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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
LUTHER MCCARTHY IS, NOW
 :5s .5:.s. IN PUCILISTIC LIMELICHT

ty is very clever and hard-hitting boxer, and on the improve" all the time. At that Dillon may have been handicapped in the Klaus contest; he claims to have injured his left hand early in the proceedings and that he was unable to use it to advantage .af- ter that. I advise him to get in the best of shape before tackling the Osh- kosh man.
 Billy Papke made good in his ''come back' at the National Sporting Club. True he was battling with a novice, but demonstrated he still carries very heavy guns. There is no reason in the world why Billy shouldn't have a lot of good fight left in him. He is a young man who never wasted his strength in dissipation, and there are not very many ''bear-cats" in the mid dle-weight division at the present time. Taking line from the Klaus-Dillon exhibition Papke need not give up all hope. Evidently Billy is of the same opinion as he has cancelled his en- agreements abroad and will try to ar- range a. match with Klaus or Bob Mo- ha within the next few weeks.
 | Mike Gibbons will not be forced to box 15S pounders. At least for the present if Sid Burns, England's welter- weight champion, has his way. MT. Burns only recently arrived on this side, but his first spiel was in the na- ture of a challenge to the St Paul speed merchant, George McDonald, who looks after Matt Wells affairs and also represents the English well terweight in this country, states that the main object of Burns voyage to these diggings is to take some of the conceit out of Michael.
 Burns says he can easily make 146 ringside, although willing to give few pounds to Gibbons to get the match, and would permit the latter to come in at 148 pounds at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The conditions ought to meet with Mikes approval and. ac- ceptance as the weight suits him down to the ground.
 The Briton has not confined his past operations to welter-weights, having boxed George Carpentier, the French middle-weight champion, fifteen round draw last Fall. His record also shows a, nineteen round E"win'.. from Ray Bronson when that young Amer fcan was visiting the old country. While this fight was stopped and the verdict awarded Burns on a foul, the latter asserts that Bronson was a thoroughly beaten man at the time Several of the largest local clubs have already put in bids for a Burns-Gib- bons match: the chances are that the Garden A. c. with its commodious and conveniently located arena win land the prize.
 JAMES J. cORBETT.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
Government To Prosecute For
 Baseball Pools

Washington. May 11-Poutmaster General Hitchcock today put himself on record as supporter of the cru- sade against betting on baseball games and it Is announced by officials of his department that they will take what ever action is necessary to prevent sellers of tickets in baseball pools from using the United States mails in their operations. Prosecut1on may be possible under the anti-lottery law.
 'T am heartily in favor Of opposing any form of betting on baseball s9a1nes because Of its tendency to demoralixe the sport" said Hitchcock HItch- cock seldom goes to the league games here because of his many and varied activities which take up most of his time, but he retains his interest in baseball which he played when at c0l- lege where he ranked a diamond star.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
BOXING

San Francisco, May 11.-Thay will have to offer more than $16,000 for me to go into the ring with McEar- land" says Ad Wolgast. Not that am afraid of the Chicago boy, but purely on business basis. would not accept less than $2O,000 and like- ly I'd want more. Why. they would draw $50,o00 with that match in New York;
 New York, May 11.-That decision of Referee Patsy Haley at the Ma tional Sporting Club on Thursday night, giving a victory to Jim stewart over Gunboat Smith, will be inHesti- gated by the State Athletic Commits sion next Wednesday. Subpoenaes have been served on the club direc- tors. While the granting of de- cision is misdemeanor under the new Frawley law, it is not believed. the state authorities will prosecute Haley but may content themselves with revoking his referees license.
 Rye. N. r., May 11.--Experts who saw Johnny Kilbane of Cleveland go through his first real workout sai4 to- day he is in top form to defend the. featherweight title against Frankie Burns of Jersey City at the St. Nicho-s las A. C.. Wednesday night. Some who previously secuted the C1eve1a8d boys ability and believed his v1ctplE over owe Attell was luke left camp. ai11 ing Kilhane's pradees
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
YALE SHUTS OUT
 GEORGETOWN TEAM

In the deciding game of the series. Yale blanked Georgetown yesterday, at Yale field. 12 to 0, in very one sided and uninteresting game. Yale's batters showed up In great form and annexed the visitors curves almost at will. Ffeuli was especially easy and was replaced in the sixth by O'Connor. Hartwell allowed only three hits, and two of these were scratch infleld tallies and also passed out twelve strike-outs.
 Jim Reilly further strengthened his batting average with three clean hits and in the sixth inning was credited with three stolen bases, steal ing home on one occasion.
 Georgetown's only clean hit was made by OConnell in the ninth, after two men were out and O'Connor the next man up. struck out. ending the game. The washington College team showed a marked reversal of form and proved a big disappointment in their deciding game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
Poor Pitching
 Gives Hartford
 Win Over Locals
(By Wagner.)

(By Wagner.)
 :. A few remarks about pitchers are timely And the Bridgeport tWirlers are due to be put on the grill. Just at present the local staff is very much off color. The bad weather has pre- vented the fingers from getting into shape and the recent rainy spell dur ing which they were forced to loaf six days, didn't help any. The eccen- tric spring weather has handicapped all the league pitchers, with the ex- ception of the New Haven boxmen who are still reeling off the victories. sBut nevertheless and notwithstanding as Mawruss. the Boy RoOter. would say, the fact remains that there hasn't been 8 single good game pitched at Newfeld this season by a Bridgeport twirler or any other hurrer for that matter.
 That was the cause of Bridgeport's s defeat at the hands of Hartford yes terday by 15 to 6. The Mechanics didn't play badly in the field and they batted we'll enough to win an ordi- nary game The trouble was that Hartford batted well enough to win two ordinary games. Freddy Gibbs made his first appearance on the mound and lasted five, innings. He had poor control and was always get ting in the hole. He retired with the score Hartford 5, Bridgeport 3. Hooks Cunningham went on the job and old well for two innings while the Me chanics tied the score. In the eighth Cunningham ascended and the Sena- tors pounded out six runs. Bunk Becker worked in the ninth and was tapped for four talIies.
 Hartford's pitchers were, nothing to rave about Grover, a southpaw who was farmed out by Pittsburgh, show ed flashes of good form but retired in the seventh after he hadsfilled ithe bases with none. out. Bill Powers succeeded Grover and was swatted for six hits and five runs in the last three sessions.
 The Mechanics hit the ball hard. Cy Miller got two triples and. two passes, Speedy Foran had a three bagger and one spot, Capt. Crook gathered two bagger and single and Frank O'Rourke was there with two safeties Altogether the boys had 12 hits.
 The locals are in a crippled state now. Skipper Eley is out with an in- jured back, Frank Carroll has sore throat, and Eddie Bridges has a bad ankle. It was necessary to putt Chief Snyder in left and he played lively ball. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
JACK JOHNSON,
 WILL WEIGH 215
Expects to Take Off 19 Pounds Before Meet
 ing Flynn

When Jack Johnson enters the ring on July to meet Jim Flynn he will weigh, he predicts. 215 pounds. Today he lifts the beam at 234. Johnson will begin his first boxing with Marty Cutler, but road work will continue to be a large part of his training pro- gram.
 Evidently the champion intends to spend considerable time at the wheel of his racing car while at his train ing camp near Las Vegas. A special clause in the articles permits Johnson to take two automobiles with him. Curley wanted autos barred during the training period, but Johnson said he would rather pass up the fight than go without his big toys. He even wanted Curley to pay the expenses of transportation for the two machines, but this the promoter flatly refused to do.
 Although the measure legalizing for ty-five round bouts in New Mexico come up in the Senate and be ratified by the Governor. there is little doubt that it will ultimately become a law. Gov. Mcdonald is said to have as- sured certain business men of Las Vegas. where the Johnson Flynn not veto the bill when it reaches him.
 Jack Curley, the promoter of the fight, evidently believes that nothing succeeds like success, for he is an- nouncing broadcast that the advance sale has reached $4.000 already. It appears, however, that this sum did not come from wild-eyed enthusias- tics who feared that they would not be able to obtain seats on the day Of the alleged fight. It came from the thrifty citizens of Las Vegas. who scent much gain to be made out of the holding of the affair at their city, and can be looked upon as being in the nature of gratuitous contributions. In all $20.O00 from the same source has been promised, according to Cur ley, but so far only &,0O0 has mater ialized.
 "The battle will be a success finan- cially," observed the promoter "I figure that way because of the aston ishing spirit shown by the people of New Mexico in helping me push things along. The arena VIII cost $12,5OO to erect"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
HARVARD AT
 RED TOP JUNE {

Cambridge, Mass, May 11.-The Harvard oarsmen are determined that Yale shall not have the jump on them in the training on the Tbames this Spring. The announcement was made that the Harvard varsity oars- men, therefore, will leave for Red Top on Monday, June 3, one day after the Blue oarsmen take flight to Gales Ferry.
 The Crimson does not usually start away so soon, but the earlier assign ments for the Harvard-COrne1I-Pr Prince ton race made this necessary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11

sox trio. taken together, Is perhaps the best balanced in the circuit. A year ago the catching department of the National league, as a general prop osition. probably outclassed the same department of the younger organixa- tion and while it is still probable that a majority would select an all-star pair from Archer, Meyers, Arthur Wil- son. Larry Mclean. Gibson. Dooin and the other, National maskmen. a. new generation of catchers has arisen in the American circuit who must be con- sidered.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
City League To
 Be Busy Tomorrow
Yosts and Nationals at Yost Field Brooksides and Rocks at Meadow8
KEDH {zE-E.5 z,

> skAO some excitement for the fans tosnor- row, At, the meadows, the Black Rocks will clash with the Broe1sides. The Rocks are flushed with victory over the Yosts last Sunday but they meet the triumphant Brool<sidea who put the Nationals away last week. Wells and Meerbach will be the Brook side battery, while the Rocks will use three pitchers. Klawberg, Whaley and Nolan will do the flingfng and Eagan will catch. Tom McCann will umpire.
 At Yost field the Nationals will stack up against the Yosts. The Yosts will have RObacker, White and La very in the points. Curry, formerly of the St. Louis Americans, will la bor for the Nationals, and F1nnegan will be the backstop. Freyler is to umpire and Mahoney is scorer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
WHITE SoX TO
 PLAY.COLONIAIS
New Uniforms Arrive and
 Will Be Used In To- moIrow's Game

Manager Bill Mcclure will put his White Sox baseball club a&ainst the Colonials at the Flats tomorrow after noon at 2:3O. The Colonials recently gave the South Ends 8 good battle but the Sox expect to bring home the bacon tomorrow. The new Sox uni forms have arrived and will be distrf- buted tomorrow morning at busi-
 ness meeting. Manager McGuire re- quests the following players to be present: Jackson, Wells, Church, Mur- phy, .Kerwin, Clark. Johnson, Egan, Iannon, Scott, Gregory, Capt. Robin sDn. The now suits are very hand
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
CAPT. TOM CROOK FINED
 S5 BY PRESIDENT o'RoURKE
No Penalty Imposed on Bridegroom Club in
 Matter of 0utfelder Carroll ,. <

Cobb. Sam Crawford in Boston yes- terday turned his second hit, into a homer in the ninth when two men were on bases and wrapped up a game for the Detroit Tigers.
 Jimmie Callahan's runaway lads made 1t four straight from Washing ton but at that Griffith's men now have more than their usual mid-sum- mer number of games won.
 Poor old Roger Bresnahan's won. ders of 1911 pulled together and after nine losses in stretch took a game from the Boston Braves.
 After the many delays on account of rain and mud the Athletics at last got their worlds championship ban ner unfurled to the breeze and cele- brated the event by losing the game to Cleveland.
 Fl. wolverton, leading pinch hitter of the big leagues, did it again in the ninth inning and the fight for the furnace room championship Is today keen. New York beat St Louis by 8 to 2.
 Hank O'Day's pets went back after the lead yesterday and pulled out a ninth inning win but Red Ames made the Cubs do bear dance and the Giants are still a brief margin to the good.
 Young Mir. O'Toole, the expensive section of the, Pittsburgh pitching handed out eight passes. This should have been enough but Dooin's men failed to stop the Pirate hitters.
 y
 Springfield, Mass, May 11.-The twenty-ffth renewal of the track and field games of the New England In tercolleg1ate Association, next Friday and Saturday on. Pratt field here, will bring together six of last years champions. The entry liat of this year far exceeds that of laDt year. The following colleges have made en- tries in the IA events: Williams, Dart mouth, Holy Cross. Amherst, Trinity. Bowdoin. Wesleyan. Bates. Brown, Colby. Vermont. Tufts. Maine.
 The American Olympic Committee announced today that the bulk of the money received to date to defray the expenses of the American team Ghas been subscribed by New York. Boston and chisaso in the d9lioW'ng n nrdsn der; cost about $60,0OO to send repre- sentative team to Stockholm and care for them while there. Up to date less than half that sum has been sub- scribed. Y
 Today was a busy one for Yale ath- letes. The first event was the annual track meet between Princeton and Yale and this was followed by the baseball game between the University of Pennsylvania and Yale.
 
 Boston, May 11s--Manager "Gawge'' Touhey, who has hammerlock on all of Boston's wrestling franchises, became hopeful today on receipt of a letter from Worlds Champion Frank Gotch that the westerner will not meet the winner of the Burns-Ameri- cus bout in Baltimore Touhey says Gotch tells him if he meets the win ner any place it will be here in the Hub where Americus and Burns will ohnw of Morhan1ca Hall Mondow
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
BOXING MATCHES SCHEDULED
 FOR GREATER NEW YORK

(James J. Corbett's Semi-Weekly Ser
 vice.)
 New York. May ii, 1912. May 13-Eddie Smith vs Young Brown, lightweights, Long Acre A. A. :; Phil Cross vs. Terry Brooks, welter- weights. Fordon A. C.; J. J. Coffey vs. Soldier Delaney, heavyweights, Olym- pic A. c.
 May 14-Johnny Kilbane vs Frankie Burns, featherweights, St. Nicholas A. May 15.-Phil Cross vs. Paddy Sulli- van, welterweights. New Star A. c. May 1S.-Billy Papke vs. Bill Hurley, lightweights, National Sporting Club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
(By Wagner.)

Capt. Tom Crook of the Bridgeport team has been fined $5 by President O'Rourke for bawling out the umpire in Springfield, May 1. Tom promptly came across with the change and an- nOunced that he would let the un- p1res get away with everything in the future. "Peddling the chin goods Is too costly" says the first baseman. President O,Rourke also announced that he had a conference with Man. ager McCann regarding the playing of Outfielder Carroll in the opening game. The league executive is satis- fled that Carroll was Bridgeport's property at the time and therefore no cumstances he did not fine the local club $25 as reported.
 The Bridgeport catching staff is all shot to pieces. Eddie Bridges has a bad ankle and Big Six Brewer injured Shorty Norris was slated to go, behind the bat today He formerly caught in the New England league and will get a chance to show, his skill.
 Benny Kauff got a chance in the for Manager Ganzel in the ninth. Rochester lost to Newark by g to g.. Dent, last year with New Haven, twirled the last inning for Newark. At the island tomorrow afternoon the Mechanics will lock horns with Dan O'Neil's Holyoke club. Holyoke has bunch of heavy hitters but Man. ager McCann hopes to stop them. He expects some of his cripples back in the lineup tomorrow. Green or Cris- tall will work for the Papermakers Tuckey or Gibbs for Bridgeport.
 Speedy Foran is looking better ev- cry game. He is now. hitting hard In the eighth he drove one past first base at express train speed and was on third before the ball was returned. Previous to that he had a single.
 Hartford has a wonder ,in young Crowther. who played shortstop. He is a husky boy who, can hit, field and run the bases. Crowther has been working in a Hartford insurance of flee and last season attracted attsn- ton sby his work .on. the Winstad in- mended him to the Giants but Crow ther wouldn't sign unless he got an ironclad contract assuring him of a seasons work. McGraw didn't want to bother with him then.
 Tom Connery's Hartford team will bear watching. Fisher and Cassett don't look very good in. the outfleld but Baker, Crowther and Kunkel are a lively trio in the inner works. Si Mcdonald is also icatching great ball.
 Cy. Miller is 1ambasting that Dill. His two triples aroused the crowd to enthusiasm. They were sizzling drives.
 Frank O'Rourke looks pretty sweet at shortstop He made several fine stops. Frank covers wide area of ground and is also a timely tapper. He came up in the seventh with the bases filled and delivered single that tailed Snyder and Stow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11

Who's going to stop New Haven The Wings won seven straight by beating New Britain 5 to 3. Bugs Reisigl held New Britain to eight hits Lower, who worked for the Spuds, was tapped for Il safeties. Cough of New Haven made two doubles and two singles.
 Springfield got the decision. over Holyoke by 10 to 6. Sandy Banpister, who labored for the Ponies, was touched up for eight hits but Spring field tapped Ehman and Manning for 16
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
Harry Lord is playing the game of his life with the Chicago Americans.

Harry Wolverton may find a morse of consolation in the fact that his old club, the Oaklanders, of the Pacific Coast League, is booming along ir front out wonder, and may win the pennant. The team is a little chang ed from last season, when WOlverton was in command, but he left the nu- cleus for a winner to his successor. Fans who follow the. game are not taking seriously the rumored trade o1 Hal Chase for Walter. Johnson. Clarke Griffths doesn't care any more for Johnson than he does for his right eye. ss5
 tained at Chicago has brought back the trouble that kept him out of the game last year. and he is again threatened with a long layoff.
 In St. Louis they are thinking o1 making April 26 holiday, that be- ing the date on which the Cardinals teen in a row. The lone game has been labeled with a star, and it's mem ory is being preserved. so to speak.
 All clubs look alike to the Rajahs In fact any of them can beat the Mound City aggregation apparently.
 Tn game a Gainesville, Ga, Pitch CT Baker of the Riverside Military Academy set new worlds record for strikeouts. flaming twenty-six of the Georgia Military College .n nine in- nings. The fact that his sweetheart was watching the game, it is said, had nothing to do with it.
 Connie Mack. ever with soft spot in his heart for college players, has signed Bob Stevenson, all around ath- lete of the University of Minnesota. Stevenson is only freshman. He will be given a tryout.
 Catcher Stanage of the Detroit Ti- gers is playing better ball than any time in his career, it is said.
 Ping Bodie and Heinie Zimmerman are running so close for the nomina- tion of baseball hero of Chicago that it looks like the honors would have to be divided. They continue to be the best run getters of the White Sox and Cubs respectively.
 The American league is particularly strong on outfelders. The Boston
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
American League

Yesterdays Results. New York, 3; St. Louis, ?. Cleveland, II; Philadelphia, 3. Chicago, 5; Washington, 2. Detroit, G.; Boston. 5.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
*WaIker ran for Bridges in eighth. Score By Innings.

Bridgeport ...2 0 01OO O2 21- 8 Hartford 02 O 2 o o 6 4-15 Two base hits. Crook, Grover, High. Three base hits. Miller 2. Kunkel. Crcwther. Hits, off Gibbs 6 in 1-3 innings. off Cunningham in 3 2-3 innings, off Becker in i inning, off Grover 5 in innings. off Powers, in 4 innings. Sacrifice hits, Baker, Stow 2, Crook 2. Stolen bases, Norris, plays, Crook to O'Rourke; Miller, Stow and Crook. Left on bases, Bridgeport g, Hartford z. First base on balls. off Gibbs 4, off Grover 5. off Powers 2, off Cunningham. 1. First base on errors, Hartford 2. Hit by pitcher, Fisher Struck out. by Gibbs 2, by Cunningham 2, by Grover ', by Wagner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11

Hartford, 15; Bridgeport, 8. At New Haven--New Haven. 5; New Britain, B. At Springfeld-Springfeld, 10; Hol-
 yoke, 6.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11

Rockville, May 10.-Notice was posted in all the woolen mills here today of an increase in wages of sev-. en and one-hah per cent. to take ef- feet next week. About 2,500 hands are affected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
Games Today

New Britain at Bridgeport. New Haven at Hartford. Springfield at Holyoke.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
Sunday Games,

Holyoke at Bridgeport. Hartford at New Haven. Springfield at New Britain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
National League
v>s4erdax,s Results.

Yesterdays Results. New York, 4: Chicago. o. Cincinnati, c; Brooklyn. 5. Pittsburg, g.; Philadelphia, 4. St, Louis, 8; Boston, l.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
Standing of tho Clubs.
Games Today.

Games Today. New York in Chicago. brooklyn in Cincinnati. Boston in St. Louis. Philadelphia in Pittsburgh.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
Standing of the Clubs.
. Games Today.

Detroit in New York. Chicago in Philadelphia. St Louis in Boston.
 Cleveland in Washington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11

Frank O'Rourke looks pretty sweet at shortstop He made several fine stops. Frank covers wide area of ground and is also a timely tapper. He came up in the seventh with the bases filled and delivered a single that tallied Snyder and Stow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
Connecticut League
Yesterdays Results.

New Haven Continues Winning Streak
 Springfield Beats HOlyOEe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Today. Jersey City in Montreal. Newark in Rochester. Baltimore in Toronto. Providence in Buf1alo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11

Ping Bodie is playing a great game for the Chicago White Sox. He wall loped out homer yesterday afternoon Ping is after the extra base honors in the American league.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11

Just let the anxious world know that he is still on the team with Ty
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
International League
Yesterdays Results,

Jersey Cdty, z: Montreal, 3. Newark, g: Rochester. 8. Buffalo, 8; Providence. 4. Toronto, IA; Baltimore, 5.