The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-28
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By W. w. NAUGHTON.
An FRANCISCO, Dec, 27.-This
coming Thursday-New Year S
dsy-Gnnboat Smith and Arthur
pelky will enter the ring at
|,,,h,s DAILY City arena to determine
.usstion of superiority in the white
i divisions.
NJ the cbieftains of the white hope
a nav or may not compare with
talinp heavywcights of the years
"a great deal depends upon the
T a fbe critic and the way he views
. things-but there is no denying
ne New Year scrap will come
N near to being the final event
4 long drawn-Out tourney.
IN claims the championship by
of a tragic occurrence TO which
i no occasion TO revert more
fenlly, BY the law OF the ring
Iitle is perfectly valid. Smith
the right to challenge on the
that he has defeated everyone
. rood between him and Pelky.
\ the strength of work done, Gun
4. pround is absolutely tenahle,
m the names of the hopes, one by
. md you will discover that he has
bed them all.
<tr for Johnson.
|-ently there was a feeling that
Norris was deserving of another
|kvith the gunner, but of tho clam.
= demand that was heard III the
| iohie weeks ago, not even the ghost
. rhlsper fingers.
Ia Willard. Morris bout settled that.
a Of the angles OF the Smith Pelky
|<jt is that each of the principals
# he Jack Johnson bee in his bonnet.
i Pelky and GuDboat are counting
D trip abroad and a meeting with
enished negro, who, for all that he
'friled, is considered the klngpln
weight OF the earth.
q PROMOTERS of Paris have their
. out for n world S championship
n with johnson as one of the prln-
but the French matchmakers, like
[hmakers the world around, have
ned that it does not do TO be too
uifate. They know a good thing
they see il, and they want to
the way for all undisputcd cham.
Zip event by having several
Aes IN the meantime,
NJ have with them across the wa
"a the present time Frank Moran,
)tanuctte and Sam Bangford. They
Issned invitations TO both Smith
Pelky TO visit the French capital
'akc hand in arranging . series
thfests eliminating in fight III
y Johhsou shall defend his title.
in Favor.
.lsher Smith nor Pelky thinks well
+e scheme, Smith makes no pre-
% barring coIored men, but argues
as he has defeated Sam Langtord;
Johnson s most formidable rival
g negro heavies, he is entitled to
pxineSs with johnson direct.
mmy Burns, speaking for Pelky,
here is only one colored man Ar
glll meet, TO wit, Jack Johnson-
means that il the Partisan fight
'efs expect to entice the winner
New Year battle across the wa
'asy will have to cut out all the
aation bouts and elect to decide
uhmpionsbip question at oae feli
+le the French promoters may not
W they have an exceedingly Tor
o'f rival in Jim Coffroth of san
l*e0. Jim recognizes that n match
'fn the New Year winner and JACK
en ~ the biggest. pugilistic event
~ and, while he is not showing
Anu, there is good reason for be-
: mat he has been working on
rAttcr for sonic time.
~ his exile Johnson has sent word
tne thing can be arranged, he
nther box for CoffrOtb than any
os shows- This is surely one-half
uk so far Rs reaching for the
ton Is concerned, and anyone who
~ the bond Of comaraderle exist
Tween coffrotb aud Jim Buckley,
suily Imagine how close Coffroth
Inward securing the balance or
'su II Gunbost downs Pelhy.
for Beating.
eiky wins from Smith. Arthur
snager Tommy Burns will have
sousulted of course. 1t stands
sson, though, that the promoter
an produce johnson S signature
Nv ,the other fellows, particularly
laea prevails that Jack is ripe
hui2. and that the first white
s"no gets to him will be morally
y ipflieting ii.
s' AZ that Coffroth will admit at
~ mat he has serious thoughts
Sing the match spoken Of. and
" reasonably certain of making
tn johnson. Asked if he had
'a where the contest would take
,roIiroth sprung the old saw
Seing time enough TO rross the
hnen you came to il.
ne added. "It might take place
70, OF IN the great northwest
aance itself. would u0t hesi
Ht going over there to handle
si Cards fell that way
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