The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12
BIG CROWD SEES
DAWSON TRAIN

Another crowded house turned out
yesterday afternoon to witness Tommy
Dawson go through his training
stunts at his training quarters over
the fire station. and II the indications
OF support given by the fans so far
are TO be taken as a forecast Of the
crowds 10 appear when the clever lit
TIC lrlShmon appears on March "a At
the local auditorium for his twenty
round match with Pete Sullivan then
the bout will be a success. Contrary
to the published reports anent the
nationality oil Dawson, he is all Irish.
and. like all good Irlshmen, proud
of II.
DawSon's nose is still badly swollen
as result of its collision with the
head of the Tennessee Kid, his spar
ring partner. but nothing more seri-
Gus than bruisc has occurred. and
II is expected that the swelling Will
have gone down in a few days. The
Tennessee Kid gets all the work these
days, az Manager Walker is expert
encing n great deal OF trouble In pro-
curing sparring partners for his man.
Quite number OF local pugillsts
asked to be allowed TO help in the
training work, but Walker says that
now his boy Is on the jobsn work,
Ing and everybody ia lighting shy OF
him.
Dawson is more and moro IN love
with Ogden as a training grounds
every day. and snid yesterday that it
was the grentest town he had ever
struck for his profession, He boxed
eighteen rounds at full speed yester-
day afternoon and was breathing cas-
lily at the finish, showing that the alti-
wind Is In perfect shape.
Announcement by R A. Grant that
he would stage the coming Dawson
Sullivan ARRAY In the ogden auditor
ium on March a is taken by ogden
ring followers as another evidence OF
the fact that ogden is the best and
only place In the state OF Utah. from
geographical or other standpoint, in
which 10 stage an event OF import
ance- Now that 1t Is definitely de-
clded that Ogden. and not Pocatello,
will be the scene of the contest, the
Salt Lake papers. which have been
boosting the stock of Dawson, the
little English scrapper. have taken TO
either completely forgetting the eX-
istence OF the little boxer. or giving
him mention In as few words as pos.
sible. 1t seems rather ragged. after
all the boosts given the Englishman
by certain Salt Lake papers. on his
great record In the ring In the last
few years, for the samo papers to
come out and say something like this.
Dawson claims to have a great rec
ord" They do say that some Salt
Lakers wanted to manage the English
lightweight. and failing in this, took
the usual Jealous course peculiar to
the sports" of the capitol city. and
started to knock. We don't hear any
more about Salt Lakes chances to
get the big Jeffrles-JOhuson contest
Have YOU noticed il? Tex Rickard
was reported as having said that he
had received an offer from Salt Lake
business men which greatly surpassed
that Of the Los Angeles man who was
alleged 20 have offered $50 900 for all
rights in the contest Tho next day
Joseph Nelson. who went TO the coast
ostenslbly TO secure and cllnch the
contest for Salt Lake. was given some
space in Salt Lake paper. in which
be said They talk. talk, but when
money is mentioned they shy OFF
Where is that alluripg Salt Lake Of
ier. Mr.. Rickard1