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Show 'NEBRASKA EXCLUDES DEMPSEY BRENNAN GO LINCOLN Neb. Aug. 26.--Nebraska boxing promoters will not be allowed ' to stage a Ja k Dempsey-Bill Bren-nan Bren-nan bout In this state, according to a 'statement Issued by H H Antics, stale I secretary of the department of public welfare, which has general supervision supervis-ion of boxing In Nebraska. ! The decision to prohibit the bout was made after Omaha fi'bt promoters promo-ters had asked permission to negotiate for the figh: In thai city this falL Mr. Antles advaV"cd as his reasons for banning the'p jpisod fight pruc-. tically the same grounds that were ad-1 vanced some days ago In Indiana that the proposed match would be a prize fight, not a hoxinx match. |