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Show REFEREE OUESTI! SnUJRS FIRE Managers for Willard and Smith Fail to Reach an Agreement. By International News Service. SAN FRANCISCO, MaV 14. The question ques-tion of a reforeo for the Jess Willarrl-Gunboat Willarrl-Gunboat Smith fight next Tuesday even-inp: even-inp: Is still hanging fire. Managers Jones and Buckley held a two-hour conference with Promoter Cof froth this evening and at Its conclusion it was announced that they had failed to reach an agreement. A second meeting has been called for tomorrow afternoon, when It is expected the third man In the ring will be selected. se-lected. Coffroth and Buckley aib holding out for .lim Griffin, while Tom Jones Is opposed op-posed to tho red-headed arbiter. .Tones bases Ills objections on tho decisions handed clown In Ad Wolgast's fight with Willie Ritchie for tho lightweight championship cham-pionship and his brace of battles with Harlem Tommy Murphy. Willard and Smith both went through Ihelr usual training programmed today. Willard, In an effort io dispose of a portion por-tion of the Ihroe extra pounds that have been giving him some trouble, put on a little extra steam In his ring work and his sparring partners wore moro than glad to call It a Job after the giant Kan-san Kan-san had mauled thorn through ten rounds of milling. Willard tonight announced his weight as 232i pounds. |