The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17
BOXERS CORNER
AND PUG GOSSIP 8
What Is Going on in the Fistic
World.
BOUT At EUREKA TOMORROW
TWO CLUBS IN SALT LAKE
SHOULD MAKE BUSINESS GOOD.

Tomorrow night ]. P. Ryan Of Butte,
Mont. and Young Markham OF Eureka
viii meet at Eureka in a twenty-round
contest Ryan is the trainer OF Jerry Nc
earthly and is rated as a good man. Mark
nam mas had several contests down
around Eureka in the past two years,
aLIe mas Won all OF them. He Is now
under the care OF Young Thomas who
ssuseS5essIully handled Jack Wade during
MS long ring career. ana Thomas says ne
mas another Wade in Markham.
During the last week J. L. Shaver has
announced that he viii open a fighting
cluo IN the city in the near future. and
Shaver Is known IN the sporting fraternity
on account of his close connections with
g. {. Mclaughlin, the wrestler. BY the
opening up of Shafer,s new club things
ought TO be very lively in the fight line
IN this city, and the fight fans will be
wei occupied attending all the contests
promised Salt Lake has never had mora
than one club before. and had hard work
10 keep that one going. and just what will
clubs running full blast will be hard to
predict. Two clubs buc6ing each other
Tor matches make things interesting for
the time being, but II usually hurts the
sports. However, Manager AIcGinnis' and
Manager ShaVer's clubs may be eXcep-
tons TO the rule.
John Hertz, manager Of Benny Yanger,
Is out with the following scathing de-
nunciation Of Young COrbett, champion OF
the featherweight class:
Young COrbett is the worst coward n
the American ring He fought Terry Nc
Govern the first time because Terry was
champion He fought him the last time
because he knew that he could whip Nc
why doesn't he fight Benny Yanger?
Ny honest belief is that ne is as afraid OF
boa constructor.
Young corbett has not forgotten the
time Yanger knocked him senseless-
If YOuEg COrbett is not a coward I
viii give him $1,0O0 in cold cash TO prove
that he IS not by stepping into the ring
with. the indicated Chicago feather
weight.
This is strictly bona fide offer. It IS
not made TO attract attention. The offer
means business.
No matter who wins the fight. the
champion viii receive the Sl,OG0 as soon
as he enters the ring with Yanger.
Young Corbett viii not accept it-and
II he does not I will have proven him the
But if he should decide TO accept the
offer he has only to enter the ring 10
E'YanEer viii be ready to meet Young
COrbetS any time after Benny's fight with
Eddie Hanlon in June I have signed an
agreement with the san Francisco CLUB
manager not to match Benny for any
fights before the one with Hanion; other
bett tomorrow.
Now, I think I have put it up to
Young Corbett to prove that he is not a
coward
IF he has not the heart of a chicken,
as I verify believe he has. let him claim
my $1,000 Let him fight Yanger, the
! legitimate claimant for the championship
| belt.
III Corbett does not accept this offer
Z in the future I shall ignore him entirely
Benny Yanger does not have TO fight
! towards. He likes to meet men with
| brave hearts-men whom it is an honor to
idefeat-
If Benny defeats Eddie HanlOu and
I Corbett stiI ignores my offer Yanger VIII
ask the public to recognize him al the
/ legitimate lightweight champion
! HE has knocked out COrbett. Let Cor
/ bett show that he can knock out Yanger."