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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18
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M'AULIEFE WILL
 FIND CLEVER FOE
 IN FRANK FLEMING

Judging from the manner in which Frankie Fleming is training down in New York he intends trimming Young McAu1ifTe on March 30 at the. new Casino on State street F1em- ing's manager, Jimmy Yu1e sends word that his hoy is working harder than ever as he wants to be in tip top shape when he enters the ring with the we'll known local mitt ar tist. But while Frankie is doing a whole lot of training. Mac is not back ward in that respect He, too,- is putting in much time getting into condition
 It goes without saying that when Mac steps into the ring on the night the Union Boating Club stages it's alI- star show, he will be fit to give Elem ing the battle of his career. It is the most important battle Mac has ever had and means much to him. He wants to win for a victory will put him a little nearer the top of the lad der. The boys are to box ten rounds.
 Gene Moriarty and Chick West who are to meet in the semi-fnal bout of ten rounds are both training hard Gene is regarded as g. conner and his decisive victory over Dodo Maher in New Haven few weeks back made him favorfte with the local fans who saw the bout.
 Red Allen and Bud Palmer are matched for ten round contest. These two boys will open the show.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18
HOW CATCHER KELLY BROKE INTO BASEBALL
 FROM SEMEPRO CLUB

It was Charley Barrett, the ab1e scout of the. St Louis Browns who se- cured Bill Kelly, the East Sit Louis boy. afterwards famous as Marty O'Toole|s battery mate, his first job with a professional club Several seasons ago, Barrett was managing a Bemi-pro club in St Louis and was fighting hard for the pennant with his teams closest rivals
 A few days before a crucial con fest with the East Side outfit, which Charley's team needed to get into first place, Gardner, president of the DaI- las Club in the Texas League, wired Barrett as follows:
 Can you send me good catcher?s'
 After doing some tall thinking, Barrett hit upon a. scheme to send Kelly He knew that if he could break up the battery of the Zeigen- aahein team, which was about the. whole 1eam, his club would have a better chance to land the caaampionship-
 Barrett hunted up Kelly and asked him if he would go- The catcher was willing, so when transportation ar- rived he departed for Dallas. The blow proved a. hard one for the ZeiE- enhein outfit and Barrett's team was easy winner and also grabbed of] the pennant
 Kelly caught a few games for Dal. las. but broke his finger and was re. leased He kept right on though and finally landed in the majors as q member of the Pittsburg team
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18
BOXING NOTES

There was time when England had some of the greatest midd1eweight fighters in the world, but like the heavyweight class, the nidd1es seem to be going to pieces. The lack of class among the 160 pounders in the tight little isle was shown at the Ma tional Sporting club in London, last week, when Pat O'Keefe, one of the come backs, and Harry Reeve. new conner, fought a twenty round battle, the veteran getting the decision and the title From no point of view could the battle be called an inter esting one, most of the fans being very pleased when it was over. O'Keefe is one of the oldest men in
 the game on the other side, and are pleased to see this persistence at last rewarded with title, the gilt of the victory comes off when one re- calls that the new champion wax knocked stone cold two weeks ago by Georges Carpentier, in two rounds. Jim Sullivan and Jack Harrison, both former holders of the 160 pound title, who were obliged to give up the hon or owing to succession of defeats that prevented them from holding the Lonsda1e belt any longer. fought a fairly good battle last week. In
 Su11ivan,s case it was a real e.come- back It is doubtful if he has ey- CT boxed better than he did against Harrison and should he be matched
 with O'Keefe-a very likely contin-
 gency-it is safe bet that Sullivan
 will regain possession of his lost hon
 or. The first round was one of the
 fastest seen in the club for a long time, Sullivan setting a pace that
 proved too fast for Harrison. He was
 continually attacking with both
 hands and before the end of the third round Harrison was beaten. He man aged to stave off defeat until the mid
 de of the fourth round, w-1en he was in such a bad way that his advisers deemed it best to throw a towel as a token of defeat. Sullivan's showing has put him back in the front rank
 of niddleweigf1ts there and he may be matched with Marcel Moreau, the French cham mpion.
 Sullivan was knocked out by Billy Papke in London two years ago l while Harrison was put to sleep in one round by Eddie McGoorty in New York year ago. Bandsman Blake looked like a good one until he bump ed into Bombardier Wells and was sent to dreamland. The Britishers will have to dig up some new and
 hardy middleweights if they expect to get back into the top class in that di- vision.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18
SLATER AGAIN
 QUITS BASEBALL
Spoiled Child Of Giants Would not Play If Given Polo
 Grounds

Los Angeles. March. 1s-Tnats he would not rejoin the New York Giants if President Hempstead gave him the Polo Grounds for playing, was the statement made yesterday by Arthur Shafer. the man John McGraw de- sc1ares is the best utility player who ever donned a. uniform.
 T do not like baseball ,'' said Shafer- ssI do not like the life and do not like the eastern climate. Big league baseball once attracted me. but now it's glamour is all gone. I have satisfied every ambition in a baseball way; now I want to forget that I was ever in it.
 Tt is an episode in my life thatI am trying hard to forget. have plenty of money and I'm not derendent upon the S7.500 a year from the Giants. Last spring signed three-year contract with the Giants. During our talk in the middle of the season, Hampstead told me to play all of last year and that he would not consider the next two years binding.
 q understand Hempstead wills be here soon. but no inducement that he can make will cause me to alter my intentions.
 'I have been offered a. job by the Federals, but won't accept it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18
KNICKERBOCKERS
 ARE TOO SPEEDY
Beat Blue Ribbons Again By Sensational Spurt In
 Final Session
(By Wagner.l

v. 5. Those Knickerbockers could beat old George w. Basketball himself, ''.re- marked 8 fan as he 5eased himself out of the throng at Colonial hall last night The local rooter had just wit messed the fourth defeat of the Blue Ribbons at the hands of the Knicker7 bockers and he was carrying large packages of gloom The boys from Broadway put the Ribbons over the jumps by IS to44 this time. Itwas a rip snorting game and thezcrowd of 1,5oo yelled almost continually.
 The team work of the Knickerbock- CTS again proved superior to thes des- perate individual play of the Ribbons. As the local squad has been gathered from several cities it cannot be ex- pected they will have much team work They did wonderful work at times, however, and deserve credit for such a good showing.
 The principal difference between the teams seems to be the Ribbons Inability To hold the pace They show flashes of top notch form but cannot keep it up. The Knickerbockers on the other hand never seem to tire. The faster the opposition the faster they play. This was shown in the last five minutes of the game when the Ribbons had a lead Of AZ to 35.s If the Knickerbockers had shown the slightest tendency to falter the locals would have won But instead the visit ors uncorked q final burst of speed and nosed the locals out
 A New York state crack named swenson was used at guard for the Ribbons and he was the hit of the evening. He gave a great exhibition of dribbNng as we'll as guarding SmoIck, the crack forward of the visitors, was able to get only two goals. WaI1um, the Paterson boy, al so did we'll as Ribbon guard. George Smith played better than he usually does against the Knicks and Morrison was in good form Stow wa< unable to do much against the 9ener- getic play of the visitors McMil1en who replaced Malone at center forsthe Knic6s, caged 10 goaIs. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18
lt'S All New
WELSH DEFEATS
 RIVERS ON POINTS
Mexican Boy Takes Artistic Trimming In 20 Rounds
 From Englishman

Los Angeles. March 1s-Iose Rivers was given a bad defeat here yester- day by Freddy Welsh in 20 rounds.
 Rivers saw more boxing gloves in one afternoon than ever before in his career, and the smell of leather should sicken him during the remaind- CT of his natural life.
 Without a single knockdown, stag gering punch or exciting incident, Welsh prancedy through the twenty rounds, keeping his rival dangling up- on the end of left jab and playing a hard right on. the kidneys. On the defensive Frederick was all of g. wiz ard, blocking loses punches in a way that left nothing but elbows, forearms and gloves for Rivers to hit.
 Rivers made ratt1ipg good uphill fight. His mistake was in trying to outbox Welsh. This plan was exact 1y to Freddfe's liking, and his showing amounted to boxing lesson for Jose. 7 When Rivers did start to cut and slash in the thirteenth he had the best of luck, reaching the champions anatomy in a way that brought a look of concern to Welsh's face.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18
TAFT TO SUCCEED
 MURPHY AS HEAD
 OF CHICAGO CUBS

Chicago, March 1S-Charles P. Taft, of Cincinnati, announced today that he might succeed Charles w. Murphy as president of the Chicago National League Baseball Club.
 sT think the Cubs a good paying proposition and-I see no reason for selling MT. Taft was reported as say ing. sT have never offered the stock for sale. All talk of such transactions have come from the other side of the fence T honestly think that will run the Cubs myself. There must be a lot of pleasure in bossinE athletes. 's
 Upon his arrival here last night MT. Taft announced he had come to. Chi cago to s reconstruct the club. He spent today looking over the clubs ball park and in arranging for inn provements to the stands which must be made before the opening of the baseball season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18
SWlLTSE
 TO USE SPTBALL
Veteran Giant TwirIer Takes Up New Delivery to
 ProIong Career.

Marlin Tex, March 1S-Pitcher Hooks Wfitse is to use a spit ball delivery this year and a., southpaw slinger of the damp pellet is some what of a rarity. Wiltse, appreciat- ing that his old style of pitching was 3. back number as far as effectiveness goes has decided to take up the spit ball. acting on the advice of Manager McGraw, who reconmended 1t to him while they were together .on the trip around the world
 Wi1tse tried his new scheme against the regulars on Monday and found it worked effectively. If he makes a permanent success of it he will last several more years in the game than he otherwise would.
 Arthur Fletcher yesterday signed a three-year contract to play with the Giants. His former contract called for his services with the New York club dor another year, but that will be cancelled and the new one sub stituted. Manager McGraw says it Is his intention to have all of his players sign for a like term who have not already done so.
 The regulars were a, sore lot of play CTS last night. They. were beaten again by the rockies, but the score of 21 to is what broke their hearts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18
Today in Pugilistic Annals.

1901-Harry Harris defeated Ped lar Palmer in 15 rounds at London. Harris was then bantamweigIt cham pion of the world and his bout with the clever little Eng1ishman was for the title of that divfsion.s Palmer had previously fought a draw with George Dixon, but was defeated in short or der by Terry McGovern, who thus be- came bantam champion. When Ter rible Terry became e reatherweighe Harris annexed the bantam title, and consented to give the Englishman an other chance at the crown. Soon af- ter this bout, Harry Forbes, who had been MeGovern's first ring victim succeeded to the bantam title, and held it until 1903, when he was de- feated by Frank ie Neil.
 1885-Jack Depsey knocked out Charley Bixamos in 5th round at New Orleans.
 19o1-Jimnny Handler defeated Kid Carter. foul, in 4th round at Hart ford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18
DON'T THINK CUTSHAW WILL JUMP BROOKLYN
 CONTRACT FOR FEDS

Augusta, Ga, March 1S.-No re- iance is placed here in reports per sistently coming from the West that George Cutshaw, the Brooklyn Ma ti0nal League second base1nan, will jump to the Feds. He will not go into the matter with the newspaper men, but it is known that he has been approached indirectly. Cutshaw ap- pears to. have been the first of the men under contract to have had of fers when the F'ederals decided te re- taliate for the Jumping back of Kil- Hfer of the Phillies There are no indications that he intends to break his contract, and Manager Robinson is not worrying.
 Cutsf1aw is receiving S4,00e or more from Ebbetts and has no kick com ing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18
HARTLEY CLAIMS
 SALARY PAID HIM WAS AWFUL JOKE

st. Louist March 1B--czrover Hart ley apparently has lost all love for the. Giants The former catcher. of the Giants recently jumped to the Federal League and came; out with the statement that he can't see why more players in organized bah don't make the jump
 Hartley declares that while he worked with the National League champions he considered his salary to be joke Other players, he said, were also in the same boat Ac- cordinE to Hartley, the Feds have boosted salaries all along the lone and he feels that the professional ball players owe the Feds a great deal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18
IteS All Here
YANKEES CLEAN
 UP SOLDIER TEAM
Holden. Former New London Star, Makes Three
 Base Hit.

Texas City, Tex, March f8--The Tanks celebrated St. Patrick,s Day by reEaininE their 1ong-lost batting srbs. and by knocking the wedding put of a soldier boy nine here. The Chance outft won with ease, final btatistfcs being 15 to 2.
 The vanuufshed nine was supposed fo be the crack team of the Twenty becond Infantry. which has licked sey- eral T%xAa League squads in this heighborhpod, but they looked very narzch like bushers- Four thousand taris, mostly khak-c5ad soldier youths Af 6 dozen or so regiments and bri- Kades in this vicinity enjoyed the kun-
 The Tanks peeled off seventeen healthy wefts Of various dimensions. Harry WT1HRms had a glorious after noon and pounded out 8 homer and khree shorter bdngles- Walsh and Holden inserted triples, which helped ho paIe gp runs on the soldier lads
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18
LEvlNSKY WINS
 FROM FRITTS IN
 SLAM BANG MATCH

Battling LevinstzJ was far too cley- hr for sailor F11tts, heavyweight cham paon uf the navy, in their ten-rDund encounter in the Broadway SEuFtfng rlml, In Brooklyn last night The tar was all there with the waliOp, but he got mighty little chance to land n, and the end of the tenth session found Fxitts pretty much the worse for year.
 Several occasions ,and once or twice staggered the Batxler, but the sailor Hailed to follow up his advantage and allowed Lev1nszy to gather his forces for fresh onslaught every time Le- gIrsskT fought his usual fight, and got EoinE all the harder when Frttts land ed mnmentary advantage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18
JOHNNY DUNDEE GIVES
 HIRSCH BAD BEATING

Johnny Dundee added one more vic tory to his long string when he eagll1~ outclassed Special Delivery E7irsch lasl night in the Atlantic Garden A. C. New York. Scotty A1ontfeth's meal ticket had the better of nine of the ten sessions, the only round he failed to annex being the second In thac session Hirsch came along with a. rush and, in lively tussle, shaded his or- ponent.
 Dundee's flying tactics beWiIdered Hirsch. In the first round he bat- tered Special DeIivery's face with ls1t swings and cut Hirschss right eyl- That optic was a favorfte marx for Dundee's left throughout the remain ing rounds. Tn the seventh aess-or Johnnyss left did more damage, split ting Hfrschs lips.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18
By agner9

Owner Scinski Of the New Britain baseball club was a visitor at the of fee of President O'Rourke of the Eastern association yesterday after noon He announced that he has leased Bill Hanna s park in New Brit ain and will occupy 1t until the new field is ready The trolley company cannot promise to have the spur track for the new park until June so the club will use Fanna's park in the meantime George Browne the old Giant outfelder who will manage New Britain, has signed some fast players and New Britain expects to have some strong team Owner Scinshd said he would not play Sunday ball at home, but would do so on the road. He didn't say. what he thought of the new; schedule except to remark that if he found he had too many Monday games he would arrange to play them as double headers later in the season.
 Benny Kauff, the former local star, is leading off in the batting order for Indianapolis of the Federal league and the papers are praising his work in exhibition games
 The springheld Union says Lou Bar sbour, the old Springfield star, is play ing great ball foHzdhe Chicago White Sox.
 Hubert Reddy. son of Secretary Reddy of the Bridgeport baseball club. has gone into the tailoring business and has opened an establishment on f the fourth floor of the Connecticut National Bank building He has been in the employ of a local tailor for a. number of years and understands the business thoroughly.
 It is expected that a big crowd will
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18
Team l. Winner Tn
 BrooklaWn Tournament

Team L. won first place in the an nual handicap tournament which has just been finished at the BrooklaWn club. The team was composed of W. J. Grfppin. H. l.. Sterrett,- R. c. Sher- wood, H. W. Hincks and T. l.. Ferris. Team K. led by Harry s. Pearsons, was second. At the conclusion of the duck pin tournament, which opened last Monday night. the annual bowling dinner will be held.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18
BOW LING.
LOCAL BOyELERS ROLL WITH SOUTH NORWALK
 AGAINST STAMFORD

Three local bow1ers, Terrill, Peter son and Lewis. rolled with South Nor walk last night in attempt to down Stamford They took the first two games but lost to Stamford in the third Stamford had previously beat en South Norwa1k three straight when the latter didn't have the trio of Bridgeporters. It was necessary for South Norwalk to take three last night in order to even things and they just failed by a small margin. All rolled well. Lewis and Peterson doing parti- .cu1arly well. The scores:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18
Winter Baseball

Manager Herzog of the Reds Gay1 that Marsans will steal more bases this year than Bob Bescher pilfersd in 1913.
 T Bill Kil1ifer is closely watched af the PhilHes' camp so that the Feds cannot get his ear.
 Al Marquard, a pitcher, who fs the Rube's cousin, has signed with tho Muscatine club of the Central As8o- ciation. A brother of George Tyler out by staIlings-
 Gov. Tener has promised to thro77 out the new ball when the Dodsern and Braves open the champfonsh1D season at Ebbets Field on April 14.
 ssOur boys will win the pennantl" fs the cry in Cincinnati just now The anvil chorus has been Eeques6sd t1 remain passive until June T.
 Iris Speaker of the Red soE win receive about $12o a game tt1is year
 when Clark Grimth recently offered $15O, 1000 for Ty Cobb Frank Nawin. the Tigers owner, came back with e proposition to pay s200so0O for V7altef Johnson. Tit for tatl
 Branch Hickey, the Browns leader is making his pitchers deliver the ban through a set of strings which he calls control cages so that they can sst the pin over the plate
 The report that Catcher swesne~ will receive a $1O,00O salary from the Ya1hees proVokes merrinent swee- ney will draw less than $4s5Oo thlr year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18
GEORGE BROWNE WILL HAVE
 GOOD TEAM IN NEW BRITAIN
Benny Kauff Playing Fine Ball For
 Indianapolis, Federal League

go to Danbury on the special train tonight to see the Blue Ribbons play the Danbury basketball five. Manager Ieayy will take his regular com bina- ton including Wa1lum at guard. The special will leave the local railroad station at 7:20 o'clock and is scheduled to return here at midnight. The round trip fare. including admission to the game, is $1.65.
 Billy Kopf, the former New Haven player who is with the Philadelphia Athletics, went to bat for Reggie Brown in 9, game against the Chicago Cubs yesterday and made a triple with the bases filled. Brown is the old Waterbury pitcher. The Athletics won yesterdays game by IS to H.
 The Boston Nationals beat the Cleveland American association team atAmericus. Ga, yesterday by 1 ? to 4.
 Germany schaefer, the great com edian of the Washington Nationals, has heard nothing from Manager Griffith about signing for this season. He is training in Kentucky with the Milwaukee club. He turned down an offer from the Federals.>
 John J. McDermott, twice the open goif champion or the tinted states, will go abroad again this. year in an attempt to win new honors. Word te this effect was brought yesterday by a friend to whom McDermott told of the proposed trip. McDermott has been in the south for the last few weeks playing exhibitions with Tom Me NaTnara and Michael J. Brady, as vel as in open tournaments. He is de clared to be in good golfing form al though his recent illness has caused him to lose about 10 pounds in weight
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18

Totals .440 AT 45o-1337 eTonight's game-CIovers vs. Park Citys.
 FACTORY LEAGUE.
 (Arcade AIIeys.)
 BatcheILerS. Blackert ..e... so s1 7s- ass
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18

Manager Herzog of the Reds say1 that Marsans will steal more base8 this year than Bob Bescher pilfersd in 1913.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18

Y Bill Killifer is closely watched at the PhiIHes' camp so that the Fsds cannot get his ear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18

The Boston Nationals beat the Cleveland American association team at Americus, Ga, yesterday by 1 2 to 4.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18

Gov. Tener has promised to throW out the new ball when the Dodsern and Braves open the champfonsh1D season at Ebbets Field on April 14.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18

EaK'S LEAGUE. (EIk Club AHeys.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18

It is expected that a big crowd will
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18

BROOKsIDE LEAGUE. fPark City AIIeys.)
 RR6 SOx |
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18

Tonight's game-Coulter & McKen- zie vs Armstrongg.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18

The Springfield Union says Lou Bar bour, the old Springfield star,. is play ing great ball foHS4he Chicago White Sox.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18

ssOur boys will win the pennauft" Co the cry in Cincinnati just now The anvil chorus has been requested tc remain passive until June l.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18

Totals EST 553 564-1714