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Show M'COY-ROOT FIGHT ; HAS BEEM CLIHCOEb DETROIT, Mich.. April 15. All preliminaries pre-liminaries to the McCoy-Root tight have been arranged. Both sides have deposited depos-ited $1000 forfeit to guarantee their ap- i pearance. . The fight will take place i April 22nd. The articles of agreement call for the fighters to get 50 pr cent of the gate money, which is to be divided divid-ed so as to give 65 per cent of the purse to the winner and 35 per cent to the loser. No referee for the bout has been chosen. chos-en. Soft bandages will be worn, but they must be put on In the ring. The weight Is to be 175 pounds, and the suppositious sup-positious championship of the phantom light-heavy-weight class Is at stake. If either man loses on a deliberate foul, or Is disqualified for failure to try to win, he gets no share of the purse. |