Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-28

going along, rapidly until he suffered two setbacks at the hands of Johnny Shugrue of Waterbury last year, expects to enter the ring shortly. Charlie, who is one of he cleverest featherweight in the game has been bothered with bad hands ana has had long rest. Hartford promoters may use him in the near future.
 Football players from Centre college would have a long walk if by a1y chance the railroad workers decide to strike next Sunday. The distance from the Harvard Stadium to Danville, Ky, is, one might say, some distance.
 Arnold (Jigger) Statz, former Toly Cross and Fisk Red Top star, is playing great ball in the Pacific Coast Wine CT league after great season in the regular coast league. Statz was with tine Giants for some time after leaving Holy Cross but McGraw let him sout.
 The Knights of Columbus are branching out in their endeavors in this state this season. Instead of having one basketball circuit this year the Kaceys are to have two known as the. Northern and Southern leagues. The Northern League will in- clude Hartford. New Britain, Manchester, Southington, Rockville, W;llimantic, Mer- i iden. Terryville, Middletown and prob ably Winsted and Torrington The Southern League will embrace Bridgeport, Stamford, Greenwich. South Norwalk, l Danbury, New Haven and New Milford 1 Benny Leonard will soon resume train ] ing for another drive at the contenders 1 for his lightweight titia His fra bout will be WIZ Sailor Friedman of Chi cago and 1t will be held either in Phila- delphia or Milwaukee. Both places are no-decision cities and Leonard is running little risk of losing his crown.
 1 In a recent game between the Multno- nah Amateur Athletic Club of Portland and Whitman College out in San Francis co. Steers kicked two drop kicks from tht 45-yard line. The West is still wild.
 It is a question whether the Hartford and New Haven Eastern League tenn. | will make Southern training trip thi. season in view of the failure of either O those two teams to do anything excep tional during the past race.
 RuInor has 1t that another big boxin. club to rival Madison Square Garden wifi open soon in New York. Jim Buckley an, Jim Coffroth, veteran boxing promoters and Billy Gibson, manager of Benn. ] Leonard are the men who will hay charge of the club. The club, which wi be located near Times Square will hay a greater seating capacity than the Gar den Jack Britton and Benny Leonar !. will meet for the worlds welterweight Ii . tie at the opening.
 ,, Out at Stanford University it is repor, ed that the playing field has been plant ed, while the scheme of trees and shrub on the outer slopes of the bowl has bee : carried into effect under the direction ( McLaren of Golden Gate Park. Wherei the vicious game of football becomes garden party.
 Jack McAuliffe, wao retired as undt feated lightweight champion of the worl. has offe,el his belt to be fought fc among the lightweights with the excel tion of Benny Leonard. Jack hopes Ecreate enough interest to bring out moI contenders for Leonard's championship.
 It is said that Charley Moran has plas ed the mighty Robert,, at guard for Gel tre. Harvard will do well, extremel lwell, to avoid the guard positions, if ', ports are true. In last years clash. RoI erts played defensive end and ofensi, fullback- Whenever the Crimson a 1 tempted to circle the large Kentuckia
 there was disaster, for Red spilled fol Tor five interferers time and again ar
 generally manact1 to grasp the ma hugging the oval
 Chick F,wster who poled out hon run while taking Babe Ruth's place du
 ing tit- Worlds series, was some surpri
 ed after the game when a small be handed him the homer ball. Fewster e
 g. new white ball, autographed it ar
 returned it to the youngster in apprec ation.
 Jimmy ClaEby who was one of the be
 welterweights in this country few yea ago. was knocked oet in the 18th TOUT
 of a bout with Frank Burns, Aus trail;
 niddleweight champion, at Sydney. I :. gently.
 Members of both the Giants and "a
 kees have been to the offices of bo
 clubs in New York after their seri
 cheeks but did not get them The chec
 this year are in the hands of Judge La
 dis and he will mail them to the hor
 Of the various players.
 Burt Niehoff, who played second ba
 for Pat Moran's Philadelphia Nation
 league champions in 1915. is pe-formil
 at second base for Los Angeles in t coast winter league.
 It is understood that Babe Ruth V
 demand s50.900 from the Yankee owne l for playing ball in New York next ye ] an increase cfs $se,eoo e year if he q