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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
JAS J. cORBETT.

Important Bouts Announced for
 Feb. 17-Young Rector vs Jimmy Ambrose bantam weights. Browns A. A; Johnny Daly vs. Eddie sherman, bantam weights, Olympic A c.
 Feb. 19-Owen Moran vs. Joe Bedell, light weights, Carlyle, A. C.: Lea oh Cross vs. Young Hickey, lightweights, Olympic A C.
 Feb. 19-Frankie Hufnagle vs. Will lie Faust, bantam weights, East Ave. A C.
 Feb. 26.-Bi'ly sherman vs Joe Hirst, welterweights, Brooklyn Beach
 Feb 2O.--sid Smith vs. Young so's- berg, bantam weights, RovaIe A. C.; Jack Goodman vs- Kid Burns, welter- weights, Fairmont A. c.
 Feb. 21-Johnny Moran vs Frankie Fay, Hghtweishts, Long Acre A A
 Feb. R.-Knook-Cut Brown vs. Mat ty Baldwin. lightweights, National
 Feb. 23.-Mike Gibbons, vs. Willie Lewis, welterweigh+ Empire A c.
 Feb. 26.-Knock-Out Brown vs. Joe Coster, 133 pounds, Irving A. c.
 Feb. 27.-Packey Mcfarland vs Tom my Maloney, 135 pounds, Fairmont A. c.
 March +Johnny Dundee vs. Eddie O'Keefe, featherweight, Empire A. c.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
GIANTS RECRUITS
 ARE OFF FOR TEXAS
Gus Gardella and Bill Luby Among Those Who Start
 for Training Camp

Manager John McGraw of the Giants yesterday started for Marlin Springs, Tex, accompanied by a small select bodyguard. This comprises wilbert Robinson, who will put the young pitchers through their paces; Bill Luby, the terrific slugger from howel, the Columbia ba1lplayer who was pr eminent on Morningside Heights when Eddie Collins wore the Blue and White, and Arlie Latham, clad n a blanket that would make a one-night stand minstrel green with envy.
 Johnny Bartlett, the Baltimore horseman, one time owner of that scribeS and photographer and Trainer Ed Macklin were also includ- ed in the party. McGraw expected to pick up IntieIder Gus Gardella at Al bany, Outfielder George Burns at Utica and Inielder Groh at Roches- ter. The other colts, who were in structed to report to Assistant Secre- tary Eddie Brannick at St. Louis, will leave for Marlin with McGraw's party tomorrow night. If all goes well the squad will reach Marlin by way of Dallas at 4:3O Monday morning.
 Besides the players under contract. including "BulP' Harry Mccormick, recently reinstated by the National Commission, Arthur, Shafer and that noted spring performer, Bugs Ray montf. are expected to show up at the training camp. Shafer was unable to come East last season owing to ill., ness in his family, and Raymond was his frequent falls off the water wagon. Both are on the ineligible list and must apply to the National Commis- sion for reinstatement. Raymond is accused of playing with teams last summer that harbored Ineligible play CTS, and he probably will be subjected After that McGraw will consider Ray mond's case.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
Brig. Gen. Sears Drops Dead In
 Hub Street Car
Especial from United Press.)


 Boston, Feb. 17-Brigadier General Clinton B. Sears, U. s. A., retired, who dropped dead in a street car shortly before midnight, while going to his home in Newton Center from the annual Phi Kappa Psi banquet, probably will be buried at Arlington National cemetery. This announce ment was made today by relatives.
 General Sears appeared in the best of beaItf when he boarded a subway car at BoyIeston street As the car reached Exeter street, on Huntington avenue, he lurched forward, falling to the aisle. He was dead when picked
 General Sears was born in 1s44, at Penn Yan, N Y. He enlisted as 8 private in the Civil War. His first wife was Lydia Evelyn Smith, of New York. whom lie married lin 1873 His second wis Mrs Alice Bullock -Peev- CTS, whom he married at Manila. in 1902.
 1904, after serving as chief of the en- gineering division, he was in charge of the improvements of the Mississippi between St. Louis and Cairo. He was retired in 1908 because of age
 General Sears was a Fellow of the National Academy of Design and member of the Phi Kappa Psi, the So- ciety of MayfOweT Descendants, the Society of Go onial Wars, the Society of Foreign Wars, of the University St. Nicholas, Army and Metropolitan clubs, of Washington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
Lively Games In Industrial League
 Before Big Crowd
BuIlards Down Newspapermen and Crane No. 2 Boys Run
 Away From Singer Five
CBy Wagner)

The Bullards and Newspapermen furnished the best part of the enter tainment at Colonial hall last night when the Industrial basketball league staged it's weekly program. The Bull lards took the victory by the slender margin of IS to Is after a thrilling struggle. The Bullards have been the goat in the Industrial league in other contests but they showed a reversal of form last night and in the first half by good passing and accurate shooting piled up a lead of IA to 6.
 In the second round the ''Newsies' came back in great style and after several sensational shots by Barker and Beardsworth they tied the score. But the Bullards were not to be de- nied and they won out in the last two minutes on a goal by Bjork. Tole col lected four baskets for the Billiards. the honors. For the Newspapermen, Barker, Noonan and Beardsworth starred. The line up:
 Billiards Newspapermen Wigglesworth, If If, Noonan Tole, If If, Barker Pulaski, c, Thomas Bjork rg Ig AurflIo Metzger. lg rg, Beardsworth
 Goals, ToIe 4, Beardsworth 8, Bjork 2, Barker ?, Wigglesworth ?, Thomas, Aurillo, Noonan, PulaskiC one each.
 The battle waged so fiercely be- tween the Sunshine and Nutmeg girls that it was necessary to play over time before the Sunshines won out by 6 to f. Miss Nellie Price was hugged by her numerous admirers (feminine) when she threw in the winning goal Miss GazzoIo and Miss Maloney start, ed the cheering by making the first two goals for the Sunshines and it the contest
 Miss Jewell and Miss Sullivan tied the score, however. in the second per- iod and it was necessary to play a sunshines were Miss Grant and Miss Gazzolo. For the loers Miss Sullivan and Miss Jewell excelled. The sum- mary:
 Sunshine Girls Bridgeport Girls Gazzolo. If V. Carlson, T. Hutton Maloney, If If, P. Hutton Grant. c c, Sullivan n Price. McKannor, lg rg, Jewell Modem. Teele. rg, lg, H. Carlson
 Score. Sunshine Girls G. Bridgeport Girls 4. Referee Tole. Time 10 minute periods. Goals, Cazzolo, Price, Ma loney, Jewell, Sullivan.
 The Crane No. five had a merry time with the Singer team. The West End boys won by 2s to 10. Bob Hoff- man said be wasn't feeling very well so he only shot seven goals. Bill Lang hammer got three. Smith and Frank did the best work for the Singers. The score:
 Frame No. Singer 8 Eagan, If If, Smith Graham, If If Frank Hoffman, c, Tanner Langhammer, rg lg Howard Ludwig, lg rg Clark Cooper
 Score, Crane No. ?. 2S, Singers, 10. Referee Mahoney. Time 20 minute periods. Goals, Hoffman 2; Langham- mer 3; Eagan 8; Smith 2; Frank 2; Tanner, Graham.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
COLUMBIA WINS
 FROM YALE FIVE
Eli Basketball Tossers No Match for New York
 Collegians

basketball on the Columbia teams s home floor last night, outpIaying the Ellis from the start and winning by the score of 20 to 8. The game was marked by the close guarding of the players down to one field goal.
 For the first few minutes neither team had an advantage, Columbia be- ing but one point ahead with two foul c. D. Benson, of the Columbia five. picked up the ball in a scramble un- der the basket and cleverIy caught it, the Columbia team got safe lead finishing the half ahead by to score. Reilly scored Yale's only field goal in this period when he cleverly lodged the younger Benson and scored from an easy position.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
(By Wagner)

There is likely to be trouble in the case of Outdelder Speedy Foran, the former Northampton outfielder who has been sought by the Bridgeport club. F'oran has been conducting ne gotiations with several clubs in an eff and now there is a scramble by two Or three clubs, including Bridgeport. for FGr1n's services. Manager Mo Cam appeuIs to have the best of the cepted his terms. McCann immedi- ately rushed this acceptance to the Secretary Farrell of the National as- socia tion and the notice appears in Foran, who lives in Syracuse, N Y., now balks on signing a Bridgeport contract but when he accepted terms with the Mechanics first he thereby Foran is regarded as a promising player because of his youth and his speed.
 this morning received the signed con tract of Outf1eIder Herman F. Roth, the youngster turned over to Bridge port by Manager Wolverton of the from his home in Jersey City to say that he is already in training and that he expects 70 make good here. Open up another can of salve, Steve.
 Manager McCann wrapped himself in his minstrel overcoat and boarded Q train for New York last night. He has an appointment to meet Owner Farrell of the New York Americans today and he expects to land the long promised catcher. He will also hold . slight gabfest with Manager Hank Ramsey of the Troy team of the New York State league. Manager -McCann would like to get Outfie1der Carroll and Inf1elder Kennedy from Troy and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
ATHLETES LIVE LONGER
 THAN LESS ACTIVE MEN

The tfme-worn fallacy that college athletics are responsible for a high death rate among varsity letter win ners within a few years after gradua- tion has been dealt another blow by the sne"ial report on this subejct by Dr. William G. Anderson, director of the Yale University gymnasium Dr. Anderson, who is well qualified, both from a professional and athletic stand point, to discuss this question, has pre- pared a detai ed report for the Yale Daily News in which the subject is dealt with from all angles. pr. Ander- son writes in part:
 '"The question has often been asked in these days of the prominence of a sounder man in after years and man of longer life than his non-ath- letic brother? It is a generally ac- cepted fact that some form of exercise or athletic sport is necessary for the proper development of the growing human body. Statistics prove beyond doubt that the man in college, or out of it, is better for consistent exercise tain that the man whose enthusiasm for and proficiency in some sport brings him to the highest recognition in his college is correspondingly bene- fited.
 A good many people claim that the highly developed athlete has more muscle and lung power than he can
 
 his long apprenticeship in some seden- tary occupation. If he is not careful the very power of lung and heart which made him force in the long four mile pull, if he be a crew man, becomes a danger to him, because there Is no call in his everyday life for the abnormal development he ac- quired in college.
 ''At one time I made a study of the mortuary data collected by the secre- tary of Ya'e University, my object be- ing to ascertain whether the " man in the four major sports was shorter or longer lived than the non-athlete. The opinion prevails that the athlete dies before his less active class-mate, that the predisposing cause is heart disease, that the large insurance CT m panies look upon the athletes as un- safe risks. The data, which covered fifty years, were examined by actuar- ies of large insurance companies, who pronounced the athletes safer risks than the non-athletes."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
MANY CLUBS AFTER FORAN
 WHO ACCEPTED M'CANN'S TERMS
Secretary Farrell May Have To Decide Con-
 test For Services Of FaSt OutfieIder

and Infielders Miller or Rueu in ex- change. Kennedy is a high class in fielder but 1t is said that he does not care to leave the New York State league. Carroll is a promising young player.
 The following communication has been received from Manager Donning, the well known. genial, popular and otherwise regular manager of the Crescents: "The opening of the 1912 season of the Crescents can't come too soon for Manager Donning of the Crescents. He has worked hard to arrange a good schedule and if the team does not come out on top it will be no fault of his"
 Manager Cameron of New Haven has signed backstop named J. W Schmidt, who is recommended by Owner Nayin of the Detroit TTigers Baseman Bauman from the Tigers so Detroit offered to square things by giving Catcher Schmidt to the White Wings. Dutch HavenfeIdt, the crack l itcher of the West End team, will be given another chance with New Ha- ven.
 fielder. has signed with Brooklyn Reilly was once given trial with the Chicago White Sox and later went to St. Joseph in the Western league where ne ma0e a good record. lie 1s a lawyer by profession.
 Crack athletes from the big eastern universities are in New York today to participate in the annual games of Columbia University at 22nd regiment armory. tonight. Yale. Harvard. Cor nell, Dartmouth, Syracuse, Colgate, Princeton Nassa chusetts Tech, Hamilton, Wesleyan. Swarthmore. Pennsylvania and Amherst are among those represented. The Baxter mile is expected to be the feature of the meet.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
ST. JOsEPH's T. B. & L. Asso.

Its a long lane that has no turning and all lanes lead to Eagles hall Tuesday night, Feb. goth when the St. JGseph's present their latest musi- cal skit, "A Night at the HaII," at their pre-Lenten entertainment and dance. As we said hefore this Is go-
 to he one great show, even if we do say so ourselves. We have the singers, the comedians, the music and last but not least the show, and these com bined with the beautiful electrical our old favorite, Frank Mayne. whose face is seen upon the stage at Polfs every week, all we ask YOU to do is to meet me at the hall.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
AGED TEACHER DIES
 - - er OF HER INJURIES
(special from united Press. !

Stamford, Feb. 17-NIrs. J. B. Richt- nlyer is dead today at the home of her brother, Selectman William T. Mich aels, of this town, as result of an ac- cident she sustained when she feiE against a chair in her home, recently, fracturing her hip. It was thought for a. time that there were hopes for her recovery, but she expired last night at pr. Barnes sanitarium, where she was being treated by prominent physicians of the State for the in jury.
 Mrs. Richtmyer was 72 years of age and was prominent among teachers in the State, having for over 30 years taught in the West Stamford school here. She was the daughter of FViI- liam Weed, of Stamford. She is sur vived by her brother.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
KILBANE HAS EXCELLENT
 CHANGE OF BEATING ATTELL
Jim COTbett Says If YOungSter Takes Az TeSSiVe He Can
 Defeat Abe Next Thursday
(By James J. Corbett. Former Champion of the World. Especial to the Farmer.)

lSp6C1al to the
 Attention of the pugilistic world will be centered upon the little fel- lows this coming week. The small est classes in professional boxing are furnishing the treats in +he way of classy entertainment. Two titles are involved in the weeks program.
 Tomorrow Sunday. Johnny Cou- len. recognized bantam champion of the U. s. A., will defend h's ii. e from the attack of little Franl ie Burns, the Jerseyite, without douht the cIassiest boy in the division that the East has produced of late.
 I know nothing of CouIon from personal observation, but Burns is no stranger to me in the ring. I have seen him box the best bantarns of New York and vicinity and he gener- ally had a shade at the finish. As to ability to box 1 can't see where Coulon can have anything on him as Burns is a very fast and skillful boy. They tell me Johnny is not alone handy with the gloves, but is also a very hard hitter. It may be in punching he excels Burns for the lat ter does not pack a dangerous wal Top. pr at least not in the bouts I have seen
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
St. Joes Will Play In
 Newtown Next Tuesday

John Leavy. captain of the St. Joseph's basketball team, is a new town boy and he intends to give the home folks a treat next Tuesday night. He will take the St. Joe five to Newtown to meet the Danbury team in that place. The locals will make. the trip in an auto. The Hat ters are a good aggregation but the St Joes hope to win. Hoffman, Hur- ley. Cahill, and the Langhammer brothers will accompany Capt. Leavy on the trip.
 Next Friday night the St. Joes will clash with the New Haven five at Eagles hall.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
The Concert and Dance

of the American Graphophone fire de- partment this year is to be an excep- tional affair, as Q number of the best known record makers will be here to help the boys entertain, and will give a fine concert Collins and liar an Albert Campbell, Henry Burr, Ada Jones, W. H. Thompson and win Oak land are names familiar to everyone and the announcement that they are to appear here will draw a large crowd. At the Park FHty Rink, Mon day, Feb. 19.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17

The stage setting for the piece de resistance of the week is to be Los Angeles, and the day and date Thurs day, February 22. The principals, Abe AtteI and Johnny KiIbane, and the featherweight championship at stake.
 have been requested by dozens of fight followers to give my opinion as to the outcome of this battle. have never seen Kilbane in action. I have been under the impression that he is of the Ad Wo1gast type of bat tier; the knockout victory over Riv- CTS gave me that idea. In recent taIk-fest fans who claim to know tell me KiIbane depends solely upon boxing skill and that he is strictly a long range fighter.
 It is a hard fight to dope. One con- testant is on the decline, there is no question of that, and the other a "comer." As rule the latter is the one to string with. but this fight is an exception. Atten is not the won derful kid he was two or three years ago. His fight with Knockout Brown proved that much. Of course. he was not in the best of con dition, but the old time AttelI needed only hair cut and a shave to bet a boy of the Brown variety.
 If Kilbane elects to make it a test of cleverness, Atteu should win. No boy of his weight can, to my mind, beat the champion at that style of game. It will take a strong hard hitting aggressive fighter to wear Abe down, and who will give him no time to rest up and who will be boring in every second AttelI has got to the stage where he can't stand much of the rough work and Kilbane's cue is to fight on that line throughout.
 But it must be borne in mind that the champion is not "all in" by any means Proper training, and un- derstand he is devoting himself to tho right sort of work for this bout, will bring to the ring a pretty good sam pie of the champion at his best. Abe has been such an inconsistent perfor- mer and in recent years shown such startling reversals of form on divers occasions that it is not safe to predict that he is thorough" for he's liable to spring a surprise party at any time.
 Were I behind Kilbane he would fight on the aggressive from the tap of the bell. To stand off and try to outbox Atten would be making the latter present of the contest. Abe is a veteran who knows every in and-out of the game. To beat him Kilbane will have to bring into play his natural advantages of youth and strength and fight every inch of the way. If he can weather the storm Of Abe's punches for a few rounds and has enough stamina to keep wad- ing iD all the time he has an excel lent chance of being returned feuth- erweight champion.
 The managers of the Empire Club of New York City claim to b;lve signed Bombadier Wells. the Eng fish champion, to box Carl Morris at their club the latter part of March Tom O'Rourke, Al PaIzer's mentor, pooh-poohs the suggestion that any other fighter is to have f-st chance at the Briton.
 am informed that Eddie rraney, Jim Coffroth's rival, has cabIed Wells a proposition to box Palzer in San Francisco on the Fourth of July. sent for Palzer. The offer to the Bombadier includes training and trav- eIling expenses and a big slice of a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17

March 5-One Round Hogan vs. Owen Moran. li-htweights, Fairmont A. C.
 Matches Cancelled or Postponed.
 Billy Marchant vs. Willie Beecher- One Round Hogan vs. Leach Cross.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17

$3O,0O0 purse
 Just which Yankee ''hope" lands MT. Wells time alone will tell. Ia the meantime it will interest the pub lie a great deal more if a match be- tween Morris and Palzer is arranged Both men appear to be anxious to box and 1t sis up to their managers co come to an understanding. Time enough for the English champion la- ter one
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17

Tom Kennedy also wants a crack at Morris. In a manly letter to tke public Tom admits defeat In the re- cent bout with the Oklahoman, but contends he was not in the best of shape and urges a return match. Tom argues that inasmuch as he was awarded a popular decision over Pal ger in their last meeting, and that the latter is regarded as a white hope" possibility, it would appear that he (Kennedy), must figure some where in the shuffle.
 I for one would like to see Ken nedy tackle Morris again. Tom sure ly did not do his best by a great mar gin last time whatever the reason. As said at the time he had apparently forgotten everything he knew and his sorry exhibition was a distinct shock to his friends and admirers. Had Kennedy made use of his skill and footwork that evening he would have beaten the big fellow unquestionably. don't know what was the matter with Tom but he certainly did not run to form.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
MINER BROWN ANXIOUS
 TO GET AWAY FROM CUBS
Crack Pitcher Says He Would Like to Go Anywhere Except Philadelphia.

Chicago, Feb. 17.-Pitcher Mordecai Brown, of the Cubs. made the state ment here that he is willing to con tinue playing ball, but that he wants to be traded. He said the reason he wants to leave Chicago is that he de- sires to make more money. He is carrying a blank contract in his pock- ct which he declares he has no inten- ton of signing. He announced his willingness to play ball with any other National League club with the excep- ton of PhiladelDhia
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
BOXING
Especial from United Press ]

Special rom United Press)
 New York, Feb. 17-Young Kertz the welterweight champion of New Jersey. will clash, tonight, at the Fairmont, A. C., with Joe White, of Boston.
 New York, Feb. 17-Benny Franklin. of Philadelphia, is a hero with the boxing fans, today, as a result of go- ing in as an emergency man with Phil Cross, at the Polo Athletic club, was to meet Cross but he failed to show up and Franklin volunteered to act as a substitute. Although not in the best of condition he dropped Phil with a right to the jaw early in the first round and a moment later almost closed his right eye.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17

Tn answer to several correspondents I wish to say that all bouts in New York State go in the records as mo decision affairs, no matter how one sided they may prove to be. Unless, of course, a bout results in a knock out or disqualification of one of the principals. Those who bet on the contests are taking long chances in leaving the disposition of their coin to newspaper decisions. In many in- stances such verdicts are opinions of men whose knowledge of the rules of boxing is decidedly limited. Take my tip, and don't gamble on the "de- cisionless' bout.
 Feb. IT, 1912.
 JAS T. CORRE7T.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17

In Australia lovers of sports, par ticularly boxing, are becoming ac- quainted with the professional re- former and his methods. That this element of ''kilI-sport" lacks popular ity in Kangarooland has been clearly demonstrated by series of indigna- ton meetings at which the ''moraI' gentlemen were referred to as WOW sers,'' and asked to attend to their own affairs. Over here the public takes no such concerted action to rid itself of organized interference with our liberties. Next Thursday we are expected to observe the anniversary of the man who fought that we might know freedom. Washington gave it to us, but the reformers took it away
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-17
...416 A 4S1-134
Handy & Harman.

Totals ..427 4O6 4o1-1224 Game Monday night-Handy & Harman vs. YoSt Go.