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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15
BANQUET FOR
 PRINCETON TEAM
 THAT BEAT YALE

New York, Jan. 15-Capt- Curtis McGraw's Tiger football eleven of 1919 was praised to the skies at the Princeton alumni dinner in the ball. room of the Hotel Commodore last night and the sturdy youths who beat Yale and played tie game with liar yard blushed as they heard them selves 1auded while nearly 1000 old Princeton grads and their friends cheered.
 It was the largest and most enthu- siastic gathering of Princeton men that has ever rejoiced over a Prince ton team. In the crowd were scores of old Tiger gridiron heroes as well as many former Harvard and Yale athletes. Not only did Princeton tell the 1919 youngsters what fine players they were, but Walter Camp for Yale and Thomas W. Lamont of Harvard joined in the chorus of praise.
 President John Grier Hibben of Princeton confessed that he was a football fan of the deepest dye. He said that at the YaIe-Princeton game he held his watch in his hand toward the close of the game and decided that it had stopped. President Hib- ben doesn't remember just what hap pened when the game was over, but when he got his bearings he discov- cred that he was down on the grid ! iron in the melee of spectators way. | ing his hat. He was surrounded by Princeton men and he woke up wher I he heard several cam meras clicking around. him. He found later tha /, they were taking pictures of his out 1 burst of Princeton enthusiasm.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15
SiS1er All Around
 Star Tn Big Show
Record of St. Louis Inelder Compares Favorably With That of Cobb and He Is Much Younger Man
 Than Georgia Peach

Why doesn't he do a. little better2 Why is it that he never leads in some department of play when, apparently it would be so easy. George is not careless. He is not lazy. He pulls near miracles almost daily, yet there is the strong conviction that he
 should do more.
 Look at a part of his daily record.
 On April 80, off to poor start, Sis1er
 had a batting average of .20S. Then
 he began hitting, and in three weeks
 boosted his percentage 116 points. Starting May 1, George poled 20 safeties in 51 tries, so that on May 21 his record read 1924 After a slight slump that continued nearly month and cost him 21 points his natural ability asserted itself again and for IT days he averaged aI- l most two bits per day. s3 to be ex- act. This spurt carried him to the 1882 mark, his high point of the year.
 In his 1S1 games at first base, Sis- Ter had, as stated above, 120 assists, a remarkably large total. A short stop, for instance, considers it a good l afternoons work when he handles l five assists, but George, a first base | man, had exactly this number in the | first game of Aug. IT. Besides he 1 looked after nine putouts. In two ! other games Sisler had four assists l each, the dates being June and l Sept. 3. Running down three assists
 per game was nothing unusual for 1 him, as he performed this feat five | times.
 Taking Sisler as he Is, quiet l earnest, modest, what would happen
 to the St. Louis Browns were it DOS
 sible to add to his rare qualities some of the fire of Cobb, a Collins, q
 Sneaker, or that of his own team. mate, Jimmy Austin? What record: would fall! What crowds would
 gather to see the modern baseball
 wonder!
 Il Sisler's longest batting slump O.
 the year extended over only thre. games, and yet he did not lead hi
 league in hitting. He can, ass1iredly
 beat Cobb going to first, but the op
 posing flelders do not worry, h. doesn't do it. He can run bases bet ter than he has ever shown and, re verting once more to batting, h. ought to hit/ 50 points higher. I there is any doubt or this ask an, of the regular American leagu pitchers how many times Sisle swings at balls that Collins, Busl 2 and Graney would not even 1ook al
 yet he struck out only 20 times dur , ing the season.
 5 Since the Michigan marvel joine 3 St. Louis he has demonstrated, a } noted in the beginning, that he ca pitch unhittable ball, he can per 1 form in the outheld like a star, h r has learned to play first base, he s far better than a green hand on tn
 | a Ci of Ta ', :. | and run. And if he had little nor
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15

New York, Jan. 14-Midget Man ager" Higgins is somewhere between here and Los Angeles, presumably on the way East, and his arrival is eag- er1y awaited on the part of Colonel Jacob Ruppert, president of the Yam kees. The genial colonel, who is out to give his loyal supporters a pennant winning team at any cost, is simply champing at the bit for an opportuni- ty to do some real Babe Ruth fan ming. No little boy with his first ex- press wagon Is quite so delighted as friend Jake at having corraHed the home run king.
 Now that Huggins has Ruth he will be confronted with the problem of placing him to the best interests of the club An asset of this value and drawing power, of course, must be used every day. Babe is willing to double in brass,'' 1. e. take his reg u1ar turn in the box when not cavort- Ing elsewhere. But he is such a versatile player he could fit at any one of the several places to very good advantage.
 In Boston last year Ruth's main proclivities were devoted to fly chas- ing in the left field patrol. He showed such aptitude in this section that he probably could soon get into the wrinkles of either of the two pastures at the Polo Grounds. For two req sons it is scarcely likely that Huggins | would care to plant Babe in left field with New York. Left field here is l a terrific sun field. Sun glasses are not calculated to edify batting eyes And orbs precious as those sported ! by MT. Ruth should scarcely be ex- pected to be placed under unneces- sary strain. Besides, which Duffy | Lewis, & left fielder extraordinary and sun dodger par excellence, Is ex- pected back with the Yankee cara ] van.
 1 Take it from those familiar with
 the idiosyncrasies of the young MT
 Ruth, Huggins will be inviting noth-
 ing short of absolute disaster if he
 places this piece of rare bric-a-brie
 in right field. The Babe, like Sir
 Thomas Lipton's cha1lengers, need.
 plenty of sea room. In fly chasing
 he sees nothing but the ball. It i.
 believed that in the long run tha right field wall eventually might ge 8 decision over him
 I New York fans will remember thu 1 Sunday last Summer when he buttet
 the left field paling so hard as tt
 knock himself unconscious, rnougr
 he clung to the ball for the out tha
 saved the game.
 It is argued that if Ruth play
 right field unless the fences ar
 moved back out of home run range
 he is likely soon to exercise the am
 bulance In centre field Ruth wou1, have all the leeway necessary, bu ] the big fellow Is scarcely feet enougl l of foot for th1s important assignment
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15
RED ALLEN IS DESERVING OF
 FIGHT IN BPT,

There is much talk going around in the sporting circles of this city that the fight promoters of the local clubs cannot get a good pair of boxers to complete a card for a local show. Why do these fight promoters angle for a fighter thauNants a guarantee that will take the breath away. Frist- rate boxers want an good1y sum to come to this burg of ours to box a twelve-round bout to a decision. No promoter in this city could afford to give good guarantee when the fight would draw no more than $2,000 at the most. These men could easily draw $3,000 or $4,000 by just boxing a sucker eight rounds in 8 no-de- cision bout at one of the clubs in New Jersey. No first rate boxer would risk coming to Bridgeport when they would have to box a man that they are afraid of, as we take the case of Bill Brennan who was afraid to meet Harry Wills 12 rounds to a decision. Brennan was offered $2,- 600 to meet Wills in Bridgeport Later on when Mike Healey, the matchmaker for the Clover Club went to New York to close the matct Brennan said that he would not fight for less than $2,500 and Heally came back later with a letter from the of hcials of the club authorizing him to offer MT. Brennan the stated sum the pugilist crawted out Fred Full ton and other boxers did the same Fthing as Brennan.
 We think we know of one bout thai promoters in this city could get il they would break away from the clique and sign some one else, tha' is a bout between Red Allen of this city and Barney Adair of New York Adair was outpointed by Bogash z few weeks ago but 1t was due to over. work that had him slowed up con siderably. He has been out of th' ring since that bout and sends word that he Is in the best of condition and would like to meet Red Al1eI before some one of the local clubs ~Red'' is perfectly willing and If som promoter will look them up the. will have a star bout to top off thei card. Neither one of these boxer will demand the Woo1worth Build ing as their share as most of tn promoters think they are.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15
.Armory A. A. to Open Tonight and Smoker
 Will Be Given Fans

The opening of the Armory A. A. gymnasium will take place tonight and it is expected that a large crowd will be present. The new gymn Is located on Main street in the Jacobg block, across the street from the Armory. The clubhouse has been handsomely decorated. For the opening night President William R, Hogan has arranged a smoker which will be featured by four boxing bouts. The principals are: John McNu1ty vs. Mike McCabe, six rounds; Panama George Dixon vs- Johnny Duffy, six rounds; Jimmy Kane vs. Charlie Ser gen, four rounds; Young O'Leary ys Mickey Trayers, four rounds. Terry Lee will be referee.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15
FOX INCREASES BID TO DE5.iPSEY;
 OFFERS $55O,OOO

New York. Jan. 15-Wi1liam Fox has submitted new offer to Jack Dempsey to fight Georges Carpenter in this country. Fox wired Dempsey yesterday offering 8 purse of s55O,- 900 to be divided 75 per cent. to the winner and 25 per cent to the loser. In addition the net profits to be di- vided 35 per cent. to the winner and 15 per cent. to the loser. The ball. ance to go to the various Red Cross associations.
 If Dempsey doesn't care for the above proposition he will be present. ed with $300,000, win,. lose or draw with the privileges as mentioned above. Fox stipulates that no out sider, promoter or management will be interested with him in the staging of the bout. As for the date, that will probably be Labor Day. and as fol the site that will be decided upon when the articles are signed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15
LD0xi7,g NeuUs 0nd Gossi E 1D By LES LEY 4

Jack sharkey, conqueror of Jim my Wilde, will meet Johnny Buff of Jersey City tonight at the City A. c. of Jersey City. They will meet in the main bout of the evening. John ny Kauff has been matched to tackle Pete Hartley. the Durable Dane, at New Orleans on Washington's birth day in twenty-round bout.
 George Lawrence, the eastern re- presentative of the Cream City A. c. of Milwaukee and also the manager of Sam McVey, the colored heavy weight, who is at present in Panama, received a. cablegram from Promoter vienne of Paris asking him to send McVey over to Paris as quickly as possible as he wants him for three fights over there. Lawrence will ship Sam over in about two weeks.
 Denial of charges that Jack Demp- sey, worlds heavyweight champion, was 9 draft dodger and a stacker and defense of his conduct during the war was made by Jack Kearns, Demp- sey's manager, in a, signed statement issued to day.
 Dempsey was not a, draft dodger' during the war" Kearns' statement said. Any one who makes that charge cannot support it with facts. '.When the draft came in, Demp- sey was placed in Class Al because he was married and, in addition. was supporting a. mother and an invalid brother and a sister. Dempsey made l no claims for exemption.
 Some time later the draft board, | readjusting classifications, placed Jack in Class Al, but almost inme- diately after ward put him in class 2-B. He remained there during the rest of the war. If the conflict had lasted a few weeks longer, it seems certain that he would have been in l the uniformed service"
 Kearns recounted Dempsey's ser vices as a riveter in Philadelphia and | Seattle shipyards, and added: 1 "He was also appearing in fistic l contests at benefits for the different l war charities. By this means, ap- | approximately $100,O0O was raised | for the various war funds.
 Dempsey paid his travelling ex- penses and fought without remuner- 1 ation," Kearns said, and frequent l ly was broke as a consequence | Those who are charging Demp- sey with being a stacker because 1 he worked in the shipyard and helped l to raise nearly $100,00O for the var 1 ious war charities the statement I concluded, fare smudgns the repu- 1 tation of every other exempted man
 who served the nation in the army at home."
 When George McDonald returns
 from England in the near future
 there is a chance that he will be ac-
 companied by no less parsonage than
 the English champion, Joe Beckett
 Mcdonald will soon return with g squad of British boxers, and he means
 to use his best efforts to induce Beckett to make the trip. If Joe does come over here, he can count on at least one big house, for the To- cal fans will be curious to see what
 kind of a fighter it was that Carpen- tier knocked out so quickly. After I one appearance, MT. Beckett mal
 not be such a good drawing card, al
 though Bombardier Wells was very l popular here despite the fact that tht floor generally came up and slapped
 him in the face before the bout wa, over.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15
WILLIE HOPPE PLAYS
 AT MASONIC CLUR

1.-The first of the contests which will give Bridgeport billiard en- thusiasts a chance to sec the champions in various classes, took place this afternoon when Willie Hoppe, baHkIine champion, played Charley Peterson at the Masonic club on Broad street. Another match between the same men will be staged at the Ma sonic club at 8:3O tonight. Rob- ert Cannefax, title holder in the three cushion class, will meet Charles McCourt at the Bridge. port club tomorrow and on Satur- day Champion Ralph Greenleaf Of the pocket billiard ranks, tackles Jerome Keogh at the AL gonquin club.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15

If Jimmy Wilde the f1yweight champion of the world, is willing to box Jack Sharkey at 116 pounds ringside at D. m. and he will post a forfeit of $5,O00 as a guarantee that he will give Sharkey a return bout in case he should win over him, then these little batt1ers will meet again, probably on January 26. Wilde has signed up for the bout and Sharkey will also sign, providing that if the Welsh wonder agrees to the above terms. Sharkey is afraid that if Wilde should outpoint him, that he will take the first steamer back to England without giving him a return battle as he is giving him.
 Jimmy Hanlon, the Denver light weight, will meet Eddie F'hzsimmons of New York at Racine, Wis. to- night. Dennis O'Keefe the Chicago welterweight, was supposed to fight Fitzsimmons but O'Keefe injured his hand in training
 If Billy Gibson, manager Of Benny Leonard is able to secure a release from the moving picture company
 that has signed Benny up to do a serial he will box Johnny Dundee at the Newark Sportsmen's Club of Newark on January 2S. Billy wants the company to postpone the shoot ing of the picture until Leonard goes through with the match with Dun dee, originally scheduled for New l Haven, but which the authorities in city cancelled at the last minute. Al Roberts, the Staten Island heavyweight, who is to fight Gene
 Tunney the local lightweight, in one 1 of the four eight-round bouts at New
 ark on Jan. 30 is to receive a guar antee of S1.00o for his end, Tunney 1 is also to receive a guarantee of $1,- 900, his acting manager, Billy Roche demanding this amount for him. It is practically settled that Cham pion Benny Leonard will defend his
 title for the seventh time agaii-sc 1 Johnny Dundee at the Newark l Sportsmen's club on January 24. Ar l ticles may be drawn up today and signed. Benny is busily engaged pos 1 ing for some big movie act but he will find time to run over to New 1 ark and give the Scotch .Wop another
 pasting.
 Frank Moran, the ring veteran. is l l1lTOuSh W1ln DOAlIiS acCOr01nS 10 a l report in circulation among his 1 friends. His decisive defeat by Fred I Fulton in Newark, Monday night, re 1 moved him from all consideration as 1 opponent for Jack Dempsey. Moran
 took such a fearful beating from the
 Minnesota Plasterer that he will not
 completely recover from its effects
 for few weeks, and his hopes of a 1 comeback have vanished. His re- 1 tirement is as wise move as he ever made in the ring
 Paul Sampson and Whitey Allen, heavyweights. have been signed up to swap punches at the Bayonne A. c. on January 20. They will meet
 in the star bout of eight-rounds. Frankie Burns, the featherweight champion of New Jersey before he was knocked out by Johnnie Xiii bane, the world champion, when he
 quit the ring will try to make a come
 back when he meets Dave Astey of
 New York in the star bout of eight
 rounds at the Hamilton A. c. on Jan. ga
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15
McAuliffe vs. Gilmore
 Was Great Battle

Jack McAuliffe defeated Harry Gilmore in 2S rounds at Lawrence, Mass on this date in 1887. This bout was for the lightweight cham pionship, then held by McAuliffe, and was one of the most desperate ever witnessed in a Massachusetts ring. The men fought with skin-tight gloves for $500 a side and the cham pionship belt Both men had to as simulate a lot of punishment, and several times it looked as if the title was due to change hands. Gilmore devoted much of his attention to Jacks optics and McAul1ife w2s scarcely able to see when he landed a punch which f1attened out and broke Gilmore's nose Harry's back CTS tossed in the sponge, but the vic tor was in little better condition than the vanquished. A little later in the same year McAul1ife fought his fa- nous 74-round draw with Jimmy Car ney, the English champion, when Jack was saved from defeat only by 1fae interference of the spectators.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15
rTcHER WILL TRAIN IN OPEN

STECHER WILL TRAIN IN OPEN.
 New York, Jan 15-Joe Stecher
 who is matched to wrestle Earl Cad dock for the worlds title at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 30, will in- troduce a novelty in training when ha arrives here. Stecher comes from the country where people live in tha open There they take advantage oi the clear, fresh ozone. And it is through this pure simple aid tha: Htecher developed the tremendous
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15
Harvard Declines to Make Another Trip to
 England for Meet

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 15.---Wi1liam F. Garcelon, chairman of the Harvard Graduate Track Team Committee, in his report to the General Athletic Committee at a special meeting, stat ed that his board did not favor a joint Harvard and Yale track team this year for the purpose of holding a meet in England against Oxford and Cambridge. This report was accepted. as it Is thought here that the English teams should come here before the Americans make another trip across the Atlantic.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15

The one ever-preserft bird across the American continent, says John azzrouxhs. Is tho mourning dove.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15

Frankie Burns, the featherweight champion of New Jersey before he was knocked out by Johnnie Kill bane, the world champion, when he quit the ring will try to make a come back when he meets Dave Astey of New York in: the star bout of eight
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15

Paul Sampson and Whitey Allen, heavyweights, have been signed up to swap punches at the Bayonne A in the star bout of eight-rounds.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15

Jimmy Hanlon, the Denver light weight, will meet Eddie F'itzsimmons of New York at Racine, Wis. to- night. Dennis O'Keefe the Chicago welterweight, was supposed to fight Fitzsimmons but O'Keefe injured his hand in training.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-15

Al Roberts, the Staten Island heavyweight. who is to fight Gene Tunney the local lightweight, in one of the four eight-round bouts at New ark on Jan. 30 is to receive a guar antee of S1.000 for his end Tunney is also to receive a guarantee of $1,- 900, his acting manager, Billy Roche demanding this amount for him
Arizona republican., 1920-12-26
SHORE ACRES MYTH
 ALICE LAKE COMES
 ID COLUMBIA TO-DAY

shore Acres the perturbation of James A. Herne's celebrated stage drama of New England folk. in which Alice Lake will star, is the feature at traction at Mauks Columbia theater, for a run of only two days. beginning today. The screen production Of the famous Herne comedy drama is a faithful exposition of the immortal stage play and' constitutes a notable achievement on the silver sheet
 The plot of the celebrated old play is the absorbing unfoldment of a series of events in the lives of some New England farmer folk and the conse- quences of a fathers wrath at his daughter when she insists on marry ing the man she loves. Desirous of having this daughter make a prosper ous match, the stern old father en- deavors to force her into matrimony with the village sharper, an unscrupu- lous man, who induces the old farmer to invest his savings in bad mining stock. Retribution swiftly follows, however, and finds the old man broken with contrition at the very end seeking the forgiveness of the woman ne wronged.
 This strong dramatic story consti- tuted the stage play that won world wide popularity and has now been made into a screen play with Alice Lake in the role of the farmers daugh- ter, Helen Berry The scenic effects have all been attained in the most
Arizona republican., 1920-12-26
ECCENTRIC DANCER
 IS HIT AT TOFT'S

The whole house went wild last night at Tofts Country club when Frank Farnum made good his threat that he was going to show everyone something new in the way of dancing. Frank still has a whole coterie of new stunts. everyone of the just as novel as the one he pulled last night.
 This dance stuff isn't anything new in Franks category, for he completed a whirl on the Orpheum this year and was a hit every rlace he played. Yer non Castle brought on the fox trot, and there is the Maurice Waltz" Mau- rice's own pride but the latest thing to sweep the country has been the "os- trich walk" which Is Farnum's own perfection.
 Farnum will be at the club again to- night in odd and even numbers and Toft's will have something new for you again.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-26

Ing with it the girl and her paramour, while Flint is rescued and returns to his son. The boy determines to make the dive to the vessel and see for him self if the accusation of his father is justified. The sight which greets him through the port hole proves too great a shock, and he faints, entangling his life line so that his death is threatened Again it is Martin Flint who makes the dive to a killing depth to rescue his boy. The action below the sur face" in this scene is tremendous in import and vies in importance and spectacular value with the dive for the submarine, the wreck of the steamer, the confusion and panic of the passen- gers, the sinking of the steamer and other scenes.
 The Who's Who in Phoenix people who had their backs turned to the audience last week will be screened
 "close up" during this week. Prizes for this unique contest will be awarded during this week as quickly as all the blanks can be edited and checked.