New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-09
NEWPORT "COBS" TO MEET
NUTMEG ANA EURS FRIDAY
Trio of Sailors Best at Naval Base, Entered in Tour
ney - Joe Howard to Appear in Star Bout -
"Pinkey" Kaufman to Make Second Appearance in
This City - Taylor to Meet Angelo of Hartford
Again-Torrngton Boys on Card.

A trio of battling "gobs' from
the Naval Training station at New
port. r. l.. will brave a sea OF
punches Friday night in the week.
~ amateur tight tournament Of tho
Mohawk A. c. at the Y. NJ. T. A. &
-. society hall on Main street. After
having come through the Rhode
Island state amateur tournament
with co.ors flying, the sailors are
all set 20 start cleaning up in Con-
necticut. This will be their first APP
pearance outside o. Rhode Island.
A local testimony as TO their
proWeSs has been given the "gobs"
by Recruiting officer K. L. Dordcl-
man of this city. The husky sailor
who seeks to enlist young mon in
the United states forces is well ac-
quainted with til" three amateur
battlers who will furnish the
features in this city Friday night
and he states that the Connecticut
boys who will oppose them will be
fortunate If they win. Dord"lman
enlisted two of the men and he has
followed their prowcss in the ANA
teur ranks. They are extra ordinary
fighters" and as tough as the Navy
can make them, he states. The re-
cruitinG officer. as the official repre-
sentative Of the United States Navy
in this city. will he a guest Of the
management Friday night.
The three sailors who will fight
here are Lester Briggs. Edward !
Whalen and Meyer Jacobs. One 9TH
or, Frank Smith has been penaliZed |
for infrac actions OF the rules and has
scheduled to appear here Briggs
has entered in the les pound class
and with him are entered Joe How
ard. state middlcwcight champion.
and Edward Skinner, dusiIy battlcr
from New Haven. Whal"n will
most probably meet Finky Eauf- |
man Of Hartford. former weltcr-
weight champion Of Ohio who beat
Johnny krock OF Meriden here two
weeks ago. They will fight in tho
AZ pound class. Jacobs has filed
his entry in the les pound class and
he will oppose Oscar Bergstrom OF
Hartford. a former Boston battler.
Another sensation has been made
possible for the card by the entries
Johnny Angelo OF Hartford in the
1870 pound class. These two We're
matched two weeks ago and fur
nisheI one of the best fights in tho
history of the amateur game in this
city. Ray Hall. whose work in the
ring is we'll known 10 all tho fans Of
this city. will be matched with
Charles And nrson Of New Haven &C
cording to their entries as both arc
car!cd for tho 40 pound class.
The remainder Of the card as out
lined according TO the entries filed.
is as follows: us pounds Ray
Strong. Hartford and William To-
book. Hartford: $50 pounds. Larry
Nalvo. Hartford and George Bea=-
ley. New Haven; 40 pounds, Ross
Campbell, Manchester and Edward
Nelson. Hartford: 1872 pounds. John
Shive. Hartford and Joe Champ.
Hartford: l63 pounds, "Rush en-
mp" Tony Bellasimo. Hartford and
William Flynn, New Haven; $50
pounds. Victor Morley. Hartford
and Jimmy Bnshka. Torrington and
1873 pounds. Barney Nouseman,
Hartford and Frank Polo. New
Haven.
Other entries received for the
nights entertainment include Frank i
and Jim Ninetto of Torrington.