Show KEEPS KEEP AfTER WALKER i iI Local Promoter Expects to toLand toLand ILand Land Baram Today Promoter Hardy K 1 Downing and Fred Winsor mana manager er for Al AI Walker Valker bantamweight bantamweight bantamweight bantam bantam- weight champion of the Pacific coast and who recently fought Joe Lynch bantam ex weight champion of the world in Madison Square Garden for Tex Rickard have kept the wires h hot t the past twenty-four twenty hours In an effort to get together on terms lerms and an opponent for Walker Valker at the IlIp Hippodrome theatre next Monday night Up until unU time to go to press they had been unable to get together and shortly after afternoon afternoon after noon Manager Downing sent who Is In St. St Louis with Walker Valker a wire In which lie he st stated ted he had gone to tie the very limit and that he would have to come for his final offer or consider negotiations off and the match should be either on or off by some time tonight If Manager lanager Downing Is successful In landIng land land- Ing ins Walker Valker It should be the biggest attraction attraction attraction tion ever staged at the Hippodrome for Mr MI Downing has reserved the right to choose his hi opponent and will select the boy from among the local little fellows whom he figures figures figures fig fig- ures has the best beet chance to win and i U It will willbe willbe willbe be a case of a headliner from Madison Square Garden against one of the Manhattan Manhat Manhat- tan club headliners and give the fans fana a areal areal areal real chance to compare their ability In the meantime Manager Downing Is taking no chances on being caught na napping I and Is lining up another pair pall of for the headliner In case Walker Valker fails falls to t come to terms I I I I I I I |