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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
11
A satiric column mocks fur crazes among New York society, blasting costly coats, deceptive labels, and wives chasing luxury while husbands fret at home. It parodies furs as status symbols, listing outrageous terms and fake furs while lampooning flappers, matrons, and department store rivalries.
The Y M C A track meets will run February 14 to 28 in gymnasiums across the United States Canada and other countries. About 40 000 participants are expected with events including running high jump fence vault standing broad jump sprints and shot put. Joseph Kreivix leads local plans to field a strong team for the event. A separate boys department meet is scheduled March 13 to 27 to run parallel events.
MILWAUKEE Jan 14 A boxing bout for the flyweight world title between Jimmy Wilde and Frankie Mason was closed today. Under the agreement the bout will be staged in Milwaukee before a local club January 2. Mason and Wilde are to make 108 pounds at 9 o'clock.
The Industrial league opens with U M C and Graphophone meeting at 8 PM, followed by Lakes vs Crane in the final game. Billy Murray's orchestra will play after. Captains Maher and Lynch expect wins in close matches between strong teams.
Waterbury Eastern League pitcher Brank Herbst from last season has been sold to the Philadelphia Athletics and will join the team in the south next month.
John Onaki local grappler to wrestle best two of three falls with Leo Pardello in Polish Falcon hall tomorrow night. Onaki, famed as a hard fighter, has trained hard and aims to reverse a prior near two hour decision. The card also features Cyclone Kealey vs George Grimm, Young Joe Smith vs Louis Burle, and Young Haggerty vs George Fox, all best two out of three falls with money on the line.
Hoppe world's balkline champion and Charles Peterson, noted cueist, meet at the Masonic club on Broad Street today as Team No. 1 in a three day billiards exhibition series. Tomorrow Team No. 2 led by Robert Cannefax and Charles McCourt performs at the Bridgeport club, with Ralph Greenleaf and Jerome Keogh in reserve at the Algonquin club Saturday.
Lovers of billiards await a big weekend as Hoppe Petersen Cannefax McCourt and Greenleaf headline exhibitions at the Masonic club Bridgeport and Algonquin clubs will host competitions tomorrow and Saturday. Hoppe, a balk line prodigy, and Petersen the famed shot artist lead a line of top cueists as councils promise a sequence of performances in a citywide billiards spree.
Bridgeport promoters face major hurdles as no pro boxing show has been staged since a Mulvihill bust. Batt-iry Madden abandons his match with Larry Williams, creating doubt about a first class card. The Agora and Armory Athletic Association clubs rush to fill the gap with a strong smoker lineup led by Panama George Dixon versus Duffy.
Dubious venue prospects rise as boxing officials threaten to bar the Dempsey Carpentier match in New Jersey over American Legion backlash. France or England could host if accepted while promoter Coffroth floats Tucson or Mexico City as alternatives. Dempsey defender Kearns cites wartime service and fundraising to refute critics.
Four bouts totaling twenty rounds headline the Armory Athletic Association opening night in Bridgeport. Main ring action features O Leary vs Travers, Kane vs Bergen, Dixon vs Duffy, and McNulty vs McCabe with ref Terry Lee and MC Healey.
The card features John AfcNulty against Mike MecOQabe in a six round final bout. Paninia George Dixon meets Johnny Duffy in a one round semi final. Jimny Kane faces Charlie Bergen in four rounds of the second prelim.
The event opens with Kearns Jazz orchestra serenade and Hogan promises no delays. Bouts begin as fighters finish warmups and enter the ring at the end of each match. Hogan reports higher advance ticket sales at Hotel Alpine, pointing to a near full house. Armory A A Hall capacity about 2,260 seats.
Toronto Jan 14 Yale Harvard Princeton plan international intercollegiate hockey union following Yale hockey team visit to Canada. Representatives from Yale Harvard Princeton and Dartmouth may meet to discuss a regular schedule of games with Queens McGill and Toronto on the Canadian end.
Eddie Casey Harvard halfback and 1919 All American announced he would leave college next month as a war degree is awarded. Earlier talk suggested he might waive service and return for another year on the 1920 team in Cambridge Massachusetts.
Murray Davis Post of the American Legion in Kansas City adopted resolutions condemning the war record of Jack Dempsey and praising Georges Carpentier during a gathering last night.
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