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Show THE SPORTING WORLD. A Tournament to be Held Hr-re on Decoration Decor-ation Day. THE MONTANA KID MAKES A MATCH. ! Jimmy Hofrisn Will licet Him at Ifock Springs A Tennis Club rjra n i zeil The Latest Sporting News. - A big tournament lias been arranged to come off at the base ball grounds in this city on Decoration day between the students of the Ogden military aeademy and the uni-j uni-j versity. There will lie a competitive drill, football, baseball, tennis and other sports. The Montana Kill Hakes a Match. Dave Reese, the Montana Kid, who has a host of admirers here, has at last made a match. Jimmy Hogan, one of the cleverest light weights in the country, has agreed to meet him. and the match will come off at j Kock Springs iu a short time. A Tennis Club Orpanized. The organization of the new tennis club ; was Completed, and fine grounds in the cistern part, of the city have been secured. I 1 lie grounds will be put in fine condition aud a tournament will take place ere long. Sjiortin Splinters. Dal Hawkins and Sol Smith meet tomorrow tomor-row night at the California Athletic club. Jimmy Carroll declares he wants a go at the winner of the McAuliffe-Myer battle. Major Levey says that the outlook for the coursing tournament is most encouraging. Phil Dwyer has bet $3003 to $1000 on Corbett iu his coming battle with Sullivan. All' Gunning, the Irish bantam champion, defeated Bert Smith easily in London recently. re-cently. llilliardist Ives is going to Europe for a trip. It is said that his head is not in the least swelled. Bob Carroll, the young pugilist who recently re-cently fought Tommy Hogan near Denver, is seriously ill. The Danish tug of war team literally-wiped literally-wiped the earth with their opponents at iSrush, Colo., last week. Abe Nixon, a middle-weight, wants to fight Jim Williams at Anaconda, Pocatello or Portland. He will find Jim like Barkis, "willin." Bldy Gibbs, formerly a hackman in Kau-sas Kau-sas City, descaled Eddie Connors of Sew York at Columbus. Ohio, a few nights ago in thirteen rounds. Payson had another foot race a few days ngt) between Kinsey and "a 6tranger." Of course the stranger won, and he now turns out to bo Quirk, a noted Canadian sprinter. Needham has wired the California Athletic Ath-letic club that he will accept the offer of George Dawson, the welterweight ehampiou of Australia, for a purse of $3000. Need-ham's Need-ham's backer will also make a side bet of $5000. "Young" Jack Dempsey, the pug who has puniihed more free lunch in Salt Ijike than any other man that ever struck town, is in Omaha looking for a go with Jim Lindsay, the gay and festive youth who smashed his face sejerai yean ago. I J |