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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24
DID SUNSHINE
FIGHT PISTOL
Man at Newton, Utah, Bets
Good Money That He
Did Not.

Editor Herald, VIII you kindly an
swer the following in your sporting
columns TO decide a wager: Did Pro-
lessor Sunshine and Professor Pistol
ever fight in Salt Lake? How MANY
rounds? What was the result? Please
give brief description of the light il
it ever took place? Yours.
(Signed) kid Robinson and AIfv
Hanson. Newton. Utah"
Did Professor Sunshine and Professor
Pistol fight in Salt Lake? Now. what
do you think of that? Where have
these Newton residents been living all
this time? The man who bet they
didn't simply burned his money up.
Why, that fight is the one bright sDot
i'm Utahs pugiIistie history II was the
greatest battle ever fought anywhere
The date, April IA, 1902. (see Herald
Dope Book, marks the Ted-letter dav
IN Dtah's pugOlOgy. In speaking of
nights, one says 50 long before or So
long after Sunshine and Pistol gave
battle. Salt Lakes fight fans discussed
that fight for months. and today. if
You should ask the ordinary fan if he
remembered the battle. he would be in
suited.
The fight went eight rounds. In the
eighth the negro end of it, which was
Professor Pistol, accidentally stepped
in front of Sunshine's right and stopped
IT with his nose. The ruby red began
10 flow, and Pistol went to the floor
There he remained on his hands and
knees, and all effort to get him IN
failed. The referee counted ten. and
then started and counted ten over
again. He begged and threatened.
but Pistol simply shook his head and
refused to bulge Then the referee
tried TO lift Pistol to his feet. but Pts
tol insisted that he was killed and
could not continue. Sunshine stood bv
and called his man A gutter but no
use, the yellow streak was there and
the sight of a bloody nose took all the
fight out of Pistol. The referee finally
awarded his decision and called il
fake, declaring all bets off. He had to
do this. as Sunshine thought he was
fighting for a 100000 purse, and some
fool lawyer might have tried TO make
it interesting for-the promoters.
1t was certainly one of the greatest
shows that was ever offered the public
In salt Lake. If il could be repeated
IT would be a mint. but there is only
one Professor Sunshine and one Pro-
lessor Pistol in all the world
Neither could fight. box nor do any,
thing else. 1t was a case of two hu-
man beings long on muscle and shy on
gray matter. In the whole fight thev
did not strike a blow that would have
broken pane Of glass. but they were
IN deadly earnest Just the, same 1t
was not brutal, because both were so
awkward that they couldn't land in A
week. Neither man was injured in any
way. IL was simply a bowling farce,
with every person in the hall except the
two fighters in on the play.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24
OtBaREST GOOD As PRO"
Maurice Daily Says Amateur Cham
pion Is One of Best lien
i'm Game

New York. May 23.-Msuricc DAILY, Tie
Well-known billiard expert. gives his im-
preston of Calvin Demarest as follows:
"Demarest is "A great player and almost
fit To cope with our best professionals. Tie
has courage, stamina and lots OF billiards.
He has brought amateur billiards upon
plane with the professional and has DEM
Onstrated that the love Of the art VIII
surpass the commercial side of IT, How
ever. / think for future contests he is too
strong. for very few amateurs viii devO1e
the time necessary to attain Demarest's
speed. J am afraid. therefore they will
be obliged 10 relegatc him from the ranks
in order TO have future tournaments. Pro-
fessipnal billiards should DE a. gamer e
DcmsreSt should Join its ranks, FOR we
would then have another young man in
the field to- contend with Hoppe. instead
of old men like Slosson, Schacfer, Sutton
and mostly all The rest
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24
LOU CRlGER WAS
NOT BL00DTHIRSTY

Lou Crger Of the Boston club was
very i'll man two seasons back. and il was
only his great nerve that pulled this peer
less catcher through, and which made II
possible for him 10 get into, the game
once more.
While Lou was in the advice he got
from the rest of the boys would fill a
good sized book, for everybody likes the
plucky little fellow. Though CTiger was
pretty sick, he never lost his keen sense
OF humor. One day in Boston Cy Young
the big pitcher, and Lou went into
lunch room. Lou called for a cup of
tea. and as he did 50 Cy turned to him
and cried out:
makes blood 4"
Yes murmured Lou. as he slipped his
tea; but you see, Cyrus. l am not blood
thirsty"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24
SAYS KETCHELL
is A WONDER
Battle Between Montana Man
and Papke Would Be
a Great One.
BY TAD.

Billy Delaney. the grand old mapager of
fighters. was the first one to pick Stan
ley Ketchell as a conner.
Last year, when Bill called on us. he
tipped the carrot topped lad as the com
ing wonder, painting him in vivid col
Ors.
He has a style that will BATTLE the
best or them, and can hit the hardest
punch 1 ever saw delivered, aside from
the one Jack Dempsey packed. He fights
sideways. When getting at mans body
he stands sideways and lets fly both
hands"
Delaney is the man who made both
COrbett and Jeflues champions of the
world. and a word of boost from him was
a grand thing.
Ketchel at that time was matched TO
night Joe Thomas. He beat Thomas twice
after that and Delaney's done came time
a punch, and Twin. - thinking il a fluke
had his big brother, Jawn. hooked IN.
ana the same dose was fed the stouter
Sully.
Right now all New York is talking Of
the proposed Papke- Ketchell fight.
great many are of the opinion that a
short fight would be unsatisfactory. Both
the new middleWeghts are Young fellows
Both are strong, aggressive and have the
punch. They are built 10 go the rome
Both are anxious to become great men in
the boxing world and apparently eager
10 get together.
The only way to settle the argument
would he in a fOrty-five-round contest or
enc 10 a finish, and the only place they
can pun off such go would be in Cali
fOrnla.
Papke viii probably want to box in
Milwaukee in "A ten-rOund bout. but this
is too short for a man like ketcheIl. and
would probably end in draw OF d close
decision.
Let's see these two fighters i'm a finish
go. Nevada or California clubs could
cop q barrel OF money with this card.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24

calendar for a card. il is hard TO fiud
better match than this should be It
Will be one Of the biggest betting fights
since Nelson met Cans at Goldfeld.
The east to a man viii be down on
Papke 10 win. and the coast will prob
ably send bunch of money east to
back ketcheIl This fight will settle
beyond all question of dispute the
owner ship of the middleweight title
= = y
On last Thursday the fans in Chi
cago turned out by the thousands to
witness the unfurling of the worlds
championship pennant at the National
league park The winning Cubs were
there in all their glory, there was
speechmakiig, in which the Cubs were
probably referred TO as the greatest
aggregation of ball players that were
ever gathered 10 gather. Then the UNI
pire called play bali and the much de-
spised BOstOns proceeded TO give the
Cubs the worst 'iicking" they have re-
ceived this year. That is baseball
Why will fight promoters keep on
matching George Gardner? Gardner Is
down and out. and has been for years
AT one time ne was a brilliant fighter
but he has gone, the route long ago
Last week he met Tony Ross at New
castle, Pa. and was knocked out in
seven minutes. One consolation was
that the tight must have been an
honest one, as Gardner took the count
Gardner gave Salt Lake one of its
greatest fights and one of it's greatest
fakes. The first was with Jack Root
and the second with Mike Schreck.
X X
The defeat given Jack Clifford by
Battling Nelson at Ogden does not
seem 10 have stopped CliffOrd's pugi-
listic exhibitions. Jack met fellow
named Horn at Marysville last week
and put him out in two rounds. Cliff
lord always was. and probably always
VIII be- good card in this part OF
California
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24
NICK ALTROCK HAS
MERRY REJ0ENDER

When the Cleveland club was in Chi
cage recently Harry White and his bust
ness partner SOt together one evening
and after puttinC in few hours at the
theatre adjourned 10 nearby restaurant
for a light supper Who should come in
upon them but AltrOck. the pitcher. and
Billy Sullivan, the crack catcher of the
White SoX2
Catching sight of Hickman and White,
the two Chicago players made for the
table where they were seated. As they
approached IL was noticed that Nick had
his hand ~ 10 his face. as if no were
suffering pain. Noticing this, Hickman
asked:
What is the matter. Nick"
why. Billy Sullivan just hit me with
a sandwich snorted Nick. with a PAIN
tul Srimace.
We'll. a sandwich shouldn't hurt you
much" cried Doc White.
Yes, but this was a club sandwich. 9"
yelled Nick, as he prepared TO duck un-
der the table.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24
Italians DO Not Explain.
WITH THE BIG LEAGUERS

close this year. Now he is, taking
quite a good deal of credit TO himself
for this wise prophecy. 1t is a fine
conflict so far, and there are no signs
that the Cubs are going to have any
walkoVer, even if they do succeed in
landing third straight pennant. Other
clubs in the league have strengthened
to such an extent that Chances men
are having a rough fight 10 keep at the
head of the percentage table, and
their first eastern trip is likely to
cause them to take healthy drop.
Quick THINKERS.
It's the manager with the siX-cylin-
der, two-miles-a- minutef thinking who
pulls down a majority of the games
these days
With all due credit TO a manager
who viii yank a pitcher from the rub
Der when he is being batted hard, still
the manager who deserves the plum is
one like Fred Clarke of Pittsburg,
who sent a recruit 10 bat for him in
a recent game at Chicago when he was
unable to connect with the ball him
self
Then again there is the manager
who. although his own pitcher may be
going good, will send another man 70
bdl III pidCS When the
opposing pitcher appears to be weak
ening, especially if the game is close.
Joss Often InvincibIe.
Joss is often invincible He stands
I'm the box looming up in the center of
the diamond like an elongated western
windmill with the sleeves of his flesh
colored undershirt whirling around
like so many tentacles of mammoth
devil fish," says Sam Crane.
There appears to be nothing going
on in the Maps box but a series of
whirls like one sees in a KALEIDOSCOPE
There is a weird tangie of yellow arms
and green barred gray stockings as
joss takes his preliminary swing and
the ball shoots from somewhere out
of the tangle-just where no one seems
to be able to tell-not even the UNI
pire."
x X
Harry Mote of Bartlesvile ind
who became mentally unbalanced over
baseball last year and was discharged
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24
BAT MAKES BOER BACK UP
Unholz and Nelson Talk Fight but
There Is Nothing
DOING.

san Francisco, May 23.-Battling Nelson
ana BOer Unhoiz had verbal encounter
i'm cafe last night. Nelson was angry
because the Boer had deposited s. .2CO 10
cover d 5000 side bet. The Dane sug-
sested a fight on Memorial DAT. and
when UnholZ refused because it was too
soon, Nelson tainted him with being
afraid
IN tell YOU what I'll do" he added to
Rudolph Il viii fight YOU in a back
room. and ii / don't stop YOU in ten
rounds you can have $1,000.
Nhereupon he flourished currency.
T am no bar-rOOm fighter, Unholz re-
piled. and the incident closed.
The BOer will remain here for a week
in the hope of hooking up with Nelson
for June. II ne fails he viii go to Los
Angeles to fight.
Promoter Sam Berger is to CiVe his an
sWe. today as TO whether ne viii offer
suitable inducements for a ffteen-rOund
fight between Cans and Attell on June 4.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24
L READY FOR
CYCLING SEASON
BY of Riders Already Here
chapman Sends for
Henry Maher.

I wees from yesterday the cycle
Il season viii be on for the sum-
|ln SAT- Lake. On Decoration day
Pant Palace and new Saltair track
Ppen and bid for the public patron
I2s.--programs have been an
I'D, and close TO 81 600 will be-
up at the tape for the bunch OF
Ery bike riders who are now sta
|at Salt Lake.
pm all indications there will be
II of bide riders here this year. in
there are enough here now 20 war
the best kina Of racing. In spite
rs. the managers of the two tracks
Pickering with more riders 10 come
PIT Lake.
|nageT Chapman of the SaItair
I announced yesterday that ne had
Signed up Henry Maher, one Of the
Sprint riders il Europe. TO come 10
lake in June Maher is TO have a
II or match races with Jackie
1t was Chapman's intention to
Walker Rutt. but the big German
Ri up with a contract and cannot
over. He cabled back. recon-
|ing Maher as the best man i'm Eu-
with a chance 10 beat Clark Ma
|has a victory over both Kramer
Lawson in match race, which in
denotes some class for the Ger
Chapman answered by cable yes
II accepting Makers terms. and he
leave Europe at once for Salt
|nager gedman has not given out
n a. D
Il talent, and it viii not be surpris-
he, tou, springs a new face or
before the season is many days
Vailsburg Doing Well.
second race at Vailsburg This
was held last Sunday and, like the
|ng day. il drew an immense
i. The races are also quoted as
away above the average. King
per met two defeats i'm the three
he started in. although one was
o a fiat tire. Kramer is not vet in
4 and seems 10 be having Z hard
this year 10 get going. Al that,
as it all over the field at Walls
Floyd Krebs is doing good work,
5 one Of the best sprinters at the
at present, with Fogler and
|sett sowing up strong.
Ian the dope that has been going
Il cycling circles in the past few
i. perhaps the best comes from
angeles. They are going to build
les down there some day. perhaps.
p, and the press agent is already
OF course they have that motor
man. who rides miles in nothing.
no had better remain away from
Lake if he wishes to keen his rep
bn-as one of the stars. They will
no with a grand match between
1 an and Hoffman, both well known
II Lake as Old-timers. A list OF
prominent riders who have been
ed 10 be present include some Of
pa brOkeh-doWn cycle riders who
lain away in the cycling grave
for ages. The list as given out
press agent, includes Zeigler.
san, Holbrook. Hatfield, Jed New
Pray, Gum. also well known Salt
p who have long since left the
|, including IVer and Carl Redman,
Smith, O. F. Emery and others.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24
"RE0" HARTMAN TO
CAPTAIN GOLDEN

Golden. May 23.-At meeting held yes
teTday afternoon by the School of Mines
track team at Golden, Red Hartman
the great jumper and spTinter. was elected
the new captain of the team. Hartman
was practically the unanimous choice of
the members of the team, according 70
information given out after the session.
He is one of the best broad jumpers tie
state has ever produced and is speedy
man on the cinder path Red" is also
a grldiron hero, and his work at half
back last autumn did much towards
helping the Golden school win the state
intercoleg iate championship.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24
WILLING TO osLIeE.
lPhiladclnhia Iedrer

philadelphia Ledger
In view of the hard times" said the
spokesman of the delegation, "the church
is obliged to ask you to consent to "A cut
in salary
Very Well" responded the suburban
pastor. the smaller labor involved in the
collection of a smaller salary is worth
consideration
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24

as cured as soon as the game started
again this season, has been taken
back to an asylum.
Mote was formerly manager Of the
Montpelier. Ind, team He talks base
hall necessarily and has many delu-
sions about the national game.
X *
The New York club needs pitchers.
and may take a chance on George
Upp, though that $500 purchase price
looms up pretty large. II is probable
that Manager McGraw will waive
claim on the southpaw today. II he
does Upp will join the Columbus team
a once.
X X X
Mathewson won his first six games
and then lost three straight. the last
two to the Reds. Going some to beat
Matty twice in fortY-eight hours.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24
P-O -R-T- O-L-O-C-Y
BY W. D. RisHEL.

promoters who pulled OFF the
MgiOvern-L Ougherty fight at
delphi a week ago. and the
ing scribes who boosted that tight
be biggest knockers the pug game
since McGOVeru was declared in
and the public of American was
to contribute "a fund TO take care
Ie of the grandest fighters the ring
Ever seen, in his declining days.
the fight promoters Of Philadel-
saw a chance to take advantage
5 former reputation 10 make a
money. and the sporting writer's
let those promoters get
with il. 1t is positively a crime
such a man as McGOyeTn enter
ring. Every man who knows
knows he is not mentally re-
|ible for his actions. A blow may
n time kill him, or send him hope
insane back To the asylum where
BENT nearly a year. such things
ese, If properly brought before the
{. would not be permitted, and it
DUTY of every sporting writer to
hat the public knows the facts
sporting scribes are afraid 10
x out" for fear OF being called
hooker" but just remember that
these same knockers that daily
nt fraud IN sporting circles.
b when you sum IL up, the only
b Who goes around bowling
zer" is some faker who is pre-
ii from robbing the public by this
sporting scribe who has back
enough 10 come out and demand
snort. Just one such a scribe
] have prevented the McGOvern-
henty AFFAIR. And yet they won
VIM the fight game is frowned
bv the best class of citizens.
X x x
y Papke and Stanley ketchell are
he'd al last. The night is sched-
Tor Milwaukee on June 4. On all
5ore that one can figure. this
+ he one of the greatest battles
cent years. Both Papke and
- are top-notChers who have
10 The front within the last year.
both have remarkable records.
are OF the giVe-and- take style Cf
RS which is so popular with the
nt-day fight fans. Neither has
90 much science. but az the same
they are clever enough to put up
d offensive fight. and fast enough
I<e care of themselves. Both have
tout wallops. and both are glut-
for punishment. Should the pugi-
promoters search the entire pug
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24

The Tigers were roasted for pulling
off the hidden ball trick in Boston 1t
was really funny how Coughlin
worked Mcconnell.
The ball was relayed back to Cap
tain Bill Coughlin, who deity tucked
it in his armpit as Mcconnell stood
painting on third base.
Mullin stepped in the box and the
other Detroit players took their regu-
lar positions. Captain Bin bit off a
fresh chew of tobacco and strolling up
TO Andy remarked:
THAT was a nice hit, Mac. I see
YOU are leading the team with the
stick"
YES. I get in a lucky swipe now
and then" replied Mcconnell mod
estly.
well. I'm glad 10 see a young fell
Low like you make good, and I hope"
At this stage of the conversation
Mcconnell spat on his hands and
moved off the bag. In a twinkling
Captain Bill whipped the ball from I'M
der his arm and tagged the little Bos-
ton player silk" O'Loughlin waved
him out and Mcconnell disconsolately
made his way to the bench.
Tigers Strong as Ever.
THE team which beats out Detroit
this year will win the pennant" says
Fielder Jones The Tigers are every
bit as strong as they were last year.
and / guess a bit stronger. They got
off poorly, but they seem to be going
right now, and they will be back to
stop It's the only team in the race
which we fear.
we, of course. are nothing like
ourselves yet. We are not hitting
nor are we playing our game, and the
weather is to blame for IL all. / eX
pect a hard race, but al the finish
] think il will be between Chicago and
Detroit. Our pitchers are doing good
work. Smith and Walsh should win
ali their games If we can make a run
or two behind them.
Close Race in National.
Last spring. while officiating i'm the
ante-season series between the Cardi-
nails and the Browns at ST. Louis, I'M
pire O'Day predicted that the Ma
tionsl league race would be pretty
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24
SH OFFERS $4,000 FOR
RELEASE OF RAYMOND

I York. May 23.-It is said I'm base
ircles that John +. Brush. owner Of
ew York National league team. has
an offer of SS.o19 10 the St. Louis
or The release of Raymond. a pitch
{ is said the ST Louis club intends
pose Of the services of some of its
ms and New York has put in an
bid for Raymond. if the St. Louis
cement viii permit him TO go.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24
MAY "a IN THE
ANNALS OF SPORT

1S66-At LOngheld, Court, England:
Jem Mace and Joe Goss fought u
draw, $4,000 and championship.
1S15-At London: John Roberts, jr..
defeated William Cook, jr., LOCO to So,
in billiard match for championship of
England
lS9l-G p. Mills won bicycle race,
Bordeaux to Paris. 35S miles.
lSS2-An LONDON: Arthur thinner
man rode safety bicycle $40 yards in
80 seconds. trial against time. stand
ing start. breaking record
1Ss1-At Rochester: Tommy Ryan
knocked out Patsy Raedy in sixth
round.
l9o7-At Worcester; A. b. Shaw of
Dartmouth set new record for l20-yard
high hurdles; time, 10 seconds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24
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