Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-18
IN THE BoxlNG ARENA.
The Calling OF John Il, sullivan OF al
Not Soaring High Now.


In the year just come to close, box.
Ing has been notable for the uphill fight
made by promoters to keep the game
alive and well
Al the beginning Of the year the sport
was taking the count after series Of
the hardest kind Of sleep producing
poultloes In the way Of legal 1olts, and
Just after prosperous season.
Practically every good boxing center
IN the country, except San Francisco
was closed TO the pugilsts, and before
the year was q month old the agitation
started IN Cincinnati over the proposed
championship fight between Jeffrles
and Rubin That trouble almost killed
the game 80 far as champions were
concerned
But boxing proved to be hard game
10 Kill II seems 10 have twice as many
lives as eat IL supposed TO have. The
sport gradually began to revive despite
the vehement declarations OF nearly
every governor In the country that no
bouts would be allowed. II was slow
at first but sooner by longer bounds.
During the year there were champion
ship fights in every division but one.
Jeffrlcs got strange hold on the belt
by making Gus Rubin wilt. George
Gardner earned an acceptable title as
the leader OF the middle weight dlyl-
slon; Joe Walcott finally landed the
championship wolter weight prize
young Corbett's" shoot the sohutes'
vs. Terry McGovern's Loop the loop at
Hartford, made new champion in the
feather weight class, and Harry Forbes
proved himself the best of bantnms
During me year pOuts were conduct
ca IN California, COLORADO, missouri
Nebraska, Wisconslil hehlucky' rem
neSsee, Arkansas llllupls Michigan,
Fennsylvanla New Jersey Maryland
ana connecticut.
In Minnesota, Montana. lhdland' IRE
g0n Georgia lUBltla' MASSACHUSETTS,
Main anu IN Canadh lhe bouts nhVe
boen pretty much on the older OF thOSe
conducted here IN SAT- Lake under tne
auspices OF the local athletic cluD
right promoters generally predict the
year lSO3 VIII De prosperous one TOR
the game IN nearly every part ot the
country u II IS not rushed 100 strongly
ana II bouts are conducted on the
square
II IL quite certain that there VIII not
De much doing In THIS part OF the coun-
try There m.y be few boxing eN-
hlbltlons but II Is quite certain there
VIII be no lights OF any importance, In
Denver where the game has been Hour
ishing, a ban has been placed on 1t but
many think II viii be removed ere long.
This optimistic view OF the situation Is
due TO the fact that some of the east
ern cities have again opened their dOurs
to pugilism. Here Is what Otto Fl0to
has 10 say OF the outlook.
Chicago and Philadelphia nave
opened their doors to puglllsm NOW
that the gay and festive scrapper can
again earn some Of the juicy purses, he
ought to behave himself and give the
public what II pays for The promoters
too, ought To dwell In harmony, Two
years ago every nght promoter was az
oggerheads 1t hurt the game, as con-
tinual knocking was the result There
Is plenty OF room for all In boxing
like everything else, It's the survival
Of the httest The club that ls best
managed VIII be the one to come out on
top. There Is 20 use paying any atten-
tion to your competitors. BAD match-
making and sucker managers viii cause
the club to collapse without any outside
assistance, There are AZ the present
time nine clubs In Philadelphia, ana
there IL an understanding between the
managers that when ore club Dlds Tor
a fighter the rest OF them must Keep
their hands off. In this way there IL
harmony OF course the clubs are N
opposition TO each other some nights
as there are not enough nights In the
week to 80 around Then II becomes a
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