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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
PRAISE HEATING
 FOR GOOD SHOWING
NEW WESTERN WRITER THINKS WE'LL OF LOCAL BOYS PITCH ING FOR NEW YORK
 AMERICANS.

< Ray Heating of this city has made very favorable impression upon the Western sporting writers, according to is now pitching for the New York Americans on their Western trip, and here is what the Globe says:
 Heating made big impression when he famed three men in one in hrst full game in the big league to the White Sox, there was a great deal of praise from the Chicago critics for the hurler. It makes no difference what kind of pitching the Yankees get these days, they are not getting any runs. That will not help the hurlers any One scribe in the Windy City,
 Heating was beaten Saturday by the White Sox, but he looks to be a very nifty pitcher just the same
 He has tantaHzfng spitba1l, some thing the order of Ed Walsh, and knows how to pitch for a fellow just breaking into the big show. It would not be a bad prediction, to our way of thinking, to say that Keating is not going to be a bloomer for the New York clubs pitching staff. and what is more the fans in the big town will find out before long, in spite of the fact that they did not get a chance to see him work on the home grounds this season. He looks like a big leagpe pitcher,
 All of the scouts and ball players in the big league who took look at Lawrence club in. the New England League, touted him we'll. All are con hdent that he will deliver. the neces- sary stuff to stay around
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
OPERATION ON
 MANAGER CHANGE
BLOOD CLoT ON BRAIN RENfov- ED AND CHICAGO LEADER
 MAY PLAY AGAIN.

blood clot at the base of the brain was performed on Manager Frank Chance of the Cubs. yesterday. pr. w. G. Frolich of New York executed the delicate task. At late hour last night the Peerless Leader was report ed resting easily.
 Chance had been trou bIed with vio- lent headaches recurrently since early from active play, which always made the pain greater. His affliction is be- lieved to have been caused by being FroIich says the opera tion should cure the dangerous condition permanently and that Chance may be able to re- turn to the game as player.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
DE PgNTHIEU DEFEATS
 TOMMY 0'KEEFE EASILY

I,ouis De Ponthieu the French iiR4rtwsiezxt, defeated Tommy O'keefe af the Garden A C.. New York, last nfxf1t It was not a brilliant bout barf ft was in no wise the Frenchmans 8 fssiit. OKeefe held continually, and 4aae referee was compelled to break them time after time- Louis was by far che harder hitter, and to the sur briee Of all he beat O'keefe to the punch throughout. The globe-trotter had the light by a good margin
 Billy Fitzsfmnnops. of Yonkers. swes m match for Kid Williams, the Bal finnore terror After FHzsimmons re- csfved a thorough betting for eight rounds, Referee Billy Joh stopped the l,osyf tc save the Yonkers boy from an imminent knockout. This is four vic tories in a row for Williams around these digEfngs, and all inside of eight rrH1wRGg
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
SWEDESt ARE GOOD
 SPORTS ALL RIGHT

Rafs4nx Big Sum to Send Olympic
 Team, to Berlin in 1916.
 Stocsrholua Sept 1.-The Swedish Olympic Society, organized immediate fxl after the last games for the pur- nose of preparing a team for Berlin in 1eae, Is meeting with the utmost success
 Money is pouring into the treasury Ii is expected that there will soon be sufficient funds to meet all the pre- lirainary expenses and the collectors expect to gather $40, 900 before the fund Is closed
 Ernie Hjertberg, the American train ex who is conditioning the Swedes, re- ports that. he is getting together the xreatest team imaginable. 'It will cut a big slice in Berlin,'' he prophesizes-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
MIKE MURPHY
 ILL AND WON'T
 COACH QUAKERS

Westboro, Mass, Sept. 1.-The con dition of Trainer Mike Murphy of the University of Pennsylvania, who is i'll here at the home of his brother Den his Murphy, remains about the same. The veteran trainer is out daily for light exercise, but has given up all hope of returning to Philadelphia to work with the football team this fall. He will try to regain his health dur ing the winter in time to take charge of the track team in the spring.
 Murphy has been in poor health since his return with the American a athletes from the Olympic games in Sweden. He is undecided whether he will go South for the winter or remain in Westboro.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
BILLY PAPKE, % TO-DAY. IS
 ALMOST PHYSICALLY PERFECY

Billy Papke, who is .twenty-six years
 old today, has been described by phy-
 sicians and physical torture expsrta
 who have examined him as being an
 has never dissipated, and ought now
 to be in his prime. Why he was uf- laurels as middleweight champion is a.
 mystery Papke commenced his fight
 ing career at the La Sale, Ill.,, club, early in 1906, and by the latter part point where he was fighting as a prin- cipal before more important clubs in Illinois. Doctors who looked the Spring Valiey boy over declared that he was a physical marvel.
 Standing five feet and eight and a half inches, he had a reach Of sev- than that. of. James. J. Corbett. who is five inches taller. This gave him a great natural advantage, and. deSpsee his ignorance of the science of boxing. his opponents in his early battles. His first appearance as a principal was in Peoria, where he knocked out NiIt Kepney in the third round. in Novenlber, 1906. He was paid a hum dred dollars for this affair. which seemed small fortune to the village lad By this time Papke was becom- ing an attraction, and less than month late tflre Peoria promoters paid him S2oO for beating Kid Farmer. .a wear 1907 by defeating Tom vaIIaca in four rounds and earning a dec=szoA over Dick F'ftzpatrick in ten roupds at Peoria Both of these contests took place. in January,. and from t1k two Papixe rea1izAd nearly $500 Next he got '$250 f6r Tess than one round of fighting, with Carl Anderson. a clever Hoosier boxer his victim Ry this time the news of the prowess of the Illinois Thunderbolf" was tricklina into the bis, city papers. and he received over Billy Rhodes the Kansas City hghter who wAs then a near -champjion In the welterW eight matched again in Davenport. Ia. jim March, 180zs and this time the Txan9as City boy nanaged to got dra-a-. sf- though he took an awful beA11nG Johnny carroll, n1iddl1rvelglft much heavier than Eapke and a. crack boxer, took the count in four rounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
HARTFORD TAKES
 NEW HAVEN TEAM
WITH CONNERY'S CREW IN POST SEASON SERIES.
(New Haven ,Journal-Courier

CNew Haven Journa1-Courier.)
 The opening gun of the post sea son series between Hartford and Councils s 1912 champions was fired yesterday, Connerys merry-makers clipping the wings of the locals, who during the season flew so high that they threat ened to disappear in the clouds, by a 5-2 count. Bobby Stow cavorted around the keystone sack for the Sen atorial crew, Warmer not being with the team.
 The defeat which the champions were subjected to, was due to clever pitching by the opposing twirler, Cliff Averitt. b yname, who did the serv- ing, and let down the locals with a quartet of bingles, two of which were of the scratch variety. For four rounds he moved down his opponents with unswerving skill.
 Hopper took up the pitching bur den for the home clan, and did not pitch his usual steady game. Wheth CT it was a case of the day after the night before feeling is not known, but Hopper had considerable trouble in finding the plate, In the first Hart ford secured a pair of tallies, due to pair of hits, two passes and a hit batsman. This gave the Senators a lead which the champions could not overtake. .t~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
BREEZY GOSSIP CONCERNING
 SEMI-PRO BASEBALL TEAMS

disbanded. This is all right, hu- at the same time Mr. RitcheI made sure the league would 1isband when his team secured the lead as -l1e3 caused it's disruption by unfair tactics. Now to. get to business, the only teams out side the City League with any claim to the honors are the West Ends and St. Joseph's. and each of these teams has 8 win over the other this season. There is no necessity for any series, one more game is enough and let the winner meet the Yosts and end the argument before the winter sets in.
 Manager McGuire of. the White sox is confident that his team will win two straight over the East Bridgeport CTS, and thus make a third unneces- sary. Certainly if Bfshon pitches the same brand of ball as. last Sunday McGuire need have. no cause, for worry Pop Moran promises to spring a sur
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
NOT ONE PLAYER DRAFTED
 FROM CONNECTICUT LEAGUE
Dent and Leverenz, Last Year in This Cir
 cult, Go to Majors

from organizations below them.
 One of the players most in demand was Third Raseman Cozy Dolan of Rochester. He was secured by the Philadelphia Nationals
 All the players procured from the Class A and A leagues were chosen by lot In some cases a draft was put in for almost every player on these clubs. It then was decided by lot which player was subject to draft. Frequently more than half of the big league clubs were after the same play CT. Catcher Schang of the Buffalo International Leagu team was the most sought for minor league player. No fewer than thirteen clubs put in club to get him was the Athletics.
 After announcing that the rules and schedule for the worlds Championship series will not be given out until the races for the National and American Leagues had been definitely decided, the commission adjourned
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17

Seattle, Wash, Sept. 17.-Leslie M Shaw, secretary of the treasury dur ing Rooseveit's administration, is de- ciared a confederate of James A. Moore, head of the defunct Western Steel corporation, against whom the charge of being a confidence man is made by the Metropolitan Trust com pany of New York in it's answer to Moore's suit for $1OOO,o00 damages growing out of recefvership.
 Philadelphia, Sept; 17:-LesIie M. Shaw denied he had assisted in the prom otion of the Western Steel cor poration. as alleged in affidavits filed in Seattle. MT. Shaws statement is as follows: The Western Steel cor poratfon was organized capitalized and the bond issue made before [ ever heard of any such concern. had nothing whatever to do with the promotion of or procuring the Metro politan loan. The services I rendered and the money advanced were worth many fold the value of the, stock I received had the stock been worth par. I only received fra action of what was due me under the con- tract''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
CRy wagner.)

Not one Connecticut League player was drafted in yesterdays proceedings before the national commission in Cin- cinnati. Only two were taken from the New England League, so it looks as if the managers were not develop. ing many good players in this sec tiOn
 Several former Connecticut Leaguers were picked bye the major leasuers, however. Elliot Dent, last year with New Haven, was drafted from New ark by the New York Americans. Lefty Leverenz, with Hartford in 1911, was drafted from Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast League, by the St Louis Browns. Lavigne, 8 catcher who was several years ago by New Haven was drafted from Lowell of the New England League by the St. Louis Browns. The drafting season lastts four more days for the big leagues and then the Class A and Class A clubs are permitted to draft
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
GIVE CARRIGAN AND WAGNER CREDIT FOR FLAG

While many critics are giving credit to Joe Wood and Iris Speaker for the success of the Red sox, Jake St4his manager of the team, points to Bill Carigan, the catcher, and He8nie Wag- ner at shortstop. but does 1t in a manner which takes no credit from Spea ker and Wood for their marvel ous work this season.
 Wood and Speaker have been our offensive strength-sort of execution CTS of our opponents" says Sta.hI, but for brainwork I want to hand the credit to Carfgan and Wagner Car rigan has been greatly responsible for the development of Wood and the rect of our pitchers, notably Bedient and O. Brien. Wagner has proved himself the most reliable infelder in the lea que this year, and his fighting spirit and great leadership have helped us in every department of the defence.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
THIS DATE IN
 PUGILISTIC ANNALS

1Ss6-Billy Papke, former middle weight champion of the world, was born at Spring Valley, III. The t'Il- Hnois Thunderbolt" was of German American parentage, and the son of a coal miner
 .1901-Jim Jeffries defeated Hank Griffin in rounds at Los Angeles. Griffin had been touted as a bear, but proved to be in way match for the champion
 1909-Match between Stanley Ketchei and Sam Langford in New York was called off because of threats of police interference. The men met in a. six round no-decision bout in Philadelphia the following April KetcheI having shade the. best of it.
 1a1o-Charley Goldman defeated Tf- ger Young in round at New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
JAP PRINCE FEARS ANARCHIST THREAT
 CUTS OUT EUROPE

Tokio Sept: 17-That Prince Kat sura abandoned the European tour he was on when the late Mikado was taken i'll because of anarchist threats, making the rulers illness merely an excuse, is current gossip here, today.
 When. Kotoku Denjiro and. sever al other anarchists were put to death by the Japanese government, last year. said the Nici Nitcf1i, revenge was sought Consequently Prince Katsura except for his meetings with the pre- mier and minister of foreign affairs was confined to his hotel during his whole stay in St. Petersburg. More over. many governments warned him to exercise special caution because. the anarchists were plotting against his life.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
ABEL KlVIAT HAS
 MADE FINE. RECORD
WONDEz@pHI OLYMPIC RUNNER, ONLY 20 YEARS OLD, WILL ME SHEEN AT SEA BREEZE
 SUNDAY.

Ypueka SEruzt be served. Abel Kiviat. ssearer oo the colors of the Irish-Am-
 sr<eAn A C., aged but two score years holds the one mile championship of has defended that title time and time again against the best speed mer- chants of the two countries and at no time has he been forced to bow to
 nauy athletic champions who will ap- pear at%the Electric Olynpiad at Sec
 Rfyiat has always been a runner. Tn his school boy days in New York city he wes always pitting h1mself rrs1nR other speedy oungsters and StssnirAa which produces champions -Four yeare ago. then but sixteen years of age he really broke into the run nfng game and surprised the country by his marvellous speed. He was tattsd as the marvel of the age lie has not slowed up a bit since since th3se fse n1sxfs which he then set Up as rec ssras Now at the age of 20 he is about reaching the heighth of his ca
 KtviaA entered the Olympic games at stockholnn last July picked to win the Soo metre run There were other dopskerv had picked the New York lad to win the honors. They had ov, erbeoked one man, that one turned out to be the winner or the aid race; Isrr. and hard since the London O1yn- rfad to make a showing in the looO metre class He made the showing fer ft was he who flashed across the wire closely followed by Kivia.t. Jack eonRp time was 3m. 5s 45 seconds, an other OlynarHc record.
 Kiviat is not unknown 10 Brlage- n<,y-fern When the United Irish eocie- ties held field day at Sea Breeze several seasons ago. Kiviat was one or +t{S entranta Those who had the ndeasure of witnessing the well formed Athlete speed around the track mar yeied at his perform ance.
 Under the guidance of Lawson Rop- .r+eon trafrker- of the L A. A. C.. Xii vfat win appear Sunday at Sea Breeze Along with him will come such renowned athletes as flames EohIernarir~e Mel sheppard Mat Me Crath Pat Macdonald. Al Meyer. Hal Be bcoc4x and others.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
MYSTERY IN DEATH OF YOUNG WOMAN
 DANGLING BY HAIR

New York Sept 1.-The mystery surrounding the death of Miss Julia Wood. the young woman who died at midnight, after a fall from the 7th story of the West Point Apartments, S36 West 95th street still persists as clareS the girl fell accidentally and did not commit suicide.
 It was Mrs. Thompson who for five minutes held Miss Wood by her hair, dangling from the apartment window.
 Henry c. Wood Of the naval acad- emy, father of the dead girl. arrived here. today. and will investigate his daughters death
 Miss Wood was 32. She had been suffering for some time from melan- cholia
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
YALE'S FOOTBALL
 PROSPECTS BRIGHT
Veteran Jim ScuIly Praises Material and Thinks Well of Quarter
 back Cornish.

New Haven. Sept. 17.-Cool weath- CT has put snap into the Yale foot ball practice and work has so far ad- vanced that three teams will be put through the drills. today. There will be scrimmage for a week or more but simple formations will be run through until the teams have settled. Cornish, who played with the fresh man team two years ago, but who did not play last season, was tried out at quarterback and seems promising. Jim Scully, one of last years tackles, thinks the prospects of a good team, this year, are the brightest for seV- eraI seasons
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
(By Dunigan.)

By Dunigan.)
 Bill Halpin, the crack outnelder of the St. Joseph's, met with a. serious injury last Saturday in Darien. In sliding to base Bill tore a ligament in his leg and will be. unable to use the injured member for at least a month.
 As predicted the Black Rocks had everything to lose and nothing to gain in the series witr the YostE. Now that the Yosts have won two. ganes1 perhaps Manager Halpin realizes his mistake.
 Along comes Fred RitcheI with the same old argument-We hold the championship from last year. Pretty poor claim to base a championship on. If we rememb Der rightly the West Ends put forth the argument that they were leading the$ semi-pro league when it
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
ALGONQUIN CLUE NOMINEES.

Following is the slate recommended by the nomination committee of the Algonquin club, to be voted on at Oct. 9: President. John F. Richardson: vice esident. Louis Kutscher. Jr.: secretary R Irwin Smith; treasurer, Thad B. Beechsr; governors, two years Robert J. Lynch. Johnn J. Fisher, A. L. Riker; auditors, Frank H. Riley, and Fred w Hall. The nominating committee is composed of George M. Eames, George S. Hill, Frank M Will son. William B. Mdddlebrook and Hen ry Setzers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
WALTER ANDERSON
 GOES UNDER KNIFE

Walter Anderson, of the firm of La Croix & Anderson, is resting comfor- tably at the Bridgeport hospital to- day following an operati tion last ev- ening for appendicitis. Mir Anderson was operated upon by sDr. Erdman of New York and pr. John c. Lynch of this city. His condition was such this afternoon that his friends were much encOurag ged
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
LOVER SUES MERCHANT
 TO GET $5O,OOO

New York, Sept. 17-His marriage on March 5. last, to Mrs Sophy Deis- inger,- daughter of James P. McQuaid the progressive steel man having been followed by the suicide of Mary Mc- Gourn, a trained nurse who said that he had refused to keep his promise to marry her, Harold Winthrop Gould. a we'll known wool3n merchan. of Brooklyn, was today confronted with a breach of promise suit for S5o0O0.
 Miss Merlybie E. Leonard, who com plains that Gould trifled with her af- fections. is eecretay to a New York businessman and refused ito disclose any particulars Of her suit. Her at tornev. H. c. QuiTnby, declared, to- day, that he has some interesting letters" which he would make public at the hearing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
MAULIFFE TO
 BOX MURPHY HERE
Will Meet at, Eagles Hall in Star
 Bout September 26

It is announced that the first box ing exhibition of the season will be held at Eagles hall. September 26, when Young McAuIiffe of this city will clash. with Kid Murphy, New Haven bantamweight. The boys are scheduled to go ten rounds at 125 pounds, weigh in at in the afternoon. Murphy has had considerable experi- ence. He has stayed the limit with both Young Dyson and Jimmy Walsh.
 It is probable that Teddy Fabryck will face some fast boxer in a prelirr-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
EHEHrFF PRAISES BOXING
 HE SAW IN NEW YORK

New York, Sept. 17.--After wit messing 30 rounds of fighting at Madi- Eon Square Garden, Sheriff Hamburger said:
 .-If, in the United States Army and Navy the same rules as enforced here prevailed they would be a benefit to both arms of the service. If there are any ministers still in doubt as to Ehe real intent of the law permitting boxing bouts, I shall be glad to take them to one of these shows and allow them to judge for themselves"
 The sheriff was greatly impressed Dy the work of Louis De Ponthieu, lightweight champion of France, who outpointed Tommy O'Keefe, last night, In 10 fast rounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
AMATEUR FOOTBALL

The Pequot. Jrs., will practice this evening at Highland avenue. The fol- lowing be sure and report: Dolan; Hayes, Pond, McGran Gnanager), i, Clancy. Magorie, Neggie, Olmstead Comerford, DooIey, Weston, O'Neil, McGran
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
National League. YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

Chicago, 4; New. York. g. Pittsburg, 2; Brooklyn, 1. Boston, 8; St. Louis, 4. Cincinnati, G. Philadelphia, (1st). Cincinnati, 1; Philadelphia 0 (2d).
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-17
Internac1onai League. YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

Jersey City, 6: Providence, 1. Baltimore, g; Newark, $. Rochester, 3; Montreal, Q. Toronto g: Buffalo g.