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Show MAYOR MORRIS IS WILLING. Boxing Contest Will Be Permitted on Friday Evening, f Mnj or Morris yesterday mado known his decision concerning bo.vipg contests in tho city, which Is to tho effect that such contests will bo licensed no long ns they aro managed in a clean, legitimate way and do not develop Into purely feJro money-getting fiascos. In view of this decision It Is announced (hat tho schiNlulcd fight between Jerry McCarty ami Olio Sleloff will be pulled olf r.t the Grand theater Friday night January Jan-uary 21' th. McCarty Ik the well-known champion welter-weight of Utah, and Sleloff claims tho title of champion welter-weight of tho world. Sieloif arrived In tho city yesterday and appeared at tho benefit ontertalnmont given in the Salt Lake Theater last night. Ilo mndo a good lmpros3lon on tho audience, but McCar-ty's McCar-ty's admirers aro confidont that the Utah man can keep the world's chnmplon going go-ing some. Tho fight will be. twenty rounds to a decision, the contestants to divide tho gate receipts on tho b;isls. of 10 and CO per conr. Both men havo been in training train-ing for the contest and both aro said to be In excellent condition. It is promised that the affair will bo strictly "on tho dead," McCarty being anxious to make the best poBSlblo showing In a bout with a first-rater, and Slcloir being equally anxious to defend his tltlo. |