The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-13

The prospects for the fighting game in
this city look very bright, for a time at
least Two fully developed clubs are
now organized, and both promise to give
the public nothing but the best there is.
As the game warns up, orner clubs viii
probably enter the field. and then there
Will be fighting enough TO satisfy every
one. However. at the present time every
body is busy and "doings in the fighting
line in Salt Lake are or the hum"
The fight fans in general around the
city yesterday We're pleased to learn that
Jack Clifford and Perry Queenan had
also pleased that Eddie Robinson was
going TO handle the mill. These two men
were matched 70 fight here last summer,
but the authorities would not let the
bout come off on account OF the McCar-
thy-Daly fake However, this seems to
be forgotten. and apparently everything
IS now smooth sailing.
Clifford was at Thompson's gymnasium
yesterday 10 make preparations for train
ing. lie says he will begin at once and
enter the ring in better shape than he
did for Markham, which viii be hard TO
accomplish Robinson says he win send
for Queenan at once so he can also be
IN the best condition for the fight.
Young Price stated yesterday that he
would accept the challenge of Silent
Rowan for a fight TO be pulled off here
Price says he Is ready at "a moment
ume 70 sign up articles for such a go.
Price is now busy looking after some Of
the local clubs 10 make bid for the bout.
Biddy Bishop has secured a fight for his
new cOlored wonder, Billy Woods with
Nike Schreck to be pulled off at Oak
land about the first of April Shrek is
q tough and rugged fighter who has a
LOT of class TO him. He stands very high
I'm the east. and should Woods defeat him
i'm decisive fashion. such men as Hart.
Ryan, Root. o, Brien and Willie could not
give him the CLASSY eye any LONGER. The
weight agreed upon is 15S pounds at 3
o clock.
Aurell0 Herrera and Benny Yanger have
been rematched TO meet III ChiragO to-
morrow night. Herrera. claims to have
fully recovered from his recent illness
and SAYS he is all right. He still COM
plains of his right hand, wHich II will be
remembered was broken when he knocked
Jack Downey out In this city last sum-
mer-
Gibbs quick win over brooklyn Jack
O'Brien at Kansas City Friday night
in the fighting line. OBrien was coll
sidered a good man down IN Kansas city.
but was easy for Gibbs. the colored man
has had several fights since he left Salt
lake and In each case has had little
trouble winning. He did the same before
he came 20 Salt Lake and practically de-
Gibbs fought twice here in Salt Lake with
Mccarthy and lost once. the other being
a twenty round draw Fight fans who
have watched Gibbs career before and
after he came TO Salt Lake Will always
wonder who got the big end OF the purs e
IN the fight here.
Perry Queenan and Fred Muller fought
q twenty-rOund draw last week. Perry
was the aggressor throughout and gave
Muller an awful beating. but in the end
the latter was still strong and Fighting
back, so the referee called ii a draw.
The fighting was clean at all times
Queenan went 10 the floor twice but in
each case II was a slip more than a
knockdown.
John Considine the well known sport
ing man, announces that he viii post
$500 on behalf Of Kid Mccoy T. bind "a
match with Bob Fitzsimmons Mccoy
has been after q match with Fitzsiumons
and COnsidine intends to show the public
that the HOosier boxer il sincere in his
desire TO arrange the match.
Baggerly. sporting editor Of the san
Francisco Bulletin evidently thinks that
Jack Munroe Will stand but small show
81 winning his match from Jeffrfes on
Decoration day. for he says. in comment
ing on the fight that there Is much doubt
expressed whether IL j. wise for the club
10 make such q match.
St. Louis promises TO be largely popu-
lated by pugilists during the Worlds fair
FitzsimmoHs viii have q cafe there, Jim
Corbett hopes 10 locate ard now Tommy