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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27
MONEY STANDS IN WAY OF MORAN AND
 FULTON ENCOUNTER

The little difference of 5 per cent. portion of the gate receipts is all that prevents, just at present, a meeting between Frank Moran and Fred Full tn at New Orleans.
 Dominick Tortorich, promoter pre- eminent of ye olde Southern town, manager, his final offer and as this is per cent. lower than Dorgan cares to accept for his man. the match is hanging by bare threads.
 In the meantime, Carl Morris is busying himself trying to land the bout with tempermental Frederick A 20-round bout btween Moran and Fulton would draw a big gate in New Orleans. The Southerners have never seen the famous possessor of Mary Ann in action.
 A 20round bout with determined, game and fair fellow like Moran would be the supreme test for Fulton. He has been charged with being faint-hearted and, when scenting danger, resorting to foul tactics to save himself. If there is a man in the world who would give Fulton an acid test it is the sorrel-topped Pitts burgh boxer. At present Moran is instructing at Camp Wadsworth, Spartansburg, N C., and is gradually working himself into fighting condi- tion.
 Harvey Cohn, Director of Athletics for the 27th Division, accompanies Morn on the road in the mornings and this added to boxing with the soldiers, much wood chopping, sans late hours, is working wonders for Moran.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27

when Larry williams, Bridgeport's popular heavyweight. steps into the ring for his 1o-round bout with Jack 1sora4l, the husky Westerner, before the Remington A. C., in the Casino tomorrow, he will carry with him not only the wilI-wishes but the staunch backing of wide coterie of ardent admirers.
 Followers of the fight game in this city are supporting Williams to the limit, and are betting on him to win.H Williams is 8. strong favorite, for the reason that local boxing fans know his style and methods and are conf1- dent that they will surpass anything shown by the Western battler. .
 Moran is expected to arrive in Bridgeport this afternoon. and will finish his training here. Williams working out as vigorously as ever in Battling Levinsky's gymnasium.
 Knockout Eggers, of New York, who IS billed to meet Billy DeFoe, of St. Paul, in the main bout of 12 rounds, is not expected to arrive in this 6ity until tomorrow morning. EeRers is a favorite over DeFoe in the betting, although the men are considered to be so evenly matched that wagers show little shading either way.
 Tickets for the fight are selling at a rapid rate, according to an arl- nouncement made by Matchmaker Harlan. of the Remington Club, and every indication now is that the house -SI1 af 1n0d df a the occasion of the Dundee-Kunz me- lee. Bridgeport fans are showing chat while they are willing to support boxing, thy will go even farther to show their appreciation of so good a card asstfa4 scheduled for the Rem ington carnival.
 The fact that Larry Williams has pat so many of his sparring partners to deep lately has lea his friends to believe that he has developed knockout punch that will enable him to hold his own against the best of men. Williams certainly hasn't been training for nothing, for the past five weeks. Every day he has appeared at the gymnasium, roughing it with the rest of the pugs there.
 Everybody who has seen Larry work Is enthusiastic over his chances of winning Larry himself has had very little to say. He does say, how ever, that he will try to make thingr as brief as possible. Williams hal not done much fighting lately. This however, has been due to the fact that he has had very little time tt look around the country. He could have had a battle with Jim Coffe. five weeks ago if he had desired, bu he turned the offer down. It wa not a. case of cold feet with Larry The management of the club that of Sered him the bout was unreason able. It had guaranteed Jim a min
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27

and offered Larry only a small per- centage. Failing to see where he was being given a fair deal Larry call cd off further dealings.
 The bout with Williams will mark Moran's debut. The Marieville, R. l., club matchmaker wants to use the
 winner of the bout with Bartiey Madden of New York. Eddie Meade, who is managing Madden now, has been busy trying to induce Match maker Doherty of the Rhode Island club to use Madden again and that official finally gave in and promised that he would work Bartley. Hearing that Williams and Moran had been matched here, Doherty decided to match the winner of that battle with the New Yorker.
 The knowledge of being given a chance at Madden, who stopped Jim Coffey at Marieville, R. l., five weeks ago; will tend to make both men fight their best. Williams has been after a match with Madden since that giant put the skids under Billy Gib- sons champ. Nothing would suit him better than a rap at the New Yorker.
 Eggers Picked to Win. So much for the ten-rounder. The
 final bout of the evening, the De Foe
 Eggers affair also promises to be a
 rsttling interesting battle. In this bat tie the fans select Eggers as the favorite They base this contention on his past performances in this city. The knockout artist has cer- tainly given a good account of him.
 self before Bridgeporters.
 Le Blang, his manager, has had
 him working out every day and says that his protege will come to Bridge port in the best physical condition
 manager that he will be matched
 with Frankie Burns of Jersey City ii
 he trims De Foe, last night told the writer in New York that he will also be out for a. knockout victory. Billy has been training faithfully for this scrap and realizing that his
 future depends upon it's outcome car
 be depended upon to give his bes efforts. De Foe said last night tha'
 he will stick strictly to boxing tactics but that if Eggers decides to slug i
 he will follow suit and endeavor tC | give him the thrashing of his ca
 reer.
 Eddie Rosner, brother of Youns Rosner, the hyweight champion, vii also come to. town tomorrow morn
 ing. His opponent, Johnny Sharp'
 of this city, has been working ou I with Williams and Joe Smith for tn, past three weeks. Sharpe is a com ing boy. He has shown remarkabl. | we'll in his past bouts here and vii
 be out to make tomorrow nights bat tie his eighth straight victory thi season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27
DIR. FAUVER COACH
 FOR WESLEYAN FIVE

Maddietown. Conn. Dec. 27.-Wes- layan Is finding 1t hard to obtain a safisfactory coach flor its basketball team owing to war conditions and the athletic council has appointed Dr. Edgar Fauver. professor of physical training at the college. as temporary coach. Under his direction the men are being rounded into condition There are only three men available who had any experience on the var netv last year. Keeler at forward, Tomlfnson at guard and Markthaler, who played some last year. is being fried out for the other guard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27
HARVARD MAN FOR
 MILITARY SPORTS


 Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 27.-Athlet- ics for the masses rather than for the few is the proposal of Dr. Dudley A. Sargent. director of the Hemenway Gymnasium, Harvard Declaring that this is not the time for the fostering of highly specialized athletics in our colleges pr. Sargent yesterday In the Harvard gymnasium added:
 we want today more than ever the everyday man to come out and do his part in some form of athletics. It Is g. duty each young man owes the nation, and our college should em- phasize this fact by introducing sports in which not the few but the many can compete.
 .The suggestion made in the West that a grenade throwing contest De
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27
HOVER THE TOP: ::

Leo P. Flynn announces that "too high lung pressure did for his pro- tege, Kid Norfolk, in his recent Western battle with the 'Tar Baby" Why force your lungs so, Leo?
 At least the Senators might be as- sured of enough money to pay for three-squares and bed, if the con templated scheme to play in Toronto next summer, carries. Washington has never been over-extravagant in the financial support of its home team.
 Chic Brown, of New Haven, has gone to the trouble of writing a New York sporting editor that Benny Leonard's blows hurt him least of any he has received during his brief ring career.
 The youthful pug, however, fails to tell why Leonard's was the only blow that ever knocked him out.
 For want of anything better, New York sports must now turn to poultry shows and tennis tournaments. Oh, if Willard would only save the situa- ton!
 Former President William Howard Taft has gone on record as favoring boxing, and states in explanation that he tried it for several years while in college, and derived much benefit from it. We now understand what caused MT. Taft to lose flesh.
 Tonight, in New York, James A. Brady disposes of his stable of blue ribbon thoroughbreds, and the pro- ceeds from this sale are to go to the Red Cross. An example of patriot ism is set by MT. Brady which other
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27
JEANETTE AFTER
 WILLARD'S CROWN

Apropos of the discussion aroused by the recent offer of Jess Willard to box for the benefit of the Red Cross, the following letter from the man. ager of Joe Jeannette, is rather in- teresting:
 Several months ago Joe Jeannette made the proposition to Jess Will lard, Fred Fulton, Carl Morros and Frank Moran, that they meet him at the Manhattan A. c. and turn over all receipts to the Red Cross This was the first proposition of it's kind made by a boxer. Willard, Fulton and Morris failed to accept the chal- lenge. Moran replied that he would not fight Jeanette for any benefit.
 "Jeannette now has proposition to make to all four of these heavy weights. Here goes: Jeanette will agree to meet Fulton, Morris or Moran and the entire proceeds of the match to be turned over to the Red Cross. Jeannette further stipulates that he will wager 5000 that he will stop Fulton, Morris or Moran inside of 10 rounds, and will also turn this money ONCI lO LAC 1bSO SIOoSs HI I11O event of stopping his opponent, he is to get the match with Willard, and agrees that all monies be turned over to the Red Cross as per Willard's s offer. Jeannette states that to make the Willard match more interesting, it should be contest of 20 rounds or more,
 "Jeannette, while termed a veteran, is only 3S years old. His physical condition is as good today. as at any time is his career. This Jeannette proved in contest last week at Philadelphia. It is less than three months ago since Jeannette gave Langford the worst beating of his ca reer at Toledo. If Fulton's claim to a match is strengthened by his knockout over Langford, so is Jean- | nette's for he also has stopped the Tar Baby and in eight rounds.
 Here is chance for Morris, Full ton and Moran to add thousands tc the Red Cross fund and produce a real oponent for Willard
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27

added to the events in the Conference intercollegiate meet is good one, but the benefit that would accrue from such competition would be very small if a few selected athletes from each college took part in the contest. What we want now is droves of men taking part in our sports Groups rather than special ists should be given the preference, and any athletic event which will al- low great number of men to com- pete. rather than those with studied specialized skill. has my approval.
 Grenade throwing, wall scaling, bayonet fencing, a number of our
 gymnastic exercises are all fine prep arations for doing mans work on the battlefields of Europe. but their value would be maxiInized if bodies of men rather than hand picked indi- viduals reap and enjoy their bene- fits"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27
get a commission.

get a commission.
 The current season of hockey will see another star trainer sidestepping a good salary to work for nothing. Ralph Winsor,l who has coached Har- yard hockey teams in past years, re- fused a contract with the Crimson this season. He will not hide his teaching talent under bushel, though, but will coach, without pay, the Charlestown navy yard hockey seven. All of which helps to rein state the professional coach in the so- ciety of regular fellows.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27
TORONTO MAY GET BIG LEAGUE TEAM
 FOR BRIEF TRIAL

Plan to Have Washington Americans Play Sixteen Game Series With Four Western American League Teams In Canadian City Next Summer Is Highly Approved Negotiations Now In Progress Teams Would Use Big Stars in Games Proposition Would Be Bene- fcial From Financial Point of View.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27
BACKED TO DEFEAT MORAN
 IN CASINO SHOW

Local Heavyweight Favorite in Betting Over Western Batter Is Expected to Capture Honors in Ten Round Go Before Remington Club Moran Expected in City Today-Eggers Looked Upon As Most Promising Candidate for Laurels in De Foe Match -Rosner Will Give Sharpe Hard Tussle
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27

Basketball seems to be- one of the fayorite sports in the army camps. there being now about 400 teams in the various national cantonments, with promises of many others to be established.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27

Fire at Hagerstown, Md, caused $4O,OOO loss.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27

Farmer Want. Ads. one Cent ,Vord
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27

Devotees of college sports will await with interest the decisions reached at the series of meetings and conferences between college athletic directors, opening in New York to- night. The spring programs will be mapped out, and policies to obtain for the period of the war will be adopt ed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27
sportsmen might well follow.

that the owners of the Arena, which Is without doubt the best adapted boxing hall within several hours ride from New York, have boosted the price of one nights rental to $1,000. This is turning the screws on the Elm City promoters who are opposing the entrance of New Workers in their field.
 One would have to go far to find a better boxing card than that which has been arranged by the Remington, A. c. to be given at the Casino, to- morrow night. Knockout Eggers and Billy De Foe will be the main attrac- tions in a twelve round bout ,and tEeir meeting would be worth trav- cling anywhere to see. Larry Will Hams and Jack Moran will add in- terest to the occasion, while Johnny Sharpe and Eddie Rosner will give battle to each other for six rounds, after Young McMahon and Young Williams have disposed of one another in four round appetizer.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-24
THE LADY FROM MONTANA

THE LADY FROM MONTANA
Monday afternoon the Hon. jean
nette Rankin, the Lady from Mon
tana, the first woman to be elected
to the national house of representa-
tives, spoke before the Chicago
Woman's club at Orchestra hall on
our governmental problems. She
first boosted her state, by showing its
many advantages in agricultural and
mineral wealth. She then proceeded
to elucidate our problems.
She stood first for publicity. Let
the people know" was her campaign
slogan. The people cannot pass a
wise judgment when they cOnfine
their reading to the newspapers, con-
troIled by special interest, but must
read and hear all sides to be all-rOund
democrats. She believed in a society
in which no person would consider
himself better than any one else; no
smart sets or four hundreds.
Such an advocacy ought to catch
our Americans of African descent,
though it will be harder to under
stand than social democracy or So
cialism. She stood for the recall, for
do not business men fire unsatisfac-
tory employees? Advocated the int
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-24

"cute fellows" When I view the
doings of various girls, l cannot help
but prefer my mothers company, for
l am unable to meet with the de-
mands of young degenerates who are
accustomed to meet immOdest girls
everywhere. will hold to my pTin-
cipIes. l am respected by the young
scamps, though they keep their dis
lance. They say I am the first girl
that ever refused to kiss them, and
they don't understand why.
am not trying to boast Of my vir-
tues, but think of all the girls who
didn't refuse to be kissed. l am dis
gusted with the present-day young
er generation. l am not a social re-
former, but a modest 19-year-Old
girl, with a number Of clean, healthy
thoughts in mind. If you count my
kind among a group of girls you
won't need both your hands. Does
anyone agree with me?-Maria.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-24


by calling or sending address.
POINTERS TO YOUNG MEN.-A
few pointers on what "a modest girl
expects a modest young man to
tax about. First, find someone your
equal in intelligence. II you are es-
peciaIIy Interested in a girl and are
properly presented to her, break the
Ice with a general conversation and
manifest an interest in what she
says. From her conversation you
can get a line on her different views.
Ii she won't talk, you talk about
whatever interests yOu-bUsIness
sports, etc. Discuss matters or gen
eraI interest and ii she doesn't re-
spOnd to some subject she must be
a stick.
Ii you see she isn't interested,
don't exert yourself to any extent.
Find someone who will appreciate
you for your views and principles. l
have never found it necessary to
think of what to talk of next. l don't
let the young man do all the talking
either. Personally, l do not believe
in discussing my own affairs, unless
l think the person is sincerely inter
ested in them. But there are mat
tiers Of general interest mot neces-
sarily the war; going on all the time.
l find it mighty pleasant to hear
young man talk about the days OF
real snort " which I 2 girl did not
have opportunity to enjoy.
The Critic" must have had the
misfortune to have met some light
headed girls who did not have any
serious thoughts. must admit there
seem to be more Of that kind than
of girls who can answer intelligent
Iy, but at the same time are fun-lov-
ing.
What has become of all the nice,
modest girls? Every other girl 1
come across is what l term dizzy
4
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
DRIVE WEDGES FORWARD
British Ram Two Arms Along Cam
braI Highway.

LONDON, April 12.-Stumbling for
ward over stick hummocks or mud In
the most wintry weather France has
ever known, British troops were
neverthIess ramming their line fur
ther and further forward against the
Germans today.
The most desperate of all the bitter
fighting that is marking the great
push was apparently centering today
north and south Of the Arras-Cambrai
road. At Monchy lie Proux Ito the
north) and around Bullecourt Ito the
SOUTH the British have, thrust for
ward two formidable wedges.
Today they were bringing enormous
pressure to bear on the sides Of these
wedges to sweep the foe out of the
intervening ground. 1t was against
both these wedges also that German
troops were being thrown in constant
counter-attacks.
No army in the history OF wars has
expended. such a supply of ammu-
milton as the British army in the big
offensive. General Haig's men are
literally blasting their way forward.
Dispatches today indicated the Ger
mans were desperately draining other
sections of the line in massing re-
serves to oppose further advances by
the British.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
AUTO HITS TELEGRAPH POLE
Other Accidents Happen and Some
Persons Are Injured.

Accidents will happen, as attest:
william Powell, thirty-ffve years
old, 1866 Florida avenue northeast,
was treated at Casualty Hospital yes
terday for injuries suffered when an
automobile he drove hit q telegraph
pole at. National Training School for
Boys.
Mrs. E. L. watkinss fifty years old,
1912 Thirteenth street northwest, was
knocked down by a Washington Rail-
way and Electric car at Eleventh and
F streets northwest yesterday even
ing.
The Chilean embassy's automobile
operated by w. ]. Garrett, collided in
F street, between Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth streets northwest yesterday
with machine operated by ]. B.
Moore. Both cars were damaged.
A car OF the Washington Railway
and Electric Company backed into
another car of that company at Fifth
and G strets northwest yesterday
evening.
Stanley Dell, colored, twenty-five
years old, 7S3 Morton street north
west, is in Emergency Hospital with
injuries resulting from being knock
ed from his bicycle by a Washington
Railway and Electric car at Second
and Canal streets southwest last
night.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
CANADIANS LEAD
NEW BRITISH DRIVE
ColoniaIs Take Mile More of
Trenches South of Vimy
Ridge.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs.

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
AFIELD, April 12.-Canadians earned
new honors today in a storminG ad
vance on a mile front south of the
Vimy ridge.
Dashing forward impetunusly they
stormed and took nearly mile OF
German trenches running south from
the German commandant's house near
the Farbus wood.
1t was along this line Ct defense
that the German forces have been
clinging desperately since the first
sweep forward of the Canadians
cleared the top of the Vimy ridge.
Headquarters reports today showed
twelve German machine guns cap
tured between Crosilles and Roeux.
Desperate Fighting Rages.
Desperate fighting continued today
over the eastern slopes OF Vimy ridge.
In the face of violent resistance Brit
ish forces swarmed over a German
entrenchment between the Joteul
river and Neuville Vitasse, taking the
position by storm. The trenches to
the south of the river today were be-
ing cleared of Teuton defenders by
combined artillery fire in a -coneen-
trated deluge of steel and various at
tacks. Hill 90 was firmly In British
hands, despite desperate assaults
from the Germans.
No more violent hand-to-hand night
ing has been seen anywhere on the
western front than that which marked
the repulse by the British yesterday
OF two German counter-Attacks on
Monchy.
The town was still in English hands
today, despite every effort by the en-
emy to disIodge the defenders.
Fighting Man to Man.
1t was over. ground inches deep in
snoM and slush, in cold wet weather
that the British and Germans battled
man to man today-with The best man
steadily winning. The British ad-
vance still continued
Stiffening resistance all along the
line from Lens to st. Quentin showed
that the Teutons were desperately
striving to stop the encroaching wave
of the British advance. For the first
time practically since the German
armies swept forward in the early
days of the war. 1t is man to man
fighting-with only temporary earth
work defenses sheltering the two
sides that IL being enacted now. With
out the customary defense works,
minus the elaborately constructed for
tifications behind which they have
fought for more than two years, the
Germans appear dazed in the new
open warfare.
Fail to Check British
They were battling desperately
along the whole line today-but their
fighting lacked co-ordinatel effort 1t
failed to stop the British. Haig's
forces long drilled in open warfare
and not inhabited to trench warfare,
despite their 1ong vigil, there were
plainly superior in this style OF fight
ing.
Moreover they were backed by su-
perior transport service and supply
trains. The British artillery superior
ity was also marked today. German
craftsmanship was bad.