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Show FRANCE TOO POOR FOR BOXING CHAMPS PARIS, April 19. (Bl the Associated Asso-ciated press, i it was considered probable In lom circles Tuesday that the proposed 20-round bout between be-tween Johnny Kllhone. world'a champion cham-pion featherweight hoxer. and Lugen Crlqul, French bantamweight champion, cham-pion, would not take place in France. The offer of a purse of GOf.OOa francs has failed to arouse much en-I en-I thuslasm in either camp Kilhane's I manager is holding out for $60,000. which Is equivalent to nearly 700,000 i francs, while Crldjui's desire to inee; the champion is not equal to his paying pay-ing his own training expenses and running the risk of receiving no money. ECllba.no appears anxious to fight the Flinch champion, but the conditions condi-tions exacted appear to make it impossible im-possible to stage the battle in Uu- I'Opf |