The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28
|lV|STER BOXES
NEGRO PUC|L|ST
.rate Gibson Says Jim John
.an Is Smart Man and Good
Fighter.
|PlY AND NMAN MEET
AT BILLIARDS SOON
,slish Realize. More and
More, Americans Excel
in Sports.
Ry RICHARD DAHLGREN

<,.cIaI Cable to The Tribune.
10NDoN. May 27,-The Rev. Harold
<o,.ou The Sheffield cler--man who, the
~, day. met in public Jim Johnson.
-,orad boxer appearing in Sheffield. is
.eurate at Christ Church. Attercliffe.
aIs decision 20 tackle Johnson was. he
Il purely spontaneous. No one seemed
<sIjned TO take M tire black mans chal-
-re and this appealed 10 Mr.. Clbson's
,Sfing instinct They boxed two rounds,
|T consider Johnson smart man. said
q i;ibson He has tremendous chest
arms and is powerful. Johnson is
['fer light on the legs. and probably
long contest that would be his weak
I'd. He is d thorough sportsman and
a no advantage OF me. although he
a an easv opening in The ',st round.
4 eomplimented me on my hard hitting
A vicious lab with the left which I
"a cultivated
psstor Gibson said this was the first
-,irh he had had since he was ordained.
~ wears ago. Unfortunately. there Is
Ia gymnasium in connection with the
<hreh. Before he went 10 Cambridge he
<fSa good deal Of boxing practice at
.Iumemouth. and at the university he
n tralned by 2 professional.
TithIn a month followers OF billiards
M nave an opportunity Of seeing George
~ tested In q straightforward game
|r1Est one OF the best players in Eng
Inman. The two placed
rlf6out anv argument agreed 10 the con-
Efons. These call for a level game
h Isl 900. The. match is to take place
|efore the National Sporting. club, com
rsnring Monday. June. 3, and concluding
|ne II. It is TO be decided under
3Iliards Control club rules.
Innan agreed to the conditions imposed
n Gray. The match had hung fire for
5uae davs because Inman declined to
Hee TO a game with composition balls
rless given return match with ivory
Excel in Sports,
EnElishmen are steadily waking UP 10
he fact that. as In nearly everything
lse. Americans surpass all other people
/ sports. A local sporting authority OF
standing has this TO say OF
he. world famed jockies. Danny Maher
'"Took al Maher now that he has
,arked friend as we were leaving
7ewbury It was after a race and he
ias returning 10 weigh In. when. as he
assed us. ne kicked his feet free and
at upright on his horse, picture OF
race and as though he We're posing TOT
n artist To ride successfully at New
lsrket a jockey must have aosolute
nowledge OF pacc. Ii was that which
lsde Fordham almost invincible. and We
n the same with Maher. In he MINDS
I many who are now riding. all they
ave to do Is 10 adopt the Tod Sloan
eat and then 20 along as fast as they
an lay their feet IN the ground. Pace
hey know little about. Sloan was
he Judge OF il and. furlong by fur!one,
'neE 10 a nicctv the pace at which ms
iorse was travelling.
I'VE have always deplored the circuln
tancss that deprived the turf OF the
sryices OF this fine horsenian, one or the
est of any time. He made riding .
'cence. The crouching seat we nate: put
re recognize that II must be Never
vas there hner bit of generaishlp tneh
Eas seen when Sloan was nearly Winning
he Newmarket stakes on a very inferior
'rimal and was within a head OF beat
ng Diamond Jubilee 4 strong wind was
'owlng and people could not UNDERSTAND
That Sloan was doing when, losing some
'ourse and landed him alongside Dla-
pond Jubilee. Then II was seen mar
DIAMOND Jubilee had 10 hear the whole
'nint OF the wind. and Sloan, under q
'rong lee was well sheltered. All mat
rsant riding with the head.
There is hardly greater nuisance tnal
,sd-tonpered horses, which often delay
he start aud are dangerous 10 other
ldrses In the race. The stewards OF the
'oekey club contemplate taking action In
ne case OF Vigilance. and not allowing
nm 10 run IT all There is no. rue
Fbicf empowers tho tewards 10 forbid
horse from running. The remedy Is
OF the starter to place a vicious horse
m the outside. and. in the event Of his
'foylng troublesome. take no more heed
y him and leave him behind.
, 30 nany mishsps have occurred IN the
'rand National through rIderless horses
,onunnng In the course that the man ,
gers OF the meeting have been asked
= provide openings and give faclllte ,
~ he escape Of such horses " inc
',senlnss are made on the left hand side
y The course the horses may run into
!, crowd Of sightseers. and In moment
y excitement . serious accident might
,appen. II would be equally danGerous
2 JET higll-spiTitof racehorse run ou'
y control on the other side.
There is much talk OF A match ne
,Neen J. Rcuir. wluner Of the lAi In
pIernstcnal cross country race. and |,
SoncharG who cut out the pace at sucf
!. last clip In the last Edinburgh mara
,npn, The race proposed Is one or a;
,opr's duration, and II IS sair that bols
T'orld,s record OF u miles 1856 yargl
,,nssaseedl by Fl Watkins al Rochdsie, ir
pses, Bouchard Is a. professional "hlir
Sfou'n ls an amateur. French autnori
nee te take a broader minded View OF ma
ere than the English and do not forolc
A
aohnls. Bouchard. who is Frerchman
e ans smooth style and one of the quaint
ttst WAYS Of carving his arms ever seen
sle does not swing 'hem In the orth"
spA ~ manner. hu, lays them across M
..rDst s,st without movement.
victor Darcy Of the PolytechnS Hat
ttNrs proved himself the best OF tho Eng
lsn sprinters last season. aud the man
LET IN which he improved in the last feV
rseKs or the flat-racing year was re
a drSaole. He is again showing. speed
a,,u an may possibly turn out WORTHY gu,
llSssor 10 J. ". Morton and 9. A. Brau
~, ~, AT a SPORTS meeting held at EaIlnS
n arcy won the 100 yard open race IRON
'us e one -yard mark in ten seconds.
.lne famous Counaugh Rangers nav
Ssone speedy runners In their ranks, a
by their victory In inc lrla
country championship, The SOL
seeis have Just given further proof o
ii11elr ability By defeating the BronGhicl
q carriers IN n two-rrilc team race AZ Bel
z, ,sst Scotland was also represented b
s,.s vs west OF Scotland Harriers. The Ran
esrs se,,s oeat Broughton for team horrors %
iour points
A. While the spectators were essemblin
sn ss me Chatham football ground the oth
Ia oay TO witness a match In the ken
n s1esue between Chatham and Gravesenc
unknown supporter OF the nom
sss Am, frederick Bilderstone. 30 suddenl
rne 20 The ground and expired. He va
rsan9 Ike q bull for the home tean
s,tnIeeiEsertng himself. and brought on IL