l.
mi Miller Mto vies
_ fie Proposition of Joe Mule
, .. will] With Favor "
mutt E. Miller, who will stage.
in Chicago After Signing ForBig Battle
world's championship
1am between Jess Willard. in;
m ‘
Gillie-w. arrived in New York
.Iu'day and announced that the
M would take place in the out
and probably in Connecticut its
told sport writers tor New York pa
)era that be is seriously g
holding the championship fight on the
Daabury Fair Grounds because had
been told that an immense crowd
could be accommodated on this
arounds and it will be possible to
include the grandstand in the areas he
proposes to erect. ’
_ The big bout. which will decide the
heavyweight championship ‘ot the
world will he held on ti... altemoou
of July 4th. Col. Miller recently
signed both Willard and Fulton for
{the fight and is now lookins over the
around to obtain a place to hold the
battle. He has practically decided
"that it will take place in Connecticut.
if the state officials allow it. and as
there is no law against staging twenty
_ round boxing bouts in this state, Col.
Miller does not erpect opposition 0n
"W part of the state oilitlials.
Where
sentiment towards 'lioxing."
Miller to New York sport
v.
said 06!.
writers.
.“sluce we not into the world war. Are
my officers realize that if boxing had
been taught every American hid it
would have been it good thing. Since
' "19’ war started. boxing has been con-
sidered nothing more. than a ‘plnk ten
' party' and when. on "compare_ the
hardest ring bullies to the battles '0!
I'll" you must realizelhlil pains "
’ pretty time. out it ii the sport or
n
rod blooded mm and they will br
more popular bot-alias or the manner
in yhlch it aids. soldiers. Every one
of our camps has ital-lazing instructor
' . and the men are taught the art of soil
i
r:
l
i "T
. place would make a hail“?
delense if they should happen tozlole
in has“. -
is?
..i may. “k JLIlln “p.10. Dam".
dlhltricllfi ", , ..
'3‘" Mini: owe of nie‘rxrountfi
asked Colffiilier. .. ' '
“'l w. stir the mounds {at listened.
yalutlon.l*-aaid the colonial. ”and Pat-
.1"
;V
'8” “Wine-err thirtieiilrfein "
[0&3 park. The grounds would make
an~omllent'park, l amtoid. ‘andmtli’e
fail: held there every year could be
hell just the some in. thoiiail. The
Wk
, torus 'city. if the description have
or
M 11-min town‘s 91W
it!" staging oi the bout in this
at .» the New York Journal said:
"The coming battle between Jess
Willard. heavyweight champion. and
Fret} Fulton. the Minnesota plasterer.
will probably take place somewhere in
Connecticut. Colonel Joseph E. Mil-
ten-Who holds the contract for the
bout between the two giants of the
ring, declared on his arrival in this
city that is satisfactory arrangements
could be made, the fiaht would tall.
place in the east.
"Upon hearing this statement, Joe
‘Mulvihlll. fight promoter of New
Haven. promptly offered the colonel
$135,000 to stage the boot in Danburr.
Bridgeport, or New "Haven. 'Mulyl-
hill “further whispered to the colonel
that there was no law against boxing
1 g in the state of. Connecticut andfthat
twenty-round hollis had been held in
New Haven in tho-past.
“Mulvihlli added that ample seat-
‘ng capacity for the bout could be
arranged for at the Danbury Fair
; I I ‘Or at. the liay‘park in
’dgeport. He had already talked
to: the oflcials oi the state about hold-
ing' the strand they are- l'roin‘g to
glye'hl his answer on Monday.
”'Mr. Muiylllill's offer sounds good.”,
said the Colonel. “but ill wait and
look around. i have received a num-
ber of odors. some legitimotc. and
era-from men who are looking for
a little free advertisement.
*l'm not looking for any Jansei' for
m Fred Fulton, g'.
has been a big change .in'
ant-look Ill" l-‘air wmotefl’ l"
3 "filter told! the ShosQMitefa§f0i' [gladly
New Yor i " ’ h' I
' . ' w- : . (1“
03’9“}! I"!!! Mfl.. (“9“1‘”.
.. C". ,' g ,
-tlgnalltpd one Federal League club
a . ,‘i the around- utmost-aw
d r. ‘
' ' l
i , .
No Player in Captivity Has;
1 Worn Such an Annulment!
i" o! Uniforms—Ever: An-
?ller Scenery-Chiser -—
. olulny ls Filling His
3 Fourth Major League En-
gagemcut
When it cornea to changing uniforms
lice “Magee has moat malor league
players tied to a post.
No player oi prominence in the hint
show has worn a wider assortment of;
uniforms than the little blond outfield ‘
or who was recently traded to the Cln- i
cinnati club by the Browns. l
l
+
l .
There are se'vel'al players who have
bad versatile experiences, among them i
being Johnny Dyers. but, including hiai
experience in the Federal League. lilti-l
gee has Johnny faded. '
Starting out with the at. lonls Car-i
dlnals in mil, Magoo served under-
llugsins for tour years. lie that.!
transferred ills aloctions to the Brook-i
lyu Federals and got in on the fat sub:
Eli'lilN mulls
WWWWIILMID-
,arouad the circuit were highly elated
lover the Bell's from New York last
“aisle to tilt tract that at. human. a. several mm which s.
at league had tilted to dissolve and re f. prose tht the palm authorities in st
ore-lilac under a new union. This?
piactionlly listed the no clear tor the
Providence club to enter the Eastern
circuit without any dint-ally.
drills dared to arrange sis-iii tor its 0,
season as it until will he «lied a“ “m“ n" “m“ "m” °' ‘“
Irvine lilac next was . ,
ivymflh is factorial from m, mnhoid the bout are horwalk. Daaburi'
gossatl‘id wginbt; able‘to itwu‘i if to! and Bridgeport.
'ecre ry 'ren wti ooh star a bout, l .
cud of lb. W. “at”. Whether, or it wil probably be on the Dan
not the Eastern league will brancli out
into a Class A circuit
llutflllon. although this possibility has successiul.
”Win unwed all to them with the new landing this stellar attraction a vast
gated-nation?! organisation. dropping
lat” into lass ‘8. Owner Carey oi
the Springiit-ld club Ventured this amp ““9"!“ the b0“! '1“ be held.
...: ‘.
i R '1‘ ~ 5
lilllllliill Willis Till mum
multitud- uumiwio .,
”80'3“”. Norwalli and
Bridseport Suggested
Plans For Holding Big
Event -
Joe lulyihill, a
iiii.~i_l__liiiiizii1
cord, Question , lla-
fiww’smfln
Waterbury
. Will Likely
60,1919“ CW ‘ who aspim to promote the lndspoadf
once my Championship “in between
WW“ Mm club WW5 3" Jess wuurtl and mo mm. has loll
14" Ii" You'll laden with hopds and
II"
_._.,__', ing on the Western trout has Wt.
former Hamill boy, 8 W58 number of prominent W
llalty lltlt coniaiusdtlle names 91 may
sportsmen who have been killed and
wounded. Lieutenant Colonel G. A.
Walker llamond, who died, was a mo
00an and a famous Rugby took
holler. He was a member of the Kol-
i'inside Academicals and later was cap-
tain of the Gloucester County and prior
tot County teams. in 1899 and 1905 he
played center three—quarterback in the
Scottish Rugby team in the interns ‘
least We! Connecticut cities are fat-
orably inclined toward the bout and
.. tare willing to issue the necessary per-
Tbe Eutern league has now all _ bits for the boat to be staged at either
nan O'Neill.’ "‘6 mm moronic liluel in which to
land.
It Dnnbilry lets :he , . .
Second Lieutenant J. I. Bechtel;
bury Fair grounds. while Seaside Park
is a mom,“ will be used by Bridlebort if they are
if Norwalk succeeds in
at wing forward. and was captain in
1914. Lieutenant H. 8. Davis. killed.
was a well-known 0am M I‘
member of the Loch Minolta Rom *
Club before going to Caustic. about
open-air auditorium will he erclcd
”"9“ ”m “lei Wards ”ma“ ”gm: .Bf‘iillon. which will be decided at tile Mulvihili. who has been staying in eight years ago. Lieutenant A. E. lie
and left. gmeellng along with the question or 5'“. Hanan for a while was de.b'o.§ Dougal, who has died of wow. m
Fluid With VIII“. I mo "’le 3:123:12 of the Circuit and the 0’ slut-1131113 “‘m in that city but the “no“. Bord”- Rugby ‘mthufl
“mm "m Fe busted up’ ““96 ' ' ' 'was unable to do so because of the is. and for several seasons wall a W
- . . Will d nd F d Fulton Mall rd a contract in Chicago for. OM Franchise 0M». l ..
“‘3 nut 0“ 'h" market a“ “’3" ‘0 ”‘°.Um;‘£lhe:mfi;;,hm gm: July“; ”m, ”hut“ hands am» it. .u is the hull .Tlli.’ rcptusomatiw oi the Provi- terlereuce oi the police who refused lo 0! the Kelsi; team.
highest bidder, “d the Yankees ‘00!” time they will shake hands till they sit-1: ml) the ring-thank. it they do
him 1" [0" a sum said to have been'mep into the ring. J. C. Miller oi Oklahuu, the promoter of the match, .
822.500."! addition they handed him ii; is trying to find a place to hold a? (3 fight. Tilt-re is however. considpl»r
fat contract for more than $8,000 per' able doubt if he can have the two men light within llit- confines of loci
season. ' illntlcd States. . .
For some reason Magee failed to| ' i
‘ulake good with New Yorksxaturalm
q speedv and clever all-around. billi'
player. his inability to hit Was a nli'sj.
tcry and he was finnlly disposed of to!
the Browns in thr- ilesl which brought;
.il-niantio_)larsan:i to the Ruppe‘rl’fo .‘ ,
ills recent shift to the Reds 'lK‘" li’
lfoulilt since logylng.’ipesc
e.
SPORTDOM . COMMENT
' . i
‘. .tl-‘l . .llinmy Clinton, the crack lorwa'nl top notch card that will'draw even bet-
. Ever's Close B‘econ ’ "‘ tn the Blue Ribbon basketball team ter than the litigate-.iptdmp bout of
' 'Joiililirnverrnnxln-m . . of Bridgeport. and who pitches Sim- last Monday nishi. Cl" in "CPR”.
initials record or ch f arcane . uy baseball for a aeml-proleanlonahod its being Champion ’i‘lenny lacu-
V ii. ‘gior Jill-ii? trio in Jersey City. mar be seen in ard's legitimate oppone for the light.
“. . your.“ a”.
A“ "at?” emerumiomeiuiisrm. ii“: "smith-i. “it“ in... §
. 1 ‘ monk“ '1 " r.
l c‘
Midst?” . u ”Wt
‘ , . training Uncle damfs s ‘ isrsll‘low . to
{M Efl-m them“ l'°'| Two teams ‘are already dirkerinil M" it u 1“” likely that hepwillhol
thethbo. inmversudrhiiiin. till this tor bis mvitor, but be will not «at.» available to mart Clinger anyonel'olui
him" ”it ”'3'" in "W “mi“? Who they lire. or the terms. He‘ll! the fill! ‘0' '00"? limo.
13$“.‘5'3'9’mim.31.”?3Z‘i "a“ h“ “m“ """°“°° ““3""
I‘ W mer ll, a ' - . ‘
‘9’ t t 0 - and fonnerly tossed for Milan) ll space. HID contractual dilution!
'tho New York State wane. 'with John noisier atomic have assum-
1 Last season he stood three bill cd me proportion! of a ".1 W“- in
1°38“ "3““ °" m" ”9““ i‘“ "e: the path of the blossomingyoulis Wk
aey City. and came sic dillr “3:9 plrnni for heavyweight honors. Ac-
with the club or a un Iii “comm to latest reports. Jack Kean",
and was beaten out in a ninth inning who i: Dempsey? pram“ Wilt!“-
l‘llllY staged by the recruits Manager has uttered to "buy but" new“. for
Paul Krichell had gotten together. “15"000' bill that Reialél‘ insists llllill:
. . i i' re camou-
with the \ankeesp \ ”20,009. Whether this .5 me ‘.
'9? “XS-ETLV “2:!“ m, Rodi, Cards: Matchmaker Billy lloxnu. oi the Un- fltlgo'canntn be learned for . ”rally!
“1::Bl‘bwnfl‘ » ion Boating club of Bridsebol'l has it w. Those who profess to be on the
a __ ' ‘ ____ {good card for April 15. when Harry inside ‘gm emphatic fin ,their‘statc-
‘ arch and George Chip will meet in a ments that it is "on the level," but-
I D l . . i
‘BLUE R's-ONANAgm'A iN stanzas-“ii?” round go. Tilt-tie mlddlsweights there a“. other! who are inclined to
I " th 'l.'fev' he Oreo!
' Jason Wright. manager of the An- ”‘5'" i“ 5"” ° ““5 "9““ " h “V M scrolled "Wall“ i ll‘ 3
, action for their money. Greb topped less lilllllllli oi figures. ,
souls team. and 10h“ m‘y' manager; all the fighters in 1917 for the number! '
'0‘ the Blue Ribbon team. m", gel. to ‘of bouts he had. He was in thirty l
gethcr shortly and arrange fora se~ seven ”meats. Here was how he'
'rles of games to be played in order m- disposed of his opponents: Seventeen
’detcrmiue which of the two clubs coal '0“, nineteen no decisions. thirteen
claim the state basketball champion- knockouts; one draw and no defeats.
“I“ or meet korwalll ‘0'. the title. lSome record. George (‘illp had thir-
' The series will consist at three teen bouts of which he won 4 and had
games, one in Ansonla. "19'9”“ in nine no decision bouts. On the face
Bfid‘ewfi' “d a“ ”new" ’1'" °’ of this it. looks (mod for Greb to carry
thelthird game ‘0 be decided by a I”); home the bacon. but one can nPi'er tell
'0! acoin. itlll the last round of the bout. lmstch. but be “1315“ that he ‘3, sin.
The two teams have met eight, ; can, in his otter and but declared that
{times this season, and the victories] lf Managpr Vincent Rainmof tthhe h. Named to put up enough reait
have been four each. Alter the Weir Riverside. Athletic club of New Harem} money‘to satisfy Miller. Jess Willard.‘
ent league season is over is tho limo signs up Patsy Cline and Johnnie Dun- lyml Fulton. e: at. whatever tlwy are
the series will be staged. dee for his next show he will have a. ready to talk business. _
has! sil- psi 19 "39'
i v 31 its all;
i
The pilaht of Jack Irenlllsoy grows
when the Will season ends.
,'.. ‘VAFew Others
. .Otller players who have shifted
about are Hal Chase and Ed Konetchy.
Cha‘se has been with the Yankees.
Mailman: and the Reds. lion:
«V'fili‘ii’bllmsd near the Cards to the
Pirates. Pittsfetls and Braves. Arman-l
.____——
~ Dick Carley, who made the match!
and prorated the bout between. Benny.
Leonard and-Johnny Kilbane—‘a bout
that. drew a "gate" of more than 830,-;
has waded through with another otter
for $125,000. Carley ls reticent rc.‘
gill-ding the prospective site In the.
bout and also refuses to state who is}
backing him in his edorts to land the"
i
I
dance club will attend the meeting allow am my to be held'fn thetr'éily.
lfi‘anchise to the Providence club will
”mmmmimwwmarbr the 1918 season. The teams haul
bury ls'lnoi'o likely to be favored than with Jaclt Doyle. the billiard improssa
"NW” 0' Pitt-field. "”0“ 5““d” ‘riO. Just as soon as the article or.-
‘ {Wt
000 in Philadelphia at popular prices-50f
Capainl Laurence Minot. reported
missing. .
been killed, wall the Duiwich Collolo
l'tugby player. Lieutenant C. S. Lyn-
dell-Bell. killed. was edpodtodst Elev
tree and Harrow. and won litany nth: 1
letlc prises at bOth schools. He way
a member ol'lhe sort-or eleven It Herr
new and ultio of th Philathletlc club.
Captain A. T. E. Pitman. killed in ac-
tion, is another famous outsmart to"
and the formal sale of the Portlau Blulrthill “‘1”ther m” to look
mam. around for another suitable city and of
There now remains only the dispo- all he loolled nt,_the above three 'were
sition ot‘ the Lawrence franchise to the “)0“ ivorable.
cmuliell the haters leasin- circuit. iiuivillill 5;“ ‘9“ m x“. York to
a pllcatlon for the franchise from or- confer "“h C0109“ J- C- Miller and it
piicnlicn for the lranchise from Pitis- prepared to offer a purse of 8135.000
licl‘d. Holyolle and Waterbury. but as for the bout. He has explained that
ill: Iddiii‘aotdfrovldellhce toi thehi‘ri; twenty-live rounds to a decision are.
cut prOIL rce C en n w c .
Willi” MUM" ”ll be may“ “w permissablc and says he .5 prepared
sonersl impression is that Water. W dew!“ Ii certiilod check [or $90,000
be
was in the winning trials in "it and"
ball can he played in the Times city_'
signed. ,
'fo 1 i um i r
3321:2mflm ”:33?” ‘ e” ° : it is said that Colonel Miller has
The caliber oi the application from L gone to Baltimore tor another confet-
gifl: thin “its! l": M ‘1“; '3‘" ‘ once with the authorities and promo ”
0. cant i e on 'OVIQI'I‘ 7 ' 0 ton of. c“ ‘ . e is ex_
:f,“ WW ”mm' :3“ fifiwt'wf‘pected matrix: tysé'if‘rl‘o some
“cl-hm “W“ I c * . to a time today. Just as soon as he re
it til .0 re vo the lover ‘
gravitated“? _ “i . lurml he and ‘hiulvihill will water.
As long as the international loll-Wt
kept in existence. it II ”we all”. "1 SENT. DANNY GOODMAN l8
”“9"! [Nils could make no over-
tures in the Providence people. but.
(imam iii the ialcriw'i
tionnl.
“H“. mm ”9d "lb “"9“"? Glues army, was summoned before a future “1°"-
m“ oi a" National oscillation its summary court martial recently at KW tailed 1° “‘9" “9
claim it n Providence mito . ‘ .
and ruffled‘xmmw Elfin ”gt. Camp Grant, Rockford. lll., charged Allen iii the Ii" liillii 0‘- “'9 m.
Moulton of the with insuhordlnatiou. He was found A. C. in Bridgeport,” Thursday’s.“
dies' Plate at Henley.
BATTLING KUNZ is IN ' ' V"
BAD. wt‘i‘i-i Trig Arias
The Bridgeport Herald ran the fol-
day aunt Nor‘walk’s Moll" ..
Sergeant Donny Goodman. champion mm" "'1 M ‘1" MW“
dent ii in .P.
Rhode m Ethlbllklll Company. guilty and gutenced to at; month. at in: ll I‘Ol'd thll ill! W WRIIWM‘V
To those on the inside. this W.” ., ‘
lineman. ”surreal t... t... we...” .... ..
Portland, tranchige. iduoed to the rank of private.
mm ms "M“: ‘ .3“:i.°32‘;£.“ifkili‘lilfihfi“fii
Ill llfltitllii ill
iautry. and was transferred at his own all out in a marched in ”NW-HM.
request to the National Army to be Var.
come boxing instructor or the 1712il Fpr Kilns to run out of a match will);
Brigade. where he developed a squad Ailey twice. in two years is a miller! i
of fighters that has won distinction to fight hill. and allows thali“M"E
The Norwalk Rifle Club he'd the
fou'rth shoot of the 1918 interclllb ser-
ies Saturday on their indoor 'raugc.
The following scores were made out
a possible 200: ‘
J. a. Baker, .lr.—-lS2.
“'nl. Mathews-4187.
B. J. Reynolds—486
.l. n. Milne—183.
J. Madman—183.
Dr. Clark—180.
Wm. Pileeger—l 79.
C. J. Brownell—lli.
laughable. 'Kunz is straid‘of Allen.
iii ms alter Allen had color Brown
lug contests. to ‘
The charge and séuience were all: g
prislnw the camp because of Good . 'teaoh pup hill £011“ itlppg range;
man's great popularity here. 3 infightinx. ‘ .
mater-“will take hold at him‘i
CONNIE MACK ESTABLISHEB '
FIRST LINE OF DEFENCE org".al'e satisfied and will pull all an
With Larry Gardner on third and other ere the curios rings down 091;
George Burns stationed at the first oor- the 1913 sea-on. ' Alle'n'wu the WSW}
ner Connie black‘has his tic-tithe de- m“, card at the show andhiulacippllllii
fence established“ by; in New grandson“? millions
Unless 10¢ ““53“ ”"3 WW" "0” on local plan-'to‘crab lilm lo aloud?
Cross star, breaks i log, it is him lht a money bout during thwtter part Q‘L
Frederick H. Gaming—163. certainty that he will start all NW 9831' 1‘”: season. 3 .3 g
I
F- ii- ‘Hopnel-160. firm at tile short tlcld. This trio milled . ‘ ’ ~
A practice shoot will be held on Fri- Connie's infield look quite ixiruiitlablc
day evening. . 'at that.
aim: uteri 1 We arr AN tpeAl mm
with ordeal: Titles: True BRIO! lN‘l’o THC
. pies - I HMN‘I wit-inculAN‘ UHfiN iT
cores A THINC saeAtts- fu- CRAB
SiNcE we was PiES AND RUN!
I'L’rBRINC meriro' '
use POLICE srA-rioN,
AN‘ UE'u. HAue cup.
10 BREAK
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i
t'tc‘rmri You " *
. TIME illitEN
the bout“ and would prefer to stage
it‘ myself. Botywberyvcr' it“ ill s'held
l drill have to have some local people
stipulated with the. Friends oi-iiiite
Collins. manager' of Fulton, have
. fide me an oller of $135,000 to tulle
/ ill! bout oil my hands and stage it in
, Hindeapolis. ' ., ‘ .
’Thfre is not the slightest chance
"the bout being’siagod- in New Iter-
aq. in the first place that state al-
’ ' only elm-round boats, and.
ore. only eight-ounce gloves
and iberc.‘ audit conditions
create much Haters“ la
/
blew-Wit: CO‘I' M969? 0’ ,
am we HAD :lo cer EATS .
A1 new «:0er ME“. HAW .
UH
H ’I' swm'D ,A sueu. PART‘IIN
locally! we'd ‘ ..
HAVE A stout. 2-:
ulfifi
Q Milli Aim j
.oxoosnpru 1,—‘Fhe '._..... ISM , '.
sportsmen under tire. The latest on, " '
killed, formerly played for Chaim _ r'
ut now/presumed to b‘m ‘
Battling Kiln! is certainly in'botl
with Bridgeport tight fans. and it"ls.""
l . eclipse av cousr marlin. a iorsotleil conclusion that-balm r110“
battlii'
“”v "‘ 0' ““5 Nit-Hm lightweight pugilist oi the United up when ODWiunilids are alorded"lil"
to "not list if
and ran out of a match with the lattay I ;
in the recent brigade boxing olimrnul- mm} have 9', “fungi, am will op,” hill: 5'43"
championship some day it somei'.‘
l
~l
! . o nou-apgariéfimtifiuufi put a”
as per on the show. but the piomobr '
-Sclitfnel Want Ads are Winners. .
tionul games against Wales and magi3 .
fall. He rowed in the boat. at Ethnfi" "
the eight which competed in the u} >-
‘k r
0.4'
lowing 'articlo in their editio't'i salted” U
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