The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14
Johnny Clinton And Eddie Kinley Here
 Ready For Star Bouts At Casino Tonight
Each Is Confident of Winning -Bogash Will Meet Pete Harley If Successful Tonight Williams Trained and Hopeful-Record Crowd Looked For.

ltSeIf a hurricane and main aILfaC- ton for one cannot find two better and more interesting featherweights in this section than Mickey Travers of New Haven and Sapper Conan of Bridgeport. The latter has trained hard and today expressed his inten- tions of stopping his opponent. Mickey, however, is a wicked puncher. So far as boxing is concerned the Sapper will probably be at an advan- tage, but when it comes to packing the sleepy wallop the Elm City lad possesses 1t. Cohan's chances with a lad like Travers will best be invested in holding the latter off; attempts for a koncl<out may bring about a sad re- suit for the Bridgeporter.
 Happy Pack Sneuin, the local circus man, who has been made over seer of Tex Richards star attraction and championship bout between Jess Willard and Jack Dempsey at Toledo on July 1, will leave New York Sun day morning in company with others engaged to work on the construction of the new Arena.
 Mickey Devine, who is to Rhode Island what Red Allen is to Connecti- cut, will get back into harness tonight in a 12-round bout with Al Chung of Lowell in the main event at the weekly show at the National Athletic Club in MarleviIle, R. I. Mickey is 8 good welterweight who has just been released from the army.
 Dick Loadman of Buffalo must be slipping winch he lets a lad like Earl Purveyor come along and defeat him. Yet that is precisely what happened the other night down at John Reis- 1er's club in Tulsa, Okla me bout went the full distance of ten rounds, but Dick got an awful sapping.
 Eddie Meade. manager of Joe Lynch, who just returned from the other side where he was a sensation, and Harlem Eddie Kelly will be in town. Eddie also will bring along Battling Reddy, formerly of Bridge port. Reddy will challenge the win ner of the -Travers bout if an nouncement is made that they are battling for the championship.
 Jack Dempsey. the California hea- vyweight, is due in Toledo today. He IF otored his way from Excelsior Springs, Mo, and is said to be in good health. Jack has been wasting no time this winter, for he has been training fright along while travelling with sev- | eraI shows that fea tured hinI. Boxing will be resumed at Norwalk | late this month and Promoter Hurley ] will be at the ringside of the au-star | show at the Casino tonight for the | purpose of signing up a couple of 1 good boys whom he will feature In | his main attraction. Hurley has not
 made up his mind how long the i bouts will last
 Today the writer received a poster
 advertising the Jack Britton-Joe Vel 1 ling bout at Joe Dunfee's club in
 Syracuse on next Monday night. One l must admit that the Syracuse pro- noter certainly does know how to ad-
 vertise a good show.
 Immediately after refereeing to-
 nights bouts at the Casino Referee
 Terry Lee will leave for Newark, l where he is manager of concessions
 at the Federal League park. Lee car
 ries back with him the well wishes of
 every sport lover in Bridgeport. How
 ever, Terry is not deserting Bridge port for he will make trips to this
 city every other week.
 Two weeks from next Monday
 night Frankie Brown. who defeated
 Johnny Kilbane, being given ths
 newspaper decision over the cham
 pion, will meet Frankie Fleming in a 15-round bout before the Canadian Club of Montreal.
 Billy Gibson is playing 1t safe, with Willie Meehan. The latter was given
 anything but a, warm reception ir
 Pittsburgh last Friday when he lost
 to Harry Greb on points. Now Billy
 is seeking less dangerous foes for
 Willie and has matched the Frisco l heavyweight to meet Tom Cowlel
 at Montreal early next month.