The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-15

seats which were occupied by persons
who failed to hold the checks.
Betting Galore
Nearly everybody it seemed had
bet of some sort on the main bout.
George MuWgan and other Water
bury fans were On hand and backed
Shugrue to the limit. The Meriden
sports and other admirers of Kaplan
cleaned up in great style. The Water
bury sports who had pooled $4,000
and which was covered yesterday
afternoon before the battle dropped
it without a murmur. 1t was re-
ported that George IulHgan was one
of the most enthusiastic of Shugrue
supporters and was released of about
$1,700. Kid Kaplan. also it is said,
had about $1,000 up on himself to
win. One of the freak bets made at
the ringside was made by 'Faker"
Mcmahon, brother of Dinny McMa-
hon, manager and chief handler of
Kaplan. He put up 500 to SIS that
Shugrue wouldn't score a knockout.
The Introduction Ceremonies
There was the usual introducing
cerem onies. Johnny Red Allen and
Young Luby We're there to challenge
the winner and Jack. Delaney was
hailed as the peer of middleweights
who was ready to fight any or all
middleweights in the world. Jack
got a rousing reception from the null
titude.
Joe shugrue, a few years back one
of the ring idols of Connecticut fans,
was in the corner for his brother
Johnny, while "Dinny' Mcmahon
handed the advice to Kaplan between
rounds.
Both boxers received appearing
greetings when they entered the ring.
It was one of the best shows-for
action-ever staged. 1T could never
be eclipsed was the verdict of the
fans, and Connie Lewis and his as
sociates came in for heaps of praise
The preliminary bouts bristled with
pep and put the ringsterS in ex-
cel1ent humor.
August and Ferguson Draw
Fighting with a damaged right
hand and doing practically the brunt
of his work with his right Pete Au-
gust, local Lightweight. boxed fast
draw with Tracey Ferguson. the vet
eran Wallingford ringster. There
were rumors of Ferguson having gone
back, but the Wallingford boy put
up a great scrap, and had Peter on
the move the biggest part of the time.
Ferguson used a good right and also
poked Peter continuously, but no
damaging, with his portside propeller.
There was also a lot of infighting by
both boxers. Pete was also bit
wild, but he showed himself to be
a CANISTER by going into the ring with
the swollen hand he possessed. His
reward was the fatteSt pie OF SnehelS
he ever gathered in at a fight.
A visitor to Pete's dressing room
before the program started was
Young Luby who had both hands in
bandages. He wished Peter GOOD
luck and displayed his two hands
which he said were injured in the
first and second rounds of their re
cent draw encounter at the open-a1r
arena.
Mason Loses to Lewis.
Johnny Mason, recent graduate
from. the local amateur ranks was
outpointed by Kid Lewis, of Hartford,
a more experienced boy. 1t was an
eight round affair. In the sixth Lewis
waged a furious attac against the
Bridgeporter, but the latter was calm
in the gale of blows and stuck the
session through, also the two remain
ing ones.
Dan Creedon, middleweight. hand1-
ed by the veteran Jack Diamond and
Fighting Puffe, of Meriden, furnished
four fast rounds in the preliminary,
Creedon being awarded the verdict.
Both boxers showed they have a lot
more to learn before reaching the
championship class.
Among the notables at the ringside
were Nina wilcox Putnam and her
husband we'll known in the literary
world. They were the guests of State
Commissioner Mosey King.