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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-04

to pay a license fee, which goes for
the maintenance and betterment of
the very industry out of which he Sc
cures a living. A license fee should
be required for taking fish with rod
and reel. Surely the anglers should
be willing to contribute towards the
propagation and preservation of the
fish. The revenue derived from Ii
censes should be used only for the
purpose of propagation, distribution
and protection of food and game fish.
The acts of 1907 require lobster fish
ermen to furnish statistics of the
fishery. At that time PAT people were
engaged in lobster fishing, with z a
product Of 391, EOS pounds Of lob
'sters vaIueda at $Be; ~ 81 The statistics
for 1919 show 498 permits issued and
the produce amounted to 514,579
pounds valued at $76.Ss6.
= Under the head of deer, the report
says that the claims for damage done
by wild deer have been more numer-
Gus than ever before and the commits
sion has been called upon to assist
in determining the amount of damage
done in forty three cases during the
past two years. The commission for
the better enforcement of. 1.-The, game
laws advocates a law prohibiting all
unnaturalized persons carrying fire.
arms in the state, saying that it would
make it easier to control the camps
OF foreigners who are apt to lay
waste the country around them.
Continuing the report says: s.PoIIu-
ton of rivers and streams by indus
trial establishments forms one of the
chief obstacles which the commission
encounters in it's efforts to effectually
establish fish and maintain them. The
Importance OF providing wholesome
natural animal food for the people is
far greater than is.generally conced-
ed to the consideration of capital in
vested in industrial enterprises. Meas.
ures which have in the past been in
troduced looking towards abatement
or abolition Of water pollution, have
been either defeated, or so amended
as to make them practically inopera-.
tive. Under no circumstances should
any one be allowed to polIute water
in any streams of this state, or to
make open sewers OF them to the ex-
tent that will drives out or destroy
fish life"
The commission also, advocates tie
repeal of Section 1929 of the GEN
eraI Statutes, which provides for the
issue of licenses for the taking of birds,
for scientific purposes. A total of
Is, e41 resident, 1s1 nonresident and
27 alien hunters licenses were S Did
during 1911 and in 1872 1910 resi-
dent, 155 nonresident and 81 alien
licenses were issued.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-04
FISH AND GAME
ON THE INCREASE
STATE COMMISSION MAKES 9TH
BIENNIAL REPORT.

The ninth biennial report of the fish
and game commissioners makes sew
era1 Recommendations, which if car
ried out will have a marked influence
| on the Fisheries of t7e state, in partic-
ular. The report, in part, is as fol-
lows:
Three new state game preserves
have been established and more wood
land added to the one esta blished four
years ago. Game or all kinds is more
plentiful in the state than in many
years and tentative plans are under
way to assist in a steady increase. .Fhe
enactment of the Bayne law, stop
ping the sale of all wild game in New
York state, has removed the great
market for the Illegal shipping of our
wild game birds out of this state, and
will have a good effect towards the
conservation of our own supply. The
law of 1911 permanently extending
the non-sa1e of partridge. quail and
woodcock; is in the line of modern
game protection. Comparatively little
trouble was experienced in enforcing
the new law shortening by two weeks
the open season for game, and we be-
lfeve it will result in leaving a large
number of breeding birds for next
season.
1.-The commission has endeavored to-
judiciously stock the numerous lakes,
ponds and brooks throughout tho
state with good edible fish in such
abundance as will supply all; 2,142
Hungarian partridge have been pur-
chased and liberated. These have
propagated well in some sections OF
the state. The birds came from a
foreign country, where they are very
prolific and where the natural condf-
lions seem to be nearly the same as
in Connecticut. Nine hundred and
thirty-fve quail were purchased and
kept at the state hatchery, during the
winter and liberated in the spring and
have also done well. The hatchery
has also, Matched and reared It's,
lingering trout and adult trout, which
have been distributed throughout the
state. Seventy-three thousand small
mouth black bass have been purchas-
ed and planted in the waters of the
state and g. 300, 900 walleyed pike, or
pipeperch, were Matched and distrib-
uted to applicants.
s'Six hundred and forty-two thous-
and shad fry were matched on the
Pennington River in 1911. and~thc
bureau of fisheries assigned 100000
shad fry for the Joshuatown retaining
ed in the Connecticut River during
the first part of October. Twenty-Five
million, seven hundred and fifty
thousand lobster fry were Matched at
the Noank station and planted in the
waters of Long Island, Sound. The
eggs were obtained from HOLSTERS
purchased from fishermen at market
price.
1.-TWO hundred and nineteen arrests
were made by our wardens for viola
tons of the fish and game laws and
fines were imposed amounting to ST.
AIS.
Provisions should be made for Ii
censing every legal device used in
commercial fishing. Every person who
fishes for the market does so for a
living and financial profit and, in most
cases, gives but little or nothing in
return for the benefits he receives. The
fishermen get thousands of acres of
water rent free, and the state pays
for the seeding of it; his only outlay
is for the necessary tools he works
with and therefore he can well afford
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-04
O'BRlEN is THROUGH
AS ATHLETIC SCOUT
VETERAN OF MANY CAMPAIGNS
ENDS CAREER WITH MA
TTONAL GAME.

Thomas n. OBrien, well known
scout for the Cleveland and PhiIadel-
phia Americans, is through with the
Athletics, according to reports from
the Quaker City. He has retired from
the game and intends to engage in
BUSINESS in Worcester.
It is expected that Danny Murphy
Connie Macks first lieutenant last
year, will take OBrien's place, pro-
viding he cannot come back as a. play
er next season. The retiring scout IS
well known throughout the country as
a manager and ball player and was a
star first baseman in his prime.
Only recently he tried to buy the
from Dan O'NeilI Had he been able
to get the club he would have stuck
to baseball, but now he intends to
drop osrt of the national game entirely
unless some unusual proposition I'D
presented to him.
He started out aus a ball player on
the lots of worcester and played his
first league game with the old Worces-
ter National League team back in
1882. The team was diSbanded and the
following season he signed with the
He tried for an outheld job on the
Orioles and WAS also worked in the
tnfleld. He made such a fine showing
at second base that he was kept there,
second sacker He later joined the
Kansas City club, then in the Western
league, and from there went to the At
Iante, team of the Southern league. In
1886 he Joined the Jersey City club
and remained with the Skeeters for
four years.
In 1891 ne played second for the
Rochester club and the following year
ged the Woonsocket team in the
New En- gland league. He was so sue
cessful with WDonsocket that the own
ers of the Rome. New York state lea
que team, gave him q fine offer, which
he accepted. After a season with the
Rome team he signed to manage the
Albany club of the same league. He
shifted over to flrst base when he
Joined the Albany club and won O. cou-
pie Of spennants there. In 1903 he went,
south and took charge of the Biz
Iningham club of the Southern league.
He stayed there two years and won a
pennant for the Coal city team. In
1905 he went with the Montgomery
Southern league club, where he fin
1shed his career as a. ball player and
manager, as the following season he
was induced to sign with the C1eve-
land club as it's manager. He remain
ed with the Maps for four seasons and
picked up several star ball players for
them
In 1909 Connie Mack of the PhiladeI-
pllda Athletics signed him to do scout
work for the NQuakers. He remained
with the Phi1lies for three seasons and
sent several stars to the former
worlds champions. He did scout work
among the colleges for the Athletics.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-04
WILLARD HAS PUNCH
BUT CAN'T USE 1T

Chicago. Feb +The talk of Jess
WIZARDS brittle hands keeping him
from title doesn't go very far with
those who know the big cowboy VIII
lard cracks his knuckles when he puts
over a knockout punch because he has
not yet learned to handle an upper
cut
His uppercut is terrific, but he does
not know how to use it He is poor
Judge of distance, and misses contfn-
rally and when he does land-uSually
for a knockOUt-he hurts his hands
Willard has many faults a fighter.
He wastes energy in useless footWork,
being unusually fast on his legs, and
IS careless about leaving openings. So
far this has not hurt him much, but
afen he goes against the better men
IN the game it may prove dangerous
. his chances
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-04
(BY Wagner

One of the Eastern association mag
mates suggested at the last meeting
that each club in the league should
keep it's own home receipts and this
proposition has provoked great deal
of discussion among the different di-
rectore. No action was taken on the
matter at the last meeting, although
one New Haven paper stated that the
proposal had been voted down.
President 'Rourke when asked for
information said it would not be prop
er for him to discuss the question
when It was still pending. He stated
that the matter had been laid on the
table and would be considered at the
next meeting, which is to be held in
New York
Most baseball. men think that this
leagues prospects. Tt would be fine
thing for the larger cities to keep
their home receipts but they should
bear in mind that no league is strong
er than it's weakest club The major
leagues split their receipts on g. basis
of so percent to the visitors and the
same to the home club and this same
percentage holds good in most of the
important leagues. It would be a
foolish idea for the big cities, which
depend upon the smaller places to
any action which would place the
weak clubs in financial difficulties.
It was announced yesterday that
three year contract at 5000 a year
to take charge of the Yale football
squad. Jones is q former head coach
and also played Baseball and football
at Yale. He is a brother of Tad
Jones, the famous Yale quarterback.
1T is believed that the Bridgeport
club has lost the services of HI Ladd
Officials Of the club recently ANNOUNCE
ed that no contract had been sent to
Ladd. Evidently Manager Mccain
believed that it was not necessary to
send Hiram a, contract because the
veteran was the suspended list.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-04
.HAUCHTON
WILL COACH
AT HARVARD

Boston, Feb. 4-That Percy Haugh-
ton had decided TO coach the football
team at Harvard, now that Dart
mouth has been eliminated from the
schedule, was the general report out
is believed to have made his accept
ance conditional on the giving up of
the Dartmouth game, although his
attitude on this matter is not be1iev-
ed by those well informed to have
been the basic reason for the radical
move.
Those who claimed to have definite
knowledge of Haughton's favorable
decision also said that w. F. Garce-
Ions successor as a graduate treasur-
er of the Harvard A. A. has also been
determined and that Paul Wilmington
is not the man.
Wilmington stated that he would
not accept the position unless he
en0pid pc alloWgd whhe t noaolHg u 10
Medical school.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-04
CHANCE. is
AFTER BERGER
OF WHITE S0x

Chicago. Feb Manager Frank
Chance of the New York American
League baseball team probably will be
in Chicago next Friday Word to that
effect was received yesterday by Man
aser Callahan of the White Sox. They
will meet to discuss a trade az soon
as the ex-Cub leader arrives here.
In his letter to the Sox manager
Chance said he would like to secure
Infielder Berger Callahan was I'M
able to say what he would expect in
exchange for the player. He admit
ted he would have to be given one
star pitcher or two f1elder5.
Il have received such flattering re-
ports concerning Berger that I hesi-
tate to let him CO." said Callahan;
-'but IL I can make a profitable trade
I think will do So I would like to
help Chance in constructing his team.
7 could spare Berger, as Weaver is a
wonderful shortsbop. Berger, how
ever. might prove even better than
Weaver
Berger has had several years of
training and those who saw him play
last season think he Is prepared to
enter major league company cope with
the best OF them Berger is expected
10 report to Callahan in California.
where he has been playing winter
baseball
Callahan denied a recent report
that he has arranged a trade with
New York whereby Harry Lord would
90 to New York in exchange for
Hartze1. Caldwell and Martin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-04
piaturhino ABSORB.

a pianist had moved into a new
apartment house. and the first morning
she started to play there came tap
at the door, and the pianist upon open
ing 1t was confronted by a fearful
woman who begged her not to play
again until dear little Albert got bet
ter. because a piano did get on his
nerves so. Being a kind hearted wo-
man with children of her own, the
pianist readily consented Three days
later she said to the janitress: ''How
is that little boy down stairs2 Is he
any betterY'
what little boy9' said the JAM
tress
-Albert-I don't know the rest OF his
name"
"oh. him." said the 1anitress- HE
amt boy. He's dog"
And then the pianist. although she
had a soft spot in her heart for dogs,
resumed her playing.-New York Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-04
KETCHEL AND GINTY
TO. BOX. HERE FEB. II

Terry Lee who is making arrange
ments for the boxing carnival which
the Liberty A. c., will give at Eagles
hall on Feb. II, has completed his
card Tommy Ginty Of New York,
the well known lightweight, will meet
AL KetcheI of this city in the main
bout of 10 rounds; frankie Mango
FRANKIE Fleming the Canadian cham
-pio4, in a 10 round bout and the
opener will bring together Jimmie
Lavender of the F'airmont club and
Young StofeI Of the Michigan club.
Thirty rounds of boxing are schedu1-
ed and the bill is one that fans all
over the state are interested in.
Matchmaker Lee has secured his old
pal, Terry McGovern, the Brooklyn
boy who a few years back was the
talk of the pugilistic world, as the
referee Of the bouts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-04
M'CARTY DUCKS
BOUT WITH WELLS
ALSO ATTACKS wILLARD's REC
ORD IN ORDER TO AVOID
MATCH. =

Although Bornbardier Wells is com
ing to this country with the expecta-
ton of taking part in bout with Luz
Their McCarty in the near future 1t is
possible that he will be disappointed
McCarty seems to be showing no anx-
iety to risk the prestige gained by his
say that he would not be averse to a
weight this month, but he refuses to
come to terms with either Jess Willard
or the English champion.
The stand GcCarty has taken recent
ly Is not likely to add to his popular
ity. After he defeated PaIzer he made
6. great pretence of being one cham
pion who would not bubble, but when
it comes to signing he is just as full
OF excuses as the rest of them. In
regard to Willard ia particular Nc
Carty's attitude is most unsatisfactory.
Instead of setting a date for a meeting
with his one really dangerous rival
McCarty has resorted to ATTACKING q
Wizards ability by criticism.
McCarty's agents have already sue
ceeded in bringing Willard into disre-
pute out in California by means of
stories rejecting upon the Kansas
giants courage. +, Never having; seen
Willard in action .CaHfoTnians have
been disposed to give credence to the
disparaging Stories but in New York,
where the pair have been seen togeth-
er in the same ring, it will take more
than McCarty's abuse to convince the
fans that Willard is not worthy, of a
match with the Nebraska cowboy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-04
DANBURY TO
SEEK FRANCHISE
IN new LEAGUE

New York, Feb IThe new Inter
State Baseball League was formally
organized here yesterday with Pough-
keepsie, Afidd1etown, Newburgh, King
ston and Paterson. N j., as charter
members. w. H. Pau of this city
was appointed temporary president,
secretary and treasurer.
The league will ask the National
Association for Glass D protection and
whether it will consist OF six or eight
clubs is to be decided at a meeting
to be held here about ten days hence.
Applications for membership were re-
ceived from the following places: Eas-
ton, Pa; Danbury, Conn; New Bruins
wick and Plainheld, N. J.; Long Isl
and City, Hudson, Peekskin and Tuxe-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-04
COOKING Is SO BRUTAL'-
BUT HOW ABOUT WARFARE

This ob1ate spheroid on which we
live is a, funny old dump, and, as has
been remarked before. full of a num-
Der of things. There is William Ar
thur Randolph Brisbane Hearst, for
instance, who is all @het. up about
the terrible brutality of boxing, and
who remands that this ferocious and
bloody sport be abolished. But all
the time this anti-boxing campaign
has been carried on in the columns
of the New York Choina1, the editor
has been demanding the building of
more battleships the fertilization Of
the Panama, Canal, and giving pub
Iicity to every lingo prediction as to
the iInminence of a war between the
United States and Japan. Mr.. Hearst
in the recent ructfons in the Balkans
and yet his tender soul is Mortified
at the thought of two athletes engag-
ed in a boxing match!
There have been brutal prize fights
in the past. Sure But, as Prof. Mike
Donovan says. speaking from experience,
test is mere play compared with war.
In pugi1istic encounters, men don't
have their heads blown off, their en-
trails ripped out by the sword, their
legs or arms mown off by shells. and
their nnangIed remains are not left on
/
yet lot of good people who consid-
er war glorious, frown upon boxing as
BRUTAL"
There was once a Russian ruler
Paul, think, although his monalser
may have been A1exandrovitch or
something-who advocated personal
combats between rnonarchs as a meth
cd of settling international disputes.
They called him crazy-and he was
like a fox The idea appeals to me.
All differences can be arbitrated ex-
cept those involving national hon
orr and in such cases why not let
presidents and kings fight it out with
the gloves, and thus save all the ex-
penses of navies and armies? Sup
pose the Geyser of Germany was peev-
ed at Uncle Sam, wouldn't fstic en-
counter between Wilhelm and Wood
row settle the matter as effectively as
an appeal to, arms? But then the
United States might work the recall
thing, and elect Luther McCarty pres
#ident. No, I fear it won't do. At
the same time, those who defend war
should bally well keep their mouths
shut about the brutality of boxing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-04
ZBYSZKO WILL
TACKLE SAMSON
WINNER OF THIS BOUT TO MEET
FRANK GOTCH.

stanislahs zbyszko, the Polish
champion wrestler, who is chasing
Frank Gotch around the country try
ing to get the latter to meet him on
the mat, left Seattle, Wash, last ev-
ening, and is hiking this way. Zbysz-
ko has been signed to meet Sampson,
the German champion, a week from
Friday night at Tammany Hail. New
York, in a finish match, best two of
three falls.
The men will grapp1e for side bet
of 81 O0O and, according to the condi-
lions, the winner will have first call
if Gotch emerges from retirement.
Should Gotch stick to his determine
ton to remain in his shell the winner
will tack champion on all his letter
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-04
HAMMER THROW IS
DANGEROUS FEATURE

Throwing the hammer ais an event
sn the intercollegiate track and field
program is in greater danger this
year than it has been in many years.
The prominence Of other events in the
recent Olympic games has had some
thing to do with this for they provide
a chance for the big and powerful man
who could not make a. showing in
track events, but is too valuable a
type TO be left out Of the games.
There has been some agitation favor
ing the substitution Of the 5apeain for
the hammer, and the matter was ia
association This body expressed
some hostility TO the hammer, but de-
cided to wait for the inUerco1legi
athletic association before taking dras-
Tic action
Quinn. the Harvard weight coach,
while admitting that the event is a
dangerous one and when made safe
has to be carried out where the crowds
cannot witness It, has come out in IA
Vor of shortening the handle or in
cressin<y the weight of the missile, or
both and his plan will be brought be
fore the association at its next meet
ing where tits expected that much
opposition to the continuance Of the
hammer on the programme will de-
veIop- Quinn maintains that the event
has certain features too valuable to
be dropped from the program and
thinks that an increase in weight and
shortening Of the handle will solve
the problem
Is q matter OF fact the hammer Is
no more like q real hammer than q
keyhote saw is like the o1d-fasflioned
article In the days Of The wooden
handle and the throw from a fixed po-
sItfon there was little danger in the
event but now that the piano wire has
been substituted for the handle and
the athletes have mastered the intri-
cacies OF the triple turn, the missile Is
sent to such distances that it is hard
10 keep the event In the limits OF the
average athletic field
There Is no telling when some per-
former viii evolve the Quadruple turn.
and certainly some of the less exper-
fenced performers are not sure now
when they throw just what direction
the leaden ball viii take 1t would
90 no harm to substitute the SIS
POUND weight for the hammer. There
are already records in this event, and
the college men could take a. shy at
the performances OF the older men in
the athletic clubs. The heavier weight
would bring out all the power there Is
IN the big men VINO now throw the
hammer and there would be no dan
ger TO any one
There are a good many men who be-
neEae that the hammer should be 2bol-
iS5sed In favor OF throwing the base
ball. which is certainly a thoroughly
American form of competition. In
this. OF course the weight OF the CON
1estant would not count for much, and
the supreme. effort would be far more
local The whole matter will be thor
EoBEhIy threshed out, however, ana it,
would not be surprising to see the last
of the hammer in another year or two.
little specializing in the hammer, and
when an American enters the event
against an Englishman the result US
zEally is almost q foregone conclusion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-04

In 1880 a law was passed In Eng
land for the better preventing and
suppressings1 OF swearing. Il fixed
the fines and directed that a record
of offenders bsakepk eRy . Justice Of
the peace and published quarterly. A
lord could swear TO his hearts content
for $3.50, baronet or knight for 1925.
and, while the strong word cost an es-
Quire $3.50. gentleman could relieve
his feelings for $1-50, and all ''inferiOr
persona for 70 cents-this for the
first ofrense. You were allowed nine
lives, SO to speak. But after the ninth
conviction you were a common swear
err and were In danger OF jail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-04
JOHNNY LORE CLEANS
UP KNOCKOUT SWEENEY

Johnny Lore. who is making rapid
Strides in the lightweight division,
added another popular victory to his
long list last night, by outfighting
Knock Out Sweeney in the Olympic
a C. New York Lore had the bet
ter Of five of the ten sessions, three
we're annexed by Sweeney, and two
rounds ended in an even break. From
start to finish the bout was a hum
7,s-. the contestants wading away at
1s9 speed In almost every round
Lore took desperate chances of end
Ing the mill before the tenth session
by following his opponent around the
ring and taking all kinds of chances
to land the baymaAer. In Sweeney,
however, he found an opponent who
not only was willing to take punish
ment. but who could stand all that
vas meted out to him.