The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-03
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York so far as the fight game is con
cerned now. Governor Gillett suddenly
took it into his head that the law gov
erning boxing contests is being vio-
lated and gave orders that no moro ring
contests should take place. For years
California was looked upon as the home
of the long distance fight. AS boxing
was driven out OF the southern and
eastern states the reformers turned to
the Golden Gate state and had law
passed which. il seemed, allowed prize
fights notwithstanding While fighting
flourished in California promoters built
many arenas and held many O notable
contest. It was believed that the game
would become more and more popular
but as the poet said, the present cir
cumstance has demonstrated that the
plans Of fight promoters as well as mice
often 20 aglee.
VIII Hike to Mexico.
A movement is on foot, and il has
fight followers as Sid Hester. Tom Nc.
Carey, Tex Richard, Jack Gleason, Tom
O Rourke and others, to truudle the en-.
tire boxing outfit of the United States
across the line into Juarez, Mexico IT
is likely that Juarez will become the
racing mecca of North America. be.
cause betting is allowed there, and il
is Just as probable that il may become
the center Of pugilism. Juarez made
an offer for the Jeffries johnson fight,
but, on account of the lateness of the
day, it was not considered. Prize fight.
ing is allowed in Mexico. Every
form of snort thrives in Mexico ,Iuarcz
is ro1r Ell Paso. and an attempt wa
made by the busy-body reformers in
FL Paso to have racing stopped across
the border by appealing to the state
department. but nothing came of it.
He Loves Boxing.
Jim Stewart of this city, who has
done some very clever wor with the
gloves before the Fairmont, A. c., is |
in the game purely for the owe of
boxing. BY profession he is an archi- |
tcct. IT was Stewart who prepared the |
plans for the East River savings bank
of Brooklyn. and he superintcndcd the |
erection of the first concrete and steel
STRUCTURE across the bridge. Stewart
driftcd into professional boxing be.
cause he could not find any worthy op
ponents in the amateur ranks, Since |
Joining the 'pros' he has taken |
part in a number of professional en-
gagements. About n year ago Stewart |
tackled Jack CTwinl Sullivan, and al
though inexperienced Mt the time, he |
held the crafty Boston veteran TO
close decision Stewart two years
ago stood Oft Langford for seven
rounds, something very few big men
have been able to do. He returned from
France n few weeks ago. On tho other
side he beat some of the best big men.
He trains with, Joe Jeanette at the |
National A. c, of Brooklyn.
How Long Will it Last?
There is more speculation rs to the
value Of the pictures Of the Jeffres.
johnson fight or course IL all depends
on how long the. fight goes johnson
says he will win in. twenty rounds. Jcff
has asserted that he will win in ten
l. the fight goes thirty rounds and jeff
wins with a Knockout dare say the
pictures will bring in a cool million in
receipts.
Hugh Mcintosh; who came to the
big fight, will take stable of scrap
pers ba"' TO Australia with him
Tommy Burns and Sam Langford
will likely meet in Reno on LaboTsday.
Gov, Gillett has also crimped their
plans for clashing before California
club.