Show fiGHT Will TEST lAWS j Contest An Announced Announced flounced for Ogden Has Significance I EFFORT MAY MAKE IT FIGHT TO FINISH il 1 Indications That Contest Content t Will Be Bo BeHeld Held to Settle Question of I Legal Legai Boxing That the approaching boxing con contest contest test between eon Johnny Thompson and Peter Sullivan who It is an announced announced flounced has been beon matched to fight In iii Ogden oa on February will in reality be a finish fight with Uh a view to testing the state laws In order to determine the standing before the I proposed match is pulled off of is 13 the tho latest talk of local and there is reason to be I lieve that the facts substantiate this gossip While R B A Grant Graut is ostensibly tho the promoter It Is said suld that Tex TeC Rick Rickard ard J E Langford and associates who have chargo charge of or the heavyweight worlds championship contest can lest are in reality hack back of or the van mn match with tho the understanding that the law will bo be tested tasted I In view of or statements mado made by the governor and the position taken by b bother I other authorities It is reasonable to suppose that the promoters promoter would make an effort to feel the official pulse before beCore going further with tho ho hobig big contest An Understanding Existed Before the recent match during the Wool Growers con convention convention that no decision n was WIlS to be rendered and anti It was agreed that there should be no knockout Little protest was entered from public or officials either before or after aUer tho fight and this It is believed beHoved has en em encouraged encouraged promoters to attempt a amore amore amore more daring test In it the same aanie direction tion tl n As a matter maller of or fact no at attempt attempt attempt tempt was ever made to conceal the n feature of or tho the bout bouL It J may bo ho safely said sad then that bat a good deal deat depends upon upon the success successor or failure of the approaching bout at Ogden and considerable interest was awakened following last laet nights announcement that Sullivan and Thompson have been heen matched Cyclone Johnny Johnn If who Is a il favor favorite favorIte ite He in local lo al and is regard regarded ed as ns an adopted son on obtained much of his popularity poI through his willing willingness ness to take talce a n chance on other occasions when there was sonic somo doubt about reopening the boxing game in this city and It is known that he heIs heIs heIs Is not averse to making another at attempt attempt attempt tempt In the same saIDe direction Pete Sullivan is IB Just as game and nearly as popular locally There Is little doubt therefore that the bout If staged ta ed hero as an announced announced will test the sentiment whether Richard RIckard is actually Interest Interested ed financially or not DOt The bout between Thompson and Sullivan oven oen though the finish fight Idea should be abandoned and the match should develop into another exhibition match promises to be he highly interesting and It Is likely that it will attract the tho largest gath gathering gathering ering snag that has ever cover surrounded a prize ring In Utah Thompson and anti Sullivan have fought three times be before fore twice at Ogden and honors honor honorare are about evenly divided with a shade hade In favor of or the tho latter ho he hav hay having havIng ing log secured a decision at the eu end 1 of a R encounter a n 5 year rear ear ago Prior to that time Ume Thompson having scored a knockout In a fight at the Hot Springs held the honors While no one questions tho the sin sincerity of Governor Spry thero thoro th ro ap appears appears appears pears to be some somo doubt as to the le Ie legality aUt of the state laws on this sub subject subJect subJect and there Is a question whether or er their enforcement would carry a 3 penalty severe enough to stop a fin finish finish ish ishi fight tight Tests made mado In local courts a year Jear or two ago that the manipulator of bouts would have havo a R comparatively easy cas time limo of or It so 50 far as the strength of or the laws themselves was concerned |