The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04
LOCAL GOSSIP
OF PADDED RING
Contest in Sight Among Salt
Lake Boxers.
BOUT NEXT
BUDDY KING AND NOSE LAFoN-
TISE MAY MEET.

THE next event in local pugdom is
the match between Jim Flynn
and Jack Graham, the Hoosier
middle weight, both OF whom are star
actors at the game. The date is set for
week from tomorrow. The men are
10 hard training. and have been for
tho past week. Flynn says ne never
entered a local ring in the right kind
Of condition. and that he wiz show the
public a few stunts about fast fighting
that they never dreamed Of when he
gets in the ring with Graham.
A week later Kid Egan Of Montana
and Jack Davis Of Pueblo are sched-
uled to go twenty rounds. Davis is
sparring with Flynn and Egan is do
ing his work with Graham. These men
still have two weeks ahead Of them
to train, and should. be in the best
shape possible. The only other match
scheduled is on the 18th. when Jerry
Mccarthy and Jack Donnelly OF Butte
pull of their postponed match.
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All efforts to get match on between
YOUNG Donovan and Young Williams Of
this city seem to have failed. The
hackers Of Williams were especially
anxious TO get a go with the Califor-
Man, but the latter does not seem to
want any of the local mans game
There was a little talk Of another go
between Phil Green and Donovan. but
the bout viii probably not be pulled of
Green rightly insists that Donovan
make 126 pounds which is almost an
impossible feat for the latter. At
these weights it is a question if DON
Ovan could make the fight he did
against Green before. as the local man
would probably have Just as much
steam and probably a stronger in
ciination TO mix matters
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salt Lake sports may have an op-
portunity Of seeing Morgan Williams.
the champion middle weight Of Colo
radc. in the local ring within the next
month. He has written 10 the city
several times for a match. but SO far
has never been able to make satisfac-
tory arrangements. Williams insists
that the winner take all the purse.
which is a hard proposition for the
ordinary fighter 20 go up against. How
ever, both Jimmy Flynn and Jack era
ham have offered to meet the Colorado
man on these terms. Manager Osborne
says he will put on the fight. and un-
less Williams backs down on his own
proposition he viii be able to get his
long-desired contest in this city.
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Manager Osborne received a letter
from James P. Egan. manager Of Jack
Jeffries in regard 10 the latter's coming
20 this city to meet either Jimmy Burns
or George Lawler. Egan SAYS he had
a match on with Yank Griffin. but that
Il had been cancelled. and an effort was
being made TO get a match on with
Jack Johnson. the San Francisco heavy
weight Egan is now waiting 10 hear
from the latter and IL he Will not con-
sent to meet Jack Jeffries. a match may
be arranged with one Of the local fight
ers.
Articles Of agreement have been for
warded 10 Buddy King in San Fran
cisco. for a dght with Nose Lafontise
Of Butte. Both have siguified by letter
to Manager Osborne that they are will
ing 70 meet each other and have agreed
upon terms. As soon as King returns
the articles they viii be forwarded to
Lafontise for his signature.
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Captain Ferry, manager for cyclone
[ Kelly. a 154-pOund man. and Bobby
/ Johnson. the bantam weight champion
/ of the Pacific coast. is looking for a
match with local talent He saws he is
willing TO back Kelly against Morgan
Williams of Cripple Creek OF any mid
/ die weight in this state. Johnson win
meet any man that can be brought
against him from 10 TO us pounds.
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J Arthur T. Lumley. a well known New
York fight promoter, has written To
this city saying he has number of
men be can match against any Of the
pugs now here. Lumly acts as mana
ger for 2 nllrlhar OF anefnr-- 49,. :. y,