Show THE ROPED HOPED ABENA Happenings of Interest to tb Followers of Ring lUng Doings Dummy Rowans victory over Jim Francis b rancis adds another to the long list that hat t the th dear deaf mute has been getting together t nince he went into the bus busi ness fl He line has proved since coming to his t city etty that he be Is not only a speedy boxer b aser but that he has the secret of a knock k nock out up his seeve and can spring it i t whenever he feels like it Of course In i p his two tw last la contests he has riot not been b een pitted against fighters of worthy his h is punch but they have been among the best that could be found in the state tute s and it fault that there any better to be put ou o u Many of the local sports who have been b een discussing the work of the mute and It has been pretty generally talk ed c about think that he is among the coming oming c They compare his method of handling himself to that of Bob B ob Fitzsimmons he has just judt enough nough e science and just enough natu ral r at fighting ability to put men to sleep and a nd to stand all kinds of punishment The proposed match between Jack S and Dummy Rowan if it is brought rought b about will be one of the big gest g est things of the kind that have h had the privilege of seeing ner n or Is not only a clever man with his mits n but bitt he has the vitality of a fighter and a nd has ha a big name for his work He is in I n San Soi Francisco at present and It is not n ot known yet whether he lie will con cent ent s to come here to fight Rowan Bowan is willing and anxious to meet him and Is I s confident that he would come out on top t op The fight Is dated to take place in Park City on April 15 and it is plan ned to be for a knock knack out The Park City sports are working it up and are d everything in their power to bring the match about They realize that hat t it will be a big thing for their city ity c as a spurting sporting center and that it will bring up a very large part of the followers f of the ring from this city In I n case it is arranged rumor has it that hat t there will be all kinds of money to say gay that Dummy is the best man 3 Tom Sharkey who a few years ago was only a common sailor with a sail ors pay Is now ne reputed to be worth in the neighborhood of which is a larger l arger wad than any man in the ring has h as ever had together at one time As the sailor is still in prime physical con he has every prospect of adding to t o the roll in the corning coming years and there is no telling where his hla fortune will end He has bought a house at bay that cost coat him and intends to bring his parents over from f rom Ireland as soon as he has finished the furnishing of the mansion His rise in finances has been due to the fact that foe he has been very careful with the cash that came to him front from his many fights G s 8 Willard Bean who is quite well known to the local sporting public is at present in San Francisco and is getting into the papers there in fine style As usual he has succeeded in gutting getting himself talked about and has made the think that he is Just about the real thing A goodly number of the local men have express ed a desire to eee cz a match between Dummy Rowan arid and the preacher arid and if Willard over ever comes back this way they will spring it on him |