Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-02-23 | Page 30 | Featherweight Leaders Will Battle for Crown

Featherweight Le Leaders ders I Will Battle for Crown r r i o J.- J. T mb j I d. d It S t. t c re i 5 it I 1 4 4 r V tt iY I ib I 1 t I I I I t t. t I 4 4 AL YOUNG 1 Fighting George Fighting George and Kid Davis Matched for ollila Night at Manhattan See Second and Big Bout Takes in Al Young and Bobby Moore THE THE Manhattan club boxing bouts houts at the Hippodrome theatre nest next Monday Mon Men I. day night should be the liveliest set of mills staged this year as Promoter Promoter Pro Pro- I moter meter Hardy Downing has headed his card ith two t six round contests which will vill bring together the kin king pins o of the tile featherweight division in inthe inthe in inthe the country Kid IUd Davis and Fighting George The Tile other main bout is between Al Young classy lightweight who was popular at the club rt it t couple of years ago ngo and Bobbie Moore l fighting fireman and aDd ex- ex or l rl i I ni A Those who saw last weeks week's bouts bc be that Fighting George had nad earned the rI right ht to meet Kid id Davis for tho featherweight championship and as for tor Kid ho is more than anxious to mix with the youngster so that he hc may wipe out tho the defeat of ot his ha brother Tommy Gethan Tommy tried a a. comeback last week and when George got through the Davis stock was wa way belo below par George has set his heart on the tho crown and Kid Davis will have to show all aU I his sp sped and generalship to ta retain It There undoubtedly will bo be a fight on i from hell to bell during the entire six rounds Training hard Bobble Bobbie Moore who has only onh shown sho once since his discharge from the tho army Is training hard for his bou Al AI Young A couple couple- of ot years ago ago Al AI was waa wasa I a regular performer at the Hippodrome and met Inet such boys as Morrissey Pat Gilbert and Greek Greck George Gcorge lIe He has lots lotsof lotsof of or speed and a punch which has put putman man many a l good boy awa away As the lightweight lightweight light- light weight crown is it floating around this thi winter without an any real owner these boys figure I ure that the winner of or this setto setto setto set- set to will have ha a a. good claim to it As Bobble Bob Bob- ble bic has had his e eyes es set on these laurels for tor a number of or years but nevel never nev nev- el er was a able lo to get Jet it his reach before there should be bo lots of or action I As neither boy Is noted for his In Infighting infighting In- In fighting it will be bo an oien fight with fur flying inS every moment I Brownie Wood tho the new lightweight who showed such class last Monday Monda night b by putting Harry White awn away will meet Jay Salomon in the main pre pro Jay Is hl a product of ot tho the West Vest WestSide WestSide Side and nd has only teen teen In the game a n short time but has shown plenty plent of oC class class and amI will vill take tako punishment like hike a badger Besides his absorbing ability he has a wallop In his trust trusty right ht which has tipped over a number of oC the boys One thin thing Is a a. to cinch Brownie will have o little time for tor grandstand playing for or Solomon goes right out after his man and never nevor lets up Two Tu-o The first two prelims bring out th three ee new faces lo Malin Maim who ho hails from Crom Ogden cl clashes with a ne new local bo boy In Herb Lester The first four- four rounder brings Charlie Oliver er who graduated from the sinKers singers and coffee class last week and Eddie I Kesler Kesler Kes- Kes es- es ler another newcomer iThe The rho usual curtain raiser cr will brInt bring out two new boys bors who will start tho ball rolling with plenty of ot action even en though they ma may not have a t. t world of or science Next Monday wUl will see something of ot a change chanSe In the spectators as there is one block of oC seats which has leen sold to local men who will bring their wives with them to show V tho the ladles ladies that tho the boxing game ame in ill this city is of oC such a class that n. n woman can an attend th m I Just tho the Fame same as the they do the theatre i I i i 1 I I I I I i I I I