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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06
EVERS SHOWING
WORRY ALREADY
CHICAGO MANAGER EASILY AN
GERED AND IS ACTING LIKE
CRAB.

One of the Chicago scribes with the
Cubs writes: .sEsvers has actually aged
during the time spent here. The lines
In his face have deepened and it Is
evident he, is finding the burden of a
big league ball club a little more than
he reckoned with. Not only has the
ball club itself been q nightmare to
the Trojan for the last two weeks, but
he is bothered by the fact that he IS
who are peeved by Murphy's- oust1ng
of Chance and who are venting their
feelings on he successor of the big
Californian.
~sA11 this works on the mind of EverS
who even as a player was high-strung
and sensitive With the added respon-
sibilities he is irritable, nervous and
lacking in patience. He has shown
this by his actions on the field when
players would not obey his commands
as quickly as he wanted. Not that
Iinarian than his predecessor but ma
ture did not endow him with the dis
position of a natural leader, hence his
tendency to crab on the slightest pre-
tense.
.That the Evers of today is a
changed man over the Evers of last
season is evident to the players as
well as the war scribes, and some of
the men have even remarked about
happenings on the ball field in which
Evers has taken them to task for lit
tie things that in years before passed
unnoticed One of the Cubs, and not
a new one, said unless Evers changes
a great deal between now and April
10 he will be fired out of the game and
suspended by the second day of the
sea son.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06
INTERNATIONAL
MEET ON JUNE 10
Harvard-YaIe and .oxford-Cam-
bridge Track Teams to Contest
Then.

The Harvard and Yale track man
agements are busily engaged in try
ing to make arrangements with Cam
bridge and Oxford, which will prevent
the arrangements for dual track meet
in the Harvard Stadium this year
from falling through. The English
universities are agreed on coming to
the United States this spring for a
meet with Harvard and Yale if q suit
able agreement can be arrived at
The Harvard and Yale committee
met recently to discuss plans. The first
difficulty which has not yet been set
tied is in regard to the date of the
meet. Harvard and Yale want to
have it June IS, because so many
of the men will be quitting the vi
entity of Cambridge for the summer
after that date that the Harvard and
Yale managers fear they will not be
able to get them together at a later
time.
The English colleges ask that the
meet be, held July because of their
late examinations. 1t is probable,
however, that 1t will have to be June
10, and in this case the English stu
dents can take their examinations on
the boat coming over.
The second matter to be settled is
the number of events. The English
universities have been used to nine
and the American to 1S events, so the
result will probably be a compromise
on II.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06
BOB FITS WIFE
SUES FOR DIVORCE

Reno, New, March 6-That Mrs
Robert Fitzsimmons has come to Ne
vado and begun her legal residence
for filing suit for divorce against her
husband, the former worlds cham
pion heavyweight pugilist, Bob F4tz-
simmons, seems certain, from reliable
information telling of her presence
here under another name last month
She did not settle in Reno, but to
insure obscurity, established her resi-
dence in an adjoining town, where
she engaged a suite of rooms in a
private house for several months
Having done that, she departed the
following day for her mothers home
in Canada, where, she said, her moth
er was i'll. She sent word that she
would return here in the early part
of this month to continue her resi-
dence. Her identity is known to a
few persons, to whom it was revealed
accidenta1lys
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06
ATTELL TRYING
TO REGAIN TITLE
%oFcsfER CHAMPION TRAINING
YARD But HAS SLOWED UP
BADLY

How to account for the peculiar
twist in fighters understanding
which prohibits him from realizing
when his days of usefulness in the
ring are ended is a mystery puzzling
the fans who watch Abe Atteu in
training for his latest attempt to come
back To those who observe the &C
tions of the former featherweight
champion it is plainly evident that he
IS engaged in hopeless undertaking.
AtteIl Is the only one who thinks Diff
fereutly.
The once great featherweight was
in New York gymnasium yesterday
lastly knocking the bag from side to
side. His actions were hst1ess and
lacked vim The snap was all gone
he moved about in a listless fashion
that showed he did not relish the ex-
ercise he was forcing himself to take.
with the gloves on his hands he look
ed little better. Here his knowledge
OF the art Of boxing enabled him in
measure to offset the demand OF his
parent while going through the me-
chanical work at chest weights and
bag
Another great change in AttelI is in
his temper. Apparently loss Of the
title has soured his disposition For
rnsriy he scorned to punish his spar.
ring partners. His great skill made
1t unnecessary for him to take advan-
tage of their inferior knowledge. But
now It is different His temper Is
easily r1ffled and he drives in his
blows with spiteRul force, aiming them
at the tender spots and apparently
taking a delight in cutting and bruis-
ing the novice boxers who are proud
of the opportunity OF DOMINIC the
gloves with Abe Attell.
However, Atte1I does not always
have things his own way. In some
- 49, 70 he
more than he hands out. This was the
case yesterday in one bout, although
previously he had INDUCED in two
round session in which he inflicted
severe punishment on his opponent
The latter was q. little novice bantam
who was half a head shorter and
many pounds lighter than Atteu.
TO the surprise of the onlookers At
tell sabbed and hooked his LEFT to the
face until the little novfce's counten-
ancs was a sight. At the end Of the
two rounds his left eye was completes
w closed, his cheek was cut ana the
right side Of his face swollen out of
shape However, 1t was a different
story when Atte1I tackled the next
one, who was a lightweight of his own
size
Before beginning action the light
weight took a long look at the little
banfau's battered oountenance. Evil
IDENTIFY he decided that it would not be
good policy to slip one over when he
was not expecting it, for he began to
cut loose with both hands. For min
ute Atten held his own, but soon he
was on the receiving end AT the end
of the two rounds his face showed
more bruises than he used to receive
in his hardest battles in the ring and
he was weak and tired from his exer-
tons
Atte1I's present aim is a match with
Ollie Kirk, the st. Louis featherweight
who recently forced him to throw up
his hands in the middle of the bout
and declare that he was through with
the ring for good and all. They are
scheduled to meet March 10.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06
GERMANS SERIOUS
IN ATHLETIC WORK
GREAT PREPARATIONS FOR
OLYMPIC GAMES IN 1915.

The facts and figures contained in
an article in the London Daily Mail
by Carl Diem, president OF the Ger
man amateur athletic union and gen
era1 secretary of the sixth Olympic
meet in Berlin in 1916, prove that the
Olympic idea is taken very seriously
in Germany and that German athletes
will make q. very strong bid for vic
tory in 1915. The opening of the Ger
man stadium, which is situated in the
dip in the middle of racecourse in
Grunewald, near Berlin, is to take
place in June next and will mark the
beginning Of strenuous period Of
preparations for the 1916 games. The
ceremony will at the same time pro-
vide an opportunity for the athletic
world of Germany to do homage to
the emperor on the occasion of the
25ths anniversary of his reign; about
3d. 600 athletics will greet him on the
day of opening.
The cost of the stadium, which has
been under construction since 1909
has been estimated at $500, 900. It's
general lines follow the plan of Eng
lands Shepard's Bush stadium, and
1t Is constructed to seat normally
27,ooo. while capable of accommo-
dating many more if necessary. The
necessary funds have been raised by
private efforts, the government only
guaranteeing the interest-up to GER
tain figure. A sum of $S7. 500 a year
is thought sufficient to meet the bal
ance of the interest and the cost of
amortization and will be betrayed out
of the income from the stadium itself
and from the resources of the German
Olympic committee.
The cost of the games themselves
is estimated at $375,0o0 this sum to
include the outlay on training and
preparing competitors. Subsidies from
the imperial German and royal Prus-
sian government, as well as from the
municipality OF Berlin, and $4,000 to
500. 200, which it is hoped will be pri-
vately contributed, will, together with
the revenue of the games themselves
make up this large amount.
A university Olympic meet has been
planned to take place in Leipsic this
summer in order to find likely COM
petitors among the academic youth OF
Germany.
Apart from these internal prepara-
lions it is proposed to study the train
ing methods of other countries, and
a trip to the United States for this
purpose has been decided on. In view
of all these preparations it seems safe
to predict that if the scientific and
methodic thoroughness of Germany
goes for anything, the nations meet
ing in Berlin in 1916 will find their
hosts worthy and formidable oppon-
ents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06

to get together to determine which
one will meet Willie Richie next July
for the American title. Wolgast put
up wonderful battle, considering
that he had not a great deal of time
tot condition himself. For the first
half of the battle Tommy Murphy
gave the Michigan bearcat, as many
call him, a fierce beating. and had
him in bad shape, but remarkable en-
durance came to his aid again in the
thirteenth round and he fought with
renewed courage and ambition, but
was near collapse at the final bell; in
fact, according to all reports both
were ready to shout enough. Murphy
showed the better form and the most
cleverness during the greater part of
the battle and If he could have STAYED
on Ads constant body punches he
would no doubt have gained the ref
eree's decision. There seemed to be
no doubt in the minds of the critics
that Murphy earned the right to fight
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06
PRAISE FOR MANAGER M'oANN.


Sporting Editor of The F'armer:-The
baseball season is near at hand, and
the love for the national game as
it is known throughout the United
States, as well as in Cuba, and in
South America, seems ever increasing.
In many. if not all cities represent
ed by a ball club, managers, at this
time. are hustling about for the SER
vices of good players
We have in our own city a hustler,
and moreover gentleman, for mann
ager of the Bridgeport Baseball club,
Eugene Mccain.
Manager McCann's record in the
past is excellent and no fault can be
found with it, but Bridgeporters may
well be assured of his effort to bring
winning team this coming season. as
it is his sole object to do SO.
Mr.. Mccain, although not bringing
a pennant winning combination the
last three years, deserves rightfuEly
the respect of all persons associated
with that sport, he at all times,
when on or off the diamond, showed
himself a gentleman as well as a good
manager.
May Manager Mccain be successful
this season both financially and in Civ
ing Bridgeport what it would loyalty
support, a good and pennant winning
team J. r. K.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06
RING CHAMPIONS,
UNDER ONE TENT
Enther ATcCarty, CIabby, KiIbane and
COuIon are Touring Country.

They're gone and did it, Now let
the public suffer. Billy Carney said
he would shove it over and Billy
makes good How long will it last?
Oh, well, that's different
Billy has gathered his own little
champeen, Luther Mccarthy, Jimmy
Clabby, Johnny Kilbane and Johnny
Coulon under one tent, and intends to
make all the vodevflle wheels strike
the starvatiou route at once or sooner
The band of battlers started out at
Youngstown, O., and will keep on
showing until the bank roll is too large
or some sheriff cops the scenery
Just imagine Billy Mccartney strut
ting to the front of stand which is
resting against a canvas tent The
band is blaring as only circus band
can blare-
Billy waves his cane The band
stops. Billy removes his shining lid,
taps the floor with his cane and is off.
sGath-ah round, folks. Come closah,
please Do not lose one syllable of
the expIanashun of the most wonder
full sight that ever struck the orhs of
your eyes.
'+Ov-ah heah we have the greatest
aegregashun of the most wonderful
exponents of the manly art Ye-aEs
of indefatigable labor and millions
of doIl-ahs were expended to gather
together this afternoon for your bene-
fit of suffering humanity.
..If the Een1mun with his mitt to
his ear will kindly step forward he
win be able to drink in my wurds
without any artificial assistance.
--Yessaht This afternoon we take
unstinted p1eas-ah in presentin' to
YOU for the first time, as I have said,
the greatest aggregashun of physical
cleverness that will ev-ah be permitted
Won to gaze upon. 1t took the limit
of our perspicufty to battle the greed
OF grasping promoters and stage this
vAond-ahfuI colleckshun of cham
poems, but we-ah united to give. the
public the best in the world, thank
you
strange things happen, Pacl<y McFar-
land viii Join the combination next
week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06
KID BLACK WANTS MATCH.

Sporting Editor Of The Farmer:
Joe, (Kid) Black, the sensational
New York featherweight. who has
been rapidly coming to the front of
late, has shown that he Is a real
fighter by defeating some of the best
boys in the East. Joe packs a punch
in both hands, and is very aggressive
His style of fighting will satisfy the
most exacting fans. Black is very
anxious to secure a match with Young
McAuliffe, as he is very confident that
he can defeat him. Black is willing
to box McAuIiffe the winner to re-
ceive- the whole purse.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06

q (CA In ~ ~ ONAA&NA
draw with Har-
lem Tommy Muir.
ply of New York
before Jim Cof-
froth's club near
8 a n Francisco,
while Jose Rivers,
t h e s p a n i S h
A m e ri c a n 13S-
p o u n d e r, put
Knockout Brown,
the New York
light weight, to
sleep in 10 rounds
Both were near
championship bat
ties, as the win
nerS are expected
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06
(BY II. S. ANDREws.)

Two of the hardest light weight bat
ties seen o nthe Pacific coast in years,
occurred on the same day-Washing-
toms birthday-when Ad Wolgast,
former light weight champion, fought
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06
POINTS OF INTEREST

All the winter millinery
at E. H. Dillon & Co., HOS Main
street marked at unusually normal
prices. They are also showing all the
advance spring styles at wholesale
prices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06

Owner George Cameron of the New
Haven baseball club is thinking of
trying Sunday baseball at Savin Rock
this summer. George will try any
thing once.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06
MAY LOSE BOULTES BECAUSE
BAKER WON'T co TO LOWELL
Yale Basketball Team Booked for Exhibition
Game Here April IL

masquerades as white hope, knock
ed out Jack Leon. the former wrest-
Ter, in the fourth round last night at
Fort Wayne, Ind. Leon will probab bly,
gos back to the graphing game now.
or else go to r.ork
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06

Others are reading Farmer Want
AIS lust as You are reading this.
that's why they bring results. Try
one. Is words 15c.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06
BOW LING.
MANAGER LINDSEY OF PALACE
ALLEYS WINNER IN UTICA

ALLEYS WINNER IN UTICA
Manager Lindsey of the Palace AL
leys rolled with Alex Dunbar in Utica,
N. T., last night. They beat Dobbins
and Mortimer of Utica. In the open
ing game Lindsey and Dunbar lost
by ten pins. In the second Lindsey
hit the wood for I'll and swelled the
total to 397, taking the match by 80.
In the final Lindsey and his partner
each rolled 2O3 and with a total of
4O6 won the match over their oppon-
ents who got 378.
IA Glory IEAGIIE
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06
SCRUTTNISF. STARS
IN BIG GAMES

Following the Thorpe expose, officials
of the Amateur Athletic union are said
to have been making an investigation
of the amateur standing of number
of Yankee athletic stars. All of the
entrants in the American indoor track
and field championships, scheduled for
today at Madison Square Garden, New
York, have been subjected to g. close
scrutiny. Many of the men who won
honors at Stockholm last year will
on this side of the Atlantic will de-
fend their titles or seek to set new
marks.
Those who critfcise the A. A. u Of
fcials for not wedding on the profess
SIGNALS should remember that it is
not the easiest thing in the world to
ssset the goods on an athlete bent
on cap1taHzing his prowess. If
Thorpe had had more worldly wisdom
he might have escaped discovery. A
force of expert secret service men
&C nd not wholly suppress profession
alism in amateur sports nor penetrate
all the DISCUSSES assumed by the Sum
mer ball players. Also the A. A. U.
has no fund for employing such a
force of sleuths. The word Expenses"
covers a multitude of athletic sins
and this is true of other countries be-
sides the United States.
comparatively rev AdHS hnoW lndL
'fNonparei1 jack Dempsey, famous rs
the rnfddIeweight champion of the
world, at one time held the lightweight
title Jack won the lightweight
championship Of the United States
twenty years ago today when he
defeated Billy F+acey in nine rounds
at 4Coney Island. Jack got $4,000 for
this bout His claim to the American
lightweight supremacy was soon dis
puted by Geo FNuIljames, then Cana
dian champion. and the men fought
on beach near New York in the
Summer of 1884. The Canuck was a
game and clever fighter, but his sec
onds had to toss in the sponge in the
twenty-second round to save their
man from being mau1ed beyond repair
Two years later Jack entered the mid
dleweight lists and fought his way to
the top.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06

Word has been received from FRS
Baseman b EcGamwedl, recent.
bought from Lowell. He says he vii
be delighted to play In this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06

Both the Yale and Harvard crews
were out on the water for the first
time yesterday. The Ellis are deter
mined to get revenge for all those
defeats at the hands of the Crimson.
Jess willard, the piano mover. who
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06

ed out Jack Leon, the former wreSt-
Ter, in the fourth round last night at
Fort Wayne, Ind. Leon will probably
go back to the graphing game now,
or else go to r.ork.
Owner George Cameron of the New
Haven baseball club is thinking of
trying Sunday baseball at Savin Rock
this summer. George will try any
thing once.
Harlem Tommy Murphy and for
mer Champion AID Wolgast who
fought a draw on Washington's birth
day have been matched to fight again
They Will meet in San Francisco,
either April IL or 10.
The packet from England contain
ing Sir Thomas Lipton's fourth chaI-
1enge for the Americas cup will prob
ably be delivered to the New York
Yacht club today but whether it will
be made public until after a meeting
of the club officials on March 27 was
not announced. The steamship
Oceanic, on which the challenge is
supposed to have left England, dock
ed last night.
The spring meeting of the Harry p.
Quinn Marching & Chowder club was
held last night in Quinn's merry mu-
cilage parlor. The boys practiced
their college yell which they will give
at Newfield park the coming season.
Making, one of the popular mem
bers of the troupe, has been lost to
the cause by reason of the fact that
he has accepted a position as bell
hop in a local hotel. Yes, we said
accepted. The club will have uni
forms this season and Jimmy the
Student has been chosen to select the
material because he knows all about
the STYLES. He goes To New Haven
every week to see what the college
boys are wearing. After the meeting
Prexy- Quinn said, Waiter, give the
boys anything they can pay for
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06
By wagner.)


Because of the Lowell clubs refusal
to pay Howard Baker a mans size
salary, the Bridgeport team lis likely
to lose the services of third baseman
Jake Boultes. Lowell sent Baker a
contract calling for $50 a month less
than he received from the Mechanics
last season. The former outf1elder
who is working in East Bridgeport
declares he will not stand for such a
cut and will not report to Lowell He
says he can make more working al
his trade than by playing ball on
those terms. ~
BouItes was received from lowell in
trade for Baker and under those con-
ditions the trade is not binding II
either player refuses to report
Bou1tes was very anxious to come tc
this city and had accepted terms with
the Mechanics. The Lowell manage
ment said If it had been known thai
Baker was a. high saIaried man, the
trade wouldn't have been made. The
New England league is in bad hnan-
cial straits and salaries are being cur
down all along the line
The Yale baseball team will appear
at Newheld park to play an exhibition
game with the Bridgeports on Satur-
day April r. Arrangements for the
contest have been completed. The
candidates for the local club have
been ordered to report here on Apri
z. A game with some local team viii
probably be arranged for April IL.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06

Game tonight-Bridgeport Brass
VS.. A. w. Burritt Co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06

Jess Willard, the piano mover. who
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06

MiddIebrook is a former Bridge
port High school boy, who played on
the local team some time ago.
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