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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-25
STOVALL WON'T
CLAIM ANY CAST0FFS
FROM OTHER CLUBS

Waco. Texas, March 25.-Manager
George StoVau of the ST. Louis
Browns differs from Manager Miller
Higgins of the Cardinals in one re
spect at least. The former is not go
ing to claim any castoffs from other
clubs, as Higgins has announced he
intends to do.
Stovail wants none of the surplus
talent of other teams and is not go
ing to pass over any of his extras to
rival American league managers. The
full quota of &c men, as allowed by
baseball law, will be carried by. Sto-
vail after May 25, the day that teams
must chop their squads.
1t formerly was limited to rs, but
now the managers are not counted as
players whether they be of the play
ing or bench variety. ,.ss=
ST figure that q player who Is not
good enough for some other club is
hardly good enough for mine, said
StovaIl "But as I have a very prom
Using squad of youngsters and may
have to turn some loose to get within
the required limit allowed, I do not
intend to let any other major league
club have any of my men. If neces-
sary, I'll make some arrangements
whereby they will be held for an en-
tire season, if they do nothing but
warm the bench and hit outfeld flies
before the games.
Unlike Higgins, Stovan has no
scouts doing the major league camps
south. Lou Criger will linger with the
squad until the latter part of May or
the first part of June as not until
that time do the minor 1eaguers get
under full swing. In the meantime
the veteran backstop is expected to
teach much baseball knowledge to the
Juvenile catchers and pitchers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-25
AL KETCHEL STARTS
WORK AT CAPT. BONDS

Sporting Editor Of The Farmer:
Al Ketche1, the Yankee Boy, is in
grand form for Ills fifteen round con-
test next Monday with One Round
Hogan at New Haven. The Bridge
port youngster is supremacy confident
of his ability to win decisiveIy over
Hogan.
Ketcn has been working for the
past wa,k and L took charge of mis-
training this morning and was surpris-
ed at his good condition. have seen
Hogan in all of his Eastern fights and
while I expect that Ketchel will have
the hardest bout of his career, I am
confident that the Connecticut candi-
date for lightweight championship hon
ors will be returned the winner of the
New Haven battle.
KetcheI will 10 his road work In the
early hours of the morning and go
through his gymnasium PAGES in r e
afternoon at about 5 O'Clock. The
fans that care TO look him over are
invited to come to our quarters. Ho-
gan is a, great fighter but KetcheI will
prove that from next Monday on, Con
necticut will have a real live candi-
date in the running for the lightweight
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-25
M'GRAW'S MEN
HAVE CLOSE CALL
WITH MATTY IN BOX THEY BEAT
HOUSTON IN EXTRA IN
NINGS.

Houston, Texas, March 25.-If the
Giants win the National League pen
nant again this season, the Houston
leaders, of the Texas League, will not
be in line for the worlds champion
ship. Yesterday the Giants made it
three straight over the Texas League
champions, but in so doing did not
cover themselves with as much glory
as the home boys ismeared on them
selves by holding t'Christy'' Mathew
making the Giants go ten rounds to
beat them by one run. The score was
8 to 2.
There is a good "a1ibi'' for yester-
days game, however The Giants
started with McGraw playing second
base, Larry Doyle being shifted to
third, because McGraw had no extra
Herzog's absence from the game. Her
zog was slightly i'll, and did not leave
the hotel yesterday afternoon.
Doyle was lost at third base. He
could not accustom himself to the
surroundings and the long throws, and
booted his first chance at the expense
of getting Houston off in the lead.
McGraw's work at second base,
however, was so skiIfu1 that he was
loudly applauded when he quit in the
seventh inning.
NIcGraw Best Hitter.
McGraw hit better than any man on
either team. His first single, a well
placed tap about foot inside third
base, drove home New York's second
run in the fifth inning. He faced a
left handed pitcher in the seventh
inning, and stung him for a line single
over second base
t.Alibi BiIl'' Lubbock, the funny UNI
pire, who officiated in Saturdays
game, did not let McGraw retire I'M
noticed. After announcing the changes
in the seventh inning, Lubbock an
nounced McGraw's retirement as fol-
lows:
ssMr McGraw, having made two hits,
will now withdraw for the afternoon
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-25
RED SOX TROUNCE
PIRATES AGAIN
HOME Runs BY YERKEs AND
HENRKSEN PUT PITTSBURGH
TO ROUT.

Hot Springs, Ark, March 25-Jake
Sta41I's Boston Red Sox defended their
title of worlds champions by trounc-
ing Pittsburgh yesterday by to A.
The Sox settled the game in the sec
ond round when they opened up on
Howard Camr1itz for five runs. Rob
inson relieved Camnitz and did bet
ter.
Brant started for Boston in the box
and Buck OBrien finished. O'Brien
did the better work and the Pirates
had little chance when he was on the
mound. Janvrin and Yerkes made
two hits each for the Sox, and Hen
riksen led the bunch with three. Artie
Hoffman the former Chicago star,
helped the Pirates with timely batting.
Home runs by Yerxes and Henriksen
in the second made Boston's victory
sure
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-25
RING VETERANS
PLANNING COMEBACK

With Peter Maher, Joe Choynski,
Kid Mccoy, Tommy Burns, Poung
Corbett and other former pugilistic
stars making loud conversation about
coming back and with recruits ad-
ded almost daily to the ranks of the
o1d-timers who think they have an
other fight in EN-, the bugs have been
provided with a lot of amusement late
~. Pretty soon we may expect to
hear from Bob FftzsiInmons, Thomas
Sharkey and Jim Corbett. Another
wouId-be comet back who is making
earnest attempts to regain former lau-
re1s is Joe Thomas, the California
boxer who once claimed the welter-
weight championship of the world.
Six years ago Thomas was the pride
of the Pacific coast. He had beaten
most of the weIters of that time, in
Guiding Harry Lewis and Honey Mel
lody.
Honey had defeated Joe Walcott,
the Barbados Demon, and Thomas
put 'welterweight champion of the
world on his business cards by vir-
tue of his defeat of Melody. He
might have got away with it. too, ex-
cept for a large-sized snag in the
person of Stanley Ketchel the Mon
tana cowboy, who drifted into Sacra-
mento shortly after Thomas had
fought his way to the top of the heap.
Just to keep himself in condition and
grab little pin money, ThomaS con-
scented to meet the Montana green
ie,'' and the affair was staged in
Marysvflle, Cal.
The cowboy made Thomas look like
thirty cents in the early rounds, and
once handed Joe a wa11op that down
ed him for the count of nine. Thomas
recovered in the latter rounds and
earned a draw. Joe's admirers con-
sidered that he had not trained prop
erly for the bout, and there was a
public demand for5anotner meeting. 1t
took place at Colma. This time
Thomas had all the best of it in the
early rounds. and Joe's hackers con-
sidered it all over but the shouting.
In that fight, above all others, Stan
ley was forced to demonstrate his
gameness. Thomas, clever and sci
entifc, smashed him at will, but the
cowboy only grinned and waded in for
more. Joe finally began to tire, while
Ketche1, despite his terrible punish
ment, remained fresh and confident.
In the thirty-second round Stanley
sent over one to the solar pIexus that
ended the fight. In a third battle
Thomas was knocked out in twenty
rounds The three fights with Ketch-
ell took much of the ginger out of
Thomas, and he was never as good
again.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-25
SHULz SHOWS
CHANCE SOMETHING
NEW YORK AMERICAN SOUTH.
PAW WHITEWASHES COLTS
AND BEATS FORD.

Hamilton, Bermuda, March 25.-
Shutouts are all the rage down here,
and Al Schulz, the Savannah port
slider, took hand at welding the
whttewash brush yesterday. Al, flip
ping for the Highlander Regulars,
used Arthur Twins Colts for the sub
ject of his work. and kaIsomined the
kids by a score of 2 to o. The COM
bat was limited to seven rounds.
Schulz did not draw any easy mark
for an opponent, either, as Manager
Chance, in order to make it a battle,
assigned Russell Ford to pitch for the
Colts. Russ furnished a convincing
himself, as his kiddy teammates were
absolutely helpless before Savannah
Schulz.
The pitching and fielding exhibited
in the game were brilliant, and not an
error was spilled in the entire muss.
The Colts garnered only four bingles
from Schulz's 1eft-handed assortment
of pitching wares, and the Regulars
stung Ford twice as hard, making
eight hits off the saliva ball genius.
The team is far advanced in fielding
and pitching, but the men are not
showing as much prowess with their
sticks as Chance would like to see. Of
course, the grand condition of the
Fingers has held hits down to a low
ebb, but good as the pitchers are, the
P. L. would like to see his men hit
them little harder
Chance announced the lineup
which will face Walter Johnson in
the opening game of the season in
Washington on April 10:
Daniels, right field; Wolter, centre
field; Hartze1l, third base; Cree, left
field; Chase, second base; Chance, first
base; Sweeney, catcher; Derrick, short
stop, and the pitcher.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-25
EDDIE PLANK HOLDS
LOUISVILLE TEAM DOWN

Louisville, KY, March 25-Veteran
Eddie Plank held Louisville safe yes
terday, while his team mates drove
home the only two runs of the game,
making it three victories in row over
Hayden's Kentuckians- Rain appear
ed in the middle of the sixth inning
and when the umpire called the game
the score reverted to the fifth
The Mackmen did their scoring in
the first two innings In the opening
period Oldring walked after Strunk
had been retired After Collins was
out at first, J. Franklin Baker re-
sponded with a timely single to CEN
ter, Oldring scoring. In the second
Barry got a life on Wheeler's boot
Plank singled to left. Strunk's one
base cleut to right drove Barry across
the plate.
Three of four hits made off Plank
came in the second inning, without a
score. RUDE OIdring received a pain
full blow on the back of his head in
the fifth, when one of Richter's speed
ers struck him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-25
STAR BALL PLAYERS
BORN ON Thirteenth
StahI Among Those of UnIucky
Date.

- Lucky would be the magnate who
eo6Id secure for his team those play
ers who happen to have been born on
the alleged unlucky date of the thir-
teenth- Said magnate probably
would be the middle of the season be
making preparations to enlarge the
seating capacity of his park, for from
the players whose birthdays fall on the
hoOdoo date worlds cham pionShip
combination could almost be picked
The manager of this Thirteen club
would be ]. Garland Stahl, of the Red
Box. He was born on April 10, 1880.
Presenting that Stahl might prefer to
remain where he now is, a person
named Fielder Jones, who born on Au-
gust IS, 1874, might be induced to
take charge.
For scouts Billy Murray, of the Pr
rates. who was born on April IS, 1864,
and Gene Mccain. former with the
Highlanders, who was born. on June
10, 1876. would be available.
The catchers on the Thirteen Club
would be Jimmy Archer, of the Cubs,
and Mike Simon, of the Pirates. These
two athletes, respectively, reached
this sphere on May 10, 1888, and April
ID, 1888. Johnny Killing, who says he
will not pastime this year, was born
November ID, 1885.
Only one real high grade major lea
que pitcher was born on the thir-
teenth. +FWi1d BilP' will be thirty-sev-
en- years old next October and so will
the RUDE.
Noted infelders who celebrate their
natal days on the thirteenth are, be-
sides Jake Stahl, Hal Chase, of the
Highlanders; Ed. Konetchy. of the
Cardinals; Larry Gardner, of the Red
Sox; Eddie Foster, of the Nationals,
and J. Franklin Baker, of the Ath-
letics, who ran Iris Speaker a close
race for the Chalmers American Lea
que car last season.
The outfielders born on the thir-
teenth are not numerous. Josh De-
Vore, of the Giants, was born on No
vember 10, 1887, and Harl Maggert
formerly with the Athletics, was born
on February 10, 1888. "Bucky'' Free
man, who holds the major league rec
ord for the greatest number of home
runs in a season, first saw the light of
day on October 13, 1871.
Nal Eason, National League UNI
pire, is one of the thirteen chaps, he
having reaching this earth on March
13, 1879
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-25
MIKE GIBBONS
To RETURN SOON
ST. PAUL WONDER'S HASTY
RETIREMENT.

Sew boxers have dropped from sight
more abruptly than Mike Gibbons. I'M
AQediately after his affair with Eddie
AcGoorty Gibbons retired to his home
at St. Paul, where he has since main
tanned sombre silence in regard to
his plans except for an occasional let
ter to a personal friend. In one of
these missives recently Gibbons said
hat he expected to resume training in
\ week or two. He plans to try him
Pittsburgh and Philadelphia before
appearing in New York city.
Gibbons friends maintain that i'll
health and not lack of courage was
The real cause of his undoing. 1t is
admitted that he was badly frightened
when he boxed McGoorty. but it is
said that it was worrying over his
panicky state of mind. Nervous in
digestion is supposed to be the trou-
BILE with the st. Paul phantom. Ac-
cording to his friends he was i'll for
some time before the bout with Nc
Goorty. 1t is pointed out that he had
much trouble with Jack McCarron and
Tommy Maloney shortly before he met
the man from Oshkosh. Neither Nc
Carron nor Maloney can be rated in
the same class as Gibbons when the
latter is in his normal condition.
Convinced that he was in no con-
wanted to call off his match with Nc
Goorty at the last moment but was
persuaded to go on in spite of his
better judgment. All through the
bout he devoted all his attention to
conserving his strength, being convinc-
ed that he was too weak to take any
chances. At the end he found to his
chagrin that he had overestimated his
opponent and that despite his own
poor condition he could have come on
and won had he cut loose in the last
half of the bout when McGoorty had
shot his bolt Such is Gibbons YER
ZION of that rueful episode.
Whether Gibbons fright was the re-
suit of his illness or his illness the re-
suit of his fright it was plain to be
seen that there was som ething radi-
rally wrong with him that night. The
sickly pal1ors of his face and the deep
ly marked blue circles under his eyes
spoke of his distress. The fact that
he was far under his normal weight,
although he had tried to build up, also
showed that there was something
wrong with him.
It is to be hoped that Gibbons will
himself. There is plenty of need for
troublesome nerves Gibbons would be
about the most perfect Specimen OF
glove gladiator extant Rackey Nc
Far1and is the only man IN tn ering to-
day who can approach Gibbons in
the matter of expanding the theory
that science is superior to mere
strength, but Gibbons is a. real hitter,
whereas McFarland's cartridges are all
blanks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-25
THIS DATE I'm
PUGILIsTTC ANNALS

1s93-Bob Fitzsimmons stopped Phil
Mayo in 3rd round at Chicago
19o3-Art Simms stopped Kid Black
in 9Th round at Grand Rapids, Mich
19Os-William Moody and MattT
Baldwin fought u round draw at Boz
ton.
1912-Matty Baldwin outDotnted
Louis de Ponthieu, French, in II
rounds at Boston.
1912-George Carpenter, French
knocked out Hubert Rae, English, in
5tb round at Marsefl1es. France
1912-Young Jack O'Brien knocked
out Monte Britt in 1st round at Phil
adelphia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-25
By Wagner.)

Hi Ladd left his pool room fiat to-
dar ana a,ri,,a5 On 4,.i-7e1d ave,,,a
a. -
''Atii Oiio i-s'i' VI Oe'N'A0 IL Ills y 11o
wanted to arrange game for his
team against the Bridgeport baseball
club ana he interviewed Manager Me-
Cann on the subject Tyhel Struggle
1A,jII +aka rLacat 6yvdne- the veal Of
Ami: "a hut the erec+ date hasn't
been decided vet. lad will have
Bill Yale. Harry Cornen, Shorty Nor
ris, and a. number of the South Nor
call the a.eeresatton Hi Tadd,z Pets
s.vvatcl, rs clean IN the Esr;deenort
bunch ,, he anno1r71re5 as he fie11rad
ont the profits from last night's nooI
games
boost for Frank O,Rourke. the short
stop with Bridgeport last year:
s-O'Ro11rke's sensational PLAYING at
the third base position in the David
son game has dissolved the sea of
trouble which the Buffalo club imag-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-25
GERMAN AMERICANS
ENTER A PROTEST

The Gernan-Amerfcan Alliance of
Hartford has forwarded a protest to
the appropriations committee object
ing to any expenditure for celebrating
the Tooth anniversary of the signing of
the Treaty of Client.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-25
YALE DEFEATED
BY PENN BALL TEAM
McGhie's Muff of Fly Gives Quakers
II Inning Contest.

versity of Pennsylvania yesterday de-
feated Yale in an exciting eleven-inn-
ing tussIe, to 4. The Ellis tied the
score in the eighth.
In the eleventh, with Haley on the
paths as the result of base on balls,
McGhie, the Yale centre fielder, muff-
ed CoIeman's long fly, and Haley
scored the winning run for the Red
and Blue.
The batting was even, each team
making nine hits, but the Quakers
fielded poorly, being charged with six
errors to YaIe's one.
Inlay pitched for the Quakers, Sher-
man for the Ellis. The score:
R. H. E..
Pennsylvania ............. 6
Z ale
Batteries:-ImIay and Schwert;
Sherman and Burdette.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-25

In Windsor Locks last night Knock
out Palitz of New London was out
pointed by Young Chick West of Hol-
yoke. PaIitz recently beat Bunny
Ford in New Haven. Last night S
bout went ten rounds.
1t is reported that Jim Thorpe will
be released by the New York Giants
after the first swing around the cir
cUit. He has a regular contract
whereby he can be given the usual ten
day notice of release. McGra0 told
a, friend Thorpe was nothing wonder
full as a. player and that he had no
time this year to develop the Indian.
Thorpe's salary is 5000 a year.
Holy Cross baseball team won from
the University of Virginia yesterday
by 4 to L. Tierney and r. Murray
twirled for the Massachusetts, boys,
and Cannon for Virginia
Johnny Summers England knock
ed out frankie Pfcato in Los Angeles.
yesterday, in the 18th round. The go
was scheduled to last 20 rounds
Thomas Upton Is keen1y disappoint-
ed over the news that the New York
Yacht Club has declined to reconsider
his challenge for the Americas cup.
He said today:
the declination of my challenge by the
New York Yacht Club except through
press reports. I am hoping that the
reply Of the New York yachtsnaen will
leave the way open to an uncondi-
tionaI challenge by an intination from
the New York Yacht Club that the de-
tending Yacht will not surpass in size
the challenger.
SHOULD a little bird from New York
even whisper this to me will chal-
Ienge Internationally
The all Chinese baseball team of
Honolulu arrived in San Francisco to-
day on the steamship China The
team is starting on d tour of the
United States and expects to play all
big university teams.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-25

Manager Jack cellar of the Pittsfeld
team wants a nickname for his club
and has offered a season pass to the
fan who makes the best suggestion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-25

championship Of the world.
Respectfully yours,
B. L. MURPHY,
Manager.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-25
AROUND THE CIRCUIT
Hi Ladd's Team Will Play Bridgeport
Baseball Warriors at NeWfieId

played with New Britain, reported
late to Cincinnati and were each fined
$25 by Manager Joe Tinker
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-25

ADVENTIST IN THE FARMER.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-25

Johnny Summers - England knock
ed out frankie Pfcato in Los Angeles
yesterday, in the 10th round. The 81
was scheduled to last 20 rounds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-25

Holy Cross baseball team won from
the University of Virginia yesterday
by to 1. Tierney and n. Murray
twirled for the Massachusetts boys,
and Cannon for Virginia
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-25

The Albany Argus does not think
Bill Yale will retire from baseball as
he threatens to do. A writer on that
paper says the Bridgeport boy will
probably report to the Albany club
the second week in April.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-05-27

men who yet triumph over tempta-
tion and place their ideals of honor
and loyalty before them as guide
leading to heights OF fame. Study
still more closely the scientific work
of our nation. of the world. Days,
months, years have. been given to the
study and experiment and means
have been found for exterminating
many diseases, Inventions have been
made that have promoted the com
fort OF human society, discoveries
have been added to man 5 store
house of knowledge. In the literary
and artistic field. talent and accom-
lplishments have been surrendered to
a longing to do some good to aid
the world a step upward by the
EpoWer of the pen. of the brush You
can but feel the great educational
movement of the age, and the great
changes that are being made in f.
nance. Turn your eyes to the church
es where the work of the Master car
lries out the great ideal of love. What
spirit dominates those noble messen-
gers who give up home and loved
ones to journey into distant lands and
/ tcarry glad tidings? Study the home
life of our nation where care and
Training give the world her leaders
OF tomorrow Consider the world as
a whole 1t is seemingly d place of
war and strife. but beneath it all
there comes the true. royal spirit of
jthe twentieth century.
What then is this unseen spirit to
whose immortal song we are listen
3ing2 Is It the spirit of religious fervor
and enthusiasm that dominated the
sixteenth century? Does it bear to
Ius that same message of faith that
lmoyed the hearts of men of that day?
Is it the spirit Of political unrest OF
1.-The eighteenth century which with
eyes Of hope saw through the strife
land contest the well earned prize of
Enberty2 No. This spirit comes not
Ito us with the message of faith nor
with that of hope but truly royal
.Ishe bears to US the message of love
and service
lUnstained. unwhipped By passion Of
/ desire.
A thing clean. strong and true up
lifts its head
Above al groszer things for sale Of
hire,
Above the grasping hand for gain
outspread,
It takes no bribe. It asks no recon.
nense
For largeness of the heart. but. il
accord
With noblest impulses OF soul and
sense,
i In glory of the gift finds fun reward