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Show oo MISKE CEASES TRAINING FOR DEMPSEY BOUT BENTON HARBOR. Mich., Aug. 30.: ' Because of a feac of growing stale, i BiUy Miske, challenger for the world's' heavyweight champion today planned' to drop all work with the gloves for a day at least. The challenger may he forced to suspend boxing for two or three days as a result of opening an old wound 'over his left eyo in training; yesterday. yester-day. Miske suffered a slight cut when a negro sparring jiartner butted him. BhiVBP Champion Jack Dempsey is rapidly Ht1Bir rounding into condition. He boxed the KBSran last four rounds of his glove session bBISot In a heavy downpour of lain yestcr- HflKIra da. Dempsey's legs are beginning to MfrV!'J assume spindle-like propoitions. and ,Q (Fi I 1 lie thin roll of fat thnt was In evi- di-nce around his waist line when he HMmEhu started training has entirely disap- kicGkul Promotei l Itzsimmons announced tcday that Walter E. Eckersall, of HLH Chicago had been agreed upon as the ksLksfl official timekeeper for the Labor Da:. kkkkB matches. The question of a referee LflLasssl probably will not be settled until Fri- kHRPlI or Saturday. H |