davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-07
By DAMON RUNYoN.

~Ew YORK. Oct 6.-And so the
scene finally shifts from the
N sporting pages TO the green fields
i v nesting In the lee of Coosan's s
cliffs
Ii is now up TO the ball players. but
IL is no longer what they say that is i'm
portant. 1t is what they do that chiefly
interests country that might be vio-
lently addicted TO cricket at this very
time instead of mildly insane over base
ball had it not been for the heavy slug
ding OF one G. Washington in a sort of
which shadow the Polo grounds long and
long ago.
Approa ching through depths Of dope
and columns of comment. we have
rea ched the first of several intensely cru
cial days and no one can deny that IT
has been a tough journey
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-07
PTTTsBURG- CLEVELAND.

'Batted for GIhso0 In the eighth.
tBattcd FOR Adams In the eighth.
&Dolan out fov interference
Score by innngs-
Pittsburs ................0 q o 90
Cleveland ....,............0 o 80
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08
MARQUARD TO
 REPORT MARCH 20.
sOUrHPAW INDUCED TO RETURN
 BY FRIEND OF MGRAW.

Marlin. rex. March s-Prepare yourselves for new shock, you fans. Reuben Marquard, the sentimental southpaw. and the gent who insisted McGraw must break his thFee-year contract and pay him ten thousand Simo1eons annually, is the latest big league holdout to capitu1ate and hoist the white tablecloth of surrender. The much press-agented Reuben Of the Giants will report to McGraw in Marlin on or about March 20, after lhe closes his vaudeville tour in Los Angeles at the end of next week. Bids for the dictagraph privileges for the first MeGraw- -Marquard interview since the 1912 Worlds Series may be sent to the owners of the Hotel Arl- ington, Marlin, Tex.
 AIcGraw has received assurances from third party that the Nineteen Straight hero will report in Marlin at the expiration of his theatrical en- Gagement- No announcement of what penalty will be inflicted on Maruuard for reporting late has been made by A1eGraw, and the Rube may escape with only a stiff reprimand
 McGraw says he has not been in di- the advances probably come from the Reuben himself Marquard will get tonIy one week here and will hardly start the season as, fit as he was last spring, when he copped nineteen games before being thrown for loss by the Cubs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08
PACKEY IS
 TOO CLEVER
 FOR BRETON Chicago Boy Gains Decision on Points
 by Fast Work M'FaTIand Weighs 14O and Will Never Be lightweight Again

Packey McFarIand's title as the cleverest of all boxers remains unsu1- lied. Before a crowd of about 7,50O boxing enthusiasts at Madison Square Garden, New York, last night the Chicagoan clearly outc1assed Jack Britton over the ten-round route, giv- ing as master1y an exhibition of his skill as has been shown in New York in years. It was an exhibition be tween master and his pupil, with Britton filling the role of the stu dent. From every angle of the game Packey showed decisive superiority over his opponent, unless it was in the quality of recovering fast after being punished badly. Packey had no chance to star in this particular spe> cialty, as he did not take the punish nnent.
 Once again Mcfarland must be said to have gone through a bout without showing the best in his boxing roper toire. He demonstrated all that he had to bring out and still spread the serve. It will take 8 better boxer than Britton to make the Chicago boy go at top speed.
 Besides demonstrating that his cIev- erness is the nearest to perfection that the boxing ring possesses McFar- land also proved that his days as a lightweight are over. When he weighed in ten minutes before climb ing into the ring while carrying none of the extra weight of his boxing re- galia, he tipped the beam at 14o pounds under the WeIterweight umir- There is no doubt of his inability to take off seven more pounds neces- sary to figure any longer aS a. con tender for lightweight honors. He had the advantage Of 1-z pounds over his opponent.
 Britton's performance was a disap- rn% ha haa oFadif3C with saying that he would box if Pac- key preferred it that way, and slug if Mcfarland essayed to carry the battle to him Pacl<ey carried it to Britton from the opening to the clos ing round. and Jack showed no great inclination to meet him half way In- stead he continually backed away and let Packey follow him around the ring. There were occasional fIurriea when Jack stood still and fought back at a clip that brought plenty Of ap- plause from his followers but Jacks fanc4ed than real The superb de- fense of Mcfarland was always in evidence, and many of Jacks most vicious swings glanced off McFar- lands arms.
 Invariably Britton'e short-1ived ra1- shook Jack from his curly locks to his toes. While dcF,arland's arms were entwfned about his head. and Packey seemed to be unable to stop Britton from driving home solid punches, the eagle eye of Mcfarland was peering over his guard awaiting the time when Brftton would leave an opening That opening always came and into it went left hook, sometimes long and other. times short, but always heavy enough to knock Britton off his balance and to one side.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08
IMPOSSIBLE TO SELECT MIDDLE WEIGHT CHAMPION WITH DIFFERENT WEIGHTS
 IN THE VARIOUS BOXING COUNTRIES

that point where he was ready to re- tire. Since then Mike Gibbons Frank Klaus, Jimmy Clabby and Jack Dillon, have all put in bids for it, but McGoorty spoiled Gibbons chances and he also knocked out the English and Australian champions, Jack liar risops and Dave Smith, respectively. This gave McGoorty the edge and EsJ17 ropean critics gave Eddie the call ov- CT Papke- and Klaus for the title. The
 latter two are due to fight in Paris, March 5, for the European cham pionship, but not at the American limit, so that they can not claim the United States title along with 1t. They will fight at 16O pounds at 3 o'clock and the winner will then be matched with Georges Carpenter, but not at the niddleweight limit. but nearer the commission weight of ITO to ITS pounds Another aspirant has stepped into the field S1ately-Bob MoI1a, the Milwaukee boy-W1ao was a heavy weight a short. time ago, but who is now back to the 160-pound mark, and who can make 158 if nee essary. NIoI1a was going along spIen- sdidIy, beating Billy Bapke and others in the east, but heatook it into his
 head to lay off awhile and he did. He gave Johnny Thompson a beat ingxa week or more ago and weigh ed only 165 pounds at the time, and now he is negotiating a match with Eddie McGoorty for, a match over the half marathon route. Jack Dill
 lon is also after both Moha and Me Goorty and if the. three meet there will be some fur flying, for each one is hot after the, middle weight hon or And after looking over the en- tire bunch we can not help but ex- claim that among the real 158-pound-
 CTS at ringside weight, none is bere ter than Jimmy Clabby.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08
NEW DIAMONDS ON.
 YALE FIELD STARTED
To Make Room For Class Teams As
 Well As Varsity.

In preparation for very active spring baseball practice at Yale field, work is soon to be started on several new diamonds. Work cannot be start ed immediately, but it is the expecta- ton of the management to have ready, as soon as the Easter recess is over, three or perhaps four diamonds for the use of class teams.
 More than 12 acres of the new terri tory on the west side of Central ave- nue that has been given to Yale through the efforts of the Yale com mittee of q, has been graded, and will offer next year an excellent place for baseball practice. Six diamonds can be placed there which will not conflict with each other, but the ground can not be used this spring, as it is too soft.
 In addition to the diamonds on the new Yale field a diamond will be laid out on the old field below the present university and freshman diamonds where overflow practice from the uni versity squad may be held. Class teams will have this year an opportunity for their games never before presented there.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

and there is no recognized worlds champion The American weight is,
 or has been, for the past 25. years, placed at 15S pounds ringside, while the European and Australian weight is 16O pounds at 3 o'clock. There is.
 no recognized American champion, as there<has been mix-up regard ing the same since Stanley KetcheIs
 death. At that time Billy Papke was considered the next in line, but Billy went to Australia and made a very poor showing, losing to Dave Smith whom he afterwards defeated, but losing a hard 2o-round battle to John ny Thompson. The latter made the American limit of415S pounds ungside and after the contest claimed the ti- tie, but he was not given general recognition in this country, probably
 due to the fact that he was getting to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08
SURPRISED AT
 CHANGES PLAYING
MANAGER sCHLAF1Y OF JERSEY
 CITY PRAISES NEW YORK AMERICAN BOSS.

Hamilton, Bermuda, March S-The Yankees had another successful work out yesterday under weather condi- tions that continued ideal, and from 10 o'clock A. M until o'clock P. M., Manager Chance put the players through more strenuous course Of training than they had heretofore att tempted. Manager Larry Schlafly Of the Jersey City team of the Interna- tionaI League, who arrived here with a big squad of players for Spring training was spectator during the practice and was surprised at the ex- cellent condition of the Yankees.
 The Jersey City manager also mar yelled at the condition of Manager Frank Chance and said after the Yankees was in better form than at any time during the past five years. HartzeIl got one of the fingers of his right hand badly bruised during in- field practice and will probably be un- able to play again for two or three days
 Harry Wo1ter discarded the brace which ne has worn on the broken leg which kept him out of the game dur ing most Of the 1912 season. He feels that the injured member is strong enough now to endure such a change. Wolter has been running around the outfe1d and the bases in a way which indicates that his speed has not been affected by the injury.
 Derrick at shortstop and Williams throwing were the features of the practice. The former Athletic is go- ing to give Young and Martin a hard fight for the position, judging from the form he is showing in the prac- tice Williams showed such speed and precision in his throwing to the basemen that his comrades called him a second Jimmy Archer.
 OTHER sPORTs ON PAGE 8.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08
WHAT IT COSTS TO
 AOlD BIG POLO MATG5

Unless one stops to 6gure it p-s one doesn't realize what it costa le stage a series of international polo matches There are many aVsmA-a for expenditures The interna-tiolzal games with England at the Meaa1fr Rrooyx Club in June will entail an eE- penditure of close on to a Ull-ie1 dollars. The members Of the E1lc Aasoc4ation are wrestling win tl4 problem at the present time Ono stands are to be doubled to accor1-
 nodate 10000 persons, and tni5 WlA mean a big item of expense The cost of purchasing the ponies ~ r,1n into many thousands Of d0llaraa the cost of stabling, together Etr their transportation, will be aucthaf big item of expense, besides many other details over which money VIII have to be spent. So much money will he, involved that the Polo Ar- sociation may organize h1-Giu- company. If so t win probably hr incorporated under the laws of Ae
 York State, so that 1t would have legal status in entering upon ccu- tracts in connection with the uas-tczss.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08
.BEACHEY CLAIMS
 HE HAS RETIRED
NOTED AVIATOR THINKS HIS FIX. AMPLE HAS INFLUENCED oTH-
 ER YOUNG MEN TO DEATH.

Chicago, March s-Lfnco1n Beachey, the aviator, said. last night, that he would never fly again professionally. Beachey holds himself indirectly re- sponsible for the death of several avi- aeors and gives this as his reason for giving up flying.
 .I have defied death at every op- portunfty in the last two years,'' he said.'' "'I have been bad influ- ence and the death of a number of young aviators in this country can be traced, I believe, to a desire to emulate me in my fooIishIy daring ex- ploits in the air"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08
RAY COLLINS SAYS
 HE'LL JOIN RED SOx

Boston, March a2Ray Collins, the star southpaw pitcher of the worlds champion Red Sox, yesterday signed to play with Stah1's team the com ing season. The terms of the contract were not made public.
 .aCo1Iine is the last of the Red sox sshoIdouts'' to come into the fold Ray was persistent in his demands for a substantial increase over his last sea
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

vary. u IS all T1SnC for us Americans to claim all the ti- ties in sight in the fighting game. in the past there has been little opposi-
 ton to our claims,
 but with so many countries in the field now it is very different. The middle W e 1 g h t class, one of the most important divisions in the boxing world, is without a cham piOn in America
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08
BY IT. S. ANDREWS.

1t will be a hard matter to deter mine a worlds niddleweight cham. pion while the weights in: the various countries where. boxing bouts are held
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

bantam class in the future, and has issued challenges to Johnny Cou1on, Kid Williams and Eddie Campi. For a while Frankie elected to try his hand at the feather-wei limit, but found he had to give away too much weight to hold his own with the best boys, and that neither money nor glory is to be gained by boxing the dubs. Burns made his debut as a feather with Johnny Kilbane at one of the local clubs last Summer and his showing was very creditable con sfdering the handicap in the matter of poundage.
 The brilliant record of Kid Will Hams, topped by the recent defeat of Eddie Campi, the California star, has drawn the attention of the critics from other ambitious bantams, and in the hunt for worthy opponent for CouIon the Jersey boy has been overlooked lately. Yet it was only a few months back the experts agreed that Frankie was the legitimate and logical contender for the honors. Burns and Cou1on have met three times-twice in no-decision contests and last year in a twenty round bout at New Orleans. While the referee awarded the verdict to the champion F in the New Orleans match, the news paper men differed with that official and asserted that Burns had earned the victory.
 Frankie wants another match with CouIon, although if he can't get that right away will gladly take on Will Hams or Campi. And what is more he will not quarrel over the weight. Williams is growing and finds it harder and harder to reduce to 116, which is Coulon's limit, so this prop osition ought to appeal, As the cham pion appears to be in no great haste to resume boxing and it is not at all likely he would choose either of these hard propositions to pull his "come back, Burns and Williams might fight out in the good old-fashione1 way the question of which is to have first crack at the title when the hold CT elects tq do business.
 Has Eddie McGoorty shot his bolt :? Judging from recent performances the Oshkosh man has lost the form which made him the favorite for the middIe-weig11t title stakes. The last time Mac fought in New York he could do no better than a shade on Freddie Hicks, who is no great shucks as boxer Last week Gus Christie, Milwaukee yougster re- gently graduated from the amateurs, put it all over the -'coming cham pion,'' if reports are correct.
 In my opinion McGoorty made ser- ious inroads on his stock of vitality when training for the match with Mike Gibbons and it is possible he has not completely recovered from the fl1-enects Of over-tra aiming at that time. The conditions called for 158 ring-side, and, anxious to save his forfeit, Eddie trained too fine, enter ing the ring at 155 pounds which ex- plained his lack of aggressiveness. At the finish of the contest McGoorty was exhausted and had Gibbons not 1vaifad 7Iy1ff1 inc tenth round fo get on the job honestly believe he would have stopped the Oshkosh star before the limit :. had expired This may sound ridiculous to those who did not see the match, but think Mac miss ed the chance of a lifetime that De- cember evening.
 JAS. J. CoRBETT
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Jake StshI. manager gf tine -yg3rftit champiohz Boston rAmeriean bassbzn team. has promised Athletic Directlr Huff, of the University of Illinois bring his club to Urbana for tHo games in April on his way east from the training grounds at Hot sprinzs- come,,' said Huff, last night. e wants to show his players the old tree in deep center into which fo drove home run against 1ffchlFan Fl. 1901, when three men were on ba1se. the longest hit ever made on tho grounds.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

A8AfsI19 tG&zCOE<hSs High single ,Mo1inel1i, 134. High three strings, Crossrnan, S39. High team single, Cubs, 536- High team three strings, Arcade Juniors 14SS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

F George Mul1in claims he is in bet ter shape than ever Hugh Jennings says the same thing about MuIIin. In fact. Jennings is immensely delight ed with his pitcher and boasts that Detroit with Muliin in shape will be at least 25 per cent stronger than last year. Mullin admits he did not do his best last year. He was dissatis- fled. This season he feels different
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08
(By Wagner.)

Manager McCann of the Bridgeport baseball club denied this morning that the Mechanics would lose the services of third basenan Jake Boultes if out fielder Howard Baker could not come to terms with the Lowell, Mass, club. McCann admitted he had heard re- ports that Baker was not satisfied with the terms offered by Lowell. This would not prevent Bridgeport from getting Boultes, however The trade with Lowell was an even one and there was no stipulation that either of the players must report or the trade would be called off.
 It was been learned that Manager Jim Garry of Holyoke tried to buy first baseuan McGamwe1l from Lowell before the Mechanics secured him. The local management outbid the Pa per City.
 It is runnored that some Eastern association managers have been tamp- ering with players belonging to other clubs in this circuit and there may be sensation sprung in a few days. Dealing with player owned by an- other club in an effort to make him dissatisfied is punishable by a heavy fine Owner Murphy of the Chicago Cubs was fined $1,e00 last year for tarnpering with pitcher belonging to the Montreal cub.
 Bob Hoffman has decided that he will play with the Broolxlawnssin the series against the Blue Ribbons which starts next Tuesday night at Brook lawn rink. Hoffman has played with both teams this season and when the series was suggested both managers claimed the big boy. It was ruled that Hoffman should be allowed to decide for himself. F,rankeI of New Haven will be with the BrookIawns and Harry Cahlll, who was with the Ribbons last season, will take part in the series.
 It is is reported that the Cincinnati Reds have aaked for waivers on Pitch
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Manager Jimmy Callahan has pIac- ed Harry Lord at third base on his first team. zeider going to the sec onds Chicago fans were of the opin- ion Zeider would be kept at third, with Lord in left field. Now they think there is something significant in CalIahan's latest move.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

A New York critic Wrltlng frcn Bermuda says that fan asked Man ager Chance of the New York Amsfi- cans if Ray Keating would have fhs nerve to use his spitbaII in br game. "A guy that can clean out e bunch of walters In a restaurant TrEsl have nerve enough to do anything declared Chance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Roaring Red Rortys a. former Con nectfcut league umpire and also polo referee in the old days, has loet his job as umpire in the New Eng land league Newspaper writer in that league think it was a mistake tr rattle the tinware on Rorty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Shanley second, baseman, Rondeau catcher, Powell, outfieIder and Deal, thkrd baseman, are showing up better than Detroit's other recruits
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

President Farrell of the New York Americans says the stories appearing in some papers alleged to be written by Manager Frank Chance are fakes. The public needs to be reminded of such things 47 times a day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Frankie Burns, the Jersey City boxer. has decided to stick to the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

It is is reported that the Cincinnati Reds have asked for waivers on Pitch
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Roy Hartzen will probably be re- tained as utility inflelder for the New York Americans. One of the new men will be attempted at third base
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Davis, the Williams college pitcher, looks good to Frank Chance. So do Fisher, Ford, Heating and Warhop. Chance is surprised at the fine form of Outfelder Lelivelt. the former Hartforder.
 Jersey City has good supply of big league discards. Among them are Pitchers McHa1e and Doescher Catcher Crisp and Indelders Purte1l, Bradley and Knight, not to mention Manager Larry Schlaf1y.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08
M'CANN DENIES BRIDGEPORT
 WILL LOSE INFIELDER EQUITIES
HoIyoke Was After MCGamWeII Before Bridge
 pon Bought First BaSeman

CT Ra1phs Work and InGe1der Almss- da. The latter is the Cuban who for nerly played with New Britain. Man ager Tinker of the Reds does moi think Almeida is quite fast enough for the big show.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

Walter Johnson reported to Wash Sngton in the pink of trim Walter has been keeping himself in shape by farming.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08
FACTORY LEAGUE.

Coe-StapYey. Stevens .. S1 7s IT. 2S7
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08
IN MAJOR LEAGUES

George Moriarty has been appointed Detroit's assistant manager.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

league team have begun their spr1ni training seasan at Mobile. Ala.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-08

The Germans have decided on fnI- portant changes in the program of events for the Olympic games in BeE- lin in 1916. They want to eliminate the shot put, discus and SaveIin throwing with both hands and allow the contestant to use his best hand Standing jumps are also to be ehnnf- mated The decision in regard to the use of hands is expected to help the Americans, who unlike the Scandf- navians and Films, do not use bon hands.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-04-03

laid in the center OF the street it
would not now be filling up with
roots, nor it would not now be neces-
sary to put in new one in order to
pave the street, and had it been put
in the center of the street in the first
place the parties would have long ago
received their pay from the city.
The writer believes in being con-
sistent with the wishes of the prop
erty owners in regard to improve
ments but, had the Council waited
until the property owners on our
main street had petitioned the Coun-
Gil to pave our main streets it would
still be rather muddy after some of
our hard rain storms.
If our citizens will look over our
gas franchise they will notice that
the pipes are to be laid in the alleys
and on side streets wherever possible,
and never under the paved streets
without the consent of the Council.
1t is to be hoped that our people will
decide to vote yes on this PROPOSE
ton, as it will be good thing for the
town. Something the city will never
get unless it is put in in connection
with the other towns as is now pro-
posed. The writer believe it will in
no way conflict with our present
lighting systems.