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Show ZION A MECCA FOR THE BOXERS Best in the Country Visiting Here. O'Keefe and Gardner Finish Preparations for Tomorrow's Tomor-row's Struggle. Should Be Cleverest and Fastest Exhibition Ex-hibition Ever Seen Here Measurements Measure-ments of Fitz and Schreck. Never before In the athletic history of Salt Lake has there been a time when so many of the, real headllners of the pugilistic tagn have gathered togethor and fanned over old battles as was the case last week It was an event which rarely happens outside of the metropolitan metropoli-tan cities and then only when some worlds championship battle Is to be fought ZlQD has fairly overflowed with member! of the flsllc fraternity not the cheap kind, but the cream of pugdom-men pugdom-men who at l-ast know how to act In a gentlemanly manner when outside the ropes Pugs Thick as Flies For Inetan.e, one day the past week the sporting man of The Tribune, having ii. .thing on hl-i mind but hW hair, stmll.- I ..ver t.. Martin Mulv.Vs headowart. rs Oil Main street and as he reached the entrance en-trance was held up by Billy Hogan manager of Mike Schreck. who is to meet Bob Fltzslmin..ris on the . vonlng of July 3 nt the saucer track for the Hght heavyweight heavy-weight championship of the world there," chirped Billy, ''come h-ro a mtn-1 mtn-1 want you to m-et oung Corbett of Denver." The "epo'tlng man toddled over to the hunch and. after blocking nlavful punch from Schreck. was Introduced Intro-duced to a ehort. stocklly built, neatly rUv.-il i.-tson who shook hands and remarked re-marked that he Wai "Klad to know you w , til- r he wan or no! cute no figure hi a .1. asant manner ho discuss d his r--. , t bom with Hanlon -n the coast and ,,l I of his plane for the future In lan-Luace lan-Luace which no college-bred man could hn prove -n. llnaftv befng called away by Ms menager to discus a let t. r just re- . ilved Whi6H. Judging fmrn the eager manner in which it was conned ovor must ba "e b- en from some fair admirer or else u good Up on Mime horse. Jack Root Makes a Hit. Then ulong came big and jolly Billy ttlft who Is slated t- go against Oeorgw r rdn-r at Ogden June W. toUowed hy litlov Jack o'Ke..f... who win endeavor V,ke 1 fall out Of Jimmy Cardln.-r at tin. sauc-r tomorrow nlKht Both the Gardners had dropped Into n. ,d ...tiers on their way to the Junction Junc-tion Cltv to sav "Howdy" to th- gang l ater In the day Jack Hoot, who made so man v frldxln here a WW years ago, when he was bested ki the saucer track bv Georgo Gardner, drove Into town and was the cenu, of an adruhdng throng for j a few short hours Jack had no mountain Hons along with him. but carried something some-thing better In the shape of a bunch of Kiddy "sparks" In which respect, however, how-ever, he had no edge over his trainer. Paddy Mackey. Fitz Wins Great Admiration. And last but not least and one who will never be forgotten was the "grand old man" of ring annalw Robert Fltz- slmmons who has taken on all comers even If they were as big as a house Bob, accompanied by his negro veiet, the patient pa-tient nhd much enduring "Hedward, hi say," "Senator." the lion, and "Bob." the gay French poodle, who drinks nothing noth-ing but absinthe, has been a source of wonder and admiration t the sport followers fol-lowers especially the young element and th. outfit has made the biggest kind of a hit at the Lagoon resort where they are now located. Fitz has won the hearts of the children and romps with them for hours nt a time He has captured a home with the cooks anil waiters by sawing and chopping all the wood ne.-ded In the kitchen and established estab-lished himself tlrmly In the h-arts f everybody In his unfailing good nature and boyish spirits. Marvin Hart Is another of the top-notchers top-notchers who passed through on his way to Reno, where he Is schedule.! to fight Jack Root to a finish on the Fourth of Julv for a pursf of J-V''. while Philadelphia Philadel-phia Jack O'Brien, Aurello Herrera. Hugo Hu-go Kelly and other well-known boxers, are said to be on their way here, to be present for the big show July 3. O'Keefe Ready for the Frny Jack O'Keefe finished his training for the contest with Jimmy Gardner yesterday, yester-day, and will take life easy from now on until the time he steps Into the ring tomorrow to-morrow night Of the two big battle this llght-w.dght proposition will undoubtedly undoubted-ly carry off the palm for fast, clever and scientific work. Neither man has a spot of yellow In his make-up, are bitter almost al-most of an extreme when against an opponent op-ponent In the ring, and assimilate the punches handed ut with the ease of the "Old Sport" corrallng a "highball." O'Keefe Is the more open of th two In the use of his hands and Is always willing to exchange blows to put one home His footwork Is Clever and fast and he has a "rock me to sleep, mother," wallop In either hand Gardner has all these requisites and Is reputed to be a bit the cleverer, but not so strong with the punch He works with his hands closer in than o K.-efe. slways keeping face and body well covered. Will Be Great Exhibition. Everybody In the city who has seen the two men In other contests is positive In making the assertion that tomorrow night's exhibition will be the most pleasing pleas-ing from a scientific standpoint than anything any-thing of the kind ever witnessed In this or any other city. . Jlmmv Gardner, along with Brother George and the rest of the camp followers follow-ers will arrive in the lt tomorrow afternoon after-noon Mike Schreck. Manager Billy II..-gan II..-gan Jack Root. Johnny Hogan anil the remainder of the Schreck bunch will also drop down from the Hermitage Quarters In Ogden canyon to witness the affair, while Robert th" lt.-d will forego the pleasures and bulmy atmosphere at. La-Koon La-Koon for a 'one night slund only" at the saucer. N. B. The lion will remain at homo chained up In the Icebox For the benefit qf those Interested In th. coming i out. st h.lwi.n l-'ltz and Shr.-ck, Hi,, following llgur. H n -gar.il. ig the m.-as-urennritn of the two men, tnken last week, Will be of great Interest: Schreck. Fitzslmmons 24 vnars s years f, ft In Height 5 ft ll In 12 In Reach 73" In p. i ,uTi.l . WelKht . .. Wi puUtldl 3i Inches Ohngt Normal t3' Inches v.'s inches Chest Expanded .. .40 Incase 18S Inches Neck 14S Inches lli.j Inches ... Ulghl Forearm 11 In. Inn 7 Inches Wrist 7' Indus U inches 'alt 31 Inches P3 Inches Thigh 21 S In.-h.n ip inches cuif us Inohse 9 Inches Ankle. 5 Inches |
