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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22
Rl4ER BREAIS VIII
 MANiGER, o'ROuRkt
BE Flehter Says He Hasn't Been
 FhaFiy Tfeaeed in Money = NaSxtexn

&Ibeft Palxer. the only white heavy XeiGhk who. appearS to have cham P1Pnehip calibre: says Ae has, broken oMourke. |, and intends to make his own matches in future. O,Rourke de- e.ates that he holds sans 4ronclad con- tract on PaIxers services and will go to court if necessary to enforce it. o'Rourke. He charges him with hreaking faith with him and says that the manager has been pocketing large share of the spells.
 Es4 know why George Dixon died a pauper," says the big fellow. but l 6onst intend to be deprived of what ' earn in the ring. I have only $60 to my name. yet I've won many thou sands of dollars in the boxing game. I begged ORourke to accept an of fer of 313.000 from the Empire A. c. for a bout with Carl Morris, but he turned it down because he wanted Norris to fight me in the National Sporting club. in which Tom is inter -oSted. I got $500 for beating Kauf- nan and $S7 for whipping Sailor White in O'Rourke's Brooklyn club, -1though both bouts attracted big
 --On the road I have been getting a &w hundred dollars now and then, while O'Rourke has been keeping biz money each week. He's tried to get me to drink vine ana go out Wtlu lue fly set while in other cities, and told me that was what John l.. Sullivan used to do to be good fellow. But | refused as I never drink anything stronger than tea or coffee and I want to be fit all the time. I don't x beliNve ORourke is on the square wifh me and I'm going to break away from him He made me sign some kind of a contract once. but he never let me have a copy of it. He won't let me light anybody unless he can get the Hons share of the coin, and | am tired of it all.
 "I want to meet BOmbardier Wells in the Garden, for we can draw a lot of money and may secure at least s4Q.OO0 for, my end. Where does O-Rourke come in to prevent me from winning such a prize? I am anxious to fght Johnson some day, but if I stick to OfRourke I won't get that ,match unless agree to fight for al- most nothing"
 O'Rourke was considerably cut up yesterday when he heard that his lighter had gone on strike. He said that he had made Palzer, had SUD- ported him and had also signed him 10 an ironclad contract.
 eff he tries to fight under anybody else's management I'll tie him up with an injanction." said O'Rourke. Pal Fer is ungrateful and untruthful. He owes all of his success to me and has been fairly dealt with. Somebody is tampering with him. I'll make lot of trouble before he is a week older" !"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22
JOHNNY DUNDEE BEATS
 FIGHTING PACkEY HOMMEY

As long as fight fans fan, they will talk of the fifth round of the Johnny Dundee-Packey Hommey battle at the St. Nicholas A. C.. New York, last night. The men had been bat tling viciously for four rounds with Dundee a wee bit in the lead. The fifth had just started when Hommey tore after Dundee and pounded him to the ropes.
 Dundee stood with his back to the ropes and for fully a minute and a half they gambled with rights and lefts. It was the greatest rally of fighting ever seen around this neck of the woods.
 Dundee deserved the verdict. He was the stronger at the end and hop ped about Hommey. picking at his face with fast lefts that had Hom- mey rattled. The latter gave Dundee the hardest fight he has had. He was always trying and worked on Dun dee's middle, forcing that young war rior to break ground on many oc- caSfons
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22
MONROE

The Clover Leaf whist club held another one Of their enjoyable naeet-s ings at Riverside hall on Wednesday evening last. Nine tables were piay- ed. The winning college was Law- renee with 27 flags and the winners were Mf. Louis B. Beardsley. Ar. Ed- gar. s. Wooster, Mrs. Edwin c. She1-. ton and Mrs. Geo. Birdseye. Next meeting June 9th with Miss Bessie Treadwell as hostess.
 Harmony Grange will entertain Trumbull and Seymour granges on Thursday evening.
 Miss Carrie M French and Mfrs. Vim. E. French and son, Harold, were Sunday guests at E. c. Sheltons. ! Miss Sadie Burr has visited her sis-s ter Mrs. Samuel B. Hurds
 Edwin c. Shelton is serving on the special grand Jury this week.
 Young peoples night at Harmony grange this week
 visited her brothers Sunday and wor-t shiped at St: Peters.
 Next Sunday being Whit Sunday. Holy Communion will be celebrated with morning prayer Iitany and ser mon by the Rector, Rev. Henry s. Habersham at II a. m.s
 Charles Morse of Sanry Hook ls agent for the Grand Union Tea Co.'S goods and will visit this place every two weeks. S < x AS k N church will give another one of their pleasant socials at the home of Mrs. Marshall Beach on Thursday evening of next week. A good time is assur- ed all who attend.
 One of the most enjoyable whist parties of the season was given at the town hall on, Friday evening last May. IT, when g couples, the elite of the surrounding communities were charmingly entertained by the com mittee of arrangemerits Mrs. Henry J. Lord and the Misses Mabel l.. Hayes and E.. Rose Wheeler. The hall was handsomely trimmed with many co1ored ribbons all starting from the May pole in the center with apple blossoms in abundance. The hostess es being even gowned in apple bios- som effect. Playing began at 3 D.. m and at it's conclusion all were an xious to know who had won the hand- some prizes The official counters re- tired and after some delay announced that Mrs Arthur s. Wales had won the ladies prize, a pair of solid gold hat pins, and Peter J. Reitter the gem tleman's tie with a score of B and 36 respectively Consolation prizes wore in order and Mrs. Marshall Beach se- cured the ladies a minute ivory spin- ming wheel, one of ye oiden time va- riety. to spin wool and flax while Ernest s. Sherman was equally proud to win pair of small golf sticks both prizes would suggest patience and practice. Mrs. Beach scored Beardsley generally winner by great efforts and good partners bare ly raised 9 points A fine collation. was served and everyone In depart. ing wished that it might be repeated in the near future.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22
United Press Wire Service
NEW YORK GANG
 THREATENS COBB

. Trouble is in store for Tyrus Cobb, the suspended Detroit centre fielder, if he visits New York again with the Tigers. Tn the first place the man he assaulted at American League Park last Wednesday intends to secure a warrant for Cobb's arrest, while In the second place the crack player IS threatened with bodily harm. Among the friends of the man who was punched and kicked by Cobb, is a mo- torious East Side. gang leader. 10 tho story goes. He has command over a crowd of roughs who have terror ized the neighborhood in which they live.
 After Cobb had committed his as- sault his victim, cripple, got word from the gang leader, it ds reported. that when the noted player returned to New York on the next Eastern trip of the Tigers accounts would be squared In the usually effective way. Cobb's victim frowned on this pro position and is still trying to pae4fy the gangsters. He has promised to have the law on Cobb and to 50 8 finish"
 imparted to Hugh Jennings in Phi1a- delphia on Monday, but he regarded it as a hoax. At the same time he said that If he learned that the arrest of Cobb was contemplated Ty would be kept out of the state. As a mat ter of fact President Navin has re- ceived a tip that it will be wise If Cobb does not appear at the Hilltop until late in the season. Tho New York club has guaranteed to provide ample protection for Cobb inside of the park If he decides to face tho music, but trouble is feared if the player goes about town without 2 bodyguard
 Cobb doesn't relish the idea of run ming np against gang fighters OF beang haled into court and iD said to have told several of the Detroit players in Philadelphia on Monday that he in- tended to steer clear of New York for the rest of the season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22
AMERICAN CYCLISTS TO TRY
 FOR OLYMPIC GAMES TEAM

While cycling is not the popular sport it once was, there are enough crack amateur riders in both the Unit ed States and Canada to develop star teams for the road race that will be 8 feature of the Olympic Games at Stockholm this summer. The final elimination 150-mile contest to select team of twenty men to represent the United States will be held three days hence, Saturday, at Newark, N. J. Preliminary trials have been held in number of cities and the will take part in the grilling contest to be staged in the Jersey metropolis. The Olympic race in Sweden will start at a. m. on July z, which seems rather early. but it is quite light in Sweden at that hour. The course selected for the great interna- tional cycle event is around the beau- tiful body of water known as Lake Malar, the distance being 315,S35 met CTS, Or about 190 English miles. If the weather should happen to be un- favorable and the roads heavy the race will be terrible contest of en- durance, and the winner will be the man with the most stamina. Prop- ably some of the English-speaki king cyclists will drop out at the start. their nerve broken by attempting to pronounce the name of the town that is to be the starting point-Lil- jenolmsvagen. This village is a few miles south of Stockholm Those who get away safely will almost i'm. mediately have to tackle steep hill called Nybadabacken. Seven miles further on. near Fittja, comes a long and dangerous coast down hill. Ten miles of good highway follows, and then another stretch of bad road, principally up and down. F'ifty-four miles from the start, at Strengnas begins a piece of track that in fair weather will be excellent, but in rainy times is a sea of mud. Those who survive will find that the road is considerably better during the home stretch from Kungsor, at the western end of the lake, although there will remain a number of hills to take The finish will be at the Stadium in Stock holm, and the last lap will be over a smooth. shady street that will afford fine track for sprinting, if any of the competitors are close together and have enough life left in them to sprint.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22
CHARGE KILBANE
 WITH TAKING DRAW
 AGAINST JIM WALSH

Boston, May 22-There was wide diff ference in expressions of opinions to- day among sporting writers and night fans regarding the draw decision Ref cree Maffitt Flaherty gave in the Johnny Kilbane-Jimmy Walsh bout given last night under the Pilgrim A. A. auspices at the Arena. One sport ing writer even made the flat charge that the fighters probably arranged before the bout that they would fight to draw.
 Kilbane today carries about ter ribly pounded eye while Walsh was practically unmarked. Mayor Fitz- gerald of Boston and a score of leg islators witnessed the match Both men were fast but showed little punch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22
THIS DATE IN
 PUGILISTIC ANNALS

1907-Jim Barry knocked ~ out Mar tin Burns in 3 rounds at Racine Wis.
 1909 Tommy Murphy knocked out Willie Moody in 5 rounds at Phila- delphia.
 1909-Joe Jeannette won decision over Sandy Ferguson in 20 rounds at Paris.
 1909-Freddie Welsh outpointed Jack Goodman in 10 rounds at New York
 1910-Johnny Kilbane defeated Al Delmont in 10 rounds at Boston.
 1911-Joe Mandot defeated Yanke Schwartz in 6 rounds at Memphis
 1911-Young O'Leary knocked out Bobby Moore in rounds at Brook lyn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22
(By Wagner.)

The Bridgeport club is in a bad way for pitchers at present and Manager McCann is keeping the wires busy trying to land somebody Cunning ham has a sore arms, Snyder's back is troubling him and Tuckey has not had enough experience to go in as regular. That leaves Gibbs as the only twirler in condition to take his turn on the mound. Pitcher Leclaire, expected here today or tomorrow. He went Monday to his home, short distance outside of Montreal, to pack his things and promised to start for this city immediately.
 The local management was after one of the Jersey City ningers. Man. ager McCann had President Ldllis of the Skeeters on the telephone and the Jersey boss promised to send Pitcher Justus to this city. The Me- chanicS pilot thought it was all set tied but yesterday he received a tele- gram from Lillis saying Secretary McBreen of the Jersey City club had previously promised to send Justus to Ho1yoke. McCann will take the mat ter up with President Barrow of the International league but he is afraid he won't get the player. He Is after another man now and hopes to land him before the end of the week.
 
 Foot Ruell. the former Mechanic third baseman, may catch on with Bill Lubys Northampton team in the Twin State League. Foot was recent ly released by Troy. He had a con- ference with Luby yesterday and 1t is thought he will come to terms with the Northampton boss.
 Bernard Stratton of this city, who has done considerable pitching for the Wegt Ends, is q member of the Northampton twfrling staff He has made a good showing in practice.
 Second Baseman Curry of Holyoke is $55 richer today. He hit the Bull Durham sign In Holyoke and also made home run for which Owner Dan OTNeil came across with s.
 Manager McCann tried a new line up yesterday by putting Carroll in center field and Norris in right. Car roll lost his batting eye during his vacation and couldn't get a safety. Norris delivered his daily hit and also had two sacrifices. It is thought
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22
B. H, s. TEAM DEFEATS
 NORWALk HIGH EASILY
Walters and Cosgrove Blank Visitors
 While Local Boys Are Bat ting Hard.

The Bridgeport High School boys added another to their long string ot victories when they beat Norwalk High at Newfield Park yesterday by 8 to o. Following the instructions of Coach Terry Rogers, the B. H. s. players stole bases at will. Capt. Hamilton pilfered four. Walters and Cosgrove did the pitching for Bridge port and had no difficulty in blanking the visitors Greenwood of Norwalk ton, Coulter and Callahan collected two each.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22
YALE TEAM BEATEN
 BY WILLIAMS NINE.

New Haven, May 22.-Yale's ball team continued yesterday to show rather discouraging form and proved easy forsthe strong Williams team, being beaten to 1. The first inning saw Hartwell pounded all over the field, five hits being made off his de- livery, including a. home run by Swain and a. double by Higginbotham.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22
MFARLAND AND WOLGAsT
 WANT $35 900 FOR BOUT

New York, May N-Ad Wolgast's manager, Tom Jones, was expected to 0rrive here today to meet promoters
 of a Wolgast-Packey Mcfarland bat tie for the worlds lightweight cham pionship. Hope of a successful out
 Packey would hold out for $20O00 and
 $15. 900 respectively as the price of their services.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22

Before the procession ended, four runs had been scored. Hartwell came back and for five innings not a Will Hams man reached first. A single by Brown. followed by a sacrifice and Burdetts error at the plate, yielded another run for Williams in the seventh, and still another was tailed in the ninth on a base on balls to Brown, wild pitch and Trunbulrs s hit
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22
SEEKING LILLIAN
 MILLS RELATIVES.

Superintendent Johnson of the Charities department received notice from Meriden today of the death in the Meriden hospital of Lillian Mills, who claimed Bridgeport as her home. The Meriden authorities seek informa- ton as to the disposal of her remains
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22

De put on the primary ballot in Ohio n Connie Mack has lassoed another Texas steer--Oscar M. Hartel-who pitches for Baylor college, down in Waco. '-s .
 Though the Philadelphia Athletics have two consecutive pennants tc their credit, 1t would not be at all surprising if the Philadelphia club ly speaking. Folk of the Quaker city are not patronizing the games there The slump of the team and the fact that they have grown accustomed tC seeing 1t winning have had their eff fects. Should the Champions take 8 losses they have suffered at the gate but with Bender and Coombs out o1 it, and the team going none too well in other respects. there is no imme- diate hope of a winning spurt, though it stands to reason that that team will be more prominent in the race by July than it . now.
 George 6tovan is making two man. agers feel sore evety day they take peep at the batting ateraEes liar. " Davis Of Cleveland d1d not want Stovall and Detroit would not take h rsn tb. fsses ss ,do. to Nss big George is doing-hitting .377 fol St. Louis and fielding seeond to none in the same league. Cleveland has found HohnhoSt useless, and Davis must depend on himself to play first He knows as well as anyone how in- efficient age has made him. Owner Somers of the Cleveland club tried for three days to induce Detroit to trade George Moriarity and Del Drake to Cleveland for Stova11 and Graney Stovan would look rather fair on De- troit's first base.
 Minor league baseball averages are teasing to be held in high regard by the owners of major league clubs. 4 player may have a big hitting aver age in the minors and fall down az soon as he reaches the majors. The difference in the pitching and the fielding has much to do in this. There are players fin the minors who have fat averages for long hits, often due to the short fences, over which fly balls travel safely which would be easy outs in the majors. This and other things have set the major league managers to thinking. and they are instructing their scouts to pay little attention to the averages.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22

BOXING-SPORTS
 Frankie Burns of New Jersey has been matched to box Young eSolzberg in New York in two weeks.
 Carl Morris, the Oklahoma heavy weight, is going to try again. He has signed to meet Harry Wuest in Columbus next month.
 Owen Moran, the lightweight of England, who is after another match with Wolgast, is booked for a meet ing with Charley White of Chicago in Syracuse tonight.
 Mike Twin) Sullivan has been of- fered match with Mike Gibbons at the Pilgrim A. A.. Jimmy Gardner has also been offered a match with Gibbons at the same club.
 George Gfunther, colored middle weight, who has been boxing we'll in England and France, got setback the other night in Paris when Mar eel Moreau defeated him in 12 rounds.
 Henry Piet. the French boxer who did not do very we'll in this country adian boxer named Gray in four rounds in Paris the other night.
 Young Joseph, who was the holder of the Lonsdale weltefweight cham pionship belt of England. has return of London, as he would not box for it at the small purse offered.
 Freddie Welsh, the former light weight champion of England whose sole ambition is to get. another bout away from him, goes into the ring tonight for the first time since he was taken Ill in California He will meet Jimmy Duffy in Buffalo.
 Tommy Burns, former worlds cham pion, will meet J. Cornell Thursday night in British Columbia. Burns be- lieves he is a "come back and is meeting Cornell just to convince the sports of that section that he is good enough to meet Sam Langford. They are to meet in that country in a couple of months, and if Burns makes good showing against Cornell it will be a big boost for the future match.
 featherweight is in New York looking for matches and. of course. like all the other boys of his weight. is seek ing a match with Johnny Kilbane, the champion Tracey is credited with victories over such good boys as Ed die O'kee1e, Iy CoDD, Iomny 11Ouck and Willie Jones, and feels confident that he could make a good showing against the kingpin of the class.
 Although the moving pictures of the Wells bout in the Garden A. c. didn't prove bowling success. the McMahon brothers, managers of the St. Nicholas A. C., are now ne- gotiating with moving picture con- cern for the purpose of having films made of the Brown-Kilbane contest.
 Eddie McGoorty, the hard hitting fighter from Oshkosh. Wis, and Bob Moha. the Milwaukee boy, who has been nicknamed a pocket edition of Joe Walcott, have been matched to meet in one of the New York clubs on May 2S. They have agreed to scale at 15s pounds at o'clock on the day of the bout.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22

Tommy-"What does the paper mean by calling MT. Sharp an eight-by-ten business man?''
 Tommy's Father-'I presume it means hes not exactly square."-Home Herald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22

Hobbs-"This being Leap year. I suppose it is proper to say She led him to the altar'''
 Dobbs-"It's proper all the time It is the bride who does the steering; the man generally has the blind stag- gers.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22

sIt seems to me- he complained. your clothes" ss-ss.
 ooh. no I don't dear,. she hastily replied. ssI don't really think any, thing of ther1. Canr you get some. extra work to do or manage in scme way to increase your income, 50 that. I can have something new "-Pitts- burg Post.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22
CHALLENGE FROM sAUGATUcK

The Yannigan baseball team of Sau- gatuck would like to arrange a game for Sunday, May 26, with some fast team whose players average 1920 years of age, Knowltons or Longfel- low A. c. preferred. Game to be play ed in Bridgeport. Kindly address all communications to P. T. Oates, Sau- gatuck, Manager Yannigan B. B. Team, stating guarantee they will rive, also way of reaching their grounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22

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 AZ stroke of luck for you that our Mid Season Sale starts in with the weather and just at a time when you had decided to buy, anyway,
 Remember, we do not tar1ch a single price ticket in the store you. select your suit. and pay at these prices
 Any $15, $13, 12 suit $10.
 Any $18,$16.5o suit $14.s5.
 Any $20 suit $17.85. < < Any $25 or $22.5o suit $19.85.
 An honest way to conduct "a sale and by an honest house.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22
Standing of the. Clubs
Games Today.

Jersey City in Buffalo. , Newark in Toronto.
 Providence in Montreal. Baltimore in Rochester.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22
Standing of the Clubs.
Games Today.

Games Today. Chicago in New York. St. Louis in Philadelphia. Cleveland in Boston Detroit in Washington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22
Connecticut League
Yesterdays Results.

At New Haven-New Haven, 4; Bridgeport, 3.
 At Holyoke-Holyoke. 12; New At springfeld-springfeld g; Hart ford, 4.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22
Bridgeport.
Score By Innings.

New Haven 0 OO 20 11 Bridgeport 2 0 0OO0 O-3
 Two, base hits, Cough 2, D. Miller. Hits, off Snyder, in 5 innings; off Gibbs, 4 in 3 2-3 innings. Sacrifice hits. Norris 2, c. Foster. Double play, E. Foster, Sherwood and R. Miller. Left on base, New Haven 16. Bridge port 2. First base on balls, off Foster 1. Snyder g, Gibbs 5. First base on erorrs, Bridgeport 1, New Haven 1. Hit by pitcher, Bridges, Crook. Struck out by Foster 2, Snyder 5. Gibbs 3. Wild pitch, Snyder. Time 2:20. Umpire. Mason.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22
American League
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results. New York, g; Chicago. 8. St. Louis. 5; Philadelphia, 4. Boston, 3; Cleveland. 1. Detroit, 2: Washington, 0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22
International League
Yesterdays Results.

Montreal, 4; Providence, 0. Alls other games scheduled for yes- terday were postponed on account of
 rain. r
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22
Standing of the Clubs
Games Today.

Springfield at. Bridgeport. New Britain at New Haven. Hartford at Holyoke.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-22

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