The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-20
Clubs of New Jersey, Pennsyl- Vania and NiddieWeSt Clam bring for Good Matches - Boxing News.

plastered him in less than a round.
 There is no truth to report pub lished in one of the New York papers the other day that Joe Benjamin of San Francisco had been matched to box Benny Leonard in Newark on July 1. The fact of the matter is that Benjamin will be under Billy Gibsons management and Bill hap pens to be Leonard's manager, too-
 Benny Valger, the classy and pop ular little French featherweight of New York, is the best card in North eastern Massachusetts. Benny ha just been matched to box Gussie Lewis of Philadelphia at the Crescent A. c. in Lowell on June 26. Judging from what Benny has been doing lately the writer would not be a bit surprised if he stopped his opponent.
 Eddie Meade informs the writer that he has just signed his star feath- erweight, Joe Lynch of New York to box eight no-decision rounds with Frankie Burns of Jersey City at Jer- sey City on July '. Matchmaker Jennings had been dickering for this match for some time.
 Mugsy Taylor, the Philadelphia promoter who is putting on shows for John Smith at Atlantic City this summer informs the writer that Frank Loughrey who four years ago was furnishing fans with some cork ing good slugging matches with Johnny (Kid) Alberts of Elizabeth, N. J.; Knockout (Eddie) Sweeney of New York; Wild Bill Fleming of Old NTo1 of New York will do a comeback.
 Hugh C'Red'') Rorty, manager of Sammy Waltz and matchmaker of the new Meriden club, which is slated to open July 3, will spend the summer at Myrtle Beach. He has already moved into his bungalow at the beach and will be there until the lat ter part of August in all prob ability:
 On again, off again Finnegan. That's the state of affairs that exists now with the Joe Lynch-Pete Her man bout. The bout was called off Monday because of difference be- tween the managers, but today they came to terms again and Phil Glass man, promoter at the National league baseball park, Philadelphia, will put on the bout on June 30.
 Joe Lynch has also been matched to box 10 rounds at the Auditorium Joe Bur1nan of Chicago. Tommy Walsh, Burman's manager, and Ed die Meade, Lynch's pilot, both accept ed terms for this match today. Bur- man is the lad whom Jimmy Wilde. the Enlish bantamweight whom Joe beat decisively, wanted to meet.
 Battling Reddy of New York, who is spending the summer at Myrtle Beach in company with Connie Nc Carthy, his and Joe Lynch's trainer, will not go to Australia. Tom An- drews, as stated in Mondays Times Farmer, offered Reddy chance to make the trip. He offered the clever New York fighter five bouts for s5,- 900. Reddy and his manager, how ever, figured that the Battler could make more money by remaining in the States.
 The Willard camp took on a hobby aspect yesterday. In the first place, the ring was raised so that those in the rear could get a better look for their individual two-bit piece Then there was a timing bell. and when the bell tinkled the folks imagined that they were seeing the real thing.
 Jess wore dark blue satin fighting trunks. barring his broad back to the sun. which beat down in its usual torrid Toledo way. For some reason or other he looked unusually fat yes- terday afternoon pespecially about his middle. Ills trainers did not seem to I rsgard tsds show Of Dortlfnees with