Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-01-03 | Page 8 | Gilbert Slated to Meet Tough Mex Again

GILBERT SLATED MED TO 10 MEET TOUGH o MEX AGAIN There will b bo be two state championships champion champion- ships at st stake in the tho six round headliners head head- liners of tho Manhattan Manhattan Man Man- hattan clubs club's boxing box bOI- ing show in the tho Grand theatre Friday Fri O d day clay Y night Young Gilbert the local light lightweight weight kingpin j will defend his title against Kid Mox the sensational sensa f J Colorado r boy who came so coo near knocking the I AZEVEDO crown rown from tho the I local boys boy's head a few tew weeks ago and Kid Davis formerly o of this city but now o of Cleveland Utah who has hat long been considered the feather cather weight champion of the state through the trio fact that he has hiss beaten every boy in that division for forthe forthe forthe the past four our or five years will have havo to win an argument from Young Azevedo Axe Are vedo the classy Oakland boy if he wishes to pose as any longer Is Da no doubt has lias th the best claims to th the title as he ho held it first and ha has hu retained It for a lon long Jong time but hut the tact fact that h he ht ha had been In retirement lot for some time left Jett the title tille open to dispute diM dIe and find Glen Gutko was waR looked upon as his successor or after ho had beaten ten all of or the rest of or tho the feather wei weights II around here dropped in hero here a short time ago and took the tho scalps of or I Emmett Gutke Tucker and the rest of the tho local boys bos so easily that he was WIlS Immediately pronounced the tho feather featherweight featherweight wel weight ht kingpin of ot the state Davis came crone on a couple of weeks ago and I declared declared- that declared that he Is 19 still sUII the champion and Is ready to defend his title which ho did about ten days darB ago against aln t JOG Joo Manese a brother of The Tho winner of ot this bout will be the undisputed feather weight champion of ot the tho state The rest of or the card WI will al also o bring together r a bunch of battlers tiers who ho al always al ways was please and unless all signs fall fail the fans are arc duo for one of ot the greatest greatest great great- est nl nights ht the sport has seen here In somo sonio time