The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-16
too MANY PUCs
HAVE MANAGERS
Some Boys Boxing for So Carry
Men to Administer" Their
Affairs.
HABIT MAY BE TO BLAME
FOR ABSURD DEMANDS
Almost 100000 People Wit
ness Rugby Championship
Contests in England.
BY RICHARD pAHLaREN.

Special Cable to The Tribune
LONDON. April 15.-Efforts are still
being made to maintain the prices In the
pugllIstic market and so far there is
no slump. The big guns. or those who
consider themselves such. ar still asking
and holding out for sums never previous
ly thought OF. until one wonders II the
! middle man or the manager is RESPONSE
BILE for the absurd demands made at
times.
The other day was told by one close
" connected with big gate money show
| that the boy who is willing TO box for
liver has his manager who accom-
as though a purse OF four figures was
! al issue. Until the last few years a
manager TO anything but g champion
was unheard OF, but now the tenth rate
Ihe thing has got to such a pitch that
a certain gentleman is seriously consfd J.
ering the advisability Of barring man
ayers, saving those who come from
Jim Sullivan. our middle weight cham
pion. declines to meet Eddie McGoorty for
$1,000 do, not think Sullivan ever drew
anything like $500 before ne defeated
Tom Thomas. The strange part OF the
business is that tho proposed match be-
tween McGoorty and Sullivan was the
| suggestion OF the last named. Bombarlier
wells. too; whom we have looked upon
as model OF modesty, wants, II not the
earth. a pretty good slice of IL. TO box
Fan hague. II Is not so long since Wells
Knocked out In two rounds by Young
Johnson The purse business and man
ager are getting to be jokes. and the
worst OF 1t Is that In many cases the
bigger the money the worse the fight.
Turns Out 1875 Winners
Adolph de Neuter will probably enter
number of his horses here this season.
M de Neuter In 1909 turned out 1856 win
ners, which Is believe, worlds rec
rd,tls crat and ~ last 81 year eighty victories were
De Neuter, in his cosy training-box on
| the borders OF the fine old Foret de
Soignes at Groenendael, has an ideal
course Of the Belgian Racing society, and
his living house" is the old weighing
room, which he has converted into a
| lures and books. and around which he
has laid out garden that In summer is
q paradise of color and fragrance, with
| us thousands OF roses and sweet peas.
| That there is nothing like competition
| to improve talent has been Illustrated by
the example OF the international football
matches between England and Belgium
The team representing England IN the
fourth annual match at the Crystal pal
ace was particularly strong. and yet the
Belgians were, beaten only by goals to
that Denmark. Bohemia Germany. Bel
| gium and France are rapidly drawing
nearer the level OF Britishers on the foot
ball field.
Gives Impetus to Sport.
The spread Of all sports and pastimes
IN the army has been remarkable In re-
cent years, and now that the famous
Connaught rangers have won the Irish
cross-country team championship. this
particular form OF athletics will receive
further flip. The race referred to was
run over an eight-miIe course near Dub
lin. the soldier team winning with score
of 40 points as against Clonliff's 96 and
the Willowfield Harriers' 135. The
Rangers almost took Individual honors
as well.
This Is hardly the season for good ath-
letfc performances the running path.
but owing TO the absurd time of the year
the Oxford Cambridge sports are decided
the athletes are forced TO run greater
risks of breakdowns strains. etc. and
also have less chance of accomplishing
big performances. All things considered
II is surprising that records at Oxford
and Cambridge are as good as they are
and IL shows what can be accomplished
In spite OF adverse circumstances and
bad management,
Once more the Rugby championship has
been won by Wales. the home side van