Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-11 | Page 12 | Promoters Who Have Been Awarded the World's Heavyweight Championship Battle and the Two Principals

v PROMOTERS WHO HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE WORLDS HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BAT BATTLE BATTLE BATTLE TLE AND THE TWO PALS k z t r rc 4 c 4 z c 1 f i Y 7 r f dJ When Jack Jal Johnson the heavy heavyweight hea I I weight wel ht champion of or the world crawls I through the ropes lopes to defend his title lIlio Jim Jeffries the tho former un undefeated u undefeated defeated charm pion the tIme men will bat battle battle battIe tle tIe for Cor the largest purse ever offered for a 11 ring encounter one of and 66 and per cent of 01 the moving pictures The bidding for Cor tho contest was the ever known In the tho history of Even though Jack Gleason of oC San Fran Francisco cisco anti and Texas Texa RIckard of or Nevada were ero the tho successful bidders many man other oilier tempting offers were made mad Eddie Graney of the Tuxedo A C of 01 ofSan ofSan San Francisco offered the tho contestants SO per cent ent of the gross receipts with witha a n guarantee of and mutt tho the entire moving picture privileges Tom lom Mc McCarcy McCare McCare Carcy Care of the Pacific A C of Los Angeles offered of the fighters the entire gate receipts and 50 per pel cont cent of 01 the moving picture privileges or a guaranteed purse of or and an 50 60 per cent of 01 the moving picture privileges Gleason as partner of or Tames lames Coffroth offered tho ho lighters the choice of or a purse with nith no share of the tho moving picture profits or 01 a purse with 66 and two thirds th pcr rei cent ent of tho the pictures or SO FO SOper per Item cent of 01 the tho gro gross s receipts with 66 GO and slid 15 per cent of the pic plc picture picture ture privileges Hugh McIntosh of Australia did hiLl not approach the thie nark marl reached by h I the other bidders and consequently the tho McIntosh offer re received received little consideration from front the fighters If the battle goes ten rounds or more the moving picture profits will tilh willI I reach almost the tho sum aunt of This according to tho the article of agreement Is I to be divided 75 per cent cont to the thin winner 25 26 to the loser Upper Illustration shows crowd following Johnson on his way wa to hotel In Ho lie Hoboken Hoboken boken While hilo the time promoters were of 01 offering fering their bids ollis Jeffries was spinning around In his new auto Sam Berger looked hooked after his hi interests