The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-19


 night. Negotiations have been open ed to bring about a battle between Harry Greb of Pittsburgh and Kid Norfolk of Panama.
 Harry Greb is a big drawing card. The matchmaker Is appreciative of the fact that Greb's recent success in the ring will incur big increase over the money the Pittsburger got for his services here Q year ago, but he is willing to take the chance. Norfolk's recent showing against Larry Will Hams has popu1arized him and no doubt O. match between him and Greb would tend 10 Jam the Casino
 According to Charley Harvey, the veteran handler of boxers, Jack Brit ton and Kid Lewis met the other afternoon on Broadway in New York and an argument developed between the two as to the knockout victory the Chicaeouu scored in Ohio. The Kid contendcd he was 1T, but Jack contended that il was his hard punch inE that made him sick. Finally the two decided to lay a private bet of S1,00O on the outcome of their next bout In Jersey City. Eddie Ryan, the well known bookie, is stakeholder.
 Joe Lynch of New York, who is wanted for a third bout with Jimmy Wilde of England. and Frankie Burns of Jersey City are as good as matched for a bout fin Jersey City in the very near future. Joe Is in great demand but will take a rest for a couple of weeks and then train for the Burns bcrt Burns and his family are rest ing in Portland, where Frankei is biz card.
 Tobcy Ovens, manager of Red Al len of South Norwalk and Sapper Conan of this city, upon his return from New Britain. where his two champions will work on July 31. said that the boxing game up there will flourish. The promoters there are planning to hold weekly shows after the first week in September. The Pc lice Chief has given the necessary per mission.
 Johnny Ray of Pfttsburg has made up his mind to return to the ring, if reports received from the Smoke City are correct. Johnny, it is said has baen matched to box ten rounds with Johnny Dundee of New York at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, In two weeks.
 Danny Morgan HIS A4lC " LtIh to the effect that he has just closed a. match between Eddie F1tzsinamons of Now York and Eddie Shevlin of Boston for the Armory A. A. of the atter city on July 29. This bout will be fought at Mechanics Hall, the large auditorium where Dundee and Benny valger fought last week.
 Hartford and Meriden fans will back Sammy Waltz oG&Iartford to the limit on next Monday night when he meets Tommy shea of New Haven at N NTerfdeu According to latest reports from Meriden Waltz has already been ,,a1a n big favorite over the New Haven veteran. Shea, however, Is training hard and faithfully and says If he loses to Waltz he will have no treason to complain for he will be at his best that night.
 Frank Moran of Pittsburgh is per haps the happiest man in the coun- try now that he has been mentioned as a. probable opponent for Champion Jack Dempsey. Frank has been idlinE fin Pittsburgh, but according to latest reports from that city he will soon start training again and try to force the champion to listen to his pleadings.
 1 Although the receipts of the Benny | valgar-J ohnny Dundee bout on Mon- | day night In Boston ran up past the Ss.Oo0 mark, the management there vvas not altogether satisfied as they looked forward to a s1O,OOO house Matchmaker Miah Murray figures that a return match between the two will easily bring ten thousand, how ever.
 Allie Mack, the Harlem lightweight has beer doing splendid work in the ! MiddIev, st, according to the latest reports on hand. The other night al Los Angeles in a four r-rounder Allie defeated Jimmy Marshal, although | there were some writers who called | tho affair a draw.
 Benny Leonard will probably do nc fighting until next month or perhaps l not earlier than Labor Day. Benny has been taking it somewhat easy and those who have seen him say that ii will be next to impossible for him tc work off enough fat to come within | the lightweight limit.
 | Johnny Murray, the classy New York bantamweight who is under the | management of Doc Bagley, pilot also for Willie Jackson of the big city, |: training hard down at Marshall Still | mans gym in New York and expects to win easily over Johnny Buff whom he meets in Trenton on Monday night
 Joe TipIitz who is coming along SC
 we'll may strike a snag on next Mon day night for he Is billed to meet
 very tough boy in Lew Tender o Philadelphia in the latter city. Lew lTendIer is travelling like fire just nov and is beating all corners. Il Ralph Brady of Syracuse is an other lightweight who is coming along well and promisingly. Ralph wal
 going like a sure winner for while
 up Boston way and then he fopped But that was due to ovarwork nor than anything else, for two monthi he was fighting regularly two ant
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