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Show UTAH BOY TO MEET COAST CHAMPION 1 Salt Lake, Jan. IS - When Sally Salvador, champion four-rounder oil the Pacific coast. Btepa through Che ropes at the Manhattan Athletic club's boxing show at the Uarrick theatre this evening, to meet Battling John son. the sensational local lightweight, In the hcadliner bout, be will be risking risk-ing much when it is taken into con sideratlon that he has absolutely nothing to gain in the reputation line. Johnson is of course a sensational youngster and has put up some great battles since he began boxing about three months ago and will no doubt; give the Californian a tough argument argu-ment from start to finish. He may bring home the long end of the money. But l he public in figuring the reputation of the two boys, that is! those anywhere outside of Salt Lake. 1 think that Salvador, as champion of the coast, should go through all of the tough local boys In one evening That is because they don't realize how good some 01 these boys are Now if Johnson should beat Salvador Salva-dor he will immediately Jump to the front ranks of the lightweights in the entire western country. It will even be conceded in the east that a boy who can jump from a rank novice to the premier four-rounder of the coun j try in less than three months' tlmo i is a curiosity in any land. While; Salvador will be looked upon as an-' other boy who came along pretty well and 1 hen got toppled oer by a noice and he will have to go back arid start all over again If he wins, all the credit he will get will be. "Oh. he couldn't be much of a champicu If he can't beat youngsters like Johnson." and the latter wou'd not lose anything b ;i defeat as ho is too game a young ster to lose heart over a defeat at the hands of ;i champion and would be just as popular as ever. |