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Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-05-27 | Page 7 | Johnson Will Fight Kaufman

Type issue
Date 1909-05-27
Paper Inter-Mountain Republican
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Rights No Copyright - United States (NoC-US)
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Article Title Johnson Will Fight Kaufman
Type article
Date 1909-05-27
Paper Inter-Mountain Republican
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 7
OCR Text JOHNSON Will MILL KAUFMAN I Husky Black Champion Says He Will Wil Go 20 Rounds or More and Asks Guarantee of for His End of Purse BY IGOE IOE 26 Jack Jack Johnson New York May Ia ack 6 will wi fight Al AI Kaufman Kautman at Colma Calma on July G 6 and antl It I will wi bo be Jimmy Coffroth who will wi handle it Instead of poor Charlie who bats over ZOO I 1 when it comes to offering millions milons for the time appearance of stars In time the arena anemia Coffroth sent Johnson the time following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing telegram Papers Paper say here herc that you ou are not going to England and that you ou are arc willing to fight Kaufman be before foro a San Sn handle Francisco audience 1 I want to that fight before m my lilY Colma Calma club What are your terms Wire Ire Immedi Johnson wasn't long In iii making his hit I terms tennis known He lie sent this short but Important me message sa c to Coffroth for than theother time the Would rather f fight ht you ou other fellows fellows- Guarantee m me for tur m my end and ant you ou are arc on Waiting your reply When hen Johnson was wal asked how hon many rounds he wanted to travel he replied Any n distance Kaufman desires O desires 20 20 01 a n hundred rounds if ho wants Johnsons Johnson's apparent willingness to toC C fight ht J Kaufman apprent a long bug fight shows that he lie lath has little respect for Cor Delane Dohaney's Dc- Dc lane laney's laneys s big heavyweight la It I rather a surprise that he lie offered to togo togo I go over 01 0 20 rounds Tho Time big fellow seems IU to like Iko round 20 affairs figuring figur lag ing perhaps that he could win on InS points In case CUM he was hard pressed The rIme fact that ho lie says Hlis ho he will wi go the thelon thelong thelong lon long route Kaufman does docs not mako It quito quite sure that It I will be bo that dint distance unless Inless Coffroth Insists If I I he imo guarantees the black he will wi be bo more moro than likely to ask them to go tho timo derby route rout 10 Is a u lot to offer and It I would re require lequire le- le re- re quire the drawing power of at a n fight that would he be practically a I finish for Cor Coffroth anti and l Kaufman to make malte mane money
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