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Show MATHEWS, BURKE FIGHT TICKET SALE BOOMS With a wary eye on the clouding skies, Promoter Lou ' Hoffman reported a sudden spurt in ticket buying interest Monday noon for Tuesday night's 10-round middleweight scrap between Jackie Burke and Harry (Kid) Mathews. Mathews, who arrived late last week, has been impress-' ing fight fans with his poise and condition in his, workouts in Ogden and Salt Lake. Burke, with a recent win over the Montana middleweight champ, is looking better than ever, which should insure a good scrap. ; ' Burke and Mathews both have scored impressive wins over Remo Polidori, once touted as the . best middleweight in the area. The first prelim starts at 8:30 pjn. at Derks Tuesday Tues-day night. |