The sun., 1919-05-19
VALGER IN LINE FOR
BOUT WITH KItBANE
French Boys Victory Over
Britt Stamps Victor as
Classy Ringster.

Benny Valger. a clever American boxer
OF French descent. begins to loom as q
formidable contender for the feather
weight title held by Johnny Kilbana.'
Valger's Improvement since no placed
himself under the management OF joe
Jacobs has been so marked as to presags
title bout for the youngster. provided
hnpane can be induced to make match.
1t ia Questionable IL the Clevelander
VIII consent to meet Valger or any other
boxer of class. for the featherweight
champion has lost much of the skill that
enabled him to win the title from Attsii
on close decision on points In a twenty
round bout.
Valger's latest achievement was 70
gain q referees decision at the end OF q
twelve round bout over Frankie Britt,
featherweight champion of New Eng
land, youth who In that part Of the
United states was regarded as invincible.
Nalger beat Britt 90 thoroughly that
even the Boston referee could not do
otherwise than raise the French boys
hand at the close of tho twelfth round.
There are not many featherweights of
class at present performers like Dixon,
McGovern and Driscoll being oonspicu-
Gus by their absence. valger Is about
the best of the crop and there IL no good
reason why he should not force Kilban0
into bout for the title.
Through defect in Jacobs's typewrit-
Ing machine VAger frequently is re-
ferred to as the French featherweiEht
champion. Joseph should send the ma
chine to the repair shop.
To Help Starvation Army.
Officials OF the Broadway Sporting
Club have offered the use OF the club
house for a boxing entertainment to fur.
ther the Efforts Of the Salvation Army to
obtain funds for the carrying on Of their
| work. The bouts will take place some
time this week. Many Of the leading
boxers Of the country will appear, in.
Guiding Soldier Bartfleld, Eddie Wallace,
Johnny Dundee and Battling Levinsky.
Billy Gibson, manager Of Benny Leon.
ard. has arranged to run a special train
to Toledo for those who desire to attend
the Dempsoy-Willard bout July 4. Tho
train will leave Grand Central station
July 2, and the tickets will include
transportatio both ways. Admission to
the arena and hotel Accommodations in
Toledo. The special will return to this
city July 6.
| Matt Halpin, chairman Of the Com.
mittee on Athletics of the New York.
A. C.. has arranged a boxing entertain-
ment for the club next Saturday night
for the beneft Of the Salvation Army
Home Service Fund.
Tom sharksy's Opinion.
Tom Sharkey expresses the opinion
that Dempsey will beat Willard, ana
declares the size and strength Of tho
champion will not enable him to stand
up under the thumps Of the challenger.
That statement is a reflection on the
| Sailors ability as a hitter for he
| YhnpNnad hyD ya~r
times with his left one pleasant evening
at Coney Island and the Boilermaker
never even winked.
The Idaho Boxing Commission has
adopted a plan that will do away with
drawn battles. 1t has empowered ref
erees to order three extra rounds in
the event of inability to name a winner
at the end Of the IL rounds as prescribed
by the law.
Joe yelling will have his first hard
tryout In the weller class tonight when
he meets Champion Jack Britton In a
ten round bout at the Olympia A. A. OF
| syracuse. The Impression prevails that
Britton carries too many guns for Sailor
yelling
JEFF Smith, who has engaged In sew
eral bouts in Jersey that failed 10 re-
nect nluch glory on him, met Silent
Martin In an eight round contest recent
ly In Bayonne, Smiths home town. The
deaf mute was willing to make a hght
OF 1t. but Smith seemed TO feel It was
his night to waltz, and he refused 70
exchange thumps The spectators hooted
him.
Joe Leonard and Bobby Mchaels will
be the headliners at the Armory A. A..
Jersey City tonight. with George Brown
and Red Mcdonald as assistants.