The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-22
New Haven Battles
 Prove Disappointing
Four Substutons One Dive and Only One Good Bout On Gard Heralded As Hummer-Proto and
 Pelkingha1n Show Results
BY G. o. HAWMAN.

New Haven, May 22.--About 5000 fans witnessed the widely advertised boxing carnival given by the New Haven police, to help defray their eX- penses of the state annual convention last night at the Arena The boxing game has been on the downward trend for some time ,and the fact that the police were running the affair, it also being supervised by the new Boxing Commission, and that Mike O'Dowd was on the card, New Haven turned out in large numbers expecting to see a show composed of bona fde boxing and free from stalling and the taking of high dives when the going got too rough.
 But, they were sadly disappointed. The reason that the police were run ming the affair did not mean anything at all, and it turned out to be one of the worst ever staged. No credit can be given to the Boxing Commission for there were four SubStitutonS on the card out of seven bouts, a high dive, and the card boaSted of only one god bout, between George Proto and Charley PelkinGham.
 Big Jack Curtis, who halls from the woods around Chattanooga, was not even a. workout for Mike O'Dowd, the former middleweight title holder. Dave Fitzgerald stopping the bout af- ter one minute of fighting in the sec ond round. O"Dowd came strutting down the aisle towards the ring while the Olympic band played the Wear ing of the Green" which by the way, was the only enjoyable part of the program. The music and the cheers for the former champ seemed to be the starting of the end for Big Jack, who started to get nervous. When the bell rang O'Dowd hopped out of his corner and Curtis began to lok for Q. soft spot in the ring, but not seeming to find a spot on which to lie he spent his time in covering and holding. Mike wasn't able tS land a solid blow and had to content himself with sending a left jab to the head when Curtis showed g. little of kis head. The second started off worse, Curtis refusing to take his hands down and the bout was stopped.
 Louis BogaSh, state welterweighi champion, stopped Joey Fox of Brook lyn in the first round, Fox substitut- ing for Walter Mohr, who didn't show up. Fox was no match at all for the Bridgeport boy and Louie rained blows on the New Workers jaw and he began to weaken, and a. hard right to the stomach sent him to the mat for the count. He seemed to be a pretty sick boy as it was some time DefOre ne cOu1d leave the r1nE.
 Charley Pelkingham of New York substituting for Sapper Cohen, and George Proto of this city, put up the only real battle of the evening. Pel- kingham was too clever for Proto and won the popular decision in a walk. It was a matter of a few more rounds when he would have put the local Italian out
 Charley Bergin of this city and Kid Thomas put up burlesque for six rounds, Bergin doing all the work, landing enough blows to win him the decision.
 Young Dundee of New York. subsh- tuting for Kid AlbertS, against Tracy Ferguson of WaElin gford, did not care much about fighting and took a. dive in the second.
 Mohawk Jimmy Coffey and Young Stacy of New York went six slow, un- interesting rounds, Coffey getting the popular decision
 Mickey Travers of this city and liar lem Tommy Shea opened up the card Shea outpointing the local lad in a four round bout