The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-15
SPORTING GOSSIP

NSW Haven, FeD. 10-AmOng the new members who will be initiated to- night into the Phi Beta Kappa Society when the Yale chapter of that organ 1zation holds it's one hundred and twenty-ninth annual dinner, is Mr. Robert A. Taft, son of President-ele Taft.
 Professor Charleston M. Lewis will act as toast-master and addresses will be made by Simeon E.. Baldwin. chief justice of the Supreme court of the State of Connecticut; Charles H. Judd. professor of psychology; Tracy Peck, professor of the Latin language and literature in Yale; and Frank E.. Ab- bolt, professor of Latin in Princeton.
 Presfdent-elect Taft, who@is also a member of this fraternity, was sched- led to make an address but on account of his recent visit to Panama, he was unable to reach this city in time.
 New Haven, Feb. 1.-The call for candidates to make up the Yale base- blal team has been issued and the first meeting will be held tonight in the Yale gymnasium Captain Fred Murphy will address the gathering. As the first game of the season will be held in six weeks, regular training will begin at once. MT. Walter Camp will again hold the position of advisory coach.
 Boston. Feb. 15-W. R. Severance. captain of the Harvard University rowing crew, is barred from that po- sltion by rheumatism of the heart and will be unable to head the crimson oarsmen this year. Owing to the na- ture of the ailment the rowing author lties, 1t is said, will not take the chan ces of even putting him in for prac- tice. Severance will be big loss to the crew for he is a fine oarsman and a natural leader. He has enjoyed a spiendld reputation at the University and was selected as the logical lead CT of the last years victorious crew.
 Chicago, Feb. 15-"BugS'' Raymond the pitcher now under contract to the Giants, was badly hurt here yester- day and the injury may keep him off the diam ond this year. Whatever the extent of the injury may be, it is al- most certain Raymond will be unable to go South with the New York team to train
 Raymond was trying to board a street car while he was carrying pair Of antlerS and deerskin. He got the trophies to the platform all right. but missed his footing and was thrown heavily to the ground. His knee was badly injured in the fall
 Raymond was taken to his home in Irving Park, where Dr. A. c. Hamn1ett attended him. Last night Dr. Ham- melt said:
 The injuries to Raynond's knee are such as to prove a handicap to him in his work as pitcher unless his rtecovery is complete. I have been unable to judge just how long he will have to keep off the limb With good care and good luck it. is possible he will be able to join the New York team before the training, season is over, but unless he is very careful the injury will keep him off the diamond for some months
 Manager McGraw got Raymond in the recent big three-cornered deal be- tween New York, Cincinnati and St. Louis. He is almost as cratic as Rube Waddell, but McGraw said at the time the deal was made that he thought Raymond, depite his eccen- trfcities, would prove to be a big help to the Giants. His absence in the ear ly months of the campaign would be a serious handicap to the New York team.
 Seattle, Wash, Feb. 15.-The offer of guaranteed purse of $2O0 900 for a worlds championship battle in this city between Jim Jeffries and Jack Johnson was made in good faith It is business almost equally as it is a sporting proposition. Let Jeffries wire