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”will Wolgast Signs His Name to
the Articles
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i.» he happiest mail in town. it wusn t
ll‘ til the articles signed by \\'olgast
\2 -rt- remuiicd by the erecllumpion that
I on felt he \\tl> at lust going to gct
' dance to prove that he can knock
A . out. Leach always contendcd that
l.- could trim Ad. even when the l‘udv
it it' boy was champion. Yesterday
I VCll said:
This is thi- I'ourtll time (but i llavo
it 2n prepared to light Wolgast. He
n rays was afraid of me. lie turned
I'. wn three good offers to box me and
I ins really surprised that he signed
in ~ this one. The guarantees for tho
(2 ier three bouts were so large that
couldn‘t very well have turned them
it .wn unless he was doubtful about
1.. ting me into camp. There is one fel-
l.\ i can stop. There never was :t
:2 titer that I couldn't spill and Hi spill
I u sure. Just wait and sec."
ill. but you've promised that ltlis of
has. Leach.
:i'olgast will reach New York Sutur-
ll .y. As scoon as he arrives Jimmy
.I Jolson intends to cart. him over to
nilevuc Hospital to have his arms
\ l'zlyed Jimmy says he wants to sco
i - it that Ad isn‘t painting off uny slutt-
l- ~t-d lighting bones on us.
"here should be no cxcilse coming
t. on .limmy t‘labby after he. has set:-
t' Ad the question of supremacy be-
t ‘(Wll himself and Mike Gibbons, sche-
o deli for New Orleans. Easter Sunday,
4. er the twenty round route. Jimmy
t'rllllled after the, lust bout that be
I .uldn‘t get started in a short bout.
I. at his speed had been gauged for the
umpiollship route. tln tile other
laid. Mike was used to the short dis-
quce and had his pace arranged to a
nicely.
it develops that there was it livcly
t‘ reecorncred battle on the side
Holtjllg the promoters to see who would
I.- Ivc the pleasure of counting the large
gttt- that should be gathered in when
the two cracks meet. Dominick Tor-
l‘fl‘lt‘ll. 'l‘OIny llurns and l'nclc ,'l‘onl
2‘2.c(7;\rcy till cttnu- ill with bids but
'l‘irtorich landed with both feet lie
22 Inlallteed 31.000 to Mike alld $3.500
(flabby. .\‘ov.' McCurey und llurus.
.'~ .y be is overboard already. They are.
s .l't' he will lose with that expense
- hulking tllc box oilicc receipts in the
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v‘t‘illie Ritchie. the hat nlerch
stend part of his training ill New
Yark and part of it selecting spring
sock for his cllapeau shebung. Willie
I. I\ a good spot on Market street ill
I s home town and he is on the job at
1~ o'clock every morning.
”When i first began lily vaudeville
york." said Willie. "I used to run out
lctwcen acts to see how things were
going at the store. I figure that most
people came ill to buy hats. but some
might be influenced a little bit by
t'ieir desire to see Willie Ritchie. l
l“_“ to give both kind their money's
2 ol‘ill." ’
unt. will
ditchie has taken no chances with
l s hands sincehe started on his come-
ltlt‘li tour. All his sparring partners
units! IIIIIIIUNCEMIENI
tum Nil SURPRISE
Lust night‘s announcement by Presi-
dent Gilmore. of the Federal League,
to the effect that plans for the launch-
ing of a minor league in New ing-
land had been abandoned. comes as
no surprise to those who have foi-
lowed closely the activities of Special
ill this section. it
is known that licKinnon's gum-shoe
work has netted him little or no cn-
couragelnelll following the meeting
here in which the Federal League
leaders declared that they would of‘
fer no financial backing. Men with
money. hereabout. were eager to start.
a league to be aiillintcd with the out-
laws but bulked upon learning that
(lilmore and his art-omplices would
furnish nothing but players. Last
night’s dispatch states that the plan
has been "temporarily abandoned"
but organized baseball lenders are
Agent Mt'Kll‘lllOD
continccd that the Feds will cause
them no further worry for some time
to come. As the situation now pre‘
sents itself. New Haven fans will have.
to be satisfied with the brain] of ball
as served by tile Eastern Association.
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home RUN BAKER RETIRES.
Connie Mack startle: Guests at Din.
ner With Announcement.
l’IllI..\l‘)ELl’lilA. Feb.
Mack staggered the guests
at the
Sporting Writers‘ dinner at the .\ltllcts~1
tic. last night. when he announced that
. Frank linker. the home run specialisnt
has retired from baseball. Manager
Muck said he had received word from‘
linker and understood that the latter
also had given out a statement in Bal-
timore. linker has been wintering at
his home ill Truppc, .\ld.. since the
close of last. fall‘s world series games.
vAccording to Mack. the noted player
had it three year contract which still
had two more years to run. Erich year
the Athletics have had a hard time
getting linker into line. lie is not dis
.satisficd with his contract. according
‘to Mack. hilt wants to remain on his
form during the summer months.
Napoleon Lajoic. Pat Moran and Bill
Donovnn were the guests of honor at
the dinner. About loo turned out to
honor the three. Donovan made a hit
with the crowd by his air of confidence
in his new team. the .\'ew \‘orks.
BOXING NOTES.
(llllwrt (inllnut will not do any box-
ing for a month. as he has a bull left
arm.
.Iack llillou and Frank liantell are
going to have another clash in New
York. February ltd. Hilton is also
matched to box (leorgc Chip. in New
Orleans. March 7.
tlcorge Chip and [luck tirousc. who
are old rivals. have been matched to
box in Pittsburgh. February 22.
George Gunther and Blink Mc-
Closkcy had a clash ill London, Eng-
land. the other night. and Gunther got.
the decision in twenty rounds.
Frankie Burns. the bantamweight
fighter. of Jersey City. who has won
all the fights he has fought in New
Orleans ill the last three. months. has
been signed up to tight Dutch Brandt.
the Brooklyn bantamweight. for eight
rounds in the Coliseum A. C., of St.
Louis, on February 25.
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RITCHIE AS DANCER.
Dancing as an aid in training for
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HEAVIWEIGHT Mil
Iii. I'Ast). 'l‘exas. Feb. 17.‘ The in-
[Profit in the coming championship
fight between Jack Johnson and Jess
Willard. on March (3. seems to have
entirely disappeared. .\I one time the
fight was the chief topic of the town,
almost everyone was talking about the
tight: but since there is no definite
date set for the appearance of the
world's champion. most people be
here that it is best to wait until the
hit: smoke arrives before arousing en—
thusiasm over sonic-thing lllill may
ncver happen.
When the light was lllentloncd here
some timc ago the business men and
public fell illto line and did all ill
their power to bring it to this city.
realizing what a great advertising.
medium it was for the city and the
protits that local people would realize
through having Mum or 10.000 per~
sons ill the city. The coming of Jess
Willard. Ilic wilitc hope. with his
manager and spurring partners was
vicwcd with great delight. The pub.~
he went fairly daffy over the. big fel-
low. and when he started training big
crowds visited the canlp. btlt the nov-
city has worn off until now only small
crowds wander down the valley. This
llllt‘k of interest Is due to just one
thing-the non-appearance of Jack
Johnson.
Jack Curlcy. who is promoting the.
big fight. has been besieged with one.
rics regarding the arrival of John-‘
. son. The negro was supposed to have
been here on February 10. but now:
the date has been set on the 18th or.
20th. (‘urley claims thure is no need
to worry over the big block. as be
,will surely be here. and the fight will.
take place on the original date. March
titli.
From the best Informed sources
Johnson is reported to have cublcd for
.a postponement of the fight. claiming
that he is unable to get here in timot
to fit himself properly for a bruising
contest. and that his passage through
‘lll? territory controlled by Currantsa
will be. a very diilicult uud huzardousi
journey. lf Johnson arrives herc oul
the 20th of this month Ihc sports ure‘
asking. will he be able to get into
shape for the tight. and be at his best
with only twclve duys to become tic-l
1Norwullt. are at present making
HAS THE leS PUlllEil;
That Juarez fight has the boxingl
followers guessing some. They are at
a loss as to which angle the contest
should be looked at from. Here are
some half dozen of the angles:
Johnson will not appear at all and
the promoters will stage Willard and!
some other hope to catch the stickers
who come on for the big mill.
Johnson is to lay down to Willard
real money to be made this way,
llnttlc is to be ended by it font. with.
a return match agreed upon.
Johnson needs the money and
towing u chance out of condition.
Johnson is in condition. is circulatt
inn stories to the contrary to affect‘.
the betting and will show up Willard.
And last. but not least. how strong
is Villa in the arrangement of the
match? '
Besides this. there are some minor
sidellghts. such as Jack Curley. oi
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promoter of the bout; the influence of
the gambling element at tho Juarez
tuttlly be decided upon as a referee.
RED MEN‘S BALL TEAM.
Uncaa Tribe Members Appolnt a Com-
mittee to Pick Out Good Players.
Members of Ullt‘ls Tribe. of South
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rnngenients to fonn a linseball team“
which \\ill become a part of it pro-{
pOsed llcd Men's League. to be formed
by tribes in nearby cities. .
that evening the local red men re-i
cciveu n communication from the,
ltridgeport tribe. in which a requea
was mude‘dhnt the South
boys get busy along these lines.
gene Mitchell. John ll. Gallagher and1
iridium-lib limit viii tilt.
into the flesh of the master's right:
hand
.tllo attack. except possibly that
canc which Mr
have terrified t‘
'it.
the dog oil. but the jaws had locked.
and beating with the stick only serv»
2ed to enrage.
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ihis hand free knocked
.lamp on the table onto the floor. It
exploded and set fire to the contents
fill the. room.
,thought of his home burning up, Mr. 7
Jennings floored the animal and sue-l“
ceoded In
by cutting off its breath
. knee.
high odor as a wrestling manager and. be a
one hand avaihble was able to halt
‘the. ro ess ‘ '-
truck will have. and who will evendny p gr 0' the flames temporal
to the front. door and shout for help.
|Charles Butler and Mrs. Edith Smith.
in boarder. living across the road heard
.Mr. .lennlngs‘ call for assistance and
iliurried to the scene They quickly
iilc was out so
I physician.
Norwulk ‘ p
Eu lthnt it was hanging loose
stitches [were required to draw
flesh together. The injured man was
2pllt to bed and in the few days fol.
‘ .lowing the wounds were healing
AND All iiiiHlS filli"““"'
U Last Monday night Mr, Jennings
sustained a shock that left him iii an
, unwnscious condition. From this state
ilie has not rallied and the end is ex-
pected at any time
It was a curious thing noted about
. . ithe dons ‘10 ions at ' “ “2‘ 4
given for. A. . t let his mum had
the:freed his hand from its teeth. The
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lrvunlngs carried may nlmal did not attempt to repeat its
animal into making
The bill gentleman tried to beat
(Continued from I‘irst Page.)
No reason can be
‘mained there quietly.
ing it was shot
Wilbur F Jennings. a son of the dy-
ing man, spoke. freely on the mutter
of the, physician's conduct after dress-
ing the wound and demanding a fee
20f $7. for his services.
Jennings made the allegation to The
Sentinel tllat the. doctor acted in ‘a
most unbecoming" way. and “swore
and misused father
hen inquiry was made regarding the
cause for the
Jennings said that his father did not
have the money. He also stated that
The next morn-
Hc was suffering ex-
ruciating pain and ill trying to Ishakc
the lighted
Driven to despertulon with the
making It open Its jaws
with his
Fortunately there happened to
pull of water handy and with only
who came to the elder mans assist-
nnce. were witnesses to the abuse.
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RED MEN'S POOL GAMES.
—-sufficient to allow him to rush
In the pool games played last even-
ing in the quarters of the Red Men.
on Washington street, Harry Tarlov,
rated 125. defeated Benjamin Martinez
2 put out the tire and immediately call» .
. ' .who was rated 90. the score of ti" -
'ed for Dr. II. A. llryon, of Ritlgefield. w a
ll ' . ll .70. Leonard Robbins. rated 80, defeat-
“” ”2“ “m “ted Jollnli.Gallagher.ratcletl.tothe
. score of 80-88.
When the physician arrived he.
' found the flesh of the hand {rightfully 2
lacerated.
the back of the hand and the teeth
"of the animal had ripped the fleshylrlua
Boarders water Sentinel Want Ads
tba “mood to move" Iclzes
it terribly on ‘.
i when
was torll
art of the thumb to such an extcutt ~—
Seven. A good adv. pays best in its best
the l Miler,
’(‘harlcs Swlnt were appointed a com- “
miltee to have charge of this impor-
tant matter. and they will start at’
once picking from among the cx<‘el-
lent material offered a nine which will
prove a winner.
Next Tuesday evening the Past Sn
chem‘s Degree Team will work the
adoption degree. on a number of can»
didates, A rehearsal of the. team will
he held on next Friday evening.
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LURE OF THE LIZARD.
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“”03““, “M “3““ m 5‘ .‘m’t MIny shim stgm Ind Pm lit. a.
weight. f1” ”(mmh' , i maul Hudklnd Daily. ,
The light enthusiasts are a little. I! the Lizard (“mm point. Corn-2
2 sceptical over the coming;r mill. They
cannot figure out that without a post-
ponement. and Johnson not being fit
‘und ready. there is a possible chance
for the present champion to retain
.his title. if everything is on the up
land tip. For this reason there has
been no betting on the fight. though
some crazy cowboy bet 3100 even that
;Willard would win.
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LOCAL SPORT JOTTINGS.
t in the Kelsey pool tournament, to-
.night. Israel, rated fit). will play Frank
‘Riley. rated 75.
5 Harry Cahlll will play with Stamford
.on Friday evening. Leonard. of the2
champion Blue Ribbons, is also play-
liug with Danbury.
2 Stamford will line up against ‘one of
itbe strongest teams of the country. on
lFriday night. when they stuck up
Iagainst Kingston. who will have Ful-
I ler. Sedran, Sugarman. Cone and Fried.
:2 2e supplied with pneumatic headgear his coming bout with Freddie Welsh l man in their lineup.
:--ld their ribs are covered with a is the latest stunt of Willie Ritchicd Jimmy Story, formerly of High
( -tt~her's pad.
tic-ports from Philadelphia say that William is not overlouking any bets. Middletown. against Wesleyan,
Jimmy Murray. the New Yorlt and he is combining the removal 0‘.did not break into the scoring column,
the excess poundage. pleasure and the ads! and also k911i his man from scoring.
dition of a few dollars to the Ritchlel
i lie
I: intam. gave Champion Williams
s itl'est fight he has had ill litany a
1: 1y.
Jimmy Johnston explains the loss of
iut‘ White-Welsh bout by saying that
business man of San Francisco and
cit-lightweight champion. As usual,
bank account.
SHUGRUE TO MEET MANDOT
IN A TWENTY-ROUND BOUT
school. played center for the New
York University live]. last evening. in
He
N. Y. U. was beaten—28 to 18.
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t i The two Al McCoys. old and new
the Garden had no open date for the Pete Fitzgerald, manager of Joelflrazd me“. grudge fight at the Breath;
inir and that White couldn't or would- IShugl‘ue. last night wired that he had‘ way Sporting Club, Brooklyn, last
i't wait until they were free to bid.
K. OF C. TEAM NO. 1 WINS.
Tile Knights of Columbus teams
bowled their third match. last. night. at
t to Brunswick alleys. Team No. 1
:4qu won by four to one game. Abig
L'owd witnessed the contests.
‘signed the Skeeter with Joe Maudot
Ifor a twenty round engagement in match, with honors even. Neither;
iNew Orleans. The built will take place
on March 22 and preparations are be-
ing made to accommodate one of the
biggest crowds that ever witnessed a
lightweight bout ill the Southern city.
.A referee‘s decision will be given.
night. It. was a red hot slugging
.man was knocked off his feet.
: KID BURNS AND BOB MORE DRAW.
t Kid Burns and Bobby Moore boxed
a ten round draw. at Brown's A. A..
lNew York. last night.
wall. Englandt could use as one-half‘
believes It can from that one piercing
eye. Cyclops-like, In Its forehead. wbnt
sights It could report—Phoenician until
Roman gnlleys; the ships of Hawkins.
. Drake. it‘roblsher and Raleigh; the.
2 Mayflower after its final release from ‘2
2, detention at Southampton. Dartmouth.
. llld Plymouth; the broken winged are;
3 math and the Titanic on that first.
. voyage, I0 confidently and cheerfully .
ivbcguu, which. ending In the unforc-t
i seen lc‘c. was also Its lust. ._ Q
All the ships of the famous lines he-
tyveen American and English and Eu~
ropenu ports come within a mile or
.two of It. eastbound and westbound.
I those of the North German Lloyd. the
2 Atlantic Transport. the White Star and
the [ted Star. the Canadian branch of
the Cunard. the Holland-America. the
Hamburg-American and tbe'Amerlcnu.
most of them making their passage so
punctualfy that you know to an hour
when to look for them.
Just beyond the light is Lloyd's nig-
nul station. and close to that 3 Mar-
coni station. subsidiary to. the most
powerful of all, that at Poldbu. to the
west. where the» swish, sparkle and
crackle of the four high latti'ced tow-
ers can be heard at a disfimce of all
but a mile. .
Man's ingenuity and benevolence
have turned the dreaded headland
from a menace into a dictionary of
safeguards. During fogs two horns.
each with a mouth six feetiu diameter.
blare across the cloaked channel. and
a submarine bell at the foot of the
cliffs tolls Its number within a range
of sixteen miles to every listening vca-
sci provided with u receiver. Both
light and sound hnve vugarleu ll! fogs.
tern of ships which have come to grief
on and near t'lnv‘lhdrd there ire times
however.- Ifuvc can belle’mllle mast
when NM" 131ml!” rnlltllepower of
the lighthouse is Invisible. and the licl-
lmvlug: ot' Ilu’tIr-‘cnlirnmus trumpets In-
audililc.-Wllllnnl ll illdclng in Scrib-
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W BIG GUN PRACTICE
William Ruf, Gun Pointer on Texas,
Makes Eight Hits at Range of
12 Miles.
BEACON. N. Y.. Feb. li’.———Williain
Jtuf, gull pointer on the battleship
. Texas, who is at home on a furlough.
has been notified that he broke the
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the big guns at the recent target prac-
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