New Britain herald., 1927-01-05
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AMATEURS BATTLE
 HERE ON FRIDAY
List of Fights Looks Like the
 Best to Be Seen ill This City

Ol lHt He" year hl tIle oldlc ai ihois Friday night and from the list of applications entered for appearance here Friday nights show will be branded as the best tournament 1oI be held in this city. Several fea- ture bouts are on the lists because of the entries received.
 The star bout of the evening will bring together Ray Hogan the Ter. ryville Terror" and either Campora koter of New Haven. a hard smash ing battler or Frank Fortez, also of the Elm City, another tough boy. Hogan just recently had a wide margin of victory over Ray kauf- man of Hartford who holds the amateur lightweight championship Of the state of Ohio. This will be Hogan's first appearance in this city but right now. he is the sensation of the amateur fight ranks in the state. He will appear in the 15o class.
 Another feature bout will bring together Ray Hall of Hartford, cele- brated knockout king and Jimmy Moe of New Haven. The Elm City colored battler three weeks ago won the Metropolitan A. 4. L.. championship in New York. Only q few weeks ago, Moe fought Hall in this city and was returned victor over him. Hall is out to win back his laurels over this boy. Paul Terzo reported an injured hand for this week and could not appear against Hall in Friday nights show. He will be matched against the Hartford buster probably in the following tourney.
 What will bring more interest tol the fans of New Britain than any thing else is the return bout between Barney Youseman of Hartford and Joe Zotter of this city. These two fought on the last card and the fight was stopped In the last round on orders of Chief William c. Hart. ! Zotter. in the opinion of many, had won the fight in three rounds but i the bout was called a draw. Zot- ter is out to polish off Youseman i in short order and the promoters to make sure of efficient refereeing in the bout, have arranged to have Commissioner Joe Wurst of New Haven handle this bout.
 The remaining bouts on the card i will bring ,favorite simon-pures be- i fore the local fans. The list. as ar ranged by Matchmaker J. J. Whaler l. of the Mohawk A. C., is as follows: ! l65 pounds, Monte Lusa of Torring- 1! ton and George Walters of New Ha- [ ven; 136 pounds. Johnny Ciinch, ! New Britain and Jim Bernardo of Hartford; 1lS pounds. Adolph i D'Onofrio of Hartford and Joe Cote . of New Britain; 40 pounds, John Dahm of New Britain and Frank . Brodrick of Southington.
 TO pounds. Eddie Mahoney of . Hartford and Bill Williams of New Haven: 133 pounds. Jim Martin Of | Terryville and Mike Maselis of Hartford; 145 pounds. Charles Nor ey of Hartford, and Walter Gorham or MtTlucH.
 Besides these. several other en- tries have been received among which are the applications of Pan- cho Villa, Charles Romano and Abe Bodine. These will probably be matched for two more bouts.
 A. the annual meeting of the Mo hawk A. C. recently, Earl Thomas was elected president of the club. The new head in accepting the re- sponsibilities attendant on the of , fee stated that it would be his one purpose to give the amateur fight fans of this city the best in this state and surrounding common 1 wcalths in the coming fight cards and he will work with his board ot to satisfy and please New Britain people.
 The card Friday night will be varied as to weights, including heavyweights, velters, lightweiShts and other down to the lighter classes. The first bout will be start | cd promptly at S:20 o'clock.