The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-30

CPRINGFIELD AND PittSfteld h - newspapers during the past few kdays have been unjustly critcizing rsam Driver of this city. And it all comes through an incident that occur rsd at Mike Garveys Twentieth Gen. tury Club in Pittsfield on last Monday night. Originally Sam Drivers cham pion. Louis Bogash of this city, was booked to box Harlem Eddie Kelly of New York in a 12-rounder at Mikes club. sam Driver and Mike Garvcy are unknown to each other and what business was transacted the To- cal manager transacted through tho clubs New York representative.
 Two days prior to the date of the battle Bogash Is alleged to have come injured and week yesterday Sam Driver appeared at the office of Mike Garvey's New York representa- tive and informed him that the bout was off so far Louis was concern cd for the reason that the local box CT was not fin condition 10 go through with the match. Tobey Owens, of this city. offered to send in Red Allen. of this city. as substitute for Bogash. However. the club selected Red AL len of Brooklyn--a lad who has been mistaken for the local lightweight many times. Well, to cut q long story short the Brooklyn Allen was |. substituted and he and Connie Mc- kcarthy of New York went to Pitts "<ffeld that Monday morning. So far --Is is known no one else made the zytrip-
 In justice to Sam Driver. however it must be said that he was not in Pittsfield Monday night. Neither did he authorize. so far as I know, any, body to act in his place or introduce himself as sam Driver. Mike Garvey I- + stopped to such a conte mptible trick as the one that was put over on the Pittsfield promoter should be barred from ever again appearing in that ring
 THE ACTION of the United States Il National Lawn Tennis associa- ton in drawing attention to the fact that the court sport is destined to shortly attain the rank of major sport in the colleges Is justified. Meteoric has been the progress made by the sport during the last few years, even though war interfered with what plans those in charge had made.
 The U. s.. N. L. A in a bulletin gives its reasons why 1t believes the sport will soon lead at colleges. The first sign, 1t claims, is the fact that the graduate manager of athletics at Harvard is in favor of placing tennis on the same pedestal with football and baseball. Here. indeed, Is a long stride in the right direction The next dash of proof is furnished the parent association at Yale where a movement is efoot to lay out fifty additional courts wich will be ready for use when college reopens next fall. There can be no denying of this sign
 And then as third sign of the bright future for tennis. there Is the sentiment at Princeton, where tennis proved the most popular sport with tho freshmen who were required to take up some form of athletics upon entering the university. Three hundred and twenty-nine Princeton freshmen made their choice of sports when re- ouirement was applied at Tigerville ana of that number Is favored box 1ng. 91 iife-saving, 54 rowing. 5s 7 trock, o7 basebaIl and 105 tennis.
 HDn9Y Carbon of Brockton and TQunw X1oby Of Lawrence will mix it ( 1n v 13 round bout at the Fenway A C. 1n Boston tonight. This lad & MIo6y C sald to be . conner. but those 4Iho have seen the two work say that
 ax1sop should win via the Knockout