Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-05
S|LER's TALK OF
THE PRIZE RING
Says PaImer's Showing Against
Jack Sullivan Was a Dis
appointment.
WAS NOT GOOD FOR THE GAME


George sier Inc veteran rctcrcc writes
vs. follows On the tight situation at pres
snt:
Il took Jack .rwiu' sullivan lcss thqR
ten rounds 70 snuff Jack Falmcrs heavy
weight championship aspirations az Los
Angeles Tuesday night Tom McCaTrg
who staged the aght set the distance "a
amcnty rounds FOR enough 20 dotsruire
decisive win1er, but half ttle Journey
was too far for the EnglIshman
~ say Palmer was a disappointment
would be letting him down easy and to
sas he was a frost as "a champion posi-
blllyy would not far his pride As the
SECOND best heavyweight os Great Britain
we expected BIN 10 give Sullivan a stout
argument If not bentins but his show
lug placed champion " England "Gpa-
Hery Molr 10 u bad ilsuc IgilL Palnaeg
lost TO Mott on foul last fall, aud when
he came 10 ibis country he said he had
much The better % the Eight ana thay
he WAS disqualified 90 save Mof rrou
drlcat- However. word comes that "Gun~
ner. put Ia all over sack ana that Jack
lLuIed 40 avoid being knocked Out.
" course, we do not know exactly how
Mqlr handled Palmer, but II Is any Kind or
odds he did not nitndie sim amy easier
dan did sulllvan- sn.l. such telng the
case the blk s'rwln' could make IL nIgn-
ly interesting Tor the -GlInAer'
Ealmer, according 10 accounts, did not
have look IN INesday nignt sullivan
Anocked him gruggy ~ the third round,
and Dut for palmer hiulug behind Ms
RioTts thc American wound have won
lrtlch quicker. lhe pair fought "a iiftccn
rth,nd draw IN l.Onden f8Hf years ago,
but the result Of their recent fight dein-
unsirates sullivan has Improved since
Then and that Palmer has been standing
ktilf
It veully would have been better for
the game bad the EnEIlshman won. as
1t would have led 60 othsl interesting bat
Ties. a victory over sullivan would have
insured him iisht with the winner of
the coming Tommy Burns-slack O'BrleL
s.lIIampIon ship fight or. probably, one with
BILL SquiIes. the Australian champion,
Who Nv expected within the next few days.
A battle between the Engls hnan and the
Austria lfan would have been an interest
victor of the Burns O-Brlen encounter
would have caused "a cenmOtion In the
pugilistlc world
Now the question Is being asked was
palmars Invasion worth the Csndlc2 He
was well thought OF in his own country,
and, undoubtedly. would have secured
return match with NOR had he remained
ut home Now, however, his pusilsttc
III
the pin ia his own country and will be
considered fortunate to secure a match
with a third rater In this, Had he put up
u good fight and lost the decision al the
end OF the twentieth round there stu
would have been chance for him, buS,
being cutcIAssed In all the departments
Of the game. beaten to "a fraEze La ten
rounds by a second class light heavy
weight, and showing no qualifications ot
a fiSst class lighter he lost the oppurtun-
lay OF gathering some OF our coin. There
Is ho~eyer still one chance for him.
and that is a six-rotlnt ill at Philadef-
phia. He may show 10 better advantage
over the short route and may make his
journey 10 this country worth the while.
CANS AND NELSON.
indications point to a match between
Joe Cans and Battling Nelson \ week
ago Eddie Grauey offered s3S,oo1 for the
light. and several days ago Billy Kocne
saw the amount and raisesd it s2,u10 Billy.
however. stipulated he would have no
dealings with Nelson's manager but It
Is doubtful II he can secure the match
without so doing. When return match
between Joe and sBar' was first breach
ID Cans said he would not fight unless
he received 20 per cent OF the purse. win,
lose, OF dran. and thai the weight, 1873
pounds, would be several hours before EN-
teting the ring He recently agreed to
hight for :: winner and losers end OF a
parse and 10 weigh i3S pounds at the ring
side. The Nelson party, however. de
mands the weight be made with tighting
reHalis. to which Cams objects That calls-
ed a hitch In the proceedings. and now
Roche II pla cling obstacles In the way OF
the match by ignoring Nelson's manager
There Is. wheel within wheel in
Roehes effer aud his objections to the
man who handles Nelson's business Billy
wants 70 stage the 1eht at Colma. He is
Jim Cunroth's right hand MAN. Jim has
control OF the Colma fighting arena Conf
roth and Eddie Graney are bitter enemies
and Jim has no use FOR Nelson's mouth.
piece and there you are. 1t Is more than
probable Cans will accede 10 the weight
conditions named by the Nelson people
aud that the match viii be ratified Tho
purses offered for the fight are too iatgo
30 he turned down.
scHRECK-w lille FIGHT.
1pnopah will receive Favorable mention
during the next few weeks. as on Aprli
u M NJ, Riley OF THAI town Will Stage a
heavyweight Finish hight between John
Mile and Mix Sehreck ARRANGEMENTS
Tor the match We're perfected several
days ago, transportation for the contest-
ants and thcir managers has been receiv-