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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-01

erweights in the business and had twice tanned Joe Walcott, the Kid got his chance to become champion. He was matched to flight Tommy Ryan, recognized middIeweight title holder. The bout came off at Fort Erie, N. Y, and WaS one of the most Sensational fights on record. Ryan won by a clean knockout in the sixth round after Carter more than once appeared to have the battle cinched. When the Kid was taken to his dress ing room by his seconds after the dis astrous ending they took off his shoes and found Carter's socks saturated with blood. The Brooklynite had found 1t hard making the stipulated weight, 15S pounds, and constant road work had literally cut his feet to rib bons. But no one even knew until after the fight the agony which Car ter must have endured like Trojan in his plucky attempt to wrest the worlds middlew eight title from the crafty Ryan.
 From middIeweights to light heavies and heavies quite a jump---even for q scrapper of Kid Carter's attain ments. But 1t was only three months later when Peter Maher, fresh from a six-round newspaper decision over Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, collapsed to the canvas following a heavy right swing to the ear from Carter. Only u few seconds before Maher had put Carter down, and to all intents and purposes, out, with his famous wal lop. But Garter, like McGovern, Was most dangerous when apparently beaten. Maher closed in to finish the Kid and was finished himself. The same thing happehed to Joe Choyin- isli when he met Carter in Chicago. That was one of the shortest and most vicious fights on record. Both waded into terminate matters as ex- peditiousIy as possible. In a hurrt- cane mixup Garter staggered back, groggy, with both eyes blackened and his noss broken
 He appeared to be thoroughly whipped. But in the next rush Choy- inski ran into one 6f Carters terrible swings and measured his length on the canyas-complete1y out.
 One of Kid Carter's greatest fights perhaps his best performance ex- elusive of his defeat of Walcott-was his first meeting with Gus Ruhlin, the Akron Giant. Ruhlin but two years back contested for the worlds
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-01
WILLIAMS WIN
 FROM ROLLERS
 IN EASY STYLE

Providence, Dec. The Williams football team of New Haven made their second appearance of the sea son here yesterday afternoon, and again repeated their previous per formances and handed the Steam Roller team a. shutout. The score was 20 to 0, and came as great sur prise to the 1000 fans who had jam med their way into MeIrose Park in hopes of seeing the Rollers defeat the Williams. Even with an augmented lineup which included many college briIliants of the current season, the local team was unable to make any headway against the infallibIe de- fense the Williams team showed. On the offensive, the visitors were ex- ceptionally competent, driving through the local line for substantial gains on practically every occasion.
 Without doubt, one of the best exhibitions of individual football ever seen in this city was the performance of Hank Hanlon, the visiting quar- terba ck. Hanlon seemed to be the master of every situation he found himself in, and his run of 70 yards following the opening kickoff of the game, was little short Of marvellous. He ran his team in excellent style, and his judgment of plays was fault less. Klapproth, one of the Will Hams halfoacks, played 9 good game, intercepting two forward passes in great style, and playing a bang-up game in general Brad ford also performed a la Casey, and managed to tear through the Roller line for 6 to 12 yards whenever he carried the ball. For the locals, Weeks and ChiseI Boyle put up the best game, handling themselves in good style at all times.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-01
JIMMY WILDE TAKES LARGE RETTNUE WITH
 HIM ON HIS TRIPS

Jimmy Wilde who has come to the United States for the purpose of meeting Americas leading bantam weights, is ccompanted by his wife, his trainer, Benny Williams. and Da- wis D. Hughes, a member of the Ma tiOnal Sporting club of London, who is acting as his manager. Mir. and Mrs. Wilde have two children, David James, aged eight and half years, and Verdun, who was born about the tfme of the first battle of Verdun. The children. however. were left at home, in Pontypridd, Wales. Wilde is training for his bouts in the East, on private estate in New Jersey.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-01

RODGERS OF WEST VA LEADING SCORER AMONG
 FOOTBALL PLAYERS: MCMILLAN, CENTRE COLLEGE,
 CLOSE SECOND, SAID TO BE SUPERIOR 20 RODGERS

New York, Dec. 1.---AIthough Cap tain Rodgers of West Virginia, in his final game on Tha anlzsgivtng Day, add ed only one point to his +o+n1 he fin iShed the football season in the lead in individual scoring. Rodgers total is 147. Captsin 'Bo'' McMilian of Cen tre Collese kept close to Rodgers throughout the season, but Rodgers retained the lead. Critics say that McMtllan can do everything that Rod gers can and one thing more---lzick 7Dell-but McMillan Is not so much the whole Centre team as Rolgers is the whole West Virginia outfit.
 Weaver, Snoddy, Roberts, Bell and others came in for much of Centres
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-01

Had Eddie CFID Garter quit the ring on the morning of October 16, 1901, his fame would have been al most as enduring as it was after he had slugged his way through several years more of gruelling ring encoun- ters. For it was on the night Of Oc- tober 18th of the afore mentioned year that Kid Carter knocked out the illus trious Joe WaIcott, ''The Giant Killer
 in a flying mixup with a blow to the pit of the stomach in the seventh round Kid Carter is one of the cele- brated quartet of ring stars who was able 70 compass, decisively, the defeat of the great black man when at his best. The other three were Kid La vigne, Tommy West, and Mysterious Billy Smith. But fame isn't all that concerns a fighter within the ropes so Garter went right on fighting after he had vanquished the formidable Vol colt. If he hadn't the history of sthe ring would have been impoverished by the brilliant feats which the Brooklyn Boy added to his already fine record. Before he laid the padded
 buffers away for good Carter, not much more than a heavy middle weight, was to whip some of the best heavyweights of his period, including Gus Ruhlin, the famous Akron Giant"
 Kid Garter was a natural fighter
 just as his ancestors several hun dred years back were. They were
 Norsemen and Carter proved himself a throwback of the Viking days when in action between ropes. His name was a synonym of gameness and his fighting fury must have made even
 his ancestors turn over in graves which encased them after a turbulent life of ravaging sea coasts, sacking cities and glorious deeds wrought by whirling battle-axes.
 Carter started fighting in Brooklyn about 20 years ago. Oddly enough
 though he wasn't a wonderful fight ing man from the start. Like Stanley KetchelI, Carter in his novice bouts was scared to death. He used to crawl under the ropes to avoid pun isbment and no one ever thought he would amount to much. But Carter underwent an astonishing transforma- ton once experience and confidence
 were his. Fearlessness replaced tim idity and Carter became noted for his idevil-Tnay-car attitude in the ring.
 After five years of fighting during which Carter had met the best welt
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-01
EENJOTN EEN BAN JOHNSON
 AND 2 CLUB OWNERS
Rival Faction In American League Seeks to Prevent Call ing of Meeting Tn Chicago AS President Threatens
 Absence Of Two Members Will Prevent Quorum

New York. Dec. The latest move of the Yankees in their battle against Ban Johnson, president of the Ameri- can League, is a new injunction which was obtained from Justice Newourger of the Supreme Court of New York on Saturday restraining Johnson, to- gether with the St. Louis and Cleve- land clubs, from holding any annual meeting Of the league other than the one which the majority members of the Board of Directors have called for this city on Dec. 10.
 Johnson and the five clubs which new support him have made it known that they will take no notice of the call for the annual meeting which Comiskey. Ruppert and Frazee, of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-01
REED ALI5-N TO MEET
 J.AEATY DUFFY HERE,

Toby Owens announced today that he has matched his star bat tier, Red Alien, with Jimmy Duffy Of New York West Side for star bout at the first show given by the StTatford \. c. at their rooms, next month. Duffy has fought nearly all of the cOntcnd- CTS for the lightweight title in the ring today and has proved him self q pretty tough customer. When these two come together the fans will be pretty sure that they will put up a wonderful fight. The sel1li-fina will have Mickey Travers, the hard hitting bantam from the Elm City, and SapDe.. Conan of this city.
 These two hare fought twice be fore, fighting one draw, and Sap Der winning the decision in the ofiser. These shows promise plenty of fireworks, as CohaTt is working at his best just now and TIaveE=s Is working out with Tom my Shea in New Haven to get in the best condition possible. There will be two other bouts on tho aIi- star card, which will be an nouIlced next yreelz.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-01

for this city. It is stated that John son plans to call the five clubs to- gether in Chicago on that date.
 The reason for obtaining the new injunction against the Cleveland and St. Louis clubs is to prevent the gathering of quorum in Johnson's proposed meeting in Chicago. With only Detroit, Washington, and Phila- delphia to act. there could be no quo rum and consequently no legally bino- ing action taken by the Chicago meet ing. The Cleveland and St. Louis clubs were singled out because both had been served in New York county with injun ctions in the Carl Mays pro- ceed3ngs, out of which the present American League difficulties have arisen
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-01
CUBAN LUQUE NOT TO
 BLAME FOR PLAYING
 WINTER BALL GAMES

President Hermann of the Cincin- natl Reds recently cabled order to Pitcher Ado1fe Luque to stop playing ball in HaVana- Cuba, on the ground that he was violating a rule of the National Commission It seems, how ever, that Luque Is blaIneless The rule was framed to prevent a cham pionship team, as a whole, from play ing exhibition games af the. world s series LuQue lives in Havana and is doing no great harm by pitching now and then for one of the Cuban teams. Herrmann's orders, however, appear to have been 1nca1led for under the circumstances
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-01

Due to the failure of Southern cor respondents to report properly Cen tres final game. McNTfllan's exact to- tai is not known It IS known how ever from a dispatch from Louisville, that ApaMiIlan did not pass Rodgers, despite the 77-Doint spree against Georgetown. AIcNillan last week had & total of 1O1 points.
 The season of 1919 failed to develop anything very sensational n the way of field goal kickers. Boote of Wes- leyan leads the list with seven, while Zink of Amherst is second with five. Conover of Penn State. Shiverick of Cornell and Goo5aIe of Stevens scored four field goals each.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-01

line for some good bouts, and his ambition to beat the other Herman may be realized.
 Beecher's supporters, on the other hand, have been claiming great cred it for their man, too He is fighting even better than as an amateur when he was the high star in all A. A. U. tourney bouts for his class. Pete Herman need not complain about lack of bouts enough to keep the gold jingling in his strong box. They are all ready to do battle with him.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-01

scoring and McMillan's total did not outdistance theirs enough to give him the leadership over Rodgers, For one thing. Rodgers booted most of West Virginia's goals from touchdown, while MCAillan, who can kick better than Rodgers, scored no field goals for Centre. That little item amounted to more than the margin by which Rod gers led IaAIillan.
 Weaver can kick better than Mo Milan and drew the assignment of booting Centres goals. That he can kick remarkably well is proved by the fact that he finished with 46 straight goals from touchdown, establishing a worlds record
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-01
WILLIAMS AND CHAINS
 HERE NEXT SUNDAY

It is probabIe that the Will Hams team of New Haven. viii play the American Chain eleven at NeWficId park next Sunday. \ New HaveL- paper this morning stated that Manager Kearney of the Chains had offered the Will Hams management guarantee of D $500 to come here. 1t is under stood that the Williams players want S1, 100, but 1t is thought the matter will be adjusted with in a few days.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-01

has not been seen sol much in the East of late is due to make his re- appearance next Tuesday night at the Bayonne A. A. He is "Pekin Kid" Herman, who has had his eye on che title held by that other Herman, Pete by name, while he has been fighting the best boys of his class in the West. He fought here quite some while boxing was legalized in this state.
 If he is able to beat Charley Beech CT, who has wal1oped the rugged Pat sy Johnson of Trenton, he will be in
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-01

Leonard was suffering from the attack when he met Bsrtf1eld in Phil adelphia the other night said Billy Gibson, Benny's manager, yesterday. His doctor has advised the rest az Lakewood and assures us that Benny will be ready by Friday night. Leon- ard will need only a couple of zays' training for the match, inasnuch as he is at weight right now. and the rest will be the very best kind of eraaninE for him"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-01
BENNY LEONARD ILL
 AND BOUT WITH MEL
 GOOGAN IS POSTPONED

New York, Dec. Benny Leonard, lightweight champion of the world, left for Lakewood yesterday, where he intends to rest for Q few days while recuperating from a slight at tack of the grippe, which has forced the postponement of his eight-round bout with Mel Coogan, conqueror of Johnny Dundee, which was scheduled for tonight at the Arena in Jersey City
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-01

The Navy line. from tackle to tackle, was surprisingly strong, and the left side of the Army line decid- edly weak. The Navy attack concen- trated on the weak points in the Army line and the efforts of Benoist, Clark, Koehler and Cruise almost always were attended by substantial gains.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-01
B.H.S. GIRLS IN
 GREAT CONTEST
 WIN AT SOCCER

The first wonen's soccer game ever played in this city drew Q large crowd to the Meadows last Saturday after noon despite the rainy weather and the contest between the Bridgeport High school girls and the Swedish girls was well worth seeing The High school maideI7s won by to after an exciting engagement
 At the start of the battle the Swedes displayed some fine passing and al- most scored . goal but the High school defense saved the day. The first goal was scored by Miss Ldebe- rum on a penalty kick A few min utes later the B H. s girls were pen aized and L Nelson kicked q goal for the Swedes-
 The best play Of the afternoon was made by Miss LieaoeTzlra who secured the ball at center and taking II swiftly down the field. made a score from the five yard line This play was heartily applauded- Tho B. H. S. girls showed the results of the coach 2ug of Miss Helen Clark, daughter of George B. Clark Miss Clark is an all around athlete herself and has the ability to direct the efforts of others. The hneup-
 BHS SWEDISH LADIES.
 Position,
 G. Hunter Hen6ley
 RB~ Ffteison Holmgren
 L. B. O'Conner Anderson
 RHB- Callahan Sajbo
 c CHR Iichpenberger Lundblad
 L. H B, Raga Gustafson
 o. F. F. Spr1ng8ord Johnson
 IRE Leberum Sauteson
 CF PatHLo Nelson
 LIE Breen Kahn
 O. L. F.
 High school substitutes were: Mon cham, Stone. Brown and Reed Ref cree Joe Booth IineSnen. J. c. Rose
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-01
"PEKIN KID'' HERMAN IS
 TO MAKE HIS DEBUT IN
 EAST TOMORROW NIGHT

New York, Dec. IA bantam that
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-01

High school substitutes were: Mon cham, Stone. Brown and Reed Ref cree, Joe Booth Linesmen, J. C. Rose and P V. Ga1lan
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-01-31
NEW ARM1sTICE TERMS.

The new armistice terms presented
to Germany by Marshall Foch are un-
officially stated TO include the fol-
lowing:
First-Retribution upon the Ger
mans for the murder and i'll treat
ment Of allied prisoners.
Sesond-The machinery and goods
stolen by Germany from France and
Belgium to be at once given up. It
is pointed out that France alone has
100000 men who will be out of work
until this machinery Is returned.
Third-German gold. amounting to
more than 10O,000,00O pounds to be
moved from Berlin to a safe place
probably Frankfort, and protected
from Bolshevism in Germany enroute.
Certain other property to be sur
rendered
Fourth-Germany to give over her
shipping Of which she is believed
TO have 100000 tons to carry food
supplies to countries in Europe in
need OF them.
Fifth-Any U-boats on the stocks
to be handed to the Allies for their
disposal, or to be destroyed. and no
more submarines should be built.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-01-31

A SLICK swINDLER.

a few weeks ago, citizen visited
linton representing himself as r.
G. Fuller. of the Garford Motor Sales
CO.. of Cleveland. o. AS soon as he
.rrived he got busy and contracted
with Chas. E. Spade to represent his
,oncern here. Mr.. Spade was to be
shipped motor truck for demon
s.ration purposes and to close the
bargain ii was necessary to make a
,ayment Of 100000 as evidence OF
yood faith and Mr.. Spade took Fuller
10 a Hinton Bank and secured a GER
lifted check for $4,000 which the
after eagerly pockete6. Fuller then
went to Lewisburg and made a SINH
lar contract with C. e. Conner. who
also gave his Geek for 100000 on
,urned to Hinton and by represent
:ug that he was badly in need ofready
ash. got Geo. l.. Taylor. as manager
Of Hotel McCreery, to indorse the
conner check, which Fuller then took
% local Bank and had the same
,ashed. The Conner check went
hack to Lewtsburg and was apparent
II charged to Corners account, but
nothing being heard from Conner's
purchase or the man from whom he
was making the deal within q reas-
enable time, 1t is presumed Conner,
like the other victims, became uneasy
and sent his check back here to col
lect the 200 simoleons Oft OF Mr..
Taylor. but the latter says he Is not
that easy and he refuses to make
good the loss to Conner who seems,
under the law, the loser.
Investigation has revealed that
there is no such concern as the Gar
lord Motor Sales Co. The nearest
10 it is. Garford. the Motor Truck
Co.. Sales Agents. Lima, o.
Fuller gave a check for $1,000 on
= cleveland Bank to Hotel McCreery,
which Is worthless. and he also later
passed check on leading Staunton
hotel that was returned, mo good"
He had the Spade check cashed in
Staunton. ...s
When Fuller was here he visited
this office In company with Mr.. Spade
and contracted for one page of ad-
vertising. this being done to convince
Mr.. Spade that he was the embodi-
lnent OF business and honesty when
in reality he Is rascal OF the most
notorious Observation-Disclosures
Herald
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-01-31
GERMANY AND RUSSIA.

Dispatches from Paris say that
Germany and Russia will only be ad-
mitted to the League Of Nations when
their political situations have reach
ed stability.
Count Won Bernstorff. on the card.
informed the correSL ondcnt that for
eign office officials and other high
personages are unanimously of the
opinion that this situation in Ger
many, If 1t has not already been at
tanned, will be completely solved with
the meeting of the assembly.
1T is true that there is much eco
nomic disorganization in Germany to-
day" said Count Won Bernstorff, "but
the orderliness Of the elections last
Sunday afford evidence of stability in
political conditions which is highly
gratifying to us. 1t Is too early to
say that communism. or Bolshevism
Is quite killed, but undoubtedly the
determined measures taken against ii
by the provisional government have
rendered It practically powerless and
in the face of the decided expression
OF the popular will evidenced by the
elections, communism has ceased to
be q serious political factor.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-01-31
GREAT STRIKE IN UNITED
KINGDOM.

1t is estimated that nearly 2O0,-
600 men and women are idle in the
United Kingdom and Ireland because
OF strikes In various trades, creating
one OF the most serious situations
industrially that the country has had
to face in many years. Half OF the
strikers are in Belfast, where the
strike movement Is continuing to
spread.
Twenty-six trades are affected
writes the Belfast correspondent OF
the London Mail. The workers IN
electric and gas plants have Joined
the shipyards workers in demanding
40IhOur week. Grave diggerS also
Joined on the 9th.
The city Of Belfast by night virtu-
ally is in total darkness, the hospi-
tails being the only place where lights
can be shown without danger of at.
tacks by strikers. In cases where
such drastic action was not taken
the people were forced by threats
to screen their lights. Even in the
private houses 1t is not considered
safe to use more than one candle and
the supply Of candles is rapidly di.
minishing.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-01-31
JOS. T.. BEURY VICTIM OF Fill

Joseph f. Beury, second son of the
late JOS. l.. and Julia A. Beury. died
OF influenza at Turkey Knob. Satur-
day morning. January 25th. Burial
in Spring Hill cemetery, Charleston.
Mr.. Buery was born at Quinni-
mont, w. Va, June 2S. 1876. He re-
ceived his education in Fayette coun-
ty and at Hill School. Pottstown, Pa,
and for many years has been identi-
fled with New River Coal interests as
the operator of several large mines
He was a colonel for many years on
the staffs OF former Governors Daw-
sn and White.
Mr.. Beury is survived by his wild
ow, the eldest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Justus Collins. of Charleston,
three sons, Joe Justus and John, and
two daughters, Julia and Daisy. He
also leaves two brothers. Thomas C.
Beury, Of Charleston, and f. Il.
Beury. OF Beury. and one sister, Mrs.
Thomas Nichol, OF Glen Jean. G. G..
Beury, Of Charleston. is an uncle.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-01-31
NEW MEMBER OF STATE ROAD
COMMISSION.

Al an executive session the State
Senate confirmed all the appoint
ments made by Governor Cornwell
with two exceptions. These excep-
tions were the appointment Of Chas.
w. Brannon. of Philippi to be Game
and Fish Warden. and the appoint
ment OF Il. G. Cunningham, Of Fair
mont, as a member of the State Board
OF En- mbalmers.
In the list OF appointments certi-
fed to the senate was the name Of
Major G.. F.. Fourtney, as a member
Of the state road commission to re-
place A. ID. Williams, who has been
chairman Of the commission for the
last two years. Major Fourtney is
now in France in the engineering
corps Of the army. He had expert
ence for five years with General Goe-
thals in the construction Of the Pan
anna canal.
Major Fourtney's appointment
seems to give great satisfaction.