The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-22
BOXERS WILL WORK
FOR CITY SUPREMACY
Frampton and Manhattan
Club Boys in Trim for
Mondays Battles.

Monds5' nights boxing show OF the
Manhattan Athletic club in the Garrick
theatsr will undoubtedly break all at
tendance records and promises TO be the
bes{ sport that the local boxing fans
have ever had tho opportunity OF wit
pAssing.
The show will mark tho third meeting
of the Frampton Athletic club and the
Manhattan club 10 decide the boxing
championship OF the city. Manager
Downing Is increasing the capacity of tho
house, Elevated seats have been put up
on the north and east side OF the stage.
which will accommodate about 300. The
free list Will be entirely suspended for
the night. AL OF the boxers whom Down.
Ing uses from week to week Will be taken
care OF as usual. hut they will have 10
be contentcd with balcony seats,
Heretofore a number OF persons have
been passed In and allowed 10 stand on
che stage, but Monday night there Will be
no standing room on the stage and posi-
lively no one Will be permitted TO go
on the stage without a seat check with
the exception Of the boxers who are on
the nights card and their seconds.
The bouts promise to be the greatest
ever staged anywhere. not only from a
class standpoint, but also from point
OF enthusiasm, as the members OF
both clubs are out to demonstrate their
right TO the title OF city champions ana
have been preparing for the meeting for
the last two or three weeks.
The Framptons have been getting their
boys in line since the last meeting OF
the clubs about a month ago and have
had Peter Sullivan, at one time the
classiest lightweight boxer In this sec
ton, working out with the lads and
teaching them the fine points of the
game. His services Will no doubt be
a great help TO the west siders and
should make them much more fornida-
BILE bunch than they were at the last two
meetings of the clubs.
The Manhattan has also strengthened
It's lineup In number of places. In fact.
Manager Downing has practically A diff
only old man on the bill will be New
Young. the pride OF the club who brought
home the main event for the Manhattans
at the last meeting, when he stopped
confident that with Sullivan working with
Karen he has taught him enough TO re-
verse the decision over Young.
The Young" Papke-Tarry Shoffer go
this promises TO be the most stubbornly
contested bout of the evening. Both
clubs are counting on winning this con-
test and, the result of the match will
probably rest in these two bouts, natural
ly the greater interest Is being mani
tested In them.
The meeting OF kid" Emmett OF the
Framptons and KID Sandy of the Man
Is also causing much talk and will be
watched with considerable Interest The
west slider VIII have somewhat the ad
vantage over Sandy In experience, but
the latter showed some real class in his
only bout and Downing thinks he Will
be able TO hold his own with Emmett
Battling Travis and Young Ma
loney will represent the 125- pound class
and. as they are well-known performers.
the fans are looking for q whirlwind con-
test with honors about even
Ben Judd of the Manhatta Will meet
Jack Meyers for the welterweight title
and, as they are both newcomers In the
local boxing game, this bout will be
somewhat Of an unknown quantity, al
though both sides say their man Will
prove a sensation.
The curtain raiser viii bring out Joe
Bishop, who has had one bout, and
Young Battling" Nelson. lightweight,
who Will make his debut