Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-16
SHOULD CO AFTER
HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
New Game on in Idaho Called
"Bluffing the Promoter"
Boise Best Place to Stage
Big Bout.
By A FAN.

Dy "A Il AN
With the enactment of the 90 round
boxing law in Idaho "a new game was
invented by boosters of various Gem
state cities, called "Bluffing the Pro-
moter."
This is very nice game, played by
various towns offering Tex Richard,
the nimble witted gentleman promot-
ing the Willard Dempsey champion
ship bout to be held on July a. huge
sums of money to stage the go in
their burg. So far. Pocatello has the
lead in the game by slight margin
by offering Tex $165. for the match.
happen to know Mr.. Richard per-
sonally. And let me remind you
strongly that Pocatello, Idaho Falls,
Globe, Ariz.. Reno, New, or any other
town MS not going to get the big
affair by trying to buy" it.
Mr.. Richard is game sport,
plunger. and a wisenheimer all the
way He knew the public demanded
that patriotic Jess come OUT of his
shell and fight and he arranged it.
He's going to stake his pile on it, and
his South American holdings to insure
the men getting the kale promised
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ally. win or lose. If the bout is a
flivver for attendance. Tex will be the
loser alone, and if it proves a winner
with a paying crowd, Mr.. Rick ard will
put the shekels down i'm his own
pocket.
Think it over a bit. Do you imagine
for one minute Tex Richard is going
to pay the two men $4,000 in purses,
L..
arena, put up money on all sides for
training quarters, say $4,000 more.
spend $4,000 in advertising. etc, and
sell that match for s165000? And do
you think he is going to deliberately
pass up about s25O,0O0 profits from
the motion pictures of the mill? New
er! Mr.. Richard will pass up the
piker stuff for the big horn in.
Well, we have another town now
after the bout-Alan. Idaho, wherever
that is. And all the time Boise is
beating time and letting the other
towns in the state get advertised all
over the country.
Here's what Mr.. Richard wants in
a nutshell: Vie wants place TO pull
the fight!
And Boise has it. Wire Mr.. Richard
in New York that Boise will put up an
arena free of charge. that the climate
here Is ideal, that training quarters are
already provided that natural hot
water springs are to be had that ho-
tel and rooming accommodations are
plentiful, and that he can have the
whole cheese If he will stage the bout
here.
Here's the way it works out: Cody
park is ideal for fight-better than
Moana Springs, outside of Reno. where
l saw Johnson whip poor old Jeff in
1910. The grand stand and one bleach
err is there. Build an arena of seats
around the ring in the center. and
you can seat $4,000 bugs easily. When
the fight Is over, take the uninjured
lumber and sell it. You're not out any
thing.
Bringing the fight to Boise would
leave 100000 in the town. Men who
would come to see the battle will come
heeled with rolls that would choke a
horse. and be prepared to spend the
chunk Think of that phase bit.
There is Boise barracks for training
quarters. free of charge. And Nick
Collins gym and the Central fire sta
tfon. The climate is ideal for train
ing and fighting. You know what the
hot springs are.
Suppose it cost $4,000 to put up an
arena. or $4,000. Think of the adj
vertising of the town, its climate and
Idahos resources, particularly by the
motion pictures, which will be shown
all over.
Is Boise going to continue lying SUI
pinely on it's launches, and let some
other town half as good grab off the
biggest chance to boost Idahos ad-
vantages. that has arisen in years?