Burns Signed To Fight Langford For $25,000 Split 60/40

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  1. mcvey

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    NY Times article that shows Tommy Burns signed to fight Sam Langford for a $25,000 to be split 60/40 in favour of Burns.
    Included is an article in which Jack Johnson proposes that Jeannette and Langford sign for a finish fight of $5,000 a side, which he would put up ,he states he will back Jeannette in a long fight.

    http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=FA0E16F93E5417738DDDAB0894DE405B808DF1D3
    Neither came to fruition , but it is possibly of passing interest to some posters.