The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-28
.E0NARD IS FAy0BITE IN
 RITCHIE BOUT
Lightweight Champ Select ed to Stop Californian To night - Levinsky Meets Greb In Canton-Boxing News.

NSWSs Statement of the Fighters Follow.
 Benny Leonard-'I am ready. I am confident. am champion. These three things are going to be too much for Willie Ritchie when we meet in the ring in Newark. I have trained hard for this fight and am thoroughly satisfied with my condition am going to try to win by knockout as quickly as l can"
 Willie Ritchie-"Pm all set
 for the bout I can't think of
 anything that I have neglected
 which would tend to put me in
 shape for this fight I beat
 Leonard before and I will beat
 him again. I think ] have the
 Indian sign on him"
 Benny Leonard, the worlds light weight champion, will meet Willie Ritchie, one time American light weight title holder, in a bout sChed- uled for eight sounds in the First Regiment Armory in Newark to- night. No championship will be at stake, since the mon are to weigh l44 at 142 pounds and Ritchie cannot come down to the lightweight linn 1t.
 However, in spite of the non championship character of the event, 1t has attracted remarkable attention and a record house is likely. The promoters declare that judging from the advance sale thelr receipts will go beyond the S5O.O0O mark. It is said that Leonard has been guarau- teed close to $2O, 900 and that Ritchie has been assured of a flat sum of $1O,0OO.
 Leonard and Ritchie met in a four round bout in San Francisco some time ago and the impression was that Ritchie had gained the decision. I'm mediately there was a general urging for a longer bout and with the best terms coming from Newark the box CTS decided to pitch the battle for Leonards revenge in that city at eight rounds with eight ounce gloves. The betting favors Leonard by to l, with considerable wagering on q Knockout being landed by Leonard. Ritchie has found few packers, since it is admitted quite universally that he will have his work cut out for him to stay rather than to ny for the decision.
 Battling Lsevinslzy or this city and Harry Grebb of Pittsburgh will fur dish the principal attraction at the Mckinney A. c. at Canton O., to- night, This should be a rattling good battle. Levinsky, while not in his best condition, told the writer that he expects to come, back winner although Harry IS one of the hardest hitters and Cleverest heavy ghts in the ring. The last time the pair met Levinsky claims having been given a raw deal by Pittsburg writers who unjustly awarded the verdict to Greb. This bout was fought at Pittsburgh. Immediately after this bout tonight Levinsky will start home, getting here tomorrow afternoon. On Fri day night Levinsky meets Johnny Howard at Bayonne, N. J., in an eight-rounder.
 Tickets for the aIl-star show at the New Haven Arena tomorrow night are being rapidly taken up. The en- tertainment certainly warrants sucE a popular demand for tickets, for the two main bouts are the best betweer jightweights yet arranged this sea son by @ matchmaker. In one O them Walter NIohr of Brooklyn vii tackle Paul Doyle of New York Benny Leonard's sparring partner Doyle worked out yesterday and lit erally made a monkey out o 'Cookoo' Frankie Lippe whom h walloped with every thing exceptin; the bucket. In another bout Loui Bogash of this city will resume hi old feud with Pete Hartley of Derby
 Dick Curley, manager of Pau Doyle of New Haven, today turne down an offer of $500 for the service of that lad against Young Ahearn fo a 12-rounder at the National A. ( in Marieville, R. l., on Wednesda night Ahearn could not get dow to the weight set by Curley an which allowed him to have at Ieas 10 pounds on Doyle. Some othe battler will in all probability be signe for Dove.
 Battling Reddy of New Tor. wi appear as one of the principals in main bout at the Bayonne, N. J., clu a week from Friday. Reddy, accord ing to his manager, Eddie Meade, anxious to show in 'Bridgepol against either Tommy Shea of Ne Haven or Al Shubert of New Bet ford. Reddy- y-Shubert would be treat in the boxing line for fans her
 More than forty Bridgeport far left on the 1O:17 for New York t day for the purpose f taking in Il Benny Leonard-WilIie Ritchie bo1 at Newark tonight. Terry Lee, WI is well known as a referee througI out the country, led the contingel down to the Skeeter town.
 
 <Willie Jackson, the New YoI lightweight, is rapidly recover1r from his illness and is expected l his manager, Doc Bagley, to get baC into harness in week or sc. Bal ley and Jackson will go back to u Coast, where Jackson made so mar friends, some time next month
 The National Sporting Club.
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