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Show troversy as to date of the proposed meet-in? meet-in? between Hall and Fitz'simmons, today said: "Under no circumstances will Hall make a match for September. Fitz had everything his own way in the matter. He named the time when the provisional articles were siirned. We have a little to say, I believe, and we do not propose to alter our plans just to please Mr. Fitzsimmous." A FINISHING TOUCH. The Principals in th9 Freeman-Williams Battle Putting- on the Last Efforts. CORBETT NOW HEADED FOR ZION. Who Will be the Candidate for a Knockout Heavy Batting on the Diamond Hall Will Not 3Ieet Fitz in September. A week from tonight and the question oi superiority will have been determined be tween Jim Williams, champion of I' tab, and Freeman the lusty young sapling of Idaho. Freeman has the reputation as a yearling of having stopped everything that has come before him. That's all. Now the question for those who are going to speculate on results re-sults is who has stood up before him? Among Williams' following the answer cuts but little figure. The champion, although al-though a similar question might be asked over his record, goes into the roped square witfi all the confidence of one who. so far as Ziou's information extends, has never known defeat. - The real significance of this fight, however, how-ever, is not to be appreciated at home. It is the effect which it is expected to exert abroad. Let him win, and it will put some of the boys to scratching their heads. Greggains, who wants to see a picture of the man who has been dickeriug with him at this end of the circuit, will have a harder guess than he is now wrestling with. Australian Aus-tralian Billy Smith will arrive at the conclusion con-clusion that he is butting his head against a wall of undetermined thickness, while it will set all of that class to thinking aloud. Let Williams lay down to Freeman, and his star is set. The Salt Lake gun club made the following follow-ing scores at yesterday's shoot: Singles, Doubles, Total. Fir-her 9 b 15 Sharp, jr 14 5 19 Brown 12 5 17 Joimaon 15 7 22 Tiemayne 14 5 19 Brockbauk 13 Ci 19 Aiken 17 7 24 Co H i He 12 0 IS Tillman 11 6 IT Ewing 8 0 8 Brooks 9 5 14 SlKirp, sr 16 7 23 T.rhune It 0 11 Jarrison 14 6 20 Bradley t 8 20 P. L. Clarke, editor of the Horse Review, is at. the Templeton on his way to points on the coast which he will include in a general western pilgrimage. He is much pleased with Zion and Dredicts that under ordinary circumstances it will become one of the most prominent points on the race circuit. The baseball season in Zion will open at National park tomorrow, at which time the Ogden and Salt Lakes will cross willows. Neither team is conscious of what its rival is capable of doing, and the struggle promises to be one of the prettiest that have taken 'place on the local field. Now that the foundation foun-dation for a cross-country league has been laid, no difficulty shouid be experienced in wrappiug it around all the prominent points. Patsy Cardiff was knocked out in the thirteenth round at Portland this week by-Jim by-Jim Keogh. The match was a stubborn one, but one of Cardiff's peepers went shut on him and in the fatal thirteenth he was unable to rise. Herb Slade, now of this city, who once went against John L. Sullivan will bet his money but one way on the match at New -ta-fis!r&3 in September. Herb will never forget those friendly taps that the giant I visited on hnn when the latter was in his cups, and yet the Maori never was heard to squeal. Corbett and his combination are now headed in this direction. Who is going to meet him? It will be expected of some one; if for no other reason that the standing of Zion as a center of midmountain sport is protected. Should Williams have an open date on the big fellow's arrival it may fall to him. Similar with Lange but the great trouble will be to catch them between dates as they th mselves are to come together on the 17th of May. In the absence of either of these what would be the objection to Made? George La Blanche is working his way to wards New Orleans, where he will probably proba-bly camp for the season and until the boom arrives in September. George is not in it any longer and will probably settle down as a trainer in the event that nothing better oilers. The results on the diamond yesterdayere as follows: Louisville, 5; Brooklyn, 2. Cincinnati, 1; Washington, 4. St. Louis, 4; Boston. 0. Cleveland, 14; New York, 5. Chicago, 4; Philadelphia, 2. Pittsburg, 12; Baltimore, 3. Omaha, 3; Columbus, 5 A Trifnint dispatch under a New York date says: Parson Havies, concerning the con- |