The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-02
SEVERAL BOUTS
ARE SCHEDULED
Three important Contests Com
ing Off This Month,
GOSSIP AMONG THE PUGS
PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT FOR
THE SPORTS FUTURE.

a7EvER before in the history OF
III pueilism in this city has there
been a prospect for so many good
matches coming off, that is, matches IN
which a great amount of interest Is
conferred. The first event is scheduled
10 take place on the 18th Of this month
between Jack Wade, champion light
weight of Montana. and Jack Clifford
of California. The next event viii take
place between Jack Christy Of salt
Lake and Willard Bean, the Provo
boxer, for the middle-Weight cham
piOnship Of Utah.
The other bout viii be between jim
my Burns and Mexican Pete for the
heavyweight championship of Utah.
The date for the latter has not been
set, but, according to the terms under
which their Sl00 forfeit was posted
tne men are TO meet within the next
month.
These three events are all anons top
uotchers, and although still some time
away they are being eagerly discussed
10y the local ring followers.
After many weary hours of talking
Wade and Clifford finally got together
last Friady afternoon and signed arti-
Cies for a match to take place on ST.
Patrick's day. The men haggled over
every point, and it took the advice of
az least half a dozen friends TO get
the men finally 60 come TO a common
agreement. These two fighters have
been hurting their defs at each other
for the past year and il is a matter
of extreme satisfaction that they have
at last signed articles Wade has the
better record Of the two. and for this
reason is the faVorite at the present
time. The Montana champion won his
title by defeating some of the best
man in the northwest and there are
hundreds OF sports in the northern
state that w 50 broke if he is finally
defeated.
Wade has opened his training quar-
te-s at Warm Springs and did his first
work yesterday. He says that he is
already In good condition from his re-
cent bouts i'm Montana and that il viii
require little work to get him in shape
for the contest. Clifford IS not as well
znOWu I'm Salt Lake as Wade, but his
recent victory over Row Condie made
him an unlimited number of friends.
The Californian has been training tor
nearly q week and appears confident Of
winning the contest.
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After weeks of steady work. Billy
Sauer has at last secured a match for
Mexican Pete with Jimmy Burns.
Sager has great faith in the Mexican
nd has lcen constantly after Burns
ever since the latter defeated the Mexi-
Gun a month ago. AT that time il was
generally supposed that Pete would
mako short work Of the Spokane man,
but the latter turned the trick easily
and GENE out of the thirteen rounds
without scratch. Public opinion is
about evenly divided in regards to the
t1vo men. both Of whom have many
staunrh admirers in this city and OE-
den. The contest wiz take place for a
side bet of $500 which, together -Eith
The estimated house receipts, viii give
the winner nearly 81 600. or as much
as many of the champions get in their
contests. The men have until mid
night Wednesday 10 sign articles. and
IL either fails TO come TO time they
VIII forfeit the 500 now held by The
Herald. However. IL is not thought
that either man VIII back down, as
both have time and time again agreed
10 make the match.
g = g
III Dummy Rowan comes out victor
louS In his fight with ROlley i'm Park
CITY ON the 18th of this month there
is bright prospect for q go between
yhe mute aE5 jim Flynn Both men
have expressed q willingness TO meet
each other, and it would be but little
trouble TO set them together. These
Two men come nearer being of an equal
size than any OF the heavy weights
now in the state. Both are aggressive
and for this reason a fight between
their would be interesting. Flynn stock
has risen several hundred per cent
since his victory over George Condie
Friday night and another victory to his
credit would place him near the tor
of his class in this city.
9 . .
The prospect for . return match be-
tween Phil Green and Silent Rowan is
apparently all over for the present
silent left Ogdea yesterday for Ana
conda 10 accept q position. The mute
evidently considers Green too heavy fol
him ana does not care to take am
moro chances with the local man.