Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-06-24 | Page 52 | Fistic News and Gossip

Fistic News and Gossip The puiltatle calendar for tha currant week contain, several malchaa that win prove of Interest to tha fans. Notable amonc theaa la a return enrarement between be-tween Jack Brltton and Tad lewte. the moat famous brother act la tha modern annala of pugilism. . Than there will be slaaad a return bat-tie bat-tie between Willie Jackeon and Johnny Itondee. It will be recalled that Jackson became an International celebrity over nlffht when he caught rntndce In midair In a Philadelphia rln and flattened him for the count of ten. the first time the ramotia Wop aver waa pwiohed Into dreamland. . a a a With a new ll(htwelaht champion, tt Isn't a bad Idea to look over the lada wha have arcn ar remote chanca ta win hla title. - . , Looklnc over the present day llsht-welahte. llsht-welahte. there s mlahty few of them that lonard nad to have any trepidation about. He hae whipped most of tha beat ones, and, eiceptlna Kllhane. who la really not a llffhtwelaht. there are onhr two riehtera whom Henny mlaht have trouble with W illie Jarkaoa and Charley White. Moot erttice reserved )udment on Jackson when he put Johnny Dundee to sleep, on the lucky punch theory, but when ha knocked out Chick Slmler. a Job Laonard and othera did not measure up to Jackson began lo loo mup aa a possibility. pos-sibility. The return match between Jackson Jack-son and Dundee therefore looms up aa a very Important engagement. . e I e Judging from the activities of the men Who promote .punching partiee for tha edification of ring patrons. II la oertaln now that when Benny Leonard and Johnny K II bane finally get together In J? ,h'y "rely will ere long, the paid will cut up tha Julcleet financial melon that baa aver been enjoyed by Mghtwalghte in several yesrs pa.t. Right at preeani there Is a regular scramble among the promoters for the privilege of giving money ta thee. ... flares too ,no,,n, run " fancy rJllckX?k."?0' Clavaland. New York City Philadelphia and Baltimore are aeadlna; tha old sport world spinning an 12.00. Tith.i",,ry oonver.tlon about IJ.00 to 1.10 XKI purses. ' All of them want to etna, the battle during the present summer an In tha open air .nUr.'lr .rtvT a dooming an Iri ntlt-T' c.Ulm oouter cllma rln,1" orowd each other, ac- nevelfnH0 h0" ..TJ- H"el. ai.-1 "P 'h match by signing Kllbana to a. centred which 'art "ll-.r araot wttrT the i L"LL? . n "r the feather, weight champloa to step through twelve rounds of battling with ijonari l, Canton, o., wlthi, th, .at .igt Waeka. Twir "oaeb- a. trie hen. o, tat. threffertnl,"..,1?rr ,rom rhlUdalpi,., JLV.A rui ! J,m r. Mougharty has IT, ! nature of Kllbane for a sis-round encounter with. tha lightweight champion and he irrapnar j T ., 7" match. If he lands U ItTih. SeffTei, Dougherty ha. not made Dublin tii hl?afi, J:-1" '"ra.tadihat ror.tyer.v7,S,,nr,'h,n " -a e a' ' -: Z2!SM H'Tre "pea': -m-p.": f J a-'-Trapo r at ctslon than It will foPl JS7tf " IsroWlyV r2y J?lh' Wehmui., K."h5dV7 mat ",, SCH?5 Horn, definite del.VrneJtl towlra ViTL match may be anaouaoS , ito?,