Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-12-21 | Page 33 | Fast Lads to Entertain Woolgrowers in January

FAST LADS TO ENTERTAIN WOOLGROWERS IN JANUARY a Orie-rounH" Hogari an3 Gilbert Gil-bert Gallant .WUI Meet During Dur-ing Big Convention. MATCHMAEEB HAEDY K. DOW2sTNTGr, who has been angling ang-ling for sonio time for a pair of high-class lightweight boxers for a twenty-round bout to take plaeo at the Auditorium in this city during tho National Woolgrowors' convention, under un-der tho promotion of Tom Paintor of Evanston. Wyo.f and Harry W, Heagron of this city, got a good pair of boys yesterday yes-terday when. "Ono Kound" Slogan accepted ac-cepted terms to meet Gilbert Gallant of Boston, Alex I'cLcnirs protege. Hogan is probably as well known in this vicinitv as any lightweight i America. Ho has put up some of 'the most sensational battles in tho history of the boxing game. Ho has boon box--ing around Isew York and Philadelphia for tho past fow months and toppliug them oyer as fast as he mpots thorn. Ho has won his last four bouts in the big city and iB again recognized as ona of tho" best lightweights in tbo mitt gamo today. Gallant Clever Youngster. Gallant is a youngster who has also boon coming to tho front with rapid strides tho last yoar andis now looked upon as a coming champion. His re-cont re-cont defeat of Grover Hayes stamps him aB a comer, and this is only ono of a dozen or more good boys whom ho has bowled ovor during tho Inst year. His manager, McLean, is now grooming him for tho championship bout and if ho boats Hogan hero ho' will take him di-rectlv di-rectlv to tho const and camp on tho trail of Murphy, Cross and Elvers, until ho cau got a match aud work hit way up to a bout with tho champiqu. McLean is ono of tho best judges of boxers in tie country and tho fact that he dropped Matty Baldwin for Gallant and is ready to bet his money on his now fighter against any lightweight in tho world at ouco stamps Gallant as a bov of considcrnblo ability. Gallant haa been under McLean 's care for tho last two years, but ho was a mere boy and Alox used good judgment in not trying to send him to tho front too Tapidly. Itfow that he hns improved and developed ho has decided that ho is ready for tho tongh climb to tho top of the, championship ladder. Eager for Title. Sovoral months ago McLean wrote a letter to Downing, who is an old:timo friend, and told him that Iub protego would suroly win tho championship title as soon .as ho got a chance at it, and also imparlod the information that ho was a ringer for Matty Baldwin in size and look3 and a much hotter boy, as ho was young and full of ambition and that hi8 auo aim in life was to bo light-weight light-weight rbampion of tho world. Alox (Continued ou Following Page.) I ! WOOLMEN WILL SEE II CLEVER LIDS BOX H (Continued from Preceding Page.) H II also said that Gallant -was a greatcrowd J Hl pleaser, even surpassing Baldwin, in this Bj njn respect, "which is saying a great deal, as H I B Baldwin was" ono of the most popular H qjg lads that ever stepped into a ring. He J fl certainly pleased the public every time J fl he boxed here and the fans will be glad HJ of an opportunity to watch another one H ji TTogan is well known in Salt Lake, H ills having boxed hero before ho became fa- HJ 13 mous. He is one of the most sonsa- H tiW& ttonsl boxers in the game, second per- J ngn haps only to Joe Rivore, the Mexican. I II tl e 3 a atflr wIj0 mixes matters from BJ il Ii gong to gong and is dangerous' at all H jJP?. times. J Qvu The promoters are banging up the J Bi largest purse that has over been offered BJ jjlg for a boxing contest in this part of the BJ jjuf country, and as there is a substantial H l winner's and loser's end thcro is sure J affl to be something doing from the time I they step through the ropes until the I 'in bout is over. J il It has been a long time since tho local M fans have had an opportunity of wit H ill -nessing a really high-class, boxing con- J 3 test and the news that these two boys HJ HI . have been matched should please the I 9 sport-loving public. I The bout will be held on the evening HJ jfli of. January 36, and is being put on as a H special feature to entertain the visiting HJ Mr delegates to the woolgrowers' meeting.