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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04

face was bleeding from Coulon's singing
punches but every round found him bor-
Ing In, head down. taking a half dozen
blows for the sake of getting in one in
return,
Conley's punches, when they landed.
shook the champion to his very toes,
and he frequently gave ground before
Conley who often found. however, a
sued too eagerly. The fight seesawed
through the twenty rounds. the majority
going to the champion The fight ended
with the men fighting head to nead in a
ming down Coulons' back and both his
eyes nearly closed,
The first round was Coulon's Con-
ley rushed. but received two hard rights
to the stomach and several rights and
iefts to the face and Jaw.
Conley evened up the second and fought
Soulon to the ropes. The third went TO
the jaw in exchange for a right to the
| stomach and left to the jaw.
Long-range fighting marked the fourth.
In the fifth Conley rushed into a right
a left to his sore eye, but he came back
with a right to the mouth and another
to the jaw
The fast pace caused Coulon 70 slow
UP in the sixth and he kept away and
In the seventh Conley doubled up Cou-
lon with a left TO the stomach and
chased him into a neutral corner. landing
hts right and left to the body.
The eighth was. even. Conley shaking
Ing a hard right to the same place.
Coney bored into rights and lefts in
the ninth and went to his corner groggy
from two hard rights to the face,
and cut Conley's face badly. without talk
Ing Il blow
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04
Take Cars to Europe

TN SPITE Of an increase OF 10 per
mobiles to European ports there
Is an increasingly large number
take their cars abroad to tour the
continent during the next few months
the foreign department OF tae Tour
ing Club OF America.
dissatisfaction expressed by. automo-
bile owners making foreign tours
about the eXorbtant rates charged
for the forwarding of their cars. the
touring club has recently concluded
arrangements which will be most ad-
yantaKeous to motorists contempIat-
ing touring abroad. -t
On the otner hand, the new ocean
rates have had Il tendency to enlist
motor touring enthusiasts In. the
movement to "sec America first" and
this winter this tendency Is most en-
phatically evidenced In the large In
, crease in the number OF northern
tourists who are now on their way
south.
Many prominent automobilists plun-
ming TO tour Europe have received
through the touring club. road direc-
tions which have been compiled by
the clubs official car under the d.
rection OF tne foreign department.
These tours cover interesting trips,
taking In the historic and scenic
(. points of interest and In localities
where the very best accommodations
are obtainnble.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04
Wilson Coming Today
"san Francisco, Feb, 3,
Department Tribune. Salt


Sporting Department Tribune. Salt
Lake, Utah.
in any way whatever, VIII arrive
in Salt Lake Sunday night,
III. /. WILSON"
The foregoing telegram from Hugh
l. Wilson. general manager OF the
Lagoon Racing association. doubtless
means that he realizes the universal
dissatisfaction here caused by aban-
doning the spring race meeting and
that he Is coming to offer an explu-
nation why he did not insist on hav
Ing the date OF May IL, as originally
announced. instead OF August rs,
given by the Pacific Coast Jockey
club. .
Columbia, s. c.. recently started a
race mceting without consulting the
New York Jockey club and tho
horseinen were notified that all who
participated would be "outlawed.
Columbia went on with success
full meeting. merely notifying the
jockey club that all rules governing
organized racing would be obeyed.
Then the jockey club lifted the ban
Perhaps the same thing could be
done at the Lagoon. although Wilson.
being; one OF the principal owners In
the Butte track, will hesitate a long
time before defying the turf author-
ties.
1t Is, pretty certain. therefore,. that
Salt Lake will have no racing until
autumn.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04

1t Is but framing Justice in scant
words to say that Coulon had a COM
manding lead In each and every one OF
the twenty rounds. II the worlds 116-
pound title holder lacks one thing that
champion should possess It is knock
out punch Countless times Johnny
poWeT behind efi SR It. ssnarely @n tut to conle
chin with no visible effect.
Not knockdown featured the cham
pionship clash. One round was. but a
repetition OF the other, WITH Coulon Pill
critics could register them.
Upon two or three occasions Coulon
appeared tired from his own exertions.
but II such was the case Johnny fresh
work. So much, speed did the little
champion show In his boxing that the
time actually appeared to pass quicker
than under ordinary circumstances.
said that he fought his best. but his
best is not enough TO win the bantam
weight crown. Barring a chance knock
out blow. Conley never had a peep at
victory.
The battle was q comparatively easy
one for Conley. inasmuch as the beating
ne took was light In comparison to what
he has been assimilating at the hands
of the featherweights and near-light-
weights. frankie took Coulou's hardest
blows with smile OF scorn and kept bor-
Ing in on the champion, who worked his
right uppercut and right stomach jolt
WITH tantalizinE precision.
Some criticism was offered that Con-
ley was not sent IN to do or die during
the first three rounds when Coulon ap-
peared bewildered to a point Of stage
fright by his new SURROUNDINGS, AS the
contest progressed the question was not
who would win, but how far ahead would
the champion finish.
AS early as the third round Conley's
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04
Racing in California

s.':, e s;''s,'''; ':s@ ~ =: 1... '': rs.
story will not down that next
year a big race track will be
in full blast at Tia Juana. Mexico,
just across the southern border of
that state. 1t Is frequently stated in
San Francisco and Los Angeles that
the Tia Juana venture will receive
the financial support of Adolph
Spreckcls, Thomas IL Williams.
Henderson &c Hogan, Matt WinI and
others. Yet we'll posted individuals
hero say that there is nothing In the
project. for the reason that there Is
a tacit understanding between the
American and Mexican governments
that a gambling concession for Tia
Juana will not be forthcoming. 1t
Is well-knoWn fact that several
years ago a western bookuaker. now
a reformer, secured such a concession
from the Diaz regime. but that II was
afterward revoked, President Ma
dero iy said TO be unalterably opposed
10 a race track at Tia Juana and is
even hostile to the big racing plant
at Juarez. opposite 81 Paso. But at
the same time It Is reported that Ma
dero will not interfere with the nav
race track at Mexico City. which was
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04

Conley had a shade the better OF the
hard fighting In the eleventh and Coulon
was weak In the twelfth, but held Conley
even
In the thirteenth Coulon sent Conley to
cover with an uppercut to the jaw, and
he took the next three rounds. upsetting
Conley's rushes with accurate punches
In the seventeenth Coulon nearly took
Conley Off his feet with right and left to
the jaw. but Conley took the round with
four hard lefts to the body and a right
to the Jaw and laughed at Coulon as the
bell rang.
Coulon slipped to the floor in the cigh-
teenth, but was up In an instant, He
staggered Conley with a right TO the
The nineteenth was even, with few
blows landed.
In the final round Coulon punched Con-
ley in clinch and took a left to the face.
They fought tiercely, head to head, Con-
ley landing hard left to the stomach,
Coulon landed right and left to Conley's
face. Coulon broke with hard left to
Conleys wind and jabbed him repeatedly
In the face.
The box office receipts were ss94o.
Jem Percy and Bobby Monroe boxed
six rounds to draw in the first prelim-
mary, Louie Rees won ten-round de-
csion over Kid Dalton in the semi final
bout
Before the contest started. Promoter
Tom McCarey lined up fourteen fight
ers. among them three champions. in
the ring. They were Wolgast, the light
weight champion; Abe Attell of the
champion. Johnny ISilbane OF Cleveland
was introduced as the opponent OF At
tell In the Washington birthday match.
February 22.
"one Round" Hogan issued chal-
boxer. accepted 1t on the spot The
fight is scheduled for a date in March.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04
BASEBALL MAGNATES
SEE GOOD SEASON

About the only persons who are not
dissatisfied with the spostponement of
the Lagoon race meet are the baseball
magnates of the Union league, Dick
Cooley of Salt Lake and John Nc.
CAoskey Of Ogden will be benefited by
there being no racing until fall.
Cooley has signed Harold Leach, a
southpaw from the KANSAS State
league.
Eddie Quick, who is one of the pitch;
ers transferred by McCloskey to Walsh
Of Butte, says he is a free agent be,
cause he was not rendered a contract
in the time limit,
Despite rumcIs. to the contrary,
Briek' Devereaux will probably be
with the Skyscrhpers this year. II he
plays at all he will play here.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04

lite locomotive over straight stretch of smooth
roadbed and you have perfect mind picture of
Johnny Coulon boxing twenty rounds against
the Wisconsin wolf
Coulon was the master from the moment that
ne danced forward to answer the opening gong,
with the new green gloves covering his knuckles,
until one hour and twenty minutes LATER when
Referee Charley Eyton, with smile and shake of
his head, disregarded Conley's comical effort 10
force his wrist into the official hand and reach.
ing over, grasped and raised Coulons right arm
in token of victory.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04
By II. NJ. w dlker

I OS ANGELES, Feb. 3-Johnny Coulon and
frankie Conley boxed twenty rounds be-
- fore the Pacific Athletic club at Vernon
with the Chicago bantam so far out in front at
the finishing bell that he could not have been
caught with a wireless wave
The champion retained his title with nothing
more serious than split upper lip and wet
tangle of sandy hair to remind him of his hours
work against the little Kenosha bulldog
Imagine veteran engineer guiding his favor
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04

A TYPICAL example OF this in
~ our own country is seen In the
case OF Johnny Hayes. the little
New Yorker wno won the 1908
Olympic Marathon at London. No
sooner had he returned to this coun-
try than he set out on a series OF
professional maratllons against other
''pros," notable among them being
Dorando PietrI. the Italian whom he
defeated on technicality In Lon
don, HAYES has been cleaning up
the coin ever since and is now fairly
established for a life OF comparative
ease during the rest OF his days. But
nc can not represent his country at
Stockholm during the coming sum
mer. He Is full fledged "pro"
or course. the same can be said Of
Dorando. too. the only difference be-
ing that he has garnered just about
twice as many simoleons as has
Hayes. Dorando Is now back In
sunny IT, and Will have to stay
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04
Y. COLLEGE FIVE
DEFEAT Y. M. c. "A

Special to The Tribune.
LOGAN, Feb. Sin fast basket.
lego five defeated tho Y NJ. CA. team
from Salt Lake by the score iof A! to
81, The B., Y. five were never in dan.
ger of being beaten They scored 90
in each half. whiletSthe visitors made
o in the. first half ind fl2 in ::the sec
ond. Petersen was the star for the
college and Wilcox played the best
game for the Y. NJ c. A. Ed Watkins
of Logan was referee and Oscz4 Gin
grich was umpire. ssls'ls
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04
RACING TO RESUME
AT JUAREZ TOMORROW,
special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Ell PASo, Feb. S.-Juarezi turf on,
cials are planning to resume racing
Monday providing the street car. SER
vice starts up as expected. There were
no disturbances in the vicinity of the
track today and as the increasing rule
has been suspended, owners had a
chance to see how their horses were
coming on. IF the street cars do not
resume Monday racing will not COM
mence again until they do.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04
s"WHITE HOPE" TOO YOUNG
'Rourke Will Coach Al Palzer Before Pitting
Him Against Johnson
By w. w. Ndughton

SA15SSks oSto CIV WIFI 10y tilib
there will be excitement galore.
O'Rourke's find will be regarded
as the logical opponent" OF Johnson
and then 1t will be up to o'Rourke
to exercise restraint. He will need
to remember more than ever that
Palzer sis only a kid and steer him
clear OF the breakers. It Is likely,
however. that Flynn will meet John
son before Palzer has a chance at
the fireman.
A year of considerate treatment
will do wonders for the hope Of the
white race" and In the meantime
Champion Jack Johnson. and for that
matter Sam LIangford and Sam Nc
Yea, will be easier to handle than
they arc now,
AT first 1t may not sound sports
manlike to advocate the keeping Of
Palzer in reserve until the present
holder OF the title begins to mellow.
But In a way there is a precedent
for 1t,
Never heavyweight oueensberry
champion yet lost his crown In his
best fighting days. Everyone knows
that John L. Sullivan was middle
nd Z,
bett, and that Corbett. after years Of
high life and frayed nerves. could
barely stand training for his Carson
City match with Fftzsimmons.
The Cornishman. who was always
a freak and who could not be judged
from an age standpoint like other
ring men. said he was In a trance
for several rounds when JeffrIes took
the championship from him. and
there Is scarcely an excuse for re-
calling what JeffrIes looked like at
Reno, With his thin hair and his
pinched face. he was totally unlike
the suappy-eyed. brown skinned
Hercucs Of six years earlier.
yES, INDEED. The record shows
that the championship never
changed hands until the cham
pion began to decline. and 1t is quite
right TO nurse Palzer along until Jack
johnson becomes trife wheezy.
But Palzer hasn't licked Flynn yet
and It isn't an odds-on bet that he
Will lick Flynn. Nor Is It a certainty
that the men will fight
Jack Johnson has nuddled the
pugiliste pool to some purpose by
saying that Flynn will have to can
eel the Palzer match or consider the
Flynn-Johnson match Cancelled. This,
however, may merely cause temporary
confusion.
New York will not tolerate John
500. and 1t Is whispered that any
attempt to Introduce him TO the San
Francisco fight situation" will re-
suit in some such action as prevented
Jeffries and the negro from boxing
here,
Johnson has certainly Scrambled
tho eeggS'' since he returned from
''Yurrup"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04
PRlNCETON@TlES : l
AGGIES I'M SHOOT

WASHINGTON, Feb s.-Messachu
sctts Agricultural college and Princeton
were tied for first place In the Eastern
intercollegiate Rifle Shooting league at
the conclusion of the weeks matches.
Results were: Massachusetts, AKr!cul-
tural defeSted Maryland AGRICULTURAL, 942
to S26; Pennsylyanla defeated Louisiana
North Georgia Agricultural defeated Del
aware: Princeton defeated West Vir-
gIpia. Norwich defeated United States
Veterinary Surgeons by default.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04
PROMOTERS DATES
CLASH AT VERNON

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb S.-Freddy
Welsh and Jack Britton will meet in a
twenty-round match on the afternoon of
wsshington's birthday. weighing at 1SS
pounds that morning. The fight will be-
Of considerable Importance. innsmuch as
Champion Wolgast has mentioned tho
Englshman las probably his next op-
poncnt. BY setting the date on Fcbru-
AIRY 90. Promoter Coffroth' viii, precipi-
tor. Jack o,Connell. who, Will stage
Frank Klause and Sailor Petrosky on
the same afternoon - *
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04
By frankie ConIey

I was not at my best. I guess
I need good rest. I have been
boxing too often. The decision
against me was fair one, but I
still believe I am better man than
Coulon. In a forty round bout I
would stop Johnny.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04
By Freddie Welsh

Coulou is a beautiful boxer. He
could only hope to win on points,
though. If the feathers can't drop
this game Conley boy, how can q
bantam hope to turn the trick7 He
is bound to be champion unless he
goes back.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04
Bantam Champion Wins on Points From Conley,
But Battle Shows Title Holder Lacks Punch
By Johnny Couion

Conley is a tough bird, tough be-
cause he won't open up and fight.
I had an easy time of it, but had
Conley come out Of his shell and
slugged in the open I believe would
have stopped him. I had to first
make him fight and then lick him.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04
GETS DEFEAT
oQUlRRH, 3S TOs1o

one sided basketball xans
q ;fSsfnssns IN the high school gym.
36uIsr, ''en school Midgets defeated
10 IA sehool team by tho score
never n Inc high school Midgets
| <hs flrst buahBer Of losing. as they
rfsrtiSSen tiSen on. The oquirrh III. team % is
Ics, out and has not had much
H WORK ~ rpSoys tried too much grand
boy Vim nney @ never passed the bali
!. starr Sns- s "a sslons, but tried, long
a,syne aMayne and Leansrd stere We,e ~. a.
1psss f6Iioes,.e and Nav. The tearns
20 s.f oquirrh, School.
s;...,,,.- TIL '',.f,f .','';rs.. -. ,Dugan
'usy. s'..r1.l.,i = -,'..- Jones
'd:' duIy,s.SS s,.S --'s,s. ;1asie Angle
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04
Money Lust Bars Best Sprinters
Foot Racers Turn Professional Thus Losing
Their Chances to Compete in Olympic Games.
Bv:Monty

there while less proficient Marath.
oners try to carry the colors OF his
fatherland TO glory at Stockholm.
The men vino finished first and
third In the hundred meters dash at
London are also ineligible for tho
next Olympiad by Virtue OF their be-
coming professionals. r. z Walker,
the doughty South African, who beat
the virginian, Jimmy Reeter. to the
tape, Is now back on the "black
continent" with a black mark against
his name, so FAR as amateurism Ia
concerned but he doesn't care who
wins the hundred this year. because
he has several thousand cold ones In
the bank. Nat Cartmen, formerly OF
the University OF Pennsylyania, who
was right on Rector's heels in the
London sprint, Is a 'pro'' by the
same token He has. like the 9TH
ers, amassed a bunch OF cash beat
ing foreign professionals. including
the great Jack Donaldson OF Austria
la and England.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04

cording to the best information
obtainable. Tom O'Rourke Is in
} hnrry to send Al Palzer against
crlds Champion Jack Johnson. II
Rourke was quoted correctly. he
lIyered himself as follows:
'Palzer Is a kid and he needs ex-
dence, want him to meet Jim
mn and Carl Norris before he even
InJis of a match with the big negro.
boa I send Palzer against johnson
b can bet he win win"
there is good. sound judgment in
q, but at the Same time the course
spped out does not insure Palzcr
Inst risk to his budding ambi-
|us. If the writer remembers clear
the Itinerary laid out for Carl
'rris was about the. same as that
posed for Palzer. Carl was not
lhlnk Of q match with Johnson for
~ q year He was TO be housed
costly gymnasium and coached
d rained By the greatest, experts
'lnahie- He was to be allowed TO
[k on his superfiuous energy In
safe contests and was to be de-
ppd gradually until he could be
Euuted with the task OF yanking
laurel wreath from Johnson's
Ky brow and restoring the tlstic
remacy to the white race.
a 30 With Jim Flynn was TO be
y o. Carps education, but 1t prac-
Wy put stop to his champion
"a Studies. And now Al Palzer is
pccted to add to his experience by
sing this same Flynn,
ELL. 1t may turn out all right,
and then again 1t may not.
There Is no shrewder judge
nent In fighters than O'Rourke,
II he honestly believes that Pal
k match for Flynn, the only
70 do is to lay back and wait
Ftsults.
YONG doubt Flynn is about as
ferrous a man as a white hone"
united experience could be sent
While never d star perform
ne Pueblo fireman has had his
"iedge OF ring maneuvers en-
ped by contact with all manner
s'ters- He has been against the
<sr ones and the tremendous hit-
's and lie has developed a COM
hs style. He has faced Jack
'aon Gam Langford. Tommy
u1s Billy Papke. Jack oBrien.
kaufman and more besides. He
nsd a knowledge of the different
'a OF milling fairly hammered in
nm and, IL he knows nothing elise,
Hnows bow to detect the weak
N an opponents methods.
w showed in his affair with
~ tnat he can quickly adapt
10 circumstances. During
u being buffeted, he learned TO
se 1sar rapidly and such a man
'SsSSt The rankest person to a
whose meaeer acquaintance
ne ring. game compels hlrn to
tne SAND tactics round after
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uhickan Goes to saattla.

MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 3.-Fred Chicken.
one OF the best known young athletes of
Minneapolis, has signed contract TO
play.tthlrd base for the Seattle. Baseball
club OF the Northwestern league
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04
Monte Gross Is Scout.

ST LOUIS, Feb. 3.-Monte Cross
formerly shortstop OF the Philadelphia
American league team, was signed with
The ST. Louis Americans as a scout and
!uar.rl assist Manager Wallace In look
&c fter tho players.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04

NrEW YORK. Feb. 3-.DolIarlust"
the Olympic. games Of 1s13. OF
some of the greatest athletes that
ever drew on spiked shoe. The
"call Of the coin.'. has been heard
during the last few years by ath-
letic stars In all corners OF the world.
AS a result, many Of the greatest
runners In history are now profess
sIonals and therefore ineligible to
represent their nations in the big In
ternational carnival,
II one should attempt to general
ize and formulate a specific reason
for this recent growth OF commercial
ism in athletics. 1t would be no hard
task. The reason is the growth Of
interest In athletic sports and the
corresponding increase in the number
of dollar admission fees than can be
lured into a turn-stile box placed at
the entrance to an athletic stand
ium.
Every year has seen the awaken
ing Of new interest In amateur sports.
In turn. this greater interest In
.'simon pure" competitions has caused
increased interest in the profession
als-not the old-time professionals.
but the new ones, those who have
just deserted the amateur ranks. An
athlete reels off one or two or half
a dozen first class performances and
ne is straightway made the idol OF
many admirers. He sees a chance
TO commercialize this admiration, and
when a challenge for professional
race comes his way. ne accepts the
opportunity to convert glory into dol
lars.