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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14
CHANGE DAY IN
 CHICAGO MAY v
Auto Parade and Banquet in Honor of Peerless Leader
 of Yankees

It looks as if Frank Chance Day fin lSChtcago-May IT is the time set-Will be the biggest day In the city which Charles Conniskey adorns and Chance used to adorn. since the opening of the worlds fair. They are going to whoop things up there on the advent of Chance and his New York. Ameri- cans on scale which will make the entire municipality from Englewood on the south, to Evanston on the north, and from Oak Parla to the lake, and including Charles Webb Murphy, sit up and take unprecedented notice.
 Material proof of the interest which is being taken in the first appearance of Chance as a manager of a team other than a Chicago team is found in the fact that this early the amount of the advanced sale of seats is $8,OOO. As there is over a month yet for the sale to go on it is plain that White Sox Park will have a crowd at the game on that day bigger than it ever had before, and that if the park had the capacity 1t would come near to containing a record attendance for baseball.
 The committee for the day includes the names of Gov. Dunne of Illinois, Mayor Harrison; Judge Kenesaw M. Landis and some hundred others. Representatives of numerous first and other families are in the list.
 An automobile parade, managed by the Chicago Motor Club, is to be a big part of the elaborate function, and at o'clock in the afternoon it will get under way from the Art Institute in Michigan avenue for the ball park Twenty-Five cars will carry Chance, the committee and baseball notab1es. The parade will have a. motorcycle .es- cort and also an escort of mounted police. Adding to the stir, the gayety and the general Joyousness will be a band of sixty pieces and quartets which will cut loose vocal melody en route The quartets will continue their singing at the ball park, songs written for the occasion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14
JAKE STALL OF
 RED SOX IS 8

Garland Jacob stahI, who piloted the Boston Red Sox to the goal of a worlds championship, passed his thfrty-third milestone Sunday. Jake is native Hoosier, born in EIkhart, Ind, April Ia, 1880. He was educat- ed at the University of Illinois, where he was famed as football player. He first came into prominence in 1906 whenss as manager of the Washington Senators from their lethargy for a brief period, during which they made g phenomenal spurt pennantward, For this feat, certainly a remarkable one, Stahl was nicknamed the Born Leader In 1908 Stahl played with the New York Americans, covering left garden for team that finished in the cellar. Going back to Boston, where he had started his big league career, Stahl rapidly came to the front, and landed his team a winner last year. Stahl had little part 1n building up the Red Sox machine When he became manager he found a good aggregation of raw material ready to his hand, and his job con sisted in welding it together and turn ing out the finished product-a cham pionship team. Whether Stah1 can repeat is doubtful, in the opinion of most, fans, for that old fox, Connie Mack, is still on the job, and the Ath- letics are hungry for another slice of worlds series coin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14
TOMMY MURPHY IS
 28 YEARS OLD NOW

That able young exponent of the art and science of f1sticuffs, Mister Thomas Murphy, celebrated his twen- ty-eighth birthday yesterday. Tommy Is a native of New York City, and be- gan boxing at the age of fifteen. In his early battles he was paid all the way from dollar to five dollars for his services, and was a glass worker between bouts. His real professional career commenced ten years ago, and since then he has taken part in about 175 bouts. Murphy has had lot of tough luck in his career. In his early days in the game he had Terrible Terry McGovern all but whipped, when Terry landed one that put the Harlem lad to sleep. Tommy has shown best in long fights, whipping Owen Moran in twenty rounds. giving Mcfarland a hard tussle over the same route, and recently getting a twenty-round draw with Ad Wolgast. Tommy got $S,oO0 for the last-named bout, and most of it is safely sa1ted away. He owns real estate in Brook lyn that brings him a regular income of $500 a month. He has a wife and is the proud parent of a baby girl that is jus zee cootes' little fling co ever saw He doesn't drink, nor even smoke.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14
THIS DATE TN
 PUGILISTIC ANNALS

1ss5-Ton1nry Murphy. lightweight boxer. born in New York City.
 -Nfysterlous Billy Smith and Joe WaIcott fought 25 round draw at New York ~f>zts
 19o3-Pinky Evans and Tommy Felt2 fought % round draw at Schenectady.
 19O7-Y oung Redmond held Ad Vol gast to draw in rounds at MilWau- kee. 1E
 1e1o-AI Kaufman and Jack O'Brien fought round draw at Philadelphia
 1911-Porky Flynn knocked out Gun ner Hewitt in Srd round at London.
 1912~-Howard Morrow knocked out Bert Fagen in 7th round at Los Ange- les. tt-.rvsT6
 1912-Young. Dyson knocked out Johnny Allen in 4th round at New York.
 1s8s-Jaok Dempsey knocked out Jack BoYIan in 2nd round at Flushing, N. r. e
 1sO9-sarn Langford outysuoVOseSta Jlpn Barry in 10 rounds at Albany ,TT. r.
 1eO0-Bf1f McFStnnon defeated Sailor Burke Cfo1D in Il rounds at BOs-. ton.
 1sos-Eddie McGoorty knocked out George Koerner in 4th round at In dianapolfS. t- sHs@
 191O-Jo4u Rivers defeated Red Cor bett in 10 rounds at Los Angeles
 191o-Sam IlangefFd Knocked out Jim Barry in 51eth round at Vernon, Cal.
 191O-Phf1 Brock defeated Fighting Dick Hyland in 10 rounds at LOrains
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14
NEW HAVEN IS
 BEATEN 8 TO4
 BY MONTREAL TEAM

Kitty Bransfield and his band of Montreal Royals defied the elements yesterday afternoon on the Savin to New Haven by a score of to 4. Despite the fact that the mercury stood near the freezing mark and the ground was not in the best of shape, there was g. far better spasm of ma tiona1 pastiming and the count tells pretty well what kind of a battle 1t was Yesterdays contest marked the first attempt at Sunday baseball at Savin Rock in some time and the players fought on, unmole6ted by the authorities.
 Bush, a member of the Montreal club, was selected to pitch for New tNEirled four innings, and during that time held his batsmen safe. He was followed on the mound by Tillnan, who fared worse, three runs being cha1ked up during his three inning story. But the climax was reached in the final round when Curtin fell a, victim to the visitors bats, thereby ending the White Wings hopes of curtatling a victory. Bransfeld used four pitchers, Gray, Averett, LeCIaire and Sullivan. Averett and LeClaire pitched in the Connecticut league last year and proved themselves worthy opponents of the curving art yester- day. Gray proved the ''goat" of the quartet, three runs being the result of New Haven's efforts off his deliv cry.
 Snappy fielding featured the strug- gle with Sherwood Pope, Eddie Len nox addipS to the pleasure of the oc- casion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14
WELSH IS OVER HERE FOR
 REAL WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT

that as he defeated Ritchie in a 20- round battle at Los Angeles before the later won the championship from Ad Wolgast at San Francisco, he should be entitled to first try now; in fact Welsh has been claiming in the Brit ish press that he is worlds champion, basing his claim on his previous win over Ritcfie.
 However, there will be little in the way of sentiment when it comes to making matches on the coast. The prom oters will figure out which is the biggest money making bout and match up accordingly. There is no doubt that if Packey Mcfarland and Ritchie could be matched on the coast it would be the biggest kind of a hit and would draw more money than any contest that could be arranged, even an international match, but as long as Ritchie insists upon 13S pounds at 8 o'clock or 135 rtngside e there is little chance of Packey being matched. Rivers Is another popular boy and will draw big with R1tchie, while Murphy and Cross are close up.
 But getting right down to hard tacks the legitimate match is the one with Welsh, as that would be a. real worlds champion bout. Welsh at present holding the championship of Great Britain, France and Australia. Ritchie is tied up with theatrical con tracts until June ?, after which he will be ready to match up, probably for July 4. Let US hope so, for 1t will mean a crackerjack battle no matter whom he may meet of the boys named above.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14
WHEN CY SEYMOUR HURLED BALL OVER
 WORCESTER STAND

Here's one too good to keep on Old Cy Seymour, who is trailing along with the Boston Braves these days, hoping his present came-back cam paign may earn for him retention on the squad, if not regular playing berth,'' says a New York exchange.
 'It was back in 1900, on the morn ing of Memorial day, to be exact, that Seymour, then under contract to New York, arrived in Worcester to join the Worcester club then of the Eastern league, to which club he had been loaned. Seymour was hustled down by trolley to old Worcester oval, where the games were being played that year. As he aIighted at the stop near est the ball park and took sweeping view of the pastoral landscape, with the Blooningda1e State Hospital for the Insane in the background, Sey- mour declared with dramatic em- phasis, Harmed out for fair
 Then Seymour proceeded to the ball park, where a holiday crowd had assembled. That Cy was to join the club had been duly aheralded and he was sent into the box to pitch for Worcester, Seymour being a pitcher and wild one-ir those days He twirled 8 few innings and then, sour ing upon the umpire-it was Silk OLoughlin, as I recall it-threw the ball over the grandstand. A fine of $25 was speedily slapped upon the newcomer and he was chased to the clubhouse in addition. A couple of hours later Seymour was aboard the noon train en route for New York without much as tipping off the management in regard to his inten- tions.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14
NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE
 STARTS IN TOMORROW

Tomorrow will witness the inau- guraI of the annual pennant race of the Northwestern League, with Van couver at Tacoma. Victoria at Seattle, and Portland at Spokane. The North western starts a day earlier than the International, the only other import ant league which includes both United States and Canadian cities. Thanks to the Northwestern League, British . Columbia has become the home Of thousands of baseball fans, and few cities of similar size give better sup port to their clubs than Vancouver and Victoria The season starting to- morrow is the twelfth race of the Northwestern League, and promises to be among it's best. Tacoma, which finished in the cellar last year, expects wonderful things from the manage ment of Iron aMn'' Joe McGinnity, former pitcher of the New York Giants.
 After McGinnity left the Giants, with whom he won, celebrity as the Iron Man" by reason of his remark able endurance, he secured an inter est in the Newark club of the Inter national League, where he deHion- strated that he possessed great quail ties of leadership. McGinnity came to the front twenty years ago when play ing with the Montgom cry, z Ala, club or the southern League 1n 1oS4V hS played with Kansas City, and the fol- lowing three seasons twirled for Springfield, where he showed himself a g1utton for work. In 1898 he was with Peoria, which won the Western Association championship. He pitch ed fifteen games that year. winning thirteen. One of the contests was the famous game with St. Joseph which went twenty-one innings, and which was won by Peoria. In 1899 McGraw got the Iron Man" from Baltimore, and he was the pitching sensation of the year. In 1900 Mo Ginnity was with Brooklyn, and was chiefly instrumental in capturing the pennant. Ten years ago he perform ed his most remarkable feat, twirling both games of three double-headers for the Giants and winning all six contests With Newark in the Inter national, although an old man as base ball players go, he several times pitch ed both games of double-headers. Mo- Ginnity's metallic sobriquet was cer- tainly well earned, and in the history of the gam there has never been an other pitcher possessed of such won derfuI stamina. Under Joe's manage ment, it is a safe bet that Tacoma won't finish last this year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14
ALASKAN DOG RACE
 WON BY DELEZENE
Wild Welcome for Victor, Who Captures 412 Mile Event
 Over Snow

Nome, Alaska, April 1.-The 412 mile an-Alaskan sweepstakes dog race over the snow from Nome to Candle and return, which ended, yesterday, in victory for Fay 'DeIezene, driving his own team, was one of the most exciting runs in the north.
 It began Thursday morning at g o'clock and ended when Delezene crossed the line at 12:1S yesterday af- ternoon, in the fast time of 75 hours, s minutes. Delezene, who had trail ed John Johnson with his Siberian wolves all the way until the last few hours, was wildly welcomed when he on their feet. All of Delezene's dogs ed little effect of the long drive over the snow. The last 40 miles of the course had been made without a, stop for rest
 r Johnson, unlike the victorious driv- CT, was worn out when he crossed the line and claimed second money. His dogs were not in good condition, two of them being carried on the sled. Johnson also drove the last 140 miles without stopping. A. A. ('Scotty'') Allen, who won last years race in ST hours and 32 minutes, came in with his dogs in good shape. Allan was the favorite in the betting but ran third most of the way.
 was the fourth contestant, did not fin ish, having fallen thirty miles behind, yesterday. The purse of $5,0O0 was divided 60 per cent to the winner, 25 per cent to second and Is per cent. to third place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14
SAYS JOE RIVERS
 FEARS BRITISHER
Freddie WeIsh's Manager De- cIareS Mexican Refused
 $5,OOO Offer

Sporting Editor of The Farmer:--
 Joe Rivers was offered a guarantee of S5,OoO with the privilege of a lib- in a little ten round shindy with Fred die Welsh. And then all of a sudden in a great big hurry MT. Levy, who steers the Rivers ship, found out that the Western youngster had developed into a footlight star and was booked for five weeks at a million, more or less. per. When told that any date after the five weeks had been writ ten in the annals of stagedom would do for the Welsh muss. MT. Levy dis covered urgent business would take him back to the land of the alfalfa.
 When Welsh was on his way to this country and was practically booked for a six weeks theatrical tour the papers were teeming with challenges and the crop of 1ightweights from Ritchie down to Battling Keefe were highly indignant because they feared they would have to wait too long be- fore they could Knock the cham pion's block off,
 When Welsh hopped off the boat he felt so good that his first words were, Cancel the stage thing and sign me up for a whole bunch of battles feel good enough to go twenty rounds every night
 Result: A dead, dark silence from the lightweight ranks which you MT. Rivers takes a run out powder with five thousand cold looking him right in the eye.
 Possibly Freddie has the small pox.
 Very truly yours,
 HARRY POLLOCK.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14
PRINCETON CREW
 AT POUGHKEEPSlE

The increased prominence given to rowing at Princeton each spring ap- parently brings nearer the day when the Tigers will be eager to have a crew in one of the two big regattaS at Poughkeepsie and New London. When rowing was first resumed at Old Mas sau upon the completion of Carnegie Lake Dr. Spaeth and alumni interest ed in crew matters were 1oath to ad- init that they looked forward to the time when Princeton crew would be seen in competition in one of the championship races, but since then the crew has made rapid strides in gain ing favor among Princeton's under graduates.
 Whether Princeton will be invited to row at New London is a question, however, The course on the Thames is so narrow that a third crew could hardly find room there. Cornel1s did row against Harvard and Yale on the Thames in 1898. but five minutes talk with Charlie Courtney will con vince any one that the Thames was designed only for a two crew race and that a hardship is worked on one crew if more than two compete. With three crews in the race one must take a twisting course that brings it over shallow water and through eel grass
 As for the Poughkeepsie regatta there is no doubt that Princeton would find a hearty welcome from COrne1lt q Columbia and Pennsylvania, the mem bers of the Intercollegiate Rowing As sociation, and Syracuse and Wiscon- sin, the crews which row there on in vitation of the older three The Poughkeepsie course has yet to be put to the test, but there is no doubt that fifteen or eighteen crews can be tuck ed in under the bridge any time that number of orews desire to TOW there.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14
RIBBONS WILL PLAY
 NEW HAVEN WEDNESDAY

All arrangements have been made for the big basketball series between the Blue Ribbons and the Humphrey A. c. of New Haven The first game will be played Wednesday night at Colonial hall and as each team will post $100 side bet, the contest will be a warm one.
 The visitors have strong team con sfsting of Bob Stow, Franke1, Parks, Starkweather, Dietz, Trisch and Ar mold. The Ribbons will have Morri- son, Cahill, Hurley, Leavy, Hafale, Keating,= and Smith, The latter is a crack player from Stamford, who was with the Ribbons several years ago. Doc Hull will referee the game, which will start at S:30.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14
(BY Wa&uer,l

Pitcher Fred Blum, the pitcher se- cured from the Lowell, Mass, club in exchanged for twirler Johnny Barron will report to the Bridgeport club to- morrow. Blum writes from his home in Peterborough, Pa, to say that he leaves there today. He was delayed by the illness of his wife. Blum didn' t make a very impressive record in the New England league last season. He won four and lost nine He was with the tail end Fall River club most of the season, however. Baseball men who saw him in action said he had lots of stuff.
 Tn spite of the soggy diamond, which prevented the Yost-Bridgeport game yesterday, the Mechanics got in some much needed practice. Sager, Goddard, Tuckey and Snyder took turns at pitching to the batters and the extra pitchers chased flies in the outfield. McGamweII, Bou1tes, Bow some long swats which would have cleaned the bases in a regular game.
 The Troy club of the New York State league will show at NewffeId park tomorrow afternoon. The New York State 1eaguers have Steamer Flanagan in their lineup and the vet eran outfe1der will get big reception from the local fans. Manager Mo Cam will send three of his young pitchers against the visitors. The game will start at p. m.
 Luther McCarty is matched to meet Fireman Jim Flynn in a six round bout in Philadelphia Wednesday night. It looks as if Luther is pick ing the grapefruit.
 Al Pa1zer who hoped to box Jack Johnson in Paris is expected to arrive home from Europe tonight. The pro- moters couldn't get away with the at
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14

Hughie Mehegan, the Australian champion, and Matt Wells, whom he has defeated, but he said he preferred to let the others wait and come over to get a try at the worlds title, which
 would result in a meeting between himself and Ritchie- Welsh claims, and with some reason, that he should be given first crack at Ritchie. Fred die argues that champion of an other country he has a right to chal- lenge for the worlds title and that MT. Ritchie is in duty bound to recog- nize his claim first. He also argues
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14
IN MAJOR LEAGUES

Outdelder Allen of Washington has been sold to Montreal.
 Three different sets of signals have been given the Detroit players
 Bob Eding, former Cincinnati and Philadelphia pitcher, has signed with St. Paul.
 AItizer, the old Springfield player, Is putting up a flashy game at shortstop for Minneapolis.
 Pitcher Al Mattern has signed with Montreal Pittsburgh has sent Pitcher Gray to the same club
 The New York Americans are be Heved to have @ string on Pitcher Da- wis, sent to Jersey City. Davis has great pitching qualities, but needs ex- perience.
 'fMaranvf1fe looks to me like com ing shortstop," pipes Manager Stall ings He says he does not expect Boston to win the pennant but he does look for a higher position in the race than eighth.
 Trainer Harry TuthiI1 of Detroit re- marks: ''Followers of the team need have no fear as to the strength of the pitchers and 1t is my honest conviction that the Detroit team is in better phy- siciaI condition than any other team in the major leagues. In all my life as a trainer have never seen a better ft- ted set of men,
 Manager Tinker of Cincinnati has refused to waive claim on Pete Kntse- ley and Pitcher Fred Toney Of the Cubs. He wants Toney for the Red squad and is declining to waive on Kniseley to save the Reds big bunch of money, which they will have to pay in case he is not turned back to the minor league club he came from be fore May. The Red leader was a,d- vised by Davy Jones of the White Sox to secure Pitcher Johnson, who was taken to the coast by the Sox team and is now being turned back to the minors, but Tinker could not see him at a purchase price of $6,000. especial Iy as he is well satisfied with his pres ent staff.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14

uI1 us Od1 4hGOA C0 centered just now upon Willie Rit- chic, the Ameri- can champion, and other prominent light W e i g h t s, among them Joe Rivers, T o m m y M u r p h y, Leach Cross and Packey Mcfarland eff the l a t t e r can be classed as a. light weight.)
 W elsh had some big matches pend ing in England, especially " i t h
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14
EAST BRIDGEPORTS TO BE
 MEASURED FOR UNIFORMS

Final notice has been issued to the players of the East Bridgeport to ap- pear at their club rooms tonight to be measured for uniforms. This order must be placed tomorrow in order that the uniforms may be on hand for the opening game at Darien.
 The challenge of the Park City has been accepted for next Sunday at Wheelers lot. Manager Ryan of the later will please notify if all is 70. K.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results of Vest

Results of Yesterdays Games Chicago, '; Pittsburgh, A.
 The Cincinnati-St. Louis game wa! postponed on account of rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14
CITY LEAGUE TO
 MEET THIS EVENING

The directors of the City Baseball league will hold a meeting tonight in the office of City Clerk Boucher. The matter of admitting another club to the league will be considered. The West Ends are anxious to enter the league but the directors have not giv- en their views on the subject yet
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14
(BY T. $. ANDREws.)

The arrival of Freddie Welsh, the British light weight champion. in this country, will stimulate interest in the 1S3-pound division, although there is little need of it at present, as there is
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Scheduled For Today. New York in Boston. PhiIadeIphia in Washington. Chicago in St Louis nAxE01t 1a Cleveland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14

You know who he is?''
 Yes" replied the other. "He is worth a couple of millions. Is just out of college; was educated at liar vard.''
 'Oh, mo-" rejoined the first speaker 'EEIe wasn't educated at Harvard He went to school there. ."-tSpringffeld Republican.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14

of himself again. T~s
 Its a funny makeup of nature that will cause a man to find fault and to say things to another man from & grandstand that he would not dare to say to him face to face"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14
Team PinfalI.
League Records

High single string, Taylor. 13e. High strings, Fitzgerald. 345. High team single, Busat & Taylor, 234.
 High team total, Langham & Fitz- gerald. 63S.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-14
of the Clubs.

Games Scheduled For Today. Brooklyn in New York. Boston in Philadelphia. St Louis in Cincinnati. Pittsburgh in Chicagos