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Show AT THE RING SIDE. Champion Williams and Young Jack Demp-sey Demp-sey Both Anxious for the Gong to Sound. THE REAL ROMANCE OF A FIGHT. In Which Dempsey Was lefeated by Tom Meadows The Montana Iid Ready to Launch a Defl Betuing on Tonight's BattleA The event that overawes ai others in sporting circles in the match bJuween Jim Williams, the undefeated ( hampiofc of LTtah, and "Young Jack Dempsey," wlpch takes i place tonight at Waiker's paljiioii, the champion agreeing to stop tie A in six rounds or forfeit everythiug,p Dempsey has developed an .stic following by his gentlemanly - I conduct in Zin, and bets on eithekil fiii to , "B prize rin amiliar with IHKlpha- beta of Williams' rise and recoja in the arena. Dempsey is a veteran. One of the most memorable of his rencontres rencon-tres was his meeting of Tom Meadows, the clever Australian, at Tia Juana, Mexico. Dempsey was defeated and Meadows went back to California with his star away up in the tiriname.nt. A match was made for him with Patsy Duffy of Boston. Duffy defeated him after a stubborn tight, anil going back to Boston was soon laid away, under the sod. Iu the meantime Meadows was itching under the lash of defeat and was gradually yielding to a living death. He was finally shipped to England where his faculties finally gave way and today he is a raving maniac in a refuge for the mad. Pempsey'p presence here recall? this incident and no one feels keener than he the awful fate that retired his old rival from the arena. The match tonight promises to be followed by a match for another at the ringside. The Montana Kid, in fine fettle and carrying the laurels of Wyoming with him has determined to challenge young Dempsey and call him to a finish. The fucoiinter would be a spirited one and awaken almost unprecedented interest in the manly art. Captain Reilly who is managing the match tonight to-night predict that it will be the mott exciting ever witnessed in Salt Lake. |