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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07
SUBSTITUTE BOXING BILL MEETS WlT1 HOUSE COMMITTEES FA
GPORTORIALc | M BY W
 ROGER TERRI

- OMERODY MADE a bad blunder J the other day in announcing to he world that General Leonard Wood had consented to act. as chair nan of the Army, Navy and Civilian 3oard for the Control of Boxing. The General is considering such a prop 1sition, but he has not as yet accept d. He admits. however, that he has t under consideration, but that he will absolutely refuse to serve on the board unless the sport is limited strictly to amateur bouts.
 While this statement has upset plans somewhat there Is some hope. Oven national board of the sort ad- coated by General Wood would do world of good to the manly sport. If boxing is good enough to be taken up by amateurs, then it is good enough Tor the general public to patronize. Anyway. for the good of the sport we nope that the General will carry out he wishes of his good friend, the late Teddy Roosevelt, and accept the chairmanshtp of the board.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07
High School Teams Will Clash at Colonial Hall To morrow - InterschOlastic News.
Inc Probable Ldneup.

Tomorrow is the day of days for the iuterschoIastic basketball fans as in the afternoon the Bridgeport High School team will try to avenge the defeat it sustained at the hands Of the Holyoke High earlier in the sea son. If they do this they can right fully claim the championship of New England as the Holyoke quintet has yet to meet defeat this season and it has tackled the fastest teams in the East.
 The local team has been practising for the past week under the direc- ton of Coach Hunt for the game and the players can be depended upon to give good account of themselves, They have their passwork down to perfection and their team work which was rather lax at the begin ming of the season is now at par
 The local team will present the strongest lineup and Coach Hunt has informed the boys that if they are not in there battling away at every stage of the same, they will be promptly removed and a capab ble substitute put in.
 According to a report rom HOl- yoke, the Holyoze team had game with the Workers High school team which five the locals defeated earlier in the season.. The HolyOke game was cancelled by the Workers lads however. and will be played later in the season. This same report states that -na Holyoze team has not held any practice at all for the local game. This may be a case of a team being too sure.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07

TT HE AMERICAN soldier wants what he wants when he wants it.
 Which is another way of saying that the American who donned a fighting uniform now wants Sunday baseball. This was indicated by the plea of a large number of them who appeared voluntarily at the Albany hearing on the bill legalizing Sunday baseball in the Empire State. One feature of that hearing that contrasted the be- havior of those who advocated pass age Of the boxing bill at Hartford last week was the preparedness Of those who supported Sunday ball. They were amply armed with facts and statistics to show that Sunday baseball must come sooner or later and that there is no sane argument against It. The Connecticut boxing fans went to Hartford merely with speeches. Had they taken the trouble to gather facts concerning the tre- mendous good boxing has accomplish ed and statistics to support their ar guments, those who opposed the Howell Bill might have been silenoed and shown that their ridiculous con- tentions were of the 18th century.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07
FOOTBALL DUE
 FOR REVIVAL
Colleges Announce Busy Schedules for Next Sea
 son-Army Ambitious.

Judging from announcements pour ing in daily from universities and colleges throughout the country next seasons football season will be banner one. With most of the star players who went into the service as- sured of being back in this country in time to return to college at the beginning of the 1919-20 season, it looks as if there will be big doings on the gridiron next fall, particularly in the East
 Brown and Dartmouth have decid- ed to forgive and forget and next No vember they will stage their annual football clash at Braves Field in Bos- ton. With this announcement New EnEland is assured of another big game, which for years was sadly mis- sed, particularly by sons of Brunonia.
 All of which reminds the writer that there has just been started q movement in Rhode Island for the purpose of erecting a b+E Stadium in Providence for football and other athletic purposes. The games are now played in tumbIed-dOwn. wealth er-beaten Andrews Field. A cam paign for funds with which to erect such a memorial for the Brown men who fell in the recent war will soon be started in Rhode Island and among Brown Clubs throughout the country.
 The annual football game be- tween the Army and Navy will be held at the Polo Grounds in New York on Nov. 29, it has been official Iy decided The date and place was first proposed by the West Point of fciaIs and has just been accepted by the Naval Academy athletic au- thOrities.
 The attitude of Harvard in refus- ing to support a code of rules be- tween Harvard, Yale and Princeton Is to be .appIauded. Such a move on the part of the Big Three" would certainly arouse the suspicious of other colleges
 Football enthusiasts at West Point have not yet given up hope for an Arny-TTarvard game next Fall The Army athletic authorities the other day refused to sanction such a game which was scheduled to be played on Oct. 25. The West Point officials, It is said, favor such a game, but for some unknown reason the Washing ton authorities have interfered-
 A representative of a, prominent Western college has been in New England for the past three weeks and las been looking over football and baseball talent at the various high and preparatory schools. He is said to have succeeded in inducing no less than fl young and 4 promising play CTS to go to the western institution next year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07
BrOOklawn Rollers Set New Single Record For
 Team With 530 Mark
Official Standing.

Connors' Live Wires maintained their lead in Charley Ma honey's Holy Rollers League at the Park City al leys last night by grabbing off all three games played in opposition to the City Officials. Competition, how ever, was keen in every respect and the league leaders won by close mar Eins. The feature of the evening, however, was the establishment Of a hew team single mark of 536 by the Brooklawns.
 In another match the BrookIawns defeated T<eegan's Kolts, ? to 1, talk ing the first and third games by com fortable margins. Casey'8 Hot Dogs found the going a, tri1e too fast and dropped two strings to the Wooden Heads.
 Following are the leaders in last
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07

X MOTHER interesting piece of news @ | cabled to this side of the pond his week was the announcement hat the Olympic games will be re- lived in 1920. u is said that Rome 1as been given the classic. Now the question arises. is Italy prepared to nance such a gigantic affair." If v0 Ire to take seriously tha reports re- ,eived at Washington from the Ital- an capital, that country is financially very bad bad shape now as the re ult of the war.
 But then we are further told thu, he gentleman who have made the lward have iuvestigated conditions md have satisfied themselves that he historic city ts the best place for he 1920 games. There Is one con s olation to be found in the announce nent-the first definite statement is- ued in connection with the Olympic :ames since the war started in 1911 and that is that the greatest of in ernational meetuss will be surely evived.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07
Greenwich.
SfwanOy.
LOCAL PLAYER WINS
 PALM BEACH MATCH

Palm Beach, Fla, March - G. Bryan and Mrs. G. [. Morris of New York defeated Miss Annetta Ti1ford of Tuxedo and Stanley c. Mortimer of New York, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, in yesterdays play in the mixed double tournament here. The two played consistently after losing the first match. The sensation of the day, however, was furnished by Stanley Mortimer in the semi-fnal of the mems doubles. He was paired with Craig Riddle. They had lively three-set battle with Fred Harris of Brattleboro, Vt. and Manfred Gold man of New York, winning finally,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07
LIEUT.. ROSS IS NOW A CEUCAGOAN.

Lieut., Norman Ross of Rockwell Field, national champion and worlds record holder for the swimming event. has quit the Olympic club Of San Francisco and will hereafter wear the coIors of the Illinois A. A of Cnira go. This is cheerful news for. athletic fans for it is virtual sssur- ance that Ross will be entered for all the national indoor free style cham pIOnships.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07


 at forward in the game Saturday. This has resulted in Hickey beins sent to the forward position and 1Ii- acco taking his place at guard.
 If the team plays in Saturdays game the way it has practised dur ing the week. I am confident that We can defeat the Holyolze High team This is statement given out to The Times by 1r. Hunt today. He stated further that he was aware of the fact that HOIyoke was represented by d fast five, but he is extremely cond- dent that the local team could defeat it. He stated also that the players are bubbling with confidence and cannot see the IoIyoke team in the game at all
 A general r-eeting of the High school students -as held in the HfEh School auditorium this morning and after a few remarks I. Principal Moore. Coach Hunt of the Basketball football teams took the floor. Mr Hunt gave a short review of the High school athletics so far this season and spoke very favorabIy of the foot ball team. which represented the High School during the past season and later won the State champion ship. After a few other words he presented the members of the team with their insignas.
 The men who received their ssB's" for good work on the gridiron last fall are as follows. Capt. Murphy: Miller Kimbau. Epstein. NIcKeou Burns Hayward, Houston, Waters GaIbieta, Baxter, TTawes, Hickey, HammilI, Williams. Mccarthy, Mana ger Wilson. also received a managers "B"
 After the ''B's'' were distributed. Murphy. captain of last seasons team took the floor and. after a brief speech in which he told Of the good work of the team in winning the championship of the state, he pre- sented to the school a silver loving cup, which was received in recog- milton of their fine work in winning the championship of the Naugatuck Valley league. It is also emblematic of the state championship
 Miss Helen SchwertdIe. acting pres ident Of the "B'' club then took the floor and presented the school. on behalf of the club. three enlarged pictures of tho proceeding years baseball, football and girls basketball teams, the three state champions Of that year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07

Johnny Shugrue, the Waterbury boxer, expects to return to the box ing game after July the Thirst, when he will have to close up his saloon on East Main street in that city. However, Johnny has a hunch that the boxing bill will pass and if 1t does he will join the ranks Of pro- motors.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07
RAY HEATING
 NOW A BRAVE
Yankees Sell Him to Boston Bush Holding Out
 Baseball News.

Ray Heating. the popular Bridge port ball player. who fell into the New York Yankees hands early this year, was today made q party to a big deal between that team and the Boston Braves. Ray has been sold to the Braves and will report to that club when 1t leaves for the Sunny South. At the same time the Yankees announced the acquisition of Neal Ball from Toledo.
 Owen Bush of the Detroit Tigers is holding out for more money but chances are that he will not get the raise he is after. The Tigers are not fixed financially to grant him an in crease at this particular time. The young shortstop is popular in Henry F'ord's home town and will be greatly missed if he decides to stay out.
 There will be no change in the ownership Of the Newark Interna- ttonaI League club and Jim Price the old New York scribe, will continue to be behind the team, it was an nounced today. The prospective pur- chaser stated that there seems to be some uncertainty about the territorial rights of the new league to Newark and he does not want to take up a proposition that might involve any complications.
 The Yankees were somewhat stag gered by announcement that the Giants were going to Philadelphia in aeroplanes, but today the team has gone them one better and has ar nounced that it will go to Florida iA a fleet of submarines. And they are paying thousands to press agents in the show business.
 Manager Higgins expects great things from Pitcher Ferguson, for merly with the Bridgeport club. He has written to his New York boss, saying that he expects to be at his best this season. While with Bridge port last year Alex pitched 16 wins and three defeats for the Americans.
 George Gibson, who was Manager NTcGraw's right-hand man for several seasons and is now manager of the Toronto International League club, will go South with the Giants and coach the New York pitchers at the training camp in Florida
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07
RTACCO TO PLAY ON GUARD LINE.

The Holyoke High quintet which plays the local High here tomorrow is seeking the United States High school basketball title. This an nouncement was made through q HoI- yoke paper today and reads as fol- lows:
 Folyoke, Mar. 7.-The manage ment of the Holyoke High School basketball team is negotiating for games with high school hves in To ledo, O., and Buffalo. N. r. Nothing definite has yet been done about booking dates for the local cham pious with these teams, but there is hope that 8 long Western trip can be arranged for the early part of April. Having cleaned up every thing in this section Holyoke High is going out for the '. s. title.
 If the local High school basketball team is able to defeat the Paper City warriors, 1t will no doubt go on the tour of the Western States.
 The game tomorrow will be play ed at Colonial Hall, instead of the High school gymnasium. and start at o'clock sharp.
 Capt Biacco, has requested Coach material. The fact is that since 1917 Benny has defeated boxer after box CT. until today he is considered as good as KiIbane-the champion. He is a cIean-living youth and supports a widowed mother and his 15-year- old sister.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07
New Record Is Looked
 For At Annual Indoor
 Carnival In BrOOkIYn

did physical shape just now and says that AZ lie is beaten in this race the time will be faster than the present worlds indoor record. He believes that Campbell is the one man enter ed in this race who can give enough competition to force him to break the record.
 As far as Ray is cor cerned it is only a question of getting some stiff competition. If he is forced to run hard all the way and against a man like Campbell he is confident that he will not only win. but will also come through with better time. The pres- Vent record is minutes, fl seconds, and was made jointly by Lieut. John ". 0vertOn of Yale and Ray. Over on=established that mark in the 1917 championship meet, while Joie equal led it last year.
 The registration committee of the X. A. U. has approved Of the appIi- cation of s. R. Eanacore for per1nis- sion to compete unattached He rep resented the Brooklyn A. A. at the MIIrose games in New York last week and therefore will not be eligi- 5Ie r0 wear the colors of any other club until February 20, 1920. He will appear in the Brooklyn games tomor- row.
 The registration committee at its weekly meeting in New Yoork last night also cancelled the regfstra- ton card in the A. A. U. held by F. J. RoIes of the National Turn Verein of Newark. This action was taken upon the recommendation of George AIehnert chairman of the athletic committee of the N. T. V, who stated that Eoue recently took part in basketball game with professionals.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07

Miss Elizabeth Ryan of the Meadowbrook club of New York was the big star at the last bi-weekIy in ter-cIub meet for Tnermaids held in Philadelphia. She scored in three of tho oa-Led events and covered 20 yards in the very good time of three minutes and six seconds.
 George Dowsing, captain of the EIks water polo team of Seattle. Washington. sails in a few days for Sydney. V. s. W. and hopes to make arrau- nenrs there for a visit to this country of a group of Australians s leading me-maids, not including Miss Fannie Durack.
 Northwestern University, recently defeated by Chicago A. A, will again meet the latter team in big swim ming meet. some time early next month. The final score of the recent meet between the to teams was 46 to 33
 Dave Caldwell of Boston will have trouble galore at the Brooklyn meet tomorrow night in the 60o-yard run. for there are 13 of the country's
 
 and it should not be the easy contest it was for him last week. There are principally three good reasons why Caldwell should not be rated the big favo-ite that his friends have made him in this event. They are: Ted Meredith Marvin Gustafson and Tommy Campbell.
 The Amateur Athletic Union of fee is doing land office business on the advance sale of reserved seats for the indoor track and field cham pionships. which will be held in Brooklyn tomorrow. Secretary lRubien appears to be extremely happy over the prospect of having a most sue Cessful meet, both from an athletic and financial point of view.
 It is understood that Charley Po- res, Villir Kyronen. flames Kole- mainen and the regular veteran sof the Boston race will again be on deck this year. All are now training for the event and believe that are going to cop the leading honors.
 Charley Dean. who used to be pres ident of the A A. l., made an inter- estfng statement today. He claims that there ought to be a federal con- trol of athletics in this country even as national association is being proT sed for boxing. He says thers is too much politics in the A. A. Us as now conducted and unless an off fcial plays to the big fry he has nofs a chance to assert any power in the organization.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07
Chatter
BY LINK SHAN.

Probably the Massachusetts Golf Association is the only State hoIdiU- an amateur championship which does not give Q medal to the man with the low gross in the qualifying rOuud- The usual prizes are given the match play winners, and the executive com mittee of the M. G. A. will probably do something toward providing an award for the testing circuit
 J. B. FIgar. one of the best golf professionals in the world. has left Great Britain for this country. Ed- gar is coming here to make this country his permanent home and any club in this section desiring the ser vices of a competent professional will do well to look him up before sign ing anyone else.
 Lieut.. Robert Gardner, amateur golf champion in 1908, and 1905, was recently mustered out When at Yale he was known chiefly as a pole vauI- ter but it's a cinch he is better known as a. golfer than he ever was as pole vaulter.
 4 golfing enthusiast in Norwalk submits an alI-star lineup of star golfers from the Greenwich club that should hold it's own with any in this section. The list was compiled by the young man upon publication and reference by New York writers 10 the strong team the Siwanoy Country Club could muster. Appended are the two lists and the Greenwich line
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07
two weeks.

two weeks.
 Jason Wright, manager of the An sonia team, writes to the effect the hall in Ansonia has been practically already sold out for the big game with the Blue Ribbons tomorrow night. A section, however, has been reserved for the Bridgeport rooters.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07

The Bridgeport High School Sec onds and Y. M. c. A. clash tonight at the local ''Y'' gym. A fast game is expected to develop between the two teams, which have been practicing for
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07

n AN MORGAN who manages a U string of first class ring per ormers. can see nobody but Jack Dempsey, the Californian heavy weight, in the proposed championship sattle with Jess Willard on July i. Morgan has been connected with box ing for many years and has turned ut more first class boxers than any other man associated with the sport oday. He seldoms gives his per onal opinion on @ battle, but this ime he has conferred favor upon IS by giving the writer his version If the coming contest.
 ITO my way of thinking I think ack Dempsey will be the next worlds heavvweight champion. That provided lac really meets Jess VII ard" said Dan. "I've seen both in
 ction and Cau see nothing else.
 -mpsev, you can bet your last nick .rwiu be at his best when he enters
 y,e1 rinS Jack has been training Ia { along and can always be found
 SzjerfeCtly good physical condition 90
 Unlike other boxers he doesn't indulge in frivoNtea. He is all husi- ness. He realizes that the prosperous ,ra of the average boxer is of brief duration and is a Ecod enough busi- .less man to know that ir is always c. good policy to grab the dollar while he grabbing is good. He has never zone into a ring unprepared- Those men whom he hos toppled over with his wicked wallops were beaten fair " and squarely and not one of them has a kick coming. As for Fred Full on he was knocked out clcanly and any statement to the contrary from he Rochester, NIinn., man Is pure and simple bunk
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07

C CHOOLBOYS IN this section will , have their inning tomorrow aft ernoon when the Holyoke High school basketball contingent makes it's & aopearances here in a champion ship game with the Bridgeport High i've. The writer has not witnessed a single game in which the local school las engaged this season, but we did have the good fortune of seeing Hol- oke defeat the Hartford High aggre- ration in Hartford two weeks ago to- might.
 The Holyokers have a finely bal C need aggregation that will bear close watching by any team. It is an ggressively fast aggregation. It's forwards are particularly fast play CTS, energetic. couraEcous and always tn The go. The center. perhaps, was l.ot at his best that evening, for his l erformance was far from satisfac- -ory The guards are ordinary, but 1,nafraid and fast. We don't know ] ow strong a team Bridgeport High School will turn out, but there is one fh hing we do know, and that is that nv quintet meeting the Bay Staters will know that it has been in tus- gle. Anyway, here's hopping B. H. (. will win.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07
Bridgeport Will Claim
 Title If Successful In
 Game With HOlYohers

, Hunt to use him at guard instead of
 at forward in the game Saturday.
 1 This has resulted in Hickey beins cent to the forward position and 1Ii- acco taking his place at guard.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07
ProSpect-(4).

Referee, F. Corball; tir scorer, Miss Connolly.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07

Vatlein, a Newark amateur basket ball player. has been suspended by the A. A. T., because Of alleged pro fessionaIisfn The player has not answered the charge.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-07

Joe Waters will, in all probability referee the basketball game between the Ribbons. and Nationals from New York at Colonial hall on next Tues day night The game will start promptly at 8 o'c1cek.