Deseret Evening News | 1908-03-02 | Page 10 | Fight in Idaho

EIGHT IN ItT IDAHO John Davis tutu nanford On Gu Twenty to u mm 1 Draw Ht Special Correspondence City CI Feb from nil all nl over oer tOo county count timid several Utah towns visited Malad yesterday to I witness the tha first boxing contest held In Inthe Inthe the tho new Opera House lous between bel John JohnD Davis D vIR of ot Malad and Bert Bent Danford of ld Two preliminaries preceded the tho main event The Th first was between Thomas Stewart and Bud nud Andrews Androws Stew Stewart Stewart art won wel The was between Davis of Ut Ogden and antt Stall Hall of 01 Portage Davis proved the bettor better man In tho the three rounds fought At 10 p m to I Davis ant entered the time ring with David Dald Hyde Hydo of referee For twenty rounds round rund the men mon clinched and pounded pOU lle and ended In the tho decision being n a raw It I wan vao the general opinion that Davis Dat was the better man ant had clone dona one ex cx exceptionally good work being heinl his hil first trial In tho the ring rim while lila his Ils opponent luau hod ha won contests Danford Danferd was WAA again challenged by Lw bv Davis Davia but positively refused to accept It