Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-04-28 | Page 23 | Bige Ready for 6-Round Bout with Newcomer Monday

BIGE READY e v FOR 6 ROUND 6 BOUT WITH A I CARROLL TO MEET CUSTER IN SEMIFINAL Jackie Roberts Comes From Coast With Fine Slugging Record ErwIn Rise Bige hard slugging Omaha welterweight battler has finished oft off a a a. we wee week K of at hard training fo for foZ his six round bout with Jackie Roberts Los Angeles battler at the Hippodrome Hippo drome theatre Monday evening I Promoter Al AI Auerbach predict a slugging match when the the- two foreign for tOI eign clash in one of ot the feature double headline bouts bout has already established himself him him- self sell here here- as a a. fighter by his ability to throw gloves against the best w eights available It is up to Roberts this week to to prove prove- Just jus what his hia coast ring experience nce of the past two two- years has done fox for him Jackie knocked out Phil Guerrera leading Reno Rena Nev ina Ina in ina a bout in the Nevada city Tuesday evening Guerrera was vis b being groomed for tor bouts with leading fighters of ot the co country and his defeat defeat defeat de de- de- de feat by Roberts Roberta c came me as as a surprise to backers of Guerrera I ROBERTS IS REAL SLUGGER Roberts is not a a. boxer Oa Ott the contrary ry his style of ot battle is to w wade right wade de- de right In and let both hands f fl fly I as long as the round lasts or as long as his opponent c can n stand up upi i under the fast going His fight with Guerrera a at Reno was one of i the best slugging matches seen in inthe inthe the Nevada city this winter Roberts and Bige should go well welt together Big Bige is an established slugger having fought many of ot the leading fighters in the east The majority of ot victories turned In by bythe bythe bythe the Omaha boy were due to his powerful pokes dished out by either hand band Bige has performed for lor the IDe local fans before He fought to to- toa a a. adraw draw with Frankle Frankie Darren Darre last week In a a. ten-round ten headline bout Bige and Bud Buddy r Washington on fought to a draw here hers several weeks ago and Aft Att M Francis went down under Bige's Bies barrage of lof b body dy blows Promoter Auerbach In getting Jack Carroll and Chief Chiet Custer Inthe inthe in inthe the second round bout bout- had In mind minda a slugging match as a forerunner to the the- main event Neither Carroll Carron nor Custer know knew much about the boxing game game but both know plenty about the slugging side of oC the non none too gentle genUe art STORM STORMS PREVENTED CUSTERS CUSTER'S APPEARANCE Chief Chief- Custer was booked to fight here last week against Roy McCarthy McCarthy Mc Mc- I Carthy but the Chief was unable to come because of the heavy storm storm Carroll substituted for Custer and whipped McCarthy Because of Custer Custers Gusters s victory over Fritz Tolman a couple le of or weeks week ago and because of ot Carroll Carrolls s victory over McCarthy the two winners whiners ar are t being beinar brought brou ht together to settle light heavyweight honors for Utah Jack Ray Qt Magna has been as asI assigned assigned as- as I signed the task of ot finding out Just h how w good Ervin Nalder o of Ogden Is Fritz will wilt clash with Tony DeVoe of Reno Reno Reno-In In another four four- round bout Marvin Howard and Tom Murphy meet in the first prelim pre prO Urn lim of fo four r rounds Henry Davis Davi and and Frankle Stone Ston willing young- young youngsters will wilt meet In the curtain rals raiser r. r NEWCOMER MONDA MOND 1 U