Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-03
SPORTING NOTES.

Inc mlllenlum i'll baseball never
VIII come, says George Stallings,
until the sale of players by one ma
Jor league club to another is prohibi-
ted. Nothing else will bring all the
clubs as near to an equal footing
The rich clubs would be no better off
in means to obtain talent and there
by strengthen, save by bidding high
for some minor league phenom, who
even then might not make good, than
the other clubs. In such an event the
long purse strings would count, but
with purchase between major league
clubs stopped they would count far
less toward winning a pennant than
now"
Two pugilists are booked to contend
some time in July. and the one of
them is Jess Willard, the pacific
worlds champion. Some call him the
worlds champion pacifst, but maybe
it's cruel world. Anyhow, where will
| j. Willard box? That is not a foolish
| question. 1t has several possibly cor
rect answers. One answer. worth a
small bet. if no lady cop is looking,
! is that j. Willard will not box in
| these United States of North Ameri-
ca. He may box in the United States
! of Columbia, and we hope he does,
| but the prospects that he will be al
| lowed to box anywhere north of the
| Rio Grande are remote.--Rice, Brook
| Ign Eagle.
The other day out in Elgin, H., two
| big pin bowe3rs met in a match game
and when they finished. laid claim to
a new worlds record. They rolled
| continuously for II hours and COM
| pleted 81 games. One of the bowlers
succeeded in getting total of 1891
nir1S for NJ O0Q yr-7i1
ather accounted for 1880 pins for ar
average of 1856. In our humble opin-
ion it's a freak performance and
hardly worth while.
To those familiar with the condi-
tons there never was any expectancy
that international polo would be
played this year. Therefore it was
no surprise to the initiated when tbs
Polo association announced that ne
challenge for the International pole
trophy would be forwarded to Eng.
land, which captured the cup in 1914
In announcing the decision of the as.
ISOLATION its chairman, II. l.. Herbert
intimated that the title holders WERE
not ready for a challenge. There i:
little doubt such is a fact. But wha,
about ourselves Are we ready to is
sue challenge Is there polo mater
ial in this country of the proper cali
Der to make it eXpedient to hazard
try for the trophy? Some of the bes
polo players of England fell during
the war, but even considering the los:
of Capt. Wilson, Tomkinson, Edwards
Sheape and some others, there is nj
doubt that the Britons are in a better
position to resume the game than We
are.-Philadelphia Ledger.
If the war had lasted much Longer
there is every probability there would
} have been turned out a crop of boxer!
:, from Western Massachusetts such a:
/ the folks at home had never dreamed
of. Even now the athletes held ovel
| in the various service centers are box.
t ing weekly and the fact that they are
being given enough attention to ge
;, into these bouts is evidence that they
: are fast developing the art of fist.
5 cuffs. There are Jimmy Hayden o
/ Holyoke, Medos Visco of Pittsf1eld a
/ the bingham Naval Training station
l Kid Miller of Springfield at CAM
5 Devens and others, who are doing vel
in this, comparatively new game fol
= them.
5 frankie Brown. the rugged little
| New Yorker, is emphatically claiming
B, the worlds featherweight title
f! frankie claims the crown, first, OF
lnS Slr6uSl III Oh HIS luis I6COIu II
] the squared circle, and second. OF
= the fact that a match was made il
Philadelphia for him with Johnn,
s Kilbane, who has since announced tina
: he would not box Brown. Kilbane ha
3! agreed to make the featherweigh
S limit. and fight to defend the title, an
/ Brown had offered to make sub
n stantial side bet.
i Brown has a singing blow in eac
e mitten, and the hardest hitters hay
d failed to rob him Of his pep. Hence
t forth he is going to s-sn all docu
G ments FRANKIE Brown, featherWelgh
champion of the world
II Why not have pet snake III you
+ home? Allen Williams says that
l, charming little boa constructor or
Il neat little cobra is better than hous
= cat or the ordinary watchdog. He in
sists that the snake is fine ratter an
r, that ns mouse trap is needed. TIL
= snake may be all right in his way. bu
= a fellow would hate to get up early /
y the morning and find snaky thin
= caressing him.
W. Is Jess Willard going to box Per
u hans he is and perhaps he is not. !
II lot of money is being offered to hin
I. most of it on paper. Probobly re
n Richard Is Offering q big wad bacaus
y he knows that there Is no chance {
l.! hold a fight that will draw anything
y To those who know something 1t a