Show JACK CURLEY WANTS RANTS fiGHT IN SAt SALT T lAKE Says the Johnson Jeffries-Johnson Bout Should Be Held Here Jack Curle Curley the irresistible advance manager of the big Gotch ath athletic letic show which will reach Salt Lak Lakon Lake on Saturday January 22 reached Salt Lake last night and added a material boost to the hopes of Salt Lake get getting l th the If championship a rl g fight Its all Salt Lakes Lake's if it she wants It Jt We all wanted the fight tight to come to Salt Lake and were sorely disappointed when we heard rumors that there was tion to holding the fight here and we of course w were re correspondingly pleased when we heard that the Col Sullivan line lins bout was held without interference e which certainly settles tho question Curley reached Salt Lake late last night from Denver He started doing business at once and within an hour had arranged to stage his big show in Salt Lake on Saturday night January 22 He said that Jeffries Gotch Berger Farmer Burns and all the other stars with the tha b possible be si in bk Salt lf exception Lake I with lt of ft the Dr rh Show Roller l Dr fr Roller would has a boil boll on the knee and has been in a hospital In Chicago He is recovering however and may rejoin the show in Salt Lake During his work in advance of the big show Curley has visited almost every city of importance in the country Everywhere I hear nothing but Salt Lake said Curley and we are all boosting for you This talk about Jeffries Jeffries Jeffries Jef Jef- fries and Johnson not wanting to fight in Salt Lake is absurd In the first place the men have deposited each as a forfeit to box in Utah Nevada or California Tex Rickard will fix the place in any anyone one of the three states and the men will have to have their battle where he says or lose the forfeit and even If they did object to Salt Lake their objections would count for little As a matter of fact however both Jeffries and Johnson told me that they would be very glad to meet in Salt Lake Lak From my experience In the fight game I know that there Is no place in the United States more desirable as the location location location loca loca- loca tion of or the big mill than Salt Lake Geographically it is Ideal We Ve would draw from the east and the west Mote Moro over it is a charming city a show spot of the country Financially the big bat battle tle tie would be sure to be a a. great success if it were held here Jeffries condition Almost perfect When he was champion he was a marvel marvelin in physical development and since he has been out of the game he hasn't abused himself at all aU When hen he started light training it was surprising to note how easily he got back old time form I dont don't have to tell you how he ha looks You'll see him In another weeland week weel and you'll all all' allagree agree with me Jeffries Is certain to win from Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son in a canter After Atter seeing Jeffries work out every one is just as confident that he will win in as we are Johnson Is js a a good fighter tighter but there isn't a man roan living living liv liv- ing who Is In a a. class with Jeffries I look for Jeffries to win early in the bout Jack Rogers of Springville has issued a challenge to box any middle weight in the state for a side bet of Rogers says he would prefer to meet Tim Crowley Crow- Crow Iley lay ley of Park City |