Show I I Spokane Man Gets Ringside R de I Seat for Suggesting Oakland Spokane March larch 26 Frank Smith was WU delighted with a letter received yester yeater yesterday day da morning from Tex Rickard Richard the big fight promoter thanking him for his tip U on the Emeryville Emerille race track as asan asan asan an ideal location for the bat battle battle tle the Frank wrote to Rickard Richard suggesting that the race track would b be the best place to stage the big event The full text of letter to Smith follows I take great pleasure at this time In thanking you for your valued suggestion given me rae on March 3 about our trying to get the Oakland l race track grounds In which to pull off oft our big boxing match between Jeffries and Johnson for the heavyweight championship of the world July 4 Ye We acted immediately on the suggestion suggestion suggestion tion and the tho result is we are to stage sta e ethe the big show at Emeryville Up to that J time we were up in the air all to get a i place large enough and one at which w could conveniently handle the large lr S throng thron who wll attend For your jour our kind suggestion I wish t tc tender you a ringside seat in the presa pres box and also want to assure you ou tha that you will wUl get of the very vary beat bent seat I that you may pick out to accommodate your special train from Spokane Wit VII send end you yon a chart and plans piau of the tho arena aren I so 90 you yeu OU can caa have first pick Only wish j there were a few more good j like you ou for San Francisco and the tola bl bi bishow show 1 Thanking you again for the great I in interest terest you have taken ia la this matterand matt ran rana S assuring a you OU that I will keep you y posted poste S from frOom time to time Ume regarding everything of interest to your people In the tha north northwest northwest west about the contest I am S Yours truly TEX rEx RICKARD |