The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-03
NORWALK MAY GET ANOTHER
 EEUD' BATTLE
Report That Promoter There wants Brown to Meet Bat
 ling kunz-BOxing News.
By FOGER FERRI.

Ny FOGER TERRI.
 Provided a boxing permit can be sad Norwalk boxing fans will soon S@ Invited to attend a battle between Iaick Brown and Battling Kunz of Norwalk. In the old days Of bunkoes this match was the big attra ction. but since their passing Connecticut has been fortunate in developing real fighters. fighters who are not afraid to fight.
 Joe Benjamin, the classy Coast fighter who gave Eastern boxers who invaded that country so much trouble earlier in the year. has been taken over by Doc Bagley. who will look after his ring interests in the future. Beninmin is said to be a fast and az gressively strong boy. That's the sort of fighter fans in this part of the country want to sec and no doubt Doc will find little trouble getting work for him,
 Ted Kid Lewis. former worlds welterweiEht champion, is well again and daily visitor at the Belmont Park track. The writer met Ted there yesterday and the former champ cer- tainly was in perfect health personi- fled. Lewis does not intend returning to the ring for at least another month. Meanwhile he is content with enjoying a much needed rest looking at the "hosses' and tol1yiug with his prctty-two-year old kiddie.
 Frankie Wilson, the Brooklyn Ightweight, is also back in town and prepared to take on the best in this section. Frankie is we'll known here having lived in Bridgeport for some time. Wilson will go to the Berlz- shire Mountains for several months. Clarence Gillespie today consented 10 a postponement of the Benny-Leon- ard-Charley Pitts bout at Montreal tomorrow night to next Monday night. The postpouement was agreed upon on the request of the Montreal pro moter who seeks another week to ad- vCrtise the affair. Meanwhile the for mCr Bridgeporter Is training every day down at Billy GrupD's gymna- aium in New York.
 sapper Issy Conan of this city has recovered from tho illness that pre- vented him from going through with his bout at Waterbury last Thursday night. The "Sapper'' had two very
 
 week. Thursday night at the former soldiers benefit at the Auditorium in Waterbury he tackles Johnny Morris Of ohio while on t'ridayat Mike Ncarys show in Derby he takes on Joe Porto of New Haven in an eight-round semi+ final to the Chick Brown-Pete Hart ley bout
 Gunboat Smith, the retired New York heavyweight who several years ago was the sensation of tho heavy weight division, is now working as riveter at a Brooklyn shipbuilding yard. The Gunner took this job dur ing the war and hasn't missed a single day. He is well pleased with it and said that he should have started al such task years ago.
 Battling LevfnslSy of Philadelphia and Harry Greb of Pittsburgh will resume hostilities at Pittsburgh on Friday night. The two were to have met two weeks ago, but political diff ferences between promoters and pol iticians prevented the bout from be- ing held. although LevinslSIy was on the rcene of battle. 1>evinsky has been training faithfully at Philadelphia Jack O'Brien's gym in Phi11y for sev- eral weeks and is said to be in good physical shape.
 No effort will be mado to stage a boxing show in New Haven during the summer. A report made 1t. rounds here today to the effect that Joe sherman, for years Dick Curley': private secretary and his successo, as manager of the Arena in that city was contemplating staging a show Such, however. is not the case. The first New Haven show will be helt soon after Labor Day.
 Billy De Foe of St. Paul. who il now making Providence R. l., hi home. will have another easy op ponent with whom to contend in tn, featured bout of 12 rounds at to morrow nights show at the Nationa Athletic club of Marieville, R. l. D. Foe is going like a char mpion il Rhode Island and has all the Nev England boys his weight buraloed He will meet Young Rector of New York.
 Mohawk Jim Coffey. the India, lightweight. is back in town. Tn lightweight arrived her yesterday an, intends looking things over. IT, is we'll liked here. Jim has been liz Ing quietly with his wife and farnii in Peaceful Bronx for some time, bu apparently he is considering come back stunt.
 Johnny Clinton of New York is S, confident that he can defeat Loui Bogash of this city that he offers t get any amount of financial suppor to back his contention that he cal stop the local champion inside of rounds. Clinton takes exception t the statement that Bogash was to- III to go through with their matcl at the Commercial Club in Boston las Friday. However. as Bogash is work ing hard every day getting into forn he will no doubt entertain Johnny challenge. for if there is one thin one has to admire about Bogash it 1 his willingness to give all contender a chance at him.
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