The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-10
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 WITH c. E. FIRSTBROOk Sport Trail

OpOTl ATdlE{ 5
 Two baseball men were elected
 to goVernorshiIs on Tuesday.
 Gov.-elect Tempt eton is part own
 CT in the Waterbury club. while
 GoV.-eIect Fred Brown of New
 Hampshire, was a former player
 of note, being a member of the
 Boston Braves 1r1 1906. Brown
 was a catcher but performed in
 the role of util1uy man for the
 Hub team.
 Dick Rudolph, one of the land marks in the National League, will be n-issing as a regular. Dick, who has played in the majors for about fifteen seasons, has pitched his last game in the National League. Ac- cord1ng to reports from Boston, how ever, he will be retained by the Bean eaters as coach. Rudolph also is in demand by several minor league clubs for Q mana geria1 job.
 The Princeton. Harvard game will hold the football calcium to-
 morrow. The Princeton Tigers will enter the gam a favorite oJy- ing to their great showing against
 Chicago. Flaming the Tiger has proved hard job for the
 Crimson To date Princeton has won thirteen games and Harvard eight.
 Now, Johnny Dundee is coming forth with the oratorica1 stuff. He is desirous of taking another crack at Benny Leonard for the lightweight championship Says Johnny: T am beginning to believe that Billy Gibson His refusal to permit Benny Leon ar1 to meet me in a bout for the title proves this. Boxing Leonard is just like an ordinary occurrence wi seven times in decision. battles and his consent to meet me for the cham pionship would delight me l stand ready to post a forfeit to box him any time at the lightweight limit These yarns about Benny holding mo mp makes me laugh. I've whipped Charley White, Rocky Kansas, Joe Benjamin and the rest of the crew and now I'm gunning for the cham pion."
 England by putting the ban on the Sil1i-Beckett battle has put Tex Rickard and his associates m
 New York on the anxious seat.
 Now. the question is will SKI pc barred from fighting in the U- S.!
 Mixed bouts have been growing
 unpouular and it is feared tnat
 SfI<i will have a hard time in do.
 ing any business on this side Of the ''big pond"
 Charley Pilltington former Nutmeg 9OONA since joining New York company, Is back from a hunting trip in the Maine woods, writes his manager, Al Well. Pill<ington will resume ring ac- tion next Monday night when he Is scheduled to meet Bert Spencer over in Staten Island.
 Seems like the merry old sum- mer time in Waterbury in No- vcmber. judging by the ''bou-
 quets'' being hurled at Billy Gill
 bert by some of the Brass City scribes and fans. Just why Gil-
 bert should come in for ''knocl<S" is difficult to discern. after pilot ing the BrasscOs from a tailend club to second place.
 Don't forget the big football game tomorrow afternoon at Newfield Park between the Brdigeports and Fort Jay faams the proceeds to be turned over to Miss Isabel Rogan who was re- gently chosen by Bridgeporters to make the trip to Devastated France next Spring Manager Mique Healy declares he's going to put the game oyer the top. Counting the game and tn coal and gold awards it will be a prety reasonable investment for fifty cents.
 Baseball refuses to take the count
 in New York. A dOunbiehettder
 is scheduled for Sunday on Pro
 tecory Oval between the Lincoln
 Giants and Bronx Giants.