The evening world. Newspaper, December 19, 1906, Page 12

ahinin ee ea ee i 4 | Sh Q. Have you offered any purse for Joff-Johnson? "7 Nite A. Nat _ 4 z vine Nt Ny York, | Q Have you heard from Jeffries In regard to Sighting Johnson? | oH A, I have not! THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 19069 GETODAGE | = BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK. 2 [_ note 2th ROBERT EDGREN. “TEX” REPUDIATES 2URNS-O'BRIEN GO AS SEEN ON MOVING PICTURE MACHINE | STORY OF $50,000 © _ OFFER TO “JEFF” Yarn in Evening “Yellow” That Cham- pion Had Agreed to Box Johnson Ripe EE OBRIEN'S FOOTWORK wo. Burns “Is Nailed by Goldfield NEAR Promoter. Or ern” SAYS SHARKEY. . man-| ee ah Just seen | | ad crim Af CRAW OFF 10 | THiS SEES a fight SAASH IN THE Jaci HELD &— i on for amplonship had f BURNS'ARMS been taken up by Je s. Jeffries, &TH ROUND , IN THE ft was clalmed, had finally become WRECK DE CLINCHES, | 50 enraged over Jolinson's boasts | Oe aes | y i : about forcing Jef out of the ring GIANTS’ CAMP. OAV ESS Wi Ww | that he had accepted Johnson's chal- | PUT HIM | terms over the wire. Rickard was =. hy SGP? Jere HAS A BALD Sor. that he never would fight again, In spite of all fake stories to the | over taken by FR tess nore the telegram Jeifrics sent me a while ago, saying contrary, f sent this wire to Los Augelos; yearg the team (has “Slory in New York that Jeffries has made match with Jack Johnson Reis ee - Bee bim and wire details Immediately!" oo lag: year. Hu Two hours latcr the unswer came: Here itis. pertenced \ f “Evening World, New York. Jeffries ts away in the mountains on a| being due v © hunting trip. No truth in story, Similar hoax sent Eust from here to-|°f Mat» night, Jeff to ight both Burns and O'Brien for same amount. McCarey | 7P* says chances of Jeff's fighting uny one are.yery remote.” beh oils manele FILMS PROVE BURNS 1 iTommy Was itp Aggressor, and Fought Fiercely to Win by Knockout. OUND 2—Tex Rickard had retired when John Pollok, of the Even< R {ng World staff, callea upon him forty minutes after midnight. But | he got up and consented to an interview, i This is {t, word for word: = t-, “Did you read the Evening Journal story last ni. you offered a purse of $50,000 for a fight between Jim Jeffries and Jack Johnson?” acked’ the reporter. * “1 did!” replied Mr. Rickard. Q. Is there any truth in that story? A. None whatever! Q. Did’ you make euch an offer? A. I did nott+ | Q. Do you intend to offer-n purse of $50.000 for Jeffries and Johnson? A. I have no Intention of doing so, 1 don't think Johson:{s a good enough man to make the sort of a battle tnat would Induce me to ofor such | z ® large purse! 10 Otier Ko and O'Bricn Put One er rm By ROBERT EDGRE?} S beat O'Brien in ever: AMUSEMENTS. AMUSEM KEITH PROCTORS| ture SOME" Fred Walton & Co, Wayhurn's Daiste esriemnicesisanaoe Q. Then there Is nothing In the story about your offering $50,000 for bem Jeffries and Johnson? ; A. Absolutely no truth wpaterers “Good night!" has been open cn Sat OUND 8, and knockout, | | ' R Sam Fitzpatrick isn't Johnson’s masager’ at all, Sam was, once! | 4 a ; [par sa : i But another manager, Alec Mclean, of Boston, appeared upon the Roo Rode W eek : os ex. : : Daily rat TAM: M: y AMES puis aS ‘yp OGelifornia, Perhaps Mr. Jobrson is ont in the mountains, too, hunting } for Hr. Jeffries, If so, we'll let you know {f Jeff finds him. look out for it) Here in the accident columns. ‘USS GOUNTY SPOR MORE POPUL <4 -—______ r , : spceme recently. It was “’oft with the old love and on with the new” then for / / G. + MMr2Jobnson, He eloped with Mr. McLean, and fs now supposed to be Che S amMmeness: wi ue Broken Rib. | 3 M NHATTAN TOMORROW NIGHT. leur WILION AE UINCELN SQ, 3 HENRY E DIXEY kv 813 > and Burn, cume from 4 man waite menesa that of bandage, an the grid-| stonal trou to have f With t has occa- t ey Suffered Awful Pain. his action to his His campatsn Ume a rider started 0} is wheal and rapltl ai 96. near Won ay. XMAS NIGHT BE Ans OY SALE TO-MORROW THE ‘STUDENT. ‘KING. rima Donna BSoubrot LINA® ABARBANELL vor Mus ey in be tmagined. 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