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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1917
Page
15
Dundee lightweight contender from Connecticut and Battling Kunz prepare for a full twelve round main event at Clover Athletic Club. Weigh-ins and fan turnout emphasize high stakes with surrounding cities sending fans. Donley, Allen, Proto, and Ritchie also feature in the card.
Dec 10 report notes Cubs owners and others arriving for a preliminary meeting on plans to abandon spring training trips due to the war. A proposal to drop the ordinary player limit was under consideration as part of the agenda.
The GE chain game was dropped due to grounds issues and a postponement. No date or replacement announcement was made and it is expected there will be no critical outcome reported.
A Dorchester Club led field at the N B A A C 10 mile championship event held under St. Phillips A A C rules Saturday. Hennigan faced a strong lineup as the race unfolded, with ties and pace indicating a tight finish.
Devens Massachusetts Ayer Mags reports a holiday plan for all camp men. Twenty percent will remain in camp while others travel home for Christmas or New Year. Absences run from December 22 to January 1 with return on New Year’s.
The report lists the medical advisory board named by Governor Marcus H. from Washington to assist local boards for the next draft. Members include Dr. Meld as chairman and Drs. F. M. Murray Johnson J. C. H. Coops Dorland Smith H. LeParon Peters and Lynch, the latter of the Jat Shelton.
Non Bolshevik socialist Central Committees and the Peasants Deputies executive denounce the Bolshevik separate armistice with Allies. They warn it does not bind Russia or guarantee lasting peace and urge a general peace only if the Constituent Assembly represents the people.
Officials of the motor vehicle department announced the licensing process requires an examination fee of 2 dollars and a driving test with an inspector. If passed, a second 2 dollar operator license fee applies. if failed and retaken, another 2 dollars is due. Fees are nonreturnable. A state list names inspectors by territory, with Verner F. Gidman as chief in Norfolk and deputies covering regions from Greenwich to Bridgeport.
George W. Braden, athletic director at Camp Meade, is appointed physical director in chief for the Italian army. He will head to Rome to establish headquarters and select an Italian interpreter and YMCA corps aides. Braden will teach American games to boost morale, introducing baseball, football, basketball, and other sports.
The column notes the Cubs seeking 2500 for Wortman after paying 8000, laments Ban Johnson’s stance on double headers, and praises Hank Gowdy’s war service. It also tracks Jack Dillon’s fall from grace, Ed Reulbach’s 35th birthday and pitching lore, plus a historic December 10 1882 London title race won by Charlie Mitchell ahead of Billy Madden’s England venture.
Boxing advance notes Levinsky with trainer Joe Smith and manager Dan Morgan leave Bridgs Port for Boston to referee amateur bouts tonight and fight Madden in twelve rounds tomorrow. The event supports War Department training camp fund with proceeds and a reestablishment of national titles pending wartime policy.
The United States National Lawn Tennis Association executive committee urged a return to prewar activity, signaling revival of lawn tennis championships. The decision, unanimously backed, follows deliberations at the Waldorf Astoria and awaits final approval at the annual meeting.
Sentiment favors rebuilding college athletics on a safe simple basis after the war. Brown University President Faunce lauds wartime outdoor sports as healthy training and hopes for saner policies postwar. Yale Alumni Weekly notes continued football at Yale Harvard and Princeton when conditions allow and praises the fresh man team’s spirit and training.
Bridgeport High will meet the New Haven High School alumni basketball team on Saturday. The alumni defeated Bridgeport in last year’s double overtime, and the locals now boast a cohesive unit with three games played this season. Dick Clancy is expected to become coach once approved.
Old Rosebud the six year old son of Uncle and 1917 star earns top handicap status after a sensational season. He winters with W E Applegate at Gravesend under Frank Weir and is likely to open at Maryland or New York tracks. Nominated for Suburban Metropolitan and Toboggan at Belmont Park with possible Saratoga targets facing Omar Khayyam Hourless Sun Briar and Cudgel.
New York Dec. 10 war pressures push a radical roster limit debate. Major league executives split over an 18 player maximum, arguing costs and competitive balance. Historical context shows teams rarely field full rosters. 1905 Giants and Athletics used 18 as a minimum with average over 22 players per team across 13 seasons.
The Committee of Food Supply and Conservation with the Connecticut State Council of Defense and Connecticut Agricultural College plans to aid thousands in starting backyard poultry or pig flocks. A bulletin by J A Simms and R B Jones will guide housing feeding and care for about a dozen hens or a pig. available by mail from 36 Pearl Street Hartford. The program aims to meet the Kaiser challenge by expanding domestic food production and creating a market for pigs raised by farmers with breeding-age sons.
A European scientist refines sterilization of soil to combat germs and fungi. Stump treatment uses nitric and sulfuric acid, while Germany adopts the method. An outdoor electric blanket with four by six foot heating area can regulate 82 to 122 degrees. Carnegie Institute labs seek 5000 degree furnace and 10000 psi press for rock and mineral reproduction. Edison introduces the telescribe, a dictating device with telephone receiver to record both conversation sides.
A string of quips and quibbles on human nature and behavior appears. The fragments include reflections on talking, desire, appearance, conscience, and social roles, with dismissive asides about professionals and shoplifters. The tone hints at satirical ruminations from a newspaper page.
Chronology of ring milestones with three historic bouts. 1900 Dave Sullivan beat Tim Callahan on a foul in 18 rounds in Louisville. 1992 Jack Munroe defeated Jim Jeffries in four rounds in Butte Montana. 1912 Luther McCarty stopped Jim Flynn in the 16th round at Vernon.
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