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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-10
be pIayed on March /

be played on March L.
In last years amateur tournaments,
Poggenburg beat Conklin in play-oh
of a tie for first place in the interna-
tional championship of the world.
Poggenburg, however, finished third in
the Class A tournament for the cham
pionship of America at 1872 ba1xline,
M. D. Brown winning, with p. Collins
second, Poggenbrg third and Conklin
fourth. G. P. B. Clarke of Brooklyn
won the Glass B match, with G. E.
White, victor in the previous tourna-
nent, finishing second. The Class G
tournament, played year ago last
month, was won by c. B. Terry of New
York. A. B. Hy1nan was the victor
in the American pocket billiards
championship played last March.
Young Critic, the sensational light
weight who held Kid Lavigne to a
draw in q bout staged in Chicago
nineteen years ago today, went the
way of many old-time fighters. After
leaving the ring Critic went the
route" acquired a paunch but not
much else, and became a professional
panhand1er. In his pa1nny days he was
eccentric and unreliable, couldn't read
or write, and spent his money reck-
Iessly. Fortunately, that type of fight
er has about vanished.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-10
IN MAJOR LEAGUES

Clarke Griffith, manager of the
Washington Senators, has practically
completed the task of getting his play
ers In line for the coming season. Only
three members Of the club have thus
far failed to turn in their signed con-
tracts. The abSenteeS are Tom
Hughes. the veteran pitcher; Herman
Echaeffer, the coach and utility man,
and Clyde Milan, the fast outfielder.
1t is reported that Frank Chance,
manager of the Yankees, is angling
for Ralph Capron the outhelder re-
Pirates to the St Paul Club of the
American Association. Bill Friel,
manager of the Saints. is in New York
for the schedule meetings and the
deal may be closed.
'.Rube'' Marquard still insists that
he will not play baseball this year.
self by saying: Perhaps the same
luck the Giants had last season will
not assert itself again. We will see
will begin bowling for Vanguard"
Yes, bowling for the blood of a de-
serter.
Jack Erhard. the infielder of Column
bia College, who had a brief trial with
the Yankees last spring. has been
The chances of orval Overall's re-
turn to the Cubs are daily growing
brighter. Murphy wrote Overall a
long letter on Thursday In which he
said he would be glad to have the
big pitcher back with the team. In
view of the fact that big Jeff'' has
asked for reinstatement, It appears
that he really means to return to the
Cubs. Overall was always fond OF
Evers and has expressed himself as
being willing to work under the Tro-
IAN 1T never had a. quarrel with
Overall so far as know" Murphy is
quoted as saying. aAll the differences
between us have been manufactured.
He may have had some grievance
against me, but he never came in to
talk it over. and I will be very glad
if he decides to come back, for 1t will
round out our pitching staff nicely
Clyde Engle, the man who hit the
ball that Snodgrass muffed, is spend
ing the winter on the links in Boston.
The utility player of the Red Sox has
become golf enthusiast He goes out
to the links in the morning and car
ries his lunch with him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-10
CRACK WRESTl ERS ON
Y. m. C. A. MAT TUESDAY

Amateur wrestling bouts will be
run off in Warner hall next Satur-
day evening. The Y M. c. A. has
secured two prominent men from
Brooklyn to take part. Carl Johnson
won the national 7. M c. A. cham
pionshtps in 1911 in the welterweight
class. Douglass MacIntyre who is in
the lightweight division won a. Metro
poMtan championship last year. Both
of these men represent the Brooklyn
Central Y NJ. CA. Jim Hickey of
the local association Will match up
with MacIntyre and Steve Olaf will
grapple with johnson.
In addition to the above two main
bouts there Will be four or five pre-
Iininary bouts between local men
Namely, Kolwicz. Rising, Rowell, Sun
din, Seitzberg and others will take
part. Nick Simone will referee the
bouts. John Wendt and Frank Rog-
ers will act as judges.
Besides the wrestling bouts mem
bers of the Leaders Corps will give an
exhibition OF gymnastics. This will
consist of a steel wand drill and gym
nastic dancing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-10
PRINCETON HOCKEY
TEAM BEATS HARVARD


ssHobey' Baker brought further hon
OF to Princeton and to himself Sat
rrday night when almost single-hand-
ed he defeated the Harvard hockey
team in a brilliantly played and spec
tacular game at the St Nicholas
Skating Rink New York, by a score
OF TO L Baker was all over the ice
all the time, and his omnipresence
Was so pronounced that the Crimson,
after vain1y attempting to get into
action a mighty powerful system Of
attack OF its own, turned its attention
TO chasing Baker, with only partial
success, however
The other great factor in Prince
tons wholly unlocked for victory was
the admirable play of Wdnants, at
goal All through the game Harvard
kept up more or less continuous fire
on the Tiger goal, but it was in par
ricular in the latter half Of the final
period when Harvard was playing des-
perately to overcome the two point
lead Of the team from Old Nassau
that Winants'S work showed in its
brightest colors
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-10
HOW ola. CY GAVE
OUT THORPE STORY
FORMER HoLYoKE PITCHER Elk
PLAINS HIS PART IN EXPOS
URE OF INDIAN.

Charles A. Clancy of westerly, r. L.
the former Holyoke pitcher, whose
name has been connected with the Jim
Thorpe controversy, has written a let
ter to the Westerly Sun, in which he
tells of the manner In which the in
formation was gotten from him con-
corning the Indian, when he played
with the Rocky Mount and F;ayette-
vile teams in 1909 and 1910, and which
resulted in Thorpe being declared a
professional Clancy wrote the letter
from Southbridge, where he has been
passing the winter with his sister.
The letter follows:
The Sun, Westerly, r.. l.:
Thorpe's letter addressed to James E.
Sullivan, president of the American
Athletic Union, in which he makes a
statement that he played ball with the
Rocky Mount and Fayetteville teams
in 1909 and 1910, desire to make pub
lie a statement explaining how my
unfortunate affair, and I would re-
spectfulIy request you to publish this
letter in order that the public may
know the facts
of my relatives in Southbridge, where
I have been staying during the win
ter, and Introduced himself to me as
having been sent by a Mr.. Dowd, a
while he was in Southbridge. With
this understanding offered him the
COIr teSieS of the home Of my. relatives,
invited him in and treated him in ac-
'cordance with the way he represented
himself, as a man merely making g.
friendly call at the request Of a. nau-
tual friend. He seemed very much
interested in ba sebau matters, and
asked a number Of questions concern
ing my position as manager Of the
winston Salem team and also asked
about the league and "tha team it
self
During our conversation he sudden
ly said: 'tJim Thorpe played baseball
reply made was: Yes 1t is the
same reply that any number of ball
players, who had played with Thorpe
sand fans in North Carolina, who saw
him play. would have made under the
circumstances. thinking that they were
courteously answering the questions of
one who had come to them in a, social
way.
This man then kept asking questions
about Thorpe and seemed to be as
we'll acquainted with him as did L
He only stayed at the home of my
relatives about 10 minutes, and was
surprised at his sudden depa rture
The conversation which we had did
not seem to me, at the time. to be of
any Importance under the circum-
stances, and was astounded to find
an article written in a worcester pa
per the following morning, credfting
me with all the remarks concerning
Thorpe and also saying that I said
Thorpe had played ball with the Win
Ston-Salem team.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-10
COL. POPE
CANNOT STOP
AUTO SHOWS

In connection with Colonel Albert
L. Pope's recent letter to automobile
makers suggesting the abandonment
of shows, it is Interesting to note that
at a meeting of the Executive Com
nittee of the National Association of
AutoTn obi1e Manufacturers held in
Chicago last week it was unanim ously
voted to continue shows and to hold
them next year as usual
There was considerable discussion
Oh the question. Many of the makers
were anxious to throw the burden and
expense on the dealers. just why the
New York or Chicago dealers should
pay for a show held in Winter, when
the makers derive 90 per cent. of the
benefit from the show was not made
or April, when the dealers would get
some direct benefit, the question as to
who should pay the freight might be
present,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-10
new YORK WRITER'S
PRAISE MORTON PLANT

Morton F. plant has become inter-
rsted Ia professional baseball says the
New York Times and has bought the
Eranchise of the New London, Conn,
nlnb Of the Eastern Association Mr.
Plants summer home Is at New Lon
aon. and he has taken over the club
and the baseball park and will give
that city q pennaut next Summer II
such 8 thing Is possible.
Mr. Plant has already given New
London Woman's college, and is now
desfrous of putting the city on the
baseball map For the past two sea-
sons he has backed a seni-profession-
Al club in New London, and now
wants 70 make the city known in or
ganfEed baseball The Eastern As
ISOLATION Is the reJuvenated Connec7
lieut. League and Is made up of Con-
necticut and Massachusetts, cities.
Mr.. Plant has Incorporated the New
London Baseball club with e capital
stock of $4,000. and has named as his
associates George B. Frost and Chas,
B. Wh1tt1esey. Jack Burns, the old
major league player has been ap-
rein to build q winning ball club.
New London e q prominent Summer
resort. and in the early days of the
8ld Connecticut League had some
The New York yachtsman has
bought the Armstrong park In New
London. where many old-tizners in the
national game became prominent.
Among these were Tom Tucker. Tom
Bannon, Ben Kinney, Pete woodruff
Pop Rising and Charley Armbuster,
ali OF whom were well known as mem
bers OF the famous Whalere IN the old
days
It is merely his strong interest in
the game that has prompted the
Steamship man to enter professional
BASEBALL
Mr. Plant is a member of the New
York Yacht club and is the owner OF
the yachts Elena and Thelrna
For the first time in its history the
Eastern Association Ks coming to
New York this week for it's annual
meeting at the Hotel Victoria. Man
Eger Burns Will be among those pres
ent in the interest or Mr. Plant and
viii pick up any available players to
strengthen his team.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-10
BIC LEAGUE MACNATES ARGUE
ABOUT GIVING BROOKLYN APRIL 9
Owner Ebbens Trying to Advance Date for
Opening New Stadium

are scheduled to open with Phf1ade1-
phta on April IT.. Ebbets wants the
magnates to give him an extra open
ing April 9.
President Lynch is opposed to this.
Ebbets claims that by three-quar-
ter vote the club owners can change
the schedule dates. Lynch claims it
can only be done by a unanimous
vote, and in addition the consent of
the American League must be given
before there can be any changes in
the schedule as drafted. It is not
thought the American League will OBJ
ject, because if Ebbets gets what he
wants the Highlanders will have no
local opposition when they open their
season with Washington on April IT,
Tt is argued that the formal opening
of the new Ebbets Field would hurt
the attendance at the New York
Washington game at the Polo
Grounds
There have been several reports to
the effect that several big trades will
be pulled off during the American
League meeting, the object being to
siren CITIZEN the HighIanders. It is
understood = that Manager Frank
Chance has several deals pending,
any one of which may be put through
while the club owners are in the city
The new leader of the HighIanders is
expected TO arrive in the city at 5
o'clock today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-10
BOMBARDIER WELLS
ARRIVES IN AMERICA
English Champion Ready to Tackle
johnson, McCarty or Pa1zer.

@tBombardier'' wells the heavy
weight champion of Great Britain, ar
rived in this country on the Cunard
liner Mauretania Saturday. Wells
was accompanied by his wife and his
manager, Jim Maloney. He announc-
man in the country, Luther McCarty,
the white heavyweight champion, pre-
ferred. If McCarty could not be in
duced to meet him any of the top
notch boxers would be welcome.
I'm here to box all the American
heavyweights, Wells said, land Pm
especially anxious to meet this chap
McCarty. He is the champion of the
white men, and as I am champion of
Great Britain, a bout between us
would about settle the question OF su-
premacy among the white men. I
would like to meet Jack Johnson, but
throughout the world, and with the
possible exception OF Paris, there is
no place where the promoters would
make match for him. At least, that
the news dispatches. It appeared for
a short while as though were going
to get a. chance at him on the other
side, but negotiations fell through, as
they did once before.
f'I am more than sorry that Al Pal
zer has departed for Paris. Since the
time that I met him in Madison
Square Garden I have become firmly
convinced that am his master I
feel that my defeat at his hands was
due to an accident made possible by
over-conffden on my part than to
any degree of his skill Certain if is
ed him and made him look foolish un-
til / grew careless and that one des-
perate and flulze punch landed on my
jaw. However, that is all part of the
game. would like to meet him
again, for I'll beat him to a certainty
If we meet again.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-10
zBYSzKO TO MEET
SAMSON TOMORROW

zbyszko. the Polish heavyweight
wrestler, said yesterday that he would
force Frank Gotch, the heavyweight
champion of the world, into a match
for the title. zbyszko meets Samson
in a finish wrestling bout on Tuesday
night in New York and after the bout
he will return to Chicago, where he
will challenge the champion.
Samson may cause Zbyszko to
change his mind after the bout on
Tuesday evening. The big German
possesses plenty of fine qualities of the
mat game and has been training under
the instruction of George Bothner, the
lightweight. Bothner, who is one of
the cleverest men in the game, has
taught Samson many fine points.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-10
CORNELL BEATS
TIGERS FIVE BY
FAST BASKETBALL

ithaca, N 2, Feb. 10.-The Cornell
Basketball team defeated Princeton
Saturday afternoon by the score of 80
% s before a crowd which was swell
I'd by the tWenty-odd junior week
house parties.
Princeton took the lead at the out
set and succeeded In maintaining it
zntil within a. few seconds of the end
Of the first half, when the Cornell
team forged ahead by one point Lead
ng up to this advantage Captain Hal
Eted received the ball at. the corner of
The court on the left of his basket,
AID. scarcely doing more than chang
ne the direction of its flight, he sent
he ball into the basket for a goal.
EAe score was tied at 10 points and
Eoai from a fouf adoed another
point
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-10
HEINIE ZIMMERMAN ~ TO-DAY.

Henry zimm the third base
man of the Chicago Cubs, who headed
the National League batting list last
season with a percentage of .372, was
born in New York City twenty seven
years ago, Feb 10 1886. He played
semi-professiona1 ball with the Bronx
Athletic Club and other New York
nines and began his league career in
1906 as second baseman with the
Wilkes Barre. Pa, club of the New
York State League. He continued
with Wilkes-Barre in 1907, and in the
Fall was purchased by the Chicago
Nationals. During his first year in the
big show Zin played second for the
Cubs in forty-seven contests, and hung
up batting average of .273. In 1910
he played not only second, but third
and short and fattened his batting
average to .284. In 1911 he appeared
in 139 games, and did .307 with the
stick. Zirnm erman lacks half an inch
Of being a six footer and weighs over
$50 pounds. His career is proof of
the untruth of the theory that natives
of the American metropolis never
amount to anything.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-10
THIS DATE IN
PUGILIsTIC ANNALS

1sss-Il1e Weir. ex-featherweight
champion, knocked out Joe Hopkins
colored in 4th round at Hoboken. N. j.
1eOS-George Dixon, ex-featherweight
champion, fought 20 round draw with
Harry Ware in London.
1oO3-Spike Sullivan, American,
knocked out Jim Maloney in 1st
round at London.
1O9-Frankie Con1ey defeated How
ard smith in 6 rounds at New York:
1gO9-Owen Moran, English, and
Matty Baldwin met in first battle,
Moran winning in IL rounds, at Bos-
1sss-Hugo Kelly, Ita1ian-American
boxer whose real name is Ugo Michel
Ii, born in Florence, italy.
1s9o-Jim Hall, middlewefght cham
pion of Australia, knocked out Bob
Fftzsimmons in 4th round at Sgd
new. This bout. is believed by many
to have been a fake.
1eO3-Mike Ward knocked out Jim
puggan in 9TH round at Detroit.
1S94-Kid Lavigne and Young Grif-
70 fought rounds to a draw at Chi
1907-Joe Jeanette knocked out Jim
Jeffords in 7th round at Portland.
19Os-Tommy Burns, then heavy
weight champion, knocked out Jack
Palmer in 4th round at London.
Palmer was then English champion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-10
GIANTS WANT
HENDRIX OF
The PIRATES

Pittsburgh. Feb. 10.-Manager Nc
Graw, of the Giants, thinks SO well of
Claude Hendrix, the Pirates spitball
pitcher, that he offered four players
and $4,000 in cash for the twirler who
led the National League last season.
The offer was made to President Bar
ney Dreyfuss, and was turned down
This information leaked out yester-
day at club headquarters when some
one asked if Hendricks contract had
come back. McGraw did not mention
the names of those he intended turn
ing over to Pittsburgh. He said, with
the great staff of hur1ers in the Pirate
camp, he thought Dreyfuss might be
induced to part with one to get ma
teria1 to strengthen some other de-
partrnentS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-10
CBy Wagner1


Jimmy Garry, the former Springfield
lutaeIder viii manage the Holyoke
aIub next season and play centerheld-
Zoe WhaIen, who signed the final pa
sers FOR the control of the Papermak-
as Saturday, announced Garry's ap-
sentiment Garry knows the game
kHcroushly He managed the Green
Bzv Wis team last season and in
teIl had charge OF the Pittsheld In
dependent team In 1910 he was with
srr=uzield- Owner Wha1en showed
wisdom IN engaging an experienced
aaanzzer like Garry instead of trying
20 run the team himself
President O'Rourke of the Eastern
association and Manager Mccain OF
khe Mechanics left this morning to
attend the Eastern associations meet
ing at the Hotel Victoria, New York
One of the amendments to the cons
Efizution calls for q guarantee Of SIS
4 game instead OF $50 as at present.
The proposition to give each club its
home receipts except on holidays will
probably not receive favorable constd-
aratfon The change cannot be- made
except by unanimous vote and 1t
surely would be bad move for the
weaker clubs to agree to such pro-
posa1-
second Baseman Bob Stow has ac-
repted the Bridgeport clubs terms
and forwarded his contract today.
StoE will try for shortstop this year
and viii have Joe F1annery from the
Mobile club. and Ben Silzer as oppon-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-10
YOUNG STOFEL TO
BOX HERE FEB. II

With the Liberty A. C. boxing show
but one week away, the admirers of
Young Stofel. the local boxer who is
to meet Jimmy Lawrence Of this city
in a ten round bout the evening of
February IL, are taking Considerable
interest in StofePs work. and they be-
lieve that he will surely defeat his
opponent Stofel has been training
for over week past, and yesterday a
large number of his friends watched
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-10

him at his gym work and they were
well pleased with his performance.
Stofe1 is hard hitting boy and has
plenty Of cleverness. In Lawrence he
will meet a boy who. can take and give
with the best OF them in his class but
he figures he will come through with
the goods and will be in tiptop shape
when he enters the ring. His friends
are going to be at the ringside to see
him box and many of them have al
ready purchased ringside seats.
Tommy Ginty, Al Ketchel, Frankie
Mango and frankie Fleming, the 9TH
er boxers who are to participate in
the carnival next Monday evening, are
rounding into shape and will appear
ready to put up the battle of their
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-10
SCHOOL ExPRRrs TO SPEAK

DIR. James IL Van sickle and his
assistants, n b. McNary and c. A
Prosser, in the school investigation
here, will speak tomorrow night In
the High School at q joint meeting of
the Business Mems Association, Board
of Trade, Manufacturers Association
and Publicity Club. The meeting iE
open to all.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-10
BOYS CLUB TEAM TO
PLAY ATLAS A. @. TONIGHT

At the Boys club tonight the Atlas
A. G. of New Haven Will stack up
against the Boys club five. In the
preliminary game the Bridgeport girls
will play the Nonpareils of Harrison,
N. 7. In the Boys club lineup will be
Hurley, Hoffman, Heating, Leavy,
O'Ma11ey and Morrison.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-10
ALGONOUlNS LEADING
IN lNTER-CLUB RACE

The Algonquins still lead in the in
the Bridgeports Saturday night by
taking two out of three billiard
matches Hobart E. French, Algon-
quin, beat Murray Elm, Bridgeport,
$50 to III; William r. Eaton, AIgon-
qufn, defeated Hail. Bridgeport, $50 to
los; RI A. Door, Bridgeport. vanquish-
ed r. A. Beers, Algonquin, 100 to 121.
The standing:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-10
LIE PRETTTEsT FACE

ana the most beautiful hands are OF
ten disfigured by an unsightly Wart.
It can easily be removed in few daym
without pain by using Cyrus Warf
Remover, for sale only at The Cyrna
Pharnacy. 253 Fairfield avenue aH
sls6 Cannon
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-10
cIEANEASY. THE BEST HAND

Instantly removes stove Polish, Ru1t-
Grease. Ink, Paint and Dirt. For the
hand or clothing. Large can 10 ceuua
Manufactured by VIM. r. Wiun, a4A
STAFFORD Ave,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-10
BOB STOW SENDS SIGNED
CONTRACT To BRIDGEPORT CLUB
Jimmy Garry TO Manage HoIyoke Baseball
Club for Owner WhaIen


Owner Carey of the Springfield club
has signed two new pitchers, George
Egan and George +. Banta, who made
good regulations in independent cir
cles about New York.
Reports from Paris say that the
coming battle between Billy Papke and
Frank KLAUS viii draw a S25. 900 house.
The bout is scheduled for 20 rounds
The betting is 10 to s in favor of
Joe Rivers for the Rivers Knockout
Brown scrap which takes place in Yer
non, Cal, Washington's Birthday.
DR.. A. Sharpe, the Cornell coach,
comes out in f4vor of the plan to
number football players during a
game He says the paying public
should be given a chance to know the
identity Of the different players.
Joe wood, iris Speaker, Duffy
Lewis and Harry Hooper OF the Bos-
ton Red Sox are holding out. Wood
is in New York to, see Owner McAIeer
today and expects to get a raise in
salary.
The first serious accident at the Yale
hockey rink has resulted in the loss
of an eye to John c. Hays, a senior
from Pittsburgh. Ks Hays slipped while
skating and in falling his left eye
struck the clamp OF his skate tearing
1t SO that 1t had to be removed. His
condition today Is said to be favor
able.