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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
WILL PROTEST
AGAINST $4,000
SALARY LIMIT

Edward G. Barrow. president of the
International Baseball League, will
appear before the national commission
at the meeting in Chicago tom orrow
in argument to have abrogated the
rule recently made effective in the Ma
tionaI Association of Baseball Clubs,
setting a SALARY limit of $4,000
m onth for Glass A A clubs.
Barrow's league of the Glass A a
arollD finds out haiti cannot ~onerata
under a $4,000 limit, although it sub.
scribed to the rule at the annual meet
ing in December. Several of the league
clubs have found that they are in hot
water over the matter.
When the International League
adopted the rule last month the clubs
had a working agreement that they
would fix an individual limit of $3.50
month for the players, and in some ex-
cept1onal case go as high as $500.
This has made many cuts necessary
and the high salaried men are institut-
ing vigorous protests.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
O'BRIEN'S MINISTRIES
SCORE BIG HIT WITH
THE PARK AUDIENCES

Neil O'Brien, whose name is synony-
nous for the best that minstrelsy af-
fords, appeared at the Park theatre
for two performances yesterday with
his own minstrel company. Tt is re-
grettable that only small audiences
was capital, and deserving of capacity
audiences. O'Brien, who is rated
without peer In deItneating his par
tfcular type of darky, has not made
for himself. He has surrounded him
self with q high class company in
GLIDING a number of perennial ia
vorites, and the result is a finished
performance.
The first part, brilliantly staged,
presents William H. Hallett as inter
Clarke. Pete Detzel, Major Nowak,
John Burke and Neii O'Brien. Mazier's
singing of Waiting for the Robert s.
Lee" was most enlivening. The
rendered by Joseph McAnallen were
so persistent last evening that the
chorus was rendered Ave times.
Billy Clarke. whose dron style Of
comedy Il most distinctive, followed
with '-TilIy Ann an almost equally
strong hit. W II. Thompson and q
Sixty as you Were at Sweet Sixteen -
with a blending OF harmonious strains
so effective that the performance was
delayed for some time while he was
Neil O'Brien, and despite the small
proportions of the audience, the re-
ception was most enthusiastic.
The second part EN- braces a clever
arrangement of terpischore can novelties
Neil OBrien's Following the Flag
proved a side splitting travesty
oBrien appearing in the guise of a
raw recruit. Doran & Strong's dane
ing novelty followed, then came Billy
Clark in q monologue teerning with
laughs. The finale, "a Touch of Ma
ture'' presented a series of old time
songs and dances that proved a most
effective closing number
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
B. H. S. NOTES

A very important meeting Of the
Executive Committee of the Athletic
Association was held yesterday after
noon in Mt Simond's office. The
proposition of giving Minstrel Show
was taken up and a committee con-
sisting of MessrS. Lucey, Murphy and
Erwin was appointed to report upon
this matter at the next meeting.
On Thursday and Friday evenings of
this week the Senior Glass is present
ing their play, "The Crisis at Warner
Hall. Tickets will be on sale this af-
ternoon, Thursday afternoon and also
Friday afternoon at Warner Hall.
The girls basketball team held a
practice yesterday afternoon at
Warmer Institute. The team was
picked which will face the New Ha-
ven High School Girls Saturday after
noon.
James Shannon IA who is at present
the leader in the High School pool
tournament will have to practise rather
diligently if he expects to retain the
lead as he has fallen down in his last
two games
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
YANKEES TO
PLAY BROOKLYN
APRIL 5 AND 7

The New York American League
Club yesterday made arrangements
with the Brooklyn National League
Club to play two games at Ebbets
Field. The first game will be played
on Saturday, April 5, which will be
the formal opening of the Brooklyn
will also be played in Brooklyn, on
Monday, April z.
This will be the first appearance of
Frank Chance at the head of the New
York club. President Ebbets will can
eel one game already scheduled with
the Newark club on April in order
to arrange big opening in Brooklyn
which, under favorable weather con-
dftions, should tax the capacity of the
new grandstand.
President Ebbets suggested this plan
yesterday to President Farrell, and
the latter imm ediately gave his con-
sent. Chances men probably will ar
rive from Bermuda on April 8, SO
that they will have one days rest be-
fore they meet the Brook1yns in what
will be one of the biggest baseball
events of the season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
RY Wa.gner.)


President O'Rourke of the Eastern
association says the deal by which
Shortstop Cabrera of Waterbury was
sold to Indianapolis has been explain
ed and that there is nothing irregular
about it. Uncle Jeems was indignant
at the first published, accounts which
quoted Jim Murphy, the former Water
bury owner as saying that he had sold
the player.
Of course as an inividual Murphy
would have no right to sell players
but the presid emit has since learned
that Kennedy will have the sale go
through in the usual way and that
whatever agreement he had with
Murphy regarding a division of the
spoils will be kept.
Frank Chances first deal as New
York American manager was to sign
Anthony Carlo. a southpaw from Chi
cago. Carlo is a high school boy who
had brief trial with Newark last
season but showed nothing remark
able.
Coach Courtney, the veteran Cornell
stored in a peculiar manner. He had
been suffering from grip and was .un-
able, to hear at all. He called in a,
specialist who restored the hearing
not only in the left ear but also in the
right ear which had been impaired for
so years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
CROSS
BEATEN BY JOE
RIVERS IN N. Y,

Leach Cross landed his haymaker,
but it did not bring him home the
bacon. In ten of the fastest, f1ercest
rounds of boxing that has been seen
in New York in many a. day, the East
slider was roped, thrown and branded
with a. decisive defeat by joe Rivers,
the sensational Los Angeles light
weight, before a crowd that packed
the Manhattan Casino until it bulged
out at the sides last night.
Cross took the first round on points
and dropped the Mexican, as the fans
call Rivers, for a short count in the
second Then the swarthy little chap
from the sunset slope of the Rock
les came back and beat Cross to a
the verge of a knockout in the last
round.
It was early in the second round
that Cross connected with his famous
Mary Ann as the fans have dubbed
Cross frpockdown wallop. The Mex
lean came tearing in and Cross laced
a vicious left hook, accompanied by
short snappy inside Jppercut to Riv-
ers' jaw. The one-two punch toppIed
the sboclzy Los Angeles lad over on
the floor.
Rivers shook his head to clear the
eobwebs, rose. at the count of six
and tore in at Gross like a. wild cat.
Leach Showered him with Iefts and
rights but Rivers bored right in like
a cayl1se bIIcking a blizzard and before
the end Of the round, Cross covered UP
and ran to cover
If 1t were not for the fact that
Rivers was out of his element in box
Ing under the State Commission rules,
which governed the contest, he prob
ably would have put the East slider
to sleep. Rivers is used to tearing
in close, sinking his head on the
shoulders of his opponent and whal-
ing away until one or the other breaks
ground.
whenever Rivers got in close Cross
invariably c1inched, and the referee
stepped in and broke the men. 1t was
in the infighting that Rivers complete
Iy outclasSed the East Slider, and it
was fortunate for Cross that the bout
was fought under rules which enabled
him to clinch and force the referee
to break the men before Rivers could
do much damage.
Even under the handicap of the
strange rules which dul1ed the point
of his best sword the 1ion-hearted
little chap from the West kept tear
ing in and he beat Cross at his own
game-long range fighting. Rivers
forced the fight from flag fall to fin
ISM never WINGED under Cross cruel
counters or gave an inch of ground
Rivers backed Cross all around the
ring, took his punches without a
whfInper and fought his hardest when
hurt. The dark-skinned young Loeb
invar from out of the West is the hot
toruale the coast fans say he is, and
he certainly battled his way into the
hearts of the Eastern critics.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
BRIDGEPORT SHOOTERS WIN.
Results of Second Match in Eastern
Event Made Known.

The results of the second match in
the series of IL matches now being
competed for in the intercollegiate
Eastern league gallery r1fle-shootinS
contests for the new national trophy
presented by the war departme nt were
announced at washington yesterday as
follows: Warren (Pa.) rifle club de-
feated the Birmingham (Ala.) athletic
club, $50 to 8T5; the Park club of
Bridgeport, defeated the Myles Stand
ish rifle club of Portland, Me-, 955 to
$50; the Pressure Isle rifle club Of
Erie, Pa, defeated the New Orleans
rifle club, GIL to S04; the District of
the Philadelphia (Pa.) rifle associa
ton by default with a score of 978;
the Manche ester On. H.) rifle club won
from the Winch ester rod and gun club
of New Haven, by default with score
of 1885, the 18th regiment rifle club
of Brooklyn, N. Y, with q score of
GA were given a decision over the
scores were disqualified.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15

Josh Devore is getting jealous be-
cause RUDE Marquard and Fred
MerkIe have been getting so much
press agent stuff. The Giant out
fielder rushes into print with this one.
He and his brother were in Parkers-
burg, w. Va, Josh was introduced to a
business man as the Giant outfielder
and the native promptly branded Josh
as an iInpoSter. He offered to bet
s., 500 to $500 that Josh could not prove
his identity. That was easily done
and the outfielder bought a supply of
rubber bands to put around his new
bankro11.
Jack Clarke and Fred Fiji won the
The race closed last night
shoe1ess Joe jackson, the Cleveland
outflelder, has signed his contract, af-
ter threatening to hold out.
The veteran boxer, Frank Mantel1,
of Providence, stands eliminated, to-
day, from the nfddleweight tile race,
the result of his being defeated by
Tommy Gavigan, Cleveland middle
weight in a hard fought II round go
in Cleveland, last night.
The riders in the six day bicycle
race in Paris, with the exception of one
team, were still. neck and neck at 10
a. M, today They had covered 1885
ki1omeers since the race started Mon
day. The Be1gians were one lap to
the bad
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
SOCKALEXIS WAS NOT
BEGGING IN RICHMOND
Indian Baseball Star Working at Hfs
Trade In Maine.

Boston, Jan. IA recent despatch
that has been going around the coun-
try to the effect that Louis Sockalex-
famous Indian baseball star of the old
National league Cleveland team, had
been arrested for vagrancy in Rich
mond Va, is strenDousiy denied by
Andrew Sockalexis, the Marathon run
ner:< The latter is a cousin Of Louis
Sockalexis, the former baseball play
er whose name has been confused with
that of his relative by whoever Is en-
gagged in impersonatine the former.
diamond athlete
Concerning Louis, his cousin writes
that he has been far removed from the
alleged scene OF his arrest for such a
long period that there has not been
the remotest foundation for the con-
coctfon of the stories going the rounds
pIoyed by NJ B. wadIeigh in Patten
Me, and has been located in Maine
working steadily in recent years
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
THIS DATE IN
PUGILISTIC ANNALS

1s84-wiIliam (''Honey'') Melody,
boxer, born at Charlestown, Mass.
1Ss7-Jack McAuliffe defeated
Harry Gilmore, Canadian champion,
in 20 rounds at Salem, Mass.
1s95-George Dixon and Young
Critic fought 25-round draw at New
York.
1eO3-Frankie Neil knocked out
Clarence Forbes in 6th round at San
Francisco
1eo6-Marvin Hart defeated Pat
Callahan in 2 rounds at Butte, Mont.
19O7-Billy Papke knocked out Tom
wallace in 4th round at Peoria Ill.
1909-Peter Sullivan defeated Cy-
clone Johnny Thompson in 20 rounds
at Pocatello, Id.
19O9-Jimmy CIabby and Mark An
derson fought 20-round draw at Day
ton, o.
1e1o-Jimmy C1abby and Jim How
ard fought 1O-round draw at Mem
phis.
191O-Willie Lewis, American,
knocked out Jewey Smith in 4th
round at Paris.
1910-Y Dung Joseph defeated
Dung Johnson in rounds at London.
1910 Johnny CouIon defeated
George Kitson in 10 rounds at New
Orleans.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
SONS OF ERIN GUARD
PLATE FOR EVERS CUBS
Catchern Archer, Needham and Bres-
nahan Born In Emerald Isle.

When Bresnahan signed his contract
with the Cubs Monday a new kirhk in
the game came up.
The three Cub catchers are Bresna-
han, Archer and Needhan. and these
three comprise the only ba1I-p1ayers- in
the big league game who were born i'm
Ireland Archer hasn't signed yet
and is still holding out for $4,000
While Evers Is putting ''only Irish
Is a rurnor out that he will still retain
that section of Germany known as H.
Zimmerman upon the payroll. The
runor may be unfounded, but it looks
to be a straight tip.
It is announced in Chicago that
Bresnahan will be worked regularly,
although Archer will do most of the
catching. This means that Roger will
spend most of his time in the outfield.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
CHANGE MAY
PUT BIRDIE CREE
AT SECOND BASE

Although Manager Frank Chance has
had no opportunity to size up the
New York American team, except by
the batting and fielding averages for
the past few seasons. he is one of the
keenest OF baseball students, and from
the records of the players he is to
handle next season, ne already has
the batting ability of the club pretty
well sized UP. Chance sprung some
thing of a surprise on President Far
re1I in Chicago when he showed how
familiar he was with the Yankee play
erS. For example, he knew that Biz
die Cree once played shortstop and
second base at Penn State College, and
if Cree is in shape when the spring
season starts, he will be the man to
cover second base.
BY shifting Cree to the infield,
Chance will carry out his idea. OF first
building up g, hard hitting team In
looking over the batting averages
Chance has discovered that much Of
gone to waste. Roy Hartzell is still
a hard hitter, and he will probably be
sent back to third until a faster man
is found. With an infield OF Chase.
Cree, Derrick at short, and Hartzell.
Manager Chance will have q quartet
of 800 hitters, OF close to it.
In the outfield Daniels, LeliveIt and
wolter make up another trio of 300
hitters. I'd Sweeney, the star catch
err, hits close to 800. and no matter
how weak the pitchers are as bats
men, Manager Chance believes that
the past performances of the players
show that if properly handled, he will
have team Of unusual batting
strength. OF course, several OF the
players fell off in their batting last
season. but it was a hoodoo year
throughout the team, and the records
of the two previous years show what
the players are capable of when going
right.
The Yankee squad will sail for Ber-
mItda March L.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
TINKER CAN'T
Get KING To
SIGN CONTRACT

Kansas City, Jan 15.-After con-
ferrtng with Johnny Killing since yes
Ierday morning. Joe Tinker, manager
nf the Cincinnati National League
Team admitted last night that he had
made no progress in his efforts to Sc
cure the signature of the former man
ager of the Boston Nationals to a con-
tract to play with Cincinnati next
year Tinker intimated that he had
offered King a contract as remunera-
live as he had with. Boston last year.
King again said that he probably
would not play baseball next year.
Tinker said he would remain here a
few days longer and that he and
Killing might reach an agreement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
JACK POWELL OLDEST
PITCHER IN Big SHOW
HAS MADE fine RECORD

They all go back to the minors soon
er or later. The latest one slated to
go is Jack Powell, that. old war horse
of the st. Louis Browns. Powell who
no longer is a, young man, having been
in the big league for a number of years
has made a very credftable record des-
pite the fact that he spent nearly ten
years in the American League the
greater part of that period as a mem
Der of the lowly Browns. But Jack
may not go to the minors, for he de-
cIares he would rather return to his
old trade of boilermaking than play
with the Louisville Colonels, the club
TO which he has been traded.
In his early days Powell was rated
as a sterling pitcher. He went to st.
Louis from Cleveland with the Robi-
son-Tebeaaf combination in 1899. In
1902 he jumped to the st. Louis Amer
HfghIanders. Later he went back to
the Browns. His ten year record in
41,a TAsazrI1e follows
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
HIS OWN LOGIC.

President HadIey of Yale was tell
ing that it is a better thing to have
written examinations OF students in
stead of the oral ones, which were the
rule Of some years ago. He iIlustrat-
ed it thus:
A professor was examining a stu
dent who had the reputation of being
more quick witted than studtous.
"You have attended the moral phil
osophy class, have you not?'' asked
the professor.
yes, SIR
You probably heard lectures on va
rious subjects. Did you ever hear one
on cause and effect?'
Eyes. SIR
Does an effect ever go before a
cause?''
yes SIR
"Give me an instance"
ga man wheeling a barrow
That was the end of that examiI1a
tion,-Etxc change
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
NEW HARVARD CAPTAIN
WILL CHANGE POSITION
gtorer to Play Center ON 1913 Eleven
to Strengthen Line.

Cambridge, Mass. Jan. 16-At a
meeting OF the 'EI'' men of the Har-
ward football squad held yesterday,
Robert Treat Paine Storer, 1914, of
Boston. left tackle on Harvard's cham
pionship eleven OF the past season, was
team of 1913. Rex Hitchcock, right
tackle on the same com bination, gave
Storer a close rub for the hOnorS, but
when the first ballot showed the Bos-
tonfan in the lead Hitchcock requested
that the vote be made a unanimous
one.
The nev4ry-eIected leader. who has
mas because of injury received dur
ing the Yale game, first launched him
self into prominence during that con-
test when he swept UP fumbled punt
of Wheeler's and dashed across the
Yale goal scoring the first touch down
Harvard had made against Yale in a
dozen years.
A unique situation also arises in
Storer's election. as he will probably
be assigned a new position to cover
next fall. With Rex Hitchcock at one
tackle and Tudor Gardiner back in tn e
game playing in his 1911 FORM Storer
viii go to centre. where he played dur
ing his year as freshman captain.
Storer is the son OF John Humphreys
Storer, well known in New York and
Boston fnencia1 circles. He prepared
at Noble and-Gsreenough School, Bos-
ton This Will be his third year in
varsity football.
Storer's athletic activities have been
confined in the main to football, al
in the shotput He is twenty years Of
age and weights in football condition
about $50 pounds
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
AGAIN THE SMALL BOY.

A small boy was seated IN the par
Tor with his sisters young man Be
ing of an inquiring mind, he asked Mr..
GaySnith. do you weigh nIch?''
about $50 pounds, my little man.
the hopeful lover responded.
DO you think sister could lift you %
the boy continued.
''Oh, goodness no. said the young
man, blushtng at the mere thought.
but why do you asl1?''
''I don't think she can, either, but I
heard her tell ma this morning that
she was going to throw you over as
soon as she could. ''-Weekly Telegraph
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
BURIED IN TUNNEL
BY AN EXPLOSION

Chicago, Jan. 15-Three men were
buried under a mass of debris in the
tunnel of the new Grand Crossing
water intake here FOLLOWING an ex-
plosion, early toay. Twelve others
were injured
The three men are buried 200 feet
back from the opening of the shaft
and a wall of dirt lies between TENN
and their rescuers
-Four companies of f1remen, a squad
of policemen and a gang of laborers
are working to get the men SO far
have made little progress
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
REGLAR MONTHLY
MEETING OF FAIRMOUNTS

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Paramount a. G. will be held tomor-
row evening. All members are re-
ouested to attend as the regular
routine of business will be gone
through with, after a social session
the members will be entertained with
a little wrestling bout by Young
Daily the pride of the Fairmounts
and Rouell of the 7. NJ. Q. A.
As Rouell has some reputation as
mat artist the Fairmount's jolly mem
bers are sure to have some treat, a.
they all have faith in their little III,
Daily. Members please attend aaz@
make it look like a sure victc=g -
your favorite. If It is possible other
members will also entertain with song
and a little dancing. Members hav-
ing musical talent please bring the
deadly weapon with you.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
EARLY MORNING BLAZE

A fire originating in the Gilman
cobbIer shop at 574 Howard avenue
shortly after 2 O'Clock this morning did
about 5000 damage to the small frame
building as well as the adjoining gro
Gerry store of Max Gold. The blaze
discovered by Police Sergeants Sanger
was killed shortly after the arrival of
Chief Mooney. No insurance is
recorded but an investigation of the
cause is being made today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
CITY
HOTEL PURCHASED
BY HORACE FOGEI

Philadelphia, Jan. 15.-Horace Fo-
gel erstwhile president of the Phillies,
has signed a new contract. This time
he will become a bontface, and as he
has had considerable experience with
in the last three years travelling about
the country as the head of a National
League club the former baseball mag
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
YALE BASKETBALL FIVE
LOSES TO CRESCENT A. G..

New York, Jan. 15.-The Yale bask-
etbal1 team lost to- the Crescent A. c.
five at the 1atter's court in Brooklyn
last night by a score of 29 to IS. The
Brooklyn quintet was more than a
match for the New Haven boys at all
stages of the game. The visitors did
not succeed in caging a single baske ct
from the field in the first half.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
FIXING FOR UNCLE JOHN.

The small daughter of the house was
busily setting the table for expected
company when her mother called to
her:
dear
Having made some observations on
her own account when the expected
guests dfned with her mother before
she inquired thougihtfully:
Shall I give Uncle John three
knives ?''-I<ansas CITY Star