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Show ernor Spry to the contrary, "Tex" RJckard said today: "I have tho positive assurance of business men, many of whom are cbis? to the governor, that a forty-five round boxing contest can be held Ij Salt 1-3 kc and they have urged me to go on with my arrangements. The Utah law-allows law-allows boxing contests and It will lo noted that the governor has declared only that he will not permit a prlz--' fight. "I am determined to keep the fight away from San Francisco," rontinued Hlckard, "becauso of the action of Johnny Herget, who, as chairman of the polico committee of the board of supervisors, tried to 'hand one over on nie whon he thought I had been shut out of Utah. In view of the a'-tltude a'-tltude of the chaJrman of the poll e committee, I am determined to keep tho fight out of California, If It is in my power to do so. You can Fav positively pos-itively that Salt Lake City ran handle tho fight and that it will go there." TEX RiCKARD TALKS ON FIGHT When asked what assurance he had that the lefTries-Johnson fight would be permitted to be held in Salt Lake City, In spite of the statement of Gov- |