Show Atten to Open Gate To Fight jn fl s L W Knife Sport Spert fe j ip p Hands of flayer r BO Bock k v Uy M Make Mc q IVle Mecca 49 foy t Tin Bayed City r ty f Boxers an 1 Prompters Promoters Pr a r n. n r J Bill r e fr p sio in tu hands of the Ule head bead o of the tho dep pf C A public E E. A. A Bock protesting against the po by on wc boxing g show in Salt eVery wee petition declaring that there Is Is is-a is a monopoly in this form of ot e entertainment in Salt Lake was filed tiled with the bit city 5 n Mond olidaY Y and S was Vas ref referred iT d to Mayor Bo Bock k This action la Is fired U at t t Hardy Downing Downing- wh who a as manager r pt p thelIan the Ian l Manhattan attan club lias las built up the tile boxing game In Salt Sale Lake from a meat meal ticKet ticKet- t tt raf jote of bf f a i fra affair In In h pr it promoters inot no rs and fighters cleaned 1 up easy money at the expense expense of thu th the nibbling g jubil tOa to a a hIg high i v. v CIS t P sport kort a and e I atten attended by the b best st citizen of or Salt Lake not only once but every nry we week week- k kI If anyone has ever attended any ny of the boxing clubs In the coast cities where I several operate during the h week they fully fuHr appreciate late the shows Hardy hs st staged ed here for tor t ten en n years with growing popularity There ha has never been M assocIated associated with lJ the activities Yi o of th the M club d during the ted teri y years It Itha ha hat har b been baen n operated t d by Hardy Dawning Th The disparagement it that has gone with t the bing game In other cities has Sot not meen moon known her here sine th tho city's dads daila mad made this Im 1 b by lI ln to tor ode ohe man mah n the thC game In itt Salt Lake 1 bring lit In a crop of half bait baked aked fighting pro promoters oters who whose e activities In other cities had for forced ed them to make a hur hurried exit With this thia typo 0 of promoter r. r would com flocks of eared lazy d disreputable fr framing g boxers boxer x the the riffraff of ot the boxing profession to to pongo on the Salt Lake public FAULT JAULT WITH DOWN DOWNING I The ordinance concerning boxing in lit Salt Lake was passe passed to o prevent Just JustI I this sort of of- aing Its purpose c was yas as t to put the game it Inthe l hands of In- In h I 1 lived lye In Sat salt Lake LaTo h.- h. hd X d his hla family home a and nd d In Interests er h re e- e that It I mr might t be bd kept clean and arid tree front from 1 tol 01 lution that c me so near killing the sport sort fin In this country S SU l l U t happen appen to c 9 be Hardy Downing DOW who f hONis t II in 11 Salt Lake a ar l 1 until unU I lie he so condu conducts tl his 1 Shows hO S as to ca cause je disapprobation Uon from the sJ spotting public Ie pity city he ho should b be permitted permit permit- t ted to continue He lIe h has hs s surely shown during th the last lat decade that he be Is la capable of 01 giving the p. p nubile Wh What t It asks TI He Hei i h s hf a b banished th the fl figl n er er with t the e inI in- in i grown tac and crooked soul fn r. r m m Salt S i kp H Helas 1 a 8 built hullt the game Iame up arnon amor In levers lavers of the tile boxing game In Salt Lake Laka I When he goes outside for a fighter ho lIe gets one with a a. clean reputation and oe ne who is a credit t to the sport SLOt not lota a b bean at an busting ION bt brosy OY l roughneck c l hireling o oe othe of the e un underworld u. u If Hardy DE Downing should begin begil to sway from the straight and nar then W w. w th then i i it will wilt b be Ume Um for Sat Salt Lake fans to fo with the th protest but ut the petition filed tiled city commission Monday has not thise this reason e behind it I. f another boxing club in Salt Lake is opened Up it will not only hurt the game I here bere but open the way to p put t it back Where here I it was ten years years ago If the 1 nan nanc js Is brolien en for foe one lICk click it tt will wll havo bavo to bo ho stretched for others other and the fl first st thing th the public knows Salt Lal La Lale e will again Id the mecca for dl ep te of od t. t the tIie e g boxing g profession r i SQUARE SH SHAKE KE ALL AROUND Gambling on th we 1 lY iii shows Sal al Lake p negligible t never lev f the Of the CiU dt th th west tIghts In 11 ILL ue vt cities ica s vi v coi ther boding shows are are- area are a a a. weekly affair the ho insiders cle clean n lP up lp swe sweet t I by betting on an aes Io boxers boers ers ers' are ae forced to throw a fight to dub 1 Fighters rs at are n. n a a. sQua square squad a d dal l' l by bj Downing and anti in I return he be to o do the sOme same for the public If XV It a a tighter fighter quits in a bout her herst- herst tails here fails taUs to give the fans the best ther there I i. 14 In in him he he not g given v n another oth r ciance Mn e to fight jn In Salt t t-ak t j tt il Salt Lake are to make malee nl nide e tide fild Y b their egl r salaries because se of ss in the arena It has had Ja a a. tendency to ke keep these boys They c cai- cai not c carouse rou about I out ott and Wak pak any sort sorta ofa of 9 a Jn Ir th h The h h. h be I Continued on page 3 I I I i I j i i ATTEMPT TO OPEN J Continued fro from from tn page 2 Hardy Downing boxes boxes boxe are in almost every Instance hard working youths who love ove the art of ot self sel defense and are willIng wiling willing will will- Ing ng to make good side honey at it it PUBLIC NOT GOUGED I By handling the b boxers the way he heI does Downing is to give local fans shows at a nominal price and at the tits same time give glue the boxers satisfactory I money As an instance the show Downing Downing Down- Down ing Wo Pa puts and d on rooe generally according n nOt costs Ot to S Sh h his him mh headliner between J r A capacity house at the Armory arena brings him about 1000 but out of this are complimentary tickets advertising costs and other expenses so sa that the Manhattan clubs club's actual profits from the tha show are not enormous b by any means The ThA city administration should think seriously before Jeopardizing the boxing game In Salt Lake Those loyal loral supporters supporters supporters sup sup- porters of the game who have watched its development from a low brow skin game to the present high class sport donot do donot donot not feel kindly towards any movement tending to disrupt it |