Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-02-07 | Page 16 | Downing Puts on Three Bouts That Should Produce some Fast Going

DOWNING PUTS ON THREE BOUTS THAT SHOULD PRODUCE j SOME FAST GOING Williams-Davis Williams Moore Ry s an and George-Abie George Goes Look Like Best Y Yet t From Pure Battling Standpoint T HE feature bout of Hardy I THE 1 Downings Downing's weekly boxing show in the Hippodrome next Monday fonday night will bring together Gus Williams former Manhattan club favorite who returned from across the seas a short time ago a ad ayd d Kid Davis recognized kingpin king king- PA pin of the local featherweights Williams be began an his boxing career a at the Manhattan club two years ago al and d his rapid rise to the top ranks s the featherweight division was the sensation of the local boxing colony and in view of ot the fact that while hl hI nil regiment the One Hundred Forty Forty- fifth was stationed at Camp Kearny cd Cal he annexed the featherweight championship of the camp and was selected from among more than to toj box Benny Leonard worlds world's light light- champion when the light light-I latter appeared ap there in an exhibition forthe forthe for tor the soldiers' soldiers welfare fund Williams Williams' latest achievements In the thebO I bO boding game were in southern France wl where ere he decisively defeated two I Ira ra rattling good boys In view of the fact that Davis has been the l kingpin of fayt the feathers here for tor so long the fans fans fans' will undoubtedly be keenly Inter in- in ter sted in the outcome i This is not the only bout in which one of ot the former club favorites who has done his bit with Uncle Sam will appear as Bob Moore former fireman and lightweight boxer will meet Jack Jacle Ryan nyan of Ogden In the of I the evening and will vill no doubt run the main event a close race for the plaudits of the fans tans Fighting George who has been showing wonderful improvement in his last two or three battles will try to get even with the only man who whoever whoever whoever ever defeated him at the club Abie T The Tio Fighting In the previous meeting Abie Able was considerably h heavier than George eorge but the latter lia ha has grown rapidly since last winters winter's boxing season and will now tip the beam within a pound or so of ot Able and and should make malee things mighty Interesting Interesting in interesting In- In for the latter The remainder of ot the card will bring out Percy Alger and a newcomer newcomer new new- comer corner from the fort and a couple new of ot 1 husky youngsters