The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-06
AVID REAGAN
WILL co TEN ROUNDS
"Kid" Bell and mickey"
O'Brien to Box Six Rounds
in Preliminary Event.

Promoter Hardy X. Downing, the local
boxing promoter who has Jimmie Rea-
gan. the eX-bantam- weight champion OF
the world, and "Challly'' Gcrmaln
matched TO meet a. the Cosonial thester
next Monday night says the bout will
come off as scheduled with the eNcep-
ton OF the bout being ten rounds instead
OF fifteen as originally intended. The
city commissioners have decided 10 al
low boxing contests Of this kind but have
limited them TO ten rounds
This fact will in no way detract from
the interest in the contest as when the
boys know that they only have TO go ten
rounds they Will box that much faster
and ten rounds OF milling is better than
twenty rounds OF ''stalling.'
German has entirely recovered from
his recent indisposition and is in as good
condition al the present time as he could
wish TO be He has been working out
twice daily for the past three days and IN
his work yesterday afternoon with his
sparring partners Darby O'Brjen and
Jack Carpenter he showed more strength
and speed than al any time since his ar
rival here. The Battling Dane. who, is
undoubtedly one OF the toughest light
weights In the country TODAY. says that
Germain is one OF the fastest and strong
had the gloves on and that Reagan will
have TO be at his best in order 10 bring
home the long end Of the money
Reagan also worked out with Mickey
and Jack Carpenter. After four of the
hardest kind OF rounds OF milling Reagan
was almost as fresh as when he started,
Although the boys arc to weigh in at
1929 pounds at o'clock on the day OF
the bout. Reagan is already below the
required weight and will not weigh over
i22 when he enters the ring. Gcrmain
will probably weigh 12Q.
Since the main event will only 90 ten
rounds. Promoter Downing says he will
probably cut the preliminary down 10 six
rounds. and add another bout OF four
kid" Bell and Mickey OBricn have
been training to go ten rounds and Will
be able to give The fans six OF the fast
est rounds seen in some time. Some of
the other youngsters who have been
working ont with Reagan and Germain
will probably he matched for the curtain
raiser.
The seal sale will commence at the Co
Ionial theatcr box Office this morning and
from the numerous requests for rcscr-
vations tine boys will undoubtedly be
greeted by one of the largest crowds ever
seen AT q boxing contest in Salt Lake.
In order 10 show the public that the
boys are In condition, Promoter Down
ing will have them both examined by
ty-four hours before the contest and
publish the physicians statements, He
does this to provo to the fans that they
are going to see two boys meet who are
at least in proper condition 10 enter
contest OF this kind,
b. T. Grant, chief of police, said last
night that he would proha bis appoint three
men To act as a committee TO sit al the
rincside at the Germain- Reagan match
II will be the duty OF the committee "a
SCI, that tho boxing bout is not converted
into q prize llght
81 have already picked this committee.
said Chief Grant, but am not at liberty
TO give out their names. as have not OBJ
tgjncd Mayor Parks sanction TO the plan
II a ten or twenty-round boxing match
is begun and il resolves itself into q. slug
Sinc match in the second round, then II
will be only two-round contest