The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-02

Jack johnson, negro title holder. was
made in New York tonight. because
the promoters wished to avoif any
possible clash with the police author
tiles. The decision will be made
known in Hoboken, \. j.. at 1 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon. Sporting men
gathered here were keenly disappoint-
ed in what many considered puri
tanical interposition of the anti
prize fight laws In this state. but Po-
lice Commissioner Baker had served
notice that no such announcement
coud be made in New York with pro-
priety. Accordingly. it was decided to
press the New Jersey city, across the
Hudson, where the bids were opened
this morning. into service again to-
morrow for the final award.
The bids were opened in the pres
ence of Jack Johnson and his mana
ger, George Little. Sam Berger, rep
resenting James ]. Jeffries. who was
absent: Thomas J. McCarey of Los
Angeles. Edward Graney of San Fran
cisco, John j. Gleason of San Fran
cisco, E. NJ. Richard of Nevada and
many well-known New York sporting
men.
The Bids.
Graney. Representing the Tuxedo
Athletic club of San Francisco. made
a bid involving three different prop
ositions. In his first proposition
Graney offered SO per cent of the
gross receipts, with guarantee of
$4,000. the management to have sole
management of. the picture privilege;
h. ha
gross receipts, with Il $4,000 guaran-
tee and an offer of $4,000 for one
third of the picture proceeds: and the
third proposition was 30 per cent of
the gross receipts, with no guarantee.
Graney agreed. If the offer was ac-
cepted. to build a. pavilion seating
$4,000 people in or within five miles of
San Francisco.
John Gleason of San Francisco. in
combination with James Goffroth sub
mitted bid of s125.000 for fight on
July at either the Colma Athletic
club or Ocean View or San Francisco,
reserving full rights to the picture
proceeds. Gleason agreed, If the bid
was accepted, Immediately to deposit
check for $4,000. Gleason made a
second proposition of a purse of 49,
600 and Sc % per cent of the picture
receipts. The third proposition pro-
rided an offer of so per cent of the
gross receipts and 6S 2-3 per cent of
the picture receipts. Coffroth agreed
to aepoait $4,000 il the offer was ac-
ceptal
a cablegram was received from
Hugh ID. Mcintosh of Australia. offer
ing So 800 to EACH of the fighters for
a contest i'm this country, $4,000 to
each fighter for contest in either
England or France. and $4,000 to each
fighter for a contest in Australia. No
check accompanied the offer and MIR.
Mclntosh's bid was not considered.
r. NJ. Richard of Ely. New. sub
mitted bid in which he offered SIS
900 in cash and check for 5000 for
fight on July In either Utah or
California. for cash purse of $l0l.-
600 and &c % per cent of the receipts
of the moving pictures. If the bid
was accepted Richard. agreed to de-
post within 60 days $4,000 and the
remaining $4,000 IS hours before the
fight.
Thomas j. Mccarey of the Pacific
Athletic club of Los Angeles offered
the receipts OF the entire house and
90 per cent of the moving picture re-
ceipts or purse of $4,000 in cash
and 80 per cent OF the moving picture
receipts.
Gossip Favors Triple Alliance.
Gossip in sporting circles tonight
picked as the winning bidder James
coffrath of the colma Athletic club,
San francisco: Jack Gleason. the Cal
ifornia baseball magnate. and Tex"
Rickard, the Nevada boomer. who ap-
parentiy have formed a triple alliance
To get the fight. coffroth is common
~ credited with close alliance with
the persons controlling the two basic
patents of the moving picture ma
chine. Gleason is known as per-
sonal friend of Sam Berger. mana ger
for Jeffries. Thus the talk among
sporting men is that Gleason and Cof-
froth pooled their interests. but that
At the last moment Richard. who
pulled off the Cans Nelson fight.
came in with threat to bid such an
enormous sum that il would not be
denied.
The result was. according to general
belief. that Gleason. already united
with coffroth in one bid for "Colma,
Ocean View or San Francisco" also
united with Richard in the offer for
Utah, Nevada or California" Tom
McCarey and Eddie Graney. both big
bidders. seemed To realize that they
were not to be considered seriously
McCarey said before the bids were
opened:
The cards have been stacked
against my Los Angeles club. But if
The highest ard best bid that has no
private strings attached to ii is to be
accepted. Los Angeles will get the
fight" After the bids were opened
he said: Il have bid the most money.
a guarantee of siIo.a60 and 80 per
cent of the picture proceeds. If they
turn that down. it shows that some
body is getting more than appears on
the bids submitted"
Bids Are Eyeopeners-
The opening of the bids today. be-
sides revealing the apparent coffroth-
Gleason Richard combination. yielded
another surprise-the fact that a pro-
motsr could offer and back IL with