Show Mt WITH THE I W Boxers MEXiCO CITY CITI March TiLe The announcement an- an that Jack Johnson was scheduled for live five bouts in Mexico City was met today by an announcement that the government had requested the municipal municipal mu- mu authorities to refuse licenses for boxing matches because previous contests contests con con- tests have been of such an unsatisfactory tor tory nature as to io cause disorder It Is expected that the municipality will accede ac- ac cede ede to the request of the f federal eral ties Ogden March eat 10 interest of Io- Io cal fight fans Is centered in the coming six round boxing match Billy Johnson and Jack Ryan to be staged at atthe atthe the Eagles Eagles' hall hail Friday night March 14 Johnson Is a great exp expOnent nent of the boxing game and always alwa's gives the fans a good run for their money He has been i training i hard for thi match and is in inthe the ft pink li of gt condition n rio I Tile expects cf take home the bacon New York Match March Major General Leonard Wood who was named president of the army and civilian board of boxing control and who declined to acI accept ac- ac the office after a long conference with the incorporators of that organization I tion consented to accept the position of chairman of the committee In charge of boxing New York March farch Jack 10 Dempsey challenger for the heavyweight title will soon head a traveling attraction to be known as the Dempsey Athletic carnival it was announced here today Boxers and wrestlers will feature the carnival which will also carry acrobats Denver March With his his manager and corps of trainers Mike Gibbons the St. St Paul who meets Len Rowlands Row flow lands in a ten round contest at the stockyards stock stock- yards ards stadium Wednesday arrived here Saturday New York March Willie Ritchie refuses to fight Ted Kid Lewis the welterweight champion This newS newS' broke yesterday when Charles Harvey manager of the champion received a wire from California containing the tidings Tames Coffroth the San Francisco promoter endeavored to match the pall pair Harvey was willing but Coffroth couldn't line lineup lineup up and therefore sent the telegram tele- tele gram announcing the diffidence of V Illi e Philadelphia March George Chaney Baltimore Tim Droney Lan Lan- caster Pa here Saturday night Jn a six six- round bout The Baltimore lightweight had the advantage In every round S Kansas City March Benny Leonard Leonard Leon Leon- ard has asked that his tight fight with Harvey i Thorpe the Kansas I City boxer scheduled scheduled sched- sched for Joplin Mo March 17 be postponed postponed post post- one week In order that lie he may train another wee week It Billy McCarney announced today that he has consented to the change Leonard and Thorpe will go ten before the Joplin Athletic association Leonard wanted to have the bout made six rounds and when McCarney McCarney Mc- Mc Carney refused asked the extra week |