The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-31

3ng to Wellings drawing ability. Every man in the house was attracted there by Doyle judging by the ap- plause given him upon his entrance into the ring.
 one glance at the crowd was enough for BuIger, He knew that there wasn't enough in the house to give him $50 for his end so he went into the box office and seeking out Promoter Andy Guilano, Immediately proceeded to pull the 11th hour hold up act. The approach surprised and disappointed those who listened to Jacks prehistoric tale of woe. But he held his stand and demanded $50 or no fight,
 D ULCER insisted and insisted. Per !" O sonally don't believe there was more than sl25 in the house-if that Nmuch. But Jack didn't care. He '" didn't consider the fans. Neither 'St lid he consider the fact that it was le Iuilano's first show. He consid- Pred nobody but himself. He went Hack on his word and proved con olusiyely that as a fight manager he ss good camouflage artist.
 Anyway, he held out until Gullano, disappointed, consented to dig down further into his jeans and give him the 150 irons he demanded. But Paul Doyle came to the rescue and helped shoulder the burden of pay ing the money by offering to take less than had been promised him.
 Welung got the money, but his per Tormance was far from satisfactory. He did not impress us as wonderful fighter. We have seen him work to better advantage, but Saturday night A.. afraid he wouldn't make good. The result was that Paul Doyle bored in and subjected his stomach to a ter rife assault. Paul landed the clean CT punches and was far the better ot the two.
 The bout was a disappointment. Welltng couldn't find Doyle. Tho latter was too swift for him. He tried many times to score with his anighty left. but Doyle's defense was 100 baffling. Yelling wrestled and held on.
 Anyway 1t was welung's last fight tn New Haven. for after the bout Dick Curley, Ryan. Fitzgerald and others concerned in Elm City boxing voted never again to make use of tho services of any of Bulger's men. HAVE at hand letter from Jack \ Curley. the well known wrestling and boxing promoter. boosting his Sporting Charities Association. The scheme is a laudable one and should be encouraged in every way. Jack has asked the assistance of The Times and the writer can assure him that we are with him heart and soul and prepared whatever we can to boost the thing along.
 rrT1,.- -I-. s maintenance of needy baseball play CTS, boxers. football players, tennis racquet wieldnrs, wrestlers and in fact all athletes and their families. It provides also that a site be purchased and be turned into cemetery where athletes without funds may get proper burial.
 And better still; It does away with the sporting benefits and forces no imposition on the public.
 EoFIN LESTER JOHNSON. the col J ored heavyweight, who went to France to knock out Huns. is back, according to his manager. R. Ar sonne. and the latter writes us as follows today:,
 Roger Terri:
 Friend Roger-WiN you kindly
 use inc following for q boy who
 has just come back from dOinS
 his bit for his country and is
 ready now to get little on h.s
 own?
 John Lester Johnson, the col
 ored heavyweight. who has just
 returned from France, where he
 saw service with the S67th for
 ten months. has been honorably
 discharged from Uncle Sans ser
 vice and will be ready to box any
 heavyweight in the world. from
 175 to a ton. within two weeks.
 When the war broke out,
 Johnson did not walt to be draft
 ed, but stepped in 70 do his bit
 and enlisted in the S67th. While
 in France he was on the Voges,
 Muse, Merbach, Argone and Metz
 sectors.
 "Johnson and Homer Smith of
 Racine were the only two boxers
 in the heavyweight division that
 were fighting for $30 a month in
 the real big muss, while the com
 nercia1 heavyweights were buried
 in shipyards or were walking del
 egates for the United States Elm
 ploy1nent Bureau-far from the
 roar of shot and shell.
 Now Johnson, who has a news
 paper decision over Jack Demp-
 sey, Joe Jeanette, Clay Turner,
 Larry Williams, Sailor Grande
 and many others, would like a