The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-24
PINS DISPUTE THE
 ST. JAMES CLAIMS
Local Team Says St. James Are the Champions of
 Stratford Only.

The King Pin Jrs.. 140-15O pound champions of this city, wish to call the attention of the fans to a state ment published by the St James Jrs. that the Pins are no longer cham pionS of this division in the city is absurd With a record to their credit that the Pins have there are no teams in the city who have a right to dis pute their claims let alone a 160-170 pound team of Stratford, whose state ments as published are no doubt ri- diculous to the fans of this city.
 If the St. James Jrs. have any shame in them they failed to show it when they published a record to the fans of the city with the impression that the majority Of these teams were in the 140-150 pound division. It was comical in the extreme for but three of the nine teams mentioned in the list were in the 140-150 pound di- vision. (Kindly remember St. James. this is Bridgeport. not Stratford-)
 The Saints came around with the alfbi they could book no games with 14O-150 pound teams and had to go out of their class for games. Very strange, indeed, with IA teams in the 140-l5G pound class they could book no games. And why could they book no games? (Answer). They are not g. 140-150 pound team, but a 160-170 pound team. They could win no games in this class and then try to ring in on the 140-15O pound cham pionship. They did not challenge the Pins until they won the champion ship and then came around with phoney record they claim entities them to the cham pionShip.
 Their sportsmanship certainly con sists Of no 100 per cent. calibre when they are refused game for the cham pionShip and when refused, call the Pins yellow, and ask for an in formal game which is granted and which was thoroughly understood would be for no championship. The game was played and the Pins were defeated, 13-6. and although thor oughly outweighed, put up a game battle. Then the St James through an informal game and an unreasona- ble def which they themselves admit, foolishly claim the championship. Your record is also very Imaginable, :, in the first place the East Side Jrs. were thoroughly outweighed by you as were the Young Americans and since when were the St. Joe Jrs, De- von Vikings, Lincoln Jrs-, Lakeviev Jrs. and Avons in the 140-150 pound class, and when in the name of St.
 James did yoH defeat us the King Pin Jrs. by the score of 13-0. Very poor memory indeed. We also wish 1 to enhghten your minds to the fact | that the Walnut Reserves defeated
 you. Ashamed to publish the truth '? 1 Wonderful sportsnlanship, indeed | and with such a, marvellous record to | your credit it is indeed amazing that | a team of your calibre and ability 1 should stoop so low as to be ashamed 1 to acknowledge your defeats.
 1 Notice, fans this is taken from g paragraph published: By defeating the Pins Sunday who can dispute ou1
 Claims of being real champions
 We, the King Pin Jrs. dispute youl
 claim of being champions or ever
 holding the slightest claim to bs
 ranked in fourth place in the race | that was held for the championship | as would any fair minded footba1 fan of this city do when they rea6 your claim. Why didn't you play fol the championship of the 160-17( pound division? Were you afraid te
 meet the Walnut Reserves for thi! title?
 Your trying to win the 140-1 5(
 pound championship gives no credi
 or honor to you after playing the teams you did. The King Pin Jrs. stil l retain the championship of the 140 15O division in the city of Bridge | port and have proven it to the fans | numerous times throughout the sea son and do not merely hold a papel | reputation. Football fans are kindly
 requested to compare the records ot the two teams.
 l ErNC DIN JpS RE(OT2D