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Show REVIVAL OF INTEREST IN THE LOCAL PRIZE RING, Nelson-Welch Contest Removed Re-moved Much Bad Odor That Existed. Cllfford-Queonan Battle Ex-pscted Ex-pscted to Bo a Fine Exhibition Exhi-bition Also. Other Top-NotcherB Looking This Way for Matches With Late Winners With tho Nelson-Welch match a matter of history, the lovers of the manly art In this city aro looking forward to the go between Jack Clifford and Perry Queenan, which will occur at tho Salt liko Theater The-ater on April 18th. Both men havo been doing active work for tho coming battlo for more than a week past, Clifford is working out at Thompson's gymnasium and Quoenan occupies oc-cupies "Hattllng" Nelson's former quarters quar-ters ut firo station No. 1. The men will meet at 133 pounds and while Clifford is ulmost down lo weight now, tho Seattlu boxer Is many pounds to tho bad and will havo to train strenuously to mako tho limit. Local fight experts predict that tho coming fight will bo a hair-raiser. Tho inon have met on two former occuslons, both times going tho limit to a draw. While tho result this tlmo will no doubt bo difforcnt. It is expected that tho battlo bat-tlo will bo a long ono with plenty of fast fighting. Both men huve tho reputation of being mbcers and this fact alone gives assurunco that there will bo "something doing" whon they meet. Tholr last tight at Ogden wus the best mill ever aeon at the Junc- tion City, nnd local nports who attended fl tho ovent Bay it was ono of tho fastest ovor pullod off in this neck of tho woods. Clifford Is too well known hero to nfnl H any mantlon. Ho ban fought In this city a numbor of times, hui last appearanc-7 H being with Tommy Markham. tho Euro- I ka boxor, whom Clifford put away in cicht rounds. Queenan halls from Seattle, and outside j m of hla work with Clifford is not known to r light followers here. Ho la reckoned as fl ono of tho beat lightweights In the north- ern Pacific country, with an abnormal ', appetite for punishment and a wallop that i M is hard to beat Queenan has along ring , I record, and has met Borne of tho best 12J J pounders in tbo business. ; The battle will be pulled off under tht? auspices of tho Salt Lako Athletic club, of which Eddie Robinson is manager Willard Bean will probably officiate as referee f- ' Tho announcement that Charles Neary Is trylna' to get a match with Benny Yangcr boforo tho Wavwrly Athlotlc cluli In Cnloago thin month wjll bo welcome iiowb to tho roal friend ofaho Milwaukee fighter Who want him to havo tho oppor- I r tuntty of showing that ho him cham- plonhip potnlblllUes by engaging In a I battlo on the other man's ground. It Is to y bo hoped that tho match can bo arranged, H i, for there lu no doubt tho Growers' Idol 1 will give a good account of hlmaolf. Com- a ' 1 paring tho ohowlng the two fighters ; ,1 mado niralnat tho Mexican, Aurollo Her- ; rora, which affords a splendid opportu- : 1 nlty for comparison, there Is the best of j rcaBons for believing that Neary will add ." to his reputation In boxing Yangcr. i i Tho prlnolpal toplo among tho fight cn-IhunhuUn cn-IhunhuUn lant wook 1ms bocn tho contest at tho Bult Pnlaco theater Tuesday night botweeu "Spldor" Welch and "Battling" Nolrton. Everybody aroed that tho mill wua ono of tho beat over uoen In this city and the eports were unanimous In declaring de-claring themselves atrongly in favor of U, -a fow muro contests of this kind. t H " The Wdloll-Nclflon go vrns tho means of B 't . puttlhtf tho fight gnmo In this city oa a f S good bnl and Unices another toko Is W& pcrpotratod on tho public, tho outlook Is bright for n good soafion of spot. Two i fight clubs aro operating here, and if they g-work g-work together and do not attempt to pull off any crooked deals, they can both Jr. prosper and mako money. 3k' $ Salt Lako Is a good fight town. Tills ;? has bcon demonstrated numerous times In tho past and was again proven Tuesday m night. If tho men who promote boxing IB X contests In Salt Lako will only give the sjK i patrons a fair return f or their money. jjV ' they enn rest assured that their cxhlbl- !. - tlona will bo attended. M " IJ A rumor was curront immediately after IP1 tho bout Tuesday night that "faplder" ft Welch had eerlouely Injured his right leg when he was knocked down near the Eg- close of tho fight. Tho rnport was false j? nnd was probably started by some ex- citable Individual who saw the bullet t scar on tho "Spider's" right leg as he IK i wus being carried to his corner. B , |