Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-25
PICTURES OF FIGHT
WILL COST 100000
Eastern Syndicate Pays Enormous
Sum for Pictorial Report of
Big Battle.
GLEASON HAS NOT SOLD
HIS INTEREST IN FILMS
Contract Will Be Fulfilled as Soon
as Principals Square Off in Ring.
Little Betting at Reno.

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| cure a pictorial report Of the battle of
the century will cost close to 100000.
That is an estimate based on the price of
their respective shares. agreed upon by
Jeffries, Johnson and Promoter Tex Rick
ard. Jack Gleason. Richards partner in
staging the big fight. is said to be the
only one of those interested in the picture
proceeds who has not disposed Of his
share of the prospective profits. Gleason
is expected here today from the coast.
| Admitting that his first statement given
out Thursday night was premature. Tex
Richard last midnight definitely announced
the sale Of his and Jeffries' interests in
| the pictures for 100000 cash, that sum
having been placed on deposit in Reno
| bank pending the fulfillment of a signed
| contract.
ern syndicate, won the contest for their
shares with a bid that topped by $4,000
an offer reported made yesterday after
| noon by San Franciscans. And. according
to Richard, hardly had he and Jefries at
tached their signatures to the agreement
drawn up by Rocks attorney than the
Californ.ans rushed in with another bid
of $4,000.
Jeffries is to receive two-thirds and
Richard One-third Of the 100000.
Struggle for privilege.
Tom ODay of San Francisco is under
stood to be the leader of the California
! bidders. O'Day. acting either independ-
emily or for a western syndicate. Is
said to be the man who recently put
| $4,000 to Johnsons credit in San
Francisco bank as the negro cham
| piOn's share in the deal. Both O'Day
and Rock are reported to be hard after
Gleason's interest. The battle for the
, picture rights has been waging for
many months. Ever since the day last
December when Jeffries and Johnson
were matched lor the big night picture
men have been busy with attractive
offers to principals and promoters.
According to the amended hight arti-
| cles Jeffries and Johnson are the joint
owners OF the picture rights, and each
is bound to turn over to the promoters
one third OF the profits each receives
| therefrom. With the picture rights
split between rival syndicates. as now
| seems to be the case, 1T Is likely That
two sets of films Will be maze. In Or
der to carry out the terms of their
contracts all Jeffries and Johnson are
required to do is to enter the ring here
! July and begin lighting. Rlckard is
| required to use his best EFFORTS TO see
| that the lighters come together. All
| other responsibility devOlves upon the
| picture men.
OO0uSO0 . S0AAP ASOAoSSN'
Refreshed by a good sleep. Jack John
| son arose this morning keen for his
first workout here. After a brisk road
jaunt the champion was expected to rest
for the remainder of the forenoon, as
his program called for several stih box
/ ing bouts later in the day.
Al Kaufman will be taken on. accord
ing to arrangements. for four rounds.
following which the champion intends
| to try the mettle Of a new sparring part
ner he brought up yesterday from San
| Francisco. This is Jack Geyer. young
Denver heavyweight, WHO is Regarded as
| good training timber for the champion
Walter Monahan, also recent recruit,
! is likewise slated for Il hauling. and II
Jack pines for more Dave Mills and
| George Cotton will be- ready for a slug
ging bee. out at Moana Springs no one
| cared to make a guess as to what Jim
Jefries would do today. The big fellow
| his trainers say. left his crouch i'll
California, but not his whims. and it Is
just as difficult to forecast his days
! training operations here as 1t was at Ben
| Tex Rickard said this morning that,
| according to information which ne has
| received from the Southern Pacific head
| quarters and which was reported by the
Associated Press last night. he Is in
clined to believe that no diminution in
| the number Of fight visitors will result
from the change Of battle-ground from
San Francisco to Reno. The promoter
estimates the crowd that will witness
| the contest at 1000.
| Many complaints are being made by
visitors DESTROYS of inspecting Jack john
sons training quarters and seeing the
| champion work because of the inaccessi-
bility to his camp
johnson Likes Crowds.
To reach the roadhouse where John
son is ouartered it is necessary to secure
an automobile or some other conveyance,
| as it is entirely off the line of the local
| trolley system and is far out Of reason
able walking distance.
Moana Springs however, is touched al
| most directly by Reno's street cars and
| for that reason Jeffries' camp Is expect
| ed to draw a much larger number OF
visitors than Johnson's.. This condition
| of affairs is a source OF regret both to
Jeffries and johnson. for Jeffries~ dis
likes above all things to work in public.
On the other hand. nothing delights
johnson more than a big crowd. and II
has come to be regarded as an estab-
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