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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27

One of the most successful bowling organizations tn the Park City is the odd Fellows League which holds it's competition on the Arcade alleys. The first round will be completed on Thursday night with the rolling of two postponed series, and the second round will start on January 5, con cluding on April 6.
 The Arcanun quintet continues in the lead. while W. Connor is leading in the racs for individual honors with an average of 99.
 Schedule, Second Round.
 Jan. b-fjerris vs. Monitor. Pequon- nook vs. WopowsSe, Adelphian Vs. Oronoque, Arcanum vs. Loyalty.
 Jan. 12-Arcanum vs. Oronoque. Harris vs, Loyalty. Pequonnock vs- Monitor. Adelphian vs. Wopowage.
 Jan. 1e-Adelphian vs. Loyalty, Ar canurn vs, Monitor, Harris vs. Wopo-
 Jan. 26-Arcanun vs. WopoWage, Pequonnock vs. Loyalty, Adelphian vs. Monitor, Harris va, Oronoque.
 Feb. s-Harris VIE, Pequonnock. Adelphian vs. AroanuEn. Monitor VIZ, Loyalty, Oronodue vs, Wopowage.
 Feb, 9-Mon1tor Vs. Wopowege. Harris VIE. Adelphian, Oronoque vs. loyalty, Pequonnoek vs. Areanun. Feb. 1e-Pequonnook ya, Adelphien. Monitor vs. Oronoque, Harris vs, Ar canum, Wepowage vE- Loyalty.
 Feb, s9-AroanuTn va. Loyalty, Adelphian vs, Oroaoque, Peauonnook IS. Wopewage, Harris va, Monitor.
 Maroh e-Harris vs. Loyalty. Pe- quonnoek vs, Monitor, ArcaBum vs. oEeneque. Ade1phien ys, Wepewaae.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27

a sport. Now, comes the talk of
 a triangular contest between the
 EIzs, Y. NJ. H.. A. and .. NJ. c.
 teams.
 In Gilroy, Princeton has chosen a football general next season who Is a natural leader. a fighting 1rishnan from the Land of the Pilgrims, who does not know the meaning of the word QUILT. Here's a sample of the stuff out of which Gilroy is made, aoe==ding to a story told by Stan Neck, who explained Princeton last season.-'During the game with the Navy, whicE we lost, Gilroy tackled a heavy back and in the mixup got a beautiful shiner-a cute little shanty. The referee yelled Time out, Prince ton.' Gilroy snapped back Time out, hell-this Is your party. Let's go'."
 Charley NcGfll, returning from
 his Chrism16s junIket to the Hub,
 had the Following to aay-"In
 Boston the question is not whether
 Harry Frazee will hang up. but
 whether he will hang on the Red
 Sox."
 With all of the major league pitch ing records in Urban Red Faber, of the White Sox, is awarded the crown as being the star boxman of 1921,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
unlent OUer Referee For B0gaska-DeLaney Battle
COnUerse and Hubbard Iab
 Up Sir Century" Scores

According to some Of the stellar duckpin scores. being tabbed up dn the Crane Duckpin League on Jimmy Kelly's drives. it appears that 1t would not be a difficult task to pick a combination that would be able to hold its own with any of the crack tenpin organizations of the statc.
 Here's a bowling feat not enacted on local alleys often. Converse and Hubbard, members of Team No. 1, rolling in the Duckpin tourney on Jimmy Kel1ey's drives, each exce1led the century mark three times in the series with Team No. 8. The per forTnance of this pair of star duck shooters follow:
 Converse 11s-105-106-32
 Hubba O7-118-105-33
 There's no dearth of first class
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
NUTMEG GOLFER
 WINS AT PINEHURST

iPnehurst, N. C., Dec. 27.-Dona1d Parson. Youngstown, and John Chap man, Greenwich. (Conn.), won the best ball handicap vs. par tourna- mem of the Tin Whistlers when thtir best ball was up for the Is holes. Chapman was 96-S975 and Parson 39-37-T6. The bess ball was 69
 There was a tie for second between Richard Tuf s, Pinehurst, paired with H. J. Blupe, Aberdeen, and W. T. Barr Deering Harbor, paired with H. G. White, Ridgewood, N. J. These pairs were all even with par. The S2; Barr, s6; White, s4. Mir. Chap man won the prize for low gross with his 75.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
RaWLey h Line
 for Boxing Solon

Jim RawIey, Bridgeport's vet eran boxing fan. who has been mentioned for membership in the nefsy boxing board to be named by Mayor Fred Atwater, is not running around for the job, but he is considered to be enc of the logical candidates for the honor. His candidacy has been okayed by John Cornell and by other Democratic powers One strong argument being put forth by Raw Iey's friends is that he has been a lifelong Democrat and pays taxes annually on S2OO,OOO realty. Rawley, some years ago, acted as referee md established a reputa- ton for integrity and honesty while identified actively in the ring sport. There's no one can put anything over on Honest Jim'' and a united boxing fra ternity is hoping for his appoint ment.
 Latest TTImorS indicate that Dick Howell and Andy Parker will be two of the selections.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27

pinners in the Crane League, and a dozen or more of century marks in a week series causes no big sputter. The "century' pdnners in the recent competition, according to the scores handed in by Secretary William A. Sullivan, were as follows:
 De1ahunt 104; Kelly no; Blagys 107! Moore 112; Hardw1ck 125: W. Sullivan 100; McKenna 107; Cooper 100; Minor 100; Huffman 109: Ward 1O6; Platt 107; Luddy 1o2;; Loefflet 100; O'Loughlin 101 and Kochis 101.
 Following are some Of the high spots in the competition:
 High single, Ward, 131-
 High markless single, Cooper, e5.
 High three strings, Hubbard, 3S0.
 High team single, Teams l and 4, 5s2
 High three strings, Team 1, 1511.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
Hedderick Open
 For Mat Action

Otto Hedderick, foreman at the City Ice & Coal Company's stables, a former wrestler of note in New York, would like to see the mat sport revived here. and is willing to meet any local grappler in the mid dleweight class. Hedderick although he has not figured in any recent matches boasts of having thrown Frank Douglass, national middle weight champion. back in 1899. He'd derrick performed this feat in John son's roadhouse, then the training quarters of Terry McGovern. corner of Jerome avenue and roth Street, New York. when the former was in the employ of the Knickerb blocker Ice Company. At that time AcGovern was training there for his bout with Frank Erne in Buffalo, which he won in the first round. John Corbitt, who is Hedderictk's handler. suggests a wrestling bout as feature to the Bogash-Delaney fight on Feb. 13-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
GiQnt Recruit
 Bright Prospect

Ralph Silinners, who will bat tie Cunningham next season for the right of trying to fill the shoes Of Georgie Burns in the Giants center garden, showed up brilliantly in the American Asso- citation batting and fielding aver ages.
 At batting the Indianapolis star cracked the ball to the tune of just three points under the .35O mark. He came to bat 6S3 times, during which he made 236 hits, for total of 357 bases.
 In fielding he secured an aver age Of only .e2S, hut handled 3Se total chances, an exception ally active showing for an out fielder.
 He also figured prominetIy as a base stealer, being credited with 52 puF1OinS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
CenferArizOnG
 Game Carried
 S25, 600 Policy

San Diego, Cal, Dec. 2T-Centre College crowned it's football invasion of the West with success by splashing to a a5 to victory over the Univer- sity of Arizona. here yesterday. Rain fell throughout the game and the slime,
 Two thousand persons. rain-coated and huddled under umbrellas. stood was insured for S25, ,0oO against rain and it was announced the insurance company would pay the differences be- tween the gross gate receipts and the amount Of the policy. .
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
HITTING THE SPORT TRAIL
With Geo. E. Firstbrook

The good old Christmas Sock goes back to the shelf for it's 1922 come back.
 All Brooklyn slept more peace
 fully last night with the Bartfield-
 Bloom bout off the card.
 Undue honors were bestowed upon a famous old Schooner at the Naval Academy. It was not the good old .H'schooner" in the Volstead vocabul- ary, but the ancient yssat, America. The final chapter in the history of the famous craft, winner of the interna- tional yachting trophy which bear her name was written when the Academy authorities placed brass tablet on board the vessel commenorating the restoration of the yacht to the Navy Department.
 To Mrs. Joie Ray belongs the
 distinction of being the first of the
 fem sex to figure in an A. 4. U.
 professional imbrog1fo.
 It is modestly announced that Tex Rickard has great plans in store for the pugilistic fraternity for the New Year
 The other day we mentioned the
 increasing interest in handbau as
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
By Canap Lines Up
 inst McAuLiMe And ye For yOb As Referee

.Picking a referee for the coming ogash and Delaney mill may not be easy task. Al Jennings, manager clancy, has spoken his piece al-
 It is to the effect that he
 Oppose the appointment of Terry
 C of Young McAuliffe to fill the role f third man in the ring. Jennings, in lining up against Lee and Mo Auliffe, does not go as far to declare that either man is incompetent or unable to fill the job, but he feels that a referee from a neutral city should be chosen.
 There is no trouble likely to come from the Bogash camp, as McAuliffe
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27

or Lee is satisfactory to Joe Smith, Bogash's manager. "I don't care who is referee. I would just as well see Al Jennings as the third man in the ring if Bogash is in condition" ," declared Sir Joseph.
 Jim Bones and Frankie Ahearn will likely be booked to provide one of the preliminary bouts. Bones re- cehtly won a decision over Ahearn, and the latter is anxious to get onther chance at the com edian.
 Billy Prince is also being talked of as one of the principals in another bout with Young OLeary as his like. Ey opponent
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
GUESTS TO MEET

New York, Dec. 27.-Before set ting out on a long exhibition trip through the Wess, Walker Cochran and Edouard Horemans will play two games of balkline billiards in Greater New York this week, each of them 1,200 point contest. This afternoon they begin a game of 1S.2 at the Ra- tional Recreation Academy in Brooklyn, to conclude tomorrow night, and on Thursday and Friday they will meet in an 1s.1 exhibition at Daly's-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
Y. M. BASKETEERS
 SCORE TWO WINS
BY JOHN POSTOI.

The Silent Separates of New York. who hung a defeat onto the '. M. H. 4. basketball quintet few weeks ago, will appear here in a return engage nnent next Monday afternoon, Charley Rosenbluth, y. M. H. A. manager, an nounced today.
 The largest crowd of the season wit messed the game yesterday between the locals and the Springfield Y. M.'s e@oca1 winning by a score of 39 to 30. The visitors were heavily penalizeG for their fou1ing tactics. The first half ended with the score IT to in favor of Bridgeport, fouls yielding Il of the total.
 The '. M. H. A. Jrs. had a walk over in their game with the Fairmonts, winning by a 45 to score. Blank caged the only field goal for the Fair monts. from the center of the floor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
Seven Straight
 For Colonial Five

The fast travelling Colonial basket ball five annexed the scalp of the Mohawk Jrs. by coming out on the game on the Boys Club court. Spec tacular shots executed by Rich and Sevess of the winners featured the contest. The Colonial record to date is seven straight wins and no de- fPafS
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
THORPE IGNORED

New York, Dec. 27-Tom Thorp, one of the greatest football players ever turned out at Columbia. left this afternoon for California. where he will be one of the officials at the gridiron tusa1e between Washington and Jefferson and California at Pasa- dena next Monday. Thorp said last night that he did not know what he was to do at the game, but he had an impression that he would be asked to act as uTnHirA,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
Adelphia.
BOXER INJURED

New York. Dec. 2T.-TIly Kid Herman, a coast welterweight met with a painful accident at the Brigh- ton Boxing Club, Sttten Island last ntghc during a contest with Marty Summers of New York. During a lively exchange of blows in the fourth round Herman slipped and in falling dislocated his left ankle He was taken to a hosnittl
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
DAVE SHADE WINS

Buffalo, N. V, Dec. 27 - Dave Shade, the California welterweight, won the decision over Jack Perry, formerly of Pittsburgh. In g. 10-round bout here. It was the opinion of those at the ringside that Shades superior cleverness, rather than harder hitting, brought him the de- cIsIon. The judges were unanimous for the West Coast champion,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
SECRET TRAINING

Pasedena, Cal. Dec. 27.-Secre1 training of an intensive nature was in progress today to put the Univer- sity of California footbtn team in shape for its battle January 8, with ahe eleven of Washington and Jeffsr- son College, The latter squad Is due srriNa IFrldaX.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
COBB SIGNS HARTFORD BOY.

Bobby Sturm. Hartford boy, all around, athlete at Loomis School, Windsor, now at Springfield Y.MC.A College. has been signed by the De- troi2 Tigers. Sturm is IS yetrs old and is the youngest athlete to be signed by a major leage club, with the exception of Waite Hoyt.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
ROBSON AND OAReoNE DRAW.

Portland, Me, Dee, 2T-FraniS Car bone of Brooklyn and Tommy Rob son of Maiden. Mass, fought a sensa- tional and cyclonie a-round draw at the Pine Tree A, C., before the record crowd of the season,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
Close Competition
 In Cupheag Race

Three teams are closely punched in the Cupheag Club bowling competition being conducted on Porter's alleys in Stratford. Team No. is leading by a margin of one game over No. and No. 5, tied for second place. League records follow:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
Columbus Primers
 Humble Adelphias

Knights of Columbus bowlers took the odd game in a series with Adel- phia Spinners last night on Connie Lewis alleys Jimmy Kelly was high with 125. Scores:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
JERSEY CITY

JERSEY CTTY-Jersey City's new boxing club. the Arena. located at Sea View avenue and Hudson boule- yard, will open it's doors tonight. For the initial show Johnny Murray of the Bronx, will meet Willie Shaw of Bayonne, in a. 12-round bout Jimmy Carroll of the West Side, meets Bobby Moran of Jersey City, in the seni-fina1 of eight rounds.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
CHESS TOURNEY

New York. Dec. 27 - Columbia, Harvard, Yale and Princeton started their a9th annual chess tournament at the rooms of the Brooklyn Chess Club this afternoon. In the first round Columbia will meet Yale and Harvard will play Princeton, each match being on four boards The second round will be contested there tomorrow and the third round on Thursday,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27


 J. c. Wilson, 99.12: W. B. Cain 97.5s; W. Ettershanlz, 9s.e6; G. Moore. 92.5o; R. Briggs, 92.oo: R. Atherton, 91-70; L. Kelly, 90.75; W. Atherton, S9.90; L.. M. Palmer, sS.59; T. Ris- berg, ss.50: L. Lavacool. s7-91; Dr. Williams, s7-90; R. BeardsIey. s7.58; R. Bliss, S7-40; 4. Wilson, S7.33; C. Carten, S7.9; A. Ma11ett. se.s3; G. Spall. S6.66; R. Youngs. 86.oS: H. Beers, 85.7i; Dr. Phelan, $500; E. E. Cunning, 84-75: Col. Hermann, S4.33; w. Breetz, S4.04; G. Morrow, S331; E.C. Spall, S2.S7; D. B. Crocker, 82.5S; W. BlaIney, S2.52: E. Pearson, S2.f3: F. HoImgren, SLIT: c. H. Si1Iiman S1.5S; J. Graham, s1.05; r. L. Curtis s0.S5; F. Guertn, 79.75; A. Ball, 1911; R. C. Sherwood, 7S.4S: D IL. Rhoades 77-So; H. Hogadofn, 77.30: I. More house, 77-22: J. Lally, 76.S0: W Beach. 76-53; T. Ryan. 76.5O; C. Jewell. T5.62; V. Morehouse, 1920: c. C. Thompson. T2.41: B. c. Warner. 71.50; W. W. Rogers, 1000; w. God- dard, 1O-66: T. Palmer. 5S.b7.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
BROOKLYN

NEW YORK-Ton1 Thorp, form CT Columbia Eridiron star and now as- sistant coach at the Mornin gside in stitution has been selected to act as umpire of the efferson University of California game to be played at Pasadena on New Years afternoon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27

CLEVELAND - Western Reserve opened its collegiate basketball sea- son with & 27 to IT victory over the vaIa quintet.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27

TIJUANA, Mex. - The eloudburst struck this section and caused untold damage made the racetrack look like g. second edition of Lake Erie. There will be no racing fer several days.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
League Standing.

 High team, single string, Team No. 4, 489. High team. three strings, Team No. 5, 1871. High individual single string, W. B. Cain, 191. High individual, three strings, J. c. Wilson, 345.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
Sport Snapshots

NEW YORk-In the star bout of 12 rounds arranged for this evening at the Ninth Regiment Armory Jimmy Mack meets Kid Bacon. Two additional ten-rounders bring to- gether Bobby Dobbs vs. Jimmy Car ter and Bert Williams Ys. Tommy Sullivan.
 PTITSBURGH-Roc Kansas of Buffalo outpoiuted Johnny Ray of Pittsburgh, in a ten-round no-deci- sion bout. Kansas was the aggressor in a majority of the rounds.
 NEW YORK - Vincent Pepper" Martin, promising Brooklyn feather weight, made short work of Johnny Dwyer at the Rink Sporting Club in Brooklyn yesterday afternoon. In the second round Vincent sailed into Johnny with a. typhoon of lefts and rights and when the smoke had clear ed away Dwyer was oblivious to his surroundings. He came to about five minutes later and asked who won the war.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27
REIIAnEIRHIA-

PHILADELPHIA Han lon of Denver, and George Clancy of Baltimore were the winners in two of the principal bouts of holiday matinees. Hanlon outpointed Joe Tiplitz of Philadelphia, in a fast eight round fight, while Chaney easily de feated Mike Paulson, St. Paul also in an eight round bout. Clancy had the better of every round.
 California welterweight, looked fairly good at the Ridgewood Grove Sport ing Club, Ridgewood. when he boxed a 12-round draw with Jay Lana han, welterweight champion of Staten Island.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-27

The good old Christmas Sock goes back to the shelf for it's 1922 come
, 1921-08-22
DAVENPORT REMOVED IN
FINAL DENVER GAME.

DENVER, Colo, Aug. 23.-After
making a sensational ninth inning
batting rally which Denver nipped
just in time to avert losing The game
the Casper Rehners struggle into an
thinning contest only TO be nosed out
with the short end OF a . to s score
in the Saturday game which gave
Denver the lead in the series.
In losing Saturdays game Casper
has n series OF hard luck tales to re
count chief of which was. the manner
in which the Denver clubbers~ got to
Dave Davenport and Ruorked his of
ferings 10 all rne OF the lot for a
total OF eight runs in three innings.
When davenport found going toe
hard Bob Steele was sent into tho
breach and he held Denver steady
and scoreIess during the time that he
pitched.
Casper started strong int drove ono
run across in the first inning. Den
yer rctailatcd with three. Casper
came hack with another. Denver
made two in the second and three In
the third. Then Davenport was
jerked.
The game went scoreless until the
eighth inning when Casper nailed
one. It was noticeable 1t this juno.
ture that Bob Hewitt. formerly with
Casper. vas weakening. 1t was not
until the ninth that Casper really got
to him however.
Five runs were chalked up for Cas-.
per In the ninth before the three outs
were made. To stop the Casper fu-
siilade however Hewitt was jerked
from the box and Niles sent in. Cas-.
per could do nothing with his offer.
ings and the game. tagged along un
til the last of the eleventh when Den
yer camo across with the winning
rum.
Samide. Caspcr's new catcher. with
four hits in as many trips. ons of
which was a homer. and Donica with
, 1921-08-22

NEW YORK. Aug. "a little
group OF California men ana women
ana came east a rev weeks
ago with some tennis acquets ihey
are going back nome snon with az
most everything n east mas 10 otter
N the way OF championships, SILVER
bowls n cups. II they couldn't get
the whole cup, they tooN one OF lps
ega W thinea thcy wanted pu'
allied to capture were the :
national championship n
l@engicn's goat. Mrs. Moia bJurateh'
Mallory acquired both FOR the greater
glory OF tho cast.
1t was with the hope OF showing
, 1921-08-22
WEST takes HOLD OF EVERYTHING THAT'S LOOSE
IN STRIPPING EAST OF ALL lAURES ON COURTS

The next day the Santa Monica maid
Marie Wagner of New York. the 1890
champion.
Miss Helen Wills. Is years OF age.
OF Berkeley. Cal. became tho nation.
al junior champion by defeating Miss
Virginia Carpenter of Philadelphia
Miss Browne and Mrs. Louise II
Williams OF Los Angeles won the M
tional doubles lite at Forest Hills.
Willis l.. Davis OF San Francisco
won n leg on the Meadow club cur
at Southampton by debating Vincent
Richards. last years winner. in the
challenge round.
The Kinsey brothers, Robert and
Howard. OF California. werc semi
hnalists in doubles at the Newport in
~vitatior tournament. and hnalIsts at
Seabright, whom they lost to the Da.
Wis up combination, Williams and
Washburn.
/ Phillip Ncer OF Leland Stanford
university. the intercollegiate cham.
pion. and Wallace J. Bates. OF the
University OF California, g~arnered
plain and fancy victories in an as
sortment OF sstern tournaments.
William NJ. Johnston of San Fran
cisco won both the Lonewood tourna-
ment and the n at scabrirht by
beating Il. Norris Williams IT, OF
Boston. in the finals.
Somo Of the provost experts arc
predicting he Will dethrone William
T. Tilden II. tho national champion.
in the championship tournament at
Philadelphia.
, 1921-08-22

here yesterday by Mr.. Kline. II was
stated however hat Taylor should
hold himself in readiness for a match
in Douglas as Mr.. Klein had opened
negotiations with some Of tho worlds
leading wrestiers to get him a suit
able opponent.
Coincident with tho announcement
that the Zbyszko match was cancelled
Taylor was notified that the match
with Toots Bondt which was cancelled
saturday was on again and that the
event would be staged at Fort Morgan,
Colo. August "a as originally planned.
Jack Taylor left last night for Fort
Morgan where no will meet tho Colo
RADIO champion Wednesday night.
Taylor reported hat he was in good
shape for the Colorado match as stiff
workouts which he has INDUCED with
Young Joe Stecher here have brought
back his old command Of tho mat
game.
Young Stecher a husky zoe. pound.
er IL about h best man in the world
for his years" said Taylor. with a
little training and toning up he will
be ready 10 meet the best OF them
Stechor IL only 10 years CT age.
, 1921-08-22
World Results
Leased Wire
Blue Ribbon
Trap EUents
Are Underway

CHICAGO. Aug. 22-opening guns
in h Grand American handicap. blue
ribbon event Of the trapshooting world
to he held over the traps of the South
Shore country club here. were fired
today.
Over 700 entrants from all sections
Of h United States and Canada were
on hand for the weeks program which
opened this morning with the South
shore Introductory, the watch consist.
Ing Of 100 targets, 1s yards rise.
In this event the women's national
championship is to be determined. and
the 20 men who will shoot In the west
versus vi ven tomorrow selected.
Teams representing THIS eastern. south.
ern, Great Lakes, Prairie and Pacific
coast one were to compete in the
American amateur five-man team
championship. firing at 100 targets,
10 yards rise.
This afternoon the American anna.
teur and professional championship
at double targets will be held.