Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-27
His Manager William A. Pierce
Sends a Challenge to
Denver
THE BIC FELLOW IS WILLING.
But Says He Would Like Hart TO Meet
Some Heavyweight 90 the Coast
Before Signing for Match.

n there is ever another heavyweight
championship fight In which James j.
Jeffrios, champion and actor Will be a
principal. his next opponent Will IN all
probability be Marvin Hart the big
strong and clever Kentucky fighter
Hart In Wild to get chance at JEFF
fries and he thinks he has made good
enough showing to warrant u match with
the champion, The latter comedies that
Hart Is a good man. probably the only
available one In existence, but The only
hitch is In the matter Of dollars and cents.
That Hart and his manager BIZ Pierce
are sincere IN their challenge. ana that
they are extremely anxious 10 get o. crack
AZ the big fellow Is made evident by the
following received By Jeffrics from Pierce
while the champion was playing "Davy
Crockett" In Denver
II have received no answer 70 the ohal-
lenge recently issued By Marvin Hart to
box any white man in the world Jim
Jenrles preferred.
There can be no question relative 20
the sincerity Of the Kentucky heavy
weight He jOurneyed TO California at
MS own ehpeNHei Nllu luD bli' llhH WYNN
he desires to meet Is the champion Hart
has every qualification necessary for
success In the ring weighs 2l pounds
In condition, stands ak feet nigh, Is
strong as a lion and has a knockout wal
Top In either hand.
hHart has been tried against the best
men IN America and he Is looked upon as
The only man capable Of giving Jctrics
hard fight. lie Is willing 10 meet tho
champion, and II the big fellow Is anxious
20 again risk his lauiels, then he VIII
ind Hart not only willing but anxious
10 accept battle, Yours truly
WILLIAM A. PIERCE
While Joffrics admitted when IN salt
Lake that Hart was q good man, he i3
not sure that tho public realizes this fact
md on that account he would Ike Pierce
man 10 meet some good heavyweight ON
tho coast, and demonstrate TO tho public
that he Is 10 be rcCkOned with.
During his stay IN Salt Lake, FERRIES
discussed this subject with the sporting
EDITOR OF the News and during the
course OF the conversation ne said
81 want 70 fight / do not Ike this chas-
Ing around the country doing nothing hut
when ! fight / want TO sec something
ahead Of me except sO-CallCd fame. IL Us
n business proposition with me, and II
there Is no money In tho game why stay
IN II?
III 1 lhANt 10 ltNf VII dAA lNNl' MhNINi n
the fight would not nay half my training
expenses because everybody would know
what tho outcome would De. ] am always
ready and willing To nght anybody you
newspaper men can decide on--pr0yidcd
no Is a white man. ] Will mover fight
negro. With me II Is a question ot dollars
and cents want 30 bo assured there
is money in a match with him. and II the
public deems him worthy Of "a match with
me- then I will be- ready 10 toe tho
scratch, | have never yet refused 10 meet
mine. / will quit the game hrst and let
the other fellows scrap II out among
themselves"
81 would Ike 20 see Hart meet some
good heavyweight merely 10 show the
public that he Is good man, and II We
can stir up enough interest then IN
match between us | will be only too glad
to give him a chance at the championship
crown