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Show ; FIGHT FANS TURN TOWARD THE MISKE-DEWIPSEY 60 NOW i OIG AFFAIRS WILL BE HELD BEFORE JULY 4 (By Jack Yeioek.) PJJ5W YORK. April 20 i t li ihe ieavyweighi division doomed to. lie dormant until J s Willard and F'red Fulton cross mitts July 4, because of Fulton's agreement to meet no one pce in the meantime, Fistic followers will turn lo the little follows for the ' irVi two months nr so There is one bout, however, that is coins io attract a whole lot of interest inter-est the coming mittfest at St. Paul between Jack Dempsey and Billy 1 1 Miske. Winn these two rough young cltl-leni cltl-leni get into the same ring together there oughi to be something stirring. Beth are aggressive, hardworking battlers who would rather fight than nirk awaj a ten -course banquet, and beaux' Mi ke has the distinction of haing held Fred Fulton to a draw in ten rounds the chance lo compare him with Dempsey will be bound to arouse interest. The fight but figures that if Miske is good enough to hold Fulton off and ei can y the fight .to him. a1? all B rounts said Miske did, this Dempsey person will he somewhat of a bear if he whips tne si faui mono. And it stands to reason that Dexup-My Dexup-My will have to show his superiority jf he is superior to Miske in a I rather marked manner, for Miske will he battling in his own back vard, and local sentlmenl means whole lot to one of the home boys. Miske's ability io take a beating while giving his man the same kind ; of ireatment will afford Dempsey the I chance of his life to show ihat he has class. His tearing, rushing style! of fighting is Just the kind that brings; the best oul of Miske. and from this distance we'll venture the opinion! that San Francisco Jack will be the busiest pug in seventeen states thej niL'ht lie laces St, Paul Willie, t Compared to the VVIIlard Fulton irap. this meeting between Dempsey and Miske looks like the more nitrict-ive nitrict-ive prospect of the two by a whole lot, and it should be worth going miles to Bee Lew Tendhr. the southpawed Philadelphia Phil-adelphia lightweight, la going great guns these days. Lew has been beating beat-ing good Strong hard-hitting opponents oppo-nents Just as fast as the promoters have brought them out for him, and be keeps getting better all the time. Philly fight fans are patiently waiting for the time to come when Lew will he classed as "ready" for a champion ship battle with Benny Leonard, and when he meets Leonard the bugs in Quaker-town opine that it is going to be payday for a new champion Tendler is one of the few left-hand- ' ed boxers who have ever made good Knockout Brown is a battler of this Class, but. his toughness rather than' Ins left-handed posture has kept him i going on and on as a monev - maker in the ring Al McCoy, who won thej middleweight championship on a fluke, is another lett-hander, as Is (orge naue, inc dcuuuiuic icaui- i erwelght But Chaney, though he beat many good boys in his division j was a 'in ker when he met Kilbane for the nile. for the curly-headed I Cleveland knuckle duster disposed of George and caught a train back home; before ih- fans at the ringside had time to ge' comfortably settled in their seats Tendler is a long, lean, rangy youth j who carries a stiff jolt in both hands. His defense is probably the best fea-! lure in his fistic repertoire, but he is coming fast as an offensive fighter and if he can stand the gafr over ihe long route hr will deserve his chance I at the crown now adorning Benny 1 Leonard's brow |