Show if 0 WHAT THE TUE PUGS ARE DOING NOW Jack Christie and Jerry McCarthy Havo Have Signed for tho the J JEFFRIES ON J CORBETT George Gardner Would Like a n Chance Challco Al lt lied Hot ot Alter Oner There has been but little or nothing doing In local boxing cIrcles circle since the fight on the lith mh but bul bulIt It Is expected that romo good matches malche will be bo made ma e before long IanI The most mOlt Im Ira Important portent newS to the light fight fans Is III the announcement of Mr Shaver that he lie will organize an nn athletic club which will have such financial backing that some of the tue most noted boxers In the country will come hero for tor matches Shaver hopes to Secure a ta return match between Jack hoot Boot and an nJ George Geore Gard Gird Gardner Girdner Gardnor ner nor and It if he Is 18 lucce successful ul he lie will wilt cause causa much Joy among amon those n who Iho ho enjoy the tho sport spott Mr Shaver already has hal a n good match In sight eight under his hili management and It Is one ono that Involves the ban Jan championship He lie has hns In Induced Induced induced Harry Forbes the champion to come out here and Rive give Jack Price Irice a x chance at the title Young Price Irice Is III still till working out In the country and pro proposes proposes poses to get ret himself In the time plait pink of ot con for tor the BO RO The rhe youngster feels feclA confident of or beating the iho champion but even It if he Its falls fails till and nOlI puts up a I good goodlight light fight he be will be able to secure matches among omon the top In that class clans Since Jerry Jerl McCarthy put It nil all over George Gibbs the l fighter from Cleveland ho he hue has had a 1 desire to try conclusions with Tack Jock Christie champion middleweight of Utah and they have finally signed Ined up for tor the of June McCarthy has to work pretty hard bard to make mako the welterweight limit and It II Is believed that he ho could fight at St or 1 and still be as a fast as aR ever The big Christie would have hare Is la In the reach and In a clean clenn break brenk away oy contest he ho Would no doubt Jab Jerry unmercifully But nut no cording to the Ibe articles of agreement straight Marquis of Queensbury rules A 11 govern and at that style of ot mill milling millIng ing McCarthy stands a good 1 show how A proposition has been male made to Gardner to 10 fight at nt the SAn Jan Francisco Athletic club clImb In July but It is exceedingly doubtful If It such auch suchA A l match can be b arranged Fitasimmons Is s already tied up to 10 Jeffries for tor whom he le will act as ns and besides may ma manot mayant not ant care to 10 get Into the ring rinK again The Tue death of his wife may cause him himo to 10 o cut fighting out altogether Gardner has token taken a I decent stand to toward toward ward I Instead In of at making some attempt to 10 advertise himself by hurling the Ih usual challenges he tie says payS that bat he Is la not acting AS RII a challenger In ln any nil way Instead of ot daring Fitz to t a n nbattle battle as n did tIM Tommy rommy flynn Itan with dis disastrous dl astraus consequences to his lila reputation Gardner Is waiting for tor Fitasimmons 1 to tok talk k Gardner admits that he h would like Ike the match and realizes that It woUld woold be a great attraction Although Gardner has hall defeated Jack toot noot here hert last lut summer lummer he be still 1111 remembers hers heM Hoot defatted him and Is I anxious to 10 fight the Chicago o man again Louisville Lou lie Is II spoken of ot as the best Jelt place for tor a 1 battle I Ilona may ma be resumed between the men Gardner Is going to make nake Chicago his home borne to so It should not be he hard to 10 bring the pair together to arrange a It match It If the tile Louisville promoters want It Gardner after atler his hi defeat of ot Hart would be a n Rood good card at Louisville and float Boot has always been a I strong attraction tion In the middle wont west Gardner once lost 10 1 a n decision to Jack Jok Johnson the colored fighter r but thinks he should hould ha have Mye e won on the fight He lIe says SA SAIt It Is almost Impossible to get Johnson to 10 fight The colored man he be says say Jabs jab and ami then clinches repeating repenting this performance l all through a II battle bottis tie He Is IsTO Isso TO so strong Gardner says that It Is nt nl most Impossible to 10 throw him off ort John Johnson JohnOn Johnson son On count In any championship figuring however as M he ho Is III a 11 simon pure IlUra heavyweight to bring Young Mowatt and andt Benny t Tanger together to again hm line failed Mowatt Is III undoubtedly sincere In his hl desire to 10 fight neM and the conductor In his hi heart that he can whip the Italian There was wall no prospect that would give Ih lJ watt a n match Is billed to 10 fight Eddie han IUn hanIon ion in Sen San Francisco next month It If he lie can enn b t Hanlon he will have done more than Iban Young Youn Corbett did against the Californian Then he will ask Cor Cot belt bell for tor a n fl fight ht does doe not want to do anything that will mar that pro program program gram ram In that respect he bt fears to give Mowatt a It meeting m A defeat by Mo Mowatt Mowatt Io watt would cost coat him n It match malch with Cor bett belt arid a IL lot of mon so o he figured Consequently Con ho bo declined what under other ther would b las a fair lr Y T TT V V V Y V V proposition from rota de Ill that the tue side Bide ld bet be bo would ordinarily be most mORt unreasonable ble In Iii Inthis Inthis this Instance however ho appears to tobe tl tobe be trying to 10 protect himself He lie 11 claims ho he could coull afford to light Mowatt for tor that amount and run the chance of at losing lORIng still Mowatt a II match There Thore Is no doubt about that He lie whipped d Mowatt the time the tue con conductor conductor ductor fought but that bout out ratna within two to wo seconds of ot being a n detent defeat lIe tent for tor Yancer In itt two 1110 battle bettle was 01 able to do tin no more than thap draw with Mowatt It t Is la fair thereto therefore to 10 say la that r nt at the proper time give Sho Mowatt a n chance So John Hertz Hortz offers otters 1000 to Young Corbett to 10 sign Ign with Benny Denny Was WOI John Johll awake anake when he made mude that statement or had he lie been out celebrating ing hug with the boys boy anti did Old not cure what he said V VIf If It John ever made mude that statement Its dollars to cents that ho lie ban ha one ono of ot those Iho e chains the Atlantic liners use lI e to 10 hoist hol t their Jh lr anchors attached to that bill Under tInder no other conditions condition would he have been so 80 rash lIh as 08 to make that break renk John knows from expert experience care ence lio how hard It Is to get Gt halt of ot n to 1000 and he Is taking no chances By tile WRY way John there U is 1 a n young fellow tellow called In Chicago that has Itac been offering to light fight ht f fur for r a side Ide and comm can get no reply Ma Mabe May Maybe la be an otter offer of at 1010 might Induce Mo Mu Mowatt In watt to 10 withdraw his challenge Why Ignore H a 1 fellow tellow townsman like that John 7 It Jt really Is 18 rude rudu and Impolite on elm your our part to say Jay the least lent Champion Jeffries who passed d through Ogden during the time ww week fk k en n route to the roast coast Is III quoted ns as S follows In his opinions of ot Corbett Iam I am not underrating Corbett He lie HeIs HIIs P PIs Is a 1 clover clever man but he lie cant hit lilt anti and never could He J could not knock John Jolin JohnI JohnL I L Sullivan out He simply tired the tha theold old fellow tello In tho time chase chaRe around the rInK ring He hit I at nt Carson City of at often atten often ten enough to have killed him hail had lit hl hIS a blows had the force He Je peppered mo me moat meat at Coney Conoy Island but ho he never so JO much muchas ns os hurt tn 1111 mae Corbett S now that he has hall de sic developed a n punch hunch I hope hone ho he has hM If It he hi hehe hehe he has hns he will probably r stand up toe too to 10 to tilt toe and fight I t would rather rathor liars have him Juno do that thai than to have hare him splint splinting splinting ing around the ring amid landing Inn a u few teW Jabs jab that hilt a baby Perhaps Corbett orbett tt has learned to hit hilt but If It he hiss has he Is II the first one of hit his style who ho has hns ever or acquired the tho abil ability ability ity The hard hitting hilling clever men all come by It naturally I J can oon say 8 that I Idid Idid did lid not have to learn It I came by It naturally and It made mate me mo champion I J will VIII not act take any chances with Corbett Cor tt I J would not take tako with anyone In a n championship light fight If It ho beats me rue It will be because he 19 is n a 1 bet oot better ter man and not because I will wilt be out of ot condition HI m SAYS There was RS case ease In Jeffries manner m As AI he stepped d Up to 10 the bar ban Thero There was vaR habit In his lila bearing And his hll voice olce came rame from afar atari And when he lie caught the tho barkeeps bark p eye And Amid winked beneath his hat hatNot hatNot Not a n stranger In the place pineo could doubt Jeffries J on a I bat HP JlE SAYS The Tho smile Is 18 gone cone from Jeffries lips IBs lIIa Iii teeth leeth are clinched In hate lie He pounds with cruel vengeance nce And breaks a china chinn plate Ho ITo says ho has been slandered 1 And back hack In shrink When Jeff yells yell II In stentorian tones to e I take n a drink B II A T Note With abject apologies n to Ern Ernest Em est eM Thayer the Immortal Casey De Do DeWolf I Wolf Walt Hopper r and anI anyone l u who is lf responsible |