The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-02-27
COLUMBUS ATHLETIC
CLUB OPENS UP WITH
HANlON AND WRIGHT
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 2:30
rwcniy.lourih Infantry Bend WIN
Head Parade 10 e. n. Johnson's
Ncw Fright" Location on Eas,
brooduay; Helcrcc sun IN Doubt
matchmaker Says Columbus VIII
Nov Do on the Map ~ q noxlno
Center Best None 70 Good.

Saturday afternoon al go Pro-
moter and Matchmaker q. II. John
son Of this city will open the gates
Of The new Columbus Athletic Club
arena 70 the public and Il Is pre-
dicted that the club LOT will be
iammed with an enthusiastic bunch
Of boxing fans 10 see twonly-sevun
rounds Of boxing.
Eddie Hanlon will be the atlrac-
iion or ono Of them and the other
will be Harc-Hiillng Wright, the
champion wcllerweieht Of the cath
Infantry. Eddie llanlon is a boxer
Of class aud he has been training
faithfully for his bout with Wright,
who by the way " not only In a
class by himself hut is extremely
popular with all the officers and
soldiers. White has been working
out AZ Moline Hail and doing a lot
OF road work besides and last night
said he felt as ilt as a fiddle aud
would give a good account OF him
self Saturday. Eddie Hnnlon. who
halls from the Medical Department
at Fort Bliss and ought 10 be able
10 doctor himself, has had q LOT OF
training and lately has been whang-
ing away NJ Cabell down IN II paeo.
Banlon and Wright will be IN the
main event OF 10 rounds.
y. Briggs and Buddy Ford. .
In the semi-llnal n. Briggs and
Buddy Ford will contend foe The
honors and money. This bout ought
10 be a main event. They viii 90
10 rounds. Both are In shape and
have trained faithfully % make The
semi-lnal as interesting as possl-
Die.
Joe White and Batillng BAILEY,
The preliminary d 4 good Sard-
Bailey has the crowd going every
time he Is In a bout. The pair are
evenly matched and the crowd will
set their moneys worth here. -
G. II. johnson says the arrange
ments are all completed. lie has
had erected one OF the most solid
and well built platform rings IN the
country. The new arena, which Is
located on East Broadway, east Of
Judge Coles ofiice--in the old LOT
OF the Columbus Fuel Company y-is
admirably situated and with the
well matched boxing that Promoter
johnson has promised, the new ath-
letic club Is bound TO be success
Tickets are on sale al the various
exchanges al popular prices, 81 for
general admission and ~ for ring
side seats. The ladies viii also be
In attendance.
The III paso Morping Times says
Promoter and MQfthmaker G. n
johnson Is planning 10 handle q
big crowd at Columbus next Sat
urday when he opens his new out
door arena with a main event be-
tween Hardhitiing Wright Of the
2ith Infantry and Eddie Hanlon OF
the Fort Bliss medical department
Mr.. johnson has extended an invi-
taiion to all southwest fans 10 bG
on hand. He promises near per-
feet seating arrangement with hi'
new club. Hanlon was seen In ac-
tion In an ~ paso uptown gymna-
stun. and he looked better than h.
ever did before going over seas
Charlie Carr and Red Hogan boxed
with Hanlon and he took the two
OF them over a fast spell Of work.
Md Ross Challenges Digger Smith
Clarence kid Ross Of the 1wcn.
fourth Infantry Is here from Co
lumbus for a visit al his II Pas,
home. Saturday Ross won deci.
sion over Hook Bones in a Is round
er at Columbus. Ross said Mon
; day that he Is now ready for Diggel
Smith for a match on terms to sui
Smith.