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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
BIG SHAKE-UP IN
 CINCINNATI CLUB
FIeishmann Interests, Sore At Garry Hermann, Threaten
 To Sell Stock

Pittsburgh, Dec. 18-That the F'feiscE1manns, who control the major portion of the stock of the Cincinnati! National League baseball club and who in the past have dictated the policy of the teams management, are disgusted with the odium that has fallen on the club of late was indi- cated by a communication received here yesterday from Horace Foge1, the former National League magnate. Tn his letter sent to a prominent base ball man Fogel declares that the F1eischmanns are very anxious to dis pose of their holdings in the Cincin- natl club.
 One of these reasons he claims is the fact that Hermann has made a colossal failure of his office both as president and in the policy he has pur- sued in trades and other important matters.
 Hermann has made many foolish trades and sales since taking hold of the Cincinnati team. He reached what was thought to be the height of folly in the 'Cy'1 Morgan deal, but in the Tinker affair he overlooked all bets"
 Jeff Livingston, to whom Fogel refers as the probable purchaser of the Snider Preserving Company in Cincinnati. He is also understood to have been Fogel's financial packer while the latter was at the head of the Philadelphia Nationals.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
TODAY IN PUGIL1sr1c ANNALS.

1889-Bob F1tzsimmons knocked out Jim Ellis in 3rd round at Sydney Australia Fftz then weighed less than 15O pounds, and his opponent had 8 weight advantage of nearly twenty pounds. Ellis was a New Zea- lander, and the claimant of the mid dleweight championship of that 1s- land. It was on the strength of this victory that Freck1ed Bob, who was then a blacksmith and a fighter only as a side line, was matched with Jim Hall, then the Australian middle weight champion. The first Hall F'itzsimmo bout, in which Fitz was knocked out in the 4th round, was denounced as a fake. although Hall always insisted that it was on the square. Hall left for America a little later, and F'itz annexed the Australian nnidd1eweigft title.
 1s88-Jack McAuiiffe knocked out Sam Col1yer in End round at Williams burg, N. Y.
 19O1-Joe Walcott defeated Rrbe Ferns in rounds at Fore Erie, Ont.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
1t9S All New
WELSH PREPARES
 FOR DUNDEE BOUT
English Boxer Thinks New York Boy Will Give Him Good
 Argument

New Orleans, La, Dec. 15-Breddle Welsh, the English lightweight cham pion, is expected to arrive today and prepare for his ten-round bout with Johnny Dundee, which takes place on New Years Day. Dundee will prob ably hit this town within a day or two. The boys arc to fight at 1S5 pounds, ringside. This puts both in the same class as Willie Rftchie, the worlds title holder.
 This fight bears an aspect Of a championship battle, as the winner will be next in line to battle Rftchis for the big honors. Welsh has re- peatedIy challenged Rftchie, and. fn fact, was matched with the champion. but the latter ran out. If Welsh de- feats the classy Gotham boxer it VII be hard for Ritchie to pass him up.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
TY COBB, GREATEST OF BALL
 PLAYERS, IS TWENTY SEVEN

Tyrus Raymond Cobb, the greatest baseball player of all time, will ce1e- brate his twenty-seventh birthday to- day. The Georgia Peach was born in Royston, Ga., Dec. IS, 1886, and the coming season will be his tenth in the uniform of the Detroit Tigers. Ru- mors that Ty wants to leave the Auto mobile City have been circulated since the close of the season, but Cobb has entered a strong denial, asserting that he wants to stick to Detroit as long as Detroit wants to stick to him. The champion swatter was a hold-out for a couple of weeks at the beginning of last season, but it is alleged that he has made a satisfactory arrangement for the 1914 season, whereby he will receive the largest salary ever paid to 8 player in the history of the game Nobody can deny that Ty is worth it. for he is a tremendous drawing card. For six years Tyrus has held the premier batting honors of the Ameri- can League, leading off this year with an average of .410, his nearest com petitor being Joe Jackson, of Cleve- land, with .395. As the only 400 swatter in captivity, Cobb is in posi- ton to manifest an artistic tempera- rnent regarding to salary and playing conditions.
 The great Tiger outfielder was sew enteen annums of age when his name first appeared in the box score of a professional team. This was Annis- ton, Ala, in the Alabama-Tenness League Before that he had played a few money games with the Royston Rompers, his share for 8 contest usually amounting to less than a dol lar. Tyrus was the son of country editor and politician, and his boyhood held nothing remarkable.9 Probably none of his playnates dreamed that Ty was destined to become the hero of a nation. Young Cobb got his first chance with Augusta, Ga, but was fired because he knocked out a home run when the manager had ordered a bunt. Then he went to Anniston where he batted .370. Before the sea- son closed he was given another chance with Augusta, in the South Atlantic League, and made good. Early in 1905 Augusta offered to sell Tysto Charleston for $50, but the offer was refused. Before the season was over the Tigers offered to pay $7OO for the Georgia Peach delivered f. O. b. Detroit, and so, while still in his teens Cobb broke into the major league In the forty-one games he played with the Tigers in 1905 he swatted an even 300. The next year he made it 1850, in 1909 he batted .377, in 1910 his average was .395, in 1911 it climbed to APO, and in 1912 it was .41O
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
YALE CREW COACH
 EXPLAINS HIS POLICY

New Haven, Dec. 1s.-OmciaT an nouncement was made today at Yale of the policy to be followed by the recently selected triumvrate Of crew coaches. Richard Armstrong, 's5 g. who was appointed as resident grad uate in charge of rowing, will act largely as an organizer or diplomat and will probably not take an active part in the coaching. His position win be graduate manager rather than ac- tive coach. The actual coaching viii be done by Guy Nicka1ls, the EsnEiish coach, assisted by c. F. Gianfnnf. of New York.
 In this connection, 1t is explained that Nickal1s with Gianinni believe in fitting the stroke to the material 1u hand rather than Tn attempting to teach something impossible and is not therefore "prejudiced in favor of the English stroke
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
CORNELL-HARVARD
 CREW RACE MAY 16

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 18-Harvard and Cornell will probably race on the Charles river on May Is. Reports from Ithaca state that Coach Court ney is f not adverse to meeting the Crimson shells over the local course seither the week before the Prince ton-Cornen race of May 23 or the week Following that brush Coach Wray of Harvard favors the earlier date, and <f the choice between the time of the two engagements is left to Harvard, the 18th will be the date for the race.
 Any time during the first half of May Is agreeable for the Harvard 8CorneH race, as far as I am concern ed,'' said. Coach Wray. 'tThe matter, however, is up to Capt. Reynolds and his advisory committee. prefer a date earlier than May 16, but if Court 4ney cares to row us the week pre- ceding his race with Princeton, T. for my parts would have no objections to 5that date-'I
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
TfeS All Here
STOCK TO PLAY
 3RD FOR GIANTS
Management Thinks Recruit Will Make Public Forget Herzog
 And Shafer

Owing to the fact that McGraw will be away with the worlds tourists and that Wilbert Robinson has signed with Brooklyn, the Giant rockies this year will be under the care of Sinister Dick Kinsella, chief of the Giant scouts. The usual procedure will be followed. The first batch of rockies will start train ing around Washington's Birthday, while the regular detachment will start work around March 1. McGraw will join the command about March 5.
 Secretary Foster says the Giants are not worried over Shafer's retirement gag. Foster says the club does not take Ti1ly's remarks seriously, but that if Shafer would make good his threat the club is well fortified in a third baseman in Milton Stock
 Foster says this boy has developed wonderfully since the Giants first took him to Marlin in 1911, and that Me Graw thinks he is the best infielder the club has picked up in years. Eos ter says he is a great fielder, and 9 better hitter than Herzog.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18

assumed advisory charge of the con- struction and maintenance of certain selected roads in the various town ships of the county, work on which was paid for by the towns and the State. He had 21 spIit-log road drags built and demonstrated the effective ness and economy of their use. His work is creating a desire for better roads and is demonstrating how good roads may be built and old roads made good and maintained at the lowest cost.
 Schools.
 The Association was instrumental in forming two new school supervisory unions, including three townships each and in the establishment of a teach er-training course in an academy in the county. As a result of the su- pervisory unions and the services oi the union superintendents obtained, better methods of teaching were adopted, teachers meetings were held at which instructions were given in the things pertaining to rural teaching, courses of study were pre- pared and furnished the teachers, and school children were re-classif1ed to eliminate extra and unnecessary classes. New equipment was obtain ed, buildings were repaired and paint ed on both the inside and the out side, and school grounds were improv- ed. In these two union districts, six schools have been abandoned during the year, and the children transported to other buildings. Three more will be closed the present year. In one union, graduation exercises were held for pupils who had completed the sth grade.
 The teacher-training course estab- lished was in the Burr and Burton Seminary and in it's first year had twelve pupils, five of whom were in the senior class of the seminary, and seven of whom had previously grad uated. The seminary course is at least equivalent to that of the stand ard high school. The teacher train ing course aims to fit the pupils for rura1-school work. It includes not usually included in the elementary school curriculum, but also some thing about the problems of rural life. Country schools in the county were used for observation and practice teaching.
 District Nursing
 A graduate nurse was employed by the County Improvement Association who made a house to house survey of part of the county, covering economic social, moral, religious, sanitary and hygienic conditions. This gave val
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
HERZOG MAY NOT
 BECOME MANAGER
First Baseman HobIitzell Has
 Rival For Job Of PiIoting Cincinnati Team

Cincinnati. O., Dec. 1s-"Chattering Charley Herzog is coming to Cincin- natl on his own hook and not at the request of the Cincinnati club to make application before the board of directors for the job of running the Redlegt crew next season, according to Harry Stephens, secretary.
 Stephens said Herzog was secured 2s a player and that there has not been any agreement that he is to be manager Herzog secured permission from the Giant club to talk with Stephens and President Hermann in New York, and when a trade for Her zog was put through the Giant in Fielder made application for the man. agership- lsHAH
 Stephens says Herzog will be grant ed a chance to put proposition be- fore the board the same as any other candidate The managerial proposi- 5ion has narrowed down to a choice between Herzog and Dick HOblitzell, and one of them will be picked unless something unusual develops within the next week or
 A meeting of the board will be held today and 1t is likely the name of the new manager will be announced then.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
FRED CLARKE VERY
 POPULAR TN HOME TOWN

Fred Clarke did not return to Pitts burgh from New York. He will go direct to Winfield, Kan, in few days. He is preparing to move from his Little Pirate ranch to the thriving town in Kansas, where his daughters are attending high school. Fred is personally experimenting the con struction of a residence and as it is very near completion he desires to be on the ground.
 From a modest farmer, Fred Clarke has prospered until his name is now q household word all around his sec ton of Kansas. His neighbs0rs found him quiet and most agreeable per son, yet one possessing a world of aggressiveness wherever this quality was needed. He was urged to locate in Winfield, but he preferred to re- main upon the ranch. Farmer Clarke finally bought several pieces of prop erty in Winfield. When his two daughters completed their common school duties, he sent them to the high school in Winfield and during school term they have been stopping with relatives who live in town. A year ago Fred became financially in terested in a large Touring mill.
 Business in which Clarke is inter ested has grown to such an extent that he can at any time retire from base ball and live independently. Winfield has long since realized that Fred Clarke played an important part in placing that town upon the map and he is now looked upon as one of the leading citizens. Some years ago, Rarchrnan Clarke informed his neigh bors that one of the finest state roads in the entire country would pass through that neigh borhood-
 The prediction was fulfilled, but the survey did not at first get within hail. ing distance of the Little Pirate farm. Fred then told his friends he would make g fight for that read. He even got into local politics and has been earnestly working for his cause dur, ing the last two years or more The road is being pushed through with every assurance that the Winfield people will gain their point. It is an other illustration of the ball players fgh ting spiIit-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
BROWN WILL HAVE NEW FOOTBALL COACH

Providence, Dec. 15-A meeting of the Brown university athletic board has been called for tomorrow evening, at which time it is expected a foot ball coach for next year will be elect ed Rumors are rife that a decided shake-up in the coaching staff is like ly, following criticisms of the work of ] Coaches Robinson and Pryor during the last season. The alumni are known to be leading a movement for the removal of Robinson, and prob ably Pryor, and the injecting of some
 new blood into the coaching system.
 Robinson. however, has his quota of a friends, who are firm in their con- ! viction that he did as well with a green team as could be expected, and are strong for his reelection.
 John A. Gammons, '98, who acted as head coach for several seasons before
 Robinson took hold, and Thomas A Barry, 1913, of Providence, formerly s of the Wisconsin coaching sta1t are s the two most frequently mentioned as tRobinson's successors, while the younger alumni are working for the selection of Earl Sprackliug, captain and quarterback in 1911, for assistant
 coach in place of Pryor.s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
(.By w agner.)

CBy WaSneF.J
 The New York Giants and Brooklyn are after Shortstop Ronanach, Gu ban player who was q member Of. the New Britain club in rhts leagCe seV- era1 years ago. The writers say he is only IS years old but they must have looked at him through smoked glasses when they made that estimate. lRo- manach played against Brooklyn when the Dodgers recently invaded Cupa and his work pleased them. He IS a good fielder but couldn't hit with New Britain.
 It is said that Kid Lewis of Water bury and K O. Palitz of New London have been signed to box in the next show to be held in this city January 1S., The boys mixed here last year and Paliz almost put Lewis away. Both are hard hitters.
 JohEl A Reilly the Yale third base man, is sought by the New York Gi- ants He is a, great hitter and fast iTl the field. He was captain at Andover before entering Yale. Reilly has been offered a $5, GOO salary to start with New York, but will do nothing until he graduates.
 Hartford High school basketball team will appear here Saturday after noon to play the B. H. s. five at the Y. M. c. A. There will be a prellm1- nary contest between the B. H. s. Seconds and the Thunderbolts. The High school boys have organized cheering squad which will bark few selections Saturday. Hartford has fine team and will make the locals hustle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
TEAM D. WINS BANQUET
 AT ELKS, TOURNAMENT

At the Elks' clubhouse last evening Team D won from the bowlers of Team E by taking two strings in sue cession at ducks. Johnny Grant and Capt. Mills led the winning combina- ton with 215 and PA. respectively Sullivan with POP led the losers. As a result of the victory, Team D will enjoy a banquet at the club tomorrow night at the expense of Team E. Next Tuesday night the old Fairm onts will bowl Team D for a supper. The scores:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18

ed end this year until he was hurt in the Harvard game and had to retire for the season.
 There is no chance of Penn drop ping, Michigan from the football schedule, according to Chairman Hare of the Penn football committee. He says the agreement has two more years to run.
 In an effort to clear up the Tinker muddle Owner Ebbets Of Brooklyn has arranged for a, conference with Tinker to be held on or before Mon day. The player has stated he will play with Brooklyn if he is shown a certified check for the $10,000 bonus.
 The Giants and White sox on their world tour have reached Manila and they received a flatterings reception. day while a big parade preceded the pieces furnished music. The White Sox won the game 2 to 1.
 Coach Haughton of Harvard evil dently does not think very much of former Capt. Ketcham of Yale. In his recent talk to the Harvard under graduates the coach said the Crimson made big gains through Ketcham in the Yale-Harvard game and that was the reason Walter Camp didn't put him on the A1I-American eleven. Haughton also said Harvard derived great advantage because Ketcham was penalized for rough play in the early part of the game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18

Crowley, La--Dora Murff, eighteen, given four years for killing J. M. Del have, former sweetheart. Her step- father sentenced to ninety-nine years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18

Albany.@There are 3o,OOo idiots and Predetermined persons in the state, but communications tor only 4cOO
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18

Girls have peculiar romantic names nowadays but occasionally a girl baby is found with good oldfashioned name.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
WILL
 TRY TO COME BACK
(By q. s. Andrews )


 'Ad Wolgast is going to make one more effort to show the fight fans that he can deliver the goods. The Michi- gan bearcat is matched to meet Charlie White of Chicago before the National Athletic club of Milwaukee tomorrow over the 10-round route. at 133 pounds, and if he can defeat tha Windy City lad and convince the fans that he is right for big match he will go after Willie Ritchfe again Im his match here with Battling Nelson. the Michigan eK-cham piOu showed that he could hit as xelI4 as ever. but he tired toward the end, and he found that the Hegcwisch mayor was stiil tough, even though his hands were battered to pieces. White has been doing exceptional work of late his one drawback being with Johnny Dun dee at New Orleans, but it was merely one of those no-decision arguments and soon forgotten. On form WolBasr sholld have it on White. but from the improvement shown by the Chicago lad of late, I look for him to give Ad the hardest kind of fight Bnless Ad can land some of those famous left hand hooks he is liable to find himself outpointed at the end of 10 rounds of milling.
 A victory for White over Wolgast would mean much to the Chicago boy It would bring him into the big mon ey, as matches with Leach Cross. Joe Rivers and such boys would be in or der and it is a pretty good bet that Johnny Kilbane, the feather weight champion, would be willing to match up with him at the light weight limit White and Kilbane would make a swell match and would attract a lot of attention. Johnny finds that he can not get into the big coin with the present flock of feather weights and . he is willing to take a chance at a. little heavier game
 The quick defeat of Bombardier Wells the British heavy weight cham pion, by Georges Carpenter, the French title holder, in London this week, puts an end to the champion ship aspirations of the Englishman- for no club over there will want to take another chance with him. Wells nas been a peculiar fighter. He has shown remarkable cIeverness in some of his battles and great hitting power. but his weakness about the nfdsectlon became known to all the fighters and that was one mark they played for until they could get his guard down so as to leave an opening for a. hard smash to the vital point. Wells had everything in the line of c1everness for a boxer, but he lacked the strength and stamina for championship fighter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18

When a girl has enough hair of her own to hide her ears, she looks 1ofti1y down on the girl who buys most of her hair.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18
GIANTS ARE AFTER ROMANACH,
 FORMERLY OF NEW BRITAIN
Kid Lewis And K. 0. PaIitz To Box Here
 January IS

John E. O'Hearn of Brookline. Mass, has been elected Captain of the Cornell football eleven He play ed end this year until he was hurt in the Harvard game and had to retire for the season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18

Goose pimples are now in style again, and many people, all of them, in fact, in this country, are wearing them. They are at their best early in the morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-18

It is noted fact that many womer frequently Close their head.'' Sucf being the case, why do they insist ir buying and wearing twenty do1la, hats?
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-09-25
|AT DREANLAND TUESDAY NIGHT

After playing to splendid bus.
mess in Portland, Seattle, PEN
dleton and Baker the Frank
Rich Co., with twenty people,
nearly car load of scenery and
effects, will open for q two night
engagement Tuesday, Sept. 80,
in what promises to be the nus
ical treat OF the season.
The first nights bill will be
the Beauty Doctor, featuring Mr.
Hert Bell. that ever popular
comedian and his Sunshine
Girls, eight pretty and dainty
girlies, who sing and dance and
put over their numbers in a way
that makes one forget their
woes.
Miss Dora Gardiner is more
than comical as the old maid as
also Lew Rose, who is fast gain.
ing a reputation in the west as
an entertainer Of merit. Miss
Edith Wilma is the prima donna
clever and smart actress who
possesses a rich contralto voice.
Mr.. Frank Earle as the dude is
a scream, last but not least, Mr..
Aubry Carr the tenor singer
who possesses very rare voice,
makes a hit at once. The Sun
shine girls do the rest.
Wednesdays bill is another
scream. Hert Bell and Lew
Rose, principal comedians, are a
riot. Many new and popular
songs, put over with a dash and
vim, new scenery, wardrobe,
electrical effects.
Special music as the company
has a master musical director in
Mr.. Ernie Wolff. Two shows
Watch for bills as
there is no doubt that this is the
popular priced musical
comedy in the west today.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-09-25

Rebels In Mexico Blow UP Two Trains
Laredo. .Tex-Fifty persons were kill.
Cd when rebels dynamitsd . passsng.
er train on the Mexican National rail.
way 90 miles south Of Saltillo, Mex.
according to official reports to Mexi-
can federal headquarters in Nuevo
Laredo. The train was then looted
and the surviving passengers robbed.
IL II said.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-09-25

British Columbia Team Wins sheet.
Vancouver. b. C.-The British Co
lumbia team won the northwest In
ternationai shoot with 1To1 points, be.
Ing q lead Of ten over the Oregon
team. The Washington state team
scored 1904. The victory Of the local
shooters was in doubt up to the last
stages OF the match.