Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-04
LAST BRIDGE
NOW BURNED
JEFFRIES AND JOHNSON SIGN
ARTICLES
FRISCO OR SALT LAKE WILL
GET FIGHT
Neither Heavy May Engage in Boxing
Contests Prior to July Four.
Murphy the Probable
Stakeholder
Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, Dee. 3.--The Jeffries-
johnson fight FOR the heavyweight
championship of the world Will be held
either in salt Lake City or in the vi
cinity of San Francisco on the Fourth
of July.
Final articles for 45-round contest
were signed by the principals today in
a hotel at Hobokcn, n. j. Neither Of
the contestants, according to the ar
ticles, is to engage in any boxing events
before the big fight. This effectively
eliminates the possibility of Johnson
meeting Langford or of Jelfries fight
ing Kaufman between now and then.
Both it is further stipulated, must IN
ter training at least ninety days before
the fight. Five-Ouncc gloves are to be
used and the contest shall he governed
by straight Marquis of Queensberry
rules. The referee is to be selected at
least sixty days before the contest, If
Jeffries, johnson and TEX IiCkard
and John J. Gleason cannot agree on
a referee Jeffries and Johnson are each
to select two men, and from these four
Rickard and Gleason are to make any
selection they desire. The referee is 10
be paid $1,000, the contestants paying
him two-thirds, the promoters the bal
ance.
Forfeit Money Up
Jeffries and johnson have each de-
posted $4,000 as a forfeit to the pro-
moters if they fail to appear. while
Rickard and Gleason have deposited
$4,000 to stand as a forfeit in case
they fail to stage the fight and to APP
ply on the purse of S101,000 offered.
Sixty days before the fight Rickard and
Gleason are to deposit an additional /
$50 600 Of the purse, and the remaining
$4,000 forty-eight hours before the
contest.
Robert W. Murphy, a New York
hotel proprietor, is the temporary |
stakeholder, and he may serve perma- /
nently. Both fighters wanted to have a Z
western bank serve as stakeholder, but /
it was said that difficulty was encoun- /
tered in getting one TO assume the re-
sponsbility.
The stakeholder question was de-
bated for several hours in the New
York offices of Henry J. KoWalsky, /
san Francisco lawyer. Johnson, ever
cautious suggested safe deposit box
with three locks, each of the contest
ants to hold one key and the third to
be held by a disnterested party. The
promoters objected TO this, and the
plan outlined above was finally
johnson seemed fearful lest
some one defraud him.
Rickard said on Thursday that he
did not believe the laws of Utah would
permit the fight to be held in that
state. l3ut To-Day Nlltu ne lld'l itdh
several messages from prominent salt
Lake men, he said:
Il believe the fight can and will be
pulled off i'm salt Lake City. The. law
there is not stringent, and l am as
sured that ii can he altered satist1e-
torily / have had a talk with .he
Of Utah. but / am not 1T
liberty to make the matter public
jeff Favors Frisco
Jeffries is anxious to have the fight
i'm or near san Francisco, and sporting
men here believe that NOTWITHSTANDING
the salt Lake talk the fight will 90 to
san Francisco. The flexible articles
give the promoters the right to stage !
the fight i'm Utah. Nevada or California,
but Nevada has not been considered
The moving pictures. which are eX- {
pected TO bring in the most money VIII {
be managed and controlled 10y stock S
to be formed with Jeffries {
ana Johnson each holding one-thlrd y
interest and with Rickard and Gleason c
holding the other third
George Little, manager for Johnson,
said today that Johnson was willing
% accept Eddie Granney Of San Fran
.isco. one Of the unsuccessful bidders {
or the fight, as referee. Rickard and C
Gleason also are favorable to GrancE q
[ is understood.