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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-08
HIGH COST OF
 SPORTS DOESN'T
 BRIGHTEN FANS

New York, Jan. 8.--It used to be the high cost of living that kept every body'S tongue Wagging. Now it's the high cost Of sport. Think of it. Here we have Jack Dempsey signing up with Jimmy Coffroth for $4Oo 900 to light Georges Carpenter in far away Tianana, and the Colonels Ruppert and Huston, paying something like $l2o,CO0 for Babe Ruth to play at base baL--a game at which he would prob ably frolic for nothing if he had to. And then there is again the American champion skater, Mclean, preparing
 to sail for Christiania, Norway, to en- gage in a series of three match races for which he is to receive $50, coo
 It Is enough to make the average workngman--who didn't have time in his early life to perfect himself in the various branches of sport--siclk, tired and anarchistic. Dempsey, Ruth and possibly Mclean would, have a hard
 time getting a respectable existence out of anything but truck driving if they didn't happen to be endowed with physical pawers that have made them peculiarly excellent in their re- spective athletic caIings. Such is life. The public has made high priced ar lists of Dempsey, Ruth and, aided and abetted by Jack Frost, of Mclean too, and when Messrs. Public start out to make anything or anybody they usually put it over with Q, whoop
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-08
Says Georgie Brown Is After Bout With
 Champ Johnny Kilbane

Eddie Heade. the New York boxing promoter, sends in the following about Georgia Brown, who is under his management.
 Georgie Brown, who 1eaped into
 fame a week ago by decisiveIy out pointing Benny Valgar, the French Flash, in an eight round bout in Jer- sey City, is open to meet any man in the division headed by Johnny Xii bane and nothing would suit the
 West Slider better than to exchange punches with the title holder in the
 roped arena.
 All those who have seen him in his recent bouts predict that he is the foremost contender for the champion ship, his victories over Young Mich aels of Syracuse, Charley Parker of Boston and his last win over Benny class, one who will have to be reck- i the featherwetght division can seek a
 bout with the holder of the crown, Johnny KiFbane.
 !! Brown is sturdy youngster, with q hefty punch in either hand, as he
 amply demonstrated when he knocke
 out Sailor Jack Sen1y and Bobby
 1Itcbaels of Jersey City. Not only that. but Georgie is always ready to
 mix it up with an opponent and as a result every time he is seen in ac- i tion the fans get a. real run for their
 money.
 i His victory over valgar, who has
 made an enviable reputation in the
 ring, being classed as the logical con-
 tender for Kitbane's crown, was 8 ho1- How one. Brown having the French
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-08
:: Sporting Gossip From Many Fields =:
Fight Fans Puzzled
 About Dempsey Bout
Offer of William Fox Movie Magnate, Who Talks of Stag ing Affair In Connecticut, and Denials by English
 Promoter Cochran Cloud Situation

If successful in securing the ser
 vices of the two boxers, MT. Fox plans
 to hold the bout in this city or Con-
 necticut. The distance will be any
 thing from ten to twenty rounds, with
 a preference for tho longer route.
 MT. Fox does not eBsertain the idea
 of building a special arena for the
 match. In his discussion of the of fer the moving picture impresario
 stated specifically that he would se-
 lect either the Polo Grounds, Lew
 issohn Stadium or Ebbets Field,
 Brooklyn, as the battle ground if the
 match was held here, or some spaci-
 ous building in Connecticut. It was
 necessary to hold the bout either in or near a. large city like New York, MT. Fox said, if the venture was to be successful. MT. Fox has rep
 reSentatives actively engaged in ne- gotiataons with anager Kearns in Los Angeles and Manager Descamps in Paris, and is daily awaiting word from his representatives
 The plans announced by MT. Fox yesterday provide for record
 breaking outlay of money. The 1 sum of $750,0OO would have to be
 taken in at the "gate," before a cent of profit could be counted. Dempsey s guarantee of s300,000 and Carpen- tiers guarantee of s250,000, including
 the equivalent to the French box CTS theatrical earnings for the per- iod in which he would be forced to desert the stage, makes a total out lay of S550,000 in purse moneys alone For such a gigantic pugilLs- l tic attraction a conservative estimate of operating expenses would place | this item at s2oo,ooo. At these fig l ures a tremendous amount of ! money would have to be taken in at l the box office and record-breaking prices charged for the privilege of watching the two boxers perform. Paris, Jan- 7-Georges Carpentier, heavyweight champion of France and England, is willing to give conces- l sions in the matter of weight in or I der to meet Jack Dempsey, the 1 heavyweight champion of the world | in America, according to a statement made to The Associated Press, by Descamps, Carpenters manager, to- night DeScamps stated he was l willing to split the S4OO,000 purse 1 offered by James Coffroth on a basis ! of 50 per cent. for the winner and 40 per mt. for the loser.
 | "Carr 'er is willing to Journey l to a str&l,e land, face an exotic eli.
 mate, give away from 25 to 30 pounds in weight and accept a split of 60-4t
 of MT. Coffroth's offer" said Des 1 camps. 'FWe had intended to de. mand 5o-5o split, but are willing tc 1 accept a 6040 split in order to show ] this is not merely a money makins l proposition, but also a sporting event ] We will endeavor to give American 1 sportsmen real championshiI l bout.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-08
BILL CARRICAN SAYS RUTHNOT
 TROUBLE MAKER

Lewiston, Me, Jan. S.--News of the sale of Babe Ruth by the Boston club while creating a tremendous sensa- tion here, did not come as a distinct shock to ex-Manager Bill Carrigan, who piloted so many Red Sox teams to victory. In fact, Bill has seen so
 many changes transpire in baseball that he is no longer surprised at any thing.
 Carrigan would not discuss the sale of The Battering Ram at any great I length, however.
 T feel that Frazee knows what he I is doing, and if he decided to sell
 Babe he must have had good reason
 for the move. Ut is the privilige of a ball club
 owner to run the club himself and not
 allow it to be run by public opfnion.' is the way Bill puts it. That is
 F'razee's business | Bill, nevertheless, was not disposed
 to regard Ruth as anywhere near the
 hard proposition to handle that he
 was made out to be. | Babe never slipped over the traces
 when I ran the cfuib,' Carrigan ad-
 mitted, ''and he always acted accord l ing to orders while I was his man. ager.''
 l But Bill neglected to add that whiIa
 he ran the Red Sox club Big Babe
 was very carefully assigned to the
 same suite in the hotel, and that Bill
 was always able to keep in close touch with Babes movements.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-08

New York. Jan. S-Deve1opments In the battle among fight promoters for the Dempsey-Carpentier bout started off on several new tangents yesterday. From Paris came the ul- timatum from Monsieur Descamps, Carpenters manager. that 45- round bout was out of the question and that a 15-round affair, or more to his liking. a 1o-round melee, would be the final settlement From Chicago came the statement from Charles B. Cochran, the London promoter who claims he has Carpenter already un- der contract, that the Frenchman would not meet the worlds champion under Promoter Coffroth's direction at Tajuana, Lower California Coch- ran expressed doubt that Descamps had actually accepted Coffroth' s terms, as reported by cables from France on Tuesday. Still another angle was opened to speculation when the Mexican governor of the province of Lower California announced that he had not been appraised officially of Coffroth's intentions to stage the flight at Tajuana- been circulated to the effect that Manager Jack Kearns, for Jack Dempsey, worlds heavyweight cham pion, and M. DescampS, manager of Georges Carpentier, European title holder, have already accepted terms for bout to be held by Promoter Jim Coffroth of California, William Fox yesterday entered the field as bidder for the prospective bout with q saIbstantial offer,
 At a luncheon yesterday at the Knickerbocker Hotel MT. Fox dtsclos- ed that he had offered Dempsey a guarantee of ss0e.oo0, win or lose, with an additional 35 per cent. of the net profits from such bout in the event that Dempsey was victorious, or Is per cent. of the net if Dempsey was defeated. A guarantee of $125,- 900 and similar working percentage agreement as has been offered Demp- sey, contingent on success or defeat, has been offered to Carpentier.
 The French boxer will be further reimbursed with an additional $126,- 900 for discardIns his present theat- rdcal engagements to accept the match. MT. Fox stated that Carpen- tier is booked solid for English and French theatrical ventures which will bring in the sum it Is proposed to give the European heavyweight as part of the guarantee The contracts for the stage work, 1t is understood, are all subject to cancellation in the event Carpenter arranges for a box Ing match
 The plans of MT. Fox provide that 50 per cent of the net profits wdI be donated to the Red Cross of America France, England. Canada and Aus tralia This Is the prime reason for MT. Foxs offer-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-08

It is. of course, no secret that Ban Johnson has been anxious to get Fra zee out of the league. He never liked the deal by which the theatrical man got into basball. in fact he attempted to block the transaction before Fra zee could take charge. Joe Lannin sold the club to Frazee without John sons sanction, and the league presi- dent was not in the habit of having business done that way.
 Early in the winter there were re- ports that F'razee had not paid Lan- min for some notes which he had given sat the time that he purchased the club in 1917 and that Lannin might again take over the Boston franchise. That strong pressure was being brought on Frazee to sell out no one acquainted with the situation could doubt. By disposing of Ruth to the Yankees for S125,000 Frazee was in a position to meet his obligations and to present a stronger front than at any time since he has taken hold in Boston.
 While there may have been no de- sire to strengthen the Yankees so that New York would beat out any special competitor, still human nature is such that the three club owners leagued against Johnson - Ruppert. Comiskey and Huston-would rather l see any club win the pennant than Cleveland, a club which is alleged to be controlled by Johnson.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-08
Had To Sell Ruth
 To Meet His N OteS
Owner Frazee of Red Sox Needed Ready Money and Ban Johnson Was Trying to Use Pressure to Get
 Him Out of American League

F New York, Jan. S-The effect of the Ruth deal on the American League political situation is the next interesting phase of his record break ing baseball transaction. There can be little doubt. however, that the ac- quisition of Ruth. the games home run king and leading drawing card, strengthens the New York Americans in it's war with Ban Johnson, presi- dent of the league. The Tanks will start the 1920 season as one of the leagues leading contenders, with the team that will be the best road at- traction in the circuit. And that means something in baseball.
 In fact, it is doubtful if this Ruth deal ever would have been put over were it not for the factional fight now on in the American League. Ruppert and FraZee have said just enough to convince one versed with the facts of the case that outside of other consid- erations the deal was made to strengthen Frazee's financial position in Boston.
 After announcing the deal last Monday, Ruppert said: 'tNo, this doesn't mean that Frazee will get out It means that he will be in the league more than ever before.''
 Ruppert would not explain the meaning of this statement other thar to say that some persons were eager to put Frazee out of the league, bu that they will find it exceedingly diff
 1cu1t to do so now.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-08
Y. M. c. A. Five Expects
 Two Difficult Games

The Y. M. c. A. basketball team has a busy week ahead. On Friday night the boys will motor to Waterbury, where they will play against the fast 'fY'' team of that city.
 On Saturday night the boys stack up against the Blessed Sacrament az gregation, in a game to be played preliminary to the exhibition to be given by the Springfield College Gym nastic team. This game is to be played at the local 'fY'' gynn.
 Manager WaIko expects to have his team win both of these games. The team already has a string of five vtc- tories and no defeats to it's credit this season and two more will certainly make it a respectable looking string of hard-earned fish"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-08
TANKS SELECT
 JACKSONVILLE
 TRAINING CAMP

New York, Jan. 8-Colonel Jacob Ruppert, president of the Yankees, announced last night that the club had definitely decided to train at Jacksonville, Florida. this spring. This arrangement was consummated through the efforts of Secretary Harry Sparrow, who arrived in the Southern city a few days ago.
 This means that the Yankees will spend their time this season at the same spot where they conditioned last year. They will do all their work at South Side Park, which is across the St. Johns River. Higgins con- siders this a wonderful spot to get his athletes in shape.
 It was also announced last night that the Dodgers, under the tutelage of Wilbert Robinson. will be working out daily in the same city at the Sally League grounds. It will mean the return of the Brook1yns to these grounds is also g. boost to Jack sonville as a training spot. They were at the same quarters last season.
 It is the intention of the Yankees and the Dodgers to play exhibition games at Jacksonville and all the inn portant cities in Florida before they start to work their way Northwardfs Secretary Sparrow is arranging dates for the two clubs to clash in the big cities they will travel through on their homeward trip.
 The Yankees and Dodgers came north together last spring, playing a number of games, the majority of which the American Leaguers cap tured. Financially the trip was a big success. With Babe Ruth as an added attraction this year, Secretary Spar row may be forced to insure the fences of the ball parks.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-08
(By Ed. Hughes.)

Much has been written concerning Carpenters marvellous skill as a boxer. Carpenters mastery of the finesse of boxing is being used as an argument that he will defeat Jack Dempsey when the two get together A knowledge of boxing will stand any boxer in good stead--and unless he is a. super fighting man--it is essential to the makeup of a first class fighter But let it be understood that only pnce in the history of the modern ring as mere boxing knowledge won a championship. That was when Cor oett vanquished Sullivan at New Or cans. Even this lone victory for boxing must be accepted with reses- vations--for Su1livan's decline through dissipation was apparent to all. When the super-fighter and the su- per-boxer clash the former is almost unfaillngly victor. The super-boxer copes successfully with the plain fighter but not with the super fighter. Corbett was the master box er Fitzsimmons the master fighter at Carson. Corbett's skill bewildered Fftz for a time. In the sixth round Fitz, dazed and bloody, was almost out. Had Corbett been a fighter, not a boxer he would have won in that
 
 Fftz the fighter won the fight in the fourteenth. Jeff and Fitz were both lighters. Jeff won in a fighting mans fashion in the eleventh with a beam-hke left to the jaw. Tommy Burns won the claim to the heavy weight title by whipping Philadelphia Jack OBrien, almost Corbett's equal as a boxer, by purely fighting tactics in twenty rounds. Johnson outfought and outboxed Tommy Burns when he won the title with a knockout at Syd- ney. He did the same with Jeffries al Reno.
 Willard was outpointed right up to the moment he flattened Johnson al Havana. Jess was a fighter pure and simple. Jim Corbett outboxed lief fries for twenty-three rounds but the super-fghter wielded his mace-like rieft with but two rounds to go and | the boxer went out. Sharkey another master fighter could always humble Corbett and Mccoy, master boxers. | No heavyweight championship has ever passed into new keeping or points, gained through sheer boxing skill. Carpenter, the fighter with tht paralyzing punch may whip Dempsey ] in the same manner that he com passed the downfall of Wells ani 1 Beckett. But it's practically certail ! he'll accomplish the feat in no othe1 way. Boxing skilps highest value i: as a vehicle for the punch soporific Utilized in any other sense it is negligible quantity.
 1 Copyright, 1920, By The Wheelel ] Syndicate, Incl
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-08
CANNEFAx WINS FROM MCCOURT
 IN CUE MATCH

New York, Jan. 8-Robert Canne- fax, national three-cush1on billiard champion, defeated Charles McCourt twice yesterday at the Rational Recre- ation Academy, Brooklyn, in the first games of a two day exhibition series Cannefax triunphed in the afternoon by 50 to 2S, and won the evening game, a contest for 50 points, by 60 to B. The two remaining games will be played this afternoon and tonight
 In the afternoon match. which last ed 37 innings, the champion register ed high runs of T, and 6. The even- ing contest, which went 66 innings. was marked by a spurt for Il points by Cannefax in the 4Sd session. Dur- ing this run he made many intricate shots, and solved many difficult pro- blems of billiard strategy. Cannefa1 showed consistent good form in &C., quiring 19 points from the 54th to the 65th inning, inclusive.
 Ralph Greenleaf, national pocket billiard champion, will open an exhi- bition series at the Rational Recrea- ton Academy later in the week. Je- rome Keough will be Greenleaf's op- ponent.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-08
CARL MAYS IS VERY JEALOUS
 0F BABE RUTH

Boston, Jan. 8.--If harmony has of late been a very scarce commodity fin the ranks of the Boston Red Sox, just stop and think how consistently the dove of peace will hover over the camp of the Tanks in future. For be it known that there is no great love existing between Carl Mays and Big Babe. While Ruth is of usually amiaible disposition, Mays has been jealous of Babe for O long Gme, and it is by no means unreas- enable to suppose that the realization that he was completely eclipse5 by Big Babe, the popular idol, was one of the main causes why the under handed twirler was so eager to de- sert the ranks.
 Can you imagine, with the Red Sox playing at the Polo Grounds this season, and Mays twtriing against the Bostonese, with Big Babe in right field, 8 short fly dropping safely where
 it ought to have been caught7 Oh, boy, what 8 fine time in the club house after the battle, particularly if the hit decided the game. Poor O1i1- Ter Huggins Is apt to be bald-headed before the season closes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-08
Harry Wills, Colored
 Heavyweight, Made Big
 Hit On Pacific Coast

Harry Wills, the negro heavyweight who found things in his line so dull in the East that he recently went out to the Pacific Coast, has made a great hit with the fans of Cahfor- mia. Frisco boxing critics are raving about his prowess. Wills has had two bouts in California, and has stopped both of his opponents. One of them was Ole Anderson, a big Swede. who had beaten both Carl Morris and Willie Meehan in Around bouts Wills was as kind as possible to Anderson, taking care not to cut him up, for Wills is a diplomat and studies his audience. He used nothing but body punches so that Anderson looked as as good as new when he woke up after taking a short nap in the third round.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-08
Boston Mayor Sorry
 To See Ruth Leave

Boston, Jan. s.--Mayor Peters made the following comment yesterday on the sale of Ruth by the Red Sox to the New York Yankees.
 ''The loss of Ruth is greatly to be regretteidl He is a splendid ball play CT, of natural ability, and his timely and vigorous work at the bat will be sadly missed by Boston fans.
 ''It is my hope that the money re- ceived for the sale of Ruth will be used in a manner that will have its result in Boston winning the cham pionship. New York gains. while Boston loses
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-08
Panama Dixon Meets
 McFadden Tonight In
 Show at Acorn A. 0.

The main bout of the Acorn A. c. smoker tonight will be between Panama George Dixon and Dennis McFadden, the New Jersey slugger. Slim Brennan. the New Jersey referee who has been named to off cfate in the Fulton-Moran bout, will bring McFadden with him from New ark, N. J.. this afternoon. Other bouts on the card will be: Young O'Leary of this. city against Young Robinson of Derby; Young Ledoux vs. Young Ahearn; Young Roach vs. Kid To- ronto. All exhibitions will be four rounds to a decision and Young Mo Auliffe will referee.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-08
YALE DEFEATS
 BROWN FIVE IN
 LOOSE CONTEST

New Haven, Jan. S-Yale played oose basketball here last night in it's irst home game of the season, but succeeded in defeating the Brown team by a score of 39 to IS.
 The visitors were hadicapped by the loss of Armstrong, who is out with an infected knee. Accurate shooting by Crane gave Yale an early lead. The Blue missed many chances to score, but settled down before the end of the first half and gradually drew away from the Providence five. The score at the end of the first half was 21-i2.
 Early in the last half Yale substi- tutes began to appear, and these helped materially in bringing the score up to 39, while Brown could get only three more baskets.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-08
SAY MCMILLAN T0ENTER NAVAL
 ACADEMY SOON

Annapolis, Jan. S-Reports that ''Bo'' McMiIlan, the remarkable quarterback of the Centre College football team and the choice of Wal ter Camp for the same position on his All-American team, will enter the Naval Academy next spring and be- come a member of the Navy football squad, are constantly heard around Annapolis.
 Many of the Midshiprnen are con vinced that it is a settled fact, but the best advice is that the change of colleges on the part of McMillan is unlikely.
 Two or three years ago, Ingram preached the subject of entering the Naval Academy to McMillan. The latter stated that he would do SC If he could get an appointment
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-08
JIMMY WILDE
 MEETS ASHER IN
 WEST TONIGHT

St. Louis, Jan. s-Jimmy Wilde British hyweight champion, today was in excellent condition for his second American appearance here tonight in a scheduled eight round bout with Johnny Babe" Asher, bantamweight champion of the A. E. F. The con- test will be a no-decision affair.
 Wilde was given a $5,00O guaran- tee and Asher was promised Is per cent. of the receipts. Both announc- ed today they had trained strenuously for the bout and were in the "pink" of condition. The Briton was ex- pected to weigh about 104 pounds when he entered the ring, and Asher ,115.
 Wilde announced today that he would not enter the ring if his op- ponent weighed more than 116 pounds, despite posting of s1,o00 for felt money. Asher assured Wilde that he would tip the scales at less than that and offered a s1.000 for felt if he failed, but the Briton re- fused to have the money posted. Early today the little A. E. F. cham pion weighed 114A pounds.