Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-17

make big wad Of money in q return
fight With Britt and could get along
until the first OF the month from the
proceeds Of mlx-up with the MeXl-
can The latter looks like the most
promising candidate.
Marvin Hart has been offered a
match with George Gardner at Chelsea,
and then a fight with Gus RuhliS II he
bests Gardner. Some seeni to- think
that victory over Gardner would give
him some standing. win over Run
lin might, but over Gardner, no. The
lattor's present standing IL not any
better II as good. as Harris Rubin IL
a better man than either OF them. The
Knockout handed to Gardner mt the
Salt Lake theater by Mike Schreck.
hauled the Lowell man down several
pegs,
There Is some talk of an offer for a
return match between Hart and Burns.
Burns certainly would not accept IT,,
AS he stands an excellent chance of
getting on with Jack O'Brien-a match
that would be worth while from every
standpoint. Meanwhile Jack Root IL
clamoring for another meeting with
Hart, az he thinks ne could redeem
himself from his previous defeat
Hart has not gained much by his
charges OF unfairness In the conduct Of
the bout at Los Angeles, even IL he
did get the worst OF IT, Physically he
WAS much the bigger man and should
have been able to stand all Of Burns
roughlng tactics and give back great
deal more in return.
THE BRITT-GANs MIDDLE.
The Los Angeles Times has the fol-
lowing timely comment anent Messrs.
Britt and Cans, and II Is right too:
With the presence of Joe Cans and
Jimmy Britt in the city there should
be an opportunity offered for these two
gentlemen to gather themselves to-
gethor I'm a barn somewhere between
Los Angeles and Los Nietos and have
a little argument all by themselves
with baseball bats, razors or mud balls.
Mstah Cans has alleged certain
things that should CRATE upon Mr.. Britt
like sandpaper on "a brickbat. and Mr..
Britt has called Mlstah Cans divers as
sortment Of uncomplimentary names.
So neither can claim any recognition
here until they have fought II out
minus purse or cuss words.
II we are to discredlt Cans on the
strength of his confession, then 1t
would appear equally applicable to
Britt, unless the coloring Of their rep
utations harmonizes more readily with
the dark skin Of Mistah Cans.
The public admires both men-from
fighting standpoint-and 1t cannot be
denied that they are still in the peer
age, but II Cans Is debarred from Nc
Carey's club, how can he accept Britt
without doing Cans injustice?
McCarey has catered to the public In
making matches, and it places him in
an unenviable position, with Britt on
the ground making sleeps eyes, and
Mstah Cans out at the Bohemian cot
tage getting in shape 10 fight before
Levy's club despite the protest of the
fight fans.
Britt would like TO fight Herman, who
accepts the def, and Herman is card
with the fans If this match Is made
Il viii be necessary to whitewash Britt,
and likewise Mistah Cans.
Until Britt and Cans settle their dis
pute elsewhere II APPEARS there rs
small chance OF their performing be-
fore a bona flde local club.
II Morris Levy had sought to drive
the killing wedge into the game here,
ne could not have selected better
weapon to do II with than by bringing
Cans here and then have Jimmy Britt
show up. Cans may be a preyaricator
and so might be Britt, Be this as II
may the only way to decide 1t Is to
totally discredlt both until one or the
other proves his cause right.