Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-05
THEPASSING Of
GREAT FIGHTERS.
Ubot Has Become Of the Noted
Boxers Of Some Years
Ago
SOME ARE NOW IN BUSINESS.
o,s,,s Are Dead asa Result Of Fast
llylpp-Oid Methods ia Days Of
1obn /, Have Changed

,a,s. vbo follow tho dongs Of the prize
oN,n wonder what becomes Of all
,. ,1al.sts who have helped TO make
e,dc history ,,.,..
i, s,,oe Iohn l.. Sullivan was In his primo
' sgbters have come and gone Yet
!, ' o,s only twelve years since Sullivan
dsfealed by Jim Corbctt for the
heavyweight tue
since l,.? when sullivan realized what
s'.lgyo defeat meant champions In the
..Jms classes have changed hands many
,,me. The art has improved. Old meth
o5s have given place to up-to-date IDEAS
CIube have been organized and dlsband-
"a.
Nsy referees with new interpretations
tue Did rules have sprung INTO ptumi-
ysnse. Yet the principle OF boxing Is the
s,r,e and will NO doubt remain the same
unul the end Of time.
'TTeive wears ago the past September
na snortlne world WAS paying homage
W tbTec Jacks-john j., Jack McAuliiio
srd Jack Dempsey
VWyib The exception of Dempsey they
.,s ain allvo. but are as dead az Julius
Cesar as FAR as ever lighting again Is
eosSsrned. There rs peculiar tr0tt about
sgbters OF which the public knows ittle,
~ h their dissemination to admit That
,bsr DAYS of usefulness IN the ring are
oyer. a puglst will do everything IN
NE power to Keep from being called
"ba4been." There Is nothing that pains
NM moro than 10 be ignored while others
succeed him IN tho affections Of tho pub
some fighters Of decade ago are still
"a n0pullr MS they were In the heyday
N fheir careers An instance Is John J..
gidlyan. who still retains his mold ON
ihe affections Of the people.
me same can be said OF Jim Corbett,
Toe ChoynsM and Bob l1t2slmmOns. They
have been able TO Keep theiI Cognomens
alive BY Gghtlng Corbett has other
NAV, Of Ingratatng himself with tho
ruilIc He is a rosuorceful press agent
and knows how TO shine conspIcuously IN
Corbctt IS Intelligent and a good talk
Or He Is now an actor, a profession that
invites n0toriety and fame
Very little Is heard nowadays Of George
Dixon. He ls In England, and, although
No fights as often as twice a month the
results Of these contests rarely reach this
SIDE Of the Atlantic Yet five years ago
Dhons name as O pugilist was something
E5ile connolly, who fought best as
NE lightweight limit. kid" Layignc.
one Of the best lightweight champions the
ling has known; Young Gri1o' OF Aus.
tralh, as skilled n boxer as ever wore
gloves. Frank Craig, the Harlem Coffee
Cooler a negro who Was near the top OF
Ms class; Dan CreedOn Of Australia, a
champion in his day WIN Curley a top.
rocher from England; Jack Downey Of
Brooklyn who drew crowded houses
every time Dc fought billy Ernst tho
Brunswick DutChman" Jack Evorh0rdt
brought hts man TO the floor. Martin
Tllherty Of Lowell and Oscar Gardner
DE Omaha kld," who was the FIRST man
% knock Terry McGOvern or his feet,
are sull IN the land Of tho living, but
vl Of the business
Then there Is Casper Leon, a bantam
Who was at the top OF his class; Jack
Hamilton Of Troy George Green OF Cali
llmla the original young Corbett'
hl Hawkins, who had a right hand that
could land the large end OF the purse;
SPIKE Sullivan and his brother. Dave.
a. game a pair " Irish boys are ever toed
the scratch at tho call VI time; Marty
NcCue Charley Mckeever, "kid' Nc
hrland. Steve ODonnel OF Australia,
Frank Mcconnell of California. "Mystcr-
Qus Billy Smith Jimmy Handler OF
Newark. ''solly'' Smith, who came within
a. ace Of beating George Dixon when the
liiler was IN Dis prime: Tom Tracy Of
Australia Tommy West and "Biny"
Whistler They are not heard Of much
nos
Mitchell has plenty OF money and is
hPing tho races. Mysterious Billy
Smith runs q boarding house An Portland
0't Reagan and Carroll are In business
u New York. Jack McAuliffo follows
we races, while spike" Sullivan aud his
MolheL Dave, are In this country en-
sasad ln a commercial business. Creedon
10 Australia West teaches boxing
Won has Job In town and Is doing we'll
h0lue Is also IN business. while Ever.
Afit Is somewhere around the country
cong q vaudeville speciality.
Jim Hll of Australia, a wonder In his
eaN Is In America. while his two noted
%ol99uymen, Peter Jackson and Joe God.
ddf0 are dead