The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-19

New York, Dec. 19.--That boxing will sooner or later force out the cor rupt promoters and managers is evi- dent by the manner in which club organizing. Already there is a box ing promoters protective organiza- ton in New Jersey with every fndica- tion that q similar association will be formed in Detroit and other Michigan points.
 Only by organization of their forces can promoters throughout the coun try expect that mana gers of boxers will cease demanding cIuo house and all for the services of their proteges. Boxers terms have increased enor- mously in the past year and there is no telling just how far they will go.
 Work on the new building to be erected on Lexington avenue for the International Sporting Club, recently organized. will commence early next year The building will include an auditorium in which boxing shows and track meets can be staged. The seating capacity will exceed 5000, t is said by the club. which has already a membership of 6G0 of the most rep resentative sportsmen in the country. The charter list is limited to 1000 member which number should be reached by the first of the year,
 Charley Harvey, manager of Ted Kid Lewis. and Mrs. Ted Kid Lewis, who sailed on the Mauretania last week, are expected to arrive il Eng land sometime this week, provided the trip was not marred by storms.
 Harvey expects to remain in England about six weeks and then return to All t-,r- !, wife.
 Joe Leonard, the Brooklyn boxer, will not be able to box for another week or so, according to his manager, SiIvey Burns. Leonard injured his hand in a recent bout, but soon re-
 .o~ered only to be laid up again with the grippe
 Leo P. Flynn who has been touring he Midd'ewest with his stable. of boxers hopes to close 9 match be- .ween Bill Brennan of Chicago and Fred Fulton of Rochester, Minn., at uIsa, Okla, for New Years Day. John ReisIer, better known as John, the Barber, is promoting the bouts in Tulsa
 Joe Jacobs, manager of Benny Val ger. the French flash, Is q much peeved pilot these days Joe cont ends that Benny decisively defeated Roclzey Kansas of Buffalo in Syra- cuse a. few days ago and to s1Ihstan- ttate his contention is showing clip pings from Syracuse newspapers. Willie Mechan, the San Francisco heavyweight who is the only heavy weight in the field today holding a 1 verdict over Jack Dempsey, will be 1 iback here on January 5. according tG ] announcement made by his new man. ager, Jack Curley. Willie. however II not appear in 8 bout until late 1T 1 January or early the following month.
 l Boxing promoters a4e stumbling over each other to make matches fol 1 he holidays. No less than a dozer
 rnatchmakers from Western club. l .ave been in New York. Most of tn, l eastern boxers. however, are alread1
 tied up for C'ifr;=-rnaS and New Year.
 Day nand what $ more will engage il
 bouts near home.
 Tex Rickard, matchmaker for tn,
 Interna tionaI Sporting Club of New
 York, has virtually eliminated Jtrnm,
 Wilde, the English peewee boxer as
 contender in the feature bout at tn first show to be conducted by rha
 assocIation here in February. Tex
 however, is intent on staging a cham
 pionship affair.
 Harlem Eddie Kelly of New Yorl