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Show RIGHT OFF THE BAT. Poor Jim Corbett! That wire pompadour pompa-dour on top of his noodle is sapping all his brains. List' to the festive Jim: "A man is either a fool or a lunatic to stand up and get his head punched when he can make money at other things. I will never go Into the ring again nor even box an exhibition bout in a play. I want the people peo-ple to forget that I was a pugilist and take me as an actor." Haven t seen anybody any-body wearing mourning because Jim is dead to the boxing world. This was no fake: 'Twa at a city championship match in Milwaukee a few days ago. Two lads were at it hammer and tongs when the referee. Con O'Leary, and the South African light-weight champion, cham-pion, Rudolph Unholz, a second, mixed up and had to be pried apart by the police. You always get your money's worth in Milconstn they're about a foot high. C. V. Conklln of Chicago won the amateur ama-teur billiard championship yesterday in New York from Dr. L. L. Mlal, by a score of 300 to 121. m m m No wonder they're trying to muzzle the press. Here's a pipe story from Ogden that's got Jean Libbey and Mary Mac-Lane Mac-Lane beat to a fraszle: "Denver offers Ogden 1000 to stay away Camp." "Hold out for 2000; we need the money Scow-croft." Scow-croft." That means that Denver Is so anxious to have Ogden stay away from the bowling match that real money was put up nit! Ogden ought to take the limit. Utah bowlers hold the alleys at Denver Den-ver today, and Salt Lake business men'll show 'em how tomorrow night, as will Ogden boys. Kansas City and Butte are after next year's tournament, and Seattle wants it the year after. Highbred collies belonging to Dr. W. M. Waddell of this city won several prizes at the Los Angeles bench show yesterday. The same kl-yls will show here next week. An eagle caught In a canyon in Utah county waa presented to a local hashery yesterday, and wlil be served a la mode. Ought to have a high flavor. Colleglates fell down in their attempt to organize a baseball team this season. That leaves but two teams In the State high school league the All Hallows and the local 'High School. Well, they ought to make the fur fly. U freships cleaned up the Taylorsvllle basketball gang yesterday to the music of 44 to 14. ' Without making any bones about it a-a-a-atall, the tonguelegg lads silently swiped the Weber Stakers yesterday In a basketball game at Ogden, by a score of 35 to 20. The dummies are coming champs, and they won't talk themselves Into it either or eyther. Our big Saints and the B. T. IT. boys meet tonight at Provo In a basketball game, the final one in the State basketball basket-ball league. W. S. Zehrlng. our Zehrlng, has been presented the keys of Denver and haa thrown 'em away. Suppose that's the reason Ogden was almost locked out. There are laws and laws. The law that tries to hold a boxer responsible for the death of an opponent in the ring has f roved to be a dead letter. Adam Brown n New York City yesterday was exonerated, exoner-ated, by a Jury, of manslaughter In the killing In a private ring recently of John A. Mason. Directors of the Utah Kennel club will meet tomorrow night In the storeroom of the Western Arms company In Main street and complete plans for thebench show. Arllngtons walked all over our little Saintlets yesterday In a basketball game at Murray. Score. 21 to 19. Holy Waterboys of the Baptist Sunday-schools Sunday-schools and the Methodical lads will meet this afternoon at the Y. M. C. A. gym., and fight out the Sunday-school basketball basket-ball championship. |