The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-18

Driver. and trainer Joe Smith, left this morning on the 10:01 for Boston where tonight he meets Johnny Clin- ton of New York in a 12-Founder. 3ogash completed his training yes- erday and appeared to be in good condition for 8 tough milling. Clin- ton Is g chunky lad with plenty of fight in him and should set a hot pace for the local lightweight.
 Augie Rather, the New Orleans n1iddleweight who Is now in England. training with Joe Lynch, the clever New Yorker who meets Jimmy Wilde, the English cham pion, in London on March 31. will return to this coun- try early next month. Danny Nor gan has been engaged by Rather to look after his affairs
 The new Fenway A. A. of Boston promises to cut in considerab bly, on boxing affairs in the Reantown. The club matchmaker ts negotiating with Bob NowelI for the services of Al shubert of New Bedford who beat Pete Herman in the Whaling City last week. A suitable opponent for Shubert is now being sought
 Phinney Boyle of Lowell and John ny Buckley of Boston will box 12 rounds at the Crescent 4. .. in Low ell on Thursday night. Matchmaker Martin Flaherty cIinched this match today after negotiating with Boyle's manager for several weeks He should defeat Buckley, however.
 Bob NoweI1 informs the writer that he has matched Al Shubert of New Bedford with Young Chaney in g 12- rounder before the American A. c. in Baltimore on March 24. After this battle shubert will return North and meet Kid Coster at the Fenway A A. in Boston on March 31.
 Al 1Apps of Philadelphia has just closed a match for Fred Dyer, the English welterweight with Art Ma girl of Boston with the matchmaker of the Business Mems A. C.. in Man They will travel over the 12-round route.
 Pete Hartley of Derby must havs improved from the injury that pre- vented him from meeting Phil Bloom in Baltimore last week, for his man ager, Leo P. Flynn, today consented to send him against Terry Brooks of Boston at the Harrington, A c. In Brockton, Mass, Friday.
 Charley Shepard, formerly of New York, but who is making Boston his home now, and Howard McRae' of Cambridge have been signed for a 12-round bout at the Casino A. c. in Lynn on March 2T. Al DeImont, the RoztO0 myraighf iS managing Shepard.
 Mickey Russell. the Newark battler. and Al Cook of the same city. have been hitched for an eight-rounder at the Jersey City Heights club on Friday night. Russell is working out with Mickey Doniey, also of Newark who made Bridgeport his homo for 8 while.
 Eddie Meade and his new light weight. Joe Mooney. formerly of Stamford, but now of New York. passed through Bridgeport today on their way to Providence, where to- morrow night that boxer meets Younf strona of Newport in a 12- round contest to a. decision. Billy Gardner will referee.
 Battling Levins<y of this city and Harry Greb of Pittsburgh will BOX ten rounds, no decision, at Pittsburgh on March 31, before the Keystone7A. c. Levinsky expects to spend athe summer months at Atlantic City this year.
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 Siivey Burns Is keeping both ofshis classy boxers. Frank Carbone. .satile rnidd1eweight, and Joe Leonard busy. Frank is particularly anxious. how ever, to meet Johnny Wilson. former ly of New York. but now of Boston. before a New EngIand club. Frank defeated Wilson decisively two years ago.
 The Manchester club in this State will open it's doors shortly after. Eas ter The police authorities theces are willing to permit boxing there f the Legislature turns down the boxing bill, upon which it will act today
 Doc BagIey, who Is in Frisco with Willie Jackson of New York, has de- cided not to go to Australia. as Just now Doc is sick and confined to bed in his room at the Continental Hotel in San Francisco. He and Willie ex- pect to return to New York ta three week&