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RICKARD AND GLEASON HIDING SOMETHING BEHIND THIS NOISE?It. was suggested to mo today that after all Tex Rickard and Jack Gleason are wiser than they seem. In main tainlng their you're another publicity campaign.A day or so ago I had a largo sized bunch that the continued talk -i the tight promoters had reached the silly stage, and suggested that the public had grown tired of the bickering and that a let up would be appreciated.But maybe Gleason and Rilt; kard are working the old boom game, so popu lar In the old days, and stlM worked In sections where city is arrayed against city und town against town, a la Red Dog and Wolfevllle.The tip passed to me was that Rickard and Gleason are keeping up their chatter In arouse Interest In sonic-other section. For Instance, suppose some place not mentioned as a possl ble fight location, stirred to the depths of Its municipal pride by the wordy w ar should step in and offer induce-1rnents to the promoters to locat.' wTh-In Its boundaries and pull the Ugh* foi the heavy weight title.It Is possible that men with civic prde and a desire to boom their burg highing down Into their Jeans and put up a subsidy for the promoters.No one ever heard of Ooldfleld until Rickard offered Nelson and Gans a bank roll big enough to choke a boa constructor, to fight there. And h-got away with It. Kverybody knows | i where Goldfleld Is now . ami the mine, owners said enough stock to more than repay them for bringing tin* fight there.It might be worth a lot to the men , In some unknown village to have the I fight in their vicinity. And If Rickard 1 and Gleason are playing this game nml waiting for an offer, they arc wise old owls.All the same. I stand by what ! have already said, and that is the public Is tired of the talk and wants action.
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Escanaba Morning Press
Escanaba, Michigan, US
Sat, Jan 29, 1910
Page 5
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