davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-06
OF
TOMMY WARREN's BATTLE
WITH GEORGE DIXON

'"They can't come back is a plrzfl-
istic proverb that was never better
Illustrated than at Philadelphia TWEEN
ty-one years ago, Jan 5, 1892, when
Tommy Warren, the first man TO hold
the featherweight championship Of
America, was made to look like a
novice by the clever little George Dix
on. Warren had never a chance at
any stage of the game, and, after play
an end to the ex-champion's misery
by knocking him out in the third
round. Warren had been going back
ever since he fought a twenty-round
draw with Ike Weir in Minneapolis In
1887. In the following year Tommy
met Jack HavIfn in San Francisco IN
one of the queerest battles ever wit
messed. Hav1in, the Boston fighter.
had to spend days in a Turkish bath
to turn the trick He left the oven
only an hour or two before the fight,
so weak ne could hardly stand
Tommy knocked Hav1in down forty
three times in twenty-ndne rOuuds.
but Jack refused to stay. and Tommy
Eventually the referee stopped the
bout and gave the decision to War
Tommy was definitely relocated 20
the ranks of the has-beens by Aug-
tra1ian Billy Murphy. who whipped
him in four rounds at San Brancfsco
in 1890 Tommy still thought ne
could come back, and in 1891 went 90
New Orleans to fight Cal MCCARTHY
the latter winning in twenty-ons
rounds Then came the Dixon battle
and Warren finally realized that ne
was a down-and- outer He wandered
to Texas, and at Waco, while attempt
ing to get outside of all the HqIHd
beverages in the town, became pesV-
ish at the remarks Of a saloon log11gsr
and took a shot at him. He NIT an
other man, an innocent bystaucer.
The unfeeling Texas authorities. feel
ing that a pGrgiIISt should be able to
defend himself without recourse 10 a
gun, gave Tommy free Logging IN =
big building with barred Windows.
where he remained a guest Of the
Lone Star state for several years.
After his release he still entertained
a notion that he could fight, and got
a match with Terrible Terry Mccoy
ern The bout was pulled or IN New
York and was tho rugilistic Joke OF
the year Terry danced about the
poor old fellow until Warren became
dizzy trying to follow his antagonist
and fell to the floor in n dsze. The
referee decided that one round was
enough. Warren, Inundated and
broken-hearted, returned TO his home
in Louisville to die.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-06
whittier,a Good Wiahea.

A young woman once sat at board
ing house table beside a reserved and
awkward country boy whom she de-
lighted to tease. When she left she
asked him to write in her autograph
album. The poem which John G..
Whittier wrote there stands as a
warning to other young ladies that she
who laughs first at a seemingly dumb
countryman may be herself laughed at
many years later. The quaint concIud
ing stanza is:
Thy Iffe-may nothing vex it,
Thy years be not few.
And at thy final exit
May the devil miss his due.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-06
PARIS PROMOTERS
AFTER FREDDY HICKS

Boxing promoters of France have
been attracted by the great progress
made by Freddie Hicks, the middle
weight from Detroit One Of the
leading promoters in Paris will have
a representative at the ringside at
the Paramount A c., New York, on
w sdnesday night, when Hicks tackles
Eddie McGoOrthy. If Hicks should
earn decision over the Oshkosh man
he will receive a hattering offer to
box three bouts in Paris.
The best indication that McGoorty
regards Hicks as dangerous eSpdr-
ant for the title is that NcGoorty
would not consent to battle with
Hicks unless Hicks permitted him to
enter the ring weighing 100 pounds
McGOorty is justified in going about
Hicks in action in several hard bouts.
tt was he who predicted that Hicks
must be put away before anyone could
lay claim to the title This, Of course,
was long before McGoorty had beaten
Gibbons
Hicks was sent against Gibbons
about q year ago, and Gibbons earn
ed the decision on points. But Hicks
was green in the game then and was
bewildered by Gibbons fast boxing
Since then Hicks has learned a lot
about the game, and it is significant
that in the last six months Gibbons
would not make the legitimate midi
dleweight pOundage, but because Glib
bons feared the Detroiter.
Hicks is a terrific hitter and as
game a boxer as can be found any
where.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-06
JENNINGS SAYS
ANTICS ARE GOOD
WITH HIS CRITIC, DEAN
BRIGGS.

Boston, Jan manager Hughey Jen-
nfngs of the Detroits is quite excited
about the statements made about his
antics on the coaching lines by LIE
Baron Russell Briggs of Harvard,
President of the National Collegiate
Athletic Association. Dean Briggs ad-
vised college ball players not to imi-
tate Jennings understandable efforts
to rattle opposing players.
Hughey says he would like to debate
the question in public with the Har-
ward professor and show where the
scholar is wrong and he is right. Jen-
nings used to coach the Cornell base
ball team, and thinks it is all right
for the players to try to rattle their
rivals The Harvard professor calls
this ftyapping'', and is opposed to the
practice. Hughey is a lawyer and
thinks he can beat Dean Briggs in a
debate.
Jennings says that the pennant race
in the American League next season
will be between Boston and the Athlet-
les, with Washington third and the De-
troits fourth. He says the White Sox
are too cratic to place much depend
ence on, and he wouldn't hazard a
guess where the Yankees would finish
with Chance as manager.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-06

The question of the coaching sys-
tenn for the Yale football team for
next season was discussed at length
Saturday night at a banquet of Yale
football men at Hotel Taft, New Ha-
ven, and it was finally decided that
Captains Ketchan- appoint a commit
tee Of five who will confer with him
E-nd come to a definite conclusion IN
the matter. A large number of the
new plans were proposed, but no de-
finite decision was reached After
calling the meeting to order, Captain
ketcham said
Here are the four plans: First
continue our present system, that 1s
have the head coach appointed from
the graduating senior class, some
senior who has been a, member OF
the team. The second is to have
permanent coach such as Harvard
has The third plan is to have Mr..
Camp as head coach with field
coach, and the posi- bility of having
three different types of men to help,
and then a couple of different men,
fourth plan is to have no head coach
but an advisory committee with one
man at its head, who shall have
charge of planning the campaign In
addition, under this scheme, there is
to be a field coach, and he is to be
part of this committee.
The committee, yet to be selected
by Ketcham will convene during the
next few days and the plans to be
pursued by the Ellis next fall will I'M
doubted1y be announced before the
end of the week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-06
CUBAN BALL PLAYERS
FOR AMERICAN LEAGUE
Strengthen Boston and Wash
ington.

The National League is not to have
a monopoly of Cuban baseball ,9, stars Tar
ers from the Island Republic will get
trials with the American League teams
next spring, and if advance notices
can be depended on they will stick in
the Johnson circuit. They are Thorn
as and Jacinto CaIvo, brothers. the
former a third baSeman who has been
signed with the Boston Red Sox. the
latter an outfelder who will get his
chance with Clark Griffith at Wash
ington. Griffith knows som ething of
the worth of the Cuban players, hav-
ing had MarsanS and Almeida under
his eye when he managed Cincinnati,
and he believes he has a find in Jacin-
to Calvo. The player was tipped off
to him last fall and he signed him.
That the tip was straight is Indicated
by the record Jacinto made in the re-
cent series the Philadelphia Athletics
played in Cuba Jacinto made a
splendid batting record against the
pitchers of Connie Mack. In fact he
far outshone Marsans and Alrneida,
and it was his Individual work more
than anything else that saved the
Cubans from even worse disaster than
they suffered in the series. Jacinto
is considered one of the best, if not
the best of the Cuban players. His
brother Thomas is not so we'll known,
but is considered a youngSter of much
promise on the Island. The brothers
are am bilious, but will not be disap-
pointed if they fail to stick in their
first trials, for they know they have
hard combinations to beat out for
positions.
They have determined to uphold
the reputation of the Cubans, how
ever. and if they do not make good
the first time out will keep pegging
away and ''come back" just Al
media has done. What Marsans and
Almeida have done we can do" is
the Cuban battle cry 1t is not so
many moons ago that Cubans, as ma
jor league ball players. were looked
on as a joke. When the Cincinnati
Club bought Marsans and AlHneida.
from Connecticut League Club for
a price said to be $1,000 the wise
acres hooted; they said no such price
was paid in the first place and that
the only purpose of Garry Hermann
in securing the two Islanders was to
make his Reds a sort of circus attrac-
ton that would bring in more money
at the gate
No players ever entered the Ma
tona1 League under harder condi-
tons, for no one took them seriously
but today Marsans is admittedly one
of the greatest all around ball play
ers in the game, and Almeida is not
far behind him
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-06
YOST BOWLERS IN
ENJOYABLE BANQUET
Prizes Given to Mike Palmer and Car
roll With BOBBY for Brooks
and Newton.

The Yost Assemblies bowIers held
their first annual banquet at the home
of ZAP Newtown on Iranistan ave-
nue., Saturday night. Among the
prominent members present were the
Powers, Daisy Jaggers, NJ Quivilan,
and Cora. Shaw. The Newton broth
ers, Bob Carroll, Fred Hannigan, John
McCartin, Mike Palmer, D. Palmer
Dick Murphy Vincent Reid, Ernest
Brooks and Mr.. BMnet
The prizes were distributed among
the bowlers for the season. Mike
Palmer and Carroll were the lucky
team holding first place, also a prize
for high single to Palmer. Ernest
Brooks and Charles Newton COPIED
the tTbooby'' prize for last place for
the whole season '+Smiler'' Burnet
was appointed official scorer. In the
wee hours after a. hearty feed the
bowIers thought of home and escorted
their lady friends.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-06
Battle of Armaaaddon.

Readers of the Bible know that the
battle of Armageddon, which in the re-
vised version is Harmageddon, is to be
the last conflict between the hosts of
the Lord and all the powers of dark
ness. It is prophesied in Revelation
xvi, Is, "And he gathered them to-
gether in a place called in the Hebrew
tongue Armageddon." The name comes
from bar megiddo. the mountain dis
trfct of Megiddo-the mountain land of
Israel. There is where the stars
fought against Stsera, as narrated in
the book of Judges, and where Josiah,
rebeIlious king of Judah, was slain by
Pharaoh, king of Egypt The battle
OF Armageddon'' is used symboIically
to describe any great conflict, but in its
original meaning it referred to the
final struggle which is to precede the
milIennium.-St. Louis PoSt-Dispatch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-06
(BY Wagner.


The Bridgeport club will not be able
to get OutfeIder Joe Briggs from the
Lawrence, Mass, team, although ne-
gotiations have been pending for over
a. month. 1t was announced Saturday
that Briggs and Catcher U1rich have
been sold by Lawrence to the New
London club Briggs is a, good hit
ter and the Mechanics were anxious
to secure him. Some time ago Law
renee offered to trade Briggs for Pitch
er Freddy Gibbs and Bridgeport ae-
cepted the offer.
Manager Pfeper of Lawrence did
some stalIing, and meanwhile was
dickering with New London. Judging
from this deal it looks as if New
London is making efforts to get a
strong team. U1rich is a. veteran
backstop and will make a handy man
for the WhaIers.
A Lawrence paper says Manager
George Moshier, of this city, every
chance to make good next season
The sale of Zurich leaves Lawrence
with only one veteran backstop, Brey-
maier, and Moshter is the only one
signed for the utility job. The local
boy made a good record with Crane
No. 1 and other teams and ought to
prove a good man for Lawrence.
Holiday P9iTbin, the veteran oars
man and football player, will have
charge of the coaching for the Yale
crew candidates while Capt. SnoWden
and the coaches are in England study
ing British methods.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-06
ConsoIatory.

A correspondent of an English paper
tells how some one visited a wild beast
show and saw a countryman come in
bearing unmistakable signs of having
had a glass too much. A tiger scratch
ed the back of the hand with which the
man grasped bar of the cage. The
1aceradon was severe, and the pain
was great. The sufferer danced about
and twiried his shiIlalah, crying: Let
him out! Let him out till I have me
will ov himr' A companion tried to
soothe the irate dancer with this neat
impromptu: Never mind, Pat. Sure,
he only wanted to scrape acquaintance
wild ve''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-06
BRESNAHAN TO
RECEIVE $4,000

st. Louis. Jan. 6.-Roger Bresna-
han, former manager of the Cardi-
mails, Saturday compromised his claim
against the st. Louis club. Lawyers
for Bresnahan and for Mrs. Helene
Hathaway Britton, owner of the
club, met and came to an under
standing. The Duke got a money set
Element that was satisfactory to both
him and the club The exact terms
were kept secret.
1t was also agreed that Bresn ahan
can sign wherever he p1eaSeS. He
Cardinals should come to bat with a
suitable sum of money! while he
himself can attach his signature to
a contract with whatever club he
The question has been hanging fire
ever since Roger was deposed fmme-
dfately after the close OF the season
last fall. His contract called for $10,-
900 yearly, whether he caught or
not, and in addition he was to receive
10 per cent of the net profits OF the
club The club refused to give him
his 10 per cent for the season of
1912, pending a settlement In fact,
the club refused to have any dealings
with him at all.
was appointed manager of the Car
dinals and Roger was told he could
sign where he chose. He refused to
sign lest he prejudice his. interests on
The Cardinals received until De-
cember 81 last to present a defense
against the claim made by Bresna-
han to the directors of the National
League, but did not avail themselves
of the privilege. J. c. Jones. presi-
dent of the club, said he had not
given the question much considera-
ton and refused to make a state
ment.
The ending of the unpleasantness
did not come as a surprise, for when
the st. Louis club did not file an an
swer, as requested by the National
League, rurnors of a. compromise were
rife While the terms of the settle
ment were not made public, it was
rumored here that Bresnafan receiv-
ed $4,000 for the complete canceIIa-
ton of any claim he might have
against Mrs. Britton or the st. Louis
Club.
Following the agreement Bresna-
han said he will sign with the club
that offers him the best inducements
He added that he will withhold an
nouncement of his plans until he gets
his money from the st. Louis club,
which may be today or tomorrow. 1t
is reported that he is likely to sign
with the Chicago or Cincinnati club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-06
HOOPER OF RED SOX
VERY VALUABLE PLAYER
Hugh Jennings Says If Harry Showed
More Fight lie Would Equal
Cobb.

Chicago, Jan. Eff Harry Hooper
had just one-half of Ty Cobb's az
gressiveness he would be one OF the
greatest ball players ever seen on any
diamond. In the field he is a. marvel
As a thrower he has no superior and
at the bat he needs only aggressive
ness" said Hughie Jennings in Con
by some E1ks.
Jennings declared during his ranb-
ling talk on players in both leagues
that the important play Of the worlds
series was made by Hooper, and il was
not the latter's famous catch in the
final games.
In describing this play Jennings
said: In the first game with Wood
pitching, Boston led to I at the be-
ginning of the ninth inning Wood
wobbled for a time, and the strain was
evidently too much for him. The rTevg
York team started to hit the ball
There was a man on first and second
and only one out.
Meyers hit a, savage double down
the hrSt base line. Naturally the man
on second scored. It was "a hit that
should have scored the man from
first, as it was a good double. Hoop
er came in at terrific speed. Runufng
at full speed, he made a one-hand
stop of the ball that was a corker and
with the same motion drove the ball
on line for home. The throw was
ner had rounded third base and was
well on his way home. McGraW. who
Is quick to figure throws, knew that
the ball would beat out the runner
and sent him back to third That
throw saved the series. McGraw ha-
ured there was only one out a hft.
long fly or error would tie the
score Then Wood settled down and
struck out the next two men.
THE slightest sHp-up by Hooper.
the least bit of bad direction OF lack
of speed to the ball and the score
would have been tied on that play.
and the Lord only knows what would
have happened. To my mind il was
the best play of the series, although
HoOpers catch in the final game was
one of those catches you viii hear
about in years to come"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-06
al KAUFMAN, ~ TODAY,
NIGHT HAVE BEEN A
GREAT HEAVYWEIGHT

OF all sad woids of tongue or type
writer the saddest are, "a has-been
blimey, it's true Among the might
have beens'' OF the squared circle no
name stands out more prominently
than that of AL Kaufman. Al, who
once made a noise like the hope of
the paleface race, was born in San
Francisco twenty-seven years ago to-
day. January s. 1886 Al made his
professional debut back in 1905 when
he knocked out Harry Foley in one
round Before that, as an amateur,
he had made a wonderful record, and
had formed the habit of winning all
his battles in the first Mound.
Then came a chapter in Kauffman's
career that might be entitled THE
Fatal Error; or, The Cuss of Grold''-
still undeveIoped, and, though he had
shown remarkable ring generalship
for one of his age, was not yet "fft-
ten to go up against the veterans of
the ring. Yet he was matched against
Philadelphia Jack OBriens the old fox
of the ring. The bout was staged in
San Francisco, and for seventeen
rounds the game Kaufman WithStood
the onsIaughts of the willy Philadel-
phian. The final blow that stretched
Kaufman out for the count was a
of the youngster, and fairly broke his
heart Blinded cut to pieces, Kad1ff-
man aSsimilated a tremendous amount
of punishment, and that his seconds
f1fbition of abominab1e judgment to
say the very least of it If Kauf-
man had been permitted to fight his
way up gradually, instead OF De1ng
pitted against one of the 'cleverest bat
tiers that ever donned glove right
ut the beginning of his career, he
might have reached the top of the
heavyweight heap. AS it was, he
kept on fighting, but the heart and
gameness had been taken out of him
In 1906 he defeated Dave Barry and
George Gardiner, and in the follow
ing year earned decisions over Mike
Schreck and Jack Sullivan. In 1908
ne knocked out Jim Flynn, Battling
Johnson and Fred Bradley, and de-
fcated Jim Barry and Joe Grim. For
e. time it looked as if he would recov er
from the dru'bbing given him by
Q'Brien burt in 1911, at Kansas City,
ne again met Pueblo Jim Flynn, and
the fireman knocked him out and reIe-
gated Al to the has-been club. The
moral of Kaufman'S career is, Don't
bite off more than you can masti-
cate"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-06
SELL CABRERA
TO INDIANAPOLIS
CUBAN SHORTSTOP, LAST YEAR
WITH WATERBURY, BRINGS
SUM OF $500.

PlainvfI1e, Jan. 6-James ]. Murphy
of this place, the former owner of the
New Britain and Waterbury baseball
teams, has sold Cabrera, the famous
Cuban shortstop, to Mike Kelly, man
ager of the Indianapolis club. The
sale was made by Tom J. Connery, the
former Hartford manager, who acted
for Mr.. Murphy. Mr.. Connery was
also authorized to dispose of Johnny
Lower, the pitcher, and it is expect
ed that his sale will quickly be eff
fected. The rules of baseball provide
that an individual cannot own a base
ball player and it is understood that
Mr.. Murphy made some kind of an
arrangement with Sam Kennedy, who
bought the Waterbury club, whereby
Mr.. Murphy could sell Cabrera and
Lower and put the sale price into his
safe.
1t is supposed that the Cuban
go some ways in refitting the Cafe
de Murphy. A dispatch received in
Hartford today from Indianapolis an
nounced the purchase Of the great
ford catcher, belongs to Indianapolis
and it is supposed he put in a good
word for Cabrera with Mike Kelly,
who played first base for Hartford
some years ago.
Cabrera was regarded as the best
shortstop in the Connecticut League
and he was a great favorite in this
place and in New Britain While he
was with Waterbury, he lived at the
Hotel Be1oin in New Britain, where
the beT1hops waited upon him as if he
was a monarch He tried to live in
Waterbury. for few weeks but claim
ed that life there was too slow. Ca
brera is now playing in Havana, as is
Romanach, another Cuban that Man
ager Murphy imported from the island,
but who did not show much in this
territory. Mr.. Murphy was greatly dis
appointed in Romanach's performance
as he had been tipped off by Umpire
Rig1er and others that Romanach was
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-06
RICHIE HAS
COME BACK FOR KNOCKERS
Campion Denies He Refused to Give
WoIgast Return Match.

Los Angeles, Jan. 6-feTaIk about
kicking a man when he's down-they
kick twice as hard when you're on
top" says the new lightweight cham
pion, Willie Richie My fight with
Wolgast was tough one, and left
the ring with a few scratches that
wouldn't heal over night I was en-
titled to a few Wekes Of rest and had
a legitimate right to grab some stage
money
81 haven't said that wouldn't grant
Wolgast a return match. 1 never said
that would raise the lightweight lin
it an ounce. I have done nothing to
suggest that I wouldn't defend my
title against any and all corners. Why
should be knockers start swinging on
bandageS2 %
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-06
PRINCETON SURE
TO HAVE STADIUM
Proposed Structure to Cost $500. 900
and Seat $4,000.

Princeton, N. J., Jan. 6-The cree
ton of a new athletic stadium for fhe
Princeton Athletic association tenta-
tive plans for which have been under
way for some time is now practically
a certainty, according to a statement
issued here yesterday by Dean Nc
Clenahan, Chairman of the Board of
Athletic Control. There are still
number of important details which
must be worked out by the COMMITTEES
in charge of the project before anv
definite announcements can be made
but that the Tigers will have a sta
dunn within the next couple of years
is assured.
The proposed structure will cost in
the neighborhood of $500, 600 and will
seat more than $4,000 people 1t will
be erected on the property adjoining
University Field and will be of steel
and concrete, oval in shape and open
at one end, similar in form to the
Harvard Stadium. 1t is understood
that $780, 900 has already been collect
ed from Princeton alumni and adher-
ents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-06
Children of Today.

Modern children are very precocious.
A Mount Washington man asked his
little nephew if he knew who Cinder-
ella was
''Sure!'' said the urchin. 1--WE seen
her"
in establishment
''Sure I've seen her. She's a charac-
ter in a musical Pittsburgh
Post
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-06

Take the "direct road to health
and strength by using Foley Kidney
Pills for backache, rheumatism, weak
sore kidneys aid bladder Irregularities
Each ingredient is chosen for its posi-
tive healing and curative qualities
Foley Kidney Pills are the best medi-
zine you can buy for kidney and bIad-
der troubles. Mrs. J. M. Find1ey
Lyons Ca says: IT took Foley Kid
'ney Pills and they entirely cured me-"
z. B. Brill, Stratford avenue and Sixth
ytreet.-Adv. *135