Arizona republican., 1920-06-17
GAL VADORE AND FRANCE IN FINE
 FETTLE FOR GO
Both Men End Training for 1O-Round Bout Friday Night - France Is Real Credit to Boxing Game Studying for Law at D. 5. C.

"Fit as a fiddle" That was the way Phil Salvatore expressed his physical condition last evening following long workout at Lewis training quarters in preparation for his 10round go with Young France, coast lightweight. al Tallys open-air arena Friday night. Salvatore and France will constitute the main event of a 24round boxing program, to be staged under the aus pices of the American Legion.
 Young France concluded his train ing last night. Today will be rest day in his camp and he will be ready to jump on the scales at o'clock to- lated in the contracts is 1S5 pounds at 3 o'clock on the afternoon of the bout. After weighing in, both men will pro- ceed to the arena where they will be examined by the club physician. France Favorite With Fans France will probably enter the ring the favorite, more because of his gen. tlemanly actions. his quiet unassum ing manner and his cohgenial spirit than because he has any great ad vantage over the Los Angeles boxer camera man in the matter of experi- ence or ability. On paper. the two boys appear as evenly matched as any that have ever appeared in this city. Their previous three engagements also bears this out.
 Young France is a real credit to the 1 boxing game and it is too bad that 1 there are not more of his type in the ring today He's not only a credit to the boxing game-he's a credit where ever he is found, in whatever company he travels.
 1 Boxing, with Young France. is q business and a profession. He studies the game like any professional man plying his trade. He's known through | France" Twice during his career, France has been approached by un- scrupulous ring followers. One of these suffered a crashing blow on the chin real knockout wallop. The other took his departure from Los Angeles in great haste, only his advanced age l saving him from like fate.
 Is Law Student at U. s. C.
 France took up boxing because it provided him a means of earning a ] livelihood while pursuing his law studies at the University of Southern California. France is now a student at that institution and will be for an other year. He hopes to complete his scholastic education next June. But 1t has been necessary for him to provide not only for himself but for his par ents.
 He likes the boxing game; he be- lieves that it is an invaluable asset to l better and cleaner manhood. for box CT, to be successful, must be and live l clean.
 These have been his theories in his boxing career and he has proven them to be well founded. for not once during his 100 ring engagements has he ever taken the count. He has won fully l two thirds of his matches. while less i than a dozen have been counted against him. the others being draws
 Salvatore Worthy Opponent | France is Ngoing to have a real test in Friday nights engagements with | Salvatore, for the latter is also con- ceded one of the best lightweights 1T
 the West. The men have broke ever
 in their three bouts on the coast, eacf
 being credited with a victory and the
 other being a draw.
 Young Ellis of Miami. who goes sis
 rounds against Young Scotty of Phoe
 nix in the semi final. also concluded
 his training yesterday. as did Scotty Both boys are in fine shape for a hare match.
 The advance seat sale at Doyle's cigar store has been exceptionally
 heavy, indicating a capacity crowd l Two four-round preliminaries have
 been scheduled, local boys being tho participants.