The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-27
Larry Williams Surprises Norfolk With Spectacular
 Opposition In Fast Go
By GEORGE HAwMAN.

ago was hissed and booed for appar- ently no reason, is today the wor- shipped fistic idol of Bridgeport fight fans.
 And Louis Bogash, also of this city, today was receiving not only congrat- ulations, but also enjoying his first day as the undisputed lightweight champion of Connecticut.
 But that is not all the sunshine that last nights spectacular and interest ing boxing show-the best ever con- ducted here in the past decade-at the Casino cast upon this progressive.
 More than 2,S0O fans crowded and paid their way into the spacious Casino. And by so doing they not only helped compensate the scrap pers for their services, and Promoter Terry Lee and the Pembroke club, under whose auspices the bouts were held, but also contributed materially to the Salvation Army drive.
 What the Army's share was could not be ascertained today, but 1t no doubt ran well into several hundred dollars for the attendance was one of the largest that has ever witnessed a boxing enter ainment within the con- fines of this city
 But it was the pusilistic aspect of the affair to which local fans today were devoting most of their attention today. That it was the most satisfac- tory tournament held here in a long, long time must be admitted, for the night was literally damned with bouts that were full of excitement and thrills from start to finish Every bout was a hummer.
 The fact that Bridgeporters showed lA 4Ta i've more enjoyable one. Particularly pleasing was the showing made by Larry Williams in his battle with Kid Norfolk, the darkie heavyweight. Few dared predict for Larry the showing that he did make against the colored man. Some figured that Williams would not go the limit with him. But these were disappointed-most bit terly so.
 True, Kid Norfolk shaded the Bridgeporter, but to do this he had to fight as he seldom does. The colored giant was a mountain of strength but, unlike a. lot of colored boxers the writer has seen in action, he is far from being invincible. Williams gave him the time of his life. He did not beat him The negro was too far ad- vanced in experience.
 However, that final bell was sweet music to the chap from Panama. For couple of heavyweights Williams and Norfolk behaved like a couple of lightweishts fighting for some sort of championship. Never before has Bridgeport fandom been treated to g. more exciting ana faster heavyweight battle. In fact, all the heavyweight bouts that Bridgeport had seen prior to last night, were slow and uninter- esting ones. And in this fact, lay the reason why heavyweights were prob ably so unpopular.
 Were Norfolk and Williams to be rematched they would no doubt jam the Casino, for a better match and more interesting "A minutes than those furnished by this pair could not be very we'll asked They fought for all they were worth from gong to gong. Not once did either let go. In fact. the faster the minutes elapsed the more spectacular and harder was the going.
 Williams fought very well planned and careful bout. He fought every minute---but never did he lose sight of the fact that he was battling one ! of the most powerful men in the ring. We'll did he appreciate the power of the negro. And well, too. was it that | he did, had the local blonde heavy weight fought carelessly or uncar- lnBIy ne pTODaDly WOuid never nav seen the end of the eighth.
 l Norfolk started after his opponent in the very first round. Shortly after the bout started Norfolk planked a hard left on Larry's jaw, forcing the | local heavyweight to the ropes Larry ran in with one to the stomach but this blow did not bother the colored man who soon found a hole through which he telegraphed a left cross When the bell changed they were hit ting fast and furiously. but it was Norfolks round
 Norfolk also grabbed the second round. although 1t was a. faster and tougher one for him. Norfolk's in- fighting baffled Larry who was coming alnog well. although taking hard body blows in the third.
 The fourth and fifth rounds were | even. Larry williams came bacl very str gly in the sixth and rushed 1ais opponent several times. Larry
 short snappy jabbing kept the negr,
 in a continual state of worriment
 When the bell interfered Larry wa.
 showering jabs and crosses on hi
 surprised and unprepared opponent
 but he had considerable difficulty i1
 doing this.
 The two were fnflghting furiously
 Norfolk several times tied up his op
 ponent, but Larry managed to breaz
 away and pounded away 1eisurely a
 Norfolk's body. Larry then crossed
 a healthy left on the negro's cheek
 Both were fighting bitterly when tn bell broke them apart. Larry tool , this round.
 The last round was even. It wa
 another fast four minutes of hard am
 determined fighting. neither lettin up until the final gong rang out wit
 the report that brought the splendi
 show. to an end.
 Bogash successfully defended tn state lightweight championshi against Pete Hartley in another eight
 rounder. Louis Bogash. like Williams surprised even those who found
 impossible to figure out how he ex