The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-09

Four of the best bouts ever staged
in Bridgeport were shown at the
Arena last night under the direction
of the Bridgeport Athletic & AmNse-
ment Company and the card was ex-
ceptionally we'll balanced as the men
were finely matched and action pre-
dominated from the time the first
bout was announced until Referee
McAu1iffe stopped the main go when
Johnny Wolgast fouled Rather in the
eighth round and declared Rather the
winner.
This was the close of a rare night
of sport. but there was only a small
attendance due, perhaps, to the post
ponement Of the program from Labor
Day night to last night. The advance
sale was heavy and it was expected
the Arena would be damned to the
doors, but such was not the case and
because of this the Bridgeport Ath-
letic & Amusement Company Will
suffer a financial loss.
Last nights battle between Rather
and Wolgast showed conclusively
that Rather is the logical man to meet
Johnny Wilson of Boston, the present
middleweight champion. while VOL
CAST would be nothing more than a
set-up for the Boston man. Wolgast
proved to be one of the best catchers
| that has ever entered a Bridgeport
ring, for Rather mauled him in nearly
every round and gave the Pennsylva-
! mia champion punishment from the
start to the ending of their encounter.
| Semi-F'inaI Fast.
| Next in Importance to the main go
| was the 10 round scrap between
Johnny Lisse, champion of the navy,
| oF rJyyTi11 10
| Lisse, like his previous bout at the
| Arena, was calm and cool, waiting
| for his chance to deliver the telling
punch, while Goodwin was the waltz
| err. During the first few rounds be-
tween these boys it began to look as
| though Goodwin would not last
| through to the limit, but he recover
| ed his composure and at each rest
seemed to regain himself. He de-
| livered a lot of punishment to Lisse
| who proved to be a bear at assimi-
liating punishment That Goodwin
also took his share of Lisse's right
hand drives was also proven by the
marks on his body after the mill
There never was a dull moment
when these boys were in the ring
Referee McAuliffe kept them plug
ging all the time and not once die
he have to tell them to go to it.
I Joe Reed and Danny Powers put
up a speedy exhibition in the eight
round preliminary. When Powers
was classed as the sensation an6
Reed as the whirlwind before the
boys had ever appeared here some
critics saw the fine hand of the pres:
agent, but they were just what ad-
= vance notices said they would be
Neither boy was idle minute ane
both of them carried a punch tina
did not speak we'll, for his oppon
ent. Powers had a long reach and
was able to get in a few on Reed
who did some hard slugging hiTnsel
ana neither boy had very much o.
an advantage over the other.
Both of them were in the fines
physical condition possible and wer,
able to stand the onslaughts of eacf
, other. At the conclusion both boy
were on their feet and fighting like {
couple of tiger cats The decision
given by Young McAuliffe was al
exceptionally good one.
Mulligan Bests Richie.
| Young Mulligan gave Young Rjt
was scheduled to go six round
McAuliffe stopped it in the fourtl
after Mulligan had given Ritchle on
; of the finest 1acings of his career. Il
t stopping the battle Mulllgan wa
!, beaten out of a knockout for Rit
lchie was about ready to take tn