Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 15, 1912, Page 3

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Consolidated Stock Exchange A of New Yor Chicago Board of Trade. Telephons 342, | C. H. GILFILLAN, Mgr. Asgk for our weekly letter. It is rull of useful information. Dominick & Dominick Members of New York Steck Exchange INVESTMENTS Shannon Building, Norwich Telsphone 904 Shirts Made to Order SPRING PATTERNS JUST IN. Four Shirts for $10. AND BETTER GRADES 5 S THE TOGGERY SHOP 291 Main Street. JAE, C. MACPHERSON, | Norwich, Conn. - —— MM TAFT —Palmist and elairvoy- ant—has returned to €% Washington 8., New London, where she will be pleased to see any of her friends and Ppatrons. deciSd JOSEPH BRADFORD, Book Binder. fitank Books Made and Ruted to Orda: 103 BROADWAY. £ N N Telepbons 1647 Adam’s Tavern 1861 offer to the public the finest standas. brands of Hee: of Europe and mm: Botemian, Plisner, Culmbach Bayarian Beer, Bass Pale and Burton, Mueir's Beotch Ale, Guinness' Dublin Stout, C, & C. imported Ginger Ale, Bunkez HUl P. B. Ale, Frank Jones’ Nourish~ ing Ale, Sterling Bitter Ale, Anheuser, Budwelszr, Schiitz and Pabst. A. A. ADAM, Norwich Town. Telephone 447-12. How Cold Affects the Kidneys. Avoid taking celd if yeur kidmeys are sensitive, Cold cengests the kid- neys, ;threws toe much werk up them, and weakens their astinm.gsm ous kidney trouble and even Bright's disease may result. Strengthen your kidneys, get rid of the pain and sore:- ness, bufld them up by the timely use of Foley's Kidney Pills. Ponic in action, quick ja results 53 The-Lge & 154 Games From April 11 to ' Chicago, Feb: 14.—Owing to the late arrival of some of the team owners, the American baseball league annual schedule meeting today lasted but a | short time, and adjjurnment was taken untll tomorrow. The schedule for the | year was adopted teday, and tomorrow will be devoted to dispesing of mis- cellaneous business. No objection was offered to the schedule as prepared by the committee. As usual, the season will consist of 154 games. It will open April 11 and close Oct. 6. Opening games will be played with St. Leuis at Chicago, Detroit at Cleveland, Wash- fngion at, Philadelphia and Boston at New Yor 1 he big trades that were expected | today fafled to materialize. Only one deal, the sale of Harry H. (“Doc”) Gessler, an outflelder, by Washington | to Kansas City, was announced. At | the same time, however, Manager | Charlie Carr of Kansas City an-| nounced the unconditio: releases of Frank Bowerman and S®ike Shannon, | once famous members of the W York Nationals, Bowerman refused to ign and Shannon’s legs have failed him. BiG ACADEMY SQUAD. Close to Fifty in Midwinter Baseball Practice—Five Pitchers. Captain Fletcker's midwinter call for basebail candidates at the Acad emy has worked out in great form, re- in to fifty announcing themselves as candidates for places | among the diamond stars. The num- her h swelled to such size that the | sqtad has,to be divided into two sec- | tions now, giving half of them prae- | tice in the Y, M, (. A. gymnasium on Tuesday and the other half on Fri- | day afternoons. | There are five pitchers now working | ovt their wings, Croker, Lyles, Young, Freeman ands English. | FINAL PERIOD RALLY WON FOR YALE. . 5 Dartmouth Hockey Boys Blanked Blue in First Period. New Haven, Conn., Fel. 14.—B¢ a | vigorous rally in the Jatter half of | play, Yale defeated Dartmouth in hockey here tonight in the final home game of the intercollegiate series, 4 to 3. The game started out in lively fashion and was marke by some roughness, The visitors scored twice during the first period, but Yale was unable to make a point, In the second period Yale rallied and scored a total of four while the visitors added one to their tally. The lineup: Yale, Dartmouth, | Thayer MeCarthy Goaal McCreery ] Bullard Point Martin Johnson | Cover Point. | | Chauncey Wells { ! Right Wing. ! | Harman Mazon I Center, Cox Delinger | Rover. I | He said his knee AMERICAN LEAGUE'S NEW SCHEDULE Oct. 6—Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia and New York Get Opening Dates—No Big Trades of Players Announced. Kimball I'ahey, Leutiwieler _ Left Wing. Bcore: Yale 4, Dartmouth 3; goals, for Dartmeuth, We'ls, ¥ahey, Delin- ger; for Yale, Kimball 2, Cox, Harman; umpire, Merritt, Yale; referee, Raleigh, Dartmouth, WORLD'S SERIES RULES WILL NEXT BE GONSIDERED. National League Club Presidents to Take That Up Today. York, ¥eb. 14.—In five hours’ k today the Natlonal league club presidents disc nosed amend ments to the : constitution and playing rule: fter adopting sev- eral measures , none of which were of great significance, adjourned until tomorrow :o consider points in the nationai agreement and the rules to govern the world’s series games. Section 28 of the constitution was amended to provide that when a player or manager is finel the maximum pen- alty of $200 and suspended for more than ten days, the playver may appeal to the board of directors for a review of hig fine and suspension. The rule requiring a club to limit P ers to after Mayv 15 was amend- ed so that the manager or Pplaying manager will not be counted as one of the players included in the limita- tion. @ SIX HEAVYWEIGHT BOUTS. Americus, Zbyszko and Doc Roller the Winners—Lundin Joins the Injurec Class. Feb. 14.—Six of the best known heavyweigh: wrestlers in the country r on the mat at the Monu- mental Sporting club here tonight. Americus (Gus Schoenlein) of Balu- mor: defeated Romanoff, the Russian in two straight fails of 25 minutes and 21 seconds and 13 :ninutes 25 seconds, respectively. Zbyszko won from Scbhmidt, who styles himself German champion, in two siraight falls of 256 minutes and i1 minutes, respectively Dr. Roller of from Lundin, in 15 minutes. Baltimore Seattle won a fall the Swedish champion, Lundin did not resume. EARLIER BASEBALL GAMES FOR NEW YORK. McGraw Wants to See the Hour Made 3.30 Instead of 4 o’Clock. New York, Feb. 14.—New York will join tue list of cities in which National league ball games are started earlier than 4 o'cleck if the recommendation of Mznager McGraw and Secretary O’Brien to John 7T. Brush. owner of the nts, is approved by the latter. An agitation for earlier games which has been in progress some time resuit- ed today in the announcement of plans to begin the games at 3.30 p. . Roller Pofo Results Wednesday. At Schenectas Scaenectady 6. Poughkeepsie 3, At Albany: Albany 8, Amsterdam 3. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NO LIFE IN MARKET. Few Active Stocks Moved a Point in| Either Direction. New York, Feb. 14.- »w of the act- ive stocks moved either up or down as much as a point today. were advanced in a languid way at the opening, fell back agiin to an ap- | proximate level with yesterday’s close | and stayed there until shortly before | the end of the day, when a bear drive weakened the list." | The few signs of life in the market | recently seemed to have disappeared. The large interests showed no desire | to take a decided position on either | side, and pro onul operators were | without leade Speculation wus en- ! tirely lacking in initiative, and trad- | ers said that signs pointed to a period | of intense dullne: sted for | month s apprs h of the pres- | campaign and the continued dullness in business, from neither of | which restraints is there the promise a speedy relcase. The rise in prices ai the beginning of the day was ascribed largely to the influence of buyving for London ac- | count. Foreign purchases were esti- | mated at 0 shares. of Canadian Pacific, which was one Of| { the strongest railroad stocks. | Fressure agai some the less| active: indusiri particularly the | shares of the i rendent steel com- panieg, lad to reports of dividend re- duction: The decline of {wo points in Republic Steel preferred was at- | tributed to «4 report of this nature. | Within the last month this siock has| fallen more than ten peinis. The cop- | per stocks were again sirong and the producers were said to be doing a | {airly good business. More than ordi nary interest centers in the fortnight- staiement of the Buropean copper supply, to be published late this week. While the FEuropean consumption has | bgen heavy, it is expected that the large export movement from this side recently will be reflected to a greater extent than for some time past. The outward movement of copper so far this month is reported to have been | of almost record proportions, | The late selling movement appar- | ently was doe t2 resumption of shorc selling, the effects of which were shown most plainly in Erie, Reading, United States Steel, and Louisville and Nashyille, which Jost a point or more, The market as a whole eased off, bui losses i moOst cases were slight, The Tobaceo 18sues rose strong- lv, American Todvaceo and Lorjllard eained five points and Liggett and My~ ers three, Interborough-Metropolitan preferred gained jwarly twe poinis on the r ¢ that ghe directors had ap~ prov the medifisd subway plans, Pricag of bonds wers jrregular, with o decided mevements aside from the loeai traction jssues, seme of which were gtrong, Total sales, par wvalus, 32,800,680, United States honds were unchang- «d on eall, X 560 Do, —— Am, 8560 Am, .o 119% :gm, e ] 400 As. T R 1 809 Am. Woelen . 3 8600 Amguondy Mining l;gz Aichisaf 560 Do, pfd 306 Atlsskio & 1500 Baitimero & Ohis, 299 Minis Quotations | ~ . 86 eake & Ohio & Alten.., - Chicago Great Wester Do. pfd . 1413 10438 Colorade & Southern. Consolidsted Gas Corn Prducts ... Detaware & Hudson Deaver & Rlo Gran Do. pid 3 Distilless’ Erie Do. 1x Do. 24 General Great Do. Ore Tilinsis Ceniral Interborough Met. Do. pd ...... Inter Harvesier p Cas ... Touisrille & N Misn & St 1 110% 10874 Rafiway Tieading Republic ——— Sloss 2800 Southern 200 Suothern Rtallway 1900 Do prd 5 ——— Témnessee Copper 300 Texas & Pacifi 100 Toledo, St L. & W 100 Do. pid Union_ Pacific States Rubby States Steel BRANSFIELD GOES TO JACK TIGHE'S TEAM Famous Big League Catcher Behind the Bat for Louisville Now. William E. Bransfleld of Worcester; better known to the baseball world as passes to the miners after 14 years’ service in the blg league. Kitty has been sold to the Louisviile club of the American association by the Chicago Natienal league club, and will join his new team mates this spring. 'The Louigville club is man- aged by Jack Tighe, who used to play with and manage the Worcester team when it was in the Connecticut league. Bransfield has been in baseball 4 20 years, starting out in Worcestef as a_ catcher on semi-professional clubs playing Haturday afternoon games, In 1898 he joined the Boston Nationals and the following two years he was with the Worcester team, then in the Bastern league. His first year with Worcester ne worked behind the bat, and the second year on first base. He did not do se well as a backstop, but the very moment he stepped on first as guardian of the bag he was a big bit. The Pittsburgh Nationals heard of his great all-round work as a first sacker, and the, following year signed him up to take care of the Pirates' getaway sacl He proved thé sensa- tion of the National league in Pitts- burgh, and s the best' first sacker that the club ever had. After four yearg.an the Smoky City Kitty sold to the Philadelphia Nationals. He remained in the Quaker town for six vears and was the same -reliable ball player there as in every other place. He was sent to the Chi ‘ago Nationals after Luderus, a youngster, made such an impression on the Philadelphia fans on Quakers’ first bag . Kitly was more or less cov- ered upy last year, as Fred Clarke, captain of the Pittsburgh Nationals, tried hard to get him from Philadel- phia, out Charley Murphy of the Cubs who also iz supposed to be interested in the Philadclphia team, took him to Chicago. While in Pittsburgh last ¥ Bransfield ran into ¥Fred Clarke and hurt his knee. It put him out of he game for nearly the rest of tha season, and it was his bad leg that ligured consvicuously in all of the big league clubs waivering on him, as he can play the first station as well as any of them, and is a hard and timely hitter, COLLINS WORTH MORE TO TEAM THAN COBB. Philadelphia Fans Figure That Hard Hitting Infielder Ranks Higher Than Outfielder, e basis that a star Infielder a hard hitter is more valuable On who i th fielder, Philadelphia fans ave irying to pry loose the crown of baseball from Ty Cobb’s brow and place it on the receptive head of Eddie Collins, Phil- adelphia never could reconcile itself to y Cobw, and will not admit that the greatest of living ball play long as the Collinses, Baker: wear the uniform of the Combining defensive and o ability to the highest degre it i maindained that players like Wagner, Collins and Lajoie do more te hold their teams up in the race than the Cobbs, Schultes and Jacksons. This is a difficult question to decide. Clever fielding and zood hitting are fused in outfielding more often than not, but among the infielders It is rare that a brilliant and spectacular flelder is mighty with the stick. Before the ad- vent of Collins, Wagner and Lajoie were unguestionably the kings of the infield, but Eddie has forced his way up until he has outshone his Is. His youth and speed on the bases give him the call over Honus and Larry, Loth of whom can hit and fleld quite as well. There are many inflelders who' cover a lot of ground and hit well, such as Baker and Mclnnis of the Athletics, blitzel the Reds, Lord of the Chase of the Yankees. Ko- netc of the Cardinals, and Larry Doyle of the Giants, but nene of these has a batting average hovering around 50 year in and year out, and at the same time po s the flelding ability of Collins, Wagner and Lajole. The big league teams are generally constructed on the basis of a strong defensive infield and a strong offen- | sive outfield, but there must be good fielding and hitting ability all around. Most championship teams have two or more exceptional hitters in the out- fleld, such as Clarke and Leach of the ates, Hofman, Schulte and Sheck- d of the Cubsg, and Cobb and Craw: ford of the Tige The Athletics are an exception, as their principal hit- ting strength centers in the infield around Collins and Baker. If the inficlders have hitting strength | s0 much the better for the team. But it doesn't prove anything for Collins, and he will have to keep up his good work for several seasons in order tu | convince most fans that he is as great @ player as the only Ty Cobb, MACFARLAND BE§S MURPHY. Ten Round Bout Went the Limit in | South Bend. South Beni, Tnd 14.—Packey riand succ ully defended his claims against Eddie Murphy tonight in a ten round bout which went the limit. Jockey Keogh Piloted Two Home. Juarez, Feb. 14.—First race, four fur- longs: Moller, 113, Keogh, 2 to 1, El Palmore gecond, Vested Right thi Time 47 3-5. .| Second race, six furiongs: Si¥ Stocking, 110, Selden, § to W Hidden Hand second, Gus Hartridg: { third. Time 1:18. Third race, five furlongs: Free, 110, Groth, 6 to 5, won; Hardy second, Racquette thiri. Time 1.00 'ourth race, mile: Bourbon Reau . Taplin, § to 5, won: Pifeman sec- ond, Injury third. 'Time-1.87 2-5. Fiftn race, six furlongs: D 105, Keogh, even, won; Manassa: ond, Ninie McDee third. Time 5 mil Blackmat Trinity’s Track Schedule. oy Veatnghonse Hartford, Conn., Fob. 14.—The re- estern Union “hed ity ¢ 500 Wheeltnr & L. ed schedule of t}w Trinity collega 800 Lehigh Valley trs team as jusi anacunced pro- 2700 Chino” Cepy vides: April 27, Brown, Wercester Poly 3rnn Ray. Comsol institute ana Trinity at Hartford; May g R 4, Wesleyan at Middletown; May 17 ) £ and 18, intercollegiates at Springfield; May 25, Union at Schenectady, N. Y. COTTON. 5 New York, Feb, 14—Cotton spot Bulkeley Invading Jewett City. closed steady, five points higher; mid- dling uplands 10.70, middling gulf 10.95; sales 18 bales. Fytures closed weak. Closing bids: February 10.11, March 10.20, April The Buikeley baskethall team from New London will invade Jewett City tonight, playing a game with the vil- lage team. The lineups: 10.27, May 10.35, June 10.40, July 10.40,| Jewett City — L'Heureux Popham, August 10.37, September 10.84, October | Wakefield, Blake, Jodoin. 10.37, November 19.40, December 10.44, Bulkeley—Doyle, Brennan, Vickery, January 10,40 " Reagan, Strickler, MONEY. Reviving Polo at Yale. New York, Feb. 14.—Money on call New Haven, Conn., Feb, 14.—Wilh steady, 21-4@21-2 per cent., ruling| the formation of the Yale Polo asso- rate 21-4, last loan 23-8, closing bid| ciation steps were taken to revive thai 21-4, offered at 21 Time loans steady; sixty days 23-4 per cent., ninety days 3, six months 31-4, CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Low. a8 ey 6T% 6814 677% 6875 32% -0 4% sport at the university, It was voted to engage a coeach and to use the grounds of the New Haven Country club, Nathaniel B, C, Rutter, 1912, §., of White Plains, M, Y., was elected prasident, Cupid Captures Football Man, St. Louis, Me., Feb, 14,—Miss Hather Tilten, a bell of the St. Louis social seagon, and Henry M, Wheaton of Baltimere were married here today at the home of the bride’s parents. ‘Wheaton was a football player at Yale and is now ceach of the Annapslis naval aeademy ,footbal]i and baseball Leams, : ORWICH BULLETIN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1912 ~ - AL g I | | to his team than a hard hitting out- || Short, Sirloin, Porterhouse LAMB CHOPS Rib and Loin, Ib. ... Fresh Pig LIVERS, each ..... Cormed HOCKS [0c 7 . b6 Little Neck CLAMS Condensed MILK Yeliow MEAL Red Alaska SALMON Clean White RICE 1 pkg. Pancake Flour I 6 POTATOES Fine cookers, peck. ... 35¢ [0c ) 1 can Syrup Pure, Fresh Food Suggestions For Thursday and Friday STEAK - Ibh. 15¢ PORK CHOPS Corned SPARERIBS, 3 Ibs. Fresh LAMB For stewing, Ib. .. .. Smoked BLOATERS 4 for MINCE MEAT Egg PLUMS LCEnsis. L SARDINES 3 cans ... e 132 JAMS—Auofled JAF e e cennntnnn 8c Soda, Milk, Oyster CRACKERS, 2 Ibs.. ... 15¢ ORANGES For cutting up, dozen 15¢ 25¢ be By JOHN Training Jobs — Stakeholder wo Makes a Getaway—Rounding Him Up in Providence—Devlin and Don- lan Matched—Beating the Crooks at Their Own Game—Devlin Wins from Donlan, On the evening of the day that Den- lan and Feeney had fleeced the Berke- ley sports a match was arranged be- tween Bob Devlin of Berkeley, a local runner who had won several races, and in whom his friends had the utmost confidence, and Tom Pryor of Lons- dale, R. L, to run 100 yards for $150 a side. The Devlin peoplse made me an offer of $50 to train Devlin for twe weeks, and 1 accepted it and brought him to Taftville, where he fast reunded into good condition. Devlin ruled a strong favorite in the beiting at the track at Narragansett Pier, but when the referee ordered them to get ready Pryor refused to run and the referee declared all bets off and awarded Devlin the stakes and gate money. The ticket seller, who had in his possession $157, had eloped with the money, and upon our arrival in Provi- dence we discovered him coming out of the clothing store of J. B. Barnaby, where he had invested $40 in a sult and overcoat. After a little persuasion he turned the balance of $117 over to Devlin, but the Providence Telegram, which held the stakes, refused to turn them over, and eventually gave each party the amount they had posted. That day 1 recelved an offer of $50 from a sporting man of Pawtucket to run Jimmy Farrell of Pawtucket ten miles, three weeks later, in a Paw- tucket skating rink. 1 accepted his offer and lef{t for home the following day, intending to train there. A feeling of resentment against Don- lan and a desire to get even for the Feeney robbery actuated the Berkeley sports in proposing to match Devlin to run Donlan on the same terms as he had proposed when the Feeney race was arranged. A match for $150 a side was at once arranged, to be run off two weeks later at Narragansett park. I received a telegram from Deviin's backers at once, offering me $60 to train him, and Bob arrived at Taftville the following day. Two weeks of hard work put him into even better condition than before and he ran a trial tn 10 2-5s. for his backers the day before the race was to be run. On the day of the race a great crowd TWENTY YEARS ON THE CINDER PATH NUMBER 13, ¢ NOLAN, assembled at the track, sporting men belng present from all over New Eag- land, with mfi rolls of money to bet on Donlan at odds of 10 to 7. They fakely swamped Berkeley with money, the cagerness they displayed In trying to make bets having the effect of fright- ening the Berkeley sports, who were puzzled, and they began to imegine that the Donlan party had in seme way a gure thing. A rumer acon circulated amomg Devlin's friends gt the pistel firer was in with Dorlan and would “fire him off” and that Bob had not a 100 to 1 chance to win. These rumors reached the ears of Deviin and left him worried and uneasy, and I had a difficult task to bring him to the mark wxltfh 4 feeling of comfidence In him- self, But I knew he was game, ofi the mark would run hi ace all right, PBefore getting on their ma Donlan shook a foll of bills in Boh's face,* offering to bet $100 to $50 he would win, but Devlin declined, saying however, that he “would show him his hes}s all the way.” Meanwhile 1 had kept my eyes open and had come te the conclusion tll,nn the pistol firer was to give Donlan the best of the pistal. 1 obmerved Martin, Donlan's trainer, take up a position about ten yards down the line, facing Donlan, and as I took Deviin's coat from his stoulders I whispered: “Watch me, and when I bow my head leave your mark.” He understood, and when the pisto firer ordered them on their marky { and d once took up a position opposite Martin looked carelessly in the directien of the runners. “Get on your marks! Set!” ‘and see- ing the eyes of the starter olose T dropped my head and the two men left their marks to the mosat even start I had ever witnessed, as the pisto! cracked, and despite all Donlan’s ef- forts he could not catéh the flying Davlin, who wen by twe yards in 10 seconds, Devlin having received a atart of 3 1-2 yards. Donlan and his backers were aston- ished, but accepted the decision of the raferse like good sports and the t crowd soon scattered. The i sports did not win over $1,000 on this race, being afraid to bet. We returned to Berkeley, whers Beb and I were lionived, and there I re- mained until my ten mile race with Farrell, which I won in 5%m. 18s, was decided, when I bade farswell to Ber- keley and returned to Norwich, Al e S AR A SRS AR AR AR e Sikora Wins Over Chuck Larsen. Windsor, Ont,, Feb. 14—Paul Sikora Detroit was conceded the winner over Chuck Lersen of Chicago in a fast leght round bout here tonight. They met at 138 pounds. of BOXING NOTES. Sailor Burke has arrenged to sail for England Maxch Kid Henry and Jack Denming have been signed to box in Albany, Feb. 20. Peter Maher has joined the “come- back” brigade., Peter's bankroll must { be short. Jimmy Howard and Billy Berger have been matched to box in Pitts- ‘burg on Feb, 19, Bantam champion Johnny Coulon and Frankie Burns of Jersey City will settle their long wrangle as to who is the better boxer in New Orleans next Sunday. Coulon has been showing well in his recent bouts, but Jimmy Deforest, manager of Burns, has great confidence that his boy will get the title, Joe Jeanette, the great colored heavywelght of West Hoboken, who has difficalty in giting on bouts, has finally been successful in getting a fighter to meet him. This scrapper is Andy Morris of Boston, whom Jean- stte will swap punches with fn a 15 round go before the Annex A, C. of Ney’ Haven on the night of Febru- ary 27, Jim Barry, the Chicago heavywesight who won his first fight In Australia by getting a decision over Bill Lang in & 20 round bout, in a letter to a friend in this country says that he has been matched for fights with Dan “Porky? Flynn, Jack Lester and Sam McVey. He further states that Sam Langford was rebbed out of the decision in his beut with MeVey, a8 hs won sasily on peints and the fight drew $35,000. The Cubans have some strange ideas 6n hew hoexine bouts should be con- ducted, They 4o not care for the rules lafd down for the sport, but insist the | time between sessions shall bs of suf- ficlent duration for each boxer to make a specch, and if needs be receive applause. The crowd will not permit the fight to proceed until the combat- ants have responded to the cheers of their friends. The Wilmington baseball ciub of the Tri-State league has sold J, H. Zeig- | | ler, a pitcher, to the Cleveland baes- ! ball “club, | Ad Wolgast, who picked Johnny { Coulon to heat Frankie Coniey, has just made the anneuncement in Yos Angeles, Cal, that he figures Abe At- i tell such a sure winner over Johnny Kilbane ‘m’»f Cleveland in their 20 ronnd bout in Vernon, Cal, on Washington's birthday afternoon that he has already | wagered $1000 on Abe's chances against $700. If Wolgast bets on Attel] it is almost a sure thing that Abe in- tends to fight in his best f¢ and that he expects no one to dope him. A mateh has practically been ar- ranged between those two popular New York fighters, Jack Goodman and Kid Burns,. Billy Gibson has made the managers of the men a good offer to meet in a 10 round bout on February | 20. Abe Marks, manager of Burns, has already accepted the terms and it is expected that Sammy Kelly will do likewise for Goodman. Burns' good showing against Puckey McFariand has made him many friends. | Bombardier Wells, the Knglish heavywelight champion, is due to arrive | In this country on March 10, and has been signed up for his first battle in America. His opponent will be Carl Morris, the Oklahoma heavywelght. whom he will take on ir a 10 round { hout before one of the New York clubs either on March 24 or March 31. Al arrangements for the match were completed by the McMahon Brothers after they had received a cablegram from George McDonald, who is in Eng- jand, informing them to consider th. match closed, as Weils had consented | to meet Morris and w: sail from ingland for America on #fl: 3 Morris is also signed up at pm‘o club for a bout with Tomy New Castie, Pa.