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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04
COPPER KiMI!G
 SUCCUMBS AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Famous Ei0rSe Belonging to Judge Robertson, Who Is Well Known Here,
 Passes Away.
HAS FINE RECORD
 TO Ills GHglDLT
Career Was One of the Most Interesting In History of
 Horse Racing En New England.
JUDGE A. IIeaton Robertson, who is

JUDGE A. Ieaton Robertson. who is S well known in Bridgeport. n.our,rs the loss of his horse, Copper King once a very familiar animal in New Haven. The judge and Copper Hing were out together every day in the year for nearly l ' years and Ihe-e is hardly a New Hav2ner who does not recall the sight Of them, Copper King. a pensioner for the past two years died at Mt. Carmel, Sunday, and has been buried there. But the memories of the horse will remain Ions with the judge and with his friends.
 A few years ago there was no more familiar figure about New Haven than the judge astride Copper Kiug. and there were few places in Connecticut that had not welcomed the judge as he entered either for q brief stay or to journey through.
 Copper King carried Judge Robert son into every nook and corner of the state. The judges own diary reveals the fact that man and horse did uf- ward of 33,O ,OOO miles together, either in little iaunts about the town or on real trips that sometimes lasted for days. Two years go Copper King be came a pensioner and until he died this week the horse has taken life easy on a farm in Mt. Carmel Copper King was g years old when he died.
 Fifteen years ago Judge Robertson appealed to George Clark, q Meriden dealer in Kentucky horses. 10 find him a real saddle horse. MT. Clark made a trip to Kentucky for no other purpose and came home with Copper King. Judge Robertson paid $500 for the horse and just a year later MT. Clark wanted to buy him for $1,000 while other men offered larger sums. But Copper King wasn't for sale. To the day of his death the horse had never worn ., harness and had carried no person but Judge Robertson.
 Horse back trips of long duration were favorite things with Judge Rob ertson when Copper King was in his prime. They averaged ten miles a day on these jaunts and were. over every conceivable sort of road and got into places where not even patch was. Every town in Connecticut was visited and crossed in every conceivable Ii- rection: There is no old time hotel in the state where they have not passed a night.
 One of the experiences that Judge
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04
ID AUL DOYLE of New Haven I.

D AUL DOYLE of New Haven Is \ anxious to get in action with, soma of the better lightweights.in New Eng land. Pauls ability in this section has heen undereSdmated. The for mer New Yorker is one of the hardest hitting battlers in this section and he has intinlidated more than one good man in the ring. Take Joe We'll ing, for instance. Paul made We'll ing look like a rank beginner And Sn four-rOunder, too.
 Yelling may be a near champion and all that but he didn't compare with Doyle last Saturday night in New Haven After the battle Joe's imanager. Jack Bulger, "explaired' that his protege was not anxious to beat Doyle And still they call them selves managers? Had the bout gone two rounds more Doyle would have in an probability stopped his suppos- edly superior foe.
 And now Doyle wants to meet New England lightweights. New England just now is crowded with clever light weights An elimination tournament for the New England chaunpfonsFiTs would be quite interesting at this time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

sets. for a PIP class and a half of it's former value. or S5,OO0 being the feature. The Blue Hill, s3,0O0, is carded for 2.O6 trotters, while the premium for slow trotters or a 216 class. is s2,000. The Boston Fair Association is rather liberal to pac- CTS by offering two S3.o00 purses for a 2.06 and 2.11 class. These with the S2,oO0 purse for S-year-olds and S1,500 for 2-year-olds. make up the feature card for the meeting.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

GREAT FALLS OFFER
 WAS HUGE JOKE

GREAT FALLS, Mont, April f It developed today that the of fer of S22O, 900 for the Willard Dempsey fight made in a tele- gram to New York yesterday, was signed "Great Falls Athletic As sOciation'' and that it was sent to local telegraph office by a stranger. As there is no such organization in the city. local sport followers regard the mat ter as a joke.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04
RICHARDS AND
 TILDEN MEET
Finalists Will Play In New York TOday-NeWs Of
 Racquet WieIderS.

NEW YORK, April 4-After the most terrific match ever seen on the courts of the Seventh Regiment Ar mory in the history of the mems na- tionaI indoor lawn tennis champion ship tournament, William T. TiIden. I'd, of Philadelphia, national clay court champion. defeated Frank T. Anderson of Brooklyn yesterday af- ternoon in the semi-finaI round of tha annual singles tourney, by 8 score of 7-9. l4-12, 6-3. In the twenty-sec- ond game of the second set, the sev- enteen year old schOoIboy needed only one point to bring victory to his keeping, but he missed his golden opportunity and thereafter TiIden regaining confidence, gradually drew away, and in the last set held com naand at every stage.
 In the other semi-fnaI match of the singles. Vincent Richards Of Yonkers, the phenomenal boy cham pion, defeated Lieut. Peter Hall at 6-3, 6-2. He and TiIden will fight 1t out for the national indoor cham ptonshfp this morning at II o'clock with Tilden picked as the almost certain winner, though Richards is apt to run him close for the honors.
 After this gruelling struggle, Ti1- den and Richards went on the court and defeated Allan Behr and Henry Steinkampf in the senlI-finaI round of the doubles, by q score of 6-4, 0-6, 7-5. Frederick B. Alexander and Dr. William Rosenbaum vanquished Frank and Fred Anderson. Jr., in the other semi-fnal, and the winning pairs will meet for the double titles at 2:3O o'clock this afternoon.
 NEW YORK, April 4-HaroId D. BulkIey yesterday sprang a surprise in the annual Class A squash tennis championship tournament of the Columbia Club when he eliminated Fred s. KeeIer in a semi-finaI round match by 3-15, 15-S, 15-7. BuIkley who is Q southpaw, kept his opponent on the jump throughout with his hard snlashes.
 Robert L. strebeigh, the favorite for the Class title, had little trou- ble in defeating N. F. Cushman by 15-3. 15-6. F. D. Shaw eliminated R. M. NcCoIlon by 15-2, 15-3, while A. B. Chsadle advanced into the sec ond round through a default,
 
 NEW YORK April 4-John W Appel, Jr.. the national Glass B squash tennis champion. easily de- feated A. E. Fills yesterday in a semi final round match in the annual liar yard club squash tennis championship tournament. The title holder down ed his opponent in two straight games at 15-5. 15-4, Appel took the lead at the start in both games and heIo command throughout.
 NEW YORK, April 4-J. s. Casey a plus ace player, yesterday defeat- ed c. Piel, Jr., who plays from the minus ace mark, in the annual handicap squash tennis tournament of the members of the New York Athletic club. Casey won by 11-15. 15-s, 15-4 The handicaps were too large for Piel to overcome and as a result he won only one game. This was the first game, which he captur- ed by 15-11.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

Jack Britton, weIterweight cham
 pion, and Young Neil of Allentown
 left last night for Canton, O., where they are both booked to appear in bouts at Mike AIcKinney's club Mon !day evening. Britton will furnish the star 12-round attraction with Bryan IDowney, while Neil will go against Silent Howard in a ten-rounder Danny Morgan, manager of Britton and Neil, will leave for the scene of action this evening.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

RED SEARS, a former handler of Il boxers and now in the show bust ness handed Larry Williams of this city considerable credit during a con- IversatiOn with the writer at the Bur lesque Club in New York last night. Freddie knows a. good fighter and what is more he has handled some of the best boys in the country. Sears years ago had occasion to take Larry to several cities where he was booked d to box, so he knows what he is talk ing about.
 'Barry Williams hasrnot been given the chance" he began There is one fighter who might have been a cham sp1On today had he been properly handled years ago. He was taken over by a prominent manager of box ,ers. but the latter neglected Larry, although Williams at that time was one of the most promising lads in the Counry.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

ChaIky WimIer of Pittsburg and the Corona Kid, who fought a rattIing ten-rOund draw the evening Jack Britton won the worlds weIterweight title from Ted Lewis at Canton, have been rematched and will come to- gether in another ten-rounder at the Duquesne Gardens in Pittsburg on April II.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

Gordon Mckay, Mike McGowan's Belgium middIeweight, has been signed to face Jeff Smith in the star eight rounder at the Summit Gymna- sium in Jersey City next Friday even- ing, while on April 16 the foreigner will hook up with Harry Greb at PittSburg.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

Eddie Warace's protege, Lew Men deau, a lightweight, will get an op- porrunity to disport has ware this evening when he meets Young Will Hams of Jersey City in the six round Semi-windup to the Al McCoy-Gordon Mckay bout at the Summit, N. J., Gymnasium
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

Did you ever promise friend wife d nifty suit of clothes, hat, shoes and what not and when tho timc comes to come across you find that you have InisIaid or lost your much precious roll? Ain't it a grand and glorious feel ing-NIT.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04
.CPORTORIALC BY
 ROGER TERRI

THERB is considerable rejoicing in the metropolis today. The New York Senate yesterday passed the Sunday baseball bill. Now the meas ure goes to the House and if 1t meets with the approval of the members of that branch of the Legislature it will be turned over to the Governor. The latter already has announced that he -~ill sign the bill if it passes the Gen eral Assembly. This statement off sets idle declarations made by several opponents of the bill that the Cover nor is against Sunday baseball.
 Men who have interested them selves in the measure. however, are not optimistic. In the House they nay'there are a. number of representa- t1ves from nick towns In Northern New York who will strAnuously oppose the bill and who are politi- cally influential. These, they point out, will block passage of the meas ure.
 Politicians can be the most sensi- bie people in the world. And also they can be the most idiotic. Imagine a dozen or more petty politicians whose one religion is tho dollar tell ing four millions of hard-working people, who spend six days of each week in dingy offices or factories, in what manner they shall pass their one day off?
 But they're politicians-and poliu- clans are supposed to be czarical,.
 The Empire State will have Sunday baseball in spite of those narrow minded hicks. They will see ball games on the first day of the week in spite of those "tools' who call themselves representatives of the people,
 Oh, yes, it's,a, great life if you don't Svealxen-and politicians are not the strongest humans in this shimmering universe.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

Charlie Beecher of New York has been signed to mingle with Young Clancy in one of the six-rounders to be staged at the National A c. of Philadelphia one week from tonor- row night. The windup will be be- tween George Clancy and Jack Russo.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

c BE where Jim Butwell grabbed O three races down at Bowie yes terday. Jimmy has been unusually good luck on the tracks this season and judging from performances in the past two months the current rac- ins year promises to be his banner one. The winners Butweu guided horne were Jack Beary, Sister Elm blem and Harry Breivogel.
 Well, no one deserves victory any more than Jim. He is a clean rider who cl4ngs strictly to the rules. We hope that his showing at Prince George Park down in Bowie yesterday is criterion of a. big season for But we'll for surely he is one of the mfr 4fest and hardest working jockeys in Nae country.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

Billy Haack, the Memphis boxing promoter, has wired Sammy Goldman asking him for his terms for an eight round bout between Champion Pete Herman and Jack Wolfe of C1eve- land. Haack is anxious to stage the bout on May 19. These bantams re- gently put up a corking bout at Cleve- land.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

The Arnor,y A. A. Of Boston is try ing to close a. match foz a 12-rounl6 bout between Frankie Britt of New Bedford and Johnny Clinton, the To- cal lightweight. Clinton has made an impressive showing in the three bouts he engaged in at this club recently, winning all of them. Eddie Fitzsim- mons, stablemate of Johnny's, is an other favorite with the Hubbites.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04
NDnDT vADNO EA \ UA& G < EAAAls NA O BY THE VETERAN O

EJITTI the signing Of Harry sanee with the Cincinnati club there Will be six forner Giants n the ranks commanded by Pat Moran, including the astute pilot himself. Of course. Fat never wore a Giant uniform, but he Was officially a member If the New ' ork club for a month or So this win Ter. The other one-time Giants on Pats club are Heinie Groh. Walter iIolke, Bill Rariden and Eddie Roush. Groh, Holke and Roush came to the Giants as youngsters although ROush had made cutie a name for himself in he Federal League, and all are now rated among the leagues leading playing players.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

The draw for the first round of the Spring Cup competition will take place tomorrow evening in the rooms Of the Swedish Athletic club The international games of the State as sociation will also be arranged and most probably the teams will be chosen.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

Charles sheppard, the Boston light weight, who has not only mace good in the roped arena but also on the other side, where he was in several sk3rmishes as a member Of Uncle Sans brigade, Is spending a few days lin New York, but expects to return ito Beantown tonight. Sheppard is one of the best drawing cards Boston has and both the ArmoIy and Fenway clubs of that city are trying to sign him up with Benny VaIgar for d date in the near future
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

T saw-I4arTy lace Willie NLeehan in FI9hi1ly and I'll wager that he can do lthe same thing now. Williams is ur- like most of our heevyweishts. When he goes into the ring. he fights. This chap doesn't know what stallinE Ipssns. He has beaten some of the s71eeter heavyweigTrts, but because hs has con 'ucted himself quietly little rotfce has been paid to his perform ances.
 When one thinks of tho lot of hams who are touring the country tcIeanfag up easy money, 1t is then that one syn pathizes with Larry Will hams. wou q like to see Larry work more. belio-e he can trim the best in his cISes, # he will settle down to real business. He is no kid. Not by q long shot. lie can hit. And I've seen him hit many q supposedly good giant so hard that it's taken any where from three to ten minutes to bs1nG them to
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

Six Connecticut players came through to the seni-finals, five win ming their matches and one coming through by default of his opponent.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

George Wyman Carroll, Jr., of Nor
 wich, and Dr. J. c. Brown, of Mont clair, playing in the fifth sixteenth, staged the longest match that has .been played in recent years. The lConnecticut golfer was down at one stage but squared the match on the
 home green and. finally won it in the
 gathering darkness with a long putt
 for a pat 3 at the fifth extra hole, the
 23rd hole of the match.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

Numerous other bouts are booked for this evening. All Mccoy, the ex- middleweight champion is scheduled to mingle with Gordon Mckay in an eight-round set-to at the Summit gym in Jersey City. Frankie Daley and Joe Burman clash in a ten rounder at the American A. \. of Baltimore, Richie Mitchell takes on Solly Burnes in a ten round bout at the Cream City A. c. of Milwaukee while Frankie Britt and Pal Moran will also go the ten round distance at Matt HinkeTs Cleveland club.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

E T WAS 19 years ago that Frank Erne defeated Joe Cans in 12 rounds at New York. This bout be tween the little Swiss boxer and the clever negro was for the lightweight title, then held by Erne. There was a great deal of feeling between the two fighters and their friends and many young fortunes were wagered on the issue. Charley White was the referee. In cleverness and general ship the men were about evenly matched. but Joe showed a lack of gameness in the contest
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04
WALDO IS OUT
 OF GOLF MEET
Meriden Man Eliminates Local Star in North and South Amateur Title
 Tourney.

Pinehurst, \. C., April 1.-The sec ond match of the North and South amateur championship tournament
 was disposed of by all twelve six teens yesterday and play brought
 down to the semi final stage. Irving Is. Robeson, the titlehoIder, was de- feated by Ned BeaH of Uniontown. Beau won by 1 and ? and will be op- posed by J. M. Wells of Wentworth in the senli-final round. The survi- vors in the upper bracket were F. C. iNewton of BrOokline, and Franklin Gates of Moore county
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04
MICHIGAN HORSES
 IN BIC SHOW

The early closing purse program of the Michigan Short Ship Circuit de- serves more than a passive attention. for. although not as important as some other haIf-nIe track or fair cir cults it holds the honored prospect of being the only two-lap contingent to butt into the Grand Circuit of 1919, with the management of Recreation Park, Kalamazoo, as the double deck host that is a member of this circuit as well as the Grand Circuit, even if the latter is supposed to be made up of associations. who con duct harness racing over mile tracks, q little mater of four seconds differ ence.
 An incomplete announcement of the Rockville Grand Circuit program sASrws seven early closing purses with & total value of $19. 800, the once fa- nous trotung classic, the Massachu-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

? IS possible that Sunday baseball will be legalizcd in Rhode Island before the opening of the Interna- tEonaI League season. The Herrick Sunday baseball bill which provides for lpgaItzing the same on the Sab bath is now before the House Judici- ary Committee. Various restrictions and safeguards are proposed in the bill, and horse racing boxing and motor racing are strictly prohibited. The bill also defines amateur baseball as distinguished from professional baseball It is also a, strict local option act and places control of the game in the hands of the local town and city authorities. Legislative lead CTS predict that the bill will be passeA without strong opposition.
 The science and skill which had made Jackson in his prime one of the greatest heavyweights who ever lived had well nigh deserted him, and in strength he was but child in the hands of the brawny Jeffries. Jack son fought three pitifuI rounds, and it was probably only JeT's magnan imity that permitted him to stay that long. Peter the Great had been out of the ring for about six years, and had not taken part in an important bout since he knocked out Frank SlavIn in London in 1892. After that he was feted and wined and dined so continually that he lost all interest in boxing, and only financial necessity drove him back to the game. In the opinion of most experts who have seen both men, Jackson was better and cIeverer than Jack Johnson as well as Jess Willard.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

FRED saw Ralph Brady of Syra E fRce Knockout A1oy of Cincinnati 4n Boston last week. That boy Brady" he said. lis a champion. but he will never last. He will never amount to anything. He is fast. clever and a hard hitting lightweight. but he works too hard. 4 good. clever. scientific boxer can easily wear him
 down. But when 1t comes to work ing Ralph is there 40 ways. If he would only ease down in the ring he would, believe. develop into one of the best nghtweiShts Of the decade" |"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

The Alpines. too have organized for the season and are prepared to take on all teams in this section The members of the Alpiues are be- tween l 6and IT years and include, the following: Buckley, McGovery,
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

Tommy Robson, the Maiden mid dleweight, will resume his ring activ- ities this evening when he takes on the Zulu Kid of Brooklyn in a ten round quarrel at the Moose Club of EImira. In the ten-round semi-wind up Mike McCabe is scheduled to min gle with Charley Hayes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

Jimmy Dunn, manager of feather weight champion Johnny kilbane and Jack Wolfe, the Cleveland bantam, has decided to enter the field as a boxing promoter and will stage bouts al the Cleveland Theatre. Dunn's s first attraction will be a ten-round contest between Joe Rivers. the Mex jean lightweight, and Cal Delaney of Cleveland, and will take place on April Ii. Rivers has been working out at Towards Gymnasium in Chi cago for the contest.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-04

Jack Grace, the veteran ring war rior, blew into New York yesterday, coming direct from Hot Springs, where he has been putting in most of his time for a long while. The Springs must have done wonders for the famous globe .trotter, for he looks to be in excellent condition Grace said that George Mcdonald is the man who signed Eddie Coulon up 10 meet Jimmy Wilde in q twenty round bout in London some time in May.
The Crittenden press., 1919-10-10
For Sale.

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The Crittenden press., 1919-10-10
HOWDY.

| am here-a bona fide citi-
zen of Marion
One man asked me how long
! expected to make this my
home. My reply was, Perhaps
until the resurrection" | have
spent 80 years in public life. |
have sought to be true to every
trust comitted to my hands.
The results of the sincere toll
and care show for themselves.
The strain of the last eight
years arduous tasks tells Keen
ly on my nerve force. To be
true to my Master, my afflicted
wife, my church and myself,
was forced to slow down and
run, a while at least on low
gear. | was not forced out Of
the active ministry. A splen-
did charge, and such as would
entice me, was offered me. It
was my choice to superannuate.
So among our" (wife and my
self kin people We decided to
sojourn.
1t was in Crittenden county
my good father, John P. Ho-
gard, and good, quiet country
mother, Mary Hogard, who
was sister to DR.. T. l.. R. and
Frank n. Wilson, were born