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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03
.GUNBOAT SMITH
PUTS BIG M'KAY
AWAY IN SECOND

Fred Mckay of Winnipeg, Canada,
who says his father was a bishop,
rrawled through the ropes at the
F'airmont A. C., New York, last night
to give battle to Gunboat Smith of
California. It was no place for a
minister's son. For round the giant
Canadian, who is almost as tall as the
Woolworth building, as wide as a barn
door and who looks capable of strang-
ling a lion with his left hand, sinking
a batt1eship with his right and kick
ing a hole in Fort Hamilton with his
foot, put it ali over Jim Buck1ey's
In the second the little Californian
Smith scaled 1913 pounds, while Nc
Kay tipped the beam at 212-picked
a Black Hand bomb off the floor and
hurled it at Mckay. 1t exploded on
the Canadians jaw. Great was, the
fall thereof. zone, two, three, four
chanted Referee Billy job right up
to the fatal ten. spectators in 1eav-
ing the hall will please use all exits"
bugled Peter Prunty. 1t was all over.
Mckay lowered over Smith like
sky-seeking California redwood. He
had Just as great an advantage in
reach and weight as he did in height.
Also he was faster on his feet and
boxed the prettier. In the clinches
he handled Smith like a baby For
round it looked as If 1t was shame
to pit Smith against so mighty man.
Mckay, however, did not carry any
dynamite concealed about his person.
Smith did. That's the answer
The punch that sent Mckay top
ping over even as a giant pine under
the ak ola woodsman was a right
hand smash to the jaw. The begin
ming of the end came after half a
minutes fighting in the second round.
Gunboat, who had been steaming
along at half speed sizing up the enc
my, suddenly kicked the coon off the
safety valve, unmasked his batteries
and went full steam ahead.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03
PRINCETON WINS
FROM VILLA NOVA

Princeton, N. J., April "a triple
and two singles in the ninth inning,
when the Tigers were one run behind,
gave Princeton a victory over Villa
Nova, 5 to 4, yesterday afternoon
Ted Garter and Reed saved the day.
Reed sIashed out a triple to left cen
ire with man on base which tied
the game, and Carter followed with a
single, scoring Reed.
Princeton played with a patched
up team because of PendIeton's alb
sence. The Tigers hit Dougherty with
ease and the locals would have won
the game easily had it not been for
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03
AUSTRALIA TO
SEND WEAK TEAM
Second String Tennis Players to
Contest with Americans i'm
New York

Americans this year will have to
defeat the Australians in the prelim-
mary ties in June If the United States
is to figure as a Davis Cup Challenger.
Speculation as to Americas chances of
going to England to play in the chal-
lenge rounds against the survivors of
the France-Germany matches, there
fore, is rife at this period. Alarnists
all over the colntry are worried for
fear that America will fall down in
the ties, but those who are in touch
with the situation state that the ties
should form no obstacle in the way
of the American teams ambition of
bringing the noted trophy back to this
country.
The selection of the Australian
team has already been made, and the
making public of the names of the
Antipodes players who are coming
here has taken a big load off the
American mind. The team as select
ed by the Australians on paper will
not truly represent Australia's full
strength, for the reason that two of
that country's best players will be
nissing-Norman Brookes and w. w.
Dunlop.
This pair is conceded to be supreme
in doubles. America will have a big
edge in the series since the United
States team will be able to send it's
best players to New York, when the
Australian-United States ties are to
be played on June 6, and at the
West Side tennis courts.
The Australian players who are
coming here are Horace Rice, A B.
Jones and S. N. Doust. These men
are little known here. While they
are said to be excellent players the
three are not regarded as in the first
rank at home.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03
KICKING ABOUT
TY COBB'S TEAM
Rochester Manager Says Georgian's
Independent. Club Encourages
Holdout Players.
CBuffalo Enquirer.)

Manager Camel of the Rochester
Baseball club has protested to the Ma
tional baseball commission against the
forming of a club like the one that Ty
Cobb has been managing so far this
Spring He claims that on his ALL
Georgia club are three International
league hold-outs, and although up to
the present time the Detroit team has
not suffered much on account of
Cobb's holding out at the same time
the Rochester team which depends
much upon Mcmillan, who is with
Cobb, is in a tight hole.
Camel claims that the formation
and the playing of teams like that
managed by Cobb is in direct viola
ton of the baseball agreement. Ducky
Holmes of the Buffalo team is also on
the team, and it may be possible that
Manager Clymer will also join Gan
eel in his protest, although it looks
like a cinch that Holmes will not be
carried by the Buffalo club this year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03
santins on santins.

William Banting, who has given his
name to a verb. held that fat people
who want to grow thin should eat FIVE
meals a day. In his Letter on Corpu-
lence,' which ran into ten editions and
was translated into French and Ger
man, Banting states that 'low living
brings the system into an impoVerfsh-
ed state without decreasing corpu-
lence. I have discovered that quality
in food is the chief desideratum and
that the question of quantity IL mere
moonshine. I take the most agreeable
and savory viands, meat and game
pies that my cook can concoct, with
the best possible gravies, 5ellies. etc.
and drink sherry, claret, brandy, gin
and whisky. endeavor. however, to
abstain as much as possible from
bread, butter, milk, sugar. beer and
potatoes" On this regime Banting
brought down his weight forty-stx
pounds in twelve months. - London
Chronicle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03

been set at 1913 ringside for a good
years, but now that there are so many
different countries coming into the
field of boxing, why they are entitled
to some consi Iteration, especially. Aus
tralia and England, where boxing
abounds- in fact, ENGLAND is the home
of all boxing. 1t seems that 1876
pounds, weigh in at or 3 O'Clock, is
the recognized weight in most of the
countries except Australia where the
light weight limit is 40 at ringside.
However, I think the best weight for
light weights is 135 ringside or 1913 at
8 o'clock, which is considerably above
the feather weight class of 1922 pounds
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03
JACK JOHNSON CART. ], Il
BOX IN new YORK
Commission Won't Let Him Appear at
Benefit Bout Against Jeanette.

The ban on Iaek- johnson, issued
by the New York State Athletic Com
mission some months ago in the form
of an order that the big negro could
not box in New York, will not be lift
ed, even for the big benefit to be held
for the flood sufferers at the Twenty
second Regiment Armory tomorrow
night. An unauthorized invitation
was sent to johnson yesterday to box
four rounds with Joe Jeannete of .Ho-
boken, but the committee in charge of
the affair decided before waiting to
get a. reply from johnson that such a
contest would not be desirable.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03
CARDINALS WIN GAME
FROM ST. LOUIS BROWNS

st. Louis, Mo, April 3.-Extreme
wi1dness by q collection of Brown
pitchers gave the Cardinals an easy
victory over the Browns yesterday by
a score of II to 4. Baumgardner,
Stone and Napier had little control
and not much stuff.
Charles O'Leary, former Tiger
made his first appearance with the
Cardinals and got two hits and two
passes He ffelded brilliantly. The
Cardinals got off in the third, when
five passes and five hits were bunch
ed. The series stands two to one in
favor of the Browns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03
Where He Drew the Line.

The Due de Raguse once explained
to the Countess de Bolgne the nature
of his connection with the emperor in
a phrase which is more or less applica-
BILE to whole nations. He said: when
the emperor said, All for France 1
served with enthusiasm; when he said,
France and T. I served with zeal;
when he said, I and France served
with obedience; but when he said, t.
without France, 1 felt the necessity of
separating from him.'-Argonaut-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03
Squeiched.

He was trying to make an impression
on a pretty nursemaid who had lit
tie boy out in the park.
ct wish you were my governess," he
sfmpered.
$50 do l." said the girl.
what would you do?"
I'D take those cigarettes away from
you and get your hair CUT
Then he passed on.-Louisville Cou-
rier-Journal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03
chaarinn Her Un.

Molly was SO put out and cross at
the party last night! Kate Green had
on a dress exactly like mine. Polly
Yes, but how it must have Disguised
her to see you with a dress like hersl
That ought to make you happy,
should think
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03

Musician tell you, ladies, we art
lists cannot succeed unless we give up
our very souls to our art. Why, last
week was so rapt in a composition
which I was playing that a thief stole
the violin from under my chin and I
never noticed it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03

Nolan, manager
of Willie Richie,
the c h a m p o II,
while discussing
the mater with
the writer while
in Milwaukee.
There n e " e r
has been an in
ternational scale
of weights con-
tinued Nolan, cal
though it would
be a good thing
for the same if
such a scale were
eSta bIished. OF
course the Amer
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03
(By Wagner.)

The Bridgeport management has
finally located Pitcher Blum, who was
secured from Lowell, Mass, in ex-
change for Pitcher Johnny Barron.
Blum is wintering in Roxborough, Pa.
He has accepted terms but says he
may be late in reporting because his
wife is ill.
First Baseman Ed McGamwe1l sent
his signed contract to the Mechanics
this morning. McGamwell declares
he will report next Monday ready TO
show the local fans something.
The latest developments in the Tom
Crook case are these. Manager Tam
sett of Albany has agreed to take the
player but was delayed somewhat in
the negotiations becalse he lost Tom s
address. This was wired to him yes
terday by the Bridgeport club. 1t is
any difficulty in coming to terms with
Crook.
Tom Downey of this city has been
sent-home by the Baltimore manage
ment to take a few days rest. He in
jured his hand recently and has since
been out of the game.
Sir Thomas Upton undaunted by
the refusal of the New York Yacht
Club to accept the conditions he pro-
posed in his recent challenge for the
Americas cup has decided, according
to the London Evening News, to issue
an unconditional challenge.
In Paris last night Jeff Smith gave
Adrian Hogan an awful trouncing.
Adrian is a native of that dear France
but he thought he would scare his
opponents # he called himself Hogan.
1t takes more than a name to give you
the fighting spirit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03
TOMMY BURNS IN
DRAW WITH PELKY
Former Champion Scores Three
Knockdowns And Goes Down
Himself Once.

Calgary, Alberta, April 3-Tommy
Burns, former heavyweight champion
of the world, and Arthur Pelky, of
Chicopee,~ Mass, fought six fast rounds
here last night. It was a no-decis-
ion affair. Burns scored three knock
downs and was himself floored once
but was on his feet instantly and con-
tinued his rushing tactics. 1t was a
hard fought battle throughout
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03

a nnix-up during the eighth inning,
when there were two men on bases
and Laird followed with a single.
The runners became tangled and the
inning ended with no score.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03
IN MAJOR LEAGUES

William H. Hol1ander, shortstop or
the Georgetown university nine, will
join the Washington club in June.
John Henry is again practicing with
Washington. He feels that the injury
to his knee is thing of the past.
Manager Callahan of the White Sox
has sent Outfielder Johnston and
Pitcher Douglas to the San Francis
co club.
Hugh Jennings in his attempts to
bolster up his pitching department has
signed Howell, a university of Louisi-
ana twirler.
Eight pitchers may be carried by
the Pirates. Gentleman Will prob
ably be let go soon. InheIder Rehg
will also be turned adrift.
A Rochester scribe has spent some
time doping out how the Information
al league will finish. He considers
Buffalo the best contender for the
flag.
They say in Chicago that Bill Pow
ell has plenty of pitching talent. but
lacks ginger. Bill has the pep"
though he does not show it on the out
side.
second base for Washington. This
probably means that the position is
his for keeps. Laporte will be kept
for emergency work, while Sheer will
be sent to the Providence club.
Joe Rivers is not only boxer, he
can play ball when necessary. Sun
day he pitched against the Hawks in
Yonkers and in nine innings gave four
hits. no passes and famed IL men.
When the Detroit second team was
playing in Baton Rouge a few days
ago, Jean Dubuc made a record which
probably will stand for years. lie
hit a ball which went So miles before
it was found. Dubuc hit one Of the
pitchers offerings and the ball few
over the fence and landed in the ten
der of a railroad engine that was
passing Four hours afterward the
fireman on the engine picked the bali
out of the pile of coal, and when he
found it the train which his engine
was drawing was So miles away from
Baton Rouge.
Manager Evers has found it neces-
sary to depart from his desire not TO
threaten to take money away from
the players during spring practice in
order to make his rules ''go.' The
team started in at Tampa with orders
to be in the hotel at IL o'clock, in bed
not later than 11:3O p. m, and at
breakfast ia BILE not later than $3.50 ..
M Gradually the players hunched
these hours a few minutes in individ-
ual cases. but when the team reach
ed Louisville Evers called meeting
and told the men that the rules
went absolutely, and that any in
fraction, if only for a minute or two
would result in a fine of 800 for each
offender.
On what the pitchers have shown
to date, Griffith will be much better
fortified on the slab this year than
he was last. With Cashion, Engsl ana
Gallia able to take their turns on the
slab it will allow him to give johnson
Groom and Hughes the rest they need
to keep them in their best form.
Hughes, for instance, should have
four or five days to be - h4S @e.s'
When the veteran gets that amount
Of time between games he is sure to
prove a sensational performer this
year. Groom is not a pitcher who
needs a lot of time between games.
In fact, he Is at his best when he
works often. But If Cashion shows
GOOD form he will be the teams truck
horse, for he cannot be given too
much work.-Washingto Evening
Star.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03
THORPE COULD HAVE KEPT
TROPHIES IF HE TOLD TRUTH
Bridgeport Management Locates Pitcher
Blum and He Accepts Terms

Charley Bflckiey, the Harvard FOOT
ball star, won't be able to help the
track or baseball teams much. The
tendon which gave him SO much trou-
bic last year has gone on a rampage
again and the strain IS so severe that
he can't compete any more this sea-
son.
hour of going to press. Percy Haugh-
ton either will or will not coach the
Harvard football squad next fall. He's
hired one day and fired the next. His
case is almost as mysterious as that
of Tom Crook. the well known first
bast man.
If James Thorpe, the Indian athlete
who was convicted of professionalism
and stripped of the honors he won at
the Olympic games, last year, had
made a clean breast of his case to
the Amateur Athletic Union when
signing as an entrant to the games,
he might have been absolVed of his
transgression and been given a clear
title to the Iaurels he achieved at
Stockholm
This statement WIS made at a ban
quet in San Francisco last night by
James E. Sullivan secretary OF the
A A. u, who went to assist in ar
engagements for the games to be held
in San Francisco during the Panama
Exposition in 1915. Sullivan said ne
had not yet decided to accept the ath-
Ietic di, ectcrship Of The games.
Lauri Pipka1e, who holds the Fin
nish records in the 200, 300 and 800
meter races, arrived in Philadelphia,
yesterday, to take UP a six weeks
study of the methods used in training
athletes at the University of Penn
syIvania. He hopes to get sugges-
lions which will aid him in training
the Finnish team for the Olympic
games of 1916.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03
BY r. S. ANDREWS.

ITO my way of thinking 1875 pounds
or 1913 at O'Clock the day of the
contest is the correct weight for an
international SCALE remarked Billy
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03
AMATEUR BASEBALL

The Walnuts will play the Braves
Sunday at the Mud Flats at o'clock.
The Walnuts will use their old relia-
BILE battery. Bradley and Martin. At
first base will be found Clarity, the
sixteen year old wonder of Skeeter-
vile, N. j., at second base, Larose,
the awful hardman s1ugger; at short
stop, Fisher, the Jungle man; at third
base, Burns, the comedian; in left
field will be found Ornil, the small
man with the big head; in center field
will be found Myers, the Peerless
Leader, and in right field will be
found Larkin. who claims to be a,
Baker The old time rooter Ca11an
with the fog horn voice will be there
with cow-bells on.
The All-Stars, averaging 1916 years,
have secured the services of Dowd
who last year played ball in New Jer-
sey, but at the present is residing in
Bridgeport. The lineup is as follows:
r. Bristol, c.; F. Dowd, p; J. Heating.
1b; Foster, 2b; Hincks, 3b; Flanagan.
S.; Lynch, CT; F7ostman, IF; Somers,
If All games will be played at Yost
field Saturday mornings or holidays
morning or afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03

A Rochester scribe has spent some
time doping out how the Information
al league will finish. He considers
Buffalo the best contender for the
flag.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03

Eight pitchers may be carried by
the Pirates. Gentleman will prob
ably be let go soon. 1nheIder Rehg
will also be turned adrift.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03

Hugh Jennings in his attempts to
bolster up his pitching department has
signed Howell, a university of Louisi-
ana twirler.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03

They say in Chicago that Bill Pow
ell has plenty of pitching talent, but
lacks ginger. Bill has the pep"
though he does not show it on the out
side
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03

Ray Morgan will start the season at
second base for Washington. This
probably means that the position is
his for keeps. Laporte will be kept
for emergency work, while Sheer will
be sent to the Providence club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03

Manager Callahan Of the White Sox
has sent Outfielder Johnston and
Pitcher Douglas to the San Francis
co club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03

Joe Rivers is not only a boxer, he
can play ball when necessary. Sun
day he pitched against the Hawks in
Yonkers and in nine innings gave four
hits, no passes and famed IL men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-13

and when catch him YOU shall have the reward
money | don't need it: I've found Somcthn up here
that is so valuable that three hundred little old dollars
han't nothn aside of it. My reason FOR wantn you
he goes on us that I'm mighty lonesome.
"AIuch obliged, says David. I'll take YOU up ana
I'll never forgt you for dom IL
David wondered what Elwood had found that was SO
valuable: but he decided ii Elwood had a wanted hlm
10 know what it was he'd a told him, SO he dldn AK.
But he had a dcc it gold, because gold had been
found in thar few years aorc 10y party OF hunters:
Il reckon you're big officer. says David, wantn
to say somcthin as the silence gtin heavy, and
money haint SO much 10 YOU.
We'll" smiles Elwood, while I've been fairly sue
ccssfu I've quite got To the pint OF adVSn people
to save my autographs; and don't take many baths in
champagne.
THE day passed off without nothn' happcnn ccpt
that my son and Ewood spent good deal o the time
a slippn around on the sides o the peak and a waChln
below EN-. You understand, man high up a noun
tain can see people away below when them below CANT
see him to save their lives Elwood and David got 10 bc
mighty good friends that day. David hadn't never been
nowhar much and Elwood told him about the wonder
full things in the big cities and about the big ships OF the
sea and about SO many. many things. | tell You IT
shore was a treat to David, with his inquirn mndl
That cvenin' about shutdown David missed Elwood
suddenly He took up his rifle, and went out to look
for him. because he wanted to bc around if the outlaw
come SOS he could earn his money. He found Elwood
a standn on top O the peak, with his arms folded
acrost his breast a watchn Somcthin 10 the west ard
He said Elwood was standin still tree, with the
wind playin' at his hair and fappn at the corners
of his coat like hands that YOU couldn't see David goes
up to him from ahnd OF INN, ana takes nm iSh by the
shoulder Elwood looks around.
81 was a watchin' the old sun sink out o sight, says
he with a smile that mighty good. "Ilaint 1T fine
from here David my friend? And jest think. David
how many things that old sun thar has sccn-how