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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
Football Stars
 Good Catchers

Bill Mallory, new football cap tain at YaIe, is flrst-string catcher for the varsity nine. Many foot ball players arc baseball players. That's the natural athletic apti- tude cropping out Many good football players have been catch CTS. A prominent example was Bill Reid, of Harvard, and aTl- other GreenHay, of Yale. Tad Jones was a catcher, and mighty good one. So were. Cooney and Kafer, of Princeton; PauxtiS, of Penn; Frambach, of Columbia: Butler, of Cornell; Oliphant and Wood, of the Army; Fred Daw- son, of Princeton. and Jake StahI of Illinois.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18

have been taken tnnla.n that by which the major league magnates declared a boycott on the minors. An inno- cent-lookinG resolution adopted last week provides that no players shall be sent to the minor leagues unless these players. at any time thereafter, shall be subject to draft. The majors do not propose to send their athletes to 'tfre smaller clubs and then have a stone wall thrown up to prevent those men from ever coming back to fast comapny. This action, accord ing to Judge Landis, will apply to any player sold. traded or placed on op- ton in the minors. A
 So now the smaller leagues
 face the greatest problem of their
 existence. More particularly the ~ Class AA leagues, which oppose
 the draft, face this problem On
 one side they are confronted by
 the threat to have their supply of
 players cut ofY abruptly; on the
 other side they face submission
 to the majors demands that the
 draft be restored. Boycott or
 suETender-that is the gentle lit
 tie message which the majors
 dispatched to their minor league
 brethren last Thursday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
YALE P0LOISTS
 vS. WRCINIANS

Virginia Military Institute and Yale University will meet tonight in Artil- lery Han,- New Haven, in the first college game of the indoor polo sea- son. This will be the second game played by the Virginians, the insti- tute team having defeated the Uni versfty of Pennsylvania on the parade grounds at Lexington, Va, on Dec 2. This is a new sport for the military institute, the only college in tue South playing the game but the first contest aroused so much enthusiasm that the heartiest support of the corps of cadets, officers and alumni has been received. The trip north Is the result.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
PIN BATTLE
 ON TONIGHT

Waterbury and Bridgeport duckpin shooters will meet in the first tilt of an inter-city series tonight on Joe Harper's Holland drives, Main street, tonight. The series is creating much speculation among local tenpin en- thusiasts and a large crowd is ex- pected to witness the battle of the pins. The match will get underway at o'clock. The Ineups being as follows:
 idgeport-Hanson. Gi11sn, Ball. Pastor, Harper, F'ranche1n. Water bury-FarIey, Snowman, Davis. Stokes and Harper
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
DONDERO STARS
 IN KACEYS WIN

With the Rectors playing in Port Chester next Saturday night the Bridgeport K. c. baSketeers will probably be idle next Saturday night. With Dondero starring the locals added another wis. to their string, Saturday, defeating the Naples, 24 to II. IinGups:
 Knights of Co1umbus-BUrns, If; Buckley, If; McGran, C.; Dondero, 1g.; Rowe, rg.; Mcclellan rf.; Tanning, If.
 Maples.-Taylor. If; Moriarty. If; Fairbanks, C.; Grough, rg.: Morris, lg; Webbler lg
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
Y. M. CAGE CARD

The Professional -Collegians embracing the cream of Gotham's former college players, will oppose the Y. M. F. A. team in the Madison avenue Auditorium tomorrow night The Y. M. H 4 Juniors will stack up agains tthe Park City mbination This game wdlI start at o'clock while the main contest will get-under- way at g o'clock.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
Soccer Moguls
 in Session Here

A meeting of the state soccer league was held here Saturday night in Bridgeport, but very little business was done. The Meriden team put in a claim agiainst Danersk Athletics for two points and expenses. The latter team not being represented. the claim was laid over to next meeting of the league. Through some nisunder- standing, Danersk called the game or, btu failed to notify the Meriden team and they travelled to Stamford and after waiting some considerable time they iourneyed back.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
Hartford After
 Shorty" Long

Waterbury, Dec. 1S-The fact that Herman Bronkie IS a certainty as manager for the Brasscos means that he is going to play a position in the infeld, preferably second or third base. Curbstone prophets are. trying to figure out that someone or the Rrasscos is going and the yare pick ing Shorty Long as the one Hart ford has made an offer for Long ana Is willing to make "a trade, Paddy O'Connor said. Whether or not it goes through depends on MT. Bronkia ii he is named the pilot
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
Smith Leads
 Big Primers

Chicago. Dec. 18-Jimrnie Smith Milwaukee bowler, maintained his lead over Jimmy B1ouin of Chicago, worlds champion at the close of three blocks of their sixty game match, by 50. The third block of ten games was rolled this afternoon. s.ssse.ii+fi t4fi knocking down 1897 pins to B1oufn's Z,0o4 Smiths total pins smashed for the three blocks was 6.251 and Blouin's total was 5.991. Smiths average was PCS 11-3O and Rlouin's was 199 7-10
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
GOES TO COAST

San Francisco. Dec. 1S.-Harry Courtney, left handed pitcher of the Chicago American League club. has been purchased by the San Francisco Coast Leage club and will play for seven games for the Seals last sea son, winning five and losing two.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
BIG MAT CARD

The second wrestling show of the season will be offered local fans next Wednesday night in the Common wealth Sporting Club, New York, tlana Da Silva. the Portuguese cham pion-
 In another bout Joe Ginsberg and Mike Romano will come together. An dreaS CaStano will be opposed by John Roga1ski. All bouts are sched- ulsd 10 a finish.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
ON CONTPS TRAIL

Paris Dec. 1s-Roger Conti's claim to the championship of France at 18.2 ba1kline billiards was challenged last night when Grange. who is listed as No. in the French records, made an average of 41.3T in a 5000 point match against Derbier, with a high run of 255.
 Derbiers record includes defeat of Cont just prior to ContPs depar- ture for the United States Grange is only 21 years old and has learned 10 play billiards since the war.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
SKATING

The Middle Atlantic Skating Asso- citation hIas issued the following sane tons January ,, Middle Atlantic outdoor championships. at Downing Park in Newburgh, N. V January 6 and 2, metropolitan district out door championships, at Peckanl's Pend. in Workers; January 1a and 14, New Jersey State championships, at Shrewsbury; January =8, Silver Skates Derby. at Lewiston Stadium.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
GRID STAR. HURT

Ypsiianti, Mich. Dec 1S-Bernard Kirk. star football player of the Uni versity of Michigan and a member Of Eckersalrs mythical all American team, was seriously injured in an au- tomobile accident while returning home from Detroit. The accident oe- cured a. the Belleville road east of this city The automobile Skidded and struck a telephone pole. Eddie Usher and a MT. Darling of Ann Ar bOr were in the car
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
WALNUT LEAGUE

Walnut A c. is going to engineer a basketball league this season as fl did last year. Six teams VII be en- tered and games will be played at the Municipal gymnasium on StratfOr6 avenue. The Shoe Shines won. the club court cunaurrtonA
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
COlOniaIs Clash
 with Sacraments

The fast Colonial basketball team will play the Blessed Sacrament Ju- niors at the Boys Club gym, We'd ncsday night, starting at 7:3O o'clock The Colonials will endeavor to chalk up their fifth straight win Follow ing is their record to date: Colo nials 19, Travellers, II; ColoniaIs 32, Nichols 20; Colonia1s 20. St. Joe's Triangles 15; Colonia1s 14. Str+atfield
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
B. T. s. CONFIDENT

Bridgeport Trade basketeers are Practising hard for it's game with Wednesday afternoon. In the local lineup will be Holmgren. Whelan, Burr Petrino and Wexler. The To- cal schooIboys are confident of trim ming the New Haveners-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18

Because of the lack of interest on the part of the two teams the Park City Bowling League has disbande ed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18

GREENWICH-Int squash matches were played between the Greenwich Field Club and Apawanais, of Rye. On the formers court. the Apewarnfs team winning three out of fo1Ir. eames
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18

Sheehy Is the best timber topp1eT in the Poorhouse league. G1aving an average of 105 in 30 games.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
TENPTN
 CHATTER

Lou Dewey Is preparing for his home-and-home match with John Waters of Hartford.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18

The B1uebe11s are leading ohe Posey League procession with 22 wins on the right side of the ledger and II on the left side.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18

Se1tenrich. Demery. BrecIkl3n. Lynch Dun, and O'Ieary are included in the Blessed Sacrament select circle with marks of 334, 331. 314, SIP and 302. respectively
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18

Kane. Cremfns and Sheridan are the first three on Poorhouse league honor roll. their marks being S61, 35S and 344, respectively.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18

Cap" Peterson is maintaining a high mark in the Odd Fellows League Cap" is a pioneer of the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18

The Manning, Maxwell & Moore postp all games Friday evening as not all the bowlerS put up en ap- pearance.
 Eddie Iargharn's plans for a Fire Department League have fallen through
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
High School Cagesters
 Yet To Hit Their Stride
Congress vs. B. H. S.

Although un official 1t Is announced that the basketball team which repre- sents Congress High will oppose the High school varsity combination in the Hilltop gymnasium Saturday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
Individual Records

ROlntS scored. S5. Poin scored by opponents. 59. Games won, 4. Games lost, O.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
Hockey Dates

Twenty-two candidates reported, for the High school hockey team in the initial practice last week. Cap tain Christensen announces the fol- lowing schedule:
 Dec. 29-Bridgeport vs. Greenwich. Jan. 6-Rrid gep ort, at Walhngford. Jan. S-Bridge at Watertown. Jan. 26-BridgepOrt at New Haven. Feb. 3-Brdgeport at Kent.
 Feb. 13-Greenwich at Bridgeport
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18

The Hippos look good to win the first round of the Zoo league tourna- ment.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
Girls Play in WaIIingford.

WlTlS IIay III WdIIIHSIOTu.
 Miss Helen Clark's crack Red and Black girls cage team will journey to Wallingford next Saturday to play the WaMingford High misses in re- turn, gan1e. The upstate girls were easily defeated in the Lyon Terrace gym Saturday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18

Local fans will also see Johnny Mason in action. He will tackle Spike Marine, the New Haven strong boy" In the opening tilt Young Leonard Of Wallingford and George Gibson of New Haven will be the principals.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
KAPLAN LOOKS GOOD
 TO DEFEAT HERMAN IN TONIGHTS FIGHT

Bridgeport will send goodsized delegation of ring fans Meriden Kid and Babe Herman will furnish the fireworks in the star bout While Herman garded fast boy scientific and possessing walop each hand local admirers of Kapan inclined believe that the Dyer prophecy that it will be be corkng good bout should com fbpo1
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18

The closest match Of the afternoon was between Otis Guernsey, Apa- wamis, and R. G. Coburn. Field Club, the scores being 8-5. 15-3 ana 3-17. in favor of Cuernseg.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18

Willie Shugrue. Of the faTno fam lily of fighters in Waterbury, will RD- pear in the semi-final with Young Silverberg, of Ansonta- In their las, bout the Ansonia boxer won via tho knockout route.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
Football Bannuet.

The annual football banquet will be held in the High school lunch room tomorrow night. It had been custom ary in past three years to elect the next seasons captain at the banquet, but the custom was diverted from fhiS Nellr.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18
SUSPENSION HOLDS

New York, Dec. 1S-The New York State Athletic Commission has decid- ed to uphold the suspension invoked against Mid get Smith. the Harlem
 bantamweight, by the New Jersey Athletic Commission. The decision, announced bv Chairman MuIdoon of the New York board. will prevent Smith from meeting Joe Lynch, worlds bantamwe: ght champion. iu Madison Square Garden Friday night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18

Pete August who is disporting the State Ightwe
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18

By the has anyone heard of Lew Tender these Champion Bemlah the PhiIadelphian have been used in that battle of theirs.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-18

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has quitting r taking making hay with the ancient battler night CIubc I'd
The New York herald., 1922-12-17

that comes close to death, and there is a
very real portrayal of the wonder and the
fascination of the mountains, and some
mighty pleasant people.
Four other books of adventure are not
set in the West. Two have boys for heroes,
Eight Bells a corking modern pirate
yarn by Edward Champe Carter (Cornhill
Publishing Company, and "The Boy E,x-
plorers in Borneo," by Warren H Miller
tHarpers). The latter is one of a series.
and begins just as the ship holding the
boys and the curator with whom they
travel heaves close to Borneo, not yet in
books are much better than the ordinary
series of adventure tales contain real in
formation and are written with charm and
intelligence. The boys and their leader are
collecting specimens for a museum, so
that much natural history comes easily
into the course of the story, and every bit
of it is reliable.
SANDY Flash the Highwayman of Castle
Rock" by Capt Clifton Iisle CHarcourt,
Brace). is laid in Pennsylvania in Colonial
days, and contains great deal of enchant-.
ing detail about animal life and trapping
and about wilderness existence as it was
then in Chester Valley. There is a good
story, too, with plenty of thrills. and the
book will probably be winner. as the first
one, Diamond Rock" has proved to be
Capt. Lisle is a born writer, and any one
starting this book will want to finish it,
The remaining adventure story. THE
Black Phantom" (Scribner's), is placed in
the jungle of South America, and it is in
terested in recreating the life of the ami
mails of the jungle, though the wild Indians
of that wild region are also faithfully pre-
sented. A jaguar, Warruk, is the hero of
the book and the superstitions of the In
dians play their part. An absorbing yarn
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
Bv HILDEGARDE HA WTHORNE.
Sixth Article. Miscellaneous Juveniles.

Here is a real book, told in the first per-
SON in the racy dialect of Lige, which
has plenty Of color. but is not in the slight
est degree tiresome, as some dialect can
be. 1t is the exciting narrative of an ex-
pedition to the headwaters of the Missouri
in the year 1922, and there isn't a better
book for a boy to be found, filled with
action, true character study, humor trag-
edy and adventure. and carrying a detailed
picture of a great period.
A story that is one of long series is
Grace Harlowe'sl Overland Riders in the
Great North Woods" by Jessie Graham
Flower (Altemus), and is quite up to the
rest in the long procession. There is, as al
ways, mystery. heaps of action, a good
deal of outdoor information and much
fun and excitement Another story, more
especially for girls, is THE Hill of Adven-
ture," by Adair Aldon Century, where a
girl Of 16 is the heroine, the scene is Mon
tana. and particularly large tract of its
mountain territory owned by the heroine
A mystery develops, there is adventure
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and well told. Leo E. Miller is the author.
favorite already because of his two pre-
ceding stories, all belonging to the same
region.
Following this I will run over a group
of animal stories. beginning with the pretty
book by w. H. Koebel, 'The Butterflies
Day" (Stokes), which, like the others al
ready published in this same series, puts
into charming story form facts about ma
ture. 1t is butterflies and moths that are
the subject here, the tale beginning in a
kitchen garden where various caterpillars
are busily at work eating leaves and also
talking. And it goes on until sleep time
comes, and the butterflies, having laid their
eggs, fold their wings and stop their flying.
1t is a delightfully."- done thing that loses
nothing of value in the fairy touch it has,
and it contains a lot of information which
only too many adults will find new to them.
There are exquisite drawings in line and
color plates, both by Hilda T. Miller.
Florence Smith Vincent has followed her
popular Peters Adventures in Meadow
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land" with another story just as good
Peters Adventures in Birdland" (Stokes).
Peter is a small boy who can talk bird talk
and he flies about with the birds and finds
out great deal about them, and it is all
told entertainingly and with plenty of in
formation that will prove interesting to
children and turn them to watching the
bird neighbors of field and wood
Next come four books about dogs, and
the leading one is 'Polaris, the Story of an
Eskimo Dog" by Ernest Harold IBaynes
with an introduction by Capt. Robert A.
Bartlett, who sailed the Roosevelt for
Peary and the Karluk for Stefansson Mac
millanl. Polaris is a real dog as readers
will discover, and a glorious dog. Bartlett
calls him the finest Eskimo dog in the
world. His parents, Sipsu and Acutah, had
reached the North Pole with Peary and
the best blood of the North ran in his
veins He was a wonderful silver white.
perfectly beautiful, dog in a thousand.
He died as a sledge dog for Grenfell in
Labrador when his time came. The book
about him is a real saga. 1t is filled with
pictures from photographs that are a
SiteT uellSHl. NO one WHO lONeS uOSS Cd1
afford to miss this book, whether there are
young folk in the family or not.
Sarah Noble Ives has collected num-
ber of stories about dogs into a book and
called the volume Dog Heroes of Many
Lands Century. She has, indeed gone
to many lands for her tales and brought
back good ones, and she knows how to tell
her stories dramatically and with full re-
gard to the human element that often
makes a part of the Incidents related.
Some of the stories are touching some
amusing; all are worth while and all show
what a dog is capable of in the way of
devotion and bravery. Then there is an
other book of dog stories. Puppy Dogs
The New York herald., 1922-12-17
The Seasons Children's Books
Christmas naanm

| Tales" (Macmillan), where many authors
have been raided for stories on dogs and
other animals,-and it is book that will
be a joy to any house where there are
little children. Francis Kent has done the
editing. Many of the stories have been
gathered at first hand by the author from
animal lovers. and all are told or retold so
as to appeal to youngsters. There are
plenty of pictures.
Pep; The Story of Brave Dog" is the
tale of bull terrier belonging to a doctor,
which finally reaches the scene of war and
which there saves his masters life. But
a great deal happens before that, told ex-
tremely we'll by Clarence Hawkes., who is
a dog lover. and who addresses his book to
dog lovers. All boys and girls will love it
Milton Bradley Coz. That finishes the
dogs: But there is one more book that
might be included in the animal group,
Chico The Story of Homing Pigeon
1t is story of Venice, by Lucy NJ. Blanch-
ard CHoughton Miffiin) where the wonder
full city is the background to the lives OF
two little Venetians who have Chico for
pet. He is taken to the front to serve as
messenger and carries back message that
brings the family who own him a reward.
There is lot of local color; there are tales
told to the children by old Paolo and alto
gether the little book will be treasured by
small boys and girls. Still one more book
must be included, "Outdoor Stories,' orig
nally published in st. Nicholas Century,.
short stories by different authors, all hav-
ing to do with the out of doors and the
wide open spaces and animals and boys
and hunters, good things that are full of
life and adventure.
From animals to men is a proper step,
and 1 will now turn to the historical group,
beginning appropriately with Frederic Ar
mold Runners THE First Days of Man.
which is announced as the first volume of
the Earths Story, narrated simply for
young readers. Mr.. Hummer has told the
story of the gradual rise of man from the
beasts, and of his early discoveries and
triumphs, as a romance, which it assuredly
u.s. He brings his narration down to the
end of the Stone Age, shows man begin
ming to fashion things from the metals,
beginning to sail the seas and to trade
and invent. There is frontispiece in color
by Thomas Fogarty, and many line draw
ngs some from museum pieces.
Buried Cities" by Jennie Hall (Macmil-
LAM, tells the story of three cities, Pompeii.
Olympia and Mycenae She has written
for children of 10 or IL, and she has made
an interesting book, filled with information
that is as exciting as any story. Miss Hall
as a teacher has told these tales to chill
dren, and they have been so much liked
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The Seward gateway., 1922-08-10
MANY PERSONS INDICTED
 BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY

PENSACOLA, August 10-The in- dictment of sixteen persons by fed eral grand jury became public today following the arrest in Philadelphia of l Chinaman named Louis Outing. The sixteen accused are alleged to have been members of gang of smuggleIs who have been doing an extensive bus mess for more than a year past in 5neaking liquor and chinamen into the United States. The gang worked from central base in Cuba, and their illicit operations were conduted by means ol swift motor boats which landed the eargoes of live and wet goods at isolat ed points on the Florida coast. The in lictments which have been kept sec ret for some time pending the round ing up of the gang, charge conspiracy O violate the customs and immigration laws. District Attorney Hoffman ln making public the arrest of Quong stated that secret service men have most of the members of the smuggling ring located and that they will soon be in custody.