Show LARO 8 OS fOR f FRill GT Over Offered for fOl the Champion Prize Fight New Ne York Dec c for Cor the championship fight 1 J Jeff and Jack Johnson were cro opened ibis at afternoon in Hoboken N and ue be because cause of the numerOus antI large of offers fers erg made It was decIded to postpone the selection of the battleground for fOI hours The offers for the fights were tile the argest evoi eer made for fora a prIze ring encounter The bIds opened In the tho pres enee of Jack Johnson and hIs mana maita manager ger gei George Little Sam forger Borger rep representing resenting Jam Jarne s Jeffries who was ab absent sent J McCarry or of Los An Angeles gobs geles Edward Graney Grancy of San Fran Francisco cisco John J I Gleason of San Fran Francisco cisco E M of oC Nea Nevada a and ninny well known New York sporting men ten Grano Graney representing the Tuxedo Athletic club of San FrancIsco made madea a bid l involving three different In his first proposition Graney offered alTered SO per cent cont of the gross re receIpts receipts with a guarantee of the management to have hac sale owner ownership ship Shil of the tho picture privileges the see sec second ond was SO er cen cent t of tile the gross re receipts wIth a guarantee and an offer oner of oC for one third of the pIcture proceeds and the third proposition was vas 90 per cent 0 of the tho gross receIpts with no guarantee Graney Graner agreed If the offer was accepted to build a pavilion seating people In or 01 within five fIo miles of San FrancIsco John Gleason of San Francisco In combInation with wIlli James Janues Coffroth sub submitted a of for a fight 01 o July 1 at either the Colma Athletic club or Ocean View or r San Fran ITan Francisco cisco reserving full rights to the pie pic picture tore ture proceeds Gleason agreed If the tho bid was accepted ImmedIately to deposIt a check for Gleason marIe a Second proposItion of a or of and 66 23 per cent of the pIcture receipts A thIrd Provided an ait offer oHel of SO 31 per cent of the tho gross ross receipts mid and 66 23 pOI of the ro receipts Coffroth agreed 10 if the offer was ac A cablegram ram was sas received from Hn Hugh h D I McIntosh oi of Australia offer orter offering ing to each of hue fighters for Cor Cora fora a contest ill lii this to lo each fighter fot a contest in either England or OJ an and to 10 each tIghter fOl foi a contest In Australia No check accompanied the thc offer and hid bid was not considered E M Rickard of Eh Ely Nc Nev submit submitted ted a bId lii III which he offe offered I in cash and a t check for rOI for Cor a fight iu in eIther ot 01 CalifornIa for fora a cash oi of and for 21 ier cent uI of the IlIe receIpts of the I If the bid was accepted agreed to 10 deposIt wIthin sIx sIxt t lays dars and the remaIning 50 hours before the tho fight |