Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-18
CL|FFORD-QUEENAN
FOUGHT A DRAW.
Fighters We're in the Pink Of Con-
dition and Each Spared
For a Knockout.
BIC CROWD WAS SATISFIED.
chicago Lad Had Bout Well in Hand
During Latter Part Of the
Contest.

At the Ogden Opera House last night
lnder the management Of the Utah
Athletic club, Jack Clifford and Perry
(ueenan fought a 20-round draw in the
presence Of a large crowd OF Ogden and
Salt Lake fight fans, 1t is estimated
hat over 200 local ring followers took
advantage Of the Short Line special, ar
'anged by Manager Mulyey and were
II the rIngslde, The crowd was quiet
Ind orderly throughout, and to say that
he patrons OF the club were satisfied
stating II mildly. Judging from ex-
2ressions heard on all sides as the spec
IatOrs filed out Of the house after Ref
,ree Jim Donaldson announced the con-
lest draw, the bout was regarded as
he best that ever happened In ogden
As the fight progressed Mr., Mulyey was
lpplauded and Informed that he was
al right
Before the main event began the an
aouncement was made that the chief
Of police was on hand and wanted the
people to understand that, If the night
vas not absolutely on the square, they
;ould get their money back and the
principals would be thrown In jail.
The fight was pronounced decidedly
clean" throughout and the referee had
out little trouble TO get the men to
break after a clinch, They were appar-
Lntly in IN pink Of condition, and each
Eager to win Before the fight Queenan
stated that he would go out on the
iesert 10 get chance 10 whip Clifford
Clifford was equally anxious. The men
IRE very evenly matched and II " not
surprising that the mill went the limit,
although either man had a knockout
Hallop. Each had wholesome respect
Tor the hitting powers OF the other and
was inclined to fight carefully taking
40 great chances. In Clifford the Salt
lake contingent was disappointed. They
expected TO see great Improvement, but
Jaw little II any. Queenan easily dis
played q superior knowledge Of the
game but did not seem to be az strong
pr willing to mix as was Clifford. The
after used his left most Of the time,
Iedom trying with the right, and In
he early rounds he cut Queenans
mouth ana head, and stabbed away at
MS body Both We're extremely eau
.ious, particularly in the first half Of
The mill. Clifford had shade the bet
ter Of the argument in the second,
fourth, seventh, eighth and nineteenth
rounds. In the twelfth and seventh
rounds Queenan showed 10 better adj
gantage. and on two occasions he bored
N with left swings to the jaw and had
Clifford on Queer street. The other
rounds were EVEN w and both were
aging back for a knockout. Clifford
claims to have injured his right thumb
Early in the fight and that may account
Tor his one-handed work. Both came up
strong at the commencement Of each
round In the majority Of rounds Clif-
ford was the aggressor and forced the
milling. Queenan was quick TO follow
4 lead by clinch to protect himself,
and his judEing Of distance was better
than Clifford's. In the opinion OF q
majority of those present, Queenan had
the best chance 10 win had the bout
been to finish. But the crowd was
satisfied with the ending ana yoied the
entertainment a success"
There was only one preliminary, In
which Willie Hogan of Ogden knocked
out Tom Barber, also of ogden In the
Afth round