New Britain herald., 1927-12-29
GOOD BOUTS MARK SECOND PRO CARD
Nando Tassi to Meet Frank CaValauSh Here on January 6

Matchmaker Vincent Rcina or the New Britain A. C. has planned an other line of excellent bouts for the second professional fight card of the season to le staged Friday night January 5, at the Stanley Arena on Church street. Final pairings for the various matches on the program were completed yesterday and the | predictions are that the coming show will equal in action and inter- est the first staged here.
 Nando TaSsi. the Italian cole, ,'e 1 professor and champion light heavy i weight boxer of his native land, will again appear in the leading role on 1 the local card. He is slated 10 meet Frankie Cavanaugh of Bridgeport, i another capable light heavyweight who carries q terrific punch in eith- CT hand, Tassi failed 10 get good ! opportunity of showing his wares in i this city in the last card but the fans ! liked him for what they did see of | him in action.
 TasSi will be exceptionally eager [ 10 make an impressive showing iu the bout scheduled a week from to- morrow night Provided he wins. he has been promised a chance 10 show in Madison Square Garden and the St. Nicholas Arena in New York in the near future. For this reason. the Italian intellectual who has 1 adopted fisticuffs as his profession. is working hard in his training quarters in New Haven and should be in the pink Of condition for his meeting with the tough Bridgeport scrappsr.
 An excellent supporting cast has been selected to feature the remain ing bouts on the card. Five matches have been made, the main bout so- ing eight rounds and the four others being over the six round route Frankie O'Brien of Hartford and Kid Decker of Pittsheld have been matched in the semi-tinal. Decker only two weeks ago kayoed Trac! tI'crguson of Wallingford in q battle in Holyolc bringing him suddenly into the limelight in pusilistic cir cles in this section. He will meet q real test in O'Brien the Irish bat tier from the Capital City.
 Pinkcy Kaufman who attained the prominence of being amateur wei terweight champion of the state, vii
 make his first appearance in thl city as q professional in a siX-rounC engagement against Kid Ryan o1
 Bridgeport. Kaufman appeared II
 Now Britain on numerous occasions las an amateur and he was one o
 the most popular performers on tho
 Hartford team.
 One of the real features on tn card promises 10 be the scrap ovcl the six round trail between Jos Triaro of New Haven and Bnst"l
 NaIcau. the little Harry Grob o
 Holvoko. The two fought on ih' last card staged here for four round! land thr decision of draw r"nd"r"t appcarod o be the only right on" Matchmaker Roina has matchft them for six rounds in the hope tha
 a focisiou may be reached.
 The curtain raiser will bring
 Mickey Roberts, former amateur into tho ring against suitable op' poYont to be chosen today. Robrrt
 will be remembered as one Of 'h' Itou@hyst sluegers among the slmor
 pures and plenty Of action is prom
 ised in the opening bout of the eve
 ming.
 The card will be the first of thu new year in the arena and ever!
 effort possible will be made 10 haN' it match in interest and eXcilemen the last one staged in this city. l
 will be the first of series 10 h' conducted in this city during the in door season