Show S r 7 f 4 w S l 5 5 S S' S S 5 S s' s S. S 4 4 S S 4 S 4 7 55 55 S S S t I 5 S American Legion to Sponsor Day 3 3 Tourney For Western States Amateur Boxing Champs Leaders Discuss Outdoor Benefit Ar 5 S t SS 5 4 I S SS S I IS S 55 f 0 Legion and Fort Douglas officials talk over plans for outdoor amateur boxing show for mid- mid June in Salt Lake City Seated around a a- tabi e at Legion headquarters are left to right Bill Dill Collier liar Harold old McNeil l Colonel H. H P. P Kayser Captain Harry Hansen and A. A L. L Dutch Jamieson F. F P. P Fisher leans over Colonel Kayser's ayser's should shoulder er to offer a suggestion Proceeds from the three night ring show will go toward furn furnishing shi ng the reception center at the fort Fort Douglas Benefit Set for June 15 Week 5 S By JOHN MOONEY Telegram Sports Editor Boxing the first sport to join the war effort will present a three-night three slugfest in a Salt Lake ball park during the week of June 15 with simon pure sluggers from all the western states competing competing com corn in an American Legion eg on Amateur 4 Invitation Boxing tournament tournament tournament ment for the benefit of the Fort Douglas reception center Final plans were made Friday afternoon by Bill Collier representing representing rep rep- resenting the legion Colonel H. H P. P Kayser of the reception center center center cen cen- ter and Harold McNeil local A A U boxing chairman Best In the Western States Invitations have been sent amateur fighters in Utah Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Wyo Wyo- ming Idaho Arizona Nevada Montana Colorado California Washington Oregon and New Mexico asking the simon to compete in this greatest amateur charity tournament west of the Boxers competing will will willbe be housed at the reception center and meals served them there at actual rations cost The cost of the tourney will be held to an absolute minimum Collier said so that i as much money as possible e can be turned over to the reception S center for improvements The committee in charge includes Collier matching transportation transportation transportation trans trans- of contestants judging and refereeing and publicity McNeil securing of ball park and equipment A. A L. L Dutch Jamieson Jamie Jamie- son ticket sales Colonel Kayser tickets reception center facilities facilities facilities ties food and housing F. F P. P Fisher trophies and awards Captain Captain Cap Cap- tain thin Harry Hansen assistant to Colonel Keyser and Major Albert B. B Woolums finance officer Need More Room at Center Collier estimates that between two and three hundred families families families lies friends and relatives visit inductees at the Fort reception center daily making for a good deal deai of f crowding and discomfort The money taken take in at this tournament will go toward providing more comfortable furnishings so that the will have a amore amore amore more homelike atmosphere to entertain their guests The government government government gov gov- allocates money for reception center buildings but sets nothing aside to to furnish them that's the reason for this boxing tournament 0 Boxing Ticket Serves Seres Two Purposes should be vitally interested in th this is boxing program Collier said Friday for they know that they'll be getting a dollars dollar's dollars dollar's dollars dollar's dol dol- lars lar's worth of sport for every Collar expended and they also can feel certain that their boys and friends will be able to us use use the equipment bought from the proceeds of this tourney The admission admission admission ad ad- mission fees serve a two-fold two purpose in this way Present plans call for a suspension of the Annie Oakley list for this meet Everyone even the working press will lay the money on the before being allowed to waltz down to ringside |