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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31
BENNY LEONARD
CANCELS A PAIR
OF ENGAGEMENTS
\ lightweight Champion Dis
locates Bone in Right
M Hand Will Be Out of
Game for at Least 2 Weeks
on Physicians Orders.

New York. Oct. 31-Benny Leon
ARA. the lightweight champion, will
not be seen Id actfon agatn for two
weeks and maybe longer Benny is
carrying his right hand in plaster
cast as result of a bad dislocation
which Will require expert treatment
to get it back into normal condition.
N This means that his scheduled bout
with Young Lustig at the Manhattan
A. G. tonight has been called off, and
the Harlem Sporting club will have
Hto align substitute to box frankie
The bout ihdeaniteiys q =
The injury to Leonard will also
Xprevent him from preparing for duty
Tat Camp Upton. Benny had planned
Ito start boxing classes for soldiers
early next week.
I.eonard's injury dates back to
early in May. The hand, however,
Irosponded to treatment, and he came
back and wrested the title from
NTrreddy Welsh.
After his bout against Jack Brittor
4 about two weeks ago, Leonard COM
fnlained Of pains in his right hand
nut the pain disappeared under milo
treatment and he felt no i'll effect.
after bouts with Wagond and Erns
1a6k week.
" Last "Wednesday night, in Cleve'
LAND. after landing an uppercut OF
fpafsey Ramsey. he came back to hi
lrorner and complained of a pain. HI
'went ont In the next round. however
land stopped his opponent
. The final crash came two days agt
AxHhfle sparrfng with Fred Reese a
a
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31
FOOTBALL under
WAR STATUS IS
Pc PULAR SPORT
Secretary Bakers Recon-
mendation for Wider Par
ticipation Finds Ready
Response, Despite Apathy
Of Big Eastern Schools.

When Secretary of War Baker last
National Collegiate Athletic Associa-
ton to foster sports in a manner
which would encourage the largest
number of students to make them
selves physically fit. many of the col
lege officials were skeptical about
whether such plan could be carried
out successfully. The football season
has shown that such a plan was pos
slble, for there are now hundreds OF
young men playing the game. who
would not have taken up the sport IN
the colleges If the old conditions ex-
listed.
In spite of the fact that three OF
the leading universities have abolish
ed Varsity football, hundreds Of stu
dents are playing inter-class football
for the pure physical advantages il
gives. Secretary Baker called atten-
ton Of the college men last summer
| to the fact that the big, strong men
| in the colleges received all the atten-
ton in being trained for football, al
the expense of the majority of stu.
dents.
! '"There are not enough star athlete.
1
said Secretary Baker. What the ma.
ton requires is that all our youns
men ate nding school shall have the
benefit of physical training so as tt
develop their bodies and make then
proper material for filling. the armies
of the country in the present emer
gency."
! Conditions this fall have encourag
i ed many students to take up football
who would never have ventured OF
the practice field if the gridiron star
had held a monopoly of all the posi-
\ lions. Their absence has encourage,
more second-string players to com
out for the teams and others VIII
never would take a chance at playing
the game. While the intercollegiate
tcompetition is not so keen as it wa
4 when Harvard, Yale AMI Princeton
held the limeHght in the football
larenas, nevertheless, more football !
being played than ever before.
4 Football has become the leadin
lsport at all of the environments. Ever
man who played the game at colleg
is playing it in the army camps an
has encouraged great numbers of sol
diers to take up the game, who nevs
lplayed before. Also many. veterans
who have not donned football sui
for years, have taken up the spo1
again.
So popular has football become tina
the Commission on Training Cam
activities Is planning schedule c
games to be played between all tn
big environments, in a series of elm
nation contests, SO that a champion
ship of the camps can be decided.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31
DUNDEE TO MUCH
FOR JIMMY DUFFY

New York, Oct. 31-Johnny Dun
dee. the Italian lightweight. easily
outpointed Jimmy Duffy. of the West
Side, in the main bout of 10 rounds
at the Pioneer Sporting club last
night. Dundee was the master OF
the situation after the fifth round,
and it was only the strong defensive
tactics of Duffy after this period that
saved him from being knocked out.
The bout was full of action. Dun
dee's hard right found its mark many
times and in the fifth round had
Duffy in distress. The West Side
boxer weathered the storm, although
he went to his corner in a groggy
condition.
Toward the latter part of the con-
test Dundee slightly injured his right
hand, but was compelled to use il
but little. Dundee's weight was an
nounced as 131 pounds and Duffy's
1914
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Harvard Freshies Will
Enter I. G. A. A. A. A. Run

/ Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 31.-Har-
ward will enter it's freshman cross
country team in the annual I. C. A. a
A. A. run in New York, if present
plans are followed, according to Fred
w. Moore, graduate manager of the
Harvard Athletic Association. The
Crimson freshmen are first to face
Yale, ri, on the Harvard course at
Belmont Saturday morning, Novem-
Der II.
The best runners from the fresh
man squad-that is, if sufficient
speedy men are found-will be enter
ed in the Van Vortlandt Park grind
on November "a
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31
|PRfNCETON SWIM
DATES ANNOUNCED

Princeton. N. j., Oct. 31.-Prince-
toms swimming and water polo sche-
i6Elo a. .aFranged at the meeting of
xh& massachusetts Swimming Asso-
citation on Sunday was announced
here today. In addition to the league
,fneeks with Pennsylvania, Columbia,
xale and c. G. ". Y. the Tigers will
enter q team in the championship in
<erco1legiates.
according to the system of rotation
followed by the league this meet
would be held at Princeton, but in
an probability it will be transferred
:tp New York The New York Ath-
i1etic Club has proposed to make the
meet q patriotic one for the benefit
4of the Red Cross, and the final deci-
Hinn rests with the Princeton swim
1ninE authorities. An important
Icn>nse was made by the association
An the order In which the events OF
IAQch meet will run. Heretofore the
Incefs have been opened with the re
I lay race. but this race now has beer
shifted to the period between tns
halves OF the water polo game, and
ltht fifty yard dash will be the open
Ing event.
Ihe Princeton schedule VIII be car
rled out IN run, provided the college,
concerned decide to accept uniform
'e1zsibnity rule.
january A, @. c. N. Y. at Princeton
< ;Jonuafy IL, Penn at Philadelphia
HFcbruary 15, Q. C. N. Y. at New York
|E4hruary az, Columbia at Princeton
##hruary rs. Columbia at New York
March 1. Yale at New Haven; Marcl
49, Penn at Princeton; March Is, Yal
nt Princeton, and March 20, Intercol
X 2exiates
In 8ddHon 'rtci these schedule
meets. Princeton will engage in sew
,ArM1 fnterclass meets and will swir
VI En1nst the Navy and Rutgers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31
:: OVER THE TOP =:

Tn cansid eratiop Of the war DEPART
n,ent,s request Some months ago that
colleges refrain from giving up ath
Ietic activities. the action Of Yale.
harvard and Prtnceton-the Big
Three of the East-in refusing to
scountaraDce varsity football is hard
~ rndarstand TT +ha secretarv of,
no, 90 :, Sc No 1vav i, which collie
s,s+a a+b1atios viii ;,tarfere with the
s,,ccass az +bis country In tba wa~
1s,,d lot r. ba no+ad here that his ewes
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+, rsa -. tires q favored fayv n,.1,a
+bev arsitv lean, Tbev are the
STRONGEST and most, active and skilled
men IN the university Others who
| anproach them in ability come ont
and nractice for tte team Thev. too.
pet tha beneft Of the hard work and
| training which the first team gets
These are the bows. then. who are
trained in body as well as in mind
There are probably hundreds OF
| youths in the larger universities who
admire the game, and would like to
play, and would like to be the proud
/ possessor of big Y, or HI or P, but
who do not come out for the team
because they know that, because OF
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31
Wesleyan Working
Hard For Williams

Middletown, Conn.,, Oct. 31-The
Wesleyan team came through the
Amherst game Saturday without mis-.
haps and is now working hard for the
contest with Williams in this city the
end of the week.
Hahn, the quarterback, has Joined
the aviation corps. Coach Fanver has
put Keller in his place and is using
Markthaler and Abeel as substitute
quarters. No new plays are being
taught the team for the Williams
game because of the military training
requirements.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31
Today in Pugilistic Annals

1902-Jack johnson defeated
George Gardiner in twenty-rounds at
San Francisco. This was Johnson.s
second year in the ring, and he was
only a big and rather clumsy negro,
with little of the skill and generalship
he later developed. In the same year
he had trouble in outpointing Pete
Everett in twenty rounds, and Hank
Griffin, the clever colored boxer.
twice fought Jack to a standstfll and
got draw decision Billy Stiff also
fought a draw with the future cham
pion that year.
-1910-Bat Nelson and Anton La
grave fought fifteen-round draw al
San Francisco.
1911-Bob Mocha defeated Bully
Papke in twelve rounds at Boston
1912-Young Jack O'Rrien OUT
pointed Roy Hurst in six rounds at
Philadelphia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31

far outclassed after all-that he really
had some chance in physical compe-
tition with his feIowmen. He would
be encouraged. He would get out and
train for the team.
1t would then dbe that the average
college man would be receiving the
physical training and education to
which he is entitled, and which, in
in peace times, is not his. 1t is to be
hoped that, if the war lasts another
year, the authorities of these three
eastern seats of learning, Yale, Har-
ward and Princeton will reverse their
decisions, and give the ordinary man
who covets a Y or an HI or a P, en-
blems Of athletic honor, the chance of
earning it.
That long scheduled game between
the American Chain Co. eleven and
the famous Steamrollers of Provi-
dence, r. l., for next Sunday has been
finally and definitely cancelled by
Manager Kearny of the local aggre-
CATION. The unsportsmanlike action
of the manager of the out of town
team in his various and ever-increas-
ing demands for more money, after
having once accepted terms, caused
| rAN~AAe-6O q fIAOobI hy 70 Ter
| inmate negotiations last evening. He
Is now in communication with the
Wanderers of Neposet, Mass, which
I team will probably be the attraction
at Newfield park Sunday.
| AS he stands now Freddie Welsh,
/ once king Of lightweights, is a non
/ entity. AS he stands in the eyes of
the boxing fans of the country to-
morrow will depend on the outcome
of his battle with Jimmy Paul at the
1 Manhattan Sporting club in New
York.
Welsh is attempting his first come
back since his defeat by Benny Leon.
ard year ago. II we are to believe
Freddie, he is in the best shape OF
his life. We are informed, however,
that this is a chronic condition with
| has-beens, and not to be taken seri-
ously. He will have to do somethinS
more than stay the limit of six
rounds with an unknown second or
third or fourth rater, before he per.
suades the public to accept him at
anything less than heavy discount
/ RumOr, which is ever present IN
the winter months, has already re-
tired Fielder Jones from the manage
ment of the st. Louis Browns, and ex-
allied Jimmy Sheckard, of old Cut
fame, to the position. This guy Ru.
NOR is power in the Winter League
Jack Murray, who has been fired
and rehfred by the Giants three times
in the last three years, pretty nearl,
made a worlds record for hfmsel
last seasons Jack took part in 2:
games, was % times at tbat, durins
which time he made just one hit, fol
batting average of .45. Pitcher,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31
Two Colleges to Pay
Football Ticket Tax

Boston, Oct. 31-The athletic as
sociations of Dartmouth and the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania will pay the
10 per cent. war tax on the tickets
for the annual football game to be
played on Braves Field. instead of
making an extra charge to ticket
holders, it was announced yesterday.
The tax amounts to IL, IA and 26
cents for the three classes of tickets.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31

have at times had ratings of .O45 for
% games, but in our memory Nun
ray is the first player calling himself
an outf1elder, who ever finished with
such a 1owly rating
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31

CORTEZ G. ROCKWELL, plumb
lne and Heating, jobbing speciality
1851 Main and Hillside avenue
Phone 1f<-z-s- 2 10 str
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31

rasof. vtttorio Orlando took the
oath as Premier of Italy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31

\ National bank circulation in the
week ended Oct. 26 decreased S61,-
495.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31

Anaconda mines have produced
2oo,ooo,ooo pounds of copper in Oc-
tober.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31

FLORAL BOUQUETS
AND DESIGNS.
JOHN RECK = SON.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-21
SENATE IN FAVOR
HEAVIER TAX On
BIC WAR PROFITS

WASHINGTON, D. c., August 2I-
Senate sentiment favoring higher tax
rate on war profits, already strong, il.
pparently gaining strength today sen
ators who are absent are hurrying TO
Washington on telegraphio advice
from leaders in order to vote on the
disputed sections of the war tax
measure.
The conscription of wealth 20 paw
war bills was urged by Senator La
Toilette in presenting the minority re-
port of the fnine committee, providing
for higher taxes on war progts aud in
comes. He suggested the raising Of the
total revenue to be provided by the war
tax bill to more Than three and a halg
billion dollars, by means of SUCH iR-
creases and the elimination OF con-
sumption taxes Concluding his ad-
dress, the Wisconsin senator predicted
bread lines would be seen in the priacE-
pal cities of the United States this win
ter, unless the government checked the
high living cost
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-21
WAR ON THREE FRONTS"
DECLARED PR0-GERMAN FILM

ATLANTA, Ga. August 21.-Have
you seen film entitled THE War on
Three Fronts?"
Recently the mayor of st. Peturs-
burg, Fla, prevented the picture being
exhibited in that city ON the ground
that it had been put out by the Ger
man government as part of the Ger
man propaganda in this country, and
that it was specifically intended to
convey the impression that Germany
cannot be beaten. that America has
taken up hopeless undertaking, and
that Germans alleged cruel mistreat-
ment Of non-combatants is false.
AS yet the picture has not made the
apI earance in Atlanta, although
whether the United States authorities
have prevented it from coming here by
tipping off the exhibitors is not krown.
They are said to have been responsible
for its suppression in st. Petersburg.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-21
ATLANTA WOMEN PLANNING
TO BACK HOOVER'S CAMPAIGN

ATLANTA, Ca, August 21.-&Atlanta
housewives plan to back up Food Di-
rector Hoover in all details of his plan
for conserving the nations food supply.
Tc the exclusion of all other subjects,
they are discussing. and considering
his suggestions, put forth yesterday,
for the meatless day and economy of
the fatty foods like milk and butter
and eggs.
In one particular the housewives OF
Atlanta, like those of southern cities
in general, will find that it comes nat
urally to cooperate with Director Hoo
yer, and that is the matter of substi-
tuting corn for wheat as bread
maker. All Southern men are famil
lar with corn bread, more or less, AMI
there is hardly man who wouldn'f
as soon eat nice hot mullins for sup
per as to eat cold slices Of baker 9
bread or even the kind of biscuits tha.
mother used to bake.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-21
FROM CAMPING
TRIP IN NORTH GEORGIA

w Thad Glover has returned to
Americus after spending almost three
months on a camping trip in the noun
tains Of North Georgia and North Car
DINA. With Tom Lane, Jr., Mr.. Glover
has been sleeping out under the stars
every night and climbing over the rug
ged hills of the Blue Ridge, recuperat-
irg his somewhat shattered health. He
returns much improved physically anc
expects to be able to take up his duties
as court stenographer of the South
western Circuit of the Superior Court
unless unforeseen circumstances arise
Mr. Lane has not yet returned home,
stoppin at Monticello, Ga, to visit
relatives.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-21
Us. BANKERS Get.
PERMISSION For
LOAN To MEXICO

WASHINGTON. D. c., August 21.-
After more than two years of pleading
for financial assistance the Mexican
government has been assured that
American money can be obtained. II
has been learned that the American
government has finally conveyed the
intimation to American bankers that its
faith in the Carranza government has
grown to the extent tnat it feels justi-
fed in extending moral endorsement of
loan.
Officials of the Mexicana government
have denied that any direct effort has
been made to get loan in the United
States, but American bankers have
been approached repeatedly with the
suggestion that they finance the new
government and a more direct ecort
was made many months ago in Lon
don. The London bankers refused to
have anything to do with the project.
1u6 AuGljC jCdD NClC Wc1AbiiA
for assurance of some sort from the
state department that their investment
would be safeguarded. The exact char
acter of the assurance given them has
not been revealed, but it is under
stood President Carranza will agree to
receive advice as to expenditure q8 the
loan and to a degree of supervision.
Mexico will try to obtain at least
$3.50 GOO. The Mexican congress
authorized the floating of $150,000,009
loan and in addition to that $100,O00,-
coo will be asked fer the rehabilitation
OF the railways,
State department reports both from
Ambassador Fletcher and from eonsuls
continue to indicate a steady, though
slow, increase III the strength of the
Carranza government. With the eX;
ception cf a few stretches of railway
the lines of communication are open
and rebel activities have been material
ly reduced in the past six months.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-21
PROTEST AGAINST
TRAINING NEGRO
TROOPS IN SOUTH

WASHINGTON, d. G., August I'll
Governor Manning of South, Carolina,
accompanied by the two South Caro-,
lima senators and the congressional del
egation from that state, today protested
to the war department against he
raining of negroes, and particularly
Porto Ricans in South Carolina. The
governor suggested to the department
that the Porto Ricans be trained for
the war in Cuba.
Other southern senator's, informed o.
the protest, said they we're confident
the training would be conducted with
cut friction. Some of those who ex-
pressed themselves sympathized with
the South Carolinians. over what they
considered a re2rettable necessity, and
others said they believed the South
to be the best place to train negroes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-21
WATSON SAYS WILL
ADDRESS MEETING

MACON, Ca, August Thomas E.
Watson advised local supporters by tel
ephone last night from his home in
Thompson that he would come to Ma
cen Wednesday afternoon and speak
here Thursday afternoon and night. He
stated that he would speak at some
place in or near Macon.
Watson and the committee in charge
Of the meeting are advising visitors to
ccme to Macon in automobiles if posi-
ble, so they may be in position to go to
the speaking grounds in case the coun-
try in case the county and city au-
lhorities do not recede from their 20
sition that the use Of public buildings
will be denied to the meeting.
Members Of the committee stated last
night that petition were being signed
al over the city to let this meeting
Ii the interest of free speech and A
free press" be held in the city hall or
courthouse. They say that if the petit
ticn is denied a locality is already
available and the injecting will be held.
1t was further stated by those in
charge of the meeting that rooms had
been reserved at the Hotel Lanier for
Watson, and that if the local press de-
c,ined to announce the meeting place
and hour, it would be posted in the ho-
tel Lobby III a conspicuous place.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-21
GERMANSMAK|NG
FUTILE EFFORTS
To GUST FRENCH

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-(Compiled BY
the Associated Press from European
cables during the day. l-The Germans
made desperate, but futile efforts to re-
gain ground on three fronts where
they we're recently driven back by the
French and British today.
Violent attempts to regain lost
ground occurred last night in the Ver-
dun sector, but the French not only
held possession of their gains, but ad-
ministered heavy losses to the Teu
tons, The number of prisoner taken
by the French is given today as in ex-
vess of five thousand.
The Germans also attacked on the
Asne front. but were repulsed, ac-
cording to Paris reports.
The Teutons delivered three heavy,
but unsuccessful thrusts against the
British north of st. Quentin, employing
fiame-throwers without avail
Continued success Of the graet Ital>
ian offensive is shown in the statement
that ten thousand Austrian prisoners
have been taken on the Isonso front
since Gen. Cadorna's legions began
their latest advance.
Heavy fighting continues on the
southern Roumanian front, where the
usso-Roumanian army has been forc>
ew back after stiff resistance. German
artillery fire on the northern Russian
front indicate a possible Teuton often
sive there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-21
WORKERS Do not.
HEED ORDER FOR
Bic E.W.W. STRIKE

SPOKANE, August 21.-Advices from
various parts of Washington, Idaho,
Oregon and Montana today failed to
show one instance where members OF
the Industrial Workers of the World
obeyed the order to strike yesterday.
Last nights report from St. Joseph,
Washington stated eighty Industrial
Workers laid down their tools there,
but later this was denied.