Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-01-21 | Page 23 | Bland Meets Price Boxer in Feature

i S Bland Meets Price Boxer In Feature Ivan Bland hard hitting blond middleweight who won by knockin knockouts knockouts knock knock- outs In each of his two most recent appearances in Salt Lake City battIes battles battles bat bat- tIes the rough and ready Jimmy Madrigal Price Indian over eight rounds in the arena headline event Monday night Arcade Windmill Pearce who last week hammered for eight rounds with the heavyweight champion champion cham chain pion Jack Howard is matched for forthe forthe forthe the third time this season with chunky Jack Romero in a six-round six special event Romero Pearce in their second meeting after having drawn the first Slugging Expected Quite a bit of slugging Is expected expected ex ex- in the six-round six with Tiger Griffin steady hard hitting lilting dusky matched with Dick Diamond willing willing often often too willing little little slugger Another good slugging match is expected as Don Patten smooth working little Bingham dusky who gained great popularity in Salt Lake City boxing circles several years ago returns from the coast to the local ring to face another clever slugger Johnny Candia over six rounds Candia has been beaten only once at the arena and his list of triumphs includes knockouts of Danny Webster Webster Webster Web Web- ster and Tommy Fugate and decisions decisions decisions de de- de- de over Griffin and Jimmy Welch In round four-round preliminary events Featherweight Billy Smith battles Roy Hart Featherweight Andy Davini Davini Da- Da vini vint meets Tony Logan and WelterweIght Welterweight Welterweight Welter Welter- weight Benny Bass opposes Perera Blandis Bland is one of the most polished and experienced fighters to appear at the arena and with a willing foe such as Madrigal should stage a afine afine afine fine bout Pearce in Shape Pearce suffered a badly slashed cheek in his bout with Howard last week but is reported in top shape for his battle with the stocky ex- ex wrestler from Cleveland Both mix willingly and a good battle is in prospect Pearce drives in hard as hIs lis flailing arms slash at his opponents opponent's opponents opponent's opponents opponent's nent's face and neck and Romero likes ikes nothing better than to have havelis his lis foe close where Jacks Jack's trip- trip hammer lammer blows are most effective