El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-18

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III transporting public been so
keenly brought to bear upon
professional boxing it has been
since James J. Jeffries, white, the I'M
defeated heavyweight champion of the
world. came out of retirement and
signed articles to fight Jack Johnson,
the negro heavyweight from Calves
ton. Texas, for the title.
What has aroused the interest of the
general run of Americans in the con-
test. as much as the bout itself Is
the enormous amount of money at
stake for both men. 1t is no exaggera-
ton TO say that should Jeffries van
| quish the huge negro he will be richer,
directly and indirectly, by $325,000 for
his trouble. Should Jeffries lose he
! will still be better off by a total
ranging from $4,000 to s1sO,000-
What johnson May Win.
Johnson, as winner, should get out
| of the engagement more than Jeffries
| he Will probably tour the country for
year with theatrical troupes. and
| then retire permanently, while Johnson
will continue to appear in combat for
three or four years more. II he wins,
the prestige of beating the white
| champion will add immensely to his
i value. AS loser, Johnson will make
| almost as much as Jeffries viii by
iwlnning-unless he should be ignomin-
iously and decisively beaten in a very
| few rounds.
There is little likelihood that JEFF
| fries will ever fight again under any
| circumstances, and the white man re-
/ firing a victor would leave the defeat
! ed negro still the champion de facto,
| If not de jure. a position he now oc-
cupies. and as such he would continue
to make money long after Jeffries had
returned once more TO his farm near
| Los Angeles
Estimated Winnings
The figures given above are esti-
mated thus: The men are to meet, ac-
cording to the articles. on or before
July 4, 1910, for a bout limited to 45
+, rounds. for a purse OF 100000, to be
divided, IS percent to the winner and
% percent to the loser. Each man
also bets $4,000 OIL himself. Hence,
| from the purse and bet alone, the
winner will receive SS0,750, and the
loser will get s2O.250. which is his
! share, minus the side bet
| 1t has been estimated that the NOV
| ing pictures OF the bout, If it is 10
rounds or more, will be worth $780,
600. of which the promoters take one
third and the fighters the remaining
| twothirds, giving each OF the pugilists
about $4,000. But If their battle is
| desperate and sensational, the pictures
| should be worth far more than the
sum named, and will continue 10 draw
money throughout the civilized world
for 10 years or more. easily bringing
| their income up TO $4,000 each
| Jeffs Vaudeville Receipts.
| Jeffries emerged from retirement
last February, and was paid a princely
| salary on the vaudeville stage before
| he went abroad II that period he
must have made $4,000, possibly
double that. AT present he is filling
an engagement of one night stands,
| for which he is to be the gamer by
| the tidy sum OF $4,000. On a conser-
! vative basis this totals up s223.00O in
round figures that Jeffries will make
out of preliminary exhibitions and the
| fight. if he wins, and S173.099 If he
| loses. He cannot help getting this. as
| much of it IS already in his hands.
After the battle Jeffries can go on
| the road for year at salaries ranging
from $4,000 per week for the first
| month. down to $4,000 or $500 per
week for the flag end OF the season.
He would not have to remain on the
stage IL months 10 earn an additional
100000. Most boxers would undoubL-
eddy do this. but il remains to be seen
whether Jeffries will.
Johnscn's Earnings
1t is hard to estimate Johnson's
earnings between last February and
coming July. but they should not he
less than $4,000. He has already
fought five times since last March
and one of the bouts was with Stanley
Ketchel for large purse Tn fact, II
is possible that Johnson will have
| pocketed 100000 before he goes
against Jeffries- If he wins. he will
make more after the fight than the
white man would have made, and IL he
loses. he will continue TO enjoy a big
income boxing for purses of many
thousands of dollars. Verify, this is
! worth beating.
| Record Breaking Purse.
! Previous to the huge purse of s101.-
600 offered for Johnson and Jeffries
the largest was $4,000, hung up for
the bout in which Bob Fitzsimmcns
knocked out Jim Hall in the fourth
round at New Orleans, on March s
| OF his winnings, because of a toe
abiding faith in human nature
Next to the money Fitzsinmons did
not get. the largest purse was $4,000
| battled for by Joe Cans and Battling
Nelson at Goldfield. New. Sept. 3. 1906
Of this Nelson, although he lost the
decision on a foul in the 42Hd round
received $4,000, he having forced
Cans in advance to such division OF
the money.
When James ]. Corbett knocked out