The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-29
JEFFR|ES TO MEET
JOHNSON TO-DAY
Fighters Will Sign Articles for
Championship Fight of the
World.
JEFF WAS OUT WHEN
C0L0RED CHAMP" CALLED
Little Will Bet Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollars Johnson
Wins Contest.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2S,-The match for
the heavyweight championship of The
world between Jack Johnson, tho negro
champion. and James j. Jefrles, the
retired tifIe;ioldeT, will he arranged at
n meeting of the principals ana their
managers at . clock tomorrow after
noon in this city.
The arrangements were mado by
George Little. manager for Johnson, and
Sam Berger. who represented Jeffrles,
who held Il conference a few hours af-
ter the arrival here of johnson from
Chicago today.
90 AIN glad 10 get back TO New York.
] have come all the way from San
Francisco to meet Mr.. Jcflries and sign
articles for our battle, and ] am willing
10 make the match under any fair con.
1itions, said Jack johnson, the negro
heavyweight. as he discmbarkcd from
tho Twentieth Century Limited from
Chicago nt the Grand Central station
this morning.
Big Crowd Present.
There was a big crowd on hand, in
Guiding many Of his negro friends, to
welcome JefIrtrs s rival.
Johnson was accompanied by has
manager. George Little. The two men
had some difficulty in getting through
the crowd which gathered along the
station platforms and crowded and
cheercd The colored champion.
Johnson grinned from ear TO ear as
the crowd gathered around and shook
him by the hand and asked him ABOUT
H.. G,rhf with JetjrIag
81 hope TO meet Jeffries at once. the
sooner the better said johnson. II
ncTar felt better. except that the boil
cd by cheek bothers me some. | weigh
:nou: 20j pounds, How did | get that
u, liz ] guess | havc been living too
high.
Johnson Is Anxious.
Speaking of the match with Jear;es.
johnson displayed nm evident desire ID
have the articles signed rlGhs away
"cd The negotiations for the contest
cCncndcd.
Little went ut once To the hot2l where
,'caries and his manager, Sam Berger.
are STAYING, buI was Informed THAT the1
former champion and Berger had gone
out Little expressed surprise that JEFF
fries should not have remained 10 meet
linn. knowing that Johnson and him"
SELF would arrive today.
Little left note for Berger, saying
that johnson and he would remain at
their hotel all day 10 make the match.
Betting Big Money.
.'As TO the $4,000 which ] put up
somc time ago. that Johnson would
fight Little said. | am willing 10 bet
that sum even money that johnson
wins. and further ] Will wager $780,
900 more at the prevailing ringside odds
thst Jeffrics is defeated.
IL understand that Jeffries spoke
OF the pictures of the
johnson ketchcl fight and that he said
it was a bout between Z washorwoman
aud a boxer. IF Jefiries thinks Ketchel
fights like washerwomap, let him night
him ketchel has a terrible right
hand.
Jim Jefries said he would be ready
10 meet Johnson and his manager to-
morrow evening and FIX up the match.
The big fellow WAS found tossing Il
medicine ball IN 3 local gymnasium and
WIS told that johnson had reached the
city.
''Well. we can get together tomor-
row evening" said Jetlres.
Mo Scoops.
~ dou't want any newspaper men
scoopcd on this match. and if we meet
tomorrow they can ell he there. Tie
match can be 6Ied up quickly and
johnson can get away on night train
Tor the west.
Berger has instructions 70 arrange
thc meeting tomorrow. / sec by the
papers that John J.. Sullivan is quoted
IS saving that Johnson can lick me.
We'll, il ! don e knock out that BLACK
man, don I want any more show
Some one told Jeffrics that il had
been also reported that Sullivan had
said he could beat johnson
Well, that's more like it, said
.Ief'ries.
''Why that picture show OF Kctchel
ard johnson shows Johnson up. The
idea of the negro taking on light
weisht like that
Jeffrics then returned to work at the
medicine ball.