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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-07
XX7 HO WILL win the heavyweight
 " championship bout at Toledo

w Ho WILL win the he,f heavyTe1sht " weight on July (? How often each day is that Interrogation hurled at you by some lonely friend? To be sure many, many times. Every sport in tbis country Is in some way or other interesting himself in the Jess Will lard-Jack Dempsey bout. Even those who oppose boxing and can See no good in 1t are interested-they are busily trying to pick out something g on which to pound.
 This general and popular interest in the contest is by no means sur prising. Jess Willard. in spite of all that has been svid about him, Is a real champion. And Jack Dempsey Is the logical claimant and a legitimate contender for the championship. Whether Dempsey will succeed re- mains to be seen, but fans are all ready selecting their favorite.
 Jack Dempsey. when we saw him at his camp at Toledo two weeks ago, impressed us very much and we went away with the belief firmly fixed in our mind that the man who defeated the Californian would be super superman. Dempsey looked fit then and he seemed anxious to have it over with. We asked Jack if he were afraid of getting stale. And he replied:
 "Oh, no. I'm always this way. Tlere is nothing that do that makes me feel as do. I take my morning exercises every day. Whether I am to fight or not always go through my routine of training or exercising, as you will call it. No there is no danger of my going stale for the very rood reason that I expect to take very good care of myself and between yow ana July hope to squeeze in e weeks rest"
 Conhdence? Say. if confidence wal tp decide this battle Dempsey is posi- lively the next champion Dempsey b extremely confident that he will win and be the next champion and he doesn't mind letting you in on mat "info'' either. He has taken Toledo by storm. Of that there is no doubt
 But now we hear that Toledians have zone mad over Willard ss they uonx evsR Dempsey when hs nrs'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-07
Ray Grimes Hitting
 And Fielding Enable
 Bridgeporters 10 Win
Americans Break Winning Steak of Providence Team Springfield Nine Here To morrow.
By G. c. HAWMAN.

W HEN it comes to turning in cir " GUS fielding performances, Ray Grimes, mana ger extraor dinary of the himself. Ray, besides holding the re1ns Of the Bridgeport team, has found time to turn, in some of the best plays recorded at Newfeld Park this season. Had the writer the time and the space allotted him, it could be shown where Ray Grimes leads the entire team in the way of near impossible featS performed
 Ray has been the indirect cause for a number of his teams victories. in bringing about victory, but the fact remains that Grimes tactics at first have discouraged and turned away many an enemy victory.
 Take yesterdays game with Provi- dence-which Bridgeport won, to by the way. Two neat unassist- ed double plays were recorded and one of these was made by Grimes. The other was turned in by Howie Baker, whose throwing has been one of the outstanding features of gthe Bridgeport teams defence.
 S~veatt was on first with one out in the eighth inning when Dameron poled one back of first. Ray Grimes made for 1t and succeeded nicely, and then doubled 1t by running back to first ahead of Sweatt who had left the base with the echo of the smash.
 Bakers double also was a clean one. Win one down in the second inning and Hauser on second. Carr walIoped a liner that Baker got in fiasfy fashion. Howie touched the cut off the fleeing Hauser.
 Victory for the Grays in the third game played with the Providence team this week was marked by the appearance of new hurler, recently secured by the Americans. He was not in the best form yesterday and was inclined to be over-gen erous with his passes. His teammates, how ever gave him splendid support and he managed to pull himself through with a win. A little more training and practice should develop a good pitcher out of Leonard, for he is a hard worker and a willing lad.
 Dominick Mulrennen, who has play ed with no less than a half dozen clubs on the O'Neil circuit during the past three seasons. made his sreap- pearands at Newfield Park yesterday afterno@n sporting the fighting colors of the Providence contingent. Doni- nick pttched . better game than did the udEeportsr. forciuy tho 1ocals
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-07
klrkby Favored In Metropolitan Golf
 Championship Finals Here Today

green left him a putt and he had his The next hole is 227 yards. Here kirkby holed 2. No wonder the ex- Western champion found himself struggling from the Kickoff.
 The quality of Kirkby's game is shown in the fact that he had at the finish two par As for a 70, by all odds the best round played to date. Con- siderirg the fact that the Brooklawn course from the back tees is 6,500 yards long and the rough is exceed insly matted and wiry, a, TO is fast enough to hold any man in check.
 Luke Walkers dash to the final round of a Metropolitan championship gives him a great week, regardless of the final outcome. The young Colum- bia golf captain is only 20 He had never figured in a Metropolitan cham pionshjp before. To bag the low
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-07
BATTLING LEvINSKY FAR FROM BEING ALL IN, HIS
 SERVICES MUCH SOUGHT
Has Already Been Signed to Box Willie Meehan, Billy Miske, Bartley Madden and Carpenter.

"HOsE who contend that Battling | Leyinsky. the gentlemanliest and one of tho best liked heavyweight fighters who ever stepped into an American ring, Is all in, do not know what they are talking about Take thas from the leading boxing pro- motors of the country.
 Battling Levinsky Is in as great de- maud today as he was. more than year- ago. Back in his home town where be Is surrounded by his friends-his boyhood frlends-BarneS is working out faithfully. He Is rap icRy coming back into his own ana z1e have the word of George Ensle' Mussy Taylor. Freddie Sears and seV- eraI others who have seen the Battler @n training, that he is far from oelns through with the ring that he loves so well.
 Only today we happened to hear from Barney and judging from the tone of his letter, he Is in high spirits ana feeNns well Inasmuch as the letter contains interesting news for locaI fans, we will publish 1t, in sart:
 Dear Pal Roger
 well, Rog, here am again and glad to be able to write to you. l am getting my Times every night and I don't know what I would do without the sheet. It certainly gives me all the news
 well, everything here ds ok with me. l am training faith fully. feeling fine and have lot of work. I box here at Shibe Park on June 26, with William nF S, uCiaCO. On the third of July I box Billy Mtske of St. Paul at Toledo. On the 4th of July l am wanted to box Bartley Madden at St. Louis. The terms offered Dan Morgan for nay services in that fight are ok. in every respect and if l can mako the jump in time l will take the match.
 q saw Low Tender knock out George Chaney of Baltimore here tho other night in one round and Roger, I think that this boy Tendler can beat anybody in the world at 133 pounds. He is the best left-handed fighter that was ever born. Johnny Ioftus says the same thing about him and Loftus ought to know as he has been with fighters most all his fife.
 Tt looks as if we will leave for Europe in September or Oc- tobar as I have had another of fer from Veine, the French pro 2. moter, to go across and box Georges Carpentier for the light heavyweight championship of the world, at Paris either late in November or early in December. It will be 20 rounds to a decis- ion at 175 pounds ringside.
 "Yhe weight will be easy for me as I only weighed 175 pounds after a week or so of training. so you see when really want to train ] can get into good shape. I weighed 113 pounds and felt good and strong, too. I was in wonderful shape when I was to have fought Harry Greb in Pitts burgh, but it was just his good luck that the fight was called of. It rnined p Pittsburgh, anyhow, 30 we could not have fought, as 1t was tO be m outdoor affedr. I have a number of offers to box around here at clubs in Jersey and Delaware that will keep me very busy between now and when we leave for Europe.
 Well. there is no more just now. so I will close with best wishes from
 Your old pal.
 "RARNFY''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-07

New Sawyer, always a fine match player, put up a great battle against Oswald Kirkby, but the Metropolitan titIeholder was not to be stoppedt Kirkby was at the top of his game, and that means brilliant golf, golf that even par won't stop.
 As an example, Sawyer opened fire with two par holes and then found himself two down. The first hole is 397 yards. Ktrkby's slash4ne drive took him z60 yards with an uphill ron te sSs pin, . ma1his ahot eD the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-07
Providence.


Had it not been for a bad spill on the part of Cameron who threw wildly an easy roller from Leonard's bat in the sixth. With Leonard safely on first, Bill Lai waited for four balls, but he was struck out. Hank Bracket made a better impression for he got his ticket to first.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-07

Ray Grimes came up hopeful. but admittedly dangerous. He busted out a half dozen fouls, but finally after three balls and two strikes had been called on him he connected with the horsehide and sent it sailing into the outer gardens for three bags, Leonard and Bracket coming home. The corwd literally went wild at this point and Howie Baker, at bat, was urged to do something to bring Grimes home. But this was to be done with the help of the Providence team, for Catcher Weeden allowed a passed ball to bang against the grand stand fence, Ray scoring.
 Mutt Waters off1ciated as umpire in yesterdays game and his performance for the day was satisfactory for there was no demonstration of dissatisfac- ton among the crowd.
 Eddie Eayrs and his Grays will
 remain here over today. Eddie ' Lennon will in all probability
 twirlt for the Americans today
 The Aame will start promptly at
 3:30 o'clock. Tomorrow the
 Springfield Ponies will be the at
 tractidn. Manager Holly expects
 to usd Lowe against the Ameri-
 cans, who will rest their chances
 on either Townsend or Marty
 Walsh. Tomcxrcw,s eAms. toe.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-07

Iottetown, P. B. I.
 Joseph Cain, June 19, 1875, Brook lyn, N. '.
 Aurelio Herrera, June IT, 1876, San Jose, Cal.
 Tony Burns, Jun IT, 1881, Han over, Ont, Can.
 Battling Nelson. June 5, 1882. Cop enhagen, Denmark.
 Jack O'Keefe, June 1s, 1884, New York City.
 Bob Moha. June s, 1889, Jersey City, N. J.
 Battling Levinsky, June 10, 1891, Philadelphia, Pa.
 Jim Duffy, June 12, 1891, Lockport, N Y.
 Joe Boryell, June -21, 1892 PhiladeI- phia, Pa
 Charles Outch) Brandt, June ', 1893, Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Bill Brennan, June 23, 1893, County Mayo, Ireland.
 Mick King, June 24, 1893, Sdyney, N. s. w.
 Harry Greb, June ', 1894. Pitts burgh, Pa
 Tommy O'Toole, June 16, 1895, Wilkes Barre, Pa
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-07
Semi Final Matches Bring Out Very Good Scores News Notes Picked Up From the Links.

overthrow such veterans as 'HarT Kerr and Max Marston on his way to the final is a. considerable feat.
 medal in the qualifying round and to
 There were not many who gave Walker a chance against darstOn af- ter the latter had Overta.ken Gardiner White. But the status of the dope failed to annoy Walker He went about his work with coolneSs and skill until he had his match well in hand. He was not playing as brilliantly as Kirby was, but his game was sound and steady throughout.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-07
will start at 3:3O o'clock.

Ch1cago turned out to honor the hrst ball player who enlisted to fight TOT Uncle Sam-Hank Gowdy of the Boston Braves. Thousands attenSe ed tn egame in Chicago with the Cubs yesterday and saw him showered with appropriate gifts. The day was marred, however, with a Boston 10 victory It was Herzog's homer in ane ninth a inning that spoiled the
 Punched hits off Grant in the fourth and seventh innings per
 mttted Waterbury to score four runs, enough to defeat New Ha- ven yesterday, for the final score was to 2. Incidentally the game
 was marred by frequent clashes between Umpire Corrigan and the
 players. On one occasion Man ager Flynn got so boisterous and his remarks so affected Corrigan
 that he gave him the gate.
 Leary, the Waterbury center fielder. who has been paying so spectacular1y and hitting so con- sistently this season, aSain made
 his appearance in front of the spotlight yesterday by grabbing
 off four hits in as many trips to
 the rubber. One of these banga went for two-base slam. ss ;.
 sf ss1 Ehmke, of the Tigers in Detroit was going too strong to continue win. ming games. After taking thrsG' straight games he was stopped yo6< terday in Boston where the Red 1o{ slipped 3 to victory over tho 49 ningsites- Pennock bitchtnG fof Red sox. holding, netrclt to IF was l1rxely xespeneIlb
 win v ss sss ss4 st '
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-07

Larry Williams Is raining hard in expectations of a bout with Willie Meehan, the California heavyweight with whose manager, Sam Driver, is communicating. Several western cities seek this bout
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-07

The trapshooting championship of the United States Army and Navy will be held at the Montgomery Country club, Washington, D. C.. on July 4. The winner of the championship is e1- igible to shoot in the National Anna teur Championship event at the Grand American Handicap Tourna- ment- The present champion of the Navy is lieutenant Commander F. P. WuliAma.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-07

landed there. Is 1t because the champion is so well prepared, be- cause he Is champion or what? But whatever the reason be, the fact re- mains that today Toledo fans rather like Wil1ard's chances. They have forgotten ol1 about Dempsey. One glance at the giant champion was apparently enough.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-07

THE metropolitan amateur golf k championship tournament that closes at Brooklawn this afternoon will long be remem bered as one of the finest and best conducted sport ing affairs ever held in ttAs section. The tournament was not without its thrill and the final day promises to develop some remarkable golfers in asmuch as the principals involved have played spectacu1arly in the tour nament and are personally exception ally good players.
 Every golfer who has played over the course has pronounced it one of the best in the East. Surely, the club did its hardest to give the crack golfers as, difficult a course as pos sible and that 1t succeeded in a very large measure was best evinced by the performances recorded. The local players proved disappointment f and those upon whom the most con- fidence was placed were the first to be eliminated.
 But the Brooklawn club, while it has been unfortunate insofar as the playing members were concerned in the tournament, has made many friends-and it Is hoped that some time in the very near future those sporting gentlemen who said such good things about Brooklawn and Bridgeport will return here again.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-07

They turned for home all even, White getting 37 to Marston's 38. Coming back wild tee shots were mainly responsible for Marston be- coming 2 down at the thirteenth, but he won the next two and the match at the home hole, where the Nassau golfer pulled his approach.
 Their ca rdS fnllnM
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-07

~ HARLEY PITTS meets Benny N Leonard in Montreal on Mon day night. Bridgeporters no doubt will find pleasure in knowing that a former Bridgeport boxer has been so well thought of by some promoter to be matched with so capable a cham pion as Benny Leonard. But is it a good match?
 Charley Pitts is a good boNer-and was even better three and four years ago. He is regaining the strength he lest and the ability he in a measure forgot while fighting Uncle Sam's battles over there. He is training every day down at Billy Grupp's gymnasium in New York.
 But Pitts is not prepared to meet Leonard. The latter is everything a champion should be. Charley may look like a conner, but why kill his future by stacking him up against so formidable and superior an opponent as Benny Leonard.
 From where we sit 1t looks like another one of those "grab-the-money and-forget-the rest propositions so popular with certain managers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-07

Bridgeport will soon have a former soldiers show and it is hoped, at least that the public will show bettet appreciation for what the soldier boxers did when in France than did the folks in Waterbury. The box office receipts were ridicuIousIv low and the promoter is said to have lost several hundred dollars
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-07

In addition to serving az first lieu tenant to Tex Rickard at the Jess Willard-Jack Dempsey out in Tolebdo on July 4, Joe Mulvihill, the Dan- bury promoter and snowman, has contracted to write special articles on the fight for a number of Connecti- cut newspapers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-07

Terry Lee will in all probability be appointed boxing referee in New Jersey, according to reliable infor- nation received by the writer today. Lee IS very popular in Newark where he IS now located and two weeks ago hled his aplication for a license. Fa- VofaoIe action is said to have been taken on the recommendation
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-07

Charley Pitts and his manager, Clarence Gillispie, leave New York today for Montreal where on Monday night the former Bridgeport boxer wAA meet Benny Leopard, lightweight t champion. Pitts Is in fine fettle. He and his manager will arrive in Mon treal early tomorrow when Charley will do a little training at the French Canadian A. c. of that city,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-07

Chic Brown, whom Pete Hartley stopped in Derby last night, announc- ed his retirement from the ring to- day. Chic has been on the decline Tor the past year. Three years ago he was the best card in this state. The climax came when he took the count in that memorable bout with
 Benny Leonard at Dave Ryan's show in New Haven about IS months ago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-24
SUFFRACISTS
IN U. S. MEET
Women Celebrating 50th
Anniversary in st. Louis

ST. LOUIS. Mo. March ga
new balance OF power was in tho
making here today.
Women delegates here to attend
the jubilee convention Of the Ma.
tiOnal Woman Suffrage association.
saw In the offing an amalgamation
TO swing political destlnles and make
history.
Confident national suffrage will be
granted by the next session OF con.
ercss, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait.
national president. and other officers
have a plan prepared for the conven-
ton 10 make the suffrage organiza.
tior a non-partisan force. pledged to
indorse candidates In local. state and
national elections who will aid their
cause.
This is the 5oth anniversary OF the
association.
In 1859 the National Suffrage as.
scciation and tho American Suffrage
association were formed They were
merged in 1880 into the National
American Woman Suffrage associa.
ton.
Among other things the Women
Voters conference VIII try TO find an
answer TO the question. why Does
the United States lay behind other
nations In extending the vote 90 its
women"
In 1859. Wyoming led the world
by the grant OF fun suffrage 20 tts
women. The convention win ceie-
bratc the soth anniversary OF this
event
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-24

established for the benefit Of Uncle
Sans wants and needs OF Uncle
Sans fighters n ~ at the present
time considered large factor In
the reconstruction work Of placing
the ex.seryico men back on the Job
The one main issue now inVolv-
ed. declared J. l.. Faulds. cx.nayal
aviator and director Of the Legion
employment department. els that
We are determined TO place the sol
der and sailor back on the Job. This
organization. which has been form
ed by cx.seryice men and for ex.
service and service men. viii hack
any member of Uncle Sans fight.
Ing forces. regardless OF conditions.
We need the cooperation Of the
Seattle business men Immediately. Z"
Soldiers and sailors arc urged to
attend "A mass meeting 10 be held in
the Soldiers and Sailors club Mon.
day night at o'clock. Ensign Kohl
OF the i3th Naval district. viii talk
on government insurance.
". II. Sheets. secretary and treas.
urcr OF the National association for
Universal Military Training. direct
from Washington. -. C.. win ad.
dress the meeting.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-24

II you value your watch, let
Haynes repair It, Near Liberty
theatre
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-24
Wanted Credit
in Record for
Those Four Huns

SAN FRANCISCO. March a.
Capt C C Burch. Generalization cx.
pert at the Preside. was cxamir
Ing man seeking his discharge
from the army Picking up one
OF the many documents required to
give caeh mans record In tho army.
the enlisted man asked:
This says did not qualify an n
narksman. but how do they figure
that
THAT means YOU never shot on n
range and qualified with a rifle" re.
pissed Capt. Burch.
We'll. how could qualify? I
was in the signal corps and they
didn't give us any rifle. but we
were In several sharp engagements
and know | got four Huns with
my automatic. There IL no doubt
about that. Can't I get credit for
the four Huns In the records"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-24
Girl Dies After
70 Days of Coma

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. March "a.
After living for rs days in a
state of coma, which succeeded
a three weeks OF typhoid fever
illness, Adelaide o'Dowd. 16-year-
old school girl. died Sunday. Physi-
clans are mystified over her case
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-24
Washington and Lincoln
Liberty Legion Needs Help
of the Seattle EMPLOYERS

Tho employment department Of
the American Legion Of Liberty.
with headquarters at the Soldiers
and Sailors club. Fourth ave. and
Cherry st. IL calling for more jobs
for returned fighters.
Tho Legion of Liberty. an ex.
scrvic. mems organization formed
for and by cx-scrylcr men. has been
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-24
Lustrous Velvet Portieres
For Living Room or Drawing Room

which they
They fashioned
Shown with both of dull rich blue
blue
They excellent values $3.50 mt, ~,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-24

Seventh ave. on order from Chief
J. r. Warren. The type cases were
upset and a number OF cartoons de-
stroyed. The plant y tho property
OF Walker j. smith. charged with
criminal anarchy and at liberty on
hail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-24
THINKS HE'S UNLUCKy

CHICAGO. March ei.-Fireman
Frank Cassel claims he's uniucky.
He fell two stories yesterday and
merely split thumb. And he'd Just
takea out an accident policy. paying
$500 for a broken leg.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-24
ExPECT BIG SUGAR CROP

An excellent prospect for the 1919
sugar beet crop IL predicted by rep.
rcsontativos OF the agricultural de
partmcnt. who have just completed
an extensive tour thru the sugar beet
district OF the country.