The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-16
Vincent Reina Will Promote Boxing In
 Montreal Next Year
New Haven Man Gets Ap- pOintment-OtEler Live News of Boxers Here and Else where.

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 of Boxers Here and Else
 where.
 Vincent Reina, who has been re- sponsible for several excellent boxing attra ctions staged in New York city during the past few years, received notification today that he has been appointed matchmaker of the Hippo drome A. c. of Montreal, Canada. Reina has been dickering for the berth for several weeks and the an 'nouncement of his appointment comes as no surprise to those in boxing cir cles. He left for Boston yesterday afternoon to make arrangements for his first show which will be staged the third week in August Reina declared yesterday that he will make a lucrative offer to Jimmy Wilde, fly weight champion, to come to Canada and box Joe Lynch. He is also de- sirous of arranging a championship battle between Benny Leonard and Johnny Dundee. It is also probable that he will find work for several of New Haven's classiest minister's.
 In all of the bouts which Reina staged in New Haven he made a financial success of them. He was the first man to promote boxing show in the Arena. His crowning ef- fort was the fifteen round bout be- tween Johnny Dundee and Willie Jackson, which drew the largest gate in the history of boxing in this city. This bout was staged about two years ago.
 That at least five of the stars of the ring game in France soon will in wade this country for the purpose of meeting American boxers is the opinion of Jake Carey, a Rochester promoter. Carey recently returned from Overseas. For several months he has been in France directing ath- ietics for the Knights of Columbus and ne has put on numerous boxing shows.
 Carey says that next fall the American fight fans will see Criqui. the sensational French bantam, in &C., ton in this country. Vitte and Mar eel Denis, who both have ma9e rapid strides in the lightweight division are also planning to invade the States Two featherweights, Bora ayd De Ponthieu, according to Carey. will also seek laurels on this side of the water. De Ponthieu was here once before.
 The Rochester promoter had a world Of praise for the French box CTS He declares that they fight often and much of their success is due to the fact that they are always in con- dition. In the ring they move about rapidly and can hit hard
 boy In France. who has hurled chaI. lenges at Jack Dempsey and the win. ner of the Georges-Carpentier con- test, is the first boxer who was not identified with the game prior to en- :er1ng the service to gain any prom thence. Martin Is highly rated by his comrades and surely aims high in the selection of possible opponents.
 Pal Moore, according to word re- ceived here from England, is in ex- cellent condition for his bout with Jimmy Wilde, which is slated for Thursday night. Moore tra!ned with a tireless vigor that amazed British fight fans, but is now doing only enough work to keep him on edge. | Wilde, who has trained for this fight ! by engaging in several bouts with l coneenders for his crown, also is in | first class condition and the boys should furnish a thrilling contest.
 
 Harry Sharpe, brother to Issy and Johnny Conan of this city. will fi- | gure in the semi-final to the Pal Moore-Jimmie Wilde championship | bout at the Olympia in London to- 1 morrow night according to London | papers received here today. Sharpe, l who is a clever heavyweight, has been | coming to the front rapidly and in | tends to visit this country next year.
 sapper Conan, who has been match. es to box Johnny Shugrue of Water | bury at New Britain on July 31, will | start training for that bout on next | Monday morning. Sapper is in fairly | good condition, but will confine most | of his work to the road. taking long runs in the early morning.
 Broadway sports, according to word received today from New York, were betting to 5 that Pal Moore, the Memphis battler will defeat Jimmy Wilde, the English flyweight in their bout in London tomorrow According to the English papers received here Wilde Is 5 to favorite.
 Johnny Kilbane wants a flat guar antee of S3,0O0 from Phil Glassman, the Philadelphia promoter. who wants | the reatherWefght champion to meet | Benny Valger of New York in a six rounder in the Quakertown in two | weeks. As Phil cannot possibly give | this amount, there is little chance of | Philadelphia landing the match ! By defeating Harry Greb in Phila- 1 delphia the other night Battling Lev insky. formerly of this city, has been asked by Pittsburgh matchrpakers to | take part in two bouts, there. He is [ wanted for another go with Harry | Greb a week from Monday. Danny l Morgan. Bats manager, will in all probability accept the terms offered him by the matchmaker there.