The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-29
New Boxing Home Will Be Built Here By Local
 Capital.


 IF PRESENT plans materilize Il spacious auditorium will be built in this city purposely for boxing. Such a venture is now receiving the serious consideration of several local business men and a successful local boxing promoter. At the request of the latter his name will be withheld for the time being.
 That Bridgeport before many more days elapse Bridgeport will house such a building is now an established fact Battling Levinsky had been asked by the trio to join them in the enterprise. The Battler was inter ested in the venture and would have invested some money in 1t had he remained in town.
 It is proposed to erect the building in the West End, not far from the present Casino. Tentative plans pro- vide for a building able to accommo- date 5000 fans. Bleachers will be raised on all four sides. The pro- motors propose to stage weekly shows and charge 50 cents and s1.OO. Twenty-Five hundred seats will sell al 50 cents and 500 at s1.00.
 With a weekly income of about s1.7OO the promoters would be en- abIed to secure good cards and fin that way fill a long felt want in Bridge port.
 The promoter speaking of the ven ture yesterday said:
 "I have found the spot and am pre- pared to go through. I have interested two business men, but If these with draw I will go through with 1t my self for to me 1t looks like a sure investment. Surely not more than s5.o0O or s6,0OO is necessary. And this money would be made back In very short time.
 Take for instance conditions here today. A promoter in addition to newspaper advertising. billing and other miscellaneous expenses must pay s2OO for the hire of the Casino That's just for the use of the hall You must surrender s35 for the ring and lay out about SIS to those who arrange the chairs. To make both ends meet a promoter has got to charge big prices for second rate bouts With my own Casino and a cer- tain night set for the show each week these disadvantages would be lost and we could have good shows for little money-and make good profit" DOXING in Waterbury will be re- D stunned tonight. The inauguration will be in the form of a big smoker that Joe Shea has arranged for the Auditorium on South Main street Connecticut boys will be featured tr the half dozen bouts for which .Lr- ranuEemens have been made. Just how the sport will be received is prob lematical. but today Joe said that the .4N r,N tendance. Success tonight means big ger and better shows for Waterbury in the future.
 ' OUIS BOGASH. Larry Williams L Joe Smith and Sammy Driver each are wearing the Loyalty League medal awarded by wealthy New Workers who are doing their best tc encourage American boxers to per form for the benefit of the wounded soldiers. So far the boxers have done splendid work and have brought gooC cheer to thousands of unfortunate young men. The local boys are prout of their medal and Bridgeport i! proud of its fighters who can spare time and effort to entertain those whr fought for us on the other side.
 JEFFRIES, former heavyweight q hampton, in another column or
 .s page, speaks highly of Jess Wil lard's chances of defeating Jacl Dempsey. But Jim admits that h' has never seen Dempsey in action The former champinon has all the re spect in the world for the titleholder But then history relates that boxer make poor prophets. And yet there i a whole lot to what Jeffries says. T, 4ot. . r-4f frl ealf CREDIT is due the Board of Recre V ation for it's efforts to boom ath letics among the schools. That it i succeeding well is an unquestionabl fact. The-basketball league was a Ire mendous success and judging from tn way things are going now the Recrea tion Baseball League. constitutin e.rammar school teams of this city will be as popular. Surely the Board efforts have revived interest in inter scholastic athletic competition. does seem considerable relief to hay so energetic a body as the Recreatio, Board. Keep up the good work
 TROUBLE galore Is brewing in tn Eastern League. Danny Murphy the former Athletics star, has draw his release as manager of the Hart ford combination. Owner Clarkin announcing his release said toda that Murphy had mot made good"
 Then along with this despatch cam Information also of the unconditions release of Lyle Stringer, the New Ha ven pitcher of whom so much was es pected in the Elm City. Now Owne Weiss Is dickering with little Johpn Murray. the former Brown Universit shortstop, and is hopeful of landin him.
 But that isn't all. Up in Prov dence rumors have 1t that inside of month American League clus will b playing ball at Rocky Point, tn games to be regular league cham pionship affairs as the Boston Re