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Show FLVNN TO MEET DEMPSEYTONIGHT Murray Fireman and Jim Flynn Ready for Clash at Murray. Nothing but reasonably respectable weather, according to Promoter Fred Winsor. is needed to round out the completeness of all arrangements for the fifteen round bout at Murray tonight to-night between Tim Flynn, Into of Pue bio, Colo , but now of New York City, and lack Dempsey. Winsor and the Murray firemen, who are sponsors for the card, have .-us-nred the fans who Intend to attend the bout that they have spared no expense in providing what they believe be-lieve will insure all possible comforts for the crowd, and they promise th best conducted boxing card ever put on in the smelter city. The two boxers topped off their training with short jaunts on the road yesterday morning and aro taking matters mat-ters easy to hold the condition they are now in and which, they say, is all that could be desired. The Puebloan is chock full of confidence confi-dence and, according to some of the wise ones, may be taking his younger opponent a little too lightly. He has two other bouts carded In the r.i-i for the next three weeks and is so little concerned about his match that his friends are taking him to task. l want to wind badly, said l mp-1 sey last night, "and I think I am going to win. r all have to learn, but I there Is no better way to learn than to take a chance I don't think Flynn , is so mucli better than the big fellows fel-lows I have already mot, and nono of the others ever made me run Jim will have a better opinion of me when he leaves here." According to Winsor, the street car company has assured him of sufficient suffi-cient services to amply take care of all who intend to make 'he trip from this city Many of the fans, however, have made arrangements to go In machines The special trains from Bingham and the southern part of the state, the former on the Rio C.randc and the latter lat-ter on the Orem line, will be held until a reasonable time after the bout, the Winsor states that ho will start, the card promptly at S 30 o'clock, that! uxiugi win go on as rapidly as possi ble and the fans will find plenty of time in which to catch their cars and trains to their homeward destinations Frank Armstrong, a local sportsman sports-man and fistic enthusiast, has been selected to referee the bout. The selection of Armstrong has met with the general approval of the Salt Lake sporting contingent, many of whom were clamoring for his selec tion early last week. Armstrong has had much experience in refereeing bout and will undoubtedly give entire satisfaction Dempsey and Flynn will be given a doctor's examination this afternoon and both will weigh in. Dempsey still 'opped Flynn b ;t few pounds yesterday. |