Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-03
BASEBALL AND ATHLETIC SPORTS
SPORTING REVIEW
Or THE PAST WEEK
J, shall, Tennis, Bicycle Racing md
Prize King Claim Attention Salt Z
Lake Hot After Pennant.

,h,,,, Tennis. Bicycle Racing and
rri,e hing Claim Attentior-Salt
Lake Hot After Pennant.
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r,cvcle racing, baseball and the ten.
Tournament were the chief local at
.n,c,ions In sporting circles during the
.net and each has had its own par
,;,u,ar brand of followers.
"a There Is considerable speculation in
IA s,,, Lake at the present time rs tt
d whether or not the home ball team
ID III, he able to again climb to the top
81 ofthe percentage column, but an analy-
~ Of the situation indicates strongly
81 nat the skyscrapers have an excellent
M cbanee to head the league. While
@ ,yav from home the team won a ma
81 iorityg OF the games played but had a
M little bad luck on one or two occasions
IA at home. The team is Undoubtedly
EK stronger than Helena, but in.spite of
u tbat the latter team leads. Salt Lake
SE took three out of five in the last series
M Mth the Senators and we all know
f what Hamnond's crew has done to
81 Rmtte. Boise Of course is entirely out
ES n the running so far as the pennailt is
| Concerned and the fight Will be between
E HMS Salt Lake and Helena.
EG8 On Monday the home team plays
S Butte a double header and then tho
RI nine will go to Helena for a series
a$ With the Senators there.
NJ BIKE RACES MONDAY.
81 "a thing of beauty is a joy forever"
al ,tIss said. Likewise the bicycle racing
hi "a tne--jn Salt Lake City. There are
81 about 900 loyal fans who can be count
@ ed ,1,pon TO decorate the saucer's rim
sSgS with their presence every Tuesday and
81 Friday evening, and in spite of other
n attractions, the attendance has been
M good at both meetings this week "a
81 on Monday night of next week there
il Will be special meet and Manager
n Heagren has arranged a fine program.
q The main features Will be, a three-cor-
u nered motor race SamuelSon, Whit
tier and ru1ville; and u fve-mile open
d at, race, professional.
Il The Ogden track opens tomorrow
4 night with good program and races
will be run every Sunday night and
possibly on! Wednesday, evenings. ]. ].
Myers leased the track, but HeagreI e.,
is sthe man to furnish the goods"
tho people want. Arrangements have
i beqn made for special train over the
j o. Is. L. to take riders and fans to and
from the Junction City. II III al
d TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
The tennis tournament at the Country
club which opened during the week, has
attracted a great deal of attention and
devotees Of the net and racquet have
witnessed some exceptionally good
games. The players We're guests of the
club and elaborate preparations were
made for their entertainment and the
comfort and pleasure of visitors. There
are many good games scheduled and
that the sport will prosper here is prac-
tlcally assured
MURRAY IN BUTTE
Since the close of the Utah Jockey
clubs race injecting at the fair grounds
sand the. departure from Salt Lake of |
Shosse owners, horses, jockeys, touts |
land bookmakers, there has been consd- |
scrable comment among devotees of the
game as to the respective abilities of
two starters. Richard Dwyer and w.
M. Murray, and while the former has /
ma tional reputation as q first class man I
at tile barrier, twill be hard to con
Vince many Salt Lakers that Murray
.has.not a shade the better Of it when
1T comes to, getting the horses away
right. Murray left during the week
!ort Butte,j Wnere ne VIII send the pO-
mics away and at the close of that
meeting he will return to Salt Lake
and make preparations for his fall
meeting in Ogden.
kEiTCHEL VS.. JOHNSON.
Has ketchel a chance against Jack
Johnson %
The question is one asked frequently.
Despite the fact that the prize fight
game is frowned upon and Is degrad-
ing, etc, there are thousands who can
see little else In athletics. AS to the
question:: Has Ketchel chance
against Jack johnson 2" just put q pin
in this:
He certainly has.
He is young, rugged, strong and game
10 the core. He has "a punch in either
tland that will hurt any man, no mat
ter how big or tough he may be, and
he is possessed Of a certain amount of |;
! peculiar" cleyerness that has brought l.
MN home the bacon in more battles L
than one. Johnson could not put away
Philadelphia Jawn O'Brien 6 in six
rounds ketchel did it in less than
tlfee Johnson pounded Ross. a dub, Il
ior SIX rounds and could not put him. 4
away. meeting between Ross and
ketchel would have been joke. When
the big black faces the Montana, cow
BOY IN the roped arena he will get the K
surprise OF his life and there is good
chance that this Jeffries person will
ne able to keep in retirement. If not,
Well It's good bye Mr.. Johnsing any