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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06
BALLIN, CAPTAIN OF
 PRINCETON ELEVEN

Princeton, N. J., Dec. 6-Harold Roy Ba1lin of No. 26 West Seventy-ffth street, Manhattan, was yesterday af- ternoon elected captain of the Prince ton football team for the year 1914. BaI1in is perhaps the best right tackle playing college football today, and has been picked by several of the experts for the AI-American team.
 He is a member of the junior class and played right tackle on the team this year. Last year he substituted at that position. His work attracted much attention all over the coun- try.
 He is the youngest captain the team ever had, being only nineteen years of age. He stands six feet one and one half inches in height and weighs 191 pounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06
CYCLISTS TO MEET
 FOR WORLDS TITLE

New York, Dec. -Four champion cyclists are to meet tonight at Madi- son Square Garden in a four cornered match race for the worlds short dis tance honors. Frank Kramer will rep resent America, Jackie Clarke will carry Australia's colors, Francisco ,Verri of Italy and Andre Perchicot, of France, will. complete the quartet. This race will serve as preliminary meet for the annual six day race which starts at midnight tom orrow night.
 Next in importance on tonight's card is the match team pursuit race be- tween America, and Australia. Fogler, Root and Moran are to ride in the co1ors of Uncle Sam, and Brenda, Goullot and McNamara are to do the honors for Australia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06
TODAY IN PUG1LIsTTc ANNALS.

1912-Bombardier Wells knocked out George RodeI in second round at Lon don RodeI is a Boer and fought the British in South Africa before he be- gan fighting in the ring. He insists that he got raw deal in the bout with Wells, and that he was waiting for the count of eight to get up when the timekeeper rang the bell Rode1 began fighting as boxer about three years ago, and whipped all the best amateurs in South Africa. He then went to England and defeated several heavyweights, but was knocked out by Sam McVey in. Paris. He made an excellent impression on the Amer ican fans by exchanging wallops with Gunboat Smith for 10 rounds and fin ishing strong The Boer is over six feet in height.
 1869-George Rid) Lavigne, former lightweight champion, born in Bay City, Mich.
 1912-Joe Jeanette knocked out Chuck Carlton in second round at New York.
 1912-Jack Britton outpofnted Frank Koughrey in six rounds at PhiIad~I- S1Az4P
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06
ARRIVE
 IN JAPAN AFTER
 VERY ROUGH TRIP

Tokio, Japan, Dec. 6The Chicago team of the American baseball league and the New York team of the Ma tiona1 league arrived four days late at Yokohoma, their steamer, the Em- press of Japan, having experienced terrific weather on her voyage across the Pacific. So little coal was left in the steamers bunkers that 1t was feared an one time she would be fore ed to make for northern Japan. The captain, however, decided to continue to Yokohoma where the steamer came into port today slightly damaged.
 Consu1-General Thomas Sammons went out on board tug to greet the members of the teams.
 Later in the day the players receiv- ed an ovation on the grounds of Keio University, Tokio. President Eikfohi Kamada pitched the first ball in the first game in Japan. This resulted as follows:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

The contest was specially arranged and held during the Buffalo Exposition of 1901 Yost brought his famoJZ ''point-a-ninute" machine from 1fichs-- gan and the Wolverines proceeded to score touchdowns on almost every play. Buffalo had but eighteen players in the squad and soon all were badly used up. In order to continue it was necessary to relay these men It was against the rules of those days to return a player to the game once he had been taken out, but Yost agreed to waive this rule under the conditions. Late in the game he saw a form hud- dled up under 8 Michigan blanket on his side line and fearing that one of his men had been hurt, Yost went over and lifted the blanket. Underneath lay a Buffalo uniformed player.
 'tGet over on your own side of the feId,'' said Yost. This is Michigan territory"
 Not for thousand doI1ars,g replied the player "If I go back they will put me in the game again and I've been in and out five times now. T know when I've got enough if you don't"
 The agitation to eliminate the pro- fessional baseball coach during the playing of intervarsity games is at present the subject of correspond encs and discussion among a number of eastern colleges. It is the contention that the hines should play their game without the ,held assistance and advice of the professional coach, if it is to be a purely amateur contest
 The Harvard Alumni Bulletin e1-- presses the following editorial opinion on the subject:
 ''The object of these athletic teachers is to prepare the men for thear final tests, just as instructors in other de- partments prepare the men for the final exanninat1ons- Only in athletic. however, does the teacher lend a hand in the final examination. The single sport in which he does not ia rowing Would it not be advisable to adopt in all the branches of sport Boms measure which would leave the men to themselves in the final test2 Tn fhfa way leadership for the captain and responsibility for all the players would be more fully developed Also the re- suits of the contests would depend more upon the intelligence of fhe com petttors and less upon the clsyerness of the coach.''
 The unofficial but senai-authoritatfve statement that Al Copeland, the former Yale and Princeton athletic trainer and aIl-around athletic in his day, has been selected to train the Olympic Games of 1906 at Berlin adds another to the growing list of famous American athletes and trainers who are being engaged to coach foreign teams for competition against the United, States entries three years hence. Copeland follows Ernie Hjert- berg, who is under contract to Sweden. and Alvin Kraenzlein, who will train the German athletic coaches and atfl- 1etes. France, Belgium and Greece are also considering similar uaoFes and even England may engage one of the mericanized- English athletes to help in the reorganization of her team. now that the Olympic fund has passed the $50,OO0 mark
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06
CRICKETS OF NEW HAVEN TO
 PLAY YOSTS HERE TOMORROW
Eastern Association To Have Brand New Staff Of Umpires Next
 Season

bout between Freddy Welsh and Ad Wolgast for Madison Square Garden December IS. Wolgast announced his retirement some weeks ago, but he will come galloping back if he smells money.
 Although the Blue Ribbons defeated the RambIers in their series last sea- son for the basketball title, the Rib bons are not so confident this year. They realize that they need lots of practice to get into form and for that reason the contest at Colonial hall next Tuesday, night is likely to furnish some surprises. The Ramb1ers claim they will guard George Smith so well that he won't score many goals for the Ribbons. As usual Jack SpeidePs mu- sicians will furnish tunes for dancing.
 Horatfol Potter of St. Louis is the strongest man in the freshman class at Yale, according 70 tests made by the physical director.
 According to a Philadelphia paper, Umpire Red Held, who of1ciated in this league in 1912, will be one of the American league officials next year. He was in the Coast league last sea- son.
 President aOtRourke says the Eastern association will have 8, brand new um- pire 9staffs next year. All those who performed in this circuit last season will be let out. T do not consider them good enough to warrant reten- tion," says the proxy.
 First Baseman Hob1itzeI has ap- piled for the job of managing the Gin cinnati club When man is happy why does he look for trouble?
 
 Owner Hermann of the Cincinnati team has turned down Phi1adelphia's s offer of Knabe and DooIan for Tinker and Groh.
 The Irish-American Athletic club has decided to send at least 10 men, headed by Melvin w. Sheppard, the hero of several Olympic series, to represent 1t in the Athenian Olympic games to be held in Athens during May of next year. This team is expected to form the nucleus of a squad from all over the United States who will wear the shield in competition against the pick ed men of other natrons.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

of a championship team at Yale in 1909, when Ted Coy explained the forces, he went sHccessfve1y to Ohio State and Syracuse, at both of which places he made good"
 Billy Bull, who had charge of the kickers this year, will in all lfIreli- hood return next year, and Harry Vaughn, 1t is hoped, will continue as freshman coach. Ketcham also may be asked to return to help in the de- velopment of the line.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06
COSTER COMEDIAN DIES

London, Dec. 6-Alec BurIey, one of the foremost ,coster comedians on the English music hall stage who was recently divorced by Marie Lloyd, the variety actress. died here today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

With Cross and Rivers out of the running for the time being anything worth while in the way of opposition to the champions claim the title will have to come from Freddy Welsh or Jack Britton-aIways reckoning Packey Mcfarland out of the argu- ment-or possibly Young Joe Shugrue or Jimmy Duffy, the Buffalo sensation And from what I hear about Britton lately Jack is finding 135 ringside no
 more to his liking than Mcfarland
 does If that's the case, it is 8 pity for it puts a mighty good man out of the running for the Hghtw eight title.
 Welsh appears to have a better claim for a match with Ritchie than anyone else. He can make the weight all right, and his standing in
 pugilism certainly entities him to con sideration. While it is true Freddy
 did not show up so well in bout with
 a local young gster recently, his failure to display top form was more than
 likely due to lax training. Then, again this young feIlow-PhiI BIoom if I remember the name scorrectIy-is a sturdy lad and able to take consid- erable beating without showing the white feather and Welsh was never noted for knocking men out. Fred ! dy's game is scientific boxing and a peek at his record will show that his splendid reputation was established by strict adherence to the clever stuff.
 I would like to see Ritchie and Welsh matched. Last time I had the pleasure of seeing Freddy box he inn pressed me as one of the most scien- tific boxers of recent years. An idea
 of his. great skill with the gloves may be gathered from the fact that he has met Mcfarland three times in limited round matches and has twice drawn
 with That clever exponent of the art.
 Ritchie and Welsh ought to put up
 a fast and interesting exhibition
 There are those who profess to believe that the Americans artillery would
 prove the undoing of the British
 champion, but 1t should not be for gotten that Welsh Is one of the very few boxers who holds a verdict over
 Ritchie- Of course, you say that
 happened two years ago when Welsh
 was at top form and Willie had bare
 ly graduated from the preliminary
 class, but just the same it is down
 there in the record books in black
 and white as a victory for the Eng
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 6-Eighty-six saloons opened after having been closed since November 22 as the re- suit of a State Supreme Court decision.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 6-Admin- istrative faculty at Wellesley con de-ce-= turkey trot and other extreme dances.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

Horatior Potter of St. Louis Is the strongest man in the freshman class at Yale, according 70 tests made by the physical director.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

bout between Freddy Welsh and Ad Wolgast for Madison Square Garden December IS. Wolgast announced his retirement some weeks ago, but he will come galloptng back if he smells money.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

First Baseman HoblitzeT has ap- piled for the job of managing the Gin cinnati club- When a man ts happy why does he look for trouble?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

According to a Philadelphia paper. Umpire Red Held, who of1ciated in this league in 1912, will be one of the American league officials next year. He was in the Coast league last sea- son.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-06

Owner Hermann of the Cincinnati team has turned down Ph1ladeIphia's offer of Knabe and DooIan for Tinker and Groh.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-27
By Damon Runyon.


NEW YORK. Jan 27.--Mr.
~ Charles Harmony Ebbets,
sometimes referred to as the
squire OF Brooklyn. has been Will
ing away the long hot days of the
winter learning to play a lot of
dear old Southern melodies on his
favor1te musical weapon, the xyio-
phone. Mr.. Ebbets is now simply
grand in his execution of that one
about "scra -ham-budl eh-heggs in
the new mo-hown hay" and can
also tear off pieces of that sole
stirrer-how does she go2-tum-
tum -tum-Oh, yesl-"see- hee dem
shu huff lin haylong -ah."
There is method in Mr. Ebbets'
sudden turn toward tunes. He ex-
poets to employ the charms OF mu-
sic to soothe the savage breasts of
his fevertsh corpuscled Southern
Rifles this season. We are in
formed by both OF the more famous
members Of the Cobb family.
and Ty-and by other eminent au-
thorities on dispositions and dia-
lects south of the Mason and DIX
on line. that there is nothing bet
ter than sound to quiet the petu-
liant pulse that might naturally be
expected in any true Southern ball
tosser when ne hnds himself play
ng with Brooklyn
So Mr. Ebbets is setting himself
10 music
A T the present writing. the Brook
Ign Rebels have practically an
al Southern cast A Yankee has
horned in somehow IN the person of
Cutshaw, but he is excused on the
ground that he always hung out
south OF the slot whenever he was
in San Francisco during his Pacific
Coast league days.
Mr.. Ebbets has been quietly pop
Ieaguers for some time. and he al
ready had quite a stock on hand
last season, but during the draft
ing and purchasing periods ne
marched right to the sea. clutch
ing the sweetest magnolia bios
SONS of the circuit When 1912
closed ne was able to line up q
team on which only two men con
yerssd with rs in their language.
Jake Daubcrt, Napoleon Rucker
Lefty" Allen. Red" Smith. Wheat
Stengel. Moran Northern and Otto
Miller were all majors or colonies
or generals having done time in
the Southern league. one way and
another. Ebbets seized five or six
new Southern sCintillants during
the year, and some of these will be
tried out in the spring
He potted a brace Of the crack
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-27
Indian Pitcher Subject of Much Controversy Taking Easy Atlanta
"CHIEF' BENDER DENIES THAT HE IS HOLD=OUT

letics in San Antonio. where they
train this year.
Bender has been free this winter
from the rheumatism that has
sometimes troubled him and is in
as good shape as ever in his life.
T HIS greatest of Indian pitchers
has had marvellous career.
Bender was born on the Chippewa
reservation at Brainerd, Mimi. and
the date of the event was May 5.
1SS3-which means that the chief
will be 30 years old by the time
the coming season is well under
way
At the age of seven, Bender was
sent TO Carlisle and received there
a first class education. Not until
Bender was seventeen did he make
the Carlisle baseball team, and
even then they couldn't see him
as a pitcher but used him at first
instead. The following year he
forced himself on their attention
as Il pitcher. Also he made the
football team, and was a wonder.
In 1902 Bender left Carlisle and
went to Dickinson college. He
pitched SO well the next spring that
the Harrisburg Athletic club
grabbed him, and from there he
went to the Athletics.
Since then Bender's career has
been brilliant. He has been handi-
capped by illnesses of e. various
sorts. but when right physically he
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-27

prove the American league here
And that will be a great thing for
me. 1t will prove the greatest in
centive of my life. For it will mako
me work with renewed energy to
maintain the supremacy of nv
league against the man who has
proved for many years my greatest
stumbling block.
More than that, continued Mac
ut will help the game in every
city in both major leagues. New
York is a vital pivot Put two
championship possibilities here and
both circuits will reap a harvest I
admit, with all humility, that | have
been quite successful in New York
in returning dividends to the in
terests which l represent. But the
earnings of my club would have
been much greater had the Ameri-
can league club in New York been
as strong every year as it was in
1904 and 1905.
Why, the past couple of years"
McGraW concluded, I'VE did not do
nearly 50 well as we should. We
would come home after a trim Of
triumph. expecting record crowds.
only to find that the public had for
gotten us in our absence. The class
Of ball furnished by the opposition
was so mediocre that the fans
drifted away to some other sort
of amusement-golf, tennis, bath
ing and the like. | wish Chance
every success. The better he does
the better it will be for me"
HUNCH followers are getting
aboard the Highlanders as d
good thing for the current year
The advent of Chance marks a new
epoch in local American league cir
cles. Under his management, the
team will train in Bermuda. This
will be the first time that the club
has overlooked Georgia, which has
come to be regarded as a jinX Ber-
muda, according to the very best
accounts, should prove a welcome
change from DiXieland. The eli
mate is superb and unyaryins.
Baseball practice may be supple
mented by bathing. bicycling and
golf.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-27

the close of Last season was a bird
named Cullop, a southpaw who
does not even horn into the record
of the Southern circuit. He seems
to have created most of the ex-
citement over him by his work in
Cuba with New Orleans after the
close Of the regular season. Prior
to that time he was with Bristol.
Of the Appalachian league. 1t is
said that Connie Mack offered $10,-
600 for him, which is quite some
offering for that frugal soul. Cleve-
land, which gets most of tal New
Orleans products, took him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-27

y ENDER and Connie Mack have
had some run-ins of late years.
But none of them has succeeded in
changing Macks opinion of Bend
er. In a recent interview, he said:
Chief Bender is the best short
series pitcher in the world He
proved that to me when, with Jack
Coombs hurt, Bender showed stuff
l have never seen. Bender throws
a ball that goes as fast as anything
that Walter Johnson, Amos Rusie
or any of the rest Of them ever
tossed.
Possibly I knew RUDE Waddeu
better than anybody. He was
pitcher every inch. You did not
need much of a team with him.
He could not think like Bender but
for some pure pitching I would pick
Waddell, while for masterful pitch
ing Bender is my choice"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-27

fessional team in Chicago next year.
The Charlottesville ball park is in first
class condition now. But then, it might
rain before March. Probably will.
New Orleans fans have about given mr.
hope that the Pelicans will get Yantz.
Bill Locke has announced that he DOS
lnIiVey refuses to be horacefogeled by
Grover Cleveland Alexander is running
a pool parlor at st. Paul. MINI. He Is
"A poor player, but good collector
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-27

Yankees Consider Georgia Jinx Training Cant

York always has been and always
will be an eccentric proposition. 1t
has returned tribute to it's idol
lied Giants, but not in the same
measure as it should.
For the somewhat constrained
enthusiasm the Hill tribe has
been to blame. Farrelrs forces
have been doing business in this
bailiWick for ten sea and in
all that time figured seriously in
the final reckoning but twice. I'm
der Clark Griffith in both 1904 and
in 1905 the Kilties were just bare
ly nosed out by Boston and Chi
cago, respectively In 1904 the
brave fight was overshadowed be-
cause the Polo grounders won the
pennant. The disappointment in
1908 was doubly keen because that
year the Giants proved the great
est disappointment of history and
finished fourth when every one ex-
pected them to cop a third straight
flag.
Every other year. without ex-
ception, the Giants laid it awav
over their rivals. It is true that
the two local teams finished second
in either league In 1910. The
Giants were a much better second
than the Yankees however, and
indicated their claims to distinc-
ton by trimming the American
leaguers In the only post season Sc
rles ever played by the local rivals.
SO altogether the Giants have been
one continual success, while the
Highlanders have been a continual
disappointment.
THE condition OF affairs has hurt
both teams-the Americans, Of
course, far the more. McGraw was
one of the happiest men in the
country when he learned that
Frank Chance had been engaged to
manage his rival.
1T will be the salvation of base
ball in New York said McGraw,
i am glad that Chance is coming
for | consider him one of the
greatest managers in all baseball
history. He can not fail to i'm
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-27
; NEW THIRD BASEMAN
OF ATLANTA is PRIZE
HARD LUCK PLAYER

Wallace Smith would be a big
. Lacquer today but for hard luck"
. So says Milt Reed. Jr., the At
. lantan who played with Smith in
. St Louis.
. 81 don't see but that Smith is
. above the regular run of big league
. infielders," continued Reed. But
Q he is always running foul Of
. trouble, breaking an arm, sprain-
. ing an ankle, catching cold. tip
Q ping over in an automobile, get
. ting tied up in a runaway ele-
Q vator or having something like
. that happen to him. If he has
. eluded his links, he ought to be as
. good a third baseman as a South
. ern league club ever had"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-27
BY W. j. McBeth.

FEW YORK, Jan 27.-Frank
~ Chance, the new manager of
the Yankees. should revolu-
tionize major league baseball in
Greater New York. Heretofore the
Giants have had things too much
their own way even for their own
good.
1t is, indeed, peculiar city in
this generation of mad sport that
will not lavish it's very tenderest
affections upon a winning major
league baseball team But New
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-27
WARNER SAYS THORPE
Is NOT A PROFESSIONAL

CARLISLE, PA. Jan. 27-Glen Warner.
coach of the Carlisle athletic squads. to-
DAY scofed at the charges made that
Jim Thorpe, the great alI-round athlete.
was a professional
Warner told James T. sullivan. of the
Amateur Athletic union, that he had a
t.teI irum Manager ClaacCy .uf the
WINSTON salem team of me Carolina
league. denying the statement credited
To- nm That Thorpe played ON his team
Gh3rse ON which Thorpe may Doe com
PEELED to face trial before me AmatsUr
Athletic union
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-27
ETHRIDGE DOOMED AS
SALLY LEAGUE LEADER

MACON, GA. Jan Newton i
Etnridge. president of the Macon BAH club
and former business manager of the Al
lanta club. Is being doomed here for the
presidency of the South Atlantic league
The announcement that President C0rish
VIII not offer for reelection. has stirred
the friends Of Mr. FthridEc into activity
IN hts behalf and fl lis certain that mis-
name VIII Dee proposed before the directors
Of the league az their annual meeting in
Columbus Wednesday