The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-02
s. P O. IT. OIL G-Y
BY w. D. RIsHEL.

win win sure. Tell all my friends
in Salt Lake and Ogden to have bet
down on me sure. (Signed)
RUDOLPH UNHOLZ."
This Boer guy will be easy for me.
I'll give him what Clifford got in Og-
den, only more. (Signed)
bat NELSON"
The foregoing are statements received
this week by the writer from Nelson
and UnholZ. who are now putting the
finishing touches on their training for
the fight at Los Angeles on Tuesday
night. While those who saw the Boer
and Nelson in action in their last con-
tests at Ogden are picking the Dane TO
win, it is not the case with the Los An
geles fans. Unholz is certainly strong
with the fight fans in the southern Cal
ifornia towns and all because he
trimmed their lightweight idol, George
Memsic. Since then they think Unholz
is the real lightweight champion and
that he will give the Dane one of the
hardest fights of his life, if he does not
beat him. The contest goes only ten
rounds. and this is in favor of Unholz-
The Boer would never be able TO wear
Nelson down in the long contest, and his
only chance is to beat Nelson in quick
on the other hand just begins to fight
at this time and although Unholz might
have all the best of the argument up
TO this point, it does not follow that he
would be able to win decision over
Nelson at q longer route.
The Boer has peculiar style OF
lighting He covers up so it Is hard
for a clever man like Pete Sullivan to
reach him, and it will be much harder
for Nelson, as he is not nearly so clever
as the Salt Lake boxer. The Boer has
an awkward wallop that is dangerous.
He. could not reach Sullivan with 1t,
but the Dane is a much easier man to
hit. and it is a two to one bet he Will
reach Nelson often. Then comes the
old question. Is the Beers wallop hard
enough to put Nelson out? 1t will take
Tuesday nights battle to answer the
question. So well thought of is I'm
holz in Los Angeles that decisive VIC
tory for Nelson will give the latter
big boost in his effort TO convince the
world he is not all in
A better trial horse for Nelson could
not be found than Unholz, and the Los
Angeles fight fans will at once demand
that Cans give the Dane return bat
tie should Nelson put the Boer away
Los Angeles today is the fight center OF
the country, and a demand from that
source will be the strongest boost the
famous Dane could possibly get. A VIC
tory for Unholz-by the knockout route
will make him the greatest hghter
of the day and the best card in pres
ent pugilistic circles.
Boxing Lid~Is Shut Down Tight.
Unless all signs fail, the boxing lid
is down tighter in Salt Lake than it
has been for many a day. 1t was
thought the public demand for the
opening of the game had become 50
strong in the past six months that 1t
could be opened and, if handled care
fully, would be allowed to go along
nicely for some time. The sudden stop
ping of the Sullivan-Kinney bout, how
ever. shows only too plainly that the
lid has been put down to stay. Every
day the writer is approached and
asked. why can't we have boxing IN
Salt Lake?" This question does not
come from the rough-neck element OF
the city, but good citizens who like the
sport and hate to make trip TO Ogden
once a month or so 10 see couple OF
boxers mix it. The causes for stopping
the fight game around the country are
many. but here in Salt Lake the one
word politics" tells the whole story.
Salt Lake Should Get Tennis Cracks.
In another column on this page will
be found the announcement that w. A.
Larned, the present tennis champion
and Beals c. Wright will make the trip
to the coast next September and COM
pete in the tennis matches out that
way. This would be good opportunl-
ty for the management of the inter-
mountain tournament, which is held IN
Salt Lake, to make bid for these Two
champions. The intermountain tourna-
ment is held about the first of Septem-
Der, and the dates could be easily
shifted to suit the arrival of Larned
and Wright, should this pair consent
to appear in Salt Lake. Their playing
here would give tennis greater boost
in the intermountain country than any
thing else that could be brought about
The management of the intermountaiT
tournament has in the past shown
great ability in handling the meet, an6
if a little extra hustling this year coulc
secure these two stars, it would b'
time we'll spent.