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Show Active Athletics. The Cache Valley Athletic Club gave a smoker and free exhibition of phjslcal prowess In the A. O. U. Hall Thursday evening that pioveda most enjoyable affair. Win. Mack was the"bigman about" who looked after everything and everybody and announced the different differ-ent "numbers" on the program. Tho first was a catch-as-catch can wrestling match between Albert Ship-man Ship-man and Joseph Gustavcson. This was a lively bout and the bojs did some terrific grabbing and straining, the contest being decided in favor of the former. A three-round boxing contest between be-tween Alfred Mitchell and Richard Bell was decided as a draw. Another three-round glove contest between Henry Christensen and Al bert Winn, was decided In favor of Christensen, A four-round bout between Win. Hamp and Geo. Carlson was also a draw. Ttie last bout was the funny event of the evening and was between a representative of tho Polk Directory concern, Johnson by name, and a Mr. 'Bailey, both strangers. Johnson was tall and Bailey was shoit and thev went at it in great shape. They Indulged In-dulged In foot-and-ahalf at times and plajed leapfrog. During tho evening, pipes and tobacco to-bacco wctc passed, and as a whole the affair was very creditable to the association. asso-ciation. Evcrj thing was conducted in a most orderly and gentlemanly manner and the Athletic Club Is to commended. Occasional exhibits of this kind are all right Just as long as they aie conducted con-ducted properly. If the club deslies patronage and support from the best element the managers, must continue to see that proper order and decorum Is maintained in cveiy lespect so that the patents of the contestants could be Invited to attend. The general gen-eral smoking should be jaid aside. The inhalation of great clouds of tobacco to-bacco smoke is unpleasant to many, and besides works a haidihlp on the contestants in tho ring. We olfei these suggestions for the good of the club, that It may not dcterloiatc but advance, and that while the phjslcal dev elopement Is being considered other phases of cultuie maj not be forgotten. |