The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-22
WITH THE SPORTS.

| Freehold, n. J., March 21.-The Mon
mouth park race track and grounds
were sold this afternoon to satisfy a
mortgage held by the Farmers Loan
& Trust company Of New York.
Judge A c. Monson and A. j. Cas-
sell, representing the bondholders of
the association bought for $4,000, $50
acres including the tracks and grand
| stand. The hotel and twenty acres
were sold for $4,000. The hotel cost
SllO.000 in 1881. Augustus Clason, a
nephew of the late D. D. Withers
bought the yearling stables and forty
acres of ground for $4,000 and Monson
and CasSeIl paid $500 for two houses
and four and half acres OF ground
There were no other bidders.
Boston. Mass. March 21.-James j.
Corbett has written letter to John L.
Sullivan, sylnpathizing with him in his
trouble and offering to box with him
at benefit which he suggests should
be given for Sullivan in Boston or
New York. Corbett also states that he
will box with any pugilist suggested
by Sullivan.
Peter Maher, the Irish champion,
has written to John L. that he is will
ling to box Corbett four rounds on
their merits. No details have yet been
arranged for the benefit.
Washington, March 21.-"soP' Eng
lish and Joe Bateman fought twenty
rounds at the Steubeners' road house
tonight, ending in draw.
A young man named Charles Morris,
who was taking in the gate receipts,
was shot by two men, who tried to
rob him. lat.fst4t.
Cincinnati, March 21-Biny Teller
won a four-round glove fight tonight
with Buck Stelser before the Peoples
Theatre. Athletic club. Both were
hght-weights. g.,
Philadelphia, March 21.-Frederick
Morris, otherwise known as ''Muldoon's
cyclone" the middle-weight fighter of
Washington, was arrested and war
rants are out for half dozen other
fighters for participating in the contest
at the Non Pariel Athletic club, this
ored middle-weight, knocked out Dick
Baker, of New York. in two rounds.
Chicago, March 21.-The six round
contest between Joe Choynski and Dan
Creedon was a draw, no decision being
given by the referee. The conditions
provided that If both men were on
their feet at the conclusion of the
sixth round, no decision would be
given. Choynski had all the best of it,
except in one round. He knocked
Creedon down twice, brought the blood
in a stream from his nose and had
his man very tired and groggy when
weighed 161 pounds and although
Creedon's weight was not given he
looked to weigh fully as much.
In the first round ,Choynski landed
hard on Creedon's head and got a hot
one on the body in return. Several ex-
changes followed, but no heavy blows
were struck.
The second round was Choynskfs,
he doing all the leading and landed
frequently with his left on Creedons
heart and face. He drew first blood
with a wicked drive on the nose and
had Creedon badly winded when the
gong sounded.
Creedon had the best Of it in the
third, getting in several hot blows and
driving Choynsh into the ropes with
q blow over the kidneys, as Choynsd
rose from a duck In the fourth Cree
times, but the latter kept poking his
left into Creedon's face with a per-
siStence that seemed to demoraliZe che
latter. Both were tired at the close.
in the fifth Choynski landed his left
on Creedon's head and sent him to the
"
though ne had fallen off z three story
building.
In the last round it was hammer
and tongs. with Choynski doing all the
hammering. He drove right and left
into Creedon's face and finally gave
him smash that laid him fiat. Cree
don clinched repeatedly to save himself
and was a very weary man when the
round closed. He did not look able to
go two rounds more.
Jimmy Barry, of Chicago, the los
pound cha NIPPON, practically knocked
six round contest, before the fight of
the eveniT g came off. Bertrand was
knocked down dozen times and was
not able to stand in the sixth round,
the fighting being stopped to save
knockout. Bertrand fought gamely, |
the third round.
Lexington. KY, March 21.-Woodward |
and Shanklin closed their horse sales |
today. The crowd was small and but
few horses were offered. No large |
prices were realized.
Findlay, Ohio, March 21.-AIrs. Bell
3. Trout, wife of Frank II. Trout, |
leading merchant, sued Clifford & /
Gassman, of the Cafe Royal and Will |
liam Marian, owner of the premises |
Royal The jury today returned a yer
dict allowing her $500.
Toronto, Ont, March 21.-Thomas
ORourke, has forwarded a challenge
to New York newspaper backing Joe
Butler against Steve O'Donnell for
$500 a side and purse, the fight to
be pulled off before the Seaside Ath-
letic club.
Kansas City. March 21.-"Pardy"
Purteli made chopping block out of
Johnson, the terrible Swede" before
the Galena Athletic club. at Galena,
Kas., last night, putting him to sleep
IN the 22nd round, with three corking
jabs with the left in the mouth, fol-
lowed by q swinging Highlander on
the face.
johnson was terribly punished, his
body looking like piece of raw liver.
It was fully ten minutes before he re-
gained consciousness.
The citizens of Galena, which is a
place of some 5000 inhabitants, not
only did not sustain the governor in
his attempt to prevent the MILL but
seemed very indignant that he should
have endeavored to interfere. They
talked freely Of putting the sheriff in
Jail until the fight was over, in case
it had been understood that he would