The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-04
BIDS OPENED FOR
The BIC FIGHT
Offers For JeftTleS. johnson Bat
Ito Largest Ever Made,
MAY NET THEM 100000
Four Of the Five Bids Received We're
For 500, 600 Up to S125,ooo With
Division OF Privileges-Principais
Ask Time 10 Consider Them.

New York. Dec. 2.-Judging from
the bids offered for the JeffriesJohn
son fight. the pugillsts may battle tol
a purse and picture privileges nettlni
more than $500 900 Bids were opened
at a Hoboken hotel. but the fighters
and their representatives asked iol
time 10 consider the various offers
Jenries did not attend the conference
hut he was represented by Sam Berg
er. while Johnson. when II came u
looking out fos his own interests. need
ed no assistance from his manager
George Little.
Five bids were received. They came
from T. ]. McCarey. Of Los Angeles
Edward Graney. OF San Francisco
Hugh d. Mcintosh. OF Sydney. Aus
tralia: Jack Gleason and j. W. Con
roth. OF Frisco. coupled and Tex RICK
ard OF Ely. Nevada. and Jack Glea
son. coupled. also. II was roughly es
timated by well known theatrica
manager. that II Jenries wins the pic
lures Of the mill may produce 5000.
900 in profits.
Rickard announced that Gleason
was in with him on the offer which
Stakeholder Bob Murphy read. These
co. promoters stated in writing tina
they were ready to pull on the hgh
on July 4. 1910, In Utah. Nevada o.
California. for purse OF SlOl. 600. o
which $4,000 was posted. and 100 pc
cent OF the moving pictures. provid
ing JeiIries and Johnson would agre'
to pay them 80 l-3 per cent OF thu
profits OF said pictures. Rickar'
stated. that In addition to the $4,000
Ae posted. he was ready TO post $50
300 sixty days before the fight. an'
the remaining $4,000 forty-eight hour
before the men entered the ring
oRers si25,ooo.
The Gleason Coffroth bid contained
three separate propositions and wa
accompanied by a $4,000 draft TIT
first proposition was the fat offer o
sf25.OOO for the fight, all privileges
to be retained by Gleason and Con
roth. $4,000 to be posted at once
this offer was accepted. The secon'
proposition was an offer OF a s75.OO'
purse and 6s 2-3 per cent OF the NOV
ing picture privileges. $4,000 to b
posted on acceptance. while the thir'
was an offer OF 80 per cent OF tn
gross receipts and &C % per cent o
the pictures. with $4,000 to be posted
on acceptance.
T. ]. McCarey. OF the Pacific A. c.
Los Angeles. first posting a $500
draft. fled bid containing two offers
The flrst was an offer OF 100 per cen
Of the gross gate receipts and 90 pc
cent OF the moving picture privileges
while the second was an offer OF sllO
900 purse and so per cent OF the pic
lures, the club to have full charge o
the pictures and give bond to th'
principals.
Ed Graneys' offer was backed by
certified check for $4,000. and was 4
the effect that the Tuxedo club, o
San Francisco. made three PROPOSE
tions: First. 80 per cent Of the gros
receipts. with guarantee OF $1,000
and the entire picture privileges to g
to the pugilisis: second, so per cen
Of the gross receipts. with a $1,000
guarantee. and $4,000 for one thir'
of the pictures; third, 30 per cent o
the gross receipts and entire pictur'
privileges with no guarantee.