The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20

who Is an unusually fast and clever battler. is also boxing instructor Of the Providence '. M. c 4.
 Portland, Me, has developed into great fgh+ town. ac0ording to the re- receipts announced for Mondays sh07 in which Benny Ealger of New YorS ar1 Ralph Brady of Syracuse were fea yured. Brady grabbed SHOOT for his and Joe Jacobs received $557, which represented Va1ger's bit.
 Jack Doherty has two big draw ing cards and winners in Billy De Foe of St. Paul and Young Montreal of Providence. The latter by defeat ing Paddy Owens of Cambridge the other night scored his nineteeth con secutive victory. Montreal is the best drawing card in Rhode Island
 Willie Ritchie and his wife are in New York This Is part of V,ilIie's honeymoon, for the couple was mar ried only recently. Incidentally Will lie will do a little business as several New Jersey matchmakers have made him lucrative offe-s, which he will in all probability accept.
 Tommy Robson Of Maiden and Young Fisher of Syracuse will meet in sSl eight-round bout at the OIyn1- pia A. c. in Syracuse on next Mon day night This match was arranged today alter the Syracuse promoter guaranteed Jimmy Johnston $750 for the Maldenite's end.
 Frank F,arren and Willie Jackson F row night at the DreamIand club in Frisco. They will travel over the four-round route. The two met Iasr wek and Fsrren was given an un- popular decision.
 Kid Norfolk. the New York heavy weight, will meet Kid Hosic, the col ored heavyweight of Atlantic City, at Mugsy IayIor's Atlantic City club to- night. Larry Williams of this city was offered the match. but his man ager, Sam Driver, was not satisfied with the terms and turned t down.
 Harold Farese. Joe Willing and Freddie Welsh will figure in an au- star boxing benefit that will be given for the soldiers stationed at Osweso. N. Y This will be Freddie's first public apperance in months. He will swan punches with Joe Weling. Fa- rese meets Harry Thomas.
 Dave Powers of Maiden and Billy Carney of New Bedford box F rounds in the main bout at the Pas time A. c. in Bath, Me, on March 31. This match was arranged today in Boston and. according to Joe Me Carthy, who is the clubs represenrs- tive, the men will post forteits with him tomorrow.
 Charley Bergen of New Haven and Eddie Flynn of Peabody, Mass, will meet in the main bout of 12 rounds at the Casino A. c. in Lynn tonight Both are tough boys and the bout should be an interesting one.
 Benny vaIger Of New York defeat ed Ralph Brady in Portland the other T night. Brady's manager sent out stories that Brady and Valger fought 8 draw. All three Portland papers gave the verdict to Benny. Wao lit orally punched Brady with every. thing but the ring poles.
 Johnny Buckley of Boston and Phinney Boyle of Lowell will box 1 ? rounds at the Crescent A. c. in Lowell tonight This bout is expect ed to draw a big house as both are exceedingly popular in that section
 Andey Cortez, the Cuban light weight, can't stay away from the ring. Today the writer received word to the effect that Andey had been matched to box eight rounds at ths Arnaory A A. in Boston next Tuesday night. His opponent has not yet been selected.
 Chic Brown of New Haven. through his manager, Lew Brown. has issued a challenge to Louis Bogash Of this city. Lew is willing to personally put up a separate purse of S2oe that Brown can defeat Bogash over any route.
 The matchmaker of the Portland. Me, club Is another promoter who wants to use Clay Turner. the Indian. gainst Larry Williams of this city The Indian can grab CIT et least s700 by taking the match as tf club has been drawing an average of ss.6eo for the past four weeks. It is the best paying club in New England and q boxer Is not cheating himself when he accepts a percentage.
 Boxers who accept bouts in Illinois will take absolutely no chances of any kind in losing a decision + the boxing bill now before that Legisla ture Is passed. The bill prohibits newspaper or magazine verdicts. This provision Is made to maintain tie eensistency of the no-dAn4saon section of me nan- worse and worae-