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Show 10-ROUND BOOT ARRANGED FOR LIVESTOCK MEN Nelson and WaUace Meet Friday Night for 'Winner-Take All1 Tb" ,-nmplo'r program of boxing for the special Stork Show card for next Friday night was announced todav by Promoter Jim Downing. The first 10-round 10-round contest of ibe year will be pulled off on this nik-ht for tho bem rif of the stockmen. Whllo this la the most expensive card of fights ever staged here, the regular prices will be in effect; The top event on tho program will be a 10-round frar:(6 between Al. Nel-son, Nel-son, tho "Idaho Bear Cat" and Billy Walla' -o of Sacramento. Tbeso boys' put up one of tho greatest fights of tho seaon hero two weeks ago. At the end of six rouads the Judges declared de-clared a a draw. Tho refrno hud difficulty In stopping the boys at the Closing Ko.ng. After tho battle each i hallenged the otlvu on a 'wlnher-take-aTl" basfi Tins lQ-roun4 figbt for the Stork Show It the outcome of this challenge, and 'he entire spoils will p, to tha w inner. Bl i S 9MITH1 RS. Nelson Is tmo of he toughest llght-welKhts llght-welKhts in thH so-tion ) ; been defeated only twice in fights. He beat ETrankle Bmlthers in Salt l-ake last evening. Ele prove,! to ibe fans thi last tine ha appeared hero that ho knew every phase of the boxing game Ho Is very fast In the ring and an exceedingly hard boy to bit. He stated to newspapermen after his last figbt here that Billy Wallace la tha first man who bis ever knocked him down LASH N STREET . Wallace I wfell known and In very popular her.-, ftayll'g put up several Of the best contests seen In the ugden arena. Ho Is a clean-cut lad and h:i a terrific punch. He Is tralmir,' every day and expects to be In the very pink of condition by Friday night. Ther.e boys are Old enemies. They met on the street in Salt Lake last week and tore Into on another at top speed until un-til they wore stopped by bystanders. Both Wallace and Nelson will open traluli quarters in i igden tomorrow and will work out dally at the club gym. GL ISM CP IGAIM In the six-round BUb-iaaln event Bill GlasmaUn ( gd n will tangle with Slim Kcarns of Salt i-ake. This will be Glasmann'a second appearance, lore Hi proved thai ha had the proffer proff-er .sluff hero last week when he pul away JimmJe Hicks in IhO third round. Bill Showed "oodles" of class in the ring end received )h" greatesi applause ap-plause ever affordrtl any fighter in this city. siim KesxnSi Bill's opponent this w'eok. is a lough customer and It i-s expected that this will be a hard-fought, hard-fought, bat t le, Slim is working out dally In Sail iake ami is determined to win. lie h u a good record and has lost only two of his last 2 fight. PRELIMS Mill N.I D. Two preliminaries of four rounds each are on the program. Jlmmle Murphy of Ogden win meet Jlmmlc McCarthy of Montrose and Bob Wheat of Butte will meet Rov Murtin of Su.lt Like. Workouts will be held at the Wasatch Wa-satch club arena every afternoon at 1 o'clock and owry evening .beginning at 7. Admission Is free and everyone every-one Is invited to all' lid. Tickets will bo pla.;c-,l on sale tomorrow to-morrow at Hemenway :ind Mostrs and Down Bros cigar stores. OO |