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Show SPORT SHORTS I'nable to get the contract Jumpers to leave the Franklin, Pa., and Oil City. Pa., Independent teams through the drafting of a rule disqualifying i them for play with or against teams lu organized ball, some of the magnates mag-nates are sending scouts to the players offering increases in salaries and thu right to go to other clubs than thoso from which they jumped. This plan has failed to work satisfactorily. Philadelphia fight fan? are clamoring clamor-ing for a return match between Willie Wil-lie Jackson and Lew Tendler. It Is not likely the malcn will be made, Jiow-over, Jiow-over, as Jackson has flatly refused to box at any show where Phil Glassman lias an interest, while Tendler will not box Jackson at any Philadelphia club, but tho one with which Glas-man Glas-man is connected. Several efforts have been made to get the lads together for an eight round mill u . Shibe 'park. Jackson wan guaranteed 55,000 for his end. Although he gave notice that his case against the Chicago Cubs would be appealed to the higher courts. It has been learned that Lee Magee, former for-mer Cincinnati and Chicago ball player play-er has decided to drop the matter entirely. Magee's friends contend it would be useless for him to press the claim when he admitted on the stand that he had placed a bet on the team with which ho played. Magee says he will enter business for himself and! play independent baseball on Sunday. - ' ' I AI. Lippc, eastern boxing manager who recently returned from France with a party of American boxers, says! French fans are loyal and French pro-j meters like American lighters, but ne advises Americano to have their con-j tracts before sailing. j Since Philadelphia authorities per-i mlttcd eight-round bouts Instead of six-round bouts, nearly all of the pro-' moters have cut their preliminaries to I four rounds. Soveral Quaker City pro-: moters plan eight-round affairs forj the summer months at tho major league ball narks. ' (Since the Cleveland Americans purchased pur-chased Burns from the Athletics for the purpose of protecting themselves if Doc Johnston's leg gives out, the veteran has been playing bang-up ball and hitting better than ever. Burns has not had a chance to break in as yet. Stanislaus Zbyszko, Polish grapplcr, will probably bo matched with Marin Plestlna for Labor Day in New York. The winner willSjc pitted against Joe jStechcr later In the season. Zbyszko answered Plcstlna'a challenge when the latter accused the Pole of being a member of the wrestling trust. Unable to get Benny Leonard into a match with the lnchtwclght title at stake, and the weight at 133 pounds 1 uibaiuc, ia'w ienQ."r, i'liiiaueipnia battler, says he will "uunch a program of activity next f-.li that will set a record for men l- his division. Tendler Ten-dler plans to met every contender for the crown, and Always at 133 pounds. He bellevea s'uli a program will give tho fans an opportunity to see who is the legitimate lightweight ruler. 00 |