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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-05
WALTER JOHNSON DECLARES HE IS
 ENTERTAINED NOW


 Wazzxsnzton. May 5-Unless he pulls hsrnse7f together soon this may be an ,zzzz5sraI year for Walter Johnson, c7erk Grifnh's star twfrler and lead ing pitcher in the American League lest season Johnson has got of to Q poor start. indeed, in fact the worst he has experienced in years, and he has zrfff worried as well as the entire Capital City at large
 Johnson made known the reason For fals pcor box work recently He ad- 1safts that he has gone stale and attrf- butes this condition to the fact that he fndulged in too much training this spring Discussing his pitching, John son said-
 --r have known that was not right for some time pest, because I could not get the speed on the ball that usually have There is apparently .lot hing wroxzE with me- My arm fee1s as strong as evers and am well in every respect, apparently, but can't xea anything on the ball. Ten days before the season opened worked out for ten or fifteen minutes one rnuxning. Itdfd not1reqllire any effort, mna T lh7ia slzrs T. had more that day tfznn ever before in my life. felt that Isfade~yundsd into form and told Trainer MMtzn 50, but with perhaps one day q have had nothing since know ft-wfm come -arl1 right in tinfe-~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-05
Baseball. Tenn
KENNEDY WILLING
 TO BOX JOHNSON
 IN MORAN'S PLACE

The rumor of a possible break be- tween Dan McKetrick and Frank Mor- an started the various white hopes a. buzzing, and some of them immediate ly got into touch with MoKetric<, of fering their services as substitute for Moran in the fight with Jack Johnson. Tom Kennedy. who fought Moran a ten-round draw, sent out word from Stratford. where he is training for a battle with Sailor Fred Fritts, that he would be the first to offer his ser vices.
 .sI'm doing better now than ever before,'' said Kennedy last night over the phone. I'm no longer Athe big, fat boob that used to be, for I've been doing some real hard work. I'm to fight Fritts at the Stadium A. c. on Thursday night. and I'll show in that battle that Pm in condition I'm just beginning to hit my stride, and I'd like 9 crack at Johnson
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-05
Today in Pugilistic Annals.

1911-Jim Flynn knocked out Al Kaufman in 10th round at Kansas City. This was the beginning of a long string of defeats which reduced one of the most promising of heavy weights to the ranks of the second raters. Later in the same year Kauff- 7 man was knocked out by Al PaIzer, and later he lost to Luther Mccarthy, Charley Miller. Kid Kenneth and oth- CTS and retired from the ring. Kauff- man, Californian by birth, was a born fighter. but like many other boxers he was spoiled by being rushed too hard. When he was only nineteen the ring, Philadelphia. Jack O'Brien. man for the best of them. Kaufman time looked as if he had good chance with the clever ring general from the Quaker City. but was knocked out in the 17th round. The following year he whipped Dave Barry and George Gardiner, and in 1907 triumphed over Barry, Mike Schreck and Jack Sul1i- van. In 1908 he knocked out Jim Flynn and defeated Jim Barry, Joe Grim and others, and in 1909 stayed 10 rounds with Jack Johnson.
 dg08-Cyc1one Johnny Thompson and Mickey Cannon fought 12-round draw at Boston.
 1913-Jimny C1abby and Dixie Kid fought 1e-round draw at New York. ,1913NC1arence "Wfldcoat" Ferns de- feated Jimmy Perry in 10 rounds at Kansas City.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-05
WILLARD SAYS SMITH
 IS DODGING FIGHT

Jess Willard says Gunboat Smith. who calls himself white heavyweight champion. is afraid to fight him. Gun boats manager uttefs noisy denial. Instead Of making a match with Bat ting Levinsky, why doesn't Smith agree to box Willard in New York. where an unprejudiced sporting pub lie may be able to see who is the bet ter man? Followers of the ring game are not easily fooled nowadays.
 They have been burned too fre- quently in the past. Furthermore. they haven't forgotten Gunboat Smiths behavior in a bout with Carl Morris last fall. If Smith didn't quit on that occasion, let him take on Will lard and prove it, inasmuch as Will lard and Morris in a recent burIesque appeared to be evenly matched.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-05
OLD TIME ''PAL"
 GREETS WILLIAMS

W here will T find Ike Williams ?'' said well dressed stranger who saun- tered up Patrolman Joe coughlin re- gently. as the later patrolled Main street. have not seen Ike in about thirty years, " ortfnued the inquirer, and want to recall to his mind the friends we used to have when was working at Cole ParIor Opera house and Wagnerss Garden 's
 The interrogator was J. Bernard Henning. of FIenning & Lee, who 27 years ago appeared in blaek-face three times a day and later finished the performance with no less celebrity than Dick" now Richard GKnowles in an afterpiece,s including all the per- formers on; the bill, and he sought his old friend, Ike Williams, now Ser geant Williams, but of yore prominent in theatrical and sporting events of this country, which included partner ship in the management of World s champion Bob Fitzsimmons.
 And Hennings related how R. G. Knowles. now famous upon two con- tinents as manager and produce had in those days done sebIack -facea monologue as he managed the house The days when with the Coles and Wagner performances there was also the semi abaret show Of today in the Schuette Music Hall, where the mis- sion now stands on Bank street.
 Hennings, now in his hftfeth year, is of the famous family bearing thai name. His wife is a. sister of Bessie Mccoy, who recently married, and a daughter Is of the vaudeville team o1 Hennings, Lewis & Company. Al the present time the actor, whoas foI three years resided in this city, play ing with both Lee and the famous Dan McAvoy. who lated became song writer of note, is with the Night Hawks, a comedy drama, recently al the Poli theatre, and portrays the part of a bartender.
 When Hennings andx Williams met the remenbrances of old friends and spots now effaced from the city maps formed an interesting recital for those who recall the early days of Joe Web CT. MacAvoy. Fields. Fox. Knowles and the scores of famous comedians thai now have stellar parts in the theatrfcal world.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-05
ENGLISH POLOIsTS
 MAY NOT PLAY AT
 MEADOWBROOK

London, May 5-It is altogether probable that there will be no inter national polo match at Meadowbrook this year. London newspapers print scathing .roasts'' of Lord Wimborne's s teams exhibition at Gunnerbury Sat urday.
 The Daily Te1egraph's expert de- clared: The only good thing about the match was the perfect condition of the grounds"
 The British team is far below the standard of efficiency necessary to make even a forIorn fight for the trophy. Rumors that there will be radical changes in the lineup have been followed by yelled statements that possibly Lord Wimborne will wear
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-05
RAY HEATING
 PUTS YANKEES
 IN 2ND. PLACE

Washiuxton. May 5.-The New York Yankees. stin led by Captain Peckin- rauzh. avenged Saturdays seFere tror,ncin< at the hands Of the SeIla- tors by Jumping all over Clark Grif- ffth.s warriors here yesterday The Tazi1xs could not quite equal the Sen safors. ffteen runs of Saturday, but Ehey uanhand1ed the local pennane hopes by score of to g.
 Rmv Keat1nE won his first game or the season, and pitched in mast er1ai form His epffbaH was working inc, and he held the Senators to i've mus. US (zrffath started off with Big CaFi Csnsftoa. whom the O1ds Fox has been tryir1g to d4Felop into .ah6ther John con for the last four years Whd- neas Cashion's old trouble was again hts undosng, and Griff shelved nm with none out in the second.
 He was succeeded by Doc Ayers, who was fairly efficient, and who wffhdrew in favor of a pinch-hitter sn the sixfatfl- Dutch E,nge1 pitched fs,a ninth for Washington and the Var1hees stung him for their last three runs
 x7as nEew York win raised the 4an- lreea to second place in the American league pennant dash Hartzell was one Of the leading figures in the Gosnarn victory. He made three hits, . scored one run, drove in two others, ana accepted seven chances in right de1d- The Yankees ran the bases wild on Catcher Ainsmfth. stealing Eve basee
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-05
TO.
 RETURN TO U. s.


 NEDtu4<Estauding persistent zTnnors i'm mfR1zetao circles to the contrary, EFamnes K0aeEmnafnen, the wonderful 4ftt1n Finnish 1z1Rn1eE 5sYf11 return to this country next fzil after paying vaatt ffris sru1rner to his relatives in FfnRand x7aa cf1anpfon amateur dis 4ance runner of the world yesterday declared positively he had no 1nteu- lion Of staying abroad As proof of l1is statement he said he will leave behind. when hefsaIIs on the Olympic for Europe on Saturday, trunk or two fa1I Of the prizes he had won sfncet cozrzreting in the United States
 Altho1Eh he has not as yet made up his mind, Kolehnadnen Is alnnost certnfn to compete in the United K1nRzdo1n championships on July A. together with a number of American < athletes who are going to England to compete The Finn will spend part Of his European time in Edinburgh, where his brother. Willie, one of the best professional distance runners of the world. makes his home with his Scotch wife.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-05
YALE SOCIETY TO CHECK BIC
 DEATH RATE

New Haven, May 5.-An important which is being founded at Yale and other universities was announced last night by Dr. Henry Anderson as checking the rapid increase in the death rate of college athletes. He ad- dressed Yale mass meeting called in the interest of establishing the society and said that, in the first hfiy-eight years of Yale athletics, just fifty eight died.
 In the last ten years. he said, 100 athletes have died, including such stars as Bill Rhodes, Gordon Brown, Dick Whittier, Jim Hogan and Dwight Griswo1d He believed that the systematic, not excessive, training that will follow the formation of the proposed society. will check the over training that has cost so many lives
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-05
SPRINGFIELD AND NEW LONDON WERE
 MONDAY MINERS

Springfield and New London con tinue to reel off the victories and it looks as if these clubs would be real contenders for the Eastern association flag. New London, with Bill Powers pitching, beat New Haven yesterday by 4 to g. Crawford worked for New Haven. Joe Pope of New Haven made homer with two on bases in the first but after that New Haven couldn't score.
 Tn New Britain Hal Justin, the Springfield star, almost got no hit game. He kept the home club out of the safety column until the ninth when George Browne singled and sul- 1ivan doubled. New Britain was un- able to score, however. and the Ponies won by to 0. Dug Smith pitched for New Britain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-05
BOXING NOTES
Frorn T. s. Andrews.l )

fFrom T. s. AndreWs)
 Efforts are once more under way to bring about a meeting between Fackey3 Mcfarland, the Chicago pride in the welterweight division, and Mike Gip- bons. the St. Louis phantom These Fboys have been nearly matched so many times that the boxing fans throughout the country have come 70 look upon it in the nature or a JoKe. Rilfvs Gibson of New York made stren- mons efforts Ito get them together, but always at the eleventh hour hitcn of some kind occurred. It is reported now that certain New York promoters are once more in the field, bidding TOT these two stars, and 1t IS just possi- ble that they will be brought togeth- CT. The one obstacle seems to be the weight as Mcfarland demands that Gibbons make IA pounds, which is evidently more than Mike can oo- If they can compromise the matter, a match is assured and 1t IS one that would attract attention the country over. F From inside circles in California it is learned that the people interested in the boxing game are rather blue as to the outlook for the future. They admit that the boxing game is liable to receive a jolt out in the Golden state at the next general election and they are beginning to look around for oth- CT locations It is rumored that some of the promoters have fntimated their intention of breaking into the game at New Orleans, with the hope that they may be able to pull off 20-round con tests there, the same as in the past. If they attempt anything of that kind. they are liable to be badly disappoint- ed, for there is no man in the south who is better posted on the boxing game in that section than Dominick J Tortorich and it is not likely that even this gentleman will attempt to stage 20-round contests at the present time. He knows exactly the lay of the land and is well satisfied just now to go along with the 10-round battles and according to the rules laid down by the authorities of the Crescent city.
 Minnesota fight fans are proud of their Pal Brown. one of the best light weights in the country today. and now they are boasting of another light weight just coming to the front, in the person of Johnny TIlman, a Minneap- oils boy who has been showing excep- tionally good form the past few months. Tillman is a clever youth and reminds one a. great deal of the veteran, Jack McClelIand Of Pitts burgh. With little more strength and stamina, he will be able to give a much better account of himself.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-05
FRANK MORAN PUTS
 BLACK BOXERS OUT

Frank Moran. the Pittsburg4a blond heavyweight, has knocked out four negro fighters in his career and he believes that he can beat the best of the blacks. Jack Johnson, when he meets him in Paris on June 27th-
 Moran has put the sleeper to Jim Cameron, Dave Mills and Darlzy Smith once each and to Black F1tzs1mmons twice He has no scruples about en- tering the ring with negroes, being willing to take the blacks at their own game and best them at 1t.
 Moran's attempt to win the heavy weight title back to the white race is the most promising effort that has been made since Johnson took the title.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-05
AL REICH PUTS
 JACK DAVIES OUT

Al Reich. for many years the anna ca, knocked out Jack Davies Of Cali for11ia in less than one round at the New Stadium A. C., New York, last night Four times Reich dropped Da- f-Vfes to the mat Davies took the count of nine three times The fourth t.time, while helpless on his hands and knees and in no condition to continue the bout, Sam Fitzpatrick, his man azer, jumped into the rfnk and pre- vented a Knockout The bout lasted minute and z5 seconds Reich weigh
 ed 20sS1-2 pounds. Davies 1s1 IA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-05
CERvAIS HAS ] GREAT DAY AND j
 BEATS HARTFORD
(By Wagner.)

A youngster named Baldwin, who was taken south by the Philadelphia Athletics, made his first plunge into Eastern association society vest erday. at Newf1e1d park he flung the baseball right in the faces of Bridgeport He seemed to have a charmed life. too. for he stood off the locals pretty we'll until the eighth when he unlirnbered few wild throws that gave Bridge port two runs. With these additi onaj runs in the bank. Bridgeport was able to finish ahead of Hartford by to 3, even if the champions made a ninth inning rally.
 Lefty Gervais was in fine fettle for Bridgeport. He blanked the Senators until the ninth when three scratch hits filled the sacks with none out. But after Jack Hoey had driven in a pair of runs with a hard smash, and Kelleher had. grounded out Gervais tightened and the last two batters popped to Kerns. Gervais had excel lent control He did not issue pass and until the ninth allowed only three swats
 Owing to the injury to Slows ankle Bobby viewed the game from the stand and Carduff played shortstop. He made two good stops but couldn't hit anything. Richards. the Montreal re- cruit, looked much better at second than he did Sunday He he1ded in snappy style and jolted a timely hit Slim McKlintock performed circus stunts at first and be1ted the longest clout of the game. a two baggers to deep right center. Kerns caught we'll He also drove MuIvey home with &fe locals first run in the fifth.
 Hartford doesn't look as strong as last season. The loss of Morley, Kauff and Hofrman is a great blow GoeaDe in left field was so weak that Geist was sent to hit for him in the ninth. Grieve at shortstop is a flashy fielder but didn't loom up as a sticker. The scores
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-05
10TH ANNTvERsARY OF CY
 YoUNG's MEMORABLE FEAT

The first no-hft, no-nan-to-f1rst- base game in the history of modern years ago today, May 5, 1904, with old Cy Young as the twirIing hero of this remarkable contest. Denton was of ficiating on the rubber for the Boston Red Sox and was pitted against the Philadelphia Athletics. Throughout the nine innings not an Athletic got a hit or by other means set his triIbies on, the initial bag. Since then this feat has been repeated only. three times in league ball, and only once in a major circuit. Tn 1906 Tom Fisher, pitching for Shreveport in the South ern League, prevented any Montgon- cry player from reaching the first sta- ton. In 1908 Charles Evans. of the Hartford club of the Connecticut League, pulled off a similar stunt in a game with Bridgeport. Later thai year Addie Joss broke into the hall of fame by pitching no-hit game for Cleveland in which no Chicago player even started around the bases. Cy Young pitched his first no-hft game Nationals, and in 1898 pulled off a similar stunt for Boston. but in both of these contests players of the oppoS- ing teams reached first
 It was in a game between the Cass Club of Detroit and the St. Louis Reds,
 
 my Calvin of the Reds twirled the first no-hit game in which no player reached first, which was also the first no hit game in the history of base ball. Richmond, the great Worcester pitcher, was the first in the National LeagNe to pull off po-hit, norman to-ffrst game. In 1879 and 1880 Rich mond turned the trick three times, although but once when the Worces- ter club was represented in the Ma tional League. There were two such novel contests in the National League in 1880, John M. Ward, then with Providence, being responsibzle for the other in a contest with Buffalo. That was t1.e last such feat in any 1eague until Cy Young revived the stunt ten years ago. The difficulty of perform ing such feat may be realized when it is considered that there are nine distinct ways in which a batter may reach first-by a, hit, an error, a base on balls, third strike missed by the catcher, hit by pitched ball. interfer- ence with batter by catcher, fair ball hitting an umpire, first bameman or pitcher blocking the baseline when he hasn't the ball in his hands. or pitcher using his cap or other part Of his uniform not in it's proper place in catching ball.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-05

The White Sox turned in their fifth victory by defeating the fast Savoy A. c. club at the South End Mud Flats Sunday, to 1 and not to 3, as stated.s Jack Hayes pitched good ball for the Sox, having Il strfkeouts, parting with but five hits. while Mar cello of the Savoys, was touched for a total of It hits. Ludurman, a fast second .baseman of the Murray Hills Of New York, held down the keystone station for the Sox, Cassidy, former 1y of the Danbury club, holding down first. The Sox have few choice open dates for the coming season and would be pleased to play any team throughout the state. Any clubs i'm arrested please write.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-05
By wagner.)

l. Red Waller, who kept Bridgeport in the pennant race in 1910, is anxious ! to join the local club again. He has written from his home in Jersey City asking for a job on the Bridgeport staff. Manager Boultes said before leaving for New Britain this morning that his twirling department is in bad Icondition and he may give Waller 3 trial Waller was always g.. heady Ihinger and if he has reformed hin- Self of the habit Of running away ev- tery few weeks he will help the 1o- 3cals.
 Manager Bou1tes realizes that the boxmen are weak at present and he also needs another outf1elder. He is jnegotiating with a man of known a,bi1- lity and something will be announced I in a. few days. Richards, the second 1base1nan sent by Montreal. has a bruised thumb which has handicapped his work. He cannot grasp a bal lfrm1y but those who have seen Rich ards work says he is good man land Manager Bpultes is confident he Twill show proper stuff when he gets into shape. Nothing has been heard 1 from the Newark International league iclub regarding the request for pitch ! Tommy Downey of this city, made lone hit in three times up for the
 
 Bufalo Federa1s yesterday. He ac- 3cepted four chances in the field. Neal Ball. who makes his home in the East End, Is going fine. for, Baltimore of the i jIEternationa1 league He made a. two lbagger and two singles against Tor onto yesterday. He Is holding down secend base. Lefty Boardman, last year with Waterbury. has escaped the ax so far Connie Mack let four young Athletics I go to Reading Pa, yesterday, but Boardman is still on the payroll Izzy Hoffman, the former Hartford outfeld- CT, is managing Reading.
 Christy Mathewson denies the yarn that he will lsmanage the St. Louis Na- tiona1s. The story stated that he would be traded for Catcher wingo l and Outhe1der Magee of St. Louis
 The TaiffSIaa1rsrf1 Irafaeral Is a re ir, troa1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-05
MISSISSIPPI ASSESSMENT
 ON I. c. R. R. SUSTAINED

Jackson, Miss, May 5.-An increase by the Mississippi railroad committee in the assessment of the Illinois Cen tral railroad of $3.60o.o0o and of that of the Razoo & Mississippi Valley railroad f S1,s00.00o in Mississippi for 1913 will stand, according to deci- sion Of Judges Niles, Grubb and Shell by, sitting in the United States district court here yesterday. In the same decision the Judges held as unconsti- tutionaI the privilege taxof ,s25 a mile assessed against the two roads
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-05
Baseball Gossip


 If a record of infield hits was kept Jake Daubert would come very close to leading the batsmen of both major leagues.
 Tom Seaton is doing almost as much to- keep the Brooklyn Federals in the first division as he did to keep the Phil1ies in the National League race a year ago.
 The Chicago. White sox got away like team of champions, but Gals boys showed as much speed coming back as they did while going in the other direction.
 It is a long time between home runs into the left field b1eachers at Sports man Park, St. Louis. Clarence Walk CTS recent hit into this section was the first to be made in several years.
 Martin Of Fordham looks like. one of the best college pitchers of the year. His record of winning three games in one week is likely to stand for the season even if he fails to keep up his winning work.
 Mike DonIin has finally discovered his batting eye. though Mikes first 1 healthy pinch hit failed to bring any real results. Now that ne IS on speak- | ing terms with a batting average Dom 1 lin expects to soar up into the 300 class and stay there. Any other socie- l ty would prove strange to him. Three triple plays and one triple steal have already been made in the major leagues and the season is only 1 about three weeks old. It looks Ike a big year for the record makers l. When a ball player has an unusually large amount of money tackled against l his name, either for purchase or sal ary, he has a difficult time playing ur to the expected standard. Iris Speak CT is proving no exception to the rule 1 BaItinnore's International League team is the best club that has repre- sented the OrioIe City since the days l of McGraw.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-05
Standinu of the Clubs.
Games Today.

New York in Washington Boston in Philadelphia Detroit in Cleveland. Chicago in St. Louis.