| Show AND MYERS READY FOR CLASSIC CONTEST I RECORD CROWD CROO EXPECTED AT IT CONT CONTEST T Both Boys in Fine Pine Trim rim as Hour our o of f Bout out es Unless a II storm breaks suddenly and drives the fight tight fans tans to their shelter one of ot the biggest crowds ever to witness a boxing contest in Utah will turn out to see Lou Pa- Pa luso of ot Salt Lake and Myers of Pocatello battle for the lightweight lightweight lightweight light light- Ina Ina in weight supremacy cy of the west a twelve round round contest at the Bonneville pavilion at Ninth South and State streets tonight From all indications and there are some som that can be well believed the battle between and Myers Is is Js the most popular staged h hire r in years It is drawing not only from Crom Salt Lake City but from every important town and a lot not so Important In Jn the Rocky Rock I mountain section Already reservations reservations reservations reser reser- have t been een made by residents residents residents resi resi- dents of Utah Wyoming Idaho Nevada and Colorado Utah o of oC course will pay the heaviest heavies tribute but it is estimated that t from Pocatello Idaho Falls and other Idaho cities there will be two hundred or more to see the battle Evanston and Rawlings W Wyo o will send a few fans tans while the Nevada towns near the Utah line will contribute contribute contribute con con- tribute their share mostly of ot railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road men who have pass paRS privileges on the steam lines Heavy reservations reservations reservations reser reser- have been made from Eureka Eureka Eureka Eu Eu- reka Bingham Dingham Midvale le Murray O Ogden den Lo Loran Losan an and ami Park City BOYS ARE READY and Myers today rep reported themselves to be In excellent shape for the classic battle tonight Pa Pa- I luso took a a. little exercise work yesterday while Myers rested for forI forthe forthe the bout Myers has put In a I strenuous session training as a aI aI I victory over will Increase I his prestige greatly on the coast I and he doesn't want to muff mutt any I chances r 1 Considerable interest Is Js manifested manifested manifested mani mani- in California in the bo bout t. t By beating such men as Ace Hud- Hud king Joe Benjamin Tommy OBrien O'Brien Pat Mills Frankie Frankle Farr Farren en Sid Terris Dode Bercot and others and Myers have become the leading western contenders for the worlds world's lightweight championship which w Jimmy Goodrich defends in Buffalo N. N Y tonight against Rocky Kansas Sammy Mandell is probably the only other prominent contender for tor the crown clown Both Doth managers are confident that the winner of ot the bout tonight will be matched In Los Angeles for tor the worlds world's title title- will have an advantage over o Myers In h Might height and reach as aswell aswell aswell well as in speed but the Pocatello boy has Jt it over In weight and punching ability as well as the ability to take punishment Myers hers Is more rugged and sturdy than the Salt Lake bo boy They have both I had equal experience They started start start- ed fighting here a number a-number number of oC years ago as S bantamweights and at that weight met once in which they fought a sensational draw They have met men of ot practically the same ability so have had the same opportunity to learn all the tricks of ot the theme me me GOOD PRELIMS While overpowering interest I centers upon the bout between PaUSO Pa Pa- luso USO and Myers three thren good tood preliminaries preliminaries preliminaries are included on op tonight's card They are all scheduled to togo togo I go four rounds each In the main preliminary Harvey Bateson ui ul Logan a mighty good young battler battler bat bat- I Her clashes with Paul Hardy Harlly of Salt Lake Hardy is coming back I to the ring ing after an abs absence nce of ot i nearly a year caused by illness He lie was was once one of ot the most prom promising promising promis promis- IsIng Is- Is I ing youngsters YO in Salt Lake and had won his bis way to the headline bouts He became ill IH lost a couple of ot bouts l an-l then r retired temporarily tem tern from he the the ring Bateson won his first stat Start this year when last Monday he knocked out Young Barney of ot Ft Do Douglas gl s. s I Joey Hart one of the most moat promIsing promising promising prom prom- ising youngsters to pop up during i the pr present sent season m meets ets Dallas Bateman of Sandy in another four- four round bout Hart Babe Herman in a round four bout last Monday The Salt Lake boy looks like a comer He has a good left lett and has caught on quickly Bateman Bateman Bateman Bate Bate- I man was a St star sti r of ot last year and had considerable considerable stuff I Young Youn Boyd of pf Salt Lake and Young B Butcher of ot Magna clash In Inthe inthe I the curtain raiser also a four four- I ro round nd bout I |
