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Show Annual A. A.U. Boxing Tournament To Open Tonight The annual A. A. U. Boxing tournament, sponsored by the Cedar City Elks Lodge, opens tonight in the Armory, with a long list of boxers of all weights from all parts of southern Utah, Nevada and Arizona, Ariz-ona, entered. A large number of elimination bouts will be staged tonight, with winners to be matched for the program pro-gram to be held Friday evening. Finalists In all weights will meet Saturday night to determine the champions of each weight and the entries from southern Utah to par ticipate in the intermountam tournament tour-nament to be held in Salt Lake City early in March. Each winner will receive a medal and also an all-expense trip to the Intermountain tournament. If any of the local fighters are successful In winning division titles at the meet in Salt Lake City they will be entered in the National meets later In the spring. Of especial Interest will be the battle for outstanding performer honor In the local tournament. The winner of this honor will receive a special medal contributed by Herbert Her-bert Milne. The medal was won last year by the popular Joe Lambert. |