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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12
RITCHIE WILLING TO FIGHT WELSH Champion Says He Will De fend Title Against All
 Corners

San Francisco, Cal, July 12If Champion Willie Ritchie adheres +o . program he announced there will be plenty of activity in the lightweighf division during the next six months. lie proposes to be a fighting cham p1on, and theatrical engagements will De placed in the background in order tnat ne may be in a position to defend his title against all challengers.
 I am going to do some fighting this winter that will surprise the gang. '' remarked Rftchie after expressing a desire to box Freddie Welsh right away
 Mike hay while the sun shines. Get the money while it is hot and while you have the punch to get it. You can't be a champion all your life I believe in wearing out rather than rusting out, like a lot of fighters have, Rest is all right for time, but what's the use of resting two-thirds of your time.'
 ''The only rest I expect to take is when go south with the pictures When they have the pictures on at Los Angeles and San Diego T may go along and put in a little time there, but it won't amount to much.''
 Ritchie was asked whether. he wanted to box Cross and Murphy ten rounds each in New York in August.
 Boxing ten rounds is easy money '' chatted the champion, 'fbut I don't think much of going back there when it is 80 hot Rather wait a couple of months. That hot weather, you know, gets ts Californians.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12

erab1e praise for the masterly man ner in which he disposed of the hus- ky "Bud'' Anderson. While rather 1 fancied Anderson's chances on ac- count of his youth and sensational record of the past few months still I was not very much surprised at the | result.
 Cross is one of the mysteries of the ring. There is no denying he can fight when he cares to- Nearly all his battles have been over the ten round distance here in New York. At times his showing has been of a high order, and at others he has looked like a preliminary scrapper.
 Anderson is the type of fighter Leach can show up. Cross likes to meet the rushing slam bang fellows. He has a wallop, second to none, and knows how to use it on the fellows who tear in. Long experience has that Leach has boxed clever man his showing has been very ordinary, and that is the reason why he so ire quently enters the ring at a. good price in the betting.
 Cross beat Anderson easi1y-t11e fight was never in doubt, reports said, from the first round to the finish. Bud is too young in the fasttc game apparently to cope with the New Yorker. It was experience and ring generalship against a rushing fighter whose Knowledge of the finer points of the game was nil, and the man with the noodle won.
 Leach has advanced fin the last year to position of prominence in the nght-weight class, and in all proba- bility will be chosen as Ritchie's next opponent. California promoters are already bidding for the match, which if arranged will be held on Labor Day. Cross has certainly earned a fight with the champion. He is a better man than I thought and I ad- init that I underestimated his ability
 Jack Johnson, with a penitentfary sentence of one year hanging over his head, has shaken the dust of this country from his brogans for good and all. At least that is what was told few days ago by Canadian official who enjoyed the questionable honor of chaperonfng the negro during his re- cent stay in the city of Montreal.
 This official said that Johnson does not entertain the slightest intention of returning to the States, and that he practically admitted he would spend he remainder of his days abroad. Which, if correct, leaves the heavy weight division in this country, like the middle and welter classes, without a recognized head.
 Never before in the history of pu- gilism has opportunity kE~sked so loudly at the doors of ambitious heavyweight boxers as at the pres ent time. With Johnson to all an pearances a dead bird, and the pres ent crop of white hopes'' apparently hopeless, what a splendid chance for some ambitious young fellow to come along and. clean up. After watching Smith. Rodell, Morris, Moran, wiI- lard and Pelky in action there is no dodging the fact that the prominent heavfes of to-day are decidedly poor prospects.
 JAS. J. CORBETT.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12
U. s. SENATOR'S IN
 SWIMMING MATCH

Washington, July -12.-While there is no open display Of wagering on the result, Senators are placing bets on their favorite in a coming swimming match between Senator Ponerene, champion of Killbuck Creek. Holmes County, Ohio, and Senator Owen of Oklahoma AThe date for the Homeric contest has not been set but it will De held at the bathing beach of the Dis trict Of Columbia probably within the next few days.
 The match was made when Senator Owen challenged Senator Pomerene to a round of golf at the Columbia. Country club. The weather was ex- treneIy hot and the Ohio solon did not relish the idea, of chasingza small ball under the hot sun-
 'I'1l take you on in swimming match he said, visions of cool waters before his eyes.
 Done said Senator Owen prom pit ly. The golf game was abandoned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12
FASTEST MILE IS
 TROTTED BY ANVIL
Best Record of Year Made at Grand Circuit
 Meet

Cleveland, O., July 1a-The first grand circuit meeting of the year came to a close at North Randall track yesterday with -four trotting events that brought out a fine quality of sport
 As was the case Thursday, outsid- CTS shared honors with the favor ites. The Tavern Steak conceded to Dago F. because of his form in the preliminaries on Monday, was won by Eulabe1, an outsider The 2:09 trot was won by Jean Arion, who had found lttt1es backing even for place, although Eve Cord, driven by Geers, was expected to win it with ease.
 It was in the last two events of the day that the favorites managed to break even. The championship trottfng sweepstakes went to Anvil, g. heavy favorite, because he trotted the two fastest miles of the year. The veteran driver Ed Gers, pushed Anvil around the oval in the remarkably fast time of 2:O4 1-4 in the first heat and came right back in the next and concluding heat with a, mark of 27O4 2-4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12
MIKE CLOVER ANXIOUS
 TO TACKLE M'FARLAND
r Editor of The Farmer:

Sporting Editor or The | FarIner:
 Mike Glover, the welterweight champion Is anxious to box Packey Mcfarland at 40 pounds r1ngside, which is the best weight Packey can do as he proved when he boxed Jack Britton when he entered the ring weighing Al lbs. Mike and Packey boxed an exhibition in Philadelphia a short time ago and the latter got the worst of the argument. Since then Mike has been anxious to get in the ring with him but Packey seems to steer clear of Mike.
 Mike has been boxing for about four years and in that time he has boxed some of the best boys in the country having met such bows as Young -Erne, Leach Cross. Tommy Murphy, Barney Williams. Buck Grouse. Tommy Coleman and he beat the man who claims the middleweight championship-Ja Dillon.
 If Packey does not want any of Mikes game the same goes for Gtth- bons at 145 pounds ringside.
 Yours truly,
 BILLY GLOVER,
 Manager
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12
JIM THORPE HAS
 MEETING WITH PAL
Giants Indian Star Greeted By Russian OlsmS5s
 Athlete

Before the frenzied clash on the Polo Grounds yesterday between the Giants and, Cubs James Thorpe, a member of the McGraw clan, had a pleasant surprise. A distinguished looking young foreigner asked to see Jim, and for moment Thorpe seem ed to try to place him. Then a look of recognition came into the Indians lamps and he held out his fin to the stranger.
 The stranger turned out to be Leon Vagatartan, who was member Of the Russian Olympic team at the Stockholm games last summer He competed against Jim in the decath- Ion and the pentathlon. Vagatarian is visiting the United States with a body of Russian educators, who occu- pied seats in the upper grand stand. Jim and the Russian athlete did not have much conversation, as Russian is not taught at Carlisle and Vagata- rian's English has also been neglected
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12
SPORTOGRAPHY

Asked to pick the greatest first sacker in the history of baseball many fans would award the niche in the hall of fame to John A. Donohue, the mighty "Jiggs'' of the Chicago White Sox. The great first baseman, who recently ended his days in an Ohio madhouse, was born in Springfield, O., thirty-four years ago come tom orrow, July 13, 1879. "Jiggs,'' so called be- cause of his ability as a, clog dancer, played with Nashville, Tenn, and sew eral other minor league teams before he -=es adYn4Exed to the big show as a member of Connie Mack's Milwaukee club in the infant American League. His wonderful fielding ability made 1ain fnas Aithaz itt!hsaz Trsste1 rss as assarraa sin
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12
MAY MEAN END
 OF SUNDAY BALL
Prosecutor Woodruff to Call On State Police to Pre-
 vent Games at Rock

New Haven, July 12-One of the re- l suits of the trial and acQuittal in the court Of common pleas yesterday of the three New Haven ball players who were charged with taking part in a Sunday exhibition game on April 20 at SaVtn Rock, will be the. definite ending of Sunday baseball at Savin Rock, It is predicted. It is. under stood that in addition to preparing charges of perjury against several of the witnesses in the trial, Prosecutor Robert J. Woodruff plans to call in the state police to stop future games. Tt was the worst example of con eerted perjury that have ever seen committed in a court,'' said Prosecu- tor Woodruff yesterday afternoon. He said that he will have a transcript of the evidence made today and will inn mediately take the matter up with either State Attorney Arnon A. filling or City Attorney Rocco Ierardi. In taking this action, MT Woodruff is acting under the advice of Judge Isaac Wolfe, who made the fo1Iowiffg state ment in his charge to the jury yester- day: 7a
 'In all my experience in thss.z court, never before found case with such fragrant perjury as has been seen in this case especially among the ball players. I would advise the pHosecut- ing. attorney to take the matter up and have proper steps taken against several of the witnesses"
 In addition to the charges to be made against the witnesses, it is pos sible that charges of subornatien of perjury will be made against other persons who may have arranged the alleged ssconcerted'' perjury. It was noticeable that every single witness called to the stand agreed in the same story. whether the baseball players were under orders in doing this is one of the questions that the. auth horities will try to determine.
 Prosecutor woodruff started to work yesterday, t@ obtain evidence to back the perjury charges The com mon pleas court doesn't have original jurisdiction and the perjury L5rosecu- tions. if there are any, will have to come through the state or city attor- ney. Tfss{sH
 Robert Miller, first baseman on the team. who was one, of the witnesses In the trial, said that she didn't know George Sherwood very well and wasn't sure whether he could identify him.
 The stock answer of Joseph Pope, the snortstop on the team, was don't Ixnow'' The only thing he did know. it. seemed, was his name. He didn't remember a. thing about the
 Most all the witnesses had bad memories about April 20, and when the ease went to the jury Judge Wolfe said he could not see how the accused could be convicted on the evidence. The jury brought in a verdict or not guilty after 90 minutes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12
Ry WagneD

Changes are coming thick and fast in the Bridgeport club. Manager Cross announced today that he has signed Billy Ha1lman, an outffelder who was with Indianapolis in the American association last year. Hall man is a veteran, a left handed hitter and a fast man. His home is in Phil adelphia and he has been working out with the Athletics to keep in shape. Hallman is due to report tomorrow and probably replace One Hoss Shea. He is not the old time Ha1lnaan but is a relative of that big league star.
 Heinie Batch, the former Brooklyn star and last season with Rochester, wired Manager Cross for a, job today. Batch is an outf1elder and a good one, as fans who remember him when he played with Holyoke, will testify He was sent to Binghanton by Rochester this year but didn't report until the season was well under way and con eequently didn't do very we'll He de- clares he is in good condition now Manager Cross wired for his terms and will give him a chance if he asks anything within reason.
 Another outfelder offered to the To- cal club is Jack Kelly of Jersey City He is a good man but the local man agement fears he couldn't be secured for the salary limit in this league. Manager schlafly of Jersey City said Kelly was on the market and Monte has wired for his terms.
 Tom Crook is playing second for Albany of the New York state league and doing well. He was shifted so that Acting Manager McDonough could get into the lineup
 Pitcher Powers of Hartford wrote to President O'RourEe. protesting against that $25 fine which the Eastern asso- citation tackled on the twirler for using vile language to Umpire Kennedy. Powers claimed Kennedy called him names but Kennedy denied this. The Hartford papers thought the player could not be fined for being put out of the game when he wasn't in the game at the time of the Ntrotbie. The President says Umpire Kennedy fined him $to for bad language and s for being sent from the grounds. The President put an additional $1O to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12

of the fans.
 It was also learned today that Man ager Burns of New London was fined S25 for being elected from the New field grounds last Saturday. He rush led out and rallied against Umpire Ken nedy.
 Jerry Cornell, the pudgy manager of the New Haven club, has been sus- pended for five days and fined $1o for getting fresh with Umpire Lanigan in Pittsdeld. He met the umpire on the street after the game and started to hand him some of that Winsted bill- ingsgate- But Pfttsfie1d is one place where umpires are popular and by islanders threatened to cave in Jerry's features if he didn't disperse. When the report was sent to President O'Rourke he mailed Jerry notice of suspension.
 Red Waller made his first appear ance with Holyole yesterday and was lambasted for IS hits.
 vandy vandegrift was about the only Brfdgeporter who could touch Jensen yesterday. The sorre1 topped back stop got a pair of hits.
 The Springfield club will appear at Newfeld again tomorrow. The Ponies have been winning with great regu- larity and the locals will have to step lively to beat them. Blum or Rob ertailIe will work for Bridgeport.
 Ray. Keating returned to form yes terday and held the Chicago White Sox to five hits, beating them by Il to 1. It was the first good game he has pitched since Keating day on June r and the local boy thinks he has struck his stride again.
 The victory of the American team. Mclaughlin and Hackett. in the tennis doubles yesterday was pleasing to en- thusiasts. It was epected that Me LoughIin and Williams would capture the singles from the Germans but chances for victory in the doubles were not so bright. The Americans now meet the Canadians in the finals and the right to challenge England for the Davis cup. Experts pick our play CTS to vanquish the Canadians
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12
EASTERN.
INTERNATIONAL.


 baseball while playing the initial pill low for the Chicago Americans. He was at his best in 1906, when he estab- 1ished a record by accepting 1908 chances at first base, a record that is likely to stand for many years. Com iskey of the White Sox, has always declared that ttJiggs'' was the great est of all first sackers. He was the hero of the worlds series of 1906 be- tween the two Chicago clubs. Dono- due was one of nine brothers, all of whom were ball players, although "Jiggs'' was easily the greatest of the bunch.
 Donohue started his baseball career as a pitcher, and occasionally played right field He was nothing wonder full as tWir1er, even in the minors. and it is said that in Nashville he was Kept only because of his stick work, which is something unusual for pitcher. Donohue was one of the very last of the baseball players to have his whiskers amputated. and for some time after smooth faces. had become the rule among the diamond pastimers he continued to sport a, full facial re- ga1ia. Public opinion finally forced him to visit a barber and part with his beloved adornment- It is said that came entang1ed in a mass of thorns while he was going after the ball in the outfe1d of southern baseball field, also had something. to do with his decision to part with his whiskers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12
K. Q. PALITz WINS
 FROM STICK TERHUNE

Knockout Palitz easily outpointed Stick Terhune, in five rounds. at Saw in Rock yesterday afternoon, before the Hartford Business Mems asoscia- tion.
 SmiEer Livingstone defeated John Hausrnan in a wrestling match, after 19 minutes and 30 seconds of hard struggling.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12
STANDING or THE CLUES.
GAMES TODAY.

Newark in Providence.
 Jersey City in Baltimore @ games). Montreal in Toronto @ games). Buffalo in Rochester e games).
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
GAMES TODAY.

Cincinnati in New York. Chicago in Brooklyn. St. Louis in Philadelphia Pittsburgh in Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12
BHdgeport.
Score By Innings.

Two base hits, N1iIler, BOuItes, Shea. Sacrifice hits, SiIzer, Kerr. Stolen bases, Boultes, Barr, Foster, Pope. Double plays, Pope to Rolling to Mill CT; vandegrift to Stow. Left on bases, New Haven 8, Bridgeport z. First base on balls, off Gervais 8, off Jen- sen 2. Struck out, by Gervais 1, by Jensen 2. Time, 1:55. Umpire, Bed ford. 1gCefggf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12
International League

YESTERDAYS RESULTS. Baltimore, IF; Jersey City, 8. Newark, 3; Providence, 1. Montreal, 2; Toronto, 5. Buffalo, B; Rochester, 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12
NATIONAL LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS REsUITss f New York. IA; Chicago, /. Cincinnati, 5; Brooklyn, 3. St. Louis, 6; Boslon, 4. Pittsburgh, s; PhiIadeIpha,A-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12
Eastern Association
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

New Haven, 2; Bridgeport, O. Hartford, 12; Holyoke, 3.
 Pittsfeld, g; Waterbury, 2. Springfield, 8; New London, 1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12
ANEERICAN LEAGuE
YEsTERDAY's RESULTS.

New York, II; Chicago, 1. Philadelphia, il; Cleveland, 5. St. Louis, 5 /; Bostoi, 1. Washington, 5; Detroit, g.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12
OUTFIELDER MAILMAN SIGNED
 BY MANAGER CROSS OF LOCALS
Heinie Batch, Former Brooklyn Star, Wires
 for Job and May Be Secured

that The league executive told Pow CTS he got no more than he deserved for using such langege within hearing of the fans
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12
TO-DAY IN PUGILIsTTo ANNALS

188s-Billy Murphy, the Australian featherweight, fought his first Amer can bout before the California A C. of San Francesca, knocking out John ny Griffen of Braintree, Mass, in the Srd round. Griffen had all the best of the battle until he connected with Murphy's famous Mary Ann In his next scrap the Australian met another Murphy, Frank, the English feather weight champion, and went 27 rounds to draw. Soon afterward Billy won the worlds featherweight title by knocking out Ike Weir
 1909-Freddie Welsh defeated young Joseph in II rounds, foul, in Wales. aS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12

Creamed oatmeal is boiled for an hour, then rubbed through a hatr- sieve. Add a little milk and cook for one-half hour in double boiler. Serve with cream.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12
STANDING OF THE CLUES.
IJ LIl5-'.IU-
 GAMES TODAY,

New York in St Louis. Boston in Chicago. Philadelphia in Detroit. Washington in Cleveland
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12
GANfES TOMORROW.

Springfield in Bridgeport. Hartford in New Haven. yMeriden in Waterbury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12
STANDING or THE CLUES.
GAMEs ToDAY.

GAMES TO-DAY. Springfield in Bridgeport. Hartford in New Haven. Waterbury at PittsfleId. New London at Meriden (2 games).
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12

Teach Cross is deserving of consid-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12

Red Waller made his first appear ance with Holyolze yesterday and was lambasted for IS hits
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12

vandy vandegrift was about the only Bridgeporter who could touch Jensen yesterday The sorreI topped back stop got pair of hits.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12

The Springfield club will appear at Newf1eld again tomorrow The Ponies have been winning with great regu- larity and the locals will have to step lively to beat them. Blum or Rob- ertai1Ie will work for Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-12

It was also learned today that Man ager Burns of New London was fined s25 for being elected from the New field grounds last Saturday. He rush d out and rallied against Umpire Ken aedy.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-07-05

In the west side department appears
an article taken from the STAN baugh
department Of the Iron River STAN
baugh Reporter. crlticising the umpire
who ofiiciated in the Stambaugh
Crystal Falls game here a week ago
last Sunday. 1t is unnecessary Tor us
to say anything about the artiele Tor
il savors so much of sour grapes and
Of the mouthings of one individual
who accompanied the StambsuGh team
that we are surprised at O Bnen IN
being so easy. It's always a good thing
to kind of investigate the source OF
your information. In the mean time
there appears contribution from
Florence in the local columns OF this
issue that would lead one to the opin-
ion that kicking on the umpire is a
habit with some of our Stambangtl
people
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-07-05

as may he. aud shall continue without
;ntermission OF adjournment, nntil
five O clock in the afternoon on The
same day and no longer
If the trustees are not present al the
opening a me polls, the electors pres
ent shall choose from their own mum
Der inspectors of election, who shall
cause proclamation TO be made upon
the opening Of the polls, and shall also
cause proclamation to be made at the
closing Of the polls. one hour, thirty
minutes and fifteen minutes respect
iyely. before the closing thereof
Dated al the School District OF
fcrvstal Falls this 2sth day of june,
A. ID. 1918.
Board Of Education Of the schoo
District Of Crystal Falls,
By VIM. ]. Richards, secretary