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Show V I MIKE O'DOWD WILL BATTLE ROSENBURG NEW YORK. Nov 4 Dave Rosenberg Rosen-berg of Brooklyn ;ind Kike O'Dowd of St Paul.. Minn., will box for tho middleweight mid-dleweight championship of the world, so far as recognition in New 1'ork state is concerned, In a 15 -round contest con-test Thanksgiving day afternoon in a Brooklyn arena The match, Chair- ' man William Aluldoon announced, has tho sanction of the state athletlo commission, despite tho tact that Rosenberg Ro-senberg -sas suspended some time ago , by tho commission for falluro to 1 through with a previous contract with I O'Dowd. Rosenberg Is still recognized as ' j world's middleweight champion by1 the commission. Chairman Muldoon said, "and his suspension will bo lift- j ed as soon as he gcs through with j the O'Dowd bout." He added that tho winner will bo I obliged to defend his title against j the victor of a "middleweight tournament" tourna-ment" recently sanctioned ly the con- j mission to select the leading 160 pound contend' r Rosenberg was Installed as champion cham-pion by the commission after tho world's title, held by Johnny Wilson of Boston was declared vacated in tho state because Wilson refused to box Harry Qreb of Pittsburg, present Am- , erlcan light heavyweight tltleholder O'Dowd Is a former mlddlewi Ight , i champion. j |