The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-16
FIGHTS FOR FUN,
NOT FOR MONEY
J. Anthony DrexeI- BiddIe's Ri
val Is Making Good in New
York Bouts.

New York, Aug. 1--we have gen
uemen' riders and gentlemen" ball
players Cat least we are told that num-
pers OF professionals have lots Of
money and play the game only because
they like iD, but up until the advent
OF Jot CARR of Argentina the gentle
man pugilist has existed only in the in
teresting stories of DR.. Doyle and 9th
ers.
Not but that there are many nice lit
Tie Fellows who make fighting a husi-
ness In true geS-feness of manner ami
SIeanhhess ana courtesy of speech many
Vi the boys who trade wailoDs in the
prize rings of this country could give
most gentlemen" lessons Rut leav-
ing OUT J. Anthony Drexel- Biddle az
Philadelphia, who doesn't count ~,
way MI Jot CARR of South America
II the only man discovered SO far who
nights because he likes il.
we weren't next to all of Mr. Carrie
curves until he came up with Johnny
ohVer and announced that he wanted
10 box UP at Suffers Harlem Casino
Friday night in the big carnival for the
Dehent OF the Mothers Seaside Rest
Mr.. CARR has appeared several times
AT the local clubs. but Johnny Oliver.
FHN'N hiiiS ne Illdue MS DONlQu
oeDut, mas. up until now, kept his his
tory in the background
MI. CARR is carded at the local clubs
as the champion of the Argentine re-
puDllc This is no press talk because
so far as has been discovered Mr. CARR
~ the only native of that country who
mas met professionals at the manly
art You can reach his title by process
vi ueouctioh. II he isn't champion of
the Argentine republic, who is2
Mr.. CARR breezed into New YORK.
some months ago from his home belou
Inc Dig line and put up at one of the
SWEETEST hotels on Broadway. He vas
not registered as the Argentine cham
plon. because when he landed on Broad
way he did not know that this signal
glory awaited him i'm New York. That
zane alter he had absorbed a few of
our customs
One night after Mr.. CARR had mt an
expensive dinner where il would do hin,
lhe most good an acquaintance AZ the
nolei met him in the lobby and asked
MN TO go 10 a boxing show AT one of
me uptown clubs. Mr.. CARR thirstinr
Tor American color, accepted the inyi
tatlon and watched a number of scran-
pers maui each other all through the
evening. The game fascinated him. but
he didn't understand it,
/ see them shake hands and +ban
lhey MT each other in the face" he re-
ihonstrated to his friend, who fried in
VAN 10 make il clear. After The show
MI CARTS companion introduced him
TO johnny Oliver who runs the new
oIo Athletlc club: Tommy Murphy
and other enterprises
When Mr.. Garri's mvstification had
been explained to Oliver the nugiIistic
lmpreSdrio invited the South Americas
up 10 ms club TO exercise. As Mr.. Gar
III had always led an active life he well
coined the opportunity to work ont I'm
AT the new Polo club he saw pair after
palr OF young men who. apparently on
the pest OF terms. put on seldom
comes ana thick gloves, religiouslv
shake hands and then proceed 10 ham
mer each other with merry ahandon
ne was more than ever mystified and
Then somebody suggested that Mr.
-Iarrl put on the gloves" He ar
,epted the invitation with some mis-
5lNihSs He didn't entirely like the wsv
nose young men conducted themselves
Nhen they put on the gloves" but he
Vas game. The young fellow that faced
nm was rather clever and ne began bv
'lapping Mr.. CARR on the sneezer with
h1 unfailiI< instinct of man who ie
rot used to a punch on a tender nro-
'cscls Mr. CARR turned his back and
eli MS nose Reassured as to its safe
y. ne returned TO the fray and to his
lehght he discovered that he could ran
he other fellow This gave him an
for boxing that has grown
n bounds.
from The moment that Mr. CARR dis
overed that he could hit the other fell
," oates his yearning for aurels in
ne prize ring. He became the mosr en-
nusiastlc and most industrious pupil at
ohnny divers headquarters. He couId
ever get out of the habit of dincbtne
men mt III tender spot. but the pain
as always purely physical. His cour-
sc ne proved TO be beyond question.
FINALLY Oliver asked him if he Would
Re 10 appear before crowd He
agerly accepted the chance. He WAS
atched up with some obscure how of
Is own weight and made a splendjd
lowlng- He boxed several times be-
re some OF the local. clubs and slow
his confidence grew and his Eng
5h. always precise and proper. was
lriched and enforced by numerous
lrases picked up in the DRESSING
oms in the heat of argument
he became popular with the crowd
IL especially with the club managers
cause the only time he was ofTerad
~ money for boxing in public he re-
cteu II with so much Indignation
at II was feared for time that he
ouid be lost to the ring You can see
at he would naturally make a hit
it'll promoters.
Down at the Navarro A. c. a. few
seks ago he made his most recent
pearance- Oliver matched him up
tn youth of more class than usual
q. much TO his surprise, Mr.. CARR
locked his man out in a few rounds
iver went over to congratulate him
Few minutes afterward. and imagine
surprise TO hear. instead of his
ual precise English:
Say. get me that guy again"
dr. CARR won't get that CIV
ain. but Oliver will get him an
Ter to box at the benefit