Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-27
SPortl2s Notes.

Charley Ross and George Mclaughlin
are sdll talking over their proposed
wrestling match.
Thomas McCarey. manager for Billy
Woods, a local colored mlddlewelght,
has issued challenge to Tommy Ryan
and deposited $1,000 In a bank as an
indication OF earnestness.
st. Louis, Jan, 26.--Austin Rice re-
ceived the decision over Eddie Toy at
the Olympia Athletic club tonight In
the seventeenth round. Toy claimed a
foul and quit
Alfred l.. Trowbrldge. '05 Of Portland.
Ore. has been chosen by the sophomore
baseball squad to captain the class
team In the service of interclass games
to be played during the next three
weeks.
Something dreadful must have hap
pened 10 Jack Munroe or his press
agents: nothing has been heard Of him
for nearly two whole days. The last
reports stated that he was filling up on
corn beef and cabbage
London. Jan. PA boxing contest
between Eddy Connolly Of st. Johns ~
b., and Tom Woolley OF London. for a
purse Of 81, 900 was brought off tonight
at the National Sporting club, Connolly
was the victor on points,
Kansas City, Mo-. JAN 26.--John
Killing tonight denied the statement
from Tacoma that he had been signed
| TO play the coming season with Tacoma
in the Pacific Northwest league. Killing
stated positively that he will play with
the Chicago National league club again
next season.
| A football game between picked teams
! from the Sophs and Editor Pratts ad-
| mirers at the state university, would
be interesting and would attract a
| large crowd II pulled off about this
| time, There would have to be an agree
| ment, however, that bowie knives and
strange holds be barred
Several local bicycle riders are anx-
| ious 10 kncw what Is to be done with
the Salt Palace bicycle track during the
| coming season They say they would
| Ike to learn something OF definite ma
| ture as many OF them have received Of
| fers 10 go elsewhere. but would rather
remain In Salt Lake and try for fame
and wealth on the local track.
The condition Of Frank Mcconnell,
| the boxer injured In a recent bout with
Spider" Welch, and whose skull Is
| thought TO be fractured. is so critical
he may die at any hour, says a dispatch
TO the Tribune from San Francisco. He
| appears TO be IN a stuper, and scarcely
answers to his name. AT ST. Mary's
hospital last night IL was reported the
boxer could not recover
| The E'ks and Brunswick bowling al
| leys VIII present an animated scene to-
| night on the occasion OF two more
league games. The Harmonic and Rail-
roads will play at the Elks and the
Brunswick and the Elks will play at
the formers alleys. Tomorrow night
| there VIII be game at the Brunswick
between picked teams from Salt Lake
and Ogden.
dispatch from Chicago says that
| Harry Forbes, bantamweight champion
OF the world. and Andy Tokell, cham
pion OF England In the same class, were
matched here today 20 meet before the
West End Athletic club Of ST. Louis
Feb &C. In a twenty-round battle for
| the championship OF the world. the men
| w N'tth lAd DUuHNF ~ D y AlNAh va Aif
day OF the fight, and George sller 10 be
| referee.
Jack McGlnnls Of this city has re-
| celyed communication from Biddy
Bishop OF California. manager for Azure
Ito Herrera, Offering TO match has man
AGAINST Tom Jacobs, the local feather
| weight. Bishop and his inan viii came
here Immediately after the match be-
tween Herrera and Oelesby al Butte Is
| pulled on An effort viii be made to
pull on the bout ~ the local athletic
club.
Grand Junction, Tenn. Jan. 26.-At
the. field trials OF the United states as
ISOLATION two heats in the champion
stake were run. az follows:
Ffrst-Mohawk. owned by Avant 4
Duiyea, with Geneva. owned by LIoril-
lard.
sscond-Ladies Count. with Count
Oakley
Fine OF the 10 dogs entered were with
drawn. as follows. Charity. Cowley's
Podheld Pride. Picks Boy. Jack and
Harwlck's Nellie.
Tacoma, Wash, Jan. 2e.-The Ledger