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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
COACH OF NAVY SAYS HIS TEAM
 IS UNDER DOG

Annapolis, Md, Nov. 26-On1y fragments of information escaped from the closely guarded field of practice at the Naval Academy yes terday afternoon, but the shouts of the 2,000 midshipmen indicated that things were going we'll with the team. Dobte is making every effort to pre- vent any knowledge of what the team is doing from becoming public prop erty.
 The coach insists that he may make drastic changes in the arrange ment of the team at the final mo- ment, conditions deciding the charac- ter of the game in the lineup. Still the regular use of certain men and the special attention that has been given them indicate the lineup with a good semblance of certainty.
 Coach Dobie. true to his habit, is not claiming victory, in advance though nearly every other Navy man is confident. In fact, there has been a notable increase of confidence in the last two or three days.
 Dobie said the Army had a big strong team and should be able tc whip the Navy. '"The Navy is the under dog this time," he declared land the Army has every advantage with it's bigger, stronger and more experienced men. I don't believe ir nisrepresenting the situation to my players, but in telling them just what they must face, we will not start g team which expects defeat, but one which knows only a most desperate effort can secure victory"
 On the other hand, Assistant Coacf John Wilson, who has seen the Army eleven in every match this season, i! confident of a Navy victory.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
CUNBOAT SMITH AND LANCF0RD
 60 TO ENGLAND

Boxing is going big in England this winter, according to reports from the other side. In Joe Beckett, English sportsmen believe that they have a real champion at laSt-one that will be able to cope with the best of the Americans. That has aroused a tre- mendous amount of interest in the sport.
 With the increase of interest in the sport new promoters are springing up and the number of arenas are in- creasing rapidly. A call has been sent out for more talent from America, and both Gunboat Smith and Sam Langford are going across.
 The arrival of these ancient battlers will be welcomed by Joe Beckett, not because he is anxious to face them in the ring but because they will keep big Fred Fulton busy to put a check to his annoying challenges Beckett's excuses for not meeting Fulton sound rather laughable on this side of the water. Only three English heavies could be induced to face big Fred, and he flattened them with ridiculous ease, yet Beckett tells him to go and get a reputation, or something to that effect.
 Beckett entirely overlooks the To- gicaI excuse for lodging Fulton that the latter is a self-confessed fa- kir and was forced to leave his own country on that account. 4
 Georges Carpenter, who meets Beckett on Dec. 4, already has gone into training for the battle, which will determine whether the noted Frenchman is to be factor in fu> ture ring affairs. Carpenter has en- gagged Eddie McGoorty as his spar ring partner. which looks like a very shrewd move on his part. McGoorty has wise head on his shoulders. No doubt he learne&s all about Beckett's strong points and weak joints during the seventeen rounds he faced the English champion. Good sparring partners are scarce in Europe, nat urally, so Carpenter can count him. self decidedly lucky to get a man of McGoorty's ability to help fit him for his comeback. George has been out of the game so long that it will take plenty of hard work to tougher his muscles and quicken his eyes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
:-: Sporting Gossip From Many Fields :-:
CONNIE LEWIS HEADS
 NEW ATHLETIC CLUB
Connie Lewis doesn't know

Connie Lewis doesn't know what to do with his money3these days. The Duke of Fairfield ave- nue didn't get much of a thrill by hiring couple of brass bands for a parade after election, 50 he has decided to take 8 flyer in the boxing game. It is said he will be the next president of the Bridgeport Athletic and AInuse- ment club, which will promote boxing bouts and other sporting events in tllis city. Fritz Mu- sante is said to be interested in the club and so is John H. She'll ing, & Philadelphia boxing pro- motor. Attorney George F. Mara has been retained to give the boys legal advice.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
Babe Ruth s Favorite Bat Broken In Game
 Out On Pacific Coast

Grief reigns in the Ruth family. Bobby Meusel, a mere coast 1eaguer, has busted one of Ruth's stock of bats-the stock consisting of two specially made clubs.
 Babe" Ruth was playing in an ex- hibition game and had his bats ready in case of emergency. It was MeusePs turn at bat, and the sturdy Coast Leaguer, wishing to have the privil- ege of batting with one of the clubs that has sent many a horsehide over the big league fences, picked out one of Ruth's private stock"
 The ball came straight down the groove and MeuseI let go. A sound of splitting wood filled the air as the ball rolled down the field, and Ruth s bat busted right at the handle. The question now has arisen as to who Is the best batsman-Ruth or Meusel. Many believe that Bobby takes the honors, inasmuch as he busted the champions bat; while others main- tain that the Vernon player failed to hold the bat correctly.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
ANSONIA BEATS
 RIBBONS AFTER
 GREAT CONTEST

Although the Blue Ribbons came from behind and made a whirIwind finish at Colonial hall last night they fell short of victory by a. slight mar gin and Ansonia emerged victorious by 29 to 26 in a thrilling contest A large crowd cheered continually at the many brilliant plays.
 Chief Muller and George Norman were the principal annoyers of the Ribbons The Ansonia stars bonn barded the basket with long shots which proved costly to the hopes of the Ribbons. Near the end of the second half with Ansonia leading by 26 to 24 Eddie White of the Ribbons shot pretty goal, tieing the score But a minute later Wassmer of An sonia tallied a field goal and then Chief Muller threw a foul for the final point White and Schwab starred for the Ribbons. The lineup:
 AnSOnia (291
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
Charley Pitts Seeks
 Bouts Tn Bridgeport

Charlie Pitts manager sends the following:
 Charlie Pitts once more demon- strated that he is a topnotch light weight when he fought Lew Tender at the National Athletic Club last Saturday night Pitts, contrary to ex- pectations. not only listed the six rounds but gave the Pride of Phila- delphia a hard fight. No, Pitts did not win but he was in there fighting every minute with the best 133 pounder in the world. He was given a great send-off at the finish and also booked to box Thanksgiving Day.. He proved himself one of the clean est, gamest and gentlemanly boxers that ever fought in a PhiIadelphia ring and was assured of plenty of Engagements this winter. Pitts is anxious to show in Bridgeport and would prefer to box Johnny Dundee
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
AL REICH MUST
 OVERCOME HIS
 LACK OF SPIRIT

New Yo ork, Nov. 25-Several boxing enthusiasts indulged in an animated discussion of the qualities necessary in the makeup of a pugihstic value. It was agreed that a left jab, hard thuna ping right-cross and some speed afoot were essential first of all, but that over and over these fundamen- tals of boxing one who takes part in the manly exchange must possess a ''heart.' No fighter who lacks cour- age or who cannot stand bit of rough treatment will get far enough in the ring to be accepted, was the opinion of all concerned.
 The argument came up following the announcement that Al Reich, for mer amateur heavyweight of skill, and a prominent man in the profes- sionai ranks, was about to resume boxing. Reich has an unusual clever left hand, he crosses his right with power and skill and his footwork is deserving of high praise. But in for mer bouts Reich openly displayed an atrocious lack of grit. He simply re- fused to stand up under a beating.
 In his two biggest fights Reich made a sorry spectacle of himself. First with Fred Fulton in the Man haitian Opera House, Reich hit Full ton on the chin in the I1rSI roun0 ana had Fulton all but knocked out. With the instinct of self preservation Full ton fought back doggedly and fore ed Reich to cover up. Reich appear ed frightened by the attack of Fulton and thereafter it was no trick of all for Fulton to win.
 Again with Jim Coffey in Madison Square Garden, Reich hit Coffey so hard that the Roscommon Irishman could not raise his arms. Instead o1 displaying a fighting instinct and finishing his man right there, Reich walked away from Coffey and only glared at the Irishman. Reich gave Coffey lot of time to recuperato Shortly afterwards Coffey tapped \ Reich in the stomach and Reich promptly doubled up, fell to the floor, and was counted out. In both ! sf these bouts Reich was winning handily, until hit and then heN los dismally.
 Reich is going to return tn the rim; in an eight-round bout with Rob. erts, the Staten Island novice4 yhicf ts to be held at the FourtfU .egi- enAn4 Armory of Jersey City$ ezi
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
YALE COACH'S SALARY UNDER
 ATTACHMENT

New Haven, Nov. 26.---A suit for
 the recovery of s1,5O0 said to be due
 on notes, has been brought against pr. Arthur Brides, assistant coach of the Yale football team, by the law
 firm of Lewis L. Field and Stanley Dunn. The coach's salary at the uni versity has been attached. The story behind the legal action is that in 1916 Brides bought up the medical prac- tice of a >Dr. Frank J. McCabe of Providence, R. l., for the sum of s1, ,190 and agreed to pay off the money with in a certain period and gave notes to that effect.
 It is alleged joy McCabe that the
 Yale man has paid but s250 of the sum and hence the suit for recovery on the notes. The action is returnalbIe the present term of the Superior court. Brides was coach of the Yale
 Hnesmen during the season just passed,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26

Benny Leonard, the lightweight champion and Johnny Dundee come together in that twenty-round affair at New Haven on January 16. The end ought to come of that serial fight which the two have been staging for the past two years. In a short bout over the six or eight round route two boxers can get away with a lot of stuff but in a bout over the longer distance such as twenty rounds it is impossible and in the case of Leonard and Dundee it looks as though the tWop" Oundee) will get his long coming sleep at the hands of the title holder.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
GAMES
 FOR COLLEGE TEAMS

Thanksgiving day is always a big occasion for college football teams. The classic for tomorrow, in point of college sentiment, is the Penn Cornell game at PhiIa- deIphia, although it may not amount to much as an exhibition of high class football. The Pitts burgh-Penn State contest at Pittsburgh ought to be hum- mer. Brown will play ColuIn- bia in New York tomorrow and in NIorgantovgn, W. Va, the husky University of West Vir- ginia team will mingIe with Washington & Jefferson.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
Bergin Fights Fast Draw.

Charley Bergin of New Haven fought a fast ten round draw with Joe Gibbs at Brockton, Mass, last night Bergin is another New Haven boy who has been doing all his busi- ness in Boston and vicinity. Bergin says he wouldn't figure in New Ha- ven again as they can't come near the purses offered by the Massa- chusetts promoters. Currfe, Bogash, Doyle, Proto, Al Ketchel and a number of other fighters from this vicinity are doing nearly all of the work in that state
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
Milford High Will
 Play Alumni Eleven

Great interest is being taken in the annual game between Milford H. S. boys and the Alumni, which will be played at the Fit. Trumbull Beach grounds tomorrow morning. The material for the Alumni team this year has been hard to find, but the Alumni will have a fairly strong eleven and promise to give the boys an interesting and highly exciting session.
 The probable lineup of the two teams will be as follows:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
Sapper Conan to Meet shugrue.

Sapper Conan, the popular local featherweight, who defeated Tommy Shea of New Haven last night, has been signed up for three more bouts. On December 2 he meets Johnny Shugrue, the hard hitting 12S pounder of Waterbury, in that city over the ten round route; on Dec. 4. Mickey Travers of New Haven will be his opponent before the Hardware City A. c. at New Britain for ten round jaunt. ssohar has been offered a bout for Thursday afternoon by a Kingston, N. Y. cluh and will accept, his opponent has not yet been announced. Conan has strengthened his popularity in New Jersey by the knockouts of Duke Kelly and Young Dempsey recently he has been assured of plenty ot work in that section for some time and will make his home in Jersey City for a while.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
CLAIMS MAN ATTACKED HER

The police last night received a report that Eva Disbrow, of 336 John street was attacked by an unknown man about g o'clock last night, while passing through John street. The woman's screams brought William Ross, also of 336 John street to the rescue. but the man fled before he could be recognized.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
Fans Say Turner-Levinsky was Draw

Most of the newspaper reports gave the decision to Battling Levinsky in his battle with Clay Turner, the crack Indian light-heavyweight at Detroit the other night, but from later re- ports and newspaper accounts from that city show that at the very least a draw decision should have been rendered. This was their third meet ing and as no love is lost between the two scrappers they put all they pos sessed into their blows and for once Levlnsky threw his science to the winds and went after the Indian with both hands, but the dark skinned fighter proved a tough proposition and gave the Battler as much as he received. Turner was cut bad about the mouth and nose and Levinsky a cut over the ear and plenty of scars on his body.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
Turner-Greb Matched Again.

Clay Turner and Harry Greb, the Pittsburgh bearcat, have been match ed for a twelve-round bout at Syra- cuse on December 2. This is the third meeting between the big fellows and each resulted in a draw showing that a stiff battle is expected when the two clash.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26

Monday night. Reinh should have lit. tie trouble beating Roberts, provid- ed Reich has lost none of his cum ming, but he will have to display a lot of courage because Roberts is built of stamina, willingness and am |bftion and Roberts will not stop try. ing even though beaten to a pulp.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
Greb Defeats Larry Williams.

Larry Williams of this city lost a fast ten round bout to Harry Greb of Pittsburgh in that city the other night. According to the reports only the splendid condition of the local heavyweight saved him from a knock out in the eighth and ninth round.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
Welterweight Champion Jack Britton
 Received $1,7OO.

Jack Britton the king of the welter- weights received $1,700 for his bout with Harvey Thorpe of Kansas City last night at Buffalo Britton having the fight all his own way.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
BACK FROM HUNTING

After two weeks hunting trip north of Quebec Canada, William B. Seeley, City Clerk J. Alex Robinson, Director of Public Works Jacob A. Courtade and pr. J. H. Callahan re- turned to this city last night. They brought with them a nine year old Indian boy who has been assigned to 'Bill" Seeleys care utnil next spring when he will return to the northern land
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
Paul Doyle to Meet Young KIoby.

Paul Doyle, the fast welterweight of Boston has been matched after much wrangling to meet Young Kloby of Lawrence, who is considered a pretty tough proposition around New England, for g. twelve round bout in Boston on December 4.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26

OuIS comm1tteu - Relch 6, Ma lone 5, Dehnert 1, White 2, Norman 2, Wassmer 5, Harvey 5. Fuller 2, Muller ?.
 Foul throws missed Reich 1, Schwab 5, Malone 3, White 1, Nor man l, Wassmer 2, Harvey l, Full Ter 5.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
Boxing News
 And Gossip
Bogash to Fight in Mass.
By G. O. Hawman.

Louie Bogash, the crack lightweight of this city, has signed up for an- other bout up Boston way. He will meet the winner of the Billy Carney George fracas staged in New Marl- borough, Mass, on Thursday after noon.
The Pulaskian., 1919-11-14
CHAPTER l-continued.

My presence seemed at once to put her on her guard. The music of he voice was suddenly hushed, as though she had hurriedly, almost in terror, thrown robe of reticence about an tmDulsive naturalness not to be dis played before strangers. As for the storekeeper, he was evidently a fa- miliar acquaintance. He had known her-he said after she was gone since she was a little girl.
 While he spoke, my eyes had acci- dentally fallen on the coin still in his hand, with which she had just paid him.
 Why" I said, "this is a Spanish doubloon"
 That's what it is," said the English man laconically.
 But doesn't it strike you as strange that she should pay her bills with Spanish doubloons?" I asked
 Tt did at first" he answered; and then, as if annoyed with himself, he was attempting to retrieve an express sion that carried an implication he evi- dently didn't wish me to retain, he added: "0f course, she doesn't always pay in Spanish doubloons. I suppose they have a few old coins in the fam fly and use them when they run out of others"
 It was as lame an explanation as well could be, and no one could doubt that, whatever his reason for so doing he was lying.
 But haven't you trouble in dispos- ing of them?" I inquired.
 Gold is always gold,' he answered, "and we don't see enough of it here to oe particular as to whose head is stamped upon it, or what date. Be sides, as I said, it isn't as if I got many of them; and you can always dispose of them as curiOsities."
 Will you sell me this one?" I asked.
 T see no harm in your having it." he said, but I'd just as soon you didn't mention where you got it."
 Certainly" I answered, disguising my wonder at his secretiveness. f'What is it worth?''
 
 lars and seventy-five cents. Having paid him that amount I bade him goodnight, glad to be alone with my eager, glowing thoughts. These I took With me to Il hii Of coral heach, made doubly white by the moon, rustled over by giant palms, and whispered to Dy the vast living jewel of the sea. took out my strange doubloon and flashed it in the moon.
 But, brightly as it shone, it hardly seemed as bright as it would have seemed short while back; or, per maps, it were truer to say that in an- other, newer aspect it shone a hun dred times more brightly. The adven- ture to. which it called me was no longer single and simple as before, but gloriously confused goal of cloudy splendors, the burning core of which suddenly raying out, and then lost again in brightness-were the eyes of mysterious girl.
The Pulaskian., 1919-11-14

about one. Then the atmosphere was so close and airless that fear of suf- location combined at once with the other fear of being swallowed up in all this savage green life, without hope of finding ones way out again into the sun. I fought my way in but very few yards when both these fears clutched hold of me with a sudden hor- TOT, and the precipitation poured from me; could no longer distinguish be- tween the way had come and any other part of the wood! Indeed, there was no way anywhere!
 I must have battled through the veritable inferno of vegetation for at least an hour-though it seemed life time. Clouds of particularly unpleas- ant midges filled my eyes, not to speak of mosquitoes and a peculiar kind of persistent stinging fly was adding to my miseries, when at last, begrimed and dripping with sweat, I stumbled out, with a cry of thankfulness, on to comparatively fresh air and some thing like a broad avenue running north and south through the wood. It was indeed densely overgrown, and had evidently not been used for many years. Still, it was comparatively passable, and one could at least see the sky and take long breaths once more
 Still there was no sign of a house anywhere. Presently, however, as I stumbled along I noticed something looming darkly through the matted forest on my left that suggested walls. Looking closer, saw that 1t was the
The Pulaskian., 1919-11-14

often gone adream. had risen the erea- ture of miracle.
 o shape of moonlit marble O! holiness of this night of moon and stars and sea!
 Yes :! l was in love. Yet I hope, and think, that the render will not resent this unexpected incursion into the realms of sentiment when he eonsid- CTS that my sudden attack was not, like most such sudden attacks. an in- terruption in the robuster course of events, but, instead, euriously in the direct line of my purpose. Because the eyes of an unknown girl had thus suddenly enthralled me, I was not, therefore, to lose sight of that purpose.
 On the contrary, they had suddenly shone out on the pathway along which had been blindly groping. But for the accident of being in the dirty little store at so psychological a moment, hearing that strangely familiar voice and catching sight of that mysterious doubloon as well as those mysterious eyes, l should have set sail that very night and given up John r. Tobias second treasure in final disgust. AS it was, l was now warmly on the track of some treasure-whether his or not with two bright eyes further to point the way. Never surely did a mans love and his purpose make so practical combination.
 When I reached my lodging at last i'll the early morning following that night of wonders my eyes and heart were not so dazed with that vision in the cave that did not vividly recall one important detail of the strange picture-those streams of gold that had suddenly poured out of the mouth and hands of the lovely apparition.
 Without doubling the evidence of my senses, I was forced to believe that, by the oldest piece of luck, had stumbled upon the hiding place of that hoard of doubloons, on which my fair unknown drew from time to time as she would out of a bank.
 But who was she?-and where was her home? There had seemed no sign of habitation near the wild place where I had come upon her, though, of course. a solitary house might easily have escaped my notice hidden among all that foliage, particularly at night fall.
 To be sure, I had but to inquire of the storekeeper to learn all I wanted but I was averse from betraying my interest to him or to anyone in the settlement--for, after all, it was my own affair, and hers. So determined to pursue my policy of watching and waiting, letting day or two elapse before I again went out wandering with my gun.
 left the craggy bluff facing the sea and plunged into the woods. ] had no idea how dark it was going to but. coming out of the sun, l was al once bewildered by the deep and com plicated gloom of massed branches overhead, and the denser darkness o1 shrubs and vines so intricately inter woven as almost to make solid wal