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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
LITTLE BENNY'S
 NOTE BOOK
By LEE PAPE

Last mite pop picked up the reseever Ito the telefone and slammed it down agen looking diskusted and saying, Wont that idiot ever stop tawking to that ass? ATeening NdiIdered Jones next door tawking to her felIo Her bitt on account of the Jones fone and our fone being on the same wire wich
 we wish it wasent on account of Mil dered, and pop tried the reseever about more times looking more dis kusted each time, and I sed, I tell you wat. pop, wat if I go next door and ring the door bell, I saw Mrs Jones go out so AIildered is proberly the ony one home and she will half to anser it and that will give her a, good chance to say good by to Herbitt.
 My son, that's one of the best ideers T never thawt of. sed pop. Afeening he thawt it was all rite of a ideer, and I quick ran out and rang the Jones door bell and pr1uty soon Mil dered came to the door, saying, Well, Benny?
 Meening wat did I wunt, and I thawt, G, I d4dent think up enything to say. Wich I dfdent. and I seood there looking at her like sunbody without mutch sents, and she sed, Well, well? You rang the bell, dtdent you?
 No, I sed. Well who did? sed 0Iildered Jones.
 Some man, I sed. Then wat are you doing heer? she said, and I sed. He told me to deliver the messidge.
 Well go ahed and deliver it, for goOdniss sa,kes, sed Milde1-ed Jones Meening the messtdge, and I quick thawt a ninnit, saying, He sed to tell you maybe he mite be back.
 And I quick went back to our house on account of not wunting to anser eny more questions, and pop was jest going out me saying, Did you fone allreddy, pop. did she tell him good by?
 Fat chance. I'm going erround to the drug store to fone, she told him to Tyate a ulinn5t, sed pop.
 And he went out looking more dds kusted than the other four times put together.
 Proving, that jest because its a good ideer that don't say it will werk
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20

from the Harlem Ritz and the Orange Grove in The Bronx. He is a hard worker and a nifty stopper.
 Ina Hayward, who is the prima donna with Joe Hurtig's Girls of The U. s. A is the latest burlesque e star to be taken over by Chamberlain Brown, the noted New York theatri- cal agent. Miss Hayward could not have made a better move.
 Glad to hear that George P. Mur- phy Is knocking 'em dead with The Wonder Show" George P. will be here in four weeks.
 A Hartford Senator is said to have prepared a bill to legaHze vaudeville shows in this State on Sunday. Now watch the ''reformers'' growl.
 Doc Dell, whose home is in New Haven, will appear in musical comedy next season.
 The Friars' Epistle" organ of the F'riars club in New York, which Bert Levy, the cartoonist, tried to revive. has suspended publication for all time.
 Marie DressIer is one actress who will accept excuses from no one who has offered to appear for a benefit The other day Ed Wyn promised to act as master of ceremonies at a big benefit arranged by Miss Dressler at the New York IIippodrome. Ed didn't show up, but when he did meet her she proceeded to hand him a fine bawling out that he will never for get" according to Ed Dunn, who Is doing Conan X Harris publicity work.
 By the way. a good old Irish stage hand at the Stamford theatre almost knocked out a performer last Mon day when the latter informed him that besides being St. Patrick's Day, that day was also a. Jewish holiday.
 So far this season Comstock. Elliott & Gests "Chun Chin Chow has play
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
THEATRICAL GOSSIP

Irving Berlin, the well known pop ular song writer who was recently discharged from the Army, will head a music publishing firm that he is now organizing in New York.
 Tomorrow night will be Theatrical Night at Joe ToaTs cabaret at the Atlantic Hotel Performers from all of the Bridgeport theatres will be on hand to entertain.
 Paul Danish, who demonstrated Leo F'eist hits at local music stores, is on his way back from France where he had been with the American forces since last September.
 George Austin. former Bridgeporter newspaperman and press agent for the Lyric theatre, is now publicity man for the Hollander Hotel In Cleveland
 Matty Hedes, g popular singer at the Atlantic Cabaret, is putting over Blue Ridge Blues and "Alexander's Ragtfme Band" with splendid results. Hodes who is knownfto his friends as ''The Bronx 5yadlaz-'' . leaIna ts tbIa -sA-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
STAGE SCREEN Cosby News
 FOR
 Thea tregOers MUSIC OPERA
PROGRAMS CHANGE TO-DAY.

New offerings are billed for all the vaudeville houses here today. Poli's and Plaza will both offer brand new bills with a, five-reel ffrst-run feature picture closing each of the three per formances at 2, 6:3O and 8:3O o'clock every day. Two of the five acts that will open at Polls this afternoon were featured at Brodway vaudeville houses last month.
 Manager Mccarthy of the Plaza announces the following weII-plan- ned bill for today. tomorrow and Sat urday: Evelyn Nesbit in Her Mis- take" motion picture; Richard. the Great; and several singing and danc- ing acts, with the usual whirlwind skit closing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
JOE HURTIG's BEST BET.

Bridgeporters have seen many of Joe Hurtigs burlesQue offerings but one better than the one that will hold the boards at Shea's Park Theatre beginning with this afternoon is not yet stopped off here. Sam Lewis and Sam Dody were funny in Hello America" but in The Girls of The T. s. A." another big musical ex- travaganza. Joe outdoes himself. The writer caught the show while it was playing Boston six weeks ago and it furnished two and half hours of continuous laughter.
 Lew Hilton, the Hebrew come dian, is the funniest man we've seen in burlesque in a long, long time. He has a style all his own and his ''Shimlzy'' is a scream. Ina Hayward, the featured woman member, came here last season with her sister as a featured principal in Hello Ameri- CO" When Joe Hurtig organized his Girls of the U. s. A." he selected Miss Hayward as the prina donna Miss Hayward is famous for being the most "beautifuI woman in burIes- que" And then, too, there is viva cious and acrobatic Babe Lavetta with Lew. 'Nuff sed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
BILL SHOW
 COMING BACK

Bill Snow, the Rhode Island inter scholastic sprint champion in 1912-12, will start competing again after be- ing away from the running game since 1914. He is now located in Staten Island and will make his first start at the Pauust games in New York on April 28.
 Entry blanks have been received by the Athletic Editor, from Los An GeIes for the A A. |. National singles and doubles handbaH championship competition which is to be conducted uy he Los Angeles A. C. during the week of April 23.
 NIyIes MoHueh.the big Pastime A. C. of New York runner, who broke his ankle while chasing Huns in France, is back on the track doing light work. McHugh stands feet 8 inches in his socks and it's barely possible that he will be seen racing against the diminutive Hosrner before the board floor season ends.
 The '. Nj. H. A of this city held Q regular meeting at it's headquarters at 1S1 State Street last night and the athletic program for the season was discussed at considerable length. The association, largely through Joe Weisberg's efforts, intends to take a big part in Connecticut athletics this year and is already planning a big run.
 Entries for the revival of the Bos- ton A A. marathon on April 19 close April F with George V. Brown. The distance is 25 miles. Prizes will be given to the first eight men and a souvenir to the following 25 runners who may finish after the first eight.
 The Cornell track team will be kept busy beginning with the Penn carnival. Fifteen Comedians are en- etred in this meet. At Ithaca on May 10 they will meet the University of PennsylvanIa; May IT, the Middies at Annapolis and then the intercol- legiate meet follows.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
BOYS WHO CAN SING.

Joe Toal, manager of The Atlantic Hotel cabaret. has prepared q big surprise for tomorrow night when he will observe Theatrical Night Spe- ciaI features will be introduced dur ing the night. However, that re- liable sextette of singers, dancers and coon shouters that entertaiqs hun dreds at that cabaret nightly can be depended upon to assume the bulk of the entertainment program. A better singing seXtette than Set Thomas. Joe Steffen, Jack Grifen, Al Knapp, Leon Whitehead and Matty Hodes constitute is hard to find. They are all hard workers and certainly do know how to put a hit over.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
ANCIENT TABLE.

London, March 19 - An ancient Cheraton table, on which Sir Walter Scott wrote his novels at 39 Castle street, Edinburgh, was sold here re- cently at auction. With it went Sir Walters chair his inkstand, a pen stand and a portfolio, the lot bringing 270 gu-1eas. Among other things which once belonged to the famous novelist was a pair of worsted slippers which so attracted one buyer that he paid 15 Euineas for them
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
SPORTING SUPPLIES
 FOR BOYS IN FRANCE

New York, March 20-Additional baseball supplies and boxing gloves for American troops overseas. will be forwarded by the Knights of Colum- bus, it was announced here today Orders have been placed for 2,000 baseball outfits, each consisting of 2 balls. six bats nine gloves. a mask and a chest protector, and for 12.000 pairs of boxing gloves.
 Only American goods will be used, it was stated, IS sample baseballs fur nished by foreign manufacturers burst after two or three sound whacks, bats shattered easily, and boxing gloves fell apart after brief service.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
MUSICAL STOCK HERE.

Rumor in theatrical circles in Broadway has it that one of the Bridgeport houses has been leased to a New York manager for the summer months. This manager, the rumor adds, will devote the house to a musi- cal stock company that will be Aead- ed by a principal and well known comedian and a chorus of 20 girls. No conhrma ton of the report was obtainabIe here today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
JN WALKED JIMMY

Manager Arvine of the Lyric thea ire has scored a long hit in securing Tn Walked Jimmy" for next week s offering by the PoH Players. This is one of the biggest successes Of the past decade and is particularly adapt ed for stock presentation. Ii will be interesting to see the PoH Players 1ri this production.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
PICTURE PROGRAM.

The mems afternoon meeting at the Y. M. c. 4. is to take a new form next Sunday, March 23, at 3:30. The first set of 9 very carefully ar ranged series of pictures Is to be shown, pictures that are appropriate to the Lenten season, cumulative in their interest leading up to Easter time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
NEXT WEEKS VAUDEVILLE.

Following are next weeks bills at the local vaudeville houses for the first three days:
 POLPS - (Ffrst Half) - Aarons Family, Mona Gray & Sister, Day s. Neville, Jones & Greenles - Too Many Wives" (Second Half )-Hel- so & Leighton, Royal Uvena Japs and three other acts to fill.
 PLAZA - (First Half) Bill &: Maude Kellar, Arthur Whitlaw, Among Those Present" (Last Ha1f) Three Darling Sisters, Joe & Agnes Reilly, Ernest DupilIe, and Wright (. PerciVal
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
~ HANCE FOR another pennant

N LANCE FOR another pennant
 for the Chicago Cubs were
 boosted the other day when message was received by President Mitchell stating that Bill KHlefer had received his honorable discharged from the army, and would be ready to make the spring training trip with the champions. The message came direct from the catcher, who wen. to the home of his father in Paw Paw, Mich, as soon as he obtained his discharge. He will remain there until the call comes in two weeks or SD for the Cub crew to gather. Re gently KtIefer expressed fear that he might have trouble in getting his discharge. and since that time Nit chell has been much worried, so the recent news brought great relief. Bill, rated the best catcher in the league, was q most important factor in the success of the Cubs last year, and IL looks as If he will be just as inn portant this year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
I OE GOss, former heavyweig

] OF GOSS, former heavyweight J champion of America, died thirty four years ago tomorrow, March 20, 1865, in his forty-seventh year. Goss was @ native of England. and fought his first ring battle in 1859. In 1883 he fought Jem Mace, and put up game battle with the gypsy, but was knocked out after fffty-ffve minutes of fighting.
 Tn 1866 he met Mace again and fought a draw, but in a third contest Goss was again defeated. Joe after ward came to America and in 1878 he fought Tom Allen, another Eng Eshnan, for the American heavy weight title. This was at Covington Ky.. and Goss won on a foul. Goss also whipped Jimmy Elliott, another title claimant, and was the acknowI- edged king of the American heav- ies until 1880, when he was matched with Paddy Ryan, a native of Ire land. at Golfers Station, Va.
 Goss was then in his forty-second year. and by far the oldest man who has ever held a heavyweight title In spite of his age he put up a game and scientific battle. and it was not until eighty-seven rounds had been fought that the Irishman. who was nearly fourteen years his junior. put the old veteran to sleep. At forty GOss was probably the best man the game has ever had at that age. with the possible exception of the late Bob Fltzsimmons, who was also great gladiator at the two-score mark.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20

RH ANY have been the mistakes WI committed in the Eastern League and by it's officials. This wear Dan prefers handling things slowly. but with an assurance that the proper course is being taken. The leag1,e would like Providence on the circuit, but no one will plead for it.
 However, the Eastern League Is wiser than ever before. So is Dan O'Neu. He doesn't intend to rush matters, Cor no one realizes better than he the seriousness of the base ball situation in New England at the present time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
Soccer News

Seven teams entered the now popu- lar InterschoIastic Soccer League and seven teams finished the season which was something that had never hap pened before not content with the playing of a complete schedule the boys asked for more games and a full double schedule was completed and not one team failed to turn out to play their games. In addition to this, a large number of games was played after school hours which helped the game along fine. The Park commit tee began to take interest and sev- eraI members of the teaching staff of the schools was interested in the game and to crown the season q knockout competition was started which ended with great success in the spring. The Ltncolns finally win ming after a hard struggle with the Elias Howe team.
 The present season has done even greater work and . it is now an es- tablished fact that the game has come to stay. During the fall g full double schedule of games were play ed and close upon 140 games were played among the nine teams that entered the IedSue' III adult-oh lO these games, two knockout compe- titions were completed, the first one was to finance the league while the second one was for the benefit of the United War Work Campaign fund.
 Some of the teams played as many as eight games in one week and yet were wanting more. The Spring series which will start on the 18th inst. are certainly the most interesting games of the season and creates the great est interest and the meeting tomor- TO evening is certain to show a large attendance of our future soccer stars. The meeting is called for o'clock
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20

The race horse has proven money maker for the boxer. Down at New orleans he has surprised the wise acres. So it may be that Dundee will devote all his time to this horse In the event that his physician advises him to retire from the ring. But we hope that this will not be necessary, for a gamer and more willing battler rhan Dundee never entered the ring. He E/needed. He iIas never taken ps4 ,/in pre-arranged bout. He has aIwayl- done his best. Which accounts for the great number of matches in which he has figured.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
TT HE DECENT death of Honey

T HE REGENT death of Honey l Melody in Boston, fouowin 5 an attack of pneumonia, removed from the modern prize ring one of it's most famous characters. The former vvelterwetght boxer, who claimed the title of his class after defeating Joe Walcott twice within six weeks in 1906. was born in Charleston, in 1884. His real name was William J. Mel lody. He started in the boxing game in 1901 and soon gained a national reputation as a fast fighter, meeting the leaders in his class. In that year he knocked out seven opponents, one of whom was the clever Jack Kearns Five years later Melody met Walcott and beat him twice. Experts were divided at the time whether Walcott or the Dixie Kid was champion, and Melody claimed the title after lick ing Walcott, on the ground that the latter was the champion.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
DENNY Dundee will not be al

! DENNY Dundee will not be able
 to resume boxing for at least an other month. Johnny Is suffering from an abscess in the ear and judg- ing from the reports that have been sent from New York his condition Is .sarious. Some friends of the Italian lightweight have gone so far as to say that he will never be able to return to the ring, for blow on the ear may prove fatal.
 Dundee has made a. fair sized for tune in the ring, and what is more he has saved most everything he has earned. He has purchased horse and a couple of machines.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
ECHOES FROM SHORTHAND

\ AY HEATING, who was with the IN Yankees during the closing . weeks of the 1918 campaign, will be a member of the Boston Braves in the coming season. Heating notified officials of the New York club some time ago that he believed he could connect with the Boston club in the event that he was not to be included in the Yankee lineup and was told to arrange the terms. He conveyed the information to George Washington Grant, new owner of the Boston club, and the latter there upon purchased Readings release from the New York club.
 He Is about to leave for the Braves training camp at CoIum bus, Ga. Heating was with the Yankees during the Chance regime and later while Bill Donovan was manager- For three seasous he played in the Amer ican Association. but was recalled last summer when wartime conditions broke up Huggins' pitching staff.
 yET HEN PRESIDENT IIbbets of the w Robins learned some time ago that the Giants had been invited to fly to Philadelphia for the openinS game of the season, he just smiled. When this news was followed by the announcement that the Yankees had been invited to make the trip to their training camp in Jacksonville in submarines. the smile worn by the president of the Brooklyn club gave way to Q most serious expression His team. he decided, was 8 poor third in the standing of the New York clubs SIS far as novelties were concerned
 4 little later, however. he became on an equal footing with the rival organizations. He received a letter from @ rubber company, which makes heels which are said to make walk ing easy. The writer informed tho owner of the Robins that he would furnish the members of the club with as many rubber heels as they have feet if they would consent to walk to their training quarters in Jack sOnviHe. The proposition may be left to the players to decide.
 The Great Lakes naval training station captured the A A U. water polo championship for 1919 by de- feating the Illinois A. c. by to 1, according to an official report re-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20

T HID VETERAN Tommy Leach has l again been released by a major league club. probably for the last time. Leach, who was at h!s best as a mem Der of the champion Pirates of 1909. dropped out of the majcr leagues few ~zears ago, and after several seasons iTTthe minors, one O. them as manager of the Rochester club of the International League, he came back to the Pirates last year. He played in few games and hoped to make & real "come back" but II soon became apparent that his major league days were at an end, and he has been given his unconditional re- lease by Hugo Bezdek. He Is un- decided whether to retire from the game or again seek 8 berth in the
 Southern Association, whence he came back to the big show last year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20

ID LILY PAPKE and Jim Flynn U fought a ten ound draw at Los Angeles just ten years ago today, March 1 g, 1909. The Pueblo fireman outweiRhed the Illinois Thunder bolt by ten pounds. and had an ad- vantage of an inch in height but Papke had a shade the best of the saco11.aT although his margin was not wide enough to be called vic- tory. Shortly before that Billy had fought slashing twenty-five round draw with Hugo Kelly, the Italian n1tddleweight. and after the fight with Flynn the Illinois boy took on Kelly aRain and knocked him out in the first round. On the strength of these performances Billy challenged Stanley ketcheI to fight for the mid dleweight title again. and the bout was pulled off at Colma in July, Ket- cheI winning the decision in twenty roundss
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20

A BITTER dispute has been started among members of the New England 4. A. r. over the fact that New England athletes who recently competed in the big Brooklyn games were allowed s1o0 for travelling ex- penses The N. F. A. A. U. men will refuse to foot the bill and some one in Boston has suggested that Fred Rubien in New York pay it. And if they can get Ruben to pay the bill they will be wonders.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20

The Great Lakes naval training station captured the A A U water polo championship for 1919 by de- feating the Illinois A. c. by 5 to 1, according to an official report re- ceived from Chicago, today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20

1 ANON RUNYOE, New York War O correspondent and sporting writer. has just returned from France and the other day when interviewed as "one of the public by a fellow scribe, said that he will not be q bit surprised if Joe Lynch of New York beats Jimmy Wilde, the English champion when they meet March 31
 T talked with Wilde just before starting on my homeward journey said Runyon. He thinks Lynch is one Of the best boys he has ever met and has a lot Of respect for him, but laughed when I reminded him of Pal M core, who got the verdict over him. If they had declared that Lynch bea me- said Wilde, why I would not have protested, but Moore. why. he isn't one quarter as good as Lynch!'
 HE NEW HAVEN team leaves to- day for Toledo, O., where it will take part in the bowling congress there. With one exception the team is made up of high class bowlers However, the Toledo tournament has been crowded with spsctacular bow ling so far and it is doubtful if the Elm City conungent's esence there will cut any foe.
The independent-reporter., 1919-05-29
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