Show lES t ES Of or AGREEMENT FOR FORTHE OR THE TIlE BA BATTLE TIlE OF Ill THE CENTURY t has arisen r relative laUve to tois tot t lea is es- es of ot agreement of tho the bt big oh p lz fight which will wilt be beUt be Ut Lake on tho of next July JUh even ln Insisted Isted that under th the tho the fight cannot cannot be beS S Kit Lake The bid ot of i Tex rex Unaccepted accepted by the he contestants that tat 1116 battle battlo shall be held in fid or California which means Ely or 01 S San n Francesco Ut Utah h the n e in tho the bid The Tha Theo o not i specify tho the location of ot tho the IThe com complete pIe to articles of or agree agree- ow n mado made and entered d Into VOt ot December 1 1909 09 nt ot the tho city tatA of or New Jersey b by and an anJa Ja Jack k Johnson of ot the elt city of or Gal- Gal tAte of or Texas and ond James J. J Jot Jet k of ot Los Angeles Angol s state of oC th parties of at tho the fiSt first part Rt k kard rd of the city of Ely state ff nd John J. J of tho tile Bounty of ot San Francisco state tuto Fn tn la parties of the second part said Bald aforementioned contest contest- t- t tf i f Tho parties of or the first part pit t commence A active c training for round boxing contest t not less loss lessY Y days before tit the date late of ot con con- raia aforementioned d cont contestants ants agree not to engage In any part lilted world between tho d date te pr present sent and the tuc Itu Hh day of wh ri n tj tn t contest herein heroin before red to shall take place the he cont contestants herein are to toce ton n ce ee and select a sulta- sulta W f and satisfactory I act a as J of said I h L S mu must t bo be made T before before the date dat of tho the n tho vent of the failure of ot lyOf the tho ret rat nt part as na and bo- bo t agree and select nl Per pen th artles of or the tho first e p vt very ry one of ot them Vl 7 o J Po 10 and nil responsible lc men and to submit same to the parties of or tho the second part and said parties o of the tho second part will then sel select ct a 0 reliable re responsible responsible re- re and competent person out of 01 the four names submitted by tho the parties of 01 the first t part The parties of ot tho the second part hereby agree to pay to the p parties of ot the th first part t for or r the privilege e of or promoting and conducting said ald cont contest under their exclusive ex cx supervision control and management manage manogo ment the tho sum um of to be divided as all follow A sum equal to 76 75 per por to be bo paid to the winner of or the the contest contest and 5 25 per to the Joser oser thereof Moving pictures of or said contest are arc to be bo taken and the profits divided n as os fol- fol lows lows- A sum c- c equal Jual to 65 3 2 per to the said parties of ot the tho Or first t part and the balance or lr ra a sum equal to 33 3 1 per to tho parties of ot the second cond part herein said moving picture receipts and re to be accounted for to the tho said parties paries of the fir first t part b by the said eald parties s of the second part It Jt is It mutually understood and agreed greed by and between tho the within named parties that tho the said parties artles of ot tho the second part are to deposit deport with a suitable reliable and responsible individual firm bank or trust company of ot the tho United otates at or before tho execution and delivery of or this this' agreement the tho sum of or in lawful money of orthe the tho United States as a binder and am earnest money of ot the tho faithful performance performance per per- of or the conditions to this agreement agree ment mont to be performed by them Th The sum of in ca caRh h lawful rul money of or the United States States' to be bo deposited deposit deposit- ed b by the said ald parties s of the tho 8 second cond part with the tho same per person n. n firm bank or trust company as 08 19 selected by mutual consent on or before sixty days daya prior to the dayot day sot lIot ot for lor tho the contest and a further sum Rum of ot to be po d deposited as afore dore described within forty eight hours of or tho the dat date set for the contest Tho The following men signed the tue articles in inthe the order named BarKer Borger Johnson John John- 1 son lIOn Gleason Little Guns Cans Vornon Ver- Ver I non Houseman n Hart lIart Frazee and Murphy Mur- Mur phy |