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Show DARREN WILL I BATTLE BLACK IN FAST TILT Smith-Davis and Rockson-Shepard Rockson-Shepard Events Promise Fans Rare Dish FORTY rounds of high class boxing! box-ing! That Is the fistic menu listed for the visitors to the Ogden Llfesto. c show which will be held here dur- ; Ing the coming week. The fistic far.i will he staged at the Alhambra theatre the-atre Friday night. commencing promptly at 8:30 o'clock. Three 10- : round events will bo booked as tho . headline attractions with a six-round , feature and a four-round curtaln-' curtaln-' raiser thrown In for good measure. Promoter Hardy K. Downing, who lis arranging the card for the Ogd-t j Livestock show, announced last night that the triple heade-, together with U the other two bouts should gl a Ogdenltes and the many visitors a card that will stack up with any that I have ever been staged In this section of the country. All of the events will be refcre? 1 by Downing. CLASSY HEADLINER In the featuro 10-round mill Frankl Darren of Logan, holder of the staio welterweight title will meet a tough customer In Joe Kiaek. the clever and hard hitting Denverlte Darren Is considered the class of Ithc welters in this section of th -. ! country and has met some of the best j boys of hl3 weight that have been secured for matches. His cleverness together with his speed aro his chief assets. The Loganlte will have the backing !of hundreds of Logan boosters at the ; coming show, it being planned to oper-1 oper-1 ator a special train to the show. Black plans on lea ing Denver for I Ogden, January 2. Ho is working out dally and expects to be in the pin" 1 vi eoiiujuo.i wiien 1110 oen sounn 1 Friday night. This chap put up fk splendid' battle here recently against Spug Myers over tho six-round routu and is expected to give the Loganite plenty of opposition. SMITH VS. DAVIS. Rivaling the Darren-Elack bout for headline honors will be the 10-roun.i mill between Midget Smith of Mldvale Mld-vale and Kid Davis of Salt Laki. I These two boys will do battle for th-a featherweight championship of the state, In a bout that should be replete I with action from bdi to bell. Sin It h now holds the state title at the featherweight limit but Davis is ; out to give the Mldvale flash plenty ; of opposition In the coming contest. I Oves the 10-round route the contest should be a battle worth traveling miles and miles to witness. Another bout that Is attracting no end of Interest la the 10-round event I between Mickey Kockson of Boise and I Ed Shepard of Salt Lake. HOClvSKN STRONG. These boys met here recently In a 1 six-round contest. Uo.-kson gaining i I decision over the former stato title I holder. Since that time Shepard has been working out daily with the hope Of regaining his lost laurels. The Salt Lake boxer Is reported to be In tho best of shape and ready to mLx with Rockson from bell to bell. The Boise battler on three appearances appear-ances in Utah has waltzed home wl:h honors galoro. I He gained a decision over She,pard 1 on his first appearance and followed jthis performance by scoring knockouts over Dell Adams and Les Davis. Rock-son Rock-son carries a wallop In either palm, and should be able to put up a stub- I born battle against Shepard. Red Brlggs of Salt Lake and BlTlle Johnson of Ogden, rivals for tho past two years, will exchange blows in tho six-round event. These two men are working hard with tho hope of scoring scor-ing a knockout. They are both nlfty boxTs and crave fiction. Besides these all-star events a four-round four-round curtaln-ratHor will also bo listel fort tho fans who attend Tho three 10-round mills will all I carry the state title for the winners. Tickets for the gala show will be placed on sale at Hemenway and Mnpers' and do Wit Brothers cigar stores, during the early part of the week. |