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Show I UTAH'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONS ENTER STATE TOURNAMENT All Who Desire to Compete Alusfc Have Their Names Listed on or Before January 1 1 . I The stale wrestling and boxing championships cham-pionships which, will take place January. IS', 19 and 20 In the Deseret gymnasium, will see most of the state, champions of the last year on the mat again. Jack Niblo, who holds I he featherweight feather-weight championship, has sent In his j entry and is busy training at the Y. M. C. A. every otber night. Jack says he does not want to gel stale and that lie Is already down to weight, therefore ho does not need to train every day. McIIan. who. much to the surprise of the wreslllng fans, won the decision over Clifford Evans of the Y. M. C. A. In the lightweight class. Is training at the high school with McCabe. Both intend to enter the tournament. McCabe while training received a caullllnwcr ear and was operated upon in the hojie that the Injury would rapidly heal up. Fred Crabbe. will ncnln defend the special spe-cial weight title C125 pounds). Arthur A. Maclce, who holds both tho stato and Inlormoiintain welterweight title, ba.s sent In his entry to W. E. Bay of tho Demerol gymnasium, chairman: of tho entry committee. Ezra Peterson, who threw TJ S. Mor-tenson Mor-tenson for tho middleweight title and who represented B. Y. C of Provo laul year, will this year wrestle unattached. Dalo S. Deanc. ntnto and Intermounlalii heavyweight champion, has nenl In his entry to Physical Director Gingrich of the Y. M. C, A. and will again wrestle under the Y. M. C. A. colors, Thore Is torn question concerning Deans eligibility eligi-bility and the fans are lioplng that he will be able to prove his amateur standing stand-ing if he should bo called upon the A number of tho men who were successful suc-cessful In getting Into the semi-finals and finals of last year have again on-fred on-fred tide year. Many new men who ar" dark horses so far as their ability gos have entered. Eugene Roberts, physical director of the Bilgham Young university of Provo. wired the officials hero Saturday that he intends to nter one man In arh class both In boxing and wr?UIng. Roberts Rob-erts says Uiat he has sood boxers and wrestlers and expects to make a good showing. Judging from the showing B. Y. IJ. made last year in taking two state championships and three seconds, there ought not to be any doubt concerning the quality of men that will represent that institution. Ben Marker, who has charge, of the wrestling at the Deseret gymnasium, announces an-nounces that he will have a man In each class In wrestling, but there will be no men from tho Deseret gymnasium In boxing. box-ing. Coach Jensen of the B. Y C. of Logan has written for entry blanks and states that unless something unforeseen liap-pcii3 liap-pcii3 he. will have B. Y. C. represented in each class, A number of inquiries have been received re-ceived from Ogden. and as usual Og-den Og-den will be represented In abotit cverv class in both boxing and wrestling. Entry blanks have been mailed bv w. 13. Day. chairman of the entry committee, commit-tee, lo all the schools and colleges in the state, but In case they havi not reached all persons desiring them thev can be had at any of the. newspaper offices, of-fices, the Y. M. C. A.. Deseret gymnasium gymna-sium and the Western Arms Sporting Goods company. The entries close Thursday. January 11. All entries must bo in at this time. |