Arizona republican., 1919-09-25
GOOD REPUTATION WILL BE OF NJ VALUE
 TO CELMARS FRIDAY
Toledo Welter Will Need More Than Good Record '. to Win Over Kid Palmer, Champion 145-Pounder of Army-Rufus the Second Coming in Preliminary

Johnny Celmars, Toledo welter- weight, is going to need a whole lot more than a good reputation if he ex- poets to emerge victorious over K,d Palmer, champion welterweight of the army, when the two clash in a TO- round bout before the Phoenix Ath- letic club in Arcadia hall Friday even ing. This much local boxing fans have evidenced after watching the two go through their daily training stunts at the F. A. c. training quarters on East Washington street
 Celmars looks awfully good in his training-until one sees the Kid. Then Palmer looks a whole lot better. And after carefully summarizing the re- spective talents of the two boys, one is inclined to take refuge on the fence.
 This young man who is stationed al Douglas now, has won hundreds 0f friends among the fans of this com munity and he has convinced them that it's going to take more than good reputation to return Celmars the victor. In fact, it's cinch that Gel mars is going to need a lot of good ring work, a couple of hard hitting hands and some clever boxing. for Palmer himself has shown all these things and few more.
 Palmer Fast and Clever. First Of all, Palmer is about as fast as any bantamweight who ever graced a ring. He steps around as if he were Kilbane, jabbing with his left, then his right, hooking with a short left that doesn't travel very far but that carries terrific power, crossing with his right and then using a different style of attack altogether. What's the other fellow going to be doing all this time you ask?" Well, if the other fellow has time to do anything other than to escape the shower of blows, he's got to be mighty fast-and we seriously doubt if Celmars Is that | fast.
 First of all, Celmars Is inclined to be a battle-. He really doesn't make much of an effort to get away from them. He'd just as soon take a couple to get in one or two, but if Palmer happens to get in tnat haymaker Of his. Celmars won't get in that one. | Celmars has long string of vic tories to his credit and so, likewise has Palmer. It was enormously re- | ported some time ago that Celmars had gone 10 rounds to a draw with Johnny Griffiths, of Akron, Ohio. Ii was Palmer, who got the draw with Griffiths after ten rounds of terrific battling.
 Persons acquainted with the boxing game recognize in this achievement one of real note. Griffiths is regarded by many as one of the most likely candidates for the welter crown in the country. Sure it is that he's one oi the very best men of his class, having met Jack Britton and Ted (Kidl Lewis on several occasions, and i. credited with draws with both men.
 So Palmer too has a good reputa- tion. He's training diligently for hi. Friday night bout and, while realizing that he is meeting good boy, is con fident that he will advance another step toward the welterweight goal by beating the Toledo boy.
 Rufus the Second Coming.
 Three preliminary events have beer scheduled to p-ecede the main bout the most important of which is a four round engagement between Rufus tht Second of Tucson, and Terrible Arc. of Somewhere in Arizona" Rufus laccording to Tucson fans, is a comel In the boxing game and has showr remarkable ability in his matches n the Old Pueblo.
 Frank Butler, famous Indian athlete will make his second ring appearance against Young Higuera in anothe four r-round event. Tho opening even will be a four-round affair betwee, Young McFadden and Johnny Ryan.