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Show Hill CLUB filfiilT ST GARRIGK MHHY Gilbert and Johnson Are Matched in Headliner; Favorites Back. The Hamwn and Manhattan Athletic clubs have met at the weekly shows of the Manhattan club several times for the boxing honors of the city and have always al-ways given the fans a great run. Now Ben Harman of the Harm an club has made arrangements with Manager Downing Down-ing of the Manhattan club to stage a "Harman club night" for next Monday's bouts at the Carrick theater, and the managers of the two clubs have matched up the boys of the' two clubs and some from Ogden in an effort to give the fans the best possible show. Lonny and "Hud" Tucker, two of the best of last winter's boxers, have Just returned from their home in Oklahoma and will both be on the bill Monday night. Jimmie Johns and "Red" Xewey of Ogden wilt also be in the lineup. Johnson and dnbert. The headliner bout of tho evening will bring together "young" Gilbert of the Harman club anj "liattling" Johnson to decide the lightweight championship or the local four-ronndcra. The battle between these two boys some time ago, which resulted in a draw, will long be remembered by the fans, and they will no doubt be glad to see them In action again. ! The rise of Johnson to the top division among the local hoys in a month's time i has been the sensation of the boxing season.- He has had a couple of bouts since he met Giiberi u nd has shown wonderful improvement with each of them, and his friends nre looking for him to chalk up the first defeat against "Young" Gilbert. Gilbert has been the hem of about thirty battles before the Manhattan club and has yet to lose his first one. The semi -wind up bout between Lonny Tucker and Jimmie Johns of Ogden will I al sit practically decide the king-pin of that division, as Johns nearly beat Salt Lake's best featherweight a couple of work's ago when he stopped "Kid" Km-mrtt. Km-mrtt. Tucker was undoubtedly the cream of the feathers here last winter. Crawford Meets Newey. Tom Crawford will have, a tough nut to crack in "Rd" Newey of Ogden. While Crawford holds a decision over Newey, he only got it a fter ono of tho fiercest bouts of his career. Newey became exhausted ex-hausted from 1 lie fast milling and wae unable to continue. At that time Newpy was conceded to be the best -looking youngHter thnt ever carno over from the Junction city. Now that he lias been t raining hard for a couple of wepks in preparation for this bout, he may be depended de-pended upon to give the local boy a mighty tough argument, and it would not bo much of a surprise to see him bring home the long end of thp money. "Kid" Km met t and Jack Jl'igan, n pair of the cleverest, boy in tho city, will be next on the bill aud will no dn-.ibt fnr-nifdi fnr-nifdi a prettv exhibition of clever work. "'Ibid" Tix'kev and "Kid" l-'-ph will n imo be on the programme. hosivr ( .' r i f i i ths j and UPcar Taylor wilj open the show. |