The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-27
BUSINESS MEN BID
FOR BIG CONTEST
Rickard Goes East With $50,
600 Forfeit for Je6ricS-
Johnson Fight.
MATCH WOULD BE BIG
BOOST FOR SALT LAKE
With Opposition Here, Contest
Would Be Taken to Ely,
Nevada.

Salt Lake may secure the JetfrleS'
johnson fight A majority OF the peo-
ole want it and the business men say
that il will be the biggest boost Tor the
cify and state that could possibly be
secured. With nearly everybody IN
favor of having the contest hcld III
this city il is now mp TO the promoters
to come through with purse big
enough TO land the big plum. WIN
this object in view "Tcx' Rlckard'
with $4,000 certified check hs
guarantee for n 100000 purse, winch
money is guaranteed by several OF the
most prominent business men of tins
city, in company with W. ID. kishel'
has left for New York 20 hold a per
sonal interview with JefTries and John
son. Sorcn y Christensen Is already
in tho East, and being personal TREND
of Johnson. he hopes 10 have a Dig
null i'm aiding TO have the contest
cinchcd for this city.
IL the Salt Lake syndicate * willing
10 90 stronger than 100000 II has more
than a fighting chance To secure the
big contest One hundred thousand dol
lars will not begin TO touch tins hght,
and. with several promoters bidding, II
would not nj all bc surprising If the
lighters would be guaranteed SlJ0,000.
Eddie Graney is now IN New YORK
prepared to bid more than any one
and will most a $4,000 forfeit for the
fight Before leaving Frisco Grancy
said that the pictures of the hght are
worth not less than S5OO,OOO, although
il would take some time III securing
the picture money. but the investment
would be a good one. Thus II VIII DC
seen that the promoter or syndicate Sc
curing the fight viii have to come
through with a big fortune.
Salt Lake a Contender.
With Salt Lake in the race and
anxious TO secure the contest there Is
no doubt that when the time comes
the business men Of this city Will bid
aS much as any other city, and the bid
from here ought TO Ire seriously con
sidercd There Is no doubt that Salt
Lake could draw n bigger house than
any Western city, not barring San
Francisco, owing 10 ITS ideal location
in the iuicrmountain district, with
splendid railroad facilities Ten people
could be secured 10 come here from
Denver 10 one that would take the long
trip To California. Then, again, Cali
fornia climate in the summer months,
when this fight is scheduled TO take
place, docs not IN any way compare
with the climate of Salt Lake City
In every way Salt Lake has better
natural advantages to hold tins great
contest between James j, Icfiries aud
Jack Johnson than any city IN the
United States, excepting New York, the
home of the millionaires.
H. regard to the championship con
test a prominent business man said that
he was anxious 10 sec 1t brought TO this
citv for the good IL would DO. Moncyed
men from all parts of the world would
gather here for weeks before the con
rest and would remain for weeks after,
and the business interests of this state
would be the beneficiary. And for this
reason only did this business man boost
the contest. He said that he would
not think of connecting himself with
any other match. the general run Of
which. in hls opinion, are rather a det-
rimcut than beneficial to any commu-
nitv,
In case the people should protest, the
contest would be switched TO Ely, New.