The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-09


 scheduled to De held at the Casino during May. This announcement is warranted following receipt by the writer of authentic information that the Police Commissioners have all ready granted one permit and will fs- sue a second one to a we'll known local promoter probably tomorrow or Friday.
 The matchmaker of the Ivnn. Mass. club has requested Sam Driver to send good lightweight to that city to meet Barney Adair of New ork in a 12-rounder tomorrow night. Sam has both Louis Bogash and Red Allen working at the New Haven show tomorrow night, so he VIII in all probability send Eddie .tltZsimmons of New York to take on the pride of Leo Flynn's stable.
 Will Brennan of Buffalo, who is now with the American troops in FTance, will not return until late in June. according to information that has reached this office Will does not expect to return to the managment of Hughie shannon of Buffalo.
 Doc Bagley and Benny Valgeq. the classy French featherweight, have buried the hatchet and within two weeks that fighter will return to the man who pulled him up the ladder. Benny will accompany Doc, Willie Jackson and Johnny Murray to the Coast and go along to the South as well next month.
 Louis Bogash said last night that he will be down to his best fighting weight tomorrow when he meets Chic Brown at New Haven. Louis did not tell us that his fighting weight is however, but as he has been working hard the writer looks forward to some excitement tomorrow. Specia. machines will leave Water street and Fairfield avenue for New Haven to- morrow night at ' o'clock
 Willie Ritchie, former lightweight champion, who meets Benny Leonard at l42 pounds ringside at Dave Mac keys Sportsmen's Club in Newark on April 2S, has started training. Willie is so confident of getting the news paper verdict over Ritchie that he has already started dickering for a crack at Jack Britton.
 We've heard of Ightweights being forced to meet welterweights, but Packey Hommey has a new one. Hav- ing met all the good lightweights, Packey says he is now seeking bouts with featherweights! Says Packey: ''I have met Benny Leonard, Johnny Dundee, Patsy Cline, Ad WolSast, Lew Tendler and the other light weights, now I'm going to box feath- erweights. I'll meet Benny Valger, Battling Reddy, Al Shubert or any other good featherweight. And I'll guarantee that I will be under 124 pounds" Can you beat it?
 Phil Bloom of Brooklyn, who is well known in Bridgeport, is no; such an easy mark after all. Phil ! beat Joe WeIling and other good l boys His manager succeeded in iu- teresting Sammy Harris of Balti- moro in 8 Bloom-Benny Leonard | bout, which he wanted for Decora- l ton Day As soon as Benny heard 1 it was to be a Hereunder and to d | decision, he turned the proposition ] down although he admitted the | financial consideration was satisfac- | tory.
 l Down in the Harlem district ot l New York there is a promising young bantamweight named Victor Ritchie Vic has been coming along like 8 1 champ and the other night up at tn 1 Twentieth Century club in Pittsfeld Mass, scored lis seventh consecutive knockout by stopping Jimmy Sullivan in the fifth round.
 Now that the ban on boxing herr has been lifted we hope that the pro ! motors will remember that there ar | boxers right here in Bridgeport whom
 the public would like to see in ac | ton. There is nothing so benefcia
 to a promoter as local card ant 1 there are several boys here wht | should prove good attractions if give1
 the opportunity to demonstrate thei
 wares.
 Young Neil of New York. a har,
 working boxer because of the splen
 did showing he made against Dunn,
 Howard at Akron, O., in the semi
 final to the Jack Britton-Bryan Dow
 rey fight at Canton the other night
 has been matched to box Cal Delane,
 at Matt Hinkle's million-dollar cluI
 in Cleveland on May 30.
 Jack Britton. according to hi
 manager. Dan Morgan, Is so popula
 that no less than four promoters i this country, want his services in
 bout with Champion Benny Leon
 ard Now that Benny Leonard Ina
 openly come out and announced tha
 he will box Willie Ritchie at II pounds ringside." said Dan. there ] i no way he can duck a match with m
 boy And if they meet I'll wager ou end that Britton will stop him" The clubs seeking q Benny Leon
 ard-Jack Britton bout are Davey Mac
 keys Sportsmen's club in Newarl
 Ivy Lewis Armory A. A. in BostoI Matt HinkIe's Cleveland Club and th
 National A. c. in Philadelphia.
 any Of these secure the match 1t wi
 in all probability be the Clevelan 5 club.
 l By the way. Britton Is so populs l in Canton. O., where he won th | title by knocking out Ted Kid Levi