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Show A. E. F. BOXERS ENTER ! VIGOROUS PROTEST By t nlveYsal Service. ! PARIS. June S. Jess Willard and Jack ' Dempsey are "in bad" with the boxers of -the A. K. F. Sixteen members of the 1 b.-xing and wrestling team now training for the interallied games have signed an open letter of protest against the cham- j ptonship bout to be heid at Toledo, Ohio. . on Julv 4. The protest is based on the ; declaration that neither Willard r.or j Dempsey has shown a proper spirit toward thp war or war activities in gen- 1 rral. "While we were training for our 1 last trio over the ton at an average K.ure of only a few francs a month." 1 saws the letter, "we wish to voice our i protest against the proposed fight for I which each of the principals will receive ' ih'.usanos of dollars." j Tex Rirkard s offer of S!'lr'0 to each mat. for two bouts ny A. E. F. boxers as preliminaries to the WiUard-Dempsey le.ut also mOTts with disapproval. All oi the boxers have refused to take the offer, of-fer, despite the fact that it would give them montv to cet back home much earlier than In the ordinary course of . events and with a handsome sum in their pockets into the bargain. ! The lett.-r enciudes with an appeal to American fight fans to be patient for a few months until the A. E. F. boxers get home and they will see some real sport. |