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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
STUDENTS FIND 1T
HARDEST TASK TO
GO TO BED EARLY

Prof. Nicolson, secretary of the Ma
tlona1 Collegiate Athletic Associate
who some time ago sent out questions
on training to colleges all over the
country, deduces from the replies he
has received that getting students to
go to bed early is the hardest thing
trainers have to do The questions
sent out were on eligibility, training
physical condition and finances. BY
way Of summary Prof. Nicolson says:
.tNinety-tso colleges 6about so per
cent? enforce the, one year rule. OF
these thirty-one enforce the rule in
modified form, deharring only those
who have represented on an athletic
team the college they first attended,
and four administer the rule only for
half a year Forty-twos colleges of
155 (about % per cent? enforce the
freshman rule, eleven. enforcing the
rule for a half year only one for nine
weeks, one for one month and two in
the case Of conditioned freshmen only.
Nfnety-two out Of the 100 colleges
(nore than 60 per cent? debar grad
uate students from their teams For
so per cent? dehar students in profess
sional schools. Fifty-one out of 134
colleges Qes than 40 per Gently dehar
special studenis.,s s1S6
Concerning the answers on training
Prof NicoIson has this report: Eff
tSeA1 coASSSS istS lHde ehey ehAorce
the rules asolutely'; 81. strictly! II,
fairly; f. not very WE'LL. 2. 'as much
as posible'; l. not as strictly as we
wish; 2, cannot enforce them; 1, do
not know; II report that they succeed
in enforcing the rule against drinking,
but are doubtful about the rule against
smoking one report that the rule re-
tiuiIiag the students TIC go to bed early
is the hardest to enforce.
I'm many institutions, especially IN
the South the enforcement of the
rules is based on the honor system,
which seems to work satisfactorily in
that connection. On the other hand,
at Gettysburg College the athletes are
obliged to take an oath that they will
observe training A pledge is exact
ed at West Point. A. Yale the cap
tain has the decision as to the train
ing rules and the power of enforcing
them
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
Ar PALACE ALLEYS
CHARLES r. CRANE PLAYS
GOLF ON SKYSCRAPER

Chicago, March 5--Charles r. Crane
who may be appointed to post in
the diplomatic service by President
Wilson, is a golf enthusiast to such
an extent that he has just had COM
pleted a nine hole course on the 18th
floor of the Crane Building in the
downtown district. The course was
laid out by Tom Vardon, of the Spring
Lake N J., Club who is also in
charge of it.
The course resembles outdoor links
in that it has sand covered putting
green's and hazards. The foundation
is burlap carefully Joined together
to avoid ridges. For the approach the
player has a pocket to shoot, the ar
rangement being such that a, perfect
shot will cause the ball to roll out
dead to the hole,
Mr. Crane is the head of Crane
Valve Co., which has two plants in
this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
COULON, BANTAM CHAMPION,
WILL SOON BE HIMSELF AGAIN
Then He Will Pay Attention TO The Would
Be Sellers of His H0nOrs

ers have been frankie Burns, the Jer-
sey boy, and Kid Williams, the Bal
timore whirlwind, who recently beat
Eddie Campi, the Pacific coast star,
in a hard battle at Los Angeles. There
is no denying the ability of Williams,
as fighter He is a little whirlWind
and no mistake, and 1t will take just
such clever ring general like john
ny Coulon to defeat him, but not un-
til he has been through a tough bat
tie. AS for Burns IL can be said that
CouIon has already beaten him at
New Orleans SO that Williams is the
one to fear most. Johnny writes me
that he hopes to soon be. able to take
on some light matches, that is over
the six or 10 round distance, after
which he will be prepared to accept
Williams challenge for a champions
ship battle over any distance and for
a side bet in addition. The little
champion tells me that his health is
improving right along and that he
will begin light practice at once. If
these boys get together it will open
the way for a worlds title match be-
tween the winner and the champion
of Europe, at present held by Charlie
Ledaux of France. There have been
few international matches for the
bantam title since the days of Jimmy
Barry the Chicago wonder, back in
the early '9Os.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
YOUNG PITCHER WENT
INTO WOODS TO STAY
Queer Case of TwirIer Who Quit
Rather Than Join st. Louis.

Here is a funny one told by W., A.
Phelan in Sporting News:
Wonder If Pitcher Pfddington has
decided to accept a big league salary
from ST. Louis, or will he remain
rusting in the woods? The case of
this young man is one of the strang-
est in baseball history. Some years
ago, he was a sensational performer
in Wisconsin ST. Louis was tipped
to his merits, and Bresnahan closed
terms for him. At this juncture, Pid-
dington had row with some of the
fellows who ran his little club. When
he heard that these people were to
get some money for him. he came out
flat-footed, and declared that never
under any circums tances would he
consent to let them make nickel
on him.
When told that he'd have to get out
OF baseball if he didn't come into line,
he said he didn't give darn-and re-
tired to tine woods For three years
Mr. Piddington has remained in the
woods. His case long since passed
review before the National Commits
sion; under the laws of baseball there
was nothing to do except to return
the money to st. Louis, or to hand
ii to the little club any time Pidding-
ton decided to report. He has never
reported; the years are passing; he
could, If successful at st. Louis. have
AI1S1dG sIItOu5dAOS VI OO44dAS Oy rIAAAn
time, and yet he refuses to appear.
Strange case, isn't it, where the sore
feelings of a boy make him ruin his
own future2
But baseball is full of queer charac-
terss and this Piddington is only one
Of them. Baseball has its mysteries,
too. How many fans and critics know
that a certain major league player,
who vanished from the game in the
height of his renown, didn't go be-
cause he had a chance to engage in
business, but was quietly, silently, but
decisiyely outlawed from all the base
ball world, big and little, never to
be allowed to don a uniform again ?
On that man rests a blacklist that
was never printed; a blacklist more
rigid, more terrible, than that aginst
Nichols, Cravers Hall and Devlin-and
this blacklist is approved by magnates
and by players, big and little, from
Maine to California. How many citi-
zens know about this silent blacklist
and it's victim? Ten guesses as to who
that victim is.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
TO ABANDON SHAKER COLONY
Survivors of the Three Families a
Enfield VIII Move to Leban-
on, N. Y.

Thonpsonville, March 5.-The last
OF the Connecticut Shakers will aban-
don their settlement at Enfield next
week and join the Shaker colony at
Lebanon, N. Y. This announcement
is made by Walter A. Shepard, elder,
and Catherine Kate, trustees of the
settlement.
The Shakers have been at Enfield
for nearly a century. The settlement
originally consisted of five hundred
members and of three divisions, known
as the North, Church and South fam1-
lies. The last of the South family died
a few years ago, and today there are
only twelve in the Church family and
nine in the North. The twenty-one
survivors, whose average age is ninety
years, are unable to work the five
hundred acres of farming land which
belongs to the settlement.
The Shakers want 100000 for the
land and the State expects to buy it
for $500, 900 as a farm for inebriates-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
WANTS WOMEN BARRED
FROM SWIMMING RACES
A. A. U. GETS AFTER PACIFIC
PROMOTERS WHO ALLOWED
FEMALES TO COMPETE

San Francisco, March 5.-sscretaFv
James e. Sullivan, Of the Amateur
Athletic Union OF the United States,
wants to know why women are per-
rnitted to compete in Pacific Ass0cia-
ton swimming meets
HAS this been going on long on
the coast and what Is the idea OF it2'-
Sullivan inquiries in a letter received
yesterday by Chairman George James
of the Pacific Association Registration
Committee. The A A. o., he writes.
refuses to recognize women athletes
and as no one can take part in q A.
A. U. unless registered, he aslss an
explanation concerning the women
swimmers.
James. in his reply to Sullivan
counters with the question as TO why
women are recognized as amateurs IN
the international Olympic games,
naming several famous girl swimmers
who competed at Stockholm last sum
mer. He explained that the local con
test about which sullivan is conceruea
will be merely an exhibition race.
Women's swimming races are by no
means new on the Pacific coast
though they never have been Officially
sanctioned by the local branch OF the
IA A u.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
MILLION FROM
CONNECTICUT FOR
DR. FRIED MAN CURE

Rockville, March 5.-If he can cure
consumption, $1,000OOO will be paid to
DR.. Friedman, by the State of Con-
necticut, according to an extraordina-
ry offer made last night by State Tu-
bercuIosis Commissioner John Gum
ehanan of Hartford in an address on
public health before the Rockville
Business Mems Association meeting.
1.-THE State of Connecticut will pay
81, O00, 600 for a serum that will cure
tuberculosis said Commissioner Gun
shanan. eff DIR. Friedman has the
goods, we've got the money. Our COM
mission would be pleased to have Dr.
Friedman come here and demonstrate
his cure in our sanatoria, each OF
which is equipped with an up-to-date
Laboratory Ten thousand persons are
afflicted with this horrible disease in
this State now, and 1000 Of them win
die before the end of the year. have
the assurance of the members of the
Legislature that they will gladly ap-
propriate the necessary money to
spare the lives of so many of our I'M
fortunate citizens and restore them to
health
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
DELAYED PUNCH
Is NEWEST BLOW
GEORGE CHIP SPRINGS SOME
THING TO SURPRISE BOXING
FANS

New blows by use of which the dis
coverers were supposed to bring about
the defeat Of their rivals in mysteri-
Gus uncanny fashion were common a
few years ago. In the days of Bob
Fftzsimmons and Kid Mccoy no self
respecting boxer in training for a big
match ever failed to announce that
he was rapidly perfecting punch for
which all defence was futile and vain.
But of late years the boxing fra
ternity seems to have lost its capa-
city for invention or it may be that
other means of attracting attention
have been found to suplant the old
methods.
However. now comes George Chip. a
midd1eweight known as the Madison
Miner, with the announcement that he
is the Edison of something entirely
new in the fistic art. Chip calls his
invention the delayed punch" having
obtained the idea from watching Chief
Meyers work the delayed steal on the
ball field. AS Chip explains, it he
starts the blow on its way in a. hook
70 the jaw at express train speed. but
when his glove is half way to the
mark the brakes are suddenly applied.
His opponents guard goes up finds
the blow does not arrive, and falls
again. At this iuncture Chips gloved
fist gathers speed once more and of
course lands with force. enough behind
it to bring about sensational results.
While Chip is the first to apply a
to be n tr1fle late in putting in a
claim as. its Inventor. AS matter
of fact the trick is often, used, al
though few boxers are able to put
enough force behind the blow to make
it effective.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
STEAL FIRE CAR
THEN WRECK 1T

New Haven, March apparently
securing key in some unknown man
ner two men daringly entered the new
fire headquarters building, exactly
across from police headquarters in
Court street early last evening and
took out the automobile of Superin
tendent Of Fire Alarm Telegraph Jas.
Grant Then they proceeded to enjoy
a ride about the country and no news
of the loss of the car nor of the fact
that it was out of the headquarters
building in which it has been stored,
was learned at fire headquarters until
Sam Yudlxins, proprietor of the An
sonia garage, telephoned to Chief En-
gineer Fancher shortly after the close
of the fire board meeting, that the
auto was at his garage in that city in
a wrecked condition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
MATTY BALDWIN IS
WINNER OVER CY SMITH

Matty Baldwin was too fast and
clever for Cy Smith in a ten-round
bout which went the limit at Browns
Gymnasium, New York, last night,
and easily gained the honors in seven
out of the ten sessions Of milling 1t
was announced that each lad weighed
less than the stipulated 124 pounds.
Baldwin met Smiths rushes with
h-rd right hand hooks to the face and
ioody and left jabs to the face. This
sort of treatment bewildered Smith
frequently but failed to stop his ag-
gressiveness. Cy was very wild and
many of his swings went wide of their
mark But occasionally his wallops
connected, and when they did, Bald
win shook from head to foot from the
impact of the blows. No knockdowns
were scored.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
LtJOlE HITTING EN-
HARD IN fIRST PaAlTI-

Pensacola, Fla. March 5-Larry
Lajoie's eye is not dimmed by age.
Neither has it lost it's accuracy
through lack of practice. Lest some
one may have begun to have fears IN
that direction we would like to en-
phasize the matter. Also it would
be safe to predict that with the i'm
provement in pitching Larry's eye
will keep pace.
He batted yesterday. The old stag
ers here admired. The late additions
to the squad marveled. He hit them
near and he hit them far. Mostly far.
Left field fence at Maxent park isn't
a mile away, but It's just far enough
to keep the ordinary hitterss from
taking is measure. Also it isn't far
enough to hold Larry. The king To-
Gated the spot yesterday He lost
nearly all of the balls that Manager
Birmingham had at the park. His
exhibition was remarkable in many
respects, even to the veterans, be-
cause Larry rarely extends himself at
this time of the year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
MANY CHALLENGERS
FOR DAVIS TENNIS CUP
Seven Nations to Try for Trophy Held
BY England

London. March ga larger entry
than ever before received has been
made for the Davis Cup, the lawn
tennis trophy won from Australia, last
year by England. The countries cral-
longing for the next match, the final
OF which will be held in this country
are the United States, Canada, France
Germany, Australia, South Africa and
Belgium
OF the above Canada and Germany
are new aspirants for the noted tro-
ply presented by Dwight r. Davis of
st. Louis, which SO far has been won
only by the United States, England
and Australia. The challenging coun-
tries may make their own arrange
mentss for the preliminary matches,
but. in all probability the semi-final
round will be played here
1t is understood that the matches
in the cup finals will be decided on
the historic courts of the Wimbledon
enclosure. The preliminary ties Will
probably be played during the week
beginning July IA, which will allow
of the clearing of the All England
championship from the wimbledon
turf and then the cup series Of four
singles and one doubles will be fought
out in the following week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
YALE WILL RETURN
TO BASKETBALL LEAUGE

Tt was announced last night that
Yale will undoubtedly be represented
in the intercollegiate basketball league
next year. During the season just
closed the Ellis were not a member of
the league, having DROPPED out a year
ago, after finishing last in the cham
pfonship race.
The excuse given was that the Yale
faculty did not like the rough feat
ures of the game, and that it found
little support among the Yale stu
dents The chances are that after
the splendid records of this years
Yale team the Ellis will be up in the
race netx fall. Once before Yale drop
ped out of the league and for mucn
the same reason, but returned the sea-
son following
Efforts may also be made to secure
the return OF Harvard, though this
will be rather difficult because the
Crimson has been out OF the game for
several years. The new basketball
rules worked better this year than
ever before, and spectators were par
ticuIarIy pleased that all the players
were Obliged to be identified with
numbers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
IRIS SPEAKER
AT GIANT CAMP
RED SOX SLUGGER VISITS Nc.
GRAW'S MEN AND PRAISES
COOPER.

Marlin, Tex, March 5.-The 1914
Worlds Series was fought all over
again here yesterday, when Iris
Speaker the mighty slugger of the
Boston Red Sox, surprised the Giants
by dropping in on them for a friendly
from his home in Hubbard City, which
- sixty miles from here.
Speaker came over in the automo-
bile which was presented to him dur
ing the Worlds Series last fall for
being the most valuable player in the
American League last season.
The Worlds Series was fought over
several Times by the cowboy and the
Giants. and there was some good-na-
tured joshing. Larry Doyle, who won
the prize automobile in the National
League last season and who became
real uhummy with Iris during the
worlds Series, tried to get Speaker tic
take part in the Giants, batting prac-
-Just try and hit one for luck said
Larry. $50 we can see whether you
still have O. batting eye"
iris declined, however, saying he
had to go to work himself on Friday
in Hot Springs. Besides. I would mol
like to take a crack at one of those
young pitchers" Iris said 'HThey
seem to have something on the ball
and might show me up"
Speaker late yesterday afternoon
went back to Waco, where he will
spend the night with the ST. Louis
spring training. McGraw told Speak
er he had a second edition Of him in
Claude Cooper. who is also Texas
boy. Iris said he hoped Cooper would
make good, and as, a Fellow Texan he
Will pull hard for Claude.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
FRANK CHANGE is
LAID UP BY COLD
BUT PLAYERS WORK

Bermuda, March 5-Manager Frank
Chance got his first glimpse of his
full Yankee squad at the Hamilton
Cricket Field yesterday morning when
the new arrivals Joined the delega-
ton already here.
Manager Chance was the only indis-
posed member of the team, so he had
to content himself with watching the
other players work out. Chance was
suffering from severe cold. which
settled in the muscles of his back.
Trainer Barrett and a large bottle of
liniment were called into play, but
they were not equal to the task of
curing Chance of his aiIment in time
for the days practice.
George Mcconnell and Caldwell
were out for the first time, but their
work was only of the -limbering up
nature. Chester Hoff, the southpaw,
also had his first workout. It was the
first time that Chance had seen any
of the trio in action, but he devoted
little attention to them as none of
them tried to show either speed or
curves. Ed Sweeney and Williams
helped the pitchers get the stiffness
out of their arms.
Charley Sterrett WAS picked by
hance as his understudy into days
practice, further demonstrating that
the new manager is sincere in his
declaration that he will play first
base himself and give Hal Chase a
thorough tryout at second The for
mer Princeton star played both at
first base and behind the bat during
his college days, and he was, natur-
ally, first choice as Chances under
study if Chase is to be a fixture else
where. In yesterdays workout Hal
showed more speed than at any other
time since his arrival here, and the
way he handled grounders and throws
was the feature of the practice. It
is becoming more apparent every day
hat Chase can play second base.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
BIRD FARM FOR ooNNECTICUT

Madison, March 5.-The Connecticut
Fish and Game Commission has
leased fifty acres of land for the es-
Enlistment of a State game bird
farm. The commission has imported
300 breeding birds from England and
Germany. An Englishman will be
head gamekeeper.
Among the birds whose functions
will be to replenish the game pre-
serves of the State are Monaghan,
Chinese, English and golden pleas
ants, Hungarian partridge, quail
guinea fowl, reeves and ringnecks.
Common domestic hens will be used
for Matching the eggs of the imported
birds. Connecticut lis the fourth state
to establish a bird farm, the other
States being New York, Massachu-
sets and Kansas
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
Killing TELLS WHY CONTRACT
WITH CINCINNATI WAS INVALID

Kansas city, March 5-John king.
today, mailed a letter to President
Hermann, of the Cincinnati National
League Baseball Club explaining his
denial of Mr.. HerTmann's recent state
ment that Killing has signed a contract
to play with Cincinantf this season
king admits ne signed a contract but
insists he did it with a distinct -un-
Outstanding with Herrmann's agent
that the contract would not be bind
ing unless Kings local business part
ner agreed to his leaving here. This.
King states. his partner refused 20
do and thus the contract never b
came effective.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-05
HANDLERS TAKE
ANOTHER DEFEAT
BLUE RIBBONS WIN FROM
STRATFORD FIVE AND THERE
BY CLINCH SERIES.
(By Wagner.)

The much disputed question OF o..
premacy between the Ramb1ers OF
Stratford and the Blue Ribbons OF
this city was settled last night at Ia
gIes' hall when the Ribbons trounced
the Stratfordites in the second game
of the series by SO to 20. This was the
second straight victory for the Rib
ibons.
The game was sizz1er from starr
to finish on account of the great n
Va1ry between the teams. The han
was packed, the rooters being evenly
divided in their allegiance. Because
of the close score and the strenuous
playing of the athletes, the crowd wac
in a continual state of excitement ana
the cheering was at times deafenfnR.
The Ribbons made a much better
showing than in the first contest.
Their shooting was more accurate ana
although their passing was nothing to
brag about they did good floor work
in getting possession of the ball. The
Ramblers exhibited some clever Daes-
ing but they showed the same old
lack of ability to stay the whole
route. They appear to have the habit
of playing at top speed until the mid
die of the last period and then sIump-
ing.
Jim Morrison was the star for the
Ribbons This bird dropped efsbt
goals into the netting and his clever
tactics on the floor were a. treat BOB
Hoffman shot six baskets, several Of
them sensational long losses. Pat
Hurley was also in the thick OF The
fray. John Leavy and Fred Bierbaum
did well at guard in the second half
and AL Burdick showed his old time
skill at the job in the first period. ice
Heating was also strong at guard
Heig, BIamey and Flood exceiled for
the RambIers.
The going was pretty fast in the
opening period.
Beardsiey made the first point for
the Stratford boys by throwing q foul
and Hoffman then called up q basket
for the Ribbons. A goal by Morrison
put the Ribbons further ahead. The
play was very close during the re-
mainder Of the period which ended
with the score Ribbons ia, Ramblers
49,
In the second half the Rambiers
showed Improvement and took the
lead for a short time but Morrison
and Hoffman began finding the bss-
never to be caught.
Handlers 20 Blue Ribbons IS
B1amey- IF Ig, Bierbaun. I.eavv
Flood, If re-, BurdicI<, Keatins
BeardsIey, c, Morrison
7afe1e, rig II, Hoffman
Heig, Ig #, Hurley
Summary: Field goals, Blemey 3,
Flood 2, Beardsley 1, Hafele I, Heig
5, Curley 2, Hoffman s, Morrison 8
I.eavy 2, Bierbaum L Goals from
fouls, Beards1ey I, Hafele I, Hels 3.
Timekeeper, woodruff. Scorer, Smith.
Referee, Doc Hull. Time Of halves, -
minutes