Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-09
LOOKS GOOD FOR
THE BIC SCRAP
JACK CcRLEY DOESN'T WORRY
ABOUT LOSING A BIG WAD
on THE MILL
ADVANCE Sale IS Started
$1,000 sale Now-Arena Plats VIII
BE Ready at Las Vegas by
May 10.

Jack Curley, whose dual duties as
manager Of Jim Flynn and promoter
OF the Johnson-Flyn championship
battle at Las Vegas, n. NJ. July sit
lightly upon him, as about as light
hearted over this affair as man who
stands to win fortune could well be.
The fact that he stands to lose heav-
lily is one of the least of the Curley
troubles
Here's one of the reasons for the
big smile Curley is flashing:
There's an advance sale of over
$4,000 already for the fight.
Quick as the announcement was
made that Las Vegas was the spot Sc
lected for the exchange of punches
between the white and the black,
Las Vegas business men to the num-
Der of twenty-five planked down fifty
seeds each for the seats Immediately
around the ring.
The vommercial club also kisked in
with a cash offering of $2,5OO for a
block of the $25 ducats, making the
total of $4,000 in the box before the
tickets We're even printed.
OF course that isn't a great sale
but it is tremendous figures Curley,
when 1t Is remembered that the tick
cts were disposed Of within "a hours
of the decision giving the battle to
Las Vegas.
The reservations now in the hands
Of the Las Vegas people who are
handling the details of the affair un-
der the sharp eyes of Art Grenier
Curley's secretary, foot up close to
100000 already but it is not cash
in hand
THE battle will be a success fin
ancially, I am sure" Curley said the
other day before leaving for the west
with his fighter. II figure that way
because of the astonishing spirit be-
ing shown by the people of New Mex
leo in helping me push things along.
That spirit is bound to succeed.
But Just listen to just what we
have got to take in before we can
figure on any sort Of profit. First OF
all there will be Johnsons end OF
s31, 100 to be paid to him before he
enters the ring and is his irrespective
of the outcome of the battle
"We'vt figured our best on the
arena and find it cannot be put ur
for a penny short of $12,500. II
could be made cheaper but we want
comfortable place and one thai
may be used more than once.
"The expense of properly billing the
battle, advertising it in posters, cir
culars. mailing and other office eX-
penditures Of that nature will let an
other leak out of something close tC
$4,000.
There are other items like help
ticket sellers for couple of months
ticket takers and people of that class
railroad fares and other expenses o
that class and another $4,000 is gone
out
"All in all, I figure that 1t will cos
close to $G5,00O to put the men int
the ring in fighting condition.
so we will have to have prett,
big gait before we can. begin to fig
ure on any profit. But I'm not wor
rying at all The gate will be there.
The prices of tickets for the battl
that will be sold to the general publi
-thtse being outside Of the small
block of $50 tickets sold to local bus
mess men-will range in price from
$40 to S25.
Grenier will be in Las Vegas Ma,
10 with the tickets and the areni
plats and all will be ready to star
the sale.