The Washington herald., 1909-11-12
MAY ACCEPT OFFER
JeffrieS States Terms for a
Match with Kaufman.
ANOTHER 100000 BID
Sportsmen Want Cham
DiOnShip Heavy-weiGht Mill and
Have Already Deposited $4,000 I'm
Rank-COfrOth Predicts Betting
VIII be Even When They Clash.

New York, Nov. Nv A. Brady's
offer TO present $1,000 as a gift to James
j. Jenries and then bet $1,000 on the
side. II the latter will meet Al Kaufman
in the ring within ninety days, has been
pronounced Bunk and a joke" By
Jen's manager. Sam Berger, who says
there is no public demand for such a
match But Brady declares that he
means business and that Jeffries can win
/ his money by defeating kaufman in a
! ten-round bout. not twenty rounds. as at
first stipulated
Jeffries. who seems to be embarrassed.
| declares that Brady is airing some
fancied grievance against him. and is
also looking for advertising The boiler
maker also makes It clear that he doesn't
want 70 fight anybody before he meets
! Johnson, but Brady's proposition is such
a bold one that Jeff may think It over
! seriously. At any rate Jeffries and Ber-
! ger said to-day that II Brady is on the
level he will be on hand when bids for
the Johnson fight are opened on Decem-
| Der !. prepared 20 put up his $4,000; that
/ after the purse and club have been fixed
upon for the big mill. Brady's proposition,
/ accompanied by a cash deposit OF the
! above amount. may be accepted.
kaufman Big and Strong.
Kaufman Is as big as Johnson. and IS
| only twenty-fOur years old. lie has never
dissipated. and is a young giant IN
strength Johnson outpointed him in ten
rounds recently, but he never had kaUf-
man IN distress. In fact, when the bout
ended, Kaufman was as strong as a bull
and was ready 10 go any distance, II
seemed. II Jeffries wants 10 show the
public that re is the Jeffries Of five
/ years ago. Brady saws. he Will not refuse
10 take kaufman on as a sort OF trial
horse" FOR, according TO Brady II JEFF
ries IS himself kaufman Will be easy
and the boilermaker can pick up $4,000
! without going back into vaudeville.
1t has been argued for some time that
/ a stin ten-rOund bout with some rugged
heavyweight would benefit Jehries more
than training In the theaters and private
gyms, so that a chance 20 hook up with
Kaufman IS generally regarded as e good
thing for the boilermaker.
In making this offer. Brady is prompted
by the firm belief that Jeffries has perIna-
nently lost his stamina and cannot defeat
the negro. Altogether. this Brady-Kauf-
man-Jeffries episode IS lending additional
color 20 the heavyweight situation.
COrbett VIII Bet on JeR.
James Conroth predicts that when Jen-
ries and Johnson enter the ring the bet
ting viii be at evens, and James J. Cor
bett declares that he will wager $1,000
on the boilermaker. Il may seem strange
but Il is nevertheless fact. thar Corbet,
never bet that much money on himsel.
when be was heavyweight champion
In a word. COrbett II is thought
| wouldn't risk a wager on his life.
Lexington Wants Fight.
Lexington. KY. Nov. IA company OF
local capitalists. headed by Earl Lyon, g
prominent sportsman. will shortly make a
bid Of 10000 for the johnson
fight. The promoters Of the enterprise
have worked out all details. even to the
appointing Of a committee 10 wait upon
Gov. Wilson 10 secure his consent for the
hstic encounter.
The company has deposited $1,000 in a
local bank as a forfeit for failure 10 pull
or the fight, IL the consent OF the COVER
nor is secured.
Should the proposition be put up 10 the
managers Of the Jetfries-JohnSon mill. the
only stipulation TO be made by the l0ca,
/ promoters is that the fight shall take
place on July l. 1910.