The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-29
Paul Doyle Prepared
 For Test With Clever
 Chicago Weller Tonight

so of Bridgeport for the four-round semi-fnal. This should be a fast battle as both are in good condition and appear to be about evenly matched.
 Matchmaker George Freeman in- formed this office today that he has completed his card for next weeks meeting of the Fenway A. Ain Bos- ton. Instead of Monday night the club will stage it's show on wednes- day night next week. In the main bout Shaver O'Brien of New York will meet Joey Connolly of Boston.
 By the way, the New England anna teur championship boxing tourna- ment starts in Boston next Monday night. The list of entries is the largest in the history of such events While the quality of the combatants shapes up as fully and equal or not better than those of previous years.
 When Willie Jackson, the New York lightweight. returns to San Francisco next Wednesday, he will take Johnny Murray with him. John ny IS another one of Doc BagIey's boxers and has already been booked for three bouts on the Coast
 
 Benny Leonard, the Hghtveight Champion, will arrive in New York tonight. Benny's mother is ill ana as the boxer wanted to be near her he not only cancelled three bouts. but hastened home immediately after his bout with Harvey Thorpe at Jop-. lin, O., the other night
 Irish Patsy Cline of New York and Joe Yelling of Chicago were today matched to box 12 rounds before the National Athletic Club of MarieyilIe R. T., on April 8. CIine's victory over Jimmy Duffy the other night made a. a big hit with matchmakers
 One Round Davis of Buffalo will try comeback and next Friday night he will meet Harry Greb of Pitts bursh in a ten-rounder before the Queensberry A. c. of Buffalo. Pro moter Charley Murray assigned +be day for the match today.
 Jack Britton, the welterweight champion, and Jack Malone of St. Paul were today matched by Jack Reddy. the St. Paul promoter, to box F rounds at his club on Thursday, April IS. Britton has accepted a guarantee of $1,ooo with an option of taking 30 per cent. of the ra.. ceipts.
 Johnny Hayes of weehawken, N. J., and Jimmy Sullivan of Jersey City will box eight rounds at the Summit A. c. of Summit, N. J., on next Tues day night, according to what John Jennings, the matchmaker there, had a T1-rira
 The new boxing bill introduced in Hartford the other day is identical to the Walker measure now before the New York General Assembly. Chances are that neither the new nor the Howell bill will be passed.
 Doc Bagley has recovered from his bad cold and is well again, according to what his champ, Willie Jackson, had to say to his friends in New York today. Doc, by the way, ref creed the big benefit at San Francisco last night.
 Bagley will bring back a new fight. CT to New York when he returns home some time late next month. Doc seems well satisfied with ths Coast and while there intends picking some good boys for himself His latest acquisition is Joe Benjamin of Frisco.
 Portland. Me, as was exclusively published in this column several days ago, has secured the Frankie Burns Frankie Brown bout for April 10. Final articles were signed today Both have been given guarantees with percentage privilege. & s
 Augie Rather. the New Orleans heavyweight who defeated atBov' the English boxer, in London the other night, will leave for this country, on Easter Monday and arrive here about May B.. Dan Nor gan. his manager. is already looking around for some good matches for the boy. s r
 From New York today came word that nothing is known about the re- ported matching of Jack Britton of Chicago with Frank carsone Of New York by the New London club of which. Abe, the Newsboy is said to be the matchmaker. is sa
 Red Allen of New York is sending out stories to newsa apers throughout the country to the effect that he is not the Red Allen who was knocked out by Joe Yelling in Syrac9set Mon day night. Bridgeport is well aware of that fact, but we doubt if ths New York Allen eanld do AuS s@t46r. { 4