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Show FANS INTERESTED IN CROSS BOUT Leach Cross' unexpected victory oer Joe Mandot in New Orleans has boomed the stock of the Power den-fis' den-fis' The fact that Mandot was put to slrep in the tenth round was a big Surprise, yet it proved beyond per-adventure per-adventure thai Cross still holds a foremost place in the lightweight class. Cross' coming bout with Joe Rivers in New York city, therefore, is doublj Interesting if cross should win he would be ln line for Ritchie for the title. Packey McFarland has called Billy 'Nolans Muff. Nolan announced the t other day that Champion Ritchie 'would make a match with MeFarland. providing the latter would box twenty rounds on the coast and weigh 133 pounds about six hours before entering enter-ing the rinn. MrFarlan.i had made It plan that he wanted 135 pounds, hut yesterda be Bid that hr would agree to do ' 13 McFarland'a closest friends asserted yesterday that Packey didn't j train with his usual y Igor for the ; Brltton bout In fact: the: declared that he didn't work more than five days, that he insisted upon 187 pounds I at .: o'cinHv because he didn t feel like reducing |