The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-02
Mike O'DoWd And Harry
 Greb Will Furnish Bout
 For Local Fans On Fourth

Tobey Owens, who handles Sapper 'Issy'' Conan, the little English scrapper, is now looking after his ring interests. Red" also stated that he will do all his training fo- future bouts down at Norwalk.
 The matchmaker or the New Brunswick, N. J., club, has made up his card for June 10. The show will be an open air affair and will con stitute the following six-rounders: Battling Reddy vs. Joe Dillon, Har- lem Eddie Kelly vs. George Voik and Harry Applegate vs. Jim Montgom- cry.
 Charley Pitts of this city, who l showed so well at Waterbury the 1 other night, was today signed by his manager, Clarence Gillispie, to box | 2 rouIlds with Benny Leonard, the lightweight chapmion, at Montreal on Wednesday night. Charley will leave for the Canadian city tomorrow morning, completing his training down at Billy Grupp's in New York today. For his services Charley Pitts will receive s25o.
 | Pitts is also wanted by the Water | bury promoter to box Jimmy F'asane, | the fighting Wop, at the All-Soldiers' | star boxing tournament in that city ! on Thursday night. Charley has in- | formed the matchmaker there that he will go through with the match | provided he can make connections to be in the Brass City by Thursday. As 1 this is almost impossible without l fa- tha Ar,c+ +,-oIi Iioy, +o strain himself, it is certain that Pitts will not be on the Waterbury card | Thursday.
 1 Willie Jackson of New York and Frankie Britt of New Bedford will in | all probability furnish the main at | traction of 12 rounds at the National l Athletic club of Marieville, R. l., on | June II. Matchmaker Jack Doherty l wanted this bout for Wednesday of this week, but as Willie is working | that night his manager, Doc Bagley, could not entertain the proposition.
 Frankie Britt will also meet Benny Valger of New York in another inn l portant bout that will be promoted | by the Lawrence, Mass, club on Fri day night, June fl. The two met sew eral weeks ago and fought a. very good battle. Britt has been guaran- teed s1,000 while Benny will receive s1,5O0.
 Johnny Dundee has matched him self with Benny Leonard for a. six rounder at Shibe Park in Philadel- phia on the night of Monday, June 16. Both, it is undeEstood, have been guaranteed a certain amount with a percentage privilege. George Engle, the prominent and popular Philly promoter, will stage the show.
 Tom O'Rourke, the veteran handler , and manager of fighters, has taken hold of Fred Fulton of Rochester Minn., according to information gath
 cred by the writer from a reliable
 source in New York early today. Tom it is also said, has been forwarding
 training instructions to the champion of confession makers by wire every
 day.
 Eddie Meade, manager of Joe Lynch, Battling Reddy and several other good boys, and Silvey Burns
 duke of the Ghetto" and former manager of Frank Carbone and Joe Leonard, but now the driver for the Harlem Eddie Kelly combination have joined forces and opened a neat and attractive office in the Exchange building, West 18th street. The two will promote athletic affairs of all sorts.
 Plans for Connecticut special train to the Jess Willard-Jack Dempsey championship bout at Toledo, O., on July 1, are progressing rapidly. Washington authorities have been communicated with and according to latest reports everything looks like roses. As soon as definite word is received from Washington announce ment will be made as to the starting time of the train, price of tickets. etc.
 Joe Lynch, the international boxing sensation who created such stir ir. England by defeating Jimmy Wilde. the clever little British battler, and Knockout Joe O'Donnell of Philade1- phia, will furnish the main attraction of six rounds at the Olympia in tho Quaker City tonight. This will be Joe's first appearance in this country since his return from Europe where he attracted so much attention. Several hundred New York fans VII make the trip to PhiIly tonight to see the New York battler in ac- ton. These have made Joe a strong favorite and a knockout victory for the New York boxer is anticipated. Eddie Meade, manager of Lynch. 1 wired today to the effect that his protege is in splendid physical con- dition.
 Silvey Burns, the popular and en- ergetic manager of scrappers, and Frank Carbone. the New York mid- dleweight. have parted. Carbone had been matched with Tommy Robson of Maiden, Mass, at the Marieville. R. l., club, but the Italian sought .