The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-02
EVEN BOXERS HEAR
OF GLORIOUS ZION
Champion of Australia Drops
in for Glance at Local
Prospect.
MAY GET ON BIG MATCH
WITH DICK HYLAND
Hook Keyes Pleased at Seeing
America First, but Can
not Linger.

HHock- Kcyes- This is not demand or n
request. and has nothing whatever to do
with any OF the humorous "throe BALI prop
ositions around tho city of Zion. 1t is sim
the AntipodeB who blow into the burg on
Wednesday, fresh from his recent tour OF
the mild and tamo East on his way back
to the old homestead ia Australia after
proving to tho lighting exports OF Philndel-
phia and Now York that no ono OF tho
cleverest demonstrators of tho 6stianic art
that has ever boon shown to the I'm from
Missouri" bunch in that part Of the coun-
try.
''Hock" was accompanied by his manager,
Jack Macdonald. whose camping ground is in
Sydney. Australia. and wize gaznoo In tho
boxing line. who has been looking after tho
Keyes TO tho treasure chest for several years
back.
Nothing Doing in East.
The pair came over TO this country In
March, landing In San Francisco, where
but the earthquake put kibosh on thcir
prospects, and they concluded TO hike for
what-at that umo-looked like fair skies and
green pastures around New York, with bar
there was work. But the dope proved
wrong and OF very Inferior brand. accord
Ing TO their stories. and when they snw
that tho trick was or IL OF rs
and carfNro for tho two tourists.
AS has already been published IN tho
sporting columns of the Sunday Tribune
mado tho biggest kind OF a hit in the East
especially when he "hit" the much -toutcd
Amby McGarrey, who was ''press-agented"
for coming champion.
Tho bout was pulled off at Tom o Rourkc's
Tuxedo club, which was located In Essington.
Pa, and played sure thing to bring
boxing back into its oldtime place In tho
athletic game
The ngh, went the limit-twenty rounds
and Keyos got the decision. The Australian
was handed Wild right swing TO the Jaw
In tho first round. that sent him TO the mat.
whero he took tho count OF seven before
raising 10 his knee. but when the referee
cnmo to the "9'' point, Keyes got TO his
feet and clinched for the bell.
When no came back he was apparently as
fresh as when he started. fought cautiously.
and when tho third round camo up carried
the battle 10 McGarrey, and Mt tho latter
part OF the tight had NIL the best Of II,
at one urne having the Philadclphian on tho
ropes. but the Australian could not laud the
wRllop for dreamland,
Rather Like Australian.
This battle gave Keyes so much prestige
that he was boosted TO the limit by the
Eastern papers and he was matched WIN
Young Erne at Philadelphia on May "a. eight
days nfter his contest with McGarrey. and
while no decision was given, according TO the
law, the sporting writer's of the various
papers gave out their opinion In favor OF
IL
he was then offered q match with Matt Bald
win from tho Boston monopolizer OF boxing
matches, Billy Pierce. editor OF the Police
News. But Manager Macdonald is "conny
mon" and could not ken where there Yves
anything in his protege fighting for meal
tickets or doing rain check" stunt, so he
bade the metropolis and adjacent suburbs
sad farewell and hit the high places for de-
San Francisco. where they hope
to pick up a little short change in the boxing
lIne-if the book made up by Jimmy Cof-
froth goes through The Foxy james boy
has corraled all the malcoutents and whipped
them into line for great future In the
boxing proposition. so Manager Macdonald
has passed up Los Angeles and Will hit for
the coast as straight the GROW flies. It's
also much closor 10 the old ireside.
When the noted Australian aghter and his
landed here they Immediately hunted
up Sammy McClintic and Fighting Dick"
Hyland whom they met In New York. and
visited the sporting headquarters OF Charles
Langc: where the prospects OF match be-
tween the two boxers. 10 take place at either
Lagoon or Ogden-presumably the latter place
were talked over by tho bunch.
In the afternoon the visitors took a trip TO
seltair and visited other places of interest
about the city.
Rather Like the Place.
I'VE heard SO much talk back East aud
during out short stay on tho const. you
know, said Manager Macdonald: that the
boy and myself decided to make II Il point
to drop of in your noted city. just 10 be
able TO tell the lads at home that he hadn't
missed anything In our visit TO this coun-
try. We have had the best Of treatment
from everybody in this land and would
stay, only for the fnct that we have too
many important engagements In Australia.
and while we can prolong our visit we feel
that home is the place for us. Wo Will leave
for Ogden tonight on the 10 o'clock train
and may stop off there for day. From there
We head for San Francisco. and II there Is
nothing doing shall take the first boat
for Australia. Keyes had match coming
up with Willie Fitzgerald. but l decided to
call IL of, owing TO tho unsettled conditions
In regard TO the game in the East We had
cisco when fret came over, but tho
earthquake spoiled that. II is now a case of
Hook the Keyes-cr. Lange sprung that. so
forgive me-"
Keyes is a quiet, unassuming fellow. husk-
lily built and has always kept In the best
of condition. No frivolities for him. It's
strictly business from soup to nuts. Ho
fights at 1873 pounds-and even lcss-as was
shown In his mix-up with McGarrcy, when
he was down TO 129 at o'clock. while his
opponent weighed 135 at the hour.
At the last minute Hook Keyes, the
Australian lightweight champion, de-
cided to stay over for another day in
Zion. and IT now begins TO look as
though he may be matched for a go
ager, along with Sammy McClintic. Dick
for Ogden this morning and size UP the
situation for holding the bout in the
opera house OF that city.
McClintic says that he Will take Keyes
on at 1873 pounds, but hereafter he is not
going TO let Dick go against men who
cannot or will not reach the 133- pound
mark.