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Show KID MONROE WANTS TO BE, CHAMPION DENVER, March 1 Denver is a jealous town, and since' Young Ccrbett, her famous fa-mous son. has left the feather-weight ranks tor the light-weight class' shs bas another good light one who is coming out to take a chance for the feather-weight championship. His name is Kid Monroe. , "Yes, It 18 true' remarked Monroe when questioned as to the report of his going Into the ring as a fighter in the featherweight feather-weight class. "I have got down to hard training, and I mean to capture the feather-weight title or drop out altogether." alto-gether." . Kid Monroe's quest for the featherweight feather-weight championship does not mean that he is going after Young Corbett, Hanlon or Jimmy Britt at the start. He intends to meet Benny Yanger, Dixon and Abe Attell, present claimant of the featherweight feather-weight title at 122 pounds. "These men and other clever fighters I shall meet first then I may go after Corbett, Britt and others of their class," said ths Kid the other day. "I expect to go East shortly to arrange for matches." |