The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-23

stable at Newmarket to complete his
preparation for the Derby. Adam Hede,
who Is by the French stallion Adam out
Of Grace Gumbert "a daughter OF Sain-
foin and Maid OF Mentmore and bred by
Sir John Miller). stands is hands, IA
Ihehes ine ss In his plates and is horse OF
diced Englishman who has seen the horse
admits this.
After the way in which sporting men
have been laundering about and the Ill
timed. not to say feeble. efforts made
10 clear the air as regards the heavy
weight boxers. II is gratifying To find the
matter taken up in the proper quarter,
tionai Sporting club. Mr.. Bettinson may
OF may not. In matching Bonlbr. Wells
and Ian Hague. have put the best goods
together. but he has certainly taken a
step In the right direction. Hague de-
feated Chase. some consider luckily. and
though Dan Flynn does not count in any
hns hsh a IS noS Urea tss o Sa r @ Rs
Wells defeated the American and In do
Ing. SC atoned for the reverse fe met
with at the hands of Moir.
AS q fact the bout between Wells and
Moir cuts really no figure, and subse
quent events have put the last-naned
out Of the business as regards the recog-
Britain. for though his match with the
American. Flynn. was something after
the. style of a side show. the fact re-
mains that while Wells beat Flynn. the
Wells Has Profited.
Wells has profited by the brief spell he
had Of physical culture and Hague has
again promised to train faithfully and
we'll In his contest at Olympia with
Flynn. Wells certainly fought. on i'm
proved lines and could he but acquire
more power in his hitting he would. with
his great height and reach. assuredly
prove a tough nut for the best to crack.
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with victory apparently In his grasp. he
went down and out. before Hague. He
was TO be pitied. however. aud not
blamed. and Is perforce compelled TO take
for time back seat Chase can af-
ford to wait and that he intends doing
until his fists get strong enough for fight
ing. Then the man will be ready also
the money. and 1t may be that his de-
tractors will have a different song TO
sing. We have got Wells and Hague 10
GO on with under fair and square con-
thankful. and II a customer, can be found
for the young South African. Storebeck
the heavyweights may, after all. FURNISH
something worth watching. So far Hague
burly Yorkshireman. II all one hears from
Sheffield he true. is 10 be taken In hand
severely for his match with Wells.
is said to have abandoned his search for
the white champion. The. defeat of BIZ
Lang upset the search" and now. II
is said. Jimmy Britt has severed con
nectlon with the boxing promoter and l!
returning to the ring, In looking over
the Australian mail the following occurs
In a letter written to Sydney paper by
Mcintosh:
"a white cham-ion must. and will, be
| found and for my own part ! shall never
rest content until l have discovered the
missing man."
| These lines were penned last Decem,
Der and the white champion is still
missing
The return to the 'amagic circle" o
Britt will come as a surprise. Jimmy
will be 80 next October. and. considering
| that he has been on the shelf some time
his proposed fight with Nelson strikes
one as being doubtful policy. Still. il
the rounds are limited to six. Britt may nay
the same. 1 shall not believe that Brit
means fighting until I hear Of him be-
| ing under the charge of the referee.
| II Is reported here that Mike Twin
| Sullivan, the well-known welterweight o
| Massachusetts, will shortly arrive Il
meet Johnny Summers In London an'
! Harry Lewis In Paris.