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Show DOUR TSHtt 81 BOUT TOIHT i Kelly and Clifford Agree on Local Man for Arbiter. Everything Is In readiness for th twenty-round boxing contest between Leo Kelly of St. Louis and Jack Clifford Clif-ford of Bingham, which takes place In the latter city tonight. Al Bunker, who Is promoting the bout, telephoned to Sammy McCUntlc, Kelly's manager, yesterday morning that Clifford Clif-ford had picked Hady K. Downing, tho local referee, out of the list of namoa submitted to him and Downing will be the third man In the ring when tho boys step through the ropes tonight. Kelly took his last workout yesterday and will leavo for Bingham on the early train this morning, so as to be thero In time tp weigh In at 2 o'clock thla afternoon. after-noon. The, weight Is 135 pounds, which Just suits both men, and it was not necessary nec-essary to weaken themselves In order to make the weight. Kelly said last night that he was In tho best possible condition and that If he didn't bring home the long end of the money It would not he on account of lack of condition, and he would have no excuses to offer If he lost. Clifford sent down word from his training camp in Bingham that he- was never better In his life and that he felt sure he would win In short order. He said ho realized that Kelly was a tough young fellow who had a good punch in either hand and could take any amount of punishment, but he said that he had put the best of them down In tho past and very few camo up again, and he felt sure that such would be the case with Kelly. A special train for tho accommodation of the fans from this city, Garfield, Magna Mag-na and Arthur will leavo over the Bingham Bing-ham & Garfield route from the Oregon Short Lino depot at 7 o'clock and will return re-turn immediately after the contest. The preliminary, which will be a six-round six-round bout between two local boys, will start at S:30 sharp, and will be followed Immediately by the main event, so that the fans from this city will get back In ample time to catch a streot car for home. Kelly will have as his chief advisers and seconds "Kid George" and Sammy McCUntlc, Clifford has not selected the men who will be" In his corner. |