The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-23
NIT ARTISTS PLAN
BIG FIGHT YEAR
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the ex gladiator every school boy will
know his past performances by heart.
Ad Wolgast, who has assisted in max
ing Milwaukee famous, and Napoleon
Nelson. sometimes known as the Battler
and fine Daredevil Dane, will likely
meet in San Mateo county, Just outside
of the town limits of Frisco, February
22, when they meet TO decide the light
weight championship of America. OF
course, Nelson stuck out for 45-round
mill for the foxy Dane will not leopard
ize his belt in one of those ten, fifteen
or twenty. round contests. Nelson was
offered $4,000 to make the fight win
or lose, and Wolgasi S share Of the loot
gineercd the deal Tt is now reported
the match must go to Los Angeles.
] was out TO the AIuityville, j.. l., san
itarium the other day to have a look
at Terry McGovern and ] found the
little fellow greatly improved. DIR. vii
sey. who is personally treating McGov-
ern, predicts that. within a few weeks,
Ne Govern will have sufficiently recov.
cred to leave the place. Terry said that
on Sunday, the 9Th, he celebrated the
tenth anniversary of the fight when he
whipped George Dixon. and won the
fcatherweight championship of the
world. On that day Sam Harris, who
used 10 be McGoyern S manager, and
Joe Humphreys motorcd out and spent
an hour with the exterior.
McGovcrn took great delight in de-
failing every feature of the fight.
"That man Dixon was a wonder. :,
exclaimed he with admiration. 81 III
tell YOU they don't make them like him
any more. That boy could take more
punishment and fight harder while he
was taking it than any other fighter I
ever went up against
Leachie Cross. whose dentist sign
reads Lou Wallach. is going back into
the game again. Six weeks ago Leachje
disposed Of his gloves aud said; "Nev-
er again. but tho lure of the ring was
too strong. Lcachie VIII fight Joe BE.
dell before The Bedford club in Brook
lyn. on the 3lst
Poor old Sam Langford is a puzzled
coon. He can't figure out why he
can e get fights. Since the Memphis
bout Sam has been honing TO get al
some one, but without avail And now
Joe WoOdman. Sam manager. an
nounced that he will take the Boston
tar baby 10 Europe. Joe and Sam will
has been offered n $500 guarantee to
fight Joe Jeanueatte IN Paris and he
wants 10 get on the Job. Laugford will
go first 10 London aud thence to Paris
] guess Henri Pet, the frog eating
glove singer. must like the south bet.
ter than the north. He has had good
run Of fights at New Orleans and made
| a creditable showing, although he is not
n dangerous man. Incidentally ] an.
plaud the action of the Roval A. c. in
New Orleans which makes il necessary
for fighters to deposit "A forfeit of 500
to guarantee their appearance on the
night Of the fight.
II is not often that We have chance
to sec. good featherweight anv more
so / I'm looking forward with great in.
tercst to the battle between Owen Nor.
an, the clever English boxer, aud Mattv
BALDWIN of Boston before the Armory
a, y. Of Boston, on tho night of the
25tb. Baldwin is one of the best man
ever turned out by the hub and Johnny
Mooney did well when he hooked the
lads up for twelve rounds. The battle
WI be at catch weights which will give
Baldwin the advantage bv six noun1s
Baldwin is training hard and viii g;vc
the piucky Owen a run for his MONEY,
New ork seems to be a town of near
champions. Gotham hasn Z had n cham
plon since Terry McGovern. Terry lost
, to Young Corbctt aud Corbett lost IA
Nelson. both from the west. Joe Cans
Of Baltimore lost TO the Dane. Tom.
my Ryan and Fitzslmmons tossed their
| TITLES into the air and were pobbled
mp by Stanley Kctchcl of Michigan. ,Jcf.
fries gave his title to Marvin Hart and
lost 1t to Tommy Burns aud every ono
knows how Tommy lost TO Jack John.
son, who halls from Galveston. Texas.
That s the way 1T goes, But speaking
OF near-champIons there aro PhilIv Mc@
Govern and Young OLeary in the
bantamweight division. Iu the LIGHT.
weight class there arc Bort Keycs and
Tommy Murphy. Willie Lewis shines
among the weiterweights, but he has
yet 10 bear Kyle Whitney. Harry Lewis.
sullivan ct ai. Sailor Burke is in the
mIddlcwettght class, but VIC shan t wastc
ink on him. New York 3 only hone is
in series of eliminations and under