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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
Pugilists Are of Average Size
When Heighth is Considered

Langford IS feet ~ inches tall
Walcott was Just . feet y inches, a
midget compared to Langford. Stanley
Ketchel is but feet inches. while
Langford rises fun half inch above
the so-called heavyweight champion,
Tommy Burns, who is but feet I
inches.
Jim Jefferics and Jim Corbctt are
among the tallest men who ever
fought in the heavyweight class, JEFF
fries being feet = inches and Cor
bet 8 feet / inch Fitzsimmons is
pretty tail. rising feet tl4 inches
Jack Johnson is in the tall class
standing feet = inch. John L. sui
Ivan is feet l0iA inches, while Char
ley Mitchell is feet inches
Going back to Langford's class. he is
within "A quarter-inch as tall us Tom
my RYAN, a bare inch shorter than
Hugo Kelley and Joe Thomas, an
inch taller than young Peter Jack
son. who fights Ketchel next, and an
inch and thrce-quarters shorter than
Billy Papke.
Jack Dempsey. the nonpareil, was
only . feet inches. Mike Schrcck,
the heavy weight Is but 3 feet so
inches, Tom Sharkey is feet 81
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
leaning Tabooed

THIS week started out with some
thing for the bicycle fans TO talk
over. The morsel was the announce
ment that teaming would not be al
lowed among riders at the Saltair CO.
liseum saucer The fans Cheered and
clapped when the announcement was
made. so there could be no mistaking
how the decision was regarded by the
fans II Is understood Manager Johnny
Chapman told the track referee to make
the statement just after a professional
race in which Mcfarland and Clarke
made a run away out of race thai,
Henri Mayer the German champion,
made a game but useless effort to win.
Mac" led Clarke around and forced
Mayer To ride fast TO keep in the run
ming. Woll along toward the tape
Clarke took jump and beat the wind
ed Mayer for first plao" The team
ing by Mcfarland and Clarke was far
too strong for such fast man as
Mayer, even to win out against Clarke
and Mcfarland constitute a team that
no other two riders can hope To beat
at least that appears To be an admitted
fact In racing circles, so something
had TO be done to keep the game a free
for all at the lakeside saucer Here
after it will be every man for H. Conn
binations formed during races will not
BE- permitted, II Is understood.
Following the announcement made
at Saltair the fans began wondering
II the salt Palace would not do the
same Manager Il'lgren has this to
says THE Salt Palace and Saltair
tracks are different propositions. Down
at the Salt Palace there are several rid
crs all In a class. No two can get to-
gether and win everything for there are
number OF pairs or trios Just as fast
as the next pair on trio. For this rea-
son we are not forbldding teaming be-
cause combinations can be made among
a dozen riders ana no two or three
viii suffer. We feel that, when such is
the case. better and faster races are
served up. We announce who arc go
ing to team so the fans watch the Vari-
GUS teams. 1t lends interest 10 the
races we have found. And the talent
Is often upset down at the Palace for
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15

Official football rules for next fall
he out and there are several changes
b them which pobably Will have a
hndency 10 make the game more
b'en Alterations have been made on
H. forward pass. on the penalty for
(rdling and roughness, fouling, time
be taken out and the intermission
|stween halves.
The change in which the football
Enthusiasts are most interested is the
Erword pass, although the alterations
he not so great as to make much
Inference. The rule regarding that
.stlcular play was altered to the eN-
Nh that when the forward pass is le-
5nf touched only the man of the
ts,ser's side who thus first legally
Euches Vt shall be entitled to recover
he ball until 1t has been touched by
sn opponent Also, if a forward pass
s thus legally touched. fumbled and
puched ny another player of the
passers side before tho ball has
puohed an opponent. the oval shall go
b tht opponents on the side where IL
Ras first legally touched
. Spalding's guide also states in re-
Fsrd 10 that play while the ball is in
lhe air for a forward pass players of
w. defensive side may not use their
bands or arms on opponents. except
y push them out of the way In order
y get the ball themselves. Players of
~ side making the pass who are
Eligible to receive the pass may use
~ hands and arms. as In case OF
{ayerS going down the field under
tck. Neither side may, however,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
RACES THIS EVENING.

Races were not held at the Salt Palace
saucer last evening on account of the
threatening weather. The Same card ~
ranged for last evening Will be carried
out this evening. This is twice this
week rain has interfered with the SAlt
Palace races. Last Tuesday a shower
that was almost IA cloudburst shut "A
half completed program on, Fans went
back Wednesday ever ing and saw tho
best card of the wear While this ie
the FIRST time IN the history Of tho
salt Palace track that races have been
set for Saturday night large crowd
ls expected. az thousands Of fans learn
ed lesson In the results of following
out the old maxim. III at FIRST YOU don't
succeed, etc. one OF tho features of to.
nights card viii be the unlimited pur-
suit between SHmuolsun and Mcfarland
two OF Americas greatest rideis This
race was the outcome ~ a challenge is
sued by Samuelson TO the winner OF the
Mcfarland Furman pursuit rae The
exciting lap races viii ~ ran by anna
Tours and professlonais ns tins style
Of races has proved the biggest success
Of the year.
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inches and Jim Flynn feet az
inches.
There have been many men lighting
in the lightweight class who were as
tall as some OF the heaVyweights of
this generation. Battling Nelson is
& feet Z y inches and Cans is feet
O. inches Packie Mcfarland is one
of the tallest boys who ever fought In
that class. being feet s inches. Jack
McAulffe was only : feet 6 inches,
Jack Blackburn and Mike (Twini
sullivan are two unusually tall fellows
who make a pretty low weight. espe-
cially Blackburn, who can do close to
1913 pounds Both are 5 feet 10
inches,
The featherweights will average mp
feet inches, That is Attells height,
and Terry McGovern measured up to
il exactly Young Corbett Is a short
chap. being but r feet 2h inches.
frankie Neil is one of the tallest
featherweights we have ever had, be-
ing feet . y inches
The bantamwelght champion, Jim
my Walsh, is n small boy, being but
feet inches. but the smallest Of them
all. one of the tiniest fellows who ever
Crawlcd through the ropes To fight u
battle, Is Johnny Coulon. the paper
weight champion. who outclasses all
the boys in the country around los
pounds. He Is just an even feet tall.
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Cyclone" is Whulwind

I1HNNY CYCLONE" THOMPSON
Of Sycamore, but whom ogden has
come to claim on account Of the many
battles he fought there. Is beginning
10 be noticed by sporting writer s.
throughout the country. This Is prob
ably due TO two things. First, because
Johnny used up an awful lot OF stamps
and stationery writing to the dopesters
TO tell them he feels he is the coming
champion in the lightweight class II
don't believe there Is any one AT 13s
who car stay with me 45 rounds and I
think I've shown that | am long
lighter wait until l get M Nelson. +"
writes Johnny. Tho second reason rs
that Johnny has won all the battles ne
could get while out west, Thompson
Is ambitious and willing ana I'm hl ;
latest bouts went after his mon In a
way that said palmer than words,
Here's another victory and a quick
one; step higher up and long ole,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
QUITE IS AFTER BIG
HOUND RACING MEET

With the greyhound track approach
BE- completion, dog fans are wonder
hg when racing will open here. A
neet was scheduled for the first of this
ronth but so far no further announce
nent has been made Butte is after
" national meet this fall and "A Butte
laper prints the fact that Secy. G, l..
glow Of the Mississippi Valley Futur-
~ has written to Butte promoters
Vat h. would rather see the national
neet held up there than any place he
~ In mind Secretary Glow is in Salt
take Butte merchants and lovers Of
Us racing have started a subscrIp-
~ list and promise tn raise $4,000 for
Y meeting If the Montana city is
,9arded II In the national stakes all
" best dogs in the country take part
4heh the announcement was made
nv the local track would he opened
Nv meet Aug, !, half dozen dog
tIAerS on the coast said they would
wing their animals here,
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seer,s 70 season. There
S1e'iis TO be several flaws to the sched-
uIe and after talking with those for
ana against 1t. ono can't heln but so
tHat thoSe against II have a lust COM
pant. First of all. the OccidentaIs -,
nome team whose 81 900 forfeit was inf
UP by salt Lake residents, colored. win
Iot DC seen on the local diamonds with
osuen' Tho colored boys are entitled
10 play game before their followers
with the Junction city pets. # is sim
ply not right to make the Occidcntnis
Journey to ogden for every game tbev
play with the Holsters.
lhose who feel the schedule is All
Ine candy point out that all dates arc
uiied IN salt Lake with games between
1ne white Wings and other teams.
rms argument weak as il is Is met nv
me Elanagement Of the White Wings
The White Wings can 90 to Murr5 v
one day or more" says the salt Lake
manager. We're no hogs and feel ON
selves mat the Credentials should get "A
crack at Ogden down here" Then the
pro-schedulists say sending the White
wings to Murray isn't much OF a
money-maktng proposition. This nrpu-
ment is met by the fact--the cold. nm
answerable, undisputa BILE fact-that tho
occidentals and Ogden teams would
uraW big crowd in this city. The To-
cal rams, colored, white, yellow or a
mixture. would like TO see the Lob
STEERS and Brunattes mix II here and
us cinch the biggest crowd of the
season, with probably one eXcention
would journey down to Walkers field
10 see the struggle That one eXcep-
ton Is the crowd which turned out to
see salt Lake and the Occidentals when
they met in an exhibition game The
Credentials play fast ball and should
be gwen fair shake with Gimlin'a
bunch. Docs ii look fair to make one
team play another team on one teams
home grounds altogether? And fan
dom says in one voice, No"
Ogden isn't the most generous team,
by any means, anyhow. II didn't want
TO let Salt Lake have a chance to play
off that Lagoon 10-inning tie game
when any yahoo knows tie games have
to be played off IT hasn't wanted to
60 to Murray during the present season
when Murray was entitled to see games
as much as Salt Lake or Ogden The
Murray fans put up good cold cash to
get their team in the league and ii Is
not right TO grab mans money and
then tell him he isn't entitled to see
anything for il. So Ogden wanted all
games In Ogden and after that league
meeting 1t looked like the Ogden repre-
sentatives came nearly getting every
thing they wanted. Manager Black is
angry and he has a right to he AS
he says the Occidental team was
mighty welcome into the league when
1t looked like the league must blow up
when the Soldiers dropped out.
The colored boys have paid no atten-
ton to handicaps under which they had
to enter the league; they have played
good, earnest ball and provide the fans
with their moneys worth every time
they play. Black claims he can make
more money by travelling throughout
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something they have seen how anxious every White Wing was
do his No liner wide for the nielder and
M M high wide for the outeders and Beanpoe Hunt
MT them with speed and enough keep the be-
Uttered asking, where oh where Dad Gimn
m we att But Dad couldn't his pets He watched Hunt
figure the story wirler Ogden and Salt Lake broke
sen last but the White Wings aren't going to be
content with breaking even.
Why? Because Emmett Rogers IAN old head is coaching them
ball going be played by the locals No team could be III
better shape All places filled by who perfectly at home
the positions they fill Team work is the thing now There is no
ascension uuarres among the the financial end of the club
affairs splendid shape; phase of the situation pleasant
fans turning and they roofing they demanding
rood ball they getting it Gate receipts and noise are bal
ball PLAYING and ginger watch the White Wings
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
LONG WINDED GAME.
Shko'h and Fond du Lnc Mines Play
Twenty.Threc Innings.

ms seasons record for long winded
Ilssodll games was made by the OslI-
ISh and Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and
mos League teams, They played
shining game Aug 4 at Fond du
T.. The outcome of this magazine, nj
Ll,'Sl was Az victory for the
'ihhosh nine.
LAst years record was 3O-mnlng
''le played at Brooklyn Park July 4,
Nv resulting In a score Of 4 10 /. The
sung establishing this remarkable
4 org were the Brooklyn a. G. ana b.
"Il-slars. The most remarkable
',.' of all, however Is that the play /.
NJ were only is years old or lcss, The
n,. on the game was hours and 80
a''GG'eS' and the victors, the Brooklyn
Youngsters. The Pierce and
rr,rhelt schools Of the Boston grammar
S Sle school league played 2S-ln-
ruab game, July IA Of last year.
,, rvu'y lhree Innings and less are not
na a'a hhLis. although far from no-
fr,sht sixteen innings and in that
e""olhQod are frequent
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15

Financial conditions In tho Utah state
league are rosy
Lincoln Sioux city and Omaha an5
fghting for first i'm tho Western,
The Cotton states league Is in a bad
way, financially.
Gamblers who tried 10 open booths on
baseball circuits lost 100000 and quit.
Baseball ls game which VIII get along
without "hoOkios"
springvillc has tho Three t. PEN
nanl cnchcd, unless Il drops a Ion in a
row.
Dad" Gimlln stood ON tho sde-lnos
aud sQuinted WOndcringly al this man
snapped up, as the wizard made tho
Lobsters look Ike children last week.
Wonder what was in DADS mind?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
Poor Sponberg!

IT was tough on Sponberg Some
L body recommended him to the cubs
and sponborg went cast in high gir-
But ne wouldn't do ana the Cubs. TAX
ing pity ON tho boy, landed him a job
with Springfield in tho "Throc-l"
league. Had Sponhcrg remained with
pad" Gimlln this year and In tho west
for a while he might have gone back
cast 10 travel with the big ones. Now
he viii hHyo 10 overcome tho set back
he suffered this season
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
PITCHERS UNIQUE RECORD.

Pitcher Frank Hosp OF the Los Augc-
lcs team has q unique but not-to-bo
cherished record Ian recent game
he forced iu tiye runs without lettinp "a
hin be nude, While he was not ratified
he could not get his curves 10 break
over the platter with three men on hls
bases He tried. oh how he tried, but
hc simply couldn't shoot across The
platter Tho wonder of tho thing IA
that the team manager didn't pun him
out of the box after he had forced In
the iirsl run on anyway when he
rusr'l iD thc second
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
BIG HORSE RACE FOR
CARBON SPORTS SEPT. 7

Carbon county sports are chewing
over a delicious morsel. on Labor day
Sept. I, there is going to be n horse
race, some better and bigger than any
thing that county has ever known. Joe
Seely of Castle Dale Is going to run
his kit against Dolly" owned by
John Cox OF orangeville, over a. 300
yard course. for the tidy little sum or
$1,000. Articles OF agreement we're
drawn up by an attorney and $500 put
up To show the world that the affair
was not warm atmosphere.
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NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE.

spokane, Wash. Aug n Poor support
'o~t Wright "a clearly earned victory
over tho league leaders today.
S'ore' r. n. u.
n vancouver '.'..' ''...t.-,, ....,.-..,G . 3
ENnhHuc trsttssr ,fs.-rsr 4rs,t.fs.t.sd q
and Roberts
Impito-CaIIutRors
seattle Aug N-Although they out.
urldrd and outbuttcd Butte, SETTLE los.
today by poor base running.
score, K, n u.
seattle ...... .......... .,.............g NJ
Butte ........ .... ...... ................9
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JUST BASEBALL GOSSIP


Rowdylsm is rampant IN the New
England league. Tho players seem to
be running affairs by the bat argument.
Cioakcrs Of hard times" or money
scarcity" are having "A hard time get
ting audiences ln cues IN the National
one Is at the diamonds on ball days
All clubs are making money
Same here
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15

the finish Mister Cans. The colored bo whipped put
out-he given and Licking by the Dane,
But 10 and behold they matched agan lis been said nu1er-
the sports of San Francisco think there is just
enough curiosity lghom the fans ungIe
That's the only explanation Of
ed Cans Hardin Springs, living in the air to tone
Tor the coming barbecue that's how the dopesters have sized
up All reports coming from Hardin Springs and most of
them appear that and looks the sheep being fattend
for the slaughter pen
They of Joe, wealth ali pipes: they the
poor old fellow broke many book being given the
Aabbiness purse Joe will Nelson 4 round
go, take CO. loser OF per of the house
hoping poor old Joe Will wake up its all fat
per because will be his last.
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Ginger, Roofing, Team Work
Combination to Victory Box.
White Wings Show What Coaching and encouragement From
The Fans Will Do Toward Bringing Pennant Home

HEN ginger and roofing don't win ball game
water will run up hill and the usual order Of
things will be reversed generally Salt Lake
baseball fans turned out in force last week and
rooted. The White Wings saw the fans were
there 10 see ball SO served the real article Re
suit? A treat There was smuggling and there
was fielding to suit the most hnicky fan And
Salt Lake administered drubbing to Ogden
that was convincing. The fans must have learned
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
HERE'S A GOOD ONE.
wyoming Fisherman Lands Biggest
Ever Pulled from Wyoming stream.

10 William Howard of Beaver
Wyo.. Is given the honor of getting
the biggest fish ever pulled out of n
Wyoming stream. Howard saw a
monstTous trout shooting around In his
private pond, II miles from Douglas.
80 Immediately began coaxing Mr..
Fish with a rod and limo and flies
Nothing doing, so when the rainbow
beauty got skmmering near surface a
day or 50 later. Howard took a shot
at him with a rifle. The fish was
stunned, and before he recovered he
was harpooned and landed. He was
NOV read on sloWly--3S inches long
and weighed 92H pounds.
He measured 23iA inches around
the body, and MI. Howard Is now
after the $50 offered by the Denver
Post for the largest fish caught In
Wyoming. The fish was mounted by a
taxldermist for exhibition al the next
wyoming state fair,
Utah fishermen ana taNldermlsts
must so some 10 beat MI Howard
and his stuffing friend.
-
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HYLANp TOP NoroHER.

suan,ss Nllns' Dick Hyland. well known
the ds sports in this city. has upset
unhoi,pe 9y his recent victory over
a a e., DICK was always regarded
gss' IN six rounds. 1T took joe
koer rounds To knock out the
b. 30 hyland Is regarded as a
N''l iN ne lghtivei.ht cIae
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WITH THE LEAGUES J
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

ST. Louis, Aug H.-Spado mado a bad
start, but proved effective after the Sec
ond inning ana Cincinnati won today s
game with 81. Louis, 10 e.
score. r. II. L.
- Louis t.,...,.,.. .,..,... .,..-..,.,4
Cincinnati ................ ...,........5
Batteries -- McGlyn Raymond and
Bliss; Spade aud Scilci.
Pittsburg. Aug 1.-THE thirteenth in
ming proved uuluCky for Boston tudny
Fittsburg winning bS 10 l.
score: Il, n. T..
ililSbhIE t..'... ..-,. .......-....,...2 10
BOSTON Cd. '.''......- eco, --..-....l
Batteries smnitz. Lever. Maddox
aud Gibson, FiaherN and Graham.
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CONTEST AT RExBURG.

Special Sporting Service
lheXhurg, Idaho, Aug. l5.-Vern
coN and Jack Rogers who met at
inithhcld, Utah, July "a, viii meet
't'e This evening The former fight
'a' victory for Rogers Both boxers
r. easterners.
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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.

san Flangi.cp, Aug. B-Oakland won
from san Francisco 10y u score Ut To {
score. h n. -.
Sdn flHu'laco .','.,.. .,,..- ......2
Observation-Disclosures and tSlatlerv; SKIN.
man, Jones and Berry
Los Angeles. Aug it-Porlland won
today by punching hits.
Scorr K H. r.
ios Angeles .',.... 900. ....."l ?
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One More Purse in cole" Joe
Think the Coast Promoters.
Fans Discussing Not So Much the Outcome of Next Mill As
The Why's and Wherefores.

HERE seems to be some uncertainty among the
fight fans just what the idea of the Gans-Nelson
go scheduled for September o. is. Why bring
two men together when decisive battle has been
served TIP to them There was reason for the last
match ior the Goldfcld match ended in foul;
Nelson did foul the negro but as both clamorcd
for another match it was only right to put them
in d ring and fight it out 10 finish. which they
did most beautifully Just short while back. 1t
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15
JEFFRIEs is A FAN.

James j. Jcflios, rN-Champlon pu-
gilist of The world. has announced that
he Mn uniciato no mo- more prize lights
as referee 'Iln" has turned 10 base
ball and rs reported viii be one of az
holders ot the pacilc Coast lcagu
franchise awarded to l.us Angeles rt
Gently. Jim" HulNs OK Ascot race
track fame is mentioned ans thu most
probable business manager ol tho Los
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

~ Kansas city Kansas CITY ,. Tole.
do. .. t'ullcd end tenthl
AZ MlWauhnc- milwaukee, o. CoIrm.
bus. %
st Ft Ilul-St Ilul-Iuduuapolis.
postponed ram.
Al Minuoapolis-Mi Minneapolis Louisville
gImu postponed rain.
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no one, two or three pairs pun down
anywhere near majority of places.
So 1t seems that what Is one mans
meat is another mans poison, holds in
the racing game here.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15

ALE "A hundred
real baseball
enthusiasts and
supporters OF
the game in
Utah have talk
ed complaining
ly about the
schedule ar
ranged for the
rest of the Utah
S I Il t c league
Uan U..sa MI.
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WEEK END BASEBALL
GAMES.

Today--Salt Lake vs. Murray
AT Murray, Credentials vs. og-
den AT Ogden, Aug. i6--Occl-
dcnials vs. salt Lake, here. Muir
ray vs. Ogden at ogden.
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News the Sporting World at Home and Abroad


crack at Nelson soon and a chum-
pionship won" An of which ogden
and Utah, generally, is inclined to be-
lieVe.
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First class Horseshoeing, $50
ed Stromness n son, 74i state ST.