The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-14

The Toronto club or the New Inter- national League is without a manager. Dan Howley, who developed a pen nant winner. for Toronto last season, was released outright a few weeks ago. He didn't receive a word Of praise for his clever handling of the team, but was politely informed by President McCaffery that he ought to feel glad that he finished at the had of champion ball club. How ley is a young man with bright fu- tuTe. He should have no trouble in securing the management of some other Class A team.
 Before Fred Mitchell, president of the Chicago Cubs, left for home yes terday he said that he favored a 154 games chedule and a player limit of 22. Mitchell was rather warm Snder the collar because the National League had refused to admit him to the sctar chamber during the meetings. He said that he intended to consult with his attorneys in Chicago, also the Messrs. Wrigley, who control thee Tub. Mitchell didn't attempt to deny that he would act as manager of the Cubs next year, although drawing his salary for performing the duties of president
 It is practically impossible to deter4 mine the number of balls lost by a golfer in a season, though it stands to reason that a good player would not suffer half so badly as a duffer in this respect. For instance, a man might play for days at a stretch with | out the loss of a single rubber core, and then when he's off his game he might lose a half dozen without any 1 trouble at all. There have been cases where a golfer has got rid of SC many balls that he had to stop in the i middle of a round for lack of them. It may be that if prices keep soaring 1 the time will come, when caddies will have to be bonded by some reliable surety company which will agree to 1 pay so much to the golfer for every 1 lost ball. The duffer who insists or using the higher priced brand, say 8 dollar or dollar and a quarter kind
 should take kindly to this suggestion Dick Curley, manager of fighters anf also boxing promoter Of New Haven is still looking after the affairs of Pau DyIc, who now makes his home a l New Haven. Dick has matched Doyl, to meet Walter Mohr of Brooklyn fo, 12 rounds at the Commercial A. c. O. 1 Boston tonight and some good welter weight to be selected for 15 round: tD a decision at a show to be staged | by the National A. c. of MarivilIe. R l., on Wednesday evening, Dec. IS Doyle boxed Lee Johnson, the coIoref
 lightweight, an eight round bout a the Broad Street club in Newark, NJ.
 on last Tuesday night.
 Nate Lewis, the well known man
 ager of fighters of Chicago, feels cer
 tain that the boxing game will be al
 lowed to be carried on again in tn
 state of Illinois next year. In let
 ter just received, Nate says that a bil
 permitting ten round bouts to be hell
 in legitimate boxing clubs will b
 Introduced at the Legislature in Feb
 ruary, and from what he hears tt 1
 almost a safe bet that twi1l pass an
 be signed by the governor. FThe spo1
 has gained many new admirers sine
 the soldiers took to it, which will be great help in its passage.
 ,, Joe Jenkins of the White Sox, on . of the first players to go into the SCI
 vice after war was declared, won commission just a few days befo1
 the armistice was signed, accordin 7 to word just received in Chicag
 Jenkins was 8, sergeant before he le ICamp Gordon, near Atlanta, sever months ago for France. During Ot n tober Joe took charge of his con . tpany when his superior officers wei h disabled and led the advance. TT ? charge was successful and Jenkil h IOAAT QONAPn n