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Show SI'ORTISO SPLINTERS. INaiUlcn's lllg Hlufl'and John I,. Sullivan Notes. The international tug-of war will commence com-mence at the theater next Monday night. It will be an attractive exhibition and one that, ladies will be able to attend. Besides the tug-of.wor contests there will he other nth. letic sports introduced such ns club swinging, swing-ing, horsc-s.ioe turning and dancing, The billiard match which occurs in New York tonight between .lake Scbtvffer, "the wizr.ard," and George Slosson is attracting great interest among the local cue pushers. The contest is 800 points up for $11100 a side. SehalTcr at one time resided in Salt Lake City and has many admirers here. Hilly Madden, the backer of Mahcr, (he Irish pugilist, yeste rday deposited yvith the New Vork orld $8000 to make a'match against Sullivan lor $1i),(i(hi a side. Sullivan must cover the money within two weeks or Mahcr will claim the championship of the world. |