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Show LOCAL S II Hall to the signs of a Een, II vival of good sport in Salt i ?? e re" II situation here in nlmtS II of athletics has not n J e II Ing to promoters, nor in L,? UraS- I with sport lovers. Rut H repul6 IS sphere is clearing and iinliM atlno- IM that tho town wV 8co fiin,lBW and better patronage t i T II for many, many moons h IB Tho dcadness of micllism IB larly in this town duri ft-aP" has been duo to two causes sl)ear the fights pulled oft wire not I6?' I contract, and wore very mZh (o IB color. Again, there was a 2 on tho part of some of the da il"03 pers to bring out tho hammer Zlt I it vigorously without reasonable Z IB vocation just because some Vl M sporting reporter was not conS H as to his views on motchmakfi H seems strange a managing edltnr , intelligence should allow hS I to use the columns of his paper , air their personal grievances, but this H very thing has been done here t to! H afte time. e Ume The mayor and the chief of police H seem to look at the boxing game In IB the correct light. So long as It Is IB cleanly and honestly conducted so IHl long as clever scientific men of nearly B equal ability engage in contest there H is little that can he objected to. IBj Scores of shows come to this town every year and are patron- IB lzed by people of all classes, B that from a standpoint of mo B ality and decency leave a far worse B impression than a clean and clever B boxing contest. The city authorities B rightly insist that tho next man who B undertakes to open the boxing game B here must make good every promise B and keep faith with tho public. Then B let us hope that all genuine spcrttng B men will lay aside personal differ- 1 ences and pull together. B Notwithstanding the sullenness o( "Honest" John McCIosky and the now H deposed Lucas who led tho Pacific Na- Hj tional over a rocky road last year, H the local baseball fans are confident H that Salt Lake will have high class ball this year and will, not end the HI season at tho bottom of the ladder, H Salt Lake is developing somo crack' Wm men in tho bowling game. If the pending arrangements to have the" city represented at tho National Bowl- Ii irament in Milwaukeo this 1 lns, tare carried to success wo I gH Se a most creditable show- I u r.norce Gardner and Mike I J eck w?ll be matched here about L ml Idle of this month now seems I TJl ally ? certain. Both men have PS? on their appearance money ana I o scried willingness and ability to put I Sn a substantial side hot. I Vlio bout will bo under tho dlrec- to "tinn of P. S. Lewis, manager oi tho t B Ttah Athletic and Social club. Gard- B and Schreck are both first rate B men with good records. There ap- se B ears no reason why tho mill should ro. IS n0t bo a rattling good one. |