The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-20
SPORTS

OI UN IO
 The Chicago Tribune figures that John Collins, the Springfield infelder. will be kept as a utility infielder by the Chicago Americans. "Chet Waite does not seem to have a chance as al: outfielder. The Tribune says the White Sox may be made up as follows Catchers, Sullivan, Payne and Block pitchers, Walsh, Scott. Smith, White Olmstead, Young, Sutor and Bemis; in 1 felders, Gandil, Zelder, Blackburn Tannehill, with Collins in reserve; out felders, Dougherty. Parent, Cole, Dal- 1 ton, Maltick and BeaH.
 | Over in England a new game has heen invented called 'yigoro' which the promoters declare will supplant cricket and baseball. It is called the world S exercise.'' From the descrip- l tion of it it seems to be a cross be- tween dawn tennis and cricket and is said to possess the elments of "daz- zling quickness'' and "exhiIarating ex- citement.,'' Maybe it will supplant cricket. but the game is not yet thought of that will put baseball off the sporting worlds map.
 Frank McPartlin enjoyed his job as manage of the Waterbury club just a little over one week. Mickey Finn, the clubs new owner. has signed Frank Connaughton, who managed the HsverhiH club of the New England
 League last year. to act as captain and manager. Connaughton was want ed by Tom Dowd for his New Bedford club.
 The first player signed up for the new Boston outlaw club of the United States Baseball League is Billy Thomp- son of Concord. N. H.. a colored catch CT, who has been for several years with the Cuban and Philadelphia Giants. This new league which has recently been organized takes occa- sion to mention that it does not draw | the color line.
 Ex-President Roosevelt, though in | far away Africa. keeps in pretty close 1 touch with sporting events in this i country. Tony Gavin of Buffalo, for i merly one of the Rough Riders, re- ceived letter from Roosevelt the other day in which the ex-President said: "That must have been a rattling | fight between Ketchell and Johnson Johnson is unquestionably flrst-class l fighter; I wonder if Jim Jeffries can get back into form; if he can it will be a tremendous battle when they meet"
 Eddie Collins writes as follows of Ty Cobb: Speaking of Cobb in connec- ton with base-running, I think he is the subject of much adverse criticism. People do not take into consideration his marvellous speed in sliding into a base, and to this is due most of the 1 accident. Cobb. contrary to most base runners, does not slacken up when he is about to hit the dirt, consequently his inability to avoid collisions with the baseman if the latter is in the line"
 "Chick'' Charles F.) Evans has the distinction of sending in the first sign ed contract for 1910 to the Boston Ma tionals. It arrived yesterday from Hoosic Falls. N. Y. Evans release was purchased from the Hartford club last summer. He is one of the few pitchers having a record of holding an opponent to no hits and no runs. with no man reaching first base. He per- formed this feat against the Orators July 21, 1908.
 Announcement is made by the board of directors of the National Rifle Asso- citation of America that the Argentine Republic has invited the N. R. A. to send a team of American rif1emen to
  national tournament to be held there in May, 1910 in connection with the celebration of the centennial of the re- public, and has made the unprece- dented offer to pay the entire expenses of the team from the time of leaving the United States until it's return.
 Four big delegations of the Ohio Gen. eral Assembly have promised to fight for legalizing Sunday baseball, and other members of that body speak in the same strain. They say that the to do with the case and that the games should or should not be played in Ohio without favoritisrn being shown.
 There never was a poet
 That didn't fondly hope
 That somehow, somewhere, some one
 Was crazy for his dope. Nor was there e'er a poet Beneath the heavens blue Of whom-if he be counted It wasn't more than true. New Haven, Conn.,, Jan. 20.-The Yale basket ball team under careful coaching of Fred Murphy, former cap- tain of stne basket ball team, last night defeated the Princeton team 32 to 22. The Princeton team led at the start, and at the end of the first half the score was IA to Il in their favor. In the second half the game turned in favor of Yale, and with the playing of Flames and Finnessy there no doubt as to the outcome. Manager Griffith of Cincinnati has received the signed contracts of six players retained by the club for this coming season. Included is the con- tract of Swat McCabe, who, though advices to the contrary were sent out will be given a try out this Spring. Larry Mclean sent in his contract stating that he would remain on the water wagon forever.
 Hartford, Jan. 20.-Manager Tom Connery has secured for the Hart ford baseball team d catcher to take the place of Abrogast, drafted by the Columbus team of the American as- sociation last fall. He is Claude Starke and was purchased of the Rock Island team of the Three-I league. James H. Clarkin, owner of the Connecticut league champions, was informed of the purchase by let ter from the manager, yesterday aft ernonn