The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-02

Tex Richard of Nevada, referee.
Charles White of New York, alter
nate referee.
George +. Hart1nE OF san fEduclsco'
Billy Jordan of san Francisco, an
Fin" sullivan Of New york, stake
Tom Corbett Of san Francisco, bet
ting commissioner.
Despite the persistence Of rumors
that Richard does not intend TO
actually referee the contest, no tan
gible ground for the report could pe
discovered. Rickard himself oenieu
emphatiCally that he had any intenlVh
of steppfnE down at the last minute
i'm favor OF the New Yorker.
Il am the referee, he relteralea'
"and I am going to do the refereeing
Here'-Rickard reached into his pocket
and produced a roll Of bills, mere
just bet that $500 Tor me that teL-
cree the fight That's how 1 Ieel ABOUT
OF the fight officials named above
an but Jordan are on the BIOuhu-
Harting and sullivan arrived today.
Il have $4,000 Of the purse moheE
now i'm my hands said sullivan, and
the rest will be turned over 10 me To-
Rickard was at the depot to meet
sullivan. After brief conference the
pair climbed into an automQDie anu
set out Tor Jettrles camp " llis.i 49,
bers of Sullivan's party accompanied
When the machine drew up i'm front
/ OF Jeffries cottage. the fighter came
Hello. Tim he said. extending his
| hand. ,,. or
/ wish YOU all kinds OF luck. boy. 90
/ After "a few moments of talk with
/ the big man, Richard and sullivan
whirled over the dusty road 20 'o et,-
| sons quarters They arrived just after
] the cfgrapion returned from MS altet-
moon rcad work. 1Fno sreetlnS oe W.
/ sullivan and Johnson was cordial anu
| after ala intel change OF remarks tle
| two officials FASTENED back TO the city.
Run,OrS Flying
/ Reno was much perturbed today by
/ rumors. They were uylnB ever - 49,. -
| rumors about Jeffries, rum3Is aoVus
/ Johnson. rumors about Bickard ana
I the referee Job. rumOrs about ever
| thing and everybody Directly eor IN
] directly connected with the ughI
Taking the Jeffries rumoF IN tilL VI
/ olorfcal order, he first broke his fore
arm: at noon ne ruptured oiiIo1o1 p
vessel in his elbow and at O'clock
I in the afternoon he underwent d"
! operation for appendicitis. TO
I In spfte of an this hard luck. Jet-
I fries was sufficiently recovered az ,
( o'clock to look up from game VA
Well so long as 1 am all right on
I Monday afternoon, IL don't cut NUN
I figure what happens to me ho"' uoeS
Tho only real affliction TO come up
I IN, Ieffrics during the day was one
I which threatened his Vocketbook. "A
suit Tor $4,000 attorneys fees was Illtu
l against him in the district court ~
the local lawyers who Grew up Wy Wy
contract conveying the hgnter 8 SudLc
i'm the moving pictures 20 an etS. q II
| sVudfcate The lawyers alleged lhat
| because OF the terms OF the cohlidt1
| with the syndicate's represeneatlE e.
/ they were entitled to at least Ss'Vvy-
] Thev argued that since by the conlisiC I
! Jeffrfes and mis- partner in tne yea =
] Trer Ricl<ard. would get 100000 IN good,
I hard money as soon as the tlrst Sohs
/ tapDed on Monday. and that even II
no blow was struck IN the IlSut' thdt
I sec 600 belonged to Tex and jim apso-
I iutelv and they could throw II at the
l birds II they liked, $4,000 did not look
very big after all. 49,.
! Richard said later in the DAY .lat
the matter had been adjusted. Inc
LAWYERS said that IL had not Iney
| admftted. however, that IL was liable
[ ID be settled at any moment Ihere
! were numerous conferences at tne
] layxvers' offices during the day ana
Rfckard did not appear worried IN the
icssf So a. is supposed il was all set
/ tied to his satisfactiin or would be any
moment.
Jeff and LnnEfOrd.
Another of the flock Of rumors that
Z electrified into life the corps OF news
paper men and sports that dotted the
/ shady side of Center street was one TO
the effect that sam BangfOrd would
box with Jim Jeffries before dayhght
faded That particular remark kept the
war Correspondents hopping alouh9 ln
circles They went out to MOana, then
they came back. AS soon as they got
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