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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
JACK WHITE CLAIMS HE
 WILL BEAT RED ALLEN
Chicago Boxer, Ring Fought 12O Battles During His CaTeer-Other Good Bouts
 at Casino Tom Night.

Jack White, who tackles Red AL len in the star bout at the Casino to- morrow night, has been in the game for ten years and during that period has taken part in 120 bouts, most of them in the west White, who is q native of Chicago and a brother of Charley White, has recently been discharged from the national service. In his last two bouts he beat Yoak- ern in 15 rounds and Johnny OLeary in four rounds. White has met mos- of the top notchers during his career and claims he will beat Allen tomorrow night before the eight round affair is over.
 Matchmaker Ralph Cangane, of the Venice 4. C., the organization which is staging the show, thinks the eight round bout between Battling Reddy of New York and Johnny Shugrue Of Waterbury, will be a corker Red dy is more experienced than Shugrue but the Waterbury boy is clever and will make his opponent hustle.
 Frankie Wilson. who has been high ly praised for his work in other cit ies. will get Q chance to show his wares to local fans when he tackles Walter Brooks of New York in an eight round session. Wilson is mak- ing his home in this city and will try to please tomorrow nights au- dience. Tn the preliminary Young O'Leary and Young O'ConneH. both of East Bridgeport, are scheduled tc go six rounds
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
Jake Daubert Was
 Weak Hitter In the
 1916 Worlds Series

In the worlds series. of 1916. play ed between the Brooklyns and Red SoX, the American league hurlers did not encounter a great deal of diff culty in checking the batting of Jake Daubert, who, while the Robins were winning the championship, batted over the 300 mark. The series that year lasted five games, the Robins being able to capture only 8 single contest, the third game Of the set, the game being played on their homo grounds. In the games Daubert's stick work was a big disappointment to the National league supporters, as he made only three hits. Incidentally, all the blows. a three bagger and two singles, were made in the only game won by the Robins. The Brooklyn fans naturally watched with interest Dauberts batting against the White SoX pitchers in this years series, but Jake did better this year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
WILLIAMS TEAM Is
 WINNER IN TORBINGT0N

New Haven, Oct. 13-The Williams
 football aggregation Of New Haven gained another leg on the seIli-pros
 fessiOnaI championship honOrs of
 New England when they defeated the much touted Torrington eleven by a score of 33 to $. The Elm City team
 played an excellent game, both on
 the defensive and offensive, and the
 result of the game was never in doubt
 after the first half
 In the opening period the Williams
 marched down the field with the pig
 skin and Capt. Quinn tailed the first touchdown of the game. The per
 fected attack used by the boys from
 New Haven completely bewilderei
 the upstate team and they were Un- able to check the plunges of Quinn. Bradford and T[Iapproth. On the de- fensive. the Williams line resembIed Q stone wall. and the TorrinEtOn
 backs were unable to accomplish
 anything that looked like a suhsran- tiaI gain. In bunting, Stanwood was
 far and away above Hoffman. and his long accurate boots were deliver
 ed at the most OppOrtune times. kralI
 gave an exceptional exhibition of dodging when he took a punt and Hf gsa gged his way through the entire Torrington team for 5 yards to 9 toucr down.
 Kearney's clever end run. coupled with three beautifully executed for ward passes, acco,nted for the only score of the Torrington boys Cum mings, star end on the Holy Cross team of 1917, played an excellent game for the losers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13

best balanced game offensively and defensively of any of the backffeld men.
 With the Boston College game coming next Saturday, the Yale squad is bound to put in a busy week. Yale is expecting and will undor,bt- edIy meet a stiff opponent in the BrSton team. The team will go in this game to win at any cost, as there are no hard games following the con- test until Nov. s to possibly cause the coaches to save the Ellis strength.
 Much speculation has arisen from the peculiar touchdown made by Car olina Saturday. The referees claim that a Yale man touched the Carolina runt, but no one saw the player do it, and when the Carolina player picked up the ball and rushed between the goal posts with it after it had rolled out, he received the laugh from every one until the officials awarded him a touchdown The play was quite sim liar to that in the Harvard ale freshman game here in 1916, when Tom Woods fell on the ball for a Harvard touchdown.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
ARMY CAPTAIN CAN'T
 GEE JOB ON TEAM.

Ncy York, Oct. 13-A situation believed to De without precedent in intercollegiate football Iras developed at West Point, where Alexander George. the captain, has failed to win 2 regular place on the team.
 More than month ago, when candidates for inc Army report cd for practice, George was elect ed to inc captaincy. He had previously played at the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical ScEocl, but beyond this nothing Wiss known of him as a player
 As the day for the opening game with NIiddlebury College drcw close, it appeared that George. who is a quarterback, would be unable to dispiace WiI- hide, who had been put at quar- tcw. He was subsequently tried at end, and at this position he also failed 10 show ability enough 10 win regular position. Sat 'irday he got into the game for 8 few minutes aS a substitute end.
 Charles NicQuaETic, the Army's fulIback and great puntcr, has been acting, as captain since the game with NiddIcbury, and it is believed that George will soon resign in his favor. In the mean tinlo the Army coaches are giving George every opportunity to make good.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
STAR CENTEROf
 PRINCETON IS
 LOST TOR YEAR

Princeton, \. J.. Oct. 13-It was learned yesterday that Princeton would lose the services of Murray Ccurcman, the first string ceure~ for
 the rest of the season. The plUcky little pivot man was carried off the field after a bad faI in Saturday, $ game, suffering from what was first thought to be a spraiued ankle, but which upon clos examination prov ed to be a badly broken leg lis loss is a serious blow to PrinceJou's hopes as the team 5s notably weak in center
 material and Scureman has been in a Varsity center since the first day Of
 scrimmage.
 Lafayette scored eight first downs
 to Princeton's one in yesterdays con
 test and gained 1V5 yards by straight
 Tigers. Weldon made 10 yards around the Orange and Black ends, while the brilliant play of the Maroon wing men shut off a single Prince ton gain around the ends. The only department of the game in which the
 Tigers eXceIIed their Eastern rivals was ill bunting where Lourie and TrimhIe averaged E yards with their eight punts to 40 yards, the Lafayette average.
 The disappointing showing of the Tigers in Saturdays game is causing much concern among the members Of ! Princeton's coaching staff. With the 1 first of the important games, the Col
 gate contest only two l-eeks off. rapid i progress must be made if the many | faults revealed Saturday are to be remedied.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAMS
 GOT SURPRISES SATURDAY
~ete Almost DoWned Princeton Williams Made Cor nell HustEe-Syrac Too Good
 for Army In Lively Contest.

New York, Oct. 13.---LaSt Satur- days games among the eastern teams produced at least one com plete upset and several surprises. Among the principal surprises was the narrow ness of PTincetons' escape from de- feat by Lafayette. Lafayette in the past has furnished the Orange and Black with one of the warmest argu- ments on it's October sH1eduIe, but no Lafayette eleven has come nearer to victory at Princeton than that of the present season. Probably Princeton had expected no such whirIwind at tack as that which the Maroon eleven exhibited from the start to the final whistle of the game.
 It was as even 9 contest as could well have been staged, and whom Ro- per's charges stopped their opponents by q fine exhibition of defensive play within a foot of a touchdown, the re- lief among Princeton supporters must have been tremendous. However, the game could hardly be called a dem onstration of Princeton's weakness SO much as of unanticipated strength on the part of Lafayette. Incidentally, Lafayette and Lehigh, which supplied the principal upset of the day by it's smashing defeat of Rutgers, should 1ufnlSn a IlQy argument or lnelr own when they meet in their annual clas- sic.
 Harvard, playing a more open and varied game than on preceding Sat urdays, encouraged it's supporters by the smoothness of it's attack, by avoidance of funbling and by it's quickness to take advantage of oppo- nents' nisplays. Harvard certainly looks strong this fall. Colby was not able to offer such stout resistance as Brown, despite it's defeat by Colgate, should be able to present at the end
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
! FREAK BALL
 MAY BE BARRED
 IN bIC LEAGUES

New York, Oct. 13 - There is a great hue and cry against the con- tinuance of the spitbau, the shine ball and other artificial methods of making the baseball fool the batter. Roger Bresnahan, formerly of the Giants and now manager of the To- ledO club, declares most emphaticaIly that if these trick balls, as he calls them. are not abolished by string gent regulations that we will have no baseball in ten years. Instead of the old-fashiOned art of fooling the bat ter with the natural use of the mind, the muscles and the fingers, it is Rogers contention that the game will develop into a science of mechan- ica appliances and thereby lose it's great hold on the public. There are many others who agree with Bresna- nan
 In the first place, the mere thought of the spitbau is repulsfve, and. in the second place. it's use has ruined many natural pitchers.
 The shine ball, as fans may know, is peculiar effect produced by roughentng one side of the ball and shining the other by the use of para. fine soaked into the cloth of the brooches. This removes friction on one side of the ball and adds it on the other. The gyrations produced by this are puzzling. as is the mere color of the ball as it comes flashing through the air, showing a mixture of black and white. There are other devices, such as the knuckle ball. the emery ball, an explanation of which would take too much space All of these are theoretically illegal, but the players manage to skin by the rules
 In the American Association. ac- cording to Bresnahan, a rule has been adopted which effectuaIIy prevents all the trick balls. The league has put ntO effect a rule which fOrbfds the pitcher to place the ball to his mouth or to rub it on his chest or his brooches leg, or to place his hand on his hip pocket for the purpose of smearing his fingers with resin. For the second offense there is an adGi- tional punishment of a S25 fine. For the third he is put out Of the game.
 Roger declares that this has work ed wonderfully well. He Is very earnest in his campaign to have the big leagues adopt the same rule. A majority of baseball people are with Bresnahan. It would be an excellent thing for the future of the game.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
NAVY PICKED
 10 BEAT AMY IN ANNUAL CAME

New York. Oct. 13 - The Army's football team may not be up to the standard of other years, but the morale at West Point is good. Throughout the game with Syracuse. Saturday, the Cadets in the stands Sang a song in which they made it plan that they are impatientIy look ing forward to the game with the Navy at the Polo Grounds late next month.
 For reasons other than musical, it may be presumed that a certain amount of impatierce likewise, ex- ists at Annapolis. For this thing. the Navy has not defeated the Army since 1912; and Saturday, while the Army was losing to Syracuse by the score of to 3 the Navy was win ming from Johns Hopkins by the mar gin of 66 to 0.
 The difference between the res suits and the scores of the two games in which the service teams engaged is significant in that it strengthens the belief held al Anna polls that this, at least, is the Navy's year. And study of the Army team is not at all unDroductive of evidence in support of the opinion which followers of the Navy have voraciousIy generated.
 The team which Gil Dobie has de- Veloped at Annapolis has played inn pressively in it's games to date. and the indications are that it is a, DOW erfUl. welI-balanced eleven. o1fte capable of achieving a victory over the Army after a wait Of seven years
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
YALE COACHES PLEASED
 AT SHOWING OF ELEVEN
Murphy and Kempton Displayed Speed Backed and Roche Also Play ed Well In Game
 Against Mort Carolina.

New Haven, Oct 13-Yale football coaches cannot be blamed for being jubilant over the showing of the eleven against North Carolina on Sat urGay. There was hardly trace Of that slowness in the backfeld as dis closed in the Springfield Game F'uther reason for optimism comes from the fact that no player sustain ed an injury during the game and time was not called for g. Yalo man once.
 Thorne Murphy probably was the shining light of the game, although he did not get in until late in the third quarter, in place of hempton, who had formerly replaced Aldrich at left half. While Murphy was in he showed speed similar to that on the diamond last spring when he pill fered bases galore, including a steal home against Princeton in the game at Ebbets Field.
 In every play that Murphy hgured he was number three in the backfe1d and took the ball around first end, then the other, for consistent gains. He runs much lower than any other Eli, and has a knee action that is bound to cause trouble to opposing taclSlers.
 Kempton also came through, al though not quite so conspicuously as Murphy. Two of his runs were mar red by fumbles, one of which at least was excusable. because of the severity of the tackle. Aldrich, of whom much was expected, did not show to advantage.
 Both French and Braden as full back pounded the line hard, and La roche's handling of the team was good. Don Welles. who started at right half, is probably playing the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
JAKE SCEH3FFER IS
 VICTOR EN BILLIARD
 MATCH WITH CUTLER

New York, Oct. 13-Jake Schaefer defeated Albert Cutler in two well played exhibitions of 18.2 balkline billiards at Maurice Daly's Academy yesterday afternoon and last night. Schaefer played consistent billiards on both occasions. In the afternoon match at 400 points. Schaefer made high runs of 1O4 and 135 and an av- craze Of 40, and in the evening, play ing 300 points he scored an average of 42 6-7 and a high run of 126, fin ishing the 800 in seven innings. He completed the afternoon round in Il innings.
 Cutler was never Q dangerous con- tender for the lead. He scored total of TO in the afternoon, with an average Of ' and two runs of 21 each. In the evening, he scored 129, including a high run of 40 and an average of Ea 3-7.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
American Boxers To
 Show Skill Abroad

The first international boxing con-
 tests since 1916, in which amateur boxers from this country will par ticipate, are scheduled to take place
 in three of the Scandinavian co17n-
 tries early in November. An invitation
 has been received by Frederick N.
 Rubien, secretary treasurer of the A
 A. |. from Will Anderson, secretary
 of the Sparta club of C0penha gen
 asking that three boxers be sent over
 to participate in amateur tourna
 ments and international champion
 ships in Denmark, Norway and Sve-
 den during the month of November,
 It is requested that a bantam, a light
 weight and a light heavyweight be sent and in order to select the best boxers at these weights the Metro
 poIitan Association of the A A. |.
 located at New York, will conduct
 a boxing carnival in the 115 pound
 class, 135 pound and 175 pound
 classes, the event to take place to
 determine who will take the trip. The winners of each of the three classes will be selected
 The Americans will be expected to
 take part in special contests against the champions of Denmark in their respective classes, and in ordinary Lo UT AdhlehiS aSalnSt the best boxers in the Scandinavian countries. Later
 it is intended to have the Yankee boxers give exhibitions in Christiana, Norway and Gothenburg, Sweden. William Spengler. Union Settlement A. C., John Karpinski, Cleveland A. i C., and John NIaIoney, St. Rita s Catholic Club of Philadelphia, were selected in 1916 to represent this country in the internationI amateur bouts in the Scandinavian countries, and they met with considerable sue cess and made a big hit with the followers of boxing in those countries. The three men who are selected this l time will leave for the other side on October IS, and will be abroad for nearly two months
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13

of this week against Harvard, but the Crimson appears to be a certain win ner next Saturday.
 Cornell outplayed Williams most of the time in their encounter at Ithaca, and Williams has a powerful team this fall. The margin of victory a field goal, was slight, but Cornell forced the play to Williams terri tory practically all the way The rival captains, Shiverick and Boyn- ton. both did good work, but Cornell seemed to have the greater ability to keep the brilliant Purple quarter severed than Williams had in the case of Shiverick. But Saiverick's S drop kicking and rushing ability would not be effective without the stalwart Cornell line to protect it; which, if one were so inclined, might lead back to the old argument as to whether a strong line or a strong backfeld is of the greater value to a team. However, one has only to inn agine team with a strong line and mediocre backs playing, against a team with good backs and a weak line, to get the answer.
 The University of Pennsylvania eleven again met an opponent that was unable to give cause for worry. Perhaps Swarthmore will be able to furnish a better line on Penn's real ability this week. Penn, like Cornell, has a star player in it's captain. Bell seems to be an exceptionally good field general and, as in Wray the Red and Blue team has a remarkable open-field runner. Penn seems to be playing hard football all the time hard to a point of roughness, ac- cording to the reports of the games in Philadelphia
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
SOCCER DRAWINGS FOR FIRST ROUND
 or MATCH PLAY

With an even 10 clubs entered from districts extending all the way from Massachusetts to Missouri, the Ma tional Challenge Cup Competition Committee of the United States Foot ball Association met at the Hotel Manhattan Saturday evening in New ' York and, continuing in session until an early hour yesterday, completed it's Dairings for the first round of the national championships of soccer football.
 The pairings for the first round which must be played on or before Nov. ? for the Connecticut district are as follows: Sons of St. George F. C., Bridgeport, vs. Bridgeport Thistle F. C.; g. K. F. Club, of Hart ford, vs. New Maven F. C.; Swedish A. C.. of Bridgeport. and Bridgeport City A. F. c. drew byes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
PETE HERMAN hNDF0RESE ID
 MEET TONIGHT

New York, Get Thirty eight rounds Of boxing will be served to the fans at the Newark Sportsmen's $ Club in the First Regiment Armory in Newark tonight. Every class except the rniddIeweight will be represented. Heavy weights, Ightw wetghts and ban JaIuWeights are on the program.
 In the final bout of the evening, Pete Herman, bantanweight cham pion of the world, will tackle Harold E'arese of Newark Herman is anx- ious to show local fans that he is a real champion. The New Orleans lad has never fought In Newark, and he declared yesterday that he is anxious be lacking in any of the essentials of d. real worlds champion, In Farese, Herman will meet one of the toughest of the present day bantams.
 In the heavyweight division, Al Roberts of Staten Island. the knock out king, who has a record of seven- teen knockOuts in twenty battles, will meet Charlie Weinert of Newark, one of the two men who have been able to stay the limit with him. Roberts has trained hard for this battle, and W einert also has put in an extra amount of work in preparation for his clash with Rober[z The Newark heavyweight went some time ago to Orange Moutains, where he put in some strenuous work, and even gained weight, despite his hard train ing.
 The featherweight bout will bring together Banny VaIger and Frankie Brown. Willie Jackson and Tommy Touhey are the Hghtweights on the card.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
TOM MURPHY
 WINS S78,O49 DRIVING HORSES

New York, Oct 13.---Al1 doubt as to Thomas W. Murphy being the leadin g money winning driver of 1919 was cleared away when he landed the last race at the Lexington meeting with Royal Mack in 2:O4 1-4, with Prince Loree, the Pennsylvania winner, and Heir Reaper struggling behind him. During the two weeks stand in the Blue Grass country, he won seven races, Sanardo and Royal Mack being each credited with two, while Direct c. Burnett, Directum J., and Don de Lopez, which he drove for Geers, won one, the last named trotting in 2:05 1-4.
 The score at Lexington jumpedi Murphy's wining mounts for the year 70 52, and the cash column to $78, ,049. Al one time it looked as if he would gather in the $S,500 first money in the Kentucky F'uturity with Brusfloff, as he had two heats, the one in 2:04 1-2 being the fastest made by & three year-oId colt this year, but Dodge succeeded in sta1ling him off with Periscope, in the fastest five-neat contest ever trotted by foals of that aGe.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
ANNEX ELEVEN OF NEW HAVEN
 MAY DISBAND

New Haven. Oct. 13-Probably one of the most unfortunate occurrences in local football circles this fall is the prevailing report that the Annex will not be represented on the grid iron this season. Rumors enanating from several well-known men who are in 8 position to know, indicate that the Four-Corner team, which has been Q prominent factor in the success of football in this city for
 many years, will not be seen in ac- ton during the current season. In ability to secure games with teams of the desired caliber is advanced as the reason for the sudden decision of the management to abandon the sport.
 The Annex team has a host of friends and loyal supporters who will
 be surprised to learn of the action taken, and they will be keenly dis
 appointed to learn that their favorites will not be represented in the Thanks giving classic for the city champion ship honors. Efforts to verify the report were made last evening. but Manager SpiUane, who is in charge of the Annex team, could not be To- cated to say whether or not the de- cision was final
 Inasmuch as the Annex team has held practice regularly during the past two weeks it was supposed that they would be strong contenders for the championship this year, but their withdrawal leaves the field open to the Washington Glees and the Will Hams, the two foremost elevens in the city. Both of these teams have exceptionally strong combinations this season, and the lovers of the game may rest assured that they will have the opportunity of witness ing some excellent football before | December rolls around.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
JOE LYNCH SIGNED
 TO BOX HERMAN AND
 DUNDEE NS. LEONARD

New Orleans, La, Oct. 13-Joe Lynch Of New York has been signed for a twenty round no decision fight here November 27 with Pete Her man, bantamweight champion, and Johnnie Dundee, Orange, N. J., for a ten round, no decision bout with Benny Leonard, lightweight cham pion, in December, date to be fixed later, Dorninick Tortorich, promoter, announced last night.