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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-11
WON'T
TELL SALARY OF
FRANK CHANCE

Frank j. Farrell, president of the
Highlanders, returned yesterday from
Chicago. where he signed Frank LIE
Roy Chance to manage the High
1anders for three years. Farrell was
in good humor and thanked his
we'll wishes. He expressed the hope
that congratulations also would be in
order next October. President Far
rell gave out the following state
ment:
I'm procuring Frank Chance my
ambition has been realized, am
confident that the completion of the
big deal is approved by New York's
baseball fans, who deserve the best
that our American League club can
give. Chance has signed for three
closed for business reasons That
is a matter that concerns only Chance
and the New York club.
tIt is sufficient to say that I went
to Chicago to sign Chance, and not
to disappoint the metropolitan base
ball public. In the negotiations
Chance made no attempt to hold me
up. The terms agreed upon were
mutually satisfactory, and Chance al
ready is enthusiastic about the pros
poets. He thinks he has some excel
him in every way to develop a first
class ball team
Il am frank to say that New York
He wanted to come to prove that he
could hold his own with the other
American League managers. He also
realized that he had a worthy rival in
John McGraw of the Giants, who IS
an old friend and before he left me
yesterday in Chicago he said he knew
he was about to undertake a difficult
task to cope with the Giants in point
of skill and popularity.
Chance is in splendid health. He
has gained twenty pounds since last
"a "a iC fn IA 1<o
an aggressive campaign. He will be
in New York on or about February 10
to attend the American League meet
ing; but the whole he seems to be
satisfied with the players already in
hand, and is anxious to inspect them
at Bermuda before he decides upon
radical changes, if such changes are
necessary.
Chance does not say he will win
the pennait this year, but he does be-
lieve that he will give New York a ball
club worthy of the name.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-11
THIS DATE IN
PUGILISTIC ANNALS

1S82-George Memsic, also known
as Jimmy Burns, born at Streator, Ill.
1S93-Kid Mccoy knocked out Jim
Dickinson in -5th round at Hot
Springs, Ark.
1S94-Joe WaIcott defeated Tommy
West in rounds at Boston.
1906-Joe Thomas knocked out AL
Neill in 14th round at Vallejo, Cal.
1907-Sam Langford and Joe jean
cite fought 12-round draw at Law
renee Mass.
19O8-F'rankie ConIey defeated
Charles White in 8 rounds at Detroit.
1910-Harry Lewis defeated How
ard Baker in 10 rounds at Denver.
1911-Car1 Morris knocked out
Spike Kennedy in End round at Bar
tlesville. Okla.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-11
UMPIRE GETS MORE
PAY IN MINOR LEAGUE

That the Interna tiOual league Of
baseball clubs to the inflated fE Just
about as big a frog in the baseball
puddle either the American league
or the National league. has 3onE been
known to the diamond enthusiast
To those who might not have
thought so, it might be stated that the
salaries to many ball players in this
league than are being paid today 20
ball players in either the American or
the National league.
And if further proof is desired. all
need be said is that Umpire JohnFtou8
has finally succeeded in getting his
release from the National league and
is now an international league arbi-
traitor, or will be when the season
opens.
What is more. he will receive just
$40 a month more salary from Presi-
dent Ed Barrow of this league than
he received in the past from 1lr.
Lynch's supposed big league. John
stone believes he has been badly treat
ed by the National Ieagtfe az he re-
ceived a salary less than youngsters
who broke into that organization a.
umpires while he had umpired on sew
eraI occasions in the world 3 series
games.
He applied for a release. but IL was
not granted. He then demanded it
and showed that he could get more
salary in another league. Finally
Lynch let him out, and Barrows sign
therefore will receive just 80 more a
month urnpiring in Buffalo. Rochester.
Toronto and other cities than he did
behind the bat in New York, Chicago
Philadelphia and other cities IN thu
big league last year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-11
Hoodoo Follows
First Basemen in
Champions of World

Fred Merkle, the Giants first base
man, will be out of major league com
pany shortly, while Jake StahI, the
Boston Red Sox manager, will be
found doing bench duty next season,
says an exchange.
1t is strange, but true that worlds
series first sackers seldom last long
In fact. there seems to be some sort
who play the initial sack on the teams
which win pennants-
Go back a few years and this will
be proved. There never was a more
sat1ona1 player in a worlds series
than Jiggs Donahue in the series in
1906 between the Sox and Cubs, and
yet Jiggs could not find a big league
job two years later. Big Dan Nc
Gam of the Giants did not last long
after the 1905 series with Philadel-
pllia.
The surprise of the 1907 series be
tween the Tigers and Cubs was I'M
doubted1y C1aud Rossman, and yet the
following year Jennings got rid of him
and he drifted into the minors.
In 1909 Bill Abstein looked to be a
valuable man in the position until af-
ter the worlds series, and then Pitts
burg let him out and he drifted into
ST. Louis, but failed to make good,
and he has had a hard time ever since
holding his own in the minors.
Just two years ago saw Harry Davis
base in the world s series Now both
are virtually out of baseball as far as
the playing end is concerned. The for
mer is not connected with any club,
While the latter will manage the New
FORK Americans this wear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-11
HOME RUN BAKERS
FATHER IS CIGAR
MAKERIN MERIDEN


Meriden, Jan 11.-Charles Baker, a.
former New Haven resident, cigar
maker by trade, now located in this
city, father of Frank Baker, better
known to the baseball world as Home
Run" Baker, makes the statement
that his son will remain with the
Philadelphia Athletics regardless of
the runors that he has decided to
quit baseball.
The senior Baker is a college grad
uate, and he says he was for num-
Der of years proprietor of a Philadel-
phia- saloon Owing to ilI-health he
gave up the liquor business and re
turned to his trade as a, cigarmaker.
When a reporter learned that Mr..
Baker is employed in this city an in
tervieW was sought with him regard
ing the report that Home Rum Ba-
ker, his son, would retire from base
bail during this coming season.
The senior Baker is a Mason, and an
Odd Fellow, and is said to be follow
ing his trade more for the change
from the saIoonkeeper's life than any
thing else.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-11
RUSHING WORK
ON AUTO SHOWS
BEAUTIFUL SCENIC BACKGROUND
FOR GARDEN AND GRAND
CENTRAL PALACE

Crowding 400 men into Madison
Square Garden and about half that
number into Grand Central Palace
and working them at top speed at the
task of preparing the two buildings
for the thirteenth National Automobile
Show, which opens tonight for a. Pc
Rod of two weeks, is the task being
performed for the auto show. An adj
dittonaI gang of 200 worknaen has been
added to the staff in order to hurry
the work. The gangs of steel workers
in the Garden, who have been INSTALL
ing the big girders,s haye completed
their work and the building is now in
the hands of the carpenters and deco
rators. Practically all the sculpture
work and the scenic paintings which
are to be used extensively in Grand
Central Palace are now ms stalled.
The Grand Central Palace affords a
striking picture in it's decorative treat
ment, which is that of the Palace of
Versailles. The concert hall of Madi-
SON Square Garden has received an un-
usual decorative treatment The cell
ing is covered with a golden cloth
which hangs gracefully down the
sides. Sixteen floral chandeliers hang
pendant from the ceiling. The room
represent a California setting with
two arbors extending the length of the
room. Trellis work and foliage add
to the arbor effect. The entrance of
Madison Square Garden has a lattice
treatment along the sides, while the
ceiling is covered with natural sniIax.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-11
hot FIGHT FOR
HARVARD CAPTAIN
sTORER. HITCHCOCK, O'BRIEN.
BRICKLEY AND GARDINER IN
RACE FOR FOOTBALL
LEADERSHIP.

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 1.-THE
date for the election of a Harvard
football captain has at last been de-
cided upon. The men eligible to vote
on the question will meet next Tues
day and select the leader for the 1919
season.
Bob Storer and Rex Hitchcock, both
varsity tackles, are at present the two
most prominent candidates. Both are
making hard fight for the position.
Frank O'Brien, the end, is looked up
on as dark horse. Charley Brfckfey
may also be classed as a possibility.
Tudor Gardiner will probably be
placed in nomination If the warrfue
Storer- Hitchcock factions do not come
to some mutual understanding. with
the captain elected the football CON-
nlittee viii get to work in earnest and
schedule of games for next Fail
should be Forthcoming ira month or
so.
At present nothing definite is known
as to the makeup Of the sched ule.
The fact that Coach Percy Hanghton
has failed to notify the Athletic Aaso-
citation that he will return TO take
charge of the deve1opm Of another
championship eleven is worrying the
committee greatly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-11
HAS
PICKED COACH
FOR YALE TEAM

Captain-elect Ketchafn of the Yale
football team last night announced
that he has decided upon the head
coach for the coming season. Ketch-
am stated that he would not make
public his appointment until he has
heard from all of the members OF the
committee of five which had been ap-
pointed by him to discuss Yale's fu-
tI1re coaching policy.
He has already named four of the
members and is waiting to hear from
a fifth. Ketcham would not give out
whom he had appointed, but made a
statement that is significant in that
the next coach will be a professional
He said: 81 have already made up my
mind as to who will direct the Yale
football coaching affairs this spring
and next fall but will not announce
it until I hear from one of the mem
berS of the committee. The next coach
will be a graduate of the university
and will come here at a salary to be
left to the authorities
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-11
RAY HEATING HOLDING OUT AND
WON'T SIGN WITH WITH new YORK
Dick Tuckey, First Bridgeport Player to Sign
Contract for Next Season

Owner Cameron of the New Haven
club claims he made $7,1Oo by the sale
of players last season He hands out
vailed in the Mill End sale: Billy
Kopf, bought by Athletics, 50, 800;
Pitcher Jensen, bought by Detroit, 81
by Athletics, $1,000; Pitcher Reisigl,
drafted by Providence, $3.50; Pitcher
McGhee, sold to Detroit, $500; Chief
Williams, sold to Wisconsin Illinois
to Missou1a, Mont; $3.50; Outhelder
Cough. sold to Pitts1eld, $780, The
strange thing about McGhee is that he
never reported to New Haven He
was secured from Greenwood, Miss,
in the Cotton States League, but
claimed he was too i'll to report. Cam
eron wouldn't give him his release and
when Detroit bought the player, Cam
eron got $500.
A number of local enthusiasts will
go to New Haven next Monday after
noon to see the Yale and Princeton
hockey teams battle at the Yale rink
HOBBY Baker, the Princeton football
star, is captain of the Tiger seven
In addition to Bob Bedford, Bill
Leary and Pop McFartlin, whose ap-
pointments had already been announc-
ed in this paper, President O,RouTke
of the Eastern Association has named
John Curran Of WiIlimantic as the
fourth umpire. Curran was recon-
mended by Mayor Dunn of Whitman
tic.
Manager Connie Mack of the Ath-
leitcs thinks pretty well of Pitcher
Caldwell of the New York Yankees
I'D give a fortune to get him., says
Connie.
The Columbia University basketball
team lost it's first game in five years
on the home floor last night, when
Princeton won from Columbia by 30
to "a Dewitt. Trankman and Gill
of the Princeton football eleven, were
in the game and Dewitt was guilty
of four fouls.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-11
WHEN REHG TRIED TO
EAT BIG LEAGUE FOOD
Another Story About Former Hartford
Star Now With Pittsburgh.

Here's another ancedote about Wal
ter Rehg, formerly of Hartford, who
has been called the freshest busher
who ever broke into the big leagues
and the worlds sassiest ball player"
The Pittsburgh club sent the young
ster to st. Paul last spring, but Fred
Clarke has recalled him, and he will
train with the Pirates.
One day in June Mr.. Rehg was or
dering a. lavish meal at a Phila delphia
hotel. Camnitz, Wilson, Gibson and
one or two others at an adjoining
table watched Rehg keeping his wait
er busy.
Say, busher, are you trying to eat
yourself out of the Lacquer" asked
Cannitz.
EIt amt none of your business
snapped the fiery Rehg. 81 amt got
no written guarantee that Pm going
20 be in the League all my life, so I'm
while I'm in the National League. Get
me?"
Rehg had called the turn. Two
weeks later he received orders to pro-
coed at once to ST. Paul.
They could not restrain Rehg on
the bench. He pointed out mistakes
with q. freedom that made everybody
but his victim roar with laughter.
Chide Wagner and Clarke as well as
anybody and the older heads soon
gave up the idea of trying to cure
terror and Mike also had to give it up
and hope for the best.
Never mind him. says Fred Clarke
when they talk about Rehg. HE is a
pretty fresh kid, but 1 know of one
who was fresher than Rehg ever was
At least they all told me when I went
to Louisville from Savannah in 1894
ever pestered a ball club. Rehg's
freshness will not hurt him [ look
for him to be a dandy ballpIayer some
day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-11
FLYNN
IS BARRED FROM
K. OF C. DECREE

New Haven, Jan 11-WhiIe Lefty
Flynn, the former Yale fulIback, is en-
joying the early stages of his honey
moon with his show girl wife, former
Iy Irene Claire of the Winter Garden,
five of his former gridiron comrades
were taking the second degree in the
Knights of Columbus, which Lefty had
pledged to take with them, but from
which he has forever barred himself
by violation of one of the rules of the
Catholic Church.
According to a we'll known -menb er
of San Salvador Council i'm which
Flynn took his first degree last fall,
the former fulIba ok has forfeited his
chance to go any further in the order
by being married by an Alderman
The knights of Columbus adhere
strictly to the rules of the CHURCH, ac-
cording to this member, and a mar
rdage ceremony performed by any one
other than a. priest is a violation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-11
SIGNS p ~e
FITZPATRICK. AND
BILL CLARKE AGAIN

Princeton, NJ, Jan. 11.-Anuounce
ment was made here yesterday by the
board Of control of the University A-tl-
letic Association that Keene FItzpat-
rick, the varsity trainer, and William
both signed contracts to- remain at
Princeton.
Clarke, after a three-year contract.
signed an agreement to remain here
for another five years, but the length
of Fitzpa tricks term was not made
public. Clarke was formerly a mem
Der of the New York National League
team, while Fitzpatrick came her
from the University Of Michigan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-11
CORBETT'S WEEKLY
BOXING REVIEW
RIVERS WILL BOX BRlTTON And
MCFARLAND If HE BEATS CROSS

wins over kaufman and Wells.
There never was a fighter of ac-
count who didn't carry a fair stock
of conceit, and without it his case is
hopeless. But an over-supply of self
esteem is not good for the young. Pal
ger must now realize that the only
way he can hope to recover lost
ground is by dint of hard work. If
know Tom O'Rourke, the youngster
will get plenty Of it in the future.
I presume McCarty will be billed
throughout his theatrical tour as the
heavyweight champion" Rut there
is much for Luther to accomplish be-
fore he can justly lay claim to that
title. While Manager Billy McCar-
ney announces that he will pay no
attention to the claims of I4angford
Jeanette & Co. a fair-1ninded sport
ing public may have something to
say about that. True, Luther cannot
be compelled to box any man he does
not wish to, but it would seem that
his claim to the championship Is
tr1he premature while either of these
men remain undefeated.
Luther is not any too secure on the
white heAvy-weight" throne either
He first has an account to settle with
Tong" Jess Willard who is the next
logical opponent for the Nebraska. boy.
Willard has better claims to recogni-
ton than any other white heavy if
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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-11
STUDENTS FIGHT FIR
AT JESJI- COLLEGE,

Baltimore, Jan. 11--@tudeuts aid
ing the local fremen prevented what
threatened to be a disastrous fire at
the Jesuit College near woodstock.
early today. BY hard work. the fire.
fighters succeeded in conffnine tho
blaze to the laboratories building
which was destroyed at loss OF S.
600
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-11
TROUBLES PILE HIGH
ON SMOKE JOHNSON

Chicago, Jan. 11-Jack johnson fig
ured in legal proceedings again when
deputy sheriffs seized his auton1ob
a safe and fixtures of the Cafe De
Champion to satisfy a judgment of
1854 held against him by a brew
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-11

I1ondon-The Doncaster Corpora
ton free library commission has de-
stroyed all copies of FieIding's Tom
Jones' on the ground that the ancient
book. though good history of its time.
is immoral.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-11

New YorI<-'The influenza bug has
been many times multiplied by open
but the cure is clear. cold weather.
not Tom any Jerry.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-11
Total Pinfan of Teams.

Schedule Tor Next Week.
Jan. 14-Red Sox VS.. Arcade Jrs.
Jan. 15-Reds VS.. Giants
Jan. 16-Arcades VS.. Cubs
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-11
Standing of Teams.

League Records.
High single, Dewey, $50.
High three strings, Harper, 329.
High team single. Cubs 536.
High team three strings, Arcade
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-11
WATSON WASHBURN
is BLACKING BOOTS
LOCAL BOY GETS UNIQUE IN
TTIATION IN HARVARD SEC
RET SOCIETY

Cam bridge, Mass, Jan. 11.-Watson
NJ. Washburn of Bridgeport, Harvard's
champion tennis player, made his
mark at another sport yesterday
bootblacking. Early yesterday morn
ing Washburn and nine other sopho-
mores, runners for the D. K. e.
Society, came into Harvard Square
garbed gamins of the street and
each had a bootblack outfit strung
over his back.
The bootblacks soon separated, each
one having a route through the col
lege dor1nitories. where he shined the
shoes of a certain number of upper
classmen, members of the "Dickey''
fraternity.
Every morning for a week they
will go over the same course, and
from present appearances the day of
the high cost of bootblacking has dis
appeared forever from Harvard.
Dick Tower, the freshmen track
captain; T. K. Richards, assistant
football manager, and Nal Logan. a
football star, were others who shone
as bootblackS.
Washburn lives at 28O3 Fairfield
avenue. He is a. prominent member
of the Brooklawn club and holds the
tennis championship of the organiza-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-11

Arcadia DreapN of Beauty. Polls
~A-zt weak A1Ob*
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-10-17
OTRO HIPICO DE POOLS

Comparecio tambien un individuo
apellidado Moraza por haber sido sor-
prendldos en- los mismos negocios que
los anteriores
Lo defendla el seilor Falcon. ouien
apoyandose len las teorias del Abogado
del case anterior, pidio a la Corte que
declarara exento de culpa 4 su patroci-
nadO
La Corte Sc reserve ell fallo.
Ell Licenciado X.
EFECTOS DE ESCRITORTOs
En- el BOLETIN MER CAHTIl
Esquinas Fortaleza y San Jose.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-10-17
Revista de tribunales
JUGADOREs DE POOLS

Sc celebraban aver ante la Sala de la
Secci0n "a. de la Corte de Distrito DE
esta Ciudad, la vista de una denuncia
presentada por la policia, contra los
individuos Juan y Jose Vega y Ma
nuel Perez, por haber sido sorprendidos
confeccionando pools, vendiendo
combinaciones para las carreras de ca
ballos.
Estos individuos, fueron condenados
por la Corte Municipal a pagar una
fuerte multa, de cuya sentencia apela-
ron.
Los defend1a aver ell Lcdo. Antonio
Trujillo
El Fiscal senor Sire, les lego la acu-
saci0n que contra ellos formullaba, en-
nombre del Pueblo de Puerto Rico, y
| al declararse inocentes, empez0 la vista.
UNA MOCION
Ell Lcdo. Trujilo, present6 la Corte
una moci0n verbal de mon sue" ale
gando que, aun aceptanIdo los hechos
| que Sc expresan en- la denuncia, no eran
constitutivos de delito
Argument6 elocuentemente, estable-
ce la teoria de que, el pool" forma
parte del juego del hip6dromo que es
un juego autorizado por la Ley, y que
tail acto, no puede incluirse entire los
que el C6digo Penal define como delic-
tivos Ooteria), por cuanto ell del hip6-
dromo no es un juego de azar, 81 de
habiildad, pOr que es necesario Ell
conocimiento del record del caballo que
ha de correr. Lee varios preceptos del
Codigo Penal de California que define
ell de las Loter1as como un juego de
suerte, en- ell que Sc otorgan premios al
azar, y aqu1- dec1a ell Letrado-no Sc
trata de premios, sino de aprender CO.
nocer ollal es ell caballo que mas CORE,
para jugar a el despues de tener como
cimiento de su record
Basado zen estas consideraciones y
otras muy atinadas citas, MEGA que la
Corte, sin conocimiento del hecho, pue-
da juzgarlo, y pide que sea declarada
| nula la denuncia.
EN- Fiscal, senior Sire impugno, no
| menos lucidamente que ell Letrado, la
mocion de este, apelando a la jurispru-
dencia "a falta de decisiones de la Cor
te Suprema, para demostrar que ell he
cho que sc establece en- la acci6n, es
constitutiva de delito. Para corrobo-
rar sus asertos, ley6 algunos casos de
Colombia y California, en- las que Sc
declara terminantemente que un pool
es un juego de azar; termino su infor-
me ell senior Sifre, demostrando que ell
"pool'', es un juego de suerte.
El juez, en- vista de las alegaciones de
ambas parties, Sc reserve la decision de
la mocion del senor Trujillo, quien es-
tuvo afortunado al defender su criterio.
y ordeno al Fiscal al Letrado defen-
sor que presentaran mn brief la Corte.