Show I Wha ll ea GLEASON NOT YET READY FOR THE TUE COUNT TheS I JEFFRIES CO O AND ANDI RICKARD TALK AT RAN E I Ely Ey Ney Nev Jan When asked wha t assurances he had ha that the tho Johnson contest would be permitted to be held In Salt Lake City In spite of the statement of Governor Spry to the contrary Tex Richard Rickard S ld today I have bave the positive assurance of busi business business ness men many of whom are close to the Governor that a 0 round boxing contest can be heM hell In Salt Lake City and they have me to go on I With my arrangements The Utah law allows boxing contests and It will be that the Governor has declared only that he will not permit 0 a prize fight I am determined to keep the fight away from San Francisco continued Jeff Has Say Portland Ore Jan It Is necessary to be to get the moneys money I will b be It do make any difference what statements are given out or by b whom or whether the place Is Salt Lake City or San Francisco or some place I will be on hand This was the statement made by James J 1 Jeffries on his arrival here today re regarding garding his coming fight with Jack John Johnson son IOn for or the heavyweight championship Jeffries went on to state that he had no ex explanation explanation for the various statements given out by Jack Gleason or Tex Rickard the promoters the one declaring that the fight will occur In San Francisco and the theother theother other equally positive that It will occur In Salt Lake City He says there Is This Is the statement made late today 1 by Jack Gleason I am not responsible for the attitude of Supervisor Herget he added and my sole object In applying to him for a permit was caused by a desire to hold the big fight In my native town I have b been en offered any num er of places with In easy teach reach of this city as locations for my arena and the refusal of the police committee to grant a permit will not Interfere with my plans I propose to live up to my agreement and Rickard Is perfectly welcome to join me here Rickard because of the action of Johnny Herget who as chairman of the police committee of the board of super supervisors supervisors visors tried to hand one over on me when he thought I had been shut out 01 o Utah In view of the attitude of the chairman of the police committee I am determined to keep the fight out of Call Cali California fornia it If It Is In my power to do so You Youcan Youcan can say positively that Salt Lake City can handle the fight and that It will go gothere gothere there no serIous difference between the two promoters Asked where he thought the fight would be held the champion replied Governor Spry of Utah has declared that he will not permit the fight to oc occur cur within that state under any circum circumstances stances It ought to be fairly apparent that It will not be held In Salt Lake City However as to that you OU know as much about that matter as I and can drawn your own conclusions San Francisco Jan have secured an aren In Alameda county and the fight will be e held there But If he maintains his present attitude I will take over the contract and hold the fight without his assistance I am going to Portland Ore Sunday to meet Jeffries and after conferring with him I 1 will at once get Into touch with John Johnson Johnson son with the object of definitely settling the question Believe Its Berger Borger After the visit of Jeffries to Salt Lake when It was seen who did the talking Manager Sam Berger friend of Gleason Glason Is given credit locally for the Jeffries Interview |