Show Word comes from Emeryville that Jockey A A. A Thomas has been signed to S ride on eastern tracks for the thc next two years Turf lovers loers in iii Salt Lake will S remember Thomas as ns the clover clever little S colored jockey who was in front so often often often of of- ten at nt the race meetings in Salt Lake LaKo I last spring and fall fail He lie was the little boy who brought Mary F. F home a win win- ncr ner in the Decoration day handicap a year ago ngo winning the 1000 l 1000 OO stakes Jeffries announces that he has several I new punches to try on Jack Johnson His old ones should prove very effective if he still has them Tommy Dawson the clever little British Brit Brit- ish boxer is scheduled to arrive in Salt Lake from the east today He lie will start training at once for a bout to be held this month Details of Dawson son match have not yet been completed but it is is probable that it will be with Pete Sul SimI livan hivan Pocatello O Ogden den and Park City are bidding for the match and it is hard to tell tel just now which will get the scrap Jim Flynn is almost the i in his comin coming bout with Sam Langford This is partially due to the fact that he lie made such a good showing against Langford last month and perhaps partially partially partially par par- to the tho fact that the tIie match is scheduled for St. St Patricks Patrick's S 'S day day day-a a fine day for a Flynn to fight a negro The TIme I fact that Flynn is an Irish nom de deplume deplume deplume plume assumed by an Italian pugilist will not lessen tho the enthusiastic support that will ho be given iven Flynn by the Irish Trish fight followers on St. St Patricks Patrick's lay day However in spite of the combination of the day and the name time the chance chanco for a negro triumph appears very good After a suspension of a couple of months durin during which suitable quarters were sought the Manhattan Athletic club will reopen in its new clubrooms at the tho Salt Palace with an interesting smoker for its members next Monday ni night ht Several fast short boxing contests contests contests con con- tests are scheduled and an interesting pr program gram is certain The Thc boxing shows of the Manhattan club were very popular lar last winter and the fans will hail bail I with delight the announcement that these shows will be resumed Jim Jeffries is now sawing wood literally literally literally lit lit- as well as figuratively In addition addition addi addi- tion to his daily workouts in his bis gymnasium gymnasium gymnasium gym gym- on his Burbank ranch Jeff is taking a little li light bt exercise with a crosscut saw and incidentally sawing ng up a nice supply of wood that he be may not need if he be beats the negro At the baseball meeting tomorrow night a large number of prospective baseball clubs will be bo represented In addition to the teams who wish to enter enter enter en en- ter the tho state lea league ue President Tobin wishes it understood that ho be wants every every ev ev cv- ery cry one who is at all interested in in the baseball situation to be bo at the meeting A rousing enthusiastic meeting will start the reorganized state league off in infine infine infine fine shape The fi light fight bt location is still as entangled as it was three months ago with no immediate immediate im im- mediate prospect of a solution A wire received from Joseph Nelson ho is isnow isnow isnow now in San Francisco is to the effect that Salt Lake still has the best chance to get the bout A union suit of jockey colors recently made its appearance appearance at Jacksonville and it is said made a great eat hit Jacksonville Jacksonville Jack Jacl sonville horsemen who are arc coming to the tho Salt Lake meeting have bave threatened to make the union suit in in colors the fashion at Buena Vista |