Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-06-23
JOHNSON TAKES |
BACK LITTLE AS
MANAGER AGAIN
Flanagan Amazed at Latest
Turn When lie Learns Men
Show Evidence of Good Feel
ing-Rickard Opposing Lang
ford ketcilel Match.
SAN FRANCISCO, June %.
~ LIE disagreement between Jack
"a, Johnson and his former man

HT lie disagreement between Jack
u Johnson and his former man
ager, George Little, was settled
at conference last night between Lit
tie and attorneys representing the two
men. Little again becomes Johnson's
official manager.
No figures were given out as to the
amount of the settlement, but it is said
to be nearly the original claim of
$41 900.
The overtures Of peace and the final
happy reconciliation were not confined
to the financial difficulties Little die
tated statement in which he said he
bore johnson no i'll will and that he
would stand by the champions in
terests at the latter's camp in Reno.
7 have wagered large amounts on
Johnson said Little Il still believe
he viii WIN"
The meeting ended with warm pro-
testations Of friendship on both sides.
RENO, New, June 23.-Tom Flana-
gan's big blue eys grew round with sur
prise when the Associated Press in
formed him early this morning of the
reported Cancellation between Jack
johnson and his deposed manager.
George Little
NOW you are chatting me-" he
laughed. 1t was an uneasy laugh,
though, and he soon became serious.
For few minutes Flanagan was COM
| pietely non-plussed. Then he straight
ened his broad shoulders and smiled.
You may say for me that l am glad
to hear that johnson and Little are
friends once more" he spoke slowly as
if weighing his words
Il am for johnson first, last and all
the time l want him to win this fight
and whether l am his manager or not
does not figure in the matter. johnson
will find me working here for him
when he arrives in Reno. I'll stay with
him as long as he needs me-"
He was asked if he had contract
with Johnson.
| Yes. Here is my contract" Flana-
gan replied and he produced a slip of
paper containing the signed statement
johnson recently gave tt the press of
San Francisco, announcing that Flana-
gan had been appointed to assist him in
looking after his business interests.
''You see," he went on, this is more
a bond of friendship than anything
else. That was all asked for.'
Aside from the local interest in the
comings and goings OF Jim Jeffries, the
particular angle of the fight situation
that engages Renos attention today is
the controversy waging over the pro-
posed Langford- Ketchel contest. Tex
Rickard and the local committee in
charge of the building of the arena for
the main battle, are openly opposing
Promoter Hester's project They assert
that the middleweight match if staged
on or before July is likely TO draw
patronage from the big fight or at
least cut down the sale of the high
priced seats.
1T is the Jeffries johnson fight that
will bring the visitors TO Reno
Richard said last night, "and it's not
right for anybody to try to cut in on
us with n rival affair. They can have
our arena for their fight the minute
Jeffries AMI johnson get through with
it. I think they ought to be satisfied
with that offer"
On the other hand, Hester and his
fellow promoter Billy McCarey, say
their plan is thoroughly legitimate.
Eve don't want to hurt the big fight"
Hester asserted today, but we are
going to pull off our scrap IL it's pos
sible to do so on the morning of the
!, Fourth"
According to Hester a site has been
selected and arrangements are being
made to begin work at once Oh an
arena.
'If the Ketchel-Langford go proves
, success" he declared, eve rlan 10
bring Tommy Burns and Langford to-
gether here on Labor Day"
Richard and Hester had an argument
last night over a long distance tele-
phone message Richard claimed to have
received from San Francisco from Joe
Woodman, Langfords manager. Ac-
cording to Rickard Woodman told him
that there was no chance of Langford
meeting Ketchel in Reno on the morn
ing of the big fight. as he (Woodman)
had no intention of cutting in on the
Johnson-J Jeffries fight. When Hester
learned that Rickard had made the
above statement, he called up Wood
man and claims to have received q de-
nia from him OF any intention of call
ing off the match
: There was talk at midnight that Hes
ter's contest might be pulled off at
Goldfield on the Saturday preceding
! July A. Hester, however. said there
was nothing in the rumor.