Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-06

III AnHaa NaTANuH enterprises are AMNtNNllk
capital Is one Of the encouraging signs 20
the follower OF things pugilistic. Ordinary
business acumen would naturally prevent
the stalking OF thousands OF dollars in the
incidental ventures unless there was rea-
sonable surety that the big fight was to
be held. d.
At the present time Il appears certain
that the purse OF t1Oi. 600 wifi be but a
small portion OF the money that will be
at stake on the outcome OF the fight.
Aside from the cost OF the erection OF the
arena, seating 5000, and the providing Of
the purse some hundreds OF thousands OF
dollars will be tied up in commercial VEN
lures, the success OF failure OF which will
hinge on the Independence day struggle.
II Is estimated that the gate will yield
100000 with 10000 seats in the arena. So
confident r. Frisco that the battle will be
held there that the citizens are already
planning to entertain thousands Of visitors
from all parts of the world during the
first week OF July. Every hotel and board
ing house keeper expects to reap a har-
vest from the invaders, and the citizens
organization has started a campaign
against any unreasonable increase in ac-
commodation charges.
Many Special Trains.
Preliminary announcement relative to
special train service to the ringside are
already appearing in all parts OF this coun-
try, as well as in Europe. A well known
promoter Of specially conducted tours has
made the announcement that never I'm his
business experience has an athletic contest
reused the interest that is in evidence at
this time in the heavyweight champion
ship battle. Judging from the indications
at present. he remarked in the course Of
a conversation yesterday, more than a
third Of the surplus rolling stock Of the
railroad companies will be heading across
the continent during the closing days Of
June.
Il have been personally interested in
special train service to previous pugillstic
championship affairs. Ordinarily we be-
gan to make preliminary arrangements for
such trips a month or two previous to the.
day Of the fight. Inquiries regarding our
plans for tours to the -Johnson-Jeffrles
battle began to pour in 80 early, however,
that we have been obliged TO entirely re-
organize our system in order to
date those who have expressed their desire
to make the trip under our supervision.
While. of course, the final details neces-
sarily await the official selection of an
arena for the match, every preliminary is
out Of the way and our advertising litera-
ture is ready for the printer. with the
filling in Of a few blank lines we will be
able to hand the copy to the typesetters
and our circulars will be in the mail In a
week or ten days after the promoters have
completed the final details for the big
fight. AS the situation stands at the pres
ent moment, we are assured Of enough
tourists to fill one train, although they do
not know at this time just where they are
going"
This statement is borne out by the ar
engagements being made by j. p. Mccain.
manager Of the McCann Tours company.
Both thelocal and European branches OF
the company have already. completed ar
engagements for transporting big parties to
the scene Of the fight. The local agency
has already made plans for seven specials
to the big fight. One party, which is to
travel In two sections, comes from London
and will include the Earl OF ,LonsdaIe. The
party of British sportsmen will number
go, it is said. They will leave London early
in June and take a trip about the United
States, which will end them up at the ring
side. A section of seats is already engaged
for the Englishmen.
Other parties may come from over the
seas. There is a lively interest in the fight
on the continent.
Five Of the specials under the personal
direction OF Mr.. Mccain win be for Ameri-
can fight fans. They are being filled with
applicants each day. Each train
dates 40 tourists and Is to be run with
library, dining and observation cars at
tached. Three or the trains will be filled
with New Workers. The remaining two are
to pick up parties enroute.
While a number of prominent persons
are booking for these specials no names
have been given out. Indeed, some trips
will be started with the rIngside. as a
silent objective point, going via Florida.
mayhap. 1t is stated that three cars which
once ran to a championship fight were
filled with Jonesses. Browns and Smiths.
The persons in charge OF similar move
ments throughout the country say that
never in the history of trips to prizefights
has the public shown such enthusiastic in
terest. They forecast that nearly 1000 New
Workers will be at the ringside.
Another angle to the fight as a business
proposition is shown by the statement of
H.. H.. Frazee. manage of the recent left
ries-Gotch theatrical tour. According to
Frazee, he has signed Jeffries up an un-
limited time tour of the world, following
the contest which is Row set for July e. 1t is
proposed to organize a combination Of ath-
letes which will include the leading pugilIstIc
and wrestling champions and tour all parts
Of the civilized world in a trip which will
consume one or two years. It is stated
on the authority Of Mr.. Frazee that Jeff
ries has cleared more han 500. 900 since his
public announcement that he would attempt
to wrest the championship title from Jack
Johnson.
This sum might have been considerably
Increased had not Jefries decided that so
much money was at stake in winning the
fight that he could we'll afford to close the
tour a month earlier and devote the time
to training in order 10 assure a victory
and unlimited receipts In a ound-the-world
circuit as a worlds champion for the sec
ond time OF his career. SO confident are
Frazee and Jeffrles relative to the out
come OF the fight that they have mapped
out an Itinerary and are closing contracts
to be fulfilled during the closing months
OF the present year.
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