Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-26
WAOE-CL|fFORO
MATCH IS A GO.
Unless One Backs Down the Men
viii Meet March 18th,
MEXICAN HOT AFTER BURNS
Vie Claims Burns IL Trying TO Back
Down from isis Onsr which
Has BeeD Accepted,

Either Jack Wade o. Jack clifford
wlll have to back down aud out this
evening or they win be matched for a
3V-found contest To take place on the
lflh OF next month. These clever
boxers have been throwing out chal-
lengeB az each other for some time and
IT mas hnally come 10 a showdown. Last
evening the men met and agreed to
meet TINS evening 10 agree 10 meet
next month The match viii be one
OF the best OF the season, and while
wade IN regarded as being the cleveret
Of the two, Clifford is picked by many
az sure winner BY reason OF his splen-
did physical condition.
IN ogden Monday night. silent
Rowan stated that he would like am
other chance at Phil Green and that
he proposed going after the Utah
hampton again ana force him TO an
agreement. Silent says he Is not
satisfied with a draw and believes he
X Green's master and ne will never be
satisfied until the question has been
definitely settled Jimmy lleusser IN
also after Green and says he intends to
have a match If possible. He has not
quit the ring but Is stil training and
has improved greatly since his defeat
by Green.
Jim Francis IL getting black In the
face hurting deh's at Young Barney,
who convinced Kid Smith that the lat
Ter was not a Fighter The colored
man says Barney can not beat him
az he did Smith and he would like very
well to meet the Payson wonder. The
latter viii visit the city shortly, II Ii
said, and then perhaps match will
De- arranged
The pugilstlc event that Is attracting
attention locally this week is the con-
test In which Kid Flynn aud George
Condle viii act as principals. Opin-
ions as 60 the merits Of the two, are
about evenly divided, some for Condie
and some for Flynn The Salt Laker
has many friends who figure that his
great strength and punching powers,
and his ability 70 block VIII win for
him a place among the local lights In
the pugllistic Ornament The meet
Ing VI the men IN set for Friday night
when they viii enter the ring at catch
weights and go 20 rounds TO a decision, |
Both men have trained acrefully for |
the event and they are In shape to fur |
nish a good exhibition Of the manly |
art
Mexican Pete Is still smartlng under |
the defeat he gave himself IN his mix
up with Jimmy Burns, and he would go |
to almost any extreme TO vlndlcate |
himself Billy Sauer and Pete have
made all kinds of offers to the Spokane |
man to meet the dusky fighter again
but Burns, unlike Harkls. Is not wllIin'
Burns vas first to issue an ultimatum
His demands were acceded to by the !
Mexican and his manager, but Burns |
did not come 10 the scratch. He agreed |
20 meet Peter for $3.50, but when the |
money was placed ready to cover |
Burns raised the price to 5000 a for
felt TO deposit the amount was placed |
in the hands of Blll Rlshel Monday
night. but no Burns money was In
sight II Is now charged that Burns
Is using his y0ctory over Pete to secure
other matches, but the Spokane man
can make more money right here In a
match with Pete, than he can win any
other man in the country They |
would draw a good house, at least, Pete
would. and " Burns thinks he can de-
feat him he has an excellent opportun.
ny 10 make small fortune. Burns
viii either have TO admit that he has
a wholesome respect FOR the dusky
mans punches or cover the money al
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