New Britain herald., 1927-03-19

Leo P. Flynn, manager of Lou Paluso, who was 10 have appeared in the feature 1o-round bout Of the card 10 be conducted by the Hard ware City A. c. at the Y. NJ. T. A. & B. hall, notified Matchmaker Leo Bradley today that Paluso had been injured in training and would be unable to appear on the card as scheduled. In his place, Man ager Flynn is sending a fighter who, in the opinion of those who have seen him in action, will he q better match for Alex Hart than Paluso. He is Erwin Bige.
 Bige has decisions over Ace Hud- kins, Tommy (Kid) Murphy Jim Duffy, Tommy Cello Of Holyoke whom Louis (Kid) kaplan recent ly met, and others. In his only ap- pearanco in Connecticut, which took place in Hartford last sum mer. Bige kayoed Joe Tiplitz of Philadelphia in one round. Bise at that time displayed q clever boxing style and a kick like | mule. Harl's manager, although accepting the substitution, made it plain that he would rather have had Paluso than Bige as his fighters opponent.
 Fortunately, as Matchmaker Leo Bradley stated today, the Hard ware City A. C. was able to sub stitrre Bige in place Of Paluso in stead Of securing q second -rater who ~~ould not furnish good oppo- sition ,, Hart. Bige is of the slash ing. tE>ring style and the match with Ha changes with the chang in opponents, from what might be tle beAween two hard httcrs and two fighters. Bige has just return ed from the Pacific coast and the local club is fortunate in securing him Tn place of Paluso.
 The remainder of the card is the same as has been advertised, Charley Ray of Philadelphia. one of the sensations in the ranks of the fyweights Of today, will face Minty Rose of Ireland. Rose just the other night served notice on Ray that he will be in for a tough scs- sion. by handing out Q trouncing to Ruby Bradley of Holyoke, who had become nearly invincible in his many appearances in this sec tion of the state. Ray is in excel match with Rose should prove to be one of the sensations on the card.
 The bout that seems to be draw ing the greatest share of interest in this city is the eight roundcr carded between "sheik" Leonard and "Kid" Thomas of this city. After looking the local Italian over in an impressive workout at his training quarters. Thomas exudes an air of confidence that is hard 10 beat. He has q corps Of sparring partners who stand up before his hard punches and "Sheik" Leonard. welterwcight champion of the state, is in for a rough and tough session when the Hardware City battler faces him Leonard's style is well known to fight fans in this city. He hits hard with both hands and 1t will be surprising if the two boys are on their feet at the end Of the eight rounds Tuesday night,
 The curtain raiser will bring the two Polish enemies together, Prank kndlo Of Meriden and Johnny Mack of New Haven. These two boys are out to settle their gruiGr Tuesday night and the fur will surely fly when they get milling al each other.
 With Bige entered as the main attraction against Alex Hart, the ans will be treated 10 some slash ing fighting. Eige's work against T'iplitz, who is veteran Of the ring, in Hartford stamps him as a killer"
 Had there been choice offered 10 Matchmaker Bradley and Promoter Bridget between paluso and BiEc, it is doubtful if they would have SO lectcd Bige in preference to the Salt Lake City Italian. BiEe likes to fin lsh them quickly but according to Hart, If there's any finishing to be done, he's going 10 do i'
 For the opening show in tho re yiyai of professional boxing m this city, the card shapes mp as q 'natur- ai.' Seating arrangements arc be- lnr cared for by the promoters and officials Of the Hardware City A C., and from the interest heinz shown in The show. t is predicted that sell out will greet the first card next Tuesday night, The frs hoUt of n" night will 20 on at S:t5 o'clock sharp Arthur Pt'z. former New England all around athletic cham pjon. will announce the contestants and the details Of the fight.