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FIGHT DEC. ItWillie Devore Backs Outof Dec. 1 2 Bout WithCanton Pug.Evidently Neal Brogan, who Is matched by Willard Webber a box Jitney, of Beaver Falls, Pa., a clever 133-pounder, In the city hall auuito-» rium, Wellsville, is respected by Ohio lightweights who have traded punches with him.According to word from Canton. Willie Devore, veteran boxei of Akron, who was to have met B**ogan in 12 rounds at Carfton on Dec. 12, has backed away from the bout.Devore, it is said, demanded that Brogan make 128 pounds instead of 131, his usual weight, and that he (Devore) be given 5 per cent more of the receipts than his manager, Art Simms, had originally agreed upon with Mike McKinney, of the McKinney A. C„ under whose auspices the scrap was to have been pulled off.Commenting on the act, William Strang said: “Devores change ofmind came as a surprise to followers of the sport in Canton. The Akron boxer seemed more than anxious to prove he was Brogan’s master. Friends of McKinney declare that influences inimical to his interests were Drought to bear upon Devore from an Akronangle.McKinney has opened a deal for Brogan to meet Alex Hart, clever lightweight of Lorain, for Dec. H. Brogan is willing to make the , nange.It is not likely that the ohauge in date will affect the status of BiogaU '4 bout with Jitney here Dec. 22 the date which was practically decided upon by Webber. Brogan had been offered either Dec. 19 or Dec. 22. Owing to its close proximity with the bout scheduled with Devore on the 19th, Brogan accepted the other date. Now he has been compelled to move his fight with Hart, taking Devore’s place, ahead four days.
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East Liverpool Evening News Review
East Liverpool, Ohio, US
Tue, Dec 06, 1921
Page 12
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