The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-14
COMMENTS ON
SPORT EVENTS

Owing 10 a number OF unforeseen
complications. coupled with the fact
that the FIRE station. which has been
used during the past week by Tommy
Dawson. as his training quarters. Is
too small. his manager. Tommy Walk
or. has arranged for securing the
rooms over the White Elephant sa-
loon on Twenty-lfth street as train
ing quarters for his protege Daw-
son has been working hard all week
and is apparently In the best OF shape
The coming clash between Sullivan
and Dawson Is showing every indica
lion OF being first class The an
nouncement by Dawson recently that
he is Irish has given lovers of box
Ing in Ogden a great deal of encour-
agement in their hope OF seeing Il
good match, as no one will deny the
nationality OF Sullivan. He halls from
Fall River. but is of Irish decent
Two sure enough Irishmen in the
ring should put up pretty good bout.
AS If TO confute the words of the
critics who have been saying that
Barney Oldheld as an automobile race
crack is all in, the subject OF various
remarks got together a few days ago,
and driving a big 200-horse power
Benz car, broke the worlds record
for one mile. covering the distance in
% seconds flat The previous record
of 2S l-5 seconds for this distance was
made some years ago at Ormond
Beach. Fla. by a Stanley steamer.
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for several days, as though to collect
his scattered thoughts, Battered Bat
Nelson, eX-ligbtweight champion has
again stepped calmly before the pub
lie with a long statement as to just
why Wolgast won Lack of condition,
Understanding the real fighting abil-
ity of the Milwaukee Wild Cat. wor-
ry incident to business cares and a
host Of other reasons are produced by
Nelson to show why Woleast Ia today
champion lightweight. while Battered
Bat Is on the bone yard vehicle So
many people are saying that the real
reason for Bats defeat was because
Wolgast was the better man, and
singing, 1T may be so, we don't
know. but II sounds Ike doggone
lie." that there is much reason 10
doubt Mr.. Nelson's gratuituouS state
ments Nelson has announced his
intention of going to his ranch in New
Mexico in a short time and hobnob-
ing frequently with the gang plow
and the rake, II he can break himself
of his habit OF butting he Will un~
doubtedly make a great success of
plowing He's built for IT,
In going after the Maybrny gang Of
swlndlers the government is doing
more TO promote fais sport than In any
movement ever made. 1t is in Just
such schemes as those that the public
Is induced to believe that any kind
of professional sport is necessarily
crooked, and sportsmen throughout
the couHtry are following the case
with great interest
After not being heard from for some
time, Jimmy Gardner OF Lowell. Mass
broke into the lime light again on
Friday night last at Milwaukee by
staying ten rounds with Jimmy Clab-
| by OF that city, touted as one OF the
best men and d conner in the welter-
weight division. Although very much
| oyor weight. according 10 the reports
OF the fight, Gardner Is said to have
| had a slight shade the better OF the
| Milwaukee boy In their bout. Gard.
Der has fought all the good ones of
the welterweight division and has
come on victorious with but two ex-
ceptlons. those of Mike Sullivan. who
twice won from the Downeaster and
Jack Blackburn. the negro who is
now serving a long term in prison
for shooting another man He Is
J easily one Of the cleverest welter.
weights ia the ring today and has
| many admirers who would Ike to see
him matched with some OF the many
claiming the championship.
Seyenty-three years OF age, across
the continent in 80 days. started back
again and now Ave days ahead Of his
schedule. his is the enviaole record
Of Edward Payson Weston. the man
who viii go down In the annals OF
sportdom as one OF the greatest
athletes of all tines and easily the
one greatest pedestrian OF his age. In
spite OF the long hard grind from tho
eastern TO the western boundary OF
the country which Weston endureo
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