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The San Francisco call., 1913-09-15
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NEW YORK, Sept 15.-Reformed
,thieyes and national legislators. pau
pers and millionaires gathered in st.
Patriek's cathedral in Mott street to-
day to pay final honors to the mem
ory of Timothy D. Sullivan. or big
Tim. as he was better known, the
former political king of the Bowery.
who was run over by train and
killed
Members of the Sullivan family have
asked for police Investigation of
Big Tins" death, as it is now said
by members of the crew of the train
which killed the politician that the
body was cold when it was struck
This has aroused suspicion of murder
As Sullivan was the greatest man"
the Bowery ever produced and, in his
way, answered all The east sides
ideals of what a statesman should be,
so the environs of the submerged
tenth set out to do Unprecedented
honors.
After lying In state in the rooms of
the t. d. Sullivan association. the re-
mains were carried into the cathedral
this morning, surrounded by a motley
throng made up mostly of down and
cutters" whom big Tim had helped
at some time or another Long before
the body arrived Mott street was
filled with people and police reserves
were on the way to keep a lane. open
for the more distinguished mourners
from up town, Albany and Washing
ton
LIFELONG FRIEND oFFICrATEs
Mgr. Kearney, a lifelong friend of
the dead politician. of1ciated at the
ceremonies in the cathedral
The scenes attending the removal
Of the body to the church from the
rooms of the T. d. Sullivan associa-
tion We're far outdone by those at
tending the procession through the
streets of the east side on the way TO
Calvary cemetery. Twenty five thou
sand men and women crowded about
the hearse wailing and wringing their
hands. The sights witnessed as the
funeral procession passed made it
plain how big Tim" retained his
stern grip on the Bowery. The east
sders loved him for his charities and
believed in him because he was al
ways on the level
The police had a difficult time keep
Ing streets cleared for the cortege.
FLORAL TRIBUTES NUMEROUS
The floral tributes filled the rooms
of the It. d. Sullivan association and
We're banked high in the church. They
included cross of lilies nine feet
high from the Larry Mulligan asso-
ciation; a blanket of roses and chrys-
anthemums 10 feet long and feet
wide for the coffin to rest on; tow
ering clockpiece with the hands point
Ing to IL. from the Elks: a giant
wreath from the Eagles, and many
other tributes from such well known
persons as Judge Rosalsky. Tammany
Leader Charles f. Murphy. former
Sheriff T. Foley and many political
organizations. The blanket of roses.
which cost at least $500. was said to
have come from Johnny White"
political character.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-15
Captain of Police
Anderson Announces
Intention to Marry
Miss Millie Schellpeper Bride Elect
of Officer in Charge of. Park
Station

Captain of Police Marcellus o. An
derson will be married before the end
of the year to Miss Millie ScheIlpeper.
The engagement has just been an
nounced, although the two have
known each other for 1s years.
Miss Schellpeper resides at the War
rim apartments. Captain Anderson was
captain of detectives under Chief Cook
and is now in charge of the park po-
lice station.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-15
HUNT FRAUDS IN
REDL|GHT RECALL
FiCkert and Ferrari to BRING
Referendum Papers Here
for Probe

District Attorney Fickert and his
assistant, Louis Ferrari, will depart
tomorrow for Sacramento on business
connected with the red light abate-
ment law. The grand jury Thurs
day night will investigate the al
legged forgeries on the referendum Pc
titions for this statute. The refer
endum papers are In the hands of
secretary of State Jordan, and Fickert
and Ferrari will bring them to San
francisco for the grand jury session.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-15
Operation on Skull
Makes Convict Good

TRENTON. N. j.. Sept 15.-Janos
Seklye. an insane and vicious con-
vict at the New Jersey state prison,
was transferred to normal by re-
movaI of a growth of bone from the
back of the skull. where it had been
pressing upon the brain.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-15
Z STARS Of
Bic [)|P|PE R|}
DOUBLED

Calculations made at Lick observa--
tory show that al least two stars OF
the big dipper are double stars. or
binaries, revolving about each other.
The distance of these luminaries from
the earth is so great that the objects
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-15
Aviation Corps Is
Accused of Graft

GENOA, Italy, Sept 15.-Persistent
rumors of Irregularities led to the
beginning of an investigation today
into the administration of the ava
ton corps OF the Italian army SEN
sational revelations are expected.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-15
Sunday Court Held
For Petty Offenders

sons arrested for minor offenses viii
not have to spend Sunday in jail.
Judge Mahoney has decided to hold
Sunday court, and will sit at a. m.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-15
WILL LECTURE ON LABOR

a lecture will be given this evening
before Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers union No. 21 on Labor
Struggles ana the Lessons Taught"
President Fralin Of the union will
preside. 4-.----.--..>--l----
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-15
SAYS "sALLYa TOOK s15o

Chris Nelson, ia Third street, COM
plained to the police today that a
woman he knew only as sally"
stole $3.50 in gold from him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-25
MILAN SAYS MACK'S
TEAM WILL BE THERE

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 25.-Clyde Mi
Ian, outf1elder of the Washington
team, who broke the American
leagues base stealing record last sea-
son. is not a bit backward in decIar-
ing that he thinks Connie Macf's team
will bear watching next season. He
says:
FtOur strongest competitor right now
seems to be the Athletics, who, be-
HeVe, will come back strong next year
Connie Mack has a great team and
two wonderful pitchers in Plank and
Coombs. 1t doesn't seem possible that
they will go on pitching winning ball
forever but Plank looked better every
game he pitched last year. He is I'M
doubleday the best left handler in the
league. Coombs should also be a
steady winner, and Bender, hear, will
be back in shape. Now, isn't that a
hard trio to beat? Last season Con-
MES men would have COPIED but for
overconfidence in my opinion The
Red Sox, I think, shot their bolt last
season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-25
CAMERON HAS
40 SIGNED UP (
FOR new HAVEN

George Cameron owner and mem
ager of the New Haven baseball club.
has announced that he had signed up
40 men for his team this year and
when the time for reporting on April
/ came around he expected the entire
bunch to put in an appearance at the
Seaview.
Although Eve got a couple of good
catchers in Jack Magic and Clyde Wa
ters,'' said Cameron in speaking Of the
outlook for another pennant winning
bunch, ST am on the lookout for a
backstop named Murphy of the Mon
that want him for New Haven.
I've. got a chance to make a trade
and I can use Murphy in it if land
him.
I'm going to use Moose Miller on
first base and will not look for any
first baIseInan beside him A chap
ton will take F1fck's place at second
and expect he Will make good. He
played a, good game in the Tri-State
and New York Leagues and is touted
has signed UP for a try-out at second
too. He's from St Louis.
'sAt short I have Joe Pope, and he
fills the bil1eto my taste exactly. Kid
place at third, and shall not bother
with that position.
For outhelders there are Pop Fos-
ter, Hyder Barr, the Southern leagues
great utility man: Joe Gregory from
New York city, and Jack cline of To-
ledo.
my pitching department is not
worrying me at all. There is Hopper
who expect will come along in good
shape this summer; Slim Foster, who
went well last summer; MCGOWAN,
whom I tried out for awhile last sea-
SON; Fanwen, who is now under sus-
pension for not reporting to Worces-
ter where I sent him; Benjamin Har-
rison De Mott, whom I got from Bal
tinore last season, and a yOunESter
named Smith from Greenwood, Miss,
who by the way is a southpaw.
Then I'll have Leach, the New Ha-
ven boy; C1unn, Alderman of CIeve-
land all Ieft-handerS; Patsy Cadigan,
a. semi-pro from Illinois, and a chap
recommended from Brooklyn by. Jack
Reisigl. Floyd Hansen is his name.
though TIL have to change that han
die if he plays here. Then there's
Curtin, the Pittsfielder, I got hold OF
a short time ago..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-25
COBB FOR HOLDOUTS
BY PLAYERS IN BIC LEAGUES
Owner Navin Of Detroit Says Others Follow
Tvs inflated Ideas

portion to Cobb's understand Joe
Jackson used Cobb as the standard by
which he came to terms with the
Cleveland Glib. 1t was the same old
story. Cobb gets this amount for hit
ting over 400, and I get this amount
for hitting just below AGO. was the
basis of Jackson's argument.
However, Jackson is only one of
many cases. And, of course, the other
players estimate their value from the
salaries paid to the stars, so Cobb
therefore sets standard all around.
The Detroit club has had to put up
with this Cobb nuisance for some time.
All our players want a raise because
Cobb is holding out for a big salary.
"I admit Cobb is the greatest ball
player that ever lived, and is the big
gest individual asset the Detroit club
possesses, but we will be firm in re-
sisting Cobb's efforts to hold us up
for big increase in salary. Cobb is
ball salaries go, and if he cannot see
his way clear to signing at our terms,
we will have to get along without
him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-25
CABRERA FROM
CANARY ISLANDS
CRACK WATERBURY SHORTSTOP
HAS QUEER MIXTURE IN HIS
ANCESTRY.

Here is something by W. A. Phelon
in the Sporting News about Cabrera,
last year with waterbury:
Cabrera. the Cuban shortstop who
is to be tried at indianapolis, is a relic
or remnant of q strange race-and, by
the way, Cuba and Spain itself are as
full of jumbled races as this country
Cabrera is a. Gaunche, or native Of the
Canary Islands, people almost ex-
terminated by various conquerors. the
ethnoIogists say that the Gaunches
were pure Celts, identical with the
Irish in origin-and this Cabrera,
though dark brown, has the most typt-
cal1y Irish face ever beheld-some-
thing like the late Tim Donahue.
ST was aetounded, when talking to
the Cuban athletes, to find SO many
dimerent races among them. Marsans
is a Spaniard of CastfIian descent, AL
media is a Portuguese of a very noble
family. Cabrera, as already stated, is
a Gaunche. Senior Nargones, the cham
pion wrestler of Cuba, has red cheeks,
blue eyes, and light yellow hair. He
is probably a Basque-a strange peo-
pie Of the Pyrenees. with a language
almost Gaelic, and a predominance of
blends. Pope Conte, the Cuban sport
ing writer, is of italian descent, the
noble house of Cont migrating to Ha-
vana centuries ago. Two or three of
the Cuban players are of Moorish an
cestry, and one pitcher, now disabled
with a bad arm, is an Indian, of a
tribe which the Spaniards left in pos
session of a small reservation when
they conquered the island.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-25

Detroit, Jan. 25.-Tyrus Raymond
Cobb, generally regarded as the great
est ball player of all time, is RESPONSE
BILE for the high salaries demanded by
major league players, according to
President Frank J. Navin of the De-
troit Tigers. Navtn says Cobb's salary
is the standard by which not only
other Detroit players Judge their
worth, but it serves as standard for
all other major league players as we'll.
'I am sincere in my belief that
Cobb's present demands, as well as
his demands hitherto, are in a great
measure responsible for the many
ho1douts in recent years" said Naviu
in his office yesterday afternoon
''Other stars tell their employers Cobb
is getting big money, and then they
insist they are worth a salary which
they consider their just due. In other
words the players are jealous on ac-
count of Cobb's salary.
Every time Cobbs wants e, raise
these players look for a raise, too, and
argue II Cobb fs going to get SO much
money they should get a salary in pro-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-25
M CRAW NOT
TO SEND DEvORE
TO BOSTON CLUB

Jack Murray. the Giant outf1eIder,
came to New York yesterday from his
home in Elmira to have a talk with
Manager McGraw. Jack said en-
phaticalIy that he was not a "hoId-
out" a1thouhg he has not signed his
contract for next season. He expects
to sign, however, in a few days.
Manager McGraw has contracted
severe cold during the past days of
wet weather, and has been advised by
his physician to remain in bed for
few days.
McGraw has a mild. type of grip.
and it may keep him from his office
longer than he expects. He has been
planning to finish his work In the next
couple of weeks, SO that he would be
able to go to Texas a week before the
recruits arrive there on Feb. 20. One
reason the Giants manager wants to
go there early is to get into actual
training himself. He now weighs
about 200 pounds and he expects to
take off 10 or 20 pounds before the
opening of the season.
josh Devore sent his signed con-
tract to Secretary Foster yesterday
Manager McGraw has no Intention OF
trading Devore to Boston. Manager
Stalhngs has made the New York club
proposition for some players; but the
suggestion did not interest the Giant
manag ement
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-25
M'GOORTY WON'T
FIGHT M'CARRON
REFUSES TO MAKE MIDDLE
WEIGHT LIMIT FOR PENN
= SYLVANIA BOXER.

Eddie McGoorty. claimant for the
championship, absolute
1y refuses to make 1913 pounds, the
weight limit in that division, for a
bout with Jack McCarron, the noted
boxer of Pennsylvania, who last year
obtained a popular decision over Mike
Gibbons in a six-round bout Several
promoters of boxing clubs in New
York have offered to stage a ten
round bout between this pair. McCar-
ron has consented to a match, but Nc
Goorty, for reasons best known to
himself, has sidestepped the offers.
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. who has
McCarron Aunder a contract in which
he agrees to pay the fighter $4,000
for his services during the next I'VE
years. says that he will agree to any
thing that McGoorty demands if the
latter VIII consent to bout with Nc
Carrony at 1873 pounds. Pending a
change in heart of McGoorty O'Brien
is now negotiating with the managers
Of boxing clubs in France to have
McCarron meet the winner of the Billy
Papke-Frank Klaus battle, which is
scheduled to take place in Paris.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-25
THORPE NOT
PROFESSIONAL
SAYS WARNER

The charges which were forwarded
to the Amateur Athletic Union from
Worcester to the effect that James
Thorpe, the Carlisle Indian and all
around athlete, played professional
baseball with the Winston-Salem team
in the Carolina Association fell flat
yesterday.
Glenn Warner. the Carlisle Indian
School coach, yesterday had James q.
Sullivan, Chairman of the National
Registration Committee, on the tele-
phone from Carlisle and informed Mr..
Sullivan that he had received q letter
from Manager Clancy stating that he
was misquoted in the Worcester paper
and that he never made the statement
that appeared, that it was unauthor-
ICED and was not founded on facts.
Clancy said that Jim Thorpe never
played on his team any other team
in the league, and that the statement
that he signed Thorpe up to pitch for
his team was an absolute falsehood.
He said that Thorpe did, however,
practice with his team when he was
down there on hunting trip, and
often exercised with his men, and his
picture appeared in a. group taken at
the grounds one morning, and that
this was probably what the whole
story was based on.
Clancy further said as far as he
was concerned, he had no charges to
make against Thorpe and that he had
Writeen letter to Secretary Sullivan
denying the staten lent so as to lay the
facts before the A. A. q. officials.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-25
BALL PLAYERS
WANT 81 MEALS
Were Satisfied in Old Days to Eat For
S5 Cents.

A list of the training places of the
international League for the coming
spring shows that the clubs of this
organization now roam around the
country for their prep course as ex-
tensive1y the major leaguers. The
Jersey Skeeters will train at Bermuda;
the Torontos at Macon. Ga; the Mont
real team at Charlottesville; the
Bisons at Charlotte, N. c.; Rochester
at Annistan. Ala; the Newark Tigers
at Savannah; Providence probably at
Durham, N. G. and Baltimore at
Fayetteville, N. G.
1.-The cost of running a Glass A A ball
club has just about doubled in the last
few years. says President Barrow,
THE principal reasons are higher sal
aries and increased hotel expenses.
can remember when out teams used to
get hotel rates at $3.50 or 50 a day, but
now we have to pay So to $3.50. The
price of food has gone up. and then
the fact that good many hotels have
changed to. the Europeans plan has
something to do with it. Whereas we
used to pay 50 a day for everything,
we now pay that much for a room.
Furthermore, on trains nowadays the
international League player gets a.
dollar for his meal just the same as in
the majors. Fifty cents used to be
what he got and I could name man
ayers who allowed only s5 cents for
meal on a train
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-25
INSTRUMENTATION
BOUT WELL ADVERTISED

If plenty of advertising is enough to
q sssure the success of match, the
much discussed McFarland-Britton af-
fair should break all records. Consid-
ering the fact that neither of these
boxers holds a championship or for
that matter is likely to attain one in
the future, more space has been given
to their backing and filling tactics
than any match of the kind in years.
As the case stands now Mcfarland
is insisting on guarantee of 81, GOO
and the privilege of 35 per cent of the
gate receipts. He also sets the weight
at 138 pounds at o'clock. The latter
condition substantiates the assertion
that Mcfarland has completely out
grown the lightweight class A year
ago the 135-pound mark was the low
est he could reach with safety, but
now even that notch seems to be be-
yond him. Britton also, although
more sparse1y built that his rival, ia
vors weight condition several notch
es higher than the recognized light
weight limit.
Possibly he can meet Champion
Ritchies requirements in this respect.
but he has been soundly beaten by
Richie already, and does not appear
overanxiousA for another encounter
with the latter or to have much
chance of reversing the verdict in case
they meet again.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-25

when Nunamaker broke a finger and
after that Cady was supreme Nuna-
maker is wintering in Lincoln, Neb-
Dick Nallin, who was an umpire in
the Eastern association in 1911 has
been signed as one of the regulars in
the International league. Dick was
signed utility man last year and
was on the verge several times of be-
ing sent to this league. illness of two
regulars gave Nallin his chance and
he made good.
Manager Mccain of the Bridgeport
club was in New York yesterday look
ing for players. Here is what the
New York Sun has to say of his visit:
Bridgeport club, called at American
League headquarters yesterday and
took part in the daily gossip. Mccain
had some interesting comments to
make regarding the young pitchers
Ray Heating and Paddy Green, who
will be with Frank Chance this year.
ability said Mccain, 'but he doesn't
know much about inside stuff. He has
q world Of speed and a good splitter.
like big leaguers before he will make
good in fast company. Green isn't in
it with Heating in point of baseball
more about pitching than some vet
Grams have met. He is one of those
fellows who Will either be a star in
side of the next two seasons or drop
out of sight entirely. Chance ought
to help these youngsters a lot,
The New York Americans have sold
Pitcher Carl Thompson and his broth
er Herman to Birmingham of the
Southern league. Herman is a catch
er. They gained their baseball exper-
fence rat the University of Georgia.
Hockey fans are looking forward for
some great sport, tonight, when Cham
pion Boston A. A. team meets the st.
Nicholas aggregation at the ST. Mich
olas Rink, New York. The visitors
have beaten Yale, Harvard and
Princeton and some of the best teams
in Canada. Early in the season the
st. Nicholas team played a tie game
with the BostonS.
Arthur Pe1ky, the Chicopee white
hope" who has challenged Luther Nc
Carly, made short work Of Bob Will
liams before the Chicopee Athletic
club, Springfield, last night. Pelky,
continued to hammer Williams un-
mercifully for three rounds and open
ed UP rapid fire bunch of jabs in the
4th and sent Williams to the mat for
the count.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-25
CORBETT'S WEEKLY
BOXING REVIEW
RICHIE WON'T BOX WINNER
OF M'FARL AND--BRITTON GO

contest and fight as fast and as hard
as in the closing rounds of the Cross
match there are very few light
weights who can hope to beat him.
He was as fresh as daisy at the fin
ish of the bout. Joe is one of the
toughest and strongest nght-weights
developed since WoIgast and, ii Willie
Richie had not flashed SO suddenly
on the lightweight horizon, would
very likely have been the boy to take
Wolgast's title away.
Billy Nolan again rises to announce
that Willie Ritchie will not enter the
ring before July 4. and that the next
engagement will take place in either
San Francisco or Loss Angeles He
fails to mention the name of Whites
next opponent, but hints that Packey
Mcfarland can have the match by
agreeing to make the lightweight
limit. Knowing very well that there
Is not the slightest chance in the world
of McF'arland's making 1873 Nolan is
perfectly safe in defying the Chfca-
goan.
A local club made Ritchie an offer
to box the winner of the coming Nc
Decentralization match, but Nolan re-
fused to sign. the papers. 1t is said
by those who know Willie intimately
that he does not fear the outcome IF
a meeting with either OF those clever
to be guided by the shrewd Nolan in
making matches for the future. OF
course, that is q mighty poor excuse
for a champion to offer, but it will
have to suffice. If Ritchie retains
the title until Nolan makes a bad
match for him he will be champion
for many year.
see that Jack johnson has defin-
itely agreed to meet Pa1zer for the
heavyweight championship. and that
the date for the match has been fixed
All that remains to be done to clinch
the bout Is to secure the negroes ac-
quittal when his trial comes up. That
may be an easy matter, and again 1t
may not. Anyway there is little use
match until it is a sure thing that.
Johnson can carry out his end of the
agreement.
The question sthat has been raised
as to- whether johnson has not all
ready forfeited the title because Ans.
erican promoters have agreed to
blacklist him in the future, is positive
ly ridiculous. It is not so simple a.
matter, this taking the title away
from a champion. It would be fine
for the game if johnson were elm
mated entirely, but the only place to
properly do the job is the ring. While
Palzer is hardly the man we would
choose to undertake the eliminating
process, still he is the best material
that offers. Luther McCarty could
have first call, but lodges the issue.
Anyway let us hope Palzer is lucky
enough to win, if the fight ever takes
place.
JAS. j. CORBETT.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-25
THIS DATE IN
PUGILISTIC ANNALS

1sssAIke Weir knocked out Jack
Beck in Sd round at New Bedford.
Mass.
1s94-Jim Corbett knocked out
Charles Mitchell, English, in ard
round at Jacksonville. Fla, in battle
for worlds heavyweight champion
ship, $50, 900 stake and $4,000.
19O6-Ray Bronson defeated Willie
Riley in 4 rounds at Indianapolis.
1907-Jack Blackburn defeated BIZ
ly Burke in rounds at Philadelphia
1909-Jimmy Gardiner knocked out
Harry Mansfield in LIST round at Phil
adeIphia.
1911-Harry Lewis knocked out
Johnny Summers in 4th round at Lon
don.
1911-Knockout Brown defeafed
Bert Keyes in 10 rounds at New YORK.
1911-Packey Mcfarland oufpolnt-
ed Young Erne in rounds at Phfa,-
delphia~