Show 5 THE SALT LAKE TELEGRAM 5 BUSINESS BU MEN FIGHt PROMOTERS PROMOTER I h ARE THE MEN BEHIND The stagIng of th the Pak Packey y MIke land GIbb n bout In New York marks the entrance of a a business man Into the boxing game on a big big- scale and recalls that biggest fight ever evor held were not promoted by fight promoters pro pro- but by business bustnes men William Marshall of NOW New York IB Is the man behind the bout to be at the Beach September 11 11 and he Is a railroad man It wai was he who dug up the to got get Packey and ad Mike together after fight promoter had failed to boxers boxers' to articles The biggest purse pursa ever offered for fora a fight was wan Hung up for a Thatch match between Jim Jeffries and Jack at Reno Nov July 4 1910 The man behind In case Tex Bl Rickard kard who was riot a fight promoter pro moter but a mine owner Rickard's RIckard first fn In the theT fight T 8 game wn when he furnished that brought Bat Nelson ind Joe Cans Gans together at aV Nev In 1306 Ills success In that Venture led him Into Johhson th affair th then h. h ho The Tho receipts of the Jeffries we were Rick Rick- Rickard's ards ard's end was wa Marshall like Rickard Yd 1 Is willing to talc tako a a. chance The bout will be held I so zo the thc success of It de deI de- de I largely on weather I Marhall a will have to take ke In at the gate before his hla vex ex ar are cleared because his his' pro pre and other rither essentials run the cost coat above the tho to be handed the fighters before they enter the tho ring The will set seat persons Marshall figures seats wilt will at l 1 each Cach and more at at- at 2 2 ach That will net A and make expenses The re- re seats scats will sell from 3 to 3 each and It Is upon them that Marshall Marhall Mar Mar- shall hall figures to tOmake make some money mon y himself Marshall and being busness business business' bus busi ness ness' the men see sec things In a big way Using the acumen that made them successful as business men they have 5 5 r t J c i i 4 is 11 f J L. I-L. gone gone away over the heads of men whose activities are aro confined to the boxing game They are the men who whon n are providing great big things Inthe in inthe the world Marshall is 15 enthusiastic If this b bout ut goes big there is no what telling lie he will 10 next Ho is liable to go in a bout that in th the matter of finances will approach the Jeff puree I I Rica |