Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-26
Sporting Notes.

The promoters Of the Jack Root Geo.
| Gardner boxing exhibition scheduled
for the l4th of next month at the Salt
Palace are going right ahead with
their preparations.
Looks as II Robert Fitzsimmons had
| hypnotized himself into the belief that
! he was really doped Such is the pow.
err of constant iteration.
"Good-by. Bobble. I must leave YOU.
though 1t breaks my heart to go, sang
Soldier Wilson when his furlough was
out.
At the beginning OF the season Il did
not look as though the bicycle races
were going to attract much attention
this year, but by steady and consist
ent work the management has stirred
up considerable enthusiasm In the con-
tests. The motor paced races are as
popular as ever and the lap races are
catching on right smartly.
Lillian Russel's barn, with her three
automobiles, burned up. In morning
gown, says the report, Lillian directed
the work Of the firemen, but It burned
Just the same, II Lillian had only put
on evening costume or simply an af-
ternoon gown all might have been saw
ed.
Prof Eugene Thompson is greatly
pleased that McLaugln has accepted
his challenge for a wrestling match. IL
looked for a time as though the Mon
tana champion did not care to test
strength with the sturdy Salt Laker
bn IN
Of victory. Thompson promises his
friends that there will be a different
story TO tell when they meet again.
Both men are working for the event
and promise 10 be In the very best con-
ditlon possible.
This years circuit promises to have
more Of the International flavor than
ever before for a number Of foreign
riders are slated 10 follow the big line.
Among them are 'Plugger BIZ" Martin,
who now claims 20 be an Australian, al
though be was born in Lowell, Mass.
and Frank Beauchamp Of the Tribune
team, who was born In Australia and
who comes 10 America on a brief hunt
for honors and dollars. There Is a
chance that Henri Myers may come
over from France and take q hand In
the championship struggle.
Albert Champion Of France continues
his remarkable racing awheel and on
last Tuesday managed TO add the one
hour honOrs 20 his laurels. In a race
at Pittsburg with Basil DE Guichard
OF the Rambler Cycling team Champion
crowded Al miles and 36j yards into an
hour, Extraordinary as the dlstN1cg
may seem, being nothing short OF rail-
road speed, Champion was only able
TO beat his rival by less than lap. De
Guichard Is only seventeen years old
and bids fair 10 be one Of the fastest
middle distance men In the country be-
fore the season closes, Champion is on
the Columbia Cycling team.
The following members Of the Amerl-
can Cycle Manufacturing cOmpany's |
racing team are following the N. c. A. |
grand circuit +. G. Bald and John |
Bedell, Columbia cycling team. liver |
Lawson and "Plugger Bill' Martin, !
Cleveland Cycling team Frank Beau |
champs and owen S. Kimble, Tribune |
Cycling team; Daniel Sullivan and Jed |
Newkirk, Crescent Cycling team: John /
T. Fisher, Monarch Cycling team; les /
ter Wilson, Rambler Cycling team. and |
George c. Schneider, Imperial Cycling
team.
As used as the publls Is TO seeing
Greers name at the top OF sensational |
Grand Circuit summaries. Il must be |
confessed that his Detroit dCings COM
pei the renewed doiilng Of hats. He |
Won the Chamber OF Commerce with |
Direct Hal and gave him the premier
record for first winning heat by a
green horse Of 2.O6A. lie won the 2:O7
pace with Shadow Chimes and re-
duced his record from 2:06X to 2.05.
He won the 2.O9 pace with Fred s.
Wedgewood and reduced his record
from 2;0SA 10 2:0j =, and he won the
2.Oi trot with The Monk and reduced
his record from 20s4 TO 2.07. OF |
course, Greers has the cream OF har-
ness horses 70 pick from. and he has
been seen behind many loser-he was
dIstnaced last week with Dormeath--
but what he does, season after season.
Is assuredly marvellous.