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Show DOUBLE HEADER FOR SPORT MS MONDAY Ketonen and Jordan Meet on Mat; Hosan and Tucker in Boxing Bout. "Waino Ketonen and Chris Jordan, who meet in a finish wrcstliug mutch, and Lonny Tucker aud Sing Jlosan, the Chinese featherweight boxer, who meet in a double bout at the Garrick theater tomorrow night, under tho promotion pro-motion o Hurry "W. Hcagren, havo completed, their training and say they are in prime condition. ( This will be the first time in this city that tho fans have been treated to a big double bill of boxing aud wrestling on the samo night, and from tho interest that is boing manifested in tho contests, the Garrick will no doubt bo taxed to its capacity. Jordan returned to the city last night from his barnstorming trip through Idaho, whero ho met Ueorgc Chester and Jack EeynoIdB. Ho says these two matches wero just what he needed to put tho finishing touches on his condition, and that he will be even in bettor shape than when he and Yoke wrestled for three hours and a halt some time ago. Ketonen has workod liko a beaver for the match, and has left nothing undone un-done that would help perfect his condition. con-dition. Ho has been on Yokel's trail for several months, and now that he is just one match away from a championship champion-ship bout, he is determined to wind the match up in a hurry, if he can, and thereby make himself a great card against Yokel when ho moots the latter in a championship bout. Of course, if Jordan beats him, Kotonen's dream will he ovor and he will havo to go back' and start over again. Sing lloaan, the Chinese boxer, has made a hit with, tho fans who liavo watched him in his workouts, and thoy ara looking forward to a groat little scrap when ho and Tucker got to-gothcr. to-gothcr. Tucker has boxed hero several sev-eral funcs and mado a hit with his cleverness and willingness to mix matters mat-ters at all timos. Ho and Hosan wont ton rounds in Hailoy, Idaho, somo time ago, and although tno bout was awarded award-ed to Tucker, it was only by a very closo niargiu. and Hosan feels that he will bo ablo to roverso the decision thi3 time. Tho ten-round bout, which will bo Eut on first, and which will bo roforeed y Hardy K. Downing, will Btart promptly at 8:30, and will bo followed immediately by tho wrestling match. Tho wrestlers, who aro to woigh in at 158 pounds, are both under tho required re-quired weight, and will have no trouble on that score, as they aro both natural middlewoights. Jack Smith, wTeBtling export writer for tho London Sporting Chronicle, had a lengthy letter in a recent issue regarding the claim of Tom Ko3o, from whom Ivetonen won the championship. Smith says: Ketonen travelpd to Eugland to meet the best wrestlers wo had, and won his title of welterweight champion, which was fixed, by tho most representative gatherings of wrestlers wc have ovor had together to-gether iu Lancashire. Rose made a, match with Ketonen, and later paid forfeit to the Pinu. Surely, challenig him frequent-ly frequent-ly since docs not give Rose the title. The Finn took tho title away from him, and I should think it is up to those who havo designs on it to go aftor him, jnst as Ketonen Keto-nen did when he camo hero and won it. Even wero Eobo correct in Baying Bay-ing ho had defeated erery man, it does not strengthen lm claim, and to say that he is not the champion cham-pion only in tho eyes of myself, is absolutely wrong and unfair, as tho correspondence on this matter will prove. While admiring Hobo's undoubted undoubt-ed ability as a wrestler, I must not make the mistake of ignoring tho solid facts against his claim. Personally, I should like to see Rose, or some other local man, hold tho titlo, but not unloss ho had a full and iust claim on it. which Roso has. noj. Ho admits paying forfeit to Ketonen, bo, surely, he cannot blame Ketonon for that. Nor could tho iPinn be reasonably expected, after his willingness to wrestle anybody whon he was here. to wait around until somebody mado up their mind to wrestle him. There was not a deal of rushing to bo first by any of tho mon after Bailey and Carroll had chanced their "luck. |