The Washington times., 1910-06-14
Sports on Coast Satisfied
That Fighters Will
Really Fight.
TICKET GRAFTERS
ARE GETTING BUSY
Unfair Demands Are Being Made
Upon Promoters by Cheap
Politicians.
BY TAD

SAN FRANCISCO, June 14--Frisco
sports have given up the idea OF this
big fight being a phony. The great East,
however, was talking fake when I left.
but out here they have passed that, and
are now trying. 10 find the weak spots
OF both men and talk about them.
Jim Coffroth says that the fake idea
is the most foolish i'm the world. In
the first place. says Jim, think Of the
money they would have to hand john
son 10 do n 'Brodie- If ne wins, his cut
is $1,000 and think OF the money he
would get out of the pictures and the
show business why, they would have
70 slip him 100000. at least, wouldn't
they? Now, in the second place, they
would have 10 have a third party to hold
this money. wouldn't tley2 Johnson
would be forced to send in $4,000 as
forfeit to fulhu his end Of the contract,
and there would be a battle deciding
who should hold the stakes.
we VIII say, for the sake of arEu-
ment. that they could decide on a third
party as stakeholder and give him all
this money. It's only natural that he
would tell some friend OF his that the
thing was crooked, isn't ito His friend
would tell another friend. and before
five hours had passed every sport IN
Frisco would be Jerry RCOles 10 the
deal, wouldn't they Suppose them that
The stakeholder blew the town with the
dough? We would all say that he was
as good as the dirty, taking lighters
wouldn't we and who would be the
loser IN the enc2'
Both Train Hard.
johnson and Jenries Will fight on the
level. there's no way out Of that Both
have trained hard. and VIII be right on
the Fourth Of next month, and I really
believe that it's going 20 be great
fight. I don't look for q quick ending.
Il don't know what JEFF thinks. but
guess that fifteen viii see the finish
The orders Cor seats for the big fight
make a hit with Jack Gleason. Not only
the out-of-town newSnaperS demand as
many as the big dallieS- but the poll
ricianS from the saw mills are HoruuE
H. now with orders telling OF their crdg
with both the President and the gov
ernOr II all mOochers were seated iheie
would be no room ~ an tor the Ie~u-
lars who send in with the GIT stun
An Indianapolis nut wrote IN TO '1lea-
son and EicLari TODAY saving that X
thew dared 20 hold the big fght ne
would be here with bomb and wreck
The promoters have eight watchmen
al the arena now patrOling The block
dav and night Rickard figured that lJ
will cost them over $1,000 for watchmen
from now until the Fourth.
Fight Spectators.
4 certain big ticket Spectator offer
Cd the promoters $1,000 for 10000 Of the
s. seats today, but was turned down. IL
is the intention Of Gleason and Richard
10 keep the tickets out Of the hanis of
the SPECTATORS and none Of tie cheaper
seats viii be sold until the day Of the
contest
The arena is being built so that with
IN the space Of two hours any number
Of seats can be added. Gleason slys IL
will be Just like a big circus nc hat
81 they see that the crowd is TO - Dver
expectations ne can throw L. 1900
more
Attorney General Webb. who will be
IN for reelection here soon is 10 be
ouiZZed by a bunch Of anti-hEht rOOters
on Wednesday and they're sort OF ND in
the air about IL here He win either
have to be WITH the fight promoters or
against them. and his chances Of re-
election 90 with his saw They don't
know which way he viii tiop right now.