Arizona republican., 1919-10-06

Ira O'Neill, Phoenix Favorite, will essay comeback before the Phoenix Athletic club Friday evening when he meets Manuel AvaleZ, also of this city. in a 10-round bout to determine the middleweight championship of the Salt River. valley.
 This is the first bout of champion ship caliber that has ever been waged between local contestants and much interest is already centered in this event, which is to be the semi final in a big four-card program. believed to be one of the finest boxing entertain ments ever offered in the southwest. O'Neill is still popular among fans, notwithstanding his crushing defeat at the hands of Rufus Williams a few weeks ago. He went down before a more experienced man, but not until after he had put up one of the gamest exhibitions ever held in local ring. In Avalez, he is meeting a boy with a mighty good reputation, a boy who has had wide experience and who will give a good account of himself in the coming battle. AvaleZ has had more ring experience than O'Neill, but the latters packers are confident that the negro will more than offset this dis advantage with his aggressiveness.
 Shannon Expected Today
 Eddie Shannon of Los Angeles, matched with Willie Robinson of Los Angeles in the 1O-round main event Friday evening, will reach Phoenix from Miami today. it is expected Photographic advices from Globe yester- day were to the effect that he would leave that city via stage either Sun day evening or Monday morning.
 shannon is probably the most suc- cessful lightweight in the west moi having been defeated by a boy of his poundage in the past two years Numbered among his victories are sucf noted performers as Tommy Carter Phil Salvador. Willie Robinson, ovel whom he got a decision after foul rounds of terrific milling; Leo Houck Tommy Mcfarland and other fast per formers.
 The first Shannon Robinson meet ing about IS months ago. was said bl critics to be one of the greatest rint exhibitions ever staged over the four round route. Both boys set terrific pace at the opening of the first goni and never let up until 15 seconds aftel the fourth round had ended.
 Robinson is already in Phoenix ant working hard for this 10-round en gagement. which will be his first owe this route in more than a year. Rob insons work in training is practically the same style as Chet Neffs, but h. is much faster on his feet and appar ently carries a much harder kick, es pecially in his left hand.
 Willie Works at 4
 vrYgiIga rroou 4brotapb bie nappe pqpl afternoon at o'clock and hundreds O fans turned out to watch him yester day afternoon. He took on four diff ferent sparring partners. ell of whom got enough of his rough milling in tw rounds at the outside One discarde the padded mits before he had gone full 3-minute session.
 With the arrival of Shannon. it expected that interest in boxing wi be revived to even a greater exten Robinson has already won a large fol lowing in this city. but Shannon's re cent comparatively easy victories l this state against good boys will proh ably make him a faVortte with In fans. His ring work is said to be tn classiest of any boy who has yet show in this city.
 The six colored huskies who are engage in the battle royal, the secon big event of the four-card program are also in training for the speci' event in which they will participat This is expected to be one of the big gest hits ever staged by the Phoeni Athletic club.
 Dutch Wilson and Carl Melchow wi round out the program, appearing in four-round opener.