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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-16
MECHANICS SEND
IN THEIR NOTES
OF ACCEPTANCE

Each mail brings returns to Man
ager Gene Mccain of the receipt of
his notices to his players to report
April g. This morning a neat little
envelope-some say it was scented
came to Mccain from a youngster
who signed himself Jim Hail. The
this: $50 W. 9Sth ST., n. Y. C.-Dear
Gene: Received your letter of the 9Th,
and will be on the job April 8. This
is short and sweet, but all I have to
say. Yours truly, Jim Hail." Now.
what do you think of that? His
epistle is just as some of the young
things who used to applaud his work
at Newfield would say, "short and
sweet
You'll have to hand it to liver Swan
son. He's there with the good old
stuff about himself, put up in a new
way. These ball players will have to
dig UP something new, the fans are all
tired of this bunk about being in fine
condition and intentions to eat up
every hing in sight. Swanson has
gone a little away from the beaten
path in his reply to McCann's order
Swanson sends in his reply on a far
ing bill head. noting that there is
River Head theatre in River Head,
r. /. His few lines of writing goes
like this: Mr. HI. Eugene McCann:
Will be in Bridgeport April 5. I am
feeling pretty good. Expect to get
good practice with the Warwick High
School in week if the weather is not
too cold. I will give you the best
I have, and expect to have a good
season. liver Swanson, Crompton. r.
l." Now, is that not d nice little
missive? liver means we'll when he
saws that he will give the best he has.
When liver gets that terrible cross fire
ball aworking this season, there'll be
nothing to it but the moving down
Of the opposing batsmen. Manager
Gene says that he intends to dispose
of the big fellow at the end of the
year, If not before.
Manager Mccain and Secretary
Reddy have had a fine little time try
ing to figure out the full name of
Snyder. the ex-New Haven outfie1der.
He sent his return with his name
signed something like this: "Ewald A.
A. Snyder Manager Mccain says
that If he had a. "P'' between those
two "A's" he'd never play on his club.
Snyder writes: Am training hard
every day and expect to be in excel
lent condition by April l. Am hit
ting them on the nose. viii bring
old uniform for practice April g."
Snyder writes from Seat Pleasant
Heights. Md. but his home is in
Washington, D. c.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-16
WHY ISN'T MCFARLAND
LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION?
He Gan Make Same Weight Other Champions Have Made hota
bly, lavigne, Erne and Cans

New York, March 16-The question
of whether Packey Mcfarland is en-
titled to the lightweight championship
is uppermost in the minds of Gotham
followers of the glove game, today.
Packey's strongest argument is that
he has never been defeated and that
although he is little over the 1873
pound limit, Joe Cans, Erne and
Lavigne were also over weight when
they were given the title.
Mcfarland claims he is the only real
simon pure lightweight champion box
er of the world
II can fight at the American light
weight limit, 1873 pounds" said McFar-
land. And what is more. I am will
ing to do SO. I never have been beat
en- and I think this record counts for
something, inasmuch as I have earned
decisions over men who have been
champions.
1.-THE weight question seems to be
the bone of contention with cham
pions who wish to side-step a chal-
lenge. The lightweight limit in this
country is 1873 pounds. Under my agree
ment with Moran I was to make 1875
pounds at 5 o'clock. I tipped the
scales at 1873 ga. That three-quarters
of a pound would not have bothered
me had it been necessary to lose it.
That is why I claim I am the legi-
innate lightweight champion.
1.-THE contention has been raised by
champions-men who have recently
held the lightweight title-that the 1873
pounds specified means that weight at
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-16

ringside Well, if that contention
holds good now 1t did not in other
years. 1t was violated many times
and lightweight championship battles
were decided irrespective of weight or
time.
when Kid Lavigne was beginning
his remarkable career as a fighter Sam
Fitzpatrick, his manager, took him to
England to box Dick Burge. Burge
was the lightweight champion of Eng
land. In comparison with Lavigne
Burge was midd1eweight They
weighed in at 6 o'clock the afternoon
of the battle.
'After this Lavigne fought Frank
Erne They agreed to battle for the
championship. Instead Of holding out
for the 1873 pound limit both decided
to weigh 135 pounds at o'clock the
day Of the battle. At that weight the
title passed from Lavigne to Erne.
Later Erne and Joe Cans battled
for the honors of the lightweight class.
Both men moved up a pound and de-
cided upon 136 pounds at o'clock At
three pounds over the weight limit
Cans became the lightweight champion
when he won over Erne.
eff that happened then why should
the rule be insisted upon for 1873
today? I am certain I can make 1873
pounds ringside for battle to win
the championship, but I would much
rather make that weight at o'clock
I am not as heavy as most men sup
pose, for I ate before jumping on the
scales to do 1875 pounds for Moran
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-16

anything like fair and equal Her
population calls for three districts
and adding 1t to the eighteenth she
would have three. each nearly OF the
fair average. To1land county must
remain one district with one Senator,
though under size by about 5000.
In the remaining three counties,
you cannot frame a district that will
not be below the average, unless you
take away senator from each. and
then the remaining districts will be
too large. Take one from Litchfield
and you leave her with a population
Of 1926, to be divided into two dis
tricts, averaging over $4,000 each, OF
over 5000 too many. Take one from
Windham and you have one districf
left with over $4,000. or $4,000 toe
many.
There is but one way LETT to gs-
equality and keep it. That is to re-
senators by general ticket, with
some reasonable provision for mi-
nority representation.
The simplest way would be for each
party to name 35 and let no one vote
for more than 20.
You may be sure that neither or
the great parties would be apt to-
nominate bad men or weak men on
such a general ticket. If they did
the newspapers would be full of ii;
the people would find it out; and the
other party, if they made better NOM
nations, would elect their men, ana
ought to elect them.
Some people say that 81 names ON
ticket are too many. Twenty Were
not found too many. hundred year.
ago and at that time, too. we vote,l-
for seven Congressman on a general
state ticket, on which IA were nom:
mated by a direct primary. If vot-s
ing for 10 men out of the "a Whe.
were in nomination did not puzzle our.
great-grandfathers, it need not puzzies
US to vote for 20 out of 35 nominees.
The next great question is to give.
the governor a real veto, like that o..
most of the states and of the United.
states: veto that it takes two
thirds to override. need not eA--
plain that. 1t speaks for itself. /.
we ere to have any veto. let us haxe.
an effectual one.
[ ask you to think over the merits
of these constitutional reforms, and
if you think we'll of them, to try to.
get the house of representatives tn
propose them for consideration by the
next general assembly. They have
the necessary resolutions before them.
They have been sent to the house
committee on constitutional amend-
ments Speak to your member OF
the committee in favor of reporting
them. Let the newspapers know
YOUR views. It Is a good chance for
every man here, in such ways, to pro-
mote the cause of good government
in Connecticut in two vital points. -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-16
KASPAREk SIGNS
UP WITH LOCALS
FOR THE SEASON

Manager Gene Mccain is to give
Joe kasparek of this city a try-out
witch the Mechanics. He has talked
over matters with the youngster dur
ing the past few days, with the result
that Joe has affixed his signature to
a good sized contract, and will report
for practice with the rest Of the boys
on April 3.
That Kasparek has not attempted
to show his worth with other profess
sional clubs before this season, has
always been surprise to his friends,
who see in him all the ear marks of
nifty ball player.
kasparek in seasons past has been
with many amateur and sen1i-profes-
sional Bridgeport clubs He first
came out with the Newfie1ds, where
he distinguished himself both in the
field and at the bat. Last season he
played brilliant ball in tn outfield with
the West Ends, and was also a mem
Der of the pennant winning Crane No.
L team Of the Industrial League
1t Is not in any one department
of the game that Kasparek shines. He
has always been a consistent hitter,
is an alert and speedy base runner,
and covers acres Of territory
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-16
JEFF DOHERTY
GETS DECISION

Manchester, N. H, March 16-FoI-
lowing a clean ten round fight here
last night, Jeff Doherty. New Ravens
welterweight, was given the decision
over Johnny Glover of Boston. Early
in the fight Doherty was unable to
land any blows on his opponent with
any force and for the first seven
rounds Glover had the Elm City chap
outpointed by a large margin.
In the three final sessions Doherty
kept boring in and as he out weigh
ed Glover, he landed some telling
blows. In the ninth and tenth round
the fight was all in Doherty's favor
A draw would have been the popular
decision. Toward the end of the bat
tie Doherty showed the hard punch
for which he is noted and it was these
telling blows in the closing round that
earned him the decision.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-16
BONE PROTESTS
RORTY'S WORK
New Haven Polo Fans Turn Out
in Vain to See Fighting
Red" Again

New Haven, March 16.-That New
Haven polo fans have not yet heard
the last Of Tuesday nights game, be-
tween Providence and New Haven is
evidenced by the action taken by
George D. Bone, Jr., captain of the
Red Skins, who has filed q protest of
the umpire's work, with the Secre-
tary of the National Polo league. Cap
tain Bone stated last night that no
team in the eastern circuit will stand
for RED" Rorty's work. That Provi-
dence is not as much to be blamed
as was first thought is the opinion
of Captain Bone. He said last night
that Captain McGilvray of the Grays
would stand for no more of Rortys
"domineerings.' The protest of the
New Haven game will come up be-
league at the next meeting of the
organization.
Expecting that Rorty would face
the crowd and appear here again last
night. despite the fact that he was
escorted to the train by a platoon of
policemen, fans came down to the
Casino in large numbers. Car load
after car load was unloaded and after
all were seated an atmosphere Of ex-
pectancy pervaded the hall. A quiet
followed until it was time for the UNI
pire to appear, it was not Fighting
Red" Rorty.
Rorty was not scheduled to umpire
here last night and worked in Hart
ford. Those who are in touch with
the inner workings of fandom claim
that it was the best thing that could
have happened to Rorty. Whether
Rorty will ever appear here again is
question. Much interest is being
manifested by polo fans over. the out
come of the next national league
meeting. It is expected that some ac-
ton will be taken to atone for Tues
DAVIS black-eye.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-16
CY YOUNG QUITS
NATIONAL GAME
Veteran of Many Seasons After
Winning More Than 500 Bat
ties in His Remarkable Career
Announces Retirement

Hot Springs, Ark, March 16-Cyrus
Denton Young, the veteran baseball
pitcher, yesterday announced his re-
tirement from baseball Young has
been here with many other prominent
ball players for several weeks endea-
voring to reduce his weight and get
into playing condition, but he found
the task too severe and becoming dis
couraged over the outlook decided to
announce his passing from the sport.
Young is As years old, and has play
ed in the big leagues since 1890 when
he made his debut with the Cleveland
club. It seems appropriate now that
again as a member of the Cleveland
team he should announce his retire
ment Cy won more than 500 games
during his twenty years in the major
leagues and lost only about 300 con-
tests. His greatest successes were
attained as a member Of the Boston
Americans after he left ST. Louis in
1900.
He played with Cleveland until 1899.
was with st. Louis two years, and
went to Boston in 1900, when the
American League placed club in that
city. He helped Boston to win the
American League and worlds cham
pionships and was most successful
pitcher until 1909, when he was dis
posed Of to the Cleveland club. His
baseball star was then setting and
in 1909 he won only nineteen games
and lost fifteen. although his support
was not such as he received from the
Boston club.
Last year the few games that he
won gave him the distinction of hav
ing won 500 games since his advent
into the major leagues.
Young has amassed a small fortune
from baseball, he having a farm in
Ohio and much other property, and
I,n,e 10
will look after his agricultural inter-
eStS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-16
BASEBALL PREPARATIONS
Go MERELY ONWARD IN
SPITE OF SNOWY SPELL

property holdings and locate in some
business in this city, but not being
initiated in any one business, outside
Of rent collecting and ball playing. he
Islander. is the biggest man on the
team, towering Ivor Swanson. liver
spends his time in the winter, cracking
holes in the ice, and fishing therefrom.
liver has two post office addresses,
River Head, and Crompton. He can
place.
From the snow fields of frozen
Maine will come persistent little
Mechanic. He is happy, hard work
ing Freddie Gibbs, who quit us last
season, just for a while, to go to
Hartford. so that the Mechanics might
be stronger this year. Everybody joins
in thanking Freddie for that sacrifice,
for it must have been an awful fall
to descend from the lofty heights
reached by the Mechanics to the al
most mental Hartfordites. Freddie
went in a good cause, for through 1t
all, liver Swanson came to Bridgeport
Freddie during the winter, works in
an electrical factory in Saco, Me-, and
also pounds out few on his type
writer.
This here Land Of Steady Habits"
supplies a goodly number of Mechan-
les. New Haven will send US two:
around and affix his John Hancock
to a contract and Marty Donahue, who
is footed as wonder by his friends
in the Elm city. Stowe, Donahue and
Hall will try out for second base
From Waterville comes Harry Gagain,
who has signed up as catcher. Ga
gain last season caught for the Rock
villes and for the Independents Of
Waterbury. Manager Mccain believes
Gagain will deliver the goods.
All those who have been so far men
toned are the number whom Manager
Mccain can mention as Mechanics,
with safety. There are other men who
will don Bridgeport uniforms, whose
names would be worse than folly to
divu1ge at this time. Suffice to say,
that within a very short while he will
have here a short stop and catcher,
both from the ranks of one of the
big league clubs, while within q few
days he intends turning over good
sized check to major league club
for the purchase Of seasoned catch
err It is McCann's word that when
the season starts Bridgeport will be
we'll fortified in every position.
l. Though Joe Whelan and 'Rube"
Pollard have sent in their signed con-
tracts. Manager. Mccain has given
them word that they will not be need
ed this season, and that they are free
to sign anywhere. Whelan with plen-
ty of work would make cracker jack
catcher for any club, while the pride
Of Glastonbury" has everything, but
experience, that goes to make up a
good pitcher.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-16
NORTH END A. C.. TO PUT
CLASSY NINE IN FIELD

With the election of Edward Dwyer
as manager, the North End A. c. will
put a baseball team in the field this
season, which will be stronger than
ever, and that is going some, as the
North End boys have always been
represented by a first class aggrega-
ton Alderman Fred Voos has been
elected assistant manager, and Harry
Devannery, secretary-treasurer. The
club is represented in the City Base
ball League, which promises this year
to have a banner season.
A meeting of all the teams players
has been called for this Sunday after
noon at the clubs rooms in French
street. Those players requested to be
present are Marty O'Connell. Bill
Buckley, Rats Rasbach, '"Tuts'
Slattery, Alec and George Finlayson,
Freddie Cairns, General Slocum. Al
and Honus Meerbach, "Corky'' McMul-
len, Doc Mohs and Russ Boynton.
If weather permits, a game will be
played with the Juniors, Sunday after
noon at Hairs lot
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-16
SULLIVAN BESTS FERNS.

New York, March 16-Paddy Sulli-
van displayed to a good sized crowd
of boxing fans in the Sharkey A. c..
last night that he has a dangerous
wallop when he battered Harry Ferns
so badly that the referee stopped the
bout in the fourth round. Before that
Sullivan had scored two knockdowns.
Ferns was bleeding and groggy when
the bout was stopped.
While beaten Ferns made an excel
lent showing for two rounds. In the
first two sessions his hard right hand
punches to the body bothered Sulli-
van considerably. But in the third
round Sullivan solved Ferns method
of fighting and then it was all over
but the shouting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-16
SOCCER FOOTBALL, POOL
And BASKETBALL GAMES
Various Kinds of Sports on Tap
Here at Closing of the
Winter Season

The Bridgeport Thistle A. F. c.. has
succeeded in securing game on Sat
urday with the Yale college soccer
team, to be played at Seaside Park
at p. m. Though soccer football
has been played in Connecticut for
take hold as other athletic contests
have. If this game were thoroughly
understood it is certain to become pop
ular, because it is clean and healthy
and the danger is nil. 1t is only re-
Gently that some OF the colleges and
High schools have taken on this sport.
The Bridgeport-Ya1e contest is certain
to be a hummer
Unless the managers and captains
of the two belligerent clubs get to-
gether within the next few days, the
series for the city championship be-
tween the Boys Club and the Ram
blers will not come about. Arrange
ments had been made to start the
series next Saturday night when the
two clubs would play at the State
armOry as a preliminary to the con-
test between the Bridgeport and Derby
State League clubs which are playing
off for second posi- zion in the league
race. The hitch arises over the place
of tn esecond game The Boys Club
team desired the contest at the Boys
Club gym, while the Ramblers wanted
ST. Joseph's hall. When matters
grew too warm, the Ramblers offered
a compromise by agreeing to toss
coin for the place of the second game,
but to this the club would not agree.
The Ramblers desire to play on the
ST. Joseph court as they have played
practically all their contests on that
surface this season, while the Boys
Club have been turning in all their
victories on their own gym.
The second contest in the block of
600 points between Ed Ralph, cham
pion pool expert of Jersey, and Will
Ricketts. leader of them all in this
city, will be run off this evening at
Kinder's. Ralph won the first block.
200-149 last Tuesday at Highs own. n.
J. The winner of tonight's block has
the choice of where the third block
shall be played.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-16
ROLLER POLO
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

ct will be noticed that Taunton,
which has been transferred to Woon-
socket, is replaced by Woonsocket in
the fourth position, beginning with
last nights game.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-16
A LITTLE ADVERTISING

The Cudahy Packing Co. and the
Farmer Composing Room team had
little set-to at Uncle's Dudley's, last
night. The Farmer team were lucky
for two strings out of three. For
lucky results, that's us, try a Farmer
Want Ad. for good results. The
scores follow:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-16
Games Tonight.

New Haven at Fall River.
Providence at Taunton.
BrocktOn at Hartford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-16
MARRIED.

PECK-yINCENT-I Danbury, Mar.
13, Walter S. Peck and Miss Mary
E. Vincent.
VET STADTMIILER.- Stamford.
March IS, Charles B. Welt and Miss
Dorothy p. Stadtmiller
DMAN-WETSS.-In East Port
Chester March IL, Benjamin
Friedman of Yonkers and Miss Es-
Their Weiss.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-16
Last Nights Results.

New Haven, 4; Fall River, 2.
Hartford, 6; Providence, 4.
Woonsocket, 4; Pawtucket, II.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-16

CORINTHIAN LODGE, F. & A M
Corinthian lodge, Free and Accept
ed Masons, will hold a special COM
munication next Tuesday for the pur-
pose of working the Entered Appren-
tice degree
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-16

especial from United PreSs.)
Chicago, March 16-Swimming ex-
perts see today in Michael McDer-
mott, an 1s-year-old youth. a possible
amateur champion. In the big tank
of the Chicago Athletic Association,
last night, he cut two seconds off the
200 yard record of the A. A. U. rec
ord, covering the distance in 2:43 is.
Los Angeles, March 16-With the
fight little more than "a hours off, the
Wolgast-Memsick 20 round go here to-
morrow afternoon, the situation was
pathetic today. There was little
money in sight. Wolgast supporters
are offering 10 to z.
New York, March 1.-two of the
best of the big fellows will be seen
in action here tonight, when Joe jean
nette and Jim Barry meet in 10
round bout There was an even d.
vision Of opinion when the pair met
for six rounds in Philadelphia, recent
ly.
New York, March 16-Young Dyson,
of Rhode Island, Is today credited
Ahearn, whom he defeated in three
fast rounds here last night. Dyson
forced the fighting throughout.
Boston, March 16-That they were
up against some real Canadian hockey
champions was the decision Of the
Boston Victorias today, as a result
Of the defeat administered to them
last night by the Amherst Ramblers.
champions of Nova Scotia. The score
was 3 to 2 and the result in doubt
to the last minute.
Hartford, March 1.-THE vivid green
of Ireland entwines the tree on Trim
ity College campus, today, which is
to be the center of the famous st.
Patriclk's Day rush between sopho-
mores and freshmen. tomorrow. The
class of 10 will gather about this
juvenile elm and attempt to withstand
the onslaught of the freshmen who
will try to raise their class emblem
within 20 minutes after the fight
starts. In past years the hospital has
been well patronized after the rush.
Princeton. N. J., March 16-The Grip
pied condition of the Tiger grapplers
is held largely responsible for their
defeat by the Yale wrestling team in
the dual meet here last night. Cleve-
land, of Yale, who has yet to be
thrown in an intercollegiate match,
defeated Penfield, in the star bout.
New Orleans, March 16,-The Detroit
Americans were easily defeated yes
terday by the local Southern League
team, II to 8. Ty Cobb was at bat
three times without making hit, but
he got a base on balls and tailed.
Home runs made by Crawford and
Gamer gave the visitors their other
two.
Utica, n. Y, March 16-At a meet
ing of the Athletic Association of Col
gate University, yesterday, the advis-
DRY board presented a resolution sever
ing all athletic connections with SYRIA
cuse University. This is the outcome
of recent row on the basketball court
at Syracuse.
Pittsburg, March 80. F. Wireback,
playing for Pittsburg in the National
Amateur Three Cushion Billiard
League tournament, last night, defeat
ed William Campbell Of Philadelphia,
so to 80. This is the twelfth consecu-
tive game Pittsburg has won in the
tournament, having taken all series
from Philadelphia. Boston, New York
and Brooklyn.
San Francisco, March 16-The Bos-
ton American League first team COM
p1eted the. whitewash of the San Fran
cisco team of the Pacific Coast League
yesterday by winning the last of six
straight games, to 1.