The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-22

as much opposition as there was
to that proposed Johnson-Wells af-
fair a few years ago.
Olympia is a big covered arena
after the style Of Madison Square
garden, New York, and the Mil
waukee auditorium. 1t is situated
in the west end of London, right
in the center Of a fashionable resi-
Dental district, and ] guess the
police will put in a veto on the
grounds Of the venue. The John
son Wells affair was stopped on
similar grounds.
The Moran-Driscoll match at Bir-
ningham was stopped for similar
reasons. Boxing has taken place
at Birmingham every week since
then without any suggestion of in
terference, but il any attempt were
made to bring off big bout there,
with either Langford or johnson as
q principal, bang would go the Lid
on it, The crowd that would be
attracted TO Olympia for Lang
ford johnson contest would require
a big force of police TO handle and
tbis would mean drawing men away
from duties in other districts, and
that the chief commissioner is not
likely to do for boxing bout
Murray and HOuck.
Jimmy Coffroth, the San francisco
promoter, must have discovered a new
middIeweieht with considerable class
Jim has contracted with Jack McGul
Gan of Philadelphia to take Leo Homer
fo San Francisco for battle with
voupr fellow named Billy Murray, OF
Monday. Murray is certainly new
somer TO the middleweight ranks, but i
is not likely that Coffroth would mater
him up against a star like Houck nn
less he knew he possessed more than or
dinary ability, for it would simply b'
sanding the Young fellow TO slaughter
Honck has been fighting in better. form
the past few months than for Il yea
or two. and he has certainly show
nil kinds of class in his bouts in Phila
delphia. c-neL .,
match the winner of the Houck- Muir
raw contest against Jimmy Clabby TO
a championship battle a little later on
Coffroth has notified them that he WI
offer a belt emblematic OF the middle
weight championship. -.
Sam Robideau, the lightweight, IS an
other how whom McGuigan will take T.
tha coast with him, and Jack is o
the opinion that some Of these days 10
bideam will be battling for the light
weight championship. He has certalni,,
made an enviable record IN the easi
meeting the best boys in his class AM
beating most Of them.
CouIOn VS.. Williams.
Johnny Coulon, the little bantaI
cbampion Of Chicago, has made up hi
mind to take tho bull by the horns an
have IL out with "Kid" Williams owe
tho marathon routa- Johnny, since
came can back from the Canadian wiids, ha
been testing himself and finds that b
is in pretty good shape even FOR ION
h.ttls but in his contest W.T.
t"Ynmnp" n@Ss Sinnett at Racine recently
be had the misfortune to hurt his hano
W Writing to me regarding the matter
Johnny says:
Mr. McCarey of Los Angeles has
,,,hu;tteS articles for match with
Williams, which arc satisfactory,
and I expect that we, will get, To-
gether before next fall. ! had ~
Lav pictures taken Of my fractured
r;ybf hand and they show that the
homes were iammed worse than the
doctors thought they were when en
thew first examined. IT. Ihey tgiL
mo that it will be. about Two WoeSS
! hefore I will be able to start trsin-
;ma again' / have notified Mr.. Nc,
Carey that 1 am going to poA aDoue