Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-06
WILLIAMS TO FIGHT sHARKEY.
Accepts an OiIer From 4 sau Fran.
cisco Club 10 Meet Him for n
Purse Of $500.

jim willi,ms's victory over Jack
stelEner. beinr. the Salt Lake Athletic
club on Monday, was followed by a
tolsgraphlo offer today OF 5000 purse
from Han Francisco club, providing
that he agrees TO NEE, shhrkey In or
near that city on the night Of June
next. The telegram was Rs iollowG
Jim williams-willy you meet sharkey.
ten rounds, June Q, for a 500 purseY
VIII pay expenses. Wire immediately
At my expense. j. d. olhis'
Shsrkey Is n heavy weight, tipping
the scales nj 1855 pounds, but Il short
and stookily built. sod Williams thinks
ho will nght no harder than StolInsr.
shArksy has n fighting record anu
among tho men he has defeated II
Australian Billy smith whom he met
Abouta year ago. Recently he Stool
upbsfore Toe Choyntkl Tor Gig rounds,
tue limit within which the latter was
10 have put him out.
Williams this afternoon lelegraphod
his acceptance OF the offer and will 20
into Training At once. Hs will leave
here for Ban francisco about the 2ilh
or 26th Inst.
WILL NOT CONDUCT IT.
For ssme time past negotiations have
been pen0lng for another contest be-
tueen Dick Case aud Bob Thompson.
rhs former promised TO sigu tbs hrti-
clos OF agreement yesterday but Jailed
10 DO 40. IL 10 tain that he Lost $500 on
the WilliRms-5te.znef tAitlo anu that
that probably had Uomrthing % 90 with
his failure. But the chances are that he
will not now have tue opportunity Of
meeting Thompson, even though no
should elect to DO 90, ~ tho Sal, Lake
Athletic Cub management stated tbia
afternoon that II woulI hRys absolute.
ly nothing 10 do with the matter.
THR Evils Oh PRIZE FiouTINu.
Anent tho WilliAms.5telsner mill
aud the evils ~ prize lighting general.
y, an esteemed correspondent sends
he following TO the NKws, requesting
Ito publications
In last nighps issue Of the DEsERFT
NEws l rehd with Ia sorrow iul feeling
detailed account NJ pugilistic ON.
cOuHlgr between Jim Williams nnd
lack Btslzner, which took place before
Tue Bal. Lake Athletic club, Aul was
witnessed by several hundred men.
And the only Interpretation that could
gut upon II was the tollOwinI; Fifsl--
Fiat representative OF tho NEWS, by
gppointment, or otherwise, was pros.
eut at tho exhibition Of the nght.
5se0nd-That the publication Of it wa
approved by the editor, aud Third
That the iCny Council by their ngu-
Interference gave their taclt sanction
10 the same. II thls criticism 30
deemed too severe or unfair, / shall
only DO too thankful 10 bs corrected.
For more than forty years / have been
steady patron Of the NEWS, bUcsuse
VI ita persistent advocacy Of virtue,
morality and religion, had II boen
Otherwise l should l0ug since
have Withdrawn my patronage.
regard the press aud City Council
Ne being the two leading inotors, to.
wards tue suppression or encourage.
nent Of vice anu immortality IN any
city. And II isa well known fact that
at such exhibitions Of brutal punish
ment, igambliug,I ddnking, Rcrimoni-
QUE feelings aud profanity are iugulgvd
iu. 1 therefore enter my unqualified
ptOlest against tho continuance oisurh
"AetAi SUI AtkAhNlHF HtllulhhNNth IN
Dur otherwise beautiful Salt Lake
CITY.
anu proud and thankful to know
that thete are tens OF Thousands 10 this
city that wOuli gladly append their
names 10 q petition 10 be presented ~
The Ciiy C0uncil and the prufs, kindly
invoking their aid In frowuiug dow n
1vetything that has "a tendency 10 de-
moIaliEe tue youth OF our community.
IL James Williams AMI john Stclzner
WON'T descend 10 Jim anu Jack
snould happened 10 have met la .
aloon, ana after becoming partially
trunk, quarrel enSued, anu they In,
uulged Ia hght 10 settle their dis,
cute In back yard, and ouly few
witnessed II, in all probability both
Wsuiu be arrested ana tried for assault