The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-08

Bill Killifer. who went from the Phillies to the Cubs with Alexander. has been given a raise by Owner Weeghman, according to reports. How do you work it, Bill?
 | Terry Turner, veteran American lea guer, has joined the ranks of the "come-back" artists. Terry hopes to stage his stunt since Joe Evans will be lost to the Cleveland Indians for a great part of the coming season.
 New York is going to stage a strong man contest on March 20, with a $1,- coo Liberty Bond or $1.00O In gold and, the title of worlds champion strong man as the prize. Come on, you dumb-beH twirlers, show us what l you can do!
 | Jimmy Lavender is still adorning the minors, and as far as Christy Ma thewson is concerned, Lavender will keep right on adorning. somebody sprang the report that Matty was try ing to add James to the pitching staff, but it's a false alarm.
 1 Yale has another Kinney in Van slyck, the star forward of this years basketball team, and is said to be an equal of the former Yale star. He ran up a total of IT points in the Yale-Columbia game the other night and leads the Intercollegiate League with a comfortable margin. Billy Gibsons boxing show to be held in New York tonight for the benefit of the boys in camp looks as though it was going to be a big suc- cess. Benny Leonard has promised to be on hand. Dave Astey, Fred Dyer, the Australian middleweight, and other prominent boxers will help out with their services.
 The Italian-American A. c. of New Haven has signed up Louis Bogash of this city. and Mickey Doherty of New Haven for the preliminary to the Phil Bloom ohnny Martin affair to be held in New Haven March 15. Bo- gash is a harder hitter than Doherty and ought to bring home the de- cision.
 Quite a few former college stars now in the service will compete in the big athletic carnival to be held at Billy Sundays Tabernacle, March 16 Among them are Howard Berry, rep- resenting Camp Dix; Eddie Mahan League Island marines; Dr. Craig. former intercollegiate champion wrestler, from Quantico, and Brooke Brewer of Camp Meade.
 George Burns is subject to the National Army draft Connie Mack in Philadelphia Wednesday night said he did not know whether Burns has been placed in Class 1 under the new classication; but he did know that his draft number was well back"
 Ed Walsh has got a job at last Fielder Jones, according to a St. Louis dispatch, has hired the former White Sox iron man to teach the Browns twirlers the spitball. This means that he is probably to be the pitching coach Any one who starts teaching the spitball at this stage of the na- , tional game is in about as profitable a position as the man teaching Ger. man history.
 Fred Mitchell announced yesterday that with the signing of Vaughn and Tyler pitchers, he has 20 players un. der contract and is not worryins about any one else.
 "Pep' Young signed in Detroit yes. terday, leaving Hack" Spencer | catcher, and Oscar Witt. third base. man, as the only Jennings holdouts Spencer may manage a club on the Pacific Coast, but Witt is expected to come to terms.
 , Ted Lewis, we1terweight champion ! and Jack Britton. former champion fought a .ten-round draw at Atlanta Ga, last night.
 Lewis fought cautiously throughout but showed considerable speed toward | the end Britton was aggressive from the first and apparently was trying for knockout.
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