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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19
OFFER JOHNSON
 $30,00O TO BOX ,. JOE JEANNETTE

If Jack Johnson cares to take part in a real fight after he gets through with Jim Flynn. whom he once char acterized as just chile," the time, place and opponent have all been found. Victor Breyer, the Paris box ing promoter, offers Johnson 600 to meet Joe Jeannette, in thirty-round bout in October.
 Johnson has repeatedly said that he would meet any man selected, nfovid-, ed his price was forthcoming. He fix ed this price at $30,0O0. The Paris promoter has agreed to give him the money, win, lose or draw. Jeannette Is willing to make the match on any terms whatever. Therefore it is up to the champion to accept or give a good reason for declining
 Joe Jeannettes is probably the least sapprecis ted pugffist in the ring today, considering his merits. Although his real worth is we'll recognized by close followers of boxing the majority of those only casually interested in the ring fail to appreciate his ability to full extent Of all the men who GOV. ct Johnson's title none looks to have "a better chance of defeating the cham pion than the Hoboken negro. John son himself is we'll aware of this and studiousIy avoids mentioning Jean nette's name when discussing future matches. Another good point about Jeannette is that he always tries to win as decisively as possible instead of saving his opponents up for an other match. And opponents are mighty scarce and hard to find. -
 Jeannette returned from a trip to Paris and England about a week ago. He was forced to go abroad because he could find no more heavyWe1ghts who would risk a meeting with him. On the other side he had no better success, for none of Europe's big men was feeling belligerent when Jean nette hove in sight.
 He did manage to get . a match at Plymouth. England, and Glasgow. Scotland, but in each place his oppon- ent was of no standing. He knocked them both out easily. Jeanette is a superbly built athlete. He does not tend to take on fat and is always as hard as a marble statue, even when out of training. When in. perfect con- dition it is worth the price of admis- sion merely to watch the play of his muscles as he moves about the ring. He can absorb punishment even more amazingly than he deals 1t out.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19
CREW LOOKS STRONGEST
 IN MANY YEARS

That the Harvard ,eight-oared crew is one of the best which has been turned out by Coach Jim Wray is the opinion of most rowing critics who saw the Crimson in it's last workout on the Thames. There is an atmOs- phere of hustle and confidence about the training quarters at Red Top. From the time of their arrival there the Harvard oarsmen have taken but casual interest in the progress of events up the river where, the Yale eight is located. All of which means that the Cambridge oarsmen think that Jim Wray has equipped them with enough of the technique of row ing to assure the distancing of Eli Yale in the long four-mile race.
 The Crimson oarsmen are rowing great contrast to their raw work of the early season. What the eight was really suffering from while Quartered at Cambridge was lack of sufficient work Since coming to New London Wray has been a hard task master, and has allotted to the varsity oars men a particularly stiff schedule of work The men seem to have thrived on the diet, however, and now LOOK able to give any eight in the country a good race over fOur-m1le course. In the past week the progress of the boat has been characterized by an ease and smoothness which means that the eight is just rounding Into form and in shape to make the Yale boat worry from the time the gun goes off
 Coach Wray, sometimes in his sin gle scull, sometimes in the launch, has been tinkering with the Crimson rowing machine for the past two weeks. The rigging has been chang ed a bit here and there, individual oarsmen have been primed to erad1- cate certain peculiarities in their style which were handicap to the speed of the shell. The expert eye; of the Harvard coach is now looking in vain for other faults which he can erad1- cate. It is the general opinion that he has now secured the best develop ment which was possible from the ma teriai which turned out for the Grim son crew this year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19
MILWAUKEE WILL GET
 GRAND PRIZE AUTO RACE

At a meeting of the Contest Com mittee of the Automobile Club of America, held yesterday afternoon in the office of w. K. Vanderbilt, Jr.. New York, a sanction was granted to the Milwaukee Automobile Deal- CTS Association to hold the Grand Prize Race this year.
 Bert J. Puddle, manager of the Milwaukee association, who is also III charge of the Grand Prize, Wander bilt Cup and other contests, met the committee and details were. gone over and agreed upon.
 The report of the engineer sent to Milwaukee by the contest committee to inspect the course was satisfac- tory, and Manager Puddle told in de- tail how Milwaukee proposed to police the course, and as this proved satis- factory to the committee, a sanction for the race was granted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19
CONNIE MACK IS
 CONFIDENT THAT
 HE'LL WIN AGAIN

Philadelphia, June 19.---Connie Mack. manager of the twice trium- phant world champion Athletics. stop ped off in Philadelphia last night long enough to predict that nothing can stop him from a third term.
 We have won IT of the last 20 games played,'' he said, .tand that speaks a little better for itself than can. T expect to win another pen nant in the American league, but it is going to be hard fight and it will be July before we take the lead unless some of the top teams fall hard in a slump. a'5:s9s- e= ,s s-s
 There are four teams in the fight. The White Sox have not gone too we'll lately. The Red Sox and the Senators have good teams. The Red Sox have veterans who will stand the pace, while the Senators, have a great string of young players who may not do so we'll if they run into a bad series" 44fS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19
YALE DEFEATS HARVARD IN POOR
 BASEBALL GAME

New Haven. Conn.,, June 19.-Even weirder than the ball masque tog- gerry of the Yale commencement crowd was the brand of baseball play ed by. the Yale. and Harvard hines yesterday, the Ellis winning, to 6, in the opening game of their annual series There were twenty-four free passes, and it took seven pitchers to outlast the game Two or three sur vived only long enough to choke the bases, force a couple of runs over the plate and get the hook Others stood the gaff two or three innings.
 Babson and McGhie bore away the fielding honors, Babson corralling a foul fly in left, crashing against the stands and nearly breaking his neck in the collision. McGhie spoiled a home run for Captain Potter of the Harvard team. Riddell and Cornish divided batting honors Blossom, the Yale shortstop, was unable to play again this season because of a wrenched ligament of his. leg.
 The crowd was the biggest that ever witnessed a ball game on Yale field and the game was the worst ever seen at Yale commencement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19
IS CURRY ELIGIBLE TO
 PLAY WITH LOCOMOBILE TEAM?
Repon That Crack Pitcher Works Only Few
 Hours A Week

Curry worked but one day that week.
 If such is the case the Locos are in danger of losing this game. It be- hooves Manager Lunberg to go caro- fully as by this time he should un- derstand- that he can not trifle with the directors as was shown in prev fous seasons when he lost games due to playing ineligible players.
 1t is not our. intention to pick on the Loco team but facts should be published now and not keep quiet un- til later, when perhaps a number of games may be forfeited, thus losing the pennant and causing repetition of the famous Yost case some years ago. If Curry is an eligible player why so much the better. But if he is not a bona-fide employe, now is the time to call Manager Lundberg to time. A regular meeting of the Hn- dustrial league will be held Thursday evening and Manager Lundberg and the directors would do we'll to talk this question over carefully.
 No one, either Manager Lundberg or the members of the Loco team. should take offence at this article. ; It is simply a warning that may avert trouble in the future.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19
BRIDGEPORT CLUB AFTER
 FRED LAGRANGE OF LOCO TEAM
Frank 0'Rourke Breaks Into Hit Column For
 Boston Nationals

for Hartford and Burroughs for Hol- yoke The score was 10 to 2. New. Haven made an eighth inning rally and tied Waterbury after the Spuds were ahead by to O. Then to 8. Lower worked for Water bury and Reisigl for the Wings.
 Pitcher Nightower, the crack Cor nell twirler, has signed with Buffalo of the International league.
 Pitcher Dent, last year with New Haven. worked for Newark yesterday and lwhitewashed Buffalo by to O.
 Frank o.Rourke finally broke into the hit column The former Me chanic got single for the Boston Nationals yesterday and also took part in double play. He made one error.
 The. crack Springfeld team will ap- pear at Newfield tomorrow. Manager McCann may send Freddy Gibbs against the Ponies although there is q possibility that he may use Dick Tuckey. It will be Ladies' day and a out. *
 President Taft rootad successfully in Washington as we1l as in Chicago. : Seventeen straisht victories for Griffith makes him peruapent chair man of the Come Back Club by ac- cIamAtion.
 Bob Groom os washineton won hts game although Connie Mack put three men in the box in an effort to stop the winning streak.
 Yhe Pirates bade g. fond adieu to the Giants by trounoang the peerless Matty. All agree that tho Smoke town crew are coming like typhoon.
 The Boston. Bravep managed to compile ftans from II 1hiss and nsso- tiated 8 wAn.
 Brooklyn surprised itself hy trim ming St.. Louis.
 The Detroit Tigers cleaned up Cleveland in the first two inningE ssvt
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19
BOSTON PAPERS
 PRAISE. O'ROURkE
 FOR FINE PLAYING

Frank O'Rourke is given big send off by the Boston Globe today as 8 result of his fine showing with the Boston Nationals against Cincinnati yesterday. The Globe says:
 Young O'Rourke. the new short stop of the Boston team, and as clev- CT fielder as has been seen at the South End Grounds in many a day, negotiated his first hit since joining the Braves. He had been 25 times at bat and never reached first base, eith- CT through base on balls or an err ror.. Yesterday he got the feel of the bat against the ball and the first time up nearly, put one over Johnny Bates head in deep center field. The next time up and the next he struck out, which he has been doing most of the time, but on his 18th time at pat he rapped beauty single to center.
 ssHe pulled off two wonderful field ing stunts. In the, eighth inning he started a double play on hit over second by Bescher by which Clarke was forced at second and Bescher doubled at first and everybody knows how fast Bescher can get down to first.
 "O'Rourke grabbed the ball in his left hand as it bounded past second, and in the same motion tossed it to Sweeney, being on the dead run at the IlIne.
 Sweeney never would have been able to get it to first in time if O'Rourke had attempted to shift the ball to his right hand and the young ster knew it. which goes to prove that his thinking apparatus is ali right In the ninth inning he went out into centre field and got fly that looked to be a sure base hit by Egan. He managed to take the ball by a long reach while running with it.
 Now that the ice is broken. his batting may improve and if it does he will make a valuable man for the Boston team.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19
LOCAL WHITE SLAYER WANTS
 HIS FREEDOM

Dominica Cesare of this city, who was recently convicted in the crim- inal Superior court on the charge of being a white shaver, is trying to ob- tain his freedom from States prison. Through his friend, Pasquale Fimara, of this city,: he made application yes terday to Judge Curtis of the Super for court, sitting in Hartford. for a writ of habeas corpus.
 Ffmara says Cesare is being illegal ly detained in prison. Judge Curtis has ordered Warden Garner of the States prison to have Cesare in court Friday morning.
 Cesare was said to be the leader of the white slavers who were operating in this city several months ago. He was captured by the police after a sensational raid during which a num- Der of Water street denizens were up.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19
(By Dunigan.)

Is Manager Lundberg leaving him. self liable to the judgment, of the league directors in playing Pitcher Curry? Article w.. Section of the Industrial League constitution reads as follows: All teams shall be com posed solely of bona-fide employees
 Interpreted to mean: "An enl- ploye who is definitely employed in Bridgeport by the company and who works the same number of hours as the majority of other men in his de- partment,") of the factory which they represent. Doubts as to eligibility of players arising with managers shaii be brought before the league for set clement. K The question is this: Curry is with : out peer in this city and many of the managers are of the opinion that Curry is simply held by the Locos for his pitching ability. Talk is go
 ing around that Curry, does not work the same number of hours as the oth- CT employees of his department. June g. Curry pitched against the Crane No. team and pulled out a winner. Since that game it has been whispered that
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19
BIG LEAGUE GOSSIP

Even if the Pirates are not viewed with any great alarm 1t dawns on New York that such a thing as a con tender in the race is possible.
 Aside. from the Giants the strength of the National League is arrayed in the West, and the Western division as a whole has something on the East ern division.
 By the way of showing he was worth the money O'Toole got triple and a double Monday.
 Now that Marquard has equailed Cnesbro's record he expects to go on indefinitely.
 Speaking of dark horses Washington seems to have stampeded the Ameri- can League convention and now threatens to carry the nomination for first place
 Jimmy Callahan and Hank O'Day will hold a consolation meeting soon and exchange opinions on the sensa- tion of slipping from first place to third.
 Manager Wolyertoh is emulating Connie Mack in his preference for, col- lege7 players, and it appears that the students he has picked up are better than the advancing leaguers he has been piloting.
 Since failure of his pitchers to show real form has been the greatest factor in the Yankees continued slump, Vol verton might grab Pitcher Mullin, on whom waivers have been asked by De- troit.
 The attendance at the Polo Grounds. Saturday proved that the fans like the early starting time. The next move is for an earlier start on week days
 Col. Ebbets is possessed with a fear that his club will drop right out of the percentage column before he gets his new ball park opened in Brooklyn. whereas he has ordered Dahlen to ral- ly the. boys against such catastror phe.
 The Cleveland club has a player whom Manager Wolverton tried to get but lost He is Peckfnpa1ixh, now playing short. The latter looked very
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19
STEAL HOME. BY
 GENEST DEFEATS ].
 M'CANN'S CROWD.
Springfield Union)

This thievery thing about which Terrible Teddy is talking so much must be spreading. Yesterday Tuck Genest stole home, on ], League park, right in broad daylight. Chairman n Red Held ruled Gene McCann, lead CT of the Bridgeport delegation; out of order when he asked for point of information as to whether Land- graf knocked Eddie Bridges down and reach the plate untouched And MT. McCann was most decidedly out of order. as all that Landgraf did was to try to tap the ball so that it wouldn't go to the catcher at all. The theft made the tallies to 2 in SpringfeId'e favor and there they stayed to the end.
 The Ponies made good the predic- ton that they would find their proper pace this week. Behind big Jack Crowley they performed almost per fect1y.
 A pass put Bridges on in the third, but he was doubled with Snyder, who hit to Guest. Fisher singled and a balk put him on second, but Baker flied to Dell. With Waters out on a foul to Bridsess Crowley walked in on Genesis double to center. An er- TOT by Miller put Dell on first filling the bases and a pass to Landgraf forced Crowley across Swander hit to Snyder and Genest was thrown out at the plate. Bridges dropping the ball, but recovering in time for the force out, though losing an easy dou- ble Waite flied to Crook for the third out.
 Crook opened with a single in the fourth and Spratt laid down scratch hit, Crowley being slow in starting for the hall and hitting the runner when he threw. Crook tried for third, but Landgraf was too lively, making quick recovery and a fine throw across to Genest A double by Guest in this inning started Springfield to- ward it's second run The hit was only an honest single, but the ball bounded away from Nley. Snyder 'bunt and Guest came in on a single to right by Waters, Stricken being caught trying to go. from first to third
 Bridgeport tied things up in the sew enth. Stow walked and after Hey had flied to Dell went ito third on Miiler's single to right. Bridges sin gled, bringing Eley In and putting Miller on second. Snyder flied to Waite, hut Fisher doubled, scorine Miller and sending Bridges to third: led off for Springfield with a double against the screen on left field fence Stow. let the throw in bob past him and Genest jumped over to third. Dell's line drive was hauled down by Eley so close in that Genest couldn't score but with Landgraf at bat, he took big lead with Snyder's windup and was on the plate as the ball reached Bridges. The score.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19
BOXING MATCHES SCHEDULED
 FOR GREATER NEW YORK

(James J. Corbett's, Semi Weekly Ssr-
 vice.)
 June 1e-Young sieger vs. Charley Young, Browns A. A.; Gunboat Smith vs. Jim Stewart, Roya1e A. c. June 2o.-Johnny Reyes vs. Battling Kiddy, Fordon A. c.
 June 22-Marty Brown vs. Jock Dor man, Fairmount A. C.
 June A-Jack Goodman vs Young Brown, Garden A. c.
 June 25-Mike Gibbons vs. Joe Stein, St. Nicholas A. c. s<. - June 21Al Palser vs. Boombadier Wells, Garden A. c.
 July Mike Gibbons vs. sid Burns, Garden A. C.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19
THIS DATE IN
 PUGlLISTIC ANNALS

kie Neil in IS rounds at San Fran cisco.
 10O9Jimmy Clabby knocked out Dick Fitzpatrick in 8 rounds at Ham, mond. Ind .s,ss
 1sl1-Knockout Brown knocked out Rant Dorsey in 4 rounds at Albany,
 1sl1-Fighting Dick Hyland outpoint- ed Bert Reyes in 10 rounds at New York
 ls11-Joe Mandot won decision over Joe Coster in 8 rounds at Memphis, Tenn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19
YOuNe SHueRUE BEATS
 CHARLEY WHITE BY SHADE

Nearly 5000 fight fans saw Young 6hugrue of Jersey City outpoint Charley White of Chicago at the St. Nicholas A. C., New York, last night. The bout was of championship calfy bre Shugrue tore in at all times and was met by White who stood and rneAeured Shugrue's rushes with stih8ing punches
 R4t ehugrue'S attacks and his hard 21lNnA rubbed While Qf much of his
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19
Bridgeport.
Score By Innings

Score By Innings.
 Springfield Q 0 *-3 Bridgeport % O-2 Two base hits. Genest 2, Guest. Fish CT; stolen bases, Waite 2, Genest, Guest; sacrifice hit, Stricker; first on balls, off Crowley B. off Snyder 2; left on bases, Springfield 2, Bridgeport 7; struck out by Crowley g. by Shy der '; double plays, Guest, Landgraf, and Stricker, Landgraf, Guest and Stricker; balk, Crowley. Time 1:45. Umpire Held.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19
$2,O0o MOTOR
 CAR STOLEN

winsted, June 1s s-Ffederick Weston, of Toyrinston, who has a summer home at Highland Lake here, reported to the authorities today that some time during the night his $2,O0e auto mobile had been stolen from a shed near the house. The machine was traced for short distance from the Weston place by the tire marks on the roadway, but after that all trace was lost No one was seen in the neigh borhood of the auto house and there is absolutely no clue to the thief.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19
(By Wagner.)

\Dy "d8AGNsJ
 Fred Lachance who plays with the Locomobiie team of the Industrial league, has been offered a job with the Mechanics. Manager McCann was tipped that Lachance is good hitter and he made the youngster an offer. Lachance said he did not care to give up his job at this time. He is batting about .450 for the Locos. La- chance is a brother of Candy La chance, the old Boston American first baseman. He lives in Watervil1e.
 ws&erbury has signed Pitcher Dar- by, the former Boston National heav- CT. A good pitcher would make the spuds as strong as any of, them. . Crowley as usual beat the Me chanics. Bridgeport can't hit the slow ball pitchers.
 Red Fisher turned around and bat ted right handed against the Spring regaled himself with a two bagger and a single. .
 Cy Miller clipped in with two hits but he also contributed a costly error.
 E Skipper Hey suffered from absence of the base hits last week but made a good start yesterday by annexing one single.
 Jack spratt says seuthpaws have nothing on him. He got his daily hit and also starred in the field.
 It was a bad day for Bob Stow. He cqu1dnt fathom Orow1ey's deliv- cry. He also booted two chances.
 Give Genest credit. He is a snappy ball player. The boy who steals home with the winning run deserves the best in the house.
 Tom Connerye rallied his forces yes- terday and the Hartford team hand ed two. defeats to Holyoke. Powers pitched for the Senators in the first game which Hartford won by s to g.. Hhman labored for the Papermakers. In the second contest Wilson worked
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19
ALEXANDER MOORE, HUSBAND OF
 LILLIAN RUSSELL, WORKS HARD
 BOOMING COLONEL ROOSEVELT

the original Roosevelt men, and he started the boom before the ex-presi-' dents hat was thrown into the ring. Judge Peter s Grosscup has been mingling with the politicians, but he has not taken any active interest in the fight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19

Chicago, June 19.-Alexander Moore of Pittsburgh, who married Lillian Russell and immediately started.for Chicago, has been button
 hOling every one he can reach in the furtherance of. Colonel Roosevelt's candidacy. MT. Moore was one of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19
International Isagus
YEsTEBDAYS REsuIm

YESTEftDAY'S HESORXS. 7 Toronto, 10; Jersey City, { (nsst -game.) t@tesss lss sas 5s1
 Toronto, IT; Jersey City, 2 (secoud game)
 Newark, 2; Buffalo, (nrst gams.J
 Buffalo, 3; Newark 1, (second game.)
 Baltimore, 8; Rochester, (Arst game.)
 Rochester, c; Baltimore. 2 (asoond ,game.)
 Providence, 8: Montreal, EArst game.)
 Montreal, '; Providence, {ssceud game.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19

cleverness, and at thea end the West erner- was bleeding freely from i. the mouth. Shugrue knocked White to his hands in the sixth round with a right swing the chin.~ This follow ed after Shugrue had cut Whites lips in the fourth round
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19
United Press Wire Service
ETON BOY WINS
 $7,5oo RACE

London, June 1s--rhe royal hunt cup, today's feature of the Ascot races, was won by H. NickaFs Dton Boy. s. B. Joelss Long Set was sec ond, and w. R. Windham's MatelSt third. There was a field of q. The race was worth N500 to the winner
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19
FRATERNAL NEWS
sEASIDE cOTTNCJI.

SEASIDE COUNCIL, R. A.
 Seaside Council No. 7O9, Royal Ar canum. meets Friday evening, June 21. The Dorchester ritual will be ex- emplified. The award of the attend ance prize, cigars, etc, will tend to make this an enjoyable meeting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19

GAMES TODAY. Toronto in Jerssy City. Buffalo in Newark. Montreal in 4Tovideoca. Roche1ter in BalAno5e.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19
Connecticut League

YESTERDAYS RESULTS. New Haven, 4; Waterbury, s. Springfield, 3; Bridgeport, 2. Hartford, 4; Holyoke 2 (flrst game.) Hartford. 10; Ho1yoke 2, tsecond yame.)