The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-12
Tex Richard Says San Fran
cisco Will Be Last
Choice.
GETS REAL PEEVED
OVER FAKE RUMOR
Promoter Asserts McCarey'S Talk
Is Wall Of a Bad
Loser.

BOSTON. Mass, Dec. 12-"Jemries
and johnson will night in salt Lake city.
San Francisco will be the last choice.
when I put up the money for this fight
7 put IT up 10 have the fight on my
range, and it's going to be held on my
range if the Utah authorities don't in
terfere. II they do, il may go TO Ely. 1
have the say-so, and 7 am going TO have
my way"
Somewhat hot under the collar when
shown a statement by Jack Gleason, i'm
san Francisco. that the fight would go
TO the Golden Gate. Tex Richard, OF Ne
vada, now in Boston, unbosomed him
self today.
Gleason says the fight is surely going
10 Frisco, Rickard was told.
lis it2" was the reply. We'll, I say
it's going 10 Salt Lake. and, take it
from me, Salt Lake will be the place"
Expects No Trouble.
"0f course" Richard continued. eff
there should be Interference by the Utah
people the fight might ultimately go to
san Francisco. But there will he 40 in
reference salt Lake is good hot
town now ana the biz merchants there
want the fight as an advertisement I've
been assured that there vii be no trou-
BILE"
You see,'' he continued. cit ain't re-
r;arkatle that Gleason wants the fight
in Frisco. He's a Frisco man and sure
he'll boost his home town. But I've got
the say-so and / say Salt Lake.
Even, il there should be any trouble
and Salt Lake should bc cut out there
are other towns i'm the Northwest.
w hen I put up the money / maze sure
that ] could pun OF the night In ldaho,
Utah, or Nevada. Ely IS m NeN a''a
and she's sure second choice
"Conroth." Richard was told, is re-
ported To have gone to Europe 10 ar
range for the fight pictures
Cofroth Out of It.
.'Ts that soc'' the Westerner snapped.
well. Coffroth has nothing TO do with
the fight pictures and III bet 5000 that
ne has not anything 20 do with the
fight or the fight pictures now or Al any
sine A a matter Of fact neither john
son or JeIries are friends with COT
froth I amt any too friendly with
Kim. myself lie has not a thing to
dc with the highland ne won't have
But il the dght should ultimately 90
10 Frisco" me was asked. wouldn't il
be pulled Off in Conroth's place at Col
MAJ
"Weu, you know" was the reply,
-tnHl s where GLEASON Illl-IAN tOlllt ILL.,
For my part. I'd rather build new
arena than rent COffrOths place, out II
COdroth made II cheap enough maybe
I'd agree. But take it from me the fight
won't go 10 Frisco
"McCarey says i'm Los Angeles. Rick
ard was informed. that the whole fight
has Il nasty look and that If he want
ed to talk ne could tell something that
Ould scorCh the newspaper columns
Denies "Frame-up" Rumor.
Nothing but The howl of bad loser,
was the Nevada mans response. "Whv
does any one think there is enough
money i'm the country to pay Jcnries TO
lay down. Anyone who knows how lit
lie love there is between Jefries and
johnson knows that such talk is a joke
Each one of these fellows would bet his
life ne can bent the other And"
here the Ncvadan's jaws closed up with
snap-'you can bet your life J am not
putting up my money to have any hip
pOdrOmc handed me They'll fight on
the level or they won't get cent
Now, AS 20 MCfareE- If McCarev did
say what he is supposed to have said
there's p good chance for him 10 make
some money. II he wants TO- let him
Tx Let him say AN he knows and
ten some. And ill bet him good. hard
money that Ne can't tell a thing that
Happened when that match was made
that was not on the level And I'm
Jet him name the size Of the bet Nc
carey g sore. that's all. 7 started ont
10 get this fight for my people. I got
u. and YOU can bet your last dollar
u rs on the level