The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1910-06-25
NEVADA SECURES BIG FIGHT
California Governors Ultimatum
Results In Selection of Reno
As the Battle Ground

The long mooted question Of where
the Jeffries-Johnson fight is to take
place has ct last been decided and TEX"
Richard handed down the decision at
Reno on Tuesday. Reno was the sue.
cessfuI city. and jubilistion ran
riot when the word was made
public. At q meeting the evening be-
fore Richard made the statement that
he would give Reno until II O'Clock to
make good on its offer Of furnishing
the ground, the arena and the license
for the battle. This was understood to
mean the sum Of $4,000. Efforts we're
ct once started to raise the sum, which
was forthcoming by the time named
aud the fight was clinched for Reno.
The Goldheld delegation who were
straining every effort to secure the
battle for their home city were greatly
disappointed but took their defeat like
men, saying swell il we could not
have the fight we are glad that Reno
got il for we will be able to witness
the contest anyway"
The following 10 taken from q Reno.
Nevada. dispatch Of June 81, covering
the situation at that time:
After o night Of strenuous efforts be-
tween the Reno and Goldfeld boosters,
the Reno committee presented Richard
ct Vol with receipts for cash subscrip-
tions necessary to carry out the agree.
ment made with him and Richard ~
once decided that Reno should have the
fight.
Rickard's Statement
II have decided to hold the Jeffries.
Johnson fght in this city. and in max
ing my selection desire to give my
reasons. Goldfeld made me an offer
thas was hard to turn down. and they
are the gamest lot of men I ever saw.
They offered to take me to . local bank
and guarantee me 5000. 900. I decided
that Reno should have the fight because
I did not think 1t right to make the fans
from the East and the West travel an
extra IL hours over the desert. San
Francisco people can come and see the
fight and be gone only one day. and this
will result in the bringing Of 1000 more
people to Reno than would go to Gold.
field. Reno has done all taat they pos
sibly could do. They will build the
arena and pay the license"
Arena SITE Chosen
The site for the arena was chosen
this afternoon and will be on the ground
where the famous Root-Hart fight took
place several years ago.w which is located
about half Q mile east Of the city. The
lumber 10 now on the ground and the
work Of construction will be commenced
to-day. Architect Mclaughlin, the man
who was building the arena in San
Francisco when the word came to stop
work there, will have the Building in
charge. The arena here will be the ex.
act counterpart Of the one partly con.
structed at San Francisco and will be 50
made to protect all sales Of seat, made.
ysffriss Arrives
Je6riss with his party arrived from
California on the Overland to.night and
wsnt to the training quarters at Moana
Springs.
johnson to Arrive
johnson will arrive 10 this city on
the morning train and will train ct
ct Del Monte, . resort Q block east Of
the arena. Al least It 10 understood
that he will train ct this place, but
may possibly 20 to Carson and take up
bis headquarters ct Shsw's Hot Springs
- overtures have been made to him
By the management Of that resort. At
the time OF the famous Corbstt. Fitzsim.
mons battle Oorbett had his training
quarters ct Shaw's aud pronounced it
one Of the best places he had ever been
at.
Reno Booming
The city 10 rapidly filling with East.
ern newspaper men and the town re.
sembles the old boom days. Excite
msnt prevails everywhere and all are
talking about the big battle and Ice ont.
come. The southern Pacific has PIT
to work building new sidings to
the special trains that
VIII be brought to the city. An atten.
dance OF SO. 900 people 10 being prepared
for. and many think that this will not
the number who will be
present.
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