The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-06
LUCKY STAR STILL
FOLLOWS GALLANT
Boxers Togs Escape Fire;
O'Brien's Friends Increase
in Number.

Gilbert Gallant. who meets Danny
O'Brien OF Seattle in a twenty round box
ing contest in Murray on March II, for
the benefit OF the Murray baseball club,
is no exception to the general rule OF
boxers in the way of being superstitious.
little happening yesterday helped to
strengthen this superstition, and 1t Is
doubtful II anything In the world could
convice him at this time that he Will
not beat O'Brlen IN a decisive manner
When Gallant and his Manager, Alex
Mclean, left Boston TO come here for
Gallant's twenty-round bout with zone
Round Hogan, they never had any doubS
that they would WIN When they went
to the depot they found that their trein
was leaving on track No. 13. their berth
number was l3 and the number OF the
train was 12. When they were nearing
Salt Lake they left their sleeper to get
Gallent picked III the hind foot of a rab-
bit and right there they figured they
were cinch in the match with Hogan
and their hunch came true.
ever that the goddess OF luck IS still
lowering over them. Gallan. has beon
doing his training at The gymnasium Of
the Manhattan club at As East Second
day afternoon he left his looking outfit
and training parapnernaIia downstairs,
He aWoke Yesterday morning 10 find
that thu, place had been visited by fire
and soaked with water. Blu. the Cod
dess OF LUX came To lignt, and al
though the fire had eaten its way all
containing Gailants togs was. the grip
had escaped the fire and. except for
l;ttle water. had not been touched.
The first thing Gallant said after re-
that 80. lS and a rabbits foot arc rot
lucky
Luck again came his way when he was
onered the use Of private gymnasium TO
finish his training. and henceforth he will
do his work In private. No one except his
sparring partners will be admitted. and
the fans will probably not have chance
10 watch him work again until nc steps
through the rops with O'Bricn next
Wednesday night at Murray.
O'Brlen Is working at the central fire
by the manner In whicn he handles his
training partners. The ones who figured
he had good chance with Gallant are
sure now that he will give thc Boston
Terrier Il lacipg. while those who were
a bit skeotical arc becoming convinced
that he has an excellent show 10 get al
least as good as Il draw or decision
at the end OF the twenfy rounds. He is
| showing 40 much real class and speed that [
they figure he T''il be able TO outlook the
Sensa tlonal casterDer.
There Is. very little 10 choose between
the two ro[s aS far as ring expcrJence
| is concerned. ana it will be C-Ericn's
cleverress against GailaGt's aggressive
ness ana Tlan-bang style os milling
j. c. Smith. who is handling the bout
! for the baseball team. Is looking after
| the comfort OF the fans from this city
who arc going 10 attend. He has made
arrangements with tho street car COM
! pany 10 run a numbr or special cars 10
| Murray OF tho night Of the bout. The
| first preliminary VIII be started Mt $40
] O'Clock sharp and there viii be no waits
! between bouts. so that the fans from
here viii he able TO get back 10 the city
| at an early hour.