Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-05
SPORTING NOTES.

Pete Harman, who had difficulty in outpointing Young Zulu Kid seems disinclined to meet Dick Loadman of Buffalo In responding to a challenge Herman stipulated that Loadman, who is 125-pound boy, should make 110 ringside, while the champion goes into the ring at catchweight.
 Mike Gibbons, called the St. Paul phantom" and without doubt the cleverest middleweight the world has ever known may shortly be made a major in Uncle Sam's great army Mike was one of the first to offer his services to the great cause and his boxing instruction has been of such value as to suggest him for higher honors. Although never possessed of a terrific punch, he has nevertheless sent several boxers to dreamland. His wonderful speed, however has been his main asset. and he probably has never met his match for speed
 Now that the war department has decided to allow football teams of the different universities under con- trol of the government to remain away from Friday until Sunday night the gridiron game is bound to thrive Forty eight hours will give the team ample time to travel quite distance and get back before the time limit expires.
 Although the rule does not go into effect until November which means the cancellation of many games, the most important ones will not be af- fected, after all, and it is only the latter kind that are patronized to any
 \ Id then, ay,other thing, the pos si | ~ of lengthening of the season may mean that the schedules can be extended so that several big Sat urday games can be worked in.
 Some accounts say that Georges while others say he will not. Tn quicker the war is over the quicker the question will be settled for he surely will not go after ring honors while the battle rages.
 The outlook for soccer in the | districts under the auspices of the Southern New England Football association is more gloomy today than i has been for years. From | every indication neither of the two l New Bedford teams intend to operate this season. Tn Fall River, the Pan Americans may play, but the famous Rovers the National champions last season, and fnalists y ot the field. So are the score or so of factory teams in the latter city and the dozen or so minor teams that usually played in the whaling city
 Now that professional trapshooting championships are being promoted in every State it would be a wise move on the part of the Interstate Trapshooting championship at the Grand American Handicap a real one by making it open to only the State | champions. The amateur champion ship is settled this way, and there is no bigger or better event in trapdom today that the Naional Amaeur Trap shooting Championship.
 Baseball las played indoors during the winter months in the United States is proving remarkably popular among the allied soldiers in France. It is played, of course, out of doors, but the large indoor ball is used and the rules of indoor baseball adhered to- It seems to be an easier game as we'll for the British soldiers to learn than the more scientific and technical 1 out door baseball. It is quickly learned, and it's calibre is not too high to admit an amateur. The Eng | fish soldiers find that any good crick- l ct player possesses sufficient quali- fications to feel at home in a few in nings.
 All of the boxing bouts in New England hay been compelled to close | because of the prevalence of Spanish