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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-28
Kiibane Watches
 His Rivals Fight
Tommy Houck, Joe Coster and Johnny Dundee Win Elimi-
 nation Bouts

New York, March 2S-Three featherweight fighters. Young Wag- ner, Patsy Kline and Eddie O'Keefe, today are temporarily eliminated from the race for championship honors. Johnny Kflbane, who holds the title in that class, occupied a ringside seat, last night, at the Empire A. C., and saw Johnny Dundee, Tommy Houck and Joe Coster win their respective battles. Kilbane complimented Dun dee on hiS showing. The latter is anxious for a match with the cham pion and in his 10 rounds, last night, let himself out to show the king of the featherweights what brand of cleverness he carried.
 Finishing the stronger and having the advantage on points in five out of the ten rounds, with one round even, Johnny Dundee had slight margin the better of the opening bout against Young" Wagner. It was a rattling go from first to last, and Wagner surprised lot of the fans by his fine showing Up to the eighth round Wagner had a shade the better of the argument, but in that session he began to show signs of faltering under. the lightning pace at which they fought. In the ninth round he was willing to hold.
 Tommy Houck, of Philadelphia, scored more easily over Patsy Kline, of Newark, than Dundee did over Wagner. This bout also went the limit of ten rounds and there. was never the sign of a knockdown in it. Kline fought little bit on the style of Wolgast, trusting more to his stiff punching ability than to science. In the early stages this proved effective, for he was able to land many a re- sounding wallop. Houck's punches connected more often, but they were like a pop gun against heavy artil- lery.
 Joe Coster removed Eddie O'Keefe from the list of aspirants when he decisively beat the Quaker City star in the final ten-round bout. O'Keefe displayed his phenomenal speed in the first five rounds and more than held his own. After that he was through with battling. In tie seventh Coster pounded OKeefe all around the ring and dropped him for a short count.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-28
Griffin And Hayes
 May Be Star Bout
Australian Charlie May Replace Battling By on East End A. C. Card-Eddie King Sup plants Fabryck as Bosses Op- pOnent

It was reported today that the card arranged by the East End A. c. at Eagles hall April will be radically changed. It is said that Battling Bly will be taken off the bill and Aus tralian Charlie Griffin substituted. The star bout from present indica. tions will be between Griffin and Grover Hayes. The only question to be settled is regarding the weight Hayes is willing to make for Griffin.
 It looks as if the promoters of the show thought it bad judgment to put By on the card because he is not known to the boxing enthusiasts of this city.
 Another change in the card is the substitution of Eddie King of New York for Teddy Fabryck of Fair field. King will go against Freddy Bosse for ten rounds. King has ap- peared in this city as second for Young Cohen when the fast English boy fought here.
 The move to put on Charley Griffin is a popular one because the Australian boxer has numerous friends in this city and has made himself solid dur ing the time he trained at Capt. Bonds. His manager, Terry Lee, has secured an engagement for him to box Gilbert Gallant before the Center A. c. in Boston next Tuesday night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-28

grasp the idea that actuated McGraw. It was one of the best baseball days the Giants have encountered this Spring and McGraw put on the years first double header rather than lose the chance for good practice. Again yesterday the lattle manager issued special orders. The team has run in. to a stretch of unexpectedly pleasant weather, and rather than lose an op- portunity to make up for the time lost at Marlin, McGfaw will make morning practice a regular feature of the trip. Yesterday he had the players at the ball yard from 10 in the morning until the noon whistles called halt for luncheon.
 Played in honor of Josh Devore, Ma ridian's most notable citizen, the game drew one of the best crowds of the trip. The little speed wonder was ap- plauded generously every time he went to the plate. He made two hits in four times up.
 Ames pitched the first five innings and let Meridian down with four hits, one of which was a scratch. Wiltse finished the game and retired the side in order in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings. In the ninth the sec- ond hitter singled to the left and stole second, but the next two famed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-28
THE ROWLAND DRY GOODS co.

John H. Jennings, the West Bedding
 merchant, has for some time been en- deavoring to benefit that locality by getting industrial enterprises to locate there. Recently number of inQuir- les have come to him from parties
 who are seeking factory sites. one of them being a Philadelphia firm en- gagged in the making of aeroplanes
 This concern. however, desires a wa ter front and a large tract for an avia- tion field, and therefore West Bedding will not do for them. There are req sonable prospects that something will result from the negotiations which are MT. Jennings has land which he is willing to donate for factory sites, and probably other land owners in the vicinity are disposed to be equally lib eral
 Just seven attended the Republican caucus last Saturday evening, B. B. Banks, Aaron H. Sanford, Albert A. Gorham and W. H. Hazen were chosen as delegates to the State convention which will elect delegates to the na~
 tional convention. The caucus devel- oped no Insurgent or Rooseveltian ten dencies and the delegation named is strictly of the machine or Taft order. John Muennich was chosen chairman Of the Town Committee to succeed A. e. Barnett, who declined to serve longer The second member of the committee is B. B. Banks, named to succeed himself.
 There were shipped from Boston on Monday the three chemical engines for the Ridge fire department and they are expected to arrive by the end of the week. The members of the de- partment have been formally invited to attend, in uniform, the first annual ball Of the Dodgingtown fire depart fn In 6nII iv, hrC on the evening of April 12. The Elm wood Minstrels. which Is made up largely of Dodg1ngtown talent, will ap- pear in the series of entertainments to be given by the Ridge department this spring.
 The suggestion is made that the se- lectmen, provided they have the au- thority, should deny the use of the Putnam Park road to the motor cars which come from a Bridgeport manu- factory and run over it for the Pur- pose of testing their engines. The Park road is much used for heavy teaming and ordinary auto travel, and being narrow in places and having number of bends the testing cars add an unnecessary element of danger which would be removed were they re- quired to take their northward flight from the Five Points over Sunset Hill.
 Quarantine by boycott was applied the other day by a wagon load of pupils bound for the Center public school to a whooping cough suspect. There has been only one sure case Of the ailment among the pupils, but the subject of the boycott was under sus- picion of also having it, and when he attempted to board the transportation wagon the driver told him he might do so, but that if he did the other children would climb down and scoot for their homes. So the suspect held aloof
 A new carpet for the Center Congre- garional Church has been ordered from a New York firm
 Beginning next Monday the mail wagon between the Ridge and West Bedding will resume the spring sched ule of two trips each week day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-28
Abe AlteI Has Had
 Strange Ring Career
From Tough Kid of Streets He
 Rose to Champion

Abe Attell is down and out in the parlance of the prize ring, according to those experts who witnessed his last two decisive defeats. Judging from his performance in tn - en- counters he can't come back, in the opinion of those same experts. It is said he is inclined to feel little that way himself.
 But Abe is a philosopher, if noth- ing else. He reviewed his fourteen years of fighting the other day. Un- til he was vanquished by Kilbane in the first of his recent disastrous bat ties. Abe was featherweight champion of the world. He has fought over 250 times.
 He has fought more champions than any other man now in the ring, and has defended the title every time a a purse and suggested his complicity.
 He has fought perhaps 5000 rounds in all.
 He does not use tobacco in any form nor has he ever tipped the gob- let. He is 28 years old.
 'It's been a pretty good game,'' he said, refectively. Of course I'm kind of sore when I think of all the mon- ey I've let get away from me.
 -Four of us began together in San Francisco he continued, There were Jimmie Britt and Eddie Hanlon and FTdukI0 NoII d1lU myself. we were all kids together, fighting preliminar- ies about the same time. The others are all done for now. I'm the only one that's left in the ring
 A little later he recollected that his ring career had netted him something more than $200,0OO. He began as a tough kid in the San Francisco streets. He is a bit proud of that early record too.
 "So,'' said Attell, ''by and by kid would come. by my mothers store-or mebbe he'd meet me in the street ard call me a Jew, or we'd catch him in
 The process of ''murdering'' kids was helpful to his shoulder muscles, but began to disturb the neighbors
 ''So my mother had me sent away to a reform school,'' said Abe, "and I stayed there for fifteen months When I got back all the kids around on the street yelling 'Abie's home.' said. I'd be good. But one of the kids I used to murder-his name was aries and he had won twenty nine straight fights. All the kids told me to go in and clean him. Alex Greggains used to pay $15 for preliminary fights then.
 ''Bv and by some of the boys went to Greggains and told him they had a. kid who could lick any of his pre- linn fighters. One Of 'em said he was my manager and Greggains made match for me right then with Eddie Lennv
 'I won that fight without a. scratch and I gave the $15 to my ma. Every time I wOn-and I won thirty-four fights straight with a knockout-I gave her my dough-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-28
MIKE GIBBONS INVESTS
 MONEY IN REAL ESTATE
St. Paul Wonder Won't Be Broke
 When He Loses Skill.

Wise is Mike" Gibbons, the St. Paul fighting machine. He has only been in the business few months, yet he is already investing in real estate in his home city, and what is more he is paying close attention to it. What a contrast between the ideas of G.b- bOns and many of the other pugilistic bright lights.
 If every boxer were as unassuming as Gibbons and studied the art as he does, @ better effect would be made upon the public by those who are ac- er's mug or the egotistical bearing of many aspirants to boxing titles This may be due to an education which some of the others have been unable to obtain. He is a model character in pugilism.
 Gibbons is married and has respon- abilities which will steady any man 'T am building a home for my wife in St. Paul." said he recently, "and ] intend to see that it is built properly That is the reason I am home SC much. After having boxed with Dep- ming last Tuesday I shall have no other engagement of importance until July 4, when I may be in San Francis to to meet some one. I don't know who it will be, but the club which has made me an offer will get some suitable opponent
 What was the matter with you the first time you boxed Denning? was asked
 ''I didn't train a day for that match I was even eating candy and lOlling around home doing nothing except just what suited me, and the result was a rather poor showing. Never again for me. I am going to be in good condition even if I am to box stuffed rabbit. Since that contest I have learned more about getting in condi- tion and whipping an opponent as quickly as possible
 Are you going to France to meet Carpentier?'
 'T haven't thought much about it, but I may consider going there some day. Carpenter is a growing young fellow, and I think he will soon be too hig for me. as my best fighting weight is 145 pounds few hours before ring time. I am hardly big enough to give so much weight away, but I can think about the Frenchman after I have been to California. Much will depend upon what success I have between now and July Az
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-28
(By Wagner.)

I
 Pitcher Cunningham, the twirler Bridgeport secured from Troy in ex- change for Ivor Swanson, has sent his signed contract to the local club. He writes from his home in Kershaw, S. l C., to state that he is glad to be | transferred to Bridgeport and will give the club his best efforts. He says 1 he was i'll last season and could net | do himself justice. He will be or hand April 2 at Newfield park. Gun ningham is a college man. He is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and distinguished himself as an athlete while there. Last year he won 13 and lost ten for Troy of the New York State league.
 The ball players are going great in the Pen and Ink league just at pres ent. Bernard Harris and Dick Tuck ey are the latest to be heard from. few lines from his home in Balti- more, Md, and states that he will show the local fans something. He played with the Frederick, Md, in- dependent team last season. Dick Tuckey, who. confesses that his home is in Union City, remarks that he ex- poets to make the team as the only southpaw pitcher. He will show his wares next week.
 Johnny Downey, brother of Tommy Downey of the Philadelphia Nation als, leaves next week to join the AL bany club of the New York State job with Albany although he realizes that the company is pretty fast. Jack Eagan, the Crane No. 2 catcher, is also a candidate for the Albany squad.
 cred find in Bill Glennon. an out fielder. who was with Woonsocket in the Mill league last season. Glennon had a trial with Worcester last sea- son but was released. He got three and four hits a game in the Mill and other good twirlers working in that organization.
 The Jersey Journal of Jersey City has this item about the Bridgeport clubs visit to Skeeterville: "The Bridgeport club will visit this city April II. Gene McCann, the former star pitcher and one time manager of the Skeeters, is now baseball mag nate and manager in Bridgeport. He developed strong team last year, coming within few points of the pennant He has a good bunch this year, among them Frank Eley, of Bayonne, who was with Jersey City in 19O9.''
 Cooney Hoover, who played third base on Waterbury's championship team in 1910, has signed with Altoona of the Tri-State league
 Jack Clynes, the outfielder New Ha- ven secured from Toledo of the Amer ican Association, is evidently a likely player. The Missoula, Montana, team
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-28
MARCH 28 IN
PUGILISTIC ANNALS

1905-Marvin Hart defeated Jack Johnson in 20 rounds at San Fran cisco.
 19O6-Tommy Burns knocked out Jim OBr1en and Jim Walker, 1 round each, at San Diego.
 1907-Tommy Murphy defeated Kid Sullivan in rounds at Baltimore.
 19OS-Jimmy Clabhy defeated Kid Yanger in rounds at Milwaukee.
 1910-Frankie Burns and Johnny Moran, 10 rounds, no decision, at Brooklyn.
 1911-Carl Morris knocked out Mike Schreck in rounds at Sapulpa.
 1911-Johnny COulon outpointed Harry Forbes in 10 rounds at Kenosha Wis
 1911-Frank Klaus defeated Montana Jack Sullivan in rounds at New York
 1911-Tommy Murphy defeated Bat tling Kelly in 10 rounds at Fall River.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-28
BOXING MATCHES SCHEDULED FOR
 GREATER NEW YORK

fJameS J. COrbett's Semi-Week-
 ly Service.)
 Main Events Only. March 2S-TOm Kennedy vS. Frank Moran, heavywei9hts, Ma tiOnal sporting Club.
 March 3O-Battling Kiddy vs. Battling Henry, 1O5 lbs. Olym- pic A. c.
 April 1-Frankie Callahan vs. Young Fulton, bantamweights, Brooklyn Beach A. C.
 April 16-Joe Mandot vs. Leach Cross, lightweights, FairmOnt A. c.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-28
CUNNINGHAM SENDS iii'iSS
 SIGNED CONTRACT TO LOCALS
Johnny Dtwney Will Leave Next Week To
 Join Albany Club

Of the Union Association, has already made an offer for him, but New Ha. ven declines to sell. C1ynes hit .3OI for Rock Island in the Three I league last year.
 It is expected that Eagles hall will be crowded to the doors tonight when the Crane No. and Blue Ribbon bas- ketbau teams clash in the second game of the series for the city cham pionship. The Cranes have been prac- ticing hard since their last game and expect to surprise the Ribbons. There will be preliminary game between the Bridgeport and Nutmeg girls lives and the usual program of dances will be given.
 Jimmy Lavender, the old Holyoke pitcher, is having a bad time this spring. Just as he joined the Chicago fast company, he was laid low by ma- laria.
 Big Chief Williams, the Indian out fielder, wants to buy his release from New Haven in order to sign with some club in Michigan. Williams was farmed to Fall River in the New Eng son.
 The Waterbury Republican has the following to say about two youngsters who will be tried out by the Bridge port club next week:
 Keller and Dick Tuckey, the Union City battery, will report to Gene Me- Cam at Bridgeport, next week. Both players are well known here among the followers of amateur baseball, and their fate in the State league will be watched with interest. Tuckey is a brother of Tobasco Tom, the former Waterbury flinger, and he has good head, speed and some sharp breaks. Keller has caught for Tuckey for the past two seasons and the team worked good together"
 The Cornell Athletic council has made Dr. A. IF. Sharpe, who was re- gently selected as head football coach, the coach of the basketball team for next year. AS Sharpe will remain permanently it was thought best to give him double duties. Coach Stern berg will not be asked to return.
 Meridian, Miss, March 28-Morning practice became a regular feature ot the New York Giants training here today. Manager McGraw has found such unexpectedly pleasant weather that he intends to make the most o1 it. Work will begin daily at 10 a. m., and continue until noon. All the playing here is in honor of Josh De- wore. This is his home town.
 Atlanta, Ga, March 28-It was prac- tically decided, today, that Manager Harry Wolverton would keep his New York Highlanders here for the remain der of the training season. Discour- aging weather reports from Cincinnati and other middle west cities where games were scheduled and bad condi- tion of grounds have convinced Wol- verton that the team will be in bet ter condition if it remains here
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-28
BIG LEAGUE GOSSIP

Whats the use of making hits when you can score runs on practically noth- ing. An instance of this is vouch- safed in a dispatch from Washington, which says: ''Ten runs with only one hit were scored in the fifth inning by the Georgetown University baseball team against Mt St. Joseph College, Baltimore, recently Georgetown went to the bat with the score to o in favor of the Baltimore team. The first batter made a home run, nine men were given bases on balls and tfree men were hit by the pitcher The bases were full with no one out, and the visiting team in disgust quit the field, the final score being 10 to g."
 This globe-trotting stuff does not ap- peal to Skipper Bresnahan of St. Louis and when the plans are ma p-d out for be quite different. Rog will continue to stick to the West Baden jaunt, but never again will be caught nap ping, as he was this spring. Of course the weather man is to blame for it all. After getting away from the ten days session Of rain and thu snow storm in St. Louis Rog did not think it was possible to bump into another gathering of the drops, as he did at Jackson. Tenn. It is likely that the dock will look around while down in Mississippi and attempt to establish permanent training quarters. He does not know which trace of space he will choose, but he has a bundle of maps in his grip, and the first one that suits his selection will be accept ed-
 Iris Speaker, always slow about re- porting, is the only Boston Red Sox player not now on hand ready for bus mess. with the exception of Jack Lew is, the Pittsburg boy, who is late in reporting because of the death of his mother.
 The 13 hoodoo has the goat of w. H. Watkins, the old Pirate manager He refused transportation to two of his Indianapalos players, Catcher Johnny Mccarthy and Pitcher Cleon Webb, formerly of New Britain, be- cause he feared to let them start on the 18th of the month. He made them wait until the next day
 Manager Kling says he is satisfied with the Boston Braves so far, and if he can get some clear weather for a while, he thinks he will have a team that can play ball. He says that no deductions should be drawn from the first games, as there was no attempt at doing anything more than to get the pail over the plate, ana With the wet ground errors were to be expect ed
 Isn't it about time that some one was launching the annual story that Ty Cobb was going back?'' They had Ty slumping last spring-down ana out and ready for tte c1orgI,e. but the winding sheet failed to stick For a corpse the fellow was almost uncan- ny in his behavior. You could hardly tell that he had even been sick.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-28

Slomon would have found something new under the sun-had he seen the beau tiful new patterns we're showing in shirts .
 Quaint designs = the blending of the beautiful tints of the Far East in handsome stripes.
 89c to $2.5O.
 The "Sultan"- "-that new Persian invisible" pattern chosen by men with a preference. In varying shades of blue and pink with soft cuffs Two fifty.
 While we re on the sub ject - perhaps you need some underwear of lighter weight.
 You'll find the garment you re looking for-or some thing that wilt suit you bet ter.
 Persian patterns in neck wear, too.
 Silk lined Spring top coats at Besse System price, $16.50.
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 S BRIDGEPORT. CONN.
 OPERATING 4i STORES
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-28
POINTS OF INTEREST.
It Will Pay You

It Will Pay You to buy your spring millinery at E. H. Dillon & Co.'S, 1105 Main street, as they will save you at least 1-2 on the purchase price.
 It Is Surprising to see how the later generations for get about the Westport smelt that their fathers anxiously awaited each spring Hayes Market is receiving them fresh from the river every day. Hayes Fish O., 629 Water street.
 WANT ADS CENT A WORD
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-28
NAP FUCKER BEATEN
 BY LOUISVILLE SLUGGERS

Louisville, Ky, March 2S-Manager Dahlen's Superbas lost their first spring exhibition game in over two years here yesterday to the Colonels. The mighty Rucker was in the box, and he was relieved by "Cy" Barger, the Kentuckian, in the eighth inning, after the game had been lost. The score was: Louisville, 10; Brooklyn, q Score by innings:
 Brooklyn, 30 1 2 o o 0 1 O. 7 9-4 Louisville, 900 6 o 3 1 *-10-11-3
 Batteries: Rucker, Barger and Er- win; Slaughter, Snyder and Schlei. Umpires: Kane and Mulligan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-28
DEVORE'S HOME TOWN
 TURNS OUT FOR GIANTS
McGraw's Men Beat Minor League4s
 and Strike Good Weatlrer.

Meridian, Miss, March o8-Having heaten the local Cotton States Lea guers to 1 in one game the Giants IS a special favor to the fans, the management announced, hooked up with them in another, this one linn ited to five innings. The fans ap- preciated it all. but did not quite
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-28

London-The women of North Wales have provided a field of rest'' at Pen maenmawr where worn out horses may spend their last days and die in com- fort.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-28
HOWLAND's

Yes. indeed, --- time is getting short
 Easter is just around the corner And it lis coming fast
 No time like this to pick new suit or top- coat for wear on that occasion
 No place to pick it like this new mems clothing store.
 Don't want to seem boastful---but honest ly there is the incest and biggest lot of nice suits here that ever Bridgeport men had a chance to pick from.
 And every man who picks one of those suits will save money-we are selling clothing like we do dry goods and are satisfied to make a fair profit.