Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-11-08 | Page 15 | Downing Matches Classy Coast Boy with Gilbert for His next Feature

MATCHES I I CLASSY cm COAST BOY BOYI I WITH GILBERT FOR HIS NEXT FEATURE Tommy OBrien O'Brien Stops Off on Way East to Try Conclusions Conclusions Conclusions Con Con- With Local Star Has Great Gre t Record at L. L A. A I I lIE feature bout of Hardy T THE I K Downings Downing's wee weekly ly boxing show in the Armory arena next I Wednesday night will bring toI together to to- I gether gether Tommy 0 OBrien O'Brien lightweight lightweight light- light I weight champion of the Pacific coast an and Pat Gilbert the local j I kingpin to decide deci e the lightweight I championship of f the entire I Western country o OBrien O'Brien has lias has has' cleaned up UI everything everything everything every- every thing at Jack Doyles Doyle's club in inI inVernon I Vernon as well as all the crack j I lightweights of San Francisco I land and has been compelled to look i elsewhere for for- matches as there I is no no one left out there to give him a battle I Manager Downing heard that OBrien O'Brien was WI going to pass through here on his hisS S way to Minneapolis where he expects a I match In the near future and Immediately Immediate immediate- I ly Iy burned up the wires In an effort to get him to stop over here to meet Gilbert which he finally was Induced to doThe do The local promoter was Indeed fortunate fortunate fortunate for for- In landing a boy of O'Brien's or-O'Brien's caliber caliber cali cali- ber her to meet Gilbert GlIbert as the coast top draw down much more money than the local promoter could ordinarily I pay were It not for the fact that hat OBrien O'Brien figures It like picking up a little easy I money mony on his way OBrien O'Brien arrived here this thit morning ac acI accompanied accompanied ac- ac I companied by his sparring partner Jack Vince who will also bo be matched h for i this l cewe weeks week's entertainment i r f m t ma and Immediately Immediately Imme Imme- I got busy In the gymnasium for a alight alight alight light workout I For the benefit of the fans who are not notI familiar with O'Brien's record It might I be mentioned that he has beaten such boys as Monk Fowler Fowier Johnny Leo Houck Houde Young Ketchel Frankie Farren Farren Farren Far- Far I ren AI Al Grunan Spider Webb and scores of others on the coast I