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Show GILBERT 10 WHITE II HEADLINE MATCH Manhattan Club Reopens Tomorrow Night With Likely Card. When Young Gilbert of Salt Lake and Eddie White of San Francisco step through the ropes in the Grand theater tomorrow night for the main event of the Manhattan club 's opening open-ing boxing show, the fans will probably prob-ably see a most stubbornly contested lightweight battle. Gilbert has been the king pin of the lightweights in this part of the country coun-try for the palt four years, and is more determined than ever to go through this season with a clean record. In-view In-view of the fact that he has been called upon the meet high-class boys from all over the country, he will not relinquish his claim to his lightweight honors without a bitter struggle. The local boy has been working harder hard-er for this match than for any he. has taken part in at the Manhattan club, as he realizes that he is going against a boy who has met the best of them on the coast and who is in the pink of condition. Heretofore the local champion has always had a chance to meet a few local lo-cal boys at the beginning of the season, sea-son, before being called upon to meet a classy outsider, but owing to the fact that there is no available talent for him in this section of the country at the president time Manager Hardy Downing imported the fast coast boy for the opening show. Advantage for Gilbert. This will be the first time in many a battle that Gilbert has had the better bet-ter of the weight question. In tomorrow's tomor-row's match he will have the advantage advan-tage of at least a couple of pounds, as White will enter the rinfj at 133, while Gilbert will probably weigh about 135, as he has taken on a little weight during dur-ing the summer months, and it will take several tough battles to bring him down to the legitimate lightweight limit. While Gilbert could do 133 ringside ring-side if necessarv, his natural weight is about 134 or 135, White will have the advantage of having boxed regularly on the coast. He was ready to sjep into the ring upon his arrival here a week ago. White is also the first boy that has ever been brought here to meet Gilbert who came far enough in advance to become thoroughly thor-oughly acclimatized before the night of the bout. Both realize what it means to loso this match. White came here with the intention of remaining for some time, and Sd order to be a real card feels that ho has just got to win tomorrow or go back to the coast. Gilbert also realizes that he must keep on winning in order to be a headliner card at tho Grand, and he also has a desire to go to the coast next spring as the champion cham-pion lightweight of the intermountain country. Soldier Boxers on Card. Young Andres of Fort Douglas, who cleaned up everything of his weight on the Mexican border, is an aggressive and willing youngster, and promises to become a real favorite with the fans. Ke is meeting a tough two-handed battler in Kid Dutch, the local boy. and if he can bring home the long eiid of the money in this match the rest of I the local 140-pounders would better look out for him. .immie Abies, the fast little featherweight, feather-weight, who is also statioued at the post, is looking better every dav, and the wise ones who have been watching him work are touting him to give Gus Williams, the local boy, a very busy evening. Kid Slater will make his re-entrv into the local boxing game, and will no doubt prove a tough bird for anv of the boys of his weight. He was matched with jimmie Christensen for the opening open-ing show, but the latter met with an accident which will probahlv keep him out of the lineup. Mnnager Downing, however, has several other good bovs to choose from, and will no doul't have a worthy opponent for Slater. Kid Mack and Swede Johnpnn are booked to furnish another four-round out. and the regulation amateur curtain cur-tain raiser will start off the show. Better Seating Plan. Nests are on sale at the regular downtown down-town places and at the orderly room at Fort Douglas. A slight ehareo in the sntirg arrangement, ar-rangement, for the better convenience ! of the fans is being made at the Gand. The second row of ringside Isr.'-ts is being raiser! several inches, so Ith.'it spectators occunying those seats will find no difficulty in seeing over j tl'f heads of those in the first row. Dr. G. A. Light has been selected bv Muuaeer Downing to take the plae of Dr. 11. B. S;jr::gue. who fin filled the T'O.-ilion of 'iwb doctor for the past four years, and will give the bovs the 'once over'' before thry enter the rincr. The rnuslring in of Dr. .-rag-ie nnd his rimbiihi'ire cor) hffs made it ipipo: ible for lim to act any longer as ! V cinb ;d!v-ician. Manager Downing savs the shows wii! r. rr pr-.ni;i! at :.".o. as usual, and l.:j.r thr fans 'an be on their way h.'.n.e bv 10 o'clock- I |