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Show Bigger Cut for State. ' By International News Service. MADISON, Wis,, Feb. 15. -Increase of Wisconsin's share of the gross receipts at bouts in this state from 5 to per cent is provided for in a bill Introduced in the assembly todav by Representative John P. Donnelly of Milwaukee. The bill amends the state boxing law and also provides for an increase of. $5 per diem to boxing commissioners. The total salaries , of . boxing commissioners at present is $1500. Under the Donnelly measure they would receive a total of $3000. An increase of 2 per cent in the tax taken by the state on all boxing shows would help cut down some of the extravagant ex-travagant sums given the boxers, who at present are the only ones profiting by the boxing law. The increase would not become be-come effective during the life of the licenses li-censes now in force. |