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Show "PARSON" MVIES " SPRINGS A SCHEME "Would Poll Off Hatch Between Kid Broad and Young Corbett In. - Salt Lake, ' ' ' v . . NEW ORLEANS, Jan. Parson Da-vies, Da-vies, former manager of John L. Sullivan, has placed a check for 12500 In the hands of "Honest John" Kelly at the St Charles hotel to back up his challenge on behalf of Kid Broad tor a match at 128 pourds with Toung Corbett or Terry 'McGovern. Davles demands that the fight be for a side wager of (10,000. He asserts that he is ready to name the club and spot where the fight may be brought off. It must be a battle to a finish, says Davies, and must take place very soon. Davies claims to have taken command of the pugilistic, situation at Salt Lake City and asserts that the battle may be brought off at that point.- "Kid" Mc-Mahon Mc-Mahon of Buffalo, the well-known book-' maker and ex-backer of Frank Erne, is the moneyed man behind the Broad end of the proposition, and it Is stated that plenty of the stuff that .buys will be forthcoming. |