Show HONESTY UNQUESTIONED IN LEE DRAW fA Hardy Had No Reason for Displaying Preference in in Sollis Fight t By Bill Y eates practicably c all newspaper news- news WHILE c t pa paper per writers writers' s' s and the audience at the th W Wednes Wednesday V I day night disagreed with Hardy Downing's Downings decision in ill the George Georg George Lie L Sollis six round fight no one CIne I questions Ills his honesty honesty Hardy believed i In hl his heart hean that Souls Sollis ivas was vas entitled d to toa draw and nd his decision WIlS was not to favor a a. local boy over the Site visitor Celestial or to bolster up the record of Sollia Although a a. howl went up that could T be heard from here to Echo canyon more canyon more I or less it it was not nob hurled personally at gowning Downing It must be taken Into consideration consideration consid consid- that was was' g In the then ring i ri watching rn closely fos the work 6 of the two boys The way he saw things going he ho figured that Sollis SolUs had everything his way during the first four rounds bur but blew up In tho last two The whirlwind finish of of Lee iri in Hardy's Hardys won f for him a draw Fans f ark are are- area a little apt to to f forget t e good work of a fighter In the tho first few tew rounds especially If he e blows U up toward d the frt last Although lg S Souls Sollis Is not the most popular fighter who performs at the armory he is 11 a. a good tough kid and he was landing some tough ones on Lees Lee's Jaw In the first few tilts Downing has lias been runn running g s short ort round boxing bouts In Salt Lake too long to throw a decision for one of his fight fighters erE He has built up a reputation for square square- ness nees that Is known from coast to coast and has won him a large following In Salt Lake so he be expected to Jeopardize that reputation for a little six-round six battle Another thing that must be taken into consideration tion Ancil Hoffman who Is handling George Lee Is s a personal friend of 01 Hardys Hardy's and high In sporting spotting circles of the country Downing would not deliberately do anything t tp Injure j Ancil's boy If anything t I It Is the h writers writer's r opinion I rl that he would favor Hoffmans Hoffman's prote e. e |