The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-17
FIGHT PROMOTERS
READY FOR BATTLE
Gleason Says San Francisco; !;
Rickard Says Salt
Lake City.
EACH CLAIMS RIGHT TO
NAME FIGHT LOCATION
Fans Believe Controversy Is a
Scheme to BO0St the Box
ing Contest.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 16.-A btttor
controversy has been enSendered pc
tween the two fight imPressartos VINO
arc TO handle the Jsffres-Johnson cham
pionship night. Jack Gleason OF san
Francisco and Tex Rickard Of Nevada
over the selection OF a battle ground
Just st present there is a wide differ
ence OF opinion between the Two man
ayers as 10 where the go will be held,
TEX Rlcksrd issued fiat statement last
nisnI that the fieht would take place IN
Salt Like city or the immediate Niein-
ity IN response. Jack Gleason Just as
positively stated that when Jeffries and
johnson meet IN the ring, the greatest
fistio event in years VIII take place IN
san Francisco, And in this conditi9n
the situation is left dangling In mid
air Where the controversy Will end Is
coming 10 he the main topic for discus
sion and speculation In the sporting
world
Rickard IN his statement charges that
Gleason has not advanced one cent IN
the transaction so far OF the Slol,ooV
forfeit guarantee that tho two heavy
ev-ieht puEilIsts were offered TO induce
them 20 fight. It Is said only 100000 has
been posted. Ricksrd asserts that Gies-
SON did not put up cent Of ih's forfeit
hence cannot assume to dictate.
Gleason Claims Honors.
Gleason CNirenCnSS nln1Sen hGsl1S NaP
declaration that Eickard could not have
become a partner in the enterprise II 1t
had nto been for the Gleason influence
with Sam Berger ana Jim JeitrleS.
The main point in dispute between
the two managers is the question OF
which city shall he chosen for the night
San Francisco or Salt Lake City. II
appears that the matter has ceased 10
ne a contest between the cities. however
and that il has resolved Itself into
t1ssle for authority between Gleason
seems 10 be with the fighters and the
local sporting fraternity is almost unsni-
ruousiy OF the opinion that the light VIII
he held wherever Jcffries dictates. Moth
Ing has vet been heard from either OF
the two principals since Gleason and
Richard fell out,
II Is well known that Jcnries Is par
tisl 10 San Francisco as place In which
10 handle big ring contests. Jeffries is
q. Californian and Berger, his manager,
Is san Francisco boy; lack Johnson
well pleased with the way in which he
was treated in San Francisco.
When all Is said and done. 5hS big
son tonight at the Olympic club,
Agreement Entered
York that ] should have the naming OF
the place. ] don't care what Tex Richard
says about it ! know what ! am talking
about ! don't care 90 get into c"ntro-
tinctly understood that I am 10 name tho
place Sam Berger viii bock me up in
This matter. He knows and Johnson and
Little both know. / am content to leave
It 70 them. They win tell who was given
authority to choose the battle ground
The fighters want 10 20 ID the place
where the helI can he most advantage
ously handled and guess that before
long the world will know whether tllat
1t is San Francisco or Salt Lake. JET
fries Will bc here in abou. ten days and
then We will soc.
IF Richard does not care to live up
to this agreement, ] Will take the fight
of his hands. | am "eady AZ any time
to Lake the whole thing I can handle
this fight and l intend tn handle at least
my end of it, | say again that If Tex
DOES not want to go through VIII: IL the
way we agreed TO do. III relieve him OF
aay further responsibility.
Jeff would never have consented to
sign those articles witt Ricl.ar5 as one
OF the partners in the affair IL il haG not
been for me. I'm not going 10 stand for
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