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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-16
FIGHT FANS GET
THEIR COIN BACK
PROMOTERS OF RIVERS GROSS
BOUT MAKE GOOD TO THOSE
WHO STAYED OUTSIDE.

New York. Jan. 16.-An investiga-
ton was promised, today, by State
Athletic Commissioner Mcneil in con-
nection with the management of the
Rivers-Cross bout, Tuesday night, by
the Mcmahon brothers OF the Empire
Athletic Club. 1t was alleged that
more tickets were sold than the Man
haitian Casino would hold, causing a
riot that took 100 policemen to quell
and preventing nearly thousand fight
fans from viewing the bout. Many of
the fans had already secured tickets
but, arriving late, found that other
patrons had usurped their places.
More than $1,1OO was returned, yes
terday, by the Mcmahon brothers to
discounted purchasers and it was said
that about 5000 more would be return
ed today, or as soon as the holders
of the worthless tickets present their
pasteboards-
1T is the old story of 5000 people
trying to crowd into a space which
holds only 3,O00," was the explana-
ton of Secretary Charles Harvey. of
the commission. who was among hose
caught in the outside crowd before the
bout,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-16
OLD LOUISVILLE PARK
TO BE CUT INTO LOTS

Louisville, KY, Jan. 16.-O1d Lea
que Park, one of the famous land
marks of organized baseball, will soon
give way before the march of progress
The decree has been signed and only
waits the actions of the execution ers
(aucticneers). 1t is to be given over
to building purpones to be divided in
to lots, where a future generation of
bugs may be reared on that hal1ow-
ed soil over which once pranced the
great and daring outf1elder, Fred
Clarke, and that peerless inf1elder, the
only Honus Wagner.
League Park was the home of the
Louisville team when it was a men,
Der of the National League circuit of
twelve clubs. In 1899 it was deter
mined to consolidate the league to
make it more compact, to do away
with four clubs and reduce it to eight
teams. Louisville, Baltimore, Cleve-
land and washington were eliminated
by this action. The Louisville play
ers were transferred to Pittsburgh.
The list of players who pranced
around the old Louisville grounds
would really run into the hundreds,
but the most prominent of the lot were
Jack O'Connor, Pete Browning, Hon
US Wagner, Fred Clarke, Mike Ka-
hoe, Hugh Jennings, Billy Clingman
RUDE WaddeH, Dummy Hoy, JouetI
Meekin, Jack Chapman and Judge
Taylor, now a mber of the Court
of Appeals of New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-16
CHRIS. Won DER Abe
NOTED BASEBALL MAN
DYING IN ST. LOUIS

ST. Louis. Jan. 16.-Chris Won Der
Abe, owner of the ST. Louis Browns
during their series of triumphs in the
eighties, is said to be dying in his
home in ST. Louis and Grand avenues
from a complication of diseases.
Won Der Abe was born in Hille,
Germany. in 1852, and came to Amer
lea in 1870. He settled in St. Louis,
entered the saloon business and amass-
ed a fortune. In 1885 he became in
terested in the ST. Louis Browns and
gained the controlling interest," The
team won four pennants. in 1885 to
1888, inclusive, and Won Der Ahe ac-
quired a fortune of 100000.
In his late days Won Der Ahe's for
tune has dwindled and he is now in
straitened circumstances. He has been
helped repeatedly by Charley Comis-
key of Chicago, who virtually began
his baseball career under Won Der
Abe. Won Der Abe during his base
ball career was one of the most pie
turesque figures in the national game,
One of the novel features of Won
Der Ahe's life was that in his pros
porous days he built a costly monu-
ment over his family lot to mark his
prospective grave
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-16
HARTLEY FIRST
GIANT To SIGN
1918 CONTRACT

The first Giant player to come
across with his 1913 contract is Gro
yer Cleveland Hartley of Oshkosh,
wis, second assistant catcher at the
Polo Grounds. Grover was so pleased
with the figures which John McGraw
inserted in his contract that he i'm
nediately put his signature on the bot
tom of it and rushed for the nearest
post office.
Hartley sent a letter to Secretary
Foster in which he says he Is feeling
fine and is eagerly waiting to hear
the sound of a ball thump into his
catchers mitt. He also expresses a
wish that he will again carry home
another slice of the Worlds Series
coin, only in 1913 Grover would pre-
fer to get a chunk of the winners
share.
Hartley has been a member of the
Giants for two seasons, and though
he has done little except warm up
pitchers he shared in two Worlds
Series Hartley is really a frst-cIass
catcher. but gets little chance to
show his ability Chief Myers is
too valuable a man to be kept out of
the game even for a day. And when
Myers does lay off a day Artie Wilson
has the call.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-16
M DONALD WILL
BE MANAGER OF
HARTFORD TEAM

President James H. C1arlzin of the
Hartford baseball team of the Eastern
association, yesterday announced the
selection of ST Mcdonald as manager
of the Senators for the coming season
to succeed Tom Connery. who has
been engaged to act in the capacity of
scout for the st. Louis Nationals. Nc
Donald is a. catcher and will play this
position next season in connection
with his new position.
The Eastern association roster IN
c1udes the name of no more capable
such a, prominent part last year in
lacking Hartford out Of the sub-cellar
up to place in the select circle. ST
was first lieutenant TO Manager Tom
Connery, by whom his services were
greatly appreciated
Manager Mcdonald is a native of
the baseball hall of fame as member
of the team of F'ordham college or
New York city, with which he played
three years, 1906, 1907 and 1908 He
Fordham ever had and was elected
to the captaincy two years, a very
unusual honor, leading the nine in
1907 and 1908. In the latter year
McDonaId's team was the sensation of
the college world. Under his leader
ship Fordham won the eastern colleg-
seven straight victories, a record that
speaks for itself. In that great CAM
paign of uninterrupted conquest Cap
tain Sis F7ordham boys trfumphed
over Yale, Harvard, Princeton, SYRIA
cuse, Georgetown, Notre Dame and
numerous other lesser lights in col
lege baseball.
Manager McDonald's first engage
ment in professional baseball was with
the Waterbury team of the Connecti-
cut league in 1903, when he signed
with Harry Durant. That fall he was
drafted to Little Rock, Ark, of the
Southern league, but the next spring
he was brought back to Waterbury by
Mike Finn, together with Jack Hoey,
who was also with Little Rock. ST
was with theWaterburians when they
won the Connecticut league pennant
in 1910. He broke a finger on July
4 of that season and had the same
accident befal1 him six weeks later.
On July 4, 1911 he was secured from
Waterbury by Mr.. C1arkin in ex-
change for Mutt Waters, who was the
Hartford teams property for a few
days and g. cash considerable
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-16
M CARTY WANTS
To HOLD TITLE
FOR FIVE YEARS
By Luther Mccarthy

Denver. Col, Jan. 16-'I think it is
= pretty nice thing to be a champion.
Quite a few people you know speak
about champion when he once gets
up az losing his interest and such as
that, but that does not appeal to
me.
I'll train for every bout in the fu-
ture as hard as have for every bout
in the past. AS long as 1 take care
of myself and lead the simple life I
think that ought to hold the cham
pionship for at least five years with
out much trouble
Il am ready to fight any of the con-
tenders for the title when the proper
time comes. L am perfectly willing to
light Jess Willard and feel confident
that can beat him figure, too,
that 1t will be by the knockout
route
Il think that Bombardier Wells is a
very clever man but don't know any
hing about his durability as yet. He
shows great cleVerneSs and speed, but
I don't know just how he is until I
see what he does with Palzer in their
next fight.
4 hope neither Wells or Willard will
meet with defeat until I meet them,
that viii give me clear title with
out any argument.
Il like the fighting game fine. I
just naturally fell into 1t. was never
a person to pick fights, but it seemed
while I got trimmed and once in a
while did not
Il expect to be ready to fight again
around February p, and if not then
by March II positively. I will box
then at Columbus with whoever they
my majority and I intend to celebrate
it
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-16
1913 BASEBALL RECORD OUT.

spaIding's Official Baseball Record
for 1913, edited by John B. Foster. Is
published to-day This is the sixth
year of the Spalding Record, and the
publishers have presented to their
readers more accurate and interesting
statistics of the national pastinne than
in any previous number Of the series
Part 1 comprises the Records OF
1912 and in this section will be found
the Major League Statistics for 1872
Miscellaneous Baseball Records; ON
ciaI Averages for 1912 of the Ameri-
can Association, American league, and
the United States.
There will also be found a chapter
on the Philadelphia City series; anoth-
er one on How Pitchers Skater Rec
ords; the Spa1ding Baseball Hall Of
Fame; the WORLDS Series; and the
Year in Baseball.
interesting chapters, will be found un-
der the head of the National League,
All American Team records from 18ll
to 1912; Club Presidents from 1876
to 1912; Fielding Records, 1871 to 1872
of the three highest percentages In
fielding from 1871 to 1912; Holders OF
the three highest percentages in bat
ting in respective fielding positions
from 1871 TO 1912; honorary mem oerS5
officers: pitchers percentage; leading
batsrnen, etc, for the same period; the
Roll of Honor; Worlds Series Players
from 1884 to 1912.
SpaldfnE's Omcial Baseball Record
will be sent to any address in the Una-
ted States or Canada, postpaid, Oy the
publishers, the American Sports Pub
fishing Co. q Warren St, New York
CITY. upon receipt of price, ten cents
per copy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-16
SCHOOL FOR THE DISCONNECTED

There is a school for disseminated
school children in Kansas City, Mis-
souri, according to information receiY-
ed at the United States Bureau of Ed
,1ucation The 'Lathrop Industrial
SchooT' has been organized for the
purpose of educating children over IA
years of age who have reached the
fifth grade and find the work of the
regular school distastefuI.
The school proceeds on the theory
that in many cases the distaste Of
these studies are not adapted to their
particular needs. Such pupils fire.
uuentIy appear f+backward'' or lazy,
when in reality all they need is diff
ferent form of educational activity.
Accordingly, Lathrop School gives
them what is known as "prevocation-
al" training. Courses In bench wood
working, shopdrawing, patternma ak
ing printing, carpentry and shop-elec-
trfcity are provided for the boys;
cooking, sewing, millinery and en-
broidery for the girls. Glasses in
plumbing bricklaying, and concrete
work will be formed soon as the
demand warrants.
The academic branches are also
taught in this continuation school,
but they are taught in close relation
to the industrial subjects. Arithmetic
concerns the problems of the shop.
En- gIish consists of practical instruc
ton in necessary business forms; no
attempt is made to teach technical
grammar. Geography and history are
taught from the commercial stand
point; and local government is an i'm
portant subject.
The course is three years. During
the first two years the teacher directs
the choice of the pupils; but for the
last year each boy is allowed to select
mis- work in the trade he wishes to
learn. Time is about equally divid-
ed between industrial and academic
branches.
Educators are interested in the La
throp Industrial School, not because
they believe in vocational training to
the exclusion of the fundamental sub
jects, but because schools of this
kind are designed to fill the needs of
a large class of boys and girls to whom
sufficient attention has not hitherto
been paid; the children whose tastes
and aptitudes differ from those pre-
supposed by the usual school curricu-
lum. Work such as that done in the
Lathrop school promises to make val
liable citizens out of children who
might otherwise never find themselves.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-16
Gravitation.

Gravftation as a supposed innate
power was noticed by the Greeks and
also by Seneca, who speaks OF the
moon attracting the waters, about 80
B. @. Kepler investigated the subject
about 1915, and Hoolze devised a sys-
tenn Of gravitation about 1914. The
principles of gravity were demonstrat-
ed by Galilei at Florence about 1893,
but it was not until the great Newton
stepped upon the stage that the matter
was fairly settled. The others had
guessed. Newton proved, and to New
ton unquestionably belongs the high
honor of having shown US the true
mechanism of the heavens.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-16
SWEDISH TRAINER
PRAISES YANKEES
IN OLYMPIC GAMES

Ernie Hjertberg, the former star
eross-country runner and who is now
trainer for the Swedish Olympic, is
in New York, having arrived yester-
day from Sweden via London. He is
going to make visit in this country.
H5ertberg, as usual, is enthusiastic
about athletics. In recent inter
view he said concerning training:
You must have a definite system
Of teaching and coaching in athletics
If you want to get anywhere near the
American standard. In the States ev-
cry school, every college, has it's ath-
letic coach or manager. He looks
after the youngsters, and is able to
devote his whole time to the consid-
GRAFTON of everything appertaining to
success in each particular event. That
is what they are aiming at in Sweden.
They are starting with the schools, or
ganfZing athletics in them; next mon
the Boy Scouts, who have an organ
ization of their own; then in the col
leges and universities; also in the ar
my The idea is so far as is possible
to teach all these young athletes how
to make the best use of themselves in
each particular event.
What are the prospects in Swe-
den? Why, goodi When 1 first took
up my position there were only a very
few real class men but by next sea-
son there will be many more to pick
from, and that is how you breed your
the United States had in sto e Istru5ge
was that they had SO many good men.
I had only a few, and it usually work
ed out that II there was one little slip.
one error in judgment, the Swede
went out In the 1900 metres, for
instance. there was Ernest Wide L
don't expect you to agree with me-
but think he was as good a man as
any in the race, but he had never
competed against the same class, and
he failed America had three great
runners-Jones Kiviat and Taber-
all within a. yard or so of one an
another. 1t was the same in the 500
metres Meredith, Sheppard and Dav-
export almost in a line, and ali beat
ing records.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-16
CHANCE WANTS TEAM TO BE
KNOWN TO FANS AS new YORKS
New Manager Doesn't Like Idea Of Nick
names For Club

The nicknames Highlanders, Yankees
and the others are meaningless. In
cities outside of New York they at
that this nickname business in base
ball has been overdone.
I'VE are going to try to bring New
York to the top of the heap in the
American League and we will have
New York on our uniforms. I hope
the newspapers and the baseball pub
lie will call us the New Yorl1s in flu
ture, and that we will be worthy of
the name"
Secretary Tom Davis Of the High
1anders sent out his final batch of
contracts yesterday, and in a few
days expects to know whether the
club will have any ho1douts. Presi-
dent Farrell also received a. letter from
Charley Murphy, president OF the
Cubs, yesterday, In which the Cub
president congratulates Farrell on pro-
curing Chance, and denies he ever in
simulated the Peerless Leader was ddppy
in the dome
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-16

Frank Chance, the new manager of
The Highlanders. does not like the
nickname Of the club which lhe will
lead in battle next season. Chance
thinks the New Yorks'' would be the
best name and offered the suggestion
that the club be called the New Yorlzs
IN future. On his way back to Cali
fornia, Chance sent the following let
ter to President Farrell:
Wouldn't it be a good idea to call
our team the New Yorzs, instead of
the HdghlanderS Yankees, HilltOpS,
Hillmen or Kilties? McGraw's men
have a copyright on the nickname
Giants and they deserve 1t for they
have accomplished big things in the
National League. They always will
be Giants in the full sense of the
word.
Therefore, in calling our team the
New Yorks we are not appropriating
something that doesn't belong to US.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-16
THIS DATE IN
PUGILISTIC ANNALS

1eO4-BattIing Nelson knocked out
Arthur Simms in Bird round at NIL
waukee.
1907 - Willie Lewis, American,
knocked out Fred Lucas, Canadian, In
2nd round at Montreal.
19o9-Knockout Brown defeated
Kid Egan in rounds at New York.
1911-Leach Cross knocked out
Charley Griffin, Australian, in 2nd
round at New York.
1911-Knockout Brown knocked
out Jack Richie in End round at Ear-
rison, n. ].
1911-Sam Langford stopped Fred
Atwater in Bird round at Utica, n. z
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-16
RINGSIDE NEWS


Bat Nelson not only thinks he has
it on Wolgast in boxing but also In
looks.
Yankee Schwartz and Bat Schultz
have signed to box in Columbus jan
uary %.
Jim Savage and Tom Kennedy have
been matched to box IN New Orleans
January "a.
Pal Brown and Patsy Drouillard are
carded for q bout at Windsor, Ont,
January %.
Jack Dillon and K. o. Brennan are
booked for a bout in Pittsburgh next
Saturday.
George Brown OF Chicago has been
matched to meet Karl Ulrich in Onna-
ha next Monday night.
Luther McCarty's father says that
the new white heavyweight chaTnpfon
comes from good old Irish and Scotch
zoos
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-16
By WagDer.)

Two Bridgeport boys played on the
st. Nicholas hockey team, the crack
New Haven seven. which defeated the
Crescent A. C. in New York last night
by to 8.
Louis I1outrell, the former Yale cap
tain who now lives in the University
club in this city, played cover point
and Frank Washburn Of 28oS Fairf1eld
Washburn is a Harvard man. He
played on the Harvard seven which
won the intercollegiate championship
several years ago.
Al Ketchel of this city has been en-
gagged to help train One Round Nolan
Ford in the Brass City, January %.
KetcheI knows Ford's style because he
fought Bunny in this city last year.
Lon dons Club has signed ned outhe1der Pat
Keefe formerly Of the Lynn club, and
will also give Seth Wade, a young
pitcher of Lynnhurst, Mass, tryout
Lefty Mattern, the former HoIyoke
star, will probably get back in the big
League; He is now with Montreal but
trade for him.
Joe Kane, the vaudeville actor OBJ
tanned a divorce from Blossom seeley
in New York yesterday, RUDE Marquad
the Giant pitcher who carried Blossom
down a hotel fire escape, was named.
as correspondent
Mild Mike Dougherty, who had a
brief trial as umpire in this league
last season, has signed to hold the in
dicator in the Central league next in
1913. Mike is living in New Haven.
Chubby Charles Murphy, the Chicago
magnate whose loose conversation
has put him in bad with the Chicago
fans, has denied that he said Frank
Chance was crazy. Chance recently
threatened to sue Murphy for 100000
and that caused Murphy to cover up.
He has written to President Farrell of
the New York club, congratu1ating
him upon securing Chance.
Manager Sam Kennedy has signed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-16
BRIDGEPORT CLUB CUE
ARTISTS BEAT SEASIDES

The members of the Bridgeport Club
billiard team beat the Seaside Club
cue artists last night by taking two
out of three matches. The exhibition
was held at the Seaside Club. w,
Dorr of the Bridgeports won from
Harry S. PearsOns, Seaside, by $50 to
80. Murray Elm of the Bridgeports
beat Sidney N. Lockwood by $50 to
48. T. M. Adams of the SeasideS
vanquished c. A. Hull by $50 to "a.
Several good runs were made Elm
ree1ed off 80 in the third inning and
later got 45. The HuII-AdaIns match
was very fast, taking but one hour
and ten minutes
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-16
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
BILL IN THE HOUSE

Washington, Jan. 16.-Demand that
the workmen's compensation bill
which has been pigeonholed in com
mittee for nearly a year, be favorably
reported to the House to enable pass
age before March 4 was made by
friends of the measure at the House
judiciary committee meeting, yester-
day. The committee expects to vote
on the plan, today.
Southern cotton mill owners and
other powerful interests are said to be
vigorously opposed to the measure.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-16
Ancient MusseIs.

There are gigantic mussels whose
age is assumed to be comparable only
with that of the Cape Verde baobab
tree and the big trees of California,
which live for 5000 years. Indeed,
there appears no particular reason why
mussels should ever die, though it is
also true that, considering the sort of
life a musseI leads, there seems no
particular reason why 1t should ever
have ived.-London Express
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-16
A Winner.

Mrs. Goldington-I am amazed, sir,
that you should propose to my daugh-
ter. You have not known her a week.
The Willy Suitor-True, madam. But
have known you for some time, and
everybody says your daughter takes
after you. Gle got the girl.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-16
sharpenina q Pencil.

Even the cleverest and most perfect
circumstandal evidence is likely to be
at fault, after all, and therefore ought
to be received with great caution" said
the late Mark Twain.
'"Take the case of any pencil sharp
ened by any woman. If you have wit
nesses. you will find she did it with a
knife, but if you simply take the as
pect Of the pencil you Will say she did
it with her teeth
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-16
All His Fault,

Mr.. Binks with an invalid wife,
Look here. now! This paper says moth
ing will improve a woman's health like
sweeping, baking, bedmaking. dish
washing and polishing the silver. Mrs.
Binks-Huh! You know very well you
never gave me any silver to polish. No
wonder I'm ill!-London Mail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-16
PHILADELPHIA jack -
O'BRIEN, SOCIETY BOXER,
S5 TOMORROW

One of the classiest boxers of the
Iight-heavyweight division in the last
decade was "Philade1phia Jack"
O'Brien, who will celebrate his thirty
fifth birthday tomorrow. O'Brien,
whose real name is Joseph F. Hagan,
was born in the Quaker City on Jon.
II 1876. He was a clever, versatile
boxer, with a, style very much like
that of Jim Corbett. He was at his
best in 1904 and 1905, when he de-
feated Tommy Burns, Bob Fitzsin-
mons and AL Kaufman and fought
six-round draw with Kid Mccoy.
From that time on O'Brfen began to
go back. In 1906 Tommy Burns
held him to a draw in a twenty-round
bout at Los Angeles, and in the fol-
lowing year he was vanquished by the
Canadian in a battle for the heavy
weight title, in twenty rounds at Los
Angeles. OF late years O'Brien has
been real society man, under the pa
tronage of A. j. Drexel Biddle, a
Philadelphia millionaire who is a de-
voice of the boxing game.
O'Brien thinks he has a real conner
in his kid brother, although up to
date the youngster has not given any
remarkable account of himself. If
he should succeed, however, it would
not be surprising, for pugilistic abil
ity is often a family gift. Prof Mike
Donovan the aged instructor of box
ing at the New York Athletic Club,
and once a great fighter, seems to
have developed a classy boxer in his
son, Young Donovan. Leon Ketch ell,
young brother of the late middle
weight champion, is another lad who
is trying just now to keep the family
name in the Iimelight. Stanley tried
to dissuade Leon from his puginstic
ambition, but failed, and a few months
before his tragic death Stanley pre-
dicted that the kid had the stuff
in him to win honors and coin in the
squared circle. Leon has designs on
the welterweight title.
frankie Burns, the California light
weight, was born in Fresno, twenty
three years ago to-day, and was a
railway clerk before he became a box
er. Anc11Ler sporting anniversary is
that of James J. Collins once one of
the stars of the baseball diamond, who
was born in Buffalo forty years ago
to-day.