The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-22

the future of the sport in this city and
for this reason every effort has been
made to make the go a good one. The
men in question are a long ways from
being dubs, and it can be said with
out fear of contradiction that they are
by far the cleverest little men that ever
stepped into a salt Lake ring
Herrera is the better known of the
two and ranks among the best men IN
the featherwcight class in the coun-
try Since he left California a month
ago he has met and defeated three of
the best men in his class in Montana
coming out of the fights without a
scratch He is now matched to fight
Jack Clifford in Butte next month, and
in meeting the Montana champion
lightweight will be compelled to give
away at least ten pounds.
However. while mention is being
made of Herrera, Jacobs must not be
overlooked. This little fighter has been
in this city for nearly six months,
during which time he has made host
of friends, who think he stands a good
chance of lowering the colors of Her
rera. One thing is certain, and that
is Jacobs is by far the best man of
his weight seen around this town for
many days and he would have no
trouble whatever in getting away with
a whole ring full of the class of men
clever fast, strong and has a punch
like a trip hammer. and he may be
just the man to stop the upward ca
| reer of Herrera.
Billy Madden and his coIored man,
] Denver Ed Martin, left the city the
past week after trying to get on a
match with Fred Russell. Manager
Sauer of the local athletic club did not
I e.
( the big men until after the contest
Monday night and Madden, did not
think he could afford to wait that
( long. However, this does not mean
( that the two men will not meet, and
( that in the near future.
| Martin left Sauer his Denver address
! before leaving and told the local man
/ ager to wire him at once if there was
anything doing. This Sauer promised
/ to do and says he win at once open
/ negotiations with the two big men if
his opening contest is what it should
! be Madden also made inquiries about
/ a match between Gus Rubin and some
| of the big heavies of the country, TO
| be pulled off here. II is not known
| Just how the public would take to a
match of this kind and in all proba-
! biIity nothing will be done until after
a contest between Denver Ed Martin
/ and Russell is pulled off as a feeler
| of the public pulse.
! The gush sent out by Jim Corbett
about Jeffries being afraid to meet
! him. gives every one who knows the
/ least thing about their past history. a
very tired feeling Corbett continues
! to howl that he is the only man in
/ the world entitled to fight the cham
] pion and that he will surely defeat
! the big boilermaker if they ever meet.
Now upon what does Gentleman Jim
/ base his calculations? If there ever
was a fighter in the ring whose past
! record would look better if left I'M
published. it is the record Of Corbett.
What has he done that any one should
pay any attention to his claims on
1 the championship
/ Since Corbett defeated John L. Sui
| livan. who at the time was not a fit
subject for middleweight. Pompa-
dour Jim has had very shaky reputa-
ton. His last five fights resulted in
| four defeats and one contest of a very
questionable nature. Tom Sharkey
whipped him twice. Fitzsimmons once
and Jeffries once. and then there was
| that go with Kid Meow. This GER
tainly is a fine record for a man to
demand a championship fight on.
! OF all the heavies prominently be-
/ fore the public today. there Is GER
ta1nIy not one. unless It is Maher. whom
Corbett was afraid TO meet and gave
the championship belt to rather than
fight. but is more entitled to meet