Show i I I I I I I YOUNG CHRISTY I DEFEATS DEFEA IS FRANCIS Opening of Salt Snit Lake Athletic Club Well W II Attended INTERESTING EVENTS lImit ilin rill onI Sleuth Down In iii ol or Will to flute IIII u a Contest I What was wets to have been a 1 twenty y round go between young oung Christy and Jim Jim Francis was suddenly sudden terminated In the tIme sixth round nt mat the Salt Sail Lake Lace Athletic club dull lust evening when the limo colored man malt ma went down and out by b three thres straight arm body bod blows blow anti and nul n a Jolt on the jaw Tho Time referee n a bit lilt excited and forgot to count c but It was the unanimous opinion of at those present that Francis Francia was wall out at nt least twelve or fifteen seconds There Ther were sucro practically pra lra only two rounds of ot fifth and sixth In tho time four rounds the tIme men sparred cautiously each ench waiting for an nil open opening lag ing In Christy fought high while Francis Franc I assumed an nn unnatural position for tor him him and fought low buy The men umen feinted and worked patiently for tor nn nil opening Dur During DurIng ing lag the time whole contest conlest Framing dill did not land a n single blow upon alma his young op 01 opponent TOte The latter r did not nOI swing awing or ur at nt attempt attempt tempt to tush the time lighting fighting n except In lii the tha first port part of the time fifth but soon dropped those linac tactics und atud forced Correl the thi colored colore man ann to do the rushing long Ion left leCt shot out repeatedly and amid Jabbed the that man milan on In the Ibe note micro and heal until becoming anxious Francis become became ag tg aggressive 11 and then Christy had hind him labia at athis athum his hum mercy mere In every even rough It was avas seen that Christy had decidedly the tho better of It Waiting for a 0 place to put It time the young oung follow fellow landed IlInd d his litre right with telling effect autO and Francis eyes e l began to wobble The Tho colored mann man swung for tor his opponents nt head hend taut hut and his finish came calno quickly Quick le as IS a nash Hash Christy was tas at nt him lucia hummer hammer alit ond tongs and doubted doubled him hint up liP with a tt stilT stiff punch In Inthe Inthe the time wind Before Defore Francis could recover he lie received n at straight left heft Jab on the thus mat Four times timet he lie went to the lie floor while the crowd croll yelled excitedly for the referee to count The Tho third time Fran Francis Franell ell cis went avent down hU his right hand fell Cell under him and amid his lila thumb was ivas brokon broken at the tho second Joint BO so that the tho bones protruded ed He lie got rot his legs but was floored again nail and his hili unable to unit a n sponge threw up a towel and amI lifted their man Infirm on ott a II chair A moment Inter later he lie was wag ua taken to a physician to have his imia thumb set net at It was Willi an unfortunate no ne but Francis Francl will be he around OrOtund again In a n few Cew davs dIlYS Time The crowd simply went wild Ihl with en on enthusiasm and jammed around the tIne ring to congratulate the victor who was earned carried on tho time shoulders of oC Eugene Thompson Young Christy showed not riot the least sign of a 1 struggle and from front all nil could have gone gono tho the full twenty rounds THE TIlE The preliminaries n ranked among time the best lm h st over ever seen and brought forth tumultuous applause Uli Two youngsters who answered to tho time cognomens ns of Cowan Powan and end Wilkinson went four tour rounds to a n draw but Cowan seemed to have Ihl th better of ot It In point of endurance Al AI Christy brother of Jack and Jim Jima Bridges mixed It six lx live lively livel ly Ir l rounds While the tho former could take tak more punishment and hail had more steam Bridges had hal more science and the lie bout was urns given glen to tf him The Candle brothers and George furnished plenty of uC rollicking fun Cun for Cor forthe Corthe the tIme spectators It ft was a n regular slug slugging slugginG ging ala match between them during durin which Poy Ho did sonic some clever ducking anti and block blockIng blockIng Ing lag Severn Several ho lie hud his big brother on the go but the latter hatter saved himself by b clinching The events wen witnessed by about COO GOO persons who expressed themselves as ns hayIng having had Imd a n royal good time |