The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-09

The foregoing is n brief statement
given out by W. D. Rishel "Wednesday
afternoon upon his arrival here from
New York where be had been win
Tex Rickard to secure The Jcfrlcs'
johnson fight Rishel says that the
fight for the contest by the promoters
was probably far more interesting TO
many than the big fight Will pc. When
the California promoters landed IN
New York. their first attention was
turned TO the sporting editors oil the
various papers The newspaper boys
were banQue1cd frequently. and OF
course they boosted for the Native
sons. Rickard arrived in the city, aud
al he secured was a passing glance
hut he was there 10 do business, ana
that he delivered the goods is mai
or Of history. Richard put in his bld
with the other promoters, enclosing Il
certified check for $4,000. as required.
The promoters met and opened the bids.
Iefrrirs and johnson then scanned inc
faces of all present. There was move,
and Tex Ricksrd pushed his way
to the table. and opening "a big leather
prip. cmpticd its contents on the table,
the nile representing $4,000 IN gold
Those in the room were transiiXed WIN
amazcmcut. Rickard broke the silence,
and said; HThere boys, is my money,
and there is plenty more from where
this came Iou know, down IN Nevada
We do things right, and we pay cash
for what we get.
oTcy. ; The other promoters were not
ON the spot with their cash, and the
sight of tho glittcring gold led .JehrlrS
and Johnson 10 Immediately decide who
was tu have the fight.
Gold Hypnotises Fighters.
The surprise was so great that no
one in the room seemed 10 be able 10
,alk. Several of tho newspaper boys
began 10 edge around Rickard, but he
had little to say, probably because he
had ret been treated on a par with
The other promoters and was looked
urou as "sagcbrush tendcrfoot, y but
he way he delivered the goods won for
him the admiration of all present. rs
we'll as the name OF being the shrcwd-
Isl promoter in the buslncks.
san Francisco and Los Angeles were
we'll represented and the bids were
guaranteed and backed up by long lists
of the most prominent bankers and
business men of both cities Each city
went So far as 10 offer big bonus for
The fight. and Immediately Rlckard Sc
cured the fight he was offered big
bonus by representatives from each
city.
The newspaper boys were so conf
dent that the fight would 90 to San
Francisco that the name of Salt Lake
City and "Tcx' Rickard were left out
Of many of the eastern reports Then
when Rickard secured the fight, Cali
fornla commenced knocking Salt Lake
City as fight town. In fact. Rishel
saws that the people in New York do
not vet fully realize that Richard has
the heht cinched and that he. can place
it in Utah, Nevada or California, as
he plcases.
Rishel says that tho entire east is n
unit for Salt Lake City for the con
test, being so much closer than the
Pacific coast If the contest is held
here. special trains will be run from
al eastern points to this city. but, i,
is said that if The contest goes 10
California. there will not be so many
people who Will take the trip, and ,ho
few that will 90 viii take The daily
trains.
Rickard says he Will keep his prom
ise, and if Utah wants the fight, she
can have il.