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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-11
PENN EXPECTS
GOOD TRACK TEAM

In an effort to give the University
of Pennsylvania a winning track team
Coach George w. Orion, who used to
be one of the crack athletes himself
at Penn, and who is serving his first
year as a, coach, intends to do some
constructive work in his fall campaign
to turn out a good team for the Red
and Blue. Penn has always been
represented by some fast men in the
running events, Orion being among
them, but they have been weak in 9TH
err events in track and field work
which kept them from polling winners
at big meets. Orion has just return
ed to Philadelphia a11d is very optim-
istic about the coming season.
''The track team will run in the
fall meets,'' said orion, yesterday.
81 have some good timers, but hope
that a few broad jumpers and pole
vaulters enter with the freshman class.
Patterson, Lppincott, McCurdy, Mere
dith and Kelly will help a lot, but
will have to turn out a squad of new
men. Yale and Harvard, after sew
era1 bad years, were both close up last
season, and we will have to strength
en- to beat them. Jones being out of
the mile gives Madeira a, royal chance
to win that event next season, if he
country running. He will go a lot
faster than APO, and I think he can
win the event. Lippincott is fellow
developed at Episcopal Academy.
Donald could win the 100, 220 and
44O this season if Patterson was not
on the same team with him. I guess
Patterson will take care of the short
err sprint and Donald master the long
err dashes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-11
sHUGRUE, PROMISING
LIGHTWEIGHT, 10 TO-DAY

Joseph CYoung) Shugrue, the classy
and fast Jersey City lightweight who
of late has been making a noise like
a coming champion, will celebrate his
nineteenth birthday today. Joe was
born in Jersey City, Sept. Ii, 1894, and
has lived all his life in that annex
of the American metropolis. Shugrue
Jumped up to a place among the top
notchers when he outpointed Leach
Cross. the New York dentist. He in
jured a thumb in that battle, and was
Bonestter Reese of Youngstown, O.,
repaired him and the young lightweight
returned to the arena last month
and outpointed the clever Fighting Joe
Hyland.
shugrue is the cleverest lightweight
developed in the east since Harlem
Tommy Murphy tried to cop the belt
He is anxious to fight Willie Richie,
Joe Rivers or any of the other lead
ers. and he would carry a lot of money.
Joe commenced boxing at sixteen, as
a featherweight, and during his first
year in the ring won half of his bouts
by administering knockouts. When
he Graduated into the lightweight di-
er Philadelphia and defeated him in
fifteen rounds at Dayton, o. He be-
gan this year by knocking out Aus
tralian Charley Griffin in twenty-five
seconds at Waterbury, Conn. In out
chasing Leach Cross he added greatly
to his reputation. Despite his injur
ed thumb, he boxed Phil Brock to
standstill at Cleveland,( and then
took on Johnny Lore in New York. He
was not at his best in that fight, and
Lore showed up strong in the early
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-11
RICHIE DECLINES TO
BOX WELSH FOR TITLE

Seattle. Wash, Sept. 11-Willie
Ritchie, lightweight champion, arriv-
ed from Vancouver yesterday and left
for San Francisco. Ritchie said that
the wealthy man who had promised to
guarantee the purse refused Tuesday
to accept responsibility, and fF2itchie
and his manager decided to break
camp and call the match with Freddie
Welsh off.
When Richie was asked about his
$4,000 forfeit posted to guarantee his
appearance in the ring, he said:
ST gave them a check on my bank
in San Francisco and I have wired
the bank to stop payment on the
check, SO I don't think they will get
anything on it,
Richie ran out of the match be-
cause the promoter refused to give
him SO per cent. on all concessions.
Harry Pollok, the manager of Welsh,
declares he will claim the lightweight
title by default.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-11
ST LOUIS HAS TRIED
MANY FIRST BASEMEh
(Buffalo Enquirer

Detroit, Sept. 11-Hughie Jennings
is cunning for the first baseman rec
ord set by the Browns, a record which
the ST. Louis club is still pi1ing up.
In filling the first base job, the Browns
since 1911, have used twenty men in
Guiding Covington the, latest recruit
Beginning with Del Gamer and Ness
in that same year, the Tigers have
had only nine men on the job, but it
is only recently that Hughie has really
gone out in earnest, for the mark.
Those who have enjoyed stays, mo-
mentary or longer, at the first sta
tion-besides the two mentioned-are
Jim De1ahanty,- George Moriarty, Ed
die Onslow, Walter Pipp, Sam, Craw-
ford, Henri Rondeau and Tutweiler.
Besides first sackers who have had a
crack at the job the Tigers owned
sible to tell how many will be on hand
when the drafting season ends.
ST. Louis began in 1911 with Bill
Braves, was given a tryout Mig
Clarke. Jimmy Stephens and Dode
Criss all took a whack at substituting
Joe Kutina finally put end to a
long list that included Art Griggs and
nine others. Joe was displaced by
Stovall, who seemed to have settled
the problem.
Stova1l hurt his hands and had to
have help, so Bunny Brief was i'm
ported. When he went to Kansas
City in the trade for Walker, Coving-
ton was brought in and just now is the
latest of the ST. Louis first basemen.
But others may come and make Jen-
nings hustle for the record.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-11
TODAY IN PUG1LIsTIC ANNALS.

1s11-Young Jack O,Brien, brother of
''Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien, the fam
Gus middleweight, began his profession
al ring career, winning on a foul from
Oscar Williams, in three rounds in
Philadelphia Since then Young Jack
has taken part in nearly fifty bouts.
He has knocked out Monte Britt,
Frank Erne and other good lads, and
has been the victor in nearly all of
his battles. His real monaker is John
Thomas Augustine Hagan, and he is
now in his nineteenth year. Under
the tutelage of the clever 'Philadel-
phia Jack" he promises to develope
into a great boxer.
1907-Jim Flynn defeated Tony Ross,
foul, in IS rounds at Pueblo.
1912-Frank Picato and Frank LOU
ghrey fought 12-round draw at Bos-
ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-11
YALE FOOTBALL TEAM STARTS
PRACTICE WITH 40 CANDIDATES

New Haven, Sept. 1.-THE thud of
the pigskin is to be heard on Yale
Field, when about 40 candidates for
the Blues 1913 eleven report for prac-
tice under direction of Head Coach
Howard Jones, Yale's first sa1aried
resident football instructor. Pre1in1i-
nary training has been held since the
first of the month. More candidates
will report during the next few days
and by the time college opens on the
18th about 100 men will be out in
football toys.
The men who have charge of Yale's
football armor have already opened
their supply chests at the gymnasium
and they say the style in football
clothes has not changed much, this
season. Assisting Head Coach Jones
there will be Captain Spaulding,
Douglas Bomeisler, and several other
former stars who live here will attend
daily field exercises.
Prospects for a strong eleven are
somewhat better than usual There
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-11
HARVARD ELEVEN
BEGINS PRACTICE
Coach HaughtOn Has Fine
Material And Expects An
other Championship

Cambridge. Mass, Sept 11-Candi-
dates for the Harvard football team
will report for practice next Monday
afternoon This was decided upon
Yesterday after a conference between
Coach Haughton and Captain Storer.
At least six men have assured the
Harvard captain that they will be
ready for business the opening day.
Practice will start Tuesday, and will
be held both morning and afternoon
until the reopening of college, on
September %.
The assignment of Coach Charles
d. DAILY to West Point will make the
only gap in the Crimson advisory
staff Harry Gardner, last season S
varsity quarterback, will take Daily S
place as coach.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-11
N. Y. Wholesale Prices.

Butter best, ID 31c@
317sc; dairy, finest, 29c a soc; good to
prime, 27c % 28Ac.
Eggs-Fresh gathered, extra, dozen,
29c % Bic; extra frsts, 27c a 28c; hen
merry. whites, $500 42c; gathered, 28c
@38c; hennery browns soc q 34c;
gathered and mixed, 1890 32c.
Frufts-App1es,N Northwestern Green
ing Virginia. bbL, $3.50 q $3.50;
Duchess of O1denberg, $3.50 q $3.75;
Gravenstein, Greening and Sour
Bough, So a So; wealthy and King,
$3.50 q $3.50; Fall York and Holland
Pippin, $3.50 @ 81; Sweet Bough, 50 q
$2.75; Pears, Clapps Favorite, bbl., So
@$5; Bartlett, bushel, 81 $1.25;
Seckel, 500 $3.50; Peaches, basket,
12c a Csc; 2O-tb 4Oc@ soc; Grapes,
black, case. soc a 65c; Delaware. SOC
q csc; Niagara, 5000 75c; black, 20
10 basket, 40c a soc; Alb basket, Sc;
white, 2o-fb basket, 40c.
Hay and Straw-Hay, large baled,
new, ton, timothy, No. L, $21 a $22;
standard, $40 5000; Nos. 81, SIS 90
$780,; light clover, mixed, $3.50 $40;
No. 1 mixed, SIS @19; heavy mixed,
$17@ S19; No. 1, clover, $17@ $18
Straw, rye, new, SIT.
Poultry - Fresh killed: Turkeys,
hens, 19c q zoe; young toms, 18c q zoe;
spring, broiling, pair 81 a $3.50; chick
ems, 8 to 10 to pair, 10 Csc q 26c;
fowls, 20 fb and over to dozen, Is u c
@19c; 48 to SIS ID 1sc OBS nc; Az to
At ID lie @17hc; Sc to AZ ID Is IL c "a
16c; under SO ID 14K q 15c; Duck
Iings. spring. 1870 Ice; ducks, 1Oc
@13c; Squads, prime, white, dozen,
$3.50 @ $4.25; dark, SITS; Guinea,
spring. II I'd each and over, per pair,
81: 1 ID each, per pair, Use.
Vegeta bles-PotatoeS bbl.! 50 %
ENp n q
$3.50 @$3: red, s2.25 a s2.75; corn,
100, 5Oc@$1.50; celery, dozen, 1Oc O.
25c; cabbage, 100, 81 q SO; ton, $25 q
$50; cauliflowers, bbl., $3.50 q $3.50;
lima beans, potato, basket, 75c q SLIPS;
mushrooms, ID, Use q 81; peppers,
green, bbl., soc q eOc; red, bbl., Use a
$1.25; squash, marrow, white or yell
low, Dbl, SOC @75c; turnips, rutabaga,
Dbl, 81 @$1.5o; white, bbl., $1.25 q
SITS; tomatoes, box, 25c a 75c.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-11
M'GO0RTY BEATEN
BY RAW AMATEUR
Oshkosh Fighter Gets Rude
Surprise When He Tackles
LevinSky

Edward McGoorty, whose record of
knockouts brought Oshkosh to the at
tention of a startled public, sauntered
into the ring of the st. Nicholas A. C.,
New York, last night with the inten-
ton of landing a punch soporific on
the Jaw of Battling Levinsky.
McGoorty landed a large mum Der of
punches on the adamantine jaw of
Levinsky, but utterly failed to produce
the desired slumber. In the interim
Levinsky decorated McGoorty's coun-
tenance with a, bloody nose, a cut I'M
der the eye, q. REDEEMED torso and
more WEAKNESS than the Oshkosh
veteran knew what to do with.
Levinsky, who in Philadelphia was
known as Barney Williams, not only
refused to be knocked out, but he
outfought the man who claims the
middleweight championship in a ma
jority of the rounds, and was clearly
entitled to the decision.
Tt is true that Levinsky was tired
once or twice, but SO also was Nc
Goorty, and hardly a round passed
that Levinsky did not fight the Osh-
kosh man off his feet. Levinsky did
not have a mark at the close Of the
bout, while McGoorty looked like a
man who had lodged an auto and
been run into by street car.
McGoorty had all the advantages of
weight, experience and a heavy punch,
but the indonttab1e courageof Levin
sky, coupled with remarkable powers
of resistance and a very annoying
punch, triumphed. McGoorty scaled
1877 Il and Levinsky 166 u.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-11
BRIDGEPORT MAY
! HAVE ROLLER POLO
Annual Rumor That Well Get
Empire State Franchise

The annual story that Bridgeport
will have roller polo is with us again.
New Haven is said to be in line for a
franchise in the Empire State league
and this city is also given mention.
The New Haven Journal-Courier has
the following story:
plans are on foot to put New Ha-
ven on the polo map again this win
ter. AS step towards this end, the
meeting of the Empire State league
magnates will be held at the Light
house Point Hotel here on Sunday af-
ternoon, at 1 o'clock. Jim Caravan,
it is understood, plans to attempt to
get the league to take up a, group of
Connecticut cities and with Albany,
Troy and Schenectady of the present
league as a nucleus, to form a new
National league. The proposition to
be discussed is to secure franchises IN
New Haven, Waterbury and Bridge
port, with possibly Hartford and New
Britain to make up the new league.
t"Fhe proposition is said to be based
on the fact that the league wishes to
cut out the long trip to Syracuse and
Rochester, two cities now in the En-
pire State league. Action on the
matter will probably be taken at the
meeting Sunday
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is much seasoned material. The hard
est problem is to find a quarterback,
a position at which Yale was weak
last year. All three men used a year
ago-Cornell, Wheeler and LOTUS
are available and one of these is ex-
pected to develop into a first string
man. Thompson, who starred on the
freshman team, will be a candidate
for the place. The team will have two
good dropkickers, Pumpelly, whose
wonderful booting in the Princeton
game made history last year, and
Guernsey, who showed aptitude for
the game as a freshman. Interest is
focused on Captain Ketcham, as it is
expected he will be shifted from CEN
ter to end. Football experts consider
him to be one of the greatest centers
ever wearing the Blue. Twice he has
been on alI-American eleVens as CEN
ter. Because of his keen football
sense his wonderful ability to get
down the field under kicks and his
deadly tackling, many believe he will
be a wonderful end.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-11
HALL AND HAWLEY
SHOW GOOD TENNIS
AT BROOKLAWN CLUB

The most exciting game played in the
doubles city championship tournament
at Brooklyn yesterday was between
r. B. Hawley of the Y. M. G. A. and
John w. Wheeler. The scores were
6-3, As, 81. Hawley was below form
and Wheeler made him hustle in the
first two sets. Wheeler tired in the
final set, however, and Hawley pulled
out winner. Gregory S. Bryan beat
w. Seymour Lacy 60, 60. The vet
eran was too much for the z. M. C..
A. players.
Some surprise was shown when in
the doubles Hall and Hawley of the
Y. M. c. A. vanquished Bryan and
Wheeler, 81, D6-2.t The winners play
ed brilliantly and outcIassed their old
er opponents.
Another match in the doubles pitted
Watson Washburn and Mayhem Wash
burn against Arthur Wren and Henry
B. Stoddard. The Washburn broth
ers won out by. 6-3, 81, although their
opponents gave them a good battle
in the first set
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-11
RUSSIANS AFTER
OUR TOMMY MURPHY

Is Tommy Murphy, Americas
youngest and most popular race dri-
yer, going abroad to train and race
trotters on the Continental turf, is a
question asked repeatedly by leading
horsemen since the opening of the
Grand Circuit.
This report certainly is true, but
the surprise Of it is how it got out,
as only few intimate friends of the
trainer have known it for some time
past.
The effort of several leading breed
ers and trotting horsemen from Aus
eria and Russia to get Murphy to go
abroad for a certain number of years
was first made last fall and winter,
md while tempting, offers and suitable
contracts were promised, yet Murphy
listened TO them as merely jokes and
paid no serious attention.
Up to the opening of the Grand Cir
cult he received several letters to
that effect, but declined all offers. His
replies were the same. Last week at
Detroit he received the final message
from one of the wealthiest and most
prominent trotting horse breeders in
Russia, asking him to make his own
terms in salary for three years at least
and enter his employ January 1, 1914.
After the report had got out, Muir
ply for the first time told all about
the tempting offers that had been
made for his service since last fall and
many efforts by individual breeders,
also by a group of trotting horse en-
thusiasts, to get him for the next few
years
Having failed in the past, the last
cablegram asking him to make his
own terms, was apparently their last
effort, the answer to which was also a
refusal to leave this country, at least
for some years to come.
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rounds, but in the ninth Joe landed a
biff that all but put Johnny out. When
he fought HyIand at Far Rockaway
a month ago, Joe had his opponent in
distress in the last round, and the
final bell saved Hy1and from a knock
out.
Shugrue may be false alarm, like
so many other scrappers who have
started strong and then stubbed their
toe and fell fiat, but, the basis Of
his performances this year, he looks
pretty good. He is fast and clever
has a punch that makes his opponents
realize that they are engaged in a
bonafde scrap, and he has never
shown a yellow streak, but assinilates
punches with much nonchalance as
he hands them out.
Joseph may not be the next light
weight champ, but he looks to have
a fighting chance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-11
AMATEUR FOOTBALL.

The Lakeview football team held
Its first practice last evening and
~Iacted officers for the ensuing sea-
con In selecting Thomas McElroy for
captain they secured one of the most
popular players in the game and also
the squarest and brainiest quarter
back in the city. Under his leader
ship the East Side boys will be heard
from all season and with Stephen Nc
Mahon, who for his fourth consecu-
tive season will manage the team
will work hard to keep the Lakeviews
pm top
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(By Wagner.)

Ry Wagner.)
Whatever chance the Bridgeport club
had of securing Tom Connery for man
ager next season has probably gone.
Reports from ST. Louis say Miller Hug
gins will get another chance as man
ager of the Cardinals and that tells
the story. When Connery was in this
city he stated that his job in ST. Louis
depended upon Higgins. He had
been appointed because of personal
friendship with Higgins and if the
midget lost the job Connery would al
so be obliged to step out. At that
time Connery was doubtful about
Cardinals pilot appears to have sur
vived a disastrous season.
When the Bridgeport club plays the
Remington-Y at NewfieId park
next Sunday the management will in
troduce a new first baseman in Clark
of the Harvey HubbeII> team. This
youngster has been highly praised and
if he shows anything will be given
a chance with the squad next year.
1t has been decided that Chief sny-
der will pitch Sunday with Harvey
Russell behind the bat. The infieId
will probably consist of Clark at first,
Kid Sherwood of the New Haven club
second; Stow, shortstop, and HOWE
Baker of the Waterbury team. third
Manager Keenan, of the Yosts, expects
to use Finn and Mccormick as his
battery.
In case the Hartford and Lowell
clubs have a tie in their series, Sec
rotary Reddy of the Bridgeport club,
suggests that the teams play the final
game in this city on Sunday. This
would be big drawing card and
would bring out a large attendance.
The championship of the Industrial
league Will be decided at Newf1eld
park Saturday afternoon when War
ner Bros. and the Harvey Hubbe1l
teams will play. AS the rivalry is
very keen, a. fine contest is expected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-11
FOUR KILLED BY
AEROPLANE PLUNGE

Buechenburen,, Prussia, Sept IL
-Four persons were killed and several
others badly injured here, today. by
a military aeroplane. The machine
was being used in connection with the
manevuers of the 18th Imperial Army
Corps and had just left the ground
when the pilot lost control and the
Geroplane plunged into a crowd OF
spectators.
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eTANDING oF THE cLURs.

GAMES TO-DAY.
st. Louis in New York.
Chicago in Philadelphia.
Detroit in Boston.
Cleveland in Washington.
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York University.
Red Murray yesterday perform ed
the unusual feat Of throwing a man
He worked it on George McQuillen, the
veteran Pirate pitcher. Murray got
the ball on the first bound and hurled
it to Merk1e. The runner was beaten
by a step.
Bombafdier Wells beat Gunner Moir
in the fifth round of a bout in London
last night. They must make them
easier in England. Every time Wells
boxed in this country he was knocked
out before he could count the house.
Tommy Burns, who was accused Of
taking by Arthur Pellxy, says he does
not believe the champion heavyweight
made the statement. Burns says a RI
val who wants to manage Pelky, in
sptred the story.
halfback in Tenney, who will not re-
turn to school because of trouble in
studies. He made a touchdown
against Harvard two years ago.
Hartford expects to have a hard
time with Lowell in the post season
series for the championship of New
England The Lowell team has eight
men batting 300. You have to take
those averages with grain of salt,
though Monahan of the Crossmen
was 300 hitter in that league and
he couldn't hit 200 in this company.
Booth Hopper, the New Haven pitch
er, hasn't had a chance to show any
thing with the st. Louis Nationals yet
The Phillies are playing in st. Louis
now so perhaps it's just as well if
Hopper keeps under cover until they
leave town.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-11
AMERICAN.
INTERNATIONAL.

There is a scarcity of applicants for
the army aeroplane squad, but the
auton obile division will furnish plen-
ty of opportunity for martyrs on the
altar of patriotism.
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American League.
lULHA.

yesterdays RESULTS.
st. Louis, 10; New York, z.
Chicago, 5; Philadelphia, g.
Washington, 2; Cleveland, 4.
Boston, A F.; Detroit, 2.
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International League.

Yesterdays RESULTS.
Providence, 8; Jersey City, 4.
Baltimore, 5; Newark, ?.
Rochester, A; Buffalo, o.
Toronto, 6; Montreal, 3.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-11

AS Thaw entered Canada as a, tour
ist," there is a, feeling around here
that he should be provided with a re-
turn ticket.