The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-04
Charley Pitts and Sapper Cohan Are on Card-Bat- ling Levinsky Is In Big Demand.

With his bout with Benny Leonard in Montreal put over until next Monday night Charley Pitts, formerly of this city, but now of New York, is today applying the finishing touches to his training for his battle with Jimmy Fasane, the walloping Wop. in the fix all-Star' show at Waterbury tomorrow night. Pitts has been made a slight favorite over the pride of of Waterbury in spite of the fact that. on paper, they appear to be very evenly matched.
 Pitts is coming along like a cham pion. He is working out every day at Billy Grupp's gymnasium and is among the shining lights there. He has developed wonderful speed and should be hard match for the Italian who is said to be tougher than ever.
 The show as a whole promises to develop some Interesting sport. As al1~the bouts will be between former soldiers chances are that a record smashing attendance will be on hand The boxers will divide the proceeds among themselves. Sapper Conan of this city will meet Johnny Morris of Ohio in the semi-final battle.
 Pete Hartley. the Durable Dane, expects to get back into the good graces of fans in this section Friday night when he meets Chic Brown of New Haven in a 12-round bout at the Sterling Theatre in Derby. Hart ley is working hard and should be in top form. Chic, too, is leaving no stone unturned and said today that if he loses Friday 1t will not be be- cause he was out of condition.
 Sam Driver has practically given all hope of staging a show. Sam had several matches in view, but so far none of them has materialized. It was Drivers intention of conducting an outdoor affair, but apparently per mission to put on such bouts has been refused him. One thing is cer- shows until the latter part of Septem- CT anyway.
 Joe Lynch, the sensational New York featherweight, did so we'll with K. O. O'Donne11 in Philadelphia the other night that he has been match ed to box six rounds, no-decision, with Pete Herman at Shibe Park in that city on June 22. This should draw a big crowd, for both have an exceedingly large following in the Quakertown.
 Battling Levinsky, formerly of this city, but now of Philadelphia, has been matched to box 12 rounds with Billy Miske of St. Paul at Rossford, O., on July 3-the night before the Wil1ard-Dempsey bout at Toledo. As Rossford is only 12 miles from To- ledo, the promoters should reap a harvest: Levinsky is expected to do a couple of days training with Jess Willard in Toledo and from there go to Rossford.
 Jimmy Mason is authority for the information that next Saturday night at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Harry Greb of the Smoke City, and George (Greek) K. O. Brown of Chicago will meet in a no-decision 10-round bout Brown has not donned a mitt for a1-. most two years, but his friends in sist that he is as good as ever.
 Battling Levinsky, according to several friends of the writer, is doing considerably better since changing to Philadelphia. He is working out every day. George Eng1e, the Phil adelphia promoter, is anxious to make use of Barney's services with Harry Greb of Pittsburgh at an open air show at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, on July IT, but Jimmy Mason. Harry's manager, is holding out.
 In anticipation of bout with Benny Leonard whom he claims hav- ing knocked down ard which claim has been substantiatcd by newspaper writers and fans who were at the Norwalk bouts last week, Red Allen of this city has started in earnes. | training. His manager. Tobey Owens is arranging a very busy campaign for his performer.
 Frankie Burns of Jersey City will be in good shape when he meets