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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-30
CARL MORRIS and
GUNBOAT SMITH TO
BOX ONCE AGAIN

Negotiations for a return match be-
sween Gunboat Smith and Carl Morris
have. been practically completed, it
was learned today. The men will
meet at the Garden A c., New York,
during the week following the Richie
Gross bout
MANAGER Buckley was much, incens-.
ed by the statements of the Norris
faction that Gunboat had shown the
white feather in the recent bout. But
what aroused his indignation even
more was the statement that Smith
was beng worsted by the slothful
Morris.
buckley asserts that Gunboat was
never in distress and would have won
by a knockout If Morris had not saved
1aimsszf by fouling. To emphasize his
renaE4es, Gsmboat's manager offers to
wager $500 that Morris will not score
a single knockdoWn when they meet
again
Buckley appears to be taking no
great rask in making this offer as box
ers are not in the habit of wagering
large sums these days, particularly on
such a doubtful proposition. There
is always the possibility that Morris
with his 55-pound advantage in weight
VIII tire out his slender opponent by
the simrAe expedient OF compelling
Smith to hold up his great bulk in
every clinch- But judging from their
first meeting Morris has a small
chance of scoring knockdown by
clean hitting.
II the rules of boxing had been fol-
lowed strictly Morris would have had
noNchanoe at all The boxing code
prezzfbdts wrestling and. .roughing in
clincbeS The rule was framed in or
der to give the lighter man a sporting
chanca- Strictly speaking, the Morris
style Is not boxing at all and he
would deserve little credit if he won
by such methods.
Meanwhile Smith has a little affair
with Charlie Miller to be settled to-
morrow night at the Atlantic Garden
"A G, New York. To all appearances
this should be about as easy as any
thing Smith has been asked to do in
some time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-30
YALE NEWS OUT
AGAINST ENGLISH
SYSTEM OF ROWING

New Haven, Oct. a0-Referring to
the defeat of the Yale crew at Prince
ton, last Saturday, the Yale News,
today, makes a Vigorous demand for a
new coaching system 1t declares
has produced, a torrent of criticism
that shows the need of competent
coach; that the present coaches ad-
NIT their failure and that the grad
uate rowing committee must forsake
sentfm entality and find somebody who
can save Yale crews from the Jests
and insults of the farce
t'The rift held open for it." says
the News of the present system, DE
fore Saturdays defeat, has now clos
ed. And the undergraduate popuIace
agrees that the difficult English stroke
as taught by youthful amateur coaches
has failed.
1.-THE undergraduate is not alone in
perceiving the necessity for something
new. The rowing authorities realize
how imperative is competent coach
who can teach a stroke which does
not require a life of galley Shaving.
Even the present coaches themselves
who have devoted their time and en-
ergy most faithfully and unselfshly
to what they thought would succeed,
admit failure
In closing, the News declares that
1.-The graduate rowing committee must
forsake sentimentality and sentiment
tai prejudices for what has failed
and fight, if need be, to find some
body who can save Yale crews from
the jests and insults of the farce
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-30
OF
PLAYERS TO STOP
National Commission to Pre-
vent Stars From Appearing
on Semi-PrO Teams.

Because Chief Bender of the worlds
professional team in Brooklyn recent
ly and the champions famous 500, 900
infield, composed of McInnis, Collins,
Baker and Barry, performed for a
emi-professional team in the Bronx,
the National Commission is going to
take radical measures to put stop to
the practice. The commission says
that it detracts from the dignity of the
game to have such great players ming
ling on the sand lots with any pick
up team which is willing to give them
a little money.
Under the present contract of ball
players this practice is not forbidden,
if the players first get permission of
the club officials. 1t is supposed that
Connie Mack gave the Athletics per
mission to play, but Mack and all the
other managers will be instructed by
the commission not to allow their play
ers to go about after the season is over
playing with emi-professional teams
A member of the commission said re-
Gently that it was time the practice
was stopped. A ball player on a
worlds champion club, he stated, is
in himself a big attraction, and the
public that patronizes the ball parks
has to pay a standard price to see him
perform.
The commission takes the stand that
when a worlds series star plays with
a, makeshift team on a lot where an
admission of only Is or rs cents is
charged, he cheapens himself and the
national game. The commission be-
lieves that these players should not
lose all their dignity for a few extra
dollars. The commission will take no
stand against major league clubs go
ing on transforming trips where the
clubs are made up of all league play
ers, but will try to have the club own
ers prohibit their players from mixing
in with the ''semi-pros."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-30
RITCHlE-CROSS
BOUT ON NOV. 10
Poor Leach Loses Good Money
BY Reason of Postpone
ment.

William Gibson. manager of the
Garden Athletic club, New York, an
nounced last night that Champion
Willie Richie and Leach Cross will
box ten rounds at Madison Square
Garden on Monday evening, Nov. 10
angements we're completed yester-
day between Manager Wellmau of
the Garden and the Horse Show Of
fcials, whereby the bout will be run
on according to schedule The Gar
cen A G will deposit a, s., 900 forfeit
today to hold the bout on the date
greed upon and each boxer will put
up s., goo to be on hand
The difficulty in securing a satisfac-
tory date was due to the short time
between the closing of the Military
Show at the Garden on Nov. and the
opening of the National Horse Show
one week later
The postponement from yesterday
has been a costly one for Leach Cross
Harry Foley, manager of Richie, de-
rnanded $500 of the 81, 900 forfeit when
the date was first changed from Get
20 to Nov. 10. Then Cross was book
ed to box Charley White at Racine,
Nov 10, for which he was to receive
81 $50, or 80 per cent of the gate re-
ceipts This is the day selected for
the Garden bout In addition Cross
must pay for two weeks extra training
at Arverne-
with the date satisfactorily settled,
Cross will resume training again at
Arverne after taking matters easy
for q week while Champion Richie
win continue his work at Dial Haw-
Iins' Roadhouse at Westchester.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-30
SCOTT TOO MUCH
FOR M'GRAW MEN
White Sox Star TwirIs Team
To Victory Over Giants.

Muskogee, Okla, Oct. 30-Hans
Lobert smashed out a home run in the
first inning, and that was the only
to put across in their game with the
Chicago White Sox here yesterday.
Chicago won, to 1.
The Sox scored in the second on
Days double to left, Schaefer's pass
and a single to centre by Schalk. Cal
lahan's tribe cinched the game in the
next inning by falling on Fromme for
three hits and being assisted by one
walk and one error.
Fromme hit Scott with the first
pitched ball. Weaver then singled,
and when Myers threw wild on Rath' 8
bunt Scott scored. Speaker singled to
right, sending Rath and Weaver home.
Crawford got on, and scored when
Magee dropped Da1ey's fly. Schaefer
forced Daley by grounding to Doyle,
and was himself thrown out Mattick
grounded out.
This netted five runs, making the
score to 1, and at no time after were
the Giants within striking distance of
winning. Scott was forced to extend
himself in the sixth, when, with one
out, he allowed two hits but he tight
ened up and pulled himself out by
striking out MerkIe and Donlin. He
was never again in danger.
The worlds tour team have encoun-
tered bitter weather in their trip into
Dixie. Tuesday afternoon part of the
game at Tulsa was played in a blind
ing snowstorms and here it was cold,
and the 5000 spectators in the grand
stand were wrapped in furs and over
coats.
The teams left for Bonham, Tex,
which is, the home of Tex Russell,
where they play today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-30
SUSQUEHANNA
LAND GRANT.

Newtown, Conn, Oct. 27, '13
To the Editor of Bridgeport Farmer,
Sir:-What was, what is spoken of
in history as the Susquehanna Land
Grab? To whom was it made, and
for what purpose was it intended it
should be eased? In what way did
it benefit the Connecticut Colony?
By what authority was it given and
had the King of Great Britain aught
to do with or in the matter?
CITIZEN.
James granted to the Plymouth
Company certain land which Connec-
ticut bought in 1881. Charles II
made a grant to William Penn of land
part of which overlapped the grant of
James. The Susquehanna Co. was
an organization composed mostly of
Connecticut farmers, who under war
rant from Connecticut settled in the
disputed territory. A sort of civil
warfare resulted between Pennsylva-
MIA and Connecticut settlers. The
dispute continued from 1854 to the
war of the Revolution, after which
the disagreement was arranged by
agreement between the states.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-30
PRINCETON HOPEFUL
OF DEFEATING CRIMSON

Princeton, N. J., Oct. 3O-captain
f'dobey' Bakers drop kicking was
the feature of the Tiger football work
yesterday afternoon. The eleven had
a preliminary scrimmage with the
freshman team which the Varsity
won by a score of IL to O.. Then the
coaches led the first string men to
the Varsity field and ordered a sig
nal scrimmage formation. Baker went
back to try some drops and from the
start he put them over the. bar regu-
larly Withs%plenty of room to spare,
standing on his 30-yard line. Out of
six attempts he put five of them over
with no difficulty. AS an additional
test the coaches had the scrub line try
to break through and block the kicks,
but the second string men did not
succeed in even touching the ball.
Princetons chances against Har-
ward, according to the coaches, are
looking up. The defeat at the hands
of Dartmouth was a hard dose to
swallow, but the Tigers have tradi
tiona1 good digestions and the work
this week has indicated that they are
not suffering from dependency.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-30
HITCHCOCK, STAR
AT HARVARD, HURT
Crimson Lineman and Mahan
May Be Out of Princeton
Game.

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 30.-Harvard
varsity team was put through long
scr1mmagie yesterday, in which they
scored on the scrubs five times, show
ing a strong concerted offense, and
holding the scrubs on the defense.
Hitchcock was hurt in the scrimmage
and will probably be out of the Cor
nell game on Saturday.
Hitchcock hurt the ankle which has
bothered him all year. 1ahan was
out of the game again. He has a very
sore foot, and the doctors are afraid it
IS poisoned. He will be out of the
Cornell game and fortunate if he gets
back by the Princeton game.
In case Mahan is out of the Prince
ton game it will be a big blow to the
Crimson, as they were depending on
him for a lot of open field running. 1t
will necessitate the playing of Bradlee
in halfback. OBrien, the speedy end.
was not in the scrimmage, but will be
all right today.
The success of Harvard against Yale
is going to depend a lot on how for
tunate the team is in regard to in
juries. The second string is not up to
the stanrard of the regular varsity
men. Many substitutes will greatly
weaken the strength of the Harvard
big team.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-30
HOW RING CHAMPIONS STARTED
IN THE BATTLE OF LIFE

Practically all of the great men of
the ring, past and present, were rear
ed in poverty, early acquainted with
hard manual toll, and educated in the
school of adversely and hard knocks.
Going back to the beginning of mod
ern pugilism, James Figg, the first
champion, was a boatman before he
took up the fstic game. Jack Slack,
who won the championship in 1880,
was a butcher in Norwich, England.
Jake Ta,lin developed his muscles by
heaving coal. Bill Darts was a dyer,
and Tom Lyons a waterman. George
Moggs was a Bristo coal miner. Tom
johnson was a porter on the London
wharves. John Jackson was a run
ner and jumper and a professional
strong man before he won the big
title. The great Jem Be1cfer was a
Bristol butcher. Bendigo was an aero
bat Jem Mace was an itinerant vio-
linist before he took up the Diff
game. Tom Hyer, the first champion
of America, was a New York butcher.
John Heenan was blacksmith, and
for several years was employed in
steamship shops at Benicia, Cal,
hence his title of "Benicia Boy" Jack
heavyweight, worked in a Troy, N. z,
foundry. Paddy Ryan was also a.
Troy ironworker. John L. Sullivan,
Ryan's conqueror, was a tinsmith.
lin Corbett was a bank clerk in San
Francisco Bob FitzsiInmonS was a
blacksmith, Jim Jeffrfes a boilermak-
er, Tommy Burns a lacrosse player,
and Jack Johnson a Galveston steve
dore. Charley Mitchell was employed
in medical college, and thought of
becoming a doctor, before taking to
the ring Jake Ki1rain was a pro-
fessiona1 sculler.. Tom Sharkey was a
sailor, and Peter Maher a brewer.
Dan Donne11y as a carpenter. Tom
my Warren was a train butcher.
Ike Weir was jockey. Australian
Billy Murphy was a tailor. Kid Lavigne
carried sacks of salt from docks to
barges at Saginaw, Mich. Frank Erne
was employed in a Buffalo bowling
alley. Bat Nelson was a farm boy.
Billy Smith worked in a Maine Sar
dine packing plant. Tommy Ryan
ran away from home and became a
"newsys' in Detroit. Joe Walcott vas
born in British Guiana and was a
cabin boy on a lumber schooner and
later a piano mover. George Green.
one-time welterweight champion,
came of a wealthy San Francisco fam
lily and took up boxing as an amateur.
Johnny KiIbane was a railroad clerk.
Jack Dempsey, Jack ABcAuliffe and
Jack Sicily were coopers. Bombar-
dier Wells had the Queerest occupa-
ton of all-he was a bone-boiler.
Terry McGovern was a newsboy.
Packey Mcfarland worked in the Chi
cago packing houses. Kid Mccoy was,
and is, a jack of all trades. Jim Flynn
was a locomotive fireman, and Carl
Morris an engineer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-30
HAL PUMPELLY NOT
so BADLY INJURED
Yale Kicker Can Play in Next
Contest If Needed.

What seemed yesterday afternoon to
the men of the Yale football squad at
Yale field a most disastrous calamity,
proved, happily for the future of the
Blue teams chances this fall, to be
entirely groundIess when it was learn
ed that Pumpelly, who was thought
to have been hopelessly disabled,
would probably be able to play in the
next game. Carelessly playing at the
field without an ankle support, which
he has worn in practice ever since his
injury in the YaIe-Cornell baseball
game last spring, the man whose toe
is regarded as so important in the
coming contests of the Bulldog, fell
heavily and sprained the weakened
organ. Rumor at first had it that he
would not play in the Princeton or
Harvard games, but his friends only
laughed when they saw him walking
aronund the gymnasium later in the
afternoon apparently as well as ever.
Several changes were made in the
lineup of the two teams at the scriu1-
mage Talbot, who has been playing
tackle so successfully during the past
season, was moved to an end of the
scrub line, and StiIlman put at end
on the varsity. Cooney was tried out
at center on the scrubs and War
rem returned to his old position Of
right guard Of the varsity. Caldwell
played center for the varsity, repIac-
ing a new man, Miller, who was put
in that position yesterday.
Loughbrfdge, who has given signs
of approaching the Yale ideal of tackle
play, wrenched his knee in practice
the early part of this week, and John
Pendleton's knee keeps him on the
sidelines, also, while Carter, who was
making good as a regular end, is also
out Pumpelly's knee is in good con
dition, but he is still under weight
and has not yet displayed the form
ff9Fs which fine coaches are looking gF4a1-
bot is a bu1wark of strength, and ap-
parently cannot be injured, but men
trying for most of the other places
have not been SO fortunate. Cornish
has a clear lead for the QzRRterbaclc
position, and is definite fixture, with
Cornell, Wheeler, Knowles and Wilson
making up the remainder of the rear
guard
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-30
REMINGTON-YOSTS TO
BATTLE HARD SUNDAY

The Remington-Yosts are likely to
meet some strong opposition next Sun
day when they tackle the heavy
Thomaston football eleven at Yost
field. The boys from up the valley
have been making all corners knuckIe
down and Manager Keenan's boys ex-
pect to get a stiff battle. The line
up:
Remington Y ost-Noonan, L.; Alb
bott It,; Flanagan and Rosenpanny,
Lg.: Hughes and silva, c.; Pjura, r g;
Mccormack, TT; Kecko, re-; Reilly,
DID,; Hallopin and Casey, III; Smith
and Carroll, r.h.; Birmingham, f.b.
Thomaston-Fruin and Cooley, re-;
Rabbit and Ryan, r.t-; Dwyer and
Larson. r.g.; Donahue, c.; Langford
and GangIoff, 1.g.; Brown and Nc
Donald, It.; Miller, 1-e.; Butler and
Monahan, q.b.; Galway and Fftzger-
aId r.h.; Law1or and Morton, LII;
Gotse1l, f.b.
Referee-Mr. Waters, Bridgeport.
Umpire-Mr. Kane, Thomaston.
Head Linesman-Mr. Quinn, Bridge
port
Official Tiner-Mr. Finn, Bridgeport
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-30
MAGNATE KEITH
WEEDS MISS CHASE

Washington, Oct. 30-Benjamin F.
Keith, head of a big chain of vaude-
vile houses, who recently took over
Chase's new theatre in this city, was
married here last night to Miss Ethel
Bird Chase, daughter of P. B. Chase
from whom Mr.. Keith purchased his
local playhouse. The marriage took
place aboard Mr.. Keith's private
yacht the Nahmeyoka, lying in. the
Potomac river near Washington bar
racks. Following the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. Keith sailed for Miami, Fla,
where they will spend the winter.
Mr.. Keith first met his bride at
her fathers home, in this city when
he begun negotiations to purchase the
theatre.
At o'clock in the afternoon Mr.
Keith and Miss Chase attended the
wedding of her brother, Harold Bev-
erly Chase, to Miss Ruth Caroline Co
hen, eldest daughter of Myer Cohen,
Washington lawyer. The wedding
party went to Mr.. Keith's yacht,
where they were witnesses to the
Keith-Chase marriage.
The Rev. q. G. B. Pierce, chaplain
of the Senate, performed the cere-
mony. A wedding dinner followed, at
which Mr.. Keith changed the name
of his yacht to Hildebert, which is
spelled by using the letters of his
wife's first two names.
Mr.. Keith was a widower. He is
81 years old and his bride is 26.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-30
TO-DAY IN PUGTDIsTIO ANNALS.


1S91-Tom Williams defeated
George Dawson in rounds at Sydney,
in a battle for the welterweight cham
pionship of Australia, formerly held
by Dawson. Williams refused re-
turn battle, and sailed for the United
States, where he was defeated by
Mysterious Billy Smith in a bout for
the worlds welterweight title. Daw-
son came to America three years later
and defeated many of the best men
of the welterweight division, although
he failed in his efforts to annex the
title Bob Fitzsimrnons owed much
of his success in the ring to Dawson's
instruction.
10000 jeanette knocked out Al
Kubiak in 9Th round at Paris.
1112-Frank Moran defeated Ray
Horn in 10 rounds at Oakland.
1912-Ray Bronson defeated Clar-
ence English in rounds at st. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-30
HARVARD OPPOSES
BANISHING COACH

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 30-The sug-
gestion advanced by Princeton that
the Coaches of the baseball teams of
Yale, Harvard and Princeton be ban
ished from the bench in the big games
next spring does not meet with any
favor at Harvard. Discussion on the
tonic has been started anew by the
Tigers proposal that reached here Of
fcially yesterday.
Harvard feels that the presence of
Doc Sexton on the bench is absolutely
essential. AS long as men are en-
p1oyed to coach the varsity mines it
would be a bit hypocritical to Danish
them from the big games. If they
are the coaches they belong in the
bench with the players is the belief
here, and it is said that a similar opin-
ion is held at Yale.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-30
(By Wagner)

Those who are promoting the Con-
necticut Polo league will not be
drawn into war with the Amer
lean league, which was organized in
Springfield Tuesday night. This sit
uation would be just pie for the play
ers who would set one league against
the other and thereby send salaries
up to such figures that neither league
would make anything.
Secretary Hanna of the Conn ecticut
league says his organization will sit
quietly back and see if the American
league is a success. 1t is expected
that the long jumps will break the
organization and when the smash
comes the Connecticut teams will be
in sole possession of the field. But
the Connecticut magnates say they
will quit polo rather than engage in a
costly war.
The value of having a winning
team was shown by the fact that
the Boston Braves made $4,000 last
season. It is worth the big money
Owner Gaffney had to pay Manager
StaI1ings when you figure the inereas-
ed gate receipts.
Manager Branch hickey of the St.
Louis Browns has new scheme to
make his players behave. He thinks
hning a player only makes the mans
family suffer. So he will make an
offender cut grass on the field in the
morning and otherwise help the
groundkeeper. In that case John Nc
Graw might make Merk1e and Snod-
grass shovel snow all winter.
Dode Criss, the former St Louis
pitcher, who will get a chance with
the New York Americans next season,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-30
FOOTBALL CHALLENGE.

The An-Bristo1 football club chal-
lenges any team in Bridgeport or
vicinity. Nov. End is an open date.
Any fast team wishing to play US on
that date will be given a satisfactory
guarantee. For further information
write or phone K. B. Drury, Bristol,
Conn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-30
AMATEUR FOOTBALL.

The Atlas Jrs. would like to hear
from the Westwoods as to a game next
Sunday at st. Joseph's oval. If this
challenge is not accepted it is open to
the Stillmans, Lincoln Jrs, or Wash
ington Parks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-30
s1I never liked a peacock"

never liked a peaCOcK.
TITS a handsome bird. What have
you against it?"
''Wen, it's an egotist. for one thing;
its tail is full Is, and then again it's
a mean gossip, for it's a tail spread
er."-Boston Transcript.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-30

Cornell has had an awfuIIy hard
time of it this year and will go to
Harvard after a tie game to with
Colgate and z to and 20 to defeats
at the hands of the Indians and Pitts
burgh
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-30

Deetjen, who made a fine record in
baseball and football in Montclair
academy, is a star in Wesleyan. He
had been playing fuIlback all season,
but was shifted to quarterback in the
Union game and made good
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-30

"They say when a man is drowning
he thinks of every wrong act he ever
committed
"Well, don't worry; they would
have ample time to rescue you."-
Life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-30

The Boston Braves deny they will
trade Pitcher Tyler for Marquard.
They say Tyler is a clean living, hard
working youngster wherein he appar-
emily differs from Vanguard.
Manager Higgins of the ST. Louis
Nationals says that he has authority
to deal with Secretary Foster of the
New York Giants for a trade whereby
Konetchy will come to the Giants.
McGraw told higgins before starting
on the world tour, to deal with Eos
ter. The deal will probably be made
at the December meeting of the Ma
tional league in New York.
Mort Lindsey, manager of the
Palace alleys on Congress street, will
bowl Catcher Larry Mclean of the
Giants in New York, November 2.
Lindsey also intends to roll Jimmy
Smith at the Palace alleys in the near
future.
Notre Danes football squad left for
the east today for Saturdays clash
with the army eleven at West Point
Coach Harper, last night, gave his
men their final practice on the home
Geld.
The Cornell football team started
for Boston this afternoon to play the
Harvard team. Changes have been
made in the back field and with Bar
rett at left halfback, much more speed
has been put into the team. All of
the men are reported in better shape
than they were last week when the
eleven was defeated by Pittsburgh.