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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02
TOMMY MURPHY
VANQUISHES BURNS

San Francisco Jan. 2-Tomnny Muir
ply, the New York lightweight, SO de-
cisively defeated frankie Burns of
Oakland in a bout scheduled to go
twenty seconds here yesterday after
noon that Burns's seconds tossed a
towel into the ring during the seven
tenth round to save the Californian
from unnecessary punishment and I'M
doubted1y a knockout. The Oakland
boy was a mark for the New Yorker S
punch from the start and when he
climbed out of the ring his face was
covered with cuts and bruises. Muir
ply carried practically no signs of the
encounter
Weather conditions for the bout were
ideal, and a crowd of about $500 filled
the arena when the, boys shook hands
shortly after O'Clock. They had
weighed in at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning, the conditions of the bout
calling for 135 pounds at that hour,
and both were under the stipulated
figure.
Barring the second round, Murphy
was always the master of the native
son. In this chapter the Harlem light
weight ran afou! of a right cross and
went to the floor, but he was up again
in two seconds. Murphy had every
thing his own way in the previous
round. He displayed dazzling speed
and landed time and again left hooks
to the jaw, drawing blood and all but
flooring the Oakland boy
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02
SAYS BERMUDA
IS GREAT PLACE
ARTHUR IRWIN, YANKEE SCOUT,
PRAISES ISLAND FOR TRAIN
ING GROUND.

Arthur Irwin. business manager of
the New York Highlanders, returned
yesterday from Bermuda, where he
went to look over the British island
for training purposes. Irwin was en-
thusiastic about Bermuda, and thinks
it is an ideal spot for the training
of ball players.
I was greatly impressed with the
conditions in Bermuda said Irwin
last night. 81 never saw place
more suitable for training purposes.
The weather was perfect in my stay
weather at all, and the temperafture
was "A degrees
Bermuda is a beautiful place, and
I was treated cordially by. ali the
persons I met there. The air is dry
and bracing and purer than is found
in most American training camps I
saw the weather reports for March
for several years back and they show
ed there was little or no rain in Ber-
muda in that month.
IF the team should go to Bermuda
the men will not miss practice on ac-
count of poor weather, of that L am
assured. And good weather is the
basis Of all training. The best train
ing place in the world is useless un-
less the weather is good, and I think
we have a better chance of getting
good weather in Bermuda than in any
place in the South
The grounds of the Bermuda, Crick-
ct club are almost perfect. They are
as level as a billiard table and smooth
er than most of the diamonds in the
major league parks. The field is large
enough to permit big squad to get
into action, and the Highlanders and
the Jersey City team can use the field
at the same time without bothering
one another.
"a large up-to-date club house is
built on the crik,et grounds, and it
is supplied with every facility for
training purposes The club house is
furnished with lockers, baths and ev-
cry other convenience found in a ma
Jor league club house.
The only fault I could find in Ber-
muda is the lack Of suitable hotel ac-
commodations. The hotels are crowd
ed in the spring, and if the team went
to a hotel, the men might be placed
in cramped quarters
Irwin obtained options on several
private houses, where the team would
be better off than in hotel
If the Highlanders should go TO
Bermuda, which DOW seems assured
the club will lease several boarding
houses, and will take along it's own
cocks and attendants. All the food
will be shipped from New York
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02
M'CARTY WILL never MEET
NEGRO FIGHTER IN SQUARED CIRCLE
Willing to Give Bombardler Wells Bout on
Coast July a

dependence Day. McCarey today ca
bFed the E1nglishman and expected a
favorable reply.
Fans who witnessed yesterdays bat
tie were universally of the opinion that
Palzer was outclassed at every stage.
Despite Palzer's advantage In reach
furnishing power and he was wholly
without initiative
Fans say he would have made bet
ter showing had he cut loose from
the instructions of his manager, Tom
ORourke, and gone ahead on his own
hook. Throughout the entire battle
Palzer looked to ORourke for instruc-
lions and Tom yelled through a mega
phone. McCarty merely smiled when
he heard the instructions ands he cas-
lily blocked every move of the Iowan.
stood toe to toe and fought courag-
eousIy when it was apparent he had
no chance, but he looked weak along
slice his opponent.
The fans had expected to see two
novices at the game and the display
of scientific boxing was a surprise.
They saw one novice, Pa1zer, and one
cool, calculating, clever boxer
In the early stages, when Palzer as
sunned the aggressive, Mccarty had no e
attic effort to put hfs man away.
His best blows were a straight left
the same punch he used against Jim
Flynn-and wicked right cross.
Landing these two blows without diff
ficu1ty he kept Palzer shaken up and
worried at all stages.
In the 10th and 18th rounds the end
seemed near but Palzer continued to
fight ganely. At the opening of the
18th, Palzer rose unsteadily and walked
out to meet McCarty. The latter shot
two straight 1efts into his face and
then landed a terrific right swing. A
moment later two more straight lefts
made Palzer virtually helpless. Nc
Carly apparently did not want to ad-
minister knockout for he glanced at
Referee Eyton and backed away from
his man. Eyton stepped forward and
raised McCarty's glove
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02

Los Angeles, Jan. Pho fighter
whose skin is not while will ever have
a chance at NNcCarty's title.
This was the first announcement
made today by Luther McCarty, fol
lowing his defeat of AL Palzer, OF
Iowa. yesterday, after II 1-2 rounds OF
terrific milling. In the middle of the
18th round Referee Eyton stopped the
battle to save Palzer from further
punishment.
Il wifi not meet any negro and will
draw the color line absolutely. said
McCarty. ''I have no intention OF
fighter who is worthy may have a
'@wlhiIe I am willing to go against
any white fighter who is picked for
me, I prefer to meet Bonn barber Wells
in order to clear up any talk that the
English may have of supremacy. I
will probably meet Wells on July 4.
After that, Willard and Daley can
fight it out and I will meet the win
ner.''
McCarty then paid a tribute to his
defeated foeman.
.''PaIze1- is the earnest boy I have
ever met" said he ''He took a good
deal more than Jim Flynn did, and he
didn't finch once. He can have an
other chance at me after the other
contenders are disposed off,
A person knowing nothing of the re-
suit of yesterdays battle, looking at
McCarty and Palzer today would have
no QlIucuIIy IeI1lnB VINO WaS W1Il1l0r.
Aside from slight color over one
eye, McCarty did not show a mark of
the encounter, while Palzer was ter
rifically beaten up. Both eyes were
pulled almost shut, his nose and face
were a bloody mass and one ear was
terribly cut.
ssMcCarty was better than I had
ever expected said the conquered
pugilist 'fbut L want another chance
and / am willing to prove my right
to it if necessary
Billy Mccartney, TcCarty's manager,
and McCarey, who promoted yester-
days fight, were endeavoring to ar
range a match with Wells here on In
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02
NEW CHAMPIONSHIP
CLASS NEEDED FOR THE 49,
POUND LIGHTWEIGHTS

International legislation that would
establish definitely the various classes
for the lads who have outgrown the
lightweight limit but are not heavy
enough for welterweights, would I'M
doubtedly give a great impetus to the
game Some of the best men of the
lightweight division are unable to get
down to 1873 pounds without working
great injury to health and stamina,
! and this has always been the case. In
the opinion of experts, Joe Cans be-
came a victim of tuberculosis because
of weakness engendered by weight
making. Exercise of the most violent
kind. insufficient food and long sweats
in Turkish baths cannot help being
permanently injurious to the hardest
of athletes, and yet, under the present
classifications, number of good
fighters are unable to get matches
without undergoing such torments.
men as Jack Britton, Packey McFar-
land, Matt Wells, Freddie Welsh,
Leach Cross and Knockout Brown
would be at their best, and could pro-
vide entertainments far superior to
anything they can. offer when lighting
at less than their normal weight. The
race for the championship of this
division would be the most exciting
in the history of pugilisn. Britton
and Mcfarland look like the best per-
formers at this weight, but surprises
might develop that would utterly up
set the dope. The new division is all
the more necessary because of the
decline of the welterweight class, once
SO prominent. In the days of Myster-
ious Billy Smith, Tommy Ryan, Matty
Matth ews and Joe Walcott there was
some class to the we1ters, but of late
years the class has all but been aban-
doned. In England it has been pro-
posed to change the lightweight limit
to 1873 pounds, but that seems hardly
desira BILE, in view of the number of
goods boys to whom that is the ma
turaI weight A new class seems the
better solution of the question. There
is a sound physiological basis for such
4 change as proposed, as the correct
is in the neigh borhood of 1873 pounds.
There are a dozen or more crack box
ers just now who are in the position
of the imam without a country" owing
to their inability to make the light
weight limit. They can and do fight
am ong themselves, of course, but
their efforts lose force because no
championship title is hung up as the
goal of their ambitions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02
Weather Indications

New Haven. Jan. 2-Forecast: local
rains tonight or Friday, warmer in
interior tonight. Moderate south and
southwest winds.
A trough of low pressure extending
from upper Michigan southwark to
Louisiana is causing considerable
cloudy and unsettled weather but not
much precipitation in the central sec
lions. Areas of high pressure are pro-
ducing pleasant weather along the At
1antic coast and over the western dis
tricts. Moderate temperatures con-
tinue in nearly all districts. The places
reporting temperatures below zero
were in the northwest.
Conditions favor for this vicinity in
creasing cloudiness with slowly ris-
ing temperature and probably rain
Friday. followed by clearing and cold
er'Friday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02
PRACTICAL APRONS.

An excellent variety of apron to use
in doing some kinds of kitchen work
are blue denim aprons. They are par
ticularly good when washing and
scrubbing and blackenipg the stove. In
the first place denim can be bought
very cheap and is everlasting in it's
wearing qualities. Four and a half
yards of denim will make two good
sized aprons. If you wear one of
these aprons when you are washing
you will find how good they are as it
takes a long while for water to pene-
trate the cloth. For the same reason
they are good to use when scrubbing.
The ordinary Bingham apron when
fblackening the stove is not infrei
quently ruined by the bIaclSing, which
is very likely to get on them and
most difficult to get out. The b1aclren-
ing leaves stains These denim aprons
can be worn many times before it is
necessary to have them washed.
Aprons made of denim not only save
the wear and tear on good Bingham
aprons, which can after the rough
work is done be put on fresh and nice,
for the remainder of the work but,
they save the number of bingham
aprons that would be necessary to put
in the laundry in order to keep a nice
fresh one on hand for use in the days
work
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02
JENNINGS TO DEPEND ON
HIS YOUNG PLAYERS NOW

Detroit Mich Jan 2-Realizing that
mis- famous baseball machine that won
three American league flags is done
for all time, Manager Jennings is
planning to use all his youngsters next
szprirsz in the hope of finding the right
more pennants. While he was here
IN his theatrical stunt, Jennings voiced
himself follows:
Youngsters are going to be given
every bit of work necessary for me to
see whether or not they have a chance
With the Tigers next season Our
veterans are wen known They'll have
TO sit In the background in the
spring while the kids are working
of course, it will be impossible to
keep Cobb, Stanage and one or two
more out OF the games, but as a rule
youngsters will be used wherever pos
sible- I must build q new machine to
bring another pennant to Detroit"
Although determined to, get what he
expected to be with the Tigers when
they get orders TO report fer spring
training An outf1eld composed OF
Crawford, Cobb and Bobby Veach is
about the real thing in baseball Veach
= the young blood in the outheld- This
youngster played great all last season
and may mean the end OF Davy Jones
under the big tent for all time Ger
tainly, If Veach can start in where
he left of last October there is little
hope for Jones. save as q pinch hit
Del Gamer is another youngster ex-
pscted to hold his own in 1913. He
has completely recovered from the in7
jury to his wrist, which kept him out
of the game most OF last season, and,
playing as he did in 1911, he should
give Gandll and Hal Chase a. rub for
premier honors around the first cor
ner
Bill LoE1den looks like a sure thing
at second. but if youngster bobs up
with a. heavier wagon tongue, all Lou
den's brilliant fielding won't keep him
in the daily lineup. DOME Bush is
the one fixture in the infieId. Oscar
Witt and Charlie Deal will battle for
third base honors- Witt was sick most
Of last season and 50 did not know
what he could do Manager Jennings
hopes 10 have him in good condition
next summer, so that he may play the
kind of ball that gave him his repu-
1a1ior on the Pacific coast in 1911.
The battery men will give Jennings
his greatest trouble. If Jean DJIouc
zdheres to his present stand. he will
not be with the team. and only George
lduIIin and Edgar .Willet will be men
on whom any hope may be placed
However, there is a raft of youngsters
frying-fOr mound Jobs with the Tigers.
Boehler, the big highlander, is the
best Of the bunch, burt Jennings will
have a dozen kids at the training camp
and some of them should prove worth
EI1fIe
But it will be youngsters this coming
season for the Tigers, not veterans,
who VIII be expected to uphold the
Standard of the team.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02
JOE JEANETTE BEATS
BATTLING jim JOHNSON

Joe Jeanette started the New Year
auspicious1y with victory over "Bat-
thing Jim johnson in ten round bout
at the Irving A c., Brooklyn, yester-
day. It was 1Jeannette's clever box
ing and ring generalship that won him
the popular decision, but he had a
hard task to turn the tide which set
in against him in the first round.
Johnson's great bulk, great strength
and awkward way of fighting was an
enigma hard to solve. but Joe manag-
ed to outpoint him. Jeanette weighed
1874 1-2 pounds and Johnson 210
Johnson scored the only knockdown
of the bout. He did the trick in the
first round with swinging left that
landed flush on Joe's jaw. Joe drop
ped but jumped UP. Before he could
c1inch, Johnson was on top of him and
forced him to the ropes with a hard
right to the neck. Joe then cltnched
steadied himself, STEPPED back and
jabbed Johnson's face till the bell
rang.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02
GARDINER MAY BE
HARVARD CAPTAIN
FOOTBALL PIaAYLRS LIKELY TO
PICK HIM AS COMPROMISE
LEADER.

Cambridge Mass. Jan Harvard
may elect as a captain for its 1913
football team a leader who has never
made his varsity letter The man to
whom this unique honor may go is
Tudor Gardiner, coach of last seasons
freshman eleven The Gardiner can
didacy Is the outgrowth of the Hitch
cock-Storer battle for the captaincy.
Unless the warning factions come TO
some mutual agreement Gardiner
chances of winning are excellent
Gardiner broke his arm in the Prince
ton contest somewhat over a year ago.
He had to have the injured member
set and rebroken half a dozen times.
Last fall he did not try for the team,
but acted as freshman coach. Early
in NovIneber he regained the complete
use of his arm and then announced
his return to the game. At the time
OF his injury he was considered one of
the best tackles in the country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02
SUES KIRBY OF GIANTS
FOR BREACH OF PROMISE
Michigan Girl Has Pink Notes From
Young Pitcher.

St. Johns, Mich. Jan. Pa Rue
Kirby, the Strike Out King of the
South Michigan League in 1912, who
was grabbed by the New York Giants
last fall, was sued for $685. for
breach Of promise here yesterday by
Miss Anna Rauschenberger of De-
troft- Her case is in the hands Of
Detroit lawyers.
For a year and a half Kirby i'm
p1ored Anna to be his bride Letters
which she produces bring evidence of
this. Then, shortly after she gave
him the promise K1rby's heart was
SHARED by Kate Cosman of Holland,
Mich, and on November 2 last he
married her. Only two weeks pre-
viously hesahad assured his first sweet
heart his heart still was hers.
Kirby is running a, billiard room in
Elsie, Mich, and has not enough
property to pay the big award if the
girl should get a verdict. He has re-
tanned a lawyer, and will make a
hard fight to protect what property he
has. His letters to Miss Rauschen-
berger are a, mixture of love and
the hopes of a 'Fbusf1er' of making
good in the big show, a game he won
for the Giants elating him immeasur-
ably
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02

I Adopt the policy of the propaga-
ton Of game birds, especially native
species, both by Seni-artif1ciaI and
natural methods. Import no more
foreign birds for direct distribution.
Establish Central State Game Farm
Agricultural College Employ as Su-
perintendent an expert game-breeder
who has had large success. Breed
quail and Oregon pheasants for inn
mediate distribution and experiment
with other species. Also distribute
eggs of gamebirds for Matching Train
the warden force in methods of feed
ing and protecting wild game and in
| those of feeding and attracting song
and insectfUorous birds used by the
German government. Extend the
bird life, including added reserves
specially for the breeding, attracting
and protection of wild fowl, particular
ly wild ducks
II. Extension work. BY printing
matter and supervision instruct and
assist farmers, land owners and sports
men in the propagation of game
the private game-preserves in propaga-
ton and increase of game. Cooper
ate with the Connecticut Agricultural
College in training students and Poul-
try School attendants to become ex-
pert game propagators, to fill good po-
sitions which are already waiting.
Start branch game-farns over the
State as rapidly as expedient, and en-
ploy these trained men to run them.
Encourage game breeding as an in
dustry.
III Tone up the game-warden ser
vice in line with methods similar to
the civil service, as recently adopted
in Massachusetts, as follows: Select
wardens by, competitive examination.
Have a chief warden and a small staff
of rangers, on salary and giving
their entire time. Pay local deputy
wardens at least a small annual fee,
as funds allow, and expect them to
do some real work. Make promotion
by merit. Abolish politics from the
service.
". Regulate distribution of fish,
preventing distribution in private wa
tiers contrary to law, and also the sub
sequent posting of waters stocked with
State fish. Secure open stocked wa
tiers for public use. increase the
supply of lingering fish and discour-
age distribution of fry.
". Institute full publicity as a, pol
icy, both as to methods and expendf-
lures. Establish regular publicity sys-
tenn, to obviate complaint that things
are done in the. dark, and give out fire.
quent and ungarbled information both
of success and failure, which is the
right of the public who pay the bills.
Use the hunting license fund only for
the increase, protection and propa-
cation of game.
VI Strictly keep out politics from
the entire department without doing
which full efficiency is impossible. Put
everything on the best possible bust
ness basis, counting suggestions and
publicity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02
HOWE BAKER REFUSES TO
PLAY WITH BRIDGEPORT CLUB
Yale Football Experts to Meet in New Ha-
ven Saturday to Discuss Coach Problem
((B(y wagner.)

HOWE Baker does not want to play
in this city and if the Bridgeport club
secures him from Portland of the
Coast league, Manager Mccain will
trade or sell the player. Baker does
not think he can do himself justice
in his home town and has asked
Manager Mccain to send him to an
other city.
The deal with Portland has not
been officially closed. Several weeks
ago the Bridgeport club accepted
Portland's offer but nothing has been
heard since. Secretary Farrell of the
national association has been on a
vacation and there has been a delay
in issuing bulletins on that account.
The next bulletin will probably have
notice of Bakers release to Bridge
port.
Billy Hamilton, the former Boston
star, is said to be in the market for
the HoIyoke franchise. Dan O'Nei1 is
willing to sell and the veteran may
do business. Hamilton has been Of
fered those two prize ounces, the
chises in the New England league,
but would hardly bite on such losing
propositions unless he secured them
for nothing.
Jawn McGraw has a fine bunch of
heart breakers on his pay roll At
ter RUDE Marquard had fitted across
the sporting page LaRue Kirby, the
Giants young pitcher tried to do the
Don Juan act with a couple of Michi-
gan beauties. He married one but the
other, who is employed in a Detroit
department store. has sued him for
$25, 900. Tell her there amt no such
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02
money, LaRue.

Long Larry Mclean has been saved
from the minors. Manager Higgins of
the ST. Louis Cardinals has refused to
waive on him and he will be the Car
dinals' mainstay behind the bat next
season if he keeps away from old John
Barleycorn. Mclean recently met
Higgins in Cincinnati The big catch
in a summer suit. He made all kinds
of promises if Higgins would give him
a chance and the St Louis manager
fell for the conversation.
Yale football coaches and former
captains will meet in New Haven Sat
urday night and discuss a new coach
ing system for the coming fall.
Arthur Pelky, Chicopee's white hope
who has twice been matched with
Luther McCarty but who has never
fought the new heavyweight champion.
is out with a fresh challenge. Accord
ing to Pelky there are 10 Chieopee,
Mass businessmen who stand ready
to contribute to a, pool of 5000 to go
as a sidebet for a match between
PeIky and McCarty
The New York automobile show sea-
son of 1913 begins tonight with the
formal showing in New York of i'm
ported cars in the ballroom of the
Aston. The exhibition which opens to-
night differs from the others in that
it is more of a social function than it
is an industrial exhibition. Ten of the
leading makes of foreign automobiles
plete cars and chassis which are to
be exhibited at this years show.
France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Eng
land and Canada are all represented.