Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-11-11 | Page 10 | Harbertson Accepts Challenge Will Meet Jim Londos in Ring

I Harbertson Accepts Challenge d Will Meet Jim Londos In Ring I Considerable intere was rcatcd at the ringside "t hc Harbertson -Ed - I wards mat contest staged l thejl .vrmory last night. When Charles lte- i veil read a telegram from Sioux City,'. Inv.i, stating that Jim I.ondos. Greek i champion, would meet Jack Harbertson Harbert-son here on any terms, agreeing in throw the local man twice In 50 Win- i I ntcs. Londos in his message f t t r t that he was anxious to meet the local star during the early part of Dc-' ember. "Ixmdos has been after Jack Hr-bi Hr-bi rtSon for more than three years, bin Harbertson has failed to met him said Revell. "and as representative .r i.oni- i wish to hurl a challenge at Harbertson. My man will agree to Throw the Ogden star twice In 90 minutes." min-utes." Oh boy' Suspense, nay, ginger and pep then ruled. Jim Harbertson. brother! Of Ja k, I wajtxed forth into the ring with speed galore and Immediately answered;! "we'll take that Challenge.-'1 And so Qgden In the near future will Bee a match which will no doubt exceed any ever staged In this part of the United State. Londos has ntei the beS men In the game, including Santelj Clapham NH- son. De Court, Taylor. Steober. Cad" i dock, Lewis and numerous otherj and 1 recently defeated the light heavy weight champion Santel, at eaten weights at San Francisco in a pre-i pre-i vidua match San t el wis the winner. both men tipping the Kpirbanlca i I ITS ringside in this match. 1 Harbertson on the other alm has I met and defeated some of the bcal Riep In the game lie liolds a draw In one contest with Santel. while the first ...nt(M staged here between the I two last January was won by Santel.) n this contest Havbertson won the second fall. Bring em on. let's have a real match!" That was the popular cry nftr the challenge had been accepted. George Nelson I'reston, Idaho, star, und one of th" best mat men In this neck of the woods, wan (he next genii to hurl a Challenge at Harbertson Nelson stated lh;i; h had been after Harbertson for four ieays, but that' thus far he had been unsucesful In his aliempts to land a match. Prompter Peterson stated at the ringside thai the Londos- Harbertson I match would l Staged at one of the local theatres during thi euilv part; of December and that Nelson would, 1)0 given a chance In Ogden In d is Urn' to show his warts against Harbertson. Har-bertson. The Hai liertson-l.oiidos match will; iio completed next Tuesday r.hn thei piincipala, witnesses and managers ot the two men meet In this cit to complete com-plete plans. News of the acceptance was wired Lohdoa last night a toda) h u -gram atrived stating: (rood will, be on deck and from . -r.v standpoint it will tir- some match." 1 Yep. It should be a thriller, reple'c! with ai lion and one which should go! down In local history. And let it be said that in throwing RaVberlSOli twice in so mi nil res. the Greek champion i will have to travel, with his machine In high and with enough e;)s to make journey In ipeeSJy style.