Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-17

aside Of sixteen rounds. If l lose shall
have no excuse to Offer"
co,rse Gardner--"Thls talk about my
.,,,Ina gone back Is amusing to Inc. am
INIT d years Of age and have lived
,.r,. careful life, / have never yet beel
n,rHsEsl TO any extent, and this rest
~" ,egr has undoubtedly done wond rs
Gov me | feel safe In saying TO my Sall
take friends that | am not only the
Gardner OF Old but that | am bigger aud
s,rongpr than ever before In my career
r. Am defeated l Will have mo- excuse
T. OFFER as my condition Is all thal
could wish ior'
These are the statements issued last
oy,nIug nv SchreCk and Gardner, who are
o. moot in the salt Lake Thcator tonight
IN a 2l.round contest according To- IN
rules laid down 10y the Marquis II
"rbat ia Vim be the greatest contest OF
tbp Kind given In this city since the
G5rdner- Root bout three years ago, Is the
unanimous opinion Of local night fans, 50
much interest IL cenlced ~ th.s match,
Hal a delegation OF about 40 rs due here
tbis afternoon from Chicago and Denver
A number Of the lighters friends came ln
;rom Denver last night. some are coming
nom the coast, II Is reported.
Roth men have quit Work ana each
claims TO be In tne teitle; Gardner arrived
In ,hc city last night, He looks to be nt
Tor the baltic Of his life Ie says he is
stronger and better than ever
willard Bean rs TO referee the contest
and II is expected tho Thcaier WI. ID.
hacked to the walls when the call Of
humc" is heard
Xiv Gibson, Gardner's manager, says:
george is IN great shape and viii surely
he returned the winner II Srhrcck can
beat him ] win be the nrst TO congratulate
'BSulv Hogan. schrock's manager says.
81 think Mike will win inside Of ten
rounds ! have had him for four years
and haze never seen him IN better conoi-
ton for faster
OPINIONS or THE FANS,
Prominent sportsmen Of the city have
expressed opinions ON the outcome Of Toe
nights mill, and so have noted sporting
Writers in the east and west To beg n
with George SNer and Lou Housgmau,
are Inclined toward Schreck,
ON the coast BaggcIly Of the san
Francisco Bulletin, thinks Gardner will
win while Bin NaughtOn Of the Exam
ln.r picks Schreck to get the money
Manager Eddie Robinson said today: 81
made this match because ! thought il was
aD even one. The man who lands the
winning punch Of course gets the money
bot ! would not attempt to say which
one It viii be. The public viii see great
contest and have done an In my power
10 protect the patrura OF the club
NJ r. Mulvoy-"S, 4 * has been work.
rg hard Never bee knocked out Gard
nc- Is clever. but Schreck for me-
Tom Bcnnett-"It certainly looks like
SDNrouk TO me-
Jim Williams--"Pooplc undorrato thi,
man Schreck lie Is a tough customer and
] believe he will beat Gardner
S. j, Kelley-'T think II will be a ho
battle, but Gardner viii win"
Jake eonWald-"Gardner, He IL
hard proposition"
Harry Joseph-"I am willing 10 take tn,
short end, Schreck Is underrestmatcd.
think he will win"
Johnny Chapman-'T pick Gardner, hu
Il II goes over twelve rounds | lik
Schrcct's chances"
Chas Langc-'It will bc a hard battle
and Schreck has a look-in"
cal Woods--"After fierce contes
Gardner viii be the winner"
Billy Sauer-"It looks good eve
break 20 me-"
And so it goes all around town, card
ncr FOR me says one "Schreck will bea
Gardner" declares another