Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-29

up Of their series with the American
Thread girls of Willimantic by register
ins ~ t. 10 victory. No girl team in
the state boasts a record that can touch
iaat Of the Tower five. and. by eliminat-
ing the WiIIinantic aggregation. the
Travellers have an undisputed claim to
the basketball honors embracing teams
in Connecticut
Eddie iirsd. MANAGER Of Andy Chan
ey. has received an offer from a Balti-
more promoter calling for a bout with
jos DUNDEE Dundee. like CLANCY. is a
Baltimore product and has blossomed
into a sensation in the Maryland city.
The bout. if arranged. is expected to
draw a record house.
Three twe1ve-round bouts are carded
for the Rink Sporting Club Of Brook
Ign for Friday night. Babe" Herman.
the fast California featherweight. will
mix with Eddie Brady: Vincent Pep
per" Martin viii engage Dutch" Brandt
and Andy Thomas will meet Pete Moore.
Johnny Buff. hyweight
champion. will display his collection Of
hooks and thumps in a 90 with Battling
Leonard al Philadelphia on April G.
Leonard. it Will he remembered. fought
in Thompsonville two years ago.
Lew Tender. Philadelphia lightweight
and his manager, Philip Classman. have
been suspended by the Minnesota boxing
commission. on instructions from the
National Boxing Association in New
York. it was announced recently. I'm
der the order they will not be permitted
to fight in any state in which the Ma
tional Association has jurisdiction. No
information was available here as to
why they were suspended or for how
long.
Thirty candidates reported for the
start of three weeks spring practice Of
the Harvard football squad Coach Bob
Fisher and Captain Buell. talked to the
men, most of whom were inexperienced.
and put them through kicking, forward
passing and general warming up work.
Two German boxers. scheduled TO ap-
| pear in a London ring. were refused per-
mission by the home Office to fight in that
country. Kurt Prinzel, the middleweight
champion of Germany and Richard Nau-
Jocks had been engaged to appear when
the authorities. acting under the aliens
restriction act of 1919, advised the men
could not be allowed to participate in
! bouts in England.
Harry Greb and his manager. George
Engle, left for Toronto. Ont. recently.
where he opens a six-night engagement.
They gave out no expression regarding
|
Philadelphia. but those on the inside say
that neither Greb nor Engle wants any
of Dempsey's game for a while. they
feel that the big fellow would lay him
| out so fiat that his money earning power
would be seriously impaired.
Johnny Shugrne, Waterbury mitt
wielder will not take a six months va
cation from the roped arena. as was
stated several days ago. Instead. he
will start Immediately to get into condi-
ton to meet Johnny Dundee the sensa-
| tional jumping Wop.' which will be
staged in Worcester. Mass. April 10.
There are several reasons why Shugrue
Is anxious to meet Dundee but the most
consistent is that he wants to revenge
the defeat Dundee handed to his brother
Joe in Waterbury some years ago The
trouble Shugrue has had with his eyes is
disappearing fast and he will be in ex-
cellent shape for the bout in the Bay
State
William A. (siIent) Murphy. member
of the Springfield club, and later with the
Albany tribe last season, will be given an
opportunity this season by Chief Bender.
manager of the Reading club in the In
ternational league. Murphy has received
the consent of President Shean of the
Hampdens to go to the Bender outfit.
| Ed (strangler) Lewis of Omaha and
| Earl Caddock Of Des Moines will wrestle
for the worlds heavyweight champion
ship at Wichita, Kas., April 13. Tom
Law. promoter, has announce Lewis
gained the title by throwing Zbyszko in
| Wichita month ago. Caddock is a
| former worlds champion.
| Gene Tunney, lightweight champ. has
two bouts ahead of him. On April 10 he
will go up against Jack Burke at Pitts
bursh and on April IT will meet Young
Bob Fitzsimmons at Newark.