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The Forrest City times., 1912-07-05

Fulton. Mo.-Speaker Champ Clark who filed his name as candidate for congress in this district. will not have from any Democrat in the August primaries. \ number of Ninth district Democrats filed for congress with the understanding that they would withdraw in the event Mir. Clark did not get the presidential nomination.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-01
Gus Garde|Ia Is
Able To Don Toys
But Springfield Recruit is Away
Behind Other Giants in
Practice

Marlin. Tex, March 1.-Two more
athletics, Fred Snodgrass and Pitcher
George T. Pierce, Joined the Giants
squad yesterday. Chief Meyers was
expected on the same train but miss
ed connections in Los Angeles, and
will not arrive until late this after
noon. AS Matty and the rest Of the
regulars were due in Marlin at a. m.
today, the tribe will be complete when
Meyers arrives.
Another norther, bringing with it a
drop of thirty degrees in the temper
allure, prevented a practice game yes
terday afternoon, but there was re-
joicing in camp when Manager Nc
Graw announced that 'hostiities would
be suspended. Half the squad is
nursing ailments Of various descrip-
tions
Gus Gardella is gradually working
into condition to put on a uniform, but
was not taken to Dallas with the rest
of the junior squad last night.
Though no game was played there
was enough exercise to- go around.
Manager McGraw led an invasion Of
the tennis courts, playing thirteen
games with different opponents. Har-
ry Mccormick played unit. his legs
tired. johnson and Maxwell followed
Mccormick. So many of the young
sters are nursing sore arms and legs
that there was little batting Or field
ing for most of them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-01
CHARACTERISTICS OF
JOHNNY KILBANE

Thoroughly religious and devoted to
his wife and nine months old baby.
Has been supporting his blind father
for past nine years.
Always smiling the same when he is
among friends as when he he's facing
the enemy in the ring.
Knows every kid in the neighbor-
hood of his home in Cleveland and
they all swear by him.
His mother died when he was six
years old and he was raised to man
hood by his grandmother, whom he
loved like mother.
Word of his grandmother death
kept from him before Rivers fight at
Los Angeles, as his manager knew 1t
would shock him so that he wouldn't
have been able to win.
Was timekeeper on docks before en-
barking on pugilistic career.
Is great lover of music and plays
violin nicely.
Considers horned beef and cabbage
the feast of a king, particularly a
featherweight monarch.
First fought at a smoker at Cleve-
land in 1907.
Once helped train Jimmy Dunn, now
his manager, for a fight, and that is
how their partnership developed.
Kilbane was born in Cleveland in
April, 1889. His father was Irish, his
mother was Irish, and all his rela-
chieftains of the Emerald Isle, who
ruled before the advent OF Cromwell.
And Johnny himself is Irish-you
would never have to look twice to &C
quaint yourself with the fact. He
has no brogue, but you can tell his
ancestors had. There is something
about him-perhaps it's his flashing
eyes and a general air of activity
which he can't control-that suggests
shamrocl1s in full bloom, the boys, the
turf, the clay pipes and the black
tea. He is a typical Irish American
youth of to-day, but still he would
have fitted snugly into the customs of
generations agone.
When he was young-that is, 13 or IA
he was tough, wild, as any sturdy
red blooded lad who is forced to shoul-
der the burdens of the world thus ear
ly in life generally is. Johnny has
a. father who had the misfortune to
go blind, and the present champion
was hustled through the primary
grades so he could be put to work
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-01
AII-Americans A,
AII-NationaIS |
Charley Faust, Giants Mascot,
Pitches For Losing Team
in Comic Style

Hot Springs, Ark, March 1-As Bill
Dahlen's Dodgers take possession of
Wilmington Park today, officially
starting their training for the coming
campaign, the game yesterday be-
tween the All-Americans and ALMA
tionals was their final one. 1t ended
in a to 1 victory for the All-Amer-
leans. Charley Faust, Johnny Nc
Graw's clown pitcher, was used the
entire route by the All-Nationals, and
it was because the Kansas rube was
whaled in the p:nches, while Hub
Perdue of the Boston Nationals was
at his best in the tight places, that
she clan of Germany Schaefer came
10 grief.
Faust's peculiar delivery and his
daring work on the bases had the fans
convulsed all afternoon. He was pre-
scented with two hits and allowed to
steal three bases. Both times Faust
reached third the coacher despatched
him for home. A runup such as was
never seen before on any ball field
followed, and each time Faust was
tagged out just as he was about to
touch home plate
The Brooklyn payers have taken
turns shining In this series, and yes
ferday George Cutshaw, the Oakland
drove out two long doubles and a
singing single. and made some glis-
fening stops at short. James came
back with another double, and Reilly
got his daily hit. Cy Seymour finally
went hit ess, but bobbed up with an
pther sparkling performance in the
renter garden
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-01
MULF0RD TO DRIVE KNOX
CAR IN BIG AUTO RACE

Ralph Milford has purchased a six
cylinder Knox racing car to complete
in the second annual 5O0-mile Inter-
national Sweepstakes race at the In
dianapo'is motor speedway next Me-
mortal Day. This action on the part
of Milford in leaving the Lozier Com
pany verifies the recent statement
that the Lozier has abandoned motor
car contests
The entry of the Knox makes a.
field of twelve cars to date, nearly all
of which have been prominent in past
motor car events. The other entries
in the race are two Nationals, driven
by Wilcox Herr, and Merz; two Stutz
cars, driven by Anderson, Zengle, and
Knipper; two Case cars, driven by
Disbrow and Jagersberger; two Mer-
cedes cars from Germany, driven by
De Palma and Wishart; a Fiat, with
Teddy Tetzlaff named to drive a
Lexington, with Harry Knight nomi-
mated, and a Simplex, to be driven by
Bert Dingley.
This is the largest field that ever
has been entered for any event more
than three months ahead. The list
of tentative entries brings the num-
her of starters up to thirty, which is
the limit placed by the Speedway
management The foreign cars en-
tered are all owned privately, while
many of the American cars are to be
entered by individuals rather than by
the manufacturers. This seems to
indicate that motor car racing is be-
coming more and more of sporting
proposition and the commercial phase
is being overshadowed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-01
CUBANS LIKE SPEECHES
IN THEIR BOXING BOUTS
Fighters Told to Give Audience Brief
Spiel Between Each Round.

The Cuban fight fans have their
own notions how boxing bouts should
be conducted. They do not tamper
with the rules governing the time Of
rounds, the regulations regarding
"fouls''-hitting in clinches, ETC., but
they do insist that the time between
sessions shall be of sufficient duration
for each boxer to make a speech and,
if needs be, receive applause. The
crowd will not permit the fight to
proceed until the combatants have re-
sponded to the cheers Of their friends.
Tommy Smith, a lightweight who re-
Gently boxed negro named Bowers
in Havana, in speaking on the sub
ject says this method is a Blessing
it gives a boxer a chance to recuper-
ate.
Before I went on with Bowers"
said Smith, 'the Cuban customs were
duly explained to us, but we thought
it was an excellent piece of kidding
on the part of the promoters. The
first round ended in a warm rally on
the ropes, and as we took our corners
tremendous shouts of 'Smeeth,
Smeeth,' 'Bowairs, Bowairs,' went up
ban seconds Kissed in my ear: Step
to the front of the ring and make a
little speech. I got up and walked to
the ropes. Wild applause. Gentle
men, said I, 4 thank you and I will
enGeavor to merit your applause They
cheered again. Then the black boy
addressed them. 'Fellers,' said he, I'll
do nah best to win dis hea BATTLE and
the rafters rang.
after every round the crowd cheer
ed and we made a speech. In the
fifth Bowers knocked me down for a
six count, and I got up just as the
bell rang Thunders of app ause. I
went forward and said: Gentlemen, l
will endeavor to make up for that
knock-down in the immediate future
and they nearly took the roof off.
"In the eighth ! crossed right to
Bowers jaw and down went the black
boy in heap. He was counted out,
and then the Cubans whooped it up
for several minutes. When I could
get in a word I told them / was
glad to have entertained them,
thankful for their courtesy and hope
full of some day fighting AID Wolgast
before them. Terrific cheers and
shower Of Spanish money. By this
time Bowers was UP and he told them
how sorry he was to have been de-
feated before so noble an audience.
More cheers and a hat full of money
for him.
Some of the rests between rounds
instead of one minute were over four
minutes, especially one time when /
felt groggy and needed all the time l
could get. Some class to the Cubans,
though, and believe me, some novelty
to their ideas"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-01
Wo.ver1on Won't
Cain Any Pennant
Manager of New York Ameri-
cans Departs For South Say
ing His Men Will Try
Their Hardest

''When the Highlanders begin the
American League race on April II
there will be no excuses to offer. The
team viii be as strong and we'll bal
anced as our material permits and
every man must be fit These were
the words of Manager Harry Wolver-
ton of the New York Highlanders be-
fore he left yesterday for Atlanta, Ga,
to. make preparations, for the arrival
Of his men on Monday.
81 do not believe in claiming pen
nants Or winning ball games in the
newspapers he continued. But /
don't mind saying that President Far
rell and Scout Irwin have placed a
really first class lot of players at my
disposal and have allowed me to go
ahead with my own ideas.
1--WE will have thirty-five men at the
training camp and among the new
corners are several youngsters worth
trying. Before we start North the
teams regular makeup viii have been
decided and then we will not expert
ment. If / can make a deal for a
first class infielder-a shortstop-I'll
put it through. If not, I'll do the
best I can with the material in hand.
If I was called upon right now to
arrange the Hillmen in battle array 1
couldn't help putting Chase, Gardner
and Dolan on the bases with Hart7ell
at shortstop The outf1eld positions
would go to Daniels. Cree and Wolter,
with Street and Sweeney behind the
bat and the pitching left to Ford,
Caldwell, Fisher, WARRIOR and possibly
QUINN
but it must be remembered that
we have a promising second baseman
in Simmons of Rochester and a good
outfielder in Osborn of the same club.
Then We intend to try out Curry, an
other young infielder. and Erhard, the
former schoolboy. Mcconnell, the big
Rochester pitcher, looks particularly
good to me, and SO does this fellow
Clark from Sioux City, a left harder,
who comes East with a great reputa-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-01
HI LADD WILL REPORT AT
NEWFIELD PARK APRIL 3
"P|| Play If Bridgeport Team Needs Me-"
Says Veteran 0utfieIder

of any help to the team I'll stick
around-that is If Mccain wants me.
1.-THE old spring fever has me going
now and / feel as good as I ever did.
I feel as If I could run to New York
and back Last season when we were
fighting for the pennant in the last
week I tried so hard and worried so
much because I wasn't hitting that
got sore on the game. After the sea-
son was over I made up my mind I'd
retire. But you know how it is when
the spring rolls arousSd. want to
get up there and crack out few three
baggers.''
Hi is doing well in his pool room and
is quite hero In the neighborhood.
He moved his household goods to this
city and has a p. easant flat In the
East End. But the call of the dia-
moEd is hard to resist and it's a. safe
bet that Ladd will be among those
present when the Mechanics report
April 8.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-01
(By Wagner.)


Neal Ball, the hard hitting second
baseman of the Cleveland team, will
leave his home in this city next Tues
day to join the American leaguers.
Ball has been wintering at his resi-
dence on Connecticut avenue and is
in fine condition. He will meet the
veterans of the Nap squad in Cleve-
land and will go to Mobile, Ma, and
later to New Orleans. There will be
Al in the party leaving Cleveland.
I'VE have great fun on the trip down
south says Ball. There are gen.
orally a couple of comedians in the
bunch and they take the recruits in
TO the dining car and show them the
latest styles in table manners. Sword
swallowing and eating peas with the
knife are strictly barred"
Ball says he hasn't done any train
ing stunts except to bowl once in a
while During the past week he has
played catch with the boys in the
neighborhood and the lucky young
sters are throwing out their chests
since they had the honor of playing
with the American league star.
Henry P. Edwards, the well known
Cleveland sporting writer, says of
Ball:
Harry Davis is lucky to have a
man like Ball for utility roles. Nicer
boys than Neal Ball never lived and
# he keeps as cool as he did last
year he will be of great value to the
handicapped by nervousness, but last
season he settled down and did not
seem to be affected at all by his fault
of previous campaigns.
There is not club in the league
that has a better player for utility
ton upon the 1911 records. They
show that he made 1872 hits in 116
games, safeties that included four
teen double, nine triples and three
home runs. He also stole 21 bases,
as many as did Graney in LAG games,
and more than any other member
of the Maps. with the exception Of
jackson and Turner"
After playing ball for Is years Old
DIR. Bunyan of New Haven has made
up his mind to retire. The ancient
first baseman and catcher played with
bridgeport in 1909 and did fairly we'll.
He has played with Hartford, New
Britain and New Haven at various
times.
Dan O'Neil in an interview in the
Springfield Union says the Connecti-
cut league is going to be one of the
strongest minor circuit: IN the coun-
try this season. The faS, that Spring
iield and Hartford are building new
grounds strikes Dan as an evidence
of the leagues prosperity. But Dan
was very quiet about his plans for the
Holyoke team. He says he will MAKE
one announcement regarding his club
and that will contain the list of all
players he has signed.
The Bridgeport High school bas-
ketball team will clash with the crack
Norwalk High school five at the Y.
NJ. G A tomorrow afternoon. There
-x-T11 L
the High school second team and the
STAFFORD High school boys. 1t looks
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-01
YOUNG M'kULIFFE GIVEN
DECISION BY THE PAPERS
Two of Three New Haven Evening
Sporting Experts Says Local Boy
Beat Marcks.

There has been so much discussion
regarding the bout between Young Nc
Auliffe of this city and Joe Marcks in
New Haven Tuesday night that the
opinions of the three New Haven ev-
ening papers are given for the bene-
fit of McAuliffe'S local admirers. Most
of those who went from this city
thought McAuliffe should have received
the decision.
The New Haven Journal-C Courier said
the affair was a draw but of the ev-
McAu life and the Union declares the
argument draw. Here. they are:
Register.)
There is little question burt what
in a longer bout Marcks would be the
stronger and eventually beat McAu-
life, but it was SIX rounds last night
and no more. McAuliffe won the six
round bout and won by fairly wide
margin
(Union.)
The semi-final of six rounds between
Joe Marcks and Young McAuliffe was
the only real bout Of the night and al
though the Bridgeport boy had Marcks
looking IKE a novice in the opening
round the latter overcame the lead
SO much SO that he was entitled to a
draw. The Bridgeport youth, a clever
two handed boxer with a good wallop
in either hand seemed to tire after his
showing in the opening session but
rallied well in the last.
CTimes-Leader)
There was one good bout on the
card, however, Joe Marcks, of High
wood, and Young McAuliffe of Bridge
port, gave a good six round exhibit
ton of the manly art. The Bridge
port boy had a shade the better of
Marcks. However, the Highwood
scrapper was coming along well, and
at the end may have been a little
stronger than his opponent. But it
isn't a question of what they would
have done, it's a question of what
they did. And in the opinion of the
Times-Leader McAuliffe won by a
small margin
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-01
and support the family

and support the family.
His lack Of education doubtless lost
Ito the country a brilliant man. For,
with the proper schooling he would
have risen to heights beyond those Of
fered by fistiana.' To become cham
pion fighter it is essential that a
man have attributes of a higher quail
ity than a hundred other men. Evolu-
ton is applied to boxing the same
as to medicine or law. Only the fit
test survive and hold the ramparts.
Johnny Kilbane is a good living boy
and he has always enjoyed a fine
reputation for morality and honesty
he is temperate, too. He will wear
we'll with the public.
His victory over Abe Attell was clo an
cut and decisive. He was the master
Of the former champion from bell tc
bell.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-01
BIG LEAGUE GOSSIP

New parks, they say, bring winning
teams. Brooklyn fans hope there is
some truth in the above statement.
Most of the recruit twiriers in the
Southland are slX-footers. It Is
strange how most of them shrink by
the time warm weather puts in an
appearance.
This astonishing fact from Cincin-
natl: ."Ty Cobb never had a sore arm
II might he we'll to add that he never
made hit.
'sBungle'' in hockey and s'foozle' in
golf are not cousins OF 'bingle' in
baseball.
Mana ger Finn of the Mobile club
says that McGraw has promised him
three Giant recruits after the spring
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-01
NEAL BALL WILL LEAVE
FOR CLEVELAND NEXT WEEK
Local Boy Expects To Have Good Season
With American Leaguers

like good programme and the crowd
will probably he large.
The tallest player i'm the Connecti-
cut League and probably in the coun-
Mass, who has been signed by New
Britain. BOIL stands six feet five
inches in his pink silk sox. He'll
have to stand one side in order to let
the crowd see the game.
Reggie Brown. the former Water
bury star, got his chance with the
Philadelphia Athletics a few days
ago. After two pitchers had been
knocked out by San Antonio Of the
Texas lee que, Brown went in and held
from the sixth inning until the finish.
San Antonio won by s to 6.
The Cardinals, st. Louis Browns
and Charlie Dooin's Phillies are fast
rounding into championship form in
water drinking league at West Bad
en-, Ind.
Long Tom" Hughes, Eddie Ain
smith and Buck" Becker are the
Washington Nationals advance guard
training camp at Charlottesville, Va.
Manager Clarke Griffith will only
take the most ancient veterans and
the greenest rockies for the first week
of spring workout. The regulars of
the American League team will re-
port a week later.
The Chicago White Sox special,
stocked with the heaviest commissary
ever sent out on a Rock Island train
is speeding southwark, today, with l 8
ball players, President Comiskey, his
fo nd 10 of r e
and scribes on board. Five hundred
enthusiastic fans were at the station.
last night, to see the special off.
President Comiskey stocked the din
ing ear. yesterday, with an assortment
of will game that he brought down
from his hunting trip a few days ago.
Secretary Reddy announced today
that the Bridgeport team has agreed
to play an exhibition game in South
Norwalk with Lynn of the New Eng
land league. This contest will be
staged April and ought to. furnish
some excitement for the natives.
Lynn will train in South Norwalk. On
April 8. Lynn will clash with the
South Norwalk club.
Manager B. NJ. Quilter of the Wa
terbury Independent team has writ
ten to the Bridgeport management
dShluS lOI Oil SolIlC. OCS-
rotary Reddy will give them a con-
test but hasn't decided upon the date
yet.
Mike Gibbons and Knockout Brown
are among the ring stars who have
+. been mentioned as attractions at the
boxing show to be held at Eagles
hall March 49, The latest report is
that AL Ketchell may be matched with
Brown. Gene Mccain, who is in New
York on baseball business. has limited
that he might procure some star at
traction. Brown would prove a very
extensive proposition for this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-01
(By Wagner)

It'll play this season If the Bridge
port team needs me- says Hi Ladd.
The veterans own statement will set
at rest the various rumors that have
been going the rounds regarding the
old boys retirement from the game.
Hi was seen at his Stratford avenue
pool room, yesterday, and as he play
ed pinochle with one hand and COL
lected the change with the other, the
outfielder to where he stands.
Il have been sent a contract by
Manager Mccain and he offers me
raise in. salary over last season.
I'm carrying that contract in my
pocket now, but l haven't signed it.
/ don't think I will sign it just now,
either. When the squad reports for
practice at Newfield Park I will be on
hand. After a few days workout
can tell whether I'm in my old time
form or not, and if I think I can be
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-01
GIANTS ON HOSPITAL LIST.
Especial from United Press

VOp6CIdI IIUIII OIIIIOu fTGSS.
Marlin, Tex, March 1-Several
Giants were on the hospital list, to-
day, as, a result of accidents and
kinks in their arms caused by the
cold weather. Manager McGraw call
ed off the regular morning practice
and the athletes devoted the forenoon
to tennis, running and other rigorous
exercise.
Chief Meyers was expected to re-
port, late this afternoon and may go
to Dallas or Fort Worth with one of
the teams for the games, tomorrow
and Sunday. Christy Matthewson's
squad of veterans are due this even
ing but they will not accompany the
youngsters to the scene of the first
exhibition games.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-01
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE
(Conmunicated.)

Communicated
The Industrial League Or the Crane
league will play in Colonial hall to-
night when the Newspaper and Sim.
ger Crane and Billiard teams will play.
Also a girls game as a preliminary.
Annex girls plays the strong Edge
wood girls. They played a no score
game the last time they met so there
night.
The Billiard team is coming in the
limelght now fast, and hope to trim
Crane.
Crane will put on the best team to-
night so as to win if they can
Hoffman is not so bad now as he
was the first part of the season
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-01
VICTOR TAKES SAILOR ON.
fSnecia1 from limited Press)


New York, March Local follow
ers of the mitt game will have
chance, next Wednesday night, to see
whether Charles Victor, the Jersey
rniddleweight. is a real second STAN
lev Ketchell." title that his admirers
have given him Sailor Burke will be
his opponent and an old fashioned
slug fest is predicted. Victor has
fought 20 battles and won IL of them
by the knockout route.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-01
DocToRING CITY's ILLS.

The Rev. George r. Montgomery,
former pastor of Olivet Congregational
Church, will speak before that body
on Friday evening, March IL, on the
subject of "Doctoring a Great Cfty's
Ills DIR. Montgomery Is now an as
sistant to the Rev. DR.. Parkhurst In
New York, and has become very ia
miIiar with the workings Of the great
municipality. He is a very interest
ing talker and members of the congre-
CATION are looking forward to the