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Show POLICE GAZETTE EDITOR SUCCUMBS EtfSDBANK, N J. Nov. 16 Rich-j ir. Kyle Fox. editor and publisher of the Police Gatette, Internationally I known sporting publication, died at lil.s homo here Tu'-sd iv He had !;, in falling health for a year Mr. Fox was born In Belfast, lie-land. lie-land. In 18 4 0. tlv- son of a mechanic. In 187". he became publisher of the 1 -nllc.- i lazetl-. at I hn t time h et l-voted l-voted to rum' and criminals, and gradually converted it Into a sporting publication. He leave a widow, a daughter and three sons, the latter resident of Arcadia. Ar-cadia. Cal Mr. pOX'S career always has lxen most closely associated with the activities ac-tivities of the sporting world His name had been linked with many nf the larger events In that world for tho past B0 year. The prize In the famous Kllram-Sul-lllvan bout, a diamond studded belt 'was donated b Mr. Fox. He offered In similar belt to the victor in the Sul-Hran-Paddy Ryan encounter. and many other prises were given by htm In bouts now famous in the hlntory of pugilism. During his life, it is es-1 tlmateil h gave away in all nearly half a million dollars In prizes of various var-ious kind' for sporting events Yet. Mr Fox. his close friends say knew nothing of sport. 1 "Throughout the cih iliZ'-d world bis publications hav- carried his nam1 as an authority on sports," Ralph Hob-rrtson. Hob-rrtson. present editor of The Police Gazette suld. "yet among hi personal friends and member of his family It was well known that h wns un-ocqualnted un-ocqualnted with the rules and method of play In even the commonest of garnet. "He knew nothing whatever abou? any sport, with the possible exception of boxing. He never attended a baseball base-ball game In his life. He never played cards and WSJ Ignorant of the rules of all card Barnes.'1 I He was essentially a business man. Mr KoburtHon nMed, and his chief iu- 'terest was In his sporting publications. publica-tions. Funeral services, it was announced, will be held In New York itv next 1 Monday. |