The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-14
INTEREST IS SHARP
IN |NTERC|TY BOUTS
Ogden Boxers VIII Meet
Manhattan Boys Monday
Night at Garrick.

The six bo1ars OF tho Manhattan Athletic club
whom Manager Downing Will scnd against 4 like
number from Ogden 10 tho weekly boxing show
of the Manhattan club at the aaTrick thsntor
next Monday night all working out daily at
;hs clubroonis and banking on giving tho
Ogden boys busy evening.
Tho old feclrg that always crops out when
match OF any kind In ou between thcSe two
boys arc leaving nothing undoDo 10 got in tho
best posaielo shape Sor these bouts. and aFo de-
ternined 70 sive the Junction city min siinsoE0
good lacipG. II they
Every one OF tho local boys was on hand as
tho gym yesterday afternoon and went through
tom four to eight rounds with the gloves be-
tides tho work with the bag and pulleys,
Manager Downing put in some new parRphornaie
for the boys 10 work With and they are maki1g
the most OF u. In addition 10 Tho slr boys who
arc on tho card for next Monday, thero wero at
least n do1su moro working out and keeping In
condition for future bouts. A number o, young
ssors who are waiting for chance to show tnem-
selves also working every day and gcttnE
pointers from tho older heads.
Tho local boys, howovar, will not hsvo my
rhins on the Ogden scrapperS when II comes 70
condition, as tho Ogden men aro also working out
every day IN preparation for tho meeting and have
been doing 20 for the paes ste, ten days
by Muck McAllis;er. tho former asked Doen-
.og 20 et him sond over boy 10 moct Nc.
was man in Ogden VINO would surely hea.
Mack" and thereby svcneo his defeat Dowu-
next day Furnis had ,en boys working out and
challenged the local club to sepd liko number
aga!uet them. Ihcy haro picked their six best
boys aud havo had them working ltko beavers
ever since. they sure 10 DO In sooe con-
dittou. and II they possess much ability as
the local boyu ratrlipg good bouts euro
10 result Downing spent considerable time In
Ogden and looked the hoxora 10 satisfy
himself that they would pur a satisfactory
contest and fayorably impressed with
several OF them that ho hhs picked somo Of tho
best boys IN his club TO meet them.
For tho main event OF tho svoning Downing
he's picked Danny oBricn 20 uphold tho clubs
end against Harry Ne,horcott. The Teton ter
~,r' ~ JoctT Hpla and NJ
Ogden. o'Drsu is undoubtedly the best Iieh;-
weight who las boxed for Downing and he ap-
pears 10 have made good in matching
him with the Ogden boy. Tho later has
excellent reputation and looks though he would
be tough proposition for omoSt any light
weight. He viii he sevsrnl pounds heavier than
q Brien. but Tho In,ter's clevoTness viii doubt
Offset this advantage.
Red Nesry who will attempt 10 svcngc
the defest OF Bly FuEuis by McAllister. looks
Ike good boz aud Furnis Gays ho will surely
trim the local boy. The osdcnites counting
their chickens before they hatch IL they Hruro
that this bout is cinch. tho local fans all
know that any tIrae McAlister Is beaten .hey arc
going 10 battle. McAlllster back and
beat FuFniE two weeks ago. after he apparent
L out in the ftrst part OF tho second round.
The other boys who Will represent Ogden
said 10 DC good youngsters who willing
uYe.S and will take punch "a land any
time if they live up 90 the expectations OF their
friends the local hoys viii have 10 stop from
tho fist bout until tho last IN order 10 via the
match