Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-01
yeritable Feast Of Athletic Events
Scheduled for tuesday
BICYCLE AND HORSE RACING
program aud Ifandicaps -auerhach's
nIg picnic - Doings Among
the wheel Ciubs-Notcs'

week on the Fourth Of July the lover
Of athletics Will be- RECALLED with horse.
bicycle racing. and baseball games by
the shoal. AZ forcrunnor 20 the
athletics festival. Jim Jcnrios, the
champion heavyweight Of the world,
81 scheduled 20 appear nj the salt Lake
Theater for one night. on July srd. II
is needless to prophecy that packed
house will greet him on that occasion.
Icnrlcs ~ such a newcomer among tho
ranks Of the pugllistlc stars that COM
pnrutivcly little ia known regarding the
biz Californian bollcrmakcr. The fol-
lowing items regarding the fighter have
been furnished the News" by his
agent;
Many storloa have been printed In re-
gard to the birthplace OF James J. JEFF
fries, the new heavyweight champion
pugilist Of the world Some have rep
resented him as a Canadian. others as
an iHshman. As a matter OF fact he H.
n dyed In the wool American lie was
born In Carroll Ohio. and reared In Los
Angeles. California whore he was
taken by his parents when he was only
i've years ~ age. Jcnrics has the dis
tinctlon of being the only American
champion heavyweight puFlllst since
the days OF John G. Hccnap. lie can
boast Of three generations Of American
born ancestors. The Californian Her
cucs In also the youngest man TO hold
the title OF champion pugillst OF the
world. lie Is a younger man by one
year than John L. sullivan when he
won the championship from Paddy
Ryan NJ Mississippi. JcrrieH IT. the
biggest purillHt that ever reached the
notch Of fame In his profession. lie
stands six feet one and half inches
and weighs whom IN fighting condition
2l2 pounds. which ~ eight pounds hcav-
Ter than sullivan used to enter the ring
when IN his prime lie iH also taller by
three Inches than John l.. His reach "
greater than any other pugiliat before
him. IL II 1Gih Inches. and one inch
more than Fitzslmmons. The heavy
shoulder development necessary 90 sue
cess In great fighter Is Jeffries' In
great quantity, and with a ~ inch
neck his head l. poised on his shoulders
20 stay. His whole makeup ~ simply
marvellous and he n considered one OF
The most perfect men In the ring today.
Jenries II Indeed wonderful fighter.
He IN young, ambitious, full OF pluck,
and Judging from the way he mastered
fltzslnmuns In their recent battle. the
championship viii safely rest In his
hands FOR some time to come.
Down at Cnldcr's Park the manage
ment IL getting ready 10 accommodate
the prospective crowds for the glorious
Fourth. Mr.. Levy has purchased the
Grand stand aud blcnchcra out at Agrl-
cultural park and yesterday the car
penters started IN erecting the same
ne as. HfHa
track IL being touched up. the fence
surrounding the same repaired and the
Introduction OF two ptdlOCkod gates
VIII have some eject In keeping the
crowd on the racing track Tho draw
ing card on that day win essentially
be the cycle races. the entries FOR which
are now all In. They nre AZ follows:
tlvc-mlle handicap, professional. +.
W LAnHtrom, j. 10 Edmunds. o. T..
Emory, A. W. Cninc. Jr.. Clement
Turvillc. II. o. Jensen. John Lawson.
oscar julius $. II. sharman. J. p.
Gum.
Unlimited pursuit tandem rncc-The
following entries have been received.
hut II IL doubtful whether enough
mounts Will be available on the day on
the race Ia accommodate all the riders.
IN which event the race will be- brought
down 10 four taudems that VIII be rid.
den by men picked from the following;
q. y Emory. elem Turyillc. H. q, Jcn-
zen, lVcr Lawson. John Lawson, Oscar
Julius $. II. shnrmnn, ]. r. Gum.
Todd Cainc, John Ensign.
llnlf mile open professionally d.
Edmunds. o. ~ Emory. a. W. Cainc
Jr.. elem Turvllle, II. q. Jensen. John
lawson. Oscar Julius. $. II, Shnrman.
J. =. Gum.
Match race, three mile pursuit. for
purse Of tao-oscnr julius ana j. T..
Gum.
Two mile. amateur handlcnp-John
w Ensign. Fred w. Mcnkln. Leo r.
Woodruff william u. Samuelson pro
VOl, II. II. LAWYER. II. e.. Matthews.
Mile novlce-H. c. Matthews.
HAND1CAPs.
Two mile handicap. nmntour-J. w.
Ensign and w. ". Snmuelson, scratch
O. W. LAWYER, 30 yds.. +. w LAWYER.
70 yds., II. G. Matthews 200 yds.. l..
T.. Woodruff. 900 yds.
Five mile handicap. prufessional-
John and 1ver Lawson, scratch. elem
Turvllle, 20 yds. O. y. Emory. 50 yds,.
H. o. Jensen, NJ ydF Joe EdmOuds. iil
yds, Oscar Julius, 40 yds,, Todd Cnine.
200 j. p. Gum 900 yds,, $. H. shnrman,
800 yds.. r. w. Livingston. $40 yds
william samuolson. the speedy Provo
amateur. has been In Salt Lake city
for some days past. lie has been put
ting In the balance OF his time, steadily
training Tor the Fourth Of july races,
Last evening a delegation Of racing
men went down 90 the new racing
track at the Salt Palace ana took q
spin on the same. To use the night
wutchmnn's phraHcology, they looked
like blooming flies on wall Those
" the riders who have had experience
on saucer tracks say, In the classic
dlctlon Of tho fraternity that this one
N veritnbe Hun" The first two
feet next the pole have been completed
for two days past. this part ~ the
track II made Of boards. one by two
Inches, the one-inch surface being up
pcrmost This should be wonderfully
fast. and II will be the part Of tho
track used by the riders In unpaced
pursuit races and record trials, To-
day the carpenters are using sixty
hammers, laying down q matched floor.
ing over tho rest Of the surface. while
aornpers and plows have been utilized
In the enclosure Inside the oval TO
smooth down the surface for the ten
MS courts and other kindred sports
which VIII be held there AZ stated inter-
walls, The enclosure next 10 tho pole
VIII be leyelled IN ilush with the track