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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-15
RACK TO HAVE YOUNGEST TEAM
 IN BIG LEAGUES

Philadelphia, March 15.---The AFn- letics will earn at least one honor this season. It will carry the youngest team of players in the two leagues. OutfieEders Amos Strunk and lilly Walker are the only players 30 or above Other veterans" are Catcher Perkins, Infielder Dugan, and Out fielder Witt, and yet Perkins is only 23, Dugan is 22 and Witt is 23. Gal ioway, who is sure to make the short stop post, is 22, Griffin, who has clinched first base, is 23, and Brazil, who has a good chance to land the third base job, is only 20. With Du- gan, g years old, ~+ second base, Mack may start the pennant race with an infield whose ages average less than g years.
 The baby of the lot is Robert Mo Cam, a rookie shortstop, who cele- brated his eighteenth birthday last Thursday McCann is a Philadelphia schooiboy, The new catchers are also young. Styles is 21 and Myatt and J. Walker 22- The juvenile pitchers run around the same ages
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-15
OF YALE 0ARSMEN PICKS
 OUT SIX CREWS

New Haven, March 15.-Guy Nickalls, Yale rowing coach. has tentatively selected six crews which will continue their indoor workouts under his directions until the wealth CT allows them to practice on the harber.
 The makeup of these crews was announced last night. The first var sity shell contains four oarsmen who rowed in it last year, as well as the coxswain of the victorious eight. Lovejoy, at No. 3. roWed on the var sity three years ago. The varsity boat, as seated by Coach Nickalls, is as follows:
 Bow, D. G. DriscoII; No. 2, G. F. Ellis; No. 3. F. H. Lovejoy; No. 4, J. H. Flagg; No. 5. J. J. Schieffelin; i; No. 6. Philip Allen; No. ', J. S. Mouiton; stroke (capt.) c. c. Peters; coxswain, Robert Carson.
 The cold weather has kept the men in the gym, the row on the har- bor last Thursday being the only outdoor workout they have had. It is quite possible that the men will get out before the end of this week, it all depends on the weatherman.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-15
mANY STARS OF
 MAJOR LEAGUES
 QUIT THIS YEAR
(By Henry L. FarreI-)

Three landmarks of the National game, figures around whom much of modern diamond history has been wound, have headed off the main road down the path that leads away from the spotlight
 Frank Baker, who clubbed his way to fame in a worlds series, Hal Chase peer of all first basernen and Heinie Zimmerman, the eccentric one, who represent among them forty-seven years of service on the diamond are through with baseball.
 Baker, known almost as well fo1 his annual holdouts, as for frenzied streaks of long distance hitting, is going to farm his holdings in Trappe, Md, and avoid sleep1ess pullmans and eatIess hotels that have been thorns in his baseball side.
 Chase, is heading west to enter the movies. His eyes have gone back on him, he says he wanted to beat the old boy with the scythe and quiL before he slipped.
 Zimmerman evidently is out. With McGraw's suspension hanging over him the scrappy infeIder seems to have lost all his friends. Several teams need an old head like Hein1e on the inner defense, but they don't seem to want him.
 Lee Magee is out also. The Cubs have given him the gate and a rumored blacklist is said to be block ing his way into any other lineup. Magee threatens to start court pro- ceedings to clear his name.
 WalIy Schang, peeved because Babe Ruth, and not he. drew the ticket to the Yankee fold, is worrying Ed Barrow by his absence.
 +0 I- .,3 two holes in his infeId. Chick Gan diI, to emphasize his threats, has signed up to manage a team on the Pacific Coast and Swede Risberg prefers the revenue of a restaurant in San Francisco to playing baseball
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-15
NEW HAVEN TO
 TRY COMMISSION
 TO RUN BOXING

New Haven, March 15-The com mittee on legislation of the board of aldermen will not urge the carrying out of Mayor FitzgeraId's suggestion that all sports, such as boxing foot ball and baseball, be subject to SUI pervisfon. The committee will re- port on the mayors proposed ath- letic commission at the next meeting of the board of aldermen to be held probably some time next week, and will urge that supervision be re- Etricted to boxing contests. It is un- derstood that the mayor is agreeable to this recommendation
 The mayor suggested early in the year that a commission of five be ap- pointed, consisting of the chief oi police, one alderman, one physician and two citizens, all except the chief Of police to serve for one year.
 It is believed that the legislative committee will make a recommends ton to the board to adopt similar regulation to those in force in Hart ford, Bridgeport, Waterbury and oth- CT Connecticut cities where commit tees of citizens work in conjunction with the chief of police, to regulate prize fights and boxing exhibitions. Ii is not the desire of the committee to interfere in any way with other sports, which it would rather encour- age than control
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-15
New Haven High Is
 So Spiritless That
 Coach May Quit Job

New Haven, Mar. 15.-Edward M BrawIey, former Holy Cross athlete. who has been in charge of the coach ing of athletics at the New Haven high school since the death of Pal Cawley. is expected to resign at the close of the school term in June, ac- cording to a report in local sport circles today. Brawley, it is under stood, has been contemplating such action for several months and it is expected that his resignation will be placed in the hands Of the Board Of Education within the next few weeks,
 Athletics at the High school have been on the down-plane for the past few years. Although critics ot BrawIey assert that he has failed to stimulate the needed interest in ath- letics the coach has been quoted from time to time as saying that neithe- the students nor faculty members have rendered him the expected CO., operation. During the past few weeFS various mass meetings have been called in an effort to revive interest in athletics, especially baseball, a sport which has been on the decline since the close of the war.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-15
WARD OF TANKS OUGHT TO BE
 3~--D SACKER

Jacksonville, Fla, March 15.-The longer the Yankees are in Jackson vile the more apparent it becomes that Aaron Ward, the young can didate for Frank Bakers job at third base with the Yankees, is a wonder full ball player.
 If he can hold his present form it is not too much to say that this lad is the best infielder Huggins has. He is strong and sturdy, with a fine pair of hands and a good arm, be- sides a fine batting eye and excellent playing sense-
 He outcIasses Chick Fewster, who seems to be in favor for the third base assignment. With the general lack of speed and youth upon the Yankee club, it is hard to see how youngster like Ward can be kept on the bench. The boy feels that he is fit for regular duty now, and he probably is If he is not given a chance this year it is not improbable fall off in his work. If F'ewster is as good a ball player as some believe him to be, then he can supplant Del Pratt at second base. If he is as good a second baseman as they say, it should be easy for him to win this berth.
 While it might seem a revolution ary move, Huggins would have a bet ter chance with Ward at third and Fewster at second. The greatest weakness of the Yankee team is obviously lack of youth and speed. There is plenty of hitting strength on the club, ard Ward and Fewster would add the necessary fleetness of foot There is no reason for believing that If Fewster supplented Pratt at second the team would not be weak ened at all.
 DefensiveIy Pratt is slow and just a fair fielder around the keystone sack. Both of these changes are hardly likely to be made, but if perform ances on a training trip count for anything then Aaron Ward has a fine chance to break into the infieId at third base.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-15
CUBAN HORSE IS VICTORIOUS IN
 S1O,OOO RACE

Havana, Cuba, March 15.---Ar1id +77e roustng cheers of 10000 persons. B''-e Wrack, running in the colors of popular Cuban turfman, A. T. Di z won the Grand National Handicap which carried a net value of Sf0.550 at the Oriental Park track yesterday The victory of the son of Wrack was perhaps the most popular eyer wit messed on the island, ana when Pick ems returned to the scales he was given a rousing ovation The cheer ing continued until the horses were led away.
 Driving hard and only a nose back came Iolite, the game little son of Broomstick, while just half a length further back was Cromwell, the top weight. The race was run in the good time of 1:52 3-5. The second horse re- ceived S1, POO, the third, got s6o0, the fourth $500 and the fifth s150
 There was a five minutes delay al the post before they were sent away to a good start Hubbub was the quickest to get into his stride and led by small margin, while the favorite Blue Wrack, was carefully nursed along by Pickens, laying in second po- sition to the middle of the, upper turn. Here Piskens let the Diaz colt stel along. He was full of run and as- stunned a good lead, and just when it looked like he would gallop off with the purse he began to tire and it re- quired Pickens's strongest efforts to make him last it out to win by a nose
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-15
JACK JOHNSON SAYS DEMPSEY
 WILL BOX HIl

Mexico City, March 15,-Jack FohNson, former champion heavy weight, has reached Manzanillo on his way to Tia Juana- which is just this side of the border in Lower Cal ffornia. Before leaving Mexico City Johnson said he had arranged a series of fights to take place in Tia Juana~
 He announced he was to meet Sam Langford of Boston and Harry Wills of New Orleans, and also made ths statement, which sporting men here refused to take seriously, that Jack Dempsey had agreed to box him in Tia Juana. The big negro declared that he would not return to the United States until he had received assurances that he would not be ar- rested before he had had a chance to settle his business affairs there After that, he said. he was willing to submit to whatever action the courts decreed-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-15
JIMMY COONEY SENT BY GIANTS
 TO REL MAUKEE

San Antonio Tex NTarcF1 15----Joln McGraw yesterday afternoon made the first cut in the roster of the Giants He announced the release of Jimmy Cooney, the shortstop, to the AIilwau- kee club of +ha American AsSo ;iation and the return of Sidney Ross, left handed pitcher, to the San Antonio eiub of the Texas League It is ex- perted that many more releases will be made public before the Giants leave next Friday night
 CDoney was purchased late last sea son from the Providence club of the Eastern League. in which he batted -305- The purchase was made mainly to fort1fy the infield in the big drive against the Reds In connection with his release to Milwaukee it is interest ing to note that Joe O'Brien, secre- fary of the New York club. is presi- dent of the minor league outfit. II is likely that there is a string attached to Cooney-
 Ross came-to the Giants in 1918 and was sent to Toronto Last season he was sent back to San Antonio and came back for another trial When the Giants leave here on Friday to start their road tour with the Red SO1 the recruits will go directly to Rocky Mount, N. C. where the Rochester club will train. They will play games in and around Rocky Mount Some of tho rockies will rejoin the Giants when the club plays at that town
 Jess Winters was so wild in the ninth inning of yesterdays game with San Antonio that he almost presented the game on a silver platter The Giants finger went in in the seventh, when McGraw'S man had the game tucked away by a score of 6 to l.
 When Winters was seized with a spasm of generosity in the last of the ninth he walked four Of the San An tonic players in q row. forcing in one run, while others tr:clled over on sim gIes by Brown and 4Ha1t- The New Workers were lucky fo edge their way out of the fray at the happy end of a ' to score
 Up to the time of the panic started by winters. New York was displaying its superiority over the local minor Ieaguers. It was the first Sunday game of the season and d fair sized crowd was out to see the affair
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-15
TANKS AND REDS CLASH TODAY ON
 FIELD AT MIANI

Miami, Fla, March 15-The Yan- kees dropped down along the east coast of Florida Saturday night, and will be ready to face the worlds champion Cincinnati Reds in the frst game of the spring series when Bill Dineen calls play. The transition from the chill of Jacksonville to the balny breezes here is so marked that there is some fear of spring fever, which will hamper the Tanks, recov- ering as they are from the soreness of their first spring game
 If the Tanks are ready the Reds are eager. They haven't had much time here, and as Heinie Groh and Eddie Roush signed only yesterday, the team that licked the White Sox hasn't really been together yet. The only unsigned man is Reuther, but he is here and is expected to come to terms with Garry Hermann soon.
 The Reds are brim full of conf1- dence. They are willing to bet you that they will repeat as National League pennant winners, and ot course assert that another world s championship will follow as matter of course. They profess to fear lit tie from the Giants and Cubs, but say that Pittsburgh and Brooklyn may give trouble.
 Pat Moran will use Adolfo Luque, Ring and Sallee in the box, and against them Higgins will probably send Bob Shawkey, Herb Thormah- lem and Jack Quinn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-15
FarrOn and Travers Will Clash Tonight
 At Ar1n0ry Smoker

It is expected that a large crowd will witness the bouts to be held to- night at the Ar1nory A. A. on Main street opposite the Arnory. Jimmy Farron of Boston will ming1e with Mickey Travers of New Haven in the star bout of four rounds. Young O'Leary will take on Young Mack in what promises to be a good battle. Packey Hannon is slated to meet Jack Connolly and George Proto will mix things with Tommy Shea. That tai ented young comedian, Jim Bones will give the fans a good time when he goes to the mat with Young Clancy. Bones has a lot of new blows which have never before been seen in ring.
 The first bout will start at S:15 and Andy Parker will be referee.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-15
NEWS BY WIRE SORTS OF SPORTS LOCAL GOSSIP
RIBBONS TO START
 SERIES ON SUNDAY

Now that the Eastern league season is over Manager Leavy of the Blue Ribbon basketball team will sign up a strong array Of players for the state title series which will start in this city next Sunday night. On that date the Ribbons will play Stamford at Colonial hall and on the follow ing Saturday night will tackle Ansonia. As many of the best tossers in the game are free from contract obligations now the Ribbons expect to have some good men to clash with Stamford and Ansonia.
 The Ribbons will not be able to use Wassmer, Jake Fuller or SI1eets Wright, who have been playing with them in league con tests. These men were claimed by Manager Wright of. Ansonia, as he signed them before the Ribbons secured them. The game between the Blue Ribbons and the Camden, N. J., five, scheduled for Thursday night, has been called off.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-15
Tender Had Trouble Getting Bouts With
 Stars in New Jersey

New York, March 15.-Lew Tend Ter has found il difficult to break into the metropolitan district for some reason or other, but he has fought the best the Philadelphia promoters can get him And he bars nobody, provided the men chosen to meet him are legitimate Iightweights-
 Willie Jackson and he are real Hghtw eights, both being able to make 133 pounds. They have met before The last time the pair went at it Philadelphia a bad feeling was en- Gendered, which will be carried into the Jersey ring. no doubt. It seems, Jackson knocked Tender down with a terrific right-hand blow, and it looked like curtains for Lew.
 Some of his seconds. the Jackson camp claims, threw q spongeful of water On the fallen Tender and he was revived thereby enough to last out the bout There were claims of foul and so on, but they were not allowed.
 Fresh from his victory over Dun dee, Jackson is confident he s better than ever and can decisively outpoint if not knock out, Tender. in the two extra rounds the Jersey law allows over the Philadelphia limit.
 Tender, on the other hand, is a corlz:ng good fighter, and can deliver wallops on his own account that are dangerous at all times.
 Jackson injured his hand with Dundee and has called off his bout irl Milwaukee with Ritchie Mitchell. It was proposed to stage the Tendler- Jackson bout March 22, but on ac- count of the hand injury DriscoIl agreed to stage it April 5.
 
 match will draw one of the biggest houses that New Jersey bouts have so far attracted, because the Phila- deIphia fight fans who are a unit for Tender, vii argument en masse the New York followers of Jackson, who are not small in number by any means.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-15

Could you picture yim Jeffries bal ancing his 25O pounds while erouched lon his toes''? We couldn't and Jeff couldn't either. Jim became quite a toe artist as a boxer in avoiding punches but all of his damage was as' -ed from 'tset' position, need less to say.
 ---aay Leonard has the Cans style down to perfection. Leonard is the clever flat-foot type with the re- markable judge of distance which re- quires but a simple bob of the head or twist of the body to frustrate a wild attack. Like the rest of the so- porif1c hitters Benny has to be set for the release of the Morphean clout.
 Jess Willard was conspicuously flat-footed in every move he made in the ring. Dempsey, his conqueror is a rushing fighter but he doesn't em- ploy the toe thing. Study the foot positions of Jack in the Willard pie lures and you will see him crashing in his savage hits planted squarely on the soles of his feet
 Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Jem Driscoll, the little Englishman were once the foremost opponents of the oanclnS master StyIe or 1lSIlcuI1nS- But neither could smite very hard.
 Jim Corbett once said, that it would be foolish for a fellow to lead on his toes 'Why, he'd be 9 terrible fool" said James. "I used to dance all around my man, but I had to set myself for a real punch No man can wa1lop when he is up on his toes"
 Carpenter must be the fighter ex- traordinary or else his toes are diff ferent from most scrappers, ch Jim?
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-15
Lewis Vs, CaddOCk
 Bout On TOnigh
Headlock Expert and Army Champion Expected to Fur nish Excitement In New York-Londos and
 Cheva1ier on Same Card

New York March 15-"STangler'' Lewis, the great wrestling star, will grappIe with Earl Caddock tonight a, Madison Square Garden. Thes,- headliners will meet in finish match and the result will give the victor a chance to meet Joe Stecher for the worlds crown. Stecher will be at the ringside watching his adversaries in action.
 There isn't the slightest doubt that the "StrangIer" and Caddock are possessed of real championship ma terial. Both have been before the public long enough to be recognized as headiiners. In fact, Caddock was the acknowledged worlds champion until Stecher wrested the title away a few weeks ago. Stecher also holds a recent victory over Lewis He in- formed the pair that if they wanted to meet him they would have to bat tie out between them for the priyt- lege-
 They have only grappled in one
 match and that was tWo-hour limit
 affair. Caddock was awarded the de-
 cision points, a rather hollow vic
 tory. Ever since that affair Lewis
 has been endeavoring to get Cad
 dock on the mat. He only succeed ed in his efforts when Stecher declin- ed to give Caddock a return match until he fought il out with Lewis. The ''Strangler'' always contended that Caddock feared the formers tor turing head lock" Columns have been written about this grip which is
 really a relic of the 1nquisition. Once Lewis locks his opponents head into that wise it means that merry time
 is in prospect The ''Strangler'' de
 ciares a few good hard squeezes vii render the strongest man in the game helpless
 i Therefore, none can blame Caddock l for trying to sidestep that crushing
 hold. Caddock is more of a wres- : ting student than Lewis
 i He is known as the man of a : thousand hoIds," and can work his i man down by nls masterly skill Cad i dock is faster man than the
 '1Strangler,'' and probably will plan l his battle along the lines of speed. He i figures his agility will render the "headlock'' futile.
 i With the championship match
 dangling bNore their eyes it is cer-
 tain they will battle determinedly. : Both Lewis and Caddock possess the same idea of Stecher. They say a l return match and the title would 1 change hands. This bout will be a i duel between the tremendous
 strength and headlock of Lewis and the agilrGy and wiZardry of Caddock : The difference in style assures a ! thrilling struggle.
 Another match that will furnish a l lot of fireworks will be the battle be- tween Jim Londos and Salvatore 1 Chevalier. Londos amazed the fans
 recently by his tireless energy and 1 phenomenal strength. In meeting 1 Chevaiier the Greek champion IS go-
 ing against a well matched competi- | tor. This bout probably will carry 1 off the honors as far as excitement is
 involved, for Londos fairly startles l the crowd by his great work.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-15
Ledoux, Star Boxer
 Of France, Coming

The advent of Charles Ledoux- the French bantamweight. who will ac- company Georges Carpenter to this country will add interest to the ban. tam situation. Ledoux is no stranger here. Before~the war he made a trip to this country and met several of the leading bantams who were contend CTS for the crown among them Kid Williams, Battling Reddy, and Frankie Conway and Phil McGOvern the broth CT of Terry McGovern. Ledoux did not win many bouts but he made him self a great favorite by his aggressive style of battling. Since then the lit tie F'renchman has acquired consid- erable more than ring polish, and it is expected that he will do well while in this country.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-15
DEMPSEY CANNOT TALK FIGHT AT
 PRESENT TIME

Los Angeles, Cal, March b. When Jack Kearns, manager for Jack Dempsey, was shown a cable saying Carpenter had signed to fight in Europe, he said he was willing to negotiate with any one who had the financial responsibility and backing to handle the match and who was n g. position to deal with Carpenters manager as well as himself.
 The manager said he would not discuss the question of where the fight should be held. inasmuch as both he and Dempsey are under bonds to appear in Federal Court when called for, and hence are re- stricted in their movements. He said he had not heard directly from either Cochran Or Descamps within the last few days.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-15
ONE BIG CHANGE
 IN FOOTBALL RULES,

The most important change made in the football rules for next season is the regulation aboIishing the kickout after touchdown. In the future the team making a touchdown can bring the ball out any distance and can try to kick the goal from a point directly in front of the goal posts if desired. This rule is intended to help teams with great ground gaining ability but having no man cap- able of kicking goals from diff ffcuIt angles. In the past such teams have been tied by infer for teams which made two field goals. The rules committee also recomdended that players be numbered next season but made no rule on the subject.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-15
CR.FFlTHS BACK AFTER BEATING
 BOXERS ABROAD

New York, March 15.-Johnny Griffiths, an aspirant to the welter- weight championship and his wife were passengers on La France, which arrived in New I ork yesterday
 What I want now is a chance at Jack Britton." said Griffiths, who sailed for London <nd Paris lasl November with Pal Moore During his trip he knocked out Francis Charles in three rounds, Bill Glover in three rounds and Marcel Thomas in ten rounds