The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14
OPORTORIALC B BY B
 ROGER TERRI

one hears on the street the seating capacity of the Casino will be taxed to its limits tonight when Benny Els cher puts on his all-star card. Benny is entitled to a capacity for several reasons. In the first place, he has gone about promoting this show like a veteran; he has spared no words, but has made up his mind to do a. certain thing and has gone ahead and done it. Also ehas always kept the public in mind. This is evident from the splendid card he has arranged for tonight. Three eight-rounders and one six-round curtain raiser consti- ute the program.
 The local boys, I am glad to note, will get their share of the money that Bridgeporters will be asked to pay for adnlittance to the Arena. There is Louis Bogash who will meet John ny Clinton; Larry Williams who boxes Eddie Kinley; Red Allen who tackles Harry Williams and Sapper Conan who swaps punches with Mickey Travers. To attempt to select probable winners in no-decision bouts is idle work and for that reason we will ask our readers to pardon us if we do not follow the example that has been set and give our selections.
 
 IN what is needed to remedy boxing. So long as there are no-decision bouts lust so long will there be widely diff feriug opinions to to their outcome. There are people in this world who will never admit the defeat of a friend no matter how decisively he has been defeated.
 So that the boxing fans of Bridge port may have the benefit of the opinions of a number of experienced boxing men, together with the yer dict of the writer whose decision will be that of The Times, this newspaper tomorrow will present a, cOncensus of opinions. In this way, it is hoped that a fair and just verdict of how the bouts terminated will be gath cred. However, the verdict of the writer only will be that which will carry the support of this newspaper q ONNBCTICUT-one of the most V progressive states in the Union has not taken the time or trouble of organizing its interscholastic ath- letes with the result that every year there is some dispute as to which team is entitled to a certain cham spionship. Interscholastic sports are too important and play too big a part in the development of the body of young folks to be passed to one side. And yet that is what is being done here.
 It is time that adults took hand in the local situation. Connecticut needs an interscholastic athletic league. It will encourage competi- ton and in general help encourage greater participation-and no one will question the necessity of good ex-
 
 American boy, strange as it may sound, is that he does not get enough exercise.
 Now the various high schools scat tered throughout the state merely book their games independently. Then at the end of a season some clubs will come out and claim the cham pionship. There is no seemingly de- sire on the part of any of the schools to participate in elimination contests But for the good of all and to the end that at the close of a season we might know which team is the champion, 1t would be far from a bad idea were an tnterscholastic league formed.
 TERRY LEE, who will referee the Casino bouts tonight, will soon be a, licensed referee under the boxing laws of the state of New Jersey. Al re which will be quite a boost fo1 Terry and demonstrates the value placed on his judgment as boxing ar bitter in places other than Bridgeport
 Lee has been a resident of this city for many years, but he has always confined his efforts to the betterm ent of sports right here in Bridgeport Now he has been called to Newark There he has a position that should bring him good money. Lee is 1T charge of the concessions at the New ark ball park---the richest minor league baseball town in America.
 But Terry has not given up Bridge port. In fact he will spend all hi time when the Newark Indians are or the road with his family here 1T Bridgeport, for the veteran boxins enthusiast and official has learned tt love this city and his many friends here. But Newark-and not Bridge port-is where Terry will make hi money. The opportunity is knocking at his door and we for one hope tha he will grab it and in so hoping W, wish him also all the good luck il the world
 THE International League baseball season is proving a. big fnancia success in all it's eight cities, accord ing to latest reports from Presiden B'ultz's office. Particularly in tn two Jersey towns, Newark and Jense, City, Is the league meeting witt splendid success. In fact, the goo old days of the Eastern League which soon bloomed forth into tn International League and later tn New International League never wer as profitable as those of the past tw weeks of the season.
 And this encouraging state of af fairs should surprise no one for tn eight clubs on the FHultz circuit hay surrounded themselves with a grou of capable players. None of the teams so far as the writer can observe, Ina spared any money in securing tn best material available. Its real com petition and baseball that the fans i all parts of the country want Civ that to them-and baseball canno help but be a paying proposition.
 Baxtley Madden of New York wi have his hands full when he talk on Joe Jeannette, the colored heav. +Io A A y~a Tarzs