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Show Miller Having Trouble With Twin Cities in Arranging for Bout ST. PAUL. Minn.. April 23. The feeling persisted in the twin cities tonight to-night that tho proposed championship fight between Jess Willard and Fred Fulton would net be held in SI Paul on the Fourth of July. Active opposition from several organisations or-ganisations and the announced determination deter-mination of leaders of these forces to enlist Statewide support was regarded as the chief cause for pessimism It was believed that this opposition was rc.pnnslblp for an intimation from the capitOl that the safety commission would forbid the fight while the United Unit-ed States Is invohed in war. Thp safety commission today listen -pd to arguments and then took thp mailer under advisement. About 100 women, clergymen, attorneys and other persons attended the hearing. Colonel J. C. Miller, promotpr of thp contest, made no new announcement tonight. He was quoted today as declaring de-claring that he would give $20,000 if he could shift his fight burdens to other shoulders. |