The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-11
WILL MEET GARDINI
 IN ELM CITY
Italian Wrestler Will Have First Crack at
 Title.

For the first time in the history of wrestling in New England an Italian contender for the worlds heavy weight championship will be given the opportunity to win that title next Monday when Dick CurIey will stage his second aII-star grappling show at the Arena in New Haven. The prin- cipal bout in which the title will be at stake will bring together Sbyszko and Gardint, the Italian champion.
 Much interest is attached to this match inasmuch as it is one of the most important arranged by a New England club. The giant Pole has met and conquered virtually all the leaders in the heavyweight division, but it may be a different story that the scribes in this section may be called upon to write on the morning of March IS, for Gardiut is a slippery and clever grappler. He has held his own with every opponent sent against him this season and Is rapidly coming to the front as one of the best in the land.
 Jack Curley. Americas leading wrestling impersario, will stage an au-star championship elimination tournament in New York during Easter week. This announcement was contained in a lengthy letter sent 10 this office by Curley today. Jack, however, will have considerable trou- ble staging this tournament for al- ready the New York press has started a campaign against holding such a seriSs of matches.
 The contention is that Jack Curley is the manager of a majority of the big wrestIers whom he has promised to show at that tournament. The scribes suspect that everything is not on the up and up and for that reason they have determined that he shall not carry out his proposed plans.
 George Bothner BroozIyn's famous handler of wrestlers, announced to- day that he had matched Mort Hen gierson, himself Q man of mystery some time ago, against an "Un- known" The latter will disclose his identity only in the event that he wins from Henderson, writes Both ner.
 There is a Greek lightweight wrest- 1Gr up III DOSJOL llttIIItL fNbSSlSto<>ttf' who is attracting considerable atten- taon. George Tuohey the Boston wrestling promoter speaks highly of this newcomers ability and. in de- scrtbing him to the writer not so long ago, said he is the coming cham pion.
 Tuohey is one of the few wrestling managers of whom it can be said z1-,,, or re-arranged match. That is the secret of Huohey's popularity and sue cess in Boston. All of his tourna- ments are marked by large attend ances because the H1Ib fans trust George and know that thew can ex- pect the best.
 The Gilmore theatre, formerly a P. F. Shea house of Springfield, Mass, 1 has been taken over by a syndicate of sporting men in that city. They propose staging boxing and wrestling shows there every week The first wrestling show will be held there on Monday night.
 Dr Roller. who was not so long ago defeated by a Yale athlete, is now touring the country addressing co1Iegians on the value of wrestling. 1 Il up with a challenge for q friendly l match.
 Wrestling at the local Y. NJ C. A | is making ra$id headway, according | to statements made by athletes wear l ing the colors of the association 1 There is some talk about holding an ! amateur Bridgeport wrestling cham | pionship tournament there this spring. l
 
 will report for practice when it Is | started next week Of that number | 20 went out for a place on the team last season, so it can be readily real ! ized that Ryan is not losing any sleep i over the caIiber of material he will | have for his team this season.
 It is hoped that the Holyoke com hination will be able to give a bet | ter account of itself when 1t hits the | trail for the west as it's coach an- | nounced the other day that games i had been arranged with Schnectady, | Albany and Syracuse high schools.
 The next big basketball game on the Bridgeport High school schedule | will be played Saturday afternoon al the school gym with the Freshmen | team from Yale University. The | New Hayeners have a wonderfully | fast team and expect to take the To- | cals into camp. In the Bridgeport | nnerp win be Miacco, Blade. Mur- | nhu. Tr1zaE and a6aher. !