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Show CROSS AND ANDERSON READY FOR THE FRAY j l Los Angeles, Cal. Dec. 30. Today'i showers did not Interfere with tlv I final workouu of Leach Crosa ant J j "Bud" Anderson and both boys fin I Ished up their training this aft-Tnooi Wf J in good shape, each claiming to b I In perfect condition and easily undei I j the weight stipulation. H One of the angles being considered "I In connection with the New Year's bat my tie Is tho possible efreet that a meroo V iS ry of his previous defeat at the handc V I of Cross may hove on the Oregoi B I boxer Close followers of the gatm M I figure that a high-strung youngatei 1 K like Anderson ne.er forgets a declaim I defeat of this kind Hfl Just the minute Cross walka lnt II i ie ring and scowls at Anderson bi ufl will have- 'Bud' licked." said an old- Rj Manager Dick Donald, in discussing jffl this phase of Thuraday's bout, says j emphatically that his previous beat I Jffl ing will not trouble Anderson. ifil "Anderson is a peculiar chap," said jiMm Donald "He hasn't got a nerve In JH his body when it comes to the box Hj ing game, and this talk that he will V be blue from worry i6 all nonsense, fl 'Bud' honestly believes his flrsl de- II feat was ue to his illness and that flfl he can beat Cross this time Ho vfl will make an aggressive bout from the ery start, and unless I miss my giess H he will have Leach tin-canning al ov- H or the ring."' mm There was a decided switch in the H betting today, the odds tightening up H a full pofiTI When 10 to 8 on Cross was offered some New York mlney H began to show up aud wagering was lively for a time Ki |