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Show SfcKAKD REPLIES TO FflDlF GIEAS0N'S HABANGUE vlwer to" the foregoing statement 1 XttUeason of Sun Francisco toda. :ilcard said tonight: . """-jFho reporters to get from Mr. Mhc private contract that was Mr Mr (Season and myself, where 1 1 TiB guaranteed toy mo to suffer l-Ul alfoss in case the contCBt loses JZtfcnd it is also stated that the a.Wne of ' $101,000 Is to bo posted by J3son was forced on me by Sam iJRot Jim Jeffries, and If I had D?Lt as I should have done. I tfnhoi have taken Glcason in as a CfGleoson at the time wo signed ami expected to bring the contest rMLakc City and that If tho laws 'permitted. I was to have the 'ylfof the place for the contest In VtMl wo could not stage the so In iMiEwns to go to California and there JVttwas to have an equal say as to ""9Lt should be staged. M Gloason Is Partner. l to say right here that Gleaspn Ufepartner in the matter and If he JsJto Utah he Is to have an equal HWth me In any and all matters hg the contest. However, unacr ,Vptract I have tho say as to the Mf, the contest in Utah, and tomor-jvlll tomor-jvlll state the place whore It will M?agreo with Jeffries that I would 3?jce the contest to Nevada because ?A!hot weather In the summer time. ot believe that Jeffries will say 'it iere was any understanding bc- 2 myself, Glcason and Bergcr that 2 itest was to go to California, nor JT tason hud the naming of tho place mn an equal voice with me wore test to bo staged in California. 8alt Lako Ideal Place. reason for bringing the contest , fcLake City Is that I know that J5 Jaw a bigger house here than at r2 lor placo In tho west: and fur- lat the people who will come to fiiko will pay a higher price for 6i feats than at any place on the ,7 1 believe that the gate receipts Lake will reach at least $300,000. Kit If the arena can be built to ,,,000 persons there will be that '3i Salt Lako July 1, at the big nto Gleason s statement that he (tike tho contest off my hands- 1 jjnlenty of persons who will do that Tjmc $50,000 besides. There is no Tvijfor Gleason or any one else tak-euiOff tak-euiOff my hands. I Intend to go Ufsfwlth It, and In Salt Lake. too. p!ii! positive that after Mr. Gleason soldered the matter ho will drop OTjitalk and fall in line and be the yrellow ho always has been; yet orxjfmatter of business between us -.eniow that was It not for tho pres-inJUught pres-inJUught on Gleason by the knockers lftjheads In "Frisco ho never would yttyxicd this senseless controversy." |