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Show QUEENAN-GLIFFORD GO TOMORROW NIGHT The great event of local Interest In tho fight lino Is tho Quecnan-Cllfford go at the Salt Lake Theater tomorrow night. The recent mill between "Battling" Nelson Nel-son and "Spider" Welch whetted tho appetites ap-petites of tho sports and they are. now clamoring for more. Much Interest Is being be-ing evinced in tho bout tomorrow night and reports from the advanco seat sale lndleato that tho theater will bo well tilled when the two contestants crawl through tho ropes for their set-to. It Is always a ticklish proposition to predict how long a boxing contest will last and for this reason it Is difficult to predict whether a fight will bo a good ono or not. Thcro is always tho possibility possi-bility of a "chance blow" ending a light In ono or two rounds and In this event, no matter how good tho mill was while It lasted, the spectators would not feel that they had received their money's worth. Clifford and Queenan have met on two former occasions. Each time both men stayed the limit and each timo the battle was declared a draw. Reports say that both of the two former contests were good exhibitions and for this reason tho light followers nro expecting a rattling good go when the men meet tomorrow night. Both fighters are known as "mixers." Each has a wallop that Is extremely dangerous dan-gerous and each has tho ability to absorb considerable punishment. Theso aro qualifications that go to make a good light and according to"dopo" the coming bout should bo well worth seeing. Queenan seems to be a favorlto among the sports, probably duo to his longer ex-ucrlcnco ex-ucrlcnco In tho business and the record no has made. The Seattle flchter haa engaged en-gaged In something moro than 150 ring battles and has met somo of tho best men In tho game. Clifford has not fought a groat many fights, but he has proved to tho light fans that ho Is an entertainer for any of thorn. It will bo remembered that It took fifteen fif-teen rounds of fierce fighting for the Mexican, Aurello Herrera, to finish Clifford, Clif-ford, and after tho mill tho "Mex" declared de-clared that Jack was the hardest hitter he had over met. Just a word as to tho condition of tho two men. Clifford has been working faithfully for several vceka past and Is undoubtedly as lit as timo and labor can mako him. Queenan. on the other hand, has not been working for such a great length of time, but his friends say ho will be ablo to tako caro of himself when ho enters tho roped arena at tho theater tomorrow night. The Seattlo man has beon training train-ing in Ogden during tho past week and consequently local light fans havo been unable to got a lino on him. Wlllard- Bean will refcreo tho match. Bean has officiated at tho last two mills that havo been held in this city, and both times gave satisfaction. Ho hao a good knowledge of the game and is qualified qual-ified to act as an official. Philadelphia Is fast becoming the laughing laugh-ing stock of the sporting world on account ac-count of tlio case with which mitt artists "con" tho Quaker City sports out of their money. Placko and McCoy are tho latest pair to pick up a few easy dollars In the City of Brotherly Love. Up in Butto an attempt is being made to Teopcu tho fight gamo. Whilo no immediate imme-diate action has been taken thcro aro "current rumors" to the effect that certain cer-tain powers havo promised boxing In tho Smoky city, providing the fight promoters will glvo nono but squaro exhibitions. A year ago Butto was one of tho foremost fight cities In tho country. Boxing was on a good fooling and tho Montana city had BOtno championship contents In sight when a few paluablo fakes wero sprung and as a result tho authorities put a ban on fighting. Now that the unpleasant odor accompanying accom-panying somo of the fiascos has partially cleared away, the tight lovers aro ut' work trying to reopen tho game. Already some enterprising managers are at work arranging matches. A third contest con-test between Herrera and Louis Long has been suggested. Rufo Turner, tho colored man, is also being talked of as a possible opponent for clthor of tho above-mentioned fighters, and an efTort Is being mude to secure tho services of "Battling" Nolson for' a go with somo good man. Sam McVey and Jack Johnston, tho colored col-ored heavyweight champion, have slgnod up to meet In San Francisco on April 22nd. The Dlxlo Kid and Joo Walcott, two colored stars, will also do battlo In the coaat city In tho near future. |