The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-17


prise II IL had not been for the Glea-
son influence with Sam Berger and
jim Jeffries
Jeffries Likes Frisco.
The main point In dispute between
the two managers Is the question of
which city shall be chosen for the
iiEht-San Francisco or Salt Lake II
appears that the matter has ceased TO
be a contest between the cities, how.
ever, and hat 1t has resolved itself
into q tussle for authority between
Gleason and Rlckard. The balance of
power seems to be with the fighters
and the local sporting fraternity is al
most unanimously OF the opinion that
the fight will be held wherever Jeffries
dictates. Nothing has yet been heard
from either OF the two principals since
Gleason and Rickard fell out
IL Is well known that Jeffrles is par-
tial 10 San Francisco us n place In
which to handle big ring contests.
JefTries is a Californian and Berger.
his manager, is a San Francisco boy.
Jack Johnson has oten said that he
has always been well pleased with the
way In which he was treated In San
Francisco
Gleason lnsletent.
When all is said and done, the
big fight will be held here" said Jack
Gleason tonight at the Olympic club.
II say so, and 1t was agreed in New
York that | should have the naming
OF the place. l don't care what Tex
Richard says about IT, / know what
I'm talking about | don't care to get
tptn a nnnfr1raroy pUnr fbl- tl,Ino- hut
want It distinctly understood that
am TO name the place. Sam Berger
win back me up in this matter. He
knows, and Johnson and Little both
know. | am content to leave It TO
them They VIII tell who was given
authority to choose the battle-ground.
The fighters want to go to the place
where the fight can be most advanta.
geously handled and | guess that be-
fore long the world will know whether
that is San Francisco OF Salt Lake.
Jeffrles Will be here In about ten
days and then We will see,
IF Rickard does not care to live
up to this agreement / Will take the
fight of his hands. | am ready at any
time to take the whole thing l can
handle this fight and I Intend to han.
die at least my end of It, | say again
that II Tex does not want 10 go
through with 1t tho way we agreed to
do, I'll relieve him of any further re-
sponsibility
jeff Not Willing.
JEFF would never have consented
to sign articles with Rickard as one
OF the partners in the affair if Il had
not been for me. I'm not going to
stand fer Rickard being the autocrat
and neither Will JEFF. That1l about
settle the dispute"
Many sports here arc skeptical
about the meaning of the controversy
between Gleason and Rickard Some
think it Is being done TO keep the In
terest in the match alive This. how
over. is Indignantly denied by Glea.
son. The fight fans here are at
loss to explain the posltiveness with
which Rickard states the fight VIII
be held In Utah in face OF Governor
Spry's recent statement that he would
use ell the means At his command TO
prevent the battle from being pulled
of within the borders Of Utah
Salt Lake City. Utah, Jan. 16.-In
answer to the statement Of Jack Glea-
son OF San Francisco today, Tex Rick
ard said tonight:
RIckard'o Reply.
Tell the reporters to get from Mr..
Gleason the private contract that was
signed by Mr.. Gleason and myself,
where Gleason is guaranteed by me
to suffer no financial loss In case the
contest loses money and 1t is also
stated that the entire purse of $101,-