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Show WilLIAIIS-JACKSON AT MURRAY TONIGHT After aeveral weaka ef hard training Toung Peter Jackson and Morgan Williams Wil-liams are reported to ba In perfect condition con-dition for the ten-round boxing contest to be held tonight at Trocadero hall la Murray. While the boxers are aaxloualy awaiting the sound ef the gong, a large crowd of fane In Salt Lake. Ogden. Ku-reka. Ku-reka. park City. Oarneld. Bingham and other parte of the slate are getting ready to go to the scene te see what should be a high elaae match. The two man reported re-ported this morning that they were through with their training and ready for the bill which le scheduled la begin at about o'clock following twe lively preliminary pre-liminary eonteeta. In perhape no ether local eenteet has there been so much Interest aa In the J season-Williams gi. Dosens of letters hara been received by Con. Oallagher, chief of the Murray fire department, under un-der which management the event le being staged, asking for leservaUoae at U ia ringside. The twe men have from time te time mined with the higher llahta of aportdom snd have made very creditable ahowtnga. Wllllama had several goea with bam Langford and Jackson fought a draw with Jack Johnson, present heavy weight champion. The two men had a contest In Oakland soma time ego In which Wllllama Wll-llama won oa a foul la the fifteenth round. The two spent a eulet day yesterday, doing only enough work to keop in condition. condi-tion. To the average person their day of rest would have been strenuous. Wllllama Wll-llama waa at the sanitarium, where he Java a number of exhibitions, while ackeoo performed at Murray Are department. depart-ment. . Arrangements have been made for e special car service tonight between Salt Lake and Murray, both before and after the match to accommodate the crowds, and a special train will be run down from the Lagoon race track. , MISSOURI WOMAN'S TENNIS TOURNEY KANSAS CITY. Mo.. July 8. The third annuel Missouri valley wontea'a tenaia tournament oneaed en the courts ef tbe Kansas City Athletic elub here today. Play in singles is expected te require most of today ana tomorrow. The rounds is doubles will begin Wed nee ay. Among the prominent entrants is Mrs. Theodora B. EnU of Bt. Louis, older ef the stats ehsranionshin. It is espected Mrs. Ents will be a strong contender for the Missouri valley title sow held by Miss Evrlya Beevey of this city. irH SHOOT. CHICAGO, July 3. Expert riflemen from practically every arm of Illinois military eetabliahniente took part today to-day in the match for the Colonel 8. K. Bliss trophy for the regimental championship cham-pionship at tbe Btete Rifle associatios 's sixth annual meet at Camp Logsa. The match was epea te teams of tea men. am CLUB SOOKES. Morgsn 44 ' Cummlngs ....44 Henaler 44 Itulhop 46 Cowsn 41 Fowler 44 Sharp. Jr 44 Hood t Miller 19 (lain 11 Hlliler 11 Holbrook 11 With W gsuge. Morgsn snd Cummlngs divided honors .t the shoot today wllh 41 out of 44. Doner Burgess won the live bird match with Paul Vranke. with a score of 24 straight. Pranks killed 11. 'JACK" OEYEB HERB. "Denver .lack" Waver, the heavy weight p'tgiliet who assisted in the training; of l arl Morris for his proposed bout with Jim Flvnn, stopped off in the city yesterday es route to the roast, where he will witness the Wol-gaat-Moran bout. "Jack" doesn't see how Wolgsst csn lose. ADDITIONAL BPOETS ON PAOE 9. |