Arizona republican., 1921-11-05
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RALPH PENA AND IRA DWELL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT EVENT AT
 CAPITAL CITY ARENA FRIDAY
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 The Industrial Week program Is complete and the boxing fans who were getting restless and wondering whether the knights of the padded ruitts would show can rest easier there's gonna be a fight.
 Floyd Shomo, commander of the William F. Blake Post of the Ameri- can Legion stated last night that he was prepared to offer the boxing fans a choice morsel of fistic dessert Friday night to round out a weeks sporting menu that will tickle the palate of the sportsman.
 Before proceeding with the details of the boxing card Commander Shomo stated that the William F. Blake Post of the American Legion Is not trying to infringe on the Frank Luke Legion Post and made certain the other Phoenix post was not stag ing a boxing card Armistice Day before proceeding with the plans for the Friday card. Mir. Shomo states members of the Frank Luke post committee informed him they were Armistice day.
 The boxing card will be staged at sa,c Capital City arena next Friday
 
 mated to the legion boys by Dad Brought. manager. and all fighters have agreed to work on a percentage which assures the post a percentage of the receipts and avoids all chance of the post paying out any funds. The money derived from the sale of tickets will be placed in the post treasury which Mir. Shomo states is lsadly in need of funds at the present time.
 Ralph Pena. an Arizona product who gained a boxing reputation in lack Doyle's Vernon arena since leaving Ray, will meet Ira O'Nein in a scheduled 10-round main event.
 Young Mike and Billy Smith Of Prescott will go six rounds in the semi final and Joe Grim of Phoenix will battle Frank Williams of San Diego in the preliminary.
 Speed Flynn and Wildcat Johns are booked for a special four rounder s=s Battling Sam and Young Rivers ir, the four round curtain raiser will compIete a 2S-round card that will appeal to every fight fan in the city.
 The boxing card will be staged under Dad" Brought's county per init with the William F. Blake Legion post in complete charge of the pro-
  Is composed of colored boys who Served in the world war.
 Every man who appears on the Friday card will sign a contract and post a bond to guarantee his appear ance and the contract stfpulates that The bout can be stopper if at any time in the opinion of the referee either man is stalIing. In the event bout is stopped the fighters will not receive any payment whatever. The legion post is anxious to in crease it's treasury but Commander Shcu1o insists that the fans get full return for their money in every bout staged.
 Ralph Pena started boxing at Ray . few years back and made bril- liant start. but like his opponent Ira p-NeEl. he was sent against Rufus Williams before he had arrived and Rufus gave him a trimming. but Ralph came back a few months later and stayed four rounds with Rufus sn an exhibition bout. Later Pena went 10 California where he made hr with the fans and Is a regular attraction in the Vernon arena.
 Pena and O'Neil have posted ap- pearance and weight forfeits. Ira has agreed to post S25 to make 150 pounds at o'clock next Friday af- ternoon Pena says Ee will be well within the limit and expects Ira to balance the scales as agreed.
 Promoter Shomo has arranged for all fighters to work out every after noon at the Sixteenth street arena pena and Young Mike will start working at 4:30 p. m. and Ira O'Nei and Billy Smith will start their train ing at 5:15. The other fighters will work with the main eventers.
 Tickets for the Pena-O'Nen card will he on sale at Eddie Doyle's cigar stand beginning tomorrow afternoon. The same scale of popular prices will prevail