Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-11 | Page 12 | "Tex" Rickard Angry at Jim Coffroth

TEX RICKARD ANGRY AT JIM COFFROTH Boston Dos ton Mass Dec 10 Tex RIckard the lie Nevada mining man and successful bidder for Cor the fight who Is here on business and Incidentally boosting Salt Sal Lake Lako as the time scene sene for the light Is very 01 angry at Jimmy Coffroth of San Francisco It I teems seems that after Coffroth lost out on the time bid ho lie lies has ha started all al kinds s of talk by b saying that lint RIckard offered Jeffries a bonus banns to give glo the thin bid to him flint and further tl tl t the tho principals entered Into a a secret agreement to prolong the fIght tho the necessary essary time to make the pictures worth seeing To a number of local fight followers today to u RIckard emphasized his feeling toward Coffroth by h saying I will wi not hold the light In California If I stand stant to lose 0 RIckard says that ho lie has matched Jimmy Walsh and Digger DI Jer to lIght fight for tho the bantamweight title tite as ns a II preliminary to tho the big bl go