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Show THE ARGUS. Spotting. UR ERSTWHILE local champion, light-weig- ht Bob Thompson, after a gallant effort to keep up the prestige of Zion in a pugilistic sense, and incident-all- y rake in the purse at stake, has succumbed. The battle took place before the Pacific Athletic Club of San Francisco, and Bobs opponent, Lon Agnew, did the busi ness in the twelfth round. Thomp son made a hurricane fight as long as his wind lasted, and the spectators got all their moneys worth in witnessing the mill, which divided the honors in interest with the main event of the evenings entertainment a bout between Alex Greggains and Jack Stelzner, the latter also well and favorably known to the sporting fraternity of this city. From the reports received Stelzner did not profit as he ought to have done after the close association he has had with Fitzsimmons and was not able to land an effective blow when Greggains was in a condition to receive one and go out. But the same trouble afflictec Alex, who could have put out Jack with a stiff punch if he had had the necessary power behind his hands. The twentieth round found both men so weak that neither one was able but to spar for wind, and the referee decidec it a draw. Another fight between the two men may be looked for in the near future ; in that event, Jack woulc do well to follow out the training specialties of the great Fitz, which no doubt, would go a long way toward landing him a winner. 20-rou- nd 9 and punched with less vigor than he (ToIlAtTltt did the night he laid Tom out with a foul blow. The punch that Fitz e monnng papers recen y knocked Corbett out with would have o 1 lcian post e an produced no effect on Sharkey. All en warned by wire ran; Tom wants is somebody with him who I f the approach of an msurance king can make him work. He has never I r. o n A. KcCall, P011 been in proper condition. He wants aa' plenty of work, and should go into f braided the ring with the dash and activity of aUguSt presence was regarded as a a cat. He is a fighter of the Sullivan matter of great public interest to the type, and should never wait. If his West. YVhat th people of the West may seconds advised him right in his go want of Mr. John A. McCall, or Mr. with Fitz he would have knocked the John A McCall may want the Australian out. Once during this pj0 0f he West, is a matter that may contest Sharkey hit Fitz a very effec- - be debated with or without profit after tive blow in the stomach. Fitz felt it, his departure, as well as before his and was in a bad way. Had Shar- - f 1,! to inquire whether the was key s seconds urged him to follow up toother Western cities. It was in the advantage, it would have been Colorado, if memory is not at fault, Sharkey and Corbett fighting for the that the agents of Mr. McCalls corn- called the insurance chief to championship of the world at Carson, PaiJ7 for his active opposition to the and not Corbett and Fitzsimmons. I task ailTer interestB of the West. While m08t certainly believe that Sharkey Mr. McCall, with those who share the The sequel to the rank t rowing wyj wj1p peter Maher if they come responsibility of conducting his great of the Fitzsimmons-Sharkefight in together. company with him, is simply an offi- San Francisco is coming out. Wyatt cer of a corporation that is mutual in Earp is to be taken care of and Yales baseball team tried conclus-- 1 its character, his attitude on the great for the present has struck t good ions with Gothams aggregation of sch as last Saturday and delight- - wouia thing. Says the San Francisco Ex- belief that it was jurtitytha : rooters As of Tom the metropolis by his personal property. Among the soon as aminer Sharkey ed the s in that company re preand Peter Maher are matched to fight going down to ignominious defeat at in the East, Wyatt Earp will journey the hands of the professionals. It Renting intents vastly greater than to New York and not only assist the was all done in the first inning, nine sailor in his preparation, but will be runs being captured from the Yales believe, that, without the restoration his principal second in the ring. This diamond encirclers, and from then on of silver to its use as a primary money there is no escape from industrial matter was all arranged before Shar- - was a literal walkover. servitude on the part of the great key and Manager Lynch started east- . mass of the people of this nation. It ward. Danny Iseedham, who brought If Hibernias sons cant win cham- - not in anysenM intended in dero- the sailor into prominence, has been pionship honors in the fistic arena, gation of Mr. McCall that we state left out in the cold. Earp believes they are determined to catch some- - that his knowledge of the purposes functions of money is incompar- that Sharkey is the greatest fighter thing else. Now the Eastern shores amt lives, and that with good hand- - have an arrival by the name of Flan- andtspirati ling he can become the bona hde nagan who promises to eclipse all for national monetary independence and Mr. McCall, from his lofty insurance champion of the world. Sharkey, said records in hammer-throwinhe, has every requisite of a good withal, is modest as to his abilities in pinnacle, fulminated against. H Mr. McCall s miMion was to show When reminded that fighter. People call him a dub, but that line. Westerners the error of their ways then had not the police interfered.ihe would Mitchell, the American champion, was might be viewed as a public in out their knocked Corbett have phenomenal in his work, he winked blessing. If it was, as is a more natural Mitchell presumption, for the purpose of go in Mechanics Pavillion. the ether eye and said : He would have beaten either Corbett is the greatest hammer-throwe- r in the surveying the field with a view to in- insurance or widen loans of or Fitzsimmons at Carson, for Corbett world ; but there are others. It is af- - 'crease contributed by the West, then, could stand no more than he could firmed that Flannagan has eclipsed money it is a very ordinary affair, and in no when he met Sharkey in the pa- - Mitchells greatest throw in private sense entitled to that high honor, which his distinguished services in vilion, and Fitzsimmons was slower trial. contributing to the defeat of a cause , Nothing further has been heard of dear to the neart of every man who an ?raf .an. n??ne7 the contemplated match between Jack JT68 should bnng to him m Stelzner and Jim Williams before the after, ppfgn Triangle Club of Park City. It seems that the dove of peace has rested on insurance circles in the west. The fire insurance union has oldrtand and The Social Wheel Club will take its I resumedbuaintea at the to the first thing it does is reduce the first club run on April 25th, if the commissions paid the insurance-get- roads continue to improve. ters, from 20 to 15 per cent in cities The Social Wheel Club will here- - like Salt Lake. They step over each went. The following is his view of events pugilistique at present : We lave never stated that Fitzsimmons retired from the ring, or that he would fight. If any new aspirants come orward and a good purse is offered, Fitzsimmons will not shirk a fight, He has never been a shirker. The talk of Kid McCoy challenging him nonsense. Why, Fitzsimmons Speaking aught him all he knows. of Bradys threat to challenge Fitz- simmons to another fight, Julian is Brady is not reported as saying : such a fool as to attempt it, and Cor- bett has no particular desire to meet Fitzsimmons again. Regarding the rumors of the failure of the verascope pictures of the championship battle, I can only tell you Julian said : that our latest dispatches are to the effect that they have been an unquali- Bed success. an-n- ce ot !fL I I I y ball-toese- rs policy-holder- nwhelirnyandrfint I g, four-roun- d In vulgar vernacular, Julian is a He has struck New York peach. and consented to an interview, but ab solutely refused to allow of Fitzsim mons being interviewed, and tha 1 I I I STEMKS, !(! YilllW i, Ml $80. STEWS, imi uukiici. ISEJIS, $35 tl $50. ht We have them all, also Cycle Sundries, Kodaks, See the new Premos, Athletic Goods, Cutlery. Cycle Cartridge Kodak. Cycle and Gun Repairing. Cycles Rented. without dues, which is a move m the they become possessed of a holy-rigdirection. spasm and start in correcting by th8 agent who eets their The inter Mountain wheel com- pany gave forty bicycle lessons from 10 a. m. to 6 :30 p.m. Thursday, which During the conference life agents will stand as the record until someone had a fairly busy time, but the numbreaks it. ber of agents to the unfortunate life e will Butler Chief Consul appoint insurer is about 1 to 100 and the standing committees of the Utah pact caused by the meeting of rival Division for 1897 during the coming companies is something awful. It ii week. This work requires consider- - hinted that the insurer, however, gets able thought as some of our 1896 a better policy and somehow, despite committees were lost in the shuffle the compact, a better rate than with-an- d accomplished little or nothing. ' out the conflict. I I I I Call at 155 Main St. BROWNING BROS. im-th- |