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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-17

city title, and the following year was sent to Boston, where he purloined the American amateur middleweight crown. A few weeks later he added the Toronto title to his rapidly in creasing collection. In 1917 Gene repeated at Boston and Montreal and was shipped to San Francisco where, in the international tournament, he scored four knockouts in three con- secutive nights.
 Brosseau enlisted in the fall of 1917 in the Royal Air Force. He served on the wrong side of the big pond until the armistice was signed, and returned to Canada early this year. But amateur boxing was no longer of interest to him and he cast his fortunes within the professional arena.
 His first argument, with the collec- tors of the glittering 1ucre resulted in a one-round knockout of Gordon Mackay at the Olympic club of Mon treal. A week later he stopped Red Allen of New York, in two rounds. and followed up the following week with clean-cut decision over John ny C'Kid') Alberta. Frank Lough- rey, who held Les Darcy to a close verdict in a twenty-rounder in Aus tralia a few years ago, was the next gent to bow to the intoxicating pokes of the Canuck. George Rivet, d Canadian with an international repu- tation, was dropped in the sixth ses- sion. Genes next opponent, Tom my Ferguson, the Boston veteran, was disqualified in the third round when he deliberately fou1ed Brosseau after the latter had cut him up unmerci- fully and had him all prepped for the punch soporif1c. Jeff Smith Of Bayonne, one of the foremost of the worlds middleweights, fared consid- erably better than his predecessors win Brosseau; his experience served him in good stead and he earned a draw with the Canadian.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-17
Boote of Wesleyan Best DrOpkicker of
 Football Season

Ted Boote of Wesleyan college, a young man with a delightfully."- appro- priate name, is the leading drop kicker of the surrent football season. The Wesleyan player has registered goals from the field, many of them, and his work has been the most prominent factor in the success thus far attained by the Midd1etown eleven. In the recent game between Wesleyan and Williams, Wesleyan won by score of 16 to 0, thus &C., comp1ishi1g the only victory regis tered at the expense of Williams this year, and Boote accounted for nine of the Is points hung up by his team by Kicking three field goals. In the first period he kicked one goal from the 45-yard line, and another from the 35-yard chalk mark. In the last period he cleared the cross-bar de- tended by Williams with a kick from the 25-yard line. Incidentally, Boote e .tsouthpaw'' kicker.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-17
MIKE O'DOWD BOXES GIBBONS
 FRIDAY MIGHT

New York, Nov. 1.-The most note worthy boxing event of the week is that in which Mike O'Dowd, world s n1iddleweight champion, will meet Mike Gibbons, the pugilistic' chame- leon, in a ten round decisionless bout in St. Paul next Friday night. AL though both men are natives of St. Paul, Gibbons for some inexplica ble reason is the favorite son, and will carry the hopes of 8 majority of those in the arena. Gibbons appears to ex- ercise a mesmeric influence over the
 boxing enthusiasts of the West, prob ably due to the fact that he has so easily outboxed majority of the long list of mediocre opponents he has met in the ring.
 In spite of the impression that Gib- bons is a wonderful boxer the record name of a middleweight of the first rank. Although Gibbons began box ing in 1908, at a time when Ketchel was in his prime as title holder, yet the Ghost studiously avoided a match with the champion. After Ketchel's s death in 1910 Frank Klaus set sail for the title, beat majority of American Tontenders, and then clinched his right to the championship in 1913 by stopping Billy Papke, a rival claim ant, and Georges Carpenter. the mid dleweight champion of Europe.
 George Chip won the title from Klaus by knockout and Mccoy won from Chip by knockout. O'Dowd knocked out Mccoy, showing eonclu- siyely that the championship descend ed to O'Dowd in a legitimate manner. Yet the amazingly stupid assertion has been made that O'Dowd's claim to the title will not be firmly estab- 1ished till he has beaten Gibbons!
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-17
Want Harvard Eleven
 To Play Princeton
 For College Title

New York, Nov. 17-Major James Barnes of New York, vice chairman of Princeton University's campaign to raise $14,325, 900 endowment fund, has proposed in event of a tie be- tween Harvard and Princeton for championship in the Big Three" series that the tie be played off here, the proceeds going to the Harvard and Princeton endowment funds.
 This proposal is commented upon favorably in the current issue of the Princeton Alumni Weekly, which urges that the football authorities give careful consideration to the mat ter. It will be recalled that the liar vard-Princeton game on Nov re- suited in a tie 10 to 10. Should liar yard defeat Yale next Saturday at Cambridge the Crimson and the Orange and Black would be tied for the Big Three" championship.
 It Is argued in behalf of the pro posal that the Harvard and Prince ton endowment funds are urgently in need of every assistance poss1pie. Al though Harvard has a large number of alumni her campaign has had some hard sledding.
 Should Yale defeat Harvard the feeling stil remains lthat Harvard and Princeton may we'll consider playing off their tie here around Thanksgiv- ing time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-17
HARVARD COACHES HAVE GREAT
 RESPECT FOR YALE LINEMEN
Haughton Watched Eli Players Closely Against Prince ton and Will Instruct Crimson This Week in
 Methods to Win Saturdays Game.

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 1.-The Harvard football coaches and players who went to New Haven for the Yale-Prfnceton game did not discuss much else with the stay-at-homes yesterday. Capt. Murray, Eddie Ca sey and Hubby Clark were the three players who witnessed the match in the bowl and they returned with wholesome respect for the New Ha- ven rush line.
 The players as well as the coaches feel sure that if Yale could not run back kicks against Princeton, the team will not make many run backs through Harvard's open field defence. It is not believed here, however, that the New Haven coaches used some of the "dry field" plays that were up their sleeves, and with good footing in the Harvard StadiU s, on Saturday Bob Fishers team will not be allowed to underestimate the strength of the Blue.
 The few varsity players and the host of substitutes who played against Tufts had some real football experi- ence. The Tufts tackling was the hardest the Crimson team has been up against this year, and the for
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-17
SYRACUSE HAS BEST CLAIM
 TO FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Victory Over Colgate and Trumphs Over Other Strong Teams Makes New York State Boys Logical
 Candidates For Title

New York. Nov. 1.-The football or confusion quite as perplexing as the age Of Ann The lady's parents had fairly good idea as to how old she was, but they were unavailable. and so her age remained a mystery. The football situation on the other hand, is beyond the understanding of even Walter Camp, and at times he has been addressed as the Father of Football
 Every prominent team in the East with the exception of Harvard has been beaten, and Harvard, it will be remembered, was held to a 10 to 10 tie by Princeton, which had pre- viously been defeated by Colgate and West Virginia. Colgate was beaten Saturday by Syracuse and following the victory over Princeton, West Vir- ginia also suffered a defeat.
 Syracuse has possibly as good a claim to the championship as any team in the East, and Saturday night, in the crowded lobby of the Ononda- ga Hotel, in Syracuse, we gathered the impression that Syracuse men would not neglect their opportunity.
 No team has gone through a hard CT schedule, and on the strength of victories over the Army, Pittsburgh, h, Brown, Rutgers and Colgate, their claim will be properly certified and filed. The defeat by Washington and Jefferson, of course, will be passed over lightly or possibly ignored, in view of the fact that Pittsburgh, n, which was overwhelmingly defeated by Syracuse, later defeated W. & J.
 Dartmouth's defeat by Brown elim- mates 1t from championship consid- erations, but in all fairness it should be said that Dartmouth was without the services of Robertson and several other good players, who were out of the game with injuries, and as a con- sequence the team was not at its best.
 Princeton men are hardly concern ed with the championship. Their sea- son is over, and though held to a tie by Harvard they outplayed the Grim son. and Saturday defeated Yale for the first time since 1911. Their sea-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-17

son, consisting of a moral victory over Harvard and a more tangible one over Yale, in their opinion. was quite a success, despite the defeats by Colgate and West Virginia.
 Colgate also ended it's season Sat- urday, defeated, after a succession of triumphs over Brown, Cornell and Princeton and a tie with Dartmouth, which, until it's defeat by Brown on Saturday, had with Colgate been the only big undefeated team in the East.
 Syracuse's defeat by Washington and Jefferson was in a large measure due to the playing of Henry, a giant tackle, who was not allowed to play against Pittsburgh. Glenn Warner, the Pittsburgh coach, made a protest against Henry to the effect that this was his fifth year of collegiate foot ball, and as the result of that protest Henry did not play. Incidentally his team was beaten.
 Seven Tries for Goal.
 Syracuse men make no apologies for their defeat by Washington and Jefferson. They frankly admit that their team was outplayed. Against Colgate, however, their team was at the top of its form, and safe for the last few minutes of the game Colgate was outp1ayed by wide margin
 Seven times the Syracuse backs, led by Edwig, the star of the team, worked the ball into kicking distance of the Colgate goal, and seven times an effort was made to score a field goal. That none of them was suc- cessful was partly due to the soggy condition of the field. Colgate, on the other hand, with the exception of a few minutes in the last period, did not threaten the Syracuse line. The line play of Robertson, the Syracuse centre, and Alexander, the captain and guard. was the best which we have seen this year. It was largely because of their brilliant playing that Gillo and the other Colgate backs were unable to gain ground with the consistency which characterized their play against Dartmouth and Prince ton,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-17
STECHER WILL
 MEET ZbYSzk0
 FOR MAT IT'LL

New York, Nov. 17-Wladek sbys- zko has been signed to wrestle Joe Stecher. the worlds champion, for the title. This match will be held in the Fist Regiment Armory, 34th Street and Park avenue on Monday evening, Dev. 8. The match will be to a finish.
 According to the articles of agree ment either man must obtain a fall to achieve victory. The rule that in case of no fall the money will be re- funded to the patrons. will govern.
 It was originally intended to hold the match in Madison Square Gar den, but it was impossible to secure a favorable date. The 71st Regimen mt Armory was then secured, and it will make worthy substitute, as the floor space Is double that of Madison Square Garden.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-17
Navy Confident of
 Defeating Army Team

Annapolis, Md, Nov. 17-The Naval and Military Academy elevens have had their last games before they meet on Nov. 29 on the New York Polo Grounds. Coach Dooie, with Com mander Howard, Lieut.. Commander Richardson and John Wilson Of his coaching staff, saw the Army team in action against villanova Saturday. It was the first time he has seen them this year. A Navy scout has been on hand at every game
 The general opinion is that the Army squad is strong. but that the Navy has fair chance of victory if the best possible use is made of the next two weeks.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-17
Says Levinsky Can Be
 Compared To Corbett
 When Jim Was Young

Dan Morgan compares Battling Le- vinsky to Jim Corbett in the following outburst:
 ''For 23 rounds Jim Corbett, a boxer of the Levinsky type, hit Jim Jeffries with everything but the man agers bit. Jeff, as a champion, out classed Dempsey, was stronger and eighty per cent. better boxer, and could hit as hard as Dempsey Le- whisky $ closer to Corbett in class than Dempsey was to Jeffries, and that means that Battling Levinsky who is the best boxer in the heavy weight division today, will train for three weeks or month and then you can bring your tabbing machine to count the blows that Levinsky will bounce off every part of Dempsey. This is no dream.
 Regarding contepders, compare their work in the past year. Bill Brennan lost two fifteen round de- cisions in Tulsa, one to a middle weight, Harry Greb, and the other to Billy Miske. Levinsky and Jim Golf fey also whipped K. O. Bill easily. The Battler beat him three times in succession. Regarding -Meehan, our Roly Poly pal, he has been smacked all over the lot by three rough per- sons, Dave MacKay had him signed for a number of bouts, but MT. Mac Kay cancelled same when Harry Greb took the fat boy to Pittsburgh and dented his reputation in every round of ten round contest. Willie started for home and reached St Paul, where Billy Miske slammed him oyer the ring for ten rounds, knock. ing him down -3r a long count in one of the rounds.
 "The plump kid finally reached Frisco, and met MT. Larue who dumped him into the can in a four round bout. Please don't mention Meehan or Brennan as contenders but string along with a winner and vote for Levinsky, who can give the nan-killer a scientific spearing"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-17
NOAH,S WIFE.

There must be some foundation for the perpetually recurring story, in the Medieval Mastery Plays of Noah's Wife. Noah's name means Rest Noah's Wife's makeup was, restless. Her name was Noamah She fought Noah with doughty ifs ; all the way through, and when the great man had completed his work she said she, would not go in with the animals.
 The animals behaved better, and went tidily into the Ark. At last Noamah consented to carry in the Tyre bird. When they were afloat Neanah declared she was as blue as the sea
 The lions became outraged at this carrying on, and attcked Noah to at tack Naamah. Pretty woman with the melodious name, you have come a11 the way down history, from 244s B. c. to Nov. IT, 1919 A. D., as tha Peacock of Temper When a man builds his house (ark) his trouble be- gins.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-17

wards from Medford gave Fishers players all they could do until the home team put in fresh men and proceeded to drive home a one-sided score. Arnold Horween was the nainstay of the eleven late in the game. He ripped things up general ly. However, neither Philbin nor Havemeyer at centre played more than a very ordinary game and there fore the coaches still will have to con- sider whether 1t is best to work Hor- ween at centre all week or keep him in the back field. Just now he is a very important member of the liar yard football outfit.
 Percy Haughton, who went to New Haven with most of the Cambridge coaching staff has been really caught in the draft now and the coaches are sure he will spend most of the week out on Soldiers Field helping Fisher and his assistants. Percy did not take his field glasses off the Yale team on Saturday. He says Yale's line has a lot to it and believes that poor generalship doubt less cost Al Sharpe his first big game as head coach down at New Haven.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-17
WILLIAMS WIN
 EASY CAME FROM
 STEAM ROLLERS

Providence, Nov. 1.-The Williams of New Haven, brought to Melrose Park, one of the best football teams ever seen in this city and scored an easy victory over the Steam Rollers, 34 to 0. After five minutes of play the result of the game was never in doubt, as the New Haven team seemed to have the jump on their opponents, and had easy sailing to a clean-cut and well earned victory. Over 5000 fans damned their way in- to the park and were stupef1ed by the showing of the Elm City team.
 A remarkable exhibition of aerial football, combined with a mixture of lateral passes and trick plays was shown by the visitors, and all dur ing the second half the fans ap- p1auded every play the Williams made. Hope for victory was lost, so the spectators showered their cheers upon the visitors and were quite gen. erous in their words of praise for them.
 The victory chalked up by the Elm City team is the first one to be reg istered against the local eleven here in three years and came as a big surprise to the many followers Of the Rollers. Robinson, the Brown uni- versity trainer, acted as field judge and said after the game that the Williams played the greatest game of professional football he had ever seen. The Rollers presented a line up consisting of practically all former college stars, and before the game looked very formidable. It was evil dent that the Williams figured i: would be necessary to win early if they were going to win at all, and they did it.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-17
ELAINE HANiMERsTEIN'S
 COMPANY SHOOTING" SCENES AROUND STAMFORD

Elaine Hammerstein Llade the good people of Stamford, Conn, hap. ly last week by gracing their town with her fair presence, while neI company was on location there, get ting some scenes for her picture ti- tied 'Leve.'' Some exceptionally beautiful rustic effects were secured in and around Stamford. Walter Me Grail is her leading man in this pro- auction which is being directed by Alan Crossland. Returning from Stamford the company Immediately got to work in a. number of large and pretty sets built for them at the Fort Lee Studio, it making their first vAa1's effort on the new nA>f.---
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-17
Campana Stars As
 Bengals Defeat
 Fast Kingpins 70

The fast King Pin eleven went down to deefat before the crack Bengal outfit yesterday in a close, well played game, by the score of TO.
 Campana, of the Bengals, was the star of the game, the speedy half back making a 50 yard gain in the second half, s- for touchdown; then kicked the goal making the only score of the game Williams and Kedmode played well for the Bensals and Hnvt for the loserA
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-17
:-: Sporting Gossip From Many Fields :-:
CALLAHAN BOYS ARE
 PRAISING EACH OTHER.

"What do you think of my kid brother? Didn't he play Q great gamer" That's how Captain Tim Callahan of Yale expressed him. self about. his. brother. Mike of Princeton. who. played opposite. him in the game Saturday.
 "You've got to hand it to my big brother, he's some centeH," is the way Mike Callahan refers to Brother Tim
 It might be noted that Tim Is 2S and Mike, the kid, 22.. That Mike tips the scales at 1s6 and big Tim at 2O6.
 When the game was over Tim said to Mike, Congratulations Mike, on being a winner!"
 To which Mrs. Callahan of Law renee, Mass, the mother, would probably have added, had she been there at that time:. "Boys, all the Callahans arew inners.'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-17
YALE COACHES
 CLAIM IT WAS
 POOR HEADW0RK

New Haven, Conn, Nov. 17.-In- stead of spending yesterday at Briar- cliff as the Yale foot ball eleven planned, it returned to town last evening. The players tool. automobiles to Waterbury and spent Saturday night at the Hotel Elton in that city. They were given a long walk for conditioning exercise, re- turning to New Haven after dinner.
 Every member of the squad of 9 who played in the game appeared in perfect condition, except Half Back Bob Lay, whose right ear was slightly torn. He will get into the serimmage this week and into next Saturdays game at Harvard.
 The coaches refused to discuss Sat urday's game from any angle. They authorized a statement, however, that 1t is planned at present to send upon the gridiron against the Crimson ex- actly the same eleven which opened that this is the strongest playing combination which could be grid ironed. They still have faith in the team, and hope that it worked con siderable foolishness out of it's sys- tenn during the Princeton contest.
 It is felt at Yale that the eleven really had the game won 6 to 3, in the middle of the final period, but resort ing to wild forward passes and still wilder lateral losses heaved it away. =
 The squad will leave here at one o'clock Thursday afternoon for Bos- ton and will be taken in automobiles from that city to the Belmont Conn try Club. which it has chartered . after the game. It will practice in the stadium Friday afternoon.
 The mysterious disappearance from the streets of New Haven of the S, eco people who witnessed the game has never before been equaled in the same space of time. The streets were de- serted, the restaurants scantfly filled. and many seats in the local theaters were vacant, although all the play houses had been bought up far in ad- vance in anticipation of a Yale vic tory.
 Whether the Yale contingent was wiser after the game is uncertain, but it was palpably sadder. Yale's failure to respond to the complimentary cheer which was given by the Prince ton contingent after it had formed for a snake dance and marched across the field to the Yale cheering section.. was commented upon unfavorabIy.
 Yale undergraduates said that the exodus of cheer leaders and students has progressed so far that few were left in the stands when the Princeton victory ceIebrators arrived. On for mer occasions the Yale crowd has re- mained in the stands and cheered back defiantly.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-17
RELICS SAVED.

saloniki, Nov. 17-Invaluab1e relics were brought to light by excavations made in Greek Macedonia fer military reasons by the Allied armies in the East The collection includes noe litf1ic instruments, vases of all forms known in ancient Greece, as well as jewels, bronze, silver and gold of great historical value. Tombs dating from the fifth and sixth centuries be- fore Christ were also discovered. The objects unearthed establish the iden- tfty of the ancient civilization of Macedonia with that of the rest of ancient Greece. They have been talk ers over by the Greek Curator of Anfiouitfes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-17
Benny Valger Meets
 Farese Tuesday Night

Benny va1ger, the French feather weight champion, who is striving to to force Johnny Kilbane into a battle for the worlds championship, will meet Harold Farese of Newark at the Colosseum A. C., in Newark, N. J., to- morrow night. Valger will en- deavor to knock off" the popular Newark featherweight, for Joe Ja- cobs, manager of the F'renchman, be- lieves that only by piIing up long string of K. O.'s can his man finally force Kilbane into bout for the title.
 Slim Brennan, matchmaker of the Colosseum, announced last night tha. he has arranged an exceptionally strong card of preliminaries to pre- cede the Farese-valger bout
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-17
NEWSPAPER LEAGUE

League Records. High single, Peterson, 109. High total, Petersen, 305. High team single, Post Pineapples, 465. High team total, Telegram Terrors, 1860.
 Games Today. Alleys 3-4-Pineapples vs. Tads. Alleys 5-6-Harps vs. Terrors
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-17

Marty Cross. brother of the once noted Leach Cross, is busy boxer these days Marty is not the great drawing card that his older brother was, but he swings wicked right hand and there is always plenty of action when he is in the ring. Of late Marty has learned that he has a left hand as well as right. and as a re- suit he Is boxing in much better form.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-17
CENTRE MAINTAINS LEAD.

ATLANTA, Nov IT - Centre Col lege, who downed West Virginia last week, maintained its stride in the South by defeating Kentucky by 56 to with substitutes playing for, the collegians during the second half. George Tech showed an amazing ability to come back by running over the highly touted Georgetown eleven for a 37 to 0 victory.