The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-21
GENE GIANNINI
 COLUMBIA COACH
Ex-New York A. c. Pilot Has New Job-Newsy Re
 sume of Sport Doings.

NEW YORK, March 21-Eugene J. Giannini, for many years rowing coach and director of athletics at the New York Athletic club, was today named rowing coach at Columbia. He has accepted the position and will assume his new duties immediately.
 TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 21- Terre Haute will accept a franchise in the Three-I Baseball League for next season, according to a vote taken last night at 9. meeting of the Cham Der Of Commerce here. Mordecai Brown former big leaguer, will in all probability act as manager.
 CLEVELAND, March 21-The re- lease of Ava Hall by the Cleveland American League baseball club was announced here today. He was not taken on the Southern trip, started by the locals several days ago.
 HAVANA, Cuba, March 21 - The local promoter who will take Jack Johnson, former heavyweight cham pion of the world to Mexico, has of fered S200,00O for championship J Willard, the present champion. The authorities, however, have already is sued an order prohibiting the appear ance of the coIored man in a bout here. 5i ,,,.gsz..,. ,.s sgs ,gas sss
 LONDON, March 21 - Announce ment is made by the Henley Regatta committee that King George has promised to present a, trophy for an eight-oar race in the 1919 regatta here.
 CHICOPEE, Mass, March 21.---An- nouncement was made today that the Fisk Red Top soccer team here had disbanded for the rest of the season.
 SEATTLE. WASH, March 21 - SeattIe's hockey team, holder of the Western championship, defeated Les Canadeins, the champion Canadian team of Montreal, here last night by the score of ' to 0. The game was the first of series to determine the championship of the world.
 PINHHURST. N. C., March 21-A record field of SS players took part in the Silver Polls annual mixed for somes tournament here yesterday Miss Eleanor T. Chandler and Sidney Sherwood of Philadelphia made the pest round of the day, going over the course in 82 alternate strokes and trying for the Class A prize at S1 with North Fork, who finished in 91-1O-81.
 PRINCETON, N. J., March 21- The 1919 Princeton baseball sched- ule was announced today. Princeton will meet practically all of the teams had places on the 1917 schedule and will, as usual, meet Harvard and Yale in the usual series of games. The Tigers also play the Penn team twice. The season opens with Swarthmore on April 12.
 CAMBRIDGE. MASS, March 21- The Harvard freshman crew sprang a surprise yesterday by defeating the first three eights of the University squad. The yarlings rowed a game and fast race and after the first quar- ter mile of the Henley distance had opened a lead which they held until the finish.
 NEW YORK, March 21-The rec ord price of S2, 175 set on the opening day of the annual horse sale here was topped twice last night when w. H. Cane, a newcomer to the harness horse racing world, gave up S4,5OG for Sunflower, a two year old bay colt by the champion, Peter Volo, 2:O2.
 CHICAGO, March 21-The annual Western tennis championships and sectional doubles, which have been held in Chicago for the last 2e years, were awarded to the Rockhiu Tennis will open there on July 8. The Michi- gan tournament will open on Aug. 4 at the Detroit Tennis club courts.
 Mort Lindsey of New Haven re- turned to his home in the City of l1lnls this morning after spending three days in Boston on a, business trip Lindsey has arranged several series with crack Boston bowlers. These matches will not be staged un- til after the Toledo championships are over, however.
 It has been practically decided that Connie Lewis and Joe Porto will meet in another series for the duckpin on neutral alleys in this city. There will be purse of $500 to induce the players to do their best
 The big Gengler- -Ca1uano match in Buffalo the other night is said to have drawn s1.154. Buffalo bowling fans paid $643, while those in Chicago gave up s511.