' abscess in his left ear.
1
Middledefiiit Champion of.J
try Scores {asy Vino our Om: .. -M n
4 1e Mac—111ml Defeats Billy‘
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lDGE'P-ORT, April 21.-——0ne of
3111311951 crowds of the season;r
ed one of the poorest boxing‘
staged 11-2111 in months 11131!
at the Casino. The programt
the exception of the preliminar-i
was a fizzle. George Chip, the?
or middle-Weight champion, knock-i
1 t Val Sontag of Seattle in the:
11 round of their scheduled 12E
bout. A terrific right to the
did the trick after one minute of 4‘.
ng in the. round Sontag substt-i‘
1 for the Zulu Kid. “ho was pre-
but unable to light because of
The scml-‘
11:1 between Battling Kunz of South
eralk. 111111111 eight champion of the.
‘3 and Billy Richards of “Bridge i
,ended in the fifth round. Rich ‘
repla1 11 Tom Morengo 111 the
tenth hour.
0 fight and his seconds 11111 the‘
at thing by refusing to allow hlmf
ontiuue. The best bout of the
111 between Bud Palmer of Bridge-
‘1 and Johnny Martin of 11111111111111
=1 in a draw after ten rounds. The
side fans Wi'l‘P pretty equally di-
d on 11111 bout. T1111 opening bout
111111 Louis logash and Young lio-‘
it resulted in :1 111111111 11111 victory for;
former.
hero. was a long delay before 1119‘
n bout. Amby Mack. nihiiug'm' of
tag. registered 11 kirk 11111111131 thoi
on i‘hip’s h:1111l.~'.'1‘h1’1 11:11.11‘
4 nglcd for fully 11111 minutes b11foi~"4
" bout was 51111111111. lininiy Dime 1
tiger of (‘hip refuscd to remain"
of the 1111111 and 1111111 Refers-513'
_'rry Ice crammed 11111 1111111311 and:
1 his 0.11 on the 11111111111505; tho."
gle ended.
The main bout was too short and
sided to mouse. any interest. It‘
111
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Opinions and: Gassip
4B4YI
RISK
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Did you hear the latest?
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Battling Kunz and Chick_Br0Wn
have finally come
They will battle on May 22 in New 1111111111.
4..
The Battier will have to work mighty
Chick’s no slob.
hard to get into
+
Millet, St Louis first Dagger, is
home run Saturday
feeling mighty good He knocked
bringing home another tally and winning’the game.
....._ .
The long-looked— for bout between Johnny Dundee and Tommy Tuohey.!W“h the way the men Went at 1118in
of Paterson will take place tomorrow night at. the Broadway Sporting‘workv 95119011111! Guy 510“» the V91"
He was in no 00111111 Club Dundee looks like a good win her.
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some. time ago, is trying to match w
4-
Ruth played hang up ball for the
liuth also pitched btnutii'ul ball.
i111 Chick Brown.
Red Sox Saturday He clouted out
.411 11111111 1110 twoliaggors, ,driVing in two runs besides making one himself.
He only allowed 1111911. hits.
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A verbal combat will he on this afternoon \1‘111111 the NOTthlk School 91‘. who starred for the Wheeling club
i Consolidation bill comes up for a hearing.
Long Delay l“
to an agreement. 1
out.
PLAYERS Siliili P1P
iii 111m mm
Manager m1 Puts Members of}
Wflub Through Pmi
EWM— linIPerfcm
M
Notwithstanding the threatening
iweather Manager Paul Krichell of
Ithe Bridgeport Eastern League club
condition. 1
4trotted out the vets and rookies 1111-]
i
4workout of the season at Newiieldl
agpark yesterday afternoon.
det contract for their first ofliciall
was very enthusiastic over the worki
He was particularly pleasedi
ieran outfielder, whom he expects to
1
Frankie C011lf1€\, the fighting fireman who outpoiuted Battling Kunnl
be one of the leading hitters in the
circuit this season.
Zion is in great condition. He re-
iceived the benefit of the balmy air
“of Baltimore and two weeks' training
at the Monumental city. He awaited
the pill in midseaeon form and tossed
£11111 pill around Without an exertion
111‘er “King" bear. the new first sack-i
tin the Central League last year. 11111104
.4showod up wall.
Bridgeport with a big reputation as
Lear 1111111125 104
to the
prartlca 1
11 hitter. Ho drove. 11 couple
right field yesterday in
lJohnny rieste' (‘hVOI‘iPd around the
4 1111111111 11111. a youngster. Tho formr“
? International
zgrout 4
insed ' at third 11111459.
(11111 old
1ported during 41411418 day and was out.
iin uniform.
lulth some of the league
league 11111991 is in
1111 will probably be
Jake Warner,
re-
shape.
1-111111111113'2311’ooona sucker
H133 has been training.
players up
i
1
in Laurence. I
Among the yo 4111111114 who report.
"Ki-1dr l. 4‘
appm‘t'nt when the 111011 stopped
e center of the 11111.: 111111. Chit):
' “1 an easy job on his hands. Sontag!
1'4»- 1111'3 boon fighting semi-finals in.
about New York slnt'dhis nrrivnll
1191mm fire months 1112!). was no‘4 inliy 111111 man mt his 1111.11.
11 in any 1115111111 1111 £111 famous: . 141 1 4m 11 lot of
4 castle fight Chip “iii. in great ’ tworks yesterday 44
“dition. Sontag 111's111114"‘cn1dit fol“ pinto. like a 1111;. Glen fielded well
3411111111111“ in st- pping into 1111141 4 ‘ 1 .and 111301111 a few on the-11011111111111:
11111 111111 showed Ilonty of 'pep were
111111111 Hodge the 1111111111111 youth and
if‘hrls Glen, the player 11 1 here by
the Giants. llqfigo is 1111 exception-i
4110. cov-t.
'ound in 1111- 11141195444 4
d 13th up to the
11111111111111 was on hand. but owing 104 4
1 'ared circle \1 1111 11111 lighting nilncr.‘
'as seemed Sunday afternoon of '
4th:- promoters 111111111111 111111. 111124
Kld‘wus not in condition for the;
The lanky Smitle tighter
ed up with 11 hudly dmnn‘god left
and a puffed 110511. Before tho
1 ended his right wasnlso closed
11 he was badly used up.
Eaiy Win
. e semi-final was 11. 0011111119111 walk.
"11 for hauling 1111117. The light-
lght champion notwithstanding
the was share of the foot that
111111.. .11butitutod :11 11 few hours'
ce,‘\\'ent after his 1111111 in 11 11119.1
like n111nn111 111111 would hnve‘
ably scored :1 knockout hud 11194
been allowed to continue ltlclp
‘took the bout after the. promot-4‘
"failed to secure an opponent fort
z4.'l‘he.11111ky Bridgeport boy rc-
red not 111° yesterday afternoon
Bottling 11111112.
in Bridgeport. last night.
_Z‘ 1 ‘ ‘
4.?
team. .
.Z’tho fart 111111 ho was three duys on a
4 train coming here 1111 did not do any 4
iluu'd work.
'nouncod
4Brcsnnhun of
‘:~1\880Ciilll0n team
Manager Krichell 11n-
nlcht 111111 Manager
the ’l‘oludo American
has promised to
to 1111.1
last
send a pitcher
JEFF SMITH FOUGHT MANY
BOUTS IN FRANCE AND iN
' AUSTRALIA 'roo.
This is the twenty-sixth birthday of
1‘
l
!
;.lorome Jolterds. who, as Jeff Stnlih.
'has been one .111 the many “members
:01 the Union of Middleweight Cham-
ipioushlp Claimants.
lightweight champion of Connecticut, who ‘got’ his man
I‘ .1-
'. .31 “11-w- ... 1 ,..._._..,. '
3"1
t the 1510111014913 had decade“ “"0“ hard drives only to ham the 1111111111 INDEPENDENTS AND WHITE 30x
. He had received no training
was in very poor condition. 1
Vere was not muchdoing in the
ng round. «Kitnz mdn‘t 31191 11
‘1‘- bit and Richards likrwisc played
ear the end of 11111 111111111, Kunz
d Richards to the ropes and 111-
ed punishment on Richards body.
0111- Time Form
.nrstnrted working in old time.
‘ in the ’second round. He
had Richards with his; left and
411ml didn't take. :1 111111111 The
1. continued at 11 one sided “clip
was ended hi the. 1114i‘uszil of
ards‘ seconds to 1111011 their 1111111
ntinue. He didnt strike 11 .A‘good
‘ tiring the the tounds and his
which has been \"111y effective 1111‘4
his former si'tuts \ 1' not in‘
log order Kunz 11.111111 out of the
" 11110111 11 mark, while Richards
bndly punished on the body and
one was also bruised ' . 4 1
Best Bout
i
1
boy come buck with -a shower of
blows. Palmer repeatedly rushed”;
Martin off his feet and got in some'
stinging rights to the body
' Opening Bout
The curtain raiser. bemoan Louie!
Bogash and Young Hogan was 11 clean.
vulk over for the former august: was
1100 fast and clever for his opponent..1..mm,er
and won by a wide margin. imgnn
4 was badly used up at the end and
welcomed the final gong Bogosh
made. a big hit with the fans because
of his peppery work. Torry 4I.ee ref1
creed in his usual good style. Al
31111111111111 did the announcing 11nd
. 1311111111 held the watch
41$ .' MoAuliffe Accepts 4
Burma 11111 main bout stmtcd Billy
Hughes, the former California fight-‘4‘
91', was introduced. He issued4 h‘n
challenge to Young McAntiffe,
Bridgeport featherweight and bowie;
of the .stato title. McAullife.1_mt-
withstanding the fact that Hughes'
"‘va
TO MEET.
The .Nomllt Independents and the
White 3103.. ,of Bridgeport will meet
Sunday afternoon on the Ward street
grounds. This will be the first game
:of the season for the rcorg izcd ln~
dept‘hdebtqundé the new manage-
mont James “Quick” Marshall, the
Cleveland Alexander”
Brand River has been signed up by
Booking manager ”Brownie" McGar-
rie to do box duty for the lnde‘pend
ants this season. Guarnicri and Sul-
livan wtll probably be the Independ-
out buttery tor Shudhy's contest
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iWORTMAN AND RGUSH OUT FOR CUBS FORGED TO PAY $18,001) TO
SOME TlME. .
CINCINVATI. April 24.——lt.devclop
ed yesterday that Wortman of tlio'
eChicago Nationals. 11nd Rbush, of the
Cincinnati team, both of whom were
injured in Sunday's game and had to
be removed from the field. are sell
I “cm“ and ”PM?“ “”“mund backers declared that lie was afraid 0““? 111111 and Will be out o! the
12 real bout of 11111. arching w as to- come out. and accept the defy, 1m game for some time.
4'Bud P11111101. of Bridgeport
ohn’ny Martin of Dnnbury. light-
he boys after getting away
00 start. set :1 terrific pace
mediately jumped into the ring and1
accepted Hughes's" chnflhge. Menu-1
llii'e had lust-13111 hand in a plaster
c'ast The broken bone has been set
4 T1111 attending physicians say 1111111
I«Vortmnn's ankle is broken. rind that~ 1
he will not be able to play for at least
six weeks, while 110th 11131111111111 oi
' the scrap ended they were and it will probably keep him out 11141111114 of the ankle and will be laid
41 the 9‘31“” ‘l‘here was “ of the ring for 111141131131 three weeksiul’ 1W0?" three weeks.
"1111111114111 1411110111; the fans'
art 11 was not‘ shy at follotw
" on 11111111111 for the.
more. -
Mothewson of the Clnoin ti Notion-
1118, announced ‘1‘ day that
of-
1 lug champion. "1‘
oi." the prins. 111111111111
xcubs plight end not 4
'Jéfl' begun light
111.11 in New Jersey in 1910 and.11.ft‘er
'dt‘fmiling George thp and other good.
men went to Paris in 1912 While in
the French capital he become very
popular. defeating-'4. Bernard. Hogan
and others, but lo§ing..to Gnomes 094111
pentler. Jeff then went on to A1111.
111111111, who‘re he took part in a num-
ber of battles, and twice fought L183
Darcy.
4 1n the first meeting between Smith
and Dnrcy the latter claimed that he
had 114139114 fouled; and refused to go
on, the referee intruding the nictnry
to ~15111111111. In the second bout the
victory was dnarded to Darcy on a '
10111 in the second round, and the at»
fair put Jeff in bad with the Austral 41
tan bugs. Smith has fought some;
good bouts since returning to Amerl.
ca, but he scarcely looks like a com-
.1191 4 44 4
SEGURE MERKLE.
YHILADEL‘RHIA, r1... spot 21.4 ’
Sensbned boll players. eyed if they
possibly may have more good years
behind them thin 1411131111 of them
cost a. fortune.
11111- 11111111111111: th'e- cubs paid 11300114 '
1 ;
I .
in hard cash to Brooklyn for the re-
114111513 011111151! Merkle.’1‘hls 111'11 ts
111111121111. Marine is a 20911, but- not ex
traordiiinry 11m batsmen, and is gen.
a My rated to be' 011 the slide. But
the wealthy owners of the 011115 need.
‘ed a seasoned first baseman round-f"
lens of the price. 1
:"Charles Ebbeta, the 1'1 rowd owner
Brldgcport ' '
Chicano *half of the Americans,
fittest- price Side.
A cigarette that. simpl" pleases
the taste docs only 11 part of what
11 cigarette circuit! 1111—-
Besides pleasing the taste, Ches-
terfields do another thing, 11 new
thing——
. Chesterfields [rt you 1:110 :0 mm
are smoking‘t—thcy“ '11 TISIt'Y‘!”
And yet, they’re mild! ‘
Theblcnddoes'ita-éit’s t be unusual
skill in proportiomng the pure, nat-
ural Imparted and Domestic tobac-
cos. And the blend can ’tbc copied.
Chesterfiélds will prove to you
that there can be more to aciga-
matte than good taste: Try them
11nd see. Today.
tlv 1...
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AMERICANS CHALLENGE PAS-1'
' “ TIME 'A. c. .
Sporting Editor Sentinel:-
1 ' .41
'I am sending you a challenge 111141111.
461411111 East :
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