Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-01 | Page 32 | Amateur Boxing Tourney Brings out Fast Bouts

Amateur xing Tourney Brings Out Fast Bouts William Lo Longden Wins Heavyweight Title From Clawson S Eight Intermountain Amateur maleu Athletic union boxing titles were awarded awarded-at at the thc annual to tournament rn held eId at the Elks club ast February February ary ary- when the best amateur boxers In III the state tate gathered f. f Medals were presented the winners rs of the first and second second- places in each division b by Orville AV W. Adams president of ot the association The Thee tourney was pronounced the best hest est ever ver held here with more Of f I Ith th the youthful fighters in the state g their stuff than hian ever cyer I be bc- bc fore Several thrilling battles t topped the shows vs during duling the three nights night of ot th the the- slugfest LONGDEN LONGDEN FASTOne FAST One One of Uie of-Uie most b battles battleson on the entire program program- was the last bout on the thc final nights night's s 's card when Anton Clawson Jr arid and William stood toe to toe for the en entire entire entire en- en tire time and Jet let en fly ly When time es-as es was was called called the bout was was was-de dc- dc dared Mra a but butan an nn extra round roun found t r. Longden n on the long end ong end of the selection and he was awarded the heavyweight title TIed Red Millet dillet of the tile West h high gh school handed Robert Liggett a a. terrific terrific ter tar l lacing cin- cin cinto to tale take tile tiie pound title The Tho latter proved to tobe be plenty plent tough gh he lee failed tailed to toland toland toland land any y telling telling blows blows and andi finally the slugging fists of ot the former West est high star stal SMITH LOSES LOSES I Arnod Arnold l seo scored ell the most thrilling victor victory over ver the entire tourney tourney- when he downed Elmo Smith for the 3 o md title wh while c cIvan Ivan Smith tY twin twin-Arother t Elmo to-Elmo EImo upheld the by JImmy my of or Sunnyside for fort the the 12 d title The rhe Sunnyside Sunnyside Sun- Sun battler 1 utu a a game fight but but- could not withstand nd the thc telling blows lows dished out by thi th the Granite high youths youth S Max lax Herbert the Herbert bf f the Westminster college gained the nod over oer Otto l I bf Of f S Salt lt Lal e for the 14 poun pound 1 honors Hex nert clearly dearly outclassed out out- classed cassad his hs opponent during durin the eli en- t thi tji l dIstance S i i George Georgei Butts ci sh little soaker socker the from East higly diU not def eif nd his s' s title tUle in the in Ute the I pound oum cla but hut st Stepped ul up upa a notch notel by trouncing John Olson who fought u under lder the colors colors' of the Deseret gf gymnasium asi m. m for foi- the pound hono honos hon- hon o os s. s riis Terry r rr pun punched he his wa way to to a thrilling thrilling- victory victor over o Albert Brooks of E n. n Wyo yo for the IDS lOS championship Several exl were given griven iven to top off oCt the C card l. l