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Show BALDWIN MAKES INSTANT HIT IN ' ; 0PEN1KC WORKOUT He and Jack Carpenter Rough It at Fire Department Depart-ment Headquarters. Aa the time draws near for tha forth-eomfu forth-eomfu twenty-round boxing contest between be-tween Matty Baldwin and Johnny Frayne at tha 8alt Palace Friday night, Augnat II. for tha big Johnaton benefit, the tana and public la general ar becoming deeply Intereated, a waa ehown yeeterday at the boy training .quartan, .both place being packeaV to the door. Frayne worked fire faat round art til Toung Peter Jackaon and roughed It all the way. Jack Perklne. who la looking after the Intereete of Frayne, knowa that Baldwin la a rough and ready boy whe keepe coming all the time, and ' la preparing pre-paring hi man for that kind of a contest, con-test, reallilng that there will be no time for faney boxing. Jack Downey will alao work out with Frayne thle afternoon. Billy Anderaon, a fast bantam weight from St. Joeeph, dropped Into town yeeterday yee-terday and will alao put on tha aBvee for a couple of faat rounde. Tha vye wttl war weekln a I 'ack, ao that those who wleh can get over to the fire station In Urn to aee Baldwin work at 4 o'clock. Baldwin took hi first workout yesterday yester-day afternoon and made an Instant hit with the fane. Hie work la faat and clean, and apparently there la no limit to hla strength and endurance. After a eouple of rounds with the weight and a ooupl with tbe punching be-, he took on Jack Carpenter, who boxes a ten-round ten-round preliminary with. Kid Irleh. For three rounde they boxed and. although Jack waa several pounds the heavier and a greatly improved boy over hie lat showing her. Be Id win handled him at will. . . The manager of the boy met with th. committee In charge laat night to chooee a referee, and Charlea H. Porter waa Anally agreed upon, a he la th only man In thla part of th ountry whom I McLean and Perklna hare aeon In that capacity. However, the committee ha been unable te learn whether the poeltlon will be accepted by Mr. Porter. The reserved seats are on al at itlckney a cigar at ore on Main street, and the hrlak demand for them Indlcatea a parked house, the reserved section for women and .their ooorta being especially In demand. |