The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-20
LATEST GOSSIP ABOUT SPORTS
Few Facts That Are Of Interest 10 the Fans-DOngs
In and Around the Fighters
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bis senses. After Kennedy had come TO,
Jeffries expressed regret. and there was
no sign OF hard feeling.
II was thought Kennedy was making
grand stand play before some friends.
Snd when Jeffries decided 20 cau halt
he simply sent a swing that did the trick-
Aurclo Herrera viii 90 to Milwaukee
Jan. 20 meet Charley Neary. who drew
with Jack McCleliand Of Pittsburg Dec. 4
Herrera viii meet Neary at some hinS
like l35 pounds. and as the Milwaukee lad
is considered about the best thing in the
city of beer, the fight ought 20 be a good
one with the Mexican a winner By good
odds Herrera has been offered a match
with Louis f. Long for Dec y at Ana
couda. but wants the fight 70 take place
80 Butte. as he does not believe a large
enough crowd can be secured I'm Ana
conda.
Cleveland may have trouble about Jesse
StoVau next year. St0Vau was reserved
by Manager Dugdale last season, but
went to Parke Wilson, says the Seattle
Times Then he signed with McCloskey $
San Francisco team. Dugdale permitted
StOvall 10 play with San Francisco, Dut
still claimed right OF reservation w hen
the San Francisco club dtsbanded Duguaie
asked for the return Of Stovau. but was
thrown down. the same as he was two
years ago when ne let Tacoma have Ike
ROckenfield. Stovall went TO Cleveland
where he made fine showing Dugdale
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tionaI Association of Minor Leagues that
StOVall is on his reserve list, and now tt
remains to be seen what will come OF the
case. BY refusing TO sell the release or
Stovall and Hickey, Dugdale lost Sz'V07
in cash
Gardner says he intends to stick to the
fighting game until he again wins the
light heavyweight championship lost TO
FitZsimmOns in their recent bout at san
I Francisco. The Lowell man has al
ready matched himself for a fight In an
effort to regain some of his lost prestge-
/ George has accepted an offer TO tigft
/ Marvin Hart. the Louisville slugger' az
I Boston on Dee 81
Hart is q tough customer declares
Gardner ''but ] beat him once and l
guess can do the same again without
much trouble.
"There Is no truth in the report that I
I have quit the ring. I am still in the rlng
/ AND willing to meet anyone in the busl-
ness Though I have been defeated. 1 am
not discouraged and hope 10 win back my
/ lost laurels before very long.
REPORTS received IN the city yesterday
say that Dick Case a former Salt Lake
/ boxer died I'm Arizona recently from con-
/ sumption Case was reported to be 81
( years of age at the time OF MS dealli'
I he was well thought of while he MADE
I Salt Lake his homo, and could command
| any amount Of money that he could de-
Z feat anyone of his weight who could oe
/ brought against nlm- case fought o0N
I eral battles here. all of which he won
/ His most notable scraD was with BOZ
! Thompson. the colOred fighter, VINO had
4 made a great reputation for himself m
! this city before the advent of Case. rms
! pair fought forty-fOur rounds before th'
! old Salt Lake Athletic club before Case
I put Thompson out. The bout was con
sidered one Of the best ever seen IN TINS
/ city.
Jack Munroe, the Butte pugilist, seas
/ he is coming home TO spend the Christ
mas holidays. and in consequence tnt
Butte sports are preparing for a big vel
/ come for the miner. Since Jack made
/ reputation by staying four rounds beIor'
Jeffries they thing he is the real tnlnf
up in Butte Just now some Of the sports
are exploiting his record since the figh
with Jeff which consists Of defeating A
/ Limerick and the lay-down Of Pete
/ Maher. Surely MuurOe has made a great
/ record for himself.
Mr.. Somers Of the Cleveland club re
4 Gently made the statement that three
months after he had signed LaJoie 10 Z
/ three-year contract for $4,000 the oil
Frenchman had drawn that amount in a
I the gate.