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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-20
JESS WILLARD ANXIOUS ID
 TRY COMEBACK IN RING
Wis Tex Rickard That He Wants Chance to Redeem Himself for Poor Showing Against Dempsey
 May Meet Fulton First

Tex Riekard, who promoted the WillSrd-Dempsey championship fight in Toledo last July, announced yester- day that he believed that Willard was getting ready to come back into the ring and make an attempt to re- gain his title. Rickard during the past week has received several teIe- grams from Willard stating that he was very anxious to see him on very important matter.
 Rickard has been so busy that he has neglected to reply and yesterday he received another message from Ray Archer. Willard's business man ager, in which he stated that Willard was patiently waiting for an answer and that the business he wanted to see him about was imperative.
 willard was deeply disappointed over his poor showing in the Demp- sey fight" said Rickard yesterday, land I know he is anxious to redeem himself in the eyes of the public. Willard now sees his mistake in not training conscientiously for the fight and also sees what a great mistake he made in holding Dempsey too eheaply. Why the night before the fight Willard was so sure of winning easily that he wanted me to arrange to come with him to New York ime- mediately after the bout to help him organize his moving picture company. He never dreamed that Dempsey
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-20
:-: Sporting Gossip From Many Fields :-:
TREAT FEM ROUGH TEAM
 SUSPENDED BY LEAGUE RULE
New Workers Violated Interstate Regulations By Using Professional AS Substitute-Ieague Meeting Called
 for Next Sunday to Consider New Teams for Circuit

The New York team of the Inter state Basketball League forfeited the game played in that city last night with Passaic-the first occurrence of it's kind ever happening in the annals of Interstate basketball-by a score of 20.
 The New York club wilfully violat- ed the league rule which provides that no more than five professional league players may be used in any game, and that when a professional league play CT is withdrawn a semi-professionaI league man must take his place. In the first half the Treat Elm Rough club lined up with Clinton, Fyfe, Muller, Beckman and Leonard. The score at the close of the first half was 11-10 in favor of the homesters Starting the second half the New York combination dropped Muller and played Merle Harris of the Pitts ton team of the Pennsylvania League.
 Referee Walsh warned Captain Clin- ton that the injection of Harris was not in conformity with the league rules and that if he were played the game would be forfeited with the re- sultant consequences. Clinton was pewerless in face of this decision as the New York management compeu- ed him to use Harris. Managers
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-20

could hurt him and the possibility of the challenger knocking him out never once occurred to him.
 Archer told me that Willard had gone into the mountains where he wanted to iiss hard rugged life and try to shake off the laziness which seized him during his training season in Toledo. Willard simply would not work hard at that time, and when anyone tried to advise him to get down to business he simply 1aughhed. He feels pretty badly about that fight and is out for revenge That is what I think he wants to see me about
 Rickard said that he did not believe that Willard would try to take on Dempsey until he thinks he is in the best of shape. but will probably look for a fight with Fred Fulton, who has greatly improved under the guidance of Tom O'Rourke. Rickard says that he does not believe that Beckett will fight Fulton in England, but he said that he believed a light between Full ton and Willard would prove a big match in this country.
 The promoter says that first, Of course, Willard will have to prove to the public that he has gotten over his laz;ness and is willing to buckle down and get into shape. If he should do this and show that he is able to beat Fulton, Rickard believes that he will get another bout with Dempsey
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-20
HARVARD DENIES STORY THAT
 THERE IS DISCORD IN TEAM
Capt Murray of Football Eleven Says Coach Fisher Has Support of All Players and There Are No
 Cliques In Squad

Boston, Nov. 20.-The only breaking that the Harvard team will do is scheduled for next Sat urday, when the Crimson machine is expected to break the heart of the Yale team. That is the statement of practically anybody in Cambridge who knows anything about Fisher football. And the reason they come out with this statement is because someone started the rumor that the Harvard line has split on the eve of the Yale game.
 Never has there been more con- tented bunch of players on the liar yard team than at the present time under the, head coach, Bob Fisher. The Crimson coach is that type of teacher who believes in gaining the complete confidence of his men, and pulling with them, instead of slave driving type which has reigned ram pant at seral institutions And Fisher d. hat very thing. Just now any player on the Harvard team would be willing to do practically anything Fisher might ask. Those who have been in attendance at Sol diers' Field, day in and day out, will so testify, notwithstanding the re- port of one evening paper.
 And another thing that hsou1d be understood is that Percy Haughton has not been rushed into the breach to pacify the Crimson players alleged to be at odds with Fisher. Haughton has not been down to the Stadium this year more than twice. He has not been down this week, and no hur- ry call has been sent in for him. Fish CT and the rest of the Harvard coaches, as well as the entire college, are glad to have the great 'P. D." help out whenever he can spare time from business, but no one has been doing a Paul Revere stunt looking for the wizard mentor.
 And still another thing that the Harvard players wish to be straigt- ened out, is that play down at
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-20

Princeton, where Eddie Casey ana "Babe" Felton tied the score on for ward passes. It has been said that Casey and Felton used secret sig nals and secret play that the rest of the team knew nothing about, but the Crimson players claim that they had been practicing it for weeks and that Fisher knew all about it. having taught it and ordered it. The previous week Casey was on the re- ceiving end of a forward pass in the Virginia game, but it didn't work. Generally Casey is on the initial end of a pass. but the opposite play worked against the Tigers.
 The whole university was aroused yesterday over the story that the Harvard team had split. The under graduates are willing to back the men to the limit, and the fact that large number of them are giving 5 to 8 odds to beat Yale is pretty con- elusive evidence that they do not be- lieve Yale is going to win. All ex- pect that the Ellis will put up the greatest battle of the year, but no Harvard student lacks a few dollars to place on his convictions that the Crimson will ride through trium- phant.
 wen show them Saturday where we have split said Captain Billy Murray yesterday to reporter. Every man on the team has absolute confidence in Bob Fisher and is will ling to give his last drop to him because he is one of the greatest coaches and one of the whitest men we have ever met. The fact that he has produced the only undefeated college team in the East shows that I,o ie,f f,,I1x Ill aP the abundance of football knowledge that put him on Walter Camps All American teams in 1910 and 1911. And Saturday, when we complete our season against Yale without a loss, the football world will know that Fisher is the coach that we be- lieve him to be-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-20

fame. Madden, to work out his
 scheme of discovering Sullivan's Ne
 mesis, conducted a number of tourna-
 nlents in England. He was search
 ing for a powerful giant, supposedly
 the one type of man who could have
 a chance with Sul1ivan's rough and
 tumble tactics. Once he thought he
 had the scrapper desired, but his
 hopes were rudely smashed when a
 little middleweight, combining clev-
 erness with a punch, blighted his
 hopes, Mitchell, the middleweight Sin question, won all of Madden's
 journeys. He displayed such amazing
 ring craft and hitting power in doing so that Billy decided to take him back
 to America and challenge Sullivan.
 Word was cabled ahead tha!t Mad den had ended his hunt He had found the man who could beat John L. Sullivan. When the steamer docked in New York hordes of sport ing men and newspaper writers were on hand to glimpse the Colossus who dared stand up to the terrifying Sul- hvan. They caught sight of Madden on deck but a diligent search revealed no giant accompanying him. Instead they perceived Q man of ordinary proportions bundled in a huge over coat Whlcn made nm appear even smaller. Must be Madden's press agent,'' opined a calculating scribe. The theory seemed logical enough When the steamer docked, Madden for a moment. The soribes descended on the press agent" and clamored for some dope" on Madden's giant who was to meet Sullivan.
 To the astonishment of all the little fellow replied: 'I'm your man. I'm Charlie Mitchell, the fellow who wants to fight your Su1livan!" It was a long time before anyone would believe him
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-20
YALE SQUAD LEAVES TODAY
 FOR SCENE OF BIC CONTEST
Students Give Housing Demonstration Railroad Station As Players DepartChanges Made In Ell
 Backfeld By Coaches

New Haven. Conn.,, Nov. 2O---Three features of Yale's traditional final home football practice of the season were omitted yesterday by orders of the coaches. The scrimmage session, which Eli teams have been driven through before leaving the gridiron permanently; the undergraduate dem onstration which consists of a march to the Bowl by the singing and cheer ing sections and, third, the pictur- esque ceremony of the Omega Lamb da Chi dance, in which the substi- tutes build a fire on the gridiron of old bits of uniform and straps, and dance around in circle were all omitted yesterday.
 The football officials voted the Omega Lambda Chi celebration a nuisance. and decided to let the un- dergraduate demonstration as part ing ovation for the eleven wait until today, when the team leaves this city for Boston. The omission of the scrimmaging was decided upon be- cause of the fact that the Princeton game was found to have taken a tre-, mendous amount of energy from the squad. although none of the players show physical signs of the hard but cleanly fought match.
 In order to rest the eleven the play. CTS were taken to the dormitory of the college infirmary on Prospect Hill when they returned from Water bury Sunday evening and the players have since slept there, to assure quiet and avoid the campus which is al- ways noisy during che week between the Princeton and Harvard games. These precautions have borne prompt results and the players appeared in splendid condition for hard work Howard Campbell was yesterday given Braden's position, but 1t is not certain whether Campbell or Donald Welles and Ed Shevlin will probably
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-20

vard.' Several changes among the substitute players are likely. Ed Weles and Ed Shevlin will probably be the selections as reserve ends, Cal houn and Munger as tackles, Trippe and Hubbard as guards. Calvin and Hamil1 as centres, Laroche and Jim Neville as quarterbacks, Aldrich, French, and Crane as halfbacks, and Campbell and Donald Welles as full backs.
 The lineup tentatively decided upon is as follows: Left end. Reinhardt; left tackle, Dickens; left guard, Acosta; centre, Captain Callahan; right guard. Gait; right tackle. Walker; right end. Robinson; quarter back, Kempton; left half back, Joe Neville; right halfback, Lay; fullback, Braden.
 The statement of William H. Ed wards, former Princeton captain, that Yale refused to put straw over the gridiron in the Bowl in order that the playing surface might be kept soft, thereby favoring Yales chances, was read with astonishmen. and regret by the Yale coaches. Dr. Al Sharpe, the athletic director, said last night: 'tI am surprised and pained that MT. Edwards thinks Yale would do such a thing.' As a matter of fact. rain had fallen for five days previous to the Princeton match, but last Friday the sun came out and a high breeze blew over the Bowl. The Yale coaches consulted experts, who said that evaporation would be re- tarded instead of accelerated if straw was placed over the Bowl. Therefore the playing surface was not covered with anything, but allowed to dry as rapidly as possible. exposed directly to the sun and the wind.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-20
TRIS SPEAKER SHOOTS DEER ON HUNTING TRIP
 IN NORTHERN WOODS

Cleveland. Ohio. Nov. 2O.@Tris Speaker, Leslie Nunamaker and Morris Alderman returned yesterday from their hunting trip of two weeks to the islands along the north shore e Lake Superior.
 Only one deer was brought down by the trio. That one was a big buck and killed by Speaker. A large amount of small game. though, was bagged by the expedition which found the weather a trifie too cold for a longer stay, the thermometer regis tering IS degrees below zero
 Speaker will remain in town a few days and then will make his depar- ture for Texas, where he will endeavor to get thawed out in the next few weeks prior to the annual meeting Of the American League. which will probably be held in Cleveland-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-20
TO COMPLETE SCHOOL SOCCER
 NOVEMBER 27

The whole of the remaining games that are unplayed under the auspices of the Bridgeport Public School Soc cer League have been scheduled and if there are any games that have been omitted the managers of the various schools are requested to let the sec retary know at once, either by phone or letter so that matters can be fixed to get the schedule completed by Thanksgiving Day. The list of gam es yet to be played are as follows:
 Tuesday, Nov. IS. 4:14-Elias Howe-Webster. Seaside, Miss Conner.
 4:15 Washington Madison, Sea side, F. seltenrs.
 4:15 - McKinley-Sta Old Mill Green, E. Whitaker.
 4:15 Franklin-Shelton, Yellow Mill, L. Stevenson.
 Wednesday, Nov. 19. 4:15-Waltersvil Franklin, Yellow Mill, L. Stevenson.
 4:15-BIack Rock-Ma dison, Sea side, A. Connolly.
 4:15- Shelton-Prevocation Sea side, H. Clark.
 4:15 - Wheeler-Black Rock, Sea- side, A. Pederson.
 Thursday, Nov. 20. 4:l5 - Franklin-Frospect, Yellow Mill, L. Stevenson.
 4:15 - Stapes-Lincoln Jrs., Old Mill Green, E. Whitaker. AIS - Black Rock Madison, Sea side, A. Connolly.
 4:15-Webster-E Elias Howe, Sea side, H. Clark.
 Friday, NOV. 21. 4:15-Prevocation Maplewood, Seaside Park, A. Pederson. 4:15-Lincoln Franklin, Yellow Mill, L. Stevenson.
 4:15-Black Rock Whittier, Seaside Park, A. Connolly.
 4:15-StapIes Huntington Road, Old Mill Green, H. Clark.
 Saturday, NOV. 22. 2:00-Lincoln-Bar Seaside, J. Booth,
 2:Oo-Franklin- Prospect, Seaside. E. Whitaker.
 2:00-Shelton- -WaItersville, Seaside, 3:0e-Lincoln-Ma -Maplewood, Seaside, 3:0o-Barnun- Shelton, Seaside, l.. Stevenson.
 4:o0-Linco1n-sh Seaside, L. Stevenson.
 ocadonal-Frank1in, Sea side, H. Clark.
 4:O0-webster-M Seaside, E. Whitaker.
 4:o0-Prospect-Pr Sea side, H Clark.
 Monday, Nov. 24. altersvil1e-Lincoln, Yellow Mill, L. Stevenson.
 4:15-Maplewood-Pr Prospect, Seaside, A. Connolly.
 4:15-Linco1n Jrs.-Stap1es, Old Mill Green, H. Clark.
 Tuesday, Nov. 25. 4:15-Lincoln-Ma Yellow Mill, L. Stevenson.
 4:15-Huntingto Road-Lincoln Jrs. Old Mill Green. H. Clark. Standing of the Public School Soccer
 League.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-20

Charlie Mitchell, perhaps the great est fighting man ever produced by England, came into John L. Sullivans s life on three distinct occasions. Their first two meetings were frauglt with bitter humihating disappointment for the Old Roman as his adherents liked to call him. During their first meeting in Madison Square Garden, New York, in 'S3, John L. Sullivan re- ceived the first legitimate knoekdown by a human fist. In their second at Chantilly, France, five years later, he received the first genuine setback of his glorious career. The best he could do with Mitchell, a, mere mid dleweight, was to struggle thirty-two rounds to a draw. Years later, af- ter both had drifted into reminiscent middle age, Mitchell met John L. again. This time the little English man appeared in the role of a bene- factor, 'tis said. Sullivan was blind and down and out. Mitchell journeyed to the little Sullivan farm and paid his respects to the formidable foeman of other days. But to get back to the first meeting.
 Mitchell was protege of our own Billy Madden. The latter undertook the herculean task of deliberately could whip the mighty Sullivan when the latter was enjoying his palmy days, Madden came in for quite a little scofing for vouchsafing the opinion that somewhere there was a man who could whip Sullivan To V1ndicate his statement Madden sail ed for England to inspect the British stock. Madden didn't unearth the man to whip Sullivan. but he came so near to accomplishing the feat that the name of his ttind'' has, been in- del1bly entered in FiStia na's 1edo oP
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-20
BOXING SHOW WILL BE HELD
 HERE DEC. C.I5

back Smelling and Joe MuIvihin will put on a boxing show in this city about Dec. IS, and the affair will be staged at the Park theatre. Smelling is a Philadelphia promoter who l.3 put on many shows in that city.
 Three feature bouts, all F rounds, will be produced. The bouts will be: Joe Nielsen Of Philadelphia against Walter Donnie of Baltimore; Jack Reck against Frankie Britton of Phtladelphia; Robbie Doyle of New York against Battling Leonard of Philadelphia The boxers are all strangers to local fans but are said to be good.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-20

Morgenweck and Dunseath then claimed the game as forfeited to Pas safe, wIiich Referee Walsh so declared in the presence of both captains.
 As a result of this infraction of the rules, together with other violations of the regulations of the Inerstat Basketball League constitution, by the New York club, President O'Brien has suspended the New York team from any further participation in league games pending formal action by the board of directors of the league. A meeting to consider this action will be held Sunday afternoon, Nov. 23. A New Jersey town and Connecticut town has made application for en- trance into the league and these will also be considered at this time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-20
N VESTEIST ELEVEN TO
 PLAY RUTGERS SATURDAY

The first Western Conference football eleven to come east in 20 years is the Northwestern Uni- verSity team which will play Rut- gers next Saturday at Harrison, N. J. The last member of the Com ference to play in this section was the University of Wisconsin, which was beaten by Yale, 6 to 0, in 1899. Northwestern has two ends who are twin brothers. Their names are Chester and Lester Bar nard.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-20
CHOICE GIBSON
 NEXT MANAGER
 OF PITTSBU..C CH

New York, Nov. 2o-George Gib- son, for years catcher of the Pirates and last year manager of the Toronto club of the International League, will be manage of the Pittsburg Ma tionals next season, according to in- formation received from a reliable source last night. It is expected that Dreyfuss, president of the Pirates, will sign Gibson to a contract during the league meeting in New York early next month.
 Gibson had quite a row with the Pittsburg club after he parted com pany with the Pirates in the latter part of 1916 and refused then to re- port to the Giants because by doing so Barney Dreyfuss would get the purchase money.
 Gibson had 3 good season, this year as manager of the Toronto club, fetching in his team in second place. He always was good at coaching pitchers and was of quite a bit of service to McGraw in that depart ment while he was with the Giants.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-20
Standing of Clubs.

Schedule of Games for Balance of
 Week. aturday-Bridgep at Ansonia.-
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ness pursuits after leaving the ring. The two spent several days together on Sullivan's little farm in North A Abington, Mass. Mitchell although he never admitted it, is said to have helped John in a financial way. At any rate from that time on Sullivan never mentioned MitchelPs name without an accompaniment of kind words.
 John L. Sullivan found Charlie Mitchell a good foeman and a good friend.
 Copyright. 1919. by The Wheeler
 Syndicate. Inc.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-20

Elias Howe have had two points deducted for playing an ineligible u1ayer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-18
Red Men

Elaborate plans are being arranged
for the convention OF grand council Of
Virginia, Improved Order Of Red Men.
which will gather In this city for a
two-day session May ~ and ~. 1t
ii estimated that approximately $50
Red Men will meet here to discuss
matters relating to the welfare OF the
order. Richmond hotel win be the
headquarters OF tho convention. while
the business sessions viii DO Held In
tho lodge rooms Of Annawan Tribe,
No 80, above Lee Camp halt.
Not wishing to be misunderstood In
the matter OF the consolidation Of tho
three tribes OF Imp'd O.. r. NJ, Gray
Eagle tribe has caused to be published
the following noticei
Nctfce!Gray Eagle Tribe. NO. -. r. o.
r. NJ, wishes to make a statement
in regard 70 the recent proposition n
consolidate three tribes Of thu city
Gray Eaxla tribs did not seel thA
consolfd Ati6n. and when Tho nSnttor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-18

Brigadier Charles Anderson, OF the
Salvation Army. who has just re-
turned from the organizations head
quarters in Paris to take part in the
Salvation Army Home Service Fund
Campaign for $13. oo0. 900. which be-
gins on May 10th and extends
through May 26th, describes an
amazing underground city built By
the Germans under the command of
the Crown Prince near Va-enne IN
the Ar9onne.
The stronghold fen before the adj
vahea at the victorious Amarieap
forces. There is nothing on the sur
face to disclose the remarkable engi-
neering feat. The huts shown In the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-18

picture are the entrances to the un.
foreground stronghold. The entirs
"burrown Is included within an area
Of an ordinary city block.
Here thirty-three thousand officers
and men lived in safety and comfort
The city required four years Of con-
slant labor to build. The officers
quarters were luxuriously furnished
An elaborate system Of electric
lights extended throughout the area
The Crown Princes quarters are de.
scribed by Brigadier Anderson ~ be.
ing palatial in their furnishings. 81
complete were the arrangements fof
his comfort that even large swim
ming pool had been constructed fifty
feet below the surface.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-18
Moose

Richmond lodge, NO. $50. l. O. o.
NJ, meets every Monday night at 9
o'clock at It's home. Tot East Frank
lin street J. r. Mccaulcy is dictator
and Z. NJ. Earman. secretary, ais
Chamberlayns' avenue.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-18

Hope council. No. IS. meets IN
Sprin gfield hall. Twenty.sixth and NJ
streets, on the second and fourth
"Wednesday nights in each month. =.
G. Hicks is The secretary, 727 North
Twcnty-fourth street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-18

May council, No. 81, maets ever,
Tuesday night at Corprew hall. s4e'
East Broad street. Mrs. Lucy II. Grit
fin. secretary. l407 Mosby street