The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-11
Jack BrittOn And Doyle
 May Top Levinsky's Card
Promoter Heavyweight Has Great Welterweight Bout In View For Show Next Month.

! the honor to conduct the first show 1 has gone to Battling Levinsky, light | heavyweight of this city, whose de- but as promoter promises to be as l suspicious as his debut as boxer many i years ago. Levinsky is negotiating for the services of Jack Britton, wei | tsrweight champion of the world. l with Paul Doyle of New Haven, for his principal attraction.
 That BTitton will be obtained by ! I,svinsky Is unquestionable, for the two are the best of friends and mem bers ofrDon 'Morgan's stable. Dick Curley, who manages Paul Doyle, was interviewed by Barney in New Haven last night and he expressed a willingness to have his protege meet the champion They will talk mat 1 ters over probably tomorrow, how ever.
 LcNnspzya win have the advantage on tho other promoters in that he has been in the boxing game for years andslSnowB the men with whom he is doing business They will hzves&o show Barney their face value before he will take any of them seriously. Barney will also remem- Der the local boys and that talent will be given its chance
 Ohio Brown of New Haven, and Pete Hartley of Derby, will fill the headline place on the bill of the boxing show that will be held at New Haven on April 25. This bout should draw big in New Haven, as both are exceedingly popular there. Red" Allen will also probably meet Harry williams in the .semi-f1naI. ! Ia 1eSSOT1 Ia Et night.
 Jimmy Johnston can dig up S25o as cash forfeit guaranteeing the appearance of Tommy Robson of Maiden, Mass, that boxer can be matched with George Robinson at the Fenway A. A in Boston on April 2l Boston writers are pulling for this battle as they see a first class contest 1n such a match
 If Sam Driver will take a percent age of the house for the services of Larry Williams, the local 1ight-heavy- weight, Sam Lewis. the former ref cree and pool shark, told the writer in Philadelphia Wednesday night that he can arrange a meeting be- tween Larry and Willie Meehan of Frisco at one of the big PhiI1y clubs.
 Louis Bogash of this city, immedi- tate1y after his bout with Chic Brown in New Haven last night took rat 4Ier to Providence where he made connections for Brockton where to- night he meets Bill Carney of Boston at the Harrington A C. It will be a 12-round affair.
 Frankie Britt of Boston must think he is a world beater as he has sanc- toned two matches on successive .nights~arranged by his manager. Ray tCass Monday night at the Dunfee A c. in Syracuse he tackles Willie Jackson. On the following night be boxes Tommy Tuohey of Jersey City at the Armory A A in Skeeteryille.
 Pal Reed of Boston and Battling Nelson of Commercial A. c. of Boston tonight. Reed Is said to be an un- usually fast and clever welter. but what he will do against Nelson is Iproblemato as the Brooklyn lad is some hard hitter himseR when he gets started.
 Eddie Rose has made up his mind to IFesume operations as a. boxing promo ter in Harlem, New York, if the bill 1egalizing boxing in the Empire State. Eddie is no newcomer when it ycomes to promoting boxing, for he has given New York some wonderful fights in the past 23 years.
 Bathing Lev4nslzy of this city and yHarry GTeb of Pittsburgh will come together in q 10-round bout at the Mckinney A. c. in Canton, O., on April 2S. The pair should draw well there as it Is said that the Cantor club is making more money an6 drawing bigger crowds than any other arena in the country.
 The San Francisco police have nc use for pugilistic sIackers. Severa weeks ago the police chief therC sta ged a benefit show at Frisco Practically every boxer there offered his services, but when the time caInC to fight few were present. This actior has resulted in the suspension O. Battling Ortege; Jimmy Duffy of Cal ,1fornia. Willie Meehan and San lLAngford.
 Tommy Ferguson of Scranton arC Young Leonard. a middleweight, hav' been matched for a 10-round contes at the Peerless A c. in Wilkesbarre Pa. on next Monday night. Ferguson has been doing great work in West ern Pennsylvania and fans there eX poet him to win easily,
 Sailor Grande. one of the toughes k71iddlsweights Of four years ago, ha taken a promising battler under hi wing. He Is Tommy Kelly, a loca heavyweight, whom. Sailor says, ha n terrible punch. Tommy Is workin- -out at the Remington gym witt lGrande daily.
 Matchmaker Billy Mccarthy of the Eureka A. c. in Baltimore has made arrangements with the managers O Gack Britton and Johnny TillmaI whereby the two will meet at hi club on April 29 instead of April 21 This arrangement was necessary be cause of the inability to secure thu use of the hall where he stages the bouts on that date,