The San Francisco call., 1910-06-17
RICHARD GAME,
BUT READY TO
MOVE TO RENO
Fight Promoter Says He Has
Lost $4,000, but Will See
That Battle Is Fought
VIII Wait Until Tomorrow for
Definite Word of Webb'S
Intentions
By WILLIAM ]. sLATTERY

BY WILLIAM J. SLATTERY
Tex Rickard is debating with himself
whether he shall remain in San Fran
cisco and take chance at pulling the
Jenries-Johnson battle off or pull up
stakes and take it to Reno.
Rickard Is broken hearted, but a
Eamester to the finish The fondest
dream OF his life is practically shat
tered. The vast fortune which looked
% be within his grasp has vanished as
- by magic and he is left practically
alone TO face the crisis-a crisis which
10 him means a loss Of some $500
This is the money which he has already
paid out. And he has yet to pay the
fighters their $780, 600 in case he fails to
bring the contest off.
WILL GO TO RENO
IF the attorney general does not give
me definite answer by Saturday after
noon then I viii pull up stakes and take
the fight TO Reno on Sunday morning"
announced Rickard at late hour last
night. Il had a long talk with the at
torney general this afternoon, and he
Informed me that he could not let me
know till the latter part OF next week.
I viii have to act quickly or else
toss up the sponge entirely. 1 have
started and I am going to finish. II the
attorney general does not let me know
one way or the other by Saturday
morning then it is TO Reno for me. But
YOU can start in betting right now that
the fight viii take place on the fourth
Of July. ] have already lost $4,000, but
I viii so through"
The general opinion all along the line
last night was that the fight would go
10 Reno beyond the question of doubt.
shortly before noon Rickard laid off all
IL - },
arena at Eighth and Market streets. He
Also ordered all further shipment of
lumber stopped and at the same time
he announced that he would pay the
bin of SIS. 600 for the last boatload of
lumber, which arrived Wednesday.
WILL NOT DEFY LAW
Despite the fact that his attorneys,
Choynski & Dinkelspiel. have advised
him and Gleason TO proceed with their
plans for holding the battle in San
Francisco, Rickard only shakes his head
At this suggestion. He is not going to
take the bit in his teeth and attempt TO
defy the law or fight the authorities. If
he knows definitely that the attorney
general viii proceed 10 stop the fight
by means OF an injunction or through
force he viii quietly fold his tent, like
the Arab on the desert. and Shirt the
scene Of his operations to the metrop-
oils Of Nevada.
In the meantime the attorney gen
cral is getting ready 10 make his first
attack on Promoter Louis Blot and
fighters Langford and Kaufman tomor-
row afternoon. The attorney general
win ask the superior court for tenn
porary injunction this morning and if
this is denied he will be on hand with
q forte of men who will act upon his
orders and stop the contest if in
Webb's estimation, it develops into a
prize fight.
TEST CASE FOR WEBB
1t is believed by the majority of the
sporting fraternity that the Kaufman
I.angford affair viii be the test case for
the big battle. Even If Rickard does
not get a word one way or the other
from Webb he viii be ready to rush for
Reno in the event that the injunction is
issued this morning or the attorney
general and his men raid Blot's new
arena tomorrow afternoon.
Therefore the eyes of the fight fans
and, in fact, the entire population Of
san Fra ncisco. will be focused upon
the new fight pavilion tomorrow after
noon. II Blot gets away with that
show. then Rfckard and Gleason un-
doubtediy will take a brace and decide
that they, too, have a chance to pull
off the big mill here. But it's all up in
the air at the present time.
'ElChdA idu a -ohS bdAh win "ollh
son Yesterday morning and he con-
versed with Jefries over the long dis
tance telephone. Both fighters assured
the promoter that they stood willing
and ready to fight at any place he said
and they would shift their training
. quarters at a moments notice.
FIGHTERS NO WORRY
I am not at all worried about the
fEhters" says Rickard. Both OF
them stand willing and ready to move
lust as soon as I give them the word.
I have explained the situation to them
and IL I give the word by Sunday
morning they viii also pull up stakes
sunday night or Monday morning and
start for Reno. Jefries does not yet
believe what he has read in the news
papers, but he has promised to do as /
say"