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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
STATE CHAMPION
 IS ALIENS MARK

statem ents there appears to be no req son why he shouldn't succeed at any rate Allen has a host of friends who want him to make good
 Card Completed.
 Joe Chimbola has completed his card for the boxing show to be held in Edna Hall, Stamford, Friday night. April 12, under the auspices of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the local city.
 In addition to the star bout between Johnny Red" Allen and Young Ange- To. Eddie Mack of Stamford will face Charley Spielman, of New York, in the semi-final go, of ten rounds, and Willie Angelo and Billy Van will ap- in the four round preliminary
 As a special attraction there will be 20 minute wrestling duel between g. pair of 1S0 pounders, John Robotti Erglebert Standejesky.
 Young McAuliffe will officiate as referee, John Whohleben will hold the watch, and Peter Passaro will be the announcer.
 The admission scale is S1.50 and $250 and tickets will be put on sale at Connie LewiS'S
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
Cellar Champs Make Clean S1ueep Ln Opening Contests

Opening games of the major league season were marked is most instances by the work of the pitchers mounds. "Dutch" Ruether of the Brooklyn Dodgers engaged Artie Neft of the Giants in a tussle at the Polo Grounds. Dutch permitted only occasional bingles and won
 Urban Schocker of the Browns and Urban Faber of the White SoX had an interesting contest in the windy city. FaIber allowed only three hits but is sued a trio of passes, two of which Schneider was touched for scattered wallops.
 Sherde1l, ace of the Cardinals, was opposed to Cooper, the Pirate star in St. Louis Sherdea1 was effective; Cooper was not.
 Grover Cleveland Alexander hurled to Cubs to an easy victory over the Cincinnati Reds; the veteran mounds man Quinn lost a close decision for the Red Sox against Philia through CT TOTS and the bespectacled Lee Mea- dows turned in four hit game for the PhiHies against the Braves.
 In Washington Mogridge turned back his former Yankee team mates by virtue Of the Senators walliping of Jones offerings. Iris Speakers in dianas started off in the division when Morton out pitched Olsen and Old ham of TY Cobb's outfit.
 American League Scores.
 Washintgon 6, New York 5.
 Cleveland T; Detroit 4.
 Philadelphia 8; Boston 2.
 St Louis 3 Chicago ?.
 National League Scores.
 Phila delphia '; Boston 1.
 Chicago '; Cincinnati 1.
 Brooklyn 4; New York 3.
 St. Louis 10; Pittsburgh 1.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
High School Cubs
 Star At The Bat

The Red and the Black ba1ltossers put in a good practice lick yesterday with the Choate nine fer the games with Crosby, Saturday morning, at Seaside Park, in which Paddy I4avery will do the twirling against the Water burians The to 4 win over ChOate was highly satisfactory to Coach Fred A. Hunt. Carr, a rookie, starred at the bat with a. triple and two singles in five trips to the plate. Cremins, anoth- CT recruit also accounted for three safeties. Slats Gallagher who twirler for the locals was never in danger. At no time was he forced to the limit, although the Wallingford boys record nine scattered hits. The locals Mneup as follows:
 Strauss, If, Shea, ss., Colway, 1b., Cooney, 2b.-3b., F. Gallagher, D., Carr, cf., Berger, C., Hall, If, F. Gallagher, 2ib Cremins, 2b. s1,N sgE
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
RUTH DISGRUNTLED SPECTATOR AT GAME

Babe Ruth was introduced to President Harding as the King of Swat marched in the opening day parade at Washington and he posed before the camera army, and other honoTs that would envy Royalty were heaped upon him, but the 'fBabe'' was tortured as he was forced to witness the game Tanks lose to Washington as result of his suspension. Ruth and Col. Huston, one of the Yankee owners, sat side by side at the game.
 "Only thirty-siX more days like this,'' muttered Ruth in disgust, after the game
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
ANNUAL BASKETBALL
 SESSION, SATURDAY

The annual meeting of the delegates comprising the representatives of the National Athletic Association. Young Mems Chritian Association and Anna teur Athletic Union pf the United will be held at the Hotel Astor on Saturday, April Is, at 10 A M, for the election of officers, discussion of pro- posed alterations in the rules and adoption of such changes as may be deemed necessary, and other business incidental to the furtherance of the game in the United States, William H. Ball, BAY Madison avenue, New York,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
Vic Mclaughlin
 In St. Vincent's

Vic Mclaughlin, Louis Bogash's sparrfng partner, is a patient in St. Vfncent's hospital, as a result of blood poisoning. The infection resulted from boil on the boxers right arm which was bruised while sparring recently with Bogash and later with Hugh Ross. Mclaughlin suffers consid erable pain, it was Reported yesterday.
 Other boxeFs on the disabled list are Louis Bogash and Jack Delaney with injured hands and Hugh Ross, general body and facial contusious.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
Sport Snapshots

PHILADEIPHIA- crews will take practice spins on the Schuykill today in preparation for the races Saturday with Penn.
 PHILADELPHIA - Albert Rose made the remarkable broad jump of 23 feet 4 1-2 inches in the annual Red and Blue Spring handdcaps.
 NEW YORK-GTay Tom Gallagher, who played billiards before Hoppe, Schaefer and Cochran, was "A years old yesterday.
 ANNAPOLIS-Nav lacrosse team, defeated Penn, IT goals to 0.
 PHIEADEIPHIA- Payne. Penn's star third baseman, has been placed on the ineligible list.
 NORFOLK, VA.-YaIe's tennis team will play it's first game on the southern trip today against the Rich mond Country Club experts.
 ANNAPOIIS-The Naval Academy tennis team opened the season with a clean sweep over John Hopkins, in four matches.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
Penn Blues May
 Row Against Eli

Philadelphia April 13.-The Uni versity of Pennsylvania "blue" crew formerly junior varsity may row as the varsity against Yale on Saturday Coach Wright said today. Wright said it had been a neck and neck race be- tween the two boats for supremacy for three weeks, and that the victory yesterday of the blue boat over the varsity by more than a length in a mile and five sixteenthS race had made the issue hard to decide. He add that he would make a definite an- noun cement tonight.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
PITCHER YALE HAS WHOOPING COUCH

A mystery was cleared up yes te1day by Business Manager Jim my Kelly of the Bridgeport base ball club.
 A fan the other day asked how Yves Kingdom, coming from Los Angeles had beaten Pitcher Charley Yale, who lives in Meri- den, to the Brown Derby training grounds.
 Yesterday, Kelly received news that Yale's failure to report on time was due to the player suffer ing from a severe attack of W7hooping cough.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
Jack Mack Urges
 League Meeting

SThe situation in Worcester regard .sang the baseball park prop osition as still considered serious. Reports to- day from the Bay State city say that Jack Mack. manager of the Boosters. has requested President Dan O'Neil l. to call a meeting of Eastern League
 club owners, to consider the transfer of the Worcester franchise to some other city. Some of the players re-
 porting for practice Monday were sent back home because of there be- ing no place for workouts.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13


 opening games were the victories of the two cellar champion outf1ts-the Phils and Athletics, and in both cases the two Boston teams were the vic tims. Pretty stiff dose for Hub fans.
 San Jones didn't maintain his rep utation for effectiveness against the Senators yesterday. Washington top ped the Tanks, to 5, before banner jam of 25,000. Victory must have tasted doub1y sweet to Peckinpaugh, playing short for the Senators. Today Carl Mays will be pitted against the Griffith outfit.
 After all the newspaper footing Heinie Scheer didn't start the season with the Athletics, Jimmy Dykes hold ing down his old job at second. HOW ever, there were three former East ern Leaguers in the Mack outfit, Nc Gowan, Brazil and Naylor.
 Dodgers downed Giants. to 3, in a sharp tuss1e. Irish Meuse1 be1ted out a homer, but errors helped Brook lyn.
 Parkinson's homer helped the Phi1s to the win over the Braves.
 Rogers Hornsby hit for the circuit in the Cards 10 to 1 victory over the Pirates.
 Ray Grimes batted at a BOO clip for the Cubs and accepted his IS chances.
 Stuffy McInnes starred in Cleve- lands victory over Detroit with a triple, double and single. Bobby Veach, Tiger outfelder, hit a homer.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
Giants, Matty's
 Best Pennant Bet

Saranac Lake, April 13 - Christy Mathewson, for Giant pitcher. picks the Giants to win the pennant. des- pite the loss of yesterdays game by the McGrawites to the Dodgers. Matty has improved so much that he is allowed to take short walks to his dining room to take his meals and take long auto rides. Matty expresses the hope that he will be able to see the Giants in their opening game next year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
New Haven Outfit
 No World Beaters

The highly touted New Haven team is not showing anything wonderful in its Rocky Mount training camp. The Weiss outfit yesterday were trimmed II to by the Wilson bush leaguers
 The Wildmen are not hitting the ball consistently. nor at the pitchers showing extra ordinary form. Accord ing to despatches OutfieIder Nutter is carrying off all the individual honors.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
Bogash-M
 Go For Montreal

Joe Smith announce this morning he had matched Louis Bogash to fight Mike McTigue fifteen rounds to a de cision at Montreal, on the Queens Birthday, May "A. Pete August will meet Young Deschanps in the semi final ten round go, on the same card. It will be an open air battle and one of the first decision bouts to be held under Canada's new boxing Jaw. Bo- gash's hand is steadily improving. Looey is paying daily visits to Dr. D. R Hawlev
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
TENDLER SUSPENDED

As a result of his unsatisfactory bout with Charlie Pitts in the Broad way ExhIbit.Sn Association Club last Monday night, Lew Tender, the Phil adelphia lightweight. yesterday was suspended by the New York State Athletic Commission Phil Glassman, Tenders manager. was also sus- pended. They are-to be given a hear ing
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
Jimmy Irving To Report Tomorrow

Jimmy Irving, the New York semi pro candidate for third base job on the Brown DerbIes. is due here to- morrow and will play part of the game against Newark, said Gene Nc Cam this morning. Although Irving had an opportunity for minor league tryouts in the past few years, he chose Bridgeport as the place for his debut Irving is a player of the lightning class, says McCann.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
W aterbry Bases
 Strengthened Out

It has just been discovered by a survey of the Waterbury ball park that the bases were a flew feet out of line at each station, but they are now strengthened out The measure ments taken showed were not accord ing to the standard distances as they were stationed last summer. This announcement will occasion some surprise among other club owners and managers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
ATTENTION, KAGEYS!

The local Knights of Columbus plan to organize their baseball team for the coming season, this evening. All members of last years team, and any other member of the Knights wishing tryout should report for the initial practice on Thursday evening, April a3, at . D. m-, on diamond No. l.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
PITCHER INJURED

State College, Pa, April 13-Penn States chances for a successful base ball invasion of the South received a body blow whan it was learned that Cy Mellinger, veteran pitcher and mainstay of the hurling corps, would be unable to accompany Bezdek' s squad when they leave on Friday be- cause of a sprained ankle.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
WESLEYAN GIFT

Pittsburgh, Mass, April 13-Under the will of William H. Hall, of WilI- ington. Conn, filed in this city, Wes- leyan University is given S25, 900 to be known as the Hank-HalI athletic fund. The income is to be used for the salary of a professor of physical education
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
WELSH'S BIRTHDAY"

Freddy Welsh. the former light weight champion, who boxes Archie Walker, ex-amateur titleholder. in the, star ten-round bout at the Rink Sporting Club, Brooklyn, Saturday night, is celebrating his seventeenth anniversary as a ringster.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
Columbia-Laurel
 Bowlers In Tie

By corping three games in success sion from the Laurels last night on the Park City alleys, the Columbus Boys club bowling team went into tie with the CloVers for first place in the City Club league standing. Mike Iassogna rolled the high single of 1S1 and Hank Kisco chalked up a high hree-string total of 344.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
BOYS CLUB TILT

Tonight in the Boys Club gym the Hornets and Crescents will meet ir bask etba1 contest In their for mer game the Hornets emerged vic torious by a two-points margin Both teams will have their original play CTS in the Eneups.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
Three Straight
 For Pequot Five

The Pequots won three straight games from the AIgonquins and the Iroquois Tribe defeated the Mohicans in two games out of three in the Red Mems bo1wling league on the Park City alleys last night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
BELMONTS READY

The Belnonts have organized for the baseball season and are open to play teams in the 15-17 years divi- sion. A game for Sunday with the Brooksides or St Mary's is desired. The Belmonts' manager can be seen nights a the CoIon:aI theater-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
WATERBURY EXHIBITIONS

The Conn. State Aggies will be the opponents of the Waterbury Eastern Leaguers in their first game on Sat urday afternoon Sunday afternoon the FAordham College nine will be the at traction
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
Local Bowlers In
 Two Series Tonight

Harper and Teller of Waterbury will be the opponents of Kelly and Musante in State Duckpin series to- night at the Nutmeg alleys. In New Britain the Dewey and Lewis com bination will clash with Brisk and Larson, the Hardware City represen- tatives.
 In Meriden, last night. Lewis and Dewey took the measure of Connors and Ray. Scores
 Connors .. 9S IA 105 99 112 52s Ray ...... 95 116 98 98 105 512
 Totals ..19S 23O 203 197 PIT 1O4o Dewey ...1O7 85 1O1 1o7 95 495 Lewis ...120 SS 116 134 95 553
 Totals ..227 173 PIT 241 19O 1o4S
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
Scores Yesterdax.

Scores Yesterday. Army 5, New York University 4. Princeton 2, Urisus 0. Boston University 5, Brown 4. Harvard 13, Middlebury 1. Columbia. g. Williams f. Swarthmore ', Stevens ?. c. C. N- Y- s, Villanova A. Holy Cross 5. Navy 2 Lehigh 6, Vermont 3. Yale 8, South Carolina l.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13

Judge Landis says he's going to root for the cellar champions this year. Does that mean he's go- ing to bet some of his $50, 900 salary on the PihIs and Athletics.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Games Today.

Games Today. Princeton at Columbia Vermont vS. Fordham. Stevens vs. Penn. Northeastern vs. Boston College. Pittsburgh vs. Georgetown Ga. m.) Holy Cross vs. Georgetown (p. n.) Lafayette vs. Richmond, Va. Mercer vs. Yale, Macon, Ga Lehigh at Swarthm ore.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
Johnny Allen Set 10 Capture Nutmeg Lighteight Co1pn
NEWARK IS COMING
 WITH BEST LINEUP

Billy Clymer and his Newark Bears are sure to encounter some stiff opposition when they come here to- morrow for the Good Friday after noon encounter with the Brown Derbies, if the classy performances of the McCann squad in it's workouts can be taken as Q criterion.
 Jose Rodriguez and Marty Breslin will divide the time on first base, said Gene McCann yesterday, while sLuck'' Howe, former Brassco picth- CT, will pitch part of the game.
 The probable lineup of the Newark team will be follows: Taggart, left field; Graber, right field; Brainard: center field: Webb. third base; Kru- menker, first base; Woods, shortstop; rBenes, second base; Manning, catcher; Barnes. Kneisch or Gordy, pitcher:
 The Newarks have been travelling at top speed in their exhibition games, with Billy Clymer predicting that the EJersey team is prepared to give the Baltimore and Rochester Clubs a stiff battle for the International League Fpennant.
 Kingdom Taking It Easy.
 Yves Kingdom is taking it easy and fgiving his "corned' toe full oppor- ttunity to heal before the champion Sehip sprint gets under way. Kingdom Iis in fine condition and requires little work to keep in shape for the open ling game, said McCann, yesterday.
 Rodriguez is another Derby per trofmer ready for action. The Cuban, syesterday, jumped into practice and Euncorked some of his fancy fielding Ework around first base. He divided ! the work at the station with BresIin, twhom McCann thinks highly of. The Cuban had thrilling winter Eoetween playing ball and witnessin g non-bull fights in Mexico.
 i Marty Fielder's playing around third spase is getting classier every day. sWith Rodriguez Kingdom, Hunt and kBreslin to pick from, Bridgeport should have one of the fastest infields Fin the league.
 New Haven In Workouts : Here's the way New Haven is lining sup in practice games at Rocky Mount f-Nutter, Eayrs and Adams, outfield- kers; Shay. Malone, Bowman and La scey, infielders. Joyce. the Stamfor 5pitching recruit. and Mulrennan and sThompson are regarded as mound fix Cures.
 s. Bernie Starrs throwing wing is s rounding into form. Starrs chief workouts yesterday was confined to hurling the ball from home plate to second
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
Hitting The WITH G. E. FIRSTBROOK
 Sport Trail

It's one big noise after another in old Fairfield town. Now that the barking basketball rooterS have been sflenced after a fren- zied season it is announced that the village band will reOrgan1ze and practice for the coming sea- son.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13

Hugh Ross, Jack Delaney, Louis BogaSh and Vic Mclaughlin are not the only member of the Pug Society enrolled on the casualty list. Poung Ievinsky is sporting a fine specimen of cauIiffoyyer ear, a relic of a recent PittSfeId bout. Needless to say Ievinsky will not forget the Berkshire burg dur ing the remainder of his career.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13

Despite the seeking he receiy- ed at the hands of Jack Delaney the other night some boxing crit 1cs assert that Ross should have been given the decision on points.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
NEW HAVEN ys RED sOx

New Haven players are nearing the end Of their southern training period The Weiss outfit will be home Sunday to play an exhibition game with the Boston Red Sox-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13

Johnny "Red" Allen, indu1ged in light road work yesterday in prepar- ation for his coming bout with Young Angelo. Red" was "lithographing the sport centers for the Stamford show promoters.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13

Gene Martin. who confeses he never was an enthusiast at the boxing game classifies Jack Delaney's piston-rod left hand jaw tickIers as hum ding
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13

Local basketball players can now take rest after an extremely tame season. The only sign of a renewa, of activities is a Devon-Paddock ser. ies for the championship of Mil ford.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13

Advertise In The Times
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13

Johnny Red Bennett. former local boxing inpressario, who brought Billy Prince to the front and who contrib uted to American boxing history under the sObriquet of the Fighting Con ductor,' Is now a ful1-1edged boniface, being the chief owner in a Congress street eating emporium. For the convenience of his former pals Red keeps the Police Gazette'' and the 'Trolleymens' Bugle" on file.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13

Marty F'ielder's playing around third spase is getting classier every day. sWith Rodriguez, Kingdom, Hunt and kBreslin to pick from, Bridgeport should have one of the fastest infields Fin the league.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13

John Roberts, who is generally on the hop for camera scoops missed coup Monday night when he failed to drop in at the Casino and filmed the 'FOrientaIs'' occupying the press gallery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13

Jim Bones can count himself lucky that he was presented with the ring wardrobe bag before the fight deficit was discovered.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13

Some of the inquisitive are wondering how much life insur- ance Charley Mahoney carried while refereeing those 65 basket ball games.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13

| The Cuban had a thrilling winter Ebetween playing ball and witnessing g non-bull fights in Mexico.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13

The Stratford wag wants to kno7 where Connie Lewis is going to ge his supply of ivory from to manufa1c ture that patented non-breakabI pool cue cap.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13

"Of course I was glad to see Jack Delaney whip Ross. It means more money for me-" was Looey Bogash's s added comment on the Casino fights this morning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
New Haven In Workouts

K Bernie Starrs throwing wing is ] frounding into form. Starr's chief 1
 workouts yesterday was confined to |
 hurling the ball from home plate to i 1 second.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13
Kingdom Taking It Easy.

Rodriguez is another Derby per tformer ready for action. The Cuban. yesterday, jumped into practice and tuncorked some of his fancy fielding Ework around first base He divided the work at the station with BresIin, whom McCann thinks highly of.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13

Totals ..227 17s PIT 241 1sO 1o4s
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-13

National League Scores. Philadelphia T; Boston 1. Chicago '; Cincinnati 1. Brooklyn 4; New York 3. St. Louis 10; Pittsburgh 1.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-04-13

! Miss Mamie Leak Payne cele.
brated her sixth birthday with a
lovely party last Friday after.
noon.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Justice, Of
Rutherfordton. spent Monday
night and Tuesday with Mr.. and
Mrs. R. R. Simmons.
Mrs. William H. Moore will
return Monday from Greensboro,
where she has been visiting at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Tom Parsons, since February.
Mrs. Moore makes her home in
in Rockingham with Mr.. and
Mrs ]. LeGrand Everett, the lat
ter her daughter.
MIR. 1. B. Rogers, Jr., who
travels in the interest Of the
Great Falls Manufacturing Co.,
will spend Saturday and Sunday
in town with his uncle, Mr.
Claude Gore.
MIR and Mrs. Claude Gore are
expecting Miss Arabella Gore,
who is teaching in Townsville
this winter, home for the week
end. She will be accompanied
by Miss Slocumb, of Georgia,
who will also be a guest at the
Gore home.
Mr.. Haynes Lennon, who is
book-Eeeper in the Great Falls.
mill office, was called to his home
IN Tifton, Ga, last Sunday, on
account of the illness of his
father.
Reys. Dallas, Coppedge and Mr..
J. r. Stephenson attended Pres.
6ytery at Bethel church, Cornell.
Jus, Tuesday and Wednesday Of
this week.