New Britain herald., 1929-12-16
MORGAN ID MEET
 BASS THIS WEEK
Junior Lightweight Champion to
 Defend His Title

New York, Dee. 1G (Ps-Tod Nor gan, possibly most willing of all champions to place his title at stake. will give Benny Bass of Philadcl- phja a shot at the junior lightweight championship in Madison Square Garden this week.
 The Norgan- Bass struggle of Fri day night heads boxing schedule enlivened by the second ring appear ancn of Art Shires who apparently would rather fight than play first base for the Chicago White Sox. Shires, who knocked out Dangerous Dan Daley of Cleveland in the first fight he eyer was paid for meets George Traitor, Chicago pro foot ball player, at the White City arena, Chicago, in q five rounder. tonight
 Morgan will ba defending the title he won from Mike BaIlerno for the ninth time when h. faces Bass over the 15-round championship route. Possessed of little or no punch, Morgan nevertheless has beaten back every challenge by means of his great boxing skill Bass is H punchcr, one of the most deadly in the business.
 Nel Tarlcton, English lightweight meets Al Eidge#&y of Jersey City, in the eight round semi-finaI. Dom Nolantc, English lightweight, takes cn Harry Carlton. Jersey. City, in another eight roundcr.
 Other bouts on the national schedule include:
 Monday-at Boston, Al Friedman, . Boston, vs. Big Boy Lawson. Bos- ton. hcaNyWcights, ten rounds; at Baltimore, Johnny Sheppard, Bos- ton, ys. Sid l.ampo, Baltimore, lightWcights, ten rounds: at Topeka, Pat Corgttt, Kansas City, vs Albert 1 Uiid) Williams, London, welter- weight, ten rounds, Brad Simmons, i Tulsa, ys. Bus Hall, Topeka, heavy weights, ten rounds.
 i TuesIay-at Portland, Ore, Ray Pclky. Oakland. vs, K, O, White, ! Chicago. light heavyWeights, ten
 rounds; at New York. Broadway arena, Baby Joe Cans. Los Angeles negro, vs. Nat Xavier, welter- weights, ten rounds; at Los Angeles, Joey Sangor Milwaukee, Vs. Santiago Gorilla, Papama, junior lightwcights, ten rounds,
 Wedncsday-at New York, Coli scum. Kid Chocolate. Cuba, Ns. Dominick Pctrone, Harlem. feather weights. Rene Devcs, Belgium, Ns. 1 Babe McG Gorgary Oklahoma. middle l weights. Jack Kid Berg, England. Vs. i Tony Cara gliano, New York, and i Leonard (Young) Xazzarino, Jersey City. vs. Jose Martinez, Spain, light |. weights. each ten rounds; at Cincin- nati, Vince llambright. Ns. Billy l Rose. both Cincinnati, WeltcrWcights
 ten rounds.
 Friday-at Boston,< Garden, Ar
 mand Emanuel, Los Angeles, vs
 Jack GaEnon. Boston, Arthur Flynn Boston, ys, Charley Bclanger Win nipeg, and Neil Clsby, Los Angeles
 Hs. Tony NalCnto, Orange, \. J., all 1 heavyWcights, each ten rounds; al ! Detroit, Bruce Flowers New l Rochelle, x. Y. negro, vs Billy Wal ! lace, Cleveland, hghtweights, ter rounds; at Ashland auditorium, Chi ca%o. Eddie Anderson, Wyoming, Ns
 Jack Duffy, Toledo, junior llght- weights, ten rounds; at Toledo, Kaye
 Morgan, Toledo. vs. Ollie Bartlett l Detroit, hant&mWeights, rounds
 Happy Athcrton. Indianapolis, Ns { Franklin Young, Detroit ffyWeights l ( rounds, and Pee Wee JorralI, Nils, haWaka. Ind. Ns. Jack PilNis, To.
 ronio, l,ehtWrights. six rounds; d
 San Francisco Frankie Statson. Sal
 Francisco. vs cowboy Eddie Ander. son. Wyoming. WeltcrWeights, 1l
 rounds; at Hollywood, Ward Sparks
 Detroit, 1s. Maurice Iiolzer, France
 Iraf hrrWrIghtS 10 rounds.