The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-16
NOTES OF PUGS
AND THE RING
PUgiiistic Gossip Among Local
SCrappers.
WADE AND CLIFFORD BOUT
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ROWAN AND FLYNN TO MEET IN
PARK CITY.
WADE AND CLIFFORD BOUT

/ IT TOMORROW evening Jack Wade,
the champion light weight fighter
of Montana, and Jack Clifford Of
California, viii meet for the first time
IN their rugilistc careers 10 settle the
/ question Of which is the superior man.
Perhaps greater interest centers in this
contest than any that has been pulled
off for many a day. These men have
been shying fighting talk at each other
Tor a year. and although efforts TO
bring them together have been at
Z tempted several times. they have been
heretofore unsuccessful.
Wade VIII probably 20 into The ring
the favorite, which is only natural on
account Of his Ions line of victories.
Then again. the Montana man has
! way OF making friends with whoever
( he meets, friends who viii stand behind
him in case of this kind
Clifford is a newer man i'm the ring
and being of a quiet disposition is not
as well known as Wade. Yesterdays
/ train brought down several of Wade's
friends from Butte to see the contest.
and more are expected today. 1t was
Tumored last evening that they had
I brought along a sack Of coin with
which to back the Montana man. They
also brought the report that betting in
Butte stood as high. as eight to one in
. favor Of Wade. with no takers. These
odds seem unreasonable. however, and
would not stand long this town, as
there are number o. local sports
willing 10 take little of the Clifford
end.
:
A
ing interest is scheduled TO come off
this week between Willard Bean of
Provo and Jack Christy Of Salt Lake.
These two WORTHLESS have been matched
for over two months. but the contest
has not come Off on account Of Beans
extended stay in California. The Provo
man reached the city last week and
tried to again postpone the match for
another week. but Christy would not
agree. The latter said he had been i'm
training for the event for nearly three
months, and would not take any
chances of going stale by extending the
date Of the fight.
Public opinion is about evenly di-
vided as to the outcome of this match
as both men are known 10 be extreme
~ clever boxers. For this reason it is
thought the fight viii be long range
ducking viii be exhibited
Bean is al old ring general in com
pariSon with Christy, and has d long
list of victories to his credit. He
claims he is stronger now than ever
before in his life. and sees no reason
why he cannot win from the local man.
On the other hand Christy is but a
beginner at the game. He has had but
two fights, both Of these being with
Jim Francis The first was a twenty
round draw, and the other Christy won
in six rounds. ChTisty has improved
considerably since his last fight and
VIII go up against Bean in his best
form This match is scheduled to come
off next Friday night.
Sports who witnessed the Rowan
Rolley contest at Park CITY Friday,
disa gree on the kind of blow that
Rowan delivered at the time the crowd
around the ringside jumped to their
feet and cried foul. One Well-knOWn
ring follower who was at the ringside,
said that the blow in question was
solar plexus. and that the Park man
collapsed after receiving the punch.
Many who have not seen this
punch delivered would take IL for
foul blow. but if properly sent in, it IS
perfectly fair and has the required re-
suits. This person also says that the
city marshal saw the blow delivered,
and it was for this reason that he or
dered the mer to continue. The referee
also claimed il was a fair blow, and
would not give ROlley the fight on that
account
After the fight Rolley. claimed that
the force of the blow affected him
still, bvt it is said that an eXamina-
tion proved that no serious damage
was done.
Dummy Rowan writes The Herald
that he has agreed to accept the offer
for fight issued by Jim Flynn and
that the contest has been set for the
18th of next month. Rowan says the
bout VIII be twenty rounds, and VIII
be pulled OF in Park City He will
remain there and train for the contest.
The mute says he received no punish
ment whatever from Iiciley, and is
ready to again step in the ring at
moments notice.
Flynn is now i'm salt Lake and says
he VIII remain here and train for the
contest The latter has made many
friends in the city since his bout with
George Condie. who think he will give
the mute the hardest fight he has ever
had They claim that Rowan viii ind
a different man in Flynn than he met
in RoHey. and think the contest viii be
well worth going UP to the Park TO see.
g .
Sports in The town of Eureka are
anxiously looking forward to the bout
between Lew Williams of Butte and
Jerry Mccarthy of Eureka. The men
have been matched for a tWenty-round
contest to take place on the 20th of
this month. and both are now in train
inc for the event Mccarthy has al
ready had two contests in the Tintic
district. and IS well thought Of by the
people In that locality. These men
tried to make a match in Butte last
winter. but were unable to get together
fo. soroa rea son