The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-22
Boxing News And Gossip
By c. O. Hawman


 end to Patsy Bogash's winning streak at the Pioneer S C. in New York tonight, when they meet in the semi final to the Benny Coster-Bobby Doyle affair. It will be Over the 10 round route unless Patsy manages to bring il to an early end. Lawson is the welter that was given such a sound trimming in a four-round bout at the Armory A A of this city last year by Dave Palftz of Hartford But Law son has improved since that time and will make things pretty even. and if Patsy can't put over the sleep potion he is apt to lose the decision Bobby Doyle, who defeated Bobby Hansen of Brooklyn at Hartford Thursday night, winning the decision at the end of 2 slow rounds, will meet Benny Coster Of New Orleans in the star bout
 Louis Bogash is going to try his hardest to make his next win over Steve Latzo. whom he will meet in q six round bout at Philadelphia on Jan 31, the most decisive, and he says it will be a knockout Bogash will meet Wildcat Nelson of Brook | lyn in a 15-round bout at the Pioneer S. c. of New York on Jan. 2S, and victim being added to Louis growing | kao record. so Latzo will not he | alone on the list Joe Jackson, who is likely to be signed to meet the
 
 | cording to a report, recently won | from Irish Patsy Cline in the sixth l round when the bout was stopped ! because Cline kicked his opponent Leonard to Go Across. Benny Leonard has fallen for the | Cook tour dope and will make a trip across the pond next spring. taking | Leonard has never been on the other 1 side and when offered a bout with l Johnny Rashau. the welterweight l champ of Merry England. Billy Gib- son accepted for him and the two will ' combine a pleasure trip with that of | showing the Britons the latest in | fighting machines. It will mean | another count going on while Bashan Is lying on thee anvass. but tho Eng { lishm10 is by this time used to hit [ ting the floor and is rapidly passing . the record set by Sapper Cohen and ' Tom Cowler for tho high dives ! Leonard is now resting up at a camp l i1 New Jersey and will probably be ! seen in one or two bouts here Ebetore sailing but will not make another l appearance in New York for six | months. His next bout will proba- bly, be with Pal Moran Of New Or ! leans in the latter city Leonard ! fought Moran last year and played with him for ten rounds at Chicago. A match between Basham and Leonard ought tod raw one of the largest gates in England because of the fact that Benny took the title l away from an Ens.-shman. and for | that fact no matter how bad the 1 Briton may he the chap who beat
 him is wonder
 Charles N Cochran. the English ] promoter who with Tex Rickard is or were to stage the Dempsey-Car- ! pentfcr in a statement claims that l the original contract made last year is still valid and that William Brady had no authority to speak in his be- half
 One chap claims. that it will be tough for Dempsey to have the bout called off and be out S5O0.o0e Inn agine how the bird feels who is out of a fob these days and then try and sympathize with Jack
 Yet. If Tex RiclSard stages the big affair alone it wiz not be the first will shifts at the last moment bother the miracle promoter. Tex changed the Jeffries-Ioh ohnson bout from san Francisco to Reno at the last moment and made money. The bout Is bound to draw because of the fact that Brennan lasted 12 rounds with the title holder and there are a number of fans who have changed their opin- ion of n walkover for Dempsey to an even chance for the F'renchman- Betting in England before the Bren- nan bout was to 1 on Dempsey. now it has shifted to even money
 And if Riclard puts on the show there will be no S5Oo-OoO purses either. rivals for the bout have drop ned inc proposition like hotcakes and
 Rickard will most likely have them