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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1909
Page
46
Jeffries and Johnson signed articles to fight to a finish before July 5. Wasner will receive 75 percent of the purse, plus a $10,000 side bet. The match will have no match referee specified.
Fragmented note recounts a heated bargaining for the world boxing title involving Jim Jeffries and Jack Johnson. The agreement stalls over bid procedures a referee and stakes with promises of payments and guarantees. The text shows tense negotiations, media attention, and power plays shaping a potential 40 to 60 round match.
The advertisement touts P. B. overcoats as a pinnacle of exclusive style. It notes that few custom tailors can capture the idea and that expert cutters command high salaries, making P. B. coats the premier metropolitan brand. It argues the cost is justified for peace of mind in attire.
The article notes that prices of twenty and twenty five dollars are popular and that P E values aligning with these prices are higher than anticipated, signaling a shift in market perception and valuation.
Johnson and Jones agree to a heavy weight world championship match to be held by July 6 2010 with a $50000 purse split and a $1000 stake held by Loslis Pobere PB Murphy. Bids due December 1 at 9 pm at Hotel Attu New York City, with $600 required to post bid and a ground representative present.
Experts praise the moving pictures of the Johnson Ketchel bout shown at 8 oclock tonight. Viewers saw Ketchel press Johnson and deliver hard blows as Johnson endured. The film captures the brutal twelfth round knockout attempt and final sequence with vivid, era-appropriate reporting and mentions of Ketchel’s left and Johnson’s resilient defense, creating a dramatic early 20th century boxing snapshot.
The piece discusses boxing prospects for Jeo Grillo style matchups and Jeffries, plus looming fights and New York Grant League deals. It mentions coterminous interest in Johnson, Jolson, Was, and Wasington, with hopes for management changes and spring bouts. The article notes Lew Powell versus Johnny Frayne in San Francisco and the Alexandra AC bout at North Alfred Street, Alexandria.
King Edward presented American jockey Danny Maher with a jeweled scarf in recognition of his win in the Free Handicap sweepstakes yesterday. Louis Winane won the Durham Handicap at 4,000 sovereigns for 3-year-olds and up. Sunbright won the Free Handicap for 2-year-olds, with Apache second and Whitneys Sallie unplaced. Galleot took the Queensbury Handicap for four-year-olds and up, Vintage H and Whitney's Bobbin II followed. Miss Ellen Gogwan won the Criterion Nursery Handicap amid the day’s racing results.
Rumors swirl around Chicago Cubs owner Murphy and National Commission head Herrmann over Pfeffer and Cole transactions. Taft negotiates, promising a cash settlement and revised stakes as Murphy settles disputes while denying New York takeover talk.
A fragmentary report recalls a late 19th or early 20th era boxing or ball sport incident. The text mentions Wagner, Wainglen, and Pithaag with unclear actions and dates, noting a ball attack and a missed recollection tied to a club or office event.
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