Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-03-06 | Page 8 | Lucky Star Still Follows Gallant

UKXr STAR STILL FOLLOWS GALLANT Boxer's Togs Escape Fire; O'Brien's -Friends Increase in Number. Gilbert Gallant, who meets Danny O'Brien of Seattle In a twenty-round boxing box-ing contest In Murray on March 11, for the benefit of tho Murray baseball club, Is no exception to the general rule of boxers in the way of being superstitious. A little happening; yesterday helped to 6trcnslhcn this superstition, and it Is doubtful if anything In the world could convlco him at this time that ho will not heat O'Brien In a dcclslvo manner. When Gallant and his Manager, Alex McLean, left Boston to come hero for Gallant's twenty-round bout with "Ono Round" JJogan, they never had any doub: that they would win. Whon they went to tho depot thoy found that their train was leaving on track No, 13, their berth number was 13 and the number of the train was 13. When they were nearlng Salt Luku they left their sleeper to get a breath of fresh air at a llttlo station. Calient picked u; the hind foot of a rabbit rab-bit and right there they figured they were a cinch In tho match with JTogan and their hunch camo true. Now they are more than certain than ever that tho Koddeas of luck is still hovering over them. Gallant has henn doing his training at the gymnasium of tho Manhattan club nt iS luast Second South streot. 'After tho wo.'k Wednesday Wednes-day afternoon he left his noxing outfit and training paraphernalia downstairs, lie awoke vesterday morning to find that the 'place had been visited by fire and soaked with water. But tho Goddess God-dess of L,u2k came to llKht. and. al though the fire had eaten Its way all aio'.nd tho place where the suit case containing Gallant's togs was, the grip had escaped the fire and, except for a llttlo water, had nor been touched. The first thing Gallant said after recovering re-covering hl3 stuff was: "Don't 'tell me that No. 13 and a rabbit's foot arc not lucky.' Luck again came his way when he was offered the use of a private gymnasium to finish his training, and henceforth he will do his work in private. No one except his sparring partners will be admitted, and tho fans will probablv not have n chance to watch him work again until he steps through the rops with O'Brien next Wednesday night at Murray. O'Brien Is working at the central fire station and Is winning friends every day by tho manner In which he handles his training partners. Tho ones who figured he had a sood chanca with Gallant arc sure now that he will glvc the "Boston Terrier" tt lacing, whl'e tho?c who were a bit skcotlcr.l arc becoming convinced that he has an excellent show 10 get at Imcsi as good as a draw or a decision at tho end ot tho twenty rounds. Hr is showing so much real class and speed that they figure ho viil bo able to outbox th'j sensational easterner. Then.- Is. very little to chooai between the two 'ioys a far as ring cxnuilcni,' Is concerned, and It will lie O'Brien'E cleverness agal::,t Gallant's nfocrcsslve-ncss nfocrcsslve-ncss and rlain-bang style o! milling. T. C. Smith, who is handling the bout 1 for the liaschall team, Is looking after the comfort of tin fans from thlo citv who aro going to attend. Ho has mado arrangements with the streeot car com-I com-I nnny to run a humhr of special cars to I Murray on tho night of the bout. Tho flrt preliminary will be started at 8:30 o'clock sharp and there will be no waits j between bouts, so that the fanH from I here will be ablo to get back to the city at an early hour