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Show 80 ffi Sight Pat Gilbert of Salt Lake and Lee Morrissey of Pocatello to Meet. Pat Gilbert of Salt Lako and Leo Morrissey of Pocatello, who arc to box ten rounds tonight at the Elite Athletic Athlet-ic club for the lightweight championship champion-ship of Utah and Idaho, arrived in the citv this morning in splendid condition condi-tion for the battle. Since their twelve-round twelve-round contest to a draw at Idaho Falls about n year ago they have been anticipating another chance to get at each other and the- Ogden fans will witness t an exhibition that for which several cities have been bidding. The choice of referee for the bout at a late hour today was between Terry Keller, Hardy Downing and Bob Hum-mell Hum-mell and if no selection is made by the boxers before 9 o'clock, according to the articles of agreement, Eddie Dallas will be tho third man In the ring. Dallas is matchmaker for the Elite club and is determined to havo his boxing cards full of pep if ho has to do all of tho referecing himself, as does Promoter 'Hardy Downing of Salt Lako, In addition to his high-class high-class hcadliner, ho has booked "Kid" Davis and "Billy" Johnson of Ogden for tho semi-windlup and Jack Ryan and Willie Hogan of Ogden for nho niivfoiTi minor ThrvRO hnnts will he of four rounds each. Davis and Johnson John-son are welterweights xand Ryan and Hotcan featherweights. The bouts will be staged in the club gymnasium at the national guard armory ar-mory on Twenty-fourth street utvl tho doon? will open at 8 oclock. nn |