| Show fl MIRROR SPORTS I 8 By John Mooney Observation Ward WardA A black eye may prove the wearer possesses strong convictions convie- convie oni f or lacks a good defense defense de de- de- de lense against a right cross Perhaps of all our athletic fans fans the boxing addict is the most long suffering Week In and week out he treks through the turnstiles paying his hard earned licks ticks hoping against his better judgment that the fights of oC the evening will Viti be worth his time and money And most of the time he wends his way homeward or orto orto orto to the favorite watering place or coffee house after another series erles of or he resolves never again Ito to attend the fi fights but back he comes like a rubber check We Ve know how the average boxing boxing box box- in ing fan feels because that's just what we are And because we weare weare weare are as boxing goofy as the next guy uy we cant can't help but be optimistic optimistic over the two fight cards card coming up next week at Derks Berks Monday and at John Affleck park parkin in O Ogden den Thursday We Ve just cant can't help but feel that the J. J T. T Ross Ross- Remo fight and the Keith Nuttall-Felex Nuttall Bueno scraps will be worth the price of admission And we like to feel that these two tuo cards card hold haM the salvation I such a as there is of boxing In I Utah at least for the next I few years ears For If these four kids kid cant can't put on a n couple of pleasing scraps we might as aswell wen well fold oM up the boxing rin rings s sami and ami store the gloves lo es for another day AlI All four are arc youngsters In Inthe Inthe Inthe the game ame which is an Improvement Improvement improvement Improve Improve- ment over o the a aged ed washed washed-up champions weve we've been seeing too frequently of late The kids aYe are fi fighting to get et ahead 1 on the procession and a as such will be slugging all the wa way Both cards too are featuring good young men in the preliminaries pre pie which ought to pro- pro ide outstanding entertainment for fans both In Salt Lake c and Ogden J J j. Dennis Murphy the Mr Softball as 35 far as the play ball ing gals g-als are concerned in all probability wont won't have a team representing representing rep rep- resenting Salt Lake City next season sea sea- son Dennis is pulling up stal stakes es admitting that under the present circumstances gal gals gals' softball cant can't afford to play in Salt Lake The announcement coming as It will at the end of or the season should prove a warning to those who feel that the only requirements requirements requirements require require- ments for successful athletics are worlds of hustle and enthusiasm and an athletic entry in some some league The Salt Snit Lake entry in the American Basketball league folded after a couple of years ears of losin losing monc money the Salt Lake Seagulls professional football team lo lost t monc money both years and wont won't function again and Pinne Pinney Pin Pin- ney ne' Bevera Beverage e after 3 years Jear cars of activity activity ac ac- ac- ac In the tho Utah Industrial semipro Baseball Ira league tle must find loa location tion next a new nt year enre We Vc dont don't know th the answer an any more than we can understand under tInder stand why wh the fans will sta stay away awn from the A A U or Olympic Olyn- Olyn pic pie amateur fi fights where the they are as assured of good action in favor favor of watching a washed washed- 1 up tip been tins fight a was never on a professional boxing card We Ve believe that Salt Lake City still will support good sports winning winning win winning win win- ning teams within reason but the golden era when the fans Cans would pay to see anything seems to have tarnished somewhat Bee Bec Pomes Dept To Mary Had a Little Litt Lamb Tommy had a 11 little pitch Little pitch little pitch Tommy had a little pitch And Teddy was his name And every time that Teddy pitched Teddy pitched Teddy pitched And every time that Teddy pitched Larner Lamer won the game Audrey and Janice |
