The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-24
Norfolk Is FavOrite
 Ezl Eight-Round Bout
 With Larry Williams
Local Fans Like Colored Mans Chances, Although Bridgeport Heavyweight is Conident-AIl Boxers Training.

CaStnO on MOuudS iAS WI ored man has a wonderful left hook and this IS expected to prove the un- doing of the local protege, accord ing to those who have seen the Pana- ma cant, in action lately.
 Down in Billy Grupp's gymnasium where Norfolk is training the general belief is that Norfolk will be at his best for Monday night. having re- ceived instructions from his manaS- CT, Leo r. Flynn, to attempt to stop the local pride. However. this is not expected to happen, for Williams IS too crafty and can not easily be led 10 rub his chin or jaw against any sleep producer that the co4ored heavyweisht may possess.
 Norfolk is working out daily with Bill Brennan. another l.. r. Flynn heavyweight of note. and the two can be found slambanging each other all over the ring any afternoon at the New York gym. The kfd, now ever. has perfected his hook so that if is much dreaded and has developed into his most dependable and relia- ble waIIop, Whether or not he can use 1t on a giant Ike WllAaths re- mains to be seen.
 Larry, on tue other hand, Is corfl" dent. He appreciates the fact that in the heavyweight he will meet the toughest heavyweight in the game and is training Simself accordingly. While he is cognizant of the fact that Norfolk Is perhaps the toughest Slaht he has met during the past louI months. he Is confident that he VIII himself mako off with the laurels.
 William, too. is in New York doing his training. His trainer. Joe smith. is optimistic and sets aside all claims of Norfolk by stating that Larry Williams will give the colored man the battle of his career AL the soldiers benefits during the past two nights. Williams has loomed up ike a champ, according to Smith.
 Pete Hartley, who halls from Der by and who claims the hsdwelgh' chaupionship of the state. will be -t,sor,d bv hundreds of his friends from his home as Promoter Lee has already received instructions to re- serve a section of the ringside seats for Derby fans. It is believed that sorrethtna, like 200 of them will be bcre Monday to root for Hartley Tn in, Danes battle with Louis BoGash of this city.
 This bout is looked upon as the banner event of the fight, despite the fact that most of the interest To- raItv ia cast on the heavyweight of
 
 In each of their previous engage uonts have always furnished fans with a hurricane slugging match. Their Derby match last February was one of the most exciting and inter estiug of the season.
 Despite the fact that they have met several times before the feud between them is undecided today as it was when first started Louis claims having defeated the Derby man de- c!sively every time they met. The writer attended the Derby meeting and The Times-F'armer verdict was a draw. Both fought hard and de terrninedly. but at the end of the 12th thers was little or nothing tc choose between the two.
 Hartley is a hard puncher. par tcularly so when 1t comes to the bambardment of the stomach. He is fairly shifty and has evaded many a socalled clever opponent. When it comes to infghting he is very fast Among those whom Hartley has met and defeated are Tommy Moore Jack DonneIly. Terry Brooks, Andy Cortez. Phil Bloom. Larry Hanson and others too numerous to men, tior.
 Louis Rogash made many friend: through the excellent performance ht gave last week in his successful bou against Johnny Clinton of New York who several weeks previous had de feated him decisively in Boston, ac cordinE to Boston papers. but not ac cording to Louis version of the bat tle Bogash was not at his best las week for the very good reason tha the task of taking off weight t' make the agreed poundage haC slowed down the localite and pre- vented him from showing at his best
 Against Hartley. Bogash will hav' to do some very tall husthng. NJ one realizes this fact more than Loui himself. Just how Bogash will en deavor to battle off his opponent re mains to be seen, but it is the opinion of the writer that Bosash will d himself justice and increase hi chances of winning if he will To along his own lines. rather than C carry out the new tactics bein taught him at Billy Grupp's in Ney York.
 Sapper Johnny Conan of this cit who was i'll for several days thi week. has fully recovered and tn other day resumed training for hi bout with Mickey Travers of Ne' Haven in the other eight rounder a the Casino. Monday night. Conan l determined this time. to win all tn newspaper decisions over Travers an for that reason will spend practical ly all of his time on a farm in Strat ford where he will do his trainini Johnny is considerably wiser toda in regards to Mickey's tactics. Stha he was last week and he sincerely be lieves that in eight rounds he stand a good chance of defeating his op ponent.
 Travers. according to Manage Tommy Shea. will also be in goo form. He is working out in Ne' Haven with number of good Ioca boys. About 50 packers of the Ne HaveneF win como down to bac their pfotege on Monday night.