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Show Gold Claims Foul by Tendler and Quits in Eighth NEW YORK, Feb. 25. Lew Tendler of Philadelphia won a referee's decision de-cision over liyrum Gold of California In the eighth round of their scheduled 10-round bout hero Friday. The decision camo wher Gold, after claiming a foul in the seventh, refueed 1 to leave Ml corner at the sound oi the bell for tho eighth. Referee Kid Mopartland counted lo over the western boxer as he sat huddled hud-dled in his corner, apparently in pain. Onco the referea had warned Tand-ler Tand-ler against bitting low but he refused , lo listen to Qold and his seconds hi n they claimed on1 of the easterner's Mows in the seventh had landed lu--lo'jMhc belt. In most of thi- rounda up to the seventh Gold had h-ld his own. bringing blood to the Phlladel-phian's Phlladel-phian's nose In the aecond and staggering stag-gering him with hard rights to tho Jaw I on other occasions. Gold appeared to have trouble In defending himself agam.-t Tenftler'a (body attacka, although he seemed the better of the two in tho sparring at ; long range. Madison Square Garden was filled with a Capacity CTOWd, the majority ..f ' the fans seeming to favor the Callfor-nian. Callfor-nian. Many hootPii the judg- and 'the referee and cheered for the western boy as ho wa helped from the ring. Gold hus a slight swelling In the groin and the official arena physician said he had noticed a, bruised spot jut below tho waist line onAhe left j xlde. The marks appeared to htm t.. lo old. and added that neither would have caused tho suffering of which Gold complained |