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Show Sporting Life. It seems that the fight between Gus Ruhlin and John Wille is to take place as scheduled. Manager Bean is naturally not worried to any great extent, and Sheriff Emery will be wise if he pays little attention to the silly gibberish from the county attorney's office. If any offense is committed, it will be time to serve warrants or other terrifying papers after the fight is over. If any other procedure is attempted, the sheriff will make a compound fracture in his present popularity. popu-larity. The county attorney, of course, has none to lose. The present uncalled for trouble should bring about a perfect understanding that the chief of police and his force are to deal with prizefights prize-fights in future, and that the county atterney is to keep his hands off until he is called for. Both the fighters and the manager have been to considerable consider-able expense, and it is a matter of justice to them that they be permitted to go ahead with the bout, so long as it does not develop into a slaughter, slaugh-ter, a contingency which no one need waste any sleep over. The bout should be a splendid exhibition, and all the fans throughout this arid region are anxious anx-ious to witness it. Undoubtedly the two men are the two most prominent candidates for a championship cham-pionship grapple with Marvin Hart, with the exception ex-ception of Al Kauffman, the promising California heavyweight who has just emerged from the amateur ranks. With the championship laurel in plain view, both of the men have been working tirelessly, and should be able to make a great showing in the coming encounter. Ruhlin has a long advantage in height and reach, and possibly cleverness and speed, but the plate armor frame of the Chicago man is able to withstand a terrific ter-rific fusilade, and while he is receiving some Ruhlin Ruh-lin uppercuts, he will probably be doing considerable con-siderable execution himself. There is nothing alarming about the pre-contest upheaval, and people who desire to see a first class exhibition should not stay away on that account. Battling Nelson was warmly welcomed by his many friends upon his return to Salt Lake, and spent several hours very agreeably renewing old acquaintances. The joy with which he was greeted in Zion was not at all lessened by the fact that most of his old friends here added more or less to their bank rolls when he succeeded in heaving the championship crown from Jimmie Britt. Nelson takes his victory in his old calm and undemonstrative way, and is not at all disposed dis-posed to megaphone his accomplishments to his friends. He is simply the same bold, aggressive, confident young person he was when he defeated Spider Welch at the Salt Palace, and is just as approachable and affable as he was at that time, notwithstanding his new honors. Battling will go the rounds of the theatrical circuit and will be not more nor less clumsy than he always was. The only portion of his limelight experience he will really enjoy will be when he is heaving uppercuts into his sparring partner. The sporting fraternity of Salt Lake appreciates thoroughly the rugged Dane and extends him cordial greetings. Jimmie Britt will be here about the latter part of next week, and it is quite, certain that his debut here will be met with the greatest cordiality and enthusiasm. Although the championship crown was wrested from Jimmie almost before he had become used to wearing it, the local public realizes real-izes that he is a grand fighter, and probably the most dashing boxer now appearing before the public. He is one of the few defeated champions who will always be a popular idol, and who is about as luminous as ever, even in defeat. |