The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-02
SKAFER AND MALONE
To BATTLE TONIGHT
Classy Lightweights in Main
Manhattan Event; Six
Bouts on Card.
By "Bud" Fish

Everything is in readiness for the reeu'
lar weekly boxing show OF the Mahha'
tan Athletic club at the Garrick thcate'
tonight, With six good bouts on 'he
biu and all of the boys in shape tie
fans will no doubt be treated TO another
nights good sport.
-Four nairs of the boys who will box
tonight have appeared before the ioca'
fons Number of times and they have
ALWAYS made good. Tho fans. thereloIe,,
are sure OF at least four bouts tnat Shootu
prove to be hunmers, Whlle t,is oi"o n,''o
two will bring out some younSstsrS ~
have never appeared before local cro"o,
but who have been training for tne past
two weeks In anticipation oi getune
chance to show their ability. lney !sdi
ize that IL they don't make good In thelI
engagement are very slim, as Manage,
Downing gives the boys TO UNDERSTAND
that they have 10 make good with the
crowd In order 10 get another cnance.
By this Downing does not mean that they
must win, as they cannot all win, put
they have 10 show that they are game
and willing mixers, as that IS what lhe
fans demand. and II they demonstrate
Mike Malone and Harry Shater who
VIII furnish tic headliner, have put In
some hard work training for their bout
and will no doubt give the fans one Of
been seen here a any time. They are
both boys who possess real class and are
willing mixers. There VIII be something
more than the winning OF this bout for
rheSe boys 10 box for, as Downing has
chance 10 use the winner of the bout
in d twenty nound affair in a neighbor-
Ing city IN the near future, and he has
promised that If they put up the kind OF
g. bout he believes they are capable of
the winner will be given the match. This
will give the boys something worth while
TO box for and rafting bout may be
expected.
The battle between Glen Gutke. ex-
amateur featherweight champion OF The
Rocky mountain district and Battling"
Travis. ior the featherweight supremacy
or the club, also promises 10 be a very
interesting contest Both boys have been
training hard for he contest and both
are very anxious 10 bring home the deci-
sion. These boys are fast and clever
and as neither boy has lost bout since
win from the jump
The Mack" McAuister-" Billy Furnis
bout also promises 70 arouse considers BILE
enthusiasm as the Ogden fans have been
shouting the praises OF F'urnis for some
tlme and even accused the local light
weights OF being afraid to meet him. Re-
ports from Ogden arc TO the effect that
party OF fifty or more will come over
Irom the junction city 10 pull for Furnis
and they promise TO bet some real money
on his chances. FurDis is practically un-
known here, but in all probability the
Ogden fans will be accommodated with
all bets that they care to take, as the
local fans know that McAIlister is try
ing all the time and is likely to bring
home the money any time he lands q
punch.
The bouts will start at $40 o'clock.
as usual and the doors Of the theater
will be opened at I o'clock.
The card complete is as follows
Curtain-raiser. Joe Bishop VS. Tom
Crawford liChtweights
First preliminary. Tim Murphy VS. Ja-
cob Klopsllle. mddleweiShts.
Second preliminary, kid" Cuddy We
Young Malouey, l26 pounds
Third preliminary, Mack McAlIister
weights.
Semi -windup. Glen Gutke vs. Bat
ting" Travis. for the featherweIGht
cha mpionship OF the Manhattan Athletic
club
Main event, Nike Malone OF Denver We.
Harry Shafer' Salt Lake. rghtweights