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U r 4 I y 11 1 1 fir 1 t. t t SCOTT WOODHOUSE blocked from view has lust just tossed the boll ball Into the air and a Spanish Fork player between two players player tries to block It foxing Boxing was c a strong Uintah Basin sport in 1935 Boxing has always been a popular sport in the Uintah Basin Even with the increase of the popularity of baseball basketball and football in the nation in 1935 boxing was still stilt holding its own T This is was also true in 1935 in the Uintah Basin An article on boxing printed word for word from the Vernal Express of October 10 1935 follows AT LEAST three things are increasing the lively interest inthe Inthe in inthe the coming boxing bouts on October 16 and 17 to be held Inthe in inthe inthe the Peppard Seed company building new boxing area Probably the greatest incentive is the fact that the large building has been purchased from the owner and is being rapidly converted into a gymnasium and boxing stadium thus giving to the people peo le a place to play and develop healthy exercises The bouts are being given to secure funds for this purpose and la later ter equip a gymnasium of which Vernal may well feel proud AS FOR FOU the boxing events the two nigh yet prices are not Boxing fans realize they will get their moneys money's worth if nothing more was given each night than just the main event scheduled At least 24 extra rounds are scheduled with the main event each night besides other preliminary bouts ON TIlE THE first night Sammy Hatch and Perry Snatch middleweight champion of Idaho will go eight rounds The psychology of the names will draw a crowd let alone the interest of local fans in the prowess of Sammy their local idol in his weight Colorful Don Olson will box both evenings evenings' against Clyde Hall and a local boy MASSEY because of l his s exhibition of shall we say unexpected endurance endurance endurance en en- durance when he boxed three nights during the Vernal Rodeo days will be expected to repeat l his s previous showing and is on the card two nights against Tony Lopez and Wildcat Wilson Floyd lloyd Walker KO Dalton Rex Olson Lee Workman and Alonzo Atwood are matched in various bouts THE TIIE TEN round bOlt bet Jack Howard and Larry of Butte Montana on thelast the thelast thelast last night will close the first event in the new gymnasium with a send off that will show how successful the popular sport of boxing for a legitimate case can be made in Vernal The last night should pack the house to capacity Results of the October 16 and 17 boxing matches as printed in inthe inthe inthe the Vernal Express on October 24 1935 follow ONLY FAIR sized crowds were were at the boxing bouts h held ld Wednesday and Thursday evenings of last week at the new boxing area in the former Peppard seed plant Those who attended were well repaid for their time and money The management made every effort to please and rushed work to accommodate te the crowds Many more attended the second night than the the first Rex and Don Dan Olson UHS athletes were unable to take part on the cards as advertised because of high school regulations relative to school athletes contesting as professionals tn Ic MASSEY KOd Wildcat Wilson in the fourth round the first night but Massey in a clever match was KOd by Tony Lopez the second night Lopez received a blow from Walker the previous evening which put him to sleep in the first round Dee Lee Workman lasted quick with KO Dalton in not too f fast st a bout Massey KOd Wilson Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- evening in the fourth On Wednesday evening the main event was between Sammy Hatch local favorite and Perry Snatch middleweight middleweight middleweight mid mid- champ of Idaho They gave an exhibition of skill and endurance pleasing to all fans through five rounds when Hatch was winner by a knockout True sportsmanship was displayed by both boxers as was true in all events ON THURSDAY Y evening fans were given a real bout by Jack Howard local boxer with Larry of Butte Montana Howard got his man in the third round The preliminaries both evenings were good in fact most pleasing SOME BOXING bouts as aswell aswell aswell well as wrestling contests took place earlier in 1935 A promotion article printed word worda a hp ie a kl kr 6 a T tr 4 r z I I t t per d h try r 4 j r f UINTAH HIGH RUNNERS Farley center and Ted York left left finish h the three-mile three cross country race that was wai sponsored by the College of Eastern Utah Ulah for word from the Vernal Express Express Ex Ex- press of January 17 1935 follows Never before in the l history story of sports has there been scheduled in a town the size of Vernal such an array of boxing and wrestling as will w be given on Thursday January 31 at the local gym when the best men from Salt Lake Oregon and De Denver ver will give to the public four main events of boxing and three headliners of of wrestling The big show will be given at usual prices H H. H M. M Lundell is in charge of the affair IN TilE THE wrestling bouts will willbe willbe be Ira Dern Pat Matros Kirilenko Andree Adoree and Man Mountain Dean Among the to be matched matched matched mat mat- ched in boxing will be Art Palmer Jimmy Walcott K O. O Jackson Sherm Henderson Harry Hart and several others Walcott defeated Harvey Howard in a bout held hersome here her some time ago He will proba K K 0 0 Jackson Sherm Henderson is the intermountain featherweight featherweight featherweight feather feather- weight champion and Harry Hart the intermountain lightweight champion DERN DEHN AND Adoree wrestled the headliner last week in Salt Lake Dern threw the French- French Canadian twice with the airplane airplane airplane air air- plane spin OI Only Y one fall counted however as Adoree had been counted down when he suddenly snapped out of his comatose condition and made a running broad jump at the big slammer man Dern adroitly caught Mr Adoree and gave him film another whirl Mons Mom Adoree said he didn't remember what happened after he was caught up in the air the first time and thought the whole business was continuous Kirilenko the Cossack chieftain has proved to be one of the best drawing cards that ever came to the Salt Lake area Big Pat is heavy and has had many toughening experiences ex ex- BOXING AND wrestling were popular back in 1935 and the popularity of both and especially wrestling has Increased increased increased in In- creased greatly during the sixties and seventies in the Uintah Basin |