Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-11

invited to return to the team by Kid
Gleason, the new manager, Byard
Lynn, one of the deserters, has al
ready signed, although President Com
ishy made all sorts of threats as to
what would happen to him in a base
ball way after the war. Claude Will
Jams, who went away with Lynn, will
doubtless return to the team. But in
sending q contract to Joe Jackson,
Gleason opened the door to every
Stacker on the roster. Jackson was
the first to desert the club, setting an
example for the others. 1t would be
a long stretch Of the imagination to
see jackson or any of the rest of his
illi in the army or navy. They avoid
ed service with the colors and all
chances of damage to their precious
selves by ''enlisting" for the duration
of the war in the overall battalion,
and fought bravely in the merry tat,
tat, tat of the machine hammers,
where the rivets were the thickest.
Kid Gleason may forgive his slackers,
but the gang on the bleachers will
One of the reasons for the post
ponement of the International
league meeting until February 26
is that a hacker for the Newark
club cannot be found. Joe Lannin,
the former Red Sox owner, back
ed this franchise last seasn,
along with that of Buffalo and
A.! Syracuse. Lannin wants $4,000
for the franchise.
Lon Mcdonald, Indianapolis driver,
viii groow Early Dreams for the fast
zoe classics on the Grand Circuit this
season. The sorse went bad last
spring and was turned out"
! Bobby Wallace, the daddy Of them
| all, is again a free agent, the St. Louis
! Cardinals failing to send him a con-
! tract. Wallace is forty-five years old
and has been in baseball since 1894.
| He is now employed by the govern
ment in the ordnance department at
| st. Louis.
| Harry Swacina, former big league
! first baseman, wants to be an umpire,
and may possibly receive trial in
| the American league. Pres. Johnson
as ct has not announced who will re-
place the late Silk O'Ioughlin.
Bill ILillifer has made application
for discharge from the army and will
be ready for baseball service as soon
as he doffs the khaki, as he has laid
in a supply of baseball equipment at
/ Camp Custer and will do his training
there.
L. S. Simpson, of Brookfeld, Mo-,
a cousin of the famous hurdle cham
pion, Bob Simpson, is back after sew
eral months of Y. NJ. c. A. service as
an athletic director overseas with the
statement that Vitae, formidable
light weight is planning to come to
America to seek Benny Leonard s
scalp.
Tommy Sullivan, the St Louis
purse for a bout between Battling
Reddy and frankie Burns, the
Jersey bantam. Burns has accept
ed and il is now up to Eddie Mead
Reddy's manager, to say whether
he wants any of Burns game OIL
not.
Patsy White, a very good feather
weight a few years ago. arrived home
today from France and says that hi:
right arm was paralyzei from bull
let wound he received While fighting
in Alsac-L Lorraine before tho signing
of the armist;ce. This, according Il
Patsy. will compel him o quit fight.
ing.
Unless Billy Gibson, manager o
Champion Benny Leonard, changes hi
mind, Leonard will take on Harve.
Thorpe for 10 rounds at Joplin, Mo.
on March %, and Jimmy Duffy a
LGckport, n. Y. for 10 rounds at tn
: Queensberry A. c. of Buffalo on Marcl
81. Gibson is booking Leonard TO
many other bouts on the way bacl
from California.
K. Q. Eggers, the New York feath
erweight, who was one of the games
boxers in the ring. has quit the rim
E for good and intends TO go to VIC
He is at present work in garag
l where he makes more money than h
; could by boxing. His reason for re
! firing from the business was becaus
he was unable to get on any matches
Pal Moore, who is likely to lose tn
chance to box Jimmy Wilde in Londo
because his managers demands
guarantee of $4,000. one-third of til
money taken in on the fight picture
: and $4,000 for travelling expenses.
4 matched for three more bouts, whic
| should be easy wins. He fights Patse
# Scanlon at Pittsburgh March 10
+ frankie Mason at South Bend, Marc
f H. and Roy Moore at Superior, Wis
O March 20.
Jack Ellie, the crack bantam, VIII
has been doing so well in his recer
bouts in Philadelphia, gets into actio
again Friday evening at the arrnor!
Lakewood, n. J., as he is carded
. meet Willie Spencer, claimant of tn
u New England fyweight championship