Show Hardy Downing to Open Season Seasor With Legion Show I Popular Promoter Will Stage Big Double Bill forWar for War Vets ets in Hippodrome I kab Labor ab t r V Day Evening THE HE winter boxing season s in Salt Lake will open opo a a. a week from Monday Labor day night when the tile American legion will stage a big double bill but at the Hippodrome the theatre tre under the management of Hardy K Downing K Downing Do the local veteran fight promoter Although this boxing show will vilI be he sta staged ed by the American Ic legion I under a special permit from the tho city commission It will mark tho opening of or tho the winter boxing season as Manager Manager Mana Mana- ger Downing of oC tho the Manhattan club has a again aln secured a lease on the tho Hippodrome Hippodrome Hip Hip- theatre for tor every Monday Monda night this winter and will open with his re regular ular weekly shows on the tho following following fol tol fol- fol lowing Monday night to continue for forthe forthe the remainder of ot the thc season Although ft It has Jias been the custom of at Downings Downing's club to open on Labor day by liv securing him to ta stage e their enter enter- t ent for lor thorn them the tho legion lello not only avoided a conflicting date but assured I the success 5 of or their entertainment for ever every show of this kind that has boon been undertaken b by the tho local promoter has I hone gone over with a n bang The features of or the tho opening show will bo be a big doubleheader bill In which the best featherweights an and lightweights In the state will battle baUle for tor supremacy and decide who Is to tobe tobe to tobe be considered tho champions In their divisions dl to start tho the s season aon One of the six round headline at attractions attractions at at- tractions will bring together Kid Ild Davis Da Ia- vie vis holder of the local featherweight Vel ht crown and FightinG George who knocked tho the crown from Davis Davis' head just before the close of last season but who lost It back to Davis on a clone cloo decision a short hort time afterwards when the boys met In Las Animus Animas Colo Cob Therefore each having won a about about about bout last winter winters a third meeting at this time to ace which one will start the tho season eason as the champ should make a wonderful battle Pat Gilbert Willie Willi St. St Claire and the rest of i the boys bors around here hore who have perched on the top rung of the tho lightweight lightweight light light- weight division have hav all outgrown the lightweight class and a new champ will have to be crowned Ablo Able the fl fighting rid has been the up runner-up to these boys boya and he Is looked to take their place and defend that title against all corners comers Able Ablo will have his hi first l tout teat as ns tho the 1 lightweight ht kingpin when nhen he meets Bobble Bobbie Owen o ot of San ban Francisco In the I Iother other six-round six r feature event ent of the I American 1 legions legion's lonI entertainment Owen comes hero well vell recommended 88 as n a tough and hitting hard bo boy who tho should hI give Ablo Able a tough battle As Asboth Asboth both boys loys are already In training they should be In shape to put up a whirlWind whirlwind whirl whirl- wind battle Another headline attraction which Manager Downing has matched up liP willbe will willbe willbe be between Lou local bantamweight bantamweight bantamweight bantam bantam- weight champion who was tho sensation sensation sensa sensa- tion ion of or last st winters winter's boxing season and mid Sammy Corbett CorbU of or Ogden the toughest jt and hardest t hitting little fellow tellow tel fel low e ever er r sent over here from the tho Junction Junction Junc June tion lion city Munson and Elmer Stultz two of ot th tho thui most promising young featherweights tenth feath developed eloped at tho the Manhattan I club last season have havo also ulso been matched d for the open opening In show Buddie a now new local boy who I has been heen showing a n lot of or stuff In workouts with some of tho the boys bos will vill mako make his hla debut In the roped arena when he meets Dill Bill In the openInG openIng open- open Ing InS preliminary Manager 1 Downing has hns also niso booked a iii big novelty attraction which will bo entirely now new to local box boxing In fans tans in what i Is called Chinese boxing or spar sIar boxing In which a it couple marines marines ma ma- rines who have made mad quite a r reputation puta- puta tion at this game will battle In this event the contestants face ach tach other astrida a 11 spar which is set ct up high enough h to keep their feet from touching the tho mat and at tho the call of or time line start slugging away at each other until one or tho the other has hns been knocked loose from the pole Sometimes Sometime the contestants hang to the pole by their logs legu with their heads down and battle awny away Members of the American legion are arenow arenow now selling seats scats for tor or the tho event and Manager Downing announces announce that the seat neat sale will vill open at the United CI Cigar ar store Second South and Main streets about Thur Thursday day and that If It tho the regulars regu resu lars Jars who have had their seats re reserved reserved ro re- served r ed bv by the thC season will leave wor worthey word they will bo ho taken caro care of or as aJ usuaL |