Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-10
ADJUSTMENTS.

Champion Jim at the Theater-Ii
was certainly II stroke OF good fortune
Tor Katie Putnam and her compel ny
that they had the opportunity OF ap-
pearl & at the Tbeater last night In
conjunction with James j. Corbett,
tho cnamploa III ,ilist OF tue world,
Just before the great fight in Nevada
which Is 30 either make or break him.
As tho opening hour Approached tine
crowds outside tue fheater continued
to inerease in numbers aud the stam-
pede which occurred az they moved
tlwards the doOis wRs IA sight 10 see,
ana the great wonder 10 that many
eople were not sun lcAte1 In the jam.
Every available inca OF the Vheater
was utilized aud rhundteds remsinel
tsndiuE during tbs entire evening.
IL has beeu u loag timo, no lubf,
eiDce she X tie Putnam company put
forth lite Efforts before suCh an I'M
msnse luIonH as greeted the prOuuo ION
Of The IL tile Maverick last night anu
while they furnished the play "Poma.
Jour Jim" furnished toe attractive
charm auu while he SPARED with his
trainer McVey but three short round.
tue audience felt repaid Tor their Rt-
tendance. C0rbett strips IA trifls lighter
man hedid before his II gut with
5harkey but be looks to be In the pink
" condition, his muscles now being very
hard aud ne mas not got down 10
actual training yet. de is nthe and
agile and the way he reached the face,
uecK aud wind OF his trainer indicated
mat be has lost none of hls old time
spirit and ability. AT the close VI the
-parrirg exhibition last night he was
cIm eiled TO respond to the loul
cfies OF "speecD,' "Epeech," anu
stepping down to the IOotlights he
saiu "all rignI, after / get my breath"
de began ny saying: "Lsd ies and
geutiemen-L thank you vii for your
kindly gieoting, anu / know that
nave many trends In Salt Lake,
though l can say | already feel your
nigh altitude. L am, 40 you know, Oh
my way 10 Nevaun where on March
18th AN 10 mte 'BOU' Fil2slmmons.
euppose you would like to near mt
say sJmethiDg about pugilism, tu all
L have TO say 10 that | Will be- there on
lime and in ss good condition 90 1
ever was In my life, 1 say also that
6 AL endeavOr TO keep the champion.
ship in America, where It beIUpRs,"
aau ne bowel hlm.eli out amid
vocileTous applause nom the assemb ied
turong.
Speaking t. NEWS man behind the
see zee C1rDett sat 1 never Jreamsu
when l took up boxing for an exercise,
hat 1 thould ever occupy the posi-.
ton l now hold before the world,
tn ugn AZ was predicted by may OF
NY friends after time, that IL stayed
wan 1t 1 would make u record aud
perhaps gre the then cnan piOn com.
tbiug 60 do 60 nOiJ the bit. have
many pleasant recOliections OF Salt
Lake aud remember my first appear.
ance here tnlrieeu years ago, wnen
slaEred iG The old Walker Opera house
AMI j. Is. II ger, now oil the Granu,
was urnunng the Ieu, ipts. My friends
nefe may rely upon ~ tnat l VIII make
The III m Of my lie Ia my coming
hsht with ENzIimmons." Contrary
20 exp. claJion the audience remained
seated after the sparring exhibition
and remained ultll the close ut the
play. Tine receipts footed up 81, 200;
COfUeti, tue Iheater, aud the Putua IN
raanig alton receiving equii sha.es OF
me amount.