The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-06


 to be held In Waterbury on Labor Day has arranged with HeTman's manager to have the champion put on the finishing touches to his train ing in either Hartford or Waterbury. Mulvihtll said that he is trying to have Lynch brought here to do a. lit tie training before the scrap, but will not know definitely until this evening. when Eddie Mead, Lynch's manager, arrives in town to pest the forfeit for his little scrapper with Dick Howell of this city.
 Jack Britton, welterweight cham pton, left Chicago this morning with his manager, Jack Britton, for Denver. Colorado, where he will meet Johnny Griffiths of Akron, Ohio, in a twelve round affair on August '.
 Jeff Began, a popular little light weight, who made his home in this city for a short while, is now living in Toledo, Ohio- Began fought a num- Der of bouts at the Acorn club of this city about year ago, the last bout he took part in around here was when he substituted for Johnny Dundee against Willie Jackson and was put to sleep in the first round.
 Eddie Roman, the boxing promo ter of Binghanton. N. Y. is trying to get Johnny kilbane the feather weight champion and Joe Leonard of New York to open the season at his club in the early part of next month. Leonard is a favortte with the fans in upper New York state, having fought Dick Loadman, Frankie Burns and several others north of the big city.
 Clay Turner, who Is fast earning the title of being the busiest boxer in | the ring today, will take part in three | bouts in the next nine days. His first | will be with Eddie Kin1ey who gave l Larry Williams such a fine battle at 1 the Casino last winter, at the De- Forest 4. c. at Long Branch, New | Jersey on Friday night going over the | eight round route. On Monday night 1 he meets Battling Levtnsky of Phila- delphia at the Armory A. c. in Jer- sey City and on the following Thurs day night against the best man avail able at the Atlantic City sporting 1 Club.
 George Brown. the classy light l weight from New York's West Side, | has been matched to meet Tommy IouIlty O1 III dIl SlSul bout at the Armory A. c. of Jersey City on August 21. Brown has recent ly placed himself under the hands of | Scotty Montieth.
 Dave Medar, the New. York light | weight who was suspended by the | New Jersey Boxing Commission for three months, has started training again and expects to meet Joe Tip litz during the first week in Septem- | Der. AIedar holds two decisions over Tiplftz.
 Joe Yelling, of Chicago, who had | to postpone a number of bouts late ly on account of a sore arm, will meet Johnny Dundee after all at the open air boxing show to be held in the Philadelphia National League ball park on next Monday night. Pro- noter Gunnis was notified by Yelling today that his arm will be in the best of condition and will not cause further postponment of the bout.
 The way the tickets are selling for the Benny Leonard-Patsy Cline af- fair to be held in Philadelphia or next Monday night, predicts a record breaking house. The advance sales arc already over s11, 900, and Leonard who is working on a percentage basis Is likely to draw down between ST. too and ss,000 for his end, which will be one of the largest percentages ever given to a boxer in the Quaker City.
 Champion Jack Britton, we1ter- " veight champion, and Mike O'Dowd, niddleweight title holder, who go over the eight round route in Newark
 1 hot Il, posted their forfeits of $500 guaran- teeing appearance and the weight which will be 15S pounds.
 Knockout Brown, one of the light eight sensatiorS of about seven ears ago, was married yesterday at St. Georges church in New York city, o a girl from Arlington, New Jerqsey, where the former battler is now rnak- ng his home. Brown saved most of 1is money that he made in the ring md has some of it invested in real state in Arlington.
 Harlem Eddie Kelly and Artie Fink Will open the boxing season at Pas ,ais, N. J., on September s, when they come together in the star bout of tight rounds. Fink was quite sen- .ation while with the A. B. F. and tha Jersey fans will watch his first scrap ,n this side with interest.
 Benny valger the French Flash, who will in all probability meet Kilbane on Labor Day for he championship, was signed yes- erday to meet Charley Parker the lard hitting Boston lightweight in a | welve- )round bout before the Hub ,ity fans on next Tuesday evening.
 Jeff Smith and Mike Gibbons are ,oing to meet again. This time it will 'e a ten round affair to be held in on September third.
 Sam Langford, the Boston Tar Baby is down on the cards to meet n ebony hued warrior by the name f Jack Johnson in Tulsa, Oklah oma. , lam always wanted to meet Johnson , nd he wtl. probably be satisfied if , Is another battler by the same