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FiGHT FANS PAID$650,000 TO SEENEW YORK BOUTSNew York, Jan. 4.—.Despite the cry of hard times, boxing- has stood up •wonderfully, as evidenced by *the returns made to the State Athletic Com-which controls and directsmission,the sport of this state.Thirty-one new clubs have been licensed by the State Athletic Commission during the past year, making a /total of 132 licenses issued altogether since the commission started operations. Of this number many have given up the business, while others have been closed or had their licenses cancelled by the commission; until at the .present time, there are about 58 clubs operating in this state.In the past year the total reeeiptsof the clubs have been approximately $650,000, of which the state received afive per cent, revenue amounting to about $32,000.The Broadway Sporting club of Brooklyn will stage the leading boxing attraction of the week, when Jim Flynn, the Pueblo fireman, and A1 Reich, the promising local heavy-••aig-ht, will tomorrow night box ten *«anlt;te. It is several weeks since Reich has been seen in action here, and his engagement with Flynn has aroused much interest since he was twice previously matched with the “Fireman” and each time was forced to cancel the meeting because of ill-health.1.1 .—I■■■■■■■ qim m ■ ■■■! ■ I I mi......■■■■■■ Mil I IHammond will go broke on him any time the two clash.PREPARINGFOR BILLIARD ANDPOOL TOURNAMENTMIKE GIBBONSFIGHTER INSTEADOF CLEVER BOXERThe inter-club pool and billiard tour-i ■ *** *• Cnament, which proved so exciting last year, will open Tuesday, January 12, with the Seaside. Algonquin and theBridgeport clubs entered in the race.Th^ various teams were named Saturday night at a meeting at which Thad Adams appeared for the Seasides, Henry Osborne for the ' Algon-quins and Dick Howell for the Bridge-ports. The games will be played on Tuesday ‘ and Friday nights throughout the season.The clubs have prepared for the tournament by purchasing new/ cloths for the tables and getting new balls. Hast year the Bridgeport club^won the billiard championship and the Algonquin players won pool honors.The teams and the schedule:Algonquin club: Billiard team—Dr.H. W. Hawley, W. R. Eaton and A. M. Dean; substitutes, W. B. Booth, R. Everett and H. B. Stoddard.Pool team.—H. S. Osbcrne, S. D. Bowers and D. B. Holbrook; substatutes, W. F. Hale, Dr. H. F. Hawley and W. B. Middlebrook.Seaside club: Billiard team—Thad Adams. F. C. Willibrand and Leslie Vaughan; substitutes, H. B. French, S. N. Lockwood and J. K- Camp.Pool team—A. H Broth well, H. B. Hunt and J. W Wheeler; substitute*, Thad Adams, S. N. Lockwood and oneto be named later.Bridgeport club: Billiard team—Murray Elin, Charles Hall and Dick Howell; substituted, J. Tompkins, Ger-stel and M. Hettinger.Pool team—John Flood, J. E. Ingolds-by and G. F. Mara; substitutes, A1 Grinrod, Murray Elin and one to be named later.Following is 'the complete scheduleof games:Tuesday, Jan. 12—At Bridgeport,Seaside vs. Bridgeport, billiard®.Friday, Janjy 16—At Algonquin, Algonquin vs. Seaside, pool.Tuesday, Jan. 19—At Seaside, Bridgeport vs. Algonquin, billiards.Friday, Jan. 22—At Bridgeport, Seaside vs. Bridgeport, pool.Tuesday, Jan. 26—At Algonquin, Algonquin vs. fe©aside, billiajrds.Friday, Jan. 29—At Seaside, Bridgeport m Algonquin, ’ pool.Tuesday, Feb. 2—At Bridgeport, Seaside vs. Bridgeport, billiards.Friday, Feb. 5—A* Algonquin, Algonquin vs. Seaside, billiards.Tuesday, Feb. 9—At Seaside, Bridgeport vs. Algonquin, pool.Friday, Feb. 12—At Bridgeport, Seaside vs. Bridgeport, pool.Tuesday, Feb. 16—At Algonquin, Algonquin vs. Seaside, pool.Friday, Feb. 19—At Seaside, Bridgeport vs. Algonquin, billiards.Tuesday, Feb. 22—At Bridgeport, Seaside vs. Algonquin, pool.Friday, Feb. 26—At Algonquin, Algonquin vs. Bridgeport, billiards.Tuesday, March 2—At Seaside,Bridgeport vs. Seaside, pool.side i Tu Algc Fr BrtdHOIT3willSt.at S Johi yet gam Job] T is: J St. Kea O les’ use that vs.St. lt;Amar vari city Joslt; Fat] of t “toaSi posi Lan Mar witl dy lt;behcomLuc mer to 1 Cha star hap mer cryrtxeeTheingnanChrMotTConper,andcomI] of c the low notAPrecallingPmallargandIiandair-douw — A — — - - ---------- W X~ — ----Fridsi v Mamh K—A* ■Rrdr'fcwnnirt1 .AWillHai
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Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Bridgeport, Connecticut, US
Mon, Jan 04, 1915
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