Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-31
Mexican lightweight who has made
quite a name on the Pacific coast.

II is stated on conservative esti-
mate that Frank Erne. who was re-.
| Gently defeated by Jimmy Britt. is
worth at least $4,000. A statement of
| what Erne has won from the time he
met and defeated Cans in New York is
interesting;
Defeating Joe Cans, New York. s 1900
Defeating Curley Supplies Ft Erie 1900
Defeating Jem Maloney, London. $500
Draw Tom Couhig Buffalo ..... 500
Losing TO Cans, Fort Erie ..... 400
Beating Gus Gardner, Chicago =. 700
Losing to 7, McGovern, New York 5000
Losing to Jim Ferns. Fort Erie. $500
Losing to Jimmy Britt (estimated) 5000
AVl"l 80 80 ''''''s'..,s.,.,,.t,szi, $40
Aside from this source OF revenue.
Erne has given boxing lessons at the
Bunalo club and has had private class
OF boxing pupils from which he must
have derived considerable cash.
IT is pretty good news that came
uoWn from Logan during the week 10
the effect that the Temple City fans
We're determined 10 have baseball
team In the field the coming summer.
the matter While II will OF necessity
be amateur ball, the sport ought To- be
good enough TO suit anybody. Harry
Stoney has received a good Offer 10 re-.
main there and look after things. and
besides him tbere will be The follow.
Ing players who will no doubt be found
IN the line up: Bill Hoffer. Eddie Hahn
and Tom Barton. "Ducky Pace IL
stu at Wellsyille, and as he has turned
down several good offers, IL will not be
surprising II "Ducky" is found In The
Logan lineup.
useful compendium OF sporting sta.
tlouos Is the Police Gazette Sporting
Annual for 1908 1t contains the re.
cords OF all the prominent pugilists
athletic bicycle and rowing records In.
GLIDING all the principal features In the
uotuns and racing world ana history
o. the yacht races for the Americas
cup. IL is a ventable encyclopedia al
sporting information. protusely Illus
troted and sells for 10 cents.
Young Corbett has written Harry
Corbett in San Francisco that IN case
McGovern does not sign article imme-
diaiely he tCorbetO will agree 10 meet
the winner OF the Hanlon. Attel match.
which took place last Thursday night
on the coast.
II Is evident that the Denver cham
pion Intends 10 keep fighting from this
time on as he Is ready TO make all
kinds OF matches with all kinds Of men
anywhere near his class. McGovern
lEl0 arrived back in New York and no
doubt the champion viii agree on som-
KIND OF terms for another meeting
They must, however. think OF no place
Tut California, as there Is not a chance
70 bring the bout on In the east The
Tuhlio, too. Is tired OF hearing them
sign articles one day and then have
some governor step In and stop the
fight the next day.
II Is said by those who ought TO
know. that several good boxing matches
WIN be pulled OF In this city before
the backbone Of winter Is broken. Ono !
OF the men interested IN the proposed |
bout between Jacobs and Herrera. said |
enc day this week. that several OF the |
councilmen and the mayor had agreed /
u permit them TO spar. with the under |
standing that everything was 10 be ION |
The square They said they had no 1
particular objection TO boxing matches /
rs long as the sport was prOnerly con- /
Quoted. but they did and do object 70 a 1
lot Of meal ticket chasers swafmng /
into the city and making 4 a loafns
place, Those behind the movement 70
promote boxing. promise 10 give moth
ing but clean hlgfh class sport.
Gov. Yates OF Illinois has said that II
the present bin TO legalize siN-round
boxing bouts in Chicago passes the leg
islature he win sign the same. This
shows that although the Illinois e1eou-
tive has been exceptionally severe on
some OF the boxing clubs around Chi.
cago. he Is nevertheless IN favor OF the
81 crt when properly regulated.
with a bin before the New York leg
irlature that viii pass and another be-