The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-21

Joe Jeannette, most popular col ored pugilist in the world. because he is ever ready to do his wartime bit, will have his work cut out for him tonight at the Spring Athletic club, opposite the West Hoboken car ter minaI, in an eight round bout with Andy Schmader, heavyweight cham pion of Uncle Sans navy.
 Schmader in May of 1917 put Al Benedict to sleep in the seventh round and knocked out Terry Kellar in one round.
 Johnny Evers will probably go home to Troy today. He has been busy fellow since his return from France, where he served six months as Knights of Columbus secretary. He will be banqueted upon his arrival up State.
 The Trojan is confident that he will land a goow big league herth this year. He is a free agent, but Jim Gaffney, who holds the notes of the Braves club, has assured him that he will have a good job when the season opens.
 By the way, Johnny expects to see Hughey Jennings, the Tiger manager, who has been called in by the K. of c. preparatory to going abroad as a secretary. Johnny will give Hughey some pointers on the duties of a sec retary abroad.
 Evers declares that the big leagues will make mistake if they decide not to open until May 1, which, he says, is for the purpose of retrench- ment In the matter of salaries, etc. He thinks this year, at least, they should start going at the usual time , in April.
 I Chicago, Dec. 20.---According to un- verified reports from overseas, two former White Sox players were wounded in action. Joe Jenkins, catcher, who was drafted last year and moved up to a lieutenant's com- mission, is one of the men. The other is Eddie Klepfer, pitcher, who was traded to the Cleveland Indians in the Joe Jackson deal.
 It is said that Klepfer is badly shot up and may not be able to play ball again. The extent of Jenkins's wounds is not known.
 DerrilI Pratt of the Yankees, led
 both major leagues in hitting sacri-
 flee flies during the 1918 season, ac- l cording to figures Just compiled
 These statistics show that Pratt
 scored twelve runners from thirt
 tase on those long drives to the out
 field, three more than were scored
 by his closest rival. The figures fol
 the American League, showing tn
 leaders of the different clubs, are a
 follows: Pratt 12; Joe Judge, Bol
 Veach and Joe Wood, 8; Stuffy Me
 Innis, '; Tobin, 7; John Collins, Geo
 Burns, 6. The figures for the Ma
 tional League are: George CutshaW
 J. Carlyle Smith and Dode Paskert
 g.; Wingo, Fletcher, Zimmerman an,
 Paulette, '; Stock, 5; Johnston, Ol son and Zach Wheat, all of Brooklyn
 i.
 Tommy Ryan, now Syracuse box
 ing promoter, was a great middle weight in his time, but on severa
 occasions he was the victim of over
 confidence. That was the case whe
 he took an awful beating from Xxi
 Mccoy at Maspeth, L. l., early 1896, and a little later when Tomm fought Australian Billy" McCarth in Buffalo his overconfdence almos cost him the victory. It was jus twenty-two years ago tomorrow. Det 21, 1896, that Ryan and McCarth mingled at the Empire A. C., in But Salo, before big crowd of fan U YTJz . sion, but in the second he gre " careless and left an opening for tt Australian to put through terrib
 right wallop to the chin. Rya went down like a log, and it scene l. to be all over, but just as the re II cree was about to say ten" Rya :. staggered up. He was groggy fC II II (he remainder of thet round, b, ~ his cleverness pulled him throug - and after a round or two more l h was again on the offensive. and IF the seventh he put Mccarthy dow c for the count. But Tommy had
 mighty narrow escape from going ,i
 sleep in the ring that time. d Cleveland, Dec. 21-Johnny K ,n bane, featherweight champion of Il ,r world, has resigned as an arn l. boxing instructor, and expects aft ,e the first of the year to go into a Il tive training to defend his title. ye was announced here last night. K is bane rendered his resignation becau is the demobilization of troops left hi le without pupils. His resignation h to not yet been accepted.
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 is James J. Corbett. former heav q, weight champion, has signed to st w in the movies. Jim has a face tn n- should screen extremely we'll and
 Is a pretty fair actor -