The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
Never Before Such Large Offers
for Boxing Event.
Eddie Graney Offers Three Diff
ferent Propositions.
NO AWARD is MADE.
Bids From Abroad Thrown Out
Because Checks We're Absent.
One Club Would Give S125, 900
Cash for Contest.

New York. Dec. 1.-The opening of
bids for the heavyweight championship
fight of the world between James 7.
Jeffries and Jack johnson, scheduled
for noon today, was deferred until a.
later hour at the instance of Eddie
Graney of San Francisco, who protest
ed that 1t was unfair to set the time of
opening bids seven hours ahead of the
time named in the articles of agree
ment.
"A large crowd of sporting men gath
cred at a Hoboken hotel where the
bids were to be opened and when none
Of the principals had appeared at
noon there were reports that secret
the place of battle. Graney is said to
Ce prepared to offer purse of 100000,
but declined to make any statement
The fight undoubtedly will be held in
California
Bids for the championship fight be-
tween James J. Jeffries and Jack
Johnson were opened this afternoon in
Hoboken, N j.. and because of the
numerous and large offers made for
the fight it was decided to postpone the
selection of the battle ground for "a
lours. The offers for the fight were
fhe largest ever made for a prize ring
encounter.
The Bids Opened.
of Jack Johnson and his manager.
George Little; Sam Berger, represent
ing Jim Jeffries, who was absent:
Thomas j. McCarey of Los Angeles:
Edward Graney of San Francisco, John
Gleason of San Francisco, E. NJ. Rick
ard of Nevada. and many well known
New York sporting men. Graney,g rep
resentlng the Tuxedo Athletic club OF
San Francisco, made a bid involving
three different propositions. In his first
Cx-op nff1
of the gross receipts with a guarantee
of $4,000 the management to have sole
ownership of the picture privileges: the
second was so per cent of the gross re-
ceipts with a $4,000 guarantee and an
offer of $4,000 for One-third of the pic
ture proceeds: and the third proposition
was 80 per cent of the gross receipts
with no guarantee. Graney agreed, IL
the offer was accepted to build u
pavilion seating 25, 900 people in or with
in five miles of San Francisco.
John Gleason. of San Francisco, in
combination with James Coffroth, sub
mitted bid of $125O00 for a fight on
July 4, at either the Colma Athletic
club or Ocean View or San Francisco,
reserving full rights to the picture pro-
oeees.
Another Big Offer.
Gleason agreed, if the bid was ac-
cepted, Immediately to deposit check
for $50, 600. Gleason made a second pro-
pOS1QOn OHer1nS a purse or $l5,OUO ana
Sc 2-3 per cent of the picture receipts.
A third proposition by Gleason pro-
vided an offer of so per cent of gross
receipts and Sc 2-3 per cent of the Pfc
ture receipts. Coffroth agreed to de-
posit $4,000 if the offer was accepted.
A cablegram was received from
Hugh D. Mcintosh of Australia offering
$37, 500 to each of the fighters for a
contest in this country; $4,000 to each
fighter for a contest in either England
or France, and $50000 to each fighter
for contest ir Australia No check
accompanied the offer. and McIntosh's
bid was not considered.
E. NJ. Rickard of Ely. New, submitted
bid in which he offered $4,000 in cash
and check for 5000 for fight on July 4,
in either Utah or California, and cash
purse of 100000 and 66 2-3 per cent of the
receipts Of the moving pictures. If the
bid was accepted Rickard agreed to de-
post within 60 days $4,000 and the re-
naming $4,000 forty-eight hours before
| the fight.
| Thomas J. McCarey of the Pacific Ath-
| letic club of Los Angeles offered the re-
ceipts of the entire house and so per cent
| of the moving picture receipts or purse
of $4,000 in cash and so per cent of the
moving picture receipts.