The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-11
kETCHEL MAY
co ON STAGE.
Middleweight Champion VIII
Probably Forsake Prize Ring
for FOotlights.
OLD JOHN L. SULLIVAN
Is TO RETIRE ONCE MORE
TEX" Rickard Is Planning to
Build American Monte Carlo
in Mexico.
BY JEFF THOMPSON.
By Leased Wire to Tne TRIBUNE.


reliable authority that Middleweight
Champion Stanley Ketchei has been con-
si9erinG for a fortnight the advisa nility
OF giving up the ring and going into
vaudeville. ketchel has been at his
Michigan home since leaving New York.
where his fight wl;n Bill Lang was can
ce!ed- The pugilist finds that he is In
worse shape physically than he imag-
iBed
Ketchel IS far below his normal weight.
his skin is bad and his eyes lack the
briiiiancy that always accompanies per-
Hugo Kelly is considered by Ketchel as
the logical choice for middleweight cham
plon. II the Miciagander Is determined
10 quit the slam game. the title will quite
naturally devolTe upon Kelly. However,
glily Papke would put up howl should
kelly commence claiming. the middle
Kelly would have TO fight II out between
themselves.
As for Sam I.ansford. he hns turned
goal and Is looking toward the premier
ship In the heavyweight class.
Lang Was Cyclist.
". r. Corbets OF Sydney, Australia. n
prize-hSht follower. sporting writer and
referee. In writing OF Bill Lang the Aus
tralian heavyweight champion says:
Lang is. or was. until he took TO the
game OF upholstered fists. a noted cy-
clist with remarkable powers OF enduT-
aace. and he was a famous football play
cr. playing the Australian game, when
calls Tor quickness OF thought and read-
ness OF resource far beyond that demand
90 by other pastiDes. and II also requires
that he who would excel must have pluck
in no ordinary degree
Lang, with only few days prepa-
ration. faced Johnson In Melbourne Aus
him for nine rounds making a fine show
Ing the while. and then only withdrew at
his seconds bidding when want of con-
ditlon had told his tale"
The big Australian won the heavy
weight championship OF Australia
when he knocked out In one
round Bill Smith. an elongated pugilist
who stood high over his opponent and was
known as "the Bounding Bushman."
Smith had previously beaten the power
tnl South American champion. Mike VIII
liams twice (once in three rounds).
The overthrow OF the giant negro. Peter
Felix, who was slslful boxer cost Lang
something in the way of effort on the
first occasion. but the next time they
Squires without much trouble three times
since SQuires returned home from Amer
lea and England. Tommy Burns won
two Victories over Lang. the first knock
OUT IN the sixth round, but not till an
exciting battle had been fought and Lang
had demonstrated that he could punch
with the power OF mules kick by land
INC left hook in the neighborhood OF
Tommy's chin. which sent the then
OF the world down as If struck
oy sledge hammer. The second meet
ng took place nearly two years later and
evidenced indisputa6ly that he had come
IN a great deal meanwhile by seeing the
equation twenty rounds through and
finishing In such position that though
Burns certainly did win points. there
we're many people looking on who thought
| draw would have been n good decision,
II is possible that Packy Mcfarland and
lightweight Champion Ad Wolgast may
N t1ls sne lnf Ar-
ording 20 an agreement the men are 10
make 1873 pounds and meet before the
lew Star A c.
John +. Will Retire.
Old John l.. Sullivan. the ex-gladiator.
9 scheduled 10 retire from the limelight
ountry estate near Boston. There are
ONE sporting men who have been
cnptcd TO worry over John L. financial
uture. but that is the sIlliest thing eX-
ant The old timer Is we'll heeled. SUI
van was worth 500. 900 before he mar
led his presen; wife. who is well-to-do
a her own name III addition TO all his
'eaith, Sullivan owns "A fine country seat
ear Boston, which ne purchased with
Is early vaudeville receipts.
In Sullivan'S palmN DAYS lie was abso-
itely penniless. After eliminating the
ooze' he saw the error of his ways and
,arted to save He found. as every 9TH
man finds, that II is easy 10 save
loney If one doesn't drink. Pretty soon
c had large wad, which has been
eadily iucreas sing.
Notwithstanding the fact that baseball
agnates jumped on Tex Rickard with
9TH feet spelling his plans TO tour
merica with an all-star team. he still
rs other ideas.
Tex Richard is natural promoter.
own in Los Angeles. where he has
zen spending the past few weeks, he
IS "a new scheme every, day, His fav-
lite is along sporting lines.
There is a spot In Mexico. just thirty
inutes ride from San Diego. Cal. that
oks good to Tex He has been flgur-
,rtation lines, upon making the place
.e American Monte Carlo, Richards
henc is 10 get the sanction OF the
cxican government. which he says will
an easy thing. and then fit the new
onte Carlo up for everything In the
orting line. San Diego is one OF the
orld and 4 great winter resort as we'll.
would he easy for American sport
vers 10 live In San Diego and take the
ort thirty minute trip ncross the line
all important occasions. Moreover.
n Diego IS within easy reach OF the
nta Fe railroad and people could go
ere Just easily as TO Reno.
Mexican Monte Carlo.
Rickard plans to have a great race
lck. large gambling palaces and the
est fight arena ever built. He says
at he Will have (ull government sane
m for holding champion bouts in his
rna He can hold an affair like the
fries Johnson contest without the
ghtes, danger OF heing chased across
, border
" course. all OF this Is going TO cost
barrel OF money. but that's no
ldrance TO a man like Richard He has
reputato and since handling the
MS Nelson fight at Goldield has never
md IL hard 10 get backing for any
,ttinG proposition, II Rickard manages
put his scheme through. Nevada viii
e second place among sporting centers.
oh n mir In Hrsh Will
held in Nevada Legislators in the
yebTush state have no intention OF
,tting down on the boxing game. They
To live In free country. and Me-