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Show '' TIIK WORLD OF SPORT. Jm klnn nud Itiordno Meet Champion illtami I'eii. Th annouueement il.at leter Jackaon, the eoon who failed to knock out Jim Cor. belt, and Con Rlordan were to meet in the Novelty thi atai si Ofden last nifht, had the pffert of ecptyiutr Zion of aboul tifly per-sons, per-sons, wh'i eatpe back thoroughly and radi tally disappointed. The "show" was probably prob-ably the allies; atTiir thai ever misguided a Salt Lake delegation. They did no: expect to see a llicht, nut they did expect to see an exhiliilion. The iriant chimpanzee, who is mio lied to li t; -1 1 Frank Slaviu, only asked a little exercise and Riordan gave it to him. itiordan wc.s far tho superior in the hippodrome, hippo-drome, Mid at its concluaion John Ruaaell, proprietor of Ihe nvclty, offered him $.',ihi if he would consonl to a meeting in ion with champion Williams. "I sin engaged." said Riordan, "with Ibis Xiiirtrcr, and I can't get away to fight Will-liams. Will-liams. I feel confidinl. however, that there would be no chance for your man, and that two rounds would settle the matter." .Muscle was here as a commodity, however, how-ever, and uny time Riordeu is of the impression im-pression that he has a walk-away against the champion of t'tah, the friends of the latter will take pleasure 111 convincing him to the contran . The tug-of-wur boys are working indtis triotisly to make their exhiliilion al the n It Lake Theater one of the most thrilling that have yet taken place in the city. They arc now engaged in active practice and the laurels will be earned only alter the warm-est warm-est pull of the season Captain Lsnge and Champion Williams arc lining their feather for the coming con test, and the interview promises to he the most interesting that ha- yet taken place between Ihe giants of the iiilcr-motiutain arena. Cp to the present there has been practically no belting, although there arc admirers on each side who feci that they are safe in putting up the last dollar. The railroads will have the management of Oarsman Hanlon on the occasion of his visit to Salt Lake next season, and, to make it pleasant for bini, will undertake lo bring in one of bis great competitors. |