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Show BOXllG SIIOl open mm Six Battles Will Inaugurate 1919-20 Manhattan Club Ring Season. Ilnnly K. DowninR will oix-n Ms wlnt'-r boxing box-ing Ff nnon at the Mnnlinttn club's new home Jn tlio Armory arenn, 1''0 IMerpont Htreet, tomorrow nljjht. Thoro will bp rIk buttles on th? bill, which will bring together a btmcli of boys who have nrver nu-t before, as well ii H?vcral entirely new fnren. The luMi.lIinpr bout will brlnjr tnppihcr Tat (illb'-rt nml Willi.- St. Clnirf, tUt f:xL colored boy from Sncrii m-nto. and at; tlwre it no love lout between then two It hIiodM be one of the nijMt blMcrly rnnttsttd bat tics ever ':tn at t)ic Mnnhnttun club. Gilbert Iihh hIwiijk refused to meet a colored boy until now iind k:i.vi lm would not rlo o ut this time, but St. Claire :ni'l hi fullowinR Jmve rpRorted to the old cry of cluimin; Gilbert Gil-bert wan nfrnid of the colored boy and wn8 "hlflinjf behind the color line" until they drew Pat into the mitttlt. Ah Gilbert realizes thnt Kt.'. Clulre in one of Hit- fasnt and clansic.st boys that ever boxed here, he feeln tlmt lie will have to banc the It. o. wallop on him or he is likely to lone the decision. The semiwindup between Kid Mack and Swede Johnson nlfo promise to be n srent little Klve-nnd-take affair. Maclc made quire a record for himself while the navy, ile snyw ho is going to take the jrnme nerionsiy this winter and clean tip the local boys of his weight, and if he can take the tough Hwede into camp he will be in line to meet any of the local boy in ht cIub. Willie Wise and Art Bruggcr, n pair of lat winter'H youngnlers who made a decided hit with the funn by their wHlingnt-rta to mix matters, have also been matched for the opening open-ing show and should furnixh n lively set-to. Kddle Ileefher, a atweomer. who says he hails from New York, nnd who lays claim to beating a number of pretty good boys while In the service, will make his local debut against j Soldier I'ttchfork, who made a hit at the club 1 last winter by his aggreBslTetiesR and hard I bitting. It wiiH always a real battle for two ; or three rounds when Pitchfork started, for I he either stopped his man or wan mopped ! himself, and. If the newcomer Isn't up to ! Bnuff, lie may bump into tough luck in the ! wny of n lot of real wallops. ! Willie Sollip nnd Lew Greenir. another pair of last winter's youngsters, have also been matched tip for the oeuing show and should make things interesting. The other bout will alpo bring out n couple of newcomers In Jimmle Gouch, a local boy, and Jsck Sneddon of Opden. A force of curpentern in now at work getting get-ting things in shape at the new anna and Manager Downing says everything will be In shape by tomorrow night. |