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Show ullS ml Fcr: ::r ChampiGa Hands Cut nard Knock for - tte Cornishman. . CT. LOUIS, Mo., March 7.-JIm Corbet t, who la doing a vaudeville act here this week. Is registered at the Southern hotel Instead of the Planters', his usual abode. Corbett explained he did this to avoid Bob I ntzElmmons. who recently figured In a sensational scene at the Planters' cafe With his brother, Tom Corbett "I do not care to be disturbed by Flta-SlrnTions.y Flta-SlrnTions.y said Corbett yesterday. "i ltisimraons,'' Bald Corbett "has been talking like a mushroom merchant since be backed up against the big bridge and the World's fair. "This tall, bespeckled foreigner has reached the stage where even his enemies oust weep for him. Tom, here, did the proper thing In cutting him. If Tom had shaken Flu's mit, why I would have nev-. nev-. er noticed him again. Fltasimmons hates every drop of blood In the Corbett family. Tom Knows it and, therefore, I don't wish to associate with-him by patting up at the Planters'." "Well, Mr. Corbett you are not afraid to meet him here, are you?" "Who, me afraid -to meet him, never. This old fellow is becoming childish. He has made his wild spells to the press here about me, but I am here now, and let him talk." "Fits claims that he can lick yon, Jim," 'Yea, but that is liquid air conversation. If that decrepit old gentleman will agree to meet me In the ring I will devote the . proceeds of the mill to charity. "Understand me, however, that I Would insist that Fits be placed under the care of three skilled doctors tor one week preceding pre-ceding the mill. "However, don't you worry about freckled Bob wishing to meet me, as he has no such intentions." DERRERA EXPECTS TO , LAND A KNOCKOUT CK1 " 'CHICAGO. March 7. "Benny Yanger will be a back number when I finish with him tonight" "This is the statement made by Aurello Herrera, tha Mexican fighter who is billed to fight the "Tipton- Slasher" at the ' American Athletic club tonight when . asked as to bis chances against the local . feather-weight The Mexican fighter has gone about his training for this battle In a way which ' sneaks for itself. . Each day the man Afrom B lakers field has. gone on the road , with his training partner, Battling Nel- son. . After a rest-up and lunch Herrera goes to a Bouth Bide gymnasium and . works with Nelson for fully two hours, boxing, bag punching and the various indoor in-door stunts being gone through. Public Interest is aroused, too, in the first good triar here of the referee and two judges system of declaring a winner. This scheme often has been talked of here, but as yet haa not been-given a trial In a professional - match. Jimmy , Bardell will be the referee and the judges selected, Frank Tyddell and Stuart Doug-'.-las, have agreed to act' Yanger has done his work at Gllmere'a at first but later went to his own gymnasium gymna-sium on the Bouth Side. BALL GROUNDS ARE TO BE IMPROVED A contract has been closed between the management of Walker's .Held and the Salt Lake Baseball association for the " use of these grounds during this season. . Many Improvements, which are much needed, are to be made before the season ' opens. The capacity of the grand stand ' ' will be increased and the seats remodeled remod-eled so as to afford comfort to patrons. The diamond will also be leveled and rolled, and when the day of the opening t game arrives Bait Lake fans will witness wit-ness It on a modern ball ground. HOLLANDER WANTS " TO FIGHT JEFFRIES NEW TORK, March 7 Henry J. Flacke, who claims to be the champion heavy-weight fighter of Holland, has arrived ar-rived here on the steamship Rotterdam from Holland. Placke is a giant In physio, phy-sio, e, standing six Xeet five Inches and wv ;"iing 240 pounds. The foreigner says . tha he has come to this country for the purpose of Inducing Jeffries to give him a . match for the championship. CHAMPIONSHIP OF. RIFLE SHOOTING NEW TORK. March 7. Riflemen of this and other Btatea who have been striving for championship honors in the one-hun-dred-ahot match and for prizes' fn other contests, have Just finished after a week's work carried on simultaneously in different differ-ent States. The winner of the 10S shot match was . Louis C. Burr of New York. His total score was 2456 points out of a possible 2500. - The second man was Louis P. Ittel of Allegheny Al-legheny City, Pa., with a score of 2455, -- and E. Van Zant, with 2451, was third. LOCAL FLASHES OF VARIOUS SPORTS Manger Griffin of the Salt Lake Base-- Base-- ball association is out of town hunting good players. ' The signal corps of the National Guard has .a long ad, a percentage of 1000, in the race for the Indoor baseball championship. cham-pionship. ' e ' Local horsemen are beginning to work out their annuals, in anticipation of the racing season, which promises to arouse more than usual interest here. The Bismarck bowlers lay their defeat Tuesday night at Springville to the poor alleys of the Utah county champions, saying say-ing that it was impossible for a stranger to make a high score on them. s- . i . Tie Chicago National league baseball Wain will play two games here with the locals March 25th and 26th. "Slats" Davis Is rounding up as many of the professionals profession-als as can be reached for the occasion and will fill in with some good amateur players. play-ers. The high school athletic team begins Its training for the season this afternoon. , There is some splendid material In the ,srgrration that will be heard from at tue &iy lnte:cate track meet ' |