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Show jack mm WINS D ATT S I Local Pride Fights jf. Mill From Start t ' ish ; Louisville Boxe Shows Ability. Jack Dempsey, t lie local pride an3 peer of any light heavyweight 011 coast, sained, a well-earned decision Fiphiinsf Dick Gilbert of Louisville, r last nipht at the Salt Lake theater ' crowded house" was treated to a serit T contests enough to satisfy the most j tidious. i The bout between Dempsey and (lil ! went the full route ten rounds. Du i the first half dozen siestas there wa ; much shown in the way of science. It . inp a case of slum -bang, wrestle, clh back away and then he same tiling o ! a sain. In the seventh round Demp I showed his superiori 1 y and soon had 1 Louisville terror floundering about ring", which floundering continued ui the end. Dick's best was at mliurhtii anticipating that Dempse.y's innai would not stand a merry tattoo. In t' he was mistaken, for while he land o.uite a few in tiie stomach, the local h never backed up and at the end was ( the fresher of the two. Hardy Dow insr's decision met with the approval everyone present. Xo less interesting, and by some a-judged a-judged far more interesting', was the ho between Swede Johnson and Jack M; loney of the Harman club. What tl Swede lacked in science he made tip assimilating punishment, and while Mi loney was justly entitled to the decis of Referee Jack Price, the Swede is e J titled to a decided honorable nienti I He left the ring scarcely a candidate I a beauty show, but he showed that I grit he was a veritable mountain of I It might be mentioned that Maloney n 1 good use of his elbows. 1 Willie Oee took tho measure of .' 11 Hogan. who halls from Sacra m ; j Some objections were made to t he j pugilist wearing yellow tights by a 1 . J J ber of prominent citizens who sat $ ,1 the ringside, and their well wishes I certainly not aimed in bis dlrectlo J I the third round, after receiving a t II thumping. Hogan thought discretio j k better part of valor, and he refUF f get up after a mix-up, saying he I I sick man. Of course. Gee was 1 L the decision which he deserved. I The handling of the large crot C J fleets great credit on the mnnagerr the club. Many women verr prf?iii the audience, and seemingly got as m enjoyment out of the bouts as their corts. Referee Hardy K. Downing ag added lo his laurels as a referee. Jack Price wasn't much behind him ability. j |