Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-17
HAPPENINGS IN
THE ROPED ARENA.
Jerry Mccarthy Training Hard for
Fight With Jack Dean at
Ogden.
FLYNN WANTS CRACK AT ROOT.
Bob Fitzsimmons Thinks George Gard.
ner Will be Easy Picking for
Him Next Month.

Jerry Mccarthy has been training
hard this week for his coming contest
with Jack Dean the Frisco fighter who
will be the VAUDEVILLE boys next OPP
ponent in the squared circle. and he
proposes to keep 1t up until he Is as
fit as a eddie" He has excellent TAIN
ing quarters and tlrst-cass sparring
partner, and II he does not get In per-
feet condition for the mill It Will be
no ones fault but his own, Mccarthy
has been on the sick list for some time
but he is all right now and takes keen
pleasure In his preparations for the con-
test The bout will take place at Og-
den but the date thereof has not been
definitely decided unon as yet. The men
viii fight for rs and 20 per cent Of the
gate receipts, under straight Marquis
Of Queensbury rules and VIII weigh in
at o'clock on the afternoon OF the
contest at 1916 pounds
Dean ia an unknown quantity In these
parts, but he Is Wen spoken Of by coast
people who predict that he VIII give
Mccarthy the hardest fight OF his ring
career But Jerry IL not worrying IN
the least and says he VIII be returned
the winner. He has the championship
bee buzzing In his bonnet and is de-
termined to get a match with Martin
Dufy IN this city. but will not have an
opportunity TO do 80 until after cleo
ton strong efforts have been made
during the last two months TO get the
game opened up In this city again, but
without satisfactory results IT is said,
however, that after election the game
viii be opened again and some first
class bouts VIII be pulled of here un-
der the management Of the Shamrock
club.
II reports can be relied upon, Jimmy
Flynn, well known 20 fight fans OF Salt
Lake is anxious to secure match
with Jack Root former light heavy
weight champion OF the world. The Ro-
yer Wheel club Of Pueblo has the mat
ter in hand and has communicated With
Lou Houseman, Roots manager, asking
for bout. 1t is understood that House
man has replied that Root would meet
Flynn provided a guarantee OF 5000 waa
made by the club. Houseman does not
demand that this amount be given to
Root. but that II De given 10 the win
ner Of the proposed bout. A match be-
tween the two would no doubt prove
interesting to local ring followers, but
Il is doubtful II half dozen could be
Flynn would stand dead mans
chance against the speedy Root.
But over IN Colorado Flynn
is looked upon as the real thing
and is touted as "A coming champion. He
jumped into popular favor there when
he secured a draw with Morgan w
llams. II Flynn stands any chance win
Root he certainlymust have improved
greatly since we saw him here. He is
strong husky young fellow, but used
TO be terribly slow. II he has not linz
proved about 200 per cent since he
fought In this city he win think some
one Is shooting gloves at him from "a
eating gun IL he ever gets into the
ring with Root.
Old John l.. Sullivan, weighing $40
pounds, is again touring IN vaude-
ville,' and making mild sort of hit.
John Is on the water wagonand threat
ems TO remain there for some time lie
was cheered when he walked out on the
stage in New York the other day.
No more pugllism for me-" said the
only John l.. I've had my share, and
when ] was defeated | knew when [
had enough, l didn't do the baby act
and try for another fight. like the
bruisers now do. j am content to do my
little turn on the stage, and, besides, [
am thinking seriously Of entering poll
tics. Certainly | think | am az good a
politician as Bin Deyery What is my
opinion OF Jeifries2 | think he Is the
greatest fighter alive, all In class by
himself and good to hold the cham
pionship for long time TO come. |
don't thing so much of Corbott. He Is
dead one, like myself and il he ever
gets into the ring with Fitz again the
Cornishman will eat him alive"
What about the book you were go-
ing to write on The Art OF Pugillsm?'
was asked of the big fellow.
did have an arrangement with a
fellow in New York to write such Il
book, was the reply, "hut the fellow
went daffy trying to compose Il, and
gave the proposition up"
Sullivan said that he had all OF the