The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-01
KEEN INTEREST IN
BASEBALL BENEFIT
Murray Boxing Fans Foresee
Fast Work sin Gallant
O'Brien Bout.

The hackers OF the Murray asebaIl team In
tho Union association aud the fans OF that city
are working with all their might to make tho
coming twenty-round boxing contest. March H.
between Gilbert Gallant, the sensational eastern
lightweight and Danny oBriou Of Seattle the
most suecessful contest OF tho kind that has ever
been staged In tho smolter city
When tho proposition TO stage q twenty round
bout for the benefit OF tho bali team WIS first
broached. Joc Smith, who ia the prime mover
Every cent of the proceeds after the boxess and
other necessary expenses are paid will be turned
over TO tho finance committee OF the ball team
The one thing that Smith insisted upon was
thar the bout nuGt be Ioal high class contest
and in engaging such men Gallant and oBrien
he made a ten strike In fact. he was very lucky
in engaging tho services OF two boys with ouch
great regulations o'Brien had been boxing in
come OF tho four-rornd bouts before the Man
haitian club and apDreciatcd@he manner In which
be had been treated by the press and tho faus
and readily consented 10 take on tho match
Mclean. also has soft spot In his heart for
this city and vicinity. u was hors that 30 sot
his real start tho yoad 10 the cha ampionshlp
when he brought out here by Promoters Tom
Patnter. HarTy Hcagrcn aud Hardy x. Dovnins
Hogan.
Until shat time Gallant was practically un.
known IN tho wes,. except through press rcpors
that had como out from the cast AS the coast
promoters had number OF so-callod comers cr-
plode on them they locked upon the good thinss
said about Gallant os cnaunung from somc clever
press egent But nuer GaIlnnt's decisive victory
over Hogan. Promoter cotfroth realized that Col-
liant nll tha, Was claimed for him ard i'm
medlatcly matched him with frankie Burns the
toughest trial horse on the coast II is a common
saying out there that except champion
can beat Burns. wbile Gallant didn't heat him
he earned good draw and even the coast sport
Ing writers said he went Into ths contest bsndI.
capped with a bad eye as the result OF a colu-
sio0 With his sparrins partner So with a fond
spot in his hoaVt Tor this city and the fact that
the proceeds going 10 fnanch n baseball
team. gomc OF which Gallant Is very fond, he
readily accepted the teyms offered him by the
Murray people and is hero ready to give the
fans the best thcro Is IN him. which 10 come
The bout IN iteelf promises be ono Of tho
classicSt that hns been s0ged IN this part Of
tho country. not excepting the Hogan Gallant
bout All the fans knov what Kind OF a miller
Gallant Is ard those who have seen O'ByIen In
him one Of tho rleverest men they have ever seen
in actiop. o. Brien realizes that be hns a chance
OF lifetime. II no makes good against Gallsnt
his reputation Is made all over the country, aud
he 10 leaving noth'ng undone TO get into the best
o. shape for ;he bout.
Both men have been doing light work for the
past few days aud will begin the hard eriud Non.
day morning. when they Will both be out on the
road In tho mornings and in the gymnasium OF
the. Manhattan club In the afternoons
o Bricn Will begin bis training at e:30 and
Gallant viii start abou. o'clock. OF as soon
o. Bripn Is through Later on one OF u,aybs
both of the boya viii DO spme training In MUIR
Gallant and his genial manager. Alex ,IcIAau
will bn the guests Of Harry ". Hoagren and the
solt Lake Gan club ~ the trap shooting groundn
today. as Gallant SAYS he is aomn shot and while
he has never attempted breaking blue rocks ho
beliovez he hit them and will make a Try
anyway. In fact. match shoot. between Gal.
liant and Hardy X. Downing the local prometsr
Is bolus talked OF and win doubt be ar
ranged.