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Show BONDS REFUSES TO . TACKLE DEMPSEY NEW YORK, Nov. IS. Many prominent pugilists participated in a boxing carnival at Madison Square Harden nere Saturday night. In support of the L'nlted War Work fund campaign. Jos Bonds, Western heavyweight, refused re-fused to go Into the ring wnen time was called for hla bout wttlr Jack Dempeey. Lempsey declined to meet any of the negro ne-gro pugilists sue gented aa substitutes Prankie Burns of Jersey City outpoint od Jack Hharkey of New York, both brt-tamweighta. brt-tamweighta. Willie Ja kaon of New York won on poirTs from Kodie Wallare, the Brooklyn lightweight. Benny olgar, the French featherweight, waa too clever for Leo Johnson, the New York negro lightweight. light-weight. All bouts were of six rounds' duration. The spectators donated 117.000 -to the fund, exduaivs of gate receipts. |