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Show PATRIOTIC PERSONS RAISE PROTEST MINN FA l' 'LIS Minn., April 19. Se5ection of a suitable site io hold the championship heavyweight contest between Jess Willard and Fred Fulion Ful-ion is the only detail left to decide upon before Colonel .1 C Miller signs the agreement making ihe Twin Cities Cit-ies the official battleground The $10,000 to be raised toward the expense ex-pense of bringing the battle here is rrartieally assured. i he Si Paul committee, which hag the plans in charge, do not want an agreement signed with (oionrl Miller until he gives a definite promise that bfith Fulton and Willard will do a good share of their training in the Twin Cities. Cit-ies. Colonel Miller intends to stay here ur.nl the entire arrangements are settled satisfactorily. The lack of any patriotic angle to the contemplated heavyweight bout brought protests from mans business men and organizations of all descrlp lions I' was felt that some plan for (he benefit of a patriotic society should be devised and announced if the promoters would have the public with them instead of against the entire en-tire proposition. ONE HITCH ENCOUNTERED. -T PAUL. Minn, April 19 Final negotiations to bring Jess Willard and Fred Fulton to St. Paul to decide the, heavyweight championship on July 4 were sharply halted this afternoon An official intimation from the state safety safe-ty commission that the bout would not be permitted if public opinion oppo ed it was the reason I Colonel J. C. Miller, it is understood, may not make any further move until un-til after a meeting of the safety commission com-mission nexl Tuesday, to consider the matter of permitting the fight. colonel c H March of t h.- state public pub-lic safety commission announced this afternoon the commission would meet next Tuesday to discuss the proposed fighl Colonel March intimated that the commission would ote on the question of allowing the contest to take place in Minnesota "Public sentiment can control the situation," he said. |