Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-04-05 | Page 9 | Al Young Wins at Rexburg, Idaho

AL VOURG wins AT REXBURG. IDAHO Al Young, champion lightweight boxer of the northwest, returning to Ogden last: night from Rexburg, Idaho, brought back the news that he had defeated Swede Johnson of Salt Lake in six rounds of a scheduled twelve-round twelve-round bout Young is to box Pat Gilbert Gil-bert in Salt Lake next Monday evening, eve-ning, and is also scheduled for the Ogden events on April 21. Young started the ball rolling with a rush in his match at Rexburg By the time the timekeeper had sounded the bell for the end of the sixth round, the Swede was all but in The referee stopped the match and awarded award-ed the decision to Young. Young was booked to meet Alexander Alexan-der of Boise, but the latter met with in accident and Johnson was substituted. substi-tuted. Blackie Malan of Ogden fought a draw with Kid Mex of Boise, Idaho. ntt