Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-02
FORTUNES OFFERED
FOR THE BIG SCRAP
Largest Bid May Not Be Ac-
copied, as Fighters Want
Picture Profits.

NEW YORK. December 2.-Jeffries-
Johnson fight bids were opened in Ho-
boken yesterday, and after considering
offers one of which was fiat bid OF
S125.OOO for a forty-five-round fight in
California July 4, managers of the cham
pion and retired title holder postponed
final action until today. -Four clubs were
represented.
The one hundred and twenty fve-thou-
sand dollar purse was guaranteed by
James w. Coff. 9th and John j. Gleason.
rival San Francisco promoters. who pool
ed interests yesterday and made bid
with the stipulated privilege of controll-
ing the fight pictures. So mary other Of
fers were made which involved percen-
tages of the receipts of the moving pic
lures that the proposed contestants
sought a delay until 1 0 clock this after
noon in order TO study all the financial
problems presented by the most spirited
bidding ever recorded in prize ring his
tory.
neutrality-suspicious. purses were not
even considered likely bait by ambitious
promoters, and the battle of thousands
waged until at one time Robert p. Muir
ply, stakeholder. was putting his broad
palm upon a stack containing SJo,ooo
representing the amount posted by the
bidders.
Gleason Has Strong Hand.
Jack" Gleason is in two combinations
to get the battle. In addition to his Cali
fornfa interests with Coffroth. which
caused a sensation when disclosed yestei :
day, Gleason is named on bid which
Tex" Richard of Goldfeld. New, pre-
sented. AS in nearly every other offer.
the Gleason Richard bid had several an
giles, all hinged upon the picture prlvl-
leges. That this will be one OF the chle1
factors in determining the promoter of
the contest Is assured.
Hoboken has not been stirred as II was
Yesterday since fire on the piers there
nine years ago. when the populace was
aroused to a point that consested trafnc
in the busy streets near the water front
and brought eager natives from their
homes. Eleven o'clock In the morning
was the hour named for the gathering OF
the fighters and promoters, who had been
hanished from Manhattan by orders of
Police Commissio ner Baker. AT the tun-
mel stations and ferry landings thronss
gathered before 8 O'Clock and chaff1ngly
awaited the arrival of JEFF and john
son.
Around Meyers Hotel, where the fight
ers were expected to gather. women and
children elbowd Savagly with ruggd Ia
borers in an attempt to catch a glimpse
of the principals. Reports that the police
would interfere added to the interest OF
the expectant spectators. When it was
noisily reported at l. o'clock that the
fighters had thwarted the Manhattan po-
lice and were in Broadway hotel signing
the articles of agreement the crowd III
the streets near the hotel jibed the flock
OF newspaper writer's and battery Of eager
camera carriers who were fretfully await
ing action.
Jeffries did not appear having an
nounced that a trip from Pittsburg had
made it impossible for him to keep the
enga cement, but his manager, Sam Ber-
ger, was there. The crowd deman ded
that each bidding promoter be pointed
out. and focked into the corridors and
cafe of the hotel, overfiowing to BAN
quet hall. which had been prepared for
the fight contingent and reporters.