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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-29

at Reno. Hart who had previously out-gamed and whipped Jack Johnson in twenty rounds appeared to be a capable title holder and his defeat by Burns was a big surprise.
 In the old days John L. Sullivan had antagonists aplenty who were willing to joust for the tile. John disposed of most of them on his tour of the country during which he knocked out about fifty men.
 Sullivan, and Corbett had tough customers to deal with and those who received a '.hearfng from these two champions were Paddy Slavin, Peter Jackson, Joe Goddard, Kilrain, Ryan and other werthies of the time. Cor bett, later was confronted with big timbered rivals in Peter Maher, Tom Sharkey, Fitzsimmons. Ruhiin and Jeffries who had then taken his place at the head of the column.
 The same crew flourished during l Fitz's reign but old Bob encountered axsastar with JeH in his first hAut
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-29
FOUR PLAYERS OF PENN TEAM
 PROFESSIONALS

Philadelphia, Nov. 29-Four Uni versity of Pennsylvania football play CTS played with an Ohio professional football team today. They are Lud wray, centre; Lou Little. right tackle; "Heine'' Miller, right end; and Ben Derr, half back. The men have already signed contracts and will play in the same positions as on the University of Pennsylvania elev- en- Hobey Light, full back, also re- ceived an offer, but didn't accept, be- cause of his studies.
 The faculty at Pennsylvania is said to be opposed to-the athletes joining the professional ranks, but as the Red and Blue season Is over, the football committee has no authority to pre- vent the men from taking such a step.
 The only way in which the com mittee can take action against the players is to withhold their degrees when they are graduated in February on the ground that their conduct has been detrimental to the best inter ests of the university.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-29
GEORGETOWN AND
 BOSTON COLLEGE MINCLE TODAY

Boston, Nov. 2S-When Boston College meets Georgetown at Braves Field, Boston, this afternoon, in the only prominent Eastern football game of the day outside that between the Army and Navy, the prize for vic- tory will be the Catholic collegiate championship - of the East Both teams have been putrsag the finishing touches to their seasons work be- hind closed gates this week, the Bos- ton eleven practicing on Braves Field.
 Both teams have made impressive records for the season, but their re- suits have been obtained by different methods. Georgetown has clung largely to o1d-style football. The Washingtonians have won their vic tories over Southern and Western teams by good sized scores, for the most part. Their most conspicuous performances were their defeat of the Navy, to 0, and of Washington and Lee, 27 to 6. They lost but two games-to Detroit by the narrow margin of 13 to 16, and by 0 to 27 to Georgia Tech, which incidentally was beaten by w. and l.. In Ma 1oney, quarter back, Flaven, Ma1ey and Leighty, backs, Georgetown has a backfield of marked ability in line plunging.
 Boston College, on the other hand, is lighter and depends upon a more open attack. This is the style of play that caught Yale mapping, and that defeated Holy Cross, by a score of g to '.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-29
All-Milford Plays
 Devon Team Sunday

Plenty of action and good football are promised when the All-Mi1ford eleven clashes with the Devon A. c. at the Fit. Trun1bun Beach grounds to- playing all season and have won a playing all season and ahve won a majority of their games and taken altogether present a pretty fast and capable football machine. The AL Milford team will have a number of ex-service and college men in their lineup who will make the fur fly.
 This game will be for the champion ship of Milford. A side bet has been posted by both managers. Included in the All-Milford lineup will be such stars as Works, Gould, Jud Smith Bob Clemens, Red Maher, and a num- Der of others. The game will start at 2:30 sharp and judging from all re- ports both Milford and Devon will have large delegations on hand tc urge their boys to victory.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-29
FULTON CLAlMS
 CARPENTER AND
 BECKETT TAKERS

New York. Nov 2s-Fred Fulton seems to have the unhappy faculty of getting in Dutch" While the Minnesota plasterer Is begging every one to forget his assertions regarding his Waterloo at the hands of Jack Dempsey, Fulton Is going ahead making all kinds of unsavory innu- endos regarding the Carpenter Beckett match. |.
 T am scepttcal about that match" :" Fulton yesterday was quoted as de- cltaring. You may even make it stronger than that if you like and say that I am decidedly suspicious of it. It does not look right to me-"
 Some nasty rumors were in cir culation about the match in London. A month ago the betting on the fight was even money. When I left Lon don the odds were 10 to 8 on Beck cit victory. I don't like the aspect of the smatch and, judging from re- marks and opinions I heard just be- fore sailing from England. the fans were coming to look askance at 1t, too."
 Coming from a. self-confessed faker, Fu1ton's utterances regarding the Beckett-Carpentier match can be taken with a grain Of salt. Perhaps, being a ring culprit himself, Fulton thinks all boxers are of the same stamp. It is natural for those of one tendency to imagine like tendencies in others. Anyway, Fulton and Manager Tom O'Rourke should familarize themselves with the old adage, "Peo- pie who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones."
 Every utterance Fulton makes re- garding the honesty Of another boxer will be boomerang. It only reminds the hearers of Fulton's own acknowledgement regarding his mill with Dempsey. Fulton needs his lips sealed. Every time he opens his mouth he nguratively puts his foot in 1t.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-29
MAyTtNG EOR SONeGTtsNaG TO TORes
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Whats the matter with our pres ent crop of heavy weights? Is America, always famed for her CO., pious supply of formidable big fell lows, coming to the deplorable con- dition which has existed in England since the halcyon days of little Char lie Mitchell? Only once in the his tory of the modern American prize ring has there been such a dearth of good material amongst our heavies as exists today.
 That was the period of deacdence which set in following the retirement of Jim Jeffries and the advent of Tommy Burns to the heavyweight throne. Burns was a working good little man-good enough to give any one a hard fight But outside of Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and the impossible Mike Schreck he was be- reft Of rivals
 Tommy whipped Marvin Hart of Louisville after Marvin succeeded to the htis by his defAat of Iack RAAa
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-29
N0e HeS

after whipping Corbett. Jeffries,. too, had to settle with his hefty regime which was later reinforced by Jack Munroe, the sbur1y Butte Miner. Jeff fries rivals were of such highs cali Der that the public wasn't satisfied concerning his superiority until the Californian repeated most of the thrashings toshis rivals.
 Today we have Jack Dempsey, a genuine champfon-one of the great est in the history of the ring. aBut he is cast in the role of Micawber waiting for something to turn up." Of course, Jack wouldn't turn down easy matches with Levinsky, Brennan. Miske, Carpenter, Beckett and Full ton. But the public isn't gullible to the extent Of seeing anything like an evenly matched setto between the To- 1edo Terror and any of these men. Fulton is really a first class heavy weight but he Isn't so constituted that he can absorb Jacks crushers and then put over the knockout he him sA1f posaaseaS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-29
HUGGINS PLANNING FOR
 YANKEES NEXT SEASON
Baseball Manager Arrives York and Declares He Doubts That Baker and Duffy Lewis Will
 Retire As They Threaten

New York, Nov. 28-Undisn1ayed by the battle between his employers, Co.'s. Ruppert and Huston and Ban Johnson, which threatens to shake the American League to pieces, Mil Ter Huggins, Manager of the New York Yankees, came to town yester- day to start on his work of gathering together his team for 1920.
 Higgins will arrange his contracts next week, meet a dozen or so minor and major league managers at the annual meetings of the two leagues here on Dec 10, talk trades and deals then take a short rest and return here after the holidays to gather in his men. A busy time he has map ped out for himself before the Tanks leave for the spring training trip late in February.
 The Yankees leader would say nothing about his lineup for the next season He smiled when told that Frank Baker and Duffy Lewis have ''retired'' again. If these two stef4ing performers do quit, Higgins will have to do some real rebuilding, and it may be the possibility of such a
 bust in his battery array is respen@ sioIe for his early appearance-a1- most before the echoes of the Worlds Series of 1919 have died away. Higgins said that the general feel ing in the Middle West in regard to the Johnson-Comiskey-R key-Ruppert-Fra- zee fight is pity for Johnson, mixed with a fear that the triumyirate is go- ing to beat the league head According to a high official of the National League there will be no change in the senior organization next year. Since the season closed there have been many rumors of the St. Louis franchise being transferred to Milwaukee, Toronto and several other cities.
 But this official declared yesterday that the Cardinals would again be a part Of the National League when the | 1920 campaign got under way, con | trary to the reports now in circula- | ton.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-29
Western Football Gets Superior Place By
 Defeating Fasteners

New York, Nov. 2s-Western foot ball has won a lot of prestige as a re- suit of the two defeats Syracuse has sustained at the hands of elevens be- yond the Alleghanies. Indiana tore the tar wadding out of the Orange machine last Saturday at Blooming ton by the score of 12 to 6. and yes terday at Lincoln, O'Neilps warriors fell before Nebraska to the tune of 3 to 0, the defeat being due to a field goal scored from Syracuse's 20 yard line by Dobson, Nebraska's captain The vaunted offence of the Orange could do nothing against Nebraska's stubborn defence These victories in- dacate unquestioned superiority on the part of Western elevens.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-29
FEWER VICTIMS
 OF FOOTBALL IN PRESENT SEASON

Chicago, Nov. 29-Footbal claim ed five victims during the 1919 sea- son, which practically closed with Thanksgiving Day games, according to reports to The Associated Press to- day. The number of deaths - the lowest in years-was five less than in 1918, and seven under the toll of two years ago. Eighteen lives were lost during the 1916 season, and 16 in 1915.
 Development of the open style of play to supplant the smashing game Is mainly responsible for the de- creasing number of fatalities. in the opinion of gridiron experts. The dan gers of a dozen years ago, when the old style smashing game included d hurdIng, flying tackles and vicious offensive tactics, have been almost en- tirely eliminated in the new style of football, with a corresponding de- crease in the number of deaths.
 Virtually all the victims of the 1919 season were players not partict- pating games conducted under strict physical requirem ents Defenders of the popular college sport pointed out that with one exception, the victims were High school players who en- tered the games without expert train ing
 The small number of fatalities this season was declared to be remarka- ble, the experts said, as the game was played more extensively than even be- fore pre-war days The list of victims follow:
 Paul Johnson, Wayzata, Minn.. 19 years old; died Nov. 27, from con- cussion of the brain after being tackled in High school game.
 Lewis Moulton, Neodesha, Kas., a member of aeHigh school team, died Nov. 5, as the result of a broken neck received in, a practice game.
 Calvin Libisher. Urbana, Ohio, IT ! years old; died Sept. 29, from cere- bral injuries sustained in High school game.
 Gardner Dow, New Haven, Conn. a member of the Conn. Agricultural College eleven, died Sept. 27, from concussion of the brain; injured play ing against New Hampshire College
 Joseph Blancke, Moline, Ills, 1t years old; died Oct. 30, of blood pois- oning which developed from an injury received in a nefghborhood game.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-29
YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY
 ASKSfOOTBALL REFORM
Says Days of Old Hammer and Tongs Game Have Passed and Urges Those In Charge to Adopt Modern
 Methods Next Season

New Haven, Nov. 29-The Alumni Weekly, whose gyrations throughout the football season III regard to the Yale team have been as mysterious as Yale's apparent inability to take up the modern game, has the follow ing to say in today's issue regarding the end of the season:
 That the football season just over has proved a disappointment to Yale men everywhere, and not least to the varsity and the coaches themselves, goes without saying. It was season in which Yale had exceptional foot ball material to star with, a corps of coaches of whom Yale had great ex- pectations based on experience and reputation, and opponents in the final games who had the same problems that Yale had in renewing their foot ball traditions at the close of the war
 "In the final game Yale on each occasion had the better of the argu- ment, the first time with the score in her favor up to the last few minutes of play;; the second time on superior strength throughout the latter half of the game. Yet each game was thrown away, to Princeton by failure on a difficult play close to our own goal that was turned into an uneX- pected score against us; to Harvard by fumb1es, and finally by a most dis appointing lack of football sense with a touchdown within possible reach.
 "The team in play appeared not to know what to do when critical turns of fortune came. A well drilled de- fensive eleven, it did not have an offense that could score.
 ''It is well for Yale to accept the situation phiIosophically, however much we wanted the varsity team to reap the benefits of its acknowledged possibilities. For there are other seasons coming, and a new coaching staff needs time to get going.
 But one thing certainly stands out as hard earned lesson of the season. The old tradition hammer and tongs football in which Yale's name was paramount on the gridiron for gen. erations of Yale payers has gone by the board not to return. Open play represented by the forward pass Is the new order of things on the foot AbaI1 field, and Yale must accept the change, however difficult 1t is for her mentors who have been brought up on the old system. Yale has learned this lesson, we hope.
 tHThe team deserved a better record than it's opponents permitted it to make. We offer our congratulations to both Princeton and Harvard and propose a better season next year for rTaIe''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-29
WASH. CLEES TO
 TACKLE CHAINS . HERE TOMORROW

The Washington Glees of New Ha- ven will come to Newfie1d park for a return engagement tomorrow after noon when they will again tackle the American Chain football warriors. The Glees succumbed to the Williams team of New Haven in the annual Thanksgiving day contest in New Haven but they hope to do better against the Chains.
 Eddie Reilly, Bill Flanagan and John Hurley, Bridgeport boys who were barred from the Thanksgiving game because they are not residents of the Elm City, will be with the Glees tomorrow. The Chain players came through the Waterbury game without injuries. Attorney Ivan L. Morehouse will be referee in tomor- rows game and a New Haven official will be umpire. The game will start at 2:30.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-29
READY \ FOR SIX DAY
 RACE TOMORROW

New York, Nov. 2s-The indoor sprint and motor pace championships will take place tonight at Madison Square Garden as a prelude to the annual six day race, which starts at midnight tomorrow. Ray Eaton, 1919 sprint champion, will meet Alfred GouIlet and Arthur Spencer tonight in the feature attraction, a S1,0OO match race in mile heats, the win her to win two heats. Clarence Car man, motor pace champion, will de- fend his title against George Chap man, Oscar Egg and Maurice Broc- O. the race to be run in five mile heats in pairs
 The International Derby will bring together all the foreign and Ameri- can riders in fields representing their respective countries, the first two men in each heat going in the semi finals, the three winners racing in the grand finale for the $500 prize All the star riders in the six day race will meet in 8 ten mile open event, the leader of each lap winning A, the leader Of each mile s5. and the first six to finish will divide $500.
 The big wooden saucer will be com pleted today for the riders to work out The fourteen foreigners enter ed in the race moved in from Sheeps- head Bay yesterday with their train CTS and all are in tip top condition for the long grind. They are confi- dent of winning first money Of the $3o,00o to be awarded Alfred Goullet and Eddie Madden, Harry Kaiser and Ray Eaton, Reggie Me Namara and Jake Magin are the fla vorite teams of the American entries while Marcel Dupuy and Oscar Egg. Alphonse Spiessens and Marcel Buysse, Maurice Brocco and Frances co Verri are the favorite combinations of the European riders.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-29
Joe Stecher Meets Zbyszko in Graphing
 Bout December 8

New York, Nov. 29-Wladek Sbys- zko starts for his camp at Old Orch ard, Me, today and while up in that part of the country will get ready For his coming struggle with Joe &techer. SbysZko intends to wrest &1e worlds crown from Steeber and Slerefore wants to be in perfect shape Then he tackles the champion
 The pair of Go1Iaths will battle for lhe cham pionship at the 71st .Regi- ment Armory Dec. 8. As the victor must win by fall, the men will struggle until either pins the other
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-29
Britt Meets Tough Opponent.

Frankie Britt, the New Bedford bantam, will run up against tough customer in the person of Rocky Kansas, of Buffalo, when they meet in a ten round bout in the latter city on next Monday night. Kansas is a rug ged lightweight that can take all kinds of punishment and has proved a stumbling block against many lightweights who dreamt of being on the top of thel adder in that di- vision.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-29
INiIbane-Va1gar Bout Looks Sure.

The long looked for bout between Johnny Kilbane and Benny VaIgar for the featherweight championship Of the world looks like surety now. Dave Driscoll, promoter for a club in Jersey City, has obtained Valgar's s manager, Joe Jacobs signature on an agreement calling for bout in that city between the champion and the French Flash, to be held in the second week in January. DriscoIl claims that he has been promised KiIbane's signature by the latter some time ago and expects to have the articles signed by Kilbane and his manager by next Tuesday. Eight rounds is the limit for bouts in New Jersey and it is certainty that the Frenchman will never take Kilbane's crown away from him over that dis tance, and if Johnny feels like fight ing that Va1gar will certainly know that it will take a good man to wrest the laureIs from the head it has rest ed on for the past seven years.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-29
Eddie Trembley Was
 Winner in Bangor, Me,

Eddie Trenibley, the boxer who makes his headquarters in this city, has just returned> from Bangor, Me-, where he beat Kid Nolan on Thanks giving afternoon. Tren1bley made such a good showing that he has heen booked for two more bouts. He will tackle Silent Martin in Portland, Me-, and will also take on Mel EcIntyre in Bangor. These bouts will take place in about two weeks but the exact dates have not been arranged.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-29
conifrey Injures Shoulder in Bout.

Frankie Conifrey, who has many followers among the boxing fans of this city, sustained an injury to his shoulder in his bout with Charlie Pitts, the Australian lightweight, at Philadelphia on Thanksgiving day that will keep him out of the game for a couple of weeks. According to the reports Conifrey was leading by a slight margin up to the fifth when he dislocate his shoulder and the club physician refused to let him con tinue.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-29
:-: Sporting Gossip From Many Fields :-:
LARGE CROWD SEES
 B. H. S. VS. EVERETT.

A large crowd was on hand at Newheld park this afternoon to sec the crack B.. HI. s. football eleven clash with the strong team from Everett, Mass, High school. The Everett boys arrived in this city last night. There were 16 in the party including regulars, substitutes and coach. Coach Fred Hunt of the High school team was at the railroad station with number of B. H. S. stu dents to welcome the invaders.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-29
Boxing News G And Gossip W (
Suatford A. c. to Soon Open.
By G. c, Hawman.

The Sratford A. c. conducted by Johnny Red Allen, the state light weight champion, will soon stage its first smoker. Red says the work on renovat ting the rooms will commence on the first of next week and hopes to have it finished to put on a box ing show by the second week in De- cember. When the additions have been made to the rooms theNhau will hold about 600 fans and Red says he is going to put on the best bouts that can be obtained.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-29
Dundee to Meet Cole.

Johnny Dundee, the Scotch wop, has been matched to meet Billy Cole of St. Louis for a six round bout in Phi1a delphia on December Is. Cole is newcomer in the east and obtain BOXING NOTES 2.-
 ed this bout with Dundee on the strength of his showing against Fred dy Reese of New York, when they clashed in Philly the other night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-29
Kid Mccoy in the Movies.

Norman Selby, better known to the boxing fans as Kid Mccoy, has signed up with the Clara Kimbau Young Pictures Corporation to appear with the famous star in a seven-reeI fea- ture, "Eyes of Youth" which show appeared for the first time in New York in two months.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-29
Moore Going Across Again.

Pal Moore, who lost decision to Jimmy Wilde, the English crack, some time ago in England, sailed today for another jaunt through the British Isles Moore is accompanied by his manager and Jimmy Griffith, the lat ter having a number of bouts schad- uled on the other side. Moore Is down on the cards to meet Charley Ledoux,- the bantamweight champion of Europe, in London next month.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-29
Carlson Puts Bergin Away.

Harry Carlson, the Brooklyn light weight, showed he possesses a knock out punch when he put Charley Der gin, the rugged lightweight of New Haven to sleep in the twelfth round of their bout at Brockton, the other night. This is Bergin's first defeat since working around Boston.