Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-03-19
JEFF And JACK BOX
At EMERYVILLt.
EVERYTHING IS
NOW SETTLED
President Williams Gives Consent
for Contest to Be Pulled Of at
Race Track-Big Crowd Will
Be Handled in Style.

Jim Jeffries and Jack Johnson will
light for the heavyweight champion
ship of the world at the Emeryvil,.
race track, in an arena that Is to b.
specially constructed for them. The
Official announcement that Emeryvill
had been selected was forthcomin.
from Tex Richard and Jack Gleasu.
last night. the two promoters visitins
the chronicle" TO make the statcmcn
doubiy sure. Gleason declares tina
.hcre never was any differences Of ia
port&nce between himself and the Ne
adam AMI now that the all.importan
subject has been settled they will pre-
pare for the handling of the fight.
The selection of Emeryville cam,
late In the afternoon, following a con.
ference that kickard held with Thoma
II. Williams, president OF the New
California Jockey Club, which owns
the race track, and Mayor Christie OF
Emeryville. The latter declined to
speak for the trustees OF Emeryville
but assurances have been given the pro
moters that at the meeting of the
trustees next Monday night. the permit
will be granted.
President Williams has given tn
necessary consent for the use OF tn :
Emeryville track and only the genera
| details that come with big fight al :
| to be handled. Jack Gleason was no
present at the conference, but he de-
clares that he thoroughly understoJ,
what was taking place and that he had
refrained from taking an active part n
order to have no more publicity THAI
was necessary before the official state
ment could be made.
Whether the grandstanls at til
| track can be used In seating the Grove
or q new arena will have to be erect
ed Is a question that will have to b.
taken up with the architects at once
1t ia more than likely that a new
arena will be built inside the mile
course at the track. and It will be 81
arranged that tho capacity can be in
creased at short notice to accommo
date any number of spectators.
Richard will leave very shortly TO-
Nevada, where his business interest,"
demand his immediate attention. H
will return here about the LIST of May
however, and be In San Francisco un
til after the fight. Gleason Is to open
Offices at once In the Flannery build
ing, but In two or three weeks will
leave for Chicago and New York to ar
| F., t,a tat ton fanilttina TIN
promoters look for good attendance
from the Eastern points. and 1t Il
Gleason's idea to arrange for excursion
parties.
Gleason was the spokesman las
night for the promoters. He said:
I'VE have agreed to handle the fgh
in Emeryville. President Williams
has promised to allow us the race
track for that purpose, and Mayo
Christie OF Emeryyille Is willing t.
grant the permit. or course, 1t Is nj
to the trustees to take Official action
but we do not expect any trouble OF
that score There is no limit to tn
seating capacity that We can arrange
and the accommodations across tn
bay are perfect. People know Emery
vile we'll from having attended tn
races, and 1t Is practically the same a
having the fight In San Francisco. Me
accustomed to handling crowds will b
In charge and there will be absolutel
no hitch
The Diamond Heads and j. A. G.