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31.55 I After a strenuous winter President 5
5 5 Barrow has put the International ,
Sammy Robideau, the Philadelphia
lightweight who. is to meet Walter
5 Mohr of Stratiord in a 155vmund bout
at the boxing show to be staged at
the Casino on State street, Bridge-
port, Friday night, is working out at
the Acorn A. C. gym on Kossuth
street under the watchl'ul eye of
Johnny Loftus. Robideau is more
than confident that he will stop
.‘Mohr before the end of the boat and
he says he will have no trouble in
making the Weight,135 pounds.
55 M0111 is over at Battling Levinsky’s
gun in Stratford getting into shape
and he boxes every dsv with Le-
winsky. Mohr realizes that he will
meet some fast boy when he faces
Robideau but he is of the opinion
league in excellent shape aor ihe opem
ing of the championship season today.
when one game is scheduled. Toronto
eratlons at Providence today. with
Newark- and Jersey City opening at
home on Thursday Iain,“ Emma!
and Rochester, respectively:
The Jersey lCity team will be main
aged by the once popular Giant, Hooks
j-Wiltse. Harry Smith. will pilot the
‘ Newark Indians. who are in the hands
{or new owners John Csuselimniain‘s
at the head oi" the Rochesters and
Patrick Donovan will lead the‘Buffalo
team. William Clymer is t‘hsmanager
of the Toronto team, Jack Dunn lien-
dles the new Richmond cldb and Man-
agcr Sheen succeeds Bill Donovan in
, Providence. ‘
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son on Sept. 18 With new iinancial
“Richmond. «Buffslu will begin op-.
The International will close the sea- _
that he will be able to best him. Wal-
ter will have no trouble in making:
the stipulated weight. The two boys
have put up their 3200 guarantee for
weight andappearance. ..
Matchmakon P. 8‘. Bosch its". 3trying
I: 'dfra good boy to meet
We in the semifinal 0t _
backing in Newark. Jersey City and
Bunnie. the league probably will play
the schedule- out without a hitch. it
only for the reason that salaries and
expgnses have been greatly reduced
555eince the disastrous campaign of 1914.
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Speculationsmlng the triends or J in
Culley and A] Reich, who are to box at
Madison Square Garden on May 6. as.
to thereutcome ofthejeontesthas been
keen the last few days. several small
wagers having been negotiated with
Culley the choice, the Doublln Giant's
admirers offering 10 to 7 that he will
NATIONAL LEAGUE. '
Yesterday's Results.
Boston 12, Heir rYork 6.
St. Louis 3, 'Pitmburgh 0.
Chicago 8, Cincinnati 0.
Philadelphia 5. Brooklyn 0.
Standing at Clubs.-
win from the err-amateur champion. W. L. " PC
The match has taken a serious aspect, Philadelphia .10 1.300
now that the managers of the boxers Cincinnati ....... 8 4 ‘337
have each pelted p.000 forfeits with St. Louis 7 7 .500
the club for appearance. Billy Glgson, (““9980 ------ " 55 ’ 6 j.“ .500
acting for ease. and Money Blumen Boston ........... 6 6 i .500
that representing _a,elch._ was the Pittsburgh ......~~I a .333
majority of the enthusiasm maintain- Brooklyn ..... 4 a .33:
his that Reich is the heavier hitter or New York - 3 8 .273
the two, and being. confident that he
will be in perfect condition for this go.
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Games Today.
it555i5 likely5that Reich will go into the Boston at NEWXOI‘k.
trill an even money choice the night Brooklyn at Philadelphia-
of the bout. The fact that Reich nude Chicago at Cinelnnati.
Conley appear like a dab in Cobper's Pittsburgh at St. Denis. '
gymnasium stands out in histavor.
Since that daylfleich has been cesa-
dent that. be 4.1qu detest Com.
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Yesterdays Results.
New York 2 Boston 0.
> Washington 2 Philadelphia 1.
“Detroit 3, ”at. ”We 2.
55 :Chicago 7. Cleveland 4.
New York at hasten. .
Philadelphia quhlngton. 5
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star pitcher of the aid 80: in 1912. "
has accomplished little.- or nothing
since. but he has drawn every dollar or
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The. Brookfeds tell short in a ninth
inning rrmy yesterday at Washington
, m! ‘at work gettin .35.
55 5 5 ‘t he doesn't seem
" “'"Rfi'" . fishy about whom he .
meet. He was more than anxious to C. .‘.“.*’: d holder of world's champion
meet {8911; Ketchellqnd when two shmt running We and
would th, put up a great boat; but ‘pres 'tative the Un'itihl Staking:
Ketcheli was taMn. tit and: he, was seve iOly ic contestngled suit 5y?!"
obliged to call off the bout. Iterday for 825, 000 damages because
The curtain raiser between Bud for injuries sustained by'a. fell in Mad-5
Palmer 0: Bridgeport and Battling ison Square Garden February 10.1ast.
Kunz of South Norwalk is not being which. he alleges, removed him from
overlooked by the fans. Thin go will lthe held of. athletics.
be (or eight rounds and the two boys 1 The defendants are the F K: D. Co. ..
. are euenly matched; and sho’uldiur- the Show corporation and New York
nish the fans with plenty of excite- Athletic club. To their negligence he
meat. while they are exchanging wal- iascribes, in his complaint, the injury
1008 ' . {which resulted in his alleged, disabil-
‘it’. I ‘e 1' 7 r 1
On the night of February 10, ”the
complaint sets forth. Sheppard” was
competing in a 300- -yard race in the
iGarden, when he stepped upon a part.
of the adoring which was “weak, di-
lapidated, rotten and dangerous," and
unable to sustain his weight. It brake
' Theodore Roosevelt Poll and Karl and he was thrown, he charges, and
Babs .thevformer isle tennis star have sustained various bruises. in addition.
decided to; team together for the sea— he alleges. his muscular system was
son of 1915 They will strive through- severely wrenched. and he sustained
out the preliminary season to polish a great shock to his nervous system,
up their tactics and will end their with the result that he became sick
campaign with a try for the national5 and disabled.
doubles title. _ - Sheppard states that as a. result. he
Poll and Behr gave some splendid: will be forever barred from competi-
55. 55 inhibition of doubles play last season tion in amateur athletic games. "all to
:7 _ but the fact that Bahr was one of the his great damage! Sheppard holds. the
‘ Z {our men nominated for the Davis cup taco-yard and 1, 000 yard world' a chant-
team prevented them from developing plonship racing records and was a
as effective a5 combination as many member of the relay hurdle cham-
thought they could develop. A's pionship team for one and two miles.
things turned out Bohr did not play in He has been awarded amorous mod-
the Davis cup series. McLongh'lin and sis and won many contests, having
Williams took care or the singles and been, in the language of his complaint
mchoughhn and Bandy played the dou-. "many times declared amateur. cham-
bios so that all of Beth "Davis cup pion or the United States and other
campaigning went for naught. This countries in different forms of ath-
year with no distraction to mat: the‘ letic prowess." '
preparations for the national champ?
ionships Bohr and Pell should prove
formidable. ' - '
Park and were beaten by the Betti
. mores, ‘l‘. to 0:. The defeat was de-
-5, servedhthough because or their early
oi by Th ‘ -‘ .
«talus Sing. :5 .333 ,3 ‘
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the steam asking tori?
fem. withjta 59 result tic?“
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55555to snort; fielns‘elves, the New Yeats
his salary. Gregg was ured from. Clavcisnd at Chicago". 5 .
the Naps last summer, on to prove a ' m5 5
disappointment. The Red 80):, there- seem. LEAGUE. . .
tore, are compelled to rely entirely on -,—--a
Shore, ~It‘oater, Collins and several Yeats Wu.
youngsters, to keep them in the race. “' St Kohl's '5: fish“ 2'. ‘
Kansas City 7.:Chlcago 6
Buffalo 1,4; Newark 8. ‘
Baltimore 7, Brooklyn 6.
The return of lleinle Wagner to the
infield is a. source of much encourage-
ment..
Bill. MYERS 10
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Baltimore 7‘, Mlyntd.
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Pittsburgh ...... 8 6 5 .571
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Kansas City '. 7. 6 .638
Budalo. .. 6. 9 ‘ .100
Pitcher Bill Bowers. of. the Planters 33:51:31: ' ' " I 25 3 :32
will not be in uniformwhen- the East ' ' " '
orn association opens. as President
‘ gm May 12 Cruises “racism
O'Rourke’ssys it "will;
Powers has been placed with Biugham-
ton of the New York State’Leogue by
Manager McCann. Several others, it
is understood. have beenallowed to
dicker'for new jobs. These were the
players who declined to sign new con-
tracts datingtrom. May. 12. which was
made necessary by the change in open-
ing date announced Saturday. The' "
contracts under which New London
Baltimore at Brooklyn.
Buffalo at Newark.-
‘St. Louis at Pittsburgh.
Kansas City at Chicago.
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T3” pitchers were toppled item the
apex of the turtle’s back of the Bus-
ton aristocram yesterday. Those dia-
mend blue bloods signalised their first
gaiti of theyea rte the Polo Grounds
Wild: ’a 12 to 6 ye”Victory over the stumb-
lihk‘iGants George Stallings' gorge-
ebb ‘glit‘terlug galaxy of terrestrial
~. champions shoved and shoulderedrthe
, org. :5,- 'g‘rot h e. around as theyapiesia
so They won with a splitting brood-
sleight besethlts and grabbed a few
additional runs through implielee in
. m W More giants fielding.
BOSTON April -28.—~Witliout having!"
a season from April 28 to the Satin-5.
day after Labor Day. Unless they had
expressed a willingnése'td‘ s‘t’afl the
season on May 12 under new contracts
it would have been aecespary dor the
New London club to pay salaries torw
the pggiod tram Ab¥l zeito‘ May £25,555?
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BOSTON April 28 .—Sam McVey
in last night's Sentinel Young Silk.
of this city, who is "trying the come
back stunt" challenged Young Perkins
or any other good boy in the city.
This morning Young Perkins stated
that he accepts the challenge and will
be ready at any time to make arrange-
ments for a bout for from one to ten
rounds at 130 pounds. all to go to the
winner. Edward Moriarty, otConnecti-
cut avenue, South Norwalk, is Young
Silk's manager,
RAY MAIN} has
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BOSTON,‘ April 28.7—The Yankees
made an auspicious Boston debut yos~
ed last mm. in Music Hell: “d":msde his first appearance in a Boston
the auspices of the Standard A. 0.. 5ming at the Atlas A. A. Monday night.
of this city. The interest taken in the In. Jeanette was his opponent “a up
lighting sum in. Notwalk was well“ pair went twelve rounds are- m
shown by the thrones of fans that calling the ramp a draw. as time .
packed the house Not In "club“ the two negroes stated as is they were
sent was to be had in the gallery. and pinyin; for mother engagement but at
man! were standing. “133 “W" others they taught hard.
stairs there were but to" vacant I Many who. witnessed the bout
And the fans were we" mulled with thought McVey had a little the hotter
the evenings 010V" exhibitions , of it. Six or seven times he put m5
The most Interest vu film in “‘91 left hooks to the law that: had great -'
star bout. 116th Battling Kuns 3“" i power behind them and it seemedassil'
Steve'Boyd. 30th 5811““ "9 Nm"“1“[Jeannette saved himself from flailing
boys Both have 3 large following °r on each occasion by clinching. Joe do»
favorites, and the two clever scrap-t pended almost entirely on his ”1,5“.
pore measure up to a lush standard ‘lowed by a clinch, at which times iss-
At the its! fight between Km and: 'Vey sent in short arm blows to the
Boyd. in Roodner's Hall, on the eve- body McVey's lelt eye was aimed?
sins of Febmrv 20th Bord W“ 5b“ ‘ closed during the ninth round.
ed by his opponent, and last night's‘
light was Kuuz a, who slightly out-5
pointed 'Boyd in ilfteen hot and well- ’
fought rounds. The weight of both;
5 score. 9 to 0. [It made their third stalght
Mull
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“.009 salaries to N w ‘1ka ...... . 7 Q 838.
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this yes. ey hol %’B » -L. .545.
pith him. yet yi’h sateen . - TM
Q9? turn in the box. {leopard is GleVML . Mb 1‘ ‘ll tiii' .m
rhgfromaniniuredlgkandda retrain-leisure ..,, 3 .a. 5 .300.
corefi’iig slowly. Wood and Gregg are St. Louis. . t. 1.0 ; .23
unable to u5st55a their arms with any de~ . ~
gree or subceas. Wood. “harness the. WW Today.
. Mississippi erers.
tcrdsy afternoon, winning in their ilrst b0” W88 “11°11’10““ 135 pounds
meeting of the year with the Red Sox
spitbali artist was on the mound tor
the first time since the campaiguop-
ened. He celebrated by pitching a two
hit game, which indeed was a happy
surprise to Billbonovau. for Rooting
only recentlynrecover‘ed from an at-
tache! the élp. ? -
paatodly jabbed Boyd's tender lace
back.
whsn the bell rang stun close or the
ibm‘cte ea w a seam.
Inst. Trina. detailed "than named or
York and Silvermine in a six round
was unavoidably detained in New
York. and it was impossible for him
to be on hand last night Young Ed
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Lockwood Storm. (7131)
Burnett- Connery. (7315‘.
BoutimClaus, (99)
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BatisrsomDriscoll. (773 . .
' jewelers”, (55) ,,,,,,,,,,, 220 die Moriarlt)’. of the mandate Club,
' 3 3 t _____ went three rounds this Mr. Eddie
'1“ l 12 71' A ”Pic“ 1‘10“le W V"!
' otas Married in", 6 game and clever, but his ability was
no match for the veteran scrapper
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(lair.
:2: “‘0 1“ Eh ion a speedy youngster
199 who is improving roman-ably. sbsdt
153 out Young Steven Boyd. a clever name
sake of the star boxer. in a four-
round match that took well with the
fans. More will be heard tram these
two boys in the- future. They showed
iNcREASEB' RATES. 001’ last night they had; many oi the win-
. PAPEN; . inar's qualities,
WASHINGTON April 28.-—Trafilc! Th9 show. last; night. was opened by
proposiu increased .rates effective! a four round preliminary between
May 27 on news print; paper, bmountr Young Tobey and Young Smith. both
his “1 lune ”“0089 to as Mild! as of the East Side. Smith did all his
six cents per 100 popndsLhave been hitting with his left. ,yvhlch planted
filed, with line Interstate (immerse some stingers on Tobey's jaw. Tobey
Commission by practically all .1118 took the boat on points. 5
railroads in trunk line and Central Jack Dempsey certainly 80% togeth-
Freight Assodatlon MMta'Y12he er. the material” to make a combs
section or the country north of the good show, and as a matchmaker he
Ohla- and Hummus. and; east of the paired off clever strainers Charles
’ The commissions Payne, or course. was the announcer,
experts have not yetgdetermined the and Fred Coleman was timnvkeeper.
ekact effect of the tat-ills. They prc-' Jack Dempsey was the referee.
bably will be suspended pending in- Jimmie Bertone,o 0: Bridgeport, last-
vestigation 5,
Hunter-Banks. (as):
CastlerO Neil. (97:)
films Flood (104i
Stanley-Connery. (72) ’ ......... .
Jennings-Gould. (38) . . . . . ..
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BIG PEACH CROP
cording to J H. Hale, the page]: ‘.in a short tinie‘ ‘Harry Smith rails
grower. the promise. for a big peach! ithe next show in Nut-walk. its will
drop Was‘ never so beautiful as it lasts 0 several good bouts in Roodner's
today; It is the me all over the; Hai. on Washington street. on the
state as it lathere he said. He said evening or May 17th
that. if the present. weather condi-‘
tions;5ltept up. the orchard; wouldbe
in full bloom by'l‘hilrsdo‘yqandel‘ew-
thing would. realism it there
mustn't a treat early in May. As to
the Georgia prop. he said that would
be a fair one,
tling Flemming, a South Norwalk
youngster. , ,
I
ed the Rowayt'on Hose Company last
night in the Brunswick Alleys by talc
ing three straight games. The' score:
‘ )Darien m Company. ; . .-
SCHOOL soy erratum...
5 Edward weaver. a pupil in the Wall
street school. suffered :a slightly .
sprnined ankle this morning while Mead 82 87 5
playing during recess tl55 ' ‘ Sherbet . 96 106 87—5—1288:
t 150‘: 35o5o'5clo5ck5 grows 857 5 81 5_ 85—52615
Shaunessy
The two boys exchanged even dung
log the first hall 02 the light. but in?
"story: Ray fleeting, the Bridgeponithe eleventh and remaining rounds
‘Kunss slight superiority began to as J PHILADELPHXA, April 28.—-Thc
9“ “3'“: in the “flat“ Kun- re- Dedgere made their initial appearance
and [0t QW‘y with It without 8 come- 5m “though they peppered, CW
3311111 and 'BWd both were in remark- a they could: score only swims lulu
able (7011le and were in 800d lhblle to 3.: mm by 5 m g.
amenth. , .. vantage cl Opportunities. «pecans h:
The single members oh the George- 4‘ clever: ”mm“: was 9‘“ “p b, thesesly innings. enabled Claimants]
”"9; Club. in the bi swhlst contest. WW “all “mem get away with if: victory. They had,
Ford. 05 New York. This was an excep-
- ht battle
will gills Ithan; mg Wilhelm sad .slelltpus .
1.6 re (first... fourth ‘slttmgtof four rounds. .Ford slightly shaded
Wlif 9' held next day ‘59V8ll'lllg Wail "-‘
The score: T'jci, ~ . . Young Wagner. New York. who was
'SIngle IN" scheduled to face flabby Clair; oi New5‘
5f night challenged the winner of the:
rangements tor a bout betvieen that
GLASTONBURY, April" as. -Ac- wrapper and Kane will by mode with 5. 5
There was but one boxer introduced, ' 5
last night. to the crowd. That was Bat- 5 .'
DARIEN DEFEATS ROWAYTON. ,
The Darieri Fire Department deleab ‘
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of the 1915 unpaid! here yesterday
for twelve hits and fourteen total laser‘-
Whammy to take all—
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galore to turn the game: labor
in the first three innings,
yet could do.» better than harvest a.
pairotruuainthethirdrormm their
only score of the afternoon. Asses has
torrid third Chalmers found his that
and in the remaining six innings ”9!.
them to four singles. . ‘
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‘ New York. April 28.—According to,
a statement given out today by Hon»
man Nickerson. cometary of the Boa-1‘
ton Nationals. Johnlilvers. captain and 55
star second baseman of the worldn‘{~-_‘
champions. is not in nearly as bad cons .
Idition as has been generally under-
5stood and Manager Stalilngs expects
him to return to‘ the club by May 11,
when the western clubs make their .3 5
first invasion of the east. 5
5 According to JNickerson, Presiden‘
Gail’ney, of Boston. became clarinet! at.
tbmmats about. European sent-his?
own physician. Dr. J. a Merritt of. this
Citrus They: to. make. a thorough;
amlnsuonyorsthe starsl ankle. and
purchase. truthful. report. . . ‘
Dr; Harlin; mm' that. the: extent,
of: Esters” injury; had; been great] '
emanated The doctor said. that o
.a and bone. bjlhflssn moved 0
place. and it wuwowpback in auditions.
tEvers alreadn is mfwsfll‘khins thong
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