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Show I DAVIS WILL MEET SMITH IN FEATURE MIT BATTLE 1 1 Midget Smith, one of the best hou r in this neck of the woods who meets Kid Davis, (right) In the main eent nt the weekly mlt show at tho I Wasatch ithletlo olub next Friday night Davis recently met aio "Attell" Goldstein In one of the feature events tit Mudlsou Square Garden, New I York . ) 7 Promoter Jim Downing last nltjht completed details for what Is expected to be one of the greatest mlt battles ever staged in Ogdm when he signed Midget Smith of Midvale to meet Kid Davis In the eight round main event at the Wasatch athletic club next Friday Fri-day night Midget Smith has been performing well in Salt Lake during tho past season sea-son and has met and defeated some of the best youngsters In the WBStorn states. He holds victories over Jack i Doyle of San Francisco, Lou Paluso Of Salt Lake. Jay Solomon of Salt Lake. Blllie Wallace of Sacramento. AI Roach of Sacramento, and others. Tne onl decision he has lost all season went to Spug Meyers of Pocatello at Salt Lake recently. OXI.V . YOUNGSTER Smith is only a youngster, but has i met some of the best in the country i during his fighting career. He has outclassed men from all aectlons of the United States in the Salt Lake ring and is a big favorite In Utah. Kid Davis of Salt Lake, Smith's opponent. op-ponent. Is considered one of the best 126 pounders In the game. Davis recently Journeyed to New York City where he battled Abe "Attell" Goldstein, Gold-stein, who is now matched to met Johnny Buff for the bantamweight titlf Davis is under tho management of Leo Flynn, Tex Itlckard's right! hand man and will mtum to Madison J Squam garden In the Immediate future fu-ture to do battle In tho east. Davis h is tu rn b itMimr in I'tnh ' i rings for a number of years and has a1 ays performed In brilliant style. Flynn regards Davis as one of tho best men of his weight In the United Stat:-s in I will match "be Salt Laker with ( other stars on Davis' return to the I east. lavls and Smith battled to a draw I in Salt Luke a few iuohtha ago Davis l eager to gain the crown of cham-I cham-I plonshlp now worn by Smith nnd i states that he will give hla opponent all he has in the way of socking power. pow-er. This event Is looked upon as a "headliner" of real merit and should be the best battle staged In Ogden this season. Promoter Downing stated last night that he has gone to extra expense to bring these two men together and expects ex-pects a record crowd. ' Three other events will also he included in-cluded on the ctird. |