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Show OGDEN IT FUNS ARE OPINS ID NEEDLES Jack Harbertson's Friends Say Brown Is Splitting Hairs About Terms. Oedn backers and frionds of JacJt Harbertson, the nnddleweight wrestler, are at a loss to understand the attitude of Pet Brown, the middleweight champion, cham-pion, and his manager in failing to come to terms f or " an early match. There is said to be a difference of only $250 in the guarantee demanded by Brown and the amount offered by Harbertson Har-bertson 's backers. Prior to the Brown-Yokel match in Salt Lake a week a;o, promoters for Harbertson assert that they offered Brown and J, M. Forwood. his manager, a cash guarantee of $12fi0 and two roundtrip tickets from Taylor. Te., or the privilege of o" per cent of the gross receipts for a match with Harbertson in Ogden. Tho match was to be at pounds with a $500 forfeit for every pound or fraction over that figure. Brown and his manager turned down this offer, they assert, for the match with fXokel. 'They believe that the Yokel match detracted somewhat from the possibilities of a match between Brown and Harbertson in Ogdcn but say they are still willing to guarantee the Texas champion $1250 or 35 per cent of the gross receipts for a match in the Junction City. The same provisions Tvotild prevail as to weight, ;i8 pounds ringside, with a forfeit or $500 per pound or fraction for overweight. Harbertson 's backers would also put np $500 as a forfeit, the money to stand as a side bet on the outcome out-come of the match. Harbertson 'b friends assert Pet is holding out. for a cash guarantee of $1,100 and also the privilege of picking thf referee. As to the qiieslton of referee, the Ogden wrestler friends say they are willing to stipulate that if 'the two wrestlers fail to agree on the third man within two days of the match they are willing that Ben Har-ker Har-ker of this city should pffioiat. |