The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-06
RATNER BOUT NEAR UPSET BY FAILURE
 TO PUT UP CHECK
Boxers They Must Fight They Will Get No Money and Be Thrown Out of Ring Substitutes Banned - Must Guarantee Participants
 n Minor Bouts By Bonds.

Promoters Must G
 in Minor Bot
 By GEORGE E..
 No substitutes will be allo Ratner fight to be staged in the Dietz. Should anything happe bouts must be postponed until t and boxers involved.
 Furthermore, the boxers I ceive one cent. "They will be | words used. There will be Bogash fight is the warning Chairman Dick Howell of the Box ing Commission, made this announce ment yesterday, thereby safeguarding the interests of fight fans who may purchase tickets to see Bogash and Rather fight. The edict will prevent the substituting of inferior boxers at the last minute, which practice IS quite frequent nowadays.
 Rather 'Ducked" Once Before
 The rule was adopted for the req son that Bogash and Rather had been matched before and Rather became Gill" it is said. and Joe Leonard, con- sidered a setup for Bogash, was sub stituted in his place. The board maoe it plain that the Bridgeport sporting public is not to be faked and will re- ceive value for it's money
 State Okay Awaited
 Practically everything is set at the local end for the show. The next Tn jnonortance is the okay of the State Board. This will not be acted upon until information is received from the New York State Boxing Board as 10 the standing of Rather. At the meet ing of the State Board. Saturday, d .e~e<munication was received from the | HNrork Board that Rather and ms f. Billy Bag1ey, had been haled i ehat body to explain some mat i |. Secretary Acly Castle or Wa farhury has written for information. If Rather is suspended in New York it may block the local match, but thls is not anticipated
 Another little matter to be nXed up x.,;1I nrobab bly be settled between Fro moter Dietz and the Bridgeport A. A Co., lessees of the open-alf dre.e1' today, When asked by the commas n stage the fights, MT. Dietz informed the soIons that he had an agreement with the B. A A. othclals' ie ia fer. it is understood, has asked DietH for a $500 guarantee that tn In as not will take place on July z4' so as no1 to interfere with their future plans.
 Bogash On the Carpet
 It isn't often that Lotus Bosasn within an ace of putting a dent in fu- tura hank deposits by failing to post l1is $500 forfeit for his fight with Au- sie Rather, which is slated to pc staged by Paul Dietz at the open eil arena on July 24. Joe smith ms manager. however, nosed in under the wire just in the nick of time, at special session of the Boxing Commls- sioners yesterday afternoon. s.,
 Bogash's dilatory tactics on the tor- felt question was the subject or d meeting of the board yesterday morn ing. It was then decided that II Bo- gash's money wasn't in evldence III the afternOn the permit TOT Ile hSh' would be cancelled.
 The morning session was quite lively affair and according to al! ac- counts Bogash was roughly scored TOT his tactics. Local sport writers were invited to the special session. in the afternoon, but as Joe Smith produced "a check for $500, it was brief ses- sion.
 J+ seems Rogash has been in the habit of putting up his fortelts any old time. In this instance his atten- ton was called to the matter by the commissioners and Promoter Dletz, but he paid no attention to the re quests As a result the "Commlsh got real mad and determined to make an example of Bogash, if he dlon come to terms
 Secretary Michael Healey said in the afternoon session that Bogash had made the "crack that he would post his forfeit whenever ne got realy This furnished the lighting Michaef the match to touch off his firecrack- CTS and he did it in fine style, fur nishing the only pep for the scribes.
 ''If Looey BogaSh thinks he's run ming the boxing sport here, he's mis- taken" said Mike, the Board of Com unfSsionerS will take that reSponSlbll- ity. I1ooeey doesn't want to try to fool himself on that point. There are rules and he's got to live up to them with the rest.
 Manager Joe Smith was at the ses- sion, but he had no explanation of Looey's delay The $500 check was all that was necessary. There was an informal discussion as the Connecti- cut rules and it barred the fact that Joe was better informed on the codes in other states.
 Boxers Protected
 The board also adopted rule whereby promoters must post bonds as an assurance that the guarantees will be paid to boxers. to avoid com over the Jewish Relief bouts here. when some of the boxers in the minor bouts were forced to accept lower amounts than stipulated in contracts Similar n1iXupS have occurred in Mer- iden and Hartford. It is likely that the State Board will adopt the Bridge port rule. Promoter Dietz has posted his regular bond for the show and has until July 19 to post bonds for the pre- sary for the Bogash- Rather go be- cause the boxers will fight on a per centage basis.
 It was also announced that license fees for seconds had been reduced from S10 to S5.