Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-22
SPORT WORLD BRIEFS

William r. Stephenson Of Duluth,
MINI, has recently been elected to
captain the Williams 1928 hockey team.
He has played on the Purple team fol
the last3three years, and; with Capt.
Bracket formed a strong team Of at
tack during the last season.
The proposed TO- round bout between
Billy Mislle of st. Paul and BARLEY
Madden of New York, light heavy
weights, set for April in St. Paul has
been called off. A telegram from Phil
Lewis, Madden's manager, said the
latter refused to box Miske, adding
that Madden had been barred by the
New York boxing commission. Lewis
requested that steps be taken to have
Madden barred In Minnesota.
The aid given to the pitchers of the
Williams baseball squad by Chef
Bender, famous Indian twirler, during
his stay in Williamstown last week, has
been described as highly satisfactory
by Coach Coombs, who added that the
men should benefit greatly from the
experience they gained from the chief
President Enbets of the Brooklyn
club hasn't forgotten John Hummel
now that the former Superba utility
player is to. manage Springfield the
coming season. Ebbets has turned over
right handed hurler named John
Auer to Hummel for further seasoning.
Auer is Brooklyn boy and ranked
with the best semi-pr hurlers in the
Dodgertown.
Joe c. Miller, one of the owners OF
the 111- Ranch near Ponca City, Okla,
has wired an offer to Jack Dempsey
and Ed (Strangler) Lewis, providing
guaranty and percentage if their pro
posed wrestling boxing match is
brought to Buffalo Park, at Mr. Miller's
ranch. The park is on the main line
/ of the Santa Fe railroad. 1t is used
for the annual roundup of the ranch
Local alumni of Colgate University
will be gratified to learn that the Ma
room basketball quintet established q
record this season that puts into the
share the achievements of any of its
teams during the last ten years. In its
eastern campaign out of twenty starts
| Colgate. came through a winner six
! teen times. Not defeat was handed
the five on it's home court. The west
ern trip resulted in two victories an6
four defeats.
/ The Australian Davis cup team
should play all it's matches in Ameri-
ca to enable the players to become &C.
climatized, the secretary of the Aus.
tralian Tennas Association said at {
meeting called to decide whether Aus
tralia shall insist that the preliminar!
matches be played in the countr!
where the cup is now he'd.
i Jimmy Kelly, Bronx weiterweish
will return to the ring on April
when he will do his stuff agains
Barney Adair in a bout that is to b
staged at the Commonwealth Sporting
club.
i Danny Frush, the popular feather
weight has been booked for five con
tests. The first of these affairs will b
!, fought at Youngstown, and the las
viii be held at Madison Square Gardel
on May 5, when he will meet Tomm.
Noble
Harry Greb, who recently defeate'
; Tommy Gibbons in thrilling battle a
Madison Square Garden, opened
short theatrical engagement Monday a
the Gaiety theatre in Pittsburgh.
Another battIer who Will return I
the ring after a somewhat lengthy alb
sence is Mel .Coogan, the seeking prid
OF F1atbush Jimmy Kelly, match
maker for the Rink Sporting club, ha
dated Mel up with Jimmy Hanlon c
Denver, in the main bout at the Rim
Inext Saturday night. They go twelv
rounds. In the ten-round semi ma
Sid Bernard, of Rrooklyn, tackles Bill
Prince, Ct Bridgeport.
he French government and tn
French Olympic committee both hav
informed the Paris Municipal Coune
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