The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-23
KISS AND MAKE UP.
Johnson's New Manager Surprised at
Little Reconciliation.

Reno, New, June 23.-Tom Flana-
CAMS big blue eyes grew round with
surprise when the Associated Press in
formed him early this morning of the
Johnson and his deposed manager,
George Little.
Now you are chatting me-" he
laughed. 1t was an uneasy laugh
For few minutes Flanagan was COM
pietely nonplussed. Then he straight
ened his broad shoulders and smiled.
You may say for me that I am glad
to hear tnat Johnson and Little are
friends once more" He spoke slowly
as if weighing the words.
ct am for Johnson first, last and for
all time. l want him to win this fight
and whether am his manager or not
does not figure in the matter. Johnson
will find me working here for him when
he arrives in Reno I'll stay with him
as long as he needs me-"
He was asked if he had a contract
with Johnson.
YES here is my contract" Flanagan
replied, and ne produced a slip of pa
per containing the signed statement
Johnson recently gave to the press at
San Francisco, announcing that F1ana-
gan had been appointed to assist him
iE looking after his business interests.
You see he went on, this is more
a bond of friendship than anything
else. That was ill 1 asked for"
Aside from the hectic local interest
lin the conings and goings of Big Jim
Jeffries the particular angle of the
fight situation that engages Reno's at
ing over the proposed Langford-Ke tchel
contest Tex Richard and the local
committee in charge Of the building of
the arena for the main battle are open
ly opposing Promoter Hester's project.
They assert that the middleweight
toh CT hafnrn TI1lU A
is likely to draw patronage from the
big fight or at least to cut down the
sales of the higher priced seats.
1T is the Jeffries- johnson fight that
will bring the visitors to Reno" Rick
ard said last night, and it's not right
for anybody to try to cut in on US
with rival affair. They can have our
arena for their fight the minute JEFF
fries and johnson get through with it.
1 think they ought to be satisfied with
that offer"
On the other hand Hester and his
fellow promoters. Billy Mccartney, say
their plan is thoroughly legitimate.
We don't want to hurt the big fight,
Hester asserted today. But we are
going to pull off our scrap If it's pos
sible to do so, on the morning of the
fourth
According to Hester, a site has been
selected and arrangements are being
made to begin work at once on an
proves success" he declared, 1--WE
plan to bring Tommy Burns and Lang
ford together here on Labor day
Richard and Hester had an argument
last night over long distance tele-
phone message Richard claimed tc
have received from San Francisco from
Joe Woodman, Langford's manager
I, According to Rickard, Woodman told
him that there was no chance of Lang
| ford meeting Ketchel in Reno on the
morning of the big fight, as he CWood-
MANI had no intention of cutting in
on the Johnson-Jeffries fight. When
Hester learned that Richard had made
| the above statement he called up Wood
man and claims to have received a
denial from him of any intention OF
calling off the match.
| There was talk at midnight that Hes
ter's contest might be held at Goldfield
on the Saturday preceding July 4. Hos
ter, however, said there was nothing in
| the rumOr.-