Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-04
A Fight or a Foot Race at the Colo
RADIO Club Tonight.
MEXICAN PETE CONFIDENT.


await with interest tonight the returns
from Denver OF tho hiE hght between
Joe Cholnsh and Mexican Pete Most
OF those who are betting, have
placed their money gt odds ON Choyn-
Ski. whom they recognize as q plucky
fcllow-onc who o. not afraid TO meet
the biggest pugilst ON earth. Mexican
Pete. hlB antagonist. o. large and
powerful man. Jim Williams, now on
the Salt Lake police force once met and
defeated tho loug-nrmcd giant punish
ing him severely and putting him 20
sleep most anunlly" But time wore on
and poto continued 90 train ana Inn
prove ana finally got another match
with williams. This time the tables
were reversed and the blk man became
moro ambitious ANA rurCcedgd 10 yet
ting @ date" with choynaM, who "a ig,W
months ago. tuygd Ho clllly win WIZ
lard Bean ut tho Grand Thcatcr IN this
city. The nght comes IN tonight. The
Denver News which came TO hand this
morning comments upon the nght aa
tomorrow night viii witness either
"a fight or "a foot race at the Colorado
Athletic club To judge which, one
will need see % Cor hlmurlf There are
many who declare with nll the positive
moss Of conviction that ~ VIII ho "a
farce, that Mexican Pete Will not night
and nothing Will ever mako him hght
ON the other hand, thCrc are not few
who honestly believe that Pete win not
only put up n good night but that De
will win. Certain ID N that Pete Everett
has no doubt NJ his triumph. No man
has entered The rims To any contest
hero since boxing was lcgaized who
has gone In HU confident of victory 10
Tho big fellow from Cripple Greek No
one realizes better than Pete himself
what 90 means 10 him CO. win this cone
test with Ch0yuah and whnt % means
10 lose. To Hose means uUHtruDN uus
driving out uf the ring, u loss NJ an up-
portunity Tor ever again assuming that
| b. has amy pugilirtic ability. To win
means a large purse from tho club and
1 IA side bot of $1,000. the total amount
| being sufficient TO establish the man In
| business should he then want ~ leave
me ring. More than that, % means that
| be can tight " he Will and that future
| matches with some OF the best men IN
| the country can be secured.
II has been charged In certain quar-
| tcra that the side bet deposited by John
| Omen OF Suguhche was merely blind
| ana that the money was put up by the
| club. 10 mag Dc said In passing that
] this Is In line with u good deal Of Will
and ndiculouH talk about town IN re-
! gard 90 both ChoyuHM and Everett
/ This Is not the hfst time O'Neil has
backed Everett and before ever he had
| amy dealings whatever with the Color
| ado club with reference 10 backing
| Everett. O'Ncil called at the office Of
| The News with the money ana offered
! 90 deposit 500 10 back Pete, but was
told 10 go and make his match nrst and
| then come and deposit the money u u
| was agreeable TO all parties concerned
that The News should be- stakeholder,
| O'Eru said 20 the writer when tho
I %. Is WILLING Ia
| put up the $500 Just TO see II Pete really
had anything ln him. aH he wished 20
| test the matter once more Tor good. he
| having backed him in two lights against
Williams OF Salt Lake. one uf which
| Pete lost. O'Ncil cumo 90 Denver Tues
day and has taken every bet posted at
| the pool rooms since his arrival, and
yesterday bet 800 against ftoO with
| Louis Oppeurtcin on Everett which
would Indicate that he has some faith
In his man. OF course. rs IL always the
case. there are men TO cry "Oh, that lH
part of the play
rs 10 Joe Choyuski everyone at an
familiar with tho ring knows that DE
has been one NJ the most u not the
most. persistent and consistent lighters
In ring history. lie has never failed 10
come 70 the scratch when the tlWg
came. no matter who he was pittel
against, nnd he has never lodged
matches with the best OF them. hg has
made boxing a business pure aud slime
pie and Tor this meeting with Everett
be- has trained ~ faithful and well ua
though he was EolnE against q man
with the best reputation possible. II
never count on sure thing said he a
few days ago, ~ believe / VIII win,
yes. but no ono can toll what a big fcl-
low like Everett may be- able 20 do. I
don't take any stock IN the talk that he
has no heart and "A few good punches
| VIII make him run. II would be Just
my luck 10 be against him when he has
"a heart ana whom he won't run, but Will
put up the nght OF his life, 20 l shall
take no chances
WHY CHOYNstlI DRAWS.
"a great many people have Won
dercd" says the Denver Post, "why
| Choynski always draws such big houses
wherever he appears. This % a very
simple matter 10 oNplnin--hla shining
record OF tho past. Ho has met an the
champions IN the world and. win or
lose, had them distressed M one stage
In the battle. We an remember how
he knocked Fitssimmons down IN Bos-
ton and kept him on the floor nine see
ondH before the great Australian could
arise; after which the police stopped
the contest. II was a close call for Eta
indeed. closer than any ever before, un-
less we take his frut battle with Maher
at New orleans into consideration. iiiH
four great meetings with Jim Corbcti.
especially the one with skin gloves
that was fought on barge and TWEEN
ty-acycn rounds of the iiorceat kind OF
milling INDUCED In. In the tenth round
ChoyuHh was completely blinded. Cor
hett closed both HE eyes, yet he fought
seventeen rounds IN that condition.
Jack Dempsey, who seconded Joe, was
nonpluHsod at the great gamincaH ~
tho Frisco boy and finally throw up
the sponge much against ChoynHlgla
Will When Joe was a moro boy ht
snllod for Australia looking for new
worlds TO conquer. We rll recall how he
defeated George Godfrey and Denver
I'D" Smith, No thoroughbred ever faced
a starter that commanded moro nd
mlrntlon or gave ha hackers a better
run for their money thun joe Choynskl.
Next Friday night will De no exception
and grand performance may be
looked FOR on the part ~ this splendid
Hpecimen OF physical SKIN, grit and en-.
durance,"
THE HARTMAN SCIENTISTS.