Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-02
TEX RICHARD QUITS
Says He Will Promote No
More Pugi|istic Events.
ONCE IMAM OF THE HOUR"
Nevada Plunger Is Now Overlooked.
Will Confne His Energies
to Mining.
ONCE IMAM OF THE HOUR

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, September g.
TEX" Rickard is in town, but the Ne
vadan. who was the man OF the hour
this time two months ago. when he was
followed by an army OF war correspond
ents In search of the latest news regard
ing the big battle has lost his magnet
ism. He no longer is bothered with uues-
tons and his actions do not interest the
public. except with reference to the NOV
ing pictures OF the Fourth OF July foo
zler." TEX" has plenty OF time to sleep
nowadays and his telephone doesn't ring
at all hours of the night, while there are
no crowds lowering near him as he wends
his way through the lobby OF the hotel.
The promoter Of the flight Of the CEN
tury'' is in eclipse.
Rickard says there is no truth in the
statement that he has purchased the pic
ture rights in California although he ac-
knoWledges that he negotiated with the
moving picture people for a syndicate of
men in the southern portion OF the state
A. w Scott. a mining man. being at the
head of the concern.
Tex" says s13.44O was the price paid
for the state rights and two films. and
that an attempt will he made to show
them In the various cities. Richard de-
clined TO make any definite statement re-
tHe TuEnOT tndI Is anOat TO the
effect that an Injunction will be asked for
in San Francisco to prevent interference
on the part OF the police when the pic
lures are ready to be exhibited to the
public.
1t is the general opinion, however,
that this is the real object Of Richards
visit at this time, and that he will
sound the officials before making any
arrangements to throw the pictures on
the canvas. With San Francisco and
Arv
wouldn't be a very profitable PROPOSE
ton, even IL the officials Of the smaller
cities in the state saw fit to permit
them to go ahead and exhibit the
pictures.
II the legality of the law is to be
tested. San Francisco will undoubted-
~ be the battle-ground. Mayor Nc
earthly has gone on record on the ques-
ton. He is opposed to the pictures
being shown, and with the officials
making determined effort to stop the
promoters 1t doesn't look very rosy for
Tex" and his syndicate.
Richard claims that the trust is do
ing well with the pictures in the east.
ing disposed of. Illinois alone bringing
$50, 1000. TEX" still has a one-twelfth
interest in the pictures, out OF which,
he says. profit of $4,000 has been
received
Two of the principal figures in the
Reno bloOmer will not bother the fight
public in the future. unless they EMU
late Patti. the songbird TEX" says
that he is through with the game and
that Jeffries is also out Of it for all
time.
The promoter saw quite a lot of
Jeffries in the south. and, although he
says Jeffries is regaining his good
spirits and is once more in perfect
health, he has no intention of trying
to wrest the title from Johnson.
"Jeffries has a lot Of money and isn't
worrying about the championship
title" said Richard He has no de-
sire to go through the siege Of another
training spell. and when 1 asked him
about a return match he told me that
there was nothing doing. jeff still is
Of the opinion that an Oakland man
who wagered heavily on Johnson dop-
ed him before the fight, although l
don't think he was tempered with, but
that his poor showing was due to
nervous collapse. Personally I'm
through with the promotion Of fistic
enterprises and in the future will de-
vote my time and attention to the min
ing business"