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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23
BOER RODEL CONFIDENT OF
 WINNING OVER CUNBOAT SMITH
Game South African in Pink of Condition--
 Faster and Ceverer Than Before

France.
 Yesterday Rodel boxed several fast rounds with his sparrtng partner, Billy Watkins, a very clever co1ored boy who is catched to Fight Bai1er Wells. a heavyweight at New Orleans next month.
 Harry J. Fink, sporting editor of the North Side (N. Y.) News visited Bonds training quarters one day last week and this is what he has to, say about what he saw there:
 Took a crazy notion to go ramb7 ling yesterday, with no definite destf- nation in view. Ended up at Strat- ford. Conn, six miles out of Bridge port, at Captain Bonds roadhouse and training quarters, where George Rodel, the Fighting Boer' is conditioning himself for his bout with Gunboat Smith at the Garden on the 27th.
 George was out when I arrived, but Charlie W. Griffin, the lightweight champion of Australia and Rhodesia welcomed me like the 'prodigal son, and treated me royalty. Nothing in the house was too good for me, and with the assistance of Captain and Mother Bond, he prepared the finest meal have eaten in some time. Cap tain Bond sure gets fine table, and George and Charlie, and Harry Price, the we1terweight champion of South Africa, who is also training there, are haVlnS the t1nne or their lives.
 Captain Bonds place is on the Sound and the boys have the run of the place. Bathing and boating are 1ndu1ged in between training periods and conditions couldn't be bettered When -Rode1 enters the ring on Friday this week, he ought to prove a re- velation even to those who have seen him in good condition heretofore He is even now in the pink of condition and he is confident that he will win from the Gunner He tells me that he will have no excuse to offer if a decision can possibly be given against him. Here's luck to the sBoer,' the gamest heavyweight that ever stepped into a. ring
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23
--. EASTERN.
INTERNATIONAL.

CTS should take a leaf from po1o's book and adopt the plan of numbering the players in the big matches of next fall.
 In the international polo games the players were all numbered, and, the spectators I1p the grandstand and in the field Enclosure enjoyed the sport the more because it was perfectly pos sible for them to know, even though they were unacquainted with the play CTS, just which of the men they had read. about were doing the star work.
 Al Sharpe at Cornell, Glenn Warner at Carlisle and many another clever football coach has declared in favor of players numbers. The plan has even been discussed informally in foot ball rules committees meetings. Yet no action has been taken by the big var sities. All that is necessary is for Harvard or Yale to assume the initia- tive; the others will quickly fall into line. The rank and file of football fol- lowers would surely appreciate such move.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23
Especial to The Farmer.l


 An interested crowd of fans visited Capt. John Bonds training quarters at the lower dock in Straford yesterday to see George Rodel, the fighting Boer work out George will meet Gunboat Smith at the Madison Square Garden next Friday night and the battle is of interest for several reasons. The Boer surprised every one who witnessed the previous meeting. Old fight fans re- rarded his performance as little short Of marvellous. After being apparently hopeiessly outclaSsed in the opening rounds and after hitting the mat nine times the Boer recovered and was winning all the way till the finish. It is believed that a few more rounds would have landed the South African a winner. It was a glorious night, at any rate, it won the respect of the crowd for the Boer who was able to take punishment and come back. Since that fight RodeI has improved won derfuTIy Yesterday he convinced everyone that he will make a good showing. Australian Charlie Griffin, who Is the mentor of the boxers at Bonds says the Boer IS a second Jim Corbett not only in build but in his cn his feet and is able to hit and get away as readily as the former chain pion heavyweight. Rodel is now down to weight which Is 1S3 pounds He is strong and very confident. While he will be obliged to give away weight to every aspirRnt for heavyweight honors should he win from Smith he relies on his ability to take punish merf and his activity to keep him in zhe race until the elimination battles are settled.
 Harry Price, another South African and a z1aiddl dleweight champion is pre- paring for his return battle with George Ash at Far Rockaway on July g. He won the popular decision at the last meeting six weeks ago. The winner of this go will meet Jem Smith who has been trimming up everything in the niddleweight division in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23
M'LOUGHLIR PLAYS
 BARRETT IN ENGLAND

Wimbledon, Eng, June 21Tha opening of play in the English lawn tennis championships here. today brought an assemblage which was one proba bly,. more cosmopolitan than any that has met on the field of sport- There were no fewer than 116 entries in the singles, the United States and Australasia heading the list with six each.
 A dramatic start was assured for the tournament by the drawing in the first round of Maurice B. Mclaughlin. of San Francisco, against H. Roper Barrett, a strong player and one Of the probable members of the British team that will defend the Dwight E5 Davis trophy. Deprived of his spikes which are prohibited at Wimbledon and with his s'sea legs" probably stiu somewhat affecting him, the young American was set a stiff task and it was thought that in the event of his victory he would become a warm fla Torite for the championship. R. Nor ris williams, another member of the United stata2 tSazn. mat P. r. Tshgsa in the first rounS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23
RUBE SCHAUER IS FAVORED BY LUCK
Giants New Pitcher Out of Job
 When Signed by Superior.

Minneapolis, June 22.-Because he was out of a job and signed a, base ball contract as a. last resort Rube echauer went to work for the Superior (Wis.) club of the Northern League this spring Because he cast his for tunes with baseball Schauer deter mined to pitch his way into a steady berth.
 As a. result he pitched so well and so often that almost singIe-handed he has landed his club at the top of the Northern Lea gre and his work has re- suited in his sale to the New York National League club for the largest amount of money ever paid for Class c player. Only two other players in the history of baseball have ever brought larger sums on the auction block. They were O'TooIe of St. Paul and Marquard of Indianapolis.
 Schauer was born and raised in a small Southern Minnesota town and sbas played baseball about as long as t14e average American youth He all ways has been on a country town team until this spring. Never had he re- ceived s.regular salary until Superior picked him up.
 He was not anxious to play base ball as a means of Livelihood but had am tftions to go to college and take a professional course Early this spring he was out of job, and his funds were at low ebb when Superior rendered him a contract. Unlike most youngsters, he didn't snap at the chance.
 He hes1tated at first and then re- fused to give a definite answer for several days In the meantime he tried to get work more tasteful to him. but, tfTfs failing. he finally put his. name to the document, which call ed for a salary of $110 per month.
 Then he determined to earn his pay and his record since last April shows how we'll he succeeded His first ap- pearance in professional baseball was made in Minneapolis the day the Northern League season opened on April zs. He worked for two-thirds of an inning and retired in favor of pinch-hitter.
 The next day he was sent back and allowed six hits. winning his game, 15 Co 3, errors robbing him of a shutout. From then on it was easy sailing He leads the league in strikeouts, aver Aging about ten a game. He has pitched three one-hit games, a gang Of two and three hit contests and was robbed of a no-hit game by a scratch Eingle in the ninth inning.
 He has appeared in more games than any other pitcher in the league and is glutton for work. He is a nig, strong young fellow and would work every day if given chance. He stands almost six feet tall and weighs f1sO pounds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23
BLOSSOM NAMED
 AS YALE CAPTAIN
First Time Baseball Leader Re- Elected Since WinsIow's Time

Captain Jack Blossom was reelected captain of the Yale baseball team at the annual banquet held at Hotel Mo Alpin in New York Saturday night following the defeat at the heends of Harvard. This Is the first time a baseball captain has been reelected at Yale since Burnie WinsIow's reign in 1908 and 1904.
 } The Ellis lost four men by gradua- ton, which includes Catcher Burdette, First Baseman Rddden, Left Fielder Schofie1d and Pitcher Scott The team finished the series with 2s vic- tories and 6 defeats.
 Harvard reelected Dana Wingate as captain, the leading batter of the team He will lose F'elton, the pitch CT, but will have Hitchcock Young also will be graduated and new catcher will have to be developed. Tones, at third base, has another year with the varsity, and so has Clark, while the three outfeIders, Hardwick, Gannett and A1sop, have two more years to play, as has First iBaseman Ayres.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23
STROKE
 MAY BE GIVEN UP

New Haven, Conn, June 23-There is growing feeling among a. great many Yale graduates that if Yale wants to win any boat races she will have to stop experimenting and fol- low the lead set by Harvard several years ago and hire a professional coach who is able to teach Eli crews how to pull a boat through the water faster than other shells. The idea right, they maintain, but they want to see some speed. This was the gist of the opinion expressed by several Yale men here yesterday.
 Advocates of professional coaching g increased after the results at New London on Friday, On the other side are marshaHed the little band of en- thusiasts that maintains the English stroke is exactly the thing and the judged by the way the Yale men houndered through it on Friday. Fit material for a thorough demonstration of the new system was not available this year.
 w. AverelI Hartman, who is chief Iv. responsible for the introduction of the English stroke at Yale, was grad uated a few days ago and will enter business James O. Rogers. who has heen connected with Yale rowing for two wears and who also favors the English style. is silent as to the fu7 ture.
 It Is understood, however, that the advocates of the Oxford style of row ing have made it plain to Captain Snowden he will not be interfered with and can choose any style he de- sires. No ideas will be forced upon him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23
MIDDLE WEIGHT TITLE SQUABBLE NARROWING
 DOWN TO A FEW MEN

The middle weight controx ersI sa narrowing down to point where if VII! soon be possible to determine a real champion in the 15s-pound diyis- lon. The defeat of Eddie McGoortv
 the Oshkosh middle weight, by Jim my Clabby of Milwaukee-Ha in a l2-round contest at Butte, Mont. eliminates the Oshkosh boy from the competition for the present, and Dnts CIabby on a par with Jack Dillon and Frank Klaus, two of the legitfm ate contenders for the crown Clabby is much the lighter of the three stars
 being able to do 15O pounds without trouble, while both Dillon and Klaus are not over-anxious at any time to do 158 pounds ringside Mike C.1b- bons is also clamoring now to gel into the middle weight division, and Mike Will have to give away weight the same as Clabby. However the defea of Gibbons by McGoorty last fall does not give the St. Paul boy as much right at this time to enter a claim as Jimmy Clabby. Mike should now try and wipe out his defeat at inc hands of McGoorty. Clabby. who has always been considered clever, also demonstrated at Butte that he can hinching. In the first round McGoo4-- ty put him down for counts of seven and nine, but he weathered the storm and then came back and handed Ed die trimming, earning a clean-cut victory. Cla bby's greatest work was done at close quarters, although at times he used his straight left jab with great effect. It seems strange that McGoorty, after having his man down and almost out, should fail to follow Up the advantage. Eddie has done the same thing before twice when he had Hugo Kelly almost out in the opening round, and again when he met Knockout Brown of Chicago. He seems to lose heart when he fails to win hurr1ed1y- It will mean much hard work for Eddie to get back where he was before losing to CIab- by. McGoorty has the cleverness, the stamina and the punching ability, but there Is something lacking. It might do Eddie a world of good to hike to the mountains for a stay of six months, just to rough it and get back into proper form C1abby Is ma tch- ed at Indiana polls for July 4, with any middle weight the club selects, and it is presumed that the promoters are trying hard to land Dillon for the Milwaukee boy. If Jack is secured it will mean a great contest, and then the winner if there should be one, will have a chance to get after Frank Klaus for a real championship match. This is about the nearest we have been to having a recognized middle weight champion since the death of Stau1av Ketchel.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23

DOWN NEW LONDON IN CLOSE CONTEST
 BY GOOD PITCHING
CBy wagner.o


 Chic RobertailIe, the little round man from Cohoee. N. Y, has accepted a position lately by Blossom Blum from the neighboring township of Roxborough, Pa. Mons. Robertaille goes in there every Sunday and enter ta1ns the crowd. A week ago he didn't stay long enough to get a cup of cof- fee but yesterday he stuck it out and downed New London by 8 to g. The Planters have a hard hitting crew and the crowd was worried for fear the storm would break. After the first stanza the visitors got one or more hits in every inning and in five rounds the first man rapped safe ly. Robertaille worked hard, though and the tale of eight men left on bases shows that he had the stuff.
 Radabough made his first appear ance here as a pitcher. He is a young ster from the south who once had 8 trial with the St Louis Nationals. He is short and stoc1ky in build and has a puzzling drop ball. The Mechanics found it hard to touch him except in the fourth. !.
 The local boys got seven safe blows from Radabough and of these McCam- well collected three Jolly Jake Boultes had a two bagger and Vandy Vandegrift made an exceedingly use- full single Stow and Bowman field ed we'll The second baseman cut down NeaIon and Dell by fine stops in the seventh.
 New. London had lead of ? to c when Bridgeport came up in the fourth Stow walked and went to third when Johnson muffed Rocks throw on Bowman's grounder. Mo Gamwell clipped a single to right, SCOT ing Stow. Flanagan walked and vandegrift dumped a hit into center. scoring Bowman and McGamwell. Much joy. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23
MARRIED.
NTAGEN-LA

MAGEN- -HANDSNIAN.-In Danbury, June IS. Perry Magen, of New York, and Miss Bessie L4aidsman. MERRITT-TODD.- Danbury, June Is, C. Anes Merritt and Miss N. Ethel Todd.s DALY-NIORRISSE New York, June 2, Daniel Da,ly of New Haven, and Miss Rula Morrissey of New Milford.
 EARLY Y-WAGNER.-In Shelton, Miss Dorothy Dolores Wagner and James Francis Early. KAY AY-EDWARDS- Norwalk, June 1e, William Kay of Schenectady, N. Y., and Miss Li1lie A. Edwards MORIARTY -RYLE. - In Stamford June IS, Stephen Mortar2y and Miss Julia A. Kyle. BRoWN-ROACH.- Norwalk, June 14, Herbert D. Brown, and Miss Margaret Roach. BEAL-CLEMENTS. - In Stamford June IS, Rev. Harry BeaI, of Con stab1ev1lle, N. r., and Miss Marjorie B. Clements.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23
NATIONAL.
VANDEGRlFT IS /. LEADING CLOUTER
 FOR CROSS CLAN

s vandy vandegrift is causing the pitchers a lot of trouble and is going at a 1885 clip with the willow By reason of his three hits yesterday Capt Ed McGamweIl boosted him self to 300 again and Buster Bowman worked up to .2s9. Stow and. Russell
 also increased their averages. The figures, including yesterdays game:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23
New London.
By Innings.

Bridgeport -..-..O o 0 % %-3 New London .-..-..O 0 II 0 0 O O-2
 Two base hit, Bou1tes. Three base hit, Johnson. Sacrifice hits, Spencer
 Rock, Ulrich, Dell, Bowman. Double play, Stow to McGamwell. Left on bases, Bridgeport 5, New London 5. First base on balls, off RobertaiIIe }. or Radaoough l. Hit by pitcher, by Radabough (Stow) Struck o1,t h., Radabough 5, by RobertaiIe 4. Time
 1:4O. Umpire, McPartIin. Attend ance, 2,00O.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23

Trial of the case against Arthur Pel- kew of <Chicopee, Mass, charged witt manslaughter in causing the death od Luther McCarty in the prize ring 1T Calgary, May 24, last, is near it's close When court opened today it was pre- -dicted by many associated with the case that all evidence would be IT inc hands of the jury by night. Tes- tinaonys intended to refute that pre- sented by the Crown in support of the contention of the prosecution that Mo Carty's death came as the result Of a blow to the jaw, was introduced by the defense More expert testimony for the defense was expected to be heard during the day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

GAMES TODAY. New York in Washington. Boston in Philadelphia. St. Louis in Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23

Harvard closed a great athletic year by beating Yale at baseball by 6 to in the final game of the series at Brooklyn Saturday. The Crimson won from Yale in. football, hockey, crew and baseball. The only thing Yale won was the dual track meet
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23
STANDING OF THE CTIUBs.
GAMES TODAY.

Bridgeport at Holyoke. New London at Hartford. Waterbury at New Haven. Springfield at Pittsfeld a FameaL9
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23

F Lefty. Leverenz, the former Hart ford southpaw, whitewashed the White Sox in one half of a. double header. He allowed two scratch hits. Lefty Is with the St. Louis Browns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23
sr. yoEs DEFEATED BY BRooKsIDEs II TO 8

4 Only one game was played in the City league yesterday. The Brooksides beat the St. =Joes by II to g in slug Eing game Gallagher and Lawlor hit hard for the Joes and Seyfert did
 some sTugg1ng for the Brooksides The game was played at St. Joseph oval
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23

E Holden, New London's latest out fielder, was purchased from Albany Ga, of the South Atlantic league He is fast and can hit that ball. He bea1
 out two scratches yesterday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23
sATuRDAY,s REsULlrs.

Brooklyn, 2; New York, 0. Philadelphia, 5; Boston, 4.
 Philadelphia 5; Boston, 2.
 Cincinnati, 8; Pittsburgh, s.
 The Chicago-St. Louis game was postponed on account of rain
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23
(By Wagner)

(By Wagnef1
 Manager Monte Cross has not ceased his efforts to strengthen the Bridge port club and the local leader left for New York last Saturday night a hunt for players. Pitchers and out felders are what he wants. He ex- poets great things from Young, the outfe1der. from the Philadelphia Ath- weighs about 18o. Manager Cross, while acting as scout for the St. Louis Browns last season, picked Young up but the Browns never gave him a, trial. Connie Mack took the youngster but as he already had six veteran out Young is expected to report in a few days.
 Umpire Kennedy received 2, shower of cushions in Waterbury yesterday when he gave a. couple of close deci- sions against the home club during a game with Hartford. Howie Baker was called out in the eighth when he col1ided with Garde1la of Hartford. The third baseman was. knocked un- conscious but resumed play.
 ball in the field. Three error1ess games in succession
 ! Johnson, the New London second baseman, made a costly error yester- day but he also had two good bits of fielding. He took a hit away from Steamer Flanagan: by one hand stab in the second and he pulled Bromo Sil- gers liner out of the air in the fourth.
 The Cross players left on the 7:56, train this morning for four day in va.sion of Massachusetts. Today and tomorrow in Holyoke and the follow ing days in Springfield. They return Friday for a game with New Haven.
 A delegation of rooters from New London sat in the front row of the stand yesterday They were sore at Umpire McPart1in and he certainly was off on balls and strikes. The seasons record for strtkeouts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23

:. It. is said that Johnny Dundee and Johnny KiIbane are sore on each oth- CT and when the boys meet in August for the featherweight title it will be on~a winner take all basis,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23
STANDING OF THE CLUES.
GAMES TO-DAY.

Brooklyn in New York @ games.) Pittsburgh in Cincinnati. Chicago in St Louis. Philadelphia in Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23
AROUND THE CIRCUIT
Other Notes of Interest to Enthusiasts in
 Various Sp01s

was made yesterday by Jim Scott of the Chicago White Sox against the St Louis Browns. He famed Is.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23

Jack Britton of Chicago and Jimmy Duffy of Iockport,t both contenders for the lightweight championship honors will meet in Buffalo tonight. in a- re- turn 10 round bout. In their hrst bout several weeks ago, Duffy won fn.rtIae sixth round, Britton being dis qualified for fouiirg.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23
International League
YESTERDAYS RESULTS

YESTERDAY Y'S RESULTS. Jersey City, 8; Toronto, 3. Jersey City, 5; Toronto, o. Buffalo, 3; Newark, 1. Rochester, g; Providence, 8.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS. Pittsburgh. 5; Cincinnati, 4. Chicago, 6; St. Louis, 0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23
STANDING OF THE CLUES.

GAMES TODAY. Rochester in Jersey City. Montreal in Newark. Toronto in Providence. - Buffalo in Baltimore.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23
SATURDAYS RESULTS

Jersey City, :; Toronto, 3. Newark, 1; Buffalo, 0.
 Rochester, 5; Providence, 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23
AMERICAN LEAGUE
YEsrERDAY,s RESULTS.

Detroit. [; Cleveland, 6. Cleveland, 2; Detroit, 1. St. Louis, 2; Chicago. 0.
 Chicago, 2: St. Louis, 0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23

SATURDAYS RESULTS. Washington. 4; New York. 1. Washington, 6; New York. 0. Boston, 5; Philadelphia, 4. Cleveland, z; Detroit, 6. The Chicago-St-t Louis game was postponed on account of rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23

Fariiaer want Ads. one. Cent a word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23

Bridgeport has been playing, steady ball in the field. Three error1ess games in succession.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23

Farner vvant Ads. one Oent 2 word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-23

The seasons record for str1keouta