Show BOTH BOTO RIC AND J GLEASON DECLARE STORY IS fALSE Yarn Emanating From Missoula Missoula Mis- Mis soula Is Denied b by Both Bothof of the Promoters Another apparent attempt to Injure Salt Lakes Lake's chance for tor securing the big Je Johnson Jeffries-Johnson contest by a deliberate misquotation of one of the promoters was made at Missoula yesterday When Jack Gleason reached Missoula he was quoted as saying that he had reached an agreement test t was nio to W with be held Rickard lc 1 in San i that a Francisco r the c big c contest contest con con- and d I that he would meet in Salt Lake Monday to arrange details The first denial came from Richard Rickard He lie said emphatically that he had had no comm communication with Gleason and certainly certainly certainly did not come to any such agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment with him Further he reiterated that the big bout was certain to be held at Saltair beach As soon as Jack Gleason heard that such a story had been sent out he en entered entered entered en- en a vigorous denial dental declaring that he had been misquoted and that the statement attributed to him was absolutely o ab absolutely false Both promoters said ald that there had been no communication telegraphic telegraphic tele tele- graphic or otherwise between them relative relative relative rela rela- tive to the location of the contest Tex Richard RIckard is expected to arrive In Salt Lake today en route for Dutte Butte He will go to Butte Dutte tomorrow to meet Glea Glen Glenson Gleason Gleason son Jeffries and Berger when the Jeff Jeff- Gotch rles-Gotch combination arrives in that city on Monday Richard Rickard Is now even more confident than ever that the big contest will come to Salt Lake The fact that Gleason has agreed to a conference conference con con- ference with Richard Rickard and has denied the stories quoting him him- himas as saying that the bout will go to Frisco Is taken to mean that he will consent to the arrangements made by Richard Rickard The opinion voiced by Sam Berger that I the two promoters would get tog together ther in fifteen minutes after seeing each other Is believed to be correct The Tha allee d es estrangement estrangement estrangement es- es of the two promoters was due to the fact more mora than anything else that both men have been repeatedly misquoted by writers who would sacrifice truth to sensationalism The result of the conference will undoubtedly be that Gleason will agree to Richards Richard's proposition tion to hold the battle In Salt Lake After the conference at jot t Butte Richard Rickard will return to Salt Lake and will be accompanied ac ac- ac- ac companied in all probability by Jack Gleason The two promoters will go over the arrangements made by the Saltair management for or caring for the thousands who will come to Salt Lake and will look after all other preliminary arrangements The promoters will open offices In Salt Lake soon for the general management of the enterprise Later offices Will win oe ne opened in all the principal cities of the country for the sale of seats for the big bout Tex is now In tn correspondence with the transportation people In all parts of the country and Is assured of ot a remarkably remarkably remarkably remark remark- ably low rate across tho country to the battleground Gleason will make ar arrangements arrangements arrangements ar- ar on the coast for the accommodation accommodation of the coast fans who are comIn com com- ln In inc To assist In the the- deliberation of the conferees conferees-at at Butte Monday will be the be-the the th Fight for Salt Lake club ready to use Its Us influence If needed This club is ready to pledge the attendance of from Montana if the big bout is held In Salt Lake and less than If it Is held I II I in San Francisco When the promoters thought they were getting on neutral ground for their conference ce they made a mistake for or they are decidedly in S Lake territory |