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Show BATTLE GOES TO Si HMRCISCO Agvln tho Location for Jeffries-Johnson Jeffries-Johnson Fig-ht is "Definitely Setticcl." San Francisco, Feb. 22. The -15-round cbainpionsliio battle on July 4th, between James J. Jeffries ami Jack Johnson for a purse of $101,000, j will be fought In San Francisco. This j anuouccement was made late tonight following a conference between Tex Rlckard, Eddie Graey, Supervisor J. L. Herget, Sam FlUpatrk-k and Jim GrifCn. The fl?ht will take place before the : Broadway Athletic cb;b of which Grlf-i Grlf-i fin Ik the manager and which was or- ganlzcd only a few weeks ago. I The fact that this club "is to be r ran ted the light permit for July by the board of supervisors, caused Rick-ard Rick-ard and Gkaseu t-i come to an uuder-ftun'iior. uuder-ftun'iior. tontyht with Griffin by which the big battle between the two heavy-I heavy-I weight will be staged uuder its aus-j aus-j juices. Herget, better known as "Young j Mitchell," n former fighter, "who Is . ehalr::ian of the police committee of I the board of supervisors participated 1 in the conference and his presence Is ) taken to mean that th"re will be no i diiUci.Uy experienced In obtaining a permit for 43 rounds. I Gleaon did not attend the confer-I confer-I mce. No reason was assigned for his abrerrce. |