Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-29

LOOKING tQt IL Spor'ihs pait HSi tlhu A"'
old friendships sake chose squires.
After he had boxed q biz with the
young fellow he tipped him as the com,
ing champion of Australia. In is
months his prophecy was fulfilled.
The coming champion worked IN 2
small way to begin with and accepted
small matches, but he soon worked up
to such pitch of proficiency that his
last fights lasted on an average,
round and a half.
HAS A KNOCKOUT.
Two Of squires' biggest fights were
pulled off in Victoria In the presence
of Sir william Holroyd one OF the SUI
preme justices, and newspaper con-
troversy was thus started which the
jurist regretted. but which the fighter
considered pretty fair advertising. For
a long time In Australia the fighting
game had been rather svpine on &C.
count of the cleaning out of all tho
old champions or their withdrawal TO
the golden field of America. But II
had corne into vogue again so these
goes were held IN the Exhibition
building" as the Australians call their
exposition buildings. This was appro-
priately erected in the shape of a cross,
Soulres tfrst conquered Dick Kernick
and afterward landed a slunber caress
on the Jaw OF Peter King in an inter-
state fight al which the supreme JUS
tice aforementioned was much cdihed.
Sauires championship fight took
place in Melbourne just about the time
San Francisco was being shaken 10
pieces by the late earthquake. He
and there was a good deal OF lll-feeling
in the meeting. The miner challenged
Murphy more than two and half
years ago but could never seem to ar
range a meeting. Murphy had defeat
ed McColl with whom Squires was
raised. and so had become champion.
Squires had sworn to take the title from
him and did so in neat style as soon
as they met.
There was wide interest In the battle
and the betting was 10 to on Squires,
whom the public had come TO like for
his aggressiveness. The go lasted just
two rounds and a half. Murphy
OBriened every minute OF the time, ac-
cording to witnesses. but was dropped
by a timely haymaker.
FIGHTS WE'RE SHORT.
Every night Squires has had since
then, and there have been six of them,
was ended within two rounds. The
shortest and sweetest was with Ed
williams, a middle weight. who prom
Used to remain In the ring for eight
rounds, He stayed just 10 seconds, but
remained In his dressingroom over half
an hour before they could bring him to-
Here in America Squires has been
training at Billy Shannon's near san
Rafael. beautiful little city, in the
Marin foothills, about 90 miles from
San Francisco. There, as he took a
glass of beer over the bar for he
doesn't believe In abstinence while he
is training, your correspondent asked
H. IL, 80 6crto iVroy
e JUST ITS EN-.
He looked thoughtful for mo-
ment and then replied:
''Oh, guess ! just 1T en-
Squires. as he shows in training, Is
an aggressive fighter, but unlike Joe
Goddard. also countryman OF his
defends himself we'll in going It,, He
may be O little nervous when he fights
his first battle in America, but his
friends who come with him say not.
That GOODNESS is one of his strong
points. Some of the local experts say
that he is too old and has been fight
ing too long TO remain champion for
many years longer. But IL you suggest
this at his training camp they laugh
at YOU ana refer to Fit2simmons Bar
ney Reynolds, Squire's inimitabie
manager, says that men are like
horses-~that when they start late
They last long, He declares his pro-
tcge started late and will last long
Just like Fitzsimmons and Joe God
dard.
Whatever else may be said OF
Squires he Is willing worker and
does not have 10 be driven while he
liz in training Martin let's him go
pretty much as he pleases. knowing
full well that he VIII do the requisite
amount OF work, II the big fellow
feels like laying off for day or so
they let him do so and the next day
he Frances around In the gymnasium
like a brown skinned demon He
thought he was getting little tired OF
training In San Rafael and SO one
morning Informed his manager that
he wanted to 80 10 a seaside resort.
Consequently everybody in the camp
packed on 10 Santa Cruz. where for a
week Bill did nothing much but Toll
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