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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-27
BOXING NOTES
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(By- T. S.. AndreWSt1
 Eddie McGoorty. the Wisconsin mid tenders for the championship in that class certainly has the Indian sign lon Dave smith of Australia Three times they have met and three times David has taken the count, twelve rounds in all being required for the. Wisconsin boy to accomplish his pur-' pose On September D. 191zs Eddie knocked out Smith in one round in New York and every one let out cry that st was a duke win. They did not get together again until the drst Of last January when Snowy Baker, the Austra1ian promoter, had Eodle travel to the Antipodes to meet David for the title to that country. It was the first match ali over again, Eddie stopping Smith in the first round. The packers of Smith were not satisneos claiming again that 1t was "a chance blow that did the trick McGoortys the meantime, fought Pat Bradley Gan Amerfcan) in Sydney and beat him in twenty rounds and also Jem Smith. the New York niddleWeight. who had given Georges Carpenter "a hard bat tie in Erance-Hddie winning the yer dict in twenty rounds He was about to start for England and France to.
 meet Carpenter when he was induced to stop over and again fight Dave Smith. The match was made for Aprils11 and this time Smith put, up a remarkably good bout for eight sounds He kept stingfng Eddie with left jabs and the Wisconsin boy, who had neglected his training, began to get sore under the collar Then he cut loose in the ninth and it was all over with Dave Eddie simply fought rough house style and had the Aus tralian in a bad way at the bell and in the tenth round he put him down for the ten count, after having sent him to the mat for eight seconds Smiths good work up to that time went for naught and again the Ameri- can was proclaimed he victor. 1t will probably convince Smith packers now that McGoorty is the master and also one of the best niddleweights in the world. It is possible that McGoorty will remain over in Australia to meet Jimmy Clabby, who is on his way there now, and also Georges Carpen- tier the French champion. whom Snowy Baker will in all probability induce to visit Australia before he re- tires to enter the army next fall
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-27

Franklin field. Pshiladelph5a, last Sat- urday. McCurdy made a wonderful showing and Jackson beat him only by the width of a hand.
 New Britain will play, here next Sunday in place of Hartford, which has chosen to play it's regularly scheduled game on Monday. It will be the first chance of local fans to see George Browne. the old time Gi- ant, in action.
 The deal between Springfield and Hartford for the services of Pitcher C'hristy Wilson is of Wilson had a chance to manage Haverhill. Mass, 50 Springfield allowed him to go there.
 Harry Le Gore of the Yale baseball team has received an offer of s4O00 a year from Connie Mack. Le Gore is a freshman and will do nothing about the offer until he leaves college.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-27
USE MOVIES
 IN TRAINING
 M'GRAW'S MEN
Giant Manager Shows Players Their Faults Pepicted
 On Film

John McGraw manager of the Giants. has completed arrangements to install d picture projection machine in the clubhouse at the Polo Grounds, where the members of the National league champions will be given in structions and tips as to possible i'm provernelat in their play.
 The first lesson by the Little ya- poIeon, was given Saturday be- fore. the game with the Phfllies. Man ager McGraw pointed out to his men any defects in their play, such as to wide turning of bases, sIovy4ess in starting to run. swinging at the ball too slowly, especially so when Chief Bender, Eddie Plank or Bullet Joe Bush is occupying the center of the stage, not taking proper advantage of a pitchers long wfnd-up, so as to get a good start for the next base and sliding improperly into the bags.
 Harry B., Aitken. president Of the Mutual Film Corporatfons ana ardent Giant fan, conceived the idea Of ap- plying the lessons of the movies to baseball. He took his scheme. to Mo Graw, and the Giants leader was struck so forcibly by the feasibility of the plan that he at once authorized MT. Aitken to go ahead with the nec3 essary arrangements. large staff |of photographers went to the Polo Grounds several days last week and snapped all the Giants and Dooin' s Daisies in action.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-27
BASEBALL SEASON TO OPEN
 AT NENFIELD PARK TOMORROW
How Various Teams In Eastern Asso=
 citation Loom Up For Coming Race

1913 club and although they have o1,-s .tafned Grieve from Columbus, O.. to play shortstop 1t doesn.ts look as if their ot1tf1eid would be up to the old standard z New Haven is without the services. of Pitchers DeMott, Hopper and White Catcher Nagle and Pop Foster. The pitckng stam and out1eld appear to be weaker than in 1s13 Jensensis the only one of the veteran hurlers left and Thomas, farned out to Worcester last year, will assist him.
 < Under the leadership of Lee FoEl,
 Waterbury expects great things Fol11. was assigued to the club by the C1eve-s land Americans, owners of the Water. bury club. He Is an old timer and of players new to this circuit but they have done we'll in exhibition games. Pitcher Sam Mclean and 0utf1elderk Johnny Hickey are two. of; the old timers left. On account of Foh1fs ability as manager, it is pre- dicted that he will finish in the first division. ss
 Pittsfeld is an unknown quantity due to the fact that Jack Teller has an entirely new pitching departme He lost Duchenil. who went to the Boston Nationals, and Barrenkanp,i drafted by Oakland, Cal. For twill CTS Pittsf1e1d has an Indian named Tarbe1L a youngster named Duhan mel from Woonsocket, Troy, drafted from Adrian. Mich. and NichoIson, from WI1kes-Barre, Pa Tommy Bow den of this city is playing s1lortstopi far Pittsfe1d. After a bad start Zel-a Ter dnished seventh in 1918 and he ought to dn better this season if his pitchers show anything
 Billy Hamilton has a veteran inf1eId for his Springfield club and also three good pitchers Tn More.s Justin and Lower He has new olitheld with the exception of Genest, who returns to the game after recovering from the spiking by Jimmy Curry.
 Springfield displayed weakness in batting last year and this department must be strengthened by Hamilton if he expects to land better than sixth. the Poniess place in 1913. E George Browne, the old Giant out fielder. has charge of the New Britain outfit He IS evidently not aware |of the strength of the Eastern as- sociafion for he has gathered a. bunch of serni-pro players. Unless he gets busy and signs some experienced men he may never get out of sthe celler
 Three good pitchers from the last years squad, Wilson, Hancock and
 Smith, are all Browne has to bank upon to make any ind sofsa. record
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-27
TACKLE
 UTICA IN THIRD
 BATTLE I TUE.SDAY

Tonorrow night EvdI witness the last desperate chance Of the Blue Ribbon basketball team to- wrest vic tory from the utica national cham pions. If Leavy's men cannot clean up the visitors tomorrow night the series for the national title win be over and Brddgepoft's chances for the championship gone.
 In order to get the strongest possi- ble lineup the Ribbons will not use Jim Morrison at forward, but will have Acker of the Knickerb ockers and Beckman of the Kingston, ". Y. five on the forward line Smith will be at center and WaIlu1n and Swensofl, guards. The Ribbons lost the second game of the series last Saturday night when Utica took the hcnors by S9 to 26. They gave the finest display Of passing ever seen here. There will be a good preliminary tomorrow night and the usual dancing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-27
BIG LEAGUE STANDING LOOKS
 VERY, STRANGE
Showing of Yankees and Brook. lyn Has Been Surprise
 So Far

@ The standing of the big league clubs
 is still rsaore or less out gof gear. but
 several of the teams are beginning to
 move in the direction of their normal
 level. The Browns. for instance. are
 slidding rapidly toward the basenaent.
 while inc Reds. with little vaz1ati on
 are hugsfng close to the bottom of the ladder.
 However. tiae Giants and Athletics
 continue to hounder around in the
 second division. though both teams are
 Starting to show ltttleo Of their foF-
 nner class. The Giants got in only three games Hast week, and looked great in ne first two, but Art Eromnne the PhiIlies
 P1RATES SETTING THE PAgH The Pirates have been ssetting tho pace in the MaEfonaI League. with the Phillies and Dodgers in close pursuit.. while the White Sox and Tigers have been forging out in front in the John sonian <circuits
 All of Pittsbureh's games have been with the Cardinals and Reds. the two poorest teams In the league. last season, and the teams which are most Iilx ely to trail again in 1914. Both of fhese clubs were woefu1ly weak last season and the Federal league raids have not strengthened them HREAK SITUATION IN A N. The American League offsrs a freak situation, with thrse of last sea- son's s traiIers. the White Sox, Tigers and Yankees, playing the best bsl Il. The White Sox got off to a good lead. but they now are losing games and are bound to flop. Ca11ahan has a great bunch Of pitchers. fair field ing club, but the team lacks the punch
 Jennings squirt has been almost as
 much ofaa surprise as the great show- ing made by Chance in the east
 The work of the Yankees. however. I is the revelation of the baseball world. Where Jennings and Clarke have been beating poor clubs, the Chanceanen have won a majority of games from the two best clubs in their leaz7ze, the l Worlds Champion Athletics and the Senators Chance has won three out of four games from the club which I is without doubt the greatest mac hfne of4the decade s The Boston Braves and the C1eve- land Maps are the biggest disappoint- l 1nerafs so far. Stallinss s team does not seem to be able to get started at al ! and is not hitting a lick.
 The Maps are picking up a little but the accidents and hard luck W Fzich ] the team has encountered Will un- doubtedly keep them In the ruts all year. and it is doubtful if the club will lever get near the first division
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-27
YALE CAPT AIN IS
 DUST ED FROM BOAT
Crew Leader Loses Seat For
 First Time In Years

A shaaxea1p that removes at once the captain and stroke of the Yale var sity crew is novelty. but 1t hap pened at last Saturdays row when both Gihillan. stroke, and Bayne Dem egre, captain, were removed to the second shell Both have been tested for endurance the past three weeks and have been found unequal to. the competition. In three dinerent races the scrubs stroked by Jack Appleton. son of the publisher. have beaten the regulars. strolxed by Bob Gildl1an, stroke of the freshman fast year.
 Appleton was given Gilfllan's seat and MleIenry that of Captain Dene- fn the second boat where AfcETenry has rowed all the spring
 Denegre,s removal to the second boat is the first of a Yale captain since 1907, when Captain Moves, who developed heart weakness because of che f1erce racing the previous season, resigned and quit rowing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-27
SUE FEDERALS FOR
 TAKING CHIEF JOHNSON


 Chicago. April 27 The Cincinnati Exhibition company. which controls the Reds. filed suits in the Superior Court here Saturday asking $20. 900, damages from c. c. Madison, presI- dent of the Kansas City Federal League Club, and $10.000 from George Johnson, pitcher, as result of John sons Jumping to the Federal league The damage suits are supplemental to the fnJunction suit brought Thurs day against the Kansas City club and Johnson, which prevented his play ing with his new team.
 Johnson has been formally suspend ed from the Players Fraternity acc cording to ofic1al notification from President David Fru1tz Of that organt- zation, because of his alleged disre- gard of his Cincinnati contract. Notice of suspension reached him at the 11o- tel here. where the Kansas City Fed- erals are staying.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-27
OXFORD RUNNERS
 NSII PRINCETON

Princeton, N J.. April 27The world championship four-mile Oxford relay team. composed of A N s. Jackson, D. M. SprouIe. D. s. Gaus- sen, and G. M. Fobinson, spent yes- terday afternoon looking over Prince ton University as the guests Of the Princeton Track ass0ciatio1l. Norman Tabor went back to Providence. They came here at noon directly from Phil- adelphia and had lunch at the Os- borne Field House with the track team zsss
 Donald c. Herring. one of the Princeton football coaches, who was once a Rhodes scholar. took the Eng fish runners. with Trainer Keene FHtz- patrick. Capt Torrance F1ake of the Princeton track feam and Captain Briggs of the Princeton crew over the scaunpus. @a ssss ssss sf ssxs z Capt. Jackson expressed hirnself as
 much pleased with the Princeton cam pus. but had nothing to say about the race.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-27
.BOMEtSLER MAY
 BE LIFE CRIpPl E
Former Yale Star Injured When
 Trolley Jumps Track

DoueIas Bomeieler. who played end. on the Yaze footbaaI team for three ,.ess sons. IS at his home at 255 Han cock street. zl,ooa<l5n. sufrer ! iT s with s1iln "a badly injured foot Bomeisler has
 5esn employed in the mills at Law | rsucss Mass L.aat a6onday he was in 8rooAl5n on A visit to his home He
 and Al young woman friend, whom he was escortzng from matinee were waiting at the corner of Flatpusn avenue and Lavingston street for car
 while they were waiting 2 trolley care cazns along and jumped the track at that point Tn protecfing his com ranion B0nneIsler g6f fn tI1e path of the car and his foot was crushed akainst an L pillar The irJury was 50 serious that he win be laid up for at least two months and e1iere are fears taat he may be slightly crippled ffor life
 So, as he is known to Yale mon, s-vSas one of four of the best ends that ever played footbaII at Yale. the oth- ..ers b61hg 1saniE 49inaaey. Tom shevIirs and Jdfln If riEytp Ki1pa4r1ak, all of whom pr eceded hEm at vale.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-27
KELLY BILLIARD
 PARL OR IS OPEN
New Establishment Is Said To Be
 Finest In The State

Judging by the thronEs that have visited J. H. Ke1ly's new billiard pa@- Tor at Main street and Fairfield ave nue, this estab1ishment will be the Mecca of all local cue artists The floor was crowded on the opening night. Last Friday and Saturday night another big turnout was on hand. Proprietor eK11y intends to make this the best billiard parlor in the building. directly over Davis & 8avard's clothing establishment. Twelve new tables have been installed
 Three of these are of the carom bill Hard type and nine are pocket billiard tables They are the latest Bruns- iex-Balke- Callendar model and up to date in every respect.
 The entire floor has been re furnish led. The walls are covered with green oatmeal paper of the newest pattern and the ceiling is finished in a quaint. design of white paper. Around the, sides of the big room are scattered a number of deep seated mission chairs with leather fittings. Tn order to ac- Eomnodate enthusiasts who want their own cues Proprietor Kelly has ar ranged to have private lockers and 4 |of these have already been engag- led.
 < The tables will be illuminatedib by, 1s0 watt lights with Pompeifs finish ed globes and amber domes. These gave 9 mellow radiance suitable for the players, eyes. Tn addition to these there are six lights of the type known as the five chandelier drop, These are situated in rows of three on ee oh side of the room For the outside brilliance huge electric sign has been placed at Main street and Fairfield avenue and another sign hangs in front of the entrance to the parIor on Fairfield avenue
 Proprietor Kelly wishes to announce that he caters to gentlemen only. No boys under age will be allowed to play and none permitted to loiter about the place. There are two attendants al- ways on hand to attend to wants of customers. Those who have visited the Kelly establishment praise it as a model billiard hall and it will un- doubtedly be a valuable addition to Bridgeport's centers for sportsmen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-27
HBeHH JENNINGS
 TALKS HAlN ALLAN
 ON COACHING LINE

Hueh Jennings who has made him. self and the Detroit Tigers famous the country over by his unusually weird methods of coaching, has found a new source of supply for his stuff.
 Hugtie will coach in Hawaiian this season. Already he has taken a. course in the HAwaiian language from John Bro7ie Williams, the Tigers pitcher from Honolulu
 ssweeld-weeki,' yeI1s Hughie now and the Tigers know he means Watch outr' eWeeld- weexi'' is the Honolu1u warning How it is spelled HIghie has failed to find out He doesn't have to spell 1t, however
 Most Of the Hawaiian words that GIug1lie uses sound like a cross be- tween a Chinese Iaundryman trying to say "Yesi'' and the cacf1le of a satisfied hen But they all have their meaning to Williams and he is in structing the rest of the Tigers in their use.
 Little Ascosta, the Cuban with the Washington Senators. coaches in Gu ban or Spanish or whatever language they use in Cuba. He is said to be able to express a more definite and accurate opinion of the umpire and
 get away with it than anybody in baseball.
 Williams hasn't taught Hughie the words for ssroaober.' and porch f11b- ers.n but they will be used on the
 umpires soon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-27
JIM C0FFEY MAY
 BOX JACK DAVIES

Manager Bzl1y csibson of the sta-. ,ldium A. New York. and Sam sF.4tzpa4rdck- manager of Jack Davies, tfhe new white hopes of Californias .hetd a conference yesterday. the re- .essa1t of which will probably be 2 tens Ez5u1d bout between Jim Coffey and lDavies But one feature prevented sfne closing of the match yesterday. lthaf being the fact that Cofey inJur- ed one of his hands in his meeting with Jim Flynn on Friday night Da- .vies, who is a likely looking fellow, is ivery anxious to begin operations in lfhe east by taking on Coney. against kwhon he feels he has aA good chance
 The club physician examined Cof-. sfeyss hand yesterday and stated he
 might box within week or ten days-
 If the match is made Dav5es will be- axfn preparations at once Should CUf- lfev be prevented from meeting him Davies win be matched against some lether big fellow for an early New Fork appearance- In the west he is ireeax<1ed as a most promising heavy weight
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-27
OPENING GAMES. Hartford at New Britain. Springh cid at Bridgeport. 4 New Haven at Waterbury. Pittsfield at New London.
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t
 The Winter league officially closes tonight in this peaceful hamlet and |tomorrow the fans get their first
 glimpse Of the real stuff when the
 Eastern assocfa ton season opens.
 There will be a. street parade, a brass band, Mayor Wilson tossing the first ball and ali the other sidelights for the Dig show which starts at 3.30 at Newheld park. 5pringf1eId is to be Bridgeport's opponent. The Ponies are under the management Of Billy Hamilton, the old National league speed merchant, and are a lively crew. Such stars as Cabrera, the Cuban inf1elder. Tom Stankard, Jack EO.Hara and sGenest, will be esvvith them
 Bridgeport has been greatly strength ened since last seen in action. On nrst IBase will be found McC1intock, secur- ed from Montreal and at second will be Cardiff, sent here by Albany of the New York State league. He re- ported Saturday night. Senno the Iouthelder donated by Montreal, arriv- led last night and will be stationed in left garden when tlse bell rings Man lineup. He is undecided regarding his pitching choice but Chief snyder or Gervais may get the ass1gnmerf.
 Much speculation has been heard |regardipg he other teams in the East- ern associatfon but the wise ones seem to think New London has the strong est club Gene McCann has been busy all winter collecting a team He has Walter Ahearns the old Water
 bury backstop, and Hildebrand from
 the St. Louis Nationals for catchers;
 Powers, Daniels and Radabaugh of last years twirlfng staff are on hand as well as Martin from the New York
 Americans, Greenweu former
 Sprinshed star, and Ashley from the
 St Louis Browns Quinn of the New
 York Americans is playing first, Jake
 Warner, last year with Wat erbury, at second Rcsy Rock at shortstop and Marhefkas from the Phillies, at third. In the outfeIds are Chet Waite, ob- tained from sprin Held. Briggs of the
 1913 outft and Becker. drafted from the South Michigan league. The Hartford champions have lost Morley Kaun and Hohman of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-27
COLUMBIA. WANTS
 STAR ATHLETES TO
 COMPETE FOR TEAMS

cornnabia will make a determined efforf next year to quicken the inter est fof the students in it's professfonaa schools in athletics. and will try to Induce men who have been conspicu- ous i'm athletics in other colleges to go out for Columbia. teams
 Charles I1ann, the former Harvard first baseuaan. is at present playing arst for Columbia He ds in the sec- pnd year law claes and will have an other year to play after this one. In 4F,e same class with hfm is Maitland Dwight, captain of the Princeton track team in 1911-
 En other lines of sport are several atf11etes who would bolster up Coirnn- bia,s fearns considerably, including lVermnn, the old Amherst pitcher; AL len. a former Y ale wrestling star, and Fhilzon, a Gettysburg baseball vet-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-27
SCHEDUL E OF B. H. s. BASEBALL TEAM
 FOR 1914 SEASON

The schedule for the baseball team as it has been arranged by Manager. Frank Meaney is here published for, the first time. But seven games have been scheduled and unless arrange ments are made to play more, no, member of the team will. be able to earn a sB,a as the constitution pro- yides that a member of the school must play at least tvuenty-seven in nings during the season, ten or more games with out of town teams having been scheduled, to earn a six inch. block tB.'
 The schedule as at present made up:
 April 2e. Ansonia High in Ansonfa (probab1e)
 May ?. Naugatuck High in Bridge port.
 May 1s. Naugatuck High at Naug- atuck.
 May 1e, New Haven High in Bndgezz port -ss
 May 2s. New Haven High in New Haven.
 May a. Taft school in .watertown.
 May 30, Hartford in Bridgeport.
 Raymond Conklin, 16, recently, visited friends in Darien. a
 The first, game in the Inter-elaas Baseball league will be played to- 2:30 when the Seniors and Freshmen cross bats. Thursday afternoon the Sophomore and Juniors will play.
 The senior ,social will be held Thurs Beach in Trunbull
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