The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-10
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 London, Dec. 1O.---Jack Johnson, ca- bling from Barcelona, has asked H. T. Booker Anglo American baseball promoter, to arrange a bout for him with either "Porky" Flynn or Jim Savage.
 Johnson said that King Alfonso had given permission for the bout to be held in the Royal Gymnasium at Bar celona- He said he had been in train ing for some time while acting as manager of the Royal Gymnasium, and was "in the pink of condition" He told Booker he would regand such a bout as opening the way for re- turn match with Jess Willard, Booker has undertaken to arrange the match for Johnson.
 After hotly denying the charge that Tom Cowler has 9 glass jaw the man. ager of the British heavyweight matched his man with Jack Dempsey Dempsey gets through with Carl Nor ris at New Orleans next Saturday. If there is brittleness in the formation of Cowler's jaw Dempsey can be de- pended on to find it.
 Many members of the sporting fra ternity will participate at a banquet to be given to Mike O'Dowd, most popular of all American ring cham pions, at Paddy Mullins Old New England Hotel, Bowery and Bayard street, on Christmas Day. In a letter to his manager. Paddy Mullins, O'Dowd states he expects to fight Billy Shubert and Georges Carpenter before he returns. He also tells of his many thrilling exploits at the front, where he did gallant service as member of Company B, 55th Engin- eers. He states he will me back in New York on or before Dec. 20 and instructs his managed to have a few l fights ready.
 Matchmakers are awaiting the time when Mike ODowd, middleweight champion, will arrive home. There is plenty of work ahead for Mike, as there always is for champion in any class. In Dowd's case it's different; since he will be welcomed home as one of the few real fighters who jumped into the big mill to do his bit.
 ! Tom Jones, erstwhile manager of Jess Willard, is in New York on legal busina ass. He is concerned in a suit, with Jack Curley, against Willard for violation of contract. Big Jess ran out" on them at the first opportunity l two years after he beat Jack Johnson 1 in Havana.
 In the boxing tournament arranged for Wednesday and Friday at Albert Hall, London, for the British Empire and American service the Canadian army overseas will be represented by the following: Heavy, Sergt Rolph; middle Sergt. Alexander; light, Sergt.
 Clark; 118-pound class, Sergts. Dill ford and Granger.
 At the Olympic (New Bedford.
 Mass.) theatre the last three days of
 last week there was a big good natur-
 ed looking chap in the uniform of a
 Canadian officer who introduced his
 skit with the simple words, Perhaps
 you have heard of Jack Munroe, the . | Butte m1nerE
 Perhaps you have. If you're a new
 follower of the fistic sport maybe you have not. Otherwise the name is
 sure to bring back membories of the
 good old days when King Jeffries ruled the heavyweight roost. And with
 it comes the memory of the man who is credited with knocking out Jeffries l for the first time.
 F Munroe, a miner up at Butte, stow ed Jeff away in a four round exhibi-
 ton bout and jumped at once into the limelght Later Jeffries retaliat- , ed with 8 knockout but the name
 Munroe was landmark in the fistic :. world.
 Well, he's the same fellow, only
 very much more of man today thar
 he was then. He's fought the battle , for democracy on the other side and has come back with a shattered right = arm and lieutenant's commission And a wealth of memories. He was 2 member of the famous Princess Pat. = regiment which was cut to ribbon!
 early in the great war, and Is one o. , the few survivors
 Despite his affiiction Munroe seemt
 happy and says that he is satisfied
 with his sacrifice as long as the Hur lis beafen