The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-02


 Joe's manager, today The clever little American boxer in his cable gram, did not refer to the battle of Monday night, but his manager, after reading the newspaper accounts, stat ed that he had been warned several weeks ago that the only way Lynch could get a verdict over Wilde at the London Sporting club, was to knock out his opponent and, therefore, he is not disappointed at the apparent un- just decision of Referee Corri.
 It Is reported that Wilde will visit this country within 2 month or so, and if he does, Meade will attempt to rematch the pair for a bout be- fore the club offering the richest purse. Eddie is planning a busy campaign for his battIer and has already received wires from clubs in Philadelphia, Boston, San Francisco. St. Paul, Milwaukee, Toledo, Canton and Buffalo, each seeking to ger Lynch's services first after his arrival here.
 Benny va1ger, the fighting French man, will have the opportunity he has sought for the past two years. His energetic manager, joe Jacobs, today informed the writer that he has matched Benny with Johnny Ki1bane. the featherweight champion, before the National A C. in Philadelphia on Decoration Day, May 90. They will travel over the sfx-round route. but there will be no verdict.
 Jimmy Wilde of England, has sign J,1a +,.t- cal man who plans on using the little fellows services with either Pal Moore of Memphis, or Pete Herman of New Orleans, in a, bout to decide the bantamweight championship and for, a purse of $25,0O0 Moore de- feated Wilde decisively in a three round bout in London not so very long ago.
 Frankie Callahan Of Brooklyn will leave for the Coast within a few days, according to word he sent to this city today. Just now Frankie is some where in the Orange Mountains con- valescing from an attack of influenza, but he expects to return to his home in Brooklyn tomorrow and start West probably on the following day.
 Irish Patsy Cline of New ' ork and Benny Leonard. the Hghtwe eight charnrfon, will meet in a six-ro und bout at the National A. C. on Easter Monday, according to what a Phila- deIphta. friend has to say. Cline 5 victory over Jimmy Duffy of Lock port, N. Y, earned him this bout. Billy Newman is now managing Cline.
 Matt KinkIe, who will in all prob ability referee the Jess WHlard-Jack Dempsey championship bout on the Fourth, will use Harold F'arese Of Newark in a championship bout with Johnny KiJbane at his million-dollar club in Cleveland late this month. Both will receive fiat guarantees for their services
 Silvey Burns announced in a let ter received here today that his pro- tege. Joe Leonard, has been com peued to invade the featherweight ranks. because bantams have time and again refused to meet him. Next Tuesday Joe meets Young Maloney at Reading. Pa, and on the following Thursday he tackles Young Michaels at EIlnira, N Y.
 New York writers are not taking kindly to the report that Rickard in- tends staging the big championship bout in their city. They point out to l that hivver battle between Willard and Moran at the Garden and say 1 they have had enough of Willard. On his way 10 New York, Willie Meehan of San Francisco says now that he has been ordered to get out of that town by the Chief of Pollce because of his refusal to take part in a benefit there last Friday, will stop l off at Denver next Wednesday night | to take on Billy Miske of St. Paul | Niske was originally matched with Battling Levinslzy Of this city on that l date, but as Dan Morgan's terms
 were not met further negotiations | were called off.
 Matchmaker Runfee of Syracuse is | angling for another bout between ! Red Allen and Bud Murphy of that 1 city. Allen knocked Bud out ir Lawrence two weeks ago. but the Sy-
 racusan feels that he can beat the | Brideeporter and has asked his home | town DTOHlOteT lO iIS AC e~A cA-15O c | return match.
 Frankie Whitney of Cedar Rapids 1 is now promoting boxing in Iowa | City. Iowa, according to a despatch ! from that city. Whitney was former
 " a clever lightweight and what lit tie money he made in the ring ht | held on to. He put on his first show
 last week ts reported Q have made 1 big money.
 Charley Sheppard of New York ! but who has been making Boston hi: home for the past two years, and | Charley Bergen of New Haven vii
 furnish the principal attraction al
 the regular weekly meeting of tht Commercial club in Boston tonight Jack kearns manager Of Jaci Dempsey, who meets Jess Willard o1 ! July f, informed the writer yesterda!
 that he will try to persuade Ter 1 Rickard to assign the referees job t'
 Matt HinkIe of Cleveland. He sait
 that Matt is a square and capable of
 hetaI and that the country in senera would nke te soc him in action