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Show ILLfTRD 1921 CAPTAIN N'EW YORK. Dec S. Frank Busch of Portland Ore . has been chosen Captain of the Stevens Tech 19S1 lin.it -hall team. He played tackle for two JERSEY CITY, N. J. Dec. 8 Mi. key Shannon, a heavyweight boXet of Pittsburg, who was knocked out In ! a bout here last night with Al Rob- erts of Staten Is'and. died in City hoapltal shortly after five o'clock this morning; Shannon received the fatal blow In the fifth round suffering internal hemorrhage at tho base of the skul! He never io g.ii nii consciousnesa Roberts was arrested on a charge of atrocious assault and battery upon leaving tho ring, but wan paioled in custody of his manager, Billy Gibson. Gib-son. TRES.VO. Cal , Dec. 7. The executive execu-tive committee of Fresno post No. American Uegion. voted this afternoon to discontinue prize fighting indefi-1 indefi-1 nltelv in this city. The legion Is the j only organization in th city of Frea-i Frea-i no which has a permit to conduct .prize fights The last bout under th : auspices of the legion was held to-! to-! night The action follows that of the San Francisco police commission, .which last night ordered all prize fighting stopped in that city because uf unspeakable crimes committed by prize fighters and their associates against women." LOS ANGELES. Cal. Dec. Bill McCann, of Cleveland, and Phi) Sa.1-ratore, Sa.1-ratore, of Los Angeles, boxed four rounds to a draw at Vernon arena here lonight. They met at 136 pounds. This Ik the seoond draw they have fought here in tho last three week AKRON, O.. Dec. 7. Dajiny Fruach of BaJtimor knocked out Artie Root of Cleveland. featherweight, in the sixth round of a scheduled 9-round bout ber toulght. |