Show WITH THE I B I I ESS OREN one of the most popular popular lar boxers who was ever developed developed developed devel devel- JESS at Downings Downing's Manhattan club i a add d who enlisted in the signal corps o of the United States army more I than a year ago returned to his home here Monday and spent the evening at atthe atthe I the Manhattan club shaking hands with his many friends I Jess got gol as far as Camp Devens Ia 1 Mass but was taken down with the flu flu a afew afew few hours before his regiment departed I for overseas and came so near taking the final count that he was reported to tobe tobe tobe be dying but his sturdy constitution and sameness gameness pulled him through and evera he Is looking bl bigger ger and better t than an ever I Whether Jess intends Intend to take on any bouts bouls at the local club or not Is not known although Manager Downing says sars he will be bo glad to use him if he can be induced to go on f f Tulsa Feb Teb 18 For For the second time Bryan Downey of Columbus 0 O and Willie Laughlin of Bethlehem Pa fought fifteen rounds to a draw here last night The two men contenders forthe for forthe I Ithe the welterweight championship met I here a month ago when they fought a adraw draw It was announced before the fight that the winner would fight Ted Lewis here Downey nev made the stronger show Ing and probably will be selected it Il was declared A Memphis Tenn Feb eb 18 Pal Pal Pal Moore of Memphis who recently defeated Jimmy Jimmy Jim Jim- my mv Wilde in London won an easy de decision decision de- de over Johnny Ritchie of Chicago here last night In an round eight-round bout The men are aie bantamweights Buffalo N N. Y Feb Feb treb 18 Harry Harry Greb Grab I of P defeated Battling Levinski Levinski Levin Levin- ski sId of New York In to ten rounds here Levin Levin-I last night all the way Lev weighed I Greb Grab x j I |