The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-11
rs much TO Vim as on ewith Rubin or any
cf the others OF that class
Gardner Matched With Fitzgerald,


matched 10 go forty-ilve rounds at Los
Angeles with Willie Fitzgerald. but there
Is some doubt about this match going
through. For one thing, the town is not
big enough to support properly bout
of this character, as II would be about
as good a ring attraction as could be
staged at the present time. Both of the
boys are about at their best but
Gardner would be a favoritc. as he has
an advantage in his weight His recent
poor showing against Willie Lewis would
gerald has good chance to beat him.
Marvin Hart Dead One.
How completely Marvin Hart was over
thrown by Tommy Burns was shown last
week by the Kentuckians attempts to eX-
plain his defeat while he was In Chicago.
Neither Harts explanation nor those OF
his managers proved anything except
that Marvin put up a poor fight and was
never in it at any stage Of the journey,
The particular rea son for this bad show
ing apart from the fact that Hart never
was n hieh-clnss boxer, is hard TO find.
He cannot explain 1t The real reason
probably can be found In the attempt Of
Tommy Ryan 10 make a clever boxer out
the time Ryan Joined Hart. the latter was
too old dog at the game to lenrn new
tricks, and any attempt to teach him
clevernesS would spoil his effectiveness.
This seems TO be about good an eX-
planatIon as can be given. Hart was ab
solutcly without resourcefulness, and be-
Ing n SLOW thinker was at q loss Wn3t 10
do before the fast footwork OF his oppo-
nent He was slow in getting his
bearings. and Burns had plenty of time
to set away before the attack was car
ried out,
Foolish Match for Big Fellow.
1t would be hard to imagine a more
foolish match than this one was for Hart
OF course, when It was made, Marvin
and his managers undoubtedly figured as
the general public did. that Burns would
not last long and that his defeat was
forcgone conclusion But IL was taking
a chance I'm match with scarcely any
financial returns, where Hart might have
gotten oen with Jack OBrien and StruS-
known in this prosperous California
country,
Hart. according to his showing with
Burns. would have been badly defeated
have had something for his trouble.
whereas he took a beating from Burns
with nothing TO show for II except a
bunch of signed tabs. 1t Is doubtful If
he even made his training expenses. Ryan
has deserted him, and under the elrcum-
stances this will be no loss.
Burns Has Nothing to Say.
Tommy IS going his own way and
speaks occasionally about the OBricn
match. but it still looks like that Is far
away. Jack still maintains that he be
lieves the match Is on. but those who
have talked to Tommy have gathered
from his conversation that he does not
intend to meet o. Brlen or anybody else,
Tourists returning from California
bring the word that the public has ac-
cepted Gans's confession that his fight
with Britt was feke at Its face value
and as a consequence Edward Is In very
bad with the fans. majority or
whom used to be his friends The bad
appearance or tho bout needed only the
word OF one man to turn sentiment oil
one way, Cans Is not blamed, because
he had a reputation as faker, but Britt
was looked uDon as man who would be
honest with his friends at least, and 1t
seems that most Of them have now de-
serted hiE. The public looked TO Britt
for It's assurance that the bout would be
honest and not to Cans For that reason
Britt must now bear all the odium of the
exposure.