The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-24
SPORTING SPLlNTERS.

The practice hall was crowded last night
with all the teams taking part in to-mor-
row. 8 tournament, and every man worked
for all he was worth. Each practice pull is
limited to ten minutes, but the time at the
theatre is to be full thirty minutes. There
will be no monotony, no waits, no any
thing which can fail to enlist the attention
of the audience from the opening to the
closing of the theatre doors.
The newsboys each have team sailing
under the colors of The HERALD and Trib-
,t,le, and their followers will be there to
applaud the little fellows as the hemp
works up and down with terrible uncer-
tRinty.
The Scots have picked the flowers of the
highlands and lowlands, and the thistle will
never bloom more beautifully than during
the three nights contest England has
fine team, which will respond to every
command of their captain. The struggle
will be as fierce as the time when the red
and white roses refused to grow together.
The Canadians under Mcklnnon, have
been practicing constantly and everybody
regards them as very strong team.
The army boys under Captain Riley re-
feet honor on themselves and on their
uniforms and respond to every signal made
by their captain; the anchor man of the
soldier team is one of the best tuggers that
ever sat on the end of q rope.
The Danish ard n orwegian teams, COM
ing as they do from the cold and haray
north, have always been noted for their
strength; every member is a bundle OF
muscle and from start to finish he pulls
with all the strength at his command.
A special committee has been appointed
to get the champion of the world, John L.
Sullivan, TO referee the tournament dur
ing one of the last nights; the mere men
ton of Sullivan's name will crowd the the
atre from foundation TO dome with eager,
excited humanity.
It is but Justice to say in behalf of the
management that no effort has been spared
TO secure the greatest aggregation of
merit, muscle and skill ever gathered to-
gether under one roof in Utah.
Everything will be conducted in such a
way as to enlist the attendance of all
lovers of sport; there will be no feature to
which the most refined can take exception,
and there will be much to commend Itself
TO the intelligent men and women of our
city,
Taken all in all, the tournament will be q
reflection in our own day, of the great
Greek Olympian game where skill and
merit won the applause of thousands. At
the meeting the newsboys said their teams
were as good as any in the business. The
captain of THE HERALD newsboys team.
said if their team won against the Tribune,
The HERALD would treat its team to tick.
cts to the theatre and give supper after
wards; il is thought thes Tribune will hang
up a similar prize for the newsboys pulling
for 1t. The great tournament takes place
January %, 20, and %. The following
teams viii pull the first night: Scots VS.
Fort Douglas, Canadians VS.. American
Danish VS.. Norwegian.
Peter Mayer has poster a forfeit of s., 00C
with the New York World for fight with
Sullivan, but the latter says he will roi
meet Peter. Unless ne relents, Mayer will
claim the championship.
The Fencers' club has been the scene Of
some very spirited and well contested
bouts lately.
The Willisms-Greggens match is still
hanging fire