The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-27
LATEST SPORTING GOSSIP

Evidently Biddy Bishop has picked up
q live one in Billy Woods the colUrcu
tighter from Los Angeles. After Woods
fight with Reilly. Referee Graney salc.
II never in my life saw such deter
mined Fighter ns Woods Tie mas terrific
punching powers and has the ability To
put Joe Grim or any other man 81 MS
welght down and out Reilly 81 q splen-
did tighter and cad game but ~, me etins
N Gods ne met "a man whom Wouiu
class on account Of his Furnishing powers
and ability TO take blows, as mNuineF-
able.
Clark Ball says he is now manssing
Tom Snarkcy. and it was through MS
efforts THAI match between Munroe
and ShariSey was arranged clark bali
was the man who brought Munroe TO
the front claiming a. the time that nc
was world heater Now. according 10
Ball he is willing TO bet that Tom
Sharkcy can defeat the miner.
I'm view Of this union spirit which fills
the air says Tim Hurst. we umpires
ought to organize for mutual benefit and
protection we could DO q lot ~ we were
only banded together II q player got
fresh we could pass the word along Tie
line and that player would never get any
GraW. for example. called me bullet
headed loafcr. an y. =. n. and bur
lesque on humanity-say IN kick .you iil
the face If you SAY that ned only pe tcIi-
ing the strict trilrh well I'D send word
10 the union. Next town Bob Enslie' s
umpiring. He wouid cali two strikes on
Mc(sraw ON balls over The catcher head.
and then when Musgsy drove one
through center field it would bc a foui.
So on he'd get tt in every CITY uhtA Ile
agreed 20 apologize pay q ilhe or s-'''
and sign the union scale
What would be the scale, Tiln2' asked
Jim Hart
Five dollars 10 call the umpire lobster
$40 TO cau him fatheUd. SO to cali MN a
IN
Agreements 20 submit to arbitrarion aiso
TO be signed.
What would YOU arbitratc2'
'Why, the question as 70 whether the
umpire really was q lobster. stiff or Ia,-
head. III course. the decision of an impair
tial board 20 be final ign an cases.
Young Gibbs IS now IN Kansas City
looking for q match. Gibbs has issued
a challenge to meet any l42-pound man ill
those parts but up TO date has not Al
ranged q match
Joe Cans. the lightweight champion, is
at his home in Baltimore suffering from g
severe cold contracted in Boston When
he fought sam Iangford- Serious devei-
oDn1entS are feared Cans Cancelled mas
match with Joe blackburn
The old saying. TAKE one fighter out
Of "a family and you have them all
I hardly applies in the ease of Hughey
McCfovern. brother 70 the famous Terry
I teen fights since ne began fighting, has
won eleven of them and has secured i've
{ draws lie has scored five knockOuu
and his other victories have been OF
points He can fight at ll5 pounds ant
/ enter the ring strong. He b Wiling q
fight any man OF his weight an the huSl
/ ness and like Terry. ne thinks tnat ID
I can beat them all. Confidence Is one OF
/ the best features Of Hugheys m8ke-up
l and the wise fowls of biffdom predict q
! bright future for him. At the beginning
4 of his career Sam Harris, his manager
\ was a bit dubious about pitung hin
[ against hard hitters Like Terry. he wa
I inclined TO rush IN and fight from the tal
[ OF the gong he was afraid that ms jaw
! would connect with soporific wallop ah'
{ taen Ed would bc all over with him. How
I ever Huehey's Jaw IS tough. Hc me
4 inuumerablc wallops and he has prove
I that his Jaw Is equal TO the task or re
1 ceiviu- them .
Harris is now out with chahenge Z
1 hack AIcGovern against any bantam
I weight in the business. and II IS NOR
/ than likely that he viii be pitted agaln1s
| Harry Forbes IN the near future Ini
! Is pretty strong meat for the YOUTH Du
La he IS as good as they say he IS iie III
a chance with any OF them.
From Portland dispatch; Jack Grlm
4 who has been I'm Portland Tor lhe las
{ three months under salary OF the FdClil
/ National league. has left Tor his nome