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Show o 1 WITH THE SPORTS. The "six day" race at the Salt Palace Pal-ace track which in reality is a six hour race has been a source of enjoyment en-joyment to the cycle fans this week. The race will end tonight, when the big coin will be distributed to the lucky ones. The fact that prizes are paid for the winner of each mile and the five, ten and fifteen mile mark has made the race far from a slow one, as it is necessary to start a sprint about every six laps in order to stand a chance on the bell lap. The first night the bunch finished even, having hav-ing ridden 25 miles, but four laps behind be-hind the track record. The big race is preceded by a short program of sprint races, which have proven very interesting. The largest crowd of the week is expected tonight. George Silcr is authority for the statement that Bob Fitzsimmons was practically a helpless cripple when he went in the ring with Jack Johnson. Silcr says that three days before the date set for the contest Fitz injured his right arm while boxing with Joe Jcannette, one of his sparring partners. part-ners. This necessitated an operation, and naturally put the old fellow out of the running. Reports say he was advised to call off the match, but he feared he would be dubbed a quitter so he determined to go through with it. Fitz never stood a ghost of a show, and probably wouldn't if he had been in the pink of condition that his managers described him to be. Bill Squires' backer, Barney Reynolds, Rey-nolds, says that his countrymen will profit by the experience gained at the expense of Squires, and that it will not be long before first-class fighters in all divisions will be cropping up across the water. Barney claims that "r it is not because Australia is lacking in strong, well-developed men, but simply owing to primitive mcthftds of training. Here's hoping they will soon understand the training part of the game sufficiently to send over sonic winners. The first iiecting between Gimlin's bunch of lobsters and John Dubci's Tailors took place on Sunday, and I proved a veritable swatfest, while each ft player tried to sec if he couldn't perform per-form the most luricioits -stunts. Nine errors on each side and a score of 14 to 12 tells the story. Stevenson, the one-armed wonder was batted out of the box, as was Romncy, who has moved to Ogdcn to play with Gim's boys. Dubci's tailor lads have commenced regular practice since their recent trouncing by Dad Gimlin's misfits Just a word to Brother Margitts: Keep on practicing, if you wish to be in the running with Dad's crew of pirates, for they arc from a town that has always been a winner in the base ball game, and when Dad goes into the game you will have to go some to keep in hailing distance. Kid Bell of Denver and Kid Selby I of Reno, Nevada, a couple of fcathcr- , weight fighters, have signed for a fis tic argument at Murray about the middle of the dog days, and have posted pos-ted a century .each to bind the bargain. bar-gain. The lads will weigh in at 12-3 pounds and promise to give the fight fans a run for their money. r John L. Sullivan the only John L. is to appear in Salt Lake, and will spar with his old-time ring enemy, Jake Kilrain. These two old-timers are scheduled for a week's stand at the Salt Palace, beginning August 18, and it is announced that they will show the present day pugs just how f a prize fight should be conducted. Rube Smith and Frank Mantcll arc to entertain the sporfs of Ogdcn on the 15th with a little twenty-round set to in the ring. The men will fight at MS pounds and divide the gate receipts re-ceipts on the 60 and 40 basis, and hope to secure enough coin to keep the wolf from the door for a few weeks At the acquatic meet at Wanda- 40 mere last Saturday three new records were set up by the contestants. In the mile race but one man finished, I the others quitting on account of cramps, and in the 200-yard race, Macke, the winner, fainted as he finished fin-ished the race. A good crown was out to sec the races. Bobbie Walthour', the world's champion pace follower signalized his introduction to the Salt Lake public by breaking the track record for a mile ridden behind the motor, setting the new mark at 1:203-5. Bobby was new to the track or the track was new to him and says ho will do even better when he gets his stride. The Occidentals and the Tribune-Americans Tribune-Americans will meet at Wtilker's field this afternoon and 'endeavor j to show those who have the nerve to go down in that part of town how the great game of baseball should be played The colored gentlemen say the Tribune-American team, like the, Amcri-kcarns Amcri-kcarns party, is on the toboggan and will be easy meat for them. Sanmclson, the Pride of Provo, quit in the "six day" race on Tuesday night, and some of the knowing ones arc shouting that Sam has a streak of yellow. Perhaps he saw no chance of winning and is saving himself him-self for the sprint races. Jack Evans, who with Billy Kemp put up one of the preliminaries at the Finucanc-Sholcs fight at Ogden on July 4th, has been arrested on . a charge of highway robbery, it being charged he relieved a man of his Mmc-piccc. Mmc-piccc. i The Utah State Fair Association, it is announced, will give away $5,000 in prizes for a week's horse racing at the Agricultural Park during the State fair, and some interesting races arc expected. Champion Joe Gans has posted a forfeit to bind a match with the winner win-ner of the Britt-Nclson bout, and says it is now "come up with the coin or be classed as a quitter." Ogdcnitcs have the racing fever bad these days, the attendance at the sail-' ccr track rarely falling below 2,000.1 And when you get 2,000 Ogden people out at one time, there's bound to bet something doing which they think is worth the money spcnt ( barney Oldficld bro'ke ,two world's automobile recordsat Fargo, N. D on Monday, going the first mile of a( three-mile race in i:i5's and the three miles in 3:51- He was simply lowering his own records, a habit he has acquired. The Salt Lake Cricketers arc practicing prac-ticing hard these days' in anticipation of bringing home some scalps from Denver. i California is to send twelve-of her-best her-best athletes to compete in the sports at the Jamestown exposition. |