi
cago prepared 10 talk business with
James J. Jeffries in a personal inter
view without further delay.
The negro heavyweight champion is
anxious for quick action az far as the
formality of making a match is con-
cerned, for he says that he viii leave
here Saturday afternoon in time TO be In
the Windy City early Sunday morning
10 begin vaudeville engagement of a
weeks duration.
Johnson. from his statement made at
Chicago yesterday, will be ready to meet
Jeffries at n public conference tomorrow,
II agreeable 10 the boilermaker. and will
try to agree upon terms for the fight as
speedily as possible
The mere fact that Johnson and Jeffrles
come together FOR talk does not neces-
sarily mean that the fight is a sure
thing, because there are many points
that may cause a hitch.
Before 4 battle in the ring is a Ger
tainty, the pugllists must mutually con-
cur on these important questions TO be
embodied in articles Of agreement: Time
and place for the fight; amount OF side
bet and dates OF posting forfeits; selec-
ton Of temporary and final stakeholder:
date for accepting largest purse offered
by a responsible promoter; division Of
aide purse; number OF rounds; rules to
govern the contest; selection Of referee,
timekeeper, and other officials; wearing
Of bandages on the hands; weight Of the
gloves; divisions OF moving picture
spells, limit placed on training expenses.
May BE Deadlock.
Even II articles containing these pro-
visions are signed and sealed, the fight
can be blocked by either principal There
can be a deadlock over the purse or the
selection Of the referee or stakeholder.
While both men have expressed Il willing
ness to fight under any fair condition.
there are many skeptics who viii not
believe there VIII be a meeting in the
ring until the pugilists actually crawl
through the ropes.
It was said to-day that underneath the
surface the fighters are anxious to put
possible and may decide upon July 4, so
that they can have several months 90 ap-
pear on the vaudeville stage before go
ing in active trSFning 1t is said that
Jeffries has received an offer Of s. 500 q
week from well-lCnown theater manager
20 tour the big cities between now and
next March. while Johnson can pick up
S2.o0O a week for a similar engagement.
So far Jeffries and Johnson have
created the impression that they are
sincere in their desire 10 settle the uues-
ton Of supremacy Johnson has been
quoted as saying that Jeffries can name
his own terms and the boilermaker, when
he arrived here from Europe last week
stated that Is and . per cent division
Of the purse would be fair 20 both II
Johnson wants a $4,000 bet he VIII be
accommodated, but there is just a chance
that the Negroes refusal to risk this
amount on his chances may cause an I'M
expected hitch in the negotiations.
If one man should hold out for pro-
moter who offered less than a rival.
there would be more trouble 1t is stin
currently reported that Johnson and Cof-
froth have a secret understandings
fact, some persons believe that the ne
gro has already signed a contract 10
fight at Colma-
JeH Might Call Halt.
II JEFF should insist upon accepting a
larger offer from Hester or Gleason, both
ready to pull off the fight in Frisco, there
would be a wrangle which might prevent
a meeting IN the squared circle. At any
rate, there are many details 20 be settled.
and as Johnson seems 10 be In a hurry.
Il Is believed that in order 10 clinch the
match Jeffries viii be compelled TO make
concessions or call the negotiations off.
No matter what may be the outcome OF
the proposed conference, sporting men
say II viii be an easy matter to de-
termine whether the pugiliSts mean bust
ness OF not. and that in the event Of 4
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