Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-26
SPORTING GOSSIP
Of LOCAL INTEREST
Fight Fans Expect Great Battle
Between WEIGH and
Nelson.
UMpIRE'S MANY TROUBLES.
Most Thankless and Least Desirable Job
Wonderful Green Filly in Daugh'
ter Of Directum Kelly.

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With the Corbett-Brltt fight a thing
of the past, local fight fans win now
give their undivided attention TO the
program arranged for them by S, j.
Kelly OF the Shamrock club-the con-
test between Batting Nelson OF Chi
cage and Spider" Wech of san Fran.
cisco. The high rating OF the two men
the fact that they are 50 evenly
matched in record, and have never even
seen each other before coming TO TINS
city, has created a great deal Of inter-
est among fight deyOtees az salt Lake,
and II the Salt Palace thcatar Is not
crowded 10 Its utmost capacity on the
night of April b II will be strange In
deed. The management has gone to
great deal OF trouble and expense to
get these two recognized top notchers
in The lightweight division of the game
here, and has guaranteed them a purse
of 5000. with the privilege Of 80 per
cent of the gate receipts Transporta-
ton was sent to each Of the principals,
aud for their trainers and managers.
Both have got down to steady training
for their bout, and who ever Is defeated,
he will not have the time worn excuse
of mot being In good condition for the
contest" Both have made enyiable rec
ords ia the squared circle and each has
sublime confidence Of winning this con-
test. Whoever wins the victory viii be
n feather In his cap, and viii UNI
doubtedly be regarded as the most I'M
portant battle OF his career up to April
6, 1904.
The fighters will weigh in at 1873
pounds The bout Is for 20 rounds TO a
decision, under straight Marquis OF
Queensbury rules, the winner to take
IS and the loser rs per cent OF the gate
receipts. or Of the $500 guarantee
whichever they elect. The probabilities
are that Willard Bean VIII referee the
contest, and he can be counted upon 10
do the square thing" by both boxers.
The management states that two good
pre!minal1es have been arranged for
the evenings program, and that the
fight fans will be siyen an entertain
mont which they Will not soon forget.
Nobody who has not been through
the mill can realize the trlbulatons or
a. pIOltSSlOlldl DhNtUdll uillpllNf Sbiu a
member of that long suffering elan the
other day "Ot all Jobs on the face of
the broad earth II is the most thank
less and the least desirable. In the
first place the umpire has got 10 keep
by himself a good deal during the
playing season. His is lonely and
isolated existence good part Of the
time. He can't afford to associate
with BAN players, because II he got
friendly with any Of the players II
might create talk or influence his de-
clslons unconsciously.
$50 the umpire holds aloof almost
entirely from the playes, stays at DIFF
ferent hotels from them and travels by
different roads I've seen the time when
] had my wife with me at hotel, that
j would not want TO pass group or
ball players who might be standing
near lest one Of them should say some
thing insulting to me as We passed and
there would be trouble Some players
are bitter enough TO insult you under
Just such circumstances.
81 used to instruct the employees OF
The hotels where | stopped not TO mem
tion baseball. to me at all, | refused
10 think Of II off the field. There's no
getting away from the cond tons OF
loneliness. II follows you from town
10 town, and in each place they have
their grievances against the umpire, III
you should happen to give a decision
against the home club the street car
conductor II he knows you, the wait
ers and everybody else with local atilli-
ntions scowl on you, Many a time you
are entirely friendless.
"As for the players. well, you know
how they make life miserable for an
umpire. They are always ready 10
roast him. and seldom, II ever, have n I
Kind word for him. | believe some OF
the players would like 10 encourage the
umpire once IN a while II II wouldn't
eeem so strange TO them, on the other
hand, there are players who, when you
umpire your best game, are sore
because you didn't give them
chance to kick Managers and
onwers also have their growl
az you, and It IL very unpleasant, after
q game when you are dressing all alone,
feeling that you are the most forlorn
creature on earth. 10 nave the home
magnate send word TO you by one OF
his hlrelngs that you were rotten mat
he Is much dlsploosod with you ana VIII
have you transferred to some otner
HOW'LL ~ IHAftl WHICH Nv ANN'h mum
good now that league presidents stick
up for their umplres,
"The umpires will make mistakes, Of
course. They know II and feel worse
over the mistake than anybody else.
Sometimes, too. an umpire gets care.
less or lazy and doesn't get around 10
see the decisions as he should Then
n little roasting does him good and
puts him ON his mettle. But there's
no use In bounding a man. Poor
Blind Snyder Is the May PhiIadel-
pha paper referred to Charley Sny-
der every day OF whole season.
Reports from Pleaganton. CAL whore
Monroe Salisbury IS directing the train
ing Of big draft of young trotters
from James Buffers East View farm
near Tarrytown, indicate that Drectum
Kelly, 2;0Sh Is to be represented ON the
turf this season by several sensational
performers, A green thrcc.year-od FLY
by him worked a half IN 1905 finishing
the last quarter at 2,0S clip, few
days ago, and others IN the string ne
Pleasanton are showing extraordinary
promise, says the New York Herald
The story OF Drectum Helly's turf
career will always be- one OF the bright
est pages OF harness racing history, ana
10 breeders who are guided BY those
time tried mayIms Like hegets IKE"
and 'Breed 10 the winner" II is particu-
larly gratifying to know that the un-
beaten four-year.od Of lSlS-winner OF
eight straight races against aged horses
on Grand Circuit uacks-now gives
promise OF making a record In the stud
even greater than that OF his own great
sire Direct 2:0jl9
The line from which Drectum Kelly
springs has held the center OF the stage
IN harness racing over since DeXtcr's
day, now nearly 40 years, Few II any
other sires have ever sent 10 the turf In
one yoAr thron auch stars az Jaw EYN