Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-25
FORTUNE IN PICTURES
OF B G BATTLE
BOth Prize Fighters aud Manager
Richard Dispose of Their
Interest for 5000. 600

of the century" win cost close TO 5000.
OtO. That Is an estimate based on the
price of their respective shares al
ready agreed upon by Jim Jeffrles.
Jack Johnson and Promoter Tex Rick
ard lack Gleason, Richards partner
! In staging the big fight. is said to be
| the only one interested i'm the picture
! proceeds WAC has not disposed OF mis-
| share OF the prospective profits. Glea
son Is expected here today from the
/ coast
Admitting that his first statement
given out Thursday night was prema 10
| ture, rex Richard last midnight
definitely announced the sale OF his
and Joffrles' interests in the pictures
| Tor 500 600 cash, that sum having been
placed on deposit In a Reno bank pend
ing the fuiiiilment Of a signed con-
tract.
William r. Rock representing an
eastern syndicate, won the contest for
their shares with a bid that topped by
$4,000 an offer reported made yester-
day afternoon by San franClscuns
And, according 20 Richard. hardly had
he and Jeffries attached their sigma
lures to the agreement drawn UP by
Rocks attorney than the Californians
rushed in with another bid of Si050O
Jenries is to receive two thirds and
Richard one-thlrd Of the 100000,
Tom O'Day Of San Francisco is
understood 90 be the leader Of the
California bidders O'Day, acting either
Independently. or for western syndl-
cate is said to be the man who recent
ly put $50, 600 to Johnson's credit In
San Francisco bank as the negro cham
pions share In the deal Both O'Day
and Rock are reported to be hard after
Gleason's interest.
BATTLE on FOR MONTHS.
The battle for the picture rights has
been wagiug for many months. Ever
since the day last December when JEFF
fries and johnson were matched for
the big fight, picture men have been
busy with attractive offers to both
principals and promoters. According to
the amended fight articles Jenries and
Johnson are the joint owners Of the
picture tights and each is bound to
turn over to the promoters Une-third
of the profits each receives therefrUm
with the picture rights split between
rival syudiCates as now seems to be
the case II L. likely that two sets of
films viii be made OF the big contest.
In order TO carry out the terms OF
their contracts. all Jenries and John
son are required to do is TO enter the
ring here July Z and begin nghuug
All that Rickard Is required to do Is TO
use his best efforts 10 sec that the
fighters come together. All other re-
probabilities dcVulye upon the picture
man.
Refreshed by good sleep I'm Ney-
ada's braCing ozone, Jack johnson rose
early this morning keen for his first
workout since shifting his training
quarters from the octan shore. After
a brisk road taunt the champion was
f.aN NNa rls4t Ind fp Af
the forenoon as his program called
for several stin boxing bouts later In
the day.
Al kaufman will be taken on accord
ing to arrangements, for four rounds,
following which the champion intends
to try the mettle OF new sparring
partner he brought mp yesterday from
san Francisco This is Jack Geyer,
young Denver heavyweight who Is re-
garded as good training timber for the
champion.
Walter Monahan, also a recent re
cruit, is likewise slated for muuling
and ~ Jack pines for more after finish
ing with that trio Dave Mills and
George Cotton viii he ready for
smuggling bee. ,
to make a guess as to what Jim Jet-
fries would do today. The big teuoW'
his trainers say, left his 'grouch ID
lust as difficult TO forecast his DAY
training operations here as II was az
TEX Rickard said this morning that,
according to information he mas re-
ceived from the Southern Pacihc rail-
road. and which was reported 70 tno
Associated Press last night, ne Is IN
clined TO believe that no dimlnution IN
tbo aght visitors will result from the
change OF battle-ground from san
Francisco to Reno. The promoter es-
tInated that the crowd which WI
nesses the battle will be close 70 lIVVu.
visitor here from Goldneld says
q large delegation from that town ana
the surrounding mining camps Is being
organized and will arrive here on
July 3.
JOHNSON OUT OF REACH.
Many complaints are being made by
visitors DESTROYS OF inspecting Jdch
.Tohnson's training quarters ana see
Inc the champion work because OF the
in9ccesslbility Of his camp To reach
the roadhouse where johnson Is quar-
tered. IL il necessary to secure an hu'o-
mobile or some other conveyance hS
n Is entirely OF the line OF the local
trolley system and Is far out OF reaS""-
able walking distance. -a
Moana Springs, however Is touched
almost directly by Reno's street cars,
"a Tor that reason Jeffries' camp is
,x,orted TO draw much larger num-
her ~ visitors than Johnson's. inns
condition of AFFAIRS Is source OF re-
80, hntt 10 Jenries and Johnson Tor
1c0,ies dislikes above all things 10
-, In ntblic on the other manu.
nothing delights Johnson more than
"a big crowd and II has come 10 pc re
garded as an established peculiarly OF
,he negro champion that he does nus
nos, boxing when stimulated py ths
nrcsence OF numerous spectators
Very little betting on the hsn 20
going on in Reno. The gamDIihs
6ouses are posting odds OF 10 10 on
Tcfrries but no large wagers nave peen
renorted at these figures ana II Is not
REGARDED as likely that there VIII DC
am, considerable amounts put up uhtiI
= ta,, ar two before the battle. rom COR
hctt the official betting commassiontI,
~ stVl In san Francisco and probapiy
,vni remain there until July = ~
believed that for the present san IRAN
cisco offers a better heiu i"'
activities than Reno
Tho train that brought johnson 10
peno Yesterday also carried a consish-
-, ~ night tickets which VIII De
,1o,cd on sale here as soon as an OF
10 rstablished IN a large hail over one
~ me towns most freuuented temples
nance seats also win be sold
,n san Francisco up TO day or TWO
OF the battle
FIVE FIGHT SPECIALS.