The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-14
Phil Glassman Stages Spec tacular Show In Ball Park-Other Live News of the Boxers.

Tonight is the big night down in Philadelphia where Phil Glassman will stage his big all-star show. There will be five. all-star bouts, each of which will go over the six-round route. In perhaps the most import ant bout of the night Battling Le- vinsky, formerly of this city, will tackle Harry Greb of Pittsburgh. for the third time. Reports from Phila- delphia have both boxers in good condition and an unusually fast bat tie is expected to take place.
 Joe Welling of Chicago who cou- pie of weeks ago deserted Jack Bull ger and who is now managing him. self, and Lew Tender of Phladel- phia will figure in another bout of which much is expected. Charley Pitts of this city win meet Joe Ben jamln of San Francisco in another bout. Harry Pierce and Young Eddy, formerly of Stamford, will also ap pear on the card. There will be another bout between feather weights.
 Tomorrow night the big battle ia on at Boston. Benny Talger, the ClaSSleSL ana most LhOiIllSlHS LedIH- orweight in the game today, will meet Johnny Dundee, the Italian Battler, at the Armory A. A. show in Me chanics' hall, Boston, tomorrow night It Is estimated unoffi cIally that the gate receipts will run close under S10,0OO. The seating capacity of Mechanics hall, which is located fin the Back Bay section of Boston. can comfortably accommodate 5000 people and as the seats are selling from one to three dollars all pre- vtous gate records in Boston are eY- pectcd to be broken by the Valger- Dundee affray.
 Jack Dempsey, the heavyweight champion of the world, joins the Floto-SelIs circus in Newark this afternoon. According to a program made out by Jack Kearns the new cham pion's act will constitute a demonstration of how he won the cham pionship from Jess Willard to- Eether with a couple of rounds of ex- hlbition boxing. showing the champs best punches, with his sparring part ner
 Jimmy De Forest, who trained Jack Dempsey for the championship, is back in Long Branch and dropped the writer a letter today. Wrote Jimmy:
 Trend Roger:
 'I am back fin Long Branch and find that all the gang here is in first class shape, although I did neglect them sadly But I couldn't help 1t. I will reopen my club some day next week and conduct shows there regu- ! ard other good New Jersey boys are down here. Hoping that you will drop in on us whenever you are down here and say hello to the gang. I am Your old pal.
 Jimmy De Forest Negotiations are under way for a bout between Red Alleneof this city, not of Brooklyn, and Mel Coogan of 1 Brooklyn. The bout is wanted by 1 the matchmaker of the Bayonne. | W. J.. club where the Brooklyn Red Allen sustained q most severe pun , lshment at the hands of the former ! Newport naval training. station in- | structor.
 | Arrangements are underway for | another bout between Frankie Britt | Ol -Nt" IttilOIu anu IDc1hF d4B VI | of New York at the National A. c. l of Marievi1le. R. I. for Labor Day ! afternoon. The National In Marie vile which Is but a few miles north | of Providence, Is staging bimonthly
 shows and making money. Local boys. however. are being used and to good advantage.
 George Mul1igan, the Waterbury
 referee and promoter, has every
 hope that he will be able to make
 use of Benny Leonard. the light
 weight champion. against some good
 boy who Is popular in Connecticut
 at his opening show in the Bra ss
 City in September. If permission is granted ' m he will put on the show
 on I,abo" Day afternoon.
 No more outside promoters will be
 allowed to come to Toledo and con- duct any sort of show. according to
 the latest decision req ched by the
 Boxing Commission of that city To.
 ledians resent the attacks that have
 been directed at them and the Com. miSsioners have cha dacterized Tex
 Rickard and his partners as ungrate-
 full.
 When the boxing season opens 1T
 Bridgeport local promoters should not
 lose sight of the fact that Fred Bosse as Jack Brftton came back. Beat
 ing man like Billy Miske is no the performance of one who fs tumb ling down the ladder.
 ID EPoRTs FROM Eastern .Leasu