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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01

him as a worthy holder of the feath-
er-weight title. Not that it lowers
him any in my estimation as a great
boxer, but because Kirkwood had
dem onstrated in recent contests that
he was on the down grade. Only a
few weeks ago he boxed Teddy Hubs,
a youngster from Pittsburg. and was
given a thorough trouncing for ten
rounds. So I fail to see where the
champion gained much prestige by
stopping him in six.
Kilbane's performances in this city
with Dundee and O'Keefe were far
more impressive than his showing
with Kirkwood, or am no judge.
Still it was his failure to stop those
lads that started the local critics on
both clever boys, that is as coTnpar-
ed with KirkwoodS whose chief claim
to fame has rested on his ability to
put over a Knockout punch every
now and then. As boxer Kirkwood
does not amount to much.
A champion has his work cut out
to please everybody. The trouble Is
him. Kilbane came here fresh from
his victory over the great Abe At
tell, anG when he failed to annihilate
his opponents he was branded a false
alarm If any other feather-weight
succeeded in. outp Dundee as
he would boosted as coming
champion for the little Italian IS
highly regarded hereabouts.
am q great adrnirer of Ki1bane
both as a boxer and as a member of
society. L consider him every bit as
clever boxer as AtteH ever dared to
be. and Abe could go some. we an
know. I think he is a harder hit
ter than the average feather-weight,
and while hardly the equal of Terry
McGovern or Young Corbett in that
respect, his record suggests that he
sion demands His clean Knockout
OF Joe Rivers lends weight to this
line of argument However, like the
majority of skillful boxers Kilbane is
satisfied to demonstrate superiority by
outpointing his rivals.
Luther McCarty is a trif1e tardy in
his announcement that he wants to
box Bombadier Wells. Only cou-
pie of weeks ago Manager Gibson. OF
the Garden, offered him a guarantee
OF $4,000 to meet Wells and he re-
fused to accent. Gibson then arrang-
ed a match between Wells and Gun
March IA And If the Bombadier wins
that event Jess willard is to have the
next chance with the Englishman,
provided the elongated boxer can adj
Just his differences with the State,
Commission.
McCarty and Wells would make the
ideal match. but it looks as if Luz
ther has missed his chance for the
time being If sincere in his desire
to return to the ring he can do bus
mess with -.One Round Davis. the
Buffalo heavyweight, who I am told
is just pining away for want of suit
able exercise.
II the French sports. have made
Billy Papke L to 2 favorite over
Frank Klaus for their battle next
Wednesday. as Al Lippe writes, am
at loss to understand their method
of handicapping fighters. On his re-
cent form in this country Papke
would not be that hot choice over
good husky lightweight. Still the
Frenchman may not be the boob we
imagine. Such odds suggest that
there is s'something doing"
las II Cvn2RTZrNT
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01
BOSTON MAGNATES
PULLED TELEPHONE
OUT TO SAVE COIN

Some base ball magnates have had
q reputation for being close, but it is
doubtful that any club ever had the
reputation which belonged to the old
owned by Soden, Conant and Billings.
That club had youth named
Schwartz, or something like that,
playing second base. Schwartz start
ed the season in Boston and lasted
until some time In August. He had
heard about Soden's aversion to Civ
ing passes, but as an average crowd
in Boston that year was about 200,
Schwartz thought there ought to be
room for friend of his who went out
to the park with him one day. SO he
went into the office and braced Soden
for a pass.
"And who are you. young 1nan2''
.swhy. am ball player" replied
Schwartz.
you don't say. And what is your
position ?''
Second base
might I inquire what team you
play within asked Soden
'fWhy, on the Boston team-right
here" said the astonished athlete.
You don't say so,'' CALCULATED the
magnate, adjusting his speetacles, II
don't ever remember seeing you be-
fore.''
In the DdCk OF the OIQ STauO SLanO
at Boston there was a telephone. An
attendant watched this phone and ev-
cry time one OF the club officials
called a number he was charged with
the call and paid for it at the end Of
the month.
One month the bill came in and af-
ter the books were balanced one call
was not accounted for. The manager
and players were sent for, but they
denied having sneaked over that call.
Soden, Billings and Conant then went
into executive session. Each was pos
tive he had not called the mysterious
number.
This extravaganza has got to stop, %
firmly asserted Soden, tomorrow that
telephone comes out"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01
MIKE DONLIN GOING
TO MINORS NEXT SEASON
Former Giant Outnelder Announces
That He VIII Join Minneapolis.

New York, March mike DonIin is
going to the minors From his own
lips comes information that he will
pass next season with the Minneapo-
lis club of the American Association
where he will be a team-mate with
RUDE Waddell and other former stars
of the big circuits.
The veteran of the diamond has
lost but little OF the sped that made
him one of the greatest players in the
history Of the game; he still has
much Of the keenness of eye that put
him in the top row of sluggers but
Mike has reached the point, according
to his own statements, where he will
be of more use in less speedy COM
pany. At present, he is playing a
vaudeville engagement here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01

Ties, as ne went TO
his dressing room
after his 10-round
a r g u m e Mt with
Bob Moha, the
counterpart o f
Tom Sharkey. ex-
cept for height,
before the South
Side A. c., in Mil
waukee, the past
week. have
graduated from a
light weight into
q light heavy
weight during the
past two years,
continued Johnny,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01
THIS DATE IN
PUGII.ISTIC ANNALS

1s94-Frank Craig, s'the Harlem
Coffee Cooler defeated Fred Pritch-
ard for middleweight championship
of England, at London.
19O5-Mysterious Billy Smith and
Joe WaIcott fought 15-round draw
at Boston.
191O-Johnny Coulon outpointed
Joe Coster in 10 rounds at Brooklyn.
1911-Patsy Brannigan and Char
ley Goldman fought 15-round draw at
Dayton, o.
1911-You say1or outpointed
Jack Redmond in 10 rounds at In
dianapo1is.
1912-Battling Nelson and Sammy
Trott fought 15-round draw at Day
ton, 0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01

fess now that Moha is altogether too
fast and too young for me. I did not
suppose that any man could make
me slow up, but like all others I was
mistaken. I will beat most of them
to-day at my weight, even with the
handicap of age against me, but I
will take off my hat to this young
MiIwaukean, who is another Tom
Sharkey for taking punishment and
handing it out. He is altogether too
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01

New York-Posing as detective to
reform hayward girl" Irving
Schrage, 10, was remanded to jail by
Magistrate KroteI who called him IAN
aataaiahine x0un< 49,"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01
CBY TOM S. ANDREws.)

cit is the beginning of the end, I
guess remarked Cyclone Johnny,
Thompson, the Sycamore farmer lad,
and hero in over 200 hard fought bat
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01

All-white is a gavorite this year.
Many pretty afternoon frocks, are
made of black panne velvet, combfn-
ed with Bohemian, duchess, rose point
az A1sRoop lace.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01

A1bany-Frank A. Gallup, principal
of Albany High school, suspended a
boy and girl for "a school Irritation"
A hundred members of their class
went on strike.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01
ANNIVERSARY OF BIG
SMITH ALC0TT BOUT

mysterious Billy Smith, the first
Queensberry welterweight champion,
had a repertoire of tricks never equal
ed by any other boxer before or since.
He might well have been called "Bil-
1y the Bite because one of his play
full antics was to take a tchaw out of
his antagonist when the referee
wasn't looking. Smith and Joe Wal
colt, the sblaek demon of Barbados"
used to mix things quite frequently,
and the way Smith treated that coon
was something scandaIous. The first
Smith Walcott bout was staged in the
Boston Music Hall eighteen years ago
to-day, March /, 1895, and 1t will new
er be forgotten by those who witness
ed it. There was lot of race feel
ing in the Bean City, and Wa1cott
feared the crowd more than his OPP
ponent. The referee was an old pu-
gilist named Aaron, and he was blind
as a bat to all of Billy's foul stuff.
Once he actually bit Joe which show
ed mighty poor Judgment. Joe was
afraid to protest against Smiths foul
ing, because the fans we're constantly
yelling kill the smoker and every
foul put over by Smith was greeted
with applause. Once Billy brought
down the house by brazen1y asking
the referee TO disqualify the negro
because, explained Smith, che is biting
me!'' The whole affair was a dis
grace to the sport, and happily noht-
ing like that could be pulled off now.
Despite the handicap, Joe had the best
of the affair, and the referee had to
give him a draw.
Not long after the Boston battle
Smith and Walcott fought again, this
time in New York, for the worlds
Welterweight championship. Charlie
White was the third man in the ring,
and he made the men fight fair. This
bout went twenty-five rounds, and the
decision went to Smith, who had all
the better of he latter part of the en-
gagement, at one time knocking the
demon down for the count of eight
In 1898 they fought again, going
twenty-five rounds to draw. In
two following battles with the ode
mon,' Smith lost both on fouls
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01

Observation-Disclosures say that Ceorrs
Bernard Shaw owed his keen ssnss
of humor and also his love OF music
to his mother who is dead here az
the age OF 3d.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01

London-A Zoo elephant. SEARCHING
a daily visitors pocket, for a biscuit.
ate up a letter containing 800 ln
banknotee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01


Louis Litschi, the former Bridgeport
hortstop, made such a strong shoz-
ng with Vernon in the Pacific Coast
eague last season, that ne VIII Dc
wen a regular job at third bsse-
fanager Hogan has released Inde1der
.urreI to make room for Ldtschl
Manager Sam Kennedy OF Vgatsr-
ury club was a yiistor at the office
4 Presid ent 81 Es5ufi1e ofoths Eastern
association Yesterday, Sam. hauded
in the two contracts, one for FftcE1r
Johnny Lower and the other Tor
Catcher Nagelson, who was sent TO
the Brass City by Cleveland. ken
ncdy has Fl players signed ana s1c-
poets TO have a strong club
Jack Egan, the former Black Roek
and Crane Valve catcher has roper
ed to the Washington Americas. He
will help warm up the pitchers at the
training camp in Charlottesville. va.
and hopes to get regular JOB.
The New London Club has slsned
pitcher Jordan who had a trial win
the Chicago White Sex last ysar-
The candidates for the yale var
sity and Freshman crews had thslF
first glimpse Of the English stroke
last night when they were sho1Fn
motion pictures OF the way the OK
ford and Leander crews work Har-
Dor work for the Eli candidates VII
start next week
In their annual wrestling meet last
night, the Yale grapp1ers won every
bout from Harvard There were sev-
en- matches.
At the Bridgeport club tonight. ire
Algonquin club pool players WIN MAKE
their final appearance IN the league
contests. The A1gonQuins have first
place cIinched no matter how touighfe
games result sf.s enG
Taxidermiets with glands at the
sportsmen's show in Madison square
Garden were oyerhaulfns their eEhf-
bits with an extremely critical eye, Co
day. following the arrest, yesterday. or
Walter D. Kinds, Portland Ne. and
UIr4ch Griffin, Brooklyn, N z HIndr
and Griffin VIII be hailed before a
magistrate on g. charge Of dIsplayIng
owls for sale. Their arrest ~ Edsar
Hicks, a state game warden, followed
examination of all the exhibits ~
State Game officials. A B. BrIckns1.
of Newton, N. J., 70 years old. made
the first perfect score IA the trap
shooting tournament, last night cul-
pointing a large field Of young rivale.
Manager Jennings divided the De-
troit Tiger squad into two teams. to-
day, for the first practice game Of the
season, this afternoon. Hughey insist
ed that the game should 20 only five
inn1ngs- Darkeutng skies and q sIfFhE
rainfall hampered practice for the See
ond time since the training beear,
but Jennings has decided conditions
here are as good IS IN any aouthern
training CHARTERS and viii brinw ff1
Tigers here agsan In 1910.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01
HOT STOVE LEAGUE
.itschi Gets Regular Job with ver.
non Team-YaIe Crew SEES
English Stroke.
By WaRnn)

(By WagneTJ
Louis Litschi, the former Bridgeport
hortstop, made such a strong sEoE-
ng with Vernon in the Pacific Ccast
ca que last season, that he VIII De-
iven a regular job at third bsse.
fanager Hogan has released Inds1der
.urrell to make room for Latsehl.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01

Local critics are at last forced to
admit KiIbane is a real champion"
Johnny's display of form when he
rtopped George Kirkwood, the hard
biting st. Louis feather-weight, so
lrnpressed the experts that they are
now ready to concede him a chance
when he boxes Johnny Dundee in Los
Angeles next month.
To my way of thinking Kilbane's
victorv over Kirkwood does not stamp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01

Jack Egan, the former Black Roct
and Crane Valve catcher has rspere-
ed to the Washington Americans He
Will help warm up the pitchers at the
training camp in Charlottesville, va
and hopes to get a regular Job.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01
i'm CORBETT SAYS JOHNNY
KILBANE is REAL CHAMPION
Also Picks Joe Rivers to Beat Leach Cross
the Next Time They Meet

EBy James J. Corbett, Former Heavy
weight Champion of the WORLDLY
Especial to The Farmer.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01

pitcher Jordan who had a trial win
the Chicago White Sex last year
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01

The candidates for the Yale var
sity and Freshman crews had 4nsir
first glimpse Of the English stroEe
last night when they were shown
motion pictures OF the way the OK
ford and Leander crews work Har~
Dor work for the Eli candidates VII
start next week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01

At the Bridgeport club tonight. ire
Algonquin club pool players WIN MAKE
their final appearance in the LEAGUE
contests. The AIgonquIns have first
place clinched no matter how tonighise
games reault. sfsF 900
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-01

In their annual wrestling meet last
night, the Yale grapplers won every
bout from Harvard There were sew
en- matches
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TRAMRS DREW GRAHAM
FOR AFTERNOON ROUND
OF met GOLF TOURNEY
Champion Beat Kerr, 3 and 2,
in Ordinary Morning Round
at Fox Hills.

The draw for the afternoon round In
the Metropolitan Golf Championship
tournament on Fox Hills course at
Clifton. 9. l.. was a. follows: wild W
Taylor; whitney W. Hollins: Brokaw
W Hammer; Hyde W. Topping: Michael
W Beach; Graham va Travcrs: Kirby
vs. Allen; Gwyer vs. White.
Travers beat Hamilton Kerr by 8 and
In the first round of match play.
Travers was In trouble throughout on
the second and lost II. Kerr equsilins
par. The next two went to Jerry in
perfect play, while the fifth was finely
haived. Travers lost the sixth In q
wretchcd Z to 9 against par through
getting into the rough.
On the punch bowl seventh Travers
stabbed at q . hole putt for q ., missing
by two Inches. so II was q half In par 4.
Travers won the eighth by being well
on the green. while Kerr was In the
road. Kerr also lost the ninth by twice
getting Into the rough. Their medal
play was Of no account.
Howard whitney, Nassau, beat W. 8.
Leeds. Fcx Hills, s and 6. Tho latter
lost the FIRST three holes and was one
down at the turn. Kirkby beat Mar.
ston and 2; Kirkby lost the nrst three
holes. but took the next three and was
but one down at the turn. Marston hav-
Ing gone out In 81. Then Kirkby turned
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street. the news q the holdup was re-
cetved with only snomentsry agitation.
Max Nathan. one Of the heads of tn.
bvslpsss, rushed 10 the telephone and
in0Slred: "fs the money safsr'
Apparently assured. he returned u
the inner ONCE. where the regular
Thursday business meeting was in
progress. and refused TO be DISTURBED
20 make any statement or give any
information.
elNoeRpRiNrs sHoW A FORMER
AkReor o. PtGoio.
From his hnserprInts the police dis.
covered that the uninjured prisoner
had been arrested on March -. 1910. by
Detective Burns. The latter saw three
men watching Miss EiInor McDermott.
bookkesper for Dupay a Gaibina. maxi
ers OF artificial flowers at No. see
West broadway. A. she drew esoo. the
weeks payroll. from the Broadway
branch OF the Corn Exchange Bank.
He followed her and when the men
grabbed her bag he ran up. shooting
from his revolver. and caught two. The
man arrested to-day gave his name
then "A Pietro Plesio and with him
was 0iussppi spardo. Both we're dis
charged when Mss McDermott refused
20 appear against them and last Janu.
AIRY Pies'o had his picture taken from
me RoGues' Gallery on the plea that
he had never been convicted. He for
GOT 10 ASK for his finger prints and his
record was discovered from these.
Tho polioe think perhaps Puma may
actually b 0pardo. and a. soon he he 10
we'll enough his finger prints Will b
taken to se 10 they match sp&rdo's
record.
Frank pepe Of No. COS East One Hun
dred and sixth strest was arrested and
will be held until wintress can look
him over. The police cay he has .
bad reputation in Little Italy. and
gray suit and cap he wore exactly nt-
ted . description given by wintress Of
one Of the bandits euH. he has no
wound. and wintrsss thinks he hit one
Of the men.
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than thirty years. He met Pftman one
Friday afternoon. but could not say
whether II was last year or two years
ago.
ibid you NEE: Pitman on February
10. 1919. when he came to your house to
get dynamite?"
Il mat him the day he got the dyna-
mite from me. I don't know what day
Il was"
How did you meet him?'
He called me on the phone at noon
ana said he'd meet me that afternoon.
he was at the house. He said to me:
Lets 80 up to the quarry We did.
Up there he said to me: I'm doing .
little Job In Winchester. Can you let
me have soms dynamiteT said, Sure.
but I've only got q little He said.
That vii be all riGht' told him I
couldn't sell him any. but I could lend
him . little. He said that was nne, and
We went back to the house and had
supper. told him ia 20 into Boston
with him and then went back to the
quarry and wrapped up some twenty to
twenty-five stioks-1 don't remember
how much-and carried II TO the house.
Then Pitman and went to Boston
with t."
He then told Of their visit to Law
renee and how Breen had received the
dynamite from him. Not . word was
exchanged between Breen and him he
said.
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BY the State cannot be found. lie voted
from stilweIrs home Ia the last elec-
ton and was appointed to his job In the
Senate through stlweirs influence. stii.
well says he doesn't know where Popp IA
ALBANY. May 22.--At the request
of District-Attorney whitman Attor-
ney-General Carmody has designated
Deputy Attorney General Franklin Ken
nedy 10 cooperate with the District.
Attorney at the trial Of Senator stilweli
In New York. Mr.. Carmody said: THE
report that Mr.. Kennedy was sent to
New York as the representative of
Gov. sulser is untrue. The Governor
did not request our once to be repre-.
scented at the trial"
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such distance Is the HsrvAw ~ n
coupled with direction. We 4 &a1 -
played In other ways. coo. sk"oe1h -
was going much stronger t!an yester
day. f. n. Wild. Crawford. beat .. 3
ID. Bowers. Brooklawn, . AMI 2
Perhaps the biggest surpris was the.
walloping Sam Graham. Greenwich
gave T. ", Birmingham, HykAsyi'i
star. Graham won by 9 and I "A tech
nicality entered into the snato through
. bail topping over ~ II tas beinp
addreSsed. Had II been couted Der
mingham would have been dwn.
George T. Broksw. Garden dty, bsa
Fred II. Thomas. Morris Counv. AM
g. A. r. Hammer. FOE Hills. bet q. u
sturscs, Wykasyl, Z and 8. lammsr
on his home course at Least, otciasss,
sturses, who last year won theshlnae
cock tournament from Kirkby. Jamc,
n Hyde. South Shore. beat Ma Behr
BAltusroi, . and .. Chisholm Beach
Fox Hills. beat 3. n. Ridder. Ok.and
Q and I. Harold Topping. Greenwich.
beat e. N. Barnes. Engiewood. sAnd
Gardiner White. Oakland. beat 4. v
Gaines. wykasyi, 2 up.
White had close call srohi
Gaines. The former was down u tns
way out, but Squared the match q ths
tenth. won the eleventh. halved ths
next four ana lost the sixteenth, soar.
ing matters q second time. Then III
won the seventeenth In Q strict .fu,
and scored the eighteenth . -
against par I.
There wac . lot Of trouble this NOR
Ing over settling bets on yesterday,
low score. The question was, did /
break the local record. II dA not, o:
cording 70 NiSbets London Annual 1oia
the Eoyle Of golf. Hammer holds th,
mark At II. however: because Of change
on the course last year, new holes wer
gradually put into commission. Lat
In October Hammer In competition dl,
70 after everything was finished. A
Chisholm Beach also did . 70 ear'!s-
with one new hole out, the clubs tes u
medal for low score was not awarde !
Nevertheless, 70 stands ~ the loc>
mark although not recognised by clul
award because OF the peculiar situatios
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She Darkened Her
Gray Hair
4 Kansas City Lady Dsrksned Her
Gray Hair and Stimulated Its
Growth by . Simple
Homo Process.
She Tells How She Did II.

Mrs. A. Biggam. q we'll known
resident Of Kansas City, Mo-, who
dsrkened her gray hair by = simple
home process, made the following
statement: "Any lady or gentleman
stimuists it's growth and make { soft
and glossy with this simple recipe,
which they can mix ct home. To
half pint Of water add I OF. Of bay
rum, / small box Of Barbo Compound
and u OF. Of glyoerine. These in
Qredients can be purchased at any
drug store at very little cost. Apply
to the hair every other day until the
gray hair Is dsrkened sufficiently,
then every two weeks. This mixture
relieves any scalp troubles and is
excellent for dandruff and falling
hair. It does not stain the scalp, Is
Of. It will make Q gray haired per-
son look 10 to 20 years younger.
Advt.
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INSURED FOR $780, 900,
DROWNED WHILE COUGHING.
Rich Florida Man Suffering a Seiz'
ure Falls From Ferryboat-Had
Asked $4,000 Addition.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. May RE.
o. Painter. a wealthy fertilizer manu-
facturer and fruit grower. taken with a
At OF coughing to-day while crossing
st. Johns River on . ferry, fell over.
board and was drowned.
He was said to have carried life in
surance totalting 100000 and to have
applied to-day for an additional policy
of $4,000.