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Buffalo, N. z, Jan. 2s-Leach Cross
Of New York and Jimmy Duffy of Lock
port boxed 10 fast rounds last night.
the newspaper decision making the
bout a draw.
Kalamazoo, Mich. Jan. 23.-Fa a
speedy 10 round bout Joe yelling of
Chicago had a shade the better of
Paul Sikora of Windsor last night.
Only once during the bout did We'll
ling appear to be in danger.
New York, Jan. 23.-William Hoppe
has two championship billiard matches
on his hands. He will defend his 1872
balklfne title against George Sutton
in New York Feb. 5, yet yesterday he
filed challenge to Ora Moringstar for
the 1871 championship.
Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 2S.-Art Ma
girl of st. Louis and Glenn Coakley
of indianapolis fought 10 rounds Tues
day night, the shade going to Magirl,
who was outweighed fully 10 pounds.
! Danny Dunn of Cleveland won over
Pat MacMahon of indianapolis in eight
rounds.
Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 23.-Jim Savage
| of New York outpointed Al Kubiak of
/ Philadelphia Tuesday night and earn
ed the decision. Kubiak was wild,
missing twice as many blows as he
landed. The fourth round was the
| Philadelphian's. Here he had Savage
IT. bad way, but the New Yorker
weathered the storm and was never
in danger from that point.
Chicago. Jan. -23-After a struggle
lasting two hours and half, Henry
! Wirth, lightweight champion, and
Johnny Billiter of Toledo left the mat
at Riverview rink Tuesday with neith-
er man the victor in their match for
the lightweight title. Referee Smith
was unable to decide the winner, AID
called it a draw after each man had
scored one fall. There were two pre-
liminaries. In the first Louis Tolliver
beat kid" Smith in straight falls at
1873 pounds. In the other match Kalla
Pasha won from Jack Dribbs, two out
of three falls.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 23.-Mana-
ger Clark Griffith of the Washington
American league team has planned to
have the regular members of the 1913
team see the Inauguration of Presi-
dent-elect Woodrow Wilson as guests
of the management Yesterday he
sent letters to members of the team
ordering them to report here March
8. The team will go in training at
. Charlottesville, Va, March 5 or 6.
New York. Jan. 23.-Manager Nc
, Graw of the New York National league
club announced yesterday that Pitcher
Louis DTucke has been released to the
Sacramento club of the Pacific coast
league. Drucke joined the Giants in
; 1909. In the winter of 1901 he hurt
t his shoulder in a subway accident
and won a verdict against the trac
ton company for injury to his pitching
arm.
S Dubuque, Iowa, Jan. 23.-Pitcher R
! D. Swinehart, Chicago recruit rec
/ commended by Mordecia Brown, wa:
} signed by Dubuque yesterday. Swine
/ hart played with the Rogers Par
g and West End clubs.
/ Detroit, Mich, Jan. 23-Shortstol
4 Bush of the Detroit American League
0 club signed his 1913 contract her
: yesterday.
y New York, Jan. 23.-After a visi
q to Albany to learn the views of Gov
ernor Sulzer regarding the talk of
o possible repeal or amendment of tn
/. boxing law James r. Price, the recent
r " appointed member of the state ath
It letic commission, declared yesterda
t that the sport would not be disturbe
p in this state so long as it was KEEP
s clean from rowdyism and brutality. H
e said Governor Sulzer was Statistic
with the way the sport Is being col
y Quoted at present, but desired that tn
= commission see nothing occurred tina
a would offend public morals.
"a Public Notice.