davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-15
WELSH
 CHElVNv'ED FORMER
 MANAGERS EAR

New York, Oct. 15-Freddie Welsh, former lightweight champion of the world, now a captain in the United States army, attached to the Sanitary Department, was arraigned yester- day before Magistrate Alexander in the West Side court on a charge of mayhem.
 Harry Pollok, the complainant and one-time manager of Welsh, was un- able to appear as a result of a badly Iacerated ear he received in a fight with Welsh last Saturday night in a Broadway restaurant.
 While Magistrate Alexander was reading the charges, the former champion stood up and interrupted the proceeding:
 Your honor, do I look as if I would bite a mans ear?'' inquired Welsh. You certainly do not" re- piled the court.
 Welsh then explained that during his many fistic engagem he had punched his opponents on almost all parts of their anatomy with his hands, but that this was the first time he had been accused of having used his teeth as a weapon.
 Magistrate Alexander held him in a $1,O00 bail for examination next Tuesday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-15
SShaAL-l- CR0ND PUT kIBOSH ON
 BOXING SH0n|

Owing to the rainy weat ther the crowd at the Casino last night was small and the promoters of the box ing show which was scheduled to take place had to call off the two main bouts. It was another case of trying to run a show on a shoesTing. It requires money to stage a boxing carnival and those who have not the financial resources to pay their bills should not be given permits for the shows.
 The first two bouts were put on but 1t was announced that the Bat tling Reddy-Johnny Shugrue affair was off because the management could not pay the boxers. There was a long wait before the Red Allen Jack White bout was called off. Man ager Tobey Owens, on behalf of Allen, was willing to contribute some of Reds share of the purse in order to pay White but even then it was inn possible to raise the required amount
 Frankie Wilson of this city made a fine showing in his bout with Walter Brooks of New York. Wilson proved a heavy hitter and will be in demand for future shows in this city. Wilson beat Brooks by a mile. The prelimin- ary between Young O'Leary and Young O'ConneIl was a draw.
 The next show WI be held Octo- Der 27 under the auspices of the Union Boating club. The main bout will be between Benny Valger and Frankie Britt.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-15
DUNCAN MAKES GOOD.

When it was intinated some time ago that Pat Moran planned to use Pat Duncan, his recruit outfielder, in left field in the Worlds Series, vari- ous and sundry baseball men freely criticised the grizz1ed leader of the Reds for his supposed lack of judg- ment, However, Moran went through with his plans just the same and Duncan went a long way towards jus +ifying the faith which his manager has placed in him. He covered his territory in a splendid manner and bumped the offerings of the Chicago Sitchers for several clean hits. Dun can Is fast on his feet and a good hitter, and attached to his right shoul- der is one of the most powerful throwing arms in the National League
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-15
BENNY LEONARD AND BLOOM IN
 BOUT TONIGHT

New York, Oct. 15-The ten-round bout between Benny Leonard the lightweight champion, and Phil Bloom to be held in Detroit tonight has attracted more than passing at tention in this city. While it is gen erally expected that Leonard will win by a comfortable margin, New York boxing enthusiasts are anxious to see what kind of a showing Bloom will make. This is much in the order of Q comeback for Bloom. It is the first severe test he has had in some time. Phil insists he has regained much of his oId-tine form. and be- Iieves that he ts entitled to consider ation as a lightweight contender. His status in the ring game will be de- terTnined by the bout tonight.
 Bloom and Leonard have met sev- eraI times. Leonard knocked him out in Boston before Benny was the eight champion, and stopped Bio on in Pittsburgh in one of the first bouts Leonard had after winning the title from Freddy Welsh. In that bout Bloom broke his ankle and was compelled to retire.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-15
KEEPING CIDER SWEET.

The Bureau of Chemistry at Wash ington claims to have developed a system by which cider can be kept sweet indefinitely. If the methoI proves commercially feasible, c1uer may take rank with grape juice as a prohibition drink.
 The plan, according to the news from Washington, "consists essential 1y of freezing the fresh apple juice, grinding the frozen product and then by means Of a centrifugal process, separating the essential cider solids from the frozen water, in much the same way that cream Is separated from milk. Five gallons of cider can be reduced by this process to one gal lon of sirupy cider concentrate. This cider concentrate, being so much less in bulk, can be shipped and stored much more economically than the bulky fresh cider. It Is also easier to keep sweet when concentrated. When 1t is desired to use the cider concentrate it can be restored to it's original bulk, condition, and flavor simply by the addition of ordinary drinking water.
 Incidentally some persons having no connection with the Bureau of Chemistry claim that fermented cider, partly frozen and the liquid drained off, gives a drink that makes one for get all about prohibition.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-15
HITTING SLUNP OF WHITE S0X
 D0WINED THEM

New York, Oct. 15.-Sonne baseball fans think the. failure of the White Sox in the worlds series was due to the collapse of the pitching staff but that is not so.
 There were other contributory causes. The breakdown of the pitch ing staff, particularly the failure of Eddie Cicotte and Claude Williams, two of the foremost tw:rlers in the circuit, was perhaps the chief reason.
 Had Cicotte thrust back the crim- son foe in the opening game he would have given his clan a tremendous advantage, for the club that wins the first encounter of a world series invariably lifts the final honors.-
 A mental edge-always a vital factor through a. brief stretch of games with kaIe at stake-goes with victory in the first combat. When Cincinnati shelled Cicotte off the mound in the first game they tore out Chicago's heart It required three days to put 1t back again. Mean time the Reds outflanked the Sox and rolled up too big a lead for Chi cago to overcome,
 But still another outstanding fac tor that shaped the outcome of the
  ferior pitching of the Sox-was the protracted batting slump into which the Chicago team had fallen two week before the end of the American League race.
 The Sox carried into the final test an attack light as thistledown and liverish as to speed. Two weeks be- fore the pennant season concluded it was apparent Chicago assau ut was ailing, and Gleason strove dili- gently to restore the punch with which it belabored the foe through the summer lo~g grind.
 This slump still shackeled the Sox when the world series began to belch Such bruisfng sluggers as Hap Fe1ch Joe Jackson, Eddie Collins and Buck Weaver were as weak on attack as a vagrant breeze on a summer eYen- ing. The old zip was gone, and the Reds made hay while the sun bIazed
 Accept this from old Jake Daubert:
 ''We're going to lick the SoX while we've got them in this slump. We know they can hit, that they are as tough a club to. beat as there is in the game when they are right, but they are in a slump now and we are going to pile up such a lead while they are off their game that they'll never overtake us.
 Their batters can hit our pitchers. At least that Is my opinion. But right now they are soft for us at any turn.''
 Daubert gave the foregoing to the world after the Reds had shattered both Cicotte and Williams, and were setting themselves for another feast upon Dick Kerr. Later developm ents confirmed Daubert's sentiments.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-15
PRINCETON IS
 FAR BEHIND ITS
 LARGER RIVALS

New York, Oct 15-A rugged route yawns beyond the Tigers in their drive for honors on the gridiron this autumn. Already it is apparent that if Princeton expects to outstrip it's ancient rivals-Harvard and Yale it will have to speed up its drive considerably.
 The crimson and blue eIevens have a big start on the Tigers They have made a splendid showing in the early autumn combats. Harvard particu- IarIy has shown speed on offense and an attack that carries the respect of all foemen. It looks like a successful campaign for Harvard.
 But Princeton has been slow to get going with essential speed Its attack lacks punch and there appears to be insufficient spirit in the team Just what has caused this is a point of conjecture, for Princeton had a fine s. 4. T. c. eleven last autumn and has some promising material available today.
 It has been a matter of surprise that Murray, one of last years cracks has not yet gotten into action, and this has given rise to the belief that perhaps Roper is deliberately taking his time with the development of the Orange and Black.
 On the other hand, football work is being rushed with all possible haste at Yale and Harvard, and there is every indication that both the Blue and Crimson will have elevens that live up to the traditional efficiency of both of those universities on the grid iron
 At the moment there appears little to choose between the two ancient rivals, but it appears that Harvard has made slightly more progress than the New Haven eleven. However, next Saturdays games involving both Yale and Harvard should afford a more definite line concerning those eleyens.
 Saturdays games will bring into conflict many Of the leading elevens of the country. The Pittsburg-Syra- cuse battle at Syracuse doubtless will attract the most interest, for it promises to be a bitter struggle.
 Both Pittsburg and Syracuse in their recent games have shown that they are as formidable as last year. Syracuse has one Of the strongest forward lines extant and it is ur.on this the Orange is counting for vic tory.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-15
l FIRST CHANGE FOR COMPARING
 yALE-HARVARD

Boston, Oct. 15.-The first real chance of drawing a comparison be- tween Harvard and Yale on the grid iron this fall will come next Satur- day. Boston College is due then to line up against the Ellis. The Crimson met the eleven from University Heights, Oct. i.
 Of course there is little in com parative scores at this stage of the game, but they give the football fol- lower something to go by. Harvard trimmed Boston College IT to two weeks ago. Of course B. c. has i'm proved in the meantime. So has liar ward and Yale. It will be interesting to see what happens at New Haven.
 This is only on the big contests slated for Saturday. If North Carolina drew 10000 spectators to the Yale bowl and Colby 15,OOO to the Stadium what will such contests as that at New Haven and the Brown game at Harvard bring out next Saturday?
 This Harvard-Brown clash is the first big battle here this year and, although defeated by Colgate Satur- day II to o, Brown is still one of the big elevens of the year and can be counted upon to have a punch that will cause the Crimson team worry from start to finish.
 Browns fault against Colgate was that the line could not hold the New Workers plunging backfeld. This same line will get another severe test ing out against Harvard, but it is safe bet that the coaches will spend much time perfecting that Providence line this week.
 Yale in the past week has shown much improvement, and with cooler weather will have a zip and dasll that will raise havoc with Boston College unless Cavanaugh prepares his charges to meet it.
 Dartmouth next Saturday will meet Penn State up in Hanover. It will be the first real test of both teams this season. The big Green team has f whole lot of power this year and the followers of Penn State are not very confident over the result. The late arrival of Hugo Bezdek, the coach, delayed the progress of the eleven, and it is reported still more or less in an embryonic condition. Bezdek' s team just got by with a 9 to victory over BuckneE Saturday, while Dart mouth was rolling up q Y to ' scora against the Massa chusetts Aggies.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-15
EDDIE MAHAN
 NEW COACH AT
 HARVARD FIELD

Cambridge, Mass, ct. 16--Dr. Fisher, coach of the Harvard eleven, tried out several men yesterday, in positions different from those in which they have been playing, in brisk scrimmage against the scru D.
 The regular left tackle, Keith Kane who has been on the sidelfnes for week, because of a bad ear, was in his place and for the day the coaches shifted Jack Desmond from right wing to left and tried Ryan on the other side.
 While Havemeyer again was at centre because Phibin's neck will not allow him to do any hard work, Casweu. who was the centre rush with the first set of backs when the season started, also was in the line up and so was O1mS-ead, a big and husky player, who has been playing guard but who now may be held at center because of his defensive strength.
 In the backfield, where things are running none too smoothly, Hum phrey, who has been ( third-string man, was used at left half back, and Hamilton, who has not shown 8, great deal of interference ability heading the tandem, was tried Tn Ralph Hor- ween's place for a time.
 While working with the substitutes A. Horween showed a lot of power and the coaches now expect the star ine-breaking back of the 1920 fresh man team to come along fast. Hor- ween did some geoc rushing. while Nelson again showed his ability on forward pass defense by intercepting one of the scrubs passes and romp- ing sixty-five yards for a touchdown
 Eddie Mahan, captain of the 1915 team, who has just returned from overseas, assisted in the backfield coaching, as did Tack Hardwicl, who was a star on two elevens on which Mahan played.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-15
Lipton's Challenge
 For Americas Cup
 Enthuses YGchtsrnen

New York, Oct. 15.-No event in the sporting world since the cessation Of hostilities in Europe has caused as much general satisfaction as the challenge received from the Royal Ulster Yacht Club for a series of races for the Americas Cup next summer Although the cup committee of the New York Yacht Club has not ac~ cepted, formal considl ration will be given the challenge in the near fu- ture. and the belief obtains in yacht ing circles that favora bIe action will be taken.
 With business rapidly readjusttng itself to after the war conditions there is no reason to believe that the cup committee will deem it necessary to decline the issue. When a similar challenge was received last Decem Der for a series of races during the past summer, business in this country dem handed the undivided attention Of every one. It was too soon after the armistice to permit favorable con- sideration being given the challenge But conditions are different now, and the chances are that next Summer will witness the first race for the Americas Cup that have been sailed since 1903 when the Shamrock III, owned by Sir Thomas Lipton, was de- feated in three straight races, by the Herreshoff boat, Reliance.
 The challenge is generally regard ed as forecasJing a general resump- tton of international competition in all branches of sport, but no event could possibly be arranged that would a. tract as widespread interest as | sactos of races, with the famed Americas Cup as the stake.
 Sir Thomas made his first attempt in 1899 when the old Columbia de feated the Shamrock in three straight races Two years later he tried with Shamrock II and again the Columbia won three straight. His last at tempt was made in 1903 when the Shamrock III was defeated in three straight by the Reliance. None of his boats has been able to win a race in any of the three series they have sailed in.
 Nine times boats owned by him have started, and nine times they have been beaten.
 Whether or not the Resolute, which was leading in the trials with the Vanitie for the honor of defend ing the cup in 1914, will sail against the Shamrock " in 1920 is proble- nautical at this time.
 The Vanitie is n dry dock near Stamford, Conn.,, and it is possible her owners may request new trials be held next Summer.
 The Shamrock " is in dry dock in Brooklyn, and, when Sir Thomas was in this country last Spring, he gave the boat a thorough examina- tion He then decided that she could be put in racing shape within a short time.
 Vanitie and Reliance eventually withdraw, but the contest between the Resolute and Vanitfe continued. The ResoIute had the better of them, but that does not necessarily mean she will be given the hoHor of de- lending the cup without a new series of trials being sailed next summer.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-15
ANNEX FOOTBALL
 PLAYERS SCATTERING

New Haven. Oct. 1.-The An neN football players have prac- ticaIly given up hopes of playing with the Four Corners aggregation this season, and have, almost to a man, signed up with other teams of the same calibcr in this city. Several former Annex stars have been interviewed and the concen- suS of opinion is that they will re- main with the teams they are now playing with. Naturally tie fans are shocked to hear of the sud den action taken by the Annex management, and they regret very much that they will be deprived of seeing their favorites On the gridirOn this fall.
 The Annex management has de- cided not to put a team on the :iSid this year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-15
ARE SECOND
 MARRIAGES HAPPY?

Is the man who gets a widow sup- posed to draw a prize? Is q wfdower always a good provider? Dorothy Dix, in October Good Housekeeping has new idea on the subject, which will surprise you She tells 1t in that merry darzy dialect that character izes all her articles in that maga- zine.
 "Becaze a man ain't been a good husban one time ain't no sign an to- ken dat de second time he gifts mar ried he aint gwine to be de model dat all de women in de neigh borhood is pintin' deir husbands to as de one whut knows how to appreciate de plessin' of a wife. Many is de time dat Is seen a man whut was dat tight-fisted wid his fust wife dat she had to git up in de night am go through his clothes to git a quarter to go to de movies on, des throw money at his second wife lak dollar bills growed on trees. An many is de man dat Is done seed eatfn' out of his second wife's hand, dat his fust wife was das scared of dat she jump ed when he spoke to her.
 An lakwise, Sis Pollyanna, Is seed many a woman wtd red-haided temper an a tongue lak crosscut saw, whut treated her por fust hus- ban to one of desc heah& lecture performances, dat was dat mild an soft-spoken wid her second husban' dat butter wouldn't melt in her mouth. An many is de lazy, shiftless, trifin' woman dat Is seed keep a house lak a pigsty an make her husban' cook his own vittels an 'nt1ss de baby an wash de clothes af- ter he come home at night, an spilled her secon' husban' to death waitin on him
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-15
Simple Enough.

Little seven year old James cams home from school the first day with determined look on his face He was decided on one point
 Mother" he cried, I'm going to quit school and be a school teacheri',
 'Why James, said his mother, laughing, 'how can you?" You don't know enough
 Don't know enough?" exclaimed the would-be teacher. You don't have to know anythingi All you have to do is ask questions!'-Pitts-9 burgh Chronicle-Telegraph
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-15
Columbia Star Has
 Gone to Penn State

New York, Oct. 15.-Columbia football enthusiasts will be inclined to watch closely the gridiron efforts of Penn State this season. Harry Robb, who explained the Columbia team last year and was the chief factor in a victorious season for the Blue and White. has returned to the Penn college and is playing halfback for that eleven this year.
 Robb is one of the leading back field men of the country and would be most helpful to coach Dawson had he elected to take up his studies at Columbia instead of returning iG Penn State. Robb was an athletic instructor in the army stationed at Columbia last year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-15
YALE COACH UNABLE TO
 DECIDE UPON QUARTERBACK
La Roche Was At First Thought to Have Place Cinched But Other Candidates Are Pressing
 Him Hard or Position Now.

New Haven. Oct. 15-Yale this fall is confronted by a proposition that is old in Eli footbalI-that of being un- able to decide upon a varsity quar- terback. This season finds Chet La Roche, Kempton, Chick Neville, and others taking a fling at the post, and pr. Sharpe is in a quandary as to whom he will choose for the posi- tiOn in the big games. In fact Dr. Sharpe Is confused about his entire backfeId, but he is even more unde- cided about the position of quarter back.
 It may be that one of the candf- dates will play through all the prac- tice games only to be replaced by another in the tilts with Princeton and Harvard, as has been the case many times before. Eastern fans well remember Chet La Roche's sudden injection into the Blue lineup for the big games in 1916-Yale's last var sity team before th.s season.
 La Roche acquitted himself with distinction in those frays despite his newness to the job in title combat. and his work was expected to give him an edge for the position this fall Other candidates have forced the Boston boy to the limit, however, and he will have to fight hard fir his place if he gets it at all.
 After trying out more than a score of backs during the week preceding the North Carolina game Dr. Sharpe gave nearly all of them a chance against the Tar Heels and uncovered quite a formidable scoring combina- tion. He has made no announcement, however, as to 21-7fte selections for named the players who will start against Boston College Saturday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-15
TO CRoUcH OR NOT TO CROUCH,

4 picture in the recent issue of the Sydney Referee shows Jack Dempsey crouched low and Willard very erect, with black eye, leading a left. Un- der the picture the caption reads:
 ''No real boxer could ever get into such position. No really good box CT would have allowed him to escape from it without a severe trouncing.
 That may al be so, but just ask Willard, Brennan, Fulton, Morris Or G1nboat Smith about it. Thev not only let him escape from it but took the count as we'll It's a. queer posi- tfon to be sure, but it pulls the tail man over and brings him down to Hacks size
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-15
PROMINENT ACTOR IS
 ENGAGED FOR MOVIES

Prominent in the cast of 'The BandboX starring Doris Kenyon, is Edward Keppler, well known Belgian actor and for years a favorite with royalty. Famous for his interpreta- uon of Hamlet and other Shakes pearian roles, Kepp1er on many oc- casions won the plaudits of King AL bert and Queen Elizabeth, as leading artist of the National Belgium play CTS. Keppler is now one of the fea- tured players in the French Thea ire, N. T., his brilliant performances there prompting Theodore Dietrich producer of '"The Bandbox" to in duce him to make his first cinemanc appearance in support of Miss Ken yon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-15
ACCOMPLISHMENT ELEVEN
 CANCELS GAME WITH
 CHAIN co. FOR SUNDAY

The A1l-Waterbury football team has cancelled the game with the American Chain eleven which was for next Sunday at New field park. The Waterbury manager said his team is not in good condition and he feared the game would be onesided The Chain management has arranged tn bring the New Lon don Naval Base eleven here on Sun day to replace the Waterbury team. The Chains are trying to arrange a game with the fast Williams eleven of New Haven in this city on Oct. 26.