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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-28

next in line to his title at that time was Billy Papke, for Papke had won the championship from Ketche1 only to lose it again in later battle. St1II later Papke and Ketchel had a fierce 20-round contest, the latter getting a close decision. Therefore ~Papke at that time was best entitled to the charnpiomsnip. It was then that Bil- ly. was engaged by Hugh Mcintosh as champion rn1ddleweignt. to visit Aus tralia and meet the pest men Lnere which he did, but he lost to Dave Smith and also to Johnny Thompson, but afterwards defeated Smith. Thompson fought at the real Ameri- can limit of 158 ringside and insisted at that time that the contest be for the championship.
 Thompson has never been recog- nized as champion middleweight, all though he had as much right to it as anyone else It was his age that told against him. He lost few node cision 1O-round bouts after he came back, the newspapers giving decisions against him. It was then that he was considered out of it. Eddie Mo Goorty, Jack Dillon, Frank ManteH, Jimmy Clabby, Hugo Kelly, George Brown and others put in a claim for che much coveted title, but all have been eliminated through contests with *he exception of McGoorty, Dillon and Cla rhv. so that to-day the three are on a level with Frank Klaus for the championship, as far as the United States is concerned. It IS very doubt ful whether Klaus will agree to make the correct limit of 15s rtngside. He has a good claim to the European title at 18O pounds at 8 o'clock. how ever, and therefore has title to boast of This makes the Dil1on-KIausi match all the more important.
 If Jack Dillon fights against Klaus the way he did against Bob Moha in Milwaukee recently, he will give the Pittsburgh man the hardest battle he has ever bumped into. From all ac- counts a, tremendous crowd will be present to witness the contest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-28
SPORTOGRAPHY

1 All of us good Indians will celebrate
 today, for this is the birthday of '-the
 greatest athlete of all time,'' James Thorpe. The Carlisle athletic star who won the. pentath1on and decath- lon in the last Olympic games, easily defeating the best g1adiatorial talent of the civilized world. was born on a farm near Prague, Okla, May 2s, 1888, just twenty-five years ago today. The stork brought twins on that occasion, but Jfm's brother died in infancy. Thorpe has three brothers and three sisters living, and his younger brother, now lad of fifteen and a student in an Oklahoma school for Indians, gives promise of maintaining the fanily's reputation for athletic prowess. All of the Oklahoma Thorpes are well to do and prosperous farmers. Both of the great athletes parents are now dead. Thorpe is far from being pure-blooded Poor Lo, and has both Irish and French blood in his veins. On his fathers side, his grandfather was an Irtshman, also named James Thorpe, and his grandmother a full blooded Sac and Fox Indian. On the maternal side, his grandfather was French, and his grandmother a full b1ooded. Indian of the Pottowatamie tribe. Thorpe is thus half paleface. divided equally between French and Irish, and half redskin: with the hon ors equally divided between Pottowa- jamie and Sac and Fox.
 Thorpe has enjoyed educational ad- vantages beyond those of the average white youth. His schooling was com menced in a reservation school, and this was followed by a course at Has ke1l Indian School and two years in an Oklahoma public school From his earliest youth he was interested in athletic pastimes of all sorts, and had made quite local reputation before he entered Carlisle, where he quickly made 8 reputation as an alI-round athlete and as one of the greatest of American football players, becoming the captain of the Carlisle gridiron aRREaSat1on. Thorpe'a- nfnrtuuata
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-28
NATIONAL ATHLETIC
 ASS0. FOR SCHOOLBOYS

New York, May 2s-The formation of a national interscholastic athletic as soefation will be attempted in con- nection with the national 6choolboy track meet, to be held under the au- spices of the New York Athletic Club al Travers Island, June 2. Principal among. the sponsors of the new orga- nfzation are James E. Sullivan, United States Olympic games coTnnnissioner, and Matthew Ha1pin, manager of the American team at Stockholm, last simmer.
 sanitation has been under discussion for several years and leading athletic authorities in Ea1I parts of the country believe that the time has come to put Echoo1boy athletics on a firm and or gauized base. It Is proposed to work 5Hz accord with intercollegiate athletic associations, giving the colleges of the varous sections of the country an 1m- portant part in the work of the new body.
 According to the plans of those back pRrt41e movement. a national set of eIi- zzfbfIfty rules will be adopted; a stan dard set of track and field events gre sr1bed and age limits set on school boS- competitors. These and other nec- essary regulations will govern all in fepscholastfc meets such as are given hxs various colleges and universities in all parts Of the country each spring. A record committee will be appointed fo,pass upon applications for such new records by schoolboys in formally sanctioned games.
 If is expected that the age limit will be set at 20 years. months. or s4~rears at the outset and strict eli eibility rules regarding both scholar ehiz1 and enrol1ment enforced. The xaalna to govern meets and the events
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-28

port followed visions of long hike across the continent hoated through his mind. But on a second look he found twas a false report It was only the sharp splash" of the ball
 as it hit the capacious mitt of Catcher Schlei.
 However. Wagner hit the next ball that Overall sent through, which net ted two runs. the report from that wa11op was clearly defined as genuine at least MT. Overall thought so Just two innings was the, length of time 1t took the Pirates to take the measure of the young recruit. A knockout in his first attempt was what happened to the lad from the land of the setting sun. Overall had hard sledding to make good. The atmosphere in and around old "Cinncy'' is not conducive to. the veal and general welfare of young and tender hurlers. And in common with hundreds before him. and hundreds since, he was turned loose, or rather traded before the Gin 'cinnati management got their money value.
 The season of 1905 was not a fail ure from a pitchers standpoint. While not a great winner Overall pitched many fine games and was very effec- tive as far as hits were concerned, an average of slightly less than seven bingles per game being registered off his speedy shoots. After the season of 1906 was well advanced a deal was put through whereby Overall became a member of the Chicago Nationals From the very moment he hurled his first ball for the Cubs, he assumed all the bearings of victor. His first two games after donning the co1ors of Chances warriors were victories and shut-outs. His total wins while member of the Chicago club stood a percentage of .7Q1.
 As a strike-out pitcher he ranked with the great ones of the game, in two different seasons he averaged six or more str1keouts per game, in fact, he averaged almost that number dur ing his entire pitching career of 224 games. OveralFs work in the worlds series of 19O6-7 will be remembered by every fan throughout the country and particularly by the resid dents of Detroit and the surrounding districts Jennings and his band of Tigers con sider MT Overall about the best Tiger tanner they had ever met, and they have made a large and varied exper- fence with some swell tanners.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-28
ROBINSON WILL
 RACE IN EUROPE
Crack American sprinter to Tour
 England, Germany and France.

Philadelphia, Pa. May 2s-Arthur S. Robinson, the phenomenal sprinter of Mercersburg Academy track and field team, will in company with Coach James Currang sail for Scotland on the a Caledonia on June IA. While abroad rCurran will race Robinson in the Eng .lisF championships at Manchester on July 4 and and he will take in the German championships later in the month. Should there be any cham spionship events inj France or Ireland s1uring August Robinson will also par sticipate in them, but he will not travel sfar or use up much sprinting energy. -. Curran felt that if Robinson were allowed to remain in America this summer he would be swamped with in- vitatjons to run in games almost ev- cry week. and that pressure would be brought to bear to have him make record trials-which would sap the youn gster's strength, hence the trip abroad.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-28
STADIUM AT YALE
 STARTS IN JUNE

New York, May 2s-The- specifications for the work to be. done on the new Yale stadium were unanimously adopt ed at a meeting of the cp| 1n1ttee held here yesterday It wae decfded to ad- xertise for bids fo1 the excavations. embankments sewers, drains and oth- CT tncidentals preparatory to the build- ing of the concrete walls. The bids will close on June 12 and the wood work is expected. to be started by the middle e next month It was report ed that $160, ,o00 more has been raised, S90,DOO of which is in cash.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-28

experience as professional baseball player. which cost him his title of the worlds greatest amateur athlete, de- veloped nothing wonderful. Manager McGraw of the Giants believes that Thorpe will yet develop into a mighty star of the diamond. and the Little Giant is a pretty good judge of base ball raw material,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-28

try to-day an q that his battle with Jack Dillon at Indianapolis, May 29. will be a near champion ship affair, but that does not make him worlds s champion by any
 means. When he meets Dillon he will be stacking up against a man
 who has as much right to claim the American title as he has. and for that reo Gnn fha
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-28

contest should be all the more inter- esting.
 It is alleged that Klaus won the worlds title when he won from Billy Papke on a foul in Paris last March; but the fact remains that they did not fight at the middleweight limit, neith- CT did they meet the weight reQuire- ments when he and Carpenter, the F'renchman, fought Klaus winning on a foul in the nineteenth round When Stanley Ketchel was killed, the man
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-28
OBITUARY

The funeral of Anthony Bowen wan held from his late home, No 615 liar ral avenue, this morning. at SEQ o'clock. There was a large collection Nof beautiful floral pieces. Rev. Fath- CT Murphy celebrated the mass ana Miss Mae Flal1erty sang Some Sweet Day" The pail bearers were .Bernard Lee, Richard Dunford. Jacob Schieffn- ger, Harold Dow, John AcLarney and Edward Owens. Burial was in st. Nichael1s cem metery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-28
SALVATION ARMY.

At the Salvation Army Barracks in Elm street, Captain and Mrs. Fl. Jsr- rett of Stamford will conduct the ser vice tonight. The captain was for merly stationed here and his many friends will be pleased to have this opportunity of seeing and hearing him again. 3 An interesting meeting ts ex- pected. There will be good music and singing. All are welcome.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-28
KLAUS NOT CHAMPION;
 WILL FIND DILLON
 WORTHY CONTENDER
(By T. s. Andrews.)

The claim which is being made for Frank Klaus, the Pittsburgh middle weight, that he has a rightfu1 claim to the worlds title in that class is away off. In the first place. Klaus never fought for the mIddlew weight title in America and his battles abroad were not at the correct limit, so that he could not be considered champion in any event.
 There is no doubt that Klaus is one of the best middleweights in the coun-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-28
Extra Sporting Page

for competition will be modelled from the inter collegiate amateur athletic association of American standards with such alterations as will conform to the physical ability of the youth full competitors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-28
ST. ANTHoNYs CHURCH.

The feast oR the Sacred Heart of Jesus will be eo1enn1zed on Friday by high mass to be sung at o'clock. The ceremony will end with Benedic- ton of the Blessed Sacrament and recitation of the Solemn Act of Ccnse- cration instituted bE RaRa keR x49
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-28
PoINTs oF 1NTEREsT.
CAEsER MIsCH.

The Caeser Misch Go. are to ciosd all day Friday, Memorial Day, but in order to give. their patrons time to secure anything they may need for the holiday, have decided to keeD open Thursday evening until 10 o'clock. Here one may secure the season's< advanced styles and models in Womsn's Gents. and Children. wear. Suits for an members of the family. Ladies' and Cents Furnishings, Straw Hats, etc. suitable for the day.-Adv.
 E H. Dillon 6 Go. announce an e1-l traordinary anniversary clearance cal C. this week Phenomenal values ara offered on all desirable millinery goods Now Is the time to secure your hat and trimmings at prices that will as- tound you--Adv.
 Girl Wanted7 Read tho Farmer Want Ada
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-28

Confessions will be heard Thursda.v v afternoon and evening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-28

No matter what you want try the Farmer Want Col unan. ...-.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-13
FIFTY-SIX RUNNERS TO-
IN ANNUAL
ROAD RACE TODA Y
Will Begin at Sixth Avenue and Twentieth Street Promptly
Three Clock-Seven Teams Will Battle for Cup-Rec=
ord for Course Expected to Fall Before Onslaught
Speedy Athletes-Jones May be Prevented From
Representing the Y. M G. A.
BY ASA ROUNTREE, JR.

found that under section two. article 10
of the constitution of the Amateur Athlet-
ic union that he was ineligible to run
for the Young Mems Christian associa-
tion unless he got the permission of the
registration committee in this district
The necessary permission has not been
secured yet, and unless it is obtained
Jones will have to run unattached.
This will weaken the Young Mems
Christian association team considerably
and will lessen their chances of victory
In case Jones is ruled out either Rob-
inson or Fuqua will be substituted.
Officials
The officials that have been appoint
ed to handle the race arei
Referee, William Streit, Jr.
Starter, F. j. Courleux.
Scorer. B. NJ Starnes.
Marshal, Carl Seals.
Judge, DR.. ]. E. Dedman.
Assistant judges, Sam Spurgeon,
Solon Jacobs, Hill Ferguson, DIR. Bliss,
Leo Kayser. II. II. McGregor, Ernest
Sifford, e. Knodels and w. Y. NJ. Rob-
ertson, Jr.
Timer, j. p. Ross.
Assistant timers, Jack Biddle Burr
Ferguson and R. e. Mitchell.
Inspector, Charles Woodruff.
Assistant inspectors, Truman Thomas
Clyde Orr, DIR. PEBBLES, Henry Chair
sell, William Milliken. William Cobbs.
Tom Pankey, C. R. Culverhouse, w.
King, Jr., and George Barnard.
List of Entries.
The complete list of entries is as
follows
Birmingham Athletic club: Hugh
Bandy, Douglas Early, Gilbert Ritchie
S. C. Black, Leo Speigler and Tom Nc
Gowan.
Young Mems Christian association,
l.. G. Claibourne, Henry Beatty, Karl
Platowsky, Douglas Beatty, Vivian
Jones, C. S. Robinson, w. S. Edwards,
James Chisholm, Louis Densler, Ray
mond Fuqua. T. S. Wingo, Ross Keith
and A. Woody.
University of Alabama: e. N Barnes,
r. L. Jenkins S. ]. Johnson, r. G.
Martin and W. Patterson.
Howard college: T. /. Dunsmore, c. b.
Kingery, r. G. Rich, Ed Duke, M. New
man, j. A. Acton, Fred Simmons, II.
A. Adams and w. I. Lewis.
Birmingham college: Merritt Greene,
f. Hayes, c. Laughinghouse, II. Julian,
and p. A. Hanes.
A. A. o. club Joe Mailer, Larry Nc
Reynolds, Fred Shaefer, Johnnie Har-
rington and Ollie Byrd.
Ensley High school: Glenn Propst,
James McGarry, John Hassler, Rush
Hickman. Albert Copeland Chester
Hargrove. Glenn Miller, w. M. Land
and Elbert Ponder.
Unattached. Fred Gallant, J. +. Har-
rison, John Galanos and Monroe Nc
Elehein.
Course Of Race
The course for the race is as follows.
Start at Twentieth street and Sixth
avenue, south on Twentieth street to
Fifth avenue, east on Fifth avenue to
Twenty-fffth street, north on Twenty
fifth street to Eighth avenue. west on
Eighth avenue to Seventeenth street,
south on Seventeenth street to Fifth
avenue, east on Fifth avenue to Twen-
ty-fifth street, north on Twenty fifth
street to Sixth avenue, east on Sixth
avenue and finish at Twentieth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-13

With Sc of the fastest amateur runners
in the state toeing the scratch, the third
annual road race of the Birmingham Ath-
letic club will be run. this afternoon, be-
ginning at o'clock. The race will start
at the corner of Sixth avenue and Twen-
tieth street and will be over a course
approximately three miles in length.
Seven athletic organizations and schools
will be represented in the race and the
fight between these various teams for the
silver cup that is offered to the one win
ming first place is expected to be very
keen and close.
Eight out-of-town athletes will COM
pete in the race. Five of these will be
representatives of the University of Ala
bama, while the remaining trio are from
the Marion Military institute.
New Plan Adopted
A new plan has been adopted in ref
erence to the team winning the silver
cup. Heretofore the team winning first
place also got permanent possession of
the cup that was offered. However. this
year it was decided that the team Win
ming the trophy would have to defend
it three times in succession before get
ting permanent possession of it. In this
way 1t is hoped that interest in the race
will grow more intense each year and
that the competition will also grow corre-
spondingly.
In addition to the cup, medals will be
given to the runners finishing first, sec
ond and third. These medals are to be-
rtv Of the win
ners and will not have to be defended.
The race this afternoon will be the third
annual one that has been held under the
auspices of the Birmingham Athletic club.
The first one. in 1911, was won by the
Birmingham High school, while the one
last year was captured by the Baptist
quintet of Howard college. Fred Gal
liant of Howard college won individual
honors in the initial race and Karl Pla-
towsky galloped over the line in the van
last year.
Jones May Be Ineligible
The competitors this year are unusually
fast and it is<generally conceded that
the record for the course will be dealt
a crushing blow.
Only one of the contestings teams have
suffered any mishaps, and the unfortu-
nate one is the Young Mems Christian
association. Vivian Jones. one of the rum
ners selected to represent that organiza-
ton, may be barred from competing un-
der the colors of the Young Mems Chris
tian association.
Jones is a member of the Central High
school track team and competed in the
Southern Amateur Athletic union meet
held in the city during the early part of
June. When Coach Courleux of the High
school decided not to enter a team Jones
tried out for a place on the Young Mems
Christian association team and was sue
cessful in making it.
Yesterday the question was brought
forth whether or not Jones was eligible
to compete for the Young Mems Chris
tian association. On investigation it was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-13
SENSATIONAL TRADES
MADE YESTERDAY IN
THE NATIONAL
LOOKOUT PILOT HAS
z MENAT D|SPCS "A.
Twelve Men Have Bas
COrralled Since Clcse
of Season

Chattanooga, December 12.-( Especially
Manager Moose Mccormick already
has at his disposal % athletes from
which he Will make his managerial
debut In the Southern league. OF this
total 10 are reserved from the 1918 ag-
gregation, while Il are athletes signed
by the former pinch swatter OF the
Giants after stepping into the breach
left by the surrsptitlous departure of
one Norman (Kid) Elberfeld. From the
standpoint of positions the men are
divided as follows. Four outhelders, six
infelders, four catchers and eight hurl-
ers Lamp the list: Pitchers, Kroh, SOM
mers, Howell, Grimes. Lorenzen, Slime,
Gross and Hardin Catehers, Graham,
Street, Giddo and semi-pr whose title
Mccormick has not yet announced. IN
Holders, Coyle, Flick, Balenti, Graft,
Gillespie and Brandt Outfielders, Me
Cormiek, jacobson, King and Johnson.
While the statement that % men are
under contract and will be brought TO
Andrews field for the spring workout
lends the impression that Mccormick
faces difficult problems in elimination
in practically every department, such
is far from being the case. on the
other hand the Lookouts, taking into
consideration the period of the year,
are more clearly defined than has ever
been the case since 1911 when Billy
Smith had his aggregation of pluto
Gratis signed before the new year
dawned.
In fact in only the outfield and the
heaving departments does Mccormick
face the necessity of indulging in seri-
Gus thought in making final selections.
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crs will avoid. A man giving his name
as B. T.. Morris is taking subscriptions
for Life. weekly publication. at 40
cents for 10 weeks.
Mr. Edwards has been notified by
the publication that it has no solicitors
and urges the prosecution of anyone
representing himself as such. Morris Is
understood to have collected consd-
cradle money in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-13
BARONS TO PLAY EX-
HIBITION GAME WITH
ST. LOUIS BROWNS
BASKETBALL HOLDS
SWAY At VANDY
Candidates Begin Work.
Local Boy Trying
for Team

Nashville, December 12.-(Special.) Nov
that they have laid the molessin and
pigsiin, at Vanderbilt, away among the
mothballs. basketball has come into it's
own and the gym Is already alive with
candidates for the Commodore five. Still
others ambitious to make the quintet
are expected, as soon as the smallpox
scare dies away at Vanderbilt and, speak
ing of that ailment, 1t is keeping Tom
Brown. who is certain to land the center
position, from engaging in the daily work
outs. Tom is center of the Stein Stone
type. Tall and rangy. he has that long
reach which makes him terror to op-
posing centers. Just for the present Brown
but he can't have smallpox all his lifo
and should be out for practice long be-
feroe the Vanderbilt schedule begins.
Other candidates from last years five
are Annie Skies, Nelson and Davidson
at forward, and Walter Morgan, guard.
The new men are Pud Roger, who fs try
ing for center; Duck Henry, Blair and
Metz, candidate for guard. Skies. Royer
Henry and Blair have all won fame on the
gridiron as hard, rough players, and
Seartght who two years ago was one of
the crack guards on the Birmingham
Athletic club Ave, Is expected to put up
the same sort OF sensational game for the
Commodores which made him famous in
slagtown, Josh Cody Is another crack
ing good basketball player, yet In view
of the fact that he has been ruled in
eligible by the Southern Intercollegiate
Athletic association authorities on ac-
count of having attended Bethel college
before coming to Vanderbilt, there Is lit
tie chance of his winning a place on the
Commodore quintet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-13
SENSATIONAL TRADES ARE
CONSUMMATED IN NATIONAL

New York, December 12.-Three of the
most important baseball trades made in
the National league in recent years were
contaminated here tonight, involving more
than half the clubs of the league.
Chief among the deals is the disposal
of Joe Tinker, recently deposed as Gin
cinnatfs manager. Tinker was bought
by Brooklyn for $4,000. If he agrees
to play with the team that purchased him
he will receive $4,000 of the sum. the
rest of the money going to the Gin
cinnati club.
The other sensational shake-ups in the
1914 personnel of the senior major league
are;
Charley Herzog, third baseman, and
Grover C. Hartley. catcher, New York,
to Cincinnati, in exchange for Bob
Bescher outfelder.
Edward Konetchy, first baseman; II. II.