Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-05
IN SIX FIGURES
Bidders for Jeffries johnson
Fight Begin to Talk
Business.
OKLAHOMAN MAKES OFFER
Gleason Predicts 100000 House in
San Francisco and Offers
55 Per Cent of 1t.

New York, Nov. 5.-Five bids are
now i'll shape to be submitted on Dec.
1 for the Jeffries-Johnson fight.
Cofroth and Gleason are here with
their offers to produce the fight in the
suburbs of San Francisco; Miller
brothers have sent in a bid, naming
their ranch in Oklahoma, and now
comes Tom McCarey of Los Angeles,
who wants the fight there. and a dele
cation of sporting men from Spokane,
Wash. declare they will give $4,000
if the match is produced in their vicin-
ity. But one of the active bidders has
mentioned actual figures to the extent
of presenting forfeit, but the general
talk is of a $4,000 purse.
Gleason says if the fight is given 10
his CLUB at Alameda, Cal. he is certain
there will be a 100000 house and he
is willing to give the two pugilists IS
per cent to divide between themselves.
May Get Chance at Nelson.
San Francisco, Nov. Lew Powell,
the man Jimmy Coffroth thinks can
beat Battling Nelson in 20 rounds, will
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beat Ad Wolgast. He was matched
with the sturdy little Milwaukee boy
yesterday, the bout being set for Nov.
% at Coffroth's club, and the winner
is carded to oppose Nelson at a date
to be decided later The weight will
be 1913 at o'clock and Eddie Smith
of Oakland will referee.
Stanley Ketchel, still much depres-
sed by the death of Willus Britt. was
lowering around his usual haunts yes
terday, but does not expect to box
again before next spring. He says
that a long rest will do him good and
that he does not care what Billy Papke
wants-that the latter will not get a
bout with his. Furthermore, he says
that he has not relinquished the mid.
dleweight title. Although those who
saw his size in the bout with Johnson
are inclined to doubt his statement, he
claims that he can still make 158
pounds four hours before a bout.
He has not selected a new manager
to take the place of Willus Britt. He
says he has plenty of time to think Of
such things.
Calls JOhnsOn's Demand.
Boston, Nov. 5.-Sam Langford is SO
anxious to meet johnson that he IS
ready to meet the champions extraor-
binary demand for the posting of a
$4,000 bet. Joe Woodman, Langford s
manager, says: you know as well
as 1 do that two colored m4n would
be no great attraction in this country,
but in England it is different. as the
black man has more rights. The Ma.
tional Sporting club will give a $4,000
purse for a match between Johnson
and Langford, and if George Little IS
sincere about that $4,000 bluff / will
get the money and make good in Jig
time"
Papke-CapOni Fight Nov. rs.
Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. 5.-The date
of the Papke-Tony Caponi bout at New
Orleans was changed from Nov IA TO
Nov. %. Caponi will leave for the
south soon to train.
Young Britt Wins Over Gibbs.
Baltimore, Nov 5.-Young Britt Of
this city won over Willie Gibbs pf
Philadelphia last night in the ninth
round Defore the Eureka Athletic club.
Gibbs took the place of Willie Jones
of Brooklyn, who refused to go on.
The two men put I'D hard, aggressive