Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-11-11 | Page 4 | Gilbert Ready for O'brien Go

GILBERT READY FOR OBRIEN O'BRIEN GO When rat Pat Gilbert lightweight champion cham chani- pion of or the Intermountain section meets Tommy OBrien O'Brien lightweight champion of tho the Pacific coast for the championship of t tie the e eVest West Vest In a six round bout tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow tomor tomor- row evening at Hardy I K Downings Downing's Manhattan Manhattan Man Man- hattan club In the Armory arena it is al almost almost almost al- al most sure that something Is bound to happen Tommy OBrien O'Brien has lIas been going through his dally daily workouts at the central fire station lIe He has created a better Impression Im im- im among the tho fans who have been fortunate enough to see him work than any boy that has ever been brought here for a short-round short battle OBrien O'Brien has participated In more headline headline head head- line bouts a at Jack Doyles Doyle's in Vernon Vemon and at Pavilion rink in San Francisco In the pas year than any anyone one battle down there and Is rated by the coast scribes as the best lightweight the coast has produced In many a day He lie is recognized as the kingpin of or the lightweight division there A er of ot high class boys have been brought hero here from the coast and other cities to take the measure of the hard hard- hitting local boy but so far none of them has ever done more than hold him to an even break Just what success Gilbert will w have against a boy who has proved himself the best of his weight on the coast will be watched with Intense Interest Inter Inter- est eat by the local fans Gilbert has never been a flashy performer performer per per- former but he invariably gives the fans the best he has and the better the boy he heIs heIs Is 13 fighting the harder he tries A special event on the card this week will w bring out a a. pair of real heavyweights of or considerable reputation In Jack Smith of Los Angeles and Jack Rose formerly of or Denver but who has been making things Interesting for all the big fellows in the tho Northwest the past year Jack Solomon and Fighting George are down to tangle in the of the evening and are attracting a world of interest among local followers of or the game These bo boys s 's are both willing wl youngsters who apparently have a a. bright future before them In th the roped arena Jack VInce of Los Angeles who like OBrien O'Brien is on his way East looking for matches natches will also get a chance to show his wares here and has been matched with Frankie Frankle SmIthers the popular west vest westside side aide youngster