‘ ,mitotl Canadian swimmer.
’ now in training camp nt'iil‘lly on
‘ their men.
Sfliflliifi ifiiiflil]
, mPoinis to be _—Established
Back of lines in France.
For Rscupcration Front
theWorli of War
M
WW)“ April 21—?» most
We Min of athletic an“;
SI! ”tests ever devised for any ml
lathefieidisincourceormi
"hero under the snpervisloa bf
Bee-e91. Fisher. secretary of the
erxeen‘tive committee ofthe Athletic
1418!!! of North America.
‘.'A drive for 130 athletic directors
To work with the Young Men' s Christ-
tan Association among the American
niroes in France is bringing some of
fit? greatest stimuli coaches, hue-_
he)! players, track builder's and boxers
to New York, " said Dr ll‘isher.
‘fjn addition we shall hays to recruit
$.01 less thin fifty men a month be.
cause of on; obligation to France and
holy oho have been pleading with us
to introduce American athletic meth-
ods into their armies. Prrmier Clem-
enceau cabled us and so did former
Premier Painleve. '
“Wee contemplate organizations at 1-
300 pointts within the American lines
in France where every soldier. away
1mm the rigors of the trenches for
breathing spells may recuperate by
means of all the sports so dear to the
heart of Americitn youth. Ono hun-,
tired of our athletic directors are al-
ready at the front and their work has
met with the liightu-t endorsement of
l'nitodetatoa' army t-oniiiinnticrgf
Among those planning to loavo for
’i-‘runct- in the itcxt contingmt. necr‘ird-
int: to Dr, Fisher. are such men as
"Sparrow" Robertson, the nationallv
known running truck builder; Frank
truinbi', former Yule coach now at
'i’hillips-Andovr-r: Jnck Mcilco of [low-
doin and “Tom" Kollv. the. famous
New York runner. A college recruit:-
in: committee is at work and nineiv-
nino coaches and athletes of equal
prominence have been role-15ml for the
new work so far. George dorson, the
prominent
the
Pacific coast, may be utilized to teach
the otTicors 'il‘ number of simple aquat-
ic sports and they in turn may touch
Comm “said to thc
been singularly succcsaful in inttriict-
lug collectitclv, big classes of mm;
how to swim '
'l‘it- cxpmicnce oi the British
tivating spons amour: their tr ps in
Silliiiilliiil iii !
i
l
i
uruiimn
-. “1‘11 3er ms «‘21.: .m. -,
sound-t unsung is net so! is his I
lib.” lid Gems Md ”miles.
rs.isnnimhtssésssii-sestsuuti
’ucoead but. with tin My man;
at tits all-star M that the onion;
Boating ohtbin Bridgeport willrstagei
at the State street Casino W‘- i
The 'tnldaewdghts last night were
reported 'to be in the taut physical:
condition, and prep-ted to weigh in atf
Hotel Alpine at 3 o'clock. They afit’cetil
to snake in pounds at that hour and
each man has posted a forfeit with tho '
matchmaker as a“ guarantee thdt his
would make that weight. Chip, uponi
his arrive 1 presented ‘a picture of:
perfect health. He has been working?
hard and shows by his looks that he iiii
fit for the toughest possible bout that
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Wailerd Is Not Fat as This Photograph Proves
Turner can give him.
Although of the two Chip is the bit
ter known in Bridgeport. the fact re .
mains that Turner is one of the font?
out and clevcrost middleweights in theI
country and his friends look up to him}
to defeat the pride of Newcastle. Tur-T
nor is one of the big boys who move
He packs}
it hard punch and must be unusually:
clever to n‘nllop such a finished light.
Gibbons . brother of the1
famous Mike Gibbons of St. Paul.
around his bantamweights.
er as Tom
Clay did this last Friday
George Chip.
man to be feared.
however,
had beaten till the. best
middleweight division.
whom Chip has met
[1an
on.
ago}
9 Nation! League.
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_ - . Won litist
the tick] has convinced the American gsadzrrlli‘i- .... --------- f. I. 0
bench and itnlian commanders. it is Cincinnatii ‘II III
said, that athletics should be regarded 9., Louis ............ ,3 j;
u» a most important part of military (‘hicngo 2 ,2
training and Just as necessary for the Pillfiblli‘izh . . , ..2 2',
morale and esprit de corps of a body £3233”; ................ lI :3
or men as bayonet exercises or drills. , American 'Lcaq‘uc. '3
“This wpr is givlnz us an opportiin- Won Lost
by to make. a nation of athletes," said Boston ................. 1
’tn-. Fisher. "What the army needs SievelIami ............... 4 1
for victory is the mni-l‘t consciousness Nggoi'ork, --------------- I1 , l
nudgood, clean spoits supply it We St Louis 5 T;
.have discovered that not mix do the Washington ......... ..2 4
"men in the trenches take to the ma Philadelphia ..... A .. . .2 4
hr sports like football soccer. 'base- Chicago ................. 1 2
ball. wrestling and boxing, but group
_ 01 mass games played in gymnasiums
[sue very popular Volley ball is in
great demand. Thus we expect to give
‘ each soldier the benefit and pleasure
or participation in such games so that.
Iintitead of creating ‘champions’ in this
that sport, we shall build them all
up in rigor and agility."
Here Dr Fisher recalled the recent
t-tible dispatch of the unarmed Amer-
ican athlete in the trenches who when
about to be bayonetted by a German
ini'der pulled his helmet from his head
and threw it at his adversary. The
German ducked and. as he did so, the
American pounced upon him and
«rested his rifle away That incident
of presence of mind and aullltv, he
said was an illustration of the value
of sports to the soldier.
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or. .toss’ WILL come 1
TO NORWALK SUNDAY
The St. Joaeph nine of this city will
travel to South Norwalk Sunday.
where it will cross bats with the Pas
times. As the Pastimes are. reputed to
be one of the best teams tiniliottthwsiit-1
cm Connecticut, the locals will carry
along their best players. The trip to
\‘orwaIllt will be made by 'bus and a
large following is exphctcd’ to go‘ along 1
The Pastimes have made a splendid
{root-d in the past years, and 11h
/ home of the best players of this sec-i
lion in harness they are expected to
make trouble fer the locals. Menaser I
('smpans of the 81. docs will make use
of his best players and is confident.‘
that be will come back with the becomt
The following 81. Joseph players
are requested to report at the St. Joi
with hall at 12:15 o'clock Sunday at-
"'an fluently. Min-sit, McNamara.
Schwartz. KIurotlir. danigsn,I t
Cant i
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
- National League.
New limit, 9; Boston 2.
Philadelphia.” 1; Brooklyn. 2.
Cincinnati, 3: Chicago 2.
St. Louis 6: Pittsburgh.” a.
American League.
Boston, 1: New York 0.
Philadelphia. 5: Washington 0.
Cleveland. 8; St. Louis, 2.
Detroit at (fhlcagogRaln
WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
National League.
night iii
Scranton. Pa... and the St. Paul man it.
now bounding him for a return match,
is also it1
Chip ilfltl been in.
the ringfor quite a 1011s.’ wldiof George:
in tilt"
Among, thom:
in no‘doclsion'
hours are Jack Dillon. Loo llouck."
George K, . Brown. Jack. Fitzgerald.
Buck Grouse. Frank Kiwi-.1111: t‘lirls-’
tie, .llmmy'f‘labby. liti‘l‘ry‘llreb. .lnckic'
Clark. Sailor Granite. 'l‘omm)‘ minions. ;.
and many others too' numerous to mt-n :
:9.‘ THE LUBS.
l'ct
it‘HKk-O’ Knrii in
W ':‘\ .r..‘.3“"
mos OF JEIss WILLARD
him
i ; i.it~'
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in.
i
i
hint miIi~ u
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ill a
VJ) l-
imit: _-
1-...
1' ..-
hr]
with the til‘i‘il..
zitfid
pum- limit. Fit-
i Mi:-
' il‘I :Liillt" il'i'..'.
t \I .135."
ii ring «cit-lit 1»:
\till ['11 \‘c lake of? Mt
u
“.-H. H..-
Here is in liesiwtiylit ikt mic; )
p0,! *dlepuinblt- eiidetico ' that Jr: :1 Wu 0 «it. end Lia ill" piopt
108N315"! is not' tho '0"! int ituin some, “illnitl said be had been with '.
3,3: of thin urzlit'ii have \‘rit‘d .1 .‘nnim. off and on “in“! unit not mi 11'. u; i":
.667 but since'lhc mulch with Fri-d l‘til~ fighting u‘eiaht. l'ndouhtcdl;- li‘s it;lll-'
,mn’ ion was mode, The photograph “H‘s“ lily-oft from a battle and his 21..
.100 taken in Mil training quarters ili‘ ngetitcnt of his cirrus h'W‘l :lr-vu-d‘
.400 Chicago last w.cck Hc muv carry it him considerably.
.1157. few pounds 100 mam, but i he 'l‘i‘x llowtl. tho Wrestling: micron-r
.imo weighed less lic Would be too thin to who was w.tli Willard on the but»
begin the Mid lrnining itiny lingo circus'trin .and who is now stint:
P.(‘I . '
:aoo BPRiNGwoODs IOOKED , mucn OPPOSITtON 1-0
1' V
..itio. WITH STAMFORCS HEAVYWEiGHT BOUT
73:“; On next Sunday. April 28, the .
:3"; Springwood A C. are booked to dawn "ST. PAUL. .\iinn.. April 21,—Tho
>9: :1 with the famous Ali- Stamford. Jrr. in (oi-ling persisted in thc Twin cities to-
.3"3 the Bells lot in Stamford. The day that the proposed champion
iSpi-lngwoodii will trawl to Stamforl
; by bus and all players are requested to
'report at the corner of Lexington and
:Ely street at 1:30. The Springwoods
sure in line shape and are willing to
”beat any team of their size in the
iutnte. Arrangements for games may
the made by communicating with Alex
ENagy, 15 LovIc street, South .\'or-
walk.
' The Springwoods will probably line
up as follows. Bardos, 9: Powell. c:
l
Yale, 1b; Chontos, 2b; Louis Tat-10v.
New york at Brooklyn. Game “3"” ss; Lawson, 3b: Manuel Tarlov cf;
at 3: 30.
Philadelphia at Boston.
St. Louis at Chicago. '
Other terms not scheduled.
American League.
Worthington at New York.
starts at 3: 30.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at Detroit.
Chicago at St. Louis.
Konness. if: Garfield, rf.
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I ssLecr new SRlTAiN.
. ..A'rLANt'ic crrv, N. J.. Apt-IP24.—
Game The Patriollc Order Sons of America
’ at its annual convention hcrc yester-
day chose New Britain. Conn, as its
next year‘s convention city.
fight between Jess Willard and [I‘ve
l-‘ulton would nor be held in St. Paul
on July 4.
Active opposition from several or-
ganizations whose leaders announced
they would enlist statewide support.
was the chief cause for pessimism in
boxing circles. it was believed this 61:.
position was responsible for .an inti
tmatlon from the capital that the State
Safety Commission would— forbid the
fight while the United States is at
war.
The Safety Commission yesterday
:listened to arguments for and against
‘ the proposed contest and then took the
{matter under sdflsemem. No date
was set for a decision. About 100 wo-
mcn, clergymen. attorneys and others
attended the hearing and protcsted
against the fight.
v mvm' m 1101
Art Vince‘s no Reason
was now isms»! tots or.
Oi miss.
1' ain't car sent (if mar (AW
‘ New I CAN 1am Pits
AS 6000 A5 CHAIME CHAPUN.’
was, uc’sr mum: A
guy emote nits Arresuoou
HAN 1W! V00. ’
1ND t'eenuuesmu '
0'! 'N"
Test! 'CH 60' Au’sov $08
Imam! As rusO‘sHAite
we HAND coop aw. in
A use up Vic-run t
aN‘AND.1H¢VlL as «use to
me will it muss You! toner
Ii'Izund \l’illzmt d‘d nud I:
:still 'til'.'_\' it: hint-3y punt-‘1 with rich r
_~ 1. :.tu-1
inniclt 1&5
hut \l'i'lv'
iii slut)».
and 4.
,l
i.“ it:
f.i'
a lirokt-n FililliitiC‘i"X‘i‘Ci‘il'vll
(frtiu exhibition
filler in. says:
“hi not lit-lion: Morin»: t
.l l
r
3712 pear! '-
'1‘.
holler: ‘
“‘0...- .
nit iiiii run
iiiitiiiiiiiii
Rumors are heard that them
a baseball team in Norwaik this sch-
son, and the “motors arr i'l'kdt‘awl‘
Amusement
I” '
ins to serum
for Saturday or Sun
Knorr. tin old-time lefi
the prime movers in t , '
ii the grounds can be lowed. proposes
to make the games serve a patriotic
purpose by donating a Siluri‘ of the re-
ceipts to tho tiled Cross or other war
objects which benefit the boys
the sea.
Although a number of
players from this section on serving
in some branch of the government
service. and others
during the summer. it is believed that
a good team can be organised hero
and kept in existence throughout iho'
'ncnr-on.
prim. _
iii
l'i"l't‘ it .~ ll!’:l"i‘.l “'ilip'ltt Add
rnoutl: li“lll \‘w :2; to bring Lm-E:
', “ 211.1 “r'ri- lit“ "apt r! t ’“i'fi'urt-
lwmm nill not h.- 21‘ {11“ mm
:intill .--~. nut ilii him. ' 13m 2:1. nit
i 1‘ulttn lait ikllll and burn “’I'liiifi‘i"
‘, .9 intzil Minn \iiii tin-ll tho finish
1’ Fililult. 1-.r tho Litter run also be hit
1 ' lli’li-l itiitist‘i the major leuguv
nsr
Doyle's resort-nation is easily the
sensation of the baseball season “1‘
igot three hits .yeuterday. one of thin:
i‘ Ll 'tvobaggei. He scored one run it?"
itiro‘t'c in three others with his blisie
ling bangs. it the motor leagues kno‘
Izznvthing, they will send all the?
. players down to Doyle‘s spring in Flo.
lids next season. Some of the player.
greatly (tight to be sent before next
aseasou.
i Doyle's outbicak of youthful enthus-
itasm had much to do with the Giants
{taking another ball game from th“
illusion Bruvts byte score of 9 to 2
t’f‘hst makes/six straight for Ifctlraw's
,troupc. They now are the only set
iof players in both leagues who haven't
sheen defeated this season.
’ Jack Dempsey. if latest reports fit“
it u- ls ha lost a lot of trouble with his
:lE'uiingela. After his break with John
”twist“, better known as John I‘hi
iiiiihr. The Coast Whirlwind is now
..ti (i'da‘ with Jack Kenrns. because
pl-c hitter wanted him to take part in
Iin man)- set-up bouts. Dempsey
for the reports, wants real battles as
he loves to fight.
Willie i.illl'.i01‘tl. (.1 i'ufi’uio, a norm
wanton-:1 nod Slim and hill‘l‘ui
f'om ruither participation in (into
“' i.r'.-- at a special pivoting oi the To-
ilm‘r; (‘filllnllse‘ltill wstcrrirt
’l.t~.::g!ot'.‘. we: lowed cit‘iti oi sizil'ln'x
;" lvmht round but! with J". 1;
iiilsck‘viuiii. oi’ Pill‘ltilif‘illllid. this n'w‘t
3H “.‘Jt-h hr- was outpoitiicd in ctr-13"
.‘HE'
1111.;
i'.‘
1-. . Z. Tin- commission f'm‘o
I!" "l tit-viz; foi vainly tryiu: to itiilze
11. :r.‘ Hi liLhi.
.
lentt‘i'titi‘. Eddie Collin.» satin .'t’
”‘1 '7:
for piuiitu: in cons-“Tilth’e gum- ~‘ ii“
1 inn. putt in \xstei‘duys gunn- at
it'l‘ts co 1'." infilltic" believed ”in
iliiiitit lit“ii by Sam i‘i'ii‘v'u‘l‘nrt] u? p'yt)".
in ..2. contests in succession. « 1.1.
1 '11-: .
b-Jli'l: 1)" playing the lust times
a ”11.1
2 [fliuir'f- ut‘ Hit with the Athletics t 31- j-
‘ tins pliivctlin his‘i'flird contest ‘ycs-
: it ltlJv‘. lic has not "men out o.” ‘l
‘u- out game plkyczl by his tea '1 ,‘I-t‘.
riliut". (Init'foi'tl. now out of ‘11» “it.-
jt 1.5, plurctl 133 games with tho '1 land's
in 1913.. 157 the next year. 1.76 in 1917.
and t't- tiri: half dozen con'nsth o'.
191%. That ended his record.
Mutt nrocli.‘the knockout king. and
\l'lllic .lmkson of New York may ”11“"
harm in n it) round bout at Mutt ll'n
his club in' Akron. 0.. on .‘lt‘mzv'ial
:13: according to word sent this “a
v tlc promoter. Benny Vii law will
incct' :id Wolfe on the some on 2.1 1‘
is repottt‘d.
.5
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‘ Another disappointment to fans has
Will "9 occurred In an important bout in this
l’nrk lot
cs.
is one
olect, end
hood ball
are likely to go
stat’i lrlsh Patsy Cline, who was
billed to meet Willie Jackson iivxt
\iondtty night at the Arena in New
Haven mu with some kind of an nutc-
moblie itccident Monday and will lie
unable to appeal to meet Jackson as
per stbt-dulc. Announcement to :this
cilect was made from the ring in New
‘Hsvr-n inst nlxht. The club, accordlni'.
to latest advices. got busy and'secttred
Lew Wendier.
don to meet Jackson The substitu-
tion or 'i‘eadler is looked upon its a
goon move as he is one of the 30, 600
fighters who are in a direct line for .1
crack at Air. B. Leoniird‘ s wel' known
title.
Gus
ot‘
0V0!
l’nul Cobb, brother- of Ty Cobb. the
. sensational lfetroit outilclder. and at
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l‘SPORTDOM COMMENT
”iii-i ligb' batting was responsible
' , Some of the things the. “good" .
Ionel has screed to if Willard and Illa
' Naturally,
' from filing protests
the Sleeptown sens'i- .
one time a big league hall plays; , I
.eif. has enlisted in the United,”
iarine Corps, and is how on,
'iy to the mar‘ne train!“ It!!!)
.ith island. S. (1 . ~
t. ' ‘2 tins given and!)
m, tit-trot: club several years up,
was turned over to Clel‘eilld. in
club finally turned him over to
'Iopoktt club at the Western
11s exit fiom the big tent.
(‘obb makes the third ball player
note to Join the marines. Dots Ill
captain L! the 81.1.ouiscme w
ng Clarke, Cleveland catcherhm
already.- at Pails island.
ton cla-h on July 4 in Minnesota.
'ie earnings of both Willard ft
Fu! ion to be paid in Liberty bonds
ptl‘
'1' t-lit and one—half per I.cen1
the gross iecoipts to some army M
nuiy fund.
TWi‘m‘ "in per cent of all mots
rccelied from (he '-plttures of M
fight to some armLand navy hind,
Ten per (-cm. of the gross." tovi
llinnr-smzz Stale iubcrculosi-i fund.
’l‘cn [)i'l' cont, \i'tir tax to the save
rinmcnt, I
has just drifted-out of
cmmmm-u‘. and it lm< to do with
uthirte, nntnr- tit-‘cted. it was ins
til-n hour on :1 contain Saturday morn-m .
in: 'i‘l-< company was drawn up I“
s‘und‘n: it! mention; each man at M
on! of its ("tl. Tpc'malOr halted ill
from of on“ cot, and. looking
muim un' (Mir carefully. found no
‘ l‘ii V
Will it ‘roked .1? the soldier:
is." soul thr major. ".\'o shun”
Till. HP?
“11“:
"in hw- replied the soldier. '
tumult." ll was the end of'tho month
"no 1m" said thereon-martin.
judge "Ten dnyL-t’ ' ‘
Stuffi \iclnnts it plating third band
\‘m the Red Stilt,‘ mrlngrbls 41m.
lmceman‘s mitt. Study sayo that
cr‘tmim tirirl rt‘Olin'ifir'? William 1
his mitt will' have! to coo-,7
foim with the interim prohibits the
11.“? of a glove by a thind baseman th
welzhs morn than ten command on
coeds iourreen inches in circumf,
ence. Mclnnis hasn't worntaiwfi r"
glow» for more than six yam; I
insists that he cannot get used
He may have a special mitt .omnde , .
him in order to prevent rhal chili
As s third bs
man; by the win. Mclnnis is in It».
front rank.
Joe Smelter. who meets Strangle
Lewis Friday night in the Garden, tut
nonnced yesterday he was willing t0
accept the 350,000 Offnto wresle
Caddock pi «be defeats Devin.
Stecher iIs mm n anxious to tuck
Caddock once more. for he wants
settle on old score. CadIlic-tfoant
Stechcr each won a “1|.me
was given the decision when liter:
refused to colitigtie, the match, .
dodge bread. if t
the home trade."
of the byproducts of bakers' work-
advertising "Home Made Breath"-
tlieir batteries as “Home Bakerf
Baker's Helper.
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cm'v voo our
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t on - :
uoNIr 02 A816 Tb
no um soa
are". '
1111 son dist ‘W‘Timtfim.
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