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Show lJiKli right Will Take Place in That City on July 4 San Francisco. May 19. There is much rejoicing among the fight fana over Tex Rlckard's nnnounreirieut last night that Jeuries and Johnson will meet hero to battle for the I world s heavyweight championship. It has been many years since a 45-lound 45-lound fight was pulled off in San Francisco, owing to a city ordinance which provides for boxing matches of "limited duration." Heretofore "limited duration"' has' spelled twenty rounds to flstiana, but that is ouly a customary interpretation interpreta-tion of the law, and It is understood that no barrier will be raised against an extension of the established fight period. Governor GiDett's widely published view of the situation has tieen received re-ceived with much satisfaction by all interested in the big battle, ami the statements in today. $ papers as coming from Disrict Attorney Fickert are likewise regarded as reassuring. The district attorney is quoted thus: I have not been appnsed that the contest is to be held in this city and I have not considered the matter The board of supervisors has not granted the promoters a permit yet, but there is a law allowing boxing matches, and I cannot sec the difference between be-tween Jeffries and Johnson Jightlng and other professional lighters who have been hoxiug here in the past. However, I will look up the law and abide strictly by the statutes." Speculation Is concerning itself principally today with the probable eite to be selected for the big con test. Several excellent locations are j ! available. The present shift in the plans of I the promoters has not caused any apparent ap-parent worry rn Jack Johnson's part The negro champion Is proceeding with his training without interruption. interrup-tion. Comet and Prize Fighters. -' Ben Lomond. Cal.,- May 19. Jim Jeffries and his fellow fishermen re- (Contfnued on Page Seven.) REJOICINGJN FRISCO (Continued from Page One.) turned fmm Santa Cniz last night, tired out from their all-day fishing expedition on Monterey bay. Joe Chonskl. with Halley's comet as a text, Is reported to have discoursed dis-coursed learnedly on the elevating subject of astronomy In pursuance of the aesthetic uplift , movement that he threatened some time ago to Inject In-ject Into Jeffries' training operation If Jeffries was edified by Joo's soaring disquisition, he did not let on. His rumored comment was, "Shut up. Joe; you're scaring the fish." Motoring home, the party kept a sharp lookout aloft for the comet Hob Armstrong, the big negro who acts as one of Jeffries' sparring partners, part-ners, has uo particular use for rom-ets. rom-ets. and he kept his rabbit's foot behind be-hind his left ear. It was noticed that Farmer Burns was unusually silent and that his commonly serene brow wns puekcree: and corrugated as If by intense cogitation. cogi-tation. "What's the matter with you, Farmer?" some one inquired "Me? Oh!" stuttered Burns, coming com-ing out of his abstraction; and then, "Sav, fellows, what makes a comet's tall?" Choynskl was framing a scholarly answer, but a general ."What?" chorus cut him off- "Because the comet," said Burns, "is 400,000,000 years old. That's why it'H stale." i He was not much hurt when he j landed by the roadside. |