Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-21
RENO TO BE SELECTED
Both Fighters are Expected to Move
Headquarters Within the Next Forty
eight Hours,

COulu pay TIE 81 ,oou lisiiI hI.ii7| CIV
guarantee to build an arena, it could
have the Jeffries-,Johnson fight.
New York, June 21.-Some inside
history of the politics that has sur
rounded the Jeffries-J johnson tight and
driven it from San Francisco was told
today by prominent 81 ortlng author
ity who has returned from the coast.
TEX Richard and Jack Gleason have
been double-crossed and whip-sawed 10
FRAGILE, "hc said. There were a lot OF
native sons promoters who were wild
when Gleason and Richard coupled up
and secured the fight. Jimmy Coffrolh
and Tommy McCarey had both put Ill
bids and been beaten. So when Richard
first visited San Francisco, he saw what
he was up against. He was boldly told
he could not get a fight license. Rather
than he held up, he made deal with
Tom Williams, who owns the Emery
vile race track, to hold the fight there.
But these Frisco politicians got busy
with the ministers and Williams baked.
Then Richard had to make the best
possible terms in Frisco, but the polti-
clans there got an awful big cut.
Prize fighting is dead in California
while Governor Gillctt occupies the
Chief Executives chair. BY direction
of the governor, Acknowledgement
Webb last night issued orders stopping
all prize fights and boxing exhibitions
scheduled to take place in this State.
Among the fights thus stopped will be
the Moran ttcll affair at Los Angeles
and the fights scheduled at Bakersfield
and Rcdding.
Mayor Mccarthy. Of San Francisco,
today issued lengthy statement con-
corning his secret interview with Cover
nor Gillett at Sacramento, on Sunday.
Mccarthy says he understood the vel
fare of Frisco had been I'M urcd by the
fiasco and that he wished to famllarlzc
himself with the situation. He admit
ted appealing to Governor Gillett to re-
verse his orders regarding the fight,
but declared the governors answer was
that he intended to enforce the law ut
all costs.
Mccarthy said that the reason Chief
Of Police Martin had agree to stop the
fight was that the Frisco authorities
felt able to uphold the law and did not,
need state assistance.
Il believe" said the mayor, that
it will be good thing if We hold 4
fight, so rs to test Governor Glllctt S
action. was anxious 10 have the
Jeffries-Johnson fight held in San
Francisco and promised Governor Gil
lettc that il would be strictly within
the law. But the men lacking the
fight did not come to inyaid in making
the test case, and Governor Gillette
was firm in refusing to allow the big
fight to 60 on So there was nothing to
do but to call ii off.
There will bea monster mass meeting
of San Francisco business men tonight
to protest against Governor GIlle'ts
action.
1T is rumored on mighty good
authority in the west that the moving
picture people have agreed to pay the
purse Of S10l 600 in addition to the
$50, 600 they haYc paid for the picture
rights. The moving picture people do
not care whether anybody secs the fight.
The fewer people who see the fight, the
more to see the pictures later. ;" all
Richard will have to Il" t" break even
will be to take in $40, 600 1T the gate IN
Reno, if the fight is held there, To rem
bursc himself for the money lr spent
in arranging for the battle. Hcwlll do
that and break even, but ii 5 dollars To
dough-nuts. Richard is through with
the fighting game. He has been
double crossed once too often.
Johnson's training quarters, Seal
Rock House, San Francisco, June y.
Jack Johnson is undecided when he
will 60 TO Nevada, being anxious to
know exactly What city draws the fight
before he pulls up stakes here. 1t Is
probable he will leave here either We'd
ncsday night or Thursday, though
there is possibility hc will leave to
night if Richard notifies him early
enough OF his determination. He said
today, though. he did not think he
would get away until Thursday.
Johnson today declared Governor
Gillctt's action in calling off the fight at
this late day had cost him Sl,ooo
which he would have taken in from
people who desired to see him train.
Before leaving here yesterday, Sid
lester, who will pull off the Sam
Langford-Stanley Ketchcl fight, de-
clared that Richard had given him
permission to stage that fight in the
JeffrieS-Johnson arena, where ever
that NAV be. on the morning OF July 1.
Reno, New. June 21.-Today will tell
the tale the sporting world is listening
to hear. This afternoon Tex Richard
will open his mouth TO speak and when
he is through the sports will know
whether to buy tickets for this little
mining town, or to prepare to meandcr
on towards Goldfield.
Advance indications point 10 memo lis
being almost certain to land the Jeffrics-
johnson fight. and July t rs the day
on which it will be fought. 1t is be-
licved Richard will this afternoon listen
attentively to the pleas OF the Reno,
Gold6ed and Ely people, and then Sc
lect Reno as the site Of the scrap.
Richard, with a number of sport
ing men and newspaper correspondents,
reached here late last night. All along
the route, Richards train WAS met by
enthusiastic fight fans, who told the
promoter they intended to sec the fight
no matter where it was decided to hold
it. Richard was yisibly elated by the
reception rendered him when he reached
here and while he still declared he was