Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-21
I'D NOW LIFTED
ENTIRELY OFF
Il Lake to be Wide-0pen So
Far as Prize-Fightiag
Goes.
leS IN DR0vES FoREeATHER
m Thinks What Was Done at
Saltair NAV De Done al
Salt Palace.

NJ, iter the announcement given prize
tn lung az saliair by the county au-
alb 'ritios. Manager Hardy Downing
take on the limit in his bouts at
SUI Manhattan club and match
OF ateurs and professionals as wen at
KIN salt Palace. For Monday night he
pie stage four siK-rouud amateur
IT rs as beginner ln taking on the
Gil; Three tcn-round bouts win be
ed en- a week from Monday night and
tin that time a match viii be made
bee twenty-round fight with pre-
str inarics between professionals.
Wit g soon as X. A. Grant. lessee OF
nee coliseum at Saltnir, was allowed TO
n &c a twcnty-round fight without
ask Interference. Downing went to
the inty Attorney job r. Lyon 10 find
alsc where he stood IN the game.
I'M lnty Attorney Lyon had no personal
INT ection against the Manhattan club
ling OF finish fights If no CONF
ints were made Mr.. Lyon told
~ wning. however, according to the
ide ciars own statement that n any
nal " asked for a complaint a war
en- q would be issued Downing was
as ling TO take the same chance as
car mt and will take the limit gradual
nal OF his club.
= ounty Attorney Job T.. Lyon has
tAhibinNA nus tMhukt OF nt4AIA III
~ prize hghting game, however. Six
On nths ago be threatened to close the
ool nhattan club when the management
gre on six-round go. Several times
W. err that, when permission was asked
poi Lyon to extend the limit he re-
~ ed 10 allow 10. As soon as II. A.
~ ant. who is backed By some OF the
~ ding sporting element in Salt Lake.
up the game, County Attorney
IN made no personal objection.
7ft zen the Jefrics-J ohnson fight was
ng boosted Tor salt Lake Mr.. Lyon
- that II was against the law and
nt told the men who were backing
IKE proposition But within the last
- weeks he has evidently changed
ina mind In regard TO the law When
s't ed yesterday afternoon about the
~ nhottan club putting on twenty
~ md fights A1r Lyon said
4 Downing called on me and asked
! lut putting on siX-round bouts and
lae Did him that 1 had no objections IL
~ complaints were made 20 me. II
Nv INT can pull OF 20-rOuud fight at
? tair and no complaint be made
", nut IL, don't sec why the Manhattan
can't do the same. ! don't be-
s., e IN discriminating against any
re- ONE months ago Lyon stopped pea
of =" Sinclair from fighting IN salt
ko and the bout was taken TO Og-
= Lyon claims that 'Peanuts'
- ght fake" fight here once ami
~ uses 20 allow him 10 fight again in
i jurisdiction on this account sew
! fights We're taxen 70 ogden.
al ince the fight game has been opened
in salt Lake, prize fighters OF all
"a criptions have Infested the city
! ey have arrived daily by the "left
itt lded" route and arc begging for a
10 tain raiser every Monday night at
Ier Manhattan club, About every
~ lter 10 the country has made a bid
mi a fight mere since the game opened
81 yclone Johnny Thompson rs match
~. 10 fight 20 rounds with Frank PicatO
.oa Saltair or June Z Pete" Sullivan
u o was knocked out by Thompson is
d In town and has asked for match
= d Leach Cross Maurice Thompson
~ also wired that he win nght Sui
an here
"a iardy Downing has wired for Jimmie
! aean OF san Francisco TO come here
Vi fight with Young Erleuhorn. who
XII lRht a draw with Peanuts" Sinclair
ogden recently These men will
: badly fight a 20-round battle I'm Salt
ke
:. 'or Monday night the card at tho
y nhettan club has been announced.
ere viii be four six-round fights The
matched are as follows.
81 lantamweights Harley Ross Car
a; Young Forbes, ST. Louis
fcntherweights Chich Vaughn.
eyenne Kid Davis, Salt Lake.
81 Velterweights- ike Cohen, Denver;
d TX Faddcn. Omaha
Ieayywcights- Jason Haws. ST
oree: Jack Downcy Denver.
y he card speaks for ITSELF and a
! sked house is promised.