Show DEFER RULING ON DEVERE TO NOV 21 I i iBy By Dy Special News Service 11 1 MILWAUKEE Wis Nov 17 After After wrestling for the the greater part of or a da day exIsted existed ex ex- with tho the charge that an agreement red Fred recent battle between isted In In the Fulton and Bob Devere the Wisconsin boxing commission decided to defer its final Cinal ruling until after aCter another hearing scheduled for November 21 So far as the testimony taken to date indicates there has been nothing produced produced pro pro- to substantiate the thc charge that Devere deliberately quit in order to bolster bolster bolster bol bol- bol- bol ster up the knockout record of ot I Fulton ulton The evidence of witnesses was to the tho effect that Devere was no match for the Gopher giant Fulton is III having a mighty difficult time of it establishing himself in the tho good graces of the boxing fans tans Ills His record record record rec rec- ord has really be been bei n a creditable one and much more Impressive than the record Jess Jeas Willard had when he was selected to meet Jack Johnson in a a. championship match Yet in spite of this fact the sporting writers who really reany have a lot lotto lotto lotto to do with molding public opinion about the ring men have been loath to give Fulton ulton the credit that is his due Ills His knockout victories are commented upon with a tinge of ot suspicion and if f the Gopher rails falls to stop his man then the charge Immediately follows follows- that he has I been greatly overrated Truly things arc are breaking bad for Ferocious Frederick Silent Mike Collins Is determined to keep on pointing Fulton ulton toward a championship cham match however and present I criticism Is not making any change in inthe inthe the plans of ot battle Collins is endeavoring endeavor endeavor- ing to bring about matches for Fulton ulton with Frank Moran or 01 Jim Coffey CoHey the I foremost huskies In the East To date he has not been very successful Fulton will be bo kept as us busy as possible possible ble however His next match will j be with Gunboat Smith at Minneapolis l on I I November 20 The Gopher and the Gunner Gunner Gunnor Gun Gun- ner nor have never fought In his day lay Smith was a fairly good heavyweight lie He Is capable of putting up a satisfactory battie battle bat bat- I tie tle now but ho hI is not In the same class with Fulton If the Gopher really tries he should stO stop stol Smith before the ten ten- round limit is reached After Acter this contest i Is over Manager Maims ten ten-I Collins irs will make another effort efort to match Fulton ulton with either Moran oran or Coffey Collins Collins Col Col- lins has branched out as a promoter as ag well wen as a manager meager of scrappers He lie has I p purchased ri an Interest In the boxing clu cluI club a at Minneapolis and from now on It I is I likely t that at Fulton will be featured prominently prom prom- er fl in all I rIng engagements scheduled a at the flour u city |