New Britain herald., 1922-03-02
PLAN REVIVAL 0F
 BOXING GAME HERE
"Silent Mike" to Meet Russell in
 This City, March 1S

After q lapse of more than year the Alpha Athletic club will make ai effort to revive the boxing game il this city on the evening of March l3 when card of bouts will be run of at Turner hall on Arch street.
 DOran NS. Russell
 The card is headed with a l2-rounC go, at l4S pounds, between "Silcn Mike" Doran, the deaf and dumb bo. whose quarters are at the Y. NJ. T. A x B. society gymnasium, and Tcdd, Russell of Norwich. An effort is be ing made to sign K. o. Bill Sweeney another local favorite. to meet Young Gustavson of Bristol two-fstet past master of the slugging art witf a deal of science to boot, for the semi-final. In the preliminary go il is expected that Joey Kitson of Ken sington, will clash with Georgit Lynch, the Meriden boy who gives promise of rising rapidly to the up. permost position in Denny McMahon's stable.
 In view of the fact that two loca boxers and one from an adjacent town are on the card, it is expected that the revival of boxing here vii be greeted by capacity house. The performers in all three bouts arc minister's of statewide repute, each o1 whom has an extensive following.
 Middlcweieht Champ
 Chief interest is centered, of course in the main go. The battlers appear to be about evenly matched, although the local performer has an edge or the Norwich lad on account of his wider experience in the roped arena Russell, however has been travelling at clip that indicates that he is a boxer to be reckoned with. At the present time, he appears to be the only logical contender for the state middleweight championship, an honor that his followers insistently claim for him.
 Russell has battled in the Nutmeg state for the past two years Prior to that time he showed his wares in Wisconsin, where, in matter of months, he arose from d position of a virtual unknown" to middleWeight champ of the state.
 Has Kayoed Ferguson
 Soon after coming to Connecticut he came to the fore by kayoing Tracey Ferguson of Wallingford. Ferguson gave the Norwich boy sev- eral pounds handicap in weight An effort was made shortly thereafter to match Silent Mike" with Ferguson, but his manager baked on the ground that the local slugger was too heavy Negotiations were then made for the services of Russell.
 In Silent Mike" Russell will meet a man whom his managers agree is perhaps the toughest of his career. Needless to say, he will exert every effort to put across win. The go is equally as important to the deaf and dumb battler, since it is his first showing in this state since last year when he went 10-round draw with Red Ames. Mike left Connecticut shortly after the Ames bout and To- cated in Philadelphia where he per formed with marked degree of suc- cess. ..
 May Meet Morley Soon
 C1lOulu llC pt SiAASooi' 't' ''' 'N'N''' ing Russell, the management of the Alpha club will bring either Battling Morley or Silent Martin" to this city for meeting with "Silent Mike. "
 The semi-fnal go gives indication of being a warm session. Gustavison has shown in Bristol and elsewhere for the past year and has established himself as a boxer who is in the fray from the first to the last bell. He is possessed with a powerful left hand sledge with which he is beating his way consistently into the big show. When he clashes with Sweeney, how ever, he will meet one of the most as well as toughest boys he has ever donned the mitts with The bout is the first local showing for Sweeney in some time.
 kitson and Lynch, who are carded for the curtain raiser, are a pair of genuine battlers. On two occasions in the past, they went a six round draw and each is anxious to prove his superiority.
 1t is expected that Honest John Willis will be the third man in the ring.