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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-24
M CRAW SAYS
THORPE. WILL
COME THROUGH

Marlin, Tex, Feb 2EThe Giants
rested yesterday, although the weather
conditions were perfect. This will be
their only holiday here, and they had
a great day for it, There was a
clear sky, a hot sun and no wind.
The temperature was over 10 ali day.
and it was the best day the Giants
have enjoyed here since 1911.
now, and have had more good wealth
er than they saw all last spring.
Fred Snodgrass has informed Me-
port until March 10, as he must stay
in Los Angeles to defend his breach
of promise suit, which comes up the
first week in March.
When asked about the prospects of
Jim Thorpe, McGraw said:
Thorpe looks to me to be ma
eo or Vi that hat he viii do for the big
show He has a great throwing arm
and seems to have keen eye for the
ball when at bat. He meets the ball
solidly and drives it on a line. I also
like his speed
81 am almost sure shall be able
to make a ball player of him, but I
can see there are some rough edges
to be smoothed down He is not sure
in the field, and at times appears to
be oyer-anxious as well as over-con-
hdent. :
However, these are characterietfcs
that appear in all youngsters who are
trying to make good.
Thorpe is ambitious and shows no
disposition to shirk- training. He has
told me he is out to make the team.
and I have told him it is up to him.
I've got "a place for him all right
on the Giants just as soon as am
convinced he VIII do want to see
him succeed, and am going to help
him all can
my belief is that he will make
good eventually but it may be sew
eraI months before he is fit to get in
q championship game. Even If he is
ready at the end of that time shall
be delighted
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-24
WRESTLERS TO
SHOW SATURDAY
GRAPPIERs FROM ALL OVER
STATE TO APPEAR AT
Y. NJ. @. A.

lers will meet in this city at the Y.
M. c.. A. to determine the state cham
pionships in the 122 -Tb., 1s5 h., Las H.,
158 H., and the heavyweight classes.
The Bridgeport association will be
represented by at least one man in
each of the classes. Twenty or more
bouts will be run off during the tourn-
anent.
Waterbury has sent the following
entries: Richard j. Name, 148 lb. class;
Edmund Cass, 158 lbs, Louis Schneer,
148 lbs, Chas. Anatakos, 148 lbs, Joe
Courtney, 135 lbs, John Sweeney, Jr.,
122 lbs.
The men will be expected to weigh
in between 6 and p. m and no
weight allowance will be given.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-24
SAM FELTON, TO
LEAVE HARVARD.
GREAT PUNTER DECIDES re
GIVE UP COURSE BEFORE
GRADUATION.

Boston, Mass, Feb. 24-Sam Felton,
Harvard's varsity football end and
punter. who. with Charlie BrickIey is
credited with having won the inter-
collegiate championship for the Grim
son last Fall will leave the university
shortly without waiting for his degree,
1t Is said. Difficulties in studies and
q, desire to embark in business, are
the causes of the stars unexpected
departure.
Harvard will lose it's most depend
able pitcher for the varsity. baseball
team by his leaving. He would have
been elected captain Of this years
nine were it not for his backwards
ness in college work. FELTON, is a
member. of the senior class at Har-
ward His classmates will all get their
sheepskins next June.
FELTON, has been more or less be-
hind in his college work for several
years The results of his mid-year
examinations. a few weeks ago were
not altogether satisfactory and he
decided that he would give up striv-
ing for enough points, to earn his
degree in June.
At Harvard he is socially prominent
being a member of the exclusive A
D. Society, the HaSty Pudding Club
Kalumet club, Institute of 177O. and
the Dickeys society. He is a. descend
ant of Cornelius Conway FELTON,, who
was president of Harvard from 1860
to 1852.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-24
WHITE SOX EXPECT
TO HAVE FAST TEAM

The White sox held an enthusiastic
meeting yesterday afternoon at the
home of Manager Mcclure on Kennel
street There were II new candidates
present and all indications point to q
combination hard to beat The men
are of the best in the city.
Games are being arranged by Man
ager MCGUIRE with out of town teams
The Sox will open the season with one
of the Industrial League teams The
supervision of the players, that is the
playing part will be ably taken care
of by Capt Benze who needs no intro
duction to the Serni-Pro teams of the
State. The financial post will be
taken charge of by Manager Mcclure
who is considered one of the best
managers the city has boosted Of
Manager MCGUIRE wants to duplicate
his feat of last season that of carry
ing championship organization.
Manager Mcclure will be ably as
sisted by Johnny Hager and Mawry
Johnson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-24
HARVARD TO GET
BIG COLLEGE MEET
Wins in Contest After Lively Tilt
against Syracuse University.

The intercollegiate track and field
championship meet was awarded to
Harvard at the annual meeting of the
intercollegiate Association of Amateur
Athletes of America in New York
Saturday. Delegates were present
from eighteen institutions, and the d.
vision on the question of holding the
title meet at Harvard or Syracuse was
"a to in favor of Cambridge
Cornell favored holding the meet at
Syracuse, as did Yale, but the latter
did not vote that way, for when the
rolbcaIl was less than half finished 1t
was apparent that the meet had gone
to Harvard and Yale voted for the
Crimson to make the result appear
more unanimous It was evident.
however that at no distant date the
meet will be awarded to Syracuse, for
the impression made by G. T. Kirby,
of the graduate advisory committee,
and Romeyn Berry, of Cornell, indi-
Gated change from the Harvard-Penn-
sylvania- arrangement, which has been
in force for the last half dozen years
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-24
THIS DATE IN
PUGILISTIC ANNALS

1s87-Carl Morris the Indian
heavyweight of Oklahoma, was born
in Fulton. KY
19o3-Kid Mccoy won on points from
Jack Mccormick in rounds at Phil
adelphia-
1e04-Jimmy Walsh stopped Tommy
Ouigley in 18th round at Boston.
1906-Marvin Hart, who claimed the
heavyweight championship following
the retirement of Jim Jeffries, was
defeated by Tommy Burns in 20
rounds at Los Angeles.
1eO9-Ad Wolgast defeated Danny
Webster, English featherweight. in 10
rounds at Los Angeles
1912-Mike Gibbons, the St Paul
s&phantom'' Knocked out Willie Lewis
in 2nd round at New York.
1Ss6-Jack Dempsey, middlewefght
champion, defeated Pete Mccoy in s
rounds. at jersey City.
f9os1Jack Dillon knocked out Kid
Clark in 9Th round at Columbus. Ind
191O-Abe AttelI outpointed frankie
Neil former bantam champion, in 10
rounds at New York
1e11-Young Britt of Baltimore de-
feated Sammy Kellar in 18th round at
Baltimore
1911-Porly Flynn, American, defeat
ed J. Curran, English; in 20 rounds
at Plymouth, Eng.
1912-Jimmy C1abby. American, and
Dave smith, Australian, fought 20
round draw at Sydney
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-24
BLUE RIBBONS
MEET HANDLERS
GREAT SERIES TO DECIDE
CHAMPIONSHIP WILL START
AT EAGLES HALL
THURSDAY.

The series between the RanbIers of
Stratford and the Blue Ribbons of~this
city win open Thursday night at
Eagles, hall The second game will
be played March 6 and should a third
be necessary it will he played March
The Ramb1ers have a well balanced
team in Blamey, Buddington, Clinton
and Flood as forwards, Beart1s1ey at
center and Heig and HafaIe as
guards The Blue Ribbons are equally
well fortified with Hurley, Leavy,
Hoffman and Bierbaun forwards,
Morrison and Heating centers; and
Burdick and Langhammer guards.
Either Pop Foster or Doc Hull of New
Haven will act as referee. Pat Hurley
has decided to cast his lot with the
Blue Ribbons.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-24

In the WOman's Home Comrani1a'
appears story in which IS relates l1
account of a prescription given % an
exceedingly st1nGy farmer By q doctor
The farmer took the prescription 80 fts
druggist The druggist told the faEuce
that he could not MI the pEescriptid-
and said to the farmer, III Jon VA.
read it yourself you win see wnT.
whereupon the farmer adjusted
glasses and read to his astonishmelt-
zone hired girl TO be taken as soon.
as you can get her and kept coasnnt-
" on hand thereafter
"a few new dresses mat the wives
Of your hired men wouldn't be aszauz-
to wear and a new hat and wrap FL
replace those you bought her laa1-fIll-
teen years ago.
tAH to be tinetured with at lea OWL
much daily consideration as you tcs
stow upon your c4ttle."
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-24
HANS WAGNER IS SO
AND NOT MARRIED YET

Although it does seem as if John
Henry Wagner. otherwise Honus the
Great, has been playing ball ever since
the beginning of time, I was never
theleSs bit surprised when read
the other day that the centennial of
year. Upon further invesfigation.
however found that the Wagner re-
ferred to was not the great imam of
mat name but only bush-leaguer
who used to play in German league,
and who is now deceased So says I.
let us hang wreaths on the beans
OF the living, and. in accordance with
this sentiment, today is declared a
legal holiday in honor of the thirty
ninth birthday of Honus the Great.
Hans was born in Carnegie, Pa, Feb.
q, 1874 and began playing ball in
Ohio, with Steubenville and Warren
in 1885. Paterson, N. J., then in the
Atlantic league. had Hans during the
vile Colonel in the National League.
until 1900, when he Joined the Pirate
crew. During his big league career
Hans has played first and third base
batted below .304. His best batting
average was $50, made during his first
season in a Pirate uniform
And now we have some glad tidines
for such lady fans as have not vet
acquired a husband Hans is out with
a prediction that the Pirates will win
the National League pennant this
year, and follow this up by coping
the worlds series bunting After that.
Hans intends to get married to cele-
brate the victory, and will use his
share of the worlds series money to
set up housekeeping, with red plush
and gilt furniture, piano. and all the
most modern household inconven-
fences. Applicants might do well to
write now, stating their quaIiffcat tons
for Hans says the pennant is a cincI1
A letter addressed to Pittsburgh will
reach him.
Every. winter for many years the
baseball scribes have been declaring
that Hans is all in, but he always
comes back, and this year will prob
ably be no exception. The venerable
old gentleman will likely be able to
get through the season, without be-
ing relegated to the bushes. and when
occasion seems to require he NAV be
able to smash out few hits Honus
has been keeping in condition by plav-
ing basketball He is an enthusiastic
poultry fancier, and an exhibitor at
many of the leading hen shows This
indicates a domestic disposition, and
1t is a safe bet that the fortunate
maiden who captures Hans will never
have cause TO regret it,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-24
AMERICAN COACH
FOR ENGLISH TEAM

that the English team at the next
Olympic games will be trained by an
American coach was made known
here yesterday E. Mackay Edgar
and Bernard Bosanquet, both of Lon
don, were in this country to confer
with Everett G. Brown, of this city, on
trainer for the British Olympic team.
Mr.. Brown was former president of
the Amateur Athletic Union.
I'VE have been deputized to find out
on this side of the Atlantic what ails
our athletics said Mr. Edgar to MT
Brown
1T will be easy to get a winning
team if you follow my advice said
Mr.. Brown. THAT is-get an Ameri-
can trainer"
Mr.. Brown said he expected the
Elnghshmen to end the compensation
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-24
By swagner.)

The simple announcement that
Pitcher b. w. Walker had been re-
leased by the Columbus team OF the
american association contains q story
Of interest to local baseball fans who
followed the fortunes of the Bridge
port team when Uncle Jeerns O,Rourke
owned the. club. Walker pitched for
Bridgeport about five years ago and
made such record that every other
manager in the league was after him
Walker was a student at the Uni
verslty of Chicago and was playing
summer ball in Maine Just before he
Joined Bridgeport He got stranded
and wired to this city for a job.
Manager OrRo1r1xe had never heard
of him but he needed a pitcher and
told Walker to report.
The youngster proved to be a broad
shouIdered chap and the day he ar
rived he was sent in against Water
bury Hatpin Harry O'Hagan was
In charge OF the Brass City bunch
he warmed up He didn't appear to
have much, either, but he went into
the box and shut out Waterbury oy
a to o. He lost only one game the
remainder of the season Then he re-
turned to college. He would not sign
a reserve contract and although Man
aser O'RolIrke offered him good in
ducen1emts to return the following
season Walker refused to come east.
He pitched in several high class
leaguee after he left college
The New York Giants have insured
John r.. McGraw's life for 800, 300. In
order to get their share of the publici-
~ it IS up TO the New York Ameri-
cans to Insure Frank Chance for
$50. 600.
The AlgoaH4uxns are still leading in
the fnter-cf1fb tournament. The pool
players took two out of three from
the Bridgeport club boys last Satur-
day night. w. w. Swan, Algonquin,
won from George Mara, Bridgeport,
$50 to 103- Jack zngoldshy, Bridgeport
defeated George T. Mccarthy. Algon-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-24
MANY SPORT FOLLOWERS HAVE
FORGOTTEN THE JOHNSON ESCAPADES
By TOM s. ANDREWS

ANDFHEWS
George NGunroe would saw: seWe11. be
+1at as II ,osv,, M. o1,ov,,oa -.
mind and 81 has PiII,1 NToc. go
now he is xJi1Iiny 70 fota - ~
who defeated lin EIaffrias 800 IL,
who was ont of The 1,1.fr,,. h.
entered the ring that day at Reno. OF
course there may be a hitch to the
proceedings, as Jack has not yet sue
ceeded in disentangling himself from
the Chicago network, but he says he
hopes to in time to make the journey
to Paris, the only place where such a
battle can be fought just now. We
will not discuss Jobnson,s life from
any point but that of = fighter. and
as such we must admit that he is a
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-24

Asphalt, with which 50 mary F5z1a
are paved, was found By soef1erl-
Many years ago In Switzerland na1llli
rock asphalt was discovered, and f1a
more than a century It wac useG E1r
the purpose of extracting th8 rlc
stores OF bitumen Il cont1fne9- o.
time it was noticed that pieces O. ror1
which fell from the wagons Nud were
crushed by the wheels EoEmsd q EC-
ed by the heat Of the sun A pGr1lI
road of asphalt rock was then nrala.
following upon the discover ard q
1854 an experimental roadWsT war
laid in Paris. From that time ft-e lr.
of rock asphalt for the making a
roads and pavements has increar1
and extended to many countries
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-24

of the French capital, according to
advices coming here by maiI are all
enthused over it. And on top of all
this comes the. announcement from
Luther McCarty that he will meet
johnson in a title match If his mani
ager, Billy Mccartney. says no. Had
either one or both offered such a sug-
gestion last October they would have
been handed a most beautiful pan
ming by the press and public, but four
months have sufficed to change mat
tiers greatly and make people forget.
Yes time is a great healer. When
Luther McCarty went to- the Pacific
coast to take part in the elimination
tournament, given by Tom McCarey.
it was understood that the champion
ship belt, emblematic Of the heavy
weight title, must never be contested
for by any boxers except white men;
blacks were barred entirely, and 1t
was. given out at the time as coming
from McCarty that he would never
fight a co1ored man for the title As
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-24
HARRY DAVIS
TO GO SOUTH
WITH MACKMEN

Philadelphia, Feb. 2NConhie Mack.
manager of the local American league
club, announced last night that he
had secured Daviss signature to a
contract and that the latter would
accompany the Athletics when they
leave today for San Antonio, Tex, on
their spring training trip
Prior to accepting the nanagership
of the Cleveland club at the close of
the season of 1911, Davis had been
captain of the Athletics for six years,
during which time they won, two
worlds championships.
Manager Mack said that while Da-
Vis's contract was that of an ordi-
nary player, he would probably be
used more as an assistant to himself
and Captain Murphy than on the play
ing field.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-24
Wealth of the Roraias.

A large proportion of the wealth of
the Rprgias appears to have come down
to their descendant, the duke of Os-
suna, who figures in Disraeli's letters
In 1867 the duke was appointed Span
ish ambassador at st. Petersburg. He
accepted the post on condition that the
government would distribute his salary
among the poor of Madrid, as he could
not condescend to draw money from
the state The duke was then describ-
ed as ''the wealthfest man in Europe
He could travel by coach from Madrid
through France and Germany to War
saw and sleep every night in one of
his own castles. ''-London Chronicle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-24


It has been noticed by scientisss va
have been studying the fntereg111 AID
mysterious Navajo Indians that M
Navajo baby invariably has hdms ngc
at the base Of ifs spine. 3 The spot
sometimes as small as q dine au.
sometimes as big as ones hanE- r.
closely resembles bruise, but 81
due entirely to an extraOrdlnary r
mentation- The spot may dlaa1cel
before the child Is i've years Oh. l
always returns later IN life when t
is the case. The acientists have EdIal
to the conclusion that this spot ~ rI1c
positive of the Monaghan OrfEin-of tr
Navajo And they also make tse a4-
tonishing assertion that # - sgsee1t q
many European and American chlfrc-
whose parents can trace Their Esnal.
ogy for generations biSk and are ccrs
tain that there has been no ad11iEfl
OF MongoIian blood--EKchauEa.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-24
YALE WILL
NOT NUMBER
FOOTBALL TEAM

New Haven, Feb 2z-H. H. Ketch-
am. captain Of the Yale football team
yesterday announced plans for
spr1ng football practice. According to
Cant. Ketchanp more attention viii be
paid to spring practice this year than
has been the case in former years.
Howard Jones, Yale's new head
coach. Will reach New Haven April
Is and epFing practice viii begin on
that date. according to the plans an
raounced. Two or three assistant
coaches will give Individual instruction
to players Capt. Ketcham will an
nounce the assistant coaches shortly
IF present plans nlaterialize forty
men VIII be included in the spring
training squad.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-24

there but Mr.. Edgar replied: That's
what we have made up our minds to
do, and we wish you to recommend a
few men to consider"
Mr. Brown named Keene Fitzpatrick
of Princeton University, Jack MoakIey,
of Cornell, and Martin J. Delaney, of
the Chicago Athletic Association as
trainers any one of whom could put a
British team In winning condition.
Mr.. Edgar said the committee was
prepared to give $40, coo year to the
right man The committee has $200, 900 in
hand to get British team ready for
the Berlin games in 1916.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-24
BASKETBALL
GOSSIP HERE


At Gfenbrook. Saturday night the
Loco independents of Bridgeport de-
feated the strong G1enbrook Second
of that town by the score of % to q
in the last few minutes of play. The
line up:
Loco G1enbrook
Gallagher. Butos
McDaniels Williams
Center
MaseI. shaw Lesbia
Miller Bottomley
Left Guard
Ed Mechanics Murphy
{ The GIenbroolzs defeated the Mac
Independents of Bridgeport in one Of
the best games played there this sea-
son by the score of 81 to "a. The
Brooklawnss play Glenbrook next Sat
urclay in that town
The Brooklawns will be glad to play
the Boys club team any time. The
boys asked the Brookaawns to play
hard a game to play on Tuesday night
when they meet the Humphreys of
New Haven the manager can't see
playing a game
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-24
CARL NORRIS, 26, ONE OF FEW
INJUNS IN FIGHTING GAME

Although the American aborigines
have become prominent in many kinds
OF sport poor Lo's has never taken
kindly to the Diff game No man
with Indian 'fblood in his brains' as
H. Togo would say, has ever come
Widain hailfng distance of pug1lis-
tic championship Carl Morris, who
viii celebrate his twenty sixth BIRTH
day today, is part InJun, but what
sesses is likely due to the Irish part
of him Carts American ancestors
were CheroEzees. and that tribe has
Statesmen. politicians, professional
aud businessmen. He was born at
Patton In the Blue Grass State, Feb.
Hfbernian than Indian. Standing six
feet and four inches, well built and
Muscular, he looks the IDEAL fighting
machine, but he has yet to prove
If Morris shows his. Indian ancestry
II his disinc1ination to conversation,
which is certainly a remarkable and
~r-z:que trait in a pugilist.
Morris's first ring contest of any inn
portance was back in 1910, with Mar
vim Hart as his opponent. Hart was
never much of a. fighter, and was then
homan won easily in three rounds.
Incidentally, it was seven years ago
today that Hart and Tommy Burns
fought twenty rounds in Los Angeles
for the heavyweight championship
of the world Burns was the victor,
and held the title against all corners
until Jack Johnson wrested it from
hirn in Australia, Dec. 20. 1909.
Jim Thorpe, Meyers and Chief Ben
der among many others, have won
great fame as athletes and upheld the
prowess of the red race on track and
diamond and athletic field, and ev-
erybody knows OF the marathon ac-
com p1ishments of Tom Longboat.
When it comes to the ring, however.
the aboPigines are simply mot there
Jimmy Coffey, who is part Indian
tzza fair sheKsE. HsErsEaE, The Asxican
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-24

There's nothing slow ab0ut go1a
he said refectfveiy
The other laughed scoEnfully-
''I guess you never loaned ham 1rF
money he said
'tOh, yes, / have" SepHsd tse rrrl
speaker That's what made ne w--r Il
that way. loaned him SO SIX aror
ago, and I haven't been able - cEl,.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-24

Family Cherub-Miss Kitty, won't
you please sound your head for mel
Young Lady Visitor-Sound my headt
What do you mean, dearie? Family
Cherub-Can't you do it? Why, my
mamma told papa you were rattle
Drained .-Baltimore American.