Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-21

engaged in a series of exhibitions, to
Chlcago, there in private to conclude
his preparation for his match with
Jake Schaefer for the 49, balkline
blizzard championship of the world
The match will begin in Orchestra
han one week from Monday and will
continue for three nights for a total
OF 1900 points. Seating arrangements
have been made to accommodate 1,7S0
persons.
Champion Jack Dempsey, vino, in
the absence of a prospective contender
Tor title bout, has been bridging over
a gap with fling on the stage, wound
up his more or less arduous duties at
the Hippodrome an New York Satur
day night. Jack has booked to sail for
Europe on the Acquitania on April H.
and, according to the advance sheet
sent out by his manager, Jack kearns,
the champion will HE himself west
ward within day or so in order to say
farewell to the folks at home before
embarkinG on the wate-s of the Allan
tic.
Freddie Welsh, former lightweight
champion. will accompany the Kearns-
Dempsey party abroad. Welsh has an
offer from Harry Marks a London
promoter, to box Frankie Rice or some
other British boxer, early this sum-
mer.
A sporting sweepstakes of $500, half
forfeit, for two-y ear-old trotters is
to be decided at the October Grand
Circuit meeting in Lexington. Seven
breeders have put up their money and
as many more are expected to chip
in before entries close in May. The
winner will take the pot
Z Chef Thomas, who ploted the Hart
ford club last season, succeeding Tom
Dowd has put his name to contract
to play with the Salt Lake City team
of the Pacific Coast League the COM
ing season. Thomas is expected to act
as second string catcher. The Salt
Lake club is managed by Duffy Lew
is, former Red SoX slugger, who led
the Coast League in batting last year.
OF twenty seven three year trot-
tiers entered in the Pip class at Cleve-
land thirteen, all but a majority, are
descendants of Axworthy. 2:15 IL, in
the direct male line, ten of them
through his son Guy Axworthy, 2.0S
ga, the sire of two trotters in the
200 listh OF the other fourteen seven
are by Peter the Great, 2.07 IA, or his
sons.
The $4,000 Cuban produce stake run
at Oriental Park, Havana, Sunday was
won by Frank Steinhart,s Frank s..
ridden by Kennedy and carrying tor
weight, 126 pounds. There were eight
starters in the event. A four furlone
dash for Cuban bred two-year- olds.
Douglas Horton, the 17yelar-old cap
tain of the basketball team of the
AIiddletown school, died of heart fail
ure Saturday night after he had com
pleted the game in which his team was
competing against the Winsted High
~ Y Horton
lexerted himself greatly in the game
Medical Examiner J. Francis Caae1
said death was due to pulmonary con-
Eestion and consequent oVerstrain or
the heart.
The twenty third annual banquet o
the Road Horse Association of New
Jersey will be held on Thu sday eve
ming at Greuger's Auditorium in New
ark. James NJ. Beldon, the secretary
says indications point to the larges
attendance in almost a quarter of {
century. Gov. Edward l. Edwards il
to be one Of the speakers.
Frank Carney, coach of the Cornell
baseball team, has recommended
catcher to the Waterbury club. TIL
recommendation looked so good to Sec
; rotary Moran that contract was i'm
mediately sent to Carney with in
SuOcIlOnS TO nave HIS CdbSlSl oASL
Carney did not say in his letter VIII
. the coacher was but intimated that
, was a college man who graduates tn
. latter part of this month.
Arrangements have been made to in
, sure the continuance of harness rae
, ing at Sake Park, Windsor, Conn.,, 70
this year at least, in case the trac
is sold by the present owners. Meet
t ings will be held there on Memoria
? Day and the fourth of July.
: 8. j. Akenmade of Holland is buy
: ing a shipment of American trotter
: for export They will leave this coun
try next Saturday. Will BiEberg {
h Malmo, Sweden, shipped the bay sta
- lion Jack Dempsey, by Hollywood Dad
= to Europe on the steamship Montau
n recently.
c One of "Heinie" Scheer's chief boo.
$ tiers at the camp of the Philadelphi
Athletics is Cy Perkins, peppery bach
{, stop who takes the rank with the be!
: catchers in the game. Perkins sa!
: Scheer is going to be a great ba
D player and will be hard to keep on tt
bench. 1t is a pleasure to watch tn
e boy field. Everything he does is natl
n raj for him. adds Connie Macks ste
lar backstop.