The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-18
LEONARD AND
 DUNDEE READY
Newark Sportsman's Club Announces That Soldiers
 Will Police Fight

New York, Jan 1s-Benny Leon ard and Johnny Dundee, who meet next Monday night in an eight-round bout promoted by the Newark Sports mems club and staged in the First Regiment Armory in Newark, finish their training today. Both have been preparing themselves for the contest in Billy Grupp's gymnasium in Harlem.
 This afternoon they will put In their final sessions with their spar ring partners Tomorrow and Mon day they will devote themselves to light exercise, shadow boxing, bag punching, rope-skipping and such things to keep themselves on edge until the gong sends them into action in the ring.
 Billy Grupp, who is an excellent Judge of a boxers physical condition, 2 declares that both Leonard and Dun dee are in fine fettle. His opinion is concurred in by Commissioners Smith, Crane and Cam, of the New Jersey Boxing Board, who, with a state physician, visited the training quarters the other day and examined the rival boxers,
 Y have never seen Leonard in bet ter shape" said Grupp. T think hs wiM surprise a lot of people when he weighs in at the ringside on the night of the fight I don't know exactly what his weight Is now, but if he can't make 135 pounds easily, then am no judge firmly believe that with another week or two of hard work he would be down to 13A pounds He has worked hard for this rnatch, but did not over-exert him. self, although on several days he box ed as many as ten rounds.
 '1n the matter of physical condi- aion, the champion hasn't thing on the boy he boxes Dundee is in great shape. He Is very, very fast. I'll venture the opinion that he will give Leonard trouble"
 The match has aroused unusual in- terest among local boxing fans, That it will draw & large attendance is in- dicated by the crowds which have been thronging Grupp's gymnasium daily and the heavy sale of tickets. More than s7,000 worth of reserva- tions had been made up to last night
 The officials of the Newark Sports <Jnen's Club made an announcement yesterday that will come as severe toIt %o that element which seems to have Contracted the habit of. buyinG the cheaper seats and getting there carly and then Crashing" the bar riers and usurping the reserved seats, This stunt has been tried with great success at various clubs in the past | but 1t looks as if the ''crashers'' will not get the chance to "crash' nex' Monday night
 The clubs announcement follows:
 ,"-The riotous scenes which occur red at the baseball park where Ben 1c L-Anard and Ted (Kd) Lewi Y P. g in battle last fail will not b,
 acted at the 1st Regiment Ar.
 Ne next Monday night when Leon i a1dsgneets Johnny Dundee in thei scheduled eIght-round contest Th' management of the Newark Sports men's Club, which Is promoting thu match, will take unusual precaution to protect the spectators and proven congestion, at the entrances and tn "craSFling' of barriCades betweei sea sections
 ''The arena will be policed by sol dIers in uniform, members of the Is Regiment They will carry guns wit fixed bayonets and will Quell an untoward disturbance in It's very In ception- The Newark Sportsmen' Club sleased the armory from tn state on a fixed rental and percent age basis. To protect the propert of the state the commanding office will have soldiers present on all t1gh nights