The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-06

den in Ireland, has accepted an offer
OF $4,000 year to ride in Germay dur
Ing the flat season OF 1910
The American trainer. Mr., a, Joyner,
who recently returned 10 England from
the United States, is taking full advan-
tase of every bit OF pleasant weather TO
are quartered at Southfields, ]. e.
Widener, another millionaire American.
who lives, 1 believe. in Philadelphia. will
be an important figure In English turf
dom thls year. Sam Darling another
trainer, will soon return from South
America.
In addition to the American sportsmen
for whom he is training Mr.. Darling s.
patrons include Lord Rosebery, Lord IL
chester, Lord Charles Berkeley Sheffield.
Lord Lonsdale and Messrs. c. L. Howard
and j. Buchanan.
Boxing has spread into Ireland with a
vengeance. The Irish are natural iight-
ers and there always have been prize
fights there, but there is regular In
Ireland Is now and will be handicapped
In this branch Of sport fer many years on
account of the scarcity OF money, The
Irish never were burdened with coin and
Witness; 1t costs five pounds, or twenty
five dollars, 10 see 81 good fight at the
National Sporting club In this city,
Joe Singleton, who formerly enjoyed
the lightweight championship of ireland
relinquished that honor in a sixteen
round fight in the Empire theater in Dub
lin. Dick Knock OF Stafford Is at pres
ent lightweight champion.
King Alfonso will enter several yachts
In the International Sender yacht races
This year, The races will be held at
America at present holds the cup for the
Sender class of yachts. This light Will
be between Germany. America and Spain
for yacht supremacy OF the western
Well, we have Billy Papks to add to
the bright constellation OF American
pugilists now gathered IN Paris, ! was
as interested erSsi In meeting nsd the Illinois
so before In making the Acquaintance of
"Packey'' Mcfarland, the Chicago stock
yards, lad Bless me, but don't see how
those names, Billy and Eddie Papke, his
brother. were callers at the National
Sporting club while in this city.
that name of ''Thunderbolt, for he has
a fighting face and Il lighting body. He
stripped and went through some light
work at the club and showed himself TO
weight, according to the American stand
ard OF weights.
Il am going. to clean them UP in
while giving bag-punching exhibition,
Bang. bang bang. I'll eat the whole
Lewis family" bang, bang. bang-"aiive,
and then call for more l will clean UP
England first. then France and then
Australia" Bang, bang. bang, bang,
And here Billy sailed into the bag. work
ing his arms like a windmill
Harry Lewis arrived from the states
the same time as Papke. His schedule
is also TO eat UP England. France and
the Los countries, pugilistically speaking.
Pop Coulon, father OF Johnny Coulon.
the clever little bantamweight fighter. Is
the latest member of the sporting fra
ternity TO come forward with a new scale
OF weights TO be used internationally in
lighting. AS he says: Mr.. Dahgren, 1
hn1it The following WEIGHTS hpIic,-IOrr
they would prove satisfactory In Eng
land as well as America:
Flywe!ght. 105 lbs. ringside, st. z lbs.
Bantamwcight, i15 lbs: ringsIde s st
81 lbs.
Feathepweight, l25 lbs; ringside, st
81 lbs.
Lightweight. 135 lbs; rngslde. st.
IL lbs.
Welterweight, lbs lbs: rIngsIde. 10 ST.
II lbs.
Mlddleweight, 155 lbs: ringside. IL st.
II lbs.
Light heavyweight, 175 lbs; rIngslde,
IL st. II lbs.