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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
RIBBONS MEET KNICKERBOCKER
  TEAM TONIGHT

Bridgeport will be in the Eastern Basketball League starting next Sun day, Manager John Leavy of the Blue Ribbons has bought the North Philadelphia fran chtse in that league and will transfer the franchise to this city, The Eastern Is regarded as ehe strongest bass< eHbau organization in the country The first home game will be played next Sunday afternoon at Colonial hall when Reading. Pa, will tackle the Ribbons
 At Colonial hall tonight the Rib bons will meet the fast Kntckerbocker five of New York These veterans al- ways give the Ribbons a good argu- rnent- They have Srnolick and Wass- naer on the forward line; McMillan, center, Acker and Sharkey, guards. Wassner was with Ansonia during the Interstate League days, and Sno- lock is regarded as a crack tosser- McMdllan is also an old timer. The Ribbons wiQ have, Stewart and Schwab, forwarGss Charley Powers, center; Ashmead and Wright, guards Powers takes the place of Eddie White, who cannot be on hand to- night The games will start at 8:30.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
YALE FOOTBALL
 SCHEDULE ALL
 FIXED FOR 1920

New Haven, Conn, Jan. 13----Yale's football schedule was announced off1- cial1y last night by Paul Trouche, Jr, manager. Eight games are called for, and from the character of the Blues prospective opponents, it is apparent that Yale intends to prepare itseR even at the cost of early season de fea.ts, for it's crucial games with Princeton and Harvard. The Prince ton contest is the only game to De played outside of the Bowl
 Nothing is said of the post season Western trip for the Blue next year, but it is commonly held here that some contest will be scheduled for the team, especially since the track and the crew representatives have been practically assured of transatlantic trips
 Yale's three easiest opponents of 1919, Springfield, Tufts and Maryland, have been dropped and in their places appear Carnegie Tech, Colgate and West Virginia The last mentioneo appears on a Yale schedule for the first time, while Carnegie and Colgate will play here next year for the first time since 1916-
 The return of Colgate to the Blues card is leading feature of the 1920 Se16CuOl- III past years SoH5hIO AAe-o been Ya1e's hardest opponent, and In 1916 Yale was lucky to win by to j. Relations between the two colleges always have been of the most friendly sort, ana1 1t was a source of much re- gret here last year that Colgate could not be played because of conflicting dates
 The North Carolina contest appears to be the only easy game for the Blue next year. Yale had little difficulty in whipping this team, 34 to ', this sea son. Outside of this contest Yale faces a strenuous season, one that will bear striking contrast to the one of 1919, which was purposeIy weak De cause of the wars intrusion. In general the selection for next season quite contraIicts Yale prece- dent In place of the large number of New England colleges which formerly have usurped the greater part of the dates Yale is provided with card which is very well balanced in regard to the sections of the country rep~1- sented The schedule follows: October 2, Carnegie Tech; October g, University of North Carolina; Oc- tober Is, Boston College; October 23. West Virginia; October 30, Colgate; November 6, Brown; November IS, Princeton at Princeton; November 20, Harvard
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
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SECRETARY OF
 GIANTS IS NOW
 MINOR MACNATE

New York, Jan. 13-Joseph B. O'Brien. secretary of the Giants, is also a minor league magnate. He and Otto Borchert. a Milwaukee fight
 promoter, and W. H. Parks. a for mer Milwaukee editor, have purchas-
 ed the Milwaukee club of the Amer
 ican Association. The trio bought
 out Clarence Rowland's interests,
 which were 60 per cent of the clubs
 stock, for 5000.
 As a result of the deal Rowland
 will retire as manager of the club and Jack Egan, former American
 League umpire and later manager of the Providence club, will succeed
 him. Rowland, with the aid of friends, bought an interest in the Milwaukee club last winter after
 manager of the White Sox. Rowland had poor success in Milwaukee. His club finished last, falling into the basement on the last day of the sea- son. Rowland dropped from man. ager of a worlds championship team | to manager of a minor league tail l ender in the course of two seasons. O'Briens connection with the Mill | waukee club will not interfere with | his duties with the Giants, and it is | possible that an alliance will be made ] between the Giants and Milwaukee. l O'Brien is a native of Milwaukee and thinks the club is a splendid in- ] vest1nent. With a first division team ! the club gets splendid patronage.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
BY ED HUGHES.)

~Ds51 GLcrgan the Silent opined the other day to a contemporary that hard knocks constituted the finest sort of tonic for a successful ring career. Daniel cited the case of Al Reich as a product of over-irEdulsent manage rnent and one who has had but slight acouair1tance with the genuine hard knocks of the ring. Daniel was right. Look oyer the rings roster of celeb rifles. In almost every case you will find the fighter jnured to manly toll through some rigorous trade. profes- zion. or occupation. Jim Corbett who was a bank clerk is the one exception. Bs1t Jim was a. ring novelty and an Sconoclast every way you figured him. Here's the partial list. There isn't a single "spoon-feeder arnonst them:
 Sullivan, ball player; Jeffries, boiler maker; Corbett. bank clerk; Fitzsi1n- mons blacksmith; Sharkey, sailor; Peter Maher, brewery wagon driver;
 Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. teamster; T<fd Mccoy, globe trotter; JackaDe emp eey. .eFhe Nonpariel,'' cooper: Stanley Ketche1, miner and cowboy; Jack Munroe, miner; Tommy Burns, profes-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
CALIF0RNIANS
 COMING EAST TO
 PLAY BASEBALL

Boston, Jan. 13. - The Harvard Oregon football game has brought on a desire for Western athletic com potion in Cambridge. Now Harvard wants to meet the West in baseball and the University of California nine is slated to be the opposition
 The Ca1ifornians are making an Eastern journey during the next base ball season, and the Crimson man agement wants to stack the Slattery machine against the nine from the coast. Manager Alexander Kirk of the Harvard varsity team has sent a letter of invitation to the California team asking for a game to be played on Soldiers Field
 It is believed that the California nine will be glad to accept the chal- lenge of the Crimson baseba1lers. Out on the Pacific slope they would like to carry that athletic laurel cap tured by the Harvard football team back West They can never get all of it until they win from an Eastern football eleven, but a victory of an Eastern college nine would help some to assuage the grief of defeat
 There is no doubt but that the fans would like to see a Western baseball nine in action. The West had a look at the ddTVarO Sr10lrOn eleven on New Years Day and now the East wants reciprocity. Of course, Cali fornia has sent tennis players and track teams here to take part in in tercollegiate tournaments, but both in track and tennis there is only indi- vtdual play. Team play, such as base ball and football affords, is what demonstrates the relative ability of Eastern and Western coached ath- letic machines.
 There will be one thing in the favor of the Californtans. They will have some time to become accustomed to Eastern climate and to recover from the fatigue of transcontinentaI rail- road travel. They will come on here for series of games and can grad ually get around to Atlantic weather.
 Harvard will have a good team to send against the Westerners. Coach Jack Slattery has a gang of veterans from last years baseball nine and a good group of players from the freshman team of last year.
 Jerry Murphy, catcher; Arthur Conlon, shortstop; Eddie Lincoln, third base, and young Hal1ett, centre field, are four of the members of last years yearlings slated for varsity berths this season,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
Changes Mind About
 Place For Big Bout
Promoter Cochran Reverses Himself On Previous State ment Favoring New Jersey--Now Thinks Eight Round
 Distance Too Short for Dempsey and Carpenter

from positively disn1issing the pros- pects-
 In concluding his statement the English promoter declares that he has received a direct cable from Francois Descamps, Carpenters manager, that Descamps is entirely al the disposition of Promoter Cochran as regards prospects for bout, and that the French idols manager de- nies receipt of any serious offer from a source other than Promoter Coch- ran.
 The text of Promoter Cochran's statement follows:
 "I do not think it at all likely that any worlds championship will be sta ged in New Jersey.
 ''It is true that I have been ap- preached by an American promoter to join him in bringing the bout off Labor Day in that state.
 While giving it consideration, I dc not believe that it would draw nearly as much money in New Jersey where the bout must be limited to eight rounds, as in London, where the men can box twenty rounds. "I should be prepared to give Dempsey more to box twenty rounds in England than eight rounds in New Jersey.
 "Descamps has cabIed me that he holds himself, as per contract, en- l tirely at my disposition, and, more over, he states that he has received \ no serious offer from any other pro 1 noter to date.'
 i Efforts to ascertain the identity o. | the unnamed American promoter, wh; l is negotiating with the prospect O 1 entering into partnership with Coch 1 ran, were unsuccessful yesterday. l was intimated from a thoroughly re ! liable source, however, that Jacl | Curley, who promoted the champion | ship match between Jess Willard ant
 Jack Johnson at Havana in 1915, wa 1 the promoter in question. Te,
 Rickard, promoter of the Willard
 Dempsey bout at Toledo, declared em phatically that he was not concerne
 in the transactions, but was merel
 following the progress of the nego
 tiations.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
SIX STARS OF PEnnA. ELEVEN
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FaafaadesnsEa, Pm, Jaza- 13.---Six foot ball stars of Pennsylvania have Jeff the university and two more have an npuncds tsaesr intention of withdraw ing before getting their degrees.
 ~IHobey'' Light, tBots'' Brunner, Ray Miller, 'Heinie'' Miller, Ben Derr and Pard Pearce are the men who have left Lou Little and Lud Wray have said that they may enter bus mess within the next few weeks.
 Capt Bert Bell has notified the au- thorit1es of the College Department that he intends to withdrew, accord ing to Dean A H. Quinn, but has not filed his actual withdrawal papers as yet The captain of the Red and Blue team last fall intends to enter the an- tOmobile business
 Brunner and Ray Miller were ex- pected to play on next years eleven MiIle- has been dropped from the rolls of the university, and his withdrawal amounts to a technical suspension He will not be permitted to return, &C., cor&ddng to the Wharton school author ities-
 Pennss good end has not attended classes since the Thanksgiving Day game with Cornell, and he neglected to secure leave of absence, 1t is said
 
 claskes accumulated to a point where Etle instructors dropped him from tha rol1s-
 Bruuner had a high average in his studies at the Wharton school He attended classes regularly up to the Christmas holidays and then left for his aaoma in Easton- Friends received word during the holidays that Brun- ner had obtained a position with the Bethlehem Steel company at South Bethlehem, and, that he did not intend to return
 At the Wharton school it was said Brunner also had failed to secure a leave of absence and that unless he does so his cuts will accumulate so as to result in his expulsion In this eventBrunner will not be able to re- turn to Penn at any time Under the rules of the university a student can not resign, but can only secure an in- definite leave of absence
 Brunner said he was dissatisfied last season. He alleged unfair treat 1nent and an undeseryed banning for his failure to catc7- a punt in the Penn State game, which resulted in a State victory
 According to members of the team still in college, Brunner was the losi- [cal choice for captain of the team in 1921, as he had two years of varsity football Jeff. He is 20 years old and a graduate of Easton High school.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13

art flourished in the days of Ken nedy, too. Jim was a polished, in tellfgent fellow and a clever archi- tect. Fine, detailed plans of bufIdin gs impaired Stewards eye-sight ruining his judgment of distance. He didn't get far in the ring.
 One of the best examples of a ''soft" vocation victim was a fellow by the name of Jim McSherry. Mo Sherry taught boxing at Yale some years ago. Jim showed to such marked advantage in gym bouts with the ''rah-rah' boys that some fond admirer induced him to take up the game professionally, for his ttpro'' de- but
 Jim selected Sailor Burke the first man to knock out Joe Grim and one of the toughest middleweights New York ever produced. In less than a round Burke meted out one of the most brutal beatings 8 boxer ever re- ceived in New York almost killing both McSherry and the boxing game in Gotham.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
FULTON BEATS
 MORAN IN FAST
 BOUT IN JERSEY

New York. Jan. 13-Frank Moran put up terrific battle against Fred Fulton at the Newark Sportsman's club last night, but game as he was and box as he would the decision went against him.
 For five rounds Moran tried to drop Fulton with his much-sung Mary Ann" Every one of these five saw him rush from his corner and jump into Fulton, whaling away with his right, but he took terrible pun ishment and when the sixth round arrived both eyes were b1ackened and closing and his face was badly bat tered.
 In the sixth the men slowed down from sheer exhaustion and the closing two rounds found the fighters literally tired out and unable to punish each other to any marked extent.
 Fulton, while taking heavy punish ment when Moran landed his heavy right succeeded in standing off Moran enough to punish him badly through the five rounds that saw the sorre1- topped fighter using every ounce of his energy to put over a knockout with his Mary Ann." Fulton's long left went in again and again with telling effect, and Moran's face puffed and bled and blackened under the lash of the cutting blows.
 Moran showed the great courage of facing a man who had made him quit in New Orleans. giving a remark able exhibition of gameness. It was a real old fight crowd that come to see the vamping escapades of Mary Ann" No such gathering has turned out in Newark since the
 night that Leonard boxed Willie Ritchie. The same old crush at the l doors, the rush to get in and the mad l scramble for seats.
 i In the smoke clouded building no a vacant seat was to be had, the gal leries were fairly bulging with hu i manity. The Mary Ann" rootinf 1 and roaring bunch has ever been { | quorum when old Francis Charles l Moran was said to have a chance l while Fulton's late success in Eng l land has had a tendency to build hin
 up as quite an attraction. Fulton anC
 Moran have proved that they cal l lambaste, and hence the gathering o the clan.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
Hard Knocks And Hard Work Do More For Boxer
 Than Easy Time I'm Youth, Records Of Rinq Show

sional lacrosse player; Jack Johnson, stevedore; Luther McCarty, cowboy; Jim Flynn, fireman; Al Palzer, far mer; Georges Carpenter, boxer since early boyhood; Carl Morris, engineer: Jess Willard, cowboy; Jack Dempsey, miner and g1obe-trotter.
 The man who starts a ring career with 8 soft vacation behind him or none at all-is under a fearful handicap. Reich, we understand, has some money and has done a little watch-making. The ring is only parenthesis in his life. We'd like to bet that if Al had gathered the hard knooks' that any of the above experienced in their pre-ring pursuits he'd be a fifty per cent. better fight ing man today.
 Then there was Tom Kennedy, u millionaire lumberman's son who made a game attempt to win the title a few years ago. Tom fought some good fights but was knocked out by Jim Savage and "Bomby'' Wells and beaten by Al Palzer.
 Kennedy was a giant but his hands weren't exactly horny from toll, needless to say. The late Jim Stew
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
Ed Walsh May Sign
 To Lead Bridgeport
Former Star of White Sox Pitching Staff Comes Here to Hold Conference With President Lane of Local Club
 Walsh Claims He Could Bring Winner Here

Big Ed Walsh, former star of the Chicago White Sox twirling staff. and one of the greatest pitchers of all the Bridgeport club. The famous hurler came to this city today to have conference with President Lane of the local club and it is expected that something will be announced within a short time. Of course negotiations are in such a stage now that it is impossible to make a definite state ment.
 Since he left the White Sox, Walsh has been a pitcher with Milwaukee of the Amsrican Association and has also been a scout for the White Sox. He knows the game thoroughly and from his acquaintance with major league managers should be able to secure some good players.
 Walsh pitched his first league game in Bridgeport away back in 1902 or whereabouts. At that time he was with Meriden. He showed tremen- dous speed and was also noted as a heavy hitter. He did so well with Meriden that he was taken by New ark, N. J., and from that club he graduated to Chicago. At the time he was with Meriden he had not master ed the spitball. which afterward made his reputation in the American League. At present Walsh is a dep uty sheriff of New Haven county, to which position he was appointed by County Sheriff Thomas L. Reilly.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
Mordecai Brown Has
 Signed Two Stars

Terre Haute, Ind, Jan. 1S-Morde- cai Brown says he has signed pitcher and shortstop who win be as good as any in the Three Eye League if other clubs do not go above the salary limit He declines to give their names. The former Cubs pitcher resents exceeding the salary limit by some of the Three Eye clubs last sea- son, and his reluctance to take the mana cement again of Terre Haute was due to his desire to tote fair as to league rules and limitations
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13

New York, Jan. 13-DevelopnentS in the negotiations for the proposed worlds heavyweight boxing cham pionship contest between Jack Demp- sey, title-holder, and Georges Car pentier, European champion, were further complicated yesterday, when Charles B. Cochran, English pro- moter, who is bidding for the attrac- ton, issued a statement in which he gave it as his opinion that the bout was not likely to be held in New Jer- sey. The English promoter gave ex- pression to this view because of his belief that an eight-round bout in the state across the Hudson, could bout in London, Eng, where twenty round matches are permitted by law.
 This statement followed publication of the admission made Sunday night by Promoter Cochran, that he was considering an offer to enter into partn ership with an unidentified American promoter, with the ulti- mate purpose of promoting the match in New Jersey. In his short statement, details of a positive char acter are conspicuous by their ab- sence, but, nevertheless, Promoter Cochran admits having been ap- proach by an American promoter and admits further that he has the prop. osition for a New Jersey bout still under consideration
 The English promoter in his state. ment, declaring the holding of the match in New Jersey, as unlikely gave particular emphasis to the fac that he is prepared to give Dempsey more money to box in England over : distance of twenty rounds, than fol eight rounds in the state across tn, Hudson. He refrained, however
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
BOGAsH KNOCKS OUT
 BURNS IN 9TH ROUND

Lynn, Mass, Jan. 13-LouieBogash New England welterweight champion, knocked out Teddy Burns of New York, here last night in six rounds. It was one of the greatest bouts ever held in Lynn. Both boys struggled from the first bell. Burns was in such rad shape after the bout it was inn possible for him to leave the ring for fully ten minutes,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
CRESCENT A. c. FIVE TO
 PLAY YALE TONIGHT

New York, Jan 13-With a clean slate of 13 consecutive victories the veterans of the Cerscent Athletic club of New York, will meet the University five tonight in the Yale Gymnasium fat 7:45. Among those vanquished ty the New York team are F'ordhan Dartmouth and Wesleyan Yale will have a hard time in defeating this team. so an interesting contest is as- sured-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
Phil Douglas Back
 With Giants Again
National Commission Reinsates Pitcher Who Deserted McGraw's Club Last Season---First Time Erratc
 Twirler Broke Rules In Three Years

With Douglas in condition and able to pitch the Giants appear as well fix ed for pitchers as any team in base ball. Before leaving for Cuba Mo- Graw said he had the best pitching staff he ever commanded. Five members of the regular staff are stars. They are Fred Toney, Jesse Barnes, Art Nehf, Rube Benton and Phil Douglas
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
WILLIE JACKSON WINS
 FROM PETE HARTLEY

Philadelphia. Jan. 1s-wTllie Jack son of New York, defeated Pete Hartley of the same city in a. fast six round bout here last night. Hartley knocked his opponent down in the third round, but Jackson came back strong and gained the popular decis- ion.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13
Pat Livingston Is
 New Red Sox Coach

Fat LiV1ngton, formerly a member of Connie Mack's Athletics, will coach the Red Sox pitchers next spring Jack Barry recommended Livingston to the Boston club. Barry says that Fat is a, splendid coach and developer of pitchers
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-13

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