The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-30

H2A0E>> DED ALLEN holds the distinction of IN having knocked down Benny Leonard, lightweight champion of the world.
 You don't believe 1t? Well. all you have to do Is to slip down to Norwalk some of these nights and ask any one who attended the Salvation Army benefit there the other night what happened when Red Allen and Benny Leonard crossed mits in the ring.
 We heard the story Wednesday, but not having secured anything that sub stantiated the report we had to walt until yesterday when we could inves- tieate the matter more fully.
 And we learned that Red really did send tho champion down to his knees It happened in the first round of two-round exhibition at the benefit Leonard had volunteere his services and offered to take on both Allen and Battling Kunz of Norwalk.
 Red and Benny spared for a few seconds Then Benny chopped him with a left that Allen admits hurt him. Tn fact, it pained him to such an extent that he became angry ana ripped into the astonished champion flooring him. Benny quickly got up. you're a fresh kid" said Benny to Red"
 And without further warning he proceeded to pummel the local boy. 1n fact Allen admitted to the writer last night that Benny's blows had him wobbly and it was a good thing the bout was only a two-rounder. nrTT the battle has earned job for \ Allen, for he and. Kunz will in the future act as sparrinS partners for the champion. Benny, whose home Is in the Harlem district of New York, also has a summer home Tn Norwalk and he will move there within a week or two.
 He will do all hh training in Nor walk with Allen helping him. Per sonally Benny feels Nike Bridgeporters, that a little more common sense ana a cool head will make a good boy of the local battler.
 n COMMISSIONER STANLEY, accord V ing to stories heard in official cir cles yesterday, has objection to the holding of a boxing show outdoors. This is contrary to a statment made to the writers several weeks ago by one in authority. but no one will be surprised if the Police Commission has really changed it's mind.
 Surely, there can be no harm done by permitting outdoor fights. With the proper policing there Is no reason why such shows should not be sue cessfnl here. There is 6emand for boxing and if all shows can be con uucted as quietly and as well as the last two held at the Casino the game win prosper here as it has never pros pered before.
 nHE fact that oswald Kirby will de- | fend the metropolitan amateur golf charnpionship at the big tournament to be held here next week will tend to intensity interest in the matches. The field will be a truly representative one but with the champion competing g play should be of very keen nature. Entries for the match closed yester- Gay and according to announcement made today a very crack lot of well known players will be seen in action DATTLING LEvnNSKY. contrary to D reports. Is far from being all in While his performances duU7F -ne past year have not been as brilliant as those of three and four years ago. the fact is that Barney will not DOW to rnisstatements of some writer who for some unknown reason could never see him as a topnotcher.
 To Levinsky one must tip his hat. Barney has fought gamely and has met the best in his class. He has never .been known to have turned down a single ambitious rival He rave them all a chance and, what is more. defeated the majority of those who had nerve enough to oppose.
 Next week Levinsloy meets Harry 0reb in Pittsburgh. And Harry is one of the many heavywetGhts who will contradict the statement that the Bat- tier is all in. Barney may not be al good as he used to be. but he is NOT MI in and neither will be retire
 RITES a reader of this column
 Roger Terri:
 Dear Sir-I am glad to read
 that at least Bridgeporters have
 awakened to the fact that a new
 homo for boxing is needed.
 don't know of more uncom-
 fortable place to stage a boxing
 show than the Casino. The
 ventilation there is very poor in
 every respect.
 Bridgeport can stand d spacious
 arena such as you mentioned il (.
 your column. am certain that
 BrfdEeports sport lovers will
 support such . venture. It will
 mean better boxing shows.
 I. for one, will boost the
 venture, for personally think
 We nasd such an arena, not only
 for boxing. but for other athletic
 purposes.
 Trusting that you will continue
 eo boost such . venture and that
 those who are contemplating
 sesoting such c building, will
 yush thAar plans. rsmain. Yours in gport,
 W. L. DYER. ID RU0LDEnTT OrNeil is about to an nounos the lining of . numbe