Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-09
SPORTING GOSSIP
Of LOCAL INTEREST.
Fighters Only Hear Their Mana.
GERS Voice During a Con.
test in Ring
WHAT BATTLING NELSON SAYS.
lack Clifford and Perry Qucenan Meet
In Next Bout Long Wants a
Crack at chicasoan.

Local ring followers may not rea izo
H. but It is q fact that lighters seldom
hear what the crowd yclls at them
while engaged IN battle, This much
was demonstrated in last tuesday
nights contest when scores OK Nelson
admirers shrleked to him to rush in and
finish WEIGH
II never hear a thing but Ted Muir
phys voice eaid Nelson the other
day. 1T IL peculiar thing but |
can hear red's voice even II he speaks
IN low tone, no matter how much
noise there is, Murphy tells me to use
my left, | use e. Then he tells Inc 70
cross with my right ana II goss. All
this time there Is perhaps 500 men yell
ing like mad az me 90 do this or that,
but | never hear them. My mind "a
ccntered on the contest my opponent
and on my manager Outlines he secs
an advantage that does not appeal 10
me. Then he gently gives me my cue.
l believe ! could hear his voice II no
only whispered
After the contest several persons ap-
preached Nelson and Welch and asked
II they did not hear the advice given
Il told you IN the seventh round TO use
your right. didn't you hear me" asked
one. mo, heard no one but my man
ager," was the reply.
IL spectators at Il contest would only
remember this. there would be a great
deal less noise and confusion ana they
would see more Of the contest.
1t is likely that Nelson and his mana
ger viii not return to Chicago until
about the middle Of May Arrange
ments are being made Tor match be-
tween Nelson and Louie Long, to take
place ON the 9Th Both boxers fight
almost alike, aud the contest should
be a hot one A gentleman from Butte
who saw the Long Herrera fight. says
that Long knocked the Mexican down
eight times during the short fight, and
that he had all the best OF ii through
out the contest, Herrera at no time
having a good lead
A contest between Jack Clifford and
Perry Queenan set for the 18TH viii be
the next bout In the squared circle 10
attract local interest II win be the
third bout between the pair Their frs,
contest was at Vancouver and resulted
In n 20-round draw. Their second meet.
ing was az Ogden. the result being the
same. This time should decide which IL
the better man, Queenan aud clifford
have been In Salt Lake for a long time
they have trained here and promise TO
he In fine form on the night of the bout.
Before leaving for San Francisco, sam
my McClintiC. manager for Spider
Welch, requested the writer 10 issue
challenge to the winner of the bout for
Welch. sammy says he would rather
meet Queenan at 1873 pounds at o'clock,
and said he would make liberal side
bet. II Queenan does not ace pt, Wclch
IS willing 10 take on clifford,
Manager Willie Britt has spoken ana
when he speaks he emits flow or
words that makes a Fourth Of July ora
Tor look like novice There Is MOTH
ing Willie likes to talk about better
than prize lighting. and especially when
his big brother "Jeems' figures II ~
needless TO say that While will readily
acknowledge that Brother Britt Is the
greatest fighter OF his inches the world
has ever seen, and this does not hnr
Kid LRyigne or Frank Ernc or Joe
Cans when they were at their best,
when asked recently when James Ed
ward would give Corbett another fight
he said; "Now that would be telling
But he Is going 20 give him one all
right and ne win give COrbett a fight
sooner than the public think he viii
And when he fights him next timosMr
Corhett viii never go the limit with
him. for II there is anybody Jimmy
can heat It IS this man But Jimmy
VIII not sign articles right now with
Corbctt lie would be- a sucker to
There are financial reasons that stand
In the way Britt is getting offers a.
30 with ST ~ from AN parts of tha
Gust. Only this morning Jim Kennedy
of Now York offered HIM Si00 week
for 10 weeks 10 travel ON The road
Eddie Pierce OF Boston also made him
q sweet offer. but Jimmy il not gong &C.
tic up with anybody right away iu
offers viii receive careful consideration
before he does anything