Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-03
TOMORROW NIGHT
WILL SETTLE It.
r., VIII Win the Lightweight
Championship Of Utah
TitIel
WILL MARKHAM OR CLIFFORD?
r,,ss, Boy Says He is in Good Con-
dltioa and Tells His Friends to
BET Their Money Freely.

..,oc nights battle at the Grand
l0hiO' ,.,neen Tommy Markham OF Eu-
NE .a and lack Clifford Of Butte VIII oe-
rs' ,So much mooted question OF VINO
uos ~ champion boxer OF UtahT'
w TS II be Markham or cilnordy INC
W." W., alone will decide the dispute Al
y. several weeks Of challenges accept
i" - n, challenges and guesswork' th's
s.' =, lightweight mitt pusherS are 10
pa~ ,. together in the rosinei ring anu
s s,rDsnse wallops in a twenty'round con-
test . ,,o oortas, than
after Of championship or side bet
mere is rivalry that amounts TO almost
- while the boys are not enemies
haUsS,. means vet they say they are
Putas ~ suffer Anything rather than de-
Nnss HSth declare they will put up the
mi Of their lives. ., a.. c,,oord
a,,hpr hack to the mines WIN me
re baseball diamond. ! honestly de-
W ,bot # am beaten. 1 VIII never
gam Dull on pur OF gloves ior c''''
test ,-,.,.,, ,o no n hard hitting
,c,sh ntopsoluon. hut ! expect 10 VIII
tseve trained faithfully Tor tnls eoItes,,
and am really giad tnat ! an, W NY.
,bs titan boy rather than U heeie ior ,nc
Wv s.on that there Is o question OF chaih.
IessSin Involved In this match, and
y,yiln,,"P there is more interest IN IL.
Wwtn'ItSan has been training and DONG
NsI ,rork AT Robinson and he Is IN pref
na' ~" shape and able TO 30 the pace
49,, m win. II ] fail, Just remember
s sfst say about the mines and tue Dali
park a, h,s training quar-
~ at ina fire department today iiis
.,us.Iss were hard yet pliable'. ms
49, hodv shone with a rudy. healtn-
wi slor ana he looked really better tnan
~ IA while in active training with Jerry
Mccarthy when the latter Was preparing
Ion the contest with slelon.
even IL / haven't been training as iafq
a. Clford will be in fine shape when
crawl through the ropes tonlorlow hiBn,
IA told YOU yesterday ! came up mere
ia whip Clifford and that Is exacty whut
am going to do ! don't think the bout
Win 20 over ten ROUNDS uoes,
wind. 1 nave NVlN Nv ltub 'N'N
cf but / have been working near NAM
moth and / am always In good condition:
want my friends TO know that ] feel
thoroughly confident OF beating Clinord,
ana Twill make the fight OF my life to
IKE men will battle for % and 70 per
cent Of the gate receipts. They are to
10 at catch weights and there will not
Il more than q few ounces difference In
polndage Markham has marked ad-
Vantage IN reach and has more than an
even break In rangy fighting. He also has
wonderful capacity for absorbing pun
lshment, and II Is the consensus OF opin-
Ion among those who have seen him
work that he has punch that produces
thmber when It lands.
There Will be two six-round prelimi-
nsrIes. One OF them will rival the fam
Gus Sunshine. Pistol go" II will be be-
tween Joe WadnsN and 'Muldoon's Cy.
Clone Those who saw the battle royal
On the occasion OF tho benefit at the Salt
lake theater for the murdered street car
mems families, will remember that Cy-
clone came out with flying colors.