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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-03
GOOD MANAGER MEANS
SUCCESS TO BALL CLUB

why is it, asks a baseball fan,
that comparatively few of the
clubs in the big leagues figure in the
pennant fights each year? I mean
that the fight is always waged by
about four clubs, the same teams each
season. This fan says that every
ers and usually gather good, young
material, but it is always the same;
they finish far back in the race This
query is best answered by going into
the history of the New York club
since John T. Brush assumed control
or q since Barney Ia Rreyfuss secured the
The most important asset to a club
is good manager, but this asset is
wiped out the moment the club own
er wanders away from his business
duties and Quits in on the playing
end of the investment. The success
of the Giants is due to the ability of
Mr.. McGraw as leader, his executive
powers and a faculty that few base
ball leaders possess, that of imparting
the fine points of the game and the
fighting spirit to the men under him
The same reasons are offered for the
success of the Pittsburg Pirates IN
der the leadership of Fred Clarke
during the past Y years, and the
honors attained by the Chicago Cubs
until two seasons ago, when Charley
Murphy, the heaviest load the Ma
tiona1 League ever had to carry be-
gan to interfere with Frank Chance.
And does anybody suppose that the
Athlet1cS could have reached the top
two years in succession if Connie
Mack had been hampered in the man
agement of the team? The moment
that a club owner gets the idea that
he knows how to manage a ball team
that club starts on the down grade
and it doesn't stop sliding until it hits
the bumper. We could name at least
three clubs that started out each sea
son with a lineup of players strong
enough to be fighting near the top
from the start. These clubs have ca
pable managers, men who know how
to handle the players to the best ad-
vantage. But these leaders could not
carry out their own IDEAS
Every club owner should follow the
policy of the late John T. Brush and
Barney Dreyfuss or Ben Shibe of the
Athletics. These men have picked
good managers and told them to go
ahead and win games. None of these
men ever rush up to a manager before
a game and tell what he ought to
do. They don't take it upon them
selves to fine ball player without
consulting a manager. And when the
manager comes to them and explains
that changes must be made or that
a player or two is necessary, he is
told to go out and get what he needs
and that they will foot the bills. And
that is the only way to conduct a
baseball club and be successful.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-03
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS TRY
TO RECALL BRESNAHAN RELEASE
Club Owners See They Made Mistake In
Letting Him Go

st. Louis. Jan. 3.-Officials of the
st. Louis Cardinal Club have not filed
with the National League an answer
to Roger Bresnahan's complaint The
club was obliged, under the leagues
order, to put it's answer on file not
later than Jan. 1. This mandate has
been disregarded and the club gives
no intimation as to when it will be
ready.
That the case will be compromised
out of court now seems more certain
than. ever. It is understood the club
is about ready to settle. Bresnahan
always has been willing to accept a
compromise. So the case may be
closed up almost any day.
Rumor had it yesterday that the
club wished to recall Bresnahan's re
lease and trade him to Pittsburgh.
When the subject was brought to
Rogers attention he laughed at it.
ST belong to no club declared
Bresnahan. "tAnd there's no way by
which the st. Louis club can get a
claim to my services. I'm a free
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-03
TINKER TELLS OF
CHANCES SYSTEM
How Former Chicago Manager
Handled Two Sporty
Outf1eIdePS

Not many people outside the Cubs
themselves says Joe Tinker, ever
his Cubs, or what was the real secret
of his leadership. 1t was based on
the square deal, and also on the old
nonor code of no use for tattlers.
caught going astray, but he would
not let any one tell him about them.
Il remember one occasion when a
Cub pitcher, after a wild night, went
on the slab and was well walloped.
Chance had the goods on him, all
right, and on another young man.
That night he stung them each 500.
Holy Moses? howled the pitcher.
soak me a hundred? Why. can
name three other guys on this club
that were a blame sight drunken than
roared Chance. You mention one
single name to me, and the fine will
''one time, though, Frank was
was towards the close of last season.
Two of our gallant German felders,
meeting other Germans in Cinein-
natl, went out and licked up about
a million kettles of foam. They came
to the park next day in a taxi,
beady-eyed, hair disheveIed, knees
wob bling. One of them fell asIeep
on the rubbing board in the club
house, and Chance found him there.
He woke him up, gave him a LEG
turue, and sent him home under sus-
pension.
Then Chance turned to jump on
the other one. Number two, who was
in just as wobbly a condition, had fed
to the outfeld; the game was on; this
fellow went to the plate, saw six
balls coming at him every time the
pitcher threw-and managed to pick
out the real one. In the field he
made three wonderful catches down
by the fence-and poor Chance was
up against it. What can do?' he
walled. IF I fine or suspend a man
who has played such a game, I'll get
the laugh all round the circuit, and
yet he's just guilty as the other
one! Wherefore after several days of
meditation and fasting, he recalled
the suspended one, gave both of them
a ca1-down and was repaid by great
work from both of them for the bal
ance of the games
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-03
VIC WILLIS SPEEDlER
THAN BIG AMOS RUSIE

Many veteran batsman heaves a
sigh of content now that Vic Willis
is no longer in the game. The real
oId-tim ers, who saw the pitchers come
and go for many seasons, all say that
Willis scared them far more than
Rusie. Vic, perhaps. didn't have as
much sheer speed Rusie, but he
had plenty. Amos drove them in on
a line that was not SO hard to dodge,
even though hard to hit, but Willis
threw overhanded, from way over his
head. using every inch of his vast
height, reinforced by a lofty hill. The
ball, therefore. came down on a light
ming slant, and you never knew when
it would cave you in
One time the Chicago Cubs sign
ed a young fielder named Carney who
had been breaking the fences at Spo-
days, but didn't get into a game.
Frank Se1ee finally told him that he
didn't seem ripe for the fast COM
pany, and that he would have to- go.
Carney gave tongue like BarzoI
hound. You can't release me with
give me show-let me prove what
I can do!'' And Se1ee, with a quiz
zicaI smile, sent him in that very
day-with Willis pitching.
Carney crouched low at the plate,
and Willis began to slice them over.
foul, and his face was gray when he
came to the bench. Next time up, he
failed again to even foul the ball 1T
knew where he put them ALL said he
an he reached the dog house, 'tbut I
didn't seem to hit Them
you knew where he put them ?''
chortled Selee, who was busy with a
fountain pen, making out the release,
well what would have happened to
you if you didn't known"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-03

agent, eligible to do business with
Chicago, Cincinnati or Pittsburgh, the
clubs which claimed me. [ have not
reached an agreement with any of
these teams. You can state that and
rest assured that it is true. 1 have
not accepted terms.
If it is true that the Cardinals have
tried to regain claim to Roger, SO as
to be able to trade him, it only en-
phasizes the truth of the statemen
made many days ago to the effect that
by releasing Roger unconditionally
the club made one of the biggest
plumbers ever committed in baseball
No sooner had the news of the dis
charge of Bresnahan been announced
than the Chicago, Cincinnati, Pitts
burgh and Philadelphia clubs made
offers to him.
Only then did the true value of
this great ba11p1ayer become appar-
ent to the owners of the ST. Louis
club. Now efforts are being made to
nuIlify the release, but Rogers re-
lease as manager and player was un-
conditional, and cannot be recalled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-03
LOCAL CLUBS READY FOR
POOL AND BILLIARD PLAY
Sea Side, Algonquin and Bridgeport
Teams Will Start Tournament
January II.

Final arrangements have been made
for the pool and billiard tournam ents
Bridgeport clubs. Each team will be
composed of three regular and two
substitute players. The evenings play
will consist of either three pool
matches OF three billiard games. There
will be two handsome trophies for the
two leading clubs. The first match
will be played January IL when the
Seaside team will meet the Algonquins
at the Algonquin club room in a pool
contest.
The schedule:
Wednesday, Jan. Is, Bridgeports vs.
Saturday, Jan. Is, AIgonquins VS.
Bridgeporbs at Bridgeport club, pool
Wednesday, Jan. %, Seasides vs.. Al
gonquins at Algonquin club, billiards.
Saturday, Jan. rs, algonquin vs. Sea
sides ait Seaside club, billiards.
Wednesday, Jan 20, seasides w.
Bridgeports, at Bridgeport club, pool
gonquins ait Algonquin club, billiards.
Wednesday, Feb. 5, Bridgeports VS.
Seaside at Seaside Club pool.
Saturday. Feb. 8. Algonqqins VS.
Wednesday, Feb. 12, seasides VS.. AL
gonquins at Algonquin club, pool
SATURDAY.. Feb Is, AIgonquins VS..
seasides at Seaside Club, billiards.
Wednesday, Feb. 10, Seasldes VS..
Bridgeports at Bridgeport club. bill
lizards.
Saturday, Feb. %, Bridgeports VS..
Alg'onq 1ins at Algonquin club. pool
Wednesday, Feb rs, Bridgeports vs.
Seaside, billiards.
Saturday, March 1. A1gonql1ins VS..
Bridgeports at Bridgeport club, pool
Wednesday, March s. Bridgeporte vs.
AIgonqudns at Algonquin club, bill
Iiards.
Saturday, March 8, AIgonquins VS..
Sea sides. at Seaside club, pool.
Saturday, March Is, Seasides vs..
Bridgeports, at Bridgepor tclub, pool
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-03
WANT M'CARTY TO
BOX JACK JOHNSON
BOXING FANS THINK YOUNG
STER HAS LOT TO LEARN.

Luther McCartys victory over Al
Pa1zer on New Years Day at Los
Angeles has again opened up the
question of another wor1d'n cham
pionship fight and many followers of
the pugiIistic sport are beginning to
matched with Champion Jack John
son for the title. While McCarty
showed the earmarks of becoming a
good fighter, his performance demon
strated that he has a lot to learn be-
fore he can be considered a strong
opponent for the colored title holder.
1t is pointed out that McCarty re-
quired eighteen rounds to settle Pal
zer's championship aspirations, and
the question ma tura1ly arises f'how
many rounds Would Palzer have stood
up before Johnson, with the latter in
condition ?''
McCarty requires a deal of expert
ence, and the only way to obtain it
is by taking on the nuch-a advertised
white hopes There are enough of
these second and third rate heavy
weight men to keep McCarty busy for
another year, and if by that time he
keeps his record clear and improves
as much he has done during the
past twelve months he will be en-
titled to Johnson's serious considera-
ton.
The negro champion will not i'm
prove by his long rest, for he is no
longer young. He is "a years old
having been born at Galveston, March
81, 1878. It is nearly three years
since he defeated Jim Jenries at
Reno, New, and the 5indolent life he
has led since that time will make it
all the more difficult for him to get
back into fighting condition should he
decide to defend his title. His re-
cent troubles have not helped him in
any way, and should McCarty prove
his right to a match in a year or so
Johnson would be an old fighter and
will miss his former speed, clever
ness, and enormous strength.
n a r
conner in the ranks of pugilisn, and
while he has done all that has been
asked Of him during his short ring
career, few of the earnest students of
boxing believe he is capable of wrest-
ing the crown from the colored cham
pion. He is not rugged enough to mix
it with johnson, and certainly does
not possess the same amount of clev-
erness. Yet, with all these handicaps
he is admitted to be the most promis-
ing boxer today in the heavyweight
ranks, and if properly advised may
yet be instrumental in restoring the
championship to the white race.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-03
HARNESS RACING MEN EXPECT
GREAT THINGS THIS SEASON

Stewards of the Grand Circuit, the
major league of the harness racing
game have scheduled a meeting for
Pittsburgh tomorrow to make plans
for the coming season 1t IS con
fidently expected that 1913 VIII pc
the greatest year in the history OF the
sport. According to the advance pre-
dictions, every track that had a Grand
Circuit meeting last year will ask for
1913 dates. Aside from the Dig CIR.
cults, many of the minor associations
will offer meets scarcely less attrac-
tive to horse owners Western Cana
da tracks, which started the season
last year with a series of meetings
that attracted some of the best trot-
tern and PAGERS of America, will offer
even better inducements this year
California will also schedule several
important meets with big stakes.
Ohio will probably lead the list of
States in the number of meetings to
be held, thus establishing su-
premacy it has held since 1908, when
it passed New York. The Buckeye
State not only leads in the number of
meets, but in the total value of purses
however, in the average value of
meetings, although surpassed by
few states and Provinces where the
number of meetings is comparatively
sions for harness horses to be held
this year in the United States and
Canada will probably be over $4,000,
and it is likely that the total of uprse
money will be in the neighborhOod OF
thirty million dollars. Following
Ohio, New York State will come Sec
ond in the number OF meets and total
of purses, while Pennsylvania is like
Iy to be third in number of meetings,
with Michigan holding that rank in
amount of purse. Illinois usually
occupies fourth place in both respects.
Despite the great and growing pop
ularity of harness racing, it has sell
dom been profitable for the promo
ters of meets. To establish a track
requires a big initial expenditure for
land grandstand and stables, and the
cost of upkeep is considerable. The
opportunity to secure a return on this
investment is usually confined to a
week or less each year. Big purses
must be guaranteed in order to get
horses that will attract the patronage
of the public. Then it is largely up
to the weII-known J. Pluvius. If he
smiles on the affair, and keeps his
tears in reserve, the association has a
chance to break even or make a little
money. A yaller dog is better in
YeStme lent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-03
DEFENDS new BOXING
WEIGHTS IN new YORK

A great deal of discussion in the
leading boxing centres of the country
new standard set of weights govern
ing the different boxing classes issued
by the New York State Athletic Com
mission.
1t was surmised by the sponsors
when they undertook to meet the
demand for a uniform scale that 1t
would be practically impossible to de-
wise set OF weights that would meet
with untnimous acceptance. This
surmise has been fulfilled, for the
leading solons of boxing have already
taken different sides in the matter,
although all are one in declaring
the need for a definite standard of
some kind that will do away with
the constant pickering when cham
pionship matches are being arranged.
Recently Commissioners O'Nen in
discussing the subject made the fol-
lowing comment:
While the standard of weights
promulgated by the commission has
met with the approval of many of the
leading sporting writer's of the coun-
encountered, however, from other
sources 1t is well to remember that
Australia, England and America are
in conflict so far a standard of
weights is concerned. In fact here
in America there is not even a ira
clifton to establish a scale, of weights.
weights we by no means declare that
we shall not vary them in order TO
meet a counter prop os1tion from the
National Sporting Club or the
French Federation of Boxing Clubs.
The main object of the State Ath1et-
ic Commission was to set in force
a set of weights which would ulti-
Inate1y lead to an international STAN
dard- 'Ringside weight has it's dis
ciples and its critics. Assume the
light weight division standard of
weight is 135 pounds. The cham
pion naturally should win his title
in the ring at that scale. He should
not be permitted to scale at 2 P. M.
the day OF the contest at 135 and slip
into the ring weighing 140 pounds, If
he wins he is not competing at 135
pounds at the time of the contest.
But the critic maintains you are
compelling a man to endure physical
hardships in making ringside weight.
What about his opponent who has no
difficulty in making ringside weight ?
Are you not creating handicap
which is unjust? At any rate our
scale of weights is not infallible but
we hope II will lead to an information
al standard
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-03

club tonight at the first 'open forum
meeting of the club. His subject will
be "Direct primaries, initiative and
referendum and the recall Mr..
Smith will tell why he advocates these
principles after which members of the
club will question him and try to tear
down his arguments in favor of those
principles. There is much interest
in the meeting among the members
of the club and a large attendance is
anticipated Some of the members
have prepared to take the opposite side
of the question
A barrel of apples has been given
the club for the meeting, and other
refreshments will be served. At the
February. meeting it is expected that
President FVIaVel S. Luther of Trinity
College, Hartford, will be the speak
er.
The meeting will be held tonight in
the club rooms in the Poll building on
Fairfield avenue, and President Ro-i
meo W. Miller will preside.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-03
REDS RELEASE
CHANCE TO N. Y.
LAST OBSTACLE REMOVED FOR
PEERLESS LEADER TO JOIN
YANKEES.

Frank j. Farrell, president of the
New York Highlanders. yesterday re-
ceived full title to Frank Chance,
former manager of the Cubs. The
New York club yesterday issued an
official statement that Farrell had re-
eeived Chances formal release papers
from August Hermann, president of
the Cincinnati Reds. Chance was
Herrmann's property, as the Cincin-
natl magnate claimed the Peerless
Leader when Murphy asked for waiv-
ers on him
Last Friday Farrell was informed
by President Johnson of the Ameri-
can League that Hermann, having
received waivers on Chance from all
National League clubs, was ready to
transfer the Peerless Leader to the
HfghlanderS. Farrell accordingly mail
ed e check for $1,000 to Hermann.
which was duly acknowledged
At the same time that Farrell sent
the check to Hermann he began ne
gotiations with Chance for the meet
ing in Chicago on January 7. The
receipt of Chances release was the
first official confirmation of the inter
league deal by which Chance will be
made manager of the HillHen. Ac-
COL ding to the clubs statement, the
Highlanders are now entitled to talk
business with Chance for the first
time since the deal was put through
at the big league meetings last month.
The Hlghlanders also sent out an
announcement that T. T. PendletOn,
the Princeton football and baseball
star, will not play with the High
Ianders next season. There was a re-
port recently that Pendleton would
sign a New York contract, and tnae
Charley StelTett had been the High
Ianders' am bassador in getting Pen
dleton in line. President Farrell
made PendletOn a substantial offer,
but the young college star assured
the Highlander boss he would not
turn professional under any circum-
stances.
A dinner will be given to Frank
Chance, Frank Farrell and John Nc
Graw in Chicago next week on the
night that Farrell and Chance finish
their conference. McGraw will be
doing his Thespian stunt in the
Windy City next week and will be
one of the guests of honor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-03
JOE RIVERS DENIES
he IS HALF MEXICAN
Coast Lightweight Declares He i.
Regular American.

New York, Jan. Slight fans are
intensely interested in Joe Rivers. the
California lightweight, who has just
arrived here to train for his bout
with Leach Cross He started in with
an exhibition of rapid fire lightning
fast training at Wood1awn Inn, where
many fans went, today, to see him in
action
Rivers has been known here as a
Mexican, but one of the first an
nouncements he made upon his ar
rival was the following:
'I am not Mexican. I am as
good an American as George M.
Cohan. My ancestors were Spanish,
not Mexican. and I don't see where I
come of to be called a Mexican
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-03

year encourages them in this belief
Mr.. hitchcock formally set the par
eel post in operation exactly at mid
night as the bells pealed out the ar
rival Of the new year by mailing a
pack1nge to Postmaster Edward M
a loving cup. Later it will be en-
graved with inscription descriptive
of tn occasion and placed in the Ma
tfonal museum. One of the most
keenly interested men in the group
when Mr.. Hitchcock mailed the gift
was Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
era1 Peter V. De Graw, who is in ac-
tive charge of the new service.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-03
9sgxnzzgxgx gengGz II IlnCIgk

Washington, Jan. with the par
eel post now in full swing through
out the country the postal authorities
are busy watching for flaws in the
new system A thorough test of
weeks, perhaps months, will he neces-
sary before the success or failure of
the service will be known. Postmae-
ter General Frank H. Hitchcock and
his assistants are very Sanguine that
the delivery will prove invaluable to
business men and the public general
~. The favor with which the new
scheme has been received since its
incention on the FIRST day of the naw
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-03
BOSTON FOOLISH
TO PLAY PIRATES
RED sOX HAVE NOTHING TO
GAIN IN SPRING SERIES

New York, Jan. 3.-BasebaH men
here are intensely interested in the
fact that Jimmie McAleer wants his
Boston champions to play a series
with the Pirates. 1t is pointed out
that the champions stand to gain
nothing, as they already have the
scalps of the Giants, who defeated the
Pirates. On the other hand, the
Pirates, with nothing to lose and a.
chance to beat the worlds champions.
BILE position. So far. no local experts
have been able to figure out what Nc
AIeer expects to gain by the move.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-03
BASKETBALL GAME TONIGHT.

The ST. Stephens basketball team
will play the Paramount A. c., at
Ralooczi hall tonight. John Slam-the-
Door, the manager, would Istre 70 have
all members of the team at Rakoczi
hall at 1880 sharp. Any team wishing
a game will address Slam the-Door 1877
Norman street. This is the first game
of the year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-03
THIS DATE IN
PUGILISTIC ANNALS

1ss7-Ike Weir defeated Johnny
Aaron in 5 rounds at Boston.
1e05-StanIey Ketche1 knocked out
Kid Thomas in LIST round at Butte,
Mont
191O-Knockout Brown and Pal
Moore fought 1o-round draw at New
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-03
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Invitations will soon be out for the
fourth dance of the series given by
the members of the Decimal club to
be held at the SIocum gymnasium On
Friday evening Jan. "a, and will be
informal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-03
Knox Smith Here
Tonight To Discuss
Progressive Measures
Meeting Will be Open Public
at Progressive Clubs Rooms
in Fairfield Avenue

Herbert Knox Smith of Hartford,
former u S. Commissioner of Corpora
tions and Bull Moose candidate for
Governor during the last election, viii
address the Bridgeport Progressive