Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
FORTUNE IN THE BIG FIGHT
Jeffries and Johnson May Get a
100000 Purse.
LARGEST CASH PRIZE ON RECORD
Battle Involves Enormous AMOUNT in
Picture Privileges, Vaudeville
engagements and Count
less waEers.

How much money will be directly in
volved by the proposed Jeffries-Johnson
heavyweight championship fight? Next
Wednesday the pugilists will probably de-
eide on the amount of the purse and &C
cording to present indications S100,O 900 will
not be far out Of the way. California,
which will doubtless be the scene Of the
mill, will be represented at the opening Of
bids by these promoters:
Coffroth Of Colma, Gleason of ocean
View, Hester Of the Frisco Mission Athletic
club, Graney Of Frisco and McCarey Of
Nand Junction, near Los Angeles.
All Of these men have stated a willing
ness to bid and as they have unlimited
financial backing, according to their own
statements, they say the sky will be the
limit. Hester has already offered $4,000,
but 1t is generally understood that he can
not receive a permit for more than twenty
rounds. McCarey, who can pull off forty
five rounds or more" at his arena, is said
to be ready to hang up a purse Of at least
$4,000 and will go higher II necessary.
Personality of Promoters.
Graney, who has the political backing Of
John Herget, who was a well known pugi-
list fighting under the name of Young
MITCHELL many years ago, has come east
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finish contest within the city limits of San
Francisco and says he will not stop at the
$1OO, 900 mark. Gleason, who has secured an
option on property at Ocean View, just out
side the city line, feels confident that the
new arena he will build can accommodate
enough persons to swell the receipts to
nearly 5000, 900 and will therefore hang up
either a purse or a percentage which he
says viii be far in excess Of any other
proposition.
Coffroth, who is widely known as the
man who managed the Johnson-Ketchel
Jeffries-Ruhlin Ketchel-Papke Nelson
Hyland and other big ring battles and who
can pull off the big fight at Colma without
a hitch. appeared to nave things all his
own way until Gleason and McCarey de-
cided to do some bidding. Coffroth admits
that he will have to bid much more than
he first expected, but hat he will make a
bold attempt to land the match there seems
to be no doubt.
All Of the California offers will be legiti-
mate and will therefore command due con-
sideration. An offer of $4,000 from Hugh
d. Mcintosh, while strictly on the level,
will probably be sidetracked as he wants
the men to meet either in England or Aus
tralla. other promoters and would-be pro-
moters have made alleged offers ranging
all the way from $4,000 to $4,000 with
France, Alaska, Idaho, Colorado, Oklahoma
Louisiana, Kentucky. Texas. Connecticut,
Montana, Nevada, Washington and Geor-
gia as prospective backgrounds, but barr,
ing France and Nevada nobody believes
that the fight could take place in any of
these places without interference from the
authorities.
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In California there is no law against prize
fighting, but there are certain restrictions
within the city limits of Los Angeles. Ten
round bouts with no decisions are permitted
Will in San Francisco twenty-round bouts
can be held with referees rendering YER
diets. In other parts of the state outside of
the cities the number of rounds must be
stipulated, but there is no limit in this re-
spect SO thai 'forty-five rounds or zone