Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-12
THE BOXING GAME
IN OLD ENGLAND.
Sport Seems to be in FIourishinp
Condition at Present
Time,
MANY GOOD MATCHES MADE.
On This Side Fight Fans Wonder
Who All Fellows, Bantam Cham.
pion,' is Now inLondon.

Recent advlces from New York give
some highly interesting neWs ancnt the
boxing game In old England The dis
patch says;
Since The opening OF the boxing season
in England there have been many inter-
estIng matches. Although the attendance
at each Of the bouts has been larger than
formerly, the sizes Of the purses have
not undergone any change TINS is prob.
ably due 20 the fact mat the promoters
have reduced the amount OF admission.
1t Is difficult task III England nowadays
to induce any of the sports to give up s.
TO witness a fight unless the principals
have International regulations and have
been well advertised. Even Jack q Brian
who Is very popular IA England, because
Of his long string OF Victories and evident
honesty cannot command very large
purses. O'l5rlen Is content to make his
money largely by outside wabors. ana
thus tar has done very well.
The American colony VI sports now In
England is wondering who Chicago
boxer who has lately arrived in England
can really be. lie calls himself All re-
ows, ana says that he is the bantam
champion ~ America. Fellows has al
ready challenged Pedlar Palmer and they
have an appointment at the London sport
ms lAte's Office IN me near IutuIu 10 ar
range details, The only pug,llst in THIS
country who Is the representative chHll-
piOn bantam 10 FRANKIE Neii oil san FRAN
cisco. Neil gained TINS title by defeating
Harry Forbes Many followers OF thl
ring abroad are inclined to by,eye tnat
the name OF "Alt relIUWs' is fictitious,
George Jusuce OF this Guy lost his first
nght IN England the other nignt since he
went 10 thal country, Justice met Jack
Roberts, the former EHgusn l2,-pouud
champion, ANA lost the decision ON points.
They met at Glnnetts circus, Newcastle.
for Il purse OF 500 In "A fifteen-ruund bout
Although justice has been dong excellent
work IN the ring, Roberts was established
warm faYorlte at SIX 10 four the go"
was tull Of ginger throughout Up to the
eighth round justice was all over the
Englshman. He blackened his eye.
punched his nose many dimes ana brought
the gore, But after that Roberts held the
upper hand and mad no trouble IN getting
the verdict, which was well merlted
English sports think they have un-
earthed new wonder in Charlie Lampey
OF Canning Town, Lampey VINO has
been been longing for Try out" got ms
chance the other night IN a l0-round
bout against Wally Morgan. the oX-ama-
teur bantam champion They came to.
a lew nights ago ana although not very
much experienced, Lampey succeeded in
whipping Morgan on points. Morgan is
noted toi his punching power rather than
cleYerness, and although he bothered
Lampey little while IL was Of no avail
for the Canning Town man aid all the
leading and scoring Lampey Is said to
be as sklllful as Pcdlar Palmer, and 1t
would not be surprising 10 hear Of the
two being matched In the near future
1t ~ evident that the reports OF Ben
Jortan's proposed visit TO this country 10
tight Young Corbett at San Francisco
have been exaggerated. Jordan, who has
been silent all along as to his plans, give
out a statement recently, In which he said
In part: From the way things look | do
not think that | viii lght Young Corbett
seems u be about weight Corbett wants
TO fight at l26 pounds, while | will not
fight At any weight over ia pounds. That
Is all there Is to IL. | would like to go to
America again, ! have always been treat
friend, Martin Downing. But ! must con-
slider my own welfare first. II | think |
cannot do justice to the weight 1t Is my
business TO stand for my rights. And
do not have to fight | have saved up
tidy sum for rainy day. But this does
not mean that ! won't fight Corbett, |
will, and from present indications | be-
leve it will be IN England, If anywhere"
A new boxing club has been started at
2il MarylebOne road London, and Is
known as the International A. c.
These Is report In England that Fran
kle Neil the present premier American
bantam, Is going TO visit the other side
and that ne has been prompted to take
this step because OF several alluring Of
fers Andrew Tokell, who was unsuccess-
ful Ia his effort TO whip Harry Forbes OF
Chicago when they met at Detroit a few
years ago. declares that upon Nells ar |
rival he will be his ilrst opponent The |
news will no doubt surprise many of |
Neils friends In the United States, who |
believe that he can make plenty OF money |
by nghting here.