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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12
COACH NICKALLS'
 OF YALE CREW TO ARRIVE ON FEB. 22

New Haven, Feb. 12-The Yale Athletic association is considerably worried over the possibility of Guy Nickalls, the crew coach, who is now In England, being held up because of the German undersea warfare. Nick alps sent a letter to Prof. Mather A. Abbott, the assistant coach, in which was the information that he would leave for the United States on the .Adriatic Feb. 16. If the big steamer gets through the German war zone in safety, Nickalls shoul reach New Ha- ven about Washington's birthday.
 If plans do not miscarrv, the coach will be here in time to give the crew candidates about two weeks instruc- Z ton on the machines before they take to the river. If Nickalls is held up, the work of coaching the oarsmen will fall on the shoulders of Prof. Abbott and few volunteers among the alumni.
 The crew candidates will start a regular drill on the rowing. machines today and at the same time the out of-door work, consisting of running, also will be started The crew usually gets on the harbor by the first of March, and expectations are that the men will be able to do this year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12
WILLARD NEEDS
 ANOTHER BOUT TO
 SECURE PUBLICITY

New York. Feb. 12-The tentative matching Of Jess Willard and Fred Fulton for the heavy weight cham piOnShip might have caused consid- erahle excitement some time back. But just about this time the an- nouncement that a quarter ton of braWn and muscle with considerable surplus fat is about to contort in a ring at Madison Square Garden does not seem of any vital international importance.
 However, the heavyweight cham pionship bout is to be perpetuated, unless the Governors request for the abolition of the boxing game goes through. Even the suppression of boxing in New York may not prevent the deed. Milwaukee and points West will be willing to handle the bout
 One thing that might be said in fa- vor of the proposed match is that it will be the >heaviest heavyweight bout ever staged. The gross tonnage of Willard and Fulton will be greater by many pounds than that of Dunkhorss and Fitzsimmons. The combined weights of Jeffries and Johnson will
 
 contenders for the title. Fulton probably will tip the beam at 215 pounds after full meal at the board of the Laird of Goshen, N. Y. Willard now weighs in the neighbor- hood of 2S0 pounds on the hoof, &C., cording to Chicago experts who are used to making quick and accurate , estimates of beef.
 cb ho 1r- down, such as the one in the Rivers Wolgast> fight, not even Madison Square Garden will be able to stand the concussion.
 Willard himself is not of pugna- cious disposition. He is one of the few pugilists who are temperament tally inclined toward peace. But his managers will see to it that he has at least one more fight.
 Willard is gathering no moss during the winter. This is of no great con- cern to the champion, who has at least a Kansas million tucked away in a sock. But it annoys Tom Jones and Jack Cur1ey exceedingly. Both of these gents hold a 10 per cent. mort gage on the champion, and they do not like to see their interests lying idle. Consequently, they will gently but firmly leade the protesting giant into at least one more battle.
 Also Willard wants a renewal of his circus contract next year. His contract depends considerably eon his drawing power, and that depends upon his prestige as a boxer. Willard has engaged in just one ten-ro1nd bout since he beat Jack Johnson at Ha- vana.
 People are beginning to forget that great achievement. Considerable .shas happened since then. So Jones and Curley are determined to get the champion back into the limelight. They are convinced that Fulton would be safe antagonist, but even if they were sure that Willard would lose they would urge the bout any, how. Their affection for the cham pion hardly would deter them from tossing him in front of an express train for a reasonable profit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12

New York, Feb. 12-In the days of old and not much gold, Frederick Fulton used to worry about the proper thickness of the mud he used to mix for his trowel. Fulton thought those of his clustering days real Wor-' ries, but they can't hold candle to the fretting and fuming that he will indulge in tonight when he sits in his corner at Madison Square Garden waiting for the bell that is to make or break him pugilisticaily.
 In the opposite corner will be the Newark Adonis, Charles Augustus Weihert, determined to do or die in a fistic way. Visions of being worlds heavyweight champion are bound to scamper through Fulton's mind as he sits eying Charles. Vein ert, too, has fertile imagination. The Newark beau would be a gold mine as worlds champion, and he knows it. Big, handsome and quick witted, he would be a second Jim Corbett on the boards, since the foot lights are a thing that all heavy weight champions seem to fall heir to.
 It is strictly up to Fulton to make
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12
LEACH CROSS MADE FORTUNE BOXING THOUGH
 HE WASN'T CHAMPION

Dr. Louis c. Wal1ach, doctor of dental surgery, was born Tn New York thirty-one years ago today. pr. Wallach was for many years well and favorably known to the Night fans of North America as Leach Cross, the most distinguished of the several scrappy members of the Wal lach clan. Leach began fighting professionally in 1908, and, as his first engagement was before a club com posed principally of Irishmen, he did not consider it desirable, nor perhaps healthful, to use his real Jewish mon- aker.
 On the spur of the moment he adopted the name of Leach Cross, and three of his brothers, who are or have been fighters, have also adopted the name of Cross. Marty Cross is now, the only member of the family engaged in the Diff business. Leach was one of the gamest, squarest light weights the ring has had in the last decade. Leach made small for tune out of the sport and he earned it : by the hard knocks he took.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12
FULTON MUST BEAT CHARLEY
 WE|NERT OR GO INTO DISCARD
To-nights Bout in New York Gives Winner
 Chance to Meet Willard.

good tonight, for the simple reason that he is meeting a man smaller than himself in every way. A defeat tonight would send Fulton clattering down the golden stairs of opportunity like a misunderstood milkman.
 Fulton will be study as he hits in his angle of the ring tonight waiting for the starting bell. If there is a single doubt in his mind as to the outcome it is bound to show It would show whether he was dubious or not. Stanley Ketchel, lion-hearted, and as great a fighter as ever lived, once said that the fight itself was nothing. The agony, if any was to be encountered at alL was always ex- perienced as he sat in his chair wait ing for the first bell to bang after the ring had been cleared of the left OCT Aztecs, in the form of announc- CTS seconds, photographers and ex- champions. Fulton is going to feel that way tonight, and Weinert is go- ing to be two feet behind him. To all intents and purposes a champion ship is at stake, with neither man being @ champion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12
NEW YORK STARS BEATEN ON ALLEYS
 BY ELM CITY FIVE

New York, Feb. 12-The New Ha- ven bowling team made clean sweep in its sweepstakes match with Glenn RiddelPs New York outfit at the Metropolitan Academy here Sat- urday night, winning the five men, two men and individual matches. Both teams rolled far below their usual form, but this was attributed so the heavy pins which weighed about four pounds apiece.
 In the five men match there was little to choose between the two three games. The visitors captured teams the Elm City crowd outpoipt- ing the locals by close scores in two of the three games. Porter did the best work for New Haven while Rid dell was easily the New York star.
 In the two-men match Porto and Lindsey, of New Haven, defeated Horton and Rfddell in two out of the first game by the narrow margin of three pins and the odd game by four pins.
 In the individual match Lindsey de- feated Horton four games in seven rolled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12
JOHNNY COULON IS
 ONLY 28 BUT PUBLIC
 THINK HIM DECREPIT

Johnny Coulon's return to the ring last month gave rise to a lot of deri- Ave comment, the idea generally pre- vailing seeming to be that the former bantam champ is entirely too aged and decrepit to think of fighting, and ought to put on his carpet slippers and sit down in some cosy chimney 1orner to spend his declining days. As a matter of factx Coulon will pass his twenty-eighth milestone today, as he was born in Toronto on Feb. 12 1889, and this scarcely entities him to be entered in the patriarch class.
 Coulon broke into the professional boxing game in Chicago when he was only sixteen, and is a real veteran Although he has probably seen his best days as a fighter, he is certainly not disqualified on the score of age. He Is only a couple of months older than Johnny Kilbane, the feather weight champ, and is three years younger than Freedie Welsh, the lightweight title holder. Jack Brit ton, the >welter champion, is nearly four years older than Coulon. and Jess Willard is more than year the senior of Johnny.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12
CARL MORRIS IS
 ON HIS WAY EAST

New York, Feb. 12-Carl Morris has bought himself out of bondage. With the financial assistance of Nate Lewis, Charley Whites manager, the Sapulpa Giant yesterday purchased the five-year contract held on Carl's services by Billy Newman for s6,000.
 When Morris first came to New York he placed himself under the management of Newman, signing a contract to do his bidding for five years. After Willard had thumped him gaily for ten rounds at Madison Square Garden, long before Jess ever dreamed of being champion, Carlos packed up his fighting shoes and tights and went back to that dear Sapulpa, VoWing that he would not return. All of Newman's How about my contract talk availed little. Carl was pouty, and as far as he was con- cerned, Newman could take a run and jump at the moon for himself.
 A new character walks into the pie ture. A closeup reveals none other than Nate Lewis. He tells Carl that he can buff off both McCarney and Newman if Carl will do a little of the pooling, too. Carl thought this the one way to ever get his head above water, so he agreed. Lewis paid Me- Carney his price and then came on and closed with Newman. He wired Carl and big Morris pac1ed up the old fighting shoes and the resin stain ed trunks and is with us, ready to fight the world if needs be. He will be at the ring tonight to toss defi- ance in the teeth of Messrs. Fulton and Weinert.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12
CONNOLLY FADED AFTER TWO YEARS
 OF BIG PROMISE

Players who star for a year or two and then. for some unaccountable reason, flicker out. have been num- erous in baseball history, and the Boston clubs seem to get more than their share of these up like a rocket and down like a stick men. Joey Connolly, who was the star slugger and outfielder for the Braves in 1914, seems to belong to this class.
 Joey was the only member of the 1914 worlds champions to bat over the 300 mark, getting an average of 1906 in 120 games. In 1915 Joey be- gan to slip back, and, it is said, de- veloped a bad throwing arm, but he hatted 29S. Last season Connolly was used as substitute, and in his com paratively few visits to the plate the best he could do with the stick was .227.
 Connolly is twenty-nine years old to- day, as he was born on Feb. 12, 1888, near Woonsocket, R. I. Joey gain ed quite a baseball reputation with amateur and semi-pro clubs in Woon- socket, Providence and Putnam, Conn. He was then a pitcher, and in 1908 he was offered jobs by Lit tie Rock and Zanesville, but decided to stick by the farm. In 1909 he yielded to the baseball tempter and, deserting the plough, went to Little Rock for a trial as a pitcher.
 Failing to make good, he took an outfield berth with Zanesville, and for three seasons was with that city and Terre Haute in the Central League. The season of 1912 found him in a Montreal uniform, and he batted .316. He started the 1913 season with the Braves, batting .2S1 in 126 games. The following season he was one of the hardest and most timely hitters when the Stallings men were making their hard drive for the pennant
 Sailing used him only against right hand pitchers, and against that sort of twirling he was a real star among the National League slugers. The good natured New England farmer was favorite with his team mates and the fans, and they have been greatly disappointed at his failure to live up to his 1914 promise.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12
WALTER TRAVIS PLAYS LAST AMATEUR MATCH
 AND DEFEATS LEWIS

New York, Feb 12-Golfers here learned with regret today that Walter J. Travis had decided to retire auto matically from the ranks of amateur golfers in accord with the new ruling of the executive committee of the United States Golf Association, which bars link architects. The veteran is spending the winter in Palm Beach, Fla Travis won the American anna teur championship in 1903 and the next year became the British amateur champion, being the. only American who ever won this honor.
 Palm Beach, Fla, Feb. 12-Wal- ter J. Travis closed his long career as an amateur player here Saturday in fitting manner by defeating Regi- na1d M. Lewis, Wykagyl, 3 up and 2 to play, for tue championship of South Florida. Travis becomes a golf architect in March, which bars him from the amateur ranks.
 The veteran at times was his old self; again, he faltered, and when it looked as though the aspiring young ster would catch him he took on new life, drove as he had not done in years, and by sheer dogged determination came in a winner,
 Travis was i up at the turn in the morning round, getting his lead on the eighth. by reason of a stymie. Coming in, Lewis went wild and fin ished the morning 5 down. Going out in the afternoon, the boy played near perfect golf, registering five threes, one on 400 yard hole. And Travis had faltered. Brassie shots were dubbed and short butts were missed At the turn Travis was 2 up on the match. Then he rallied, fought through to a lead of up, 5 to go Lewis took the next, and ap- parently had the thirty-yard, but pen alized himself stroke for moving a ball when addressing it. ., The thirty fourth was halved, and with it went the match.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12
YALE BASEBALL TEAM TO
 START PRACTICE NEXT WEEK
Legore Rhett and 12 Other 'FY' Men in Squad
 That Looks Promising.

For pitchers there will be Shorty Garfield, the mainstay\ of the team last year, Carey, also a star from the class of 1919, and Comerford, who besides being a near All-American football star, is considered to be one of the best pitchers developed at Yale in some time. Smith may also be tried. Spencer Pumpelly will be in- eligible, and Underwood is likely to come out.
 The positions of sfortstop and first base are regarded as the only ones for which there is not likely to be any competition. Captain Legore himself will hold down the former and Bush will preside at first, the same as last year and the year be- fore. Shell will have to contest his place at second, as will Dollard from last years freshman team, whose work was almost phenomenal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12
PRINCETON LEADS
 BASKETBALL RACE FOR COLLEGE TITLE

New York, Feb. 12.-Columbia and Dartmouth exchanged places in the intercollegiate basketball league stand ing last week as a result of the Greens victory over the New York five in the only game played. Prince ton, therefore, remains at the top of the heap, with a lead of half a game in the standing for the championship with Yale and Pennsylvania dead locked for second place.
 Ortner of Cornell leads in scoring with a total of 78 points, while Sisson of Dartmouth, by scoring an even dozen points against Columbia, moved out of tie with Kinney of Yale and took undisputed possession of second place with 56. The team standing:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12
HUGH ROSS MAY
 BOX RATNER HERE

It is said that Augie Rather, the New York middleweight, will be se- lected as opponent for Hugh Ross in the boxing show to be held in this and Ross were twice matched to fight in Albany, N. Y. but Ross was com- pelled to withdraw each time be- cause of bouts in this city. At any rate Ross will be one of the principals in the star bout which is booked for 12 rounds.
 The Bridgeport Sporting club will conduct the show. Johnny Ben nett, who did so we'll against Johnny Sharpe last week. and Red Allen, who knocked out Al Ketchel, will probably be- on the card, too.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12
Hitting The High Spots

ciation last season and his work was so good that he was recommended to Johnson.
 Dave Fitzgerald, who acts as ref cree for most of the New Haven bouts, has refused to officiate in the show to be held by the Rome A. c. The promoter of this club is alleg- ed to have roasted Fitzgerald in series of newspaper articles. So Fitzgerald won't take any of the mans money.
 The Yale Bowl will soon pass into the direct control of the Yale Ath- letic association. A committee had charge of the bowl during it's con- struction but this committee is to be disbanded.
 It looks as if there is still some in- terest left in baseball. The South Bend,- Ind., club of the Central league has started a campaign to sell 10000 season books at $1.50 each and the books have been bought in large numbers.
 The Yale basketball tossers will meet the Pennsylvania five in the Yale gymnasium tonight. The New Haven collegians are in great form this season and expect to beat the Quakers.
 Johnny Evers is bound to break into print one way or another His latest outburst is to the effect that he will quit the game if Catcher Johp Henry of Washington is driven out of baseball for Icing too active in Fra ternity affairs. Imagine Evers giving upon a $10,000 salary because of something that happened to another player
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12

New Haven, Feb. 12-With four teen "Y'' men returning to the game, including Legore and Rhett, two of the ''big five'' ineligibles of last year, Yale will start baseball prac- tice for the 1917 season one week from tom in the cage. Coach Billy Lauder and Captain Legore have been in conference together dur ing the past week, developing the fin al plans for the inauguration of the work for the year.
 The chances at Yale are very bright just at present. In spite of the loss of Spencer Brainerd, star right fielder on the last years fresh man team, and former pitcher for the New Haven high school, and ''Stubb" Barley, both of whom have been dropped from college, the team will start work with an abundance of good material for almost every position.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12
MIKE SWEENEY ID
 LEAVE YALE SOON

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 12-Mi- chael F. Sweeney, who came to Yale about a year ago as athletic advisor, will return to the Hill School, Potts town, Pa.. at the close of the pres ent school year, according to- an an- nouncement authorized last night When Yale made a complete change in it's football coaching system year ago, Sweeney was engaged to assist in the general reorganization.
 Sweeney's work is regarded as hav- ing been eminently successful by the Yale athletic authorities and he will visit Yale at times during the next football season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12
BROOKLYN ATHLETES
 TO SHOOT AT Y. M. C. A.

Bill Adams, wrestling manager al the Y. M. c. A., has received a chal- lenge from the Brooklyn Central Y M. c. A. They also want to mee, the local fencers. A team of fou1 men will be formed for that event The meet will be held here next Sat urday. It has been decided that the State Y. M. c. A. wrestling meet will be held in Bridgeport, March 3.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12
B. H. s. GIRLS LOSE
 TO STAMFORD PLAYERS

The B. H. S. girls journeyed to Stamford, Saturday, and suffered their worst defeat of the season at the hands of the Low and Haywood private school of Stamford, by 35 to 13. It was clean and fast played game but the Hilltop girls were at disadvantage because of the uneven ness of the floor. The tossing of the sphere by Miss Roberts was the fea- ture as she made most of the teams points Miss Lockwood starred TOT the home team, caging four baskets. 1jno1n
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12
KAUFF STILL CHEWS.

In an interview with a New York sporting writer last week Benny Kauff confideA that his only interests in life were baseball and boxing matches. The Giants outfielder is great boxing fan and always occupies a choice seat at the big bouts when he is ill New York. Lately Kauff has been going around with Bob Devere, the heavyweight, who lost to Jim >Coffey in recent bout.
 Although I,e rides around in auto mobiles these days Snd wears silk shirts, Benny has not forgotten one habit of his early days. He still chews tobacco It is said that during conversation he will pause every few minutes to get out his paper of Mail Sack" After the close of the base ball season Kauff went to his home in Middeport, ;, and worked in coal mine there for a few days as he did before he adopted baseball as ca reer. His automobile was burned dur ing a fire in an Ohio garage but Benny didn't shed any tears over that. He says it's too cold to drive in the winter, anyway.
 Everybody seems Ito have been in- formed about that proposed Fred Full ton-Jess Willard bout except Willard. The champion says he hasn't heard anything about it. The men who get percentage of Willard's earnings think it a good money making scheme so why should they bother to tell Jess. He only does the fighting.
 Barry Mccormick, a former major league star has been named as an umpire in the American league Me-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12
SOLICITOR TO RESIGN

Washington, Feb 12-Cone John- son, solicitor of the state department had an engagement with PresideNt Wilson today to present his resigna- tion, to take effect March 1. He will return to his home in Texas to resume the practice of law
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12
COMMANDS OVERSEAS TROOPS.

London, Feb. 12-The Duke of Connaught will be appointed inspec- tor general of overseas troops, ac- cording to the Times The paper intimates that the duke will investi- gate the question of the promotion of Canadian officers. which has been a subject of criticism here
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12
Arthur Pellzy Takes
 Knockout in Panama

Panama, Feb. 12-"Kid" Norfolk, champion heavyweight pugilist of the Isthmps of Panama, yesterday knocked out Arthur Pelky of Chico pee Falls, Mass, in the thirteenth round. Pelky is the boxer who fought Luther McCarty in the bout which resulted in McCarty's death.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12

The American liner St. Louis and her sister ships are still without guns, though the owners have offered laI ge prices for armament
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12
CHAMPION JASPER FIVE AND RIBBONS
 CLASH TOMORROW

What is generally regarded as the strongest basketball team in the coun- try will be seen in action at Colonial hall tomorrow night when the Jaspers of the Eastern league will mix things with the Blue Ribbon players. The
 Jaspers won the championship in the first half of the Eastern season ana are expected to repeat.
 In their lineup they have three for- mer Utica stars who were big drawing cards in the old New York state
 league. These men are Fox, Fried . man and Sedran What they don't know about the game you could write on the back of a postage stamp. They are remembered by local fans for their work in the series here two years ago when they played rings around ; the Ribbons Chris Leonard, the old Ribbon center, is doing the Jumping . for the <Jaspers this season. Manager Leavy will have his regular lineup. . There will be preliminary and the usual dancing. The lineup:
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12
FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS JOHN RICK & SONs

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-12

Barry Mccormick, a former major league star, has been named as an umpire in the American league Me- Cormick was in the American asso-