Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-24

| between Frank Erne and Joe Cans, the
latter's manager promised Erne a re-
| turn match. And he intimated at the
time that the contest would not be far
of. Since returning to Baltimore, how
ever HEREFORD must have experienced
a change OF mind
Reports from Providence state that
| Win G. Stinson, the member OF the
! Rambler team who broke his collar
bone recently, has started training
| again and win be ready 10 race within
couple Of weeks. His manager, 7. q,
| Sheehan, has decided not TO permit the
| middle-dlstance champion TO race on
| Decoration day, but he has booked him
| for matches at Providence, June IL
Revere, June "a, and Charles River
park, June II.
Chicago automobiles 10 the number Of
about 100 are to share the hon0rs Of
Derby day with the thoroughbreds, or
rather the automobiles win turn out in
a bunch 10 watch the triumph of the
horses. The Chicago Automobile club
has offered 10 the Washington park
authorities to attend in a"body on June
n, and as the auto owners represent
good deal socially, the Washington
Park people received the proposition
with pleasure
'Parson' Davies has announced that
in the future he is through with the
fighting game and will never be con-
nected with the same again, only as a
spectator. 81 will always be present
at every good contest that takes place
when l am around" he says. Davies,
as u manager of fighters, was unique
and has had many lmltators since his
time. IL was Davies that brought out
O'Leary, the great walker, Evan Lew
is the wonderful wrestler, Peter jack
son and hundreds Of fighters. In fact
he was the leader all the time.
Otto Floto says that Ed Dunkhorst,
the Human Jelly Fish" hailing from
Syracuse, writes Reddy Gallagher that
he has invented new game 10 take
the place OF ping-pong. II is played
In the following manner: Two men
and rubber bah are put on top Of a
1O-stOry building and drop off at the
same time. The one that bounces the
highest wins the game and gets the
rubber ball This game has been pat
ented by Dunk. ne he says Jim Corbett
took all the credit away from him as
the man who introduced ping-pong as |
good exercise for fighters.
The report from abroad that Tom
Linton covered almost d. miles In a |
one hour race, beating Robl and Fixes
the American, would indicate that the
Welshman IL travelling very fast How
ever, 1t must be remembered that the
pacing rules OF the French union per-
mits the rider to follow what is almost /
a road locomotive, whereas in America,
the N. G. A. rules provide that pacing
must not exceed 10 inches In
width at any part Then again, the
rear man across the water Is not re-
luired 10 pedal hut can remain mo-
fionless, netting simply as a wind shield. |
The idea In this country compels a rid
er 10 show some ability himself apart
rom the aid that he receives from the
pacing machine.
Mayor Wright, OF Denver, met with
IN unfortunate accident a week ago al
p. A. c. park, He had driven out
here with his fast mare Molie B, TO
watch the horse sale that is going on
here and had just stepped out Of his
buggy and walked short distance
lway when his coachman called him
back, as the mare was acting peculiar
" He had Just reached her side when
ihe collapsed and fell TO the ground
lead. There seems to be no reason
or the sudden death unless II was
'aused by heart failure. This win be
! severe blow TO the mayor, who liked
he mare very much and intended to |
Use her In the parade Of the Gentle
mems Riding and Driving club
md had also entered her In the matt
lee races.
The Denver Post says that Kid Park
T has returned TO Denver from San
looking much better and
tronger than when he left. He gtoutly |
Ienies the report sent out that he has |
one back TO meat and says he never |
vii eat IL again. He says he is feel
ng better than he ever did before, and
: anxious 70 re-enter the ring. He
las little business TO attend 10 here
hat viii take him about ten days and
hen he win go back to the coast.
'uddy King, he declares, has them all
cared out there and none Of them will
gree to meet him. He has matched
i'm for the second Of June with Nose
.afontise at the Salt Lake club. They
WI weigh 13S at o'clock, which Is a
rifle heavy for Buddv hut Manopar