Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-16 | Page 11 | Says Will Fight Here

SAYS WILL FIGHT HERE Tex Declares There Ts Ta No Xo Purse Division Agreement Now York Dec Dee 16 Tex tho prize light fight promoter who ho has hag Just Juat re returned returned returned turned hero from Boston denies thero there Is any ngi agreement cement between Jeffries and Johnson over a 11 division of the purse puree ho lIe offered While In conference with Jeffries and Johnson before tho thio final articles were wore signed said lUckard today toda I told them thorn they could divide dle dl e tile the purse any way g they tile desired d and t even e l suggested a ia W f per cent division an as it seemed teemed the tho hot bet betting tins ting Odds Odda would bo be about even ovon The Tho fighters discussed the tile matter mauor but when I told them thorn I would Insist on tho tha th public being given Ion tho the full tull details they dropped the matter matterI I will bet any anyone one 1000 IM that there is no agreement between Jeffries Joffries and John Johnson Johnson Johnson son of or any kind excepting to divide the purse 75 per cent to tho tue winner and andS S 5 per cent cont to tho the loser And I will bet bot botTom Tom Torn McCarey McCare of ot Los Angeles or any anyone ono one elso another 1000 that thaI I 1 dill did not give glo 1000 or any an other secret Induce Inducement inducement ment to favor my bid for tor the fight light HI I have not nOl tho the least doubt now that the tho fight will be held in Salt Lake Lako City