The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-12-02
Bids For Battle We're
Opened, But Fighters
Wanted Time to Con-
slider Fabulous Offers.

by sun Leased IRE.
New York, Dec. 1.-Judging from the
bids offered for the JeffIies-Johnson fight
the pugilists may battle fOT a purse and
picture privileges netting more than
$500 900.
Bids were opened this afternoon at a
HobOken hotel, but the fighters and their
representatives asked for time to con-
slider the various offers, each side prom
ising to reach an agreement before l
o'clock tomorrow.
JEFF did not attend the conference, but
he was represented by Sam Berger,
while johnson, when ii came to looking
out for his own interests, needed no as
sistance from his manager, George
Little.
Five bids were received by Stakeholder
Murphy, who acted as chairman and
master of ceremonies. They came from
T. J. McCarey, of Los Angeles; Edward
Graney, of San Francisco; fl. ID. McIn-
tosh, Of sydney; Jack Gleason and j.
w. Coffroth, of San FranciscoS coupled,
and Tex Rickard, of Nevada, and Jack
Gleason, coupled also
Coffroth, strange to say, coupled, was
not in evidence but Gleason said he had
gone into partnership with the Colma
promoter But Gleason did not say
whether Coffroth was aware of the fact
that he had also Joined hands with Rick
ard, whose offer, in the opinion of some,
might land the battle. 1t was roughly
estimated by a well known theatrical
man that if JEFF wins, the pictures Of the
mill may produce S5OO,0O0 in profits.
Rickard counted on the table $4,000
and a certified check for S5,OCO-$2O, 900 in
all, as a guarantee of good faith john
sons eyes glittered and his mouth
watered as he saw the pile of greenbacks
in front of him and he made the crowd
laugh by reaching out his right paw with
a cOnvulsiye jerk
Rickard announced that Gleason was in
with him in an offer which Murphy read
These cO-promoters stated In writing
Dff
ON July T. 1910, in Utah, Nevada or Cali
fornia for a purse Of 5lOl 900, of which
$4,000 was posted, and 100 per cent. Of
the moving pictures, providing Jenries
and Johnson would agree TO pay them
3j15 per cent Of the profits Of the pic
lures.
The Gleason-CoRroth bid contained
three separate propositions and was ac-
companied by a 5000 draft 1t was
signed by both promoters, who stated
they were prepared TO pun off the mill
at Ocean View or Gonna. The first
proposition was fiat offer Of Sl25,000 for
the fight, all privileges" TO be retained
by Gleason and Coifroth, $4,000 10 be
posted at once If this offer was accepted.
Ihs second proposition was an offer Of
,7o,yO purse and G67s per cent Of the
moving picture privilege 10000 to be
posted In acceptance, while the third
was an offer Of 50 per cent. OF the gross
receipts and GOA per cent OF the pictures,
with $1,000 70 be posted on eccep.ance.
d. Altaelltgt bi Alit utlllt a Va l1lN
Angeles, first posting a 5000 draft, iiled
a bid containing two offers. The first
was an offer OF 100 per cent. Of the gross
gate receipts and 90 per cent. Of the moy-
ing picture privileges, while the second
was an offer Of $1,000 purse and 20 per
cent. Of the pictures, tle club to have
full charge of the pictures and give a
bond to the principals.
Ed GraneN's offer was backed up by a
certified check for 5000 and was 90 3he
effect that the Tuxedo club of San Fran
cisco made three propositions. First, so
per cent. OF the gross receipts with
guarantee of $4,000 and the entire picture
privilege TO 90 to the pugilists; second,
50 per cent. of the gross receipts with
$4,000 guarantee and $4,000 for one-thiFd
Of the pictures; third. 50 per cent. Of The
gross receipts and entire picture priv
ileges with no guarantee. In tlis offer
II was also stated that the club would
have an open pavilion. 5000 seating ca
pacity, located IN or within five miles OF
San Francisco.
Before McIntosh's bid was read the