The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-10
PITTS LOSES
 TO CHAMPION
Benny Leonard, However, Has Hard Time With Ex-BPidge-
 pOrter-NOrfOlk Bets MiSke.
By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF
 THE TIME

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 MONTREAL, ONT, June 10-Ben- ny Leonard, holder of the light weight championship of the world, has his hands full here last night when he met Charley Pitts, a former Bridgeport boxer who is now making his home in New York. While the champion outpointed his opponent in Hereunder that was literally chok- ed with action. the champion did not live up to the expectations of the fans here who had expected that he would win via the knockout route.
 Pitts turned out to be much bet ter boy than local fans believed him to be a first. While not as clever as the champion, Pitts was game and always fighting. He landed a few hard wa1Iops, but most of the time he was cleverly lodging punches streamed out by Leonard. Both were in seemingly good condition.
 Pitts the result of his good showing with Leonard here last night was signed for another performance at the local club on June 23. He will meet either Irish Patsy Cline of New York, who is a big card in Montreal. or Frankie Fleming of this city. The gross receipts were S9,024. Leonard was guaranteed $2,5OO with 33 1-3 per cent option. He took the per- centage which netted him $3,0OS. Pitts was guaranteed s25O with an option of F per cent. of the gross. He took the option and received $1,579.20, which represents the larg- est purse drawn by that fighter.
 PITTSBURGH, PA, June 1o-Kid Norfolk, the Panama colored heavy weight, decfsively defeated Billy Miske of St. Paul, in & 1o-round bo1t at the Gardens here last night. Two of the rounds were even, but one went to the St Paul giant and the rest were Norfolk's by wide margins The colored man has never fought here in better style than he did last night He had Mislle guessing in every round.
 Niske's respect for Norfolk's hard hitting ability possibly kept him from doing his best, for Pittsburghers have seen him give a much better account of himself than he did last night. Bill seemed tirnid and to hold back. He was undecided and consequently passed up sevs nal good opportunities to score healthy wallops. On the oth- CT hand, Norfolk bored in and slam iileu d"Ey pISt|t-SAiiJ uHIlOlSStcu-
 LONDON, ENG. June 1O-Eddie McGoorty, the Oshkosh, Wis, heavy weight again fought another good battle last night in London. This time he knocked out Bandsman Rice. one of England's best heavyweights. in the first round of what was sup posed to be a 15-round affair. A sharp left cross to the jaw followed with a quick right hook sent the Englishrnan down for the count.
 PHILADELPHIA. June 1o.---Young Robideau of this city, in a fairly in teresting six-round bout that topped the weekly show card at the Empire A. c. here last night won over Willie Hannon. The latter gave a stiff oppo- siion, but the advances of the local man were too much and h efinished a game loser.
 PITTsFIELD, Mass. June To- Jack Tracy of New York defeated Paddy McGirr of this city in a six round bout at the Twentieth Century A. c. here last night. Jack knew too much for his opponent, whose only reason for being in the ring was prob ably that he can take a sound thrash ing.
 SYRACUSE, N. Y, June 10.---Ralph Brady, the Syracuse lightweight who rested up after a. vigorous campaign in New England, returned to the ring last night and in the main attraction at the Dunfee \. c. defeated Young Michaels, another Syracuse boy The attendance was one of the largest of the season.
 JERSEY CITY, June 10.---Owing to the indictment weather the outdoor aln-star show that Promoter John Jennings planned for last night at the Armory A. A. here and in which Harry Willis was to meet John Leister Johnson, another colored heavyweisht. has been put over until tonight.