The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-01
.JEFFR|ES ANXIOUS
TO ARRANGE BOUTS
Will Figure in Three or Four
Preliminary Contests to
Get in Shape.
JOHNSON WILL GO ON
STAGE TO MAKE MONEY
CoIored Champion DOdges Is
sue With Sam LangfOrd
for Fight.

James j. Jefflies Will be seen In the ring
before he takes on Jack Johnson for the
worlds heavyweight championship. JEFF
fries believes that three of four fights
before the big contest is pulled off will
put him back where he was four or fte
years ago and IN such condition he is
confident that he can put the champion
shin belt out OF reach for a while. The
articles OF agreement signed by Jcffrics
and johnson do not stipulate that the
men shall not fight before the big 90
and so each is free TO do US he pleases.
JeGrics has already refused to go on
The stage. which means that he has some
thing else in store FOR the future. John
son is negotiating with theatrical mana
gers aud expects 10 make a fortune be-
>fore he fights JED From all appearances
johnson will not meet any one but will
take TO the stage. keeping up light cX-'
crclse and VIII 80 into active training
about two months before the time OF the
light
sam Langford is anxious to miX with
the colorcd champion but johnson cannot
even be induced 10 talk about n fight
with iangfnrd. The lattcip seems TO he
in bad luck lie stands cut as the best
middlewcight fighter in the world today
and is Wiling 10 .ate on heaVyweiShts
but there is nothing doing. joiinSon's
excuse VIII be that he does not care 90
take OH any fighters before his fight with
Jeffries. and IL Jcflries would be willing
Ia fsht LdHEford. tho latter would not
20 on wiih JEFF. I,anEford says that JET
fries can whip Johnson ana Laugrord
also says thaS he can knock out sry man
ID thc world except JeffriCs. The 'oloTed
niiddicweichr sceps TO have fear Tor
The indicated worlds champion
JefTries VIII do all tis training in Cali
iornia. lie intends 10 so into the hills
and live in the open air. His chief eNer-'
csc will be hunting and Hill climbing and
. IN this way hc expects Ia build mp untold
Strength so that when he enters the ring
with johnson he Will bc prepared in every
way 10 stop the rushcS OF the negro.
Promoters Active.
Ficlit promoters are active ali over the
country Governors of several Of the
states have already been petitoncd 10 set
the laws aside and allow the contest TO
take place. In behalf OF the fight il is
claimed that II will bring not less than
10000 people to the city which secures 1t
and In the face OF these facts IL Is claimed
iby the prospective promoters that the
ilght will be big advertising for any city
Instead OF u dctriment
IL looks very much as IL the fighters
will get not less than 100000 Tor tine
4 Ight II the contest could bc held in
Il New York there Is not the least bit OF
ficubt that 500 900 could be taken in at
ftlic gate, providing place large enough
1 could bc secured To hold the contest 1t
Us tnouEht thdl IN san francisco not less
4 thai slJe. 600 viii he taken in FOR the
IcontesL This win pay for all expenses OF
\ The contest The pictures VIII he worth
rnot less than $500 900 which Will he
fdivlded between the two fighters and the
qpromoter. and which will be counted upon
las velvet
4 James Cofiroth OF San francisco will
'Ipohaby secure the contest. He has so
lar had the confidence of the public and
Qhas staged several championship fights
land has the capital back OF him to pro-
mote the fight IN the right way. Coffroth
INlI tncet INV bid madr BIZ others