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Blood from Jack Dempsey's left eye dropped all over the newsprint of the country. The champion was batted in a sparring bout and the injury forced his layoff for several days.

Meanwhile Shelby, Montana, goes happily on building canvas castles on the prairie to accommodate the crowds expected for the fight on July 4. The Mayor announced sententiously that there will be neither gambling nor " outlawry." Suspicious characters will be met at the trains and summarily requested to return whence they came.

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