Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-15
nGrand Boxing" Tournament at
CaIder's Park Last Night
I'M NORRIS WAS ABSENT
MI. contest with DALEY called or
rhree VERY Tame Events In Place
Of Advertised rive,

A c6rporai'a guard Of $50 sports eat
,sl chilled through three alleged box-
lax bouts at Cllder'e park last night
Al the close Of the obscqules. gentle
nan aro-e aud remarked that It had
tssn his distinguished privilege while
s5ll1nrninE In Utah. never to have
rUafI fake boxing match.
Than the crowd sadly wendell 10
way toward the cars and proceeded
O., board tho came ana two trnilcrs.
chat worc loaded down 10 the draw.
ta1fa The ears had hardly started
when they loft the track. and tho major
r5ft.on ~ the distinguished gathering
preld over tho surrounding dusty
country in an cndoavor 90 locate other
means Of transportation.
Professor Young putchcya boxing
carnival az Cllders Park last night can
hardly be- clhasod among the glimmor-
irf successes among exhibitions OF the
noble art The star attraction, the
taonty.found match between Tom Da-
lsy and Joe Morris. from Texas, was
struck on tho card. owing TO the fact
that ihe latter never put In an appear
once and altogether failed to chow up.
The other bouts between local would
D. scmppcra also dld not matcrinlizc.
IN fact. only members ~ tho "profcs.
fare' clique donuod tho mite and
thrn they were excessively cautious not
to hurt one another Prof Young
pulchoy made speech. In fact. he
made soycral during the evening, 20
tho effect that be- firmly believed that
Mauia kopt away ON purpose Co queer
h.m. o. stranger In q strange land. with
tba sports of Salt Lake city, but he
promised plenty of goro. and " the au-
lIencr were not satisfied NJ tho close.
why they could get their money back
and he would refund the admission
faaa
Tho rorc did not now. nobody was
hurt ana altogether a druwlug.ropm
entertainment. with lots of flrclcll by
play. was tho order Of tho evening.
AH soon nee tho audience glanced at
tha ring. on entering, % became APP
parent To those who had flndly
Imagined that they were going 10 HHe
layout and dr1E-out boxing contest
that they were doomed 90 dlalppulnt-
mont. the posts oi tho ring were uu-
padded. nails stuck up In the floor half
nn inch. no resin wac 10 be seen ana
there was no time-goug nearer than
tho street car track.
~ 1885 Prof Young Dutchoy and
uuy Lynott opened the proceedings
with % fuur.rouud love feast In which
she principals cllnched butted each
other Zoo the pantry department with
their heads and once In a while INDUCED
IN some bright little glimpsoH OF box
inr.
Doc Cotton then proceeded to make a
monkey ~ Jack Wcday Tor four
distinctly hia own that was dubbed
By "a riblld onlookDr present, na being
% cross between st. NituF dance and
tha blind utngE'rH. Cotton proved HIM
H0'f 90 be- u fast man ana withnl a
clever boxer After ton minutes inter.
Nll Tom phoy ana Joe Cotton got
together IN place ~ tho biz event be-
tween Daley and Morris. Daley .H
DIG fellow who luHt night seemed 90 BE-
o. little nlbby but wlth1l r01i boxer
who with proper handling should be-
heard from later. As u was, lnHt night
Joe Cotton had the better uf the mix
ura although nulvy'H superior reach
enabled him tn keep the energetic cole
.r0l man no bay The two mon arc
b1Xlus partners and took particular
paine not To hurt one another. The
Bout rlrinpk moro or Ices of the aspect
uI farce, especially whom the ur.u-
oplda started 90 thump the referee as
o. mild diversion.
During the evening the promoter"
announced that be would challenge
zoo winner Of the Rowan Francis cou-
i0Hf ut Mrryur TO mpvt Cotton for any
part OF $500 or FOR $1,000 a side