New Britain herald., 1926-04-19
JACK DELANEY TO
 DRAW RECORD GATE
Bridgeport Battler Tops Excel,
 lent Hartford Fight Card

Hartford, April l9 Pp-Jack De-
 lanoy's first appearance in Connecti.
 cut since he scaled to the heights
 !s set for Monday evening, April 2G,
 when he fights King Solomon of
 Panama in the big Hartford state
 armory.
 It promises 10 be the greatest in.
 door boxing event in all New Eng
 lands ring history, m unprecedented
 advance sale even al this carly date
 forecasting a gate of at least sS5,- loco.
 Boxing fans In all sections of Con- inecticut and western Massachusetts have long waited for this chance to see the clever and hard hitting De. laney in action.
 Delaney Is meeting a rugged box CT Of rare fighting qualities in Solo.
 mon. Boston has been the locale for the majority of his important fights and so Jack Conway. boxing writer of the Boston American. is well qualified to discuss the Pan- anna champion and his forthcoming scrap with Delaney. This is what Conway has 10 say:
 King Solomon. who has been signed 10 box Jack Delaney at Hart ford, as q satisfactory performer, though not serious contenders for .any championship.
 Solomon has proved ono of the greatest drawing cards in Boston despite the fact that he has lost three times to Jim Maloney and twice 10 Jack Sharkey.
 Tho Maloney bouts were what put the king over as q box office attrac- ton. The first contest was staged early last summer following Solo mons win over Ad Stone. Malonoy had big margin in the early rounds, then Solomon made q hur- ricane finish and almost snatched victory away from the Boston heavyweight.
 "The second Solomon Maloney bout was thriller and although the official verdict went 10 Maloney. most of the fans figured Solomon had been robbed.
 Late in the third round Soloman dropped Maloney for the count of nine with a right to the chin. Jim vas In poor condition when he re- Sumed boxing. He stalled as best he could. Tho great crowd that turned out for the match was in an uproar as the king strove to put over q knockout.
 "The timekeeper finally sounded the bell, The bell only tinkled and it could not be heard ten feet away. Neither of the boxers heard the bell, while the referee apparently did not hear t either. though he later claimed he did. After the bell sounded, Solomon landed a right to the jaw and knocked Maloney cold as a clam. Malonev's seconds claim cd victory on a foul on the ground the blow was delivered after tho bell sounded and their claim was all lowed hy the referee.
 Prior to his second bout with Maloney, Soloman was decisively outpointed by Jack Sharkey. The latter was too fast for the king.
 "A third Solomon-M Maloney bout vas arrange datter the king had been knocked out in New York by Paul Borlcnbach, Solomon appar~ antly shot his bolt in the Bcrlenbach match and was easy for Maloney in the third encounter.
 The king then rested up and carly this month fought Sharkey for the second time in Boston. He show od well for three rounds, then Shar- key forged out front and won.
 Jack Delaney should defeat Sol omon without much trouble, though the kings awkward style and cour- age are sure to make the Bridge porter step lively to win,
 The strang" thing about Solo man is that despite the fact h" has been hea+en five times in Boston he has never played to less than ill., 00o while his second bout with Ma loney drew s@5,600. This is due to the fact he is q fine snowman. In fact, the king Is a better snowman than he is a boxer.
 If he had kept away from Der lenhach he might be able to step out and vallor any of the heavy weight coNtendors. Forl"nhach. 1 though, took great dca of the 1 fire out of Solomon when he knock cd him out"
 Tn the seml.nnal on Mulligans i, card, Paul Doyle, veteran campaign cr, will meet Irish Tommy Jordan of 1 New York in a tcn-rounder; the pre- lims will find Ruby Btadlcy of Hol- yoke rittcd against Johnny Breslin | of New York for eight rounds: Ed ; die Lord. Waterbury's coming fight 1 CT, stacked ID against Phil Rich | ards an Enclishman for six rounds 1 and another over the same distance i between Murray Gitlitz, New Haven and Alex Rely, South ! negro.
 In all there will he forty-tTo i rounds of milling.