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Show M'CARTY STARTS TOT. CHICAGO, May 8. Bill McCar nay toted Lather Mccarty, the heavy weight champion. Into town last night from the east. They will stay her until tonight, possible longer. Whenever they depart, It will be for Calgary, where Tommy Barns' clab His matched the champion cham-pion with Arthur Pelky for ten rounds on May 21. McCarney called up laat night to say: "We are solng up to Calgary to clean up Pelliy. Then we may give Burn hlmaelf a chance. Tommy has written to me that he would gladly right l.uther about July 4. However, on that date sld'srty may be fighting Jess Wlllard at Las Angeles. I expect Wlllard to win his flght with Ounhoat Smith on May 17 at Kan Francisco, end of course that will eliminate the Ounhoat. If Burns shows us money enough we will stav there and box him In July, at that, because It will be a simple matter to save Wlllard up for a fall date. I doubt, though, that Tommy wftl mags an offer that wltt hold ua. Mccarty Is in great shape and will whip all the heavv weights In sight in the nest year. They tried to hand us something In New York In the Moran fight, but we were too smart for them. We had to be so careful that I told Luther not to hit his msn below the chin after the fourth round for fear of losing on a fouV Flynn was still easier for us tn the Philadelphia bout." a a a Ban Francisco. May I Tlie report that Jim Cbffroth was to Invade southern boxing fields wss principally a Los Angeles An-geles scare. That Coffroth had not expressed ex-pressed any such Intention was evident to any one who knew him. Jim does not do his hunting with a brass band and he would surely have paved the way or a foothold In the city named before making any statements or throwing out any hints. At present Coffroth Is tooi busy receiving congratulations for the yeoman service he rendered the boxing interests in Racramentu to give thought to such extraneous matters as running opposition to Promoter McOarev. t Spokane. May 8. Light Weight Champion Cham-pion Willie Ritchie has set Julv 4 as the date of his next uppeeranoe in a prise ring, according to his announcement yesterday. Ritchie said he would begin training the second week of June on a ranch In California No match has been arranged for July 4 as yet. but the cliam-plon cliam-plon expects to meet either l-each Cross or Joe Rivera. e e Danny Dunn, Cleveland's fast little bantamweight boxer, strolled into town veeterday and Is eager to set In th ring here. Danny challenges the world at 1!6 to 120 pounds. He recently heat Ollle Bishop in Ht. Isoute and sained a verdict over Chick Hayes In Indianapolis, where he divided honors In a fight with Pat MacMahan. The little Clevelander was on Ad Zotte's trail last night and a bout may result. New York, May ft. Johnny Lore and Sam ftohldeau boxed the main event of ten rounds at the St Nicholas A. C. laat night, neither having an advantstge at the end. Bohideau showed marvelous speed early In the bout, hut slowed up In the last part under heavy body punching. punch-ing. It was Lore's experience that pulled him through the last few seeelons. Leo Houck fo Incaater, Pr.. took tbe verdict ver-dict from George (Knockout) Brown of Chicago in the semi final of ten rounds, see Philadelphia, May ft. Jack Btitton. the light weight, has been reinstated as sn eligible boxer here by Director Porter-The Porter-The director made the announcement after a long discussion with Dan Morgan, Mor-gan, manager of Biitton, and several reputable light experts from New York. Morgan came to town accompanied by several New York men prominent In the boxing and sporting world and obtained an interview with Porter. At the end of the Interview the director snnounced that ha . would rather reconsider the case against Biitton. as he believed he had not heard all the evidence In the matter. Lieut. George Tempest of ten Second and Christian street station was summoned before Porter, and after hearing his testimony, tes-timony, the director snnounced that he would lift the ban from Btitton. The New York light weight can now box In this city whenever h secures a match. Director Porter later announced that he might lift the ban from Moore In tha future, fu-ture, but that for the present Pal Is barred from boxing In this city. "I have often seen Biitton box." aald Porter, "but. unfortunately, I did not attend his botu with Pal Moore at the Olympta. A. A., which resulted in the ory of fake My knowledge was gathered from newspaper news-paper reports. I know that Btitton usually outclasses his opponents, and while it has been proved to me that Brttton did not fake, still I believe that Moore could have managed to put up a better exhibition had he trained properly for the contest." The director added that h was convinced that Biitton had fought aa hard as he dared. At Philadelphia - R H C UolTaraltr ot Poaylanla 1 Columbia 1 ft 1 At Haaover. N H -Lafayttta. ft; DartaMatb. 1 At SwartSsaora Villa Nova. 14: Pwanhmor, At Philadelphia Columbia, 1: Pnny ! ml. :. At Anna pot la Na vr ff: OaonTwtown, t. At CetaaiSts, S. C Waahlnatos and Lee. 1: South Carolina. S. At Waat Point William-. 14 : Ars7. " At lassslns Waahlnatoa and Jefferaon. t ; Michigan AgrlCTtitarat SSfthfJJ, 7. |