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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22

Boston, July 22-Johnny Dundee of New York won a decision over Joe Tip1itz of Philadelphia in sen sational 12-round bout at the Fen way A. 4. here last night. There were 1000 present. Tiplitz gave Dundee one of the hardest fights of his career, being aggressive all the way, and exchanging blow for blow throughout the fight
 It was not until the last four rounds that Dundee's superiority be- gan to show. Dundee, however, had the margin all the way, but until the late rounds it was very narrow.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22
Standing of the Clubs.
JACK SKELLY'S OPINION
 OF THE BIG FIGHT

Jack Skelly, who was alternate re- fierce at Toledo was asked to express his opinion of the big fight.
 Dempsey is the gretatest heavy weight the boxing world has ever known" said Skelly. When John L. Sullivan was at his best, in 1888, he and Dempsey would have been evenly matched Dempsey is faster than Jim Corbett was when he beat Sullivan and also is a heavier hitter than Fitz- simmons.
 willard was game, but he fought like an amateur. He had nobody to advise him between rounds and was all at sea the moment he was knocked down for the first time. I watched the fight closely, and Willard was foored cleanly four or five times In the first round"
 "In what round diI the fight ead ?' Skelly was asked.
 Well if bet on n knockout 1T the third round was lefs to ne, ]
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22
Greag Interest Here Shown ln Big
 Wafer Carnival Al Seaside Park

s,,,-i,,, ,,,ino committee of the A. A. U., and Henry s. Osborne of Bridgeport A IT.. timers; pr. w HI. Donald son Jackson Donovan and Chris J. Dalton, judges.
 The committee in charge includes William T. FIincks, c. F. Greene; an nouncers- John P Fox and Max A. Baum; starter, Commodore Arthur Rueu of the U. s. V. L. S. C.; clerk of course. Jeremiah J. Murphy, chairman of course, P. V. Gahan; honorary chairman, George NJ. Flames. chairman, Irving ElSon. The program of events is as fol lows:
 Events for Men.
 | Metropolitan championship, 100 yards.
 2. Handicap, (open), 200 yards 8. City championship, (open to res idents of city only) 200 yards.
 Events for Women. 4. Metropolitan championship, 100 yards.
 5. Handicap (open) 100 yards. 6. Metropolitan Diving champion ship, from 5 to 20 foot platforms
 Event for Girls.
 T. 100 yards backstroke.
 S. 50 yards city championship, (c1osed) inclusive.
 Events for Boys.
 g. 50 yards championship (clcsed)
 Novelty Race.
 10. Canoe Hitting.
 Entries will close Wednesday. July 30, and may be made with Irving FL son, Room 400, Meigs building Board of Recreation, Room BOP First Bridgeport National Bank build ing; and A. A. U. headQuarters. Room eo6, 2so Broadway, New York city
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22
Pinch Hitting Is Jinx
 For Local Ball TOssers;;
 Old Pluv Batting For .008

each other at the start of the Brave Cardinal game in Boston yesterday. Ames was Ricley's pitcher and De maree was Stillings' original choice. Neither was in at the finish. It looks as though faithful old Leon will soon have to turn in his uniform. The Cardinals spotted him to five runs in the first inning. but the lead wasn't enough for him.
 A feature of that double victory won by the Phlllies against the Car dinals last Saturday which generally escaped attention was that the vic tories were the first ones achieved this season by Bradley Hogg and Eppa Rixey.
 One Cub who hasn't felt the slump which seems to have taken hold of the entire team is Charley CChuck) Deal. the clubs third baseman. Charley always could field, but weak ness with the bat always held him back. He lost out with the Tigers, Braves and Browns because he couldn't hit. But this year he ia hitting .296 and leads the entire Chi cago team at bat. He is getting his hits in the plnches, too.
 Judging from the work of the Yankees in recent games, they need Carl Mays and need him badly. Ever since Bob Shawkey's winning strea k was smashed in Cleveland he has been tanned hard. The Yankees have been scoring for him, but he can't take advantage of the runs.
 Beals Becker, former Giant, Red and PhiIIy,i is giving Tim Hendryx quite a battle for the batting lead in the American Association. Becker has been coming strong of late. and advanced to second place with an average of .341. Either would he quite an improvement over Al Wick land, the .OOO outfeIder of the Yan- kees.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22
TENNIS STAR OPEN TOURNEY
Many Prominent By hTeir Ab- sence-Other Resume of All Sport News of the Day.

LONGWOOD, Mass, July 22.---Ten- his players from all over America flocked to the new grounds of the
 Longwood Cricket Club yesterday, answering the call of the Eastern sec tional doubles, combined with the his toric LongwOod singles, in which the challenge cup is still held by William M. Johnston, who won it in 1916 An eleventh hour scattering of some inn
 portant teams to take part in other sectional events made rather deep holes in the draw yesterday, com
 polling the default of such stars of
 IE. Lindley Murray, the national champion; C. J. Griffin, F. B. AIexan- der, and g. H. Vosheu, while Ichiya Kumagae, W. T. TiIden, and Wallace Johnson were also unavoidab1y ab-
 sent.
 ASEIENILLE, N. C., July 22.---Play in the first round of the mems sin gles in the championship tournament of the Southern Tennis Associa ton on
 the courts of the Asheville Country Club yesterday resulted in several splendid matches. Esmon1 Phelps of
 New Orleans, who defeated Jerome Moore of Atlanta by default, is one of the South's leading players and his chances for premier honors are con-
 sidered bright. Rutledge Capers of
 Augusta defeated E. M. Porter of
 Asheville, 6-3, 6-2. E. s. Mansfield of Atlanta defeated E. H. Burke of Ashe-
 vile, 3-6, 9-7, 6-1.
 BOSTON, July 22.---It is possible that on every golf links in the State
 Sunday playing will be forbidden by State police authorities in the near
 future.
 This state of affairs will be brought about by the indignant members of two HolyO1e golf clubs who were for bidden to play Sunday by members of
 the State police, following complaint by the Rev. Martin D. kneeland of
 Winchester, president of the Lords Day League.
 Boston, July p - Announcement of the drawings for the Eastern sec tionaI doubles championships last night brought out the information
 that many of the stars entered had withdrawn at the suggestion of off
 ciaIs of the United States National
 Lawn Tennis association.
 Paris, July 22-Norrnan Ross of San Francisco who Sunday won the swimming match in the Seine across Paris, has informed the Excelsior that he intends to try to swim the English channel.
 Newport, R. l.. July 22-Two Aus tralian tennis teams. Norman E. Brooks and Gerald L. Patterson and Randolph Lycett and R. V. Thomas, as vel as B. Yamasaki and his part Eer r~o1n Japan, are expected to be entered in the doubles for the invi- tation lawn tennis tournament opening at the Casino Aug. f. Larchmont Manor, July 22-Series racing for Class K and under was the program for the second day of the resumption of the annual race week of the Larchmont Yacht club here yesterday, and, as 1t was in the days before the war put temporary end to the sport. the fleet was not so large as 1t would have been If yes terday's race wac an open regatta. Still, fl yachts, divided into the usual classes, took part in one of the best brushes held on Long Island Sound in years.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22

Cincinnati at Now York. Chicago at Brooklyn. Pittsburgh at Phila delphia. St. Louis at Boston.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22
BASEBALL. SUMMARY
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results. pittsfcld 3; Bridgeport (fO inn iDgS).
 Worcester 1; Waterbury l. New Haven ?; Hartford l. Providence-Springf played Sun day.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22
Loan Fails to Come Through With BilT-Grays and Amer jeans May Be Idle Today Because of Weather.

The weather man permitting, the Americans today were to meet the league leading Grays, but early indi- cations were that there would be no game. The Americans have been hard hit through postponements, cancella- tiOns and hard luck and can not af- ford to do much laying off-not when games with the Providence team are concerned. The Americans were to- day determined on evening a score with the Grays. hut this job will. in all probability. have to be postponed until some time next month.
 Tho Americans, despite their hard work and batting. had a hard day of it yesterday and lost out In q nifty played game in the tenth inning, to Pittsleld. The final score was to 2. A bad selection of pinch hitter IS attributed as the cause of defeat of tho Americans, for Loan, who pinch hit in the ninth with but one on third and one down. sent up an easy fly that Hammond. got cazily The Pitts fielder got Roy off third for a double.
 Marty Wairh, who was taken out of the box in the tenth inning, pitched a splendid game for seven innings, allowing the opposition but two hits during that period. Tn the eighth, however. ne WCDDIet a tflle with the result that PittsGeld not only sccrsd two runs. but also put over enough tallies with which to win the game. Tn the ninth he steadicd a trifle, but tho damage had been done, for the Americans threw to one side their chance to do damage in their turn at bat.
 But though defeated in his effort to score victory for the Americans. Marty does not get any discredit for tn. very good reason that the defeat is charged to McKenty, who relieved him. It was a hot reception the visitors accorded NTcKenty for Me Hall, the first batter, shot one into ccnterfleld for a neat hit. Joe Birm- ingham placed a hu~t between first and the pitching box. but an AL phonse and Gaston act by Grimes and McKenty enabled all hands to land their sa cks.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22
Games Today.

Games Today. Providence at Bridgeport. Waterbury at New Haven. Springfield at Worcester. PittSfeId at Hartford.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22

T ACK DEMPSEY Is no more of an J Irishman than JaclS Johnson is,' said Danny Morgan yesterday as he sat in his office in tho Putnam build ing. Broadway. New York, waitinrfor the clouds to pass on go that he might take Battling Lovil~lSy across the Hudson to Jersey City to clash with Clay Turner Inst night.
 "If he isn't an Irishman, what Is he7" asked little Joe Lconari, the Brooklyn bantamwciGht, who hap pened to be there.
 Hes a good Pole; that's what Jack Dempsey is and don't lot anybody tell you that he isn't" added Morgan. He then went on to direct attention to testimony taken in the last hearing on the complaint of John Reis'er against the champion. At that hear ing it wns brought out that DeUpsCy's real name was Stiemps and the now ruler of heavyweiEhts is sald to have gone on recori as admitting that he was not an Irishran.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22
Standing of the Clubs.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Chicago 7-5; New York G-4. Cleveland '; Philadelphia 1. Detroit 6; Boston 2.
 St. Louis 5; Washington 4.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22

ID tho way. that case that John D H;cisler. alias John the Barber, has against Jack Dempsey, has not been squashed. as was believed it had been. John went to Toledo for the purpose of making trouble for Demp- sey and his manager. Jack Kcarns. but something happened for Reis'cr did not keep his threats and allowed tho heavyTvveight to win the cham pionship unmolcsted.
 Jack Dempsey. it is said. offered Tseisler S1O,O0O if he would drop the case against him aui at the same time return to him a contract the now champion is alleged to have signed with the barber years ago. At that time Jack agreed that the barber should rccci-" a certain percentage of his ring earnings. but before Roisler could arrange a match for him, the Salt Lake city man is said to have jumped New York and left his would be manager flat.
 Now the story isz making it's rounds that Iaci Rcister has an agent of his own checking mp on every cent that the champion makes. This chap is daily reporting Co Eeisler. who is now down in Tulsa promoting fights and digging oil wells. Reislcr figures that to date pcmTecy owes him in the neiGhborhooi of SIS 900. every cent of which he expects to force Dempsey to pay over as soon as boxing becomes legalized in New York State---and chances are Q to l that the Empire State will have boxing next season.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22
Standing of the Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterday's Results.
Games TCday

Boston '; St. Louis C15 innings.l Other games postponed (rain.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22
Games Today

New York at Chicago. Philadelphia at Cleveland. Boston at Detroit.
 Washington at St. Louis.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22

QlUCH satisfaction and pleasure isA was derived from announcement
 not so long ago of the appoint ment of Vincent Reina of New Haven as matchmaker of the Hippodro ne A. c. of Montreal. Canada The ap- pointment. to those close to Reina. did not come as n surprise for the very good reason that 1t was n known fact that he had been negotiating for the job for several months.
 Tho job was first offered to Dick .Curley, formerly manager of the Arena in New Haven. When Dick left New Haven he had 1t announc- ed that he was through with boxing for the time being. He is now work ing down at the race tracks with Tony Gerard. a New York bookie, and judging from latest reports he is cleaning up.
 With Curley withdrawn the Mon treal club considered Reina. Vincent is a likable chap and the writer can see of no reason why he shouldn't make good. He fs an easy man with whom to do business and has fur n1shsd the, state with . nuznbe- of GDod matches.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22

T ACK JOHNSON. the former heavy J weight champion, it is rumored, will attempt to rush across the bor- der and secretly make his way to his old haunts in Chicago. This rumor was first started afioat by a well known Chicago sport who had been in Mexico and spoke to the colored man. At that lime this gent said:
 Jack Johnson isn't as unpopular down there as certain people have wanted you to believe. On the con- trary. he is well liked and making no little money meeting all those heavyweights who can be induced to cross the line. He has already been matched for bouts with Porky Flynn of Boston and Tom Cowler from the Coast.
 Johnson is financially broke. He hasn't any money and now is back on the job trying to earn it and be- 1ieve me I believe he will win it all . back--or the greater part of it. any way. His one ambition. however, is to be back in Chicago and before he dies one of these days he is going to make a dash for his old haunts in ChL"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22

A match of more than usual in terest is reported arranged by the officials of the Arnnory A. A. of Jer- sey City for Aug. II. Joe Lynch, of New York, who gained international fame through his bout with Jimmy Wilde, and Frankie Burns, veteran Jersey City bantamweight, are the prospective contestants. It is un- derstood they have been matched for eight rounds. This match has been in the process of making for many months
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22

YOU'VE probably met champion women swimmers. jumpers, ath- 1etes and even baseball players and boxers. but a req cal-honest-to-good shrewd and capable boxing promoter and matchmaker is a novelty. Ncv- ertheless we met just such a novelty yesterday in the person of Mrs. Jimmy DeForcst, wife of rle man who put Jack Dempsey into cham pionship condition for his famous battle with Jess Willard.
 The writer has known of women going on the diamond and even in the ring and in the tank and defeat ed one of the opposite sex. but Mrs. DeForest deals with any number of managers who won't hesitate to toll you they are the wiecst of the wise. But they receive no sympathy from her, for shec an call their blufr and at the same time do it diplomatic ally.
 Mir. and Mrs. DcForest control and own the Long Branch X. C. of Long Branch. \. l., and there they pro- mote weekly boxing shows that have been making money. Mrs. DeForcst more than Jimmy is responsible for the success of the venture, for it is she who makes the matches, pays the boxers and arrauEes for the hun dred and one other little details. while Friend Hubby acts as assistant.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22

Promoter Cochrane of London Eng, has sent Dan Morgan a cable gram offering him a chance to send Battling Levinsky of Philadelphia. against Georges Carpenter, the French heavyweight sensation. The cablegram carried a liberal monetary consideration. Levinsky will proba- ply sail for the other side late in Oc- tober.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22

Tillman hit to NTCKonty, who grab bed the ball, but threw it wildly to third for force-out. However, AicHale had secured a good start and kept running home, beating the relay throw to the plate.
 < double play, however helped keep the score down. Messenger was easy. NcKenty throwing his bunt to third for a. forcc-out. BraGy's bid fo,. hit also hivvercd as the result of Martins neat running catch, doubling Tillman off second. It was the second double play that Gene worked during the day.
 The fielding feature of the game waS 5riShEest. Hank Bra,-kett and Gene Martin were particularly good in this department and came through with many 0 spectacular play. The ittsfield contingent, too. gave a good exhibition at fancy air dives and one hand catches.
 The Americans scored their first run in the second. Ray Grimes singled. but was forced at second by Martin. who moved to second on K. Grimes single. Fortune got wild anl threw over to the gra andstand in an effort to set the base runner, allowing Gene to come home. Walsh rhiffed.
 The other run came in the fourth when Baker singled and went on home on Ray Crimes timely and well placed three-baEger. Walsh and K Grimes both were easy outs, however.
 Andy Meyerjack pitched well enough
 to win yesterday but his own error,
 coupled with Roy Crimes costly
 miscue in the fourth, gave New Ha-
 ven it's two runs which proved enough
 to defeat Hartford. The score was to ] The Senators had several . chances to win but Courtney was , strong in the pinches and no more
 than one hit was made off his de- livery In single inning.
 Pitcher Bach's single in the ninth | inning with three men on bases and
 two out netted Worcester three runs
 and beat Waterbury by a 4 to score The score was II until the 1 ninth Moran Pitt, recently acquir- ed from the Brooklyn Dodgers by Manager Flynn pitched his first game for the -ilttatucks and famed seven men.
 By punching hits and taking ad- NdnIaBe or BOStOnS s two errors and Ruth's gifts of bases on balls. Detroit | won yesterday 6 to 2. In the ninth inning Ruth made his fifth home run of the season with the longest hit ever made in Detroit. The White SoX made 1t three straight from New York by winning | both games of a double header, to and to 1, the second game going 10 innings. Kerr. who went in as q relief pitcher, in each contest was credited with winning both games. Cleveland registered an easy vic tory over Philadelphia ' to 1, it be- l ing the third straight win under the
 mana cement of Iris Speaker. Cleve- land lost several runs because of rockies base-running.
 Successful use of the Squeeze play and brilliant base running by Sisler | enabled St. Louis to win yesterdays game from Washington, 5 to 4. Three runs were accounted for by | the squeeze.
 Eddie Cicotte has pitched more | games against the Yankees than some pitchers regarded as fairly sue | cessful pitch in their entire big | league careers. Eddie has pitched | 53 games against New ' crk, winning | 32 of them. His percentage against | New York is -eo4.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22
DUNDEE BEATS TIPLITZ.

couldn't decide ft," was the rep
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22

Joe Leonard, the crack feather weight of New York, has a new man ager. Tired of looking after his own affairs, Joe has placed himself un- der the management of Harry Weary, who is also handling Joe Welling, the Chicago welterwefght. Joe will box in Binghamton next Tuesday night
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22

Tooey Owens, who Is Eddie Trem- plays manager, the contention of an- other local handler of fighters not withstanding. said today that he will 1n all probability match his middle weight with Noah Brusso at Mon- treal.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22

Harry Wills, the big New. Orleans colored heavyweight, whose color bars him from a match with Jack Demp- sey, Will box. Jack Wilson in a ten round bout at Tulsa, Okla, Aug. f
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22

Mike O'Dowd, middleweight cham p1on, predicts an interesting session for Mike Gibbons. the St. Paul mid dleweight, when they clash in a ten- round bout at Minneapolis, Sept. 1. ODowd is reported following a course of training which will fit him per- fectly for the coming contest. in which he will match his aggressive ness and great hitting power agains. the cfeverness and hitting ability of the St. Paul phantom.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22

club i'm two weeks.
 Charley Pitts, formerly of this city, but now of New York, and Frankie Fleming, the Montreal lightweight sensation, will meet in a Hereunder in Montreal next Monday night, ac- cording to reports received here to- day. Pitts is working out every day down at Billy Grupp's place in New York.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22

Eddie Cicotte has pitched more games against the Yankees than some pitchers regarded as fairly suc- cessfui pitch in their entire big league careers. Eddie has pitched B games against New York, winning 32 of them. His percentage against New York is -e04.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22

Marty Cross, brother of the once famous Leach Cross. will try to up- hold the family's pugiIistic prestige tonight at the Bayonne, N. J., A. A., where he clashes with Johnny (Kid) Alberts for eight rounds
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22

Residents of Atlanta, Ga. are talk ing particular pride in the knowledge that within the limits of the southern city rests the stool used as a resting medium by Jack Dempsey in his championship bout with Jess Willard at Toledo, Ohio. A ventu-esome Att lantan who attended the bout. took advantage of the turmoil to appro- priate the towel tossing for Willard to appropriate the stool as relic of the big scrap, The piece of ring fur hiture is now on public exhibition at one of Atlanta's dry goods stores and is daily being viewed by great crowds.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22

The fielding feature of the game V-as 'JriShHest. Hank Brackett and Gene Martin were particularly good in this department and came through with many q spectacular play. The ittsfield contingent, too. gave a good exhibition at fancy air dives and one hand catches.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22

Successful use of the Squeeze play and brilliant base running by Sisler enabled St. Louis to win yesterdays game from Washington, to A. Three runs were accounted for by the squeeze.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22

Two former Giant pitcher. -oppo.sd
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22

club in two weeks.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22

Pitcher Bach's single in the ninth inning with three men on bases and two out netted Worcester three runs and beat Waterbury by to l score The score was II until the ninth Moran Pitt, recently acquir- ed from the Brooklyn Dodgers by Manager Flynn pitched his first game for the -ilttatucks and famed seven men.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22

Valger is also dickering for bout against Johnny Kilbane of Cleveland, for the featherweight title held by Kflbane. Matt Hinke1 of Cleveland, is planning this contest, and if his ne- gotiations are successful he will con- duct the match at Cleveland on La- Dor Day.