Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-09-02 | Page 9 | Fight Stage is Being Set

FIGHT STAGE S1 AGE IS 15 BEING SET Theres There's a new deal ahead for the knights of the padded mitts if the j judgment of Ki Kid ip I Davis Salt Lakes Lake's veteran leather pusher and champion of all young pugilists is any judge of the trend of the times Kid Davis has Just returned from a t rip trip to the Pac Pacific ic coast crost in which he c combined a vacation with a scouting t rip trip for tor Promoter Hardy Downing for whom he has been matchmaker and s cout scout for the past six years after fight fight- i ing ng for the same promoter for the previous previous pre pro ten years Not only is there renewed Interest i in n fights the Kid says but there theres Is s also a new crop of or fighters worthy of arousing that interest The coast clubs have a surplus of talent and at every show there fre aCre more than enough fighters to give the fans ans a areat great reat show While on the coast Kid Davis made a hookup with the Main street treet gymnasium in Los Angeles and with San Francisco groups which will assure him good fighters in any class i n which he wants them When the bouts are opened on September September Sep- Sep ember 11 at the Hippodrome by Downing the same policy which brought back the round four game last winter will be continued In other I words every effort will be made to develop local stars and to a great ex ex- I tent from green talent except those I Iwho who vho received their baptism inthe in inthe the he late winter If H however the bat bat- tiers lers outgrow the local talent better fighters will be imported for them from rom such sources as the Los Angeles San Sari Francisco and Reno Berm clubs contacted contacted con by Davis Already Kid Davis has all aU of the local ocal pugilistic aspirants working out outto outto to o be ready for the seasons season's opening and believes that as a start he will have lave read ready nearly a hundred boxers from rom which to choose Among those alre already working out are Clare Tollestrup intermountain welterweight champion and Sammy ammy George chief chic contender Joe Slippery Slip SUp Slippery pery Helm heavyweight Mark Jensen Jensen Jen Jen- sen Jackie Burke Del Mattson Billy Dell Al Jimmy Welch and other stars of oC last year as well as a I group of new stars who are expected ito to show their stuff during the coming season