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Show BOXERS PREPARE FOR BIO MAM Large Crowds Watch Men Who Go Through Their Paces. Salt Lake, Jan. 2. Tribune. Ralph Gruman, probably the most sensational sensation-al lightweight boxer In tho country-today, country-today, and Frankic Callahan of New York, who meet in a twenty-round boxing contest at the Salt Lake theater thea-ter Friday night, put in a busy day jesterday in preparation for the bout, and are about ready -to step into the ring at tho present time Both boys were out on the roads in the forenoon and worked out at Down-ing's Down-ing's gymnasium, at 4S East Second South street, with their sparring partners part-ners in the afternoon Callahan started start-ed his work at 2-30 with Tom Crawford Craw-ford and Kid Davis as sparring partners, part-ners, and an hour later Gruman appeared, ap-peared, and after skipping the rope, punching the bag and shadow boxing, box-ing, boxed six rounds with Jack Carpenter Car-penter and Jack llogan of Sacramento. Sacramen-to. Both boys made a hit with the large crowd who was present to get their first look at the boxers. Callahan Is Tough. Callahan appears to be the rugged, tearing-in battler with a mighty wallop wal-lop in either hand and a glutton for punishment if necessary, while Gruman Gru-man looks to be the more finished boxer with a good, clean punch in either hand and a wonderful defense to protect himself Gruman catches a punch with his open hand about as pretty as any boxer that has ever been seen in this neck of the woods; in -fact, he remipds one of Joe Gan's or Frank Erne's style. While both of the boys are only youngsters In years at least, they ap pear to bo about the classiest pair of boxers that ever came to this section of the country. Callahan will have the shade on Gruman of a couple of years' experience. Although he is only one year older, he has been box ing1 longer than Gruman. Callahan will be 21 next month and Gruman is just past 20. The two boys are of a different school of boxing. Callahan got his start in the boxing game by stepping into the ring with very little training and no schooling In the finer points of the game, while Gruman is a graduate gradu-ate of a boxing instructor and learned all the fine points of the game before he ever entered the ring, which, no doubt, accounts for the rapid manner in which he has come to the front since he began boxing as a profession. Will Weigh In. Both Callahan and Gruman are natural lightweights and can make 133 pounds ringside if necessary, but this match was made at 136 pounds at 3 o'clock, so that there would be no possible squabble on the weight question, ques-tion, and at a conference yesterday afternoon between Billy Roche, man ager for Gruman, and Mel Cook, fo Callahan, Tom Painter and Hardy K Downing, the promoter and match maker, it was agreed that they woultf weigh in at Downing's gymnasiuir at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon as a mar ter of formality. The weight to b 135, which insures the fans that troth boys will be strong and at their best The rules were also gone over, and both boys agreed to box straight Marquis Mar-quis of Queensbury rules and to break at the command of the referee and step back, which means that thero will be no clinching and holding on. Both boys will work out at the same place again this afternoon, and the public is invited to watch them go through their stunts. Reservations Tor choice seats are. being received by Manager Downing with every mail, and the sale will open op-en at the box office of the Salt Lake theater this morning, when all mall orders anl local reservations will be filled. It will 'be a case of first come first served, and those who wish choice seats had better get their orders ord-ers in early, as indications point to the largest house that has ever witnessed wit-nessed a boxing contest in this part of the country. Time works wonders. So would men if they put in twenty-fours hours each days, as time does. |