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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-30
T FINK MOVIES
 HURT DEMIPSEY'S
 CHANCE IN BOUT

With Georges Carpenter in the United States, interest in the big in ternationa1 match between the French Idol and Jack Dempsey has been revived despite the latterss pres ent unpleasant predicannent The handsome Fren c31nan is sure to be come a great favorfte here before he ever puts up his hands That means that he will have many packers when he faces Dempsey, for popularity covers up a multitude of boxing sims
 So far no noted follower of boxing in this collntfy has come oatt flat footed with the opinion that CaTpen- tier is going to beat Dempsey and take the heavyweight championship back to Europe with him, but the number of those who declare that they intend to take the short end of the betting and back Carpenter be- cause of the difference in the odds is ineEeasing in a way that is SUP prising.
 If this match had been broached the day after Dempsey stopped the giant Jess Willard, no one in America would have thought of backing Car -pentier at any odds. But since Dempsey took to the life of a moving picture hero at Los Angeles faith has diminished in him with every day he has remained out of the ring Those six months in the motion pie ture studios certainly have not i'm proved Dempsey, and it is the general opinion that he will newer again show the same amount of vigor he dis played the day he brought the gi- gantic Willard crashing to the caaa- vas.
 Dempsey never has shown that en- durahee was his long suit. Waeh- ever his bouts have gone more than N. three or four rounds, he has slowed Up and lost much of his good form This was never more in evidence than in his bout with Willie Me@han odi in San Francisco that took place shortly after Dempsey had flattened biz Fred Fulton in one round,
 De1npsey's excuse for his defeat bs Meehan, who is no giant, was that hk did not train seriously for the bout That does not sound very convincing since he had batt1ed that Frisco fat boy on several previous occasions and never had been able to get better than draw
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-30
RED SOx WANT
 DEL PRATT AND
 BOOZE OF TANKS

New Orleans, La, March 3O.-Hav- ing surveyed the Red Sox with his cool Missouri eye in seven exhibition games, Manager Ed Barrow is con vinced the club as aligned at present won't do. He is in communication with Miller Huggfns, of the Yankees, in an effort to obtain the men A4 deems necessary to fortify his team to the essential strength. Armando Marsans> has been tried in five or six games and found wanting. He has been turned back to the Tanks, who passed him on to Barrow two weeks ago for trial. The Cuban is still on New York's reserve list, however, and will report to Huggins at Jackson vile. With Marsans will be Eddie Holly, the veteran scout of the Sox, who has been instructed to buy, bor- row or steal Ping Bodie and any other high grade players Huggins is willing to release Barrow wants Bodie above all the others, for he be- l1eves the Italian spaghetti magician would give his outfield just the bat ting punch it requires.
 Furth ermore Holly will offer Hug gins a proposition for DerriI1 Pratt. Just what the offer will be has not been divuIged, but it is understood that oscar Witt, the Boston third baseman, who is holding out, will be involved It may be a straight trade, Witt for Pratt, by which New York would be the gainer. Barrow also has another holdout on his hands in WaIly schang, but the Boston man aSer informed the writer that he would not let Schang go under any circumstances, in which some believe Edward was doing a bit of fancy spoofng with one eye cooked in the direction of the Yankee bankroII
 However, the Red Sox are to be strengthened. That should be good news to all admirers of the club. The team has set no worlds ablaze thus far in the series with the Giants, but as on the whole it has performed quite as well New York Barrow need not apologize. Two more youngsters were absent when the Giants and Red Sox turned north ward.
 When the entourage disembarked at Mobile, Bill Mover, inf1eIder, from North Carolina, and Will White, 2 catcher from Texas, were missing. Both remained behind to play with | New Orleans.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-30
WASHINGTON AND BROOKLYN PLAY
 SCORELESS TIE

Jacksonville, Fla, March 3O-Fol- lowing the free hitting exhibition be- tween the Yankees and Reds yester- day, the Robins and Senators held a pitchers battle in which neither side was able to score and that was halted in the tenth inning by darkness.
 Each club was able to collect only three hits. Fast fielding also speded up the game. Walter Johnson and Erickson did the mound work for the Senators, while Sherry Smith and Leon Cadore did the firing for the Robins. Walter worked four in nings and allowed one hit. a double made by Johnston in the Lrst inning. He did not issue a pass and famed Wheat and Miller. Erickson, who worked the next six, allowed two hits and issued one pass.
 Smith worked just as -,-eH in the first five innings. Galore was found for two hits and two passes in the next five stanzas
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-30
OEMETRAL HURT IN MAT EVENT;
 zBYSzkO WINS

New York, March 0.---StanisIaus Dbyszko is still his old self, so far as John Olin is concerned. The giant Polo, gigantic now from every part of him, tossed Stecher's conqueroI last night in 53 minutes 27 seconds in the 71st Regiment Arnory, with a body and toe hold, in a match tTla: was sIippity-sIoppity because of the very perspiration of them
 Jim Londfos won from William De metraI in 8 fierce bout, when Demet- ral was thrown from the ring and suffered a. fracture of the clavical or stopped on the order of physicians who attended the injured wrestler The end came after one hour. 52 nif,- utes and 50 seconds of struggling.
 ''ZBbby'' has grown to tremendous proportions. He has half a. dozen double ohins and on the back of his neck he has taken on six. But old ''ZFhby" can still whirl about a. bit. He was ever the aggressor last night, and though Ol4n escaped several dan gerous hold. he was finally downed. a victim of weigh< and experience. The crowd was not with the old- timer. Perhaps it was because ot Zbyzsco's not too parlorIfke tech- cious thing to look at, not alone to meet on the mat. Barefooted as he always is, he paused for none of the dainty dips and bodads of pin4-tea wrestling. Zbyszko just naturally rushed in headlong and without warm ing signals. It was because of uha fact that he bumped into Oain furi- ously that the crowd seemed to resent his every move.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-30
DIFFERENCE IN
 BICLEAGUEAND
 MINORS SLIGHT

San Francisco, Cal, March 30-- Jim Scott, who for nine years was one of the naafnstays in the box for the Chicago White So1 and the Last two years has been tw1rlfng in the Pacific Coast League. gives a good description Of the difference in pitch CTS in the two leagues He says:
 Major league pitchers during the season will average one pitched ball per man better in control; runners are all one step faster go1ng to first base and make better Use of the art of sliding: outfeideFs take that same extra step in going after fly balls and also play their batters more reiigious1y; indelders never fail to re- cover fu5nb1ed balls quickly in at tesnpts to make some play. They are also more accurate in assisting. the out fiefders in retrieving long hits.
 "As to pitchers. several in the Coast League have considerably more ability than the average in the ma joFs. By that I mean speed, curves control, fielding. etc. In PieFey, Dell seaton, Oldham and Brown any big league club would be well fortified in pitching talent. To my mind Walter Mails 1las more sBesd than any lief, hanAaF in either the National of American leagues today. and expert e8eed battsFs will bear me eut.'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-30
PENN AND YALE
 CREWS FORAGE
 NEXT SATURDAY

New York, March 3o--Those early birds among college crews, Yale and Penn, will usher in Spring and the intercollegiate rowing season next Saturday. when they clash over the short course on the Schuylkill river in a mile and ,fiEe-sixteen4hs race Even before Winter has been finally and definitely banished and the miniature fcebergs melted from Eastern streams the curtain will be rlng up and the play will be On-
 Next Sa turday's race will be of in terest because it involves the Uni versitg of Pennsylvania, aVowedly a contender for Olympic bODors- Un- der the tutelage of Joe Wright, the former Arg,onaut coach, inc QHakers have xom the classic C1hi1ds Cup race two years in succession and are open ly trimming their sails for the lPough- keepsie regatta on July 1 and the American Henley on May 29, the two rowing events that. will probably decide the college eight to go to Bel eluTp.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-30
YALE BASEBALL TEAM STARTS ON
 SOUTHERN JAUNT

New Haven, March S0-The ban quet at the Taft last night given by the graduate baseball committee for the Yale team, was the final event for the team before leaving on their annual southern trip. The affair was a decided success and was pre- sided over by Chairman F. s. Bron- son
 The team will leave this city to- night for Washington, and the de parture of the squad will be marked by a monster parade and celebration by the undergraduate body
 Twenty-four players in all will be taken along on the trip and the first game will be played with George town university, Thursday morning, in Washington. In the afternoon the team will meet Catholic university al the latter's grounds.
 Although nothing definite has been decided as regards a lineup of the team it is quite probable that the team that starts against Georgetown will be composed chiefly of veterans from last years championship nine
 It is likely that the fnfe1d will be composed of Diamond, first base; Captain Sawyer, second base; Mur- phy, shortstop, and Holmes, third base; while Gordon, Crane and Fa- herty will make up the outfeId. Al of these men with the exception o1 Holmes, Gordon and Crane. were regulars on last years team.
 Two pitchers will be used in each of the games of the first day. Ccxe and SeIleck will probably pitch fin the morning game while Kelly and Cal houn will work in the afternoon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-30
Bridgeport Players
 To Report Apr. 12
Manager Ed Walsh Will Have 9 or 90 Baseball Candi dates at Newfeld- d-After Some Pitchers,
 He Says

A squad of from 25 to 30 p1syers will be on hand when Manager Ed Walsh of the Bridgeport baseball club calls the first practice at New field park on April 12. Manager Walsh is not acquainted with the oold players except by reputation and he will spend the first few days in watching the work of the veterans as wei as inspecting the newcomers.
 The manager says:
 ''I am much impressed with the material available for the Bridgeport team this season. I am confident of turning in a championship team. l will pay special attention to the pitching staff this season. Special stress will also be laid on batting and inside baseball.
 "'We have some sweet pitchers on our roster-two of whom are corners take it from me. Most of last year s players have turned in contracts, and there are a host of new faces. In fact, there are so many men coming that old Newfeld park will resemble the Polo Grounds"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-30
NEWS BY WRE- SORTS OF Sp0RTSLNE LOCAL GOSSIP
TUNNEY SEEKING MATCH WITH
 CARPENTER

New York, March se-Gene Tun- ney, the A. B. F. light heavyweight champion, will meet Dan O'Dowd in one of the eight-round bouts next Monday night at the Newark Sports mems club. Tunney is probably the most promising in his class of many years. When he was "Over There" he won the title in the Inter-A11ied tournament and feels that if Carpen- tier hadn't been suffering from an in- jured hand he would have fought Tunney in the final match for the championship.
 Tunney is of the opinion that it would be a good idea if the French champion boxed him before he en- gagged in hostilities with Dempsey. He is of the opinion that the American fans would want to see Carpenter in action before the big fight. "In that case,' adds Tunney, 'I feel I'm the proper man and will agree to donate my share to any patriotic organiza- ton selected.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-30
BABE RUTH AND LEWIS CLEAN UP
 REDS WITH HITS

Jacksonville Fla, March 30-W1th the score a tie at the end of the eighth inning, the Yankees, thanks to the timely hitting of Babe Ruth and Lewis, defeated the Cincinnati Reds, worlds champions, here yesterday by 8 tn T. It was a notable victory for Miller Higgins and his clan, and they did a Highland fling when Ruth crossed the plate with the run which decided the game
 As to the fielding. it was not much of a game, for the Reds made three errors and the Yankees four This kind of work, of course, was not up to championship form It was the first game of a double header, in which the second part was game between the Dodgers and the Sena- tors Close to 5, 600 local fans turned out to see the two contests.
 It was a heavy hitting game, in which the Yankees knocked out Is safe hits to ten for the Reds. Mog- ridge pitched the first five innings for the winners and Mays the last four. The Reds de four hits off the former and six off the latter They got to Mays in the eighth for three runs, which tied the score
 Reut41er started on the mound for the Reds, and in four innings he yielded seven hits He was followed by Luque. off whom the Yankees ob- tained eight hits, with none out, in the ninth For the Yankees, MeuseI made a, home run, and C1lefch, Peck, Pfpp Ruth, Lewis and Ward two baggers-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-30
FLETCHER SAYS HE ONLY STOOD
 UP FOR RIGHTS

Mobile, Ala, March 30.---In the camp of the Red Sox yesterday there was some disposition to criticise the Giants for the rI1rnpus which resulted in Arthur Fletcher being banished from Sundays game at New Orleans. There was mention of rowdyism- Many believe that Fletcher had con- siderable justification for his protest to Richard Nallin, the umpire, who was working behind the plate for the first time since last season. and whose judgment on balls and strikes was not altogether sound It was an error to send Nadin behind the bal on his first day out. In speaking oi the incident Fletcher said:
 Baseball is a serious business to me at all times. Whether it Is a, reg ufaT league game or an exhibition contest I think that a club should play at full speed all the time and that it should fight for it's rights, Nasilin was away off and his poor judgment aI- most cost us the game. I believe that I was justified in coming to the fore for our club, of which ann the field captain. If anybody thinks that was in the wrong he is entitled to his opinion, but in so far as am con- cerned I intend to keep fighting a: a,M times and to see that we get a square deal"
 Some of the Red Sox started out to regard this series as a sort of unifn- portant proposition, but they appear to have changed their mind. Both oEITlos are fighting tooth and nail for every run and for every advantage. The Giants are by no means at top speed, but they are coming along ill
 geod style and barring bad weather should enter the National League race well warmed to their task. They are hitting at a PTS clip, while the Red Sox are batting only .2o6, which is woefuly weak.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-30

~~rhe greatest all around track man now in collegiate competition is the way Steve Farrell, the noted coach, describes Carl Johnson of the University of Michigan FmrelPs opinion might be thought a biased one. Inasmuch as Johnson is one of his proteges, were it not for the fact that Carfs performances go a long way toward bearing out his mentors fine compliment Johnson undoubted- ty is one of the greatest if not the greatest of college athletes. There can be no dfsputing that Uncle Sam has an almost sure point winner at Antwerp in the wonderful Michigan athlete Make no mistake about that either.
 Johnson is one of the most versa tile track and field performers ever turned out by an American college or university. He quaIifies with arnaz- ing ability in no less than five events the high jump, broad jump, high and low hurdles, and the 100 yard dash. If he has any specially it is the running broad jump. Johnson has q mark of 24 feet 1 inch in this event, and in time it is thought, he will eventually break Alvin KraenzIein's collegiate record of 24 feet, 1-2 inches. According to Farrell, Johnson has already beaten KraenzIein's mark several times in practice with leaps of more than 24 feet, inches John son has never been able to accom- plish it in competition, although he had bounded more than 24 feet re- peated1y.
 Johnson's chances of winning this event at Antwerp appear bright on past performances of other Olympic winners in this test. Myer Prinstein's leap of 24 feet, inch won for him at St, Louis in 1904, and he repeated again at Athens two years later with a mark of g feet, 1-2 inches. Irons splendid effort of 24 feet, 1-2 inches g Gan Olympic record) snatched the laurels for Uncle Sam at London in 1908.
 Johnson's Conference mark for the high jump was 6 feet, 2 If inches In the St. Louis Olympic Jones of America won the event with a jump of feet, II inches. Leahy of Ire land clearing 5 feet, 7-S inches scored at Athens, in 1906. Porter of America, bettering Johnson's marx by but 3-4 of an inch, was returned the winner at London in 1908 with a jump of 6 foot, 3 inches.
 The Michigan marvel has run the
  the low hurdles in 24 4-5 seconds, both very close to the American records held by Simpson, Rraenzlein and ETler.
 In addition to these feats Johnson has negotiated the 100 yard dash in g 4-5 seconds, Is of a second in ar Tears of the worlds amateur record of 3-5 seconds held jointly by Dan Kelly and Howard F. Drew. Oddly enough, Johnson seldom competes in the century dash although he is known as a ten second man for the event.
 Johnson is a sN-footer and weighs about 160 pounds. He is possessed of astonishing endurance, being able to jump from one event to another with little rest and still maintain his form. At one indoor meet in the middle west Johnson accounted for no less than six frsts and was still fresh at the end of his gri1ing exhibitions. Keep an ear to the ground for Johnson's doings at Antwerp this summer. You'll get an earfun of good news unless we are mistaken Copyright, 1920. By The Wheeler
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-30

So far no one has manifested any desire to obtain the services for his business, of the senators who worked eight months over the peace treaty, and then didn't get anything done on 1t.
 The growing signs that the people propose to have some say about the next presidential election, is viewed with profound dismay by the-politi- clans, who are not used to such ob- streperouss copanct
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-30
Hannah of Yankees
 Drove Tractor Last
 Winter on His Farm

Truck Hannah of the Yankees spent the winter on his ranch in Cali fornia driving a tractor and turning over the fertile soil of the Golden State. He reported for duty just as hard as nails,
 Truck declares that he is some faster than when the season of 1919 closed, which is hopeful in itself. When Hannah and Hfeusel first showed up for spring training they looked like 0 couple of wrest1ers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-30

A big crowd was at hand to see smoker full of bad decisions and bouts that were full of stalling. There was hardly any good milling in the three star bouts. As is always the case the preliminaries furnished the fireworks.
 The Travers-Darcy nix-up was the only good bout of the three star bouts. This bout was full of action all through the four rounds
 Mickey Travers was the most as- tonished person in dry Bridgeport CD when he f1oored Darcey in the sec ond stanza. A left uppercut to the jaw knocked the Fighting NGob'' off his balance and he went down for the count of eight. Later in the same round Travers pushed Eddie to the ropes. Darcey slipped and when the referee began counting he stood down for the count of eight. This is the first time Travers has ever f1oored man in this city. Mickey is still wondering how he did it.
 A right hand smash to the jaw floored Travers in the second. When the referee had counted two Mickey was up and fighting mad Darcey was all ready to slip over his k.o. punch but his opponent would moi let him get set for it.
 Bosse had better stop hoElering about boxers being afraid of him. Bosse trained down to 145 pounds from 190. If Kanavan made a, fool out of Fred we wonder what Allen or Bogash could do. Bosse is very slow and fat.
 Al Jennings, the so-cafed referee, pulled the bone of his life when he called the Johnson-Lavigne affair a draw. Johnson took the first round by his fine jabbing. The New Yorker took the second. The cofored boy ap- peared to be gone in tine second but the one ninute's rest helped him. The third was even- Johnson dropped Lavigne for the count of five in the last round Leo was fighting mad and when he showed the "Khd'' through the ropes it was his anxiety to finish his man. The fans raised big howl when this bout was declared a draw.
 Tommy Shea and George Proto of New Haven went into the ring last night with the intention of killing each other. This bout was a grudge bout. Porto took the first round by his terrific fn-figllting. The second was even. This round was fast and | full of action. Shea was staggered in this round by a hard right to the jaw. I Shea came back strong in the third, 1 taking this round after a hard fight. The last stanza was fuli.of pep. Both were sfugging away when the bell rang. Both were given a btg hand. 
 | Al Jennings would step between the boxers just as they were fighting 1 hard in the cIinches much to the dis approval of the fans. Many a. time a voice could ibe heard saying, Let 'ern flight
 For the second time in two weeks Bil1y Prince of the Hollow defeated Young Luby of the Crasho A. C.. Prince took the first round by his jabbing. He made a target of LI7by's eye. Luby took the second. His hard punches rocked Prince. LIby's eye began to go up. IHIbys eye always blows up like 3. balloon. Prince took the third and fourth. His uppercuts featured.
 The weights were announced as fol- kloEa:l Bogash 147, AHberts 151, Darcey
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-30
ARAEORY A. A HOLDS
 SMOKER ON THURSDAY.

The Arnnory A. A. will put on a smoker at the clubhouse on Main street on Thursday night. Matchmaker Billy Hogan has ar ranged a card which he thinks will please the fans. He has signed Mickey Travers and Ed die Darcy for the star bout. 9th CT bouts are: Al KetcheI vs. Fred die Siegel: Packey Hannon vs. Battling Marley; George Proto vs. Young Mack.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-30

Everybody is questioning the candi~ dates for office, and-They have to show one side that they are in favor of all proposed legislation, and then prove to the opposite that, they are opposed to doing anything about 1t at thiE aEsuaa
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-30

Tine Edinburgh tramways man. a,ger's recommendation that motor busses replace cable cars on certain city routes has been adopted. Thirty 4o-45 h. D. busses have been put into operation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-30

The shfpownsrs of Germany are strongly behind the new development of aerial transportation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-30

In reply to the curfew order made for parts of Ireland by the British Government. the city officials of Dub lin have voted to suspend all munich pal service during the restricted hours
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-30

Jim Bones, the paper weight cham pion of NewfieId Park, and Battling Black made the fans laugh for four rounds That is the only thing they did. Jim Clancy was supposed te meet Bones but the comedian ran oo< of it