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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-10
GIBBONS AND M'GOORTY
EXPECT TO GIVE COAST
FANS LIVELY EXHIBITION

San Francisco, Jan. 9.-Eddie Nc
Goorty and Mike Gibbons will collide
in their second ring meeting February
% before Jimmy Coffroth's club if
plans outlined here materialize.
Marty Forkins, who locks after Nc
Goorty;s interests, has accepted, and
is willing to rush the Oshkosh whale
direct to the coast after Eddie has
filed three dates now booked in east
ern arenas.
Csofrroth has been angling for this
match ever since NfcGoorty and Glib
bonS engaged in their ten-round clash
before the Garden club in New York
December 4. If the match is cIinched
for Washington's birthday, both con-
testants will be called in at 158 pounds
at the ringside to travel 20 rounds
and the affair will be styled a cham
pionship bout Coffroth agrees to let
the fighters split So per cent. of the
gross receipts
Eddy Reddy, manager of Gibbons,
announces that ne Will be delighted to
close for another meeting.
Ever since his Gotham bout Nc
Goorty has bSc1 scouting around in
hopes of gettiEs another battle with
Mike, and is determined to hang a
K. D. on the Gibbons person. What he
failed to do in ten rounds, Eddie as
serts. he surely will accomplish in the
longer distance.
Right now HcGoorty Is living a
Ieisurely life and slowly getting ready
to start hard training for his matches
with Freddie Hicks of Detroit and
Jack McCarron, whom his manager,
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, calls his
$50, 900 meal ticket
The Oshkosh whale anticipates little
trouble from these opponents, and aft
ter disposing of them he will be ready
to start for the Pacific coast to hook
up with Glib bons
Eddie's plan is a thing of beauty.
for he is bent on crossing to Paris
after this match with Gibbons and
will take on Billy Papke, the Illinois
thunderbolt, in a battle for the worlds
championship.
Frank Klaus, the Pittsburg middle
weight, is also camping in Paris and
has a date to quarrel with McGOorty
March %. As the dope now stands,
the winner of this encounter will be
paired with Papke, but Eddie insists
he is the boy to be given the big op-
portunity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-10
CONNIE MACK PLEASED
AT SIGNING OF CHANCE

Philadelphia, Jan. 1O.-Connie Mack,
the willy manager of the Athletics, sees
a great good for the New York club
in particular and the American League
in general as the result of the acquisi-
ton of Frank Chance.
81 certainly am delighted that Mr..
Farrell was able to secure the SER
vices of this great leader said Con
ME. '1t means a whole lot to the
American League, I can tell you. New
York is a most vital point in organ
lied baseball. Success for the club in
that city spells success for the entire
league. The National League owes all
its latter day success to the fact that
John Nfc-Graw in New York and Frank
Chance in Chicago commanded won
derful teams each year.
Chance in New York is going to be
great success. He starts with the
respect of all the country. He has not
a bad club to begin with, despite the
fact that it is a tailender. I am sure
that the Peerless Leader will finish
in the first division the coming season
Inded, it would not surprise me a bit
if he made p real fight of it all the
way
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-10
M'GINNITY QUITS
NEWARK FOR COAST
STARTS FOR TACOMA TO TAKE
LEAGUE CLUB.

Newark, Jan. 1o-Joe McGinnity bid
farewell to this city yesterday when
he and his family climbed aboard the
Black Diamond Express for the first
leg of their long jaunt to Tacoma,
where they will make their home in
she future at least as long as the
Iron Man stays at the head of the
Tacoma club.
That Joe thinks well of Newark
producrs. even though he bid goodby
that tucked away in his inside pocket
Were the signed contracts of several
local diamond celebrities, some of
whom 5.--e likely to shine in the COM
pany in which they are going.
One of those whom Joe got to affix
his signature to q contract is Harry
Kurfess, better known as Kid a
pitcher who, with the Irvfngtons and
other semi-professional teams, was
practically invincfble, besides being a
hard hitter.
Another is Abe welsher, ALSO a
pitcher, who was with the Altoona
Glib part Of last season Charles
Rothfuss, a first basernan; Herbert
Harris, an outfielder, and John Foley,
a catcher, completed the roster.
George Boice, who saw service in
the International League, but who says
he is done with professional ball
promised McGinnity that he would
sign contract with Tacoma if he
professionally.
Or mis- way West. McGinnity will
sign two youngsters in Chicago, Hank
Conroy and George P. BIeistein- billy
Sullivan, scout for the White Sox, rec
commended them to OJe-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-10
HEFFLEFINGER FIRST
ONE To WIN FOUR "Y'S'

Some interesting points have been
brought out by the Yale statistics
compiled from the list of those who
have earned the right since 1882 when
such awards were first presented, to
wear the ''Y'' sweater During this
period 145 men have gained the dis
t1nction in two of the major sports,
13 received the coveted honor in three
branches, while only one man, w. W
Heffelfnger, 81 s., has attained this
in baseball, football track and crew
T. L. Shevlin, 1906 and NJ H. Bow
man, 1905 s., share the honor of hav-
ing won three ''Y's'' in their freshman
year, while the latter, together with
G. W. woodruff, '89, are the only ones
who have received the reward in three
sports. for two years.
OF those who have been awarded
the "Y' in two branches So received
them for football and baseball. This
number is closely followed by the 50
in football and track, and Sc in crew
and football, while only three have
done so in baseball and track. To c.
F. Brown, SO. belongs the unique dis
tinction of being the single person
who accomplished the feat in crew
and baseball in the same year.
Thirty-one have secured their 'TY's''
through four or more years on the
football team and the same number
on the track team. twenty-five have
the same record in baseball, while
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-10

HARRY DAVIS
WILL REJOIN
ATHLETIC TEAM

Philadelphia, Jan. 10-Harry Davis,
manager of the Cleveland team last
year, will be with the local Athletics
during the season of 1913, according to
the announcement made yesterday al
Athletic headquarters.
1t was not revealed in just what
capacity Davis will act, but it is be-
1ieved he will be used for scouting
and to coach the young players. al
though he may be on the bench dur
ing the games assisting Manager
Mack as he did during the season of
1911 and a portion of 1912.
MANAGER Mack announced that Da-
Wis will go South with the team, and
on the return journey he probably
will be left with the second string
when they leave San Antonio on their
way North on March on barn
storming trip.
This will leave Mack free to remain
with the regulars and be assured of a
competent report on the work of his
youngsters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-10
FIELDER JONES
ROASTING CHANCE
DOESN'T THINK PEERLESS LEAD
Err CAN FINISH IN FIRST
DIVISION.

Portland, Ore, Jan. 1O-Ffelder
Jones, former leader of the Chicago
White Sox, said yesterday that while
Frank Chance was certainly worth all
he could get from the New York Am
orleans, he doubted whether Chance
would please the Highlander fans.
Chance cannot possibly make a first
division team of the club this year.
said Jones, sefor Boston, Philadelphia
and Washington will have a firm hold
on the top places, and Chicago, De-
troit and Cleveland will all have
clubs which 1 doubt Chance will be
able to pass.
eff Chance puts the Yankees in the
first division in three years he will
be doing a wonderful thing, and long
before three years the fans will be
knocking him so hard that much of
the ambition to build up a winner will
be taken from him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-10
CHANGE SAYS
HE WILL CRAB
FLAG FOR NY.

Acting on the approval of Frank
Chance, the new manager of the New
York Yankees, Arthur Irwin cab1ed to
Bermuda yesterday closing an option
On the Brunswick Hotel at Hamilton
for the use of the Highlanders during
the coming spring training season.
The entire hotel has been leased for
this purpose.
The club will send down from here
several cooks and everything in the
way of food supply will be the same
ing table will be established. 1t is ex-
pected that the party will include fifty
men, players trainers, club officials,
newspaper writer's and others.
Chance has unlimited confidence in
his ability to make the New York
Americans winning aggregation.
fore I get through in New York, %
Chance said to Farrell That may
sound like a bold statement to make
at this time but I ask you to remem-
Farrell has three or four so0-hit-
ters on his staff, which helps i'm
n1,49s7Gcr. said Chance, They are
help. The pitching staff is particular
~ good, with Ford, Mcconnell, CaId-
well, WARRIOR and Fisher. I think
will be able to work these men out so
as to get effective pitching out of
''The inf1eId is really the only weak
spot First base is strong with Hal
Chase. Still, will not need any won
derful batters there as long as have
them in the outfe1d. Of course, if I
can get them you can bet they will be
obtained Prospects are bright for me
in New York, and L honestly believe
Will be as well received there as was
with the Cubs. You can bet I will try
to show that I am not all in
Chance has been given full author
ity in the management of the team,
so that if he should fail he will have
nobody to blame but himself
Farrell declared today that he would
do everything possible to aid Chance.
Chance expects to manage the team
from the bench, although he may get
into the game if he considers it neces-
sary.
Chance spent the day receiving con-
CALCULATIONS from friends. The mes
sages came from all parts of the coun-
try. He will leave for his orange
orchard in California next Saturday
and will report for duty in New York
Feb. II.
An American League leader who in
-fluenced Chance to go to New York
says the late Cub will receive $4,000
and an option on some shares of
stock It is also stated that so anxious
was Cornisky and President Ban John
son to land Chance in New York that
the American League will do some
thing nice for Farrell to partly REIN
burse him for his enterprise.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-10
LEACH CROSS AND
JOE RIVERS SHOULD
PROVIDE FAST BOUT

A remarkable amount Of interest has
been created in the Joe Rivers-Leach
Cross match, which is to be held ait the
Empire A. c., New York, next week
The picture sque figure of the Mexican
lightweight seems to have caught the
popular fancy, judging from the un-
precedented number Of fans who daily
make the long trip to his training
quarters for the purpose of watching
his wor41outs In fact all signs point
to the fact that boxing enthusiasts
are filled with the belief that some
thing out of the ordinary is on the
ta.pis-
An inspection of Rivers at work i'm
presses one with the idea that all the
enthusiasm that is being aroused is
not without foundation. Cross and his
strong points as well his limita-
tons are well known Apparently Eatv-
ers is a, fighter on the same order as
the dentist boxer.
In boxing his style is somewhat sim
liar to that of Cross He is not clev-
er artist of the decentralization or
der but a cunning fighter rather than
a clever boxer His defence is no
more remarkable than that Of Cross,
but apparently he is even a, more saw
age hitter. He holds both hands high,
which leaves his body somewhat ex-
posed, but his footwork is above the
ordinary. There is no monotony in his
style. his method varying constantly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-10
BRICKLEY.. PULLS
TENDON while
RAGING FOR FUN

Cambridge, Mass, Jan 1O-Charley
BrickIey Harvard's sensational foot
ball player, and Johnnie Cummings,
captain of the track team, INDUCED
in 100 yard dash just for fun, with
the result that Brickley Is out OF in
door track athletics for the present
season. He pulled a tendon in his
left leg, reopening an old injury.
Both men ran very even for three
quarters of the distance. when the
gridiron favorite, in attempting a final
burst of speed, snapped the same ten
don that bothered him last football
season. Brichley has since felt the in
jured member and expresses a doubt
as to whether he will be in condition
for any athletic competition until next
September. BrickIey'S Specialties in
track are the ehotput and broad jump.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-10
JACK JOHNSON
BARRED FROM
CHICAGO GYM

Chicago. Ill. Jan. 1o-OHConnell's
gymnasium IN Chicago, and the train
ing place of all of Chicago's fistic
four hundred yesterday closed its
doors against Jack johnson, the negro
heavyweight.
At least dozen Of the we11-zznown
knights Of the gloves, including Pac-
key Mcfarland, Jess willard, Charley
White, Charley Cutler. and more of
the same class Of men, went to O'Con-
nell and said that unless the negro
was barred from the use of the gym
nasiun they would feel compelled to
look elsewhere for accommodations,
as they would not train in the same
quarters with johnson.
No ban was placed upon johnson by
the other fighters because Of his col
or, for kid Cotton and CIeve Haw-
kins, negro fighters were training
there, and it was expressly stated to
OConnen that the DIRECTORS did not
care to have them barred, only john
son, the man who had disgraced the
profession by his conduct.
Johnson when told over the phone
was almost broIen-hearted. He had
never before realized how deep-seated
was the feeling of men of all walks
of life and all co1ors against him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-10
RuhhIaa-

Writing to friend, the author Of
European Years" includes what re
terms ga couple of bubbles" In one let
ter. One, he says, he found In ting
London Telegraph, the other he does
not account for.
Well, this is the bubble: The new
bishop Of New Zealand, in a farewell
and pathetic interview with his moth
er after his appointment, was thus ad-
dressed by her, in such sequence as
sobs and tears would permit: q sup
pose they viii eat you, my dear. 1
try to think otherwise, but I suppose
they will Well, we must leave IL in
the hands of providence But If they
do, mind, my dear, and disagree with
them
Another bubble, and a very tiny one:
Foster arrived late for his dinner, apOl-
ogized for being late, explaining that
he had been detained by having to
stand godfather to one Of Charles
Dickens children. Il hope" said Doug
las Jerrold, that If you gave the child
a mug, it wasn't your own"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-10
REEVES ASKS BOYS
TO GIVE HIM CREDIT
Beauty Show Opens Three
Days Engagement to
Packed Houses at Park
Theatre.

Al. Reeves and his "Give Me Credit
Big Beauty Show opened at the Park
Theatre last night to a capacity house.
1t is a show which hardly needs any
introduction in Bridgeport so well is
it annually received. Reeves certain
~ deserves the credit he solicits in
having collected one of the largest and
most popular aggregations of comic
artists and charming 1baIIets which has
recently shown here.
To elaborate on the book or lyrics
is not needed as the public well knows
style of jokes, action and song which
yearly entices those who have prev
iously witnessed a performance to re-
turn again. When all is said it is AL.
Reeves. Andy Lewis, Catherine Craw-
ford, Lucille Hanton, leila Russell and
a host of other principals-much en-
phasis on the others-who offer in
dividuality in burlesque. An expect
| tinued fear that the next wheeze or
parody might not have the tabasco
sting of the preceding one, and the
immense audience was highly pleased.
The first act is burlesque inter
spersed with songs, among which
''Choo-Choo Train for Alabama
brought Miss Drew and company out
for, three runs and bow Andy
Lewis, George Durgin, Catherine CraW-
ford, Ze11a Russell and Georgia De-
Graft scored heavily.
The second act entitled easy Pick
ing, brings the ''big light into prom
inence as Jack Simplex, and an IN
usual ovation followed his song enti-
tied st Guess I've Got the Right idea
Andy Lewis kas given exceptional op-
portunity to display his famous talent
as a Jewish comedian, and he jingled
the bells for full speed ahead. In ad-
dition there was an appreciated piano
rendition by Miss Zella, Russell, toe
specialties by Miss Catherine Horter,
international costume dances en-pla-
toon by the chorus. and final display
of animated models representing ia
nous pictorial scenes; all topped by
vision of Miss Crawford's poetic
FORM in tableau entitled ''The Golden
Bud
the Big Beauty Show is a type seldom
seen at the Park, and leaves a vivid
impression
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-10
Youna poetor. Ria al.


at had got my medical education by
the hardest work." said the doctor.
"and had hung out my single. / had
expected to have to wait for the first
patient, but not to have to wait so
long. Finally, however, the call came
1t was to a little house on the edge Of
town, and when 1 got there I found a
woman sick with had no idea what
I made out a pill prescription for her,
and for fear that 1 shouldn't earn my
money I wrote nearly the whole ma
terra medica into it Then 1 told her
to send it to the nearest drug store and
have it filed, and then 1 left After
an hour or two a small, shock headed
boy appeared at my Office, which was
over the bank and approached by out
side stairs. Was I the doctor that had
just been at his maW's house? His
maw's house correspondent with the
house had just visited, so 1 was the
doctor. WELL he went on, my nav
says how you expect her to swallow
that air pill? She amt no boss -
New York Post.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-10
WILL EAJOIE
BE SENT TO
HIGHLANDERS?

Cleveland. Ohio, Jan. 1o.-The story
from New York that the Cleveland
Baseball Club is preparing to trade
the famous second baseman, Napoleon
Lajoie and Terry Turner, once star
shortstop, for Harry Lord and Rolla
Zeider of the White Sox has caused
much comment here While the club
officers deny the story, it is said upon
authority that some deal of this sort
is in the air.
President somers of the club has
often said that Lajoie would end his
ba.II-p1aying days in Cleveland, but
recently the many rumors that the big
Frenchnnan might go. elsewhere have
not been strongly denied.
Lajoie during the past two years
has slowed up considerably. In fact,
he slows up the entire infie1d, and
speed is what Cleveland is after. The
most insistent rumor here for weeks
past has been that some sort of a deal
might soon be pulled off that would
send Lajoie to New York to help
Chance strengthen the Yankees. Larry
is a. great drawing card and a hitter
that would help any team, while Turn
er has several years of good baseball
in him yet.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-10
Mime. scarron.

Nine. Scarron, afterward the famous
Nine. de Maintenon. the wife Of Louis
XIV, was in her girIhoOd remarkably
beautiful. She was dark, with piercing
black eyes and wavy hair. In middle
life her gravity of countenance and Of
department was considered quite ex-
traordinary in that age of gayety- One
of her contemporaries said that she did
not smile once a year, and yet she was
not gloomy, but only Of a sedate habit
of mind
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-10
(By Wagner.)

(BY wagner
Supt. of Police Birmingham stated
this morning that no permit for a
wrestling show has been issued
yet And furthermore the superin-
tendent says none will be given until
he is shown that local sporting men
are the real hackers of the affair I'VE
don't want to have a lot OF out of
town promoters come to this. city and
fool the public he declared.
South End A G. must get busy and
convince the head of the police de-
partment if the club expects to hold
that Young Jack O'Brien-Al Ketchel
bout.
Dan O'Nei1 has received an offer
from Northampton fans to take over
his Holyoke franchise. He declares
he will sell the club to the Meadow
Lark city unless Holyoke comes across
with a better offer before tomorrow
night.
President O'Rourke of the Eastern
association went to Hartford yester-
day and conferred with Owners Clark
in of Hartford and Carey of Spring
field regarding changes in the league
constitution, These three comprise
committee which will report at the
next league meeting.
Capt. Ketcham of the Yale football
eleven has issued a statement in which
he says that all the old Yale stars will
tumn. Although there will be a paid
head coach Capt. Ketchann says:
There was an entire unanimity also
In the sentiment against all means or
professionalism or commercialfsTn."
Instead of taking the usual Easter
vacation at Atlantic City, this year,
the University of Pennsylvania base
ball team will journey through the
south, meeting the teams from south
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-10
TOMMERS To COACH
BATTERY SQUAD OF
YALE BALL TEAM

New Haven, Jan. 1O.-Ya1e has de-
eided to employ coach for it's base
ball battery candidates this season,
and Bernie Tommers who was the
Eli star pitcher two years ago, has
been secured for the role TOmme rs
has been coaching the New Haven
High School baseball and football
players since his graduation.
He is a New Haven boy. Since the
departure from college of Gene Brown
and Lefty Flynn, who were looked
upon as Ya1e's mainstays in the box,
the pitching material is scarce, and
the need for q special battery coach
has been keenly felt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-10

only Is were able to duplicate 1T in
crew. Nine have gained the letter in
two sports for four or more years w.
C. Camp, 80, and '82 NJ s., received a
sFY'' II times, seven of them in foot
ball. L. K Hall, '82, and '83 l. s., won
the award six times in crew c. H
Sheriff., 'S9, and 81 LIS, achieved the
same success in track, and A A
Stagg, 's8, did likewise in baseball
with the help of a postgraduate
course in the Divinity school.