The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-18
BY JEFF THOMPSON.
Ire to The TRIBUNE.


he shall be restrained for six months. and
for the second he shall he totally dis
qualified from. engaging in any. boxing
testants shall wear gloves weighing at
least eight ounces-that Is. four ounces
each. Tep rounds is the limit.
Spreads CONSERVATION.
There was CONSERVATION at the North
German Lloyd Steamship Office company
when 1t was discovered that the chief an
CHEERS room on the Kronprlnz Wilhelm
had been booked for Mr.. John Johnson
and wife
asked.
I'VE are afraid IL is" was the reply.
What are you going TO do about IL?
I'VE can't do anything, The passage
johnson and his wife" one of the
officers said. will probably take their
meals In their rooms on the passage"
johnson took two automobiles with him
and intends. he says, to tour the conti-
nent.
| the promoter, In London" sald Johnson.
| 'Tf he will give me $40. o00 to meet Bonn
bardier Wells viii sign the articles on
Ted Nelson. the Australian. won his
| fight over Sailor Burke In the ninth
round after being knocked out by foul
| blow. Throughout the fight Burke Of
Tended and was frequently cautioned
At the bell the men. rushed TO cllnch
Nelson sent in a right uppercut and
rsssfd oen anS s Dan Tore hsd
trouble prying them apart As they
broke Nelson whipped over right hook
| TO the jaw and the sailor dropped. When
he got UP he looked scared and started
| to run.
In the second Burke tried hard to get
in telling blow on the elusive Aus
| trallan Just before the bell Nelson stag
| gered the tar with right TO the Jaw.
| Burke had a shade in the fourth be
directed his attack 70 the wind. but
| missed some hard swings.
The sixth round was bad one for
| Nelson Burke's attack 10 the wind was
fast sapping the Australian's Strength
rang ending the round the sailor connect
| ed with the right TO the jaw and Nelson
went down and had 10 be helped to his
| corner.
Burke. seeing Knockout in sight:
went at his man like bull in the next
round and twice Nelson went down. inc
crowd was IN an uprosr ye,inSE a,nS f9r so- Nsi sis
rough and foul fghtlng.
| Throughout the eighth. round Nelson
managed TO stay on mis- feet by Keeping
Then came the ninth and the ternina-
tion of the fight.
As the referee wes breaking the men,
under Nelson's chin. showed his head
| back and then ripped In the right 10 the
stomach. The Australian fell on MS
|
gain his feet. He was carried to MS
| corner. trying hard. while Burke was
waved back. The crowd was ceiling
| him outr' ard other remarks that made
| the sailors seconds hurry him away, The
| announcement that Burke would get no
| money was cheered.
Why Goodman Quit.
Jack Goodman, who WAS to have fought
Wells showed himself good enough 10
| beat Welsh, and Welsh was good enoug h
10 stand off Mcfarland. and the latter
| had no trouble In putting II across GOOD :
man. the Engllshman WAS good enough
proposition 10 pass up:
Cross WAS poor substitute for Good
man. Gross by many is regarded as a
good third -rater. end how The Madison
| Athletic club. or anyone else for that
matter expects tEc eaSt side dentist 70 70
Can you imagine Cross hghting a
champion? Also can you see Leacnie
| entertainment bv pulling al, manner Of
petty technicalities in behalf Of his
brother Leachie? II looks as II some
the Engishn,an than. Herr Cross.
Matt Wells. the English lightweight
champion, viii make his neNt sppesranneee
die Murphy the light weight, II suitable
terms can be agreed upon.
Weiss managers have been in COM
munlc4 tlCn Win the AiinOtN uuSCtpI<
with a view OF getting Murphy for the
Englishman.
BoEton Is Cool.
Boston Ike New York, is not enthu
siast!c over the boxing game at tllis sea
son and there are few, u indeed there
be any. boxers who could draw a paying
house. The guarantee the Englishmen
are ASKING ls reasonable.
Murphy is reputea 10 he hrst class
lightweight, and his record bears out t,e
statement He holds decisions oven sucA
cracks as SAMMY Smith, Dave Deshler
PADDY Sullivan. Dick Nelson aud Mattv
Baldwin. and has fought draws Wild
Young Erne and Young nonahue
Wells will insist that all contests ~
which he engages be according Ia
QueeusbuTy ru.es. The men TO protect
themselves et ell times.
IN stand for no more OF that Leach
Cross work. said Wells In speaking cf
the match.
Wells realizes that had he hoyed Cross
according 20 straight Queensbury rules
he would have won BY knockout long
before the limit was reached.
Although Packey Mcfarland has hrcn
| In Chicago several weeks he is not re-
ported 70 have called Johnny Thomp-
| sons hand, While Mcfarland was in
! New York tho last time Thompson sent
| him a challenge I'm which he stisulated