The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-03-16


Gregg contest at Occur dAene that the Of
the wrestling show is able give the two boxers chance
lin preliminary to the main event between Dune Nc
MILAN and Two Feathers.
Yesterday when the final decision made not to pull
off the match at Occur dAene owing the opposition of
the prosecuting attorney, the promoters of the match
called it off, Later in the afternoon word sent from
Occur dAene that matters had been fixed up and the
match could be pulled off, but the management refused to
go on with the project.
This left Mun and Gregg at the close of their train
ing without match unless they sent to Rtzville
The management of the wrestling bouts made offer to
put the two in preliminary and last night the
deal completed through which the boxers
leased from the former managers and turned to the
wrestling management
While the two signed last night by the
wrestling managers preliminary, they will go Is
rounds and it will be giving the patrons of the show
lof the biggest cards ofereda wrestling match be
tween Mcmillan and Two Feathers and contest between
Mulin and Gregg. Between these will be Jack O'Ne,
who is to meet and throw six
No attraction that could be offered at this time could
prove of greater interest Ever since the last bout between
the Indian chief Two Feathers, and Mcmillan there has
been constant demand among the sport lovers for
return match No who that bout will miss seeing
the Indian and Scotc1man go at it again. /
For those who like boxing better than wrestling the
lMuinGregg preliminary will aford of the hottest
goes yet in the city, The two bitter enemies
mnary event, the winning losing of the side bets
will make sufficient nducement for theA to give the real
thing. u. -
There great interest stirred up over the go be-
tween Mun and Gregg and had the Occur AIene sports
been able to carry off there would have been big crowd
to leave here tonight.
AS it is there is sore bunch of good fellows hanging
around up Occur dAlene to-day swearing vengeance
on the who spoke before he thought and went on
record without consulting some of his advisers.
Occur dAene has always had the reputation of being
la good sporty town. In fact that feature has been it's
greatest attraction, especially in summer
All winter the people of the downtown section have
been putting in their time trying to drag out existence
and when the first live bunch of business to end long
winter showed up in the shape of 300 or 400 money
spenders from Spokane for the boxing match it looked
clear velvet to the hotels restaurants and bars There
would have been several hundred dollars dropped there
which would have helped considerably.
Everybody concerned appreciated this fact except the
one man who happened to hold Office under the ''ant
wing"
Now he's the unpopular oficeholder in town, par
tculary in view of the fact that there other things
doing Of which he is publicly cognizant
But nevertheless it ends the dreams of the men who
foot the bills to bring about live attractive town this
summer Occur d'Alene is only attractive to the real
money spenders through being lively liberal town.
series of boxing matches there this would have
proved strong attraction for Spokane sports who have
money spend But the losses sustained by the promoters
of the Mullin-Gregg go sent up the danger flag.
The directors of the Pacific National league held
short session last night but did not get down to business
This owing to the fact that Butte and Helena
not represented ~
After discussing the situation among the members it
decided to transfer the meeting to Butte in order
the attendance of Charley Lane and the repre-
sentative from Helena. y
The plan is to offer inducements to Lane to take the
Butte team and enter the league with Helena This will
give circuit of six towns. In this does not go
through there will be four club circuit comprised Of
Salt Lake and Ogden, Spokane and Boise.
Charley Lane has practically taken the Butte club
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