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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18
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McGraw feels that Brennan's decision
ought to stand and points to the UNI
pfre's explanation of his reasons for
giving the disputed game to New York.
Brennan's explanation. which did not
satisfy President Lynch, is to the effect
that before the game Managers Nc
Graw and Doom agreed that the center
field section was to be kept clear of
spectators and that when they were
allowed in this section in the ninth
inning it was just as much a violation
of the playing rules as though they had
encroached upon the playing field
Furthermore, he declared that If he had
allowed the game to continue he would
have had to call everything ball that
Pitcher Chalmers threw, as with the
fans in the center field section waving
score cards, etc, he couldn't see the
plate
The point raised by the episode is an
interesting one and it may result in a
change in the league rules The Phila-
deIphians claim that Brennan's de-
cisfon was not based on precedent or
rule and that the nildest term that can
rightfully be given it is unique
The public cares little about internal
sQuabbles in the leagues unless they
threaten the prosperity of the game,
and it is eagerly awaiting the outcome.
The general opinion is that any at
tempt on the part of the Giants to
GUST Lynch will prove frIdtless.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18

NOW that the New York and Phila-
delpl11a clubs have about won the
remnants in their respective leagues
the worlds series of 1913 will be in
the nature of a rubber" At present
each has a worlds championship title
won at the expense of the other. The
Giants quickly nipped the champion
ship aspirations of the Athletics in
their initial meeting of 1905. Under
the direction of McGraw the New
York team won four OF the five games
played, all of which were shutouts-
Six years later Connie Mack secured
his revenge, for the Athletics won four.
out of six games from the Giants.
OF the players who engaged in the
series of 1906 Bender, Plank Davis
and Murphy are still enrolled with the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18
SALARIES OF MANAGERS HAVE
TAKEN OLLIE A JUMP.

BASEBALL managers and player
4 of a quarter of a century ago re-
ceived salaries that appear ridiculous
as compared with the fabulous sums
which those of today are said TO re-
ceive according to information brought
to light by a Chicago sporting writer
Cap Adrian c. Arson is said TO
have received the princely sum OF
SO. 700 for managing the Chicago White
Stockings in 1888, the year after he had
finished the season with a batting ~
erage of .421. And of this amount 800
represented his services as acting cap
tain and manager Of the team. the ma
jor portion being his salary as a play
er. r. E Smith of Chicago claims 70
possess the contract.
Smith also has the contracts signed
by N. Fred Pfetffer and Edward u.
williamson when they consented 20
play in the Brotherhood league in
1889. These two players were talked
of at that time as the greatest in the
game. The Chicago club paid VIII
hanson $4,000. while Pfeiner. one Of
the greatest of all second basemen, re-
ceived only $4,000 and the score card
privilege.
A larger salary than any OF those
old time stars was paid to Charles Co
miskey, present owner OF the Chicago
White Sox, when he jumped TO the
Brotherhood league. His contract.
also held by Smith, called for $1,000 in
1890. Comisxey was then regarded a8
the dean of fielding first basemen, al
though he was not regarded as good at
bat as Arson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18

sTNHAT Tyrus Raymond Cobb, who
tops all outheIdeFs of all time in
altitude OF salary, well in bat
ting percentages in past years, will be
the next manager Of the St Louis
Americans is a rumor that should it'll
late ones notwithstanding for giving
it the ha-ha-
Asking the question of the Detroit
management, elected gentle denials
and plying smiles as If. in the opinion
of Navin, the person who could harbor
such q thought had a mind as big as
the soul of a turnip.
In addition TO the official denia1s of
any intent to let Cobb go are three
strong arguments against the going of
Cobb to St Louis.
F1rst-Detroit needs Cobb for hts
vaIue to the club not only as a player,
but as a box office aid.
Second-Cobb could not be induced
TO accept responsibility as a manager
when he Is drawing larger pay than
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18
SPORTING COMMENT OF THE HOUR

Reds is entirely honest in his com
plant against his club president, Au-
gust Hermann, when he says that Mr.
Hermann deceived him in the disposal
of players, Ttnker's statement being
that players he supposed were being
sent out under option were instead sold
outright, leaving the club without tall
ent that it could call back for future
needs.
Mr.. Herrmann's answer is that Tin
ker knew the details Of every deal and
consented to each one. Mr.. Hermann
has had troubles enough over mana
gers, but we incline to the opinion that
most of them were originated from the
outside. Circumstances of the past
bear out his statement that he does not
go over the head of his manager in
making deals or disposfng of players.
We fear that Joe Tinker is only at
tempting to stir up some dust to OBJ
scure a situation that, while he may
not be to blame for 1t, seems to call
for aHb1s.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18
HOW SOON DO THE BASEBALL
STARS EADE7


ETNHERE are any number of g1ittering
examples furnished by the COM
parative data of 1912 and 1913, largely
as follows:
Jake StahI.
1e12-Manager of flag winning world
series champions. -
1913-Released like a utility busher
in Inidseason.
Charley Herzoa.
1912-World series star. Led both
teams at bat and in the field.
1913-On the bench.
Boston Red Sox.
1912-World series champions.
1913-Strugg1ing in the second di-
vision of their own league.
Frank L. Chance.
1912-Leading a driving fight to the
edge of another pennant.
1e13-Managing tail end team.
Ed Walsh.
1912-Still the iron man. of the
game. Hero of dfty-eight battles and
a city series.
1913-Unable to work two games a
month. Lost in the shuttle.
On the other hand, Colonel C. H. Eb-
bets doesn't have to look as far back
as 1912 for any sudden shifts. His
club has veered from a pennant winner
in May to a red hot cellar contender
in August If variety is the spice of
life, the colonel is all to the spice.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18
CID FOB eALK LINE GAME.

Amateur billiard players are plan
ming to offer an International cup en-
IoIerna+ic of the worlds championship
at the baIk line game. Morris d.
Brown, the national class A champion
of 1912, sailed for Paris recently. The
officials of the National Association of
Amateur Billiard Players provided
Brown with credentials to the French
fedora ton, which includes all of the
Europeans. It is the idea to conduct
the contest as a team match with five
of the leading Frenchmen challenging
a team of five American defenders, the
nation scoring three victories to be-
come the holder of the cup and to de-
fend 1t annually If challenge
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18

baseball star at Harvard for three
years, and the man whose pitching last
spring defeated Yale for the baseball
championship and whose kicking also
brought woe to Yale on the football
field last fall.
Manager Mack offered FELTON, a flat
contract of $4,000 for three years, Of
fering to permit him to make his own
terms and giving him the option Of an
unconditional release should he tire of
professional baseball All the well
known persuasion of the Athletic man
ager failed and Connie and the club
officials then interested a number of
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18
Rubber Series For Giants and Athletics

Athletics, although the latter two ara
seldom in the regular lineup Math-
ewson and WiItse are the only Giants
of those days who still wear the New
York uniform. 1t is a singular 1eE-
ture of the game that Bender and
Mathewson, the respective heroes OF the
1905 series, are still past masters OF
the art of pitching, eight years after
their initial clash. and may face each
other during the play next October
unless an eleventh hour rush BY cone
Of the other league clubs upsets the
predictions OF the baseball prophet
To date the worlds series has been an
excellent financial proposition for the
New York and Philadelphia clubs and
players. The two series Melted the
club owners $214, 3s7.47 and the play
ers $155, 304.81.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18

method in his work. The same antics
under any but the right conditions
would throw the animal into bad
break and lose the race for him.
Pop Geers, the greatest trainer of
the crew, simply lies a little lower
over the hips of his hope" draws the
reins a trif1e tighter and talks in a low
tone. Now, boy; now, boy" says
Pop and there seems to be magic in
his words.
Jones' coa1ing method has all the
earmarks of a cooling dove. That and
the crouch in his saddle and little
tighter ribbon distinguish him to the
habitue.
OF course, occasionally there's a
strange voice behind the first nose I'M
der the wire, and that's what makes
the game more Interesting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18

WALTER "SMOKEBALL" JOHN
SON, monarch of the mound, is
pitching himself to glory on a diet of
pudding, sherbet, cake and iced tea.
Perhaps no other pitcher in the his
tory of the game ever performed SO
valiantly on so weak diet, yet john
son never INDUCES in more food at
noon than pudding, sherbet, cake and
iced tea.
ct don't believe in eating much" says
Walter, before going out to the ball
park. Overlooking the stomach is bad
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18

for player. I like pudding ana cake
The sherbet or ice cream is soothing
to the stomach, and so is the iced tea
Then when L come back to the hotel I
eat my hearttest meal Of the day.
Does so much iced stuff hurt me ?
I think not. used to have a. lot Of
ice cream sodas during a day. Milan
and were known as the ice cream
soda boys a year or so ago, you know,
but we've cut that all out. I like ice
cream and sherbet just as much as
ever, but keep myself down to one
order at noon and another at night
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18
IRREGULARITIES OF GREAT HAIR
MESS DRIVERS.

WILL Long Shot Cox's ye1ls, Tom
my Murphy's loose flying reins,
"Pop7 Geers' smooth tones or Frank
Jones' cooling voice finish first most
frequently on the grand circuit this
year?
Every driver in the big ring has a
different style of getting the limit of
speed out of his mount in the last fifty
yards before the wire.
A close finish finds Walter Cox, call
ed Long Shot because of the big
chances he takes, holding the retns
tight across the horses back, his
hands near his chest and shouting like
a Cornanche Indian turned loose in a
brewery.
Tommy Murphy yel1s, too. and
throws his hands high in the air at
thA psBchaIoRica1 moment. There's
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18
kraenzIetn to Train Germans.

Carl Diem, secretary of the German
imperial games commission, has an
nounced in Washington that A e
KraenzIein, who up to a short time ago
was trainer at the University of Mich
igan, has been selected as trainer for
the German team in the Olympic
games to be held in Berlin in 1916.
Mr.. Kraenzle1n, when a student at
the University of Pennsylvania, gained
an International reputation as a runner
and hurdler. He was born in Ger
many, but came to this country, when
nine years old He won four contests
in the Olympic games at Paris in 900.
Before going to the University of
Michigan he was trainer for the Har-
ward grammar school
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18
GIANT cAsToFFs IN BIG LEAGUES

CLAN CAS- lofts IN BIG LEAGUES
HuVE OF the younger players in the
big leagues are men who have been
either tried out or signed by the Giants
in some previous season. In a. recent
tanning session it was declared by a
supporter Of the Giants that John Nc
Graw had never permitted a star in
embryonic state to slip away from
him. The retort by a fan who re-
counted the instances of players being
passed along added keenness as an ad-
-ditional topic to the discussion.
Dick Rudolph of the Boston Braves
belonged to the Giants in the fall of
1910 and the following spring. A year
ago George Pierce, q. southpaw twirler
now with the Cubs, was taken on a
spring training trip with the Giants.
Five years ago Benny Meyer, who has
been utility fielder for the Brooklyn
team this Season, was tried out by Nc
Graw. Jack Johnson of the ST. Louis
Browns was sized up for two springs
by McGraw and passed along.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18

AEkD1zx p year. passes Ia I1S
big league baseball world
without an upheava1 In the
n n inner circles OF either OF the
great gresn diamond organisations. A
yaar ago the Horace F'oged affair Repf
things In q turmoil, the then Phf1adel-
phia Ne4fonal magnate threatening
that he could and would disrupt the
parent league, and In the end finding
himself voted out of the league.
Now st Is the row between the New
York National team and President
Lynch Of the National league that
threatens to supply fireworks for the
followers OF the game Dire threats
are heard In the camp OF the Giants
against Lynch, 1t being averred that
the ch5af executive did not give the
team . square deal when he reversed
the decision Of Umpire Brennan In the
recent game at Philadelphia and gave
to the Quakers the contest that Bren-
nan had awarded to the Giants by the
score OF to O.
The fact that the Phrltes were their
closest contenders for the pennant race
leadership particularly aggravated the
Giants. and Manager BIcGraw, never q
very quiet tempered individual, is now
looked on to start a spirited protest
against Lynch that will result in a
night TO Ol1st that official at next win
tsr's annual meeting of the club own
ers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18
Mack Fails to Get Felton,

Manager Connie Mack of the PY111a-
de1phfa Athletics made q record offer
recently for q great college baseball
star and after striving as he has never
before done for any player failed to
gain the athlete. This much sought
coIIegian. whom Manager. Mack ad-
rnitted would have made the greatest
college pitcher In the history Of the
game, is Samuel FELTON,. football and
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18
PRICES ADVANCE.

Let's see it was not so many years
ago when S1,40O was the princeIy SAL
airy of George Wright, the veteran
shortstop, while Harry Wright pulled
down $1,000 for a seasons work. In
these days he would get about $4,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18
rhe Ball trust Buqaboo.

It is r11mored that Charles H. Ebbets,
president OF the Brooklyn club, may
sell out his interests in the Newark
On. - club Of the International league
The tip is out that major league
magnates must dispose of minor league
holdings in order to thwart possible
federal investigation into an alleged
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18
EvERs AND MURPHY.

John Evers, manager Of the Cubs,
considers Charles Murphy, his club
owner, a jinx. That's why left Muir
ply in Chicago on this trip said
EVers, "for we are anxious to finish at
least second in the race
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18

baseball trust. In the event of sale it
is quite likely that the Newark fran
chise will be purchased by Million and
Upperou, who now control the Newark
ve1odrome, a bicycle track. Both these
gentlemen are anxious to engage in
the promotion of the national pastime.
The Newark club has had a very sue
cessfu1 financial season so far. It is
estimated that $4,000 has been cleared
this year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18
CUBS PASSED UP aoEHLINo.

President Murphy of the Cubs pass
ed up a chance to get Joe Boehling,
Washington star twirler, when the lat
ter was a, semf-pro pitcher in Rich
mond. Murphy says every one guesses
wrong once in awhile.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18
BOSTON FULL OF COACHES.

The vicinity of Boston is a popular
resting place for college coaches, among
those in that section are Johnny Mack
of Yale, Keene Fitzpatrick of Princeton,
Jack Moakley of Cornell, Pooch Dono-
van of Harvard and Steve Farrell.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18
"<INen COLE is Iron MANI

GIVING" COLE is the iron man OF
the Columbus twirling staff. In
seventeen days he pitched six games
for a total of So 2-3 innings. One Of
these was a no hit affair, and another
contest went seventeen innings. his
only defeat during this time was ad-
nninistered by Kansas City, when Ger
ber's error gave the Blues a TO 4 VIC
tory.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18

noted Pennsylvania railroad officials
who are associated with his father. but
their efforts were without avail
FELTON, lives at Haverford, Pa, comes
of a wealthy family and does not have
to play ball for a living. He is en-
gagged in business in Philadelphia
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18

Allen is q young player hai1ing from
Kansas City, who is nephew of
Johnny Killing and regarded as tough
medicine for anybody. He has beaten
De Orc twice in money contests.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18
Anott,er De oro-gAIIen contest.

Another De Oro-aAlIen Contest.
Jack Doyle of New York has decided
on Oct /, 2 and 8 as the dates for the
pocket billiard match for the cham
pionship between Alfredo De Gro and
Benny Allen.
De ORC is the present champion. and
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18

Tinker and His Boss.
One finds it nard to believe that
Manager Joe Tinker of the Cincinnati
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18

WANTS 1914 TENNIS TOURNEY
Los Angeles wants the 1914 national
lawn tennis tourney. annually staged
at Newport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18

AHDEK = year. passes In tins
- big league baseball world
without an upheava1 In the
- inner circles OF either OF the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-12
1.-THE OLD DISTRICT
SCHOOL AND THE NEW

This Original Stunt" was staged
not merely to entertain. It's main
purpose was to illustrate in concrete
form the change that is being
wrought in our rural schools through
teacher training and the intrGduc-
ion Of method into the work.
Find YOURSELF in the old Dis
trict School Find your children i'm
the new.
ACT THE OLD DISTRICT
SCHOOL
Scene Friday Night
Everyb body is glad to get out-a
turbulent dismissal.
"Of all sad words Of tongue
or pen,
The saddest are these: I
might have had Ben"
Scene Monday Morning.
Pick cut the giggling girl the girl
who makes faces, the suffering
girl, the goody goody girl, the in
separates, the grinning boy, the
surly boy, the cry baby.
Which ONE were you in the old
school?
There is war all the time The
poor teacher lis helpless. Poor girl!
She does not know that her own
war-ike measures are cultivating
those very traits in her pupils.
Look for the old water pail, the
dingy school room, the absolute pow
erty of apparatus, busy work, pic
lures, etc. The children have no
definite seat work to do, therefore
they find plenty to do" Why not?
ACT 1.-THE NEW DISTRICT
SCHOOL
Scene Friday Evening.
They are sorry to go, but ''the
school room must be scrubbed, you
know
Scene Monday Morning.
Teacher arrives first. Pupils and
teacher all appear glad to get
back to school. All are happy. All
are busy.
Notice the material and apparatus.
Notice drawings, booklets, etc. Be
sure to see difference in methods of
conducting Rotations, passing Of
classes, etc. This school is or
ganized.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-12
GRADUATION EXERCISES

The exercises Thursday evening
are to be appropriate to the ooca-
sion. 1T is the TENTH COMMENCE
MENT. Addresses will be given by
Wood County friends of the school.
All are invited.
Following is the program:
Vesper Hymn =. :. Glass of 1913
Invocation :. -. Rev. H. G. Logan
Vocal Solo-''The Quest Smith
=. :. =. :. Miss Ruby Natwick
Short Addresses:
Ten Years Ago.
:. :. .Ex-Supt. Robert Morris
A Look Ahead ...........
E. =. 49,. .Supt. Geo. A. Varney
Our Public Schools. ..
-. -. -. Rev. VIM. Reding
Vocal SoIo-"A Perfect Day" Bond
-. -. -. Miss Ruby NatwicB
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-12

What's in a name? Manly Baldwin
was picked up by Officer Payne Mon,
day afternoon i'm very badly intoXi-
Gated condition. Baldwin was en-
PERTAINING the world with a choice co
lection of yells and cuss words. He
was sentenced to ten days in the coUn
ty jail by Judge John Roberts Tues
day morning He said that he came
from Wausau and that he had work
ed half day at Port Edwards and
received a dollar, but that the dollar
was TOO much money, so he had con-
verified it into a load of whiskey. 1t
was easily seem that he lis am old of
fender by the way he acted in the
court.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-12

Miss Nina Carlson, daughter of AIR
H. Carlson of this city and Mr.. Dam
lei Hansen of Sacramento, Cal, We're
united i'm marriage Tuesday after
noon, June 10th, at the Norwegian
Moravlan church at two-thirty O'Clock
Rev. H. B. Johnson officiating. They
We've attended by Miss Louise Forge
of Burlington, Wis, and Miss Ber-
nice, Lester, and Messrs. A. B. Carl
son of Burlington, w is. and w. Han
sen of Buffalo, n Y. The bride was
given away by her oldest brother
Hams NJ. Carlson of SPARTA, Wis,
The bride was prettily attired in a
gown of white messaIine with a drape
of over lace and carried white roses.
Miss Louise Forge, was attired i'm
white wolfe over pink silk with a
silk drape. Miss Lester wore blue
viole over blue silk. Following the
ceremony the wedding party repair
ed to the home of the brides mother
Mrs. H. Carlson, where a Wedding din
ner was served to the immediate re-
latives and friends of the contract
ing parties. The out of town guests
present at the wedding were; A. B.
Carlson of Burlington, Miss Maggie
Johnson of Gliddem, Mr. and Mrs H
NJ. Carlson and family of Sparta, VIM
Hansen of Buffalo, n. Y, Miss Louis
Forge of Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hansen left on the
evening train Tuesday for Sacrament
Cal, where Mr.. Hansen holds a re
sponsible position and where they
will make their future home The best
wishes of their many friends in this
city goes with them for happy jour
ney through life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-06-12
THE NORMAL
DECENN|AL
Published Every Ten Years

Ten years may seem long to some,
but not to us. 1t seems but yester-
day that the school openeds
Nearly three hundred graduates
are numbered with the Alumni
The graduates of this School
have earned fully S175, 600.
The Glass of 1912 earned nearly
$4,000 last year.
But the dollar is, after all, an
imperfect measure OF success. Let
tiers to us from school boards tell
OF excellent work done by our grad
yates during the past ten years.
And better STILL our graduates are
spoken of in highest praise by those
who place character above even dol
lars and scholarship.