Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-08
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For special sporting features of local
interest, with Illustrations, the reader Is
referred to page 70 OF this issue OF the
News.
Beginning at goo O'Clock this afternoon.
tho West Side High School will hold a
preliminary track meet Twenty-Five
young athletes will participate In the
events, and out " that number a team
VIII be chosen.
a game Of association football is being
played. on the T.. of L, ampus this. after
| noon between the Salt Lake team and the
Eureka bunch A great deal Of interest
has been taken In the game, which
promises to be highly interesting and
closely contested,
If you listen TO Jimmy Rothwell. broth
en- " Young Corbett. the e~X-champlon has
made more money at the fighting game
than a bunch OF mine-owners,
MY brother isn't IN old man Sullivan's
million dollar class he In quoted as say
ing recently, but he took down $4,000
during his fighting career, and I've got
the papers to prove II, too Contracts
and things, YOU know. But what makes
mo tired Is that he has nothing TO show
for n IA a couple OF houses In Denver
In which our folks live, worth about So
The Spokane Chronicle prints the fol-
lowingi Boise wants Billy Dammann on
It's pitching stan, According to the
agreement entered into by the different
| clubs In tha p. n. L. no club can tamper
with players belonging to another club In
| this league, SO overtures have been made
| Spokane for Dammann's services.
President Williams said today that he
| had offered TO let Dammann go to Boise
If Boise would give Mcfarland 10 Spo,
kane Mr. WILLIAMS says ne does not
but does want 20 get somewhere near an
even return for his services, so that, II
Boise wants the little southpaw, all that
player near Dammann's equal.
While IL appears that Mcfarland Will
not be given in exchange, there Is q
good chance TO get some, other man, and
the deal may be made. Il Is stated that
Thompson wants to como here, and he
Is q good man.
Jabcz White tells the following story,
picked up on his FIRST trip across the big
pound. Two English chaps had boarded
The steamer carrying Mitchell and him
self. and both OF them took 20 their state
rooms the moment the big steamer began
70 breast the pillows, Neither knew tho
other was aboard until the fourth day
ont. about midway between Liverpool and
New York. They had a hard time Of Il
with Neptune, aud both looked as though
just out of a hospital, They met AZ me
head OF the companiOnWay, and, glaring
n moment mt each other, finally extended
hands and a greeting as warm as their
cnfccblcd condition would permit OF
eUsuod,
"The taller OF the two said White.
"as soon as he could get his breath, OK
claimed 90 his friend, why, bless me.
you going ACROSS.
eve were then twelve hunderd miles
uut-mind you; funny, chg
There is the old talk about Brltt's right
10 the title OF lightweight champion
brought up by the coming match with
White, who is the champion OF England
The coming fight is billed to he for the
championship ot the world.
MalaChy Hogan, a recognized Amerl'
can authority on boxing, says OF Britt's
pretenslons 10 the title OF lightweight
champion.
Important RS the coming Brltt-WhltC
bout win be. n will yet lack one point
Of Interest TO fighters, one OF the fight.
Edward has made many q claim TO boina
lightweight champion OF America, bui
mat line "lost to Joe Cans on a foul" IN
his record keeps his claim from belni
good, -.
championship, White has the qualinca.
tious 10 tght for such o title, but Brit
lacks his part Al that the winner Is Ike
lv to be hailed as a title holder b. many
dght followers. IL Is certain that I'M
manager " each wi. claim world honor'
for his man.
white impressed those. Of us here VIII
saw him as q grand looking pugllist III
weight seemed evenly distributed, bis
shoulders locking especially good, He has
the "dRhting eye,' too, and altogether
looks like a well assembled lighting ma.
chine"