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Show BAXZB TO MXIT IXBJim. DENVER, Jan. 7. Clarence rera af Kanaaa Olty and Howard Baker of Boulder gave beea matched for a tea renud boat te tak plan at the Denver Athletic club oa Friday night, Jaaaary 84. Matchmaker Oallagner I arranging arrang-ing aome ucellwit pralUalnarte to precede the mala event. There ara . several good boys around, town that can be obtained for Use events. One of the best audience please rs In Denver is Yooag Bat-trey Bat-trey of Bait Lake Olty, and a he la willing to meet anyone at from 14S to 1A0 pounds he will probably he eaaa la o of th events. Ferns will probably do moat of bis training In Kanaaa City, while Dakar will train at Boulder, where he Is In buerneee. As the etockmen'e convention mill be held durln the week In which the bout Is to be sieged, the contest should draw a large crowd to the Denver Athletic cltiU It le likely that Rtddy Oellaabar will act aa referee. as en Pranelsno, Jan. T. Bam Langford, the Boston negro heavy weight, wiio recently re-cently knocked out Ham ttoVer In Aue-tralla, Aue-tralla, la coming to Ban Prandsoe atxxit the last of January, acoordlng to word rarelved here today. Manager Joe Woodman Wood-man exTwete to match Lansrord with Joe Jeannette. the battle to be etaced In Call, fornla. Lalngtord ha a been awsv a long time and considerable curkielty ta rlfs among riant fana as to how tha Boston black eliapea uu. e a Oil.-ego, Jan. T. iXght Indletraanta cnai-glng Jack Johnson with alleged violatives vio-latives nt the Mann white slave act weae csJIod before fedaral Judge Carpenter ycaterday. The hearing waa Indelinlwly deferred, because a decision la expected bv the fnited HUtes aupreme court on the onnetltutlonellty of the act within a fw weoka Jonneon's attom.ya attacked the oonetttutlonaltty of the Mann aot be-12 be-12 ih '"""ed Ptatea supreme court shortly sfter the Indictments saelnet him r returned by tha federal grand Jury In Chicago. e a e This department ha a communication for Tankee Allen. a s e . Eddie MoOoorty has been compelled tc. cancel hie engagement to box Freddie Micks at the Fairmouiit Athletic club In Aew York tomorrow night. McOonrty 2rrt.yT- h " weak In apparently fine ""'il: J1' yeeterday he Informed Manager Mana-ger Gibson that he was suffering from the grippe and could not box for several weeka. e e e M. Louie. Jan. 7. Ray Browneon and Tommy Howell of Philadelphia, welter weights, were matched laat night to box ten rounds here on Januarv a. Tha men ar to welgn 1 pounds ringside: a a New Tork, Jen. 7. Promoters of box-tng box-tng bouts generally wore discussing the new rules formulated by the atate box. tng nominlsston and trying to solve asv. em knotty points. The nrst suhlect of denote hi the rule governing InnghUng. rrovielnn la made for a clean break, but the language of; the rule does not make It clear as to tha extent to which fighters T. "J1? nna wh,u breaking from a clinch. It la pointed out that refereea. In trying u Interpret the rutoa, may Incur In-cur tha displeasure of tha crowda. A roature of the new rules Is tha provision for cotton gause aa bandagea for the handa Instead of the heavy tape formerly !? Ji? " "d- W'U net Pack tlgh ly and made It poaslMe for fight-.i fight-.i . Bfl'c' ve damage on the faces of their opponent. Altogether, tha com-mission com-mission seems to hsvs aimed at reforms to minimis the brutality of the sport snd " ,n time to Increase tba possi bility for edentiflc boxing. |