The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-13

p6dn pTOIlOieIS 5 nave DeSSlSSO &AlllO4- ican managers with heretofore un- heard of propositions and practically every worth while boxer here will be on his way to the other side eby the
 first of February. Alreary several well known American boxers are in England. These will be joined later by Benny Leonard, Jack Britton, Mike O'Dowd, Johnny KiIbane, Charley White, Eddie F'itzsimmons, Lew Tender, Jack Sharkey, Battling LevinsIy, Charley Weinert, Willie GIeehan and others equally as well
 known to pugflistic enthusiastics. Vincent Reina, the New Haven pro , Dundee Benny Leonard 20-round bout in New Haven on January Is, while in town the other day pre- dicted that that show will draw in the neighborhood of S30,0oo. Each boxer has already posted forfeit of S350O as a guarantee for appearance and weight. Promoter Reina, too. has posted a forfeit of s60O0 as ev4- dence of good faith that he will go | through with the plans as they have been drawn up.
 Je Benjamin of San Francisco, who is now being handled by Billy Gib- son, and Ritchte Mitchell of MI
 waukee are as good as matched for a scramble before the Cream A. c. of Milwaukee next month. The man agers have come to terms and all that remains to make the match a
 reality is the signature of each pilot
 to articles of agreement.
 Jack Britton, the welterweight champion, and Augie Rather of this city, have been matched by Promoter Dave Mckay of Newark for an eight round decisionless bout at the Sports mems club in the New Jersey met ropons on Dec. 22. Both boys have
 started training and the bout should be a lively affair.
 Matchmaker Charley Murray of the Queensbury A. c. of Buffalo has
 just closed a match between Johnny
 Murray, the promising New York bantamweight, and Harry Coulon of the Bison City for Dec. IS. The two are heavy punchers in spite of their size and should make very good match.
 Willie Jackson of New Fork and Joe Yelling of Chicago will not box in Philadelphia on Christmas Day, ac- l cording to Doc Bagley, who manages the former. According to Doc, his lightweight who had an operation
 performed on his nose last week, has
 been advised to stay out of the ring for five weeks.
 Benny yalgar, the French Flash, has been asked to make a trip to Lo1y Tn1 ToiS manager Is considering the proposi-
 ton. A number of Cuban promoters hope to induce most of the better American boxers to go there for the winter. Just now Havana Is running ! wild with spendthrifts, horemen and gamblers.
 If one can take seriously Jack Dempsey's statements there Is little chance of taking him to either Eng land or France to meet Georges Car pentter Jack has been offered $175,- 000' by Bill Brady, to meet the l F'renchman, but he is holding out now for $2o0,000.
 Johnny Coulon, former bantam
 weight champion, is sincere in his challenge to Jimmy Wilde, the Eng fish flyweight. Johnny was at the
 ringside at the Sharkey-Wilde bout | in Milwaukee and honestly believes he can beat the Briton. He Is so confident that he can stage a come | back that he says he stands willing | to post 5000 which he will give to Wilde as a present the moment he ! signs articles of agreement to meet him.
 Since decesions were allowed in | Bridgeport promoters there have | found it next to impossible to secure l topnotch talent for their shows. One
 promoter approached a very well 1 known New York boxer with a liberal proposition to appear in Bridgeport, | but the scrapper turned the offer | down flat frankly stating he did not | care to take any chances when he | could participate in a no-decesion l bout and 'get just as easy money" l New York and Philadelphia mana gers i and boxers are "off'' Boston clubs l They claim they are victimized there | and forced to be used as tools cf i "the trust'' said to exist there One ] manager whose boxer showed there
 recently charges the matchnnkers with being league with sure-thtng
 gamblers.
 Pete Hartley, the durable Dane, | and Tony Fill, the Evansville, O., vel | terweight will swap punches in 9 10 | round scramble at the Fort Wayne, 1 Ind, club on January IS. Fill has | created a sensation in Tndiania by
 d1sposirg of his opponents in easy and quick fashion.
 The Canadian Hockey Club of Montreal aspires to conducting box
 ing shows in that city and is dicker-
 ing for the services of Georges Car
 pentier, the Frenchman, against Eu-
 gene Brosseau, the Canadian heavy
 weight champion. The match if ar
 ranged will be staged at the race
 track in Montreal on July II. Al werbe, who Is now matchmak-
 ing for the National Athletic Club
 of Detriot has hooked up Frank Car bone, the New York middleweight,
 with Mike O'Dowd for l0-round