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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-07
YALE FIVE AT HOME FROM BIG
 TOUR OF WEST

New Haven. Jan. - The Yale basketball team will open it's home season tonight in the Yale gymna- si ipm at 7:45, Brown University being the opponent. Little is known of the
 visitors real strength as yet. Last season proved rather unsuccessful for them. but, as most of this years
 team are veterans, it is believed that the team from Providence will prove formidable tonight.
 The Yale five has just returned
 from strenuous trip in which it
 played exceptionally fast teams in New York, Pennsylvania and West
 Virginia. Although the team broke even in the number of games won
 and lost, all of the contests were close and three required extra periods for the division. The veterans, Capt. Van Slyck, left lJrward, and Hamill, center, are the mainstays of the team. They played exceptionally
 well on the Christmas trip, and 'are expected to star tonight. Crane, the right forward, is a fast player and a good running mate for Van Slyck. The guards. Cohen and Flynn, have won their positions after-a hard fight against other candidates and will | doubtless hold them for the rest of the season. The leading substitutes ] are Alderman, Morse and Starton.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-07
Paterson Loses Great
 Contest To Ribbons

Overcoming lead of IS to 2 which the Paterson. Ns J.,- five held at one stage of the contest, the Blue Ribbons nosed out the Jerseymen by 26 to 24 in Colonial hall last night in one of the most exciting contests ever seen in Colonial hall. Over 1000 fans saw the battle and the roofing at times was deafening.
 Jimmy Clinton brought a crack team to town and he almost got away with victory. The visitors had a clever passing game and as the Rib bons missed many close shots for the basket it looked during most of the evening as if the Ribbons were due for a trouncing.
 Stewart led the Ribbons in scoring Eddie White got three goals and two fouls. It was early in the first half that Paterson led by 15 to 2. The Blue Ribbons gradually closed. the gap and at the end of the half were behind by IS to 14. The play in the second half was fast. the teams alter hating in-the lead but with a score a tie at PAPA and only two minutes to play Schwab tossed the winning goa- for the Ribbons.
 Manager Leavy of the Ribbons an- nounced that the Interstate season is over so there will be no more league games. Next Tuesday night the Scranton, Pa., team, with Stretch Meehan, the famous center, will be the attraction.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-07
Felton, Champion in Sculling, Will Name
 Next Racing Course

Having won the title of Worlds Sculling Champion from Ernest Barry of EnglanI, on the Thames. late in October, Alfred FeIton of Australia now has the right to name the course on which the next race *han be decided. There is little doubt that he will choose the Aus tralian course on the Parramatta River which measures miles, 32O yards. This will mean a revival in what was at one time Australia's pre- mier acquatic sport. Rowing has slumped in the Commonwealth since Richard Arnst lost the worlds scul- ling championship to Barry on the Thames in 1912.
 FeIton's first challenger will prob ably be James Padden, the champion of Australia. Fe1ton is an ex-sol- dier. His victory over Barry was un- expected and the bringing back of the title to Australia caused much enthusiasm in sporting circles there.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-07

Paris, Jan. 7-Georges Carpenter and Jack Dempsey will probably meet in America for the championship of the world as a result of the accept ance last night by Descamps, man ager for Carpenter, or an offer of a $400,000 purse for the bout by James Coffroth. Dempsey has already ac- cepted Coffroth's terms, and all that remains, to- ensure the meeting. of the two pugilists is the settlement of the number of rounds the men will fight and the division of the purse.
 Coffroth is the president of the Lower California Jockey Club at Tia juana, Lower California, near San Diego, Cal, and the fight probably will be staged there. Coffroth's offer was for a bout boxing 5 rounds, but objection to a fight of this length is expressed in the Carpenter camp. Carpenter would rather have the fight limited to 15 rounds or even ten. Descamps declared last night that if the issue is not settled in less than 15 rounds, neither pemp- sey or Carpenter is worthy to be champion of the world.''
 It was indicated Descamps would ask for an even break of the purse,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-07
CUBS SEEKING
 MASS. BOY FOR PITCHING STAFF

Brockton, Jan. 6.-According to ad- vice from Chicago, Manager Fred Mitchell of the Chicago Cubs has his eye on Earl Hanson, a Ho1brook boy, and speedy box artist who went through the Quincy league last sum mer with flying coIors emerging with but three defeats. He was with the Quincy Board of Trade team and his clever slab work was commented on favorab1y during the latter part of the season.
 Mitchell has had his eyes on the Holbrook boy for the past two sea- sons, and it is the belief of the young athletes friends in this city that Mitchell has his signed contract for next season and that Hansen will ac- company the team to the coast on the training trip.
 =. Hansen is concededly one of the highest class pitchers of this section His perfect throwing arm has pro- duced a remarkably fast ball, which he controls with little effort. He is also a strong hitter and his stick work figured prominently in several wins for his team last season.
 Hansen broke into the pitching game with the Sumner High school when he broke all records for vic tories. Later he performed a sim liar feat with Thayer Academy at Braintree. Prior to the war he was in Worcester with the Grattan and Knight team. At the outbreak of the war he entered the service and after his discharge went with the Quincy outfit. His best performance was against the fast Fore River ag- gregation, comprised of fast eX- league players, whom he thrice de- feated during the season.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-07
Waiter Johnson May
 Join Yankees Shortly
Big Deal By Which New York Americans Give $30OO0 and Several Players Is Reported to Be in Works
 Although Not Announced Yet

New York, Jan. Tt was rumor~ ed along Broadway last night that the Yankees are going to secure Wal ter Johnson, the American Leagues greatest pitcher, in a trade with Washington that will give the Sena- tors two infielders, two pitchers and a check for about $30,00O.
 It was impossible to reach Colonel Ruppert, president of the Yankees. last night. Ruppert, however, in an nouncing the purchase of Babe Ruth on Monday night intimated that he and his partner expected to secure Q great pitcher.
 Clark Griffith is said to be in the city, but could not be located. A few weeks ago he conferred with the Yankees owners regarding a deal, but it was said that nothing was ac complished.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-07
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Carpentier Accepts $400, 900 Offer And v|ilI Meet Dempsey In America For
 Title ln Fifteen Round Battle

holding that Carpenter was as great a drawing card as Dempsey.
 Los Angeles. Cal, Jan. - Jack Dem psey, heavyweight pugilist cham pion of the world, woke up this morn ing to learn from the public prints that he and Georges Carpenter of France, would meet in the ring some time soon at Tiajuana, Lower Califor- nia.
 James D. Coffroth, recently ob- tained an agreement from Demp- sey's manager. Jack Kearns, for the cham pion to meet Carpenter at Tia juana for a purse of $40O,000, and news cablegrams have brought word that Carpenters manager, Descamps, had agreed to the match. The only stipulation was that it be not over 15 rounds and to this Coffroth, in San Diego agreed.
 A fight of that length ought to be decisive, especially. with heavy weights he said.
 Regarding the date for the match Coffroth said he could not fix it def nitely, although he expressed a desire to hold it as soon as the arena he plans could be constructed at Tia Juana. This arena, he announced
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-07
ENGLISH HOPE
 TO HAVE CRACK
 OLYMPIC TEAM

New York, Jan. 7--Reports from England indicate that the English athletic authorities are actively en- gagged in preparing for. active partici- patton in the Olympic Games to be held at Antwerp, Belgium, next sum mer. Despite the fact that Great Britain lost hundreds of her best ath- 1etes during the war the United King dom in making selections for the games next year, will have more ma- teria1 to draw from than ever before, according to experts. This somewhat anomalous situation is due to the creation of a great body of athletes as the result of military training and outdoor life at the front.
 Very few of the Olympic team of 1912 will be available for the coming games. Some of these men are dead, and others are too old to compete. It is also true that the majority of the new athletes are green men. They are good material but they need polishing and experience. However, English sportsmen believe that they will be well represented on the cindef track, although admittedly weak in field events. It is understood that Australia and New Zealand, which have strong teams, will unite to enter
 
 l mother country.
 England is not, and never has been, particularly enthusiastic over the Olympic Games although she pro- poses to go in to win if possible. The | Englishman makes sports 6 hobby 70 l which he turns his attention after his | regular days work is done: He ob- l jects strenuously to the specialization and long training necessary for | Olympic athletes, claiming that this | virtually amounts to professional l ism, even though the competitor re- | ceives no money. The man who de- | votes his whole attention to sports is 1 to all intents and purposes, a profes- 1 sional, it is maintained.
 /, It is too early 10 forecast wha1 Cambridge and Oxford Universities will produce in the way of athletes corrupted by the war. Cambridge l however, has at least one star runner l in G. M. Butler, quarter-nile cham | pion for England. Butler won his 1 title by covering this distance in 4s 1 4-5 seconds, and experts believe ht i can lower this by a second.
 l Among the promising new sprint. CTS is W. 4. Hill, a youngster who re gently captured the English cham | pionship for the 100 and 220 yards | Hill is already a ten second man il
 the hundred yards dash, and it is be lieved that he is capable of doins better with training. Sergeant-Majo Mawby also has done the hundred il g 9-10. Mawby is not a beginner
 but lately has developed greatly.
 Great expectations are placed in A
 G. Hill, an old timer, who holds tn
 English cham pionship for the hal
 mile and the mile. He has done tn half in 1:h6 and tho naila in All
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-07

would seat 50,O0O persons. Construc- ton he declared, would take several months. The site of the arena will be near the track and the big grand stand of the Lower California Jockey Club.
 'I hope for an attendance which will total $750,0O0, Coffroth said.
 There will be no trouble in get ting the crowd here. San Diego now has a direct railroad to the east which passes through Tia Juana. Those coming from the north will take other lines or steamships or au- tomobi1es.
 Naturally, should like to have the fight in the summer time, when we can be absolutely sure that the weather will be good But the date must depend largely on what the boxers themselves say about it.
 tThe division of the money is an other question wich the boxers must decide. That it will be the greatesl match the world has known, at least in point of interest, is certain. It is more than national; it is more than racial Everyone knows of Corpen- tier partly from his war fame; every one has a good idea of what Demp- sey can do. The whole world will be interested in the outcome.'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-07
BOSTON GIVES HARVARD TEAM
 BIC RECEPTION

Boston, Jan. 7-Harvard's football team, which defeated the University of Oregon at Pasadena, Cal, on New Years Day by a score of to 6, ar rived here last night at II o'clock, thus completing their long journey from coast to coast.
 Many undergraduates and alumni met the players at South Station and greeted them with songs, cheers and congratulations. The reception was informal, but decidedly enthusiastic.
 A more elaborate celebration will be held later, when the players will be guests at a dinner and will receive gold footballs and the official congrat- ulations of the university.
 As the train passed through Natick, the home of Capt. Murray, Eddie Casey, Eddie Mahan and "Pooch' Donovan, the trainer. the players re- ceived a great reception The station was crowded, while factory whistles blew and red fire burned.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-07
AUSTRALIANS CLAIM
 NEW SPRINTING STAR

By the time the Olympic games ap- proach it is not known how many sprinters capable of doing "even tine," for the hundred yards or hum dred meters will have been de- veIoped. A new aspirant to a place among the foremost. of flyers is an Australian, R. R. Burguez, a new conner at sprinting.
 At the Queensland track and field championships Burquez did the hun dred yards in 9-10 seconds and won with such ease that old time ath- letes predict he will be the next man to be chronicled in g 3-5 seconds
 Burguez is a tall fellow, with won derful stride and like lightning off his mark.
 As the Australians have already begun to prepare a team for the Olympic games, they are overjoyed at the sudden appearance of so good a Sprinter.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-07
FULTON TRAINS IN HARLEM FOR
 MORAN AFFAIR


 New York, Jan. - Fred Fulton, the lanky heavyweight, who will ningle with Frank Moran next Mon day night at the Newark Sportsmen's s Club, will wind up his training at Stillman's Gym, in Harlem.
 The plasterer is entirely recovered from the accident he met with in England and has no fears of the re- suit of his coming battle. Fulton brought along with him Farmer Lodge, a husky heavyweight. He also secured the services of two other local big men. -e
 Moran is doing his work at Grupp's Gym, and is bubbling over with con fidence. The sorrel-topped battler is a firm believer in his "cone back, g and claims he will surely knock out his 1athlike opponent. If confidence and %gameness will win, then Moran is a sure thing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-07
Belanger Leads Eastern

The official batting averages of the Eastern League, made public today, show Belanger, Worcester outfieIder. as the nominal leader with the stick. his mSrk being .369- Belanger play ed $n only ZS games, however. so the honors belong more to Brazil, Hart ford third ba-seman, who batted at a 300 clip for his 61 games Of the tually all season Eddie Eayrs, with a mark of .332 for 1o0 games, heads the list. The Eastern League clubs av- eraged only 107 games in the short season which opened in May and closed on Labor Day.
 Nutter of New Haven, who later joined a major league club, led the league in run getting with a total of 7S runs, and he tied Roy Grimes of Hartford and Bridgeport, in number of base hits with 127. Roy Grimes led in doubles with 2s, while Hauser of Providence showed the way in triples with z1 and home runs with six. The sacrifice hit honors were shared by Braun of Bridgeport and Simpson of New Haven. each with 30. Porter of Waterbury, with 32 steals to his credit, was the leagues leading base runner.
 Providence led the league in team batting with .276, Worcester was second with .271, and PittsfeId batted as follows: Springfield, 25s; Bridgeport, .24s; Waterbury. .247; New Haven. PA; Hartford. 1a3.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-07
EDDIE EXPECTS RELEASE FROM
 YANKEES NOW

New York, Jan. = Ping Bodie, centre fielder of last years Yankee team and quite a home run hitter himself, called on the YankeesSyes- terday. Ping didn't know whether to laugh or cry over the acquisition of Ruth. ttI guess this means that I play in China next season. said Sig nor Pizzola.
 Anyway Bodie is prepared for the worst. Ping liked work so well last winter that he is trying it again this season. Every day he is at a riveting machine in a Weehawken shipyard He took off the day yesterday to come over to New York and find out whether there was any mistake about the figures which were written in his Yankee contract. He wants them changed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-07
After Carpenter To
 Show His Skill As
 Actor In Movie Show

Plans are under way to bring Car pentier to this country to pose for the moving pictures. If Georges ac- cepts he will receive a small fortune to appear in a siX-ree1 thriller. The contract rendered Europe's boxing idol calls for his appearance over here in February in order that the picture can be released in June, q month before he is scheduled to meet Dempsey in the ring.
 Should Carpenter accept he will work out in a studio at Los Angeles. near the enc where Dempsey is at work on a, picture.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-07
PENNEY SAYS
 SALE OF RUTH
 WILL HELP S0x

Boston, Jan. 6--Fred Penney, for mer peerless first sacker of the Bos- ton Braves believes F'razee in getting rid of Babe Ruth did the right thing
 "I agree with F'razee for he knows strong as it's weakest link. A player that fits an organization is of more value than any star not working in harmony with his club.
 with the passing of Iris Speaker the fans at the outset figured his loss would be fatal to the Red Sox, but the club went along winning gam es Of course Ruth is. a great attraction and everyone including myself loves to see him play, but no ball player is indispensable to a team.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-07
National Athletic
 Races In California

Nstiona1 track and field champion -,,i,,s may be fought out in Los Ange- 1az in 1921, providing stadium, .ao ting 100, 900 persons or more, has bsen constructed there by that tlme' according to Robert Weaver presi- of inc Southern Pacific Branch
 S+t,e Amateur Athletic Union. Steps now being taken, he said, to se- cure the funds necessary to build s,,cb an anphitheater. He estimated +f,atat least s25e,ooo would be re- uuired.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-07
B Q X I N 6
 GO s s
(By LES LEV.)

According to a story heard by the writer, the Connie Lewis, Fritz Mu- sante and Joe Mulvihill combination have arranged a boxing show for the night of January Is. All arrange ments have been made between Red Allen and Louis Bogash and the only thing in the way is the weights. Both fighters are satisfied with the money part but it will be quite some time before the weight question will be satisfactory to both men. This bout if it ever takes place. I will draw a big crowd, because both fighters are boxing out of town lately and has made good. Allen has laid off and has not been boxing at all but has been keeping in good form in his gymnasium on Cannon street. If this bout is held they will surely give the fans their moneys worth. If all ar engagements are made the Park Theatre will be leased.
 Johnny Drummie of Jersey City, will meet Jimmy Murphy of Philly, in the latter city on Monday night. They will appear in the semi-final bout of the evening. Willie Jackson of New York, will meet Pete Hartley The Durable Dane, in the final bout These bouts will be held by the Olympia A. A. of Philadelphia. The Onondago A. c. of Syracuse, N. Y, through it's matchmaker Phil Lewis, has arranged boxing for the night of January 12, which will fea- ture Ralph Brady and Joe Tiplitz in the star bout. TODAY,S ROJTTS. Jeff Smith vs. Young Jack John son, at Lewiston.
 Gunboat Smith vs. Willie Meehan. at San Francisco.
 Young Gardener vs A. William 5 at Portsmouth.
 Pete Herman vs. Johnny Ritchie at New Orleans.
 Johnny Clinton vs. Fred Scroll, al Johnson City, N. Y.
 Eddie Fitzsinfnons vs. Patsy Cline at Detroit.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-07
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE
 TO START TOMORROW

The Industrial Basketball League will open it's season tomorrow night at Colonial hall with two games. The Crane Go. will play the Graphophones and the U. M. c. will clash with the Lake Tor pedo five. The two latter teams are great rivals and their contest is bound to be hummer. There are several former B. HI. S. stars in the ranks of the two latter teams, McGran and Dondero be- ing with the U. M. c. and Fftel- son with the Lake outfit. Danc- ing will follow the games.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-07

4-5. He also won the four mile championship of England in 1910. Hill is about 34 or 35 years of age but it is claimed in sporting circles that he is capable of doing sensa- tional work. It is rumored that he has done the mile in 4:15 in prac- tioae
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-07
Leonard And Johnny
 Dundee Mustn't Stall

The promoters of the Leonard Dundee bout, which is ito be held iIl New Haven on January 16 declare no sta1ling will be allowed and that if the boxers do not give their best efforts, Chief of Police Smith will not l permit them to draw a dollar for their services.
 The ring generalship, cleverness
 and speed of the two great little Iightweights, makes the bout attrac- tive and all over the country sport ing men are anxiousIy waiting for the evening when Leonard and DL-i- dee compare their ability with the padded gloves.
 The Riverside A. c. has arranged 1 a. scale of five prices for seats for the big show. Chairs next to the ring and a few rows back are offered at $27.50. There are two more floor sections with seats selling at $22 and $16.50. Seats in the lower tier of the spacious amusement hall are
 priced at s16-5o and s11- In the bal cony seats over the ring are $11 and others s5.50.
 While Dave Fitzgerald of New Ha- ven will referee the bout, it will be presided over by two judges, the de-
 cision of the referee and two judges being the final action in regard to the official result of the match. The selection of the men to act as judges has not yet been made,
 two men will meet next Monday night at the Newark Experiments Club , of Newark, N. J. Billy Affleck, Full
 tons stablemate, will meet Freddie Reese in the semi i-ftnal. Tom O'Rourke, Fulton's- manager, is map ping out a busy and ambitious cam l It. | for four matches following the en-
 gagement with Moran in Newark. One
 week later he will meet Tom Cow1er 1 in Buffalo. On January 2S, he is 1 billed to appear in Detroit, and on | February 4, in Boston against an op- ponent yet to be named. These bouts
 are contingent upon him defeating i Moran, result which the latter is l supremely confident will not trans pire.
 1 The City A. c. of Jersey City, will | hold a, banner boxing show on Thurs 1 day night. Manager A. G. Fitzgerald
 will put on three star eight-round
 bouts, preceded by one of six rounds. | George Brown who gave Benny Val
 gar a hard fight at the same club i on New Years Day, will meet John
 ny Drummie in the main event. In l the semi-final Frankie Fleming will
 clash with Dave Rosenberg, former | national amateur champion. Charley
 Hayes and Tommy Bradley will 1 rningle in the third eight-rounder.
 Kid .Le Roy and Battling Burke will
 be the principals in the opening num- :. Der of the show.
 l On the strength of his victory over 1 Al Reich, Tom Cow1er was offered 1 a match with Fred Fulton. Cowler has accepted the offer and will meet Fulton in the Queensbury A. c. of | Buffalo on January 19.