Show fOLD gOLDFIELD FIELD WILL GET THE EIG FIGHT SAYS TEX RD U Business Men Offer I to Put Up 1 I If It They Are Sincere the Famous Camp Will Be Ba Battleground ii d Says Promoter Who Staged the Gans Nelson Gans-Nelson Nelson Contest There Will Take No Chances in Frisco r SAN FRANCISCO June Goldfield 17 Nov Nev will be the battle battle- battleground battleground ground for the Johnson Johnson-Jeffries heavy weight championship fight July 4 if the business men of that place pInce arc sincere in the offer of a guarantee telegraphed toda today to Tex rex Richard by Morris l Sullivan Sullivan Sul Sal livan a merchant of the mining camp Rickard arose today fully determined to take the match to Nevada Nevada Ne Ne- vada and when in iii the first telegram he lie opened ho lie read the Goldfield offer the promoter immediately announced to tho tim Associated Press that unless some other Nevada town makes a better offer the tho big fight will take place in the mining town where he conducted the famous Nelson Gans-Nelson championship match Sullivan and Rickard lUckArd are arc old friends and tho latter said that he ho was satisfied satis satisfied fied fled that the tho offer after was made mado in hi good faith and that tho the men inca bIH bucking backing the project arc fully full able ablo to raise tho the guaranteed guaranteed guar suar sum eum Tho The Attorney generals general s 's s office e was WiS busy US today toda- preparing depositions which will wm be bo filed later in th the da day to sUpport support sup sUp- port a motion for br a temporary ord order r restraining restraining re straining tho the promoters and principals of tho Langford Kaufman-Langford match from proceeding with tho the twenty round fight scheduled for tomorrow afternoon in inthis inthis inthis this city Governor Gillett left hero here today to return to Sacramento IIo lIo said Ik before liis llis departure that the matter Is s nolin now nol in in the hands of tho the attorney general that ho hB will take tako no further action action ac nc ac- ac tion until that official has hils exhausted all aU possible court procedure Ri Bickard's rd 8 Final Decision That Webb will take tako no immediate action in regard to tho the John Jeffries son contest was mado made certain today when Assistant Attorney General Benjamin Ben Ben- jamin lamin announced that nothing would be dono done in that direction until tho the Lan Lang Lang- Kaufman fore injunction motion is disposed die dis posed of ot h by the Thir Thu statement is 1 believed to been tho final straw leadin leading to Rick Hick ard's ards s 's de decision isi n to tako take tho the fight to Nevada Ne Ne- e vada as 38 ho had previously decla declared ed that he be would not wait longer on er than Friday for a cut clear decision of tho the question and ho be had bad already expressed himself as not being satisfied with using t tie the e Kaufman Longford-Kaufman match as asa asa a te test t case casc Hotel Men Angry The Tho San Francisco Hotel M Mims Mim's r n's ns S association asso asso- met mot last night and adopted re resolutions reso reo- condemning tho the efforts to stop tho the fight Tho resolutions stated that for tor several years prize fights have havo been permitted permitted per per- In California without any legal hardships and It would work a n. great hardship to stop the present fight on account account account ac ac- ac- ac count of the large number of visitors It would draw to tho the city Jack Johnson seems to be worrying more over the attachment of his automobile automobile automo automo- bile by George Little his deposed manager man man- ager aler than over tho the fight muddle But Dut none of ot his troubles I Is affecting his ap ap- ap- ap petite After Atler his workout yesterday c he heI I stood on tho the scales and found that he had bad I gained two pounds In the last list two days tipping the beam at The Tho champion said ho probably would do only light tight gymnasium lum work today THREE WAYS TO BEACH KEACH CAMP OF GOLDFIELD Goldfield can be reached three wa ways s 's conveniently from Salt Lake Tho The distance distance dis dis- dis tance over o the Salt Lake route by way war of oC Las Vegas Nov c cnn nn and 1 over the tho I Las as Vegas Vens Goldfield railroad is H GH miles This Thia is the shortest railroad route to the tho camp The Tue fast train leaving eavin hero heront at nt p. p in UJ arrives in Las Lus Vegas at the next morning Leavin Leaving there thero thereat at 30 that t same Bame mornin morning it in Goldfield at in the afternoon makin making mak mak- in ing the Hie entire trip in twenty-four twenty hours ana anI twenty minutes Special trains to tho the fi fight ht however cou could chop sometime some Homo time of off that schedule ai at the tho long wait vait in Las Vegas would not bo necessary The taro faro is 30 10 ono one way Goin Going b by wn way of or O Ogden den und and over th tb thu Southern Pacific changing chanKin at nt Hazen tho distance is miles While Whilo it is is too late lalo to file filp a now tariff for reduced rates with notice there is is said to bo ho an emergency clause clauso which would allow tho the railroads to make inako a cheap round trip rato not to extend over thirty days Tho The third way is iK b by auto P P. P C. C Spra Sprague whoso headquarters now is 25 the Dodd Randall garu garage c m llo the tho trip n i year ago in a machine IIo Ifo says it requires about thirty hours' hours r riding The roads were good especially JY so 80 from ri Kly my to ho be says gays Mr Sprague outlines tho the trip as follows follos Leave o Salt BaIt I Lake Lako ako early cad in the tho morning morning morn jn ing and spend the tho night at nt allio Utah an flu oasis in tho the desert The cam cara should should reach there thero abo about ut 1 4 in tho the afternoon neter an easy ride Leaving tho the next morning tho the autos could bo ho in iu Ely Iy by hy 4 1 1 0 o'clock clock that afternoon By liv getting an au early start from Ely the travelers could reach Goldfield nt lit dark The llie route would lend lead from Salt Lake Lako by bv way of Lehi Lebi Mr Sprague says the tho is miles by dirt road Goldfield is said to bo be very dull duH and lifeless jest now Once it had OOOO inhabitants That was wag in in thu tho great boom Now the Iho total population will not exceed according to men who have havo been heen there recently It is we well laid aid out and has nico nice homes The Tho Gol orI hotel hote is ie a n. story four stono building having all modern comforts There arc other hotels which cost coat thou thou- Hands of dollars and are arc f said nid to be absolutely ab ab- ab vacant The principal asset of tho the camp is the Goldfield Consolidated Mining com company om- om nan puny pany whose group of claims is the Jar largest producer of gold roM in the tha world having ha paid poid almost in dividends divi divi- lends last lIst yc year r alone Since the organization organ organ- of thin this mammoth concern the tho dividends 1 have 11 0 reached a n. grand total of about in two or three years George Wingfield president of tho the company is tho the live wire wiro of Goldfield Gold Gold- field and it i iu is believed that ho is back backof of the offer for tho the bi big fight JEFFRIES TAKES REST WHILE HES HE'S IN DOUBT nE BEN LO LOMOND IO D Cal Juno Tuno 17 Thinking that there may ma- mabe be bo n a po possibility of a n short po postponement of the bi big light fight and ana not wishing to bo be on edge cde too soon in in that c event nt Jim Jeffries lounged about the thc training quarters rs this morning mornin chatting chatting chat chat- ting with his bis friends and ll appearing ap utterly unperturbed because bRulIo of the uncertainly surrounding U tile the e con con- test His failure to box waa a bitter I to a number of ot visiting postmasters who came hero after tho the adjournment ad ad- I of their convention at Santa I Crux Jeffries declared that ho be would vond I engage in omo lome light work this afternoon afternoon after after- noon but It it is not likely ho will mn bo box San Sam Berger who ho was hero here last night rett returned to San Francisco this morning Continued on pa page pago o 12 2 2 GOLDFIELD I Continued from page 1 1 to keep the hi big fellow informed of or tho Tro progress of or events NEW YORK CRUSADERS PLEASED WITH SUCCESS NJ V NJ W YORK TORK Juno Juna 17 11 Rov Dr John Wesley Hill 1111 head of or the thc organization re recently ro- ro formed hero to carr carry on a crusade cru cru- sade satie of ot prayer and agitation n against the Johnson Jeffries-Johnson fight has Issued a n statement state slate mont ment expressing great satisfaction over the fact that the thin right fight has boon boom called off so far as HI California Is concerned Dr lull Hill says Tho TIme action of or the tho governor of or California Call Call- fornia In calling off orf the time Johnson Jeffries-Johnson prize fight right Is a a. triumph for or law and order order or or- der tier for Christian civilization Whatever er state allows the fight will become a refuge for the refugees Of or course now the tho evangelistic e meetIngs meetings meetings meet meet- ings which we planned to hold In S Suit Sat lI Francisco cco at the tho time timo scheduled for the fight ht will vili not take tako place Thc They had been arranged as a last resort Tho The law has hiss done dono what we had planned for tor the gospel to do MINISTERS ARE STILL AFTER BIG FIGHTERS CINCINNATI June 17 Local Local ministers ministers minis minis- S say that If It the promoters of the Jet Jet- Johnson fries fight wish to hold it In Nevada they will contest Its being hold hoid there Just as hard as ns they contested tIme the affair in San Francisco Dr Adna W W. W Leonard pastor of or the Walnut Hills lulls M. M E E. church said that the time ministers are arp bus busy with th letters to the governor of or Nevada Nc against the fI fight ht In that state and before another week rolls roUs around they will havo started a chain of or ofa ofa ora a million letters protesting against the fight t RENO WILL VILL NOT BITE AT GOLDFIELD BAIT RENO HENO Nov Nev June 17 That That Reno will not make any effort to outbid Goldfield Goldfield Gold Gold- field in its alleged offer of for forthe forthe the thc bi big light fight ht was evidenced c immediately after tho the Associated Press bulletins an flouncing the decision of Rickard were posted The rime statement was immediately issued from the business men mens men's 9 committee com corn which has the thc local en end of time the affair in char charge e that Reno would not raise its initial offer ono one cent cont Reno has offered to pay Rickard's Bickard's license and erect the arena free of charge c If If Rickard sees fit lit to to accept this offer we well and good said a member of the time committee to the time Associated Press this mornin morning Reno stands ready to tomake tomake make muke good its offer but this city will not guarantee g Rickard Bickard any cash bonus to brin bring his fight here |