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Show WHEELMEN'S MEET. Extensive Preparations Being Made for the Race 3. THE CENTURY RUN FOR SUNDAY. It Will Be to a Point Two Sllles South of Provo And Return, With ledals ror All Who finish A Hilly Story About Jim Corbett'a Salt Lake Career The Latest Sporting Sews. This is the liveliest season in wheeling that Salt Lake has ever seen, and the races which occur at the West Side track on October Octo-ber 4 and 5 will give the great sport an additional addi-tional impetus. As soon as the meeting of the Driving association is over, the work of getting tee track in the best possible condition condi-tion for the wheelmen will be begun. The entries are beginning to come in, but those who intend to participate in the races should not delay, as they will be shut out ia a few days. Among those who will certainly take part in the events are Browne, Angell, Emise, Hetnmingway, Johnson, Joe Wood and Will Wood. It is some years since the Wood boys have been seen on the track, but they are faster than ever, and will keep everybody hustllns:. Io all probability the Denhalter gold medal, offered for the fair, will be hung up for the championship race. This certainly should be done, as there is no track at the fair grounds and the race, which will be the greatest one of the meet, is for the championship cham-pionship of the territory. The century ran will probably be made on Sunday next, and the trip will be to a point two miles beyond Provo and return. The Social club will present a medal to each man who finishes. Burt Holden, who holds several medals representing victories on the track in past years, will probably ake part In the fall races, and Mayo may also enter. A Story About CorbetU An utterly false and ridiculous telegram concerning Corbott's career in Salt Lake appeared ap-peared in one of the looal papers yesterday morning. It recites the fact of Pompadour Jim's romantic marriage in this city, and fcen goes on to state that Corbelt woke up one morning to find that he hadn't a dollar in the world. While in this condition of impecuniosity, he noticed an advertisement of a boxing entertainment, in which some slugger offered a certain amount of money to any one who would stand before him a certain number of rounds. Then for the first time the idea of becoming a pugilist eu-tered eu-tered Jim' mind, and k-oing around t- the opera bouse that night, be proceeded to knock the slugger out, secured the purse, "and was happy ever after." The fact is that Corbett came here as a pugilist, although it may be truthfully said that he started upon bia career in Salt Lake. His first act was to put larVe photographs of himself, labeled "Jim DUIon," in Oie Main street windows, and ho followed this by giving a little exhibition at tbe old Olympic club. Then he met Frank Smith at the old skating rink, but the contest quickly degenerated degen-erated into a wrestling match, as Smith was afraid of puulshment. After remaining here for some time, C rbett engaged in a ten-round contest at the opera house with Duncan McDonald, and this is the bout in regard to which so m in y stories have been told. Corbett may have had a shade the best of it, but it was not a knock-out affair at all, and both of the contestants were uninjured. un-injured. Following this, Corbett Joined with Moth, Charley Lange, Slade, McDonald Mc-Donald and McMillan in giving athletic exhibitions ex-hibitions in the country towns. At the close of the trip he returned to California. Mnooa Praises Corhett. Macon has this to say concerning the excuses ex-cuses offered for Sullivan's defeat: Some cf the excuses now offered for Sullivan's Sulli-van's downfall would be ludicrous were they not so peurlle. The frequeut punches that Sullivan got on the nose had much to do with defeating him. The .hocks, the jars and the pain, besides the annoyance of bleeding, bothered his brain and kept him from devising ne m plans of battle, which might have delayed Jim's victory another hour. The body punishment that Sullivan received was cumulative. No single blow injured hltn badly, but tbe total effect was terrific. It not only weakened him but it prevented his recuperation. Corbett was so much superior to Sullivan in skill and agility and is so far superior to him as a ring general that he kept the big fellow in motion nearly all the time, and be paid especial attention to one point. Me never allowed Sullivan to drop his arms and rest them. Had he done so Sullivan would have made twice as good a showing as he did. When they were so tired that he could no longer use them effectively in strikinr blows or in parrying or stopping, Corbett sailed in and finished him iu short order. There is the true story of Corbett's campaign cam-paign and ef its execution. It was well designed de-signed and it was carried out by a master. Thare could be bat one hitch to it If Corbett 1 had had a "yellow streak in him," it would I have gone for naught, but once for all he I nailed that contemptible He to its maker's i door poet, there to remain forever. |