The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-17
LEO p. FLYNN
 WILL PROMOTE
 BOXING IN CUBA
New Yorker Has Been En- gagged by Havana syndi-
 cate-Ring News.

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 Leo P. Flynn, the popular manager of g string of boxers, will in all prob ability leave this country next month for an indefinite stay in Cuba. A syn dicate of Cuban business men have asked Leo to go to that country and arrange matches for them throughout the Spring and Summer. Flynn has accepted and will leave for Havana as soon as he has arranged for his interests in this country. His broth CT, Hugh Flynn, now in Providence, will look after his boxers interests while Leo is in Cuba.
 Dick Curley, the New Haven box ing promoter, announced today that he had completed arrangements for a big au-star smoker to be staged at the Arena in that city on March 28. In the principal bout Paul Doyle of New Haven, formerly of New York, will meet Joe Yelling of Chicago. All bouts will be four-rounders. There will be four other contests on the card,
 Charley Pitts, now sergt. Charles Pitts, Company A, 74th Engin eers has arrived in this country. Accord ing to a letter on hand Charley will soon be back in Bridgeport. The U. s. Transport ''Nansensana" on which Pitts was a passenger doc<ed at New port News, Saturday. Charles sends his best wishes to all his friends i1 this city.
 Louis Bogash, of this city who meets Johnny Clinton of New York, in the main bout at the Armory A. A. in Boston tomorrow night, wound up his training for that bout this af- ternoon. Tomorrow morning he, with his mana ger, Sam Driver, and trainer, Joe Smith, will leave for Boston.
 Bill Brennan of Chicago and Harry Greb of Pittsburgh meet in > a ten rounder before the Keystone 4. C. in Pittsburgh tonight and according to Jim Mason, manager ofo Greb, record crowd will be on hand as the advance sale Saturday reached the $6,0OO mark. The boys are working on & percentage basis.
 Battling Levinsky, who wrenched his knee while training for his bout with Jim Coffey of New York at Jer- i sey City Heights tomorrow night arose today from his bed for the first ! time in four days. However, the BattIer will not be able to get back i into training for at least another [ week.
 | "Red' Allen was all smiles today | And he had a good reason for being 1 so cheerful, for in the future there l will be some one at home waiting for ] Red who will learn. in time, to say daddy" Oh, yes Allen is a, daddy. | The stork came on Friday night and Mrs. Allen is recovering rapidly. Con gratulations, Red.
 Ted Kid Lewis and Jack Britton will meet for the teen time at Ca1- ton. O., tonight. If what Danny l Morgan says turns out to be true, | Jack will win easily. Britton has been training hard at Billy Grupps in New York for the past three weeks. and left for Canton yesterday in per fectIy good condition.
 Allie Mack, the New York light weight, made good in his first bout ! on the Coast when he defeated John | ny Dixon of Pasadena, Cal. Friday i night, in Frisco, where he will re- ! main for a month or so. Dave Wart-
 nick, formerly manager of Kid Will
 Hams, is plotting Mack, who is 3
 clever and likeable chap.
 Johnny Murray of New York and Dick Loadman meet in the principal
 bout of six rounds at the Olympia in | Phila delphia tonight. Phil Fran
 chini of New York and Eddie O'Keefe
 of Philadelphia will swap punches in
 the seni-finaI
 Sam Driver, manager of Larry Will Hams, Louis Bogash and Red" Al
 len, was in New York yesterday
 Mugsy Taylor, matchmaker of the 1 Atlantic City A. C., offered to use Williams with a co1ored heavyweight ! at that club on Thursday night, hut : the percentage was too low to suit Sam.
 Bob Schreve will be the matchn1ak-
 CT of the new Armory A. A. in Eliza
 beth, N J. The club will open its . doors for the first time on March 2S and will stage tournam ents every l Friday night thereafter. For the first show Bob is seeking the services ) of two good ughtweights. z Battling Reddy of this city, New ; England featherweight champion, vii
 be a very busy boxer for his man