Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-11

out the allegation wants to arrange a
four round bout for points with Os
car Matthew (Battling) Nelson, for
mer lightweight champion. Il am feel
ing just like a kid and l still can han
die my dukes Gilmore said. Let
them go ahead and match me and ]
will be there to beat these youngsters.
When the draw for the Davis Cup
contest of 1922 is made at the office
of the United States Lawn Tennis as
ISOLATION on March 16. it promises TO
include most of the competitors whose
entries last year made this the great
est event in the annals Of tennis.
Challenges have already been rsceiv-
ed from Australasia, Great Britain,
Canada. Czecho- Sloval6ia, Denmark,
France Italy and Spain
Ernest Vssch% outfieIder on the
Tacoma ineligible list. is reported as
signed by the Beaumont Texas league
club. condition on reinstatement.
Kid Norfolk, negro boxer, who was
knocked out by the negro heavyweight
Harry Wills at Madison Square Car
den last week, may gain solace from
the fact that Wills went to Bellevue
hospital Thursday to have X-rays TAX
en- of his right hand which he injured
in dealing with the knockout.
John j. MeGraw, fiery leader Of the
York Giants. is seeking the services
of Frank Halter, Pirate scout. dis
coverer of Grover Alexander and Bill
Killifer and one of the best judges
OF young ball players in the major
leagues today.
The executive committee of the Roy
al Canadian Golf club has announced
its refusal to adopt a ruling of the
Royal and Ancient Golf club Of st.
Andrews prohibiting the use in COM
petition of corrugated, grooved or slot
ted clubs.
The hackers of the Mineral Wells
club in the Texas Oklahoma league
decided last week to chuck it and the
franchise, it is announced, will be
transferred to Greeneville. Texas.
TIE Chattanooga club has purehas-
i ed catcher Reinhart Kress from tho
Grand Rapids club of the Central
league. Kress had a couple of trials
with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
| The Western league at its meeting
| IN st. Joseph recently voted to raise
its waiver price from $500 to $1,000
1t is practically settled that Harolc
D. Drew will coach Trinity football
basketball and track next year, ac-
cording to a statement made by Drew
Drew was endorsed as coach at tn,
meeting of the athletic advisory com
mittee held "Wednesday, and he vii
undoubtedly be offered a contract b.
the trustees at their meeting on Apri
!.
Eddie Kane, manager Of Tom Glib
bons, says that the St. Paul battler j
the only heavyweight in sight who j
capable of giving Jack Dempsey a rea
fight for the championship.
tom" Sullivan, young southpay
pitcher with Albany last season. VIII
is numbered among the rockies in tn
flock Of Phillies at the Leesburg, Fla
camp, has been flirting with pneu
monia. The portsider has been order
ed to bed and is under the care of
Leesburg doctor, who, incidentally
mayor of the town. The physician be
lieves he has caught the case in time
as Sullivan was not more than hoY
skip and jump from pneumonia.
Arnold STATE, former Holy Cross sta
may win the lead-off place in tn
Cubs batting order, supplanting Ma
Flack. Manager hillifer is going t
find out which is the better at tn
top before the club finishes its exhi
bition games out on the Coast. STATE
speed has opened Killifer's eyes.
Boone, batting king in the souther
Association last year, continues to pro