The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-25
LARGE CROWDS SEE
FIGHTERS At WORK
Mandot and Rivers Perform
Training Stunts Before
Fight Fans.
BY II. M. WALKER.

| Los ANGELES, Nov. 24-Over siH
| thousand followers Of the boxing game
! travelled TO Vernon this afternoon, where
! they We're rewarded with every training
| camp novelty from fancy bag punching
| TO the knockdown punishment OF the ever
suffering Sparring partner
! Mexican Joe Rivers worked in the Srea,
! pine amphithcatcr of the Pacific Athletic
| cluo. the same arena that VIII be the
scene OF his THANKSGIVING day contest
with Joe Mandot OF New Orleans.
! \ half-mlc up Santa l'e avenue Mandot
was working in the ring OF the Doyle
camp and 50 great was the crush to see
| the Erenchnan in action that an admis-
| sion fee was charged.
Rivers began boxing at o'clock. Man
dot did not put on the gloves until $50.
Through with his preliminary work,
which lie had featured 10y knocking O hole
I'm bis punching bag, Rivers began boxing
with little Eddie Campi the SAN Fran
cisco bantam Joe was careful not TO
hurt his helper. but in the second round
staggering back against the ropes.
The Californan's next rInSmato was
Young Huddy; pompadoured ploddcr
loose with this big boy and mauled hlm
about the tour sides OF the ring for two
rounds. scoring a short chop that dropped
Huddy 10 the floor.
Charley Dalton finished up with the
Mexican. this bout being more OF a
wrestling and Juggling match than an OK
hibtion OF sparrinG. Rivers brown skin
according TO all indications, the boy is In
superb condition.
il there was ono flaw in his work OF
The afternoon IL was his inability TO judge
distance. With both Campi and Huddy
it was noticed that Joe was missing swing
after swing In a manner unusual FOR him.
Rivers viii he handicapped by a slight
cut over his eye, injury which oc-
CURED during Il camp bout over week
ago. This cut broke open afresh and blcd
a trine. As nc intends boxing tomorrow
.,, =, 'r,,n hn ms ga. h.
pcCtod TO heal before he faces Mandot.
The weight 10 he made Is 1873 ring
side Rivers claimed 10 ZIP the beam at
l3i when he finished work today. Mandot
is well under the lightweight limit aud
may go into the ring rs light as 12a
pounds.
reliable Hobo" DOughorty and for two
rounds tho New Orleans lad numerically
pokcd the mouth. nose and ayes Of the
vet trainer
ing attack against Nandot. but only ro-
ceived n sound sN-minute lacinG for mis-
pains. An awkward volunteer named Hat
ton had enough work to satisfy him In
one round and called II quits. Cyclone
Schin lived up 20 his name bv rushing
In pellmell fashion after Mandot who
coully stiCCencd his man mp with labs
that sent Schtff from the platform with
4 crimson mouth.
What is your idea OF Thursdays bout?
WAY down deep i'm your bcart what do
Mandot
II certainly expect 70 win ar ! would
Mt have made the match answered Joe.
''I make no plan OF hattre until I get In
side the ring. In this case I am making
no knockout promises. I am going 10
box 10 tho best OF my ability IN order
10 win and the worst ] look FOR is tho
decision At the end o. the twentieth.
may win sooner. but We don't talk about
this chance"
Rivers Is a bit moro confident and from
his actions as well as his words 81 is easy
70 see that he Ngures himself a winner
under the twenty-round limit.
NV last 20 against Mandot was one
Of the poorest fights ] ever put mp" au-
mits Joe. II simply could not get going
and not once during the twenty rounds
Gid land my real punch. 7 don't think
that Nandit Is built 10 stand up under
the punch thai ! pull when 7 am right
I'm going 20 be right this time and Man
dot wont find me waiting for his long
arm stuff this time. I'm going 20 crowd
him and he'll have 10 mix Il With me
After the FIRST mlx-up III know what
can do FOR this clever bird"
While Mhndot Is the favorite In the
betting he Is only expected 10 outpoint
Rivers and win with decision. II a
knockout Is scored Rivers Is the ma n
picked 70. put over the finishing joit.