New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-07
KAPLAN TO MEET
FLOWERS FRIDAY
Meriden Batder and New York
Negro to Clash in Hartford


Tony Paolilio of New Haven, who
is staging the Kid Kaplan- Bruce
Flowers lightweight bout at the
Hartford Eastern league baseball
park Friday night, is making an ef-
fort to secure Jack Dempsey, former
worlds heavyweight champion, as
announcer and possibly to referee
one of the bouts on the card.
In making this attempt to secure
the presence of the most popular
heavyweight of current ring history,
Paoliilo is taking leaf from the ex-
perience of the Boston promoters
who paid Dempsey $4,000 to an
nounce at the recent boxing show at
Braves field. that investment paying
for itself many times over when
more than 10000 crowded into the
Boston National park to see a second
rate heavyweight bout that, sans the
presence of the Manassa Mauler.
probably would not have drawn
more than 5000 fans.
iic 1poolOli ~ oIllottI, IOt tHclI
little show of showmanship, reaped
the golden harvest and gave an idea
to boxing promoters Tony Paolillo
among them. The man, from whom
Gene Tunney wrested the crown
jewels of Kingdom. has a tremendous
popular appeal and throngs flock to
see him Wherevere he goes.
Right now Dempsey is rehearxing
with Mrs. Dempsey tthe former Els
telle Taylor Of motion picture fame)
Tor 1.-The Big Fight" the play in
which they will go on tour this fall.
New York theater where they are re-
hearsing to keep at bay the curious
crowds storming the doors in their
desire to see the former champion.
Dempsey has promised to let Paol-
lilo know by Thursday whether he
can come to Hartford for the kap-
Ian Flowers card.
The indication is that a big gallery
will see Kaplan step out against
Flowers whether or not Dempsey at
tends. There has been a big advance
sale and the bout has stirred much
interest because of the fact that the
colored boy has improved greatly
since he last met the Meriden Buzz
saw. In that other bout, Kaplan
damaged Flowers considerably but
flowers COVE him a good fight and,
in the sixth round, caught Kaplan
with a stiff right to the jaw which
dazed the former worlds champion
and promised to send him to the
floor, but he rallied to stay In there
and to win.
Kaplan is shedding weight steadily
at Silver Lake, where half dozen
others of the kaplan stable are as
sisting him in making ready for the
bout with the Colored Flash. Louis
weighed 1875 yesterday and Denny
Mcmahon says he will come in FRI
day at 1873, strong and fast kaplan
is revealing in his outdoor workouts
and is showing. as he boxes with his
sparring partners. the old dash and
snap and the love of fighting.
Visitors TO the Kaplan camp agree
that he looks better than in year
and expect to see him his oldtime
self against Flowers in this, the first
boxing bout ever held at the Hart
ford Ball park.
Flowers is due In Hartford to-
morrow to wind up his training.
frankie O'Brien. Hartford south
paw, who meets frankie Konchina
of New York in an eight-round
semi final, is also working out at
Silver Lake. frankie is in great
shapc--he always is-and is fast and
hitting harded than ever with that
deadly left. The Hartford middle
weight will need the best he can
muster against Konchina who scored
Smith, Hartford middleweight. at
the Nutmeg Stadium last summer.
a one-round technical kayo over Joe
Two skies and two fours complete
the card.