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Show GOOD WRESTLING MATCH AT SMITHFIELD POORLY ATTENDED The wrestling mntch at Smlthfleld Tuesday night went off In grand stylo. As a preliminary, Ex-Woltor weight Champion Alex Swanson agreed toThrow Ben Price of. Smith-field Smith-field and Billy Hamp of Logan In 30 minutes. Price was tho first man to go down Swanson took a hold and played with him for a while, let him up again and for three minutes it was a repetition of this play work. At the end of that time, Swauson gently laid Price on his shoulder and pinned him for the fall. Hamp was tho next victim. Swanson played tho aggressive for thirteen' mln utes and at tho end of that tlmo pin-toed pin-toed Hamp. Hamp squirmed out of somo nasty places and wns easily the favorite with tho house. Swanson Is very clover nnd knowo tho game perfectly. At 'J:30 tho big event took pjaco Johnson of Seattlo and Davenport of Doiso clashed for tho first tlmo. Both are powerful men, nnd both fought to tho limit. All tho way Johnson seemed to havo tho slight advantage Ho work ed tho aggresslvo throughout tho match, but had a man who wns by no means a scrub. Davenport slipped out of hold after hold, but at last was pin ned by n too hold and half Kelson. It took Johnson Just 32 minutes of strenuous stren-uous work and sclcnco to got tho first fall. . ' ' Both men came back for the second fall fully ns strong as thoy entered nt the beginning of tho match. The next fall was gained by n repetition of the work which characterized the beginning begin-ning of the contest. After a brilliant display of strength and skill, Johnson again pinned Davenport to tbej.ma't with a bar hold. " v ' This contest wns fully as good, as the Harbertson-AUrod matcKhcTd hero on thu Fourth. A very poor.qrowd witnessed tho bout. ' Ht- Noxt Saturdaj night thero will bo a wrestling match between Chestac ol Ogdcn ami Swanson, the ox-weltor wolg'ht champion, which promises to be a .good one, All lpvors of tha sport sjioulfl bu pa hfnd at Jhe ThafeW Opera house IfOgan, .Saturday ereolng |