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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07
THIS DATE IN
 PUGILIsTIC ANNALS
AnriI 6.

1S93-Jack Burke and Andy Bowen fought their famous 11O-round draw at New Orleans. 19O0-Jim Jenries stopped Jack Finnegan in 1st round at Detroit.
 1903+GAotgey GardpeF knocked out Peter Maher in 1st round at Boston. 19O3-Jack Johnson bested Sandy Ferguson in 10 rounds at Boston. O'Connell In 1D rounds at Waukegan, III.
 191O-Johnny Summers, English, ian, in 18th round at Sydney.
 1e1O-Lew Powell defeated George Memsic in IS rounds at Oakland Cal.
 1912-Porky Flynn outpointed! Jim Barry in 20 rounds at Sydney.
 April :.
 1872-Joe Walcott, colored, welter- weight champion of the world from 1901 to 1924. born in British GuisRa- South A=aersSS.
 19OS-Safn Langford stopped Jim Barry in End round at Boston.
 191O-Lef IIFouc ke nbeetedo sXpupg Loughrev tnys49 raaop1fds aat= rR eading, Pa rs ZL- 7|cT -~---l 1911-sailor Burke knocked out Montana Dan Sullivan in 9th round at New York. : 1911-Packey Mcfarland knocked out Morris Bloom in 9th round at Racine, Wis.
 1911-Tommy Moore knocked out Rudolph, Unholz in srds round af St. Joseph, MD. 5d4 6ttw rf lle1 ls1uA fr
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07
AL BURDICK TO PLAY
 AGAINST PROGRAMMES

Wednesday night at the Colonial hall on Fairfield avenue will find the Blue Ribbons and the Brooklawns basket ball teams in the third and deciding game of the city champion ship series Of basketball for the city title. Al Burdfck has entirely re- ldoVered from the accident in the first game at the Brooklawn rink and will be back in the Ribbons line, also Treat who was out on the bowling team, will be in the Brook1a,wns' line up. Both Manager Leavy and Carr have decided not have a preliminary game. The title contest will start at 8:3O sharp. Doc Hull the popular New Haven sporting man will off ciate The players will be, Brook lawns, Graham, Brown, Treat, Hoff- man, AurilIo, ,Frankel, Shea and Lud- wig; Blue Ribbons, Leahy, Hurley, Heating, Burdick, Morrison, Lush, CahiIl and Bierbaum. After the game dancing will hold the floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07
FEW ENTITLED TO
 PRINCETON LETTER
But A of 1900 Undergraduates Have
 That Prize.

Princeton, N. J., April 7-Of the 1,500 undergraduates in Princeton university, only A have the privilege of wearing the varsity athletic "P, '' according to Statistics published here by the athletic association.
 As freshmen are not allowed to compete on any varsity team and as a large number of students are the statistics show that Princeton has only 300 men from which to draw candida tes for it's 16 varsity teams, and this number is further cut down by rule in effect here which pre- vents a student from being a mem Der of more than teams in the same year.
 It is evident from these figures, therefore, that the Tigers maintain their high position in the world of in- tercollegiate sport almost entirely through the prowess of per cent of the undergraduate body.
 The distinction of having been awarded the varsity letter more times than any other man in college is borne by Talbot T. Pendleton of Berkeley Springs, W. Va, the cap tain of the football team last sea- son, who has won the coveted honor three times in football and twice in baseball
 As PendIeton still has another sea- the nine, he will boost his to- tai to six and thus will have <won as many letters it is possible for an athlete to obtain here. JAS he is a spfinter of unusual ability, he would undoubtedly have won a track P had he not been prevented from r;=:i- ming by the two-sporI rule.
 The only other student now in col lege to have won the letter in more than one sport is Hobe Baker. Bak- CT has two football ''P's'' and has also been awarded the letter in hoe key, as he was a member of the team which got away with the intercolleg- fate championship "a year ago.
 Two men, A. Bluehenthal, center, and c. c. Dunlap, end, on the foot ball team have been awarded the honor three times in that sport Nineteen men have won their letters twice in the same sport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07
JOCKEY SHILLING HAS
 BIG SUM TO INVEST
Boy Has Cleaned Up $5OO,OoO By
 Riding Winners on Turf.

Cleveland, April z-Carro1l Shilling, the jockey, is spending the winter here counting the dollars he accumu- lated as a rider and putting his snug fortune to good use in business ven lures. His fortune is estimated at $500, 900, which may be right or nearly right or very wrong.
 It is safe to say, however, that shil- ling is worth something like that amount for he was for a number of years the most prominent jockey on the turf and was much in demand. He is now under indefinite. suspension for a, rough ride he put up on Jacque- lima at the last meeting in Havre de Grace.
 In bygone days there was no field in which youngster could make so much money on the turf. In one week in 1909, Shilling is said to have made 5000 for himself in bonuses from horse owners. Of course, that sta tement is greatly exaggera ted, but that Shilling made that much money in a racing season-a salary equal to what is paid to the President of the United States year1y@s es- tabIished fact. There are few joe keys in the history of the turf that pi1oted more winners to victory in big stake events than did Shilling.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07
FRANK CORRlD6N
 SPRINGFIELD BOSS
Former Big League Pitcher to Take Charge of Eastern
 Association Club

Frank J. Corridor. former Chicago and Philadelphia National league pitcher has. been, engaged to manage the Springfield club during the com ing season. Corridor is a pitcher and will take his regular turn in the box He succeeds Jack zeIIer, who took over the baseball reins in Pittsheld some time ago.
 Corridor was a star pitcher with Providence in the old Eastern league and there Is where he got his base ball reputation. He started out in the New England league at the age of IS and after one season went to the Providence nine of the Eastern league. He pitched good ball for Providence and was taken on by the majors, going to the Chicago Cubs, and later to the Phillies. He was with the latter for four years. Next he switched to St Louis and the Cardinals sold him in 1911 ito Buf- falo. Last year he was" unable to agree on terms with Buffalo and secured his release so as to manage an Independent club Tn Newport and also deal out soap, sugar and bread to the customers of his attractive grocery store
 Springheld's new manager has many friends in fast company who may [be of value to him in case his material grows stale Charles Doc in, of the Phillies; Roger Bresnahan and Kitty Bransdeld are among his closest baseball friends.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07
EAST RRIDGEPORT-ST. JOE
 GAME CALLED IN FOURTH
(Jay-Ef-En.)

The East Bridgeport-St. Joe game at the Oval yesterday was called at the end of the 4th inning on account of cold weather. The Joes were lead ing the East Siders by a score of Az when time was called.
 Immediately after the game the East Bridgeport team held a meeting at their club rooms, to make final ar engagements for their dance and en- tertainment which will be held at Eagles hall tomorrow evening. The reports showed large sale of tickets and it is expected that Eagles hall will be crowded to the doors, OF that evening.
 A very pleasing program of dance and song has been arranged, and all who attend are assured of a pleasant evening. Maloney's orchestra will dispense the music. The team will hold a meeting Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at the usual place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07
WILLIE RITCHlE
 LOSING FRIENDS BY
 SEALING TACTICS

If Willie Rftchie is given to think ing at all it is high time for hinn to hunt his considering cap. For Wi1- lies friends are drifting away from him in carload lots and if the deSer- tion continues at it's present rate it will not be long before .Ritchie will find himself the most lonesome the laurel wreath. It is Ritchies treatment of recent offers and his attitude generally towards the box ing game that has disgusted his we1I-wishers. He is condemned par icu1ar1y for the studioulsy vague way in which he refers to the probable date of his return to the ring. He appears to be fencing with the ques- tion in fact.
 There isn't a glimmer of promise in anything he has to say in this connection He is playing squarely into the hands of his enemies who have contended all along that he which enabled him to grab the title from the youngster who won it by dint of hard fighting and who risked it and defended it as often as an op- portunity arose.
 Ritchie has himself to b1Ame if suspicion of this attaches to him. He hasn't accomplished sufficient to warrant him playing fast and loose with the boys of his class and with the sport public generally in the way he is doing. He knows that even those who took his side of the argu- ment when a question arose as to whether Referee Jim Griffin was jus tified in deprfVing Wolgast of his crdwn on a technfca1Dty were unani- nous in declaring that the circutn- stances called for a return match, at the earliest possible opportunity
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07
BROOKLYN LOSES
 70 NEWARK TEAM
Pitcher Schact Proves PuzZling to Manager Dahlen'S Ball
 TOSSerS

Newark celebrated the opening of the home season yesterday afternoon by defeating Brooklyn, to l. in the presence of a crowd of nearly four thousand. Officials of the Brooklyn club, headed by Charles H. Ebbets who also control the Newark organi- zation, looked on and did not know whether to be glad or sorry. At any rate the big turnout of fans drove away any tendency to tears.
 "Al' Schact, a product of the Bronx, who saw service last season with the Cleveland club in the de- funct United States League, pitched for the Indians and was chiefly re- sponsible for the victory. Shacht held the Dodgers to five hits and passed only one batsm'an. Two of the hits came in the seventh inning when Wheat singled and after pur- Joining second came home on Dau- bert's double. CufvIs, who twirled for Brooklyn, had one bad inning. the third.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07
JOE RIVERS AND
 CROSS TOMORROW Mexican Gets Guarantee of
 $5, 500 to Enter Ring in New York

JOE RIVERS-Sports
 After several weeks of quietness in boxing circles New York again comes to the front this week with bout the interest in which is Nationwide. The i'm nportant match is the ten-round SeS- sion between Leach Cross and Joe Rivers, the sensational Mexican light weight, carded for tom orrow night at the St. Nicholas Athletic Club.
 Although neither Cross nor Rivers holds a title, the contest is attracting as much attention as if a champion ship depended on the result. Both men rank as close to the champion ship class as is possible without get ting there, and there can be no ques- ton of the right of the winner to- morrow night in demanding match from Willie Ritchie, holder of the title. By their decisive work in the past few months, during which time each has accomplished something hitherto undone in boxing circles, the principals in tomorrow nights clash have steadily climbed to the front rank in the lightweight division
 The weight agreed upon for the bout is the lightweight f1gure-133 3 pounds-and the weighing in will be done at 9:45 o'clock. According to the articles of agreement both boys must be in the ring at 10 o'clock. For feits of $1,00O have been posted by the cIub ana both boxers. hlVers VIII receive a guarantee of $500 for his services, the largest sum paid to a boxer by any New York club, with one exception, since the Frawley Law went into effect. Cross is working on 8 percentage basis with the club, but from indications he will draw down sum not far below the amount which Rivers will receive.
 Although other bouts of the week will n9 1a somewhat in nonlIlar inter est as compared with the Rivers-Cross event there will be no lack of quan- tity and some fairly good cards at other clubs. Heading this class will be the bout between Gunboat Smith and George Rodel, the South African heavyweight at the Forty-fourth Street Sporting Club on Friday night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07
JACK BURKE FOUGHT
 BOWEN 11O ROUNDS
 20 YEARS AGO TODAY

Today is the twentieth anniversary of the longest glove fight on record, pulled off at New Orleans in 1893, be- tween Andy Bowen and Jack Burke. The fight went no rounds, lasting seven hours and nineteen minutes, and ended with draw decision when neither man could fight any longer. There have been a number of bare knuckle battles, however, that lasted longer than the Bowen-Burl1e Saffa E. The shortest bout on record was that between Battling Nelson and Bill Rossiter at Harvey, H., eleven years ago. when the Dane put over sleep punch in exactly three seconds. Da1 Hawkins also claimed the speedy Knockout record, but Malacy Hogan, who refereed both battles, declared Nelson had the shade. Burke now lives in Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07
(BY " agnerl


 The first Dlayers to report to Man ager McCann of the Bridgeport club this morning were OutfieIder Butler of this city, who played with the Black Rocks last year. and Pitcher Schoop Curry, the local serni-pr pitcher who wants a tryout.
 Papers were received from Man ager Tamsett of the Albany club today closing the deal for first base man Tom Crook. The former Bridge port first sacker will report to AL ibany tomorrow. He has come to terms with the New York State leaguers.
 The signed contract of Pitcher Fred Blum was sent to Secretary Reddy of the Mechanics today. Blum lives in Peterborough, Pa. He is the pitcher secured in a trade with Low ell for Johnny Barron.
 President OsRourke of the Eastern association will go to Brooklyn We'd nesday to see the Brook1yn-Phi1ade1- phia game. He. and his party will be the guests of President Ebbetts of the Brooklyn club
 Harry Mason, the big umpire who did so we'll last season, has signed the papers to work in the Eastern association again this year. < He wrote from his home in Buffalo and the document arrived today.
 Benny Kauff. the fleet outfelder
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07
(By Dunigan.)

Contrary to the article in yester- days paper the St. Joseph's have no agreement with the. West Ends to re- fuse to join the City League in case the West Ends were not admitted. The article stated that when the St. Joseph's entered the defunct Semi Pro League they made an ar rangement whereby neither team was to join the City League in case the Semi-pro league did not last the sea son unless both teams were taken in. In conversation with George Dumphy, last years manager of the St. Joes, he states that he made no such agree ment with MT. Ritchel and 1t is simply another sample of his work which chara cterized his leadership in the Semi-Prof league.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07
NEEDHAM AND M'GRAW
 HAVE BIRTHDAYS TODAY

Thomas Needham. Cub catcher, who led the fielding average list of Ma tional League backstops last year, was born in Ireland tfairty-four years ago today. He began his career as a catcher with Coldwater, Mich, in 1898. Ashtabula and Wheeling had him next. In 1902, when with the Altoona. Tri- State League team, he was drafted by Boston. Five years ago New York got him in a trade, along with Ten ney and Bridwell, giving Boston Fer guson, McGann, Dah1en, Browne and Bowernan. The Giants didn't need him and sent him to St. Paul, and in 1909 the Cubs purchased him.
 John Napoleon McGraw, leader of the New York Giants, will round out his fortieth year of life today. Lit tie Mac was born in TruNton, N. r., April 2, 1878, and first made splash as a diamond artist while with the immortal Baltimore Orioles McGraiw began playing ball when mere kid, and broke into professionalism with the Olean team in the New York State League. His subsequent career, lead ing up to the glories of recent years, is known to every school boy. Mo Graw has been the mana ger of the Giants for eleven years, or there abouts and will probably continue on the job for as many more annums to come.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07
ST. JOES DENY THEY MADE
 ANY DEALS WITH WEST ENDS
Had No Understanding With RitCheI Regard
 ng City League

The article stated that MT. Ritchei has seen Manager Gallagher and had got him to agree to his way of think ing. MT. Gallagher denies ever nak- ing any such agreement with MT Rttchel and states that it would be impossible to do any such thing with out the sanction of the athletic com rnittee of the St. Joseph society, which goes further to show the falsity of the article.
 MT. Ritchel will not stand any too high with the sporting public of the city by employing such methods as these to get others in bad and it be- hooves him to come out with the truth in this matter and if he did n ot furnish the substance for the article to learn the source of the same so as to square himself with those that the article has wronged.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07
AROUND THE CIRCUIT
Butler and Curry First Players to
 Report to Manager M'Cann

who is on his way to report for prac- tice with the Hartford club, stopped in this city yesterday.
 Owner Carey of the Springfield club showed his good sense by engaging an experienced baseball man like Frank Corridor to manage the Ponies. Some of the fans feared Carey would make the fatal mistake of trying to run the team himself. It takes a regular baseball man to handle a squad of players.
 Bom bardier Wells, who stopped a package of dynamite handed him by Gunboat Smith, has arrived home in England. When anyone mentions America to him now he runs and hides under the table.
 There were 2,osS paid admissions to the boxing show in New Haven last Monday night at which Hogan and Ketchel furnished the main at traction.
 Joe Rivers has made about $37,oOO in the boxing game in the past year. Whats the use of being an honest workingman any longer?
 The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Browns by 13 to 6 yesterday. Lefty Leverenz, formerly with Hartford, pitched several innings for the Browns, afteF-the-ga game---had been lost, and did well. The series now stands three to two in favor of the Browns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07
HANK O'DAY HAS
 SIGNED TO UMPIRE
 FOR BAN JOHNSON

Chicago, April 7-Hank O'Day, last year manager of the Cincinnati Reds and for years an umpire in the Ma .ttonal League, signed 8 contract to umpire in the American League here Saturday. He is said to have held off in the hope of getting job as scout for the Cubs. ODay, who went to California an agent of Murphy, of the Cubs, to persuade Overall to rejoin the club, said the big pitcher is in fine condition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07
IN. MAJOR LEAGUES

Outf1elder Finn. formerly with the New York Americans, is with Koch ester now-
 Jimmy Callahan of the White Sox' threatens to bounce several of his recruits today.
 Inf1e1der McDermott has just signed his Providence contract. Pitcher La- ftte is now the only ho1d-out.
 Bues of the Boston Nationals may be shipped back to Buffalo. That club also wants Boston pitcher.
 Jersey City will finish in the first division of the International league race if Manager Schafly's guess comes true.
 There is little chance that Catcher Egan of the Athletics will be sent to the minors. Washington would refuse to waive claim, and Connie Mack does not want to help Wash ington any.
 ''Rube'' Vickers will have to show considerable to stock with Baltimore. He is getting into form slowly, and says he feels he is in for a big sea- son. The "OrioIes'' have a strong puncn or CO plCk ITOHl
 The intercity series with the Phil Iies'' demonstrated that there is noth- ing but brilliancy in c. Mack's in- field. Those fellows are hitting the ball, too, especially McInnis, who has a fine habit of cAessing the opposing outf1e1ders.
 Cree, wo1ter and Daniels will be the regular outfielders for the New York Americans, according to Man ager Chance. Derrick is t'perfectly satisfactory'' at short and Sweeney is. 'tone of the best of catchers." Keat- ing and Schulz, of the new pitchers, have shown the most. s
 One baseball writer pointed out to Chance that with IS games with Bos- ton, Philadelphia and Washington the season might have strony start for the Tanks The P l.. re- piled: Well, well, Is with Boston, Washington and the Athletics. All the more reason why we should go out West in first place."
 Manager stovan of St. Louis has put time-clock in the club head quarters. Ball playing is a busi- ness, the same as anything else in which men are hired and paid for their services" says Stovall. "Acpors are made to report on Stirne for re- hearsaIs and prompt appearance is required in everEc business office in the country Why should, not a ball player whose duties at the most com sume five hours of his time each day, be forced to report at the stip- u1ated time, or forced to pay the penalty? When I tell my men to be on hand, I mean that they shall be there at the time I say, and not come strolling in at any time that suits their own convenience"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07

CLASS 6S III LII Olympic athletic g a m e s councils, some objecting to being placed on the same footing as those nominaI- ed by the govern ing body of arch cry. The compost ton of the British has always been a
 source of trouble, but for the life of me I cannot see what the govern ing bodies of golf. cricket, archery, polo and racketS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07

Rheumatism as $ result of kidney trouble stiff and aching joints back ache and sore kidneys will all yield are tonic in action, quick in results, curative always. w. s. Skelton, Stan ley, Ind, says: "I would not take $1OO.Oo for the relief from kidney trouble I received from one single box of Foley Kidney Pills.'' F. B. Brill, Stratford avenue and Sixth streets
 3s5
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07

have to do with the olympic games. None of these sports were decided at the last games and it seems quite cer-
 tain they will not be at Berlin in 1916,
 yet these delegates possess voting power of the same value as those rep resenting athletics, swimming, wrest- ling and shooting, all of which form a considerable portion of every olym- pic programme. The subject will be thrashed out later. A prominent sport
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07
kEWFTEIDs LOSE FIRST
 BALL ACME TO PORT CHESTER

The Newf1eId baseball team went to Port Chester yesterday and lost to the f:ab of that town by 10 to G. Man Eger Dunbar's crowd put up a good game for their first appearance of the season. Stratton and Fray were the Eewf1eld battery. Herman Hoar, the former New Britain southpaw, work ed part of the game for Port Chester.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07
THISTLES BEATEN AT SOCCER
 BY FAST NEW HAVEN TEAM

The Thistle Soccer team of this city went down to defeat before the New Haven team yesterday at the Mead ows Jenkins and Miller excelled for the visitors while Abbott and Meikle did well for the locals.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07
AMATEUR BASEBALL.

The WaInuts A. c. defeated the Brave A. C. at Lumber lot Sunday in a fast game, 11-10. The Walnuts will play the LongfeIlow Jrs. Sunday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07
BY S. ANDREWS.

There is trouble over in England regarding the voting power of various
 classas thR
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07

Del, all of these being for State championships
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07

..Rube'' Vickers will have to show considerable to stock with Baltimore. He is getting into form slowly, and says he feels he is in for a big sea- son. The "OrioIes'' have a strong bunch of pitchers to pick from.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07

who is on his way to report for prac- tice with the Hartford club, stopped in this city yesterday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07

Cree, Wo1ter and Daniels will be the regular outfielders for the New York Americans, according to Man ager Chance. Derrick is perfectly satisfactory at short and Sweeney is lone of the best of catchers.'' Keat- ing and Schulz, of the new pitchers, have shown the most.