Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-03-13 | Page 18 | Many Entries for A. A. U. Boxing Tourney

t hM I 1 t I I II I II I I 1 t MANY ENTRIES FOR A. A A. A U. U BOXING H TOURNEY When Hardy Downing steps into the ring in the Armory arena next Thursday Thurs Thurs-i l day night I holds up his hand for silence and shouts in his familiar ninety-horse ninety power voice The first bout of the even evening evening eve eve- ning n will be e between between between- e n there h promises l to be ew born a new day I in the amateur boxing and wrestling sport in the Intermountain Intermountain intermountain Inter- Inter mountain country F From om this time on the amateur game here Is expected to be Je e eI given the impetus that wilt will start it on a ft I successful S l career and r which will result Jf I in inthe inthe the holding of ot annual championships that will win be looked eagerly forward to for tor many months The mountain Intermountain t A. A A. A U. U boxing and wr wrestling t I committee Ii members feel e s. s highly gratified in obtaining the services of Mr I Downing to handle the boxing and wr wrestling wres stUng s- s I tUng tournament which will aill be held next i Thursday and Friday nights in the Armory arena not only in making the coming show successful but in erecting a II structure that will remain in the future future fu fu- fu- fu ture F Hardy is indeed a busy man these days daye lIe He is spending many hours each day in digging up new m material for the coming show in order that the fans tans may be given the same full tull value they have hae received at atthe atthe atthe the weekly weekly boxing tilts The balance of ot othis his time is s largely spent In watching the workouts of ot the men already entered in order that he may later match them so BO as to Insure hotly contested bout bouts In n I every e d division i The unusually large number of entries from boxers and wrestlers from nil all sections see sec I of the intermountain country which have flowe Into the hands of ot R It W W. Richardson at the Deseret gymnasium insures two programs that wall wal be crammed full tull of ot action A change in the i Continued on page 12 12 I l MANY ENTRIES Continued from page 9 9 manner of conducting the programs which has been arranged by Mr Downing will make malte it possible for the holding of semifinals on both evenings during the show Heretofore the preliminary contests contests contests con con- tests have been held on the first evening with a a. wind-up wind on finals during the second second second sec sec- ond show This s system stem has made prey prey- prevIous previous ious contests drag and will be entirely eliminated this year jear ear