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Show GIF EVENT TO BE BSITLEiiEllBI Reagan and Salvador Meet Tonight on 75 and 25 Per Cent Basis. If it is action the patrons of the Manhattan Man-hattan club are looking for, they should get their fill at the weekly boxing show at the Garrick theater this evening, as Manager Downing has lined up six pairs of bsttlers who promise to keep the air full of gloves from the time they step into the ring until the last bell' has rung. The headline bout between JImmie Reagan and Sally Salvador will not only bring together the classiest pair of lightweights light-weights that ever stepped over the short-round short-round route in this city, but will also bring together the most willing pair of mixers that have ever appeared here. Reagan has a reputation second to none when It comes to battling. Salvador has also made a hit with the local followers follow-ers of the game by his clean and aggressive ag-gressive style of milling, and there has never been a slow minute in anv of the bouts in which he has taken part here. Added Incentive. Although these boys can always be depended uoon to make things interesting, interest-ing, they ate battling on a be:s of winner win-ner take 75 per cent of the purse and thf- loser 26 per cent, which will be an added incentive for them to make things hum. In order to give a hairline decision de-cision on the bout both boys and Manager Man-ager t-'owning agreed upon two judges i and a re fere to jude the bout and to ! uive a decision one way or the other, that is, if it is possible to give a decision de-cision without absolutely rubbing one or the other. They are also meeting at 183 pounds at o "o'clock this afternoon and are to weigh in at the central fire station at that time, and those who are interested in the bout are. invited to be there at that time and see that they are both at the required weight- While tiiiH big bout is the feature of the evening's entertainment, it is not the only promising bout on the card by any means, ar there are five other matches that should prove to be every bit as interesting, in-teresting, although possibly not as classy. Other Promising Bouts. Crawford and Eobo have always given the fa nt a irrtat run for their money and no doubt they will do so aaam, as they are both real miilers who are trying all the time and the harder they get hit the harder thev fight back. Ray Jackson and "Bud" Tucker are another pair that always please and will no doubt have the fans on their feet the most of the time. "Frenchy" Boyd and Jack Hrunscil i have been prepped for their ,nt as thoueh ji v.-ere for the championship of I the world, and if they do not put more j action In their four rounds than Is gen-1 erally seen In Leu there will bo something' some-thing' amiss. Jess Orcn, the youn ester who created a sensation last Monday when he appeared ap-peared as an amateur, will be. given a real test this evening when he nneis "Kid" Abb, a n other youngster who has put up. several real good bouts at the club. , A willing pair of amateurs will furnish fur-nish the curtain-raiser and will no doubt put the fans in a good humor for what iR tn follow. Indications point to tho largest crowd of the season. |