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Show TWENTY ROUND EVENT BOOKED FOR 000ENSTES Stock Show Engages Hardy K. Downing to Put Over Gala Boxing Program Thirty-four rounds of boxing! That l the menu promised sport lovers of Ogden. jlt Lake and the Intermountaln country when the athletic ath-letic entertainment for the Ogden Livestock show is atuged early in Jan-, uary. according to an announcement made last night by Secretary Jesse B Richards. Four events will be on the program, v. hlrh will be staged at the AlhanVbra theatre, Friday evening, January 5. The principal event will be a 20-round 20-round affair between two of the beat boys obtainable, Secretary p.iehardsi states No expense will be spared ln obtaining a first clasi program of event! for the far.s of this section as I the stock show committee Is out t oi make the event one of the gr. ever held n this section of the m.i- Iljirdy Iv. Downing, promoter, will 1'imMe the entire boxing card, p' -bially for tho OgdSn Stock show and will postpone h'.x weekly card which would be stfi.cod on that date. Secretary Richards said last night thr.t the principals for all of the bouts would he selected within the course of a few days in order that they may be In the best of condition when the lard Is pulled off "Wo are anxious to give the fans! a good program of athletic events and i will spare no expense," said Secretarv i Richards last night. "We believe that1 the card that wo have outlined will outclass any card of llko Importance ever staged in the state The ahow Ihls season, the fourth in Ogden's history, his-tory, promises to attract thousands of visitors, and hundreds from Salt Like. Logan. Provo and other points arc expected ex-pected to bo on deck when the bell sounds." The two principals for the main event will not bo announced until their signatures are affixed to a contract. |