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Jeffries Johnson Heavyweight Title Fight Finalized Plans
A New York special reports final articles for a 46 round Jeffries vs Johnson world heavyweight fight to be held July 4. venues considered Salt Lake City or San Francisco with strict training and Marquis of Queensbury rules. Stakes include $100,000 purse, $60,000 deposits, and a stakeholder arrangement led by Robert W. Murphy while Western concerns negotiate referee selections.
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New York
Jeffries-Johnson
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Utah
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Hoboken
N. J
Johnson
Langford
Jeffries
Kaufman
Marquis of Queensbury
Tex Rickard
John J. Gleason
Rickard
Gleason
Jeffries and Johnson
Robert W. Murphy
Western Bank
Henry I. Kowalsky
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Moving Pictures
Jeffries and
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George Bittle
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