Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-03-17 | Page 4 | Republicans to Try and Stop Big Fight

REPUBLICANS TO TRY AND STOP BIG FIGHT Irish Army Will Wil Offer Protection to Siki and igue I By Y GEORGE MACDONALD t f United Press Press' S Staff Corres Correspondent DUBLIN Mar March h 17 With With the help of the Irish army nat Siki the worlds world's champion and anti Mike he champion of Erin will battle batti twenty teMy rounds here tonight for tho title titie v Threats of ot irregulars to prevent desecration desecration dese desecration cration of St St. St Pa Patricks Patrick's da day resulted Inthe Intile in inthe the tile taking taking- o Of extraordinary by tho the free fred state tate authorises Soldiers with glistening g bayonets were posted In front of ot the Scala theatre where the bout Is to to take place and double de details details details de- de tails of shock lc troops trOOP were stationed near the hotels where the battlers are Threats coming from front the republicans republicans warned the authorities s that the fighters would bo be a and aud d that the tha theatre might ha bl bombed Despite the excitement neither of the tho boxers seemed to be Whit Vim told thy would bV be taken to the tho fight in armored cars laughed and nod re remarked remarked remarked re- re marked a fine way wy for a fighter to travel around Siki didn't teem Seem eem to know what It was all about Th Tho l r referee ereo and tutU the officials s said they could not be intimidated by threats and that they would be in the ring at 7 o'clock 2 o'clock New York time when the first t preliminaries start Siki anti and are expected to be ba In the ring at 8 o'clock but It will trill more than likely b bj 9 I o'clock before fhe he be bout starts It has been fifteen years since Dublin has seen a a. ring bout The Tile last here was between T Tommy Burns and Jem Jent Hoche