Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-15
Roaring Comedy Farce at the Ath-
letlc Club Last Night
MAIN EVENT RIDICULOUS.
BALL Game at walkers This Alter
noon Between Buite aud Lagoon
-HowaD-Pete 60.

The 1900 citizens at the ring side
of the Salt Lake Athletic club last
night certainly got their moneys worth
in the championship" battle between
the professors, the only and original
Sunshine and Aguinaldo Pistol, the Fill
pino wonder. The match had been
talked Of good deal and the crowd ex-
pected TO SEQ something. That "some-
thing" was there TO see and If the
crowd didn't see 1t. 1t was because 1t
couldn't see for side splitting laughter
The spectators held their sides and
roared, while tears streamed down
their cheeks The oombatants rushed
at each other swinging wildly and for
seven rounds the air was full OF gloves
and feet and at times II was impos-
slble TO distinguish one from the other.
Never was so much fun seen ut a ring
side. Had there been a kaleidoscope
there TO take pictures It would have
shown only u blur
Pistol was attired In red trunks, red
polka dot stockings. which offset his
chocolate complexion TO a queens taste
Sunshine was rugged up In black
trunks, red stockings and three yards
OF crepe for belt. Both were Induced
TO make speeches. Pistol said
Gentlemen. II l win this contest to-
night, / shall so on the road and do
the best | can to meet all Corners"
Sunshine delivered himself as fol-
lows: Gentlemen. | have made no
promises as 10 what | would do, | will
let my gloves speak for themselves. /
wish TO say however. that there has
been all kinds Of oonniylng tricks to
get me TO lay down, but want to say
that | win never lay down TO a --
n-i-g-g.e-r. Thank you"
Several kilograms were then read.
One Of them. addressed to Sunshine
from Charley Clark Of Montana, stated
that Clark had bet $4,000 on the pro-
fessor but Cancelled 1t as he heard Sun
shine was going TO lay down. Another
from Thomas Edison offered 100000 for
picture privileges. A third was from
Billy Delaney who offered TO call of
the bout with Fitzsimmons and match
Sunshine against Jeffries II he won the
fight. Sunshine at once accepted the
last offer. Then the real fun began.
The men stepped TO the center Of the
ring and went through a series OF con-
tortions that resembled a broken wind
mill In a blizzard. Both rushed and
fell over their own feet and Referee
Frank McNichols called for u crow bar
to pTy them apart. Sunshine was
great on ducklng, and every time the
Filipino wonder looked unusually fierce
he ducked to the floor and landed on the
other side OF the ring. This sort OF
thing continued until the eighth round
when the men began TO call each other
names. Then Sunshine got the colored
man In the corner and filled his face
with gloves. Pistol went down and
remained there until counted out.
The first preliminary was four
round go between Abe Breslen and Kid
Price This exhibition was clever,
Breslen clearly having the better OF II.
OF the main event a scheduled
twenty round go between Tom Tracey
and Jimmy Burns, the least said the
better. 70 Burns Il was like taking can
dy away from a baby. Tracey was not
only out Of Burns class but he hasn't
the first element Of boxer about him.
He merely shuts his eyes and paws the
air Burns knocked him down once IN
the first round. four times in the sec
ond and twice In the third, and the last
time Tracey remained on the floor
Burns could hardly be blamed for the
affair, az he was led TO believe Tracey