Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-08
Bic FIGHT GOES
TO CALIFORNIA
JEFFRIES AND JOHNSON WILL
SETTLE CHAMPIONSHIP CON-
TEST NEAR FRISCO.
BATTLE TO REPRESENT MORE
CASH THAN ANY IN HIS
TORY OF RING.

New York, Dec 3.-The Jeffries-
Johnson fight for the heavyweight
championship of the world, will be
held in the vicinity of San Francisco
July 4, and will be staged by Tex
Richard of Nevada, and John ]. Glea-
son, of San Francisco. Their bid OF
SOL 900 and two thirds of the moving
picture privileges to the contestants
was accepted, during stormy meet
ing at Hoboken yesterday afternoon.
The final articles will be drawn and
signed there today. The fight proba-
bly, will represent more cash than any
in the history of the ring.
McCarey, whose bid for Los Angeles
was considered the highest by many,
made a game but hopeless race. Golf
roth, by virtue of his control of two
basic patents on moving pictures, had
decreed against McCarey and his ally,
Eddie" Graney, of San francisco,
and the fight was given to Gleason
and Richard, who it is conceded by
sporting men have an understanding
with Coffroth. McCarey and Graney
estimate that the net value OF the
moving pictures will amount at least,
to 100000 and may reach 100000.
Richard and Gleason declined to make
an estimate.
After Lou Houseman of Chicago,
called the meeting to order, Sam Ber-
ger announced that Jeffries had de-
cided for Richard and Gleason.
George Little, representing Johnson,
made a similar announcement. Nc
Carey insisted that the Richard bid
be read. 81 was induced to come
across the continent" protested Nc
Carey, 'by the representation that
everything will be above board.
find it otherwise. If my bid is not the
best, Eddie Graney's is. Graney's
amounts, including pictures, to $685.
900 to the lighters
81 have been in the fight business
longer than you have replied Glea-
son, and was about to continue, when
McCarey jumped up and hurled a
wallet across the table, crying:
There is at least $3.50 that you
have not"
But have had bigger fights" per-
sisted Gleason.
81 will bet my pile you have not,
shouted McCarey.
Houseman quoted the argument,
but there was more wrangling until
Berger announced that Jeffries had
not changed his verdict. Little made
a similar announcement for Johnson.
Stakeholder Murphy declared the
award to Richard and Gleason.
The guaranteed purse is the largest
ever offered, but it is believed the
moving pictures will net even more.
Houseman, who had the Illinois rights
to the orbett-Fitzsimmons pictures,
and paid 100000 to Stuart as the pro-
moter's percentage for them, still
realized handsomely on the invest
ment. Houseman is now the princi-
pal bidder for the Illinois and New
York rights for pictures of the com
ing fight.
JOnn L. sullivan was mentioned yes
terday as referee, but his age and
bulk is considered sufficient to pre-
vent
Want Fight in Frisco.
San Francisco, Dec. 3.-Speculation
is rife concerning the location of the
Johnson-Jeffries battle-ground. The
laws of California permit finish fights,
but only 20 round exhibitions can be
given within the city
1t is believed, however, that owing
to the Importance of the champion
ship battle, pressure will be brought
on the incoming city administration
to permit an unlimited contest in San
Francisco. If so, it is generally un-
derstood, the baseball park will be