The San Francisco call., 1909-12-04

ern man and in order to give a nat
ional aspect to the fight.
COnroth says the winning promoters
are 'on the nut" meaning thereby that
they viii have to take in lots of money
al the gate 10 make good. Coffroth fig
ureS purse and expenses will aggre-
gate 1900, which the promoters must
take in to make themselves whole
The receipts from pictures have been
grossly exaggerated as high as $780,
coo TO $500, ,00O Coffroth estimates that
if jeff wins in a good fight the pictures
may be worth as much as S150.000. If
Johnson wins $4,000 should cover re-
ceipts and only one-third goes to the
promoters. Coffroth said:
COFFROTH KNEW OUTCOME
"On Tuesday night I knew Rickard
had bid SS0.00 but before midnight he
raised his offer to S101 900. l was at a
conference at Baron Wilkins place in
West Thirty fourth street, where John
son lives. 1t lasted until 4 O'Clock
Wednesday morning. Those present
endeavored to persuade me to raise my
bid to that of Rickard, but / couldn't
see it, and when I went to bed [ knew
Rickard would get the fight That is
why I wired Mitchell I am not disap-
pointed On Wednesday night, at the
Hotel Albany, Tex was blue, but
$1,000 he would get the fight"
Fighters Sign Articles
Johnson fight for the heavy weight
championship of the world will be
fought either in Salt Lake City or in
the vicinity of San Francisco on July T.
Final articles for a As round contest
We're signed by the principals today in
hotel at Hoboken, n. J. Neither of
the contestants, according to the arti-
cles, is to engage in any boxing events
before the big fight. This effectively
eliminates the possibility of Johnson
meeting Langford, or of Jeffries fight
ing Kaufman between now and then.
Both, II is further stipulated, must enter
training at least 80 days before the
fight. Five ounce gloves are to be
used and the contest shall be governed
by straight marquis of Queensberry
rules. The referee is to be selected at
least so days before the contest.
II Jeffries, johnson and TEX" Rick
ard and John J. Gleason, the last two
the successful biders, can not agree on
referee, Jeffries and Johnson are
each TO select two men and from these
four Rickard and Gleason are to make
any selection they desire The referee
is to be paid 81 900, the contestants
paying him two thirds, the promoters
the balance.
PRINCIPALS PUT UP COIN
Jeffries and Johnson have each de-
posted $4,000 as a forfeit to the pro-
moters If they fail to appear while
Rickard and Gleason have deposited
$4,000 to stand as a forfeit in case
they fail to stage the fight and to apply
on the purse of 100000 offered. Sixty
days before the fight Rickard and Glea-
son are to deposit an additional $50, 900
of the purse, and the remaining 1O1 900
4S hours before the contest.
Robert w. Murphy, New York hotel
proprietor, IS the temporary stake hold
er, and he may serve permanently Both
fighters wanted to have a western bank
serve as stake holder, but it was said
that difficulty was encountered in get
ting one to assume the responsibility.
KOWALsKY INVITES MEETING
The stake holder question was de-
bated for several hours in the New
York Offices of Henry ]. Kowalsky. a
San Francisco lawyer. Johnson, ever
cautious, suggested a safe deposit box
with three locks, each of the contest
ants to hold one key and the third to
be held by disinterested party. The
promoters objected to this, and the plan
outlined above was finally adopted
Johnson throughout seemed fearful lest
some one defraud him.
Jeffries is anxious to have the fight
in or near San Francisco. and sporting
men here believe, Notwithstanding the
Salt Lake City talk, that the fight will
go to California. The flexible articles
give the promoters the right to stage
the fight in Utah, Nevada or California
but Nevada has not been considered
seriously.
The moving pictures. which are ex-
pected TO bring in the most money, will
be managed and controlled by a stock
company to be formed, with Jeffries
and Johnson each holding a one-third
interest and with Rickard and Gleason
holding the other third.
George Little, manager for johnson
said today that Johnson was willing to
accept Eddie" Graney of San Fran
cisco, one of the unsuccessful bidders
for the fight as referee Rickard and
Gleason also are favorable TO Graney.
IL is understood
Mcintosh Raises Bid
SYDNEY. n. 5. W., Dec. 3.-Hugh c.
Mcintosh today cabled his repre-
mum of 100000 for the Jeffries- john
son fight. Mcintosh says that he has
made deposit with a New York
paper.
Constable Attaches Stakes
NEW YORK. Dec. "a constable
levied an attachment for $3.50 on the
stakes of the Jeffries johnson fight
tonight to make sure that Tex Rick
ard pays a judgment for that amount
issued against him last September in
Nevada. The plaintiff is physician.
rendered Richards family, when they
lived in New York in 1907, never were
paid for.
Athletic Leaders Chosen by
Oakland High
OAKLAND. Dec. 3.-Earl Calderwood
has been elected captain Of the Oak
land high school football team for the
coming year.
other athletic leaders have been
chosen as follows. Track capfain