The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-09
$1OO, PURSE MAY BE STAKE Lesser Sum Is A Mere
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SpANS8Vs A%0ps 0s~-~Ak Ao hVt AtuPf VO8OaC when Jack Johnson, heayyweisat champion of the world. and James J. Jeffries enter the ring on the after noon of July or 5 next that they will battle for a purse of 100000. This great purse, the largest ever fought for by any two fighters since the origin of the game. Is simply the result Of the up the greatest contest In the annals Of modern pugilism.
 A purse of Sl00.00e is colossal. and when 1t is figured that 1t Is to, be split that the fans viii opsn wide their eyes. This amount, 1t must be understood, has not been offered to get Jack ana Jim into the arena of any promoter, but Several promoters already have an- nounced that they wnl give $7b.Oo0 Tor the attraction. and one has even gone 90 far as to state that he is prepared Tsss 9 sd sSSoGs Sso0 .y os ,ns and the way the promoters are talking in big figures these days certainly re- moves all doubt as to what may be ex- pected in the way of bids.
 One thing at this time seems more than certain. and that Is that the bat tie for the championship will take place on, California soil. The Califor- nians have started a bidding war which promises to be the hottest imaginable. Jack Gleason of san Francisco is now in New York. and will remain there un- til December 1. the date on which bids for the match are to close. Gleason. who besides being a promoter of nstic cisco club of the Pacinc Coast baseball league, started the bah rolling by offer ering to give 5000 for the light Glea- son Is known to have plenty of backing Hester. another Frisco promoter. is pias'h Heater ans 's wsnss ga to rixh.
 Hester who presides over the Mission fer being s7s.ooo. But it is Giesson who has come forth with the statement that he will bid sso,ooo If necessary. Then there are couple of other ma the finish and usually get what they want when they go after it. These are James Coffroth of San Francisco and "Uncle Tom. Mccarey of the Pacific Athletic club of Los Angeles.
 Coffroth. who is just about as astute as they make them. is in the east right now, but iB laying low. He Is not saying what he will give, but Is letting roth rot is known to be ssweet" on this big light and just at present he wants it more than he wants anything else. This Is not saying that he will or will not not isnd 1t there viii be many strpris. a dheonie in this country Conroth evidently is waiting for the others to set the price" then he may come in
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 rhe "easy money is continuing to flow into the coffers of Jeffries. and Johnson also will reap consideraole sbenent now that they have signeu up for the. light Jeffries has Msnsa ,or a seven weeks tour of all the large cit- les in the country and he. will appear but one night in each. Accoralnk so hts contract. Jen Is 10 oox SIN sosnar and trainer, Sam Berger. and 1t also is nrohahie he may meet some outsiders H hs finds his condition warrants. !,
 Unless all signs fall the tour snuu,. \ .s the scheme of the promoters to give the performances in each city m tne largest halls they can secure. An oI fort is being made 70 secure s. tion tLio a.t ns i;ksiv thai Jeff will appear ai inc Coliseum for his Chicago perform anTs TS. Jenries show will have many added attractions. including aii sorts Ss oI s,,nrid's wrestiing champion. has been iin9 bouts, and, as Gotch always nss nss been a good drawing card. the , ran nrobabiy will attend the shows m iorSe, yohnson begins a weeks engagement st S west side theater today. The pig hiack is growing more popular since ln ne !, so easily disposed of stanley, sG, keIcse. fer he. ana ana .'s srsater lighter than they did os- sns. sns tSat match. His willingness to mset r0set Jeff also has added to nis pop9- iarity, although the fact na,can taa. ne '' black has been great hshuap'