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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29
BOSTON WON'T
 SEND PLAYER
 TO YANKEES
Manager Chance Very Anxious To Get Henricksen
 Or Rheg.

resident Farrell and Manager Chance of the New York Americans are anxious to coax an outhelder from the Boston squad, but President Lan- min and Manager Carrigan refuse to be coaxed. A story has been printed in Boston that Farrell tried to con- vince fLannin that Olaf Henricksen or Walter Rehg, Boston outfield substi- tutes, would look much better in the regular Yankee lineup than sitting on the Boston bench. This is a very reasonable argument, but somehow or other the Boston magnate could not see it.
 Henr4cksen is one of the finest Soung players in the country, and has a. three-year batting average with the Red Sox of over 1850. However, with Lewis, Speaker and Hooper holding down regular positions Olaf has little chance to win a regular job. He would make a very valuable man for Chance in the outskircs-
 Chance is not satisfied as yet with his outfe1d problem, and Irwin has a rowing commission to pick up any player who has the 1nakings of a Try Cobb or Joe Jackson. For the present HartzelI will remain in the outfieId though Chance would prefer him for a1I-around utility work
 With the release of Channe1I and C5flhooley, both men who were expect ed to be regulars, Chance only has four outfielders left--Walsl. Holden, Cook and Hartze1l-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29
DEMAREE YIELDS HITEWASH BRUSH
 ON BOSTON BUNCH

Boston, April 2s George Stallings. whose pennant visions are fading fast, gave his batting order a violent shake-up yesterday, but the Big Chief could not inject any hitting skill into his Braves. who dropped their first tilt of the season with the Champion Giants. McGraw's clan copped at odds of to 1.
 Albert Demaree, the pitching car toonist of the Manhattan Islanders. was on the slab for the aliens. and he drew cipher after cipher on the Bos- ton side of the scoreboard. @ The Beantowners lit on AIS delivery for1 only four scattered singles, and scored their lone run in the fourth frame. when Larry Mclean and Bob Bescher punched the two Giant misp1ays.
 Dick Rudolph. the Bronx boy who won several games from the Giants last season, was Stalltngs' pitching se- lection and he pitched splendid game. He held the Giants to eight hits, but the visitors clustered enough of their bingles tes core three runs.
 The Giants had their first oppor- tunity of seeing Johnny Evers in a Cub manager was the only Brave who was in the game Johnny played his usual hard game against the Giants, and made half of his teams hits
 The victory was not without it's casualty Long Larry Mclean, who has been catching brilliantly for the Champions, had a finger on his right enth frame, and was compelled to turn over his job to Chief Meyers. McGraW'S crack Indian catcher only returned to active service yesterday. after being laid up ten days with a spike wound
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29
Today in Pugilistic Annals.

1901-Matty Matthews defeated Tom Couhig in 20 rounds at Louis vile. Matthews was then welter- weight champion, having won the ti- tie little over a year before in New York by knocking out Mysterious Bill 1y Smith in New York. Couhig was a classy boxer, and a few months be- fore hisNdgnt with Matthews had de- feated the celebrated Kid McPartIand at Erie, Pa. Within Q month after his victory over Couhig. Matty took on Rube Ferns in Toronto and lost the title by the knockout route in the 10th round The new champion gave Mat ty another chance the following Sep tember in Detroit, but Rube got the decision after 15 rounds of fighting. Tn October Matthews and Couhfg fought again, at Fort Erie, and Tom lost to the ex-champion on a foul in the 5th round. Before the year was over the welterWeight crown changed owners again, .sRube' Ferns losing his new honor to Joe Wolcott at Fort Erie.
 1a01--Dave Sullivan knocked out Jack McClelland in 21st round at Louisville.
 1s13-Johnny Kilbane and Johnny
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29
RIBBONS BEATEN
 IN FINAL BATTLE
 WITH UTICA TEAM
By ywaensr.1

There was a faint nope for a time last night that the Blue Ribbons would win from the Utica basketball team at Colonial hall The locals held to a tie in the first half. but the vis- itors drew away in the second ses-
 sion and won by 33 to 26. Neverthe-
 less it was a fine showing by the Rib
 bons. They held the strong Utica, five
 to a smaller score than the Knicker-
 boclkers did on Monday.
 During the exciting moments of the first half when several players start
 ed to swap punches and Jerseys were partially ripped from sta,lwart athletes in scranbies for the ball the xcrowd yelled itself shoarse. The Rdbbons were and at one time maintained a lead. The Ukes found the basket just be- fore the whistle blew, however, and the half ended in a tie.
 In the second stanza, Sugarman and .Eriedman Of the visitors cut loose and began to draw from the Ribbons. Then Acaker was taken out and Wal lum substituted. The locals did bet ter after that: but could not cope with the wonderful passing of the visitors. The Ribbons had five good players, but the Utes had five men working with rnachine-like precision.
 Clinton, who was brought here from Reading, Pa, failed to show anything. Swenson played well against Sugar man. the scrappy forward of the Utes. The pair had several mixups, but everything was good natured af- terward Smith and Bec1man also starred for the Ribbons. Smith led his team in gscoring by. dropping five into the netting. Beckman got three goals but missed several fouls.
 sss9 Ackerg Of the Knickerbockers was a whirIwind~ in the first half. He slump ed a trifle in the second period before Wa1IuTn replaced him. The contest marked the close of the season for the Ribbons, who have cleaned up many of the best teams in the east anda have brought the game to a high degree Of popularity in this city. The
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29
IRA THOMAS OWES
 SUCCESS TO SULLIVAN

Ira Thomas who has been appoint ed captain of the Athletics by Con nie Mack, looked mighty green when he first broke in with the Detroit Ti- gers. But Ira was wise enough to think he could develop into a good backstop. So he picked Billy Sulli- van of the White Sox as the model to follow. Bill was the premier eaten CT of the day and always has been willing to give pointers to those who seemed really anxious to learn.
 One day Thomas approached Sulli- van, hesitatingly, and said: Say SuI- livan. know I'm a slow fellow behind the plate and make a. lot of mistakes, but I'd like to develop some other
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29
{By Wagner.)

President zO'Rourke of the Eastern association has decided that the re- cent amendment to the league con stitutioIl known as the ten per cent clause" is unconstitutional. This clause provided that each club should pay ten per cent. of it's home receipts to the league treasury, the money to be used as a sinking fund. The pres ident is heartily in favor of the sink ing fund idea and believes it is bound to come. He thinks that the motion as passed at the recent league meet ing, however, violates the constitution.
 Tuck Genest, the Springfield out fielder who has been making game effort to return to baseball after the spiking he received from Jimmy Curry two years ago, has abandoned the hope for the present. His leg, which was broken by Curry's spikes. is still stiff and Genest found he couldn't t move around. He will go to his home in Pittsfeld and may make another attempt to play in about a month
 Tomorrow the Bridgeport club goes to Springfield to open the season there. There is great enthusiasm in Pony vile because of the signing of Billy Hamilton as manager and a big crowd is predicted. Bridgeport plays there again Friday and on Saturday ap- pears in New Britain. On Sunday New Britain appears at Newfield park.
 Manager Jack Teller fell in as soft as dropping into a tub of butter yes- terday when his Pittsfield team open ed the season in New London. There were over 4.000 paid admissions and Zeller got over $500 for his share.
 It is not fair to accuse Waterbury of being a bad baseball. town because small crowd turned out to see the first game yesterday. On account of the bad weather the teams were lucky to have anybody at the park.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29

side which would make up for my slowness. Do you mind watching me when I'm catching and tell me my mistakes ?''
 Sullivan, of course, said ..Yes, I'll tell you after the games, but not be- fore. I'll tell you what I'd do my self under such conditions" This SuI- ly did for a long time. and Thomas has been grateful He acknowledges that Sullivan helped make him what he has been. And noDody can say that the veteran catcher of the Atl1- 1etics hasn't been a topnotcher.
 Here is one instance of a, green ball players following the right course. But they don't always tell of their debt of gratitude after they've arriv- ed. Thomas broke into the game as a catcher for Hartford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29
KNOCKOUT BROWN is
 BEATEN BY CALLAHAN

Patsy Callahan of Brooklyn defeat ed Knockout Brown, the once famous east side Dutchman, in ten rounds of fighting before a big crowd at the Broadway Sporting Club in Brooklyn last night Brown was not the Brown of old, and during the latter partsbf the bout he was compelled to hold on and clinch at every opportunity to save himself from a trip to dream land
 While Brown lasted, he put up his usual aggressive battle and was trying hard all of the time. Time and again in tl1e hfst s1lrsx F6S1 9Tdsa Brown land ed hard on Callahanss body with his left but the blows did not lease Patsy in the least The terrific body blows of Callahan began to tell on Brown and he slowed up considerably after the third session.
 Several times Callahan sent Brown staggering across the ring in the last four rounds and the final bell was a welcome relief to E. O. Cal1ahan's weight was announced as, 129 H while K o. scaled 136 a.
 The State Department reports a new
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29
Baseball Gossip

John Franklin Baker has begun to |stune his bat up for the next world $ series.
 The Atlantic League will be the last In this section to begin it's champion ship race. The season does not start until May 20.
 Sherwood dagee is nc friend of Rube Marquard. When they met the
 first time in 1918 Sherry jo1ted the
 lanlxy southpaw for pair of homers,
 just as he did as a starter for this
 season.
 Danny Moeller of the Washington team is likely to lose his place as a regular with the Senators owing to his extreme weakness with the bat. Noel Ter is a brilliant fielder, and one of
 the leading base runners. New York fans are waiting anxious Iy to see how Russell Ford succeeds
 years as a Yankee were not very suc-
 cessfuL
 EAn idea of how much George Stall Hngs relies upon Hank Gowdy making good in Boston may be had from the fact that the ex-Giant is now the own CT of a four-year contract with the Braves.
 The list of suspended ball players this year is the greatest in mary years Practically all the players in the Fed eral League have been suspended by
 one club or another of organized base ball.
 Jake Stenzel, a, former National Leaguer, will profit through the decis- ion of Garry Hermann to have no
 more beer sold at Redland Park. Stem gel owns a, saloon near the park, and he is selling pasteboard bottles to the
 fans who want their beverage while the game is going on. Bob Bescher's base running and sliding in the early games at the Polo Grounds lead to the impression that Bob's injured leg has ceased to trou- ble him.
 Hughey Jennings will celebrate his twenty-third anniversary as a ball player next month Jennings joined the Louisville club in May, 1891, and
 made good from the start. Mike Donlin's pinch hitting eye is not in proper trim as yet. Mike got a chance to break into the hit column four times during the first six game
 but the nearest he came to, it was 8
 base on balls.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29
BRIDGEPORT OPENS SEASON
 IN SPRINGFIELD TOMORROW
President O'Rourke Declares Sinking Fund Of Eastern Association
 Unconstftutiona1

| hero, held Bates to two hits yeSter- day and Harvard beat the Maine col lege by 2 to 1.
 Manager Gene McCann's New Lon don team after making a beautiful record in the exhibition contests fell before PittsheId in the opener. Troy, the big pitcher drafted by tPittsfield from Adrian, Mich., did the trick. New london has some great material, though and will soon start winning.
 New Britain will need considerable strengthening before 1t can cope with the other clubs around the circuit. Manager George Browne, the old time Giant. evidently did not know the speed of this league. Browne is not fall in as player yet as his record of stwo hits yesterday shows. By reason of his good playing since his return to the game. Benny Kauff, fthe former Bridgeport star, has sclinched his job with the Indianapolis i iFederals. Benny delivered one hit yesterday when his team beat Ba1ti- more to z.
 Harvey Russell went in as pinch hitter for the Baltimore F,ederaIs in sChfcago yesterday but didn't get a safe blow.
 The honesty of baseball is once again demonstrated. The Baltimore fInterraffonals are having a hard time trying to compete with the Federals in that city and few victories would be relished. Yet the Rochester team has just taken three straight from the Baltimore International outfit right in the home city.
 Charles Holiday Ebbets, the Brook SIyn magnate. says Charley Murphy, sthe deposed Chicago magnate, was to blame for the desertion of Joe Tinker to the F'ederals- It is alleged that Murphy told Tinker to hold off so that "a deal. could be arranged to bring Joe to Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29
WILLIE HOPPE WINS
 NEW BILLIARD TITLE

willie Hoppe added another billiard championship to his collection last night when. he defeated Calvin Dem arest for the Al balk line title at the Hotel Astor, New York, by 400 to 1ss.s The 1s.1 and 1s.z balk line cham pion was master at all times and Demarest never had a chance to be the first champion at the new style of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29

and every one knows his business: but you trouble makers can get a, lot of innocent guys in wrong and decent fellow won't do 1t. Keep off the kids, sCammy, and we old fellows will think Ia lot more of you.''
 It is believed that Wagner's quiet tip proved more efficacious in soaring of. he EederaIs than did sDreyfuss 'fnjunction.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Brooklyn. 3; Kansas City. 0.
 Chicago, 5; Baltimore, 1.
 Indianapolis. s; Pittsburgh. T.
 The St. Louis Buffalo game was on account of wet grounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29
EAsTERN AssOCEATIOgE.
Yesterday's ReenIfs.

At New London R. H E- P1ttsnead -s --- --.-. .'-ss--- New London -..s---0
 Batteries-Dau1els and Hnderbs1rl- Troy and Bridges
 At New Britain R. H. Hartford ..-..s ...-.y. s-s..- +G New Britain -----.-
 Battertes-Sa1mon ana 1IcDoralls Wilson and CoReuberE.
 At waterbury- R. H d. New Haven .-- .. -i. -s--'- ----- Wzcerpury -s-'s -'- s'-e V 4N and Engemeyers HooliIr and FonL
 The Br1dgeport-Springhe game was postponed on account o1 wee grounds-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29
Standing of the Clubs.
Games Today.

f Boston in New York.
 Washington in Philadelphia~
 Chicago in Detroit. Cleveland in St. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Philadelphia, 9; Washington, 1.
 Detroit. .zA; Chicago, l..
 The New York-Boston and St. Louis Cleveland games were postponed on account of wet grounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdax's ResnIla

Jersey City {; Toronto. l. Newark. 1s Montreal. ].
 Rochester, 5; Baltimore. 2. Buffalo. 3; Providence. o.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29
Standing of the Clubs.
Games Today.

New York in Boston.
 Philadelphia in Brooklyn. St. Louis in Cincinnati. Pittsburgh in Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29
Standing of the Cluhs.
Garnes TOdav.

Buffalo in Jersey City. Toronto in NeTari<.
 Montreal in Ba1e1more. Rochester in Provfdonce.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29

Raymond Murray, IS, William An dres, '13, and Francis Shaughnessy,
 ex-'15, are on the St. Charles baseball
 team.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29

King Victor Emmanuel intends to honor William Marconi, the inventor, by nominating him for Senator
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29

While General Breder5ck Funstor was speeding to take command of tha American troops at Vera Cruz. a daughter was born to Mira. Funslcl at San Francisco.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29
standinq of the Clubs.
Games Today.

Springfield in Bridgeport Waterbury in New Haven Pfttsie1d in New London New Britain in Hartford
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29

Mr. SiInonds has announced that students who have attained an aver age of 75 or more and intend taking college entrance examina tions will be recommended in those subjects in which they secure that average. Those whose marks average between 70 and 75 will receive a conditional recommendation and will be allowed to take the exams but they will not receive a full recommend from the faculty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29

Dundee fought 20-round draw at Los Angeles.
 1913-Gilbert Gallant defeated Bat ting Nelson in 2 rounds at Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29
NATIONAL LEAGUE. Yesterdays Results.

New York. 8; Boston, 1.
 Pittsburgh, 5; Chicago, 2.
 Cincinnati. 6 St. Louis, l.
 The Brooklyn-Phi1adelp game was postponed on account of rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

MT. Simonde detained the junior class after chapel yesterday morn1ng to ask several questions concerning g the losing and finding of class pins. He has a pin at the office that was brought to him and already two claimants have sought the pin To clear the matter up tie class was asked to remain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Today. Brooklyn in Kansas City. Baltimore in Chicago. Pittsburgh in Indianapolis. Buffalo in St. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29

The State Department reports a new revolution in the Dominican Repu'blic
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29

Hughey Jennings will celebrate hi twenty-third anniversary as bal player next month Jennings joine. the Louisville club in May, 1891, ant made good from the start.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29

Mike Donlin's pinch hitting eye is not in proper trim as yet. Mike got a chance to break into the hit column four times during the first six games but the nearest he came to it was 8 base on balls.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29

Bob Bescher's base running an sliding in the early games at the Pol Bob's injured leg has ceased to trou ble him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29

hero, held Bates to two hits yester-
 day and Harvard beat the Maine col lege by 2 to 1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29

Eddie Mahan. the Harvard efootballd
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29

John Franklin Baker has begun to tune his bat up for the next world $ .ssa1-i.ez -...i..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29

An idea of how much George Stall lings relies upon Hank Gowdy making good in Boston may be had from the fact that the ex-Giant is now the own CT of a four-year contract with the Braves.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29

New York fans are waiting anxious, Iy to see how Russell Ford succeeds in the Federal League. sFord's late years as a, Yankee were not very suc- cessfu1.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-03
DEFENDANT SLAIN
Prosecuting Witness Shoots Man en-
Trial for Murder.

ST, Louis, Mo, March wesley
tted) r.. Simon. on trial here on u
charge of numbering Emmett Carroll
In Il gang fued nearly a year ago. to-
day was shot and killed in = nearby
saloon, during a recess of the court In
which he was being tried. Shortly at
ter tho Milling Henry Zang. principal
witness for tho prosecution, surren-
derod at the central police station, say
Ing he had had some trouble with
Simon.
The sheriff who had feared an at
tack would be made on Simon, had de-
tailed four special policemen to guard
him In The courthouse. When the
on street corner two blocks away.
Iang says that Simon, after making
II mcuacing gesture ana threat. moved
h!s hand towards his hip pocket. When
Simons body WAS examined no revolver
was found, and his hip pockets were
buttoned
The killing of Carroll, for which
simon was placed on trial to-day. oc-
CURED In II Aaloon last March. After
the murder CarrolPs body was placed
IN an automobile ana left near the
home Of Mrs Mary Haserty. whose
daughter discovered the body Simon.
who was arrested. admitted that he
shot Carroll, but pleaded sclf-defensc.
IanE. who is Il bartender, was cx-
pected by tho prosecution TO testify
him iwo hours before the shooting. 10
the police. tn-nignt Gang said simon
came into the Mooney saloon twice
while he was drinking ana told some
body that fellow Will never live To
tsSt1f. against me"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-03
ACTION SEEMS ASSURED
senate Likely to Vote on Proposed Suf-
fringe Amen, Ssenf.

Washington. March Action by the
senate within few days on tho pro-
posed woman suffrage constitutioSa
amendment seemcd assured to-uigh.
after dag of debate, during which
tn" measure vas made ''unfiniah ed
business. Am inrnediatc vote sccmod RI
Imminent AT ono time when there wss
. chorus vi demands for roll call.
bnt senator Shatroth ani others held
up the vote 10 continue debate.
Senator Shafruth's speech In favor OF
I'll" amendment drew forth hostile In
quirIes from Senators Bryan and Mar
dine. Senator'S Clark. ~ Wyomi,l..
ana Works, expressed doubt ~ to mt
proptietg of 'hc Federal government
tpicinr equal suffrage upon states that
aid not desire 1t. Senator Boruh de-
Slarcd the amendment should NOT be
adopted III IL were not to b. cNforccd
III the Southern States He quoted
s!lcechcs 10 SHOW that the proponents
of III" amendment had conscndcd IL
would not interfere with ~. grand
father clauses disfra nchisftg negroes
In Southern States
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-03
SHIPLEY EXONERATED
Colonel GocthaIs Says He Is Doing
Good Work Isthmus.

washing ton, March 2.-luquiry to-
day. OF Colonel George w. Gocthals.
chairman Of the Panama Canal Com
mission. who IL now hero. establishes
that dispatches dated Panama on or
about February . last. stating that
w r. Shipley. chief cleris of the sub
siStencc department, had been suspend
ed on grounds OF incompetence. wers
erroneous.
Colonel Goethals says Mr. Shplcy
was not suspended At that time or at
any time since. Iio also speaks of Mr.
Shiplcv as an entirely competent oni-
cial.l and says he Is now satisfactorily
iischarging tho important duties OF
chief clerk OF the subsistence depart
ment OF the canal. Ii appears that Mr.
Shiplcy had spoken OF rcsignng in
order TO accept Z business position
which mad boen offered him, and this
may have given rise to the other state
ments i'll reference to him.
Colonel Goetbals also entirely ex-
oneratcs Mr. ShiDlcy from any connec-
tion with the alleged transactions
which led TO the suspension OF John
burke, manager or the commIssary
commission.