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Show KAUFMAN-LANG BOUT FINALLY ABANDONED NEW YORK, An. 10. Thrco thousand thou-sand fight fans who had assembled at the Fatrmotmt A. c. here to see Al Kaufman and Hill lang, I be b,g sl Australian fight ten rounds were disappointed tonight when the rluh management announced that the bout was off. John TVivrov Mitchell, the young president or th Umrd of aldermen, who la acting :4 mayor during Mayor Ganor's Itinera, btd notified the club that he would net permit the fight. Although four pirliminaries were held unmolested, the orders from the acting act-ing mayor wen so strict that the main contest, was abandoned. The b!g crowd was good natured. Announcement bad previously been made that all nor.ey paid for seat.s t would be refun.W-.-d. Spectators hac come fmtn Philadelphia, Boston and Ba:timo" to see the bout. Hugh Mclr-tosh. the Australian pro- motor, sal'. that in all probability I lAnr. ard Kaufman would bo matcn-ed matcn-ed to t'rtn. ?ix rounds at the. American Ameri-can Le.' park iq Philadelphia two v.'ees hnce. |