Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-09
PUEBLOS BEST FIGHTERS ARE
ON THIRD STEEL ~Y' BOX CARD
Demon Reverb and Mike Pagano in Ten Round
Principal Event Negroes Appear in
Battle Royal
(BY SID OLIN.)

ib1 Old olIlN.)
TIE third monthly boxing card
which is to be presented by the Steel
Works Club January TO- will bring to-
rether some of the best talent in well
u matched bouts seen in Pueblo. n new
4 feature for the head liner will be a
battle royal which will give the fans
real treat. The fighters in all the
bouts are local boys and the talent
has been pretty nearly in all cases
taken from the steel works.
The main event should be ono of the
classiest contests among the bantams
put on in Pueblo and will give the
winner the right for a match with tho
foremost opponent In the lis pound
class to decide the championship Of
the state. 1t is the plans OF the Steel
Works club to stage this champion
ship bout on the February fight card.
with a battle royal between five
negro scrappers, four bouts of four
rounds each and main event schcd-
uled for ten rounds but with the
agreement that should tho Judges de-
eide this main go draw at the con-
clusion of ten rounds the boxers viii
continue for an additional five rounds
for the decision. presents tho third
fight card of the Steel Works club
which is to be held on Wednesday.
January 10.
Tho curtain raiser IN battle royal
between five good boys, some OF them
having fought in local preliminartes
here, should g!ve the fans some roal
action as long as 1t lasts. From the
workouts of the different participants
pick any possible winner, endurance
and l<ayo appears to be the possess
sion of each OF the five battlcrs.
Young Grifro of tho opcn hearth and
Young Corbett of tho coke plant, will
prove four round setto fast from
IL a
fast and their bou. should be whirl-
wind for action Young Griffo has
boon training with his brother Joo. tho
wop and Joe admits that he has
busy time holding tho upper edge in
their sparrins and training Young
Corbett n in good condition at this
time and has n good vallop IN eth er
hand which he predicts will return him
tho winner.
Young Downs who scored . knock
cut over Kid Angel in last months
event is pitted against Red Williams:
this bout is OF tho four round variety.
but Downs expects to repeat his per-
rormance of last month. Red willtaIn1
has been working out at tho gym
narfun cvcrys day taking on many or
tho good boys and claims that the
tables will bc turned at this meeting.
From a humorous side Williams should
Efve the fans a treat, but to his cp-
poncnt behind this camoflaEuo OF
comedy turks punch that may spell
\ kayo.
Moundsman o'Bryn.. IN, popular
Shops baseball teams star twirlcr has
hranchod out into another branch OF
eports In taking up Boxing. O'Brync
has been training out with Frank Val
ton and scversl OF the good boys at the
Steel ~ gymnasium and from re-
rrorts Of those whom no has trained
with. tho moundsman ~ said to have
as much stuff as no displayed on the
diamond.
known TO local sports IN Pueblo, but
who In said to have fought several
tough battles thruout the different
lumber camps OF Texas, will be
oBryno's opponent. Scott Is training
out at tho City "Y" and Is said TO be
In good shape. These bows will fight at
catch-wcights which will be between
$50 and isS pounds
Tex. Buttner will ne>t tough op-
ponont in Soldier Roberts who carries
a good blow IN either hand and has
many wins to his credit. among tho
fighters Mt lt5 pounds. Buttner also
has n good string oc victories and
that he has tho kick in either glove
wascvidcnccd at tho last steel Works
card in his disposal OF williams in
two minutes Of fighting. Both fight
ors arc of tho same typo and well
matched, and should put UP a furious
20 for four rounds.
The main go between Mike Pngano
and Demon Rover, will bring these
two fighters together for tho ftth
time and II Is resolved by each fight
or TO break tho four draw decisions In
this encounter. Tho cvtra five round
stipulation was for this reason iu-
serted. but II Is clear 10 all who have
sccu either Of the bsntams in action