The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-17
FATE OF BIG FIGHT
HANGS IN THE
BALANCE
Sports Admit It Is Barred
From California
OTHER STATES WANT IT
Promoters Receive Offers from Reno
and Tacoma and from Jaurez,
Mexico

San Francisco, June 17.-To all in
tents and purposes the Jeffrles-John-
son championship fight is a pugilistic
outcast as far as California is con-
cerned. 1t is a perfectly good fight
except that i has no scene Of hostili-
ties. The fighters are ready and are
training faithfully there is no doubt
about the purse. for nearly half the
money has been deposited in the
banks and the match has been more
widely advertised and has attracted
greater interest than any other con-
test in recent ring history; yet II is
incomplete in one essential detail,
for nobody knows where it is going
to be fought
That it will not be held in San
Francisco or elsewhere in California
Is generally admitted. a conclusion in
which sporting circles grudgingly
concur. Tex Richard promoter Of
the bout, is so certain OF this that he
has declared his intention of suing
Gov. Gillett and Acknowledgement
Webb for alleged damages sustained
because Of Intervention. While no
legal steps have been taken as yet
against any of those concerned, Pro-
moter Blot Of the Langford-Kaufman
fight, slated for tomorrow is in no bet.
ter case. He has fhe published as.
surance of the attorney-general that
the official win file application for an
injunction against the match today.
Blot declares that he cannot see how
his 20-round go can be prevented and
says he will hold it as scheduled. but
his tone lacked conviction when he
said II.
As to the big fight. Attomey-Gen.
eral Webb said yesterday at San
Francisco that he would not bother
with an application for a temporary
restraining order, but would ask for
permanent INJUNCTION. He expects
to have his application on file within
few days Richard does not intend
20 contest. He said yesterday that he
would Immediately transfer the match
10 some other state IL the court ruled
against him. He does not look with
favor on long legal contest
Gov. Gillett whose letter Wednes
day TO the attorneygeneral created
the greatest stir sportdom has known
since jim Corbett defeated John l.
Sullivan, arrived at San Franclsc,
from Sacramento yesterday He wal
positive in defining his position Tn,
fight could be stopped and would b,
stopped. he declared. He seemed in
different to the opposition aroused
and said so. The only real action o
the day in the big fight situation wa
a disconcerting one for fight followers
Work was stopped on the construC
ton Of the arena. The men were no
actually laid off until yesterday. Rick
ard had little TO say yesterday. III
is awaiting developments. II his pre-
dictlons hold good, he will be able L
say what town gets the fight by moo
today. The promoters Office ha
been flooded all day with proposal
TO stage his big show. Reno. Taco
ma. Juarez, Mex and several othe
places have been suggested and o
fers OF all kinds came during the dal
Richard said he and Gleason had No
discussed a site for the fight n nc
held at San Francisco. but Il seem
very probable that the battle OF tn
century will take place In Nevada
The state laws there are emphatic /
permitting prize fights. and the pr
meters know IL will be impossible I
draw a big crowd unless all fear {
interference is removed. The sitl
alton Is Just about where il wa
Wednesday night Nobody know
Everybody Is guessing. Richard
the only man who has any real inI
ling of what is going TO happen, an
he won't say definitely what his plar
are.