BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 806, 1 February 1910, Page 4

BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP.

JEFFRIES V. JOHNSON

DAT 15 FIXED—JULY 4,

The arrangements for the world’s boxing championship between Jim Jeffries and Jack Johnson have taken a definite form, according to the New York World of December 4th. The American exchange says :—Articles of agreement to decide the heavy-weight championship of the world were signed by Jim Jeffiies and Jack Johnson this afternoon at two o’clock in a private room at Naegeli’.s Hotel, in Hoboken, N.J. It was rather a star chamber session, as no representatives of the press were allowed inside the room. Immediately after affixing their names to the contract both fighters burned from the city. Ivneiging from the hotel, Jack Johnston jumped in an automobile, and, with little regard for New Jetsey speed limits, shot over to Brooklyn for a theatrical engagement. Jeffries leaped on a nearby train and went on a Hying visit lei Washington. Tims it was that the lawyer who bad written the agteem nt was left to interpret it to the newspaper men who had been patiently waiting outside for local colour. The fight is to be held in California, Utah, or Nevada, on July 4th next, and ac cording to the agreement, is to be fought under and by virtue of the rules as laid down by the Marquide Queensbury. The men are to tight with srz. gloves, and each U required to take 90 days training prior to the date of the fight. It is stipulated by the party of the second part, meaning Tex Rickard and Jack Gleason, that neither Jeffries nor Johnson shall engage in any preliminary fight whatsoever between now and Ju!}’ 4th next. The men are to fight for a purse of 101,000 dollars, and of that sum 75 per cent, is to go to the winner, and 25 per cent, to the loser. Rickard and Gleason are to deposit 20,000 dollars of that amount with some reputable individual or banking institution immediately. They are to deposit 30,000 dollars sixt} days before the fight, and the remaining 51)000 dollars forty-eight hours before the fight. After some Haggling an agreement was reached in regard to moving picture privileges, by which the fighters are to get 66 2-3 per cent- and the promoters 33 l A P er cent - °f t^ie P r °fi ts - It was found impossible to agree on a referee at this early date, so the ai tides were so worded as to provide that “the parties_ of the first part under and by virtue of the power invested in them, were to agree on a competent official 60 days before the fight- If they fail to agree the parties of the second part are empowered to select the referee. During the entire proceedings Jeffries did not speak or look at Jack Johnson. Johnson talked to everybody and appeared to be in a very pleasant frame of mind, though he haggled oyer 1 many suggestions that Jeffries readily agreed to. Jeffries evidently had made up his mind what to do before he went to the room to face the promoters and managers. . “Shall I shake hands with Johnson?” he asked one of his friends. “ Well, of course, said a friend “if Johnson offers you his hand take it.” . “ No, I won t,” said Jeffries, after some hesitation, “ I will let Berger do the handshaking. It so happened, however, that the chance for an unpleasant incident did not appear. Johnson did not offer to shake hands.