The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-07
London Paper Says Eddie Has
Had His Chance, and
Accepted 1t.
WAS OVERWEIGHT LITTLE
In FIGHT WITH 0'KEEFE
King Edward to Be Patron of
International Yacht Rae
ing Festival.
BY RICHARD DAHLGREN.

Special Ceble to The Tribune.
LONDON, May 6.-As a general rule
1 do not like the idea of printing eulo.
gies of pugilists for dozen reasons
inasmuch as fighting has long been re-
carded as the lowest form of sport-yet
when an English sporting paper has
something good to say about an Amerl
can fighter I feel justified in depart.
ing from the rule. Eddie McGoorty of
U. s. a, as he is announced here. is
the. subject of this praise. The pubIi
cation says of him:
cit looked as though Eddie Nc
Goorty, the American middleweight,
might have to return to the States
without taking the ring this way, but
Eddie has had his chance and made
good
McGoorty is a gentlemanly young
fellow, which makes it all the more
pleasing to think that through the eff
forts of the National Sporting club he
was afforded an opportunity of showing
he was made. The way in which he
was sidcstepped by boxers alleged TO
be his superior caused one to think
there was more in it than met the
eye. and in consequence the desire was
general to see him tried out at head
quarters. How McGoorty came through
in his bout with Pat 0'Keefe is now
matter of history. O'Keefe put up
rafting good bout with the Young
pond, and, though well beaten on points
he managed to stay fifteen rounds.
O'Keefe always gives his opponent
plenty to do, and. the spectators some
thing worth looking at. Pat has the
same useful left he showed before he
went to Australia, and his work at
close quarters, always his strong point,
was still In evidence.
Was Overweight.
"McGoorty would be giving away to
the man from Canning town and though
he looked well I should say the visitor
would have fought better had be been
four or five pounds lighter. The Amer
lean has handy punch with the left,
sort Of hand hook, which is rendered
more effective by the pace and speed
of its delivery. O'Keefe did not ap.
pear able to get clear of his stroke. The
victory of McGoorty was all the more
meritorious.
"Mr. Gregg of Liverpool, who has
more than once signified his willing
ness to put any part of $1,000 down at
the sporting office on behalf of Eddie,
is the last man in the world to go back
on his word, Monday the American
perhaps, did not show champion form,
but that he was improved considerably
since he was this way two years ago
is certain, while it may be that he was
not showing his hand in his fight with
0 'Keefe. That there was no necessity
for hlm to do more to win than he
did anyone could see, and, bearing in
mind the injury to his right and the
fact that he was bit above himself in
condition, McGoorty must be put down
as more useful
"In coming to this conclusion, one
cannot get rid of the fact that there is |
to go as backing for the young man |
from Oshkosh. When only 16 years of |
age McGoorty won the 9st Alb anna
teur championship of Wisconsin at Mil |
defeating three opponents the
same evening, and after turning pro- !
fessional he fought continuously for
four years, without having a single de- |
cision given against him, a pretty good |
record for any boxer to hold. {"
King to Be Patron.
The king has consented to become
patron of the first European festival
Of international yacht racing. to be
held. at spithead, August Z and 8, pre-
sentlng cup for competition.
The kings reception in honor of the
polo PLAYERS who represent England in
The United States recalls the fact that
he played regularly when he was a
naval lieutenant. He was a good play
sr too.
Almost every form of manly exercise
has been practiced by him and there is
no doubt that sport will benefit enor-
nously in his reign.
Next to shooting and fishin0, King
Georges warmest administration is for
Rugby football. Not long ago he ex,
pressed the opinion that Rugby was an
deal game for all ranks of the army |
and the navy, as it keeps the men
fit teaches them to realize the viz.
.ues of self-discipline and stand hard
knocks.
The statement that King Alfonso of
Spain 1s accommodating stud of thor
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