Show CRIQUI ARRIVES HERE FOR BOUT WITH KilBANE European Feather Champ After More Pugilistic Laurels in U. U S. S NEW YORK TOnIC March 24 Following 24 Following the footsteps of his countryman Georges Carpentier who came to this country and captured the worlds world's light heavyweight championship several seve-al aers ago o Eugene EURene Criqui of France holder of the European featherweight title arrived today aboard the liner Paris In quest of pugilistic laurels here I is under contla contract t with Tom matchmaker of or the Polo Grounds Athletic club for Cor three matches in the United States but his Immediate providing goal providing certain difficulties difficulties dif dif dif- with tho the New York state athletic athletic ath ath- letic commission can be smoothed out Is Is a title match with Johnny 11 1 bane of Cleveland worlds world's featherweight featherweight feather leather weight champion at the Polo Grounds on June 2 declared today he expected expect expect- ed all apparent obstacles In the way of the bout to be removed soon He Ho said tho newly organized Polo Grounds A. A C. C of which Charles A. A Stoneham president president- of the e Giants I Is at the head i will fil apply pp eCo Co for its license s probably probably r abl ably next wee week Another Issue involved Is la Kilbane Kilbane's s status In this state He has never had a J New York license but for re refusal refusal refusal re- re to accept a n for a a. championship match with Johnny Dundee his title was declared vacated d anti and Dundee recognized aa 1 featherweight featherweight featherweight feather feather- weight holder of ot the athletic commis commis- sion meanwhile plans to go ahead with training for the Kilbane bout He will seek quarters In tho the vicinity of New York and start active acUe work In the middle of or April Should he defeat Kilbane h he may be tie matched with Dundee I am anxious to fight right J Kilbane declared and I am confident Ivill T Y Twill will vill give him hits a good battle but I am amnot amnot amnot not underestimating his 1 I never have seen him of oC course but I I I- know he will be a hard man to beat The little French boxer looked In Inthe Inthe inthe the pink of condition when he arrived arrive today He lie said he lie weighed but butI two PO pounds redS over e the featherweight limit I t. t He w was accompanied c by his manager Robert and met at atthe atthe atthe the pier by and Dan Mc- Mc Ketrick who with Jack Kearns Kearns has has acted as the Frenchmans Frenchman's representative tive Uve In the United State States Criqui is 31 years eals old and has a record of ring battles in thirteen years ears In the World war a German bullet bulet to tore away part t of tr h his s jaw while he was peeping over the parapet of a 1 trench The shattered portion was reconstructed however and his Ing was not Impaired by the loss |