The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-14
BIC OFFER FOR
PICTURE RIGHTS
Moving Picture Concern Offers
$4,000 for Rights of John
son-Jeffries Battle.
FIGHT ON THE SQUARE
Wise Fight Fans Declare That
There is No Possibility of
Frame Up.
FIGHT ON THE sQUARl

San FRANISCO, June 1s.--Wiliiam
I. Rock, of New York. agent of a
moving picture corporation, to-day Of
fered $4,000 for the moving picture
rights of the Jefferies-Johnson battle.
This is the largest legitimate straight
offer that has been received. and pro-
motors Richard and Gleason, with
Jeffries. johnson and Berger, are con-
sidering II seriously.
The moving picture people offer to
assume all responsibility from the
time the fighters enter the ring. If
the weather prevents the taking of
pictures. or IL there should be some
untoward circumstance which ruins
the hlms. the moving picture people
VIII shoulder the loss.
Jeffries and Johnson formed cor
poration to handle the pictures, they
10 pay Richard and Gleason ane-third
OF the profits. AS this corporation
would give johnson and Jeffries an
equal voice In the matter Of showing
the pictures. a serious deadlock was
feared, and 1t Is probab BILE straight
offer for the rights will be accepted
II the Si50.080 offer is taken, JEFF
fries and Johnson will under their
agreement get $4,000 each while
Richard and Gleason will split the
other $4,000.
FfSHe ON the square.
With the fight less than month
| fake" That kind of talk, brewed
mostly in the East and among men
who don't know the arquis of Queens
berry rules from the London ring
rules. strikes Western fight fans as
the height OF humor.
Jimmy Cohroth, who was beaten in
his efforts to hold the battle, and who
therefore might have some cause for
complaint. voiced the sentiment OF all
Westerners to-day when he said:
This fight couldn't be crooked. even
II Johnson and Jeffries wanted 1t 10
be--which they don't In the first
place YOU couldn't pat All the money
in the world before Jeffries and make
him tight crooked fight. To win the
night means nearly $1,000. 900 for
johnson to lose II means hardly a
quarter of that sum. Do you think
the Jeffries men could put up the
necessary $3.50. 900 to make Johnson
lay down? Not In a million years,
ana even If they tried 1t. it would &c,
out. In the first place. when there
l. a crooked fight all the money has
t. so into the hands OF one man, So
there can be no double crossing. This
man would be sure to talk, and the
secret would soon be out Take II
1rc m me, there will be no fake fight
The orders for seats in the figh
arena continue to pour In. and GIea.
son and Richard have had their plans
SO drawn that within two hours sew
eral thousand extra seats can be add
ed TO the arena to take care of the
excess crowds.
Many Want Passes.
Gleason and Richard are receiving
thousands nj fnr
cry little newspaper In the country
wants half dozen, and there la no,
tin horn politician on the coast who
hasn't written In for his share, claim
ing 10 be mighty friendly with the
Governor or the district attorney, OF
speaking of his influence" One In.
dianapoiis man threatened to blow the
arena with bomb II he didn't re,
q pass. He didn't get a pass. but Il
Is strange that eight watchmen have
been engaged to watch the arena unit
the day of the fight.
| Dick Adams, OF the ferries train,
ing stan, who watched johnson bo,
with Kaufman, declared to-day he
thought the battle would be a partic.
ulariy tough one, but that Jeftriei
would win 1t inside OF twenty rounds
johnson can put up stiH fight and
land some good blows" said Adams
He 10 swift on his feet and Jeff WI.
have some trouble In hitting him. hui
he win finally get to the big Negro
and then IL win be ell or"
Johnson has let down considerably
in his work. He is down to 21o
pounds. and doesn't want to take on
any more weight. He stiil does some
light road work and boxing. but little
hard work that would be liable to
make him lose weight.
Jeffries intends to spend the res,
of his tirne doing a lot Of boxing
Yesterday he put in nine hard rounds,
The first three were with Armstrong
and they mixed II up In splendid style
Then Jeffries took on Sam Berger and
Joe Choynski for six rounds. The
big fellow took no rest between
rounds. simply lighting his two OPP
ponents alternately three minutes fol
each. In q word. Jeffrtes boxed eigh.
teen minutes without q rest and show.
ed UP In fine form.
To-day was the day Johnson wal
to stop automobile riding. according
to his promise to Rickard. Few be.
iieve the giant win be able to keep
out Of the buzz buggy.
Jeffries' action In finally paying tina,
| 5000 gambling debt at Reno. New.
was unexpected. Jeffries has always
claimed he was cheated In the game
but It IL said he paid rather than
| break training to 80 to Reno to figh,
the suit.