Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-07-11 | Page 7 | Rickard Gives out some inside Dope on Big Fight

RICKARD lIVES OUT SOME INSIDE DOPE ON 1116 FIGHT arrival at San Francisco after atter winding up the details of ot thought at Rene Bane Tex gave the t he papers some choice bits of news Some ef ot the things he said were The other promoters bidding for the fight at Now New York Yerk City had no lie Ke signed up both men two days before the bids were re opened In fact no matter That hat the had bid bo ho had tho thomen thomen men Dlen signed He dealt with Johnson pe and with Sam Berger acting for Jeffries To clinch the matter he gave each fighter a benus bonus of to sign up with him Neither principal knew the theother theother other was getting the bonus Berger Insisted that Jaek Jack Gleasen Gln be taken in inin InIn inIn in order to t get Jeffries The TIle bonus money was wu paid to Jeffries thirty days before the fight he ho loaned Johnson before the fight tight and paid him the balance of e tho the night after alter the fight As AJI to te the division of ot the purse At the time he ha signed up the themen themen themen men it was 75 per cent to the winner and 25 35 per cent to the loser laser This Thill agreement held until three days before the fight when went to John Johnson eon son and asked if It be he wanted to split It mere more evenly Johnson John on agreed to SO 0 and 60 58 Jeffries however would not split even but finally agreed to 69 60 per cent to the winner and 40 10 per cent to the loser and that was tho way wa the purse went went on to roast Mayor Mc McCarthy McCarthy Ic Carthy Carth on his stand against the plc pic pictures tures turee tur how he be would stand for tor the fight but not for the pictures He also said ald that Governor Gillett went back book on his word erd told Rickard before beCore wit witnesses nesses flosses that be lie would not Interfere with the fight He Ho will wUl go on promoting fights Burns and Langford for ter Nevada next He lIe said Langford would not havo have a lookin with Johnson He and Gleason netted on the gate receipts and expect as much from tho the pictures