The sun., 1910-01-18
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
GLEASON AND RICHARD DIFF
FER OVER B4LTTEGROU
Jefries Takes Hand and says Frisco 10
the Place, while johnson Is Ready to
Agree TO Anyth,ng--UtAhs Governor
squeiches salt Lake City Proposition.

Agree TO Anyth,ng--Utahs Governor
squeiches salt Lake City Proposition,
In spite OF Tex RIcards's oner to post the
| sl0I 900 purse in the hands of Stakeholder
Timothy ID. Sullivan and his oficial declara-
| ton that the Jeffries-Johnson fight will
take place at Salt Lake City. IL begins 10
look IL this spectacular promoter will
either have TO suppress himself or withdraw
| from the mana cement of the match. Rick
ards bold announcement favoring Salt
Lake City is offset by another clean cut
statement by Gov. Spry Of Utah to the
effect that he will not permit Jeffries and
johnson to meet in a ring pitched any
where In that State. Furthermore. Pro-
moter Gleason comes to the front with afrank
admission that he will receive a permit
| to hold q forty-nve round heht within the
city limits OF San Francisco and that the
big mill cannot be decided anywhere else.
Gleason declares plainly enough that II
| Rickard wants 70 back out he can do 80
easily. as Gleason stands ready TO assume
the responsibility for the whole affair.
There Is much i'll feeling between Rickard
and Gleason as repult, and a serious split
may occur at any moment. Gleason Is backed
up by Jeffries and Berger. who said In
Chicago yesterday that the fight would be
decided in or near San Francisco.
salt Lake City Is out OF IL. said Jeffries.
1T never had change anyway. Frisco
or Ocean View. across the bay, will be the
place for the ring or thereil be no fight
at all. Gleason can pun on the fight all
right without fear of trouble. II would
be sheer insanity 10 try TO fight in Utah
now that the Governor has placed himself
| on record"
Jack johnson and his mana ger. George
Little. arrived here yesterday and we're
surprised when they learned Of the rumpus
| between Gleason and Richard. johnson
| xrkfh haaitaff haf mn N
difference 60 him where the fight took place
\ 80 long as II would not be stopped and he
could get a crack at the boilermaker. He
| said he had no fault to find with California
and expressed confidence In the fairness OF
| San Francisco sporting men. johnson, in
discussing the question Of a referee, laugh
| inRly suggested that Theodore Roosevelt
would be an excellent third man in the
ring because Of his enthusiastic fondness
| for the boxing game. But seriously speak
/ ing the big negro cham pion said that Jack
Welsh of California would be accepta BILE
\ and that he believed Jefiries would agree
| upon him.
| Rickard. by the way, says that Gleason
| has not put up dollar so far and that he
has no say. Richard posted $50. 900. OF
which $4,000 was in cash md 5000 in the
| form of a certified check, when bids were
| opened in Hoboken last December. II
Rickard Is forced out of the ana cement OF
the fight will he draw down the $40. 600?
| II so. will he tell who owns the money!
| Sporting men asked many questions of this
kind yesterday while the present tangle
was discussed at length in all the uptown
resorts
Meanwhile Jefries announces that VIII en-
fhe winds up his theatrical tour the end
Of this month he will go TO Mexico for a
stay OF three weeks and will 20 some hard
| Ixro rk mt 0f dnnrR ha will ah
| permanent training quarters near Los
Angeles and will spend nearly two months
routine work. q
President Fogel of the PhilRdelphIa
club says the las game schedule will be
played by the National League teams this
year regardless Of the Objections nled by
day that six club owners s would Vote Ss'eL 10
adopt the schedule which has been pre-
club.
Ty Cobb. in a letter. TO Ban johnson,
says that In future injuries on the ball field
cred to fine players. who have shsrpcned
s3psrt opiafoS % dsSaT.s eS shat nnsss s,ss as
can speed over the turf, starting andetop-
as keen as fazors on their shoes. Cobb
was ACCUSED OF spiking several players
on rival teams last season. but he insists
Il plain IN his letter TO johnson that the
u uee OF spikes Is absolutely necessary. for
without them the game would lose much
Of its attractive speed, Joe Tinker. the
Cube shortstop. says that players taking
thrown balls at the bases or the plate can
avoid being spiked W runners II they will
take time to study the methods used BY
men who are the best sliders,
| The winning owners ilst for the Jackson-
Vile meettng, not Including yesterday
races, shows thirteen stables that have
esrned q ,ooo or more as follows: r. 4.
Chinn 4W, $50 Y. D.. Pons, IS sos p 4 y
RandCi. $3.50; n. y. Carman. "a. 500:
I; W Schorr, sl.1eS; St: James sIa bic, si.0os:
O.. $50; w. p. Kuchen. s5.97S; Z NV. Powell.
q, scp; j Jones. e. go; r, 7. Thomas, 81, $50
lf4ds the jockeys for the meeting With
thirty-six winners. up TO yesterday, -
George NJ. Odonl, the young owner ara
trainer: who saddled forty-Iwo winners
/ cured first call on, the services OF Jocksv
Grand. who will report TO Odom at t(iravss.
end ON March 4. Grand because OF a