The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-20
LEADING BOXERS
TO AID Benefit
Battling Levinsky Matched
to Box Jim Coffey at Gar,
den Show Friday.

The thousands of persons who will
be attracted to Madison Square Gar
pen next Friday night to witness a
notable series of glove bouts in behalf
of the Red Cross not only will have
the gratifying consciousness of aiding
the nobIest humanitarian organization
in the world, but will have the salts
faction of seeing ring contests on their
merits between the greatest boxers in
the country who eagerly haCe Yolun-
teered their services for the worthy
cause.
When William Fox launched the
project of a boxing carnival in the
Garden he insisted as an indispensa-
BILE condition that each pair of boxers
to enter the ring must fight on their
merits. He insisted that if the public
was to be invited to pay to see boxing
genuine glove combats must be staged
so that the ticket purchasers would be
assured a full return for their outlay.
Exhibition bouts would not be toll
Grated, and therefore Messrs. Harvey
and Humphreys, who have made the
matches, impressed it on each volun-
teer that he would be expected to
fight as vigorously as though he were
receiving a large purse for his share
instead of boxing gratis.
Secretary Daniels of the Navy has
given permission to the committee to
use Jim Coffey for the cause. Charley
Harvey, upon receiving the telegram
from the Secretary, went to the COM
mander of the New York naval forces
and obtained sanction from him to
pair Coffey with Battling Levinsky.
AS a result every boxer who has
been engaged to enter the ring has
given his word to fight as hard as he
knows how. Should any contestant
fail to keep his word there is not the
slightest doubt he will be ordered to
leave the ring. If any promoter of
boxing in private club attempted to
put on the bouts already arranged for
the Garden Friday night he would
bankrupt himself, for the boxers are
all top notchers and high priced per-
formers in times of peace.
First and moremost comes Frank
Moran, who will unlock his famous
MARY Ann" in an effort to check
Knockout Bill Brennan of Chicago
who also is hitter of renown.
Gunboat Smith and Harry Greb are
two thumpers of ability whose en-
counter should create considerable ex-
citement, are matched.
jeff Smith of Bayonne and Augie
Rather, both clever middleweights
and heavy punchers, are sure to give
satisfaction.
Lew Tender, leading challenger Of
Benny Leonard for the title, will trade
wallops with Mel Coogan, a clever anG
rugged lightweight of Brooklyn.
Frankie Callahan, Brooklyn's lead
ing candidate for the championship o
the lightweight class, will mix it will
Willie Jackson, who jumped into fame
by stopping Johnny Dundee.
Eddie Wallace, one of the most capa-
BILE ightweights in the country, will
get into action with Johnny Dundee
who has been thorn in the side o
the champions of two classes.
Joe Lynch, the New York West Sid
bantam, who is directly in line 70
the title of the class and who was tn
first man to stop the former cham
pion Kid Williams, will joust will
Jack Sharkey.
Kid Lewis, the weller champion
will have another tussle with Jacl
Britton, the former title holder, an
Benny Volger will meet Battlin
Reddy.
Many of the leading boxing fans il
Bridgeport have applied to the com
mittee in charge of the affair TO
ticket reservation. It is expected tina
more than 200 from this city will TAX
in the show.