The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-07
He's Scene" DeImont.

He's Scene" DeImont
 Matchmaker George Dwyer of the Bridgeport A. & A. today said local fight fans should not get the impress sion that Gene Belmont who is to meet Kap1an here next Tuesday night is Al Belmont, the Boston veteran. Taking Dwyer'S say-so Delmont is a fast boy and is sure to give kaplan a great fight. Delmont has beaten Pepper Martin, Willie Jackson and other top nOtChers.
 Smith Becomes Professional.
 Steve Smith who has been going great guns in the amateur ranks will make his professional debut, his op- ponent to be announced tom orrow, said Dwyer. Dwyer is also figuring on Young Luby and Joe Curry, who semi-final, to put up great battle. Jim Bones who is slated to meet Spike Marine will also have his hands full.
 Kaplan-Pepper Bout.
 Kaplan, Meriden idol, whose star has twinl1led on the fistic frmanent since he sealed the dizzy heights o+ the ring, will get his eagerly-sought for chance to demonstrate to the uls- corning critics of the game in New York just what a fighting terror he is when inside of the hempen ropes
 To Meet Martin Nov. 29.
 Yesterday, his manager, 'Dinny" McMahon penned his n1Onicker to a contract calling for the Kid to en- gage in a tilt with Pepper" Martin hard-punching Brooklyn scrapper, on the night of We6n esday, Nov. 29, in Madison Square Garden.
 The bout will be over the twelve round route and will share the posi- tion of the cards headliner with the ser-to in which Joe Tiplitz of Ph1la- deIphfa will raise his dukes with Andy Thomas highly praised New Yo ork ing experts predict a glowing future The Thomas-Tiplitz mill will also De a twelve rounder.
 Promised Shot at Dundee.
 In getting his chance to show in the temple of swat where the nghters are richly rewarded for their ring battleS' Kaplan has stepped in sooner tIldI he and his manager had antlclpa5Le?tu. 5?t 1t was thought that the Silver City 2 lad would gradually be built into a Garden attraction, but it would seem to indicate that matchmaker FIournoy got information that haplan diah II . : need any try-out mills and carried the stamp of being o. K. for all the Pepper Martins and Johnny Dun, Dun dees, Kaplan's manager has been told by FlournOy that if he makes q showins in line with expectations against Martin, he will surely be re- warded with a shot at Dundee.
 With such an inviting layout oe- fore him, it isn't necessary to say that +he Meriden boy is prancing about like a thoroughbred at the relalZa- ton that he is getting the opportunity to fight his way to fame and fortuIle-
 They Like His Style
 That KapIan will. figuratively speaking raise the Garden roof With his actions in the ring goes without saving for he is just the style or fighter that New York fans dote on seeing perform The ordinary run of fandom these days snubs the sci entific matches that call mostly for boxing ability, but want to be treated to the slam-bang stuff and phat IS where Kaplan fills the bill to perfec- tion.
 While Martin. who will be kaplan's s opponent, is a damaging hitter, one who hurts when he connects ne ehould not unduly trouble Kap1an- The writer has seen both in action and his opinion is that Kaplan will win in convincing fashion, This op1n- ion. too. is shared by ''Scotty'' Mon tieth. who is quoted as having said that the Meriden boy will breeze through without much fuss