Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-11-11 | Page 6 | Jeffries Sidesteps Odd Offer of Former Manager to Meet Kaufman

JEFFRIES SIDESTEPS ODD OFFER OF FORMER MANAGER TO MEET KAUFMAN New York Nov 10 The sporting world Just now keenly Interested In the coming fight noted with interest today the report of an of offer offer fer by William A Brady a theatrical manager to post the entire sum to go to Jeffries If it he would agree to fight Al AI Kaufman within ninety days das Interest increased when no word of re reply reply reply ply came from Jeffries but tonight the bottom dropped out when Sam Berger Jeffries manager did some talking When the bids have havo been opened and the club and date for tie tle son fight has been settled upon if it Wil William William liam A Brady comes forward with the cash then Jeffries will consider meeting Kaufman said Berger As it is now Berger said neither he nor Jeffries considered Bradys pub published published published offer seriously They heard nothing of it he said except through I the newspapers Brady whose dislike for tor Jeffries whom he formerly managed is well known stipulated in his offer that the fight be for only ten rounds that it be bein b bIn bein in private or public as Jeffries might elect and that if held in hi public Jef Jeffries Jeffries Jeffries fries can have the entire gate receipts In addition to the which Brady is willing to give to get Jeffries into the ring with Kaufman he also posted 1000 to go as a forfeit for a side bet betot of ot that Kaufman will be the victor fir the fight is held Felix Isman of Philadelphia covered this sum tak take taking taking ing the Jeffries end Furthermore Brady bet to with Isman that Johnson will beat Jeffries Max Blumenthal is the stakeholder of the wagers and of the which Brady posted for Jeffries