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Show Ross, Manfredo Set For Detroit Scrap DETROIT, Jan. 29 (INS) Barney Bar-ney Ross, the 28-year-old welterweight welter-weight champion, and Al Manfredo, his 24-year-old rival from ths Pacific Pa-cific coast, tonight were expected to bring out a 820,000 gate for their 10-round nontitle bout here. The fight will mark the first promotional venture of Jack Kearns, former manager of Jack Dempsey, here. Kearns was hired by Olympia arena to try to revive big-lime boxing in Detroit. Supporting the Ross-Manfredo match w'M be a six-rounder between be-tween Jimmy Adamick of Midland, Mich, and Eddie Slade, South Bend heavyweight. |