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Show MINNEAPOLIS I MAY GET BOUT Many Cities Bid for Willard-Fulton Willard-Fulton Go Minneapolis Likely to Win Out. The hie handicap race for the Wil-lard-Fulton championship ficht stake-'which stake-'which has entrie. in It from nearly I every state in the I'nion. is nearing I the finish, with Minneapolis In the 'lead and running strong and ii looks like a sure winner. Colonel Miller, who has the hi:: championship battle in hand, has ' looked over the whole field and has evidently come to the conclusion thai Minneapolis has put forth ihe besl Inducements In-ducements of them all The title will have to bo fought for over the ten-round ten-round no -decision route in that cii. so the affair will draw as much through the gale as the longer distance, dis-tance, and he Intends to play safe on the venture all the way through. The bout Btaged at Minneapolis would be a bona fide business proposition, proposi-tion, as the boxing commission would have direct supervision over the stag-ling stag-ling of it and outside influence trying to butt in would be ruled off the course. The ficht will be staged in the ball park which will seat 20."mj easil the colonel figures and on July 4 an open air performance would be very season able. Mike Collins, wbtlo here with Fred Fulton, received a long wire from Colonel Miller, which says there have been obstaces and interferences placed In the way of the big fight. Colorado included, and as ho don't care to take-chances take-chances on uncertainties which may stop him at th last minute he is playing play-ing safety first in favor of the city that is a sure shot. After threshing over the Denver proposition Miller says be finds oh Btacles in the road of bringing the battle here (hat complicate matters in such a way that ho is doubtful it" It would paj to try to straighten things out. Collins himself has been boosting for Denver and a lon distance battle, but says he will have to be satisfied with the ten -round game to settle ihe championship dispute if that is the ouh way left open for htm. New OrleaiA Is too BUltry in July to get a crowd together as nobody wants to go down there and boil over at that time of the year, so that burg has been left at Ihe post Connecticut calls for fifteen rounds lo a decision but the promoters don't seem to care about plunging on as big a proposition as a world s title bout so they are out of the runnin Milwaukee has been passed up and scattered bid from ambitious promoters promo-ters offering huge guarantees for the battle were found on inspection to be nothing more than big dreams on paper pa-per without a cent io back ihcm, up and Miller has declared all bets off on such selling platers While the eoloDel admits that a twenty round boul would appeal more strongly lo the public and fans in general, gen-eral, it seems impossible to accommo date them that way, so they will have to be satisfied with the giants battling over the shorter distance Minneapolis is the one spot in the country that can put it through in good shape Mike Collins Is in favor n( it and Jess Willard Wil-lard will follow Miller's advice so it i rns almost a foregone conclusion thai Minneapolis will be the battle- ground on July 4. Coffroth Offers to Handle Match. SAN FRANCISCO, April 10 James W Coffroth today wired Dr. Joseph E. Etay croft, chairman of the committee on war camp activities, offering to Btage the Willard-Fulton championship champion-ship fight on July 4, for the benefit of American soldiers Through government influence Cof-j Cof-j froth thinks he can g t permission to have the bout staged in Chicago or New York. "1 can get consent of the principals to fight for 50 per cent of the re i IptS in Chicago or New York." said t'of troth s message, "the balance to go to i your organization All profits from ili' pit turt also would go to vou The fund would build and equip a gmnas-lum gmnas-lum in every cantonment in the United statis and abroad. with sufficient funds left for their upkeep I will handle everything, such as securing permission for the fight." If he hears favorably from Dr Ray-croft. Ray-croft. Coffroth will then talk to Col. J c. Miller, who has Willard and Ful-! Ful-! ton signed for the fight. Coffroth figures fig-ures the fight would draw half a million mil-lion dollars in Chicago or New York. No Chance to Box in New Mexico. SANTA FE, N. M . April 10 "The I Willard -Fulton fight cannot be held in New Mexico while I am governor.'' Governor Lindsley today answered when asked what he would do if permission per-mission to stage the bout in this state, on July 4 were asked him oo |