The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-08-30
SLOW PROGRESS
FOR BIC FIGHT
JEFFRIES AND JOHNSON ARE PUZ.
zLlNG PROMOTERS AND
PUBLIC.
CHAMPIONSHIP VISIONS
Laneford May Be Favorite over
ketchelI-La after to Meet john
son Next--Other Ring
Notes.

New York, Aug 29,-Sam Berger
does not seem to be making much pro
gress in arranging the proposed eli
fries-Johnson fight Samuel is on the
Pacific coast now and is awaiting JET
fries reply as to the different offers
for a purse for the big fight, which
have so far come in. The offer of
Hugh Mcintosh of $4,000 for the big
scrappers to go to Australia is not
likely to be accepted, Friends Of JET
fries say that the big boiler maker
would not consent to go to Australia
even for a 100000 purse, but one
hundred thousand cold simoleons Is
lot of money. and JEFF might think
twice before turning down such an OF
fer. However. if the Australian pro
moter can see his way clear to offer
sum, sum ii is not with the range
of possibility that James Coffroth of |
Colma would go him one better.
There are only two states in the |
Union, where a finish tight can be phi
cd Off California ane Nevada. sfouldl
Cofforth be unable to raise a purse OF
such dimensions t.,"re is no doubt that
the promoters of Ely Goldfield, or
some other of the wild and woody Ne
vada mining camps can quickly raise
such sum.
Can't Locate Forfeit.
! Did Jack Johnson deposit that Sd
600 which it was reported few weeks
ago he did in Chicago, to cover the
$1,000 deposited by Jeffries with a
isporting editor of New York? That
lis the question fight fandom is asking
and no one so far has been able to an
,swer. When the big black arrived on
the coast he announced that his S5,CO0
was on deposit in New York. Dill
gent search has failed to reveal even
five cents deposited by Johnson.
/, Johnson several months ago deposit
ed $4,000 to meet Ketchell with o
sporting writer, but withdrew that
amount, and there is no record of
Johnson ever having again deposited
r that money,
, 1t is possible that Johnson has fool
ed the willy Berger and that sam
thought was good money, deposited at
the time of their meeting in Chicago
had a string to it, and has already
7 been taken down to pay some of the
O numerous fines incurred by Johnson
a in his arrests for speeding in his auto
in different parts of this country and
I Canada
Busy Times for ketchell
q Stanley Ketchell, who has not left
> Frico after ALL says that he viii come
east in a day or two and will be ready
:. to fight Sam Iangford at the Fair
A mont A. c. on Sept. II; also that he
: will insist upon catch weights. Ketch-
+ ell declares that he needs but two
20 weeks or so at Woodlawn to put HIM
! self on edge for Langford and predicts
g with unconeealed confidence that he
will win decisively.
! After the Michigan declares that he
- will hurry back to the coast. where he
will have three weeks to prepare for
= the Johnson mill Ketchell's dilatory
n tactics have not increased the conf
, dence of the local sporting public and
"a 1t is the prevailing opinion that if he
n. actually gets into the ring, even or
l.. Sept II Langford will rule the favor
4. ito.
u. Promoter is Puzzled.
q Hugh D. Mcintosh, the Australian
fight promoter has sailed for England
10 He came here for sole purpose O
~ making an offer of $4,000 purse fo
to the proposed Jeffries-Iohnson battle
Mcintosh stated that he had spen
n. ten days vainly trying the find ou
IN where bids for the fight would be re
ceived, the date on which bids woul
II. close, the amount of the forfeit re
a. quired from promoters and will
whom the money should be posted
~, He also declared that he had writ
II. ten letter to Jeffries asking for tn
desired information and had author
nm lied Steve r. King OF this city to max
re a bid and post forfeit in his absence
:, II was evident that the Australian wa
- puzzled by the attitude of Jeffries i
mot clinching match with Johnso
without so much tiresome delay,