The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-07
Sapper Cohan Taking Off Weight For Travers
 Battle Here "Wednesday

New York lightweight, s750 for a. 12- round bout to 2 decision with Frankie Britt of New Bedford. Doc has ask ed for a flat guarantee of $1,OOO, which he in all probability will not receive.
 Joe Terry Lee has been accepted as referee by all the boxers who will take part at the Casino show next Wednesday night, according to an nouncement made today by Promoter Joe Smith. Braithwaite will do the announcing while the old reliable Michael J. O'Connor will sit in his regular seat at the ringside with the timepiece.
 Jack Britton, the Chicago weIter- weight, received $1,25O last night for his services in his bout with Johnny Griffiths of Akron, O., at q show staged by the Velodrome A c. of Buffalo. The bout is said to have been a fast one, although Britton out pointed his man by a wide margin
 Leo P. Flynn, among other things he charges in a lcLte" received to- day, said he did not match Pete Hartley of Derby to meet Louis Bo- gash a the Arena in New Haven a week ago last night. L. ?. claims that his boys name was used in hope that his match in Lowell would be called off and BOgash acommod odated in New Haven. Now Flynn claims Hartley can kick Q dozen men like Bogash.'
 Paul Doyle of New Haven and Tsa1 nh 7F nI-1 -1Irr, matched today by Matchmaker Abe, the Newsboy, for 9 10 round no de- cision bout before a. New London club on May 19. This should be fast go over the 10 round route Their four-round exhibition last week was fairly interesting, although Doyle won by a comfortable margin. Tommy Robson of Maiden, Mass, was today matched by his manager Jimmy Johnston, to box 12 rounds with Roddy Mcdonald of St. Johns, N. S, at the Toronto club next Mon day night. This will mark the open ing of the season in Toronto. Johnny Dundee is said to be in good physical condition for his ten round bout with Ritchie Mitchell at the Cream City A. c. in Milwaukee
 on Friday night. Johnny is applying the finishing touches to his training in Milwaukee where he has been
 since last Sunday afternoon. Silvey Burns announced today the completion of two matches for Joe Leonard, his star featherweight. On Monday night at the Armory A. A. he will meet Jimmy Sullivan in an
 eight rounder, while the following ! Friday night at Gus Troxler's gymna- sium in Newark he will tackle Joe | Forgione.
 Phil Glansman is going to promote ! boxing shows at Shibe Park in North 1 Philadelphia this season, according | to reports that reached this city to- | day. Phil made a bid for a Pete l Herman-Frankie Burns bout for his | first show, but the champion wanted 1 too much for his services.
 | Another strenuous test will face 1 Champion Jack Britton on next Mon 1 day night at the Olympia A. C. in | Syracuse where he will swap punch
 es with Joe Yelling of Chicago in a l 10 rounder. Joe is in splendid phy- sical condition and will leave for ] syracuse With ms n-AndSeT, JACK Bulger, sorne time tomorrow after
 noon.
 Down in New York the betting is | ' to that Matt Hinkle, the Cleve- | land referee and boxing promoter, 1 will be asked to officiate as third
 man in the ring at the Jess Willard ' Jack Dempsey bout. Hinkle, it is ! understood, meets with the approV-
 al of boxers and management
 Lew TendIer of Philadelphia, ac- 1 cording to Phil Glassn1an, and Cal Delaney, have been matched to box
 six decisionless rounds before the
 Olympia A Cl of Philadelphia on next Monday night. This should be
 a rattling good battle as the two are
 equally clever and evenly matched.