The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-30

New York, August 29.-Sam Berger does not seem to be making much prog ress in arranging the proposed Jefrries- Johnson fight. Samuel is on the Pacific coast now, and Is awaiting Jefrries re- ply as to the different offers of a purse for the big fight, which have so far come in. The offer of Hugh Mcintosh of S50,000 for the big scrappers to go to Australia Is not likely to be ac- cepted. Friends of Jeffries say that the big boilermaker would not consent to go to Australia even for a $1C0,0OO purse, but one hundred thousand cold simeoleons is a lot of money, and Jeff might think twice before turning down such an offer However, if the Austra- Han promoter can see his way clear to offer such a sum, 1t Is not without the range of possibility that James Coffroth of Colma could go him one better.
 There are only two states in the Union where finish fight can be pulled off-California and Nevada. Should Coffroth be unable to raise a purse of such dimensions, there is no doubt that the promoters of Ely, Goldfeld, or some other of the wild and woolly Nevada mining camps can quickly raise such sum. In any event, if Jeffries and John son ever meet in the ring, the fight will be pulled off in either California or Nevada.
 Diu JACK JOnnBOn uepOSlt Indl SOVVV, which it was reported a few weeks ago he did in Chicago. to cover the $5000 deposited by Jeffries with sporting editor of New York? That Is the question fight fandom Is asking, and no one so far has been able to answer. When the big black arrived on the coast he announced that his S5000 was on deposit in New York. Dil- ligent search has failed to reveal even fn1 HxrT Tnhr in Jeffries affair. Johnson several months ago deposited S5000 to meet Ketchel with a sporting writer, but withdrew the amount, and the Is no record of Johnson ever having again deposited that money with anyone.
 Is 1t possible that Johnson has fooled the willy Berger and what Sam thought was good money, deposited at the time of their meeting fin Chicago, had string to it, and has already been taken down to pay some of the numerous fines incurred by Johnson in his varioui arrests for speeding his auto in differ ent parts of this country and Canada.
 One thing is certain. Every sporting writer and every follower of the prize ring have no faith in Johnsons good in- tentions to meet Jeffries for finish fight or for any kind of a fight, and until the papers are actually signed and the forfeit money placed in reliable hands, the ma hogany-colored pug may get little cheap notoriety, but little real advertising
 Stanley Ketchel Is in New York, and working hard for his bout with Sam Langford on September 3. A few weeks ago it was announced that Ketchel had disappeared, and nobody knew his where abouts. Even Willus Britt, his manager seemed particularly anxious to find the Montana terror. But it developed that the willy Britt had shipped Stanley off to the Mendicino Hills, with q guard suffi- ciently strong to insure him staying far from the white lights and the smell of gasoline, to enable him to get into good shape again. Britt realized that in the fight with Papke, Ketchel did not show his true form, and told his man that if he intended to fight any more of the top notchers, while under his management, he would have to get down to business. So 1t was arranged that small party should go up into the California hills and to see that Stanley got plenty of hard work, good food and 10 hours sleep each night. Ketchel was willing. So one night six weeks ago the party, like the Arabs, folded the blankets and stole silently