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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08
JACK BRETON AFTER RITCHIE
 FOR LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE

Sporting Editor of The Farmer:
 Jack Britton the most scientific boxer of the day is anxious to meet Willie Ritchie for the lightweight pounds. ringside. Britton is backed by the true lovers of fair sport in his demand for a match with Ritchie for the public like a fighter, as Jack Britton really is along with his won derfu1 boxing.
 By many people Willie Rftchie is called Afluke champion, and the only way to prove that he is not one, is for him to sign up with Jack Brit ton and he will be put to real test as the fight fans firmly believe. Brit . ton has been meeting both light and welterWeight6, although he only. weighs ,135 lbs. ringside when in real condition. There is a great difference between Willie Ritchie the light weight champion, who don't consider the public in any way by signing up for thea tricaI arrangements and refus- ing to defend his title, and making the boxing game a joke by putting himself on pedestal to be admired instead of getting right down to bus mess and meeting some of the light weights who really have the inter est of the fight fans at heart.
 The difference between Willie Ritchie and Jack Britton is that Brit ton showed by boxing twenty-seven bouts in six months taking on both light and welterweights that he is a real fighter, and not the show win dow kind that Willie Ritchie has proven himself to be in the past. There is no excuse for Ritchie not meeting Britton, for a real light weight Britton has proven himself to be worthy of a match with the cham pion Britton will box the winner take all and a $1O,0o0 side bet real money.
 Sincerely. nAN MORGAN
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08

Washington, April 7 8-The Giants broke Pitcher Joe Engel's finger and their winning streak in a hotly con- tested game in American league park yesterday afternoon. Their defeat was encompassed by a score of to 2 and by themselves. Washington won be- cause the Senators happened to be the opposing team when the bottom fell out of we'll organized rally in the seventh inning.
 Mistakes of the head as well as the hand cost the Champions dearly. They beat themselves by stupid fielding and base running.
 Though the redoubtable Johnson tanned the Giants for five innings, the Washingtons were likewise baffled by Denaree. Johnson and Denaree re- tired with clean records, the Giants making only two hits off Johnson and the Senators only three off Demaree.
 The scoring occurred after Big Jeff Tesreau and Joe Enge1 took charge of the pitching. Tesreau fluttered around for an inning before he could settle down in his usual impressive manner and by falling asleep at the switch twice in the sixth inning per-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08
YALE OARSMEN
 SHOW IMPROVEMENT
(New Haven Journal-Courier.)

(New Haven Journal-Courier.)
 When the English coaches, liar court Gold, and T. F. Kirby, arrive here in just month to take care of the final period of developing the Yale crew for the regatta with Harvard, they will find conditions almost du- plicating the English rowing camps. Yale has just received a new shell of English make and rigging, and it is being used for some of the rowing.
 This shell was used by the Yale coaching staff during it's recent trip in England. Both a four and an eight cared shell were brought from Eng land and the second as well the first eight are rowing in an English rigged boat, the offset seats and thole- pins being adjusted to the English built but American rigged shell which, was used by the varsity eight last sea- son.
 . The coaching staff, including Cap tain Snowden, Head Coach Averill Hartman. son of the late Edward H.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08
GRIFFITH IN BAD
 FOR PLACING YOUNG
 PLAYER ON BLACKLI LIST

"C1ark Griffith is in a fair way to stir up a big baseball mess and put weapons in the hands of those who are opposed to organized baseball, '' writes Rice in the Brooklyn Eagle He insists that he will not sell, trade or release Doc Yancey Wyatt Ayres a pitcher who lives in HilEsviIIe Va He was last year with the Richmond team in the Virginia league, which team wants to buy him back Ayres is attending medical college in Richmond and refused to report until he had finished his course of study in June. Griffith has suspended him and says he will not let the youn CT play in organized baseball until he has paid a fine of $100.
 Griffith must have known thta the boy was at school and would want to stick to it for the, term, and unless Ayres promised to pass up the school and then broke his word, the incident looks like a case of rubbing it in, es- pecially as the Washington team is said to have a surfeit of pitchers. Baseball managers plead that when a student signs a contract he does so with his eyes open and should be will ling to consider the contract before his school work
 Many youngsters do not look at it that way and every spring the subject causes friction. The National commis- sion or the president of each of the big leagues should carefully scan every contract offered a student player and get a definite statement from him upon whether he intends to go south with the professionals in February or March or intends to remain in school until commencement day. On the face Of the returns Griffith will not get fat or help his cause as part owner of a major club by putting the screws on
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08
THIS DATE IN
 PUGILISTIC ANNALS

1891-George Dawson stopped Mace in 17th round at Sydney.
 19O6-Jim Barry knocked out Tom WiImott in 1st, round at Decatur, III.
 191O-Eddie Campi defeated Jimmy Austin in rounds at San Francisco.
 1911-George Gunther, Australian, and Willie Lewis, American, fought 20 round draw at Paris.
 1911-Sailor Burke bested Paddy Sullivan in rounds at New York.
 1912-Sam .Langford won decision over Sam McVey in 20 rounds at Syd- ney.
 1912-Mike Gibbons outpointed Jen Smith in 10 rounds at New York.
 1912-Young Dyson outpointed Young Conan in 10 rounds at Albany.
 1912-Young Jack O'Brein knocked out Frank Erne in 4th round at Phil adelphia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08
YANKEES GRAB
 COSTLY VICTORY
Chance, Derrick and WarhOp Hurt in Game Against
 Brooklyn

Tn order to keep from freezing the New York Yankees showed plenty of activity and speed at Ebbets Field yesterday and beat the BrookIyns by a. score of to 4. The Yankees won the victory at considerable cost, be- cause during the fray Manager Frank Chance had to retire Gmping, when a muscle in his right leg contracted and he almost collapsed. The ailment is common among ball players at this time of the year, and is called Char ley-horse'. The injury is only tempor- ary, and Chance should soon be back in the game again.
 Jack Warflop strained his shoulder after he had thrown half a dozen balls and had to retire, and later in the con- test Derrick, the shortstop, was spiked by Zack Wheat and left the game with a badly cut hand Sterret took Chances place at first base, and Pep Young played short
 Ray Fisher took up the pitching durS and kept the Dodger batsnen from doing much serious damage. Pat Ra- gon and Bull Wagner pitched for Brooklyn, and they were both ~ hit hard
 It was the first time that Hal Chase has had an opportunity of showing that he can play second base and he cavorted around the middle station with much speed. Hal made Gsome fine stops and clever throws and took part in a fast double play. The fact that Chase Is left handed did not make so much difference as the fact that the territory seemed new to him He cov- cred plenty of ground and did the heavy hitting of the day with a double and two singles.
 Chances injury came at an unfortu- nate time. for he has evidently round ed into good form. In the second in ming his first time at bat, he smashed a hit to right field. He ran to first base with much speed and made a sharp turn at first to go to second, when he suddenly stopped and limped back to the bag He found it difficult to walk with the contracted muscle and retired from the game When Chance went to bat yesterday he wore a leather head guard, which protect ed the left side of his face. He was hit in the head some time ago by a ball, and doesn't care for the exper- fence again.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08
THE ORIGINAL RULES OF BASEBALL
 AS PLAYED OVER FIFTY YEARS AGO

not thrown, for the bat
 4. A ball Knocked out of the field, or outside the range of the first or third base, is foul
 5. Three balls being struck at and missed and the last one caught, is a hand out; if not caught, is considered fair and the striker bound to run.
 6. If ball be struck, or tipped and caught, either flying or on the first bound. it is a hand out.
 '. player running the bases shall be out if the ball is in the hands of an adversary on the base, or the run ner is touched with it before he makes his base; it being understood, how ever, that in no instance is a ball to be thrown at him.
 8. A player running who shall pre- vent an adversary from catching or getting the ball before making his base. is a hand out.
 g. Three hands out, all out.
 TO- Players must take their strike in regular turn.
 II. All disputes and differences relative to the game, to be decided by the umpire, from which there is no appeal.
 12. No ace or base can be made on a foul strike.
 13. A runner can not be put out in making one base, when a balk is made by the pitcher.
 IA. But one base allowed when ball bounds out of the field when struck.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08
IN MAJOR LEAGUES

Four well known former major Ieag- uers will manage teams in the cew Northern league. This list includes Bob UngIaub in Minneapolis, Tim Winona and Spike Shannon in Vir- ginia4
 When Cy Barger, the former Brook lyn pitcher now with Newark, read that Ban Johnson had put the crusher on ball players writing baseball arti- cIes for newspapers he let a roar out of him that could be heard across the state of Georgia. 'fBan players are slaves,'' piped Cy, land take it from day and then &e will all be free to do as we please
 Rollie zeider, who played a good game at first base for the White Sox last year. may be crowded entirely off the team. Both Borton and F'ournier have eclipsed him first sacker and Harry Lord now is playing well at third base.
 Johnny Neff, the university of Vir- ginia shortstop, is wanted by the Washington Senators, but he says he will not leave college unless a pluto crat's salary is offered.
 Del Gainor is bothered by weak WIlSL WHICH IS tl1I5 ITS OSALNAAA5 NNA@N accordingly Jennings has been trying George Moriarty at first base again
 Miller Huggins, the Cardinals new manager, is 33 years old and has play ed professional ball 12 years, beginning with the St. Paul club Of the Ameri- can association.
 Heavy winds have blown down the fence in short right field in Washing ton and a flock of carpenters now are working against time to build a new one before the New Yorl1s visit to open the season.
 Clark Griffith predicts that Ty Cobb vii get in line soon enough for the Tigers opening game.
 Jack Miller is playing an improved first base for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the principal problem that con- fronted Fred Clarke seems to be solv- ed.
 It is said now that President Wilson, instead of tossing the ball out from his box seat, will walk to the slab and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08
SHECKARD MAY BE
 TRADED TO PHILA.
Chicago Wants to Exchange Veteran
 And Others for Pitcher Rixey.

Chicago, April S-James Sheckard, star leftfielder of the Chicago Nation aIs of pennant wining days is one of two or three players President Murphy was said to have offered the Philadel- pKia Nationals for Pitcher Eppa Rixey- Thomas Leach is another one, but it was reported that Catcher Rich ard Cotter would be retained by the local club despite rumors that he would be traded or sold to a minor league club.
 No confirmation of the reports of the pending deal could be obtained at the clubs office but it is practically cer- tain several minor league teams have been t'sounded'' for offers for Sheck- ard and Leach, providing that no trade is made and that waivers are procur- ed on them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08
JIMMY BARRETT
 GREAT OUTFIELDER
 RETIRES FROM GAME

Jimmy Barrett has quit the game.
 The hero of hundreds of phenomenal
 catches in major league outf1elds has
 decided to settle down to business. The passing of Barrett means the retirement of one of the greatest field CTS in baseban'si history. There are still several good years of playing left in Jimmy, but his wife and children protested so strongly that he decided to chuck away his uniform and write to three or four managers who would like to have him on their payroll next season.
 Barrett can retire with record the sight of which is pleasing. There have not been many outfelders who could compare with him. There are Jimmy could but only in rare insta n- ces has his fellow as fielder been found.
 Jimmy could go back as fast and as far on a fly ball as any man in the game, grab them out of the air with either mitt, and was faultless judge of a fly. He could make a catch while at a dead run, and had the grace of Larry Lajoie. He was a won der at throwing and none can remem- Der where Barret made the wrong play after grabbing the ball; he all ways knew where to throw it.
 A sprained knee narred the career 
 while playing with Detroit in 1905. If the kneecap had been broken he might have been saved many playing days, but as it was a sprain it caused Bar rett to be careless. He got back in to the game before the injury had properly healed, and there was a re- currence of the trouble. It was two or three years before the hurt was en- tirely erased, and then Barrett had lost much of his speed.
 He broke in about the same time that LaJoie and Chance and that crowd started. He went to Detroit in 1889, when Stallings and Burns were the big fellows behind the club. Detroit was then in the Western lea que. The next year he was with Cin- cinnati. He played with the Reds that season and in 1901 he came back to Detroit.
 He played here until he was injured in 1905. Part of 1906 he played in Rochester in the Eastern league. and later managed Dayton, c. Tn 1907 and 1908 he was a member of the Boston Americans. During those years Jimmy hit better than at any previous time in his career. He was not the fielder he used to be and paid more attention to hitting.
 In one game between Boston and Detroit, played here when the Tigers were making their fight for the pen nant in 1907, Jimmy made five hits off Ed Kil1ian in one game. He got his fourth hit with two men out in the eighth inning and he was the only man who had hit the 1eft-handed Ed ward safely up to that chapter of the game.
 Following Barrett's fourth hit the Red Sox opened on Kil1ian and beat him. In the same year Barrett beat Philadelphia with home run in the 18th inning. That clout put the Ti- gers in first place. Barrett won a lot of games for Boston with timely clouts. He was the teams star in a pinch.
 Milwaukee numbered Barrett 1 among it's players in 1909 and 1910. 1 After playing two months in 1910 | Barrett was injured agin and had to go | to Detroit and rest the remainder of l the season The following year he 1 was manager of the Milwaukee team |
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08
HANS WAGNER IS
 BADLY INJURED Great Pittsburgh ShOrtstop May Not Be Able to Start Season
 for Pirates

Kansas City, Mo, April s-Hans Wagner, the premier shortstop of the National League, may not participate in the opening game at Cincfnna t1- Manager Fred Clarke, of the Pitts burgh Nub, has sent Wagner to Youngstown, O., to consult Boneset- ter Reese. Wagner is suffering from a torn ligament in the right leg near the knee.
 Wagner received the injury March 28 in a game with the Boston Red Sox. He continued to play, not think ing it serious. In a game the next day with Tulsa he made three hits, all of them good for two bases. He only went to first and was supplant- ed by runner. Clarke opposed fur ther playing and Wagner acquiesced.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08

hurl the first one across the plate when the New Yorlns open the season.
 Harry Lumley, the former Brooklyn slpgger refuses to go to the Seattle club of the Pacific coast league and is trying to get the Scranton Tri-Staters to arrange a deal with the western team so that he can play nearer home. to be able to reach further for poor throws than any other first basenan Nine feet is his limit, it is aid.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08
AMATEUR BASEBALL

The Fifth Wards and the Rosebuds called off their game last Sunday on account of cold weather and the boys of Orange and Black challenge any team in the city, for a game next Sunday at Wheelers lot. Gus Ander- son, one of the best first basemen in the city, has been selected as cap tain and under his leadership the Fifth Wards will no doubt be heard of all season. Manager McMahon expects all players to report next Sunday at WheeIer's lot.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08

The hn1Ck9T DOCK CT club of New York city was the first one organized to play the now national game of baseball, and was the one from which the sUc- ceedfng clubs de- rived their rules of playing. The or ganization bears the date of Sept. 23, 1S45, swhen playing rules were adopted, which are given below, 0nd n~nGoVa+ a nr1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08
RAY HEATING MAY ATTEND
 EAST BRIDGEPORTS' DANCE

On his recent visit to this city, Ray Heating, who is an old member of the East Bridgeport baseball team, said he would try and attend the dance to be given by the East Bridge ports at Eagles hall tonight. A fine entertainment program has been ar ranged and it is expected that the East Bridgeport boys will have a large crowd.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08

rious contrast to those now in yogue.
 1. The bases shall be from home" to second base, forty-two paces, from first to third base forty-two paces, equal distance.
 ?. The game to consist of twenty one counts, or aces; but at the conclu- sion an equal number of hands must be played.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08
No Chance of Depreciation.

This car," said loquacious agent. trying to sell second hand motorcar. twill be just as good twenty years from now as It is today"
 'It looks it, said the prospective customer. What want. though. is a car that will be better today than it will be after I've had it twenty yearsP'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08
BASKETBALL TITLE TO
 BE SETTLED TOMORROW

Tomorrow night at Colonial hall on Fairfield avenue will find the Blue Ribbon and Brooklawn basketball teams fighting out the last game in the city championship series. The Humphrey A. c. of New Haven will send down about a hundred to help the North Ends root for the Brook lawns and the St. Joes are coming over strong to help the Blue Ribbons win. Doc Hull of New Haven will referee. The game will be called at S:30 sharp. After the game dancing will he in order. The lineup: Blue Ribbons. BrOOkIawns. Hurley .......--. ........... Shea
 R. B.
 Cah1u es FTanke1
 l.. F.
 Morrison ....s..-............ Treat
 c.
 Heating ....... Ludwig
 R. c.
 Burdick, Bierbaun- Graham
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08
Rx IT. S. Andrews.

It will, no doubt, be interesting to the baseball fans of today to compare some of the rules of 65 years ago to those of the present time. When the rules were first framed about 1S45 they would not fill one page of the baseball guide of to-day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08
Gauant

''That pea will never come to perfec tion," remarked young woman walk ing through a garden with Sydney Smith
 Then let me lead perfection to the pea" said he. gallantly offering her his arm
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08

Abe AtteH may be barred from box ing in New York state because of a protest made to the boxing commits Jimmy Walsh, the Boston bantam weight It Is claimed that in their recent fight in New York, Attell stuck his thumb in Wa1sh's eye in an attempt to blind the Boston boy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08

Kid Rehg, the former Hartford star, has been sent to St. Paul of the American association by Manager Clarke Of the Pittsburgh team.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08

Owner Ciarkin of the Hartford club announces that he will secure Outfelder Allen from Washington if the Senators get waivers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08

. u--t Ada One Cent a word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08
BOWMAN AND PHILLIPS LEAD
 MECHANICS IN FIRST PRACTICE
Ray Kea1ing Home for Brief Visit, Praises
 Manager Chance

Ray Heating slipped quietly into town last Saturday for a brief visit with z the folks. He looks fine and says he hopes to make good with the New York American pitching staff. Heating declares Frank Chance is a fine manager and has the respect of all the players. The local boy is in fine condition
 Final arrangements have been com pIeted for a game at Newfield park next Sunday between the Bridgeport and Yost baseball teams for the bene- fit of the flood sufferers in the west. Manager McCann expects to have his regulars here by that time and as Manager Keenan has a strong club, the game will be interesting.
 President Stein of the Buffalo, In ternational League club, has this to say about Frank O'Rourke the for mer Mechanic, who is trying for third base with the Bisons: "ORourke at third has not shown much batting ability, but he is pretty fielder and just the kind of g man that would make an ideal utility man. It is all most certain that he will be retained as utility man as we are still angling for a third baseman. However, if OsRourke improves in his hitting nothing can keep him away from the third base job"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08

It is said now that President Wilson, instead of tossing the ball out from his box seat, will walk to the slab and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08

Clark Griffith predicts that Ty Cobb vii get in line soon enough for the Tigers opening game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08

Jack Miller is playing an improved first base for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the principal problem that con- frontea Fred Clarke seems to be solv- ed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-03-05

Temperatures Maximum, 46 de- grees. on February ?; minimum 22 degress on February ', 23 and 24.
 Total rainfall for the month was 4.43 inches
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-03-05

takes the cat Texas out for a walk every afternoon, the tramp Nomie, who goes to all the balls, fires and fu- nerals, and especially Badly. With Kid Baldy was chosen to lead the team in the great Sweepstakes of four hundred miles, and he led the team to victory, doing four hundred and eighty miles in eighty-two hours two minutes and forty-two seconds. He also led the team victory in the Sol. omon Derby, of sixty-five miles, be-. sides saving his driver, "Ccotty" AL Ian, from death on the way. How Baldy did this is splendidly told in the
 book and forms a real addition to the list of well authenticated instances of canine sagacity. The Sweepstakes races, those unique dashes across the snow.swept wastes of Seward pen insula from Boring sea to the Acrtic ocean and return" are described with great spirit. There are delicious bits in the book as where Mrs. Darling speaks of cats as "only soft-footed, purring bundles of deceit, with no standard of Trail Morals" Altogeth- CT this is a good dog book, which means that it is a mighty good book to read. If you know the North you will appreciate it fully; if you don't it will add to your knowledge. Mrs. Darling has produced a little classic.