The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-18

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GETTING UNEASY
For the second time the date of tho
meeting between Tommy Dawson. the
little Irish lightweight who has been
hammering his way into the hearts of
the ogden followers of the squared
circle Tor more than week, and Pete
Sullivan, the Fall River lightweight,
whose training quarters arc In Salt
Lake City, has been postponed. The
date now named is March 20. Appar-
emily Sullivan has been considering
his opponent but lightly but reports
from this city OF the ability and
stamina OF Dawson have caused him
to ask for a postponement Pete is
also averse TO fighting during Holy
Week. the previous date for the battle
being on Good Friday. and he there
postponement. When Tommy Dawson
was told the story originating In a
Salt Lake paper to the effect that
the additional time In which 10 pre-
pare for the contest would permit
him 10 get accllmnted and accustomed
to the altitude he said that he is in
first-class condition and ready to en-
ter the ring at moments notice, AS
far as can be Judged Dawson has not
been affected In the slightest degree
by the altitude. and whom he and Sui
livan clash on March 90 the fans can
expect bout that will keep them in.
terested all the way.
Coach Maddox OF the University
OF Utah has sent a challenge to the
basketball teams of various Montana
towns, including Butte. The varsity
meets Bozeman on Friday. March is.
and arrives IN Butte Saturday ready
afternoon and evening.
Salt Lake subjected itself 10 an
other general laugh when 1t was de-
cided to call of the scheduled contes,
between Young Erlenborn and Pea
nuts Sinclair. which was TO have been
held in the Salt Palace recently Varl.
Gus reasons were given as the cause
for not holding the bout. chief among
which was to the effect that the bouts
staged by the Manhattan Athletic
club were amateur and only went four
rounds. and II was not thought well 10
match the boys for such a short dig
tance. Now Murray is after an oppo-
IL Al.
fers TO stage the contest between him
and Sinclair While the contest woulS
undoubtedly attract a great deal of
interest In any part of the state, the
fans are beginning to think that
there's al Ethiopian in the kindline
somewhere. and are waiting to be
shown.
Canada made a nice don't in the
selfesteem of the New York athletic
stars Yesterday, when John TAFT
crack middle distance runner OF Tor
onto. easily outdistanced the famous
George Bonhag in mile and n half
race, winning by thirty yards and
the record by five seconds.
Taits time WAS 6:52. while thc former
American indoor record for the dis
tance was g 81, and was held by Lon
hag.
After finding 1t impossible tn come
to this country and infringe on the
patents of the Wright brothers with
their aeroplanes, the French aviation
syndicate Is seeking the snnulment
OF the Wright brothers patents IN
France. declaring that the Americana
are attempting to secure a monopoly
of the flying business and that several
OF their patents have expired The
Wrigbts should have let the French.
men alone IL the iiasco In Salt Lake
was to be considered as an example
OF their abilities In the flying line as
rot worthy OF notice
On Friday night the executive COM
mittee of the Utah State league will
hold a meeting in Salt Lake under the
direction Of President John F. Tobln.
II is said that the league Is now an
the only thing remaining
TO be done being to select the teams |
of which 1t is said there Will be but
four. Not as large as II might be, |
but a good four-team League will un-
prove a paying proposition !
the baseball season. That ,
Ogden will be represented seems now |
a certainty, and the prospects of put /
ting In winning team are looking |
better every day
In spite of his gaining the decision
IN their recent tcn-round bout on the
coast. Jim Flynn. the Pueblo fireman.
who tomorrow clashes for the third
lime with Sam Langford. Is on the
small end OF the betting odds Lang
'ord is to fayorite, according to !
press dispatches and good many
IF the fight followers seem to believe
hat the husky negro will come near {,
his feat in his first fight (
With the lreman when he slipped one
over in the first round which ended
he fight. No more talk of Stanley
<etchel hankering for bout with
-angford is heard. but should the
flynn person win out Stanley VIII
have a long tale OF woe 10
-ecite. In which there will be much
.orrow over the fact that he never
ought Langtord.
The moving pictures Of the great
|elSon-Wolgast 40-round battle OF
birthday. IN which the
'ne-tlme Durable Dane" lost his
are being shown In
Denver, and according to reports arc
more than the usual