The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-21
'BOGASH WINS EASILY
- OVER JOHNNY SUMMERS
Champion Weter Proves to Be Master Over New Yorker
at Arena Show-Patsy Bogash Knocks Out Battling
Repka In Semi Final-Prince and o I4eary Draw

Louis Bogash, the Connecticut
welterweight, clearly earned de-
cision over Johnny Summers of New
York last night at the Arena in one
of the finest balanced and well
matched cards ever presented in this
city. There was one knockout, but
that did not come until the ninth
round after Patsy Bogash had hit
Battling Repl1a with ABOUT everything
but the newspapermen's pencils. The
preliminary and curtain raiser were
exceptionally good and they finished
as draws. There was a large crowd
on hand and great enthusiasm was
manifested.
The Connecticut weller champ
showed a big Improvement in his bat
tie last night as compared to the last
meeting between the same pair. sum
mers, who is sharp shooter with his
right, failed to land it as frequently
as he did the last time he faced Bo-
cash because the latter made him
miss them more frequently. He did
get in a couple, however, but the
amount of punishment he received
more than offset any little damage
that he might have handed out.
Bogash delivered punishment with
both his left and right hands. The
right looked more formidable last
night than it has at any time this
season and it looks as though Louis
is developing a kick which will put
MN IN a much higher grade If he
properly packs this punch.
From the beginning Bogash dis
played different style against Sum-
mers and the visiting boxer seemed to
be puzzled over the new fashion. In
the opening round Bogash biffed his
opponent in the ticklish places and
made Summers step along pretty
lively to get out of the way. The
second round was about the same as
the first only Bogash shot a wicked
r. eor -ia Ill III oi<rI}
with 1t. These were not to the liking
of his adversary who had great re-
spect for them and kept out of reach
He was content to send out left hand
way hurt him and his methods of
slamrning them back with interest.
All the way through Bogash pun
lshed Summers. but in the last round
Summers attempted to even matters up
by shooting his right more often
Louis had prepared for these and
cleVerly got out of the way. Often he
would duck and frequently he would
get Just inside SO that the blows
which might have carried a sleep po-
ton were lost around the neck
When Joe Terry Lee, the third man
in the ring. held up Bogash's hand at
the close of the tilt he made one of
the best decisions called by any official
| In any local ring. Lee, by the way,
of1ciated In all four bouts and gaves
the utmost satisfaction, for not once
| WSS MS judgment doubted nor did any
| OF the fans show their disapprova1.
Patsy Wallops Repka.
The Patsy BogaSh-Battling Repka
10-round battle finished in the ninth,
when the latter took a punch on the
| jaw and remained on the floor till he
bang, biff. whang battle in which both
| boys took considerable punishment,
| but Repka proved to be the glutton
| for assimilation, as Patsy wha1ed him
| with his right on numerous occasions.
In the second round Patsy knocked
| him dizzy with blow flush on the
| chin and the upstate boy went to the
| canvass for the count Of nine. He was
| a trif1e unsteady while he was down,
but regained his feet and fought like
| wildcat. He proved to be one of
| the toughest boys who has ever ap-
| peared in a local ring, for Bogash
| landed on him with everything and
his blows seemed to make no i'm
preston.
| There wasn't the slightest doubt in
the minds Of any present that Bogash
| would win. but a knockout was the
| least expected of all. Repka had
| and it seemed to the spectators that
| he was of f'iron jaw but the ninth
| round was a trif1e too much. After
he had taken a couple Patsy swung a
| hard right which caught the upstate
| boy on the jaw and down he went to
be counted out. Begash was given a
great reception upon leaving the ring.
He waited, however. to see that
Repka was all right before he de-
parted.
Preliminary Good.
The preliminary between Young
O'Leary and Billy Prince. ending in a
draw, proved to be one of the best
battles of the night. Both of these
boys are Bridgeport fellows. Prince
/ comes from the Hollow, which the an
nouncer called the Golden Valley
| and this announcement was greeted
with wild acclaim O'Ieary when in
troduced did not receive the ovation
that Prince did and there was no rea-
son for sighting him, but his friends
didn't happen to be On hand.
According to the announcement Of
weights Prince tipped the scales at
123, while O'Leary weighed in at 122
Ia Some of Princes friends said
he was over trained, but with all
i that he gave OI1eary some stiff, ones
and the latter handed him over a
good exchange so the battle between
them was called a draw which was
a good way of looking at it. Some of
the newspapermen had given a. slight
edge to O'Leary, but the difference
was SO slight that in fairness to both
the referees decision was considered
the best of all.
4 IehnpE Pastoral and Young Silver