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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
College Pants

Coach Bezdek is giving Penn State no rest. He is driving the Pennsyl- vanians to the limit for the Polo Grounds battle with Georgia Tech next Saturday.
 Art Cusick, Lehigh's veteran tackle, is out of action for several weeks, ow- ing to a broken bone in his right hand.
 Charley Brickley has made a cou- pie of shifts in the Fordham lineup, Schlickenmeyer, a halfback, going to end, while Seitz, an end, goes, to the backfield.
 Except for the injury to Wilhide, game in good physical shape. The Army's next big game is carded for Nov. 5, against Notre Dame. Next Saturday the Cadets should get some good practice against Susquehanna.
 Harvard's warriors are reported to be in good shape for the game with Center next Saturday. Every member of the Crimson squad will be in shape to play against the Kentuckians, if necessary, according to Manager Hig- gins announcement
 Tad Jones statement today on the football situation in New Haven fol- lows: From Yale standpoint the Army game was just what the team needed; While we naturally are pleased with the result, the game un- covered some glaring weakness which only the hardest kind of work can overcome"
 Princeton's hope are soaring high today, following the return of Don Lourie and Garrity to the Tiger drill sessions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
SHLL Another Hot Ball Game
 Buck M sos

The memories of "O1d Timer" were awakened after reading the story of the old Red Stockings, one of Bridge ports best amateur teams in the old days appearing in the Saturdays is- sue of The Times. The communica- tion reads as follows.
 Sporting EditOr:-
 ''I was interested in your ar 'ticIe in Saturdays Times (Back in the SO's), but wish to say I saw the greatest game ever played around here at that time between the BurnhaIn and YOSt $500 a side, Burnhams sHinning by a score of to 1. Tommy Kelly pitched and Paddy Burns was the catcher for the winners, and Dore and HOran composed the battery for the IoSers.'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25

Will Fight the ''Trust."
 Bask etbal1 promoters in Stamford, Norwalk, Danfbury and Brldgeport have grown weary of the hog tactlcs ball Trust headed by Jack Murray, with headquarters in New York which clique controls all of the prln- cipal pro-players. EXorbItant prices other outrageous and managers in the smaller towns are at the mercy of these sportpirates- Stamford ana Norwalk have been bled to the limit, and according to the dope in these two cities the end has been reached
 John Levy's Blue Ribbons will be in the field again this season. accord ing to present plans, with such stars as Eddie White and Mead in the lineup.
 One of the first organizations to get into line is the Y. M H. A. which lost the championship to the Rectors in a sizzling series that excited local fans last winter Manager Charley Rosen bluth has called his players and candidates for the initial workout on Thursday night in the Y. M. H. A: gym. Among the regulars who will be out are Kaplan and Mooney, for wards; RockowitZ, center; FeitelSon and Schless. guards. Among the promiSing substitutes are J. Schwartz H. Schwartz, Hirsch, WeXler and oth- CTS.
 Two games were played between the rival organizations last year, the Rectors copping both. the first game 32 to 16, while in the second game the Y. M. H. A. athletes came back at a whirlwind clip, forcing the Rec tors to play to the limit to win by a to 32 score
 Rectors Getting Ready.
 Steve Dondero will again pilot the speedy Rectors- He will train his men in the Boys Club court and in addition to himself all of the stars of former years will be seen in ac- tion, including Crete1la, the Rowe brothers, McGran, Benny Blade and Buckley.
 Other Organizations to place strong senior teams in the field are the De- von A. c. and the Paddocks of Mill ford.
 Juniors team galore will be in the field for the junior city title, includ. ing the Twin Oaks, Y. M. H. A, Jrs., Putnams, Blue Ribbon, Jrs., Blessed Sacraments, Triangles, Ekos. Alpine. Jrs., the Submarines of the Boys Club, last years champers, and sev- erHl others.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
YnZe and BroUn EleUegs
 70 Battle Next S0tur1au

Bridgeport is expected to send her rsuaI eood-sized complement of foot hall enthusiasts to the Yale Bowl next Saturday. where Yale and Brown will hattle The Brown and Yale affair has always been one of the speotaeu- lar games of the season. Brown has always been considered worthy fee nY fine Bulldog and has always offered stiff resistance and a stiff battle Is ex= pected.
 Another game of interest wii be the at Cam bridge Critics are predict ing that the Crimson outfit will exper- fence no difficulty in defeating the Kentuckfans, wfro are beFeft Of their Powerful qualities that made them
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
ROACH IN TRAINING
 FOR WATERBURY GO

Spider Roach, the Frisco Flash, who is matched to box Joe Conn, Eng1and's sensational lightweight, at the Phoenix A. c. of Waterbury, Sat urday night, in a twelve round stanza. Roach is training at Stllman's Gym naSaum, New York, with Champion Benny Leonard. Roach has been going great guns around the east and is no doubt Leonard's successor to the lightweight crown when the champ steps into the next division. Roach has beaten such men in Waterbury as Billy Cahil1 of Boston, by the K. O. route in four rounds and Johnny Red Allen of Bridgeport, also by the K. O. route in three rounds, and is also confident in duplicating with the Englishman as Roach's Irish will be at its height when he gets into the roped arena with the son of Great Britain.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
SPORT SNAPSHOTS

CAMBRIDGE, MASs-Philip H. Theobatd, of F'aribault. Mich, was elected captain of the Harvard fresh man football team. He prepared at able to play for the last week on ac- count of an, injury.
 NEW YORK.-Abe Goldstean and Terrln Martin battled twelve rounds to a draw in the feature bout at the Broadway Exhibition Association last night
 PRINCETON, N. J.-Princeton's autumn track season will close here with the annual fall handicap track meet, The feature of this meet will be the quarter mile event, which will be a fight between Bill Stevenson eetpain Of the track team, and Frank Murray.
 ChICAGO.-HsFry Johnson. fifteen yearH old, Evanston High school feotpail player, Is dead from eoncus- sion of the brain. caused when he was struck on the head in a serim- mage last Friday.
 PRINCETON. N. J-Preparaatery e team % heae @ on % saturday. sa-feaneey sha PHiness ton harriers are practfcing on the roads about TigerteWn. In the trials the squad finished in hfle order nam- sd; Rick and Conger, first; Mc- Knight, second; teeming, third and Johnson, fourth.
 WIIIdAN1sToWN. MASS. = The athletic council of Williams College Wand. of Kansas City, Mo. This Is the first tsW" to be awarded a golfer in recent years. Ward was runner up in the interco11egintes last June.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
Verdict;
 Fans Razz Referee

Hartford, Oct 25-Referee Tommy Burns today is very unpopular among Hartford boxing fans.
 Burns last night gave the decision to Kid KapIan, of Meriden, over Al Shubert, Capital City favorite, after 12 fast rounds of fighting. Partisan Hartford experts claimed that Shu- bert was entitled to the decision.
 The semi-fnal between Young Mack, of Stamford, and Young Mack of Hartford, was declared a draw. A draw decision was also the order in the preliminary bout between Young Lewis, of Hartford and Joe Kitson of Kensington.
 Mickey Travers, of New Haven. was at the ringside and issued a cha1- Ienge to box Kaplan in. Meriden. Hartford or in any other city of the state.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
GOLF MONARCHS TO
 BATTLE AT PELHAM

Pelham Bay, Oct. 25 - A unique on the course of the Pelham Country Club between Miss Cecil Leitch. the great British woman golfer, and Jim Barnes, the national open champion. This will be the first time a match has ever been played between a woman champion and an open title holder. Barnes will allow Miss Leitch a handicap of a half stroke hole, or nine full strokes. The contest will start at o'clock.
 On the morning of the same day Miss Leitch will meet Miss Alexa Stirling, of Atlanta, former national woman champion, in a 1S-hole strug- gle.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25

recent years.
 Over at Princeton the Tiger war riors are expected to conquer Virginia. At Ithaca Dartmouth and Cornell will engage In thsir annual sette. Other Eastern games of miner importance will be staged between Columbia and Williams and Syracuse and Washiag= ton and Ieffefsen,
 The Polo Grounds will be the sseae of an iateFseetieH battle when Penn State and GeeFgia Tech meet in eeal- bat. The GesFgia. eleven is rated as the strongest gridiFen eoHabiHatisa in Dixie, net excepting Vanderbilt, and as Penn State is looked upon as a worthy fee a ratt1ing good game should eHsue.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
chooIbos 10 Be Junior C. C. Guests Al Yale-Br0n 7ilt
Rosy Outlook For
 Basketball Sport
By GEORGE E. FIRsTBROOK

Bridgeport, always hotbed for the strenuous indoor the enthusiasts pastme indicates that efforts will be made organize up and cities within road Accord to the gossip teams suggested for Bridge while the mentioned Milford walk Stamford Port Chester and either Mount Vernon New Rochelle All these have been represented by classy outfits
 
 League Prove Costly
 Bridgeport league ball last when Blue Ribbons represented the Park City in the Eastern the and the large money paid players proved costly experiment the local result that the Blue Ribbons withdrew early in the
 Among those interested in the league project IS Ed Su Mail sporting staff, resident of PortC randa classy player.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
M0SEY KING IS ON
 YALE LECTURE CARD

New Haven, Oct. 25-Wa1ter Cam D and other Yale coaches have volun- teered their services for free course of lectures in the New Haven High school this winter on the science of coaching athletes.
 Camp will lecture on the technique of coaching and sportsmanship Charles P. Taft 2d. Yale football coach, will eXpound the theory and give practical demonstrations in foot ball coaching. Bernard Tomners will discuss the coaching of basketball and baseball teams, Mosey King will deal with boxing. and Israel Winter will advise how to coach wreStlerS,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
MAY PLAY STAMFORD

The Stratford A. C. football team Is anticipating a return contest at Stamford dn the near future. In their first game the locals lost by a If to ' score as result of boneAhead per- formance when they held the advan- the defeat at Hartford, Sunday, Man ager Stavola and his players are not discouraged and will hold three prac- at Hartford, according to Stavola, was due to the failure of six Of his best players to catch the bus Sunday morning and substitutes taking their places.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
KiUinger One
 W The Greatest [

John KilHnger, Penn States great quarterback, who will be the field general in the game against Georgia Tech at the Polo Grounds, Saturday, is one of the greatest an-round athletes now in the college ranks. He is playing his third year of varsity football at Penn State; he has played three years at third base on the nine and three years as guard on the basketball team.
 KilHnger explained the basket ball squad last year and was the leading scorer of the quintet. He did not play much football in prep school. His home is in Harrisburg, Pa.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
$50, 900 Check
 Reaches MattY

Saranac Lake, N. Y., Oct. 25- The mail today brought to Chris ty Mathewson a check for ESQ., 900, the net proceeds of the tes- timonial game played for Big Six'' on the Polo Grounds, Sept. 30, between the Giants and BOS- ton Braves.
 a letter from the New York club officials hoping for a speedy re- covery for the erstwhile pitching ace of the major leagues.
 Indications point to "Matty" remaining here for the winter. with probably a holiday junket to New York around the holidays for a brief period. ChriSty has expressed his gratitude for the benefit.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
OAKS WIN 27-O

The Twin Oaks trounced the Wood lands by a score of 27 to at Beards- ley Park. It was a hard played game, the Twin Oaks outplaying the Woodlands in all respects. Long end runs by Carley and Clancy of the victors featured the battle. The tackling of Spakely was also note worthy. The Twin Oaks have few open dates and would like to meet any 25-35 pound team in the city or state. If games are good an- swer through Times
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
RESERVES ON TOP

The Rosebud Reserves defeated the Woodland Juniors by the score of 10 to 0. The feature of the game was the field goal made by Poke from tho sG-yard line. The Reserves out played the Woodlands in all depart ments, especially in the defensive. The Reserves challenge amy team in the 1b to 25 pound elaas for a game Sunday at Old Mill Green, For games sec captain or naanaser any night between ' and o'clock. All Reserves are requested to report to- night for practice at T o'clock sharp.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
HANCOCKs VICToRs

The Hancocks easily defeated the Venice Juniors by the score of 12-0. The feature of the game was the tack ling of Rooney and Jim Gibbons, and the long runs of Nichols and Chick Gordon. The accurate passing of Shea at center featured. The entire team showed their ability. The. Hancocks have been greatly strengthened by the return of their star backfield. The Hancocks challenge and 115 ID. in the city or state.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
COLUMBIA WORRIED

New York, Oct. 25-=-GeiuHabia uni= FeEsitF is facing catastrophe on the water, according to Jim Rice, crew aeaab, unless more men report for sAeA duty at once: ffAt Yale there Coach Rice. I've have only 5o men out. and half of these are freshmen. There is no reason why the daily attendance at the Columbia practice
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
EKOS REORGANIZE

The Exc basketball team has re- organized for the coming season and Indications point to another success full season. In past seasons the Ekos have posted wins over some of the of local teams. The players held their initial practice session last night In St. Johns hall. Manager Listorti has an array of promising material and expects to whip them into fighting shape within a few weeks.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
SCHOOL SOCCER

The Washington and Mckinley schools of the West Side and East Side school Soccer Leagues are still leading their respective leagues.
 Washin e1ton of the Western League has won five games and lost none for a score of ten points, while Mckin- lev, leaders of the Eastern League have won three games, lost none-and tied one for a total of seven points.
 League standing:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
CRASHOS FOR
 MERIDEN

Coach Eddie Reilly will drive the Crasho football players through strenuous practice session tonight in preparation for the game at Meriden next Sunday against the strong Mo- hawks who opened the local season aganist the Bridgeport A. & A. eleven. The Crashos will take along a big City
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
PENN ROWING

PhiiaGeighia, Oct. a5-6 6eaeh Wright, e1 the University of Peaaa develop i've varsity eights aaxt spring instead ef 4he leha Standing custom of one senior aRd eae junior crew. He said he had plenty of goed ma Sefia1 for two YaFsifF boats as well as a junior crew, and that he would eafer theIa In every contest possible,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
TIGERS WANT GAMES

Ths Lincoln Tigers are open to meet any no football teams in the city. Tho Tigers on Sunday proved themselves to be a fast combination of players when they tFIunphed over the Hall Community eleven by a IS to score. Grirwood and Veiky played hrtliians games for tho Tigers while Cassidy and Johnson starred Tor the Halls,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
CLABBY KAYOED

Milwaukee. Wis, Oct. s5.-werd has just been received from Sydney, Australia. that James Ciabhy of Honl :noHd, Ind. former American welteT- weight, was knocked out in the fif- tesnth round by Frank Burns, who bh e Australian midd1ewlsigft title,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
YALE-BROWN TICKETS

Bridgeport football enthusiasts who are going to attend the YaIe-Brown fooba11 game in New Haven next Sat urday can procure tickets at the Y. M. c. A., where 2,50O will be put on sale this afternoon. The tickets aIe being sent to Bridgeport as a result of the efforts of J. Holmes of this city, a member of the Brown Alumni
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
KICKS FIELD GOAL

A field goal negotiated by Frank Poke was the stellar feature of the victory of the Rosebud Reserves over the woodlands at Beardsley Park, the score being 10 to 0. Fast team work characterized the performance of both teams
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
PRINCETON
 BASKETBALL

Princeton, Oct 25-Princeton Uni- versitys basketball team will play 25 games this season, including those in the intercollegiate league. The at Princeton; March A, Yale at New Haven.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
SACRAMENTS WIN

The Blessed Sacraments added an- other win to the string when they took the measure of the Oakland eleven at Yellow Mill Green by score of 20 to 0. The feature of the game was 0 50-yards run by Marvin for the first touchdown
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
BEATEN BY ANSONIA

to Ansonia, Sunday afternoon, and were defeated by the Ansonia A. C. by to 0 score. The touchdown was garnered in the final quarter with about three minutes to play. The all round playing of Metz and Fin ney of the Triangles featured the fray.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
BIG FOOTBALL CAME FILMED.

Motion pictures of the Yale-Arn1y football contest were viewed at the Biiou theatre, New. Haven, Sunday evening". Quite few Brtdgeporters in the Elm city, Sunday evening, en- loved them very much. Every play could he seen very clearly. ,. ..
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-25
ELkS DUCKP|NNERS !.
 POST FINE SCORES

Spirited competition marked the rolling in the E1ks' Duckpin tourna- ment last night, the Life Savers win ming two games out of three from the Booters while the Giants captured the odd game from the BIotters. The
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-09


Right "A LONDON
CICLlST proves a
mild sensation when
he rides down the
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Greater resili.ncy,
easier riding, better
stability and. oh yes.
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-09

T H + w O K |. D
CHAMPION WON
AN SPENDTHRlFr,
Mrs. Edward Henry
Smith WilkinsoDy of
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poses at the Paris
races with her Sartor-
tally impressive third
husband. Mrs. Smith
Wilkinson. with an
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600. boasts $3,400.-
600 worth Of jewels,
$l28,000 worth Of
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of hats and a 100000
sable wrap. Kep.ion,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-16

N t.s-.as~r hsis. u. lad In the
pisyen ssrse~ tenixht u -iii BE- the
nr~t time In THREE YEAR, that the
Mst. haven't ts~~a In tho fight fer
the wvrid's shsmpisaship.
==-----==
Ottawa has c~rpef the noners N the
East and viii come West 70 play for ,hs
worlds title. They defeated Seattle In
three game. ous 81 res N tho East last
ssAs9a for the worlds hanora
seattle played n. wo~s esme 81
the seeeoa In tsnc.asrr Monday
sight. >eoe ss the players were Up
- -sr~tshs % c~~sAiniy Vas . ham
niGht In biow ~.
Tdfi- O-tman. Nirforfs wfrs ~ha IN
fufsd hts spius IN . recent zane. - Htlli
pretty much under the weather. lie ran
get around some. bot hs cant Riosp over
At all.
Mondays game IN Vancouver vas orc
- the eleanest piayeff games In years
aifho play dfd at pretty rough AZ
times. But y couldn't compare IN ruuxh.
ness 20 piaYoff tiffs In other years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-16
"The Greatest Fight
Ever Saw"
Cob names Leoaord-Ritchie bout.
n toas their second battle.
Ieonoyd oiyeu credit for X. o.

taken on too much ballast 70 coma
20 the surfsoe again. but he slxays
came up fighting.
In the iast 10 seconds Of fhe
eighth round. LEONARD fired s,ch a
broadAldo AT futchle that the refers
stopped the battle and gave IL b
leonard. sltho ftitohie was not even
knocked down in the final round ana
nothing could have prevented him
from staying the limit.
n didn't seem fair 20 Jet rlle r~v
Yorker win the money that had been
placed for Leonard 10 win by a X. o.
II waa 20 near the end of that round
that ! thought the bell had rung ana
the fighters couldn't hear IL on 40
count OF the bowling mob. Eve
Leonard didn't know thai the ~
had been stopped. and best Of All.
man sitting next 20 me. who hay
made a bet with me that leonard
would win by X o.. didn't know
II either until after I had collected
and. Of courHe. not bcing land
iubiDer. ] got lost In the crowd and
lust" couldn't find that man To pay
him back.
! don't want 70 diScrcdif leonard.
He won all right. but not by a real
X. .. Eitchle won a host Of rel
boosters who believe IN fair plzy,
even n u was their home town dol
who Was at the other end.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-16
gy A COB

wv y tDB
1 am Just one Of Uncle fam'H plain
goba. but saw the "greateat fight
Of air and the next greatest. In my
opinlon-that between the kaiacr and
tho allies. and after that had been
won ~ the hest man I had the pleah-
ure Of witnessing another great night
Al Newark. ~ j.. between Willie
Richie aud Benny Leonard. II VIII
be remembered that Richie had al
most knocked a dent In I,@onarh's
armor plate when they tangled ~
four.round bornbardment In San
Franclaco la one Of those Red Cross
benefits during the war. Because Of
this fight. decks were cleared for
action for the second engagement ana
considerable excitement prevailed In
New York. which happens 10 be
Leonard's home port
The old town was backing him NJ
the rate Of two 20 one that b. could
sink the Western submarine before
the eight rounds were finished. Well,
Of COURSE. me being from California
and having seen WOlgDEt, Murphy,
WEIGH and that Mexican cruiser
dsiyersj ny 10 sink Richie.
thought different.
The fight Htartea and all can say
h that Il was SOME fight. Richie
surprised the fans when he demanded
that their weights h. announced from
the rinRside. Leonard had made the
statement that even n Richie won
he could not claim the title hecause
Ritcbie wis "A wclterweiFiIt and he
wins "A lightweight but when they
weighed In at ring1side II was an
nounoed that Ieonard was heavier
than Richie. tn. Jewish Navy had
iss.pound displacement and the
Irish Navy had i57 pounds.
when they got down 10 the bottom
OF the old sea bag the Jewish Navy
won. but not until Rltchie had given
him the fight Of his life
Lcona rd'F siarboard gun WINS hit
ting the target without a miss. He
had the ex-chafnp submerged
couple of times and on two or three
occasions u looked like Richie had