Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-12-31 | Page 7 | Quintero Proves Standout Boxer for Local Rings

Quintero Proves Standout Boxer For Local Rings I Boxing in Salt Lake during 1931 vas was featured by the appearance of several nationally known fighters uncovering o of local talent termination tion on of activities of ot one promoter and the debut of at another Heading the list of foreign invaders whose education in boxing was more mature than those at the bottom of the ladder adder is Manuel Quintero Tampa welterweight sensation I Quintero performed here during the he summer season before large crowds and was undefeated In nearly every bout he conceded 10 0 to 12 pounds to his opponents pummeling his way to knockouts or r cut clean decisions He turned back all that Utah had to offer and for his most notable vie vie- tims ms here had Charlie Feraci Myers and Frankie Darren Charles W. W McGillis local sports sports- man nan and promoter staged his last the tIght the Feraci battle battle- during the Covered Wagon Days jamboree Art Gardiner former instructor in in- at the Deseret gymnasium made his debut in promotional dries dr cir- cir cir- ies when he carded weekly smokers each ach Monday night at the Elite club Small crowds attended at first but the rapid action fights caused the crowds to multiply each succeeding week Many of ot Utah's best fighters showed bowed their wares and the bouts brought rought to surface an abundance of local ocal latent ability LA LASALLE SALLE IMPROVES Perhaps the most developed local fighter was Juddy LaSalle featherweight featherweight feather feather- II weight dictator of the In Inactive Inactive active competition only a little over I three years he fought three sensational sensa sensa- lonal draws with Frankie Darren ex- ex flyweIght champion of the tho world