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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-10
Officials DISCUSS Rules.

The intercollegiate football rules
committee and the central board of
officials met in Manhattan hotel, New
York. recently and heard the official in
depreciation of the football rules for
the season of 1913 as compiled by the
committee on rules under the direction
OF Walter Camp, chairman.
The entire code of rules was dis
cussed and criticised by more than a
hundred football coaches, team man
ayers and officials
The only rule that met with any OBJ
lection was rule 20 in the official rule
book Under rule 20 an addition was
made which will be incorporated in the
final version of the rules. 1t was on
the privilege of players in making an
onside kick. The addition will read to
the effect that those players behind a
man making onside kick have equal
right with the men of the opposing
team to go after the kicked ball. but
are not to interfere with the players on
the opposing side in their attempts to
catch the ball.
DR.. James A. Babbitt, chairman of
the central board of officials, an
nounced that the list of football officials
for the coming season had been made
out He said that the list would be
better than during previous seasons He
said communications with the leading
colleges on the subject showed that
with but few exceptions each college
had list of from twenty to thirty off,
Gals whom they preferred and that
these individual college preferences
conceded almost entirely among the
several colleges.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-10
white sox Against Browns,


In the following year, 1885, the series
was a more carefully prepared set OF
games. The Chicago White STOCKINGS
won the National league pennant In
that year, and the pennant in the
American association was won by the
St Louis Browns. These clubs played
seven games, each team winning three
games, and one was a tie. Each club
put up a prize Of $500, which was to
go to the winner, in addition to 90 per
cent OF the gate receipts. This series
ended In a dzzle, and in 1885, when the
same clubs won the remnants in the
two organizations, the Chicago White
Stockings would play only under the
condition that the winner should take
all the receipts, and to this the St
Louis club consented. The crack Chi
cago club, which had such players as
Captain Arson, Pfeffer, Williamson,
Billy Sunday and Clarkson, lost the
series to St Louis, four games to two.
The Browns took all the money that
year.
In 1887 Detroit won the National
American association title. The num-
Der OF games was increased SO as to
include all the large cities on both cir
cults. Twenty-one games were played
in various cities, and st. Louis won
fifteen games to six
New FORKS first victory OF worlds
series was in 1888, when the Giants
won the National league championship
and St. Louis captured the American
association pennant. In that year New
York had Owing, Ward, Herman and
Keefe. New York won SIX out of the
ten games.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-10
BALL PLAYERS ARE BEST AT


HANK O'DAY, dean Of the National
leagues staff of umpires, recently
gave brief outline Of his baseball ca
reer, eliminating as he went along such
portions as referred to Cincinnati He
said:
SET started playing professional base
ball when I was seventeen years old
was living in Chicago at the time and
was considered a good amateur player.
Spa1ding was picking UP team COM
posed Of the best amateurs in the city,
and I had chance to get into the
game.
1.-The public usually believes a player
is young If he has just been recruited
from the minor leagues, but such is
not the case. Some of these fellows
are gray headed before they have a
chance to get into the big leagues.
'R man takes care of himself he
ought to be able to do his best work
when he is well along in the th1rties.
We have some fine players in the two
major leagues who are nearly forty
years of age.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-10
When Radbourne pitched.

Baseball games between rival cham
pion clubs for the championship Of the
universe began away back in 1884.
when Arthur Irwin. now scout for the
New York Yankees, was captain OF the
Providence Or. l. team, the winners
of the National league pennant- Provi-
dence that year played a series of
games with the Metropolitan team of
New York, the winners of the pennant
in the American association. Irwin
was shortstop, captain and coach of the
Providence outfit, and his players in
cIuded the great pitchers Charley Rad
bourne and Charley Sweeney, also
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-10

can victory. Admire your ideas on
temperance"
The temperance reference young
Oufrnet said, was doubtless occaSioned
by the statement, sent out at the time
the Boston golfer won the title, to the
effect that he was temperance advo-
cate.
It has been persistentIy stated in
eoIf1ng circles that Ouimet plans TO
break into the professional ranks This
has caused the new champion consid-
cradle annoyance On this point Oui-
met said somewhat ennphaticaI1y:
'I intend TO remain an amateur golf
er. I know little about the amount OF
money there is in the game for the
American professional golfers but
know that 1 will derive much more
pleasure from the game If remain an
amateur. It has never been my ambi-
ton to make money by playing golf
love the game for it's own sake"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-10
REDUCING Lfgt Of oHioiaIs.

DR.. Rabbit said that since this pref
erence for limited number Of officials
was so generally shown and since the
list of officials in recent years had be-
come overburdened it was the purpose
20 reduce the list and try to bring the
officials for whom preference has been
Indicated by all the colleges in general
into greater use.
DR.. Babbitt said that heretofore great
dif1culty had been experienced in re-
ducing the list of football officials ow-
ing to the reluctance of. the officials to
as-.aA oazz az tia list. He said that prao-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-10

games were played and Of the four
captured by New York Matty's pitch
ing is conceded by all the experts to
have won three. 1t was in that series
that Billy Gilbert, the little second
baseman of the Giants, a woeful1y
weak batsman, came to life in a
startling way with the stick and made
several bingles OF the finest sort just
when needed
big Ed Walsh and Ed Reu1bach
were the headliners in the clashes be-
tween the Chicago White Sox and the
Chicago Cubs in 1906, and of course the
generalship OF Charley Comiskey had
much to do with the capturing OF the
worlds title by the Sox
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-10
AMEs ouEER cAREER.

CIT wonder" says Leon Ames, ''if any
other pitcher ever had a career
quite like mine? I was a second string
or reserve pitcher for ten years, and
this is the first time I have ever been
listed as regular, taking my turn in
an understood rotation. McGraw kept
me ten years on his payroll, never CIV
ing me much work, yet never Offering
to let me go until this season. Year by
year an idea grew in New York that I
was unlucky-a hopeless hoodoo. Yet
how could that idea be really correct
when never pitched enough games to
show what could or couldn't do?''
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-10
PICS OF TIMELY INTEREST TO THE FOLLOWERS OF SPOF

eyes almost popped out OF their heati1-
The Bolzts band, OF which the pitch
eTes pa was the chief for many year,
number only ninety people, but re-
ceives over 100000 every year tor TIM
Der. and every man, woman and child
of the tribe could sign a chscls-oE
make an x on one-6or $60s0OOi - Is
up to young Mr.. Bokis to act as q gem
era1 manager of the fund, and ho cau'q
very well play professional bail
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-10
ANaON FoR sfFERTFFF

A DRIAN O. AN5OT, Uncle Anso,-
II whom every fan hsss seen OF bard
of, needs a job and has cOuc1ud0d thasa
sheriff OF Cook county WIu SaSt suit
him, SO he has announced his candt-
daoy for the office, and he has SONS
real backing that bids fair 20 make
him a quantity in the raco. 4Hlzeg
and Anson met In Cincinnati RocsoGtys
and Joe has promised to make gpesche0
for ~Anse'' after the baseball season
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-10
Jerry Denny and several other old

Jerry Denny and several other old
time stars.
The Metropolttans proved an easy
foe in the first worlds series, for they
lost the first three games to Provi-
dence. The Metropolitans were man
aged by James Mutrie, and their best
pitchers were Tim Keefe and Lynch,
who were no match for the Providence
stars. The three games were played
at the old Polo grounds, One Hundred
and Tenth street and Lenox avenue,
New York, and the first exhibition pre-
sents a g1aring contrast in attendance
in comparison with the worlds series
games today. At the first game at
the old Polo grounds in 1884 the con-
test was witnessed by crowd OF 1000
This was the beginning Of the baseball
contests for the worlds title, and in
terest in these games grew steadily
after that year. A baseball title of the
world was a new thing then and did
not attract much attention.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-10
Huoo4Ns TO CONTINUE

MILLER HUGGINS will be the 1914
1'A manager Of the st. Louis Cardi-
nails. This news comes from President
Schuyler P. Britton, who was in Chi
cago recently. The magnate and man
ager had a long conference, and terms
were agreed upon. The contract for
Higgins will be for one year only, not
because that is the length offered by
Britton. Higgins is the one to re-
quest only a one year contract
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-10
Boosr FoR BRoWFG.

SCOUT BILLY GILBERT OF tha
~ Brooklyn club said the other day
that the new r1ghthanded pitcher Hl~
mer Brown, Is a real major leagueEs
Brown VIII make good from the start
said Gilbert HE has everything. ins
Guiding nerve"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-10
BY TOMMY CLARK.

The yale football squad has q
stronger group Of candidates than it
had last year at this time, and the
coaches ard very enthusiastic at the
outlook The Ellis have a hard task
facing them-that of developing an
eleven powerful enough to defeat the
admittedly very powerful Harvard
eleven.
Even at this early date the odds
against Yale in the Harvard match
are discussed. The odds are to 3
against Yale.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-10


EyRANCIS QUINTET, the young BoS-
tom amateur who won the open
golf championship Of the United States
from Harry Vardon and Ned Ray, the
English professionals, Is the sensation
of the year ON the links. His achieve
ment is one Of the greatest In the his
tory Of goh.
At the Country club. Brookline.
Mass, he won the title by no less than
five strokes.
One of the congratulatory messages
that Oufrnet received was from no less
a notable than John D, Rockefeller Of
Standard Oil fame. It was sent from
the oil kings home in Cleveland. Mr.
Rockefeller has long been an euthusf-
astic golfer.
In his message to Ouinet Mr.. Rookie
Teller said:
T. Congratulate you upon your Aner4-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-10
A NEW FOOTBALL DEVICE AT
HARVARD

DBRRIC PARMENTER, coach Of the
Harvard centers, has invented a
new piece of football apparatus. It
was installed at Harvard few days
ago. The new device is built similar
to an easel. with an oval hole in the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-10

ing made him one of the most valuable
men any team could have. He was
sudden DEATH to most OF the best
base stealers.
Matty's greatest worlds series ex-
plot occurred in 1908, when the Giants
were pttted against the Athletics. Five
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-10
Johnny Kings Work.

Every fan knows how brilliantly
Johnny King. the able catcher, shone
for the Chicago Nationals in various
worlds championship matches against
the White Sox, the Detroits and the
Athletics. Kings catching and throw
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-10
rERRE HAUrE GETS FIELDER.

INDIANAPOLIS has returned Out
fielder Wheeler to Terre Haute.
Secretary Farrell notified Pitcher Har-
ris, with Terre Haute, that he Is sus-
pended because he belongs to York OF
the Nebraska league.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-10

Queen Mary OF England Is said to be
a golf enthusiast and may play at Bal
moral this fall.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-10
cY SEYMOUR MAY UMPIRE.

Cy Seymour may try for a position
as umpire in one of the big eastern
baseball organizations.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-10

tically the only way the list has been
reduced has been when an official has
voluntarily withdrawn from the list.
DR.. Babbitt intimated that some Of
fetal would have to be dropped in order
to carry out the plans for a list of off,
Gals, all of whom should be in gen
eral favor among the colleges.
The central board of officials who at
tended the meeting were:
DR.. James A. Babbitt, chairman;
Crawford Blagden, Walter Camp,
Parke H. Davis, w. I. Dudley, z. x
Hall and o. w. Savage.
A Good Example.
President Hfbben Of Princeton uni
versity frequently goes on the field to
watch the football players practice and
confers with the coaches as to the
work of the men,
Rarely has a college president shown
so practical an interest in football 1t
is certain that the game would be
greatly benefited If other college rulers
condescended to forget their sacred
dignity for a few minutes a day and
made personal visits to the gridiron.
Fastest Motorboaf In the World.
The British motorboat Maple Leaf
W, owned by E. Mackay Edgar and
representing the Royal Motor Yacht
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-18
Standing of the Clubs.

% q 90 90 % @ % % g o @ % % % y
Our Bengals suffered their third
straight defeat at Vancouver yes
terday. Neither their fielding,
hitting or the pitching was up to
standard, and the Beavers canter-
ed home with the opening game
of the season on their own
grounds.
Criger and Crittenden were the
battery selected to open the fes-
tivities, but Lefty had only a
prayer, and Dick had a decided
penchant for bum heaves, so
Churchill and Byrnes went in
about the third stanza. Church
ill proved no enigma, being found
for eight hits while he officiated.
Ingersoll was found more or
less frequently during the strug-
gle but managed to weather the
storm. McMullin was the bright
star of the encounter, getting two
singles, double and triple out
of four trips to the plate.
1t Is rumored that McGinnity
viii soon make some changes.
VANCOUVER.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-18
COVALESKI
PITCHES WELL

SPOKANE, April IS. - AL
though the Portland Pippins
outhit the Indians more than two
to one yesterday, Covaleski could
not be reached in the pinches for
safeties and Spokane won by a
shutout, 2 to 0.
n TT N
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-18
TIGERS STILL
IN CELLAR

NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.
Vancouver 8, Tacoma 4.
Seattle 4, Victoria 8.
Seattle 4, Victoria 3.
Spokane 2, Portland O..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-18
CON- VER-SAT-ION LEAGUE

We wonder if Mccormick was
able to square things for Coppock
this morning. Those cut glass bot
ties and jars of paste sure looked
all broken up. There are certain
subjects that Coppock is very
touchy on. It's to be hoped that
the debris Is cleared away and
business Is going on just the
same.
Laurie Ordway, the little lady
who went up in the flying ma
chine Wednesday, sent very en-
couraging telegram to President
McGinnity this morning: Joe
McGinnity. Vancouver: Good
luck to you. Hope you beat the
blooming Canucks. Laurie Ord
way, Pantages theater Tacoma"
It's nice to hear what some of
the loyal fans say about the team.
They say the team is all right and
the matter of two or three games
at the opening of the season does
not decide a pennant race, and
when the race is we'll under way
the Iron Man will be a class con-
tender for the rag"
There are a great many talking
about that opening game, and
some blame Concannon and others
Crittenden for "boners," while it
Is not fair to either, as the trick
of inside baseball is hard to un-
derstand by the outsiders. There
are several ways to look at that
particular play. Anyone IL sue
cessful would have been received
by the fans as a wonder. But
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-18

Totals ....36 4 10 "a IL 6
Slated for Criger in second.
**Batted for Churchill in ninth
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Vancouver -. 1 2 1 q o. 20 IS
Tacoma 49,. % 0 5000 121-4
SUMMARY
Two-base hits-Scharnweber 2,
Bennett 2, McMullin, Saddle.
Three base hits-McMullin, Frisk.
Double plays = Ingersoll to
Scharnweber to Walsh; Churchill
to Nordy1e to Chick. Sacrifice
hft-Scharnweber. Stolen bases
-Scharnweber, Hester. Bases
on balls-Off Ingersoll 8, off Cri-
ger 1. off Churchill 4. Struck
out-By Ingersoll 8, by Criger /,
by Churchill 1. Wild pitch-In-
gersoll. Hit by pitched ball -
Byrnes. Hits-Off Criger 2 in 3
innings; off Churchill 9 in 6 in
nings.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-18

Eagles smoker in Eagles hall last
night.
Campbell was too good for Ros-
coe. Taylor wasted enough wild
swings to have put out a hundred
fighters III they had landed, but
Campbell was too shifty. In the
third round the Frisco lad, realiz-
ing that his blows were hurting
Taylor, appealed to the referee
to stop the fight as he already had
a big margin over the Tacoman.
Taylor demurred and continued.
Shanklin's curtain-raiser intro
ducing Joe Henessey of San Fran
cisco and Jim O'Malley of Taco
ma, should have been substituted
for one of the triple headliners.
The two lads went at it hammer
and tongs, vicious blows falling
fast and hard, and at the end of
the fight Referee Shock gave the
decision to Hennessey.
Harry Musson and Young Baa-
er went four rounds to a draw.
Eddie Shepler and Pat Dorian,
lanky Siwash, fought four rounds
to a draw.
Art Wilson, who was supposed
to enter the ring last night, was
saved the disagreeable chore of
showing Frank Koepkey that he
is better lumberman than a
scrapper. For trim Joe Swain, a
little fighter from Portland, was
substituted. Joe is about half the
size of Koepkey, and is built like
Tom Sharkey. When the gong
sounded for the first round, Keep
key jumped to the center of the
ring, working both his arms like
a pile-driver. A vicious right
struck Swain on the ribs and Joe
went sailing to the ropes, the
Olympia wildcat" in close pur-
suit. Joe Strengthened up just in
time to plant a haymaker on
Koepxey's cheek and Koepkey
went back. Joe came back with
another, another and still anoth-
er, each carrying a sting minus
the finishing qualities. That
didn't matter. Koepkey went
down in SWANS corner and stay
ed down until he was sure the
referee had counted ten-and
then got up. The Olympian quit.
The universal opinion at the ring
side seemed to indicate that some
one had erred when the fighting
bee was started buzzing in Keep
keys ear.
As member of the headliner
trio Joe Bonds and Fred Dabroe
Mt up an interesting. contest In
that Dabroe's staying qualities
were brought to the surface de-
spite the fact that he almost
weighed a ton and seemed to-have
trained on bean soup and poi"
two delicious dishes that give a
rotund figure to those who care to
grace 1t.
Joe hit often and missed often.
Dabroe was fast until he tired and
almost fell down and would have
taken the canvass If Bonds hadn't
held him up. Bonds earned the
decision.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-18
NAVIN MAKES
CHARGES AND
COBB DENIES

DETROIT, April IS. With
both Ty Cobb and President Ma
vim of Detroit still arguing, it
doesn't look as If there was much
chance of the famous outfielder
getting back in the game. Presi-
dent Navin has declared that the
issue is not a matter of money,
but those of the fundamental
principles of discipline. He says
Cobb wants too much of his own
way.
Ty describes Navin's statement
as vicious attack" upon him
and denies that any of 1t is true.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-18
EAGLES HOLD ANOTHER
RAFTING SMOKER

Cutting his opponent with VIC
fous right and left swings and dis
playing some of the best ring gem
eraIship ever seen in this city,
Ray Campbell Of San Francisco,
easily gained the decision over
Roscoe Taylor Of Tacoma, after
four rounds OF fighting before the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-18
EXTRA INNINGS
AT SEATTLE

SEATTLE, April 1S.-It took
Seattle IL innings to win from
Victoria yesterday, thanks to Har-
ry Meek having clouted a homer.
(He has got one every game since
the season has started). Two
men were on the bags at the time.
The final score was to 3.
r HI e
Seattle ..............14 10 2
lSIOl Id
Batteries: Gipe, Dell and Cad
man; Wilson and Meek.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-18
Short Sport

McMurdo, on third, and Walsh,
on first, both new men with the
Beavers, are big fellows, and
seem good ballplayers. Holster,
in left, Is another new face. He
came from Sacramento with a
good record.
A great deal of interest was
taken in the Seattle-Victoria
game on account of Mike Lynch's
leadership. and many were sur
prised at the way the opening
game went.
The first no-hit, no-run game
of the season was pitched Monday
by Ralph Cutting of Milwaukee
against Louisville.
Bob Brown looks the same as
usual, and so does Charlie
Schmutz. This is very refreshing
news, of course.
The Home baseball team of
Home. Wash, would like game
for Sunday and the succeeding
Sunday. Address ID. Dadieman at
Lake Bay, or phone Joe's Bay
Trading company.
The first triple steal OF the
Northwestern league was pulled
off In Wednesdays Portland-Spo-
kane game, Powell OF SPOKANE
stealing home. Melchoir third and
Altman second.
Mike Lynch has released Emil
Hauser, catcher, who had shown
remarkably well In spring train
ing. but who had no chance to
butt Shea. Meek or Grindle out
of a Job.
Konnick, the catcher secured by
Vancouver from Louisville, bears
|a reaemb lance to CIiff Blanken-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-18

Konnick, the catcher secured by
Vancouver from Louisville, bears
q resemblance to Gin Blansxen-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-18

some time the opposing team by
good luck guess the play. to be
pulled off, and of course til makes
the base runners look Ike boners
So 1t is well not to judge too
quickly, and to accept some of the
so-called boners as good trys.
Speaking of worries, said Har-
ry Meek with grin, II should
worry and lose my shape"
Made reply Cupid Dug with
sigh. viewing the fence with con-
templative eye. (Isn't this part
pretty -: FYou should worry and
lose your batting lamps" Ana
the war was on.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-04-18
Pacific Coast League
Results Yesterday.

For Burns, Bruises and Sores
The quickest and sufest cure
for burns. bruises, bofls. sores,
inflammation and all skin dis
eases is Bucklin.s Arnica Salve.
In four days 1t cured L. H. Half
lin, Of Iredell, Tex, OF sore on
his ankle which panied him SO
he could hardly walk. Should be
In every house. Only Csc. Rec
commended by Ryner Malstrom
Drug Co.. 93s Pacific av.