The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28

 WINS HAVANA
 CHESS MATCH
Champion Has Little Trouble Winning From kOStich En
 Game For Title.
SPORTING RESUME.
Parker VI. WhittemOre Of BrOOkline Breaks iPnehuFSt Course-Other NeWSY
 Returns.

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 match with Boris Kostich, the Ser bian master, yesterday by winning the second game of the series after s
 moves. It was the sixth time these experts had met in an important game Of international significance, and for the first time a decision was reached.
 The many onlookers present at the Union club. where the games are be- ing contested. were jubilant over the success of their yolng countryman. kostich. after playing the defence in the opening game, had the white pieces in the second and selected the Giuco Piano. He could make no headway against the able defence of the Cuban and made a mtscalculaton in the middle game. The score Of the match follows; Capablanca, l; Kos itch, 0 adjourned. l. The third game is scheduled for today.
 PINEHJRST, \. C.. March 28 -I Parker W. WhittemOre, of Brookline. playing In the Tin Whistle tourney against par on the No. course here yesterday, broke all records for the
 course by finishing in 33-35-6S. His card: Out ...444 44s 3 4-SS
 In .....4 1 3 5 5 4 5 8-S5-6S
 Whitteruore's plus handicap of 4 strokes left him at down on par, where he tied for the class A prize with J. M. Thompson, of Spring Ha- ven, who finished in 79-2-72.
 NEW YORK, March 2S - Walter KinselIa of the Squash club and James T. Reid of the Crescent Ath- letic club of Brooklyn yesterday ad- vauced into the final round of the an nual handicap professional squash tennis tournament in the Squash club. Kinsella beat Thomas Montgomery, an rnatta ched player, 15-9, 1S-18, 15---9 while the Brooklyntte Disposed of Frank LaffoIgue of the Yale club by 15-3, 15-9, 17-15, 15-10. Kin seIIa and Reid will meet in the final round match today.
 CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March 2s - Marty J. Shay, professional baseball player, has been secured to coach the Harvard freshman team. Shay cap tained the 1918 St. Joseph (Mo.), team, where he was sent from the Chicago Cubs in 8. trade. He will as sume his Harvard duties today and will act under the supervision of Head Coach Hugh Duffy.
 WASHINGTON, March 2S.--The Department of Agriculture has desfg- mated Mrs. Herbert Wa]5sworth of Avon, N. Y, president of the Genesee Valley Horse Breeders Association, as a. specialist in horse husbandry, and that energetic hOrsewoman will continue the splendid work she has been doing in the matter of horse pro- duCtion in cooperation with the Jockey Club, having the backing and moral support of the Federal author tiles
 LONDON. March 2s.---The Yacht racing Association of Great Britain cabIed the New York Yacht Club yesterday inviting it and other Amer 1 jean yacht clubs to take part in an international conference with Q, view to changing the measurement rules. | The American yachtsmen were asked what date would suit them for meeting in London.
 | PETTlADEIlFHIA, March 28.---An- Inol1ncement was made here yesterday i Clat the University of Pennsylvania, 1 has declined Harvard's invitation for a dual rowing regatta on the Charles river on May 8. Difficulty in securing | leave from classes for the members of the crew was given as the reason by | John A Brown, chairman of the Rowing committee.
 1 PITTsBURGH. March 2S.---Schwe1dt of Detroit defeated Jorn of Pitts burgh, former title hoZrGer, in the na- tionaI plunge for distance champion ship at the Pittsburgh Aquatic Clubs Iswirnrning meet Schwe1dt hit the S0- foot mark, equaHing the national rec ord.
 NEW YORK, March 28.---The tour of American boxers to Scandinavia lspIanned for next month has been
 postponed until next October. The original invitation extended by Emil 1 Andersen, secretary of the 1draetsfo- reningen Sparta" of Copenhagen,
 Denmark, to the Amateur Athletic Union of tie United States asked that
 the tour be arranged for the present
 month.
 | NEW YORK, March 2s.---Hal Cole
 man of Cra.rfe1d's last night defeated ] M. Lewis of Doyle's in the 1S.2 loallS-
 line billiard Metropolitan champion
 ship tournament in Cranfie1ds room
 The score was POO to 125. Coleman,
 who is in second place in the league
 standing. collected his points in 32 in
 rings with high runs of a1 and 30. He | had an average of 6 s-32. LeWis's best strings were 15 and If.
 l NEW YORK, March 2S.---Arthur Newman last night was crowneL the New York State three cushion am ateur billiard champion when ine de- fcated Samuel G. EStai1rooi1 in the final game in the Rational Recreation
 in Brooklyn by 90 to 27. The gamo lasted 6 innings
 share Of the work without being sulky. That's the best asset a team ] lllas---cooper&tion and the good will of it's players. And I've got both. So