The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-23

) ager notified the club matchmaker that the local battler would not ap- pear. Red Allen of Brooklyn was sub stftuted yesterday for Bogash and this morning left New York in company with Connie Mccarthy for the Berk- shire town. Bogash was returned his $50 guarantee for weight and forfeit
 Johnny Murray of New York and Jimmy Taylor will furnish the main attraction tonight at the Armory A of Jersey City. Johnny Rosner or New York and Johnny Buff of Jersey City will appear in another bout that has been extensively advertised in the Skeeter state.
 Charley Kid Thomas of Philadel- pbia. will mix it with Eddie Wagond, a Quaker, in the main go at the Elm pire A c. of that city tonight. At the Cambria A A also in that city and tonight, too, Young Jack Poland will meet Frankie Daly of Pittsburgh in the featured attraction.
 Matchmaker Rorty expects that the Battling Reddy-Sammy Waltz bout at his Meriden club on July will break all records for summer boxing show receipts The bouts will crowd fans from New Haven, Hartford, New Brit ain. Waterbury, Bridgeport and other cities.
 The annual general meeting of the Connecticut State Referees associa- ton was held on Saturday evening last when the following officers were elected for next season: President, ~ r1s vice DTaSl- dent. Joe Booth, Bridgeport; secre- tary-treahurer, Robert Rae. Bridge port; delegate to the United States Referee Union, G. Capper; delegate to the Connecticut State Football asso- citation, R. Rae.
 ! Harry Alderman. the well known Remington City soccer player and manager of three years ago, and who was one of the first from this city to take part in the great war. has just returned to the city after being eight months in Siberia. Alderman was the first soccer man to enlist from this city and he joined the Canadian HighlanIers and made rapid prog ress. Since he has been in the army he has played the game regularly and was only playing in a game as recent as last Tuesday. It is expected that Aokerman will take an official part in the game next season.
 | Another well known soccer official to return home after serving in the forces is Jack Fyfe, who was drafted from this city with the first bunch of draftees and was the first local man to waive exemption. Jack was cer- tainly a true patriot, for although he was a British subject he threw in his lot as a true American. He went overseas about 15 months ago and has been in France ever since. Before his departure he was official of the
 Bridgeport Rangers club of two sea- sons ago.
 l Soccer players are returning home fast now as the writer was also noti- fled during the past week end of the return of such star players as Bob Finley, Waterbury; Cooper, New Ha- ven; Holmes, Acadamy; and Speed, Ansonia. The return of these four
 players speaks well for the progress of the game in the Naugatuck Valley
 next season.
 John Forsyth the Ansonia back of three seasons ago, has just returned home atfer being for over two years a prisoner of war in Germany. He
 was reported missing during the whole
 of the time and his arrival in Ansonia during the past week was a sensation. i Larry Williams of this city will be
 in line for a string of good matches if he can defeat Kid Norfolk, the will make the trip by automobile The crowd expects to make the trir
 in two days, arriving in Toledo on the
 morning of July 3. Remember. boys
 Toledo is already dry and the rest