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Show RANK K. 0AKIR J I" TtLEONAM IPOMJ I9IT0A I Vern Bybe, the A. A. U. battler from Ogden, who in the short ipan of a single year ha become the mott prominent fistic personality in the state, is the third from the same Junction City family to enter the ring. One of his brothers once fought professionally and another an-other was prominent in A. A. U. fistic circles in 1931. At 19 years of age, the young Ogdenlt faces a promising prospect in the fight game should he decide to try his hand at it professionally. His record prove how outstanding he really is. ' . A year ago he won the US-pound A. A. U. title locally, and he reached the quarterfinals In the national A. A. U. tour-nament tour-nament at Cleveland before losing and got to the quarterfinals In the Golden Glove meet at Chicago before bowing out of the picture. Barely two months ago he won the 120-pound all-western amateur championship In Portland and now he haa gone on to win th intennountain crown in the 126-pound clasa, thereby becoming be-coming the only champion last year to com thtrough this year' tourney with tltlte-winnlng performance. Vera credit Paul Ferguson of Salt Lak City and Ralph Backmaa of Ogden with helping him lot Beside the - coaching the bays have auppllad, b also baa benefited ' fratn regular sparring session with hi tw alder brothers, . wbe have already bad their ting experience. The young star will be en of the inUrmountain champions cham-pions aent to th national tournament In Boston and be will probably try his fortunes In th Ill-pound class, which be believes ta b hi best fighting weight at prnt Th local A. A. U. will probably tend five or six men t th national meet, but their selection has not been completed. Congratulations are in order for the Elks club in general and the boxing committee headed by Harold ' McNiel in particular for the generous success ot the local tournament, The competition was handled in businesslike business-like fashion and the show generally was well staged. Members 'of the Elks club supported the tournament faithfully but in addition to their own attendance, the public turnout, surpassing the crowds of any previous .tournament, gave further evidence that the tournament is fast becoming one of the indoor season's most popular 'events. The four-night attendance totaled close to 8000. The college athletes who are looking for vacation . work that will realty help finance next year's schooling ..might well be envious of Ralph Gilman't loneliness as he while away the months on a tiny island in the Pacific ocean. ' Gil man ia a 20-year-old, aix-foot, 200-pound er, who was member ot the United State fro ityl relay swimming team la the Olympic game last summer. When he returned to thl country from Berlin, he found that he lacked the necessary finances to continue his atudlea at Ohio Stat university, o h went hunting for work. The Pan-American Airways employed him as foreman t a laboring crew and sent him far out into th Pacific to helc keep the China Clipper air base In shape. Gilman plans to return re-turn to Ohio But next fall, and he doesn't expect to have any financial troubles, Gilraan's comparative Isolation b perhaps a blessing In disguise. Yets see, there are a mavl, night club and such a the island and Gilman ba n place ta spend hi money i If be wanted to. Th company houses, doth and foods It ; employe. Aad because GUmaa ba a need of money la his pockat away out there ia the Pacific, the company deposits hi salary each weak ia a California bank for him. N wen-dor wen-dor bar's sura k11 have enough money to complete hi education next fall. |