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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-02
MIKE DONOVAN, GRAND
 OLD MAN OF THE
 RING, SOON TO RETIRE

f.The grand old man of the ring, g and .sthe dean Of American boxers are titles, Which Prof Mike Donovan fully deserves. Tie professor will cele- brate today the forty eighth annivers- ary of his ring debut, which took place on June 2, 1S66 at St. Louis, when he fought ninety-six bareknuckle rounds with Bill Crowley and lost on a foul For thirty years he has been instruc- tor of boxing at the New York Ath- letic Club and almost any afternoon or evening he may be seen at the club house of the Winged FSooters, teach ing the manly art to men half his age, or less. Donovan is a native. of Chi cago and will be sixty-seven a little over three months hence, when he will retire from the New York A. c. job not because he considers himself too old, but only because he wants a, lit- tie more leisure to enjoy himself and see the. world. When he was only if teen Mike enlisted in the Seventy first Illinois regiment and fought in several of the big battles of the civil war. Af- ter the war he turned ring fighter and. in 1874 he beeame the niddleweight sch am pion. He not only whipped the best men of his division, but in 1880 and again in 1881 he outpointed John L. Sullivan in two four round bouts In 1884 the hero Of 500 bare-fist battles undertook his present job, and he is probably the most loved instructor any athletic club ever had. Prof. Dono- van is a man of whom any profession might well be proud-white-haired handsome, distin guished in appearance, erect and stalWart, clean in morals, a scholar and a gentleman. Hosts of influential and wealthy man are proud to proclaim themselves as friends of Prof. Mike. It was the prbfessor who taught Roosevelt to box, and it would be difficult to say which man admires the other most. There's man for you!'s the professor will say when asked about the colonel He's a born fighter, and when I used to box Swith him earned my money.'' Prof. Donovan's first advice to would
 be athletes is to sidestep tobacco and whiskey. He also holds that most people eat too much, exercise too lit tie, and don't drink enough water The professor is living proof of the value of his health theories, for his Mark
 Twainish white hair affords the only
 evidence of age that could be proved
 against him in any court of law. Ex- cept for his snowy locks, the professor
 could easily pass for an athletic young man of not over forty-fve. From
 mid afternoon to late at night, every
 week day the professor is on the job
 at the New York A. C.. and he engages in 9. dozen or more fast bouts every day. Pretty good for lad Of sixty seven, what?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-02
ROOSEVELT WILL SPEAK
 TO STATE PROGRESsIVES

Hartford, June 2-It was announce ed today at Progressive headquarters that Colonel Roosevelt will speak here on July 2Srd, at the Progressive state wide conference.
 The state campaign will be opened with this conference for the copsid- eration of the issues before the state and the lines of action to be pursued by the party. There will probably be an afternoon, or allLday, session for general matters, a banquet under the auspices of the Hartford Progressive club, and the conference will conclude with the address by Colonel Roosevelt All Progressives are invited to be present.
 The arrangements for the confer ence are in charge of a. committee of the state central committee, consist ing of George A. Romans, of Dan bury; YandeI1 Henderson, of New Ha- ven; H. R. Branche of Norwich; A w. O1ds, Of Windsor; and Joseph w. A1sop, of Avon.
 The banquet will be handled by a committee of the Hartford Progressive club. These committees will meet soon and the details of the conference and banquet will shortly be announce ed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-02
IN WESLEYAN
 COST $2OO PER MAN

Midd1etown. Conn. June 2-Ffgures showing the comparative cost and number of men participating in inter- collegiate and ''instamuraP' athletics at Wesleyan are contained in the University Bulletin sent out today. About sixty men took part in inter collegiate sports last year on the foot ball, baseba115 tennis. basketball and tracks teams at a total expense of s11,7O0 Allowing for some of the men playing on more than one team the cost for each individual is figured at $200. The question is raised as to whether these figures, though mod est when compared with the outlay at
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-02
MRS. SHEPARD
 LEFT NO WILL
Her Estate Will Go to Rela- tives- Bridgeport Trust
 Go. Is Administrator

Ellen. F. Shepard, widow of Llcien w Shepard, who formerly resided at 460 Washington avenue. died without will according to the return filed in the probate court today. It is esti- mated that her estate will total $250,- 900 and Judge B. F. HaIlen has named the Bridgeport Trust Go. as her ad- ministrator. Mrs. Shepard leaves no children or direct descendants and con sequent1y her estate will be divided among her heirs -at-Iaw.
 The latter are Alnon T. Roland of Colchester, Conn, son of a maternal aunt; Ellen B. Roland of Bridgeport, daughter of a maternal aunt; Mrs. Carrie A. Farchild of Bridgeport, daughter of a, maternal aunt; Fred S.. Sanford, Kingston, N. r., son of a paternal aunt: Alice Otis, Chicago, daughter of a paterna1 uncle; Mrs. Bertha S. Wilkinson. of Bridgeport, daughter of paterna1 uncle; F. Ophelia Sanford, Hartford, daughter of pa ternaI uncle; Charles G. Sanford, Su- san S. Sanford, Mrs. Julia Fl Stoddard
 Mrs. Emily Hurd, Mrs. Mabel s. Jen-. nings, all of. Bridgeport and children of a paternal uncle ,and Emily J. San ford, daughter of a deceased child of a paternal uncle
 Mrs Shepard was prominent in so- ciety and in charitable work during her life.
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lished and guaranteed.

hshed and guaranteed.
 Athletic meets. open to individual and club members, will be held under A. A. U. rules and the best conditions. Clubs will be given full information concerning Amateur Athletic Union rules with which organization the state association will be affiliated. The promoters have gone over the matter with James B. Sullivan, the practical head of amateur athletics in the United States. A1r.a Sullivan not only approves the plan, but has promised to attend personally such of the ath-e letic meets as it may be possible for him to attend, and to cooperate by advice and otherwise to make it a success
 Aid will be given young men, social workers, schools, churches. and oth- duct amateur sports, and who do not know how to go about it, and prac- tica1 direction will also be given in such matters as laying out running tracks. conducting athletic meets, so ss to comply with A. A. U- rules, and whatever else may be found necessary to promote orderly and progressive so far as possible, baseball, and sim liar sports.
 John e. Collins of New Haven, chairman of the managing committee of the New Haven Amateur Athletes, who has gathered large stock of in formation as to amateur track and field sports, and had much valuable interest is shown, to give his advice and aid otherwise in getting the movement well started. Further in formation can be obtained by ad- dressing Paul Barnett, temporary sec retary. Box 745, New Haven, Conn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-02

be highly dangerous The woman who takes medicines for this purpose. ex- cept such as may be prescribed by a competent physician as aid to oth- CT and more vital measures, is looking for trouble and will assured1y find it.
 The truth of the matter is that no dietetic system or exercises designed to remove fat can be recommended for general adoption. Excessive flesh may be, and most often is, due to eating too much, especially of fat-foruing foods. and exercising too little, in which case the remedy is obvious; or it may be but a symptom of a worse disease.
 The accumulation of excessive fat is generally process. continued over many years, and to get rid of it, with out seriously affecting the general heasIths may require a very long lime unlimited determination, and the pa tience of a Job. The woman who goes about it recklesSly is likely to wear. not the fashionable garments of her fancy, but a. wooden overcoat-
 Some people are born with pre- disposition to fatness which no amount of training or dieting can ov- ercome; but most people achieve fat ness through indulgence of their ap- petite for rich food and physical la.z- mess.
 For eighteen years I have been a physical trainer, and have kept con- stantIy in condition; yet I know that | if I should let up for a few months I would be able to give a fine imita- ton of a. perambulating barrel. Starving to cure obesity is highly l hazardous, although a reduction in the quantity and a, change in the kind of food taken is usually desirable, and will often improve the general health Eat less and chew more-but that alone won't help you very much to- ward the accomplishment of your pur- pose.
 The reader may have had occasion to observe that the accomplishment of any ambition nece4sitates work l Work=to some it is a hateful word Yet f1eshy people who are not willing | to work hard and long may as well consider their obesity an aH1iction o1 1 heaven, and accept it pf1i1osop hica,i1y FRIn exercising to reduce fat there are specialized and strenuous move ments which often afford a short cut to the desired goal, but they are not | to be recommended for general adop- ton in the absence of competent stu | pervfsion.
 Walking, golf, boxing, fencing and many other sports and pastirnes will be of assistance in the task of reduc- l ing superduous fat, but they should be | taken up gradually, and should not be | They should never be indu1ged in by fat people under the glaring sun of 2 sumTner day, for heshy folks are es- pecia1ly subject to heat prostratior and sunstroke.
 would like to be able to point ou- 1 some short cut to sIenderness, some method by which fat folks could f1oa, to their goal on fowery beds of ease I Yet if knew of any such method
 would not be writing this article 1 would be too busy spending the none. received from a. vast army of plump 1 women.
 Unfortunately there is no way b. (which the fleshy woman can become 2 l.slender woman that does not involv, hard and patient work for periot that may cover a year, or possibly tw, or three years, before the goal i I reached And by that time the pluml
 woman may again be fashionable.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-02
FORM ASSOCIATION
 FOR CONN. ATHLETES

Extending the plan of the New Ha- ven Amateur Athletes, and fostered to some extent by this organization, with which many prominent citizens of New Haven are identified, it is proposed to promote amateur athletics mostly for young working fellows throughout the state. To make a. be- ginning and to test the matter, Paul Barnett, secretary of the New Haven Amateur Athletes, and others in this organization, who have had much practical and successful experience, will act as temporary officials. It is planned to associate young fellows and clubs for amateur sports and games in all parts of the state Both clubs and individual athletes will be registered with the state association. for a nominal sum, and by this means thair mrnatea1r standing win be estab--
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-02
Deserted By His Wife,
 Hotel Man Ends Life

Washington. Conn, June 2.-De apondent because he had been unable to effect a reconciliation with his wife with whom he had had a quarrel and who had gone to Torrington to live, George Farmer, proprietor of a hotel on the shore of Lake Waramaug, yes terday, blew his brains out with a shotgun in a lot near his home.
 The act was witnessed by several neighbors who had been attracted by the noise of a shot with which he was trying out the gun. When one of the neighbors asked him what he was shooting at he said it was a rat, but before they could get near him the hotel man turned the gun on himself.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-02

having an apparently winning lead Of seven strokes over the field.
 Mrs. R. H. Barlow, the present cham pion and Mrs. c. vanderbeck, both OF Philadelphia, with 90 each; were ahead of the other competitors but only one stroke better than Miss Fannie C. Os- good, of WoHaston, Mass, who was the runner up for the Boston women s championship last week.
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many other inatitutiOns'' are not ea- cessive.
Only Assets of Local
 Men Are Debts Due

Frederick M. Brown and Joseph Cisa lar. IT,. co-partners at Bridgeport flled a petition in bankruptcy yesterday
 They make oath that they have not the money to pay the fIing fec. Inc co-partnershap liabilities are hstad at s1s, ,71s.5s. and $7s6ss.10 is unsecured
 The secured debts are for work and materials furnished the banlzruptE 8E construction work. The only nseats 0f the co-pafEneeahip are debts due On open account listed at eS,sF9.S4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-02
RESUME PLAY FOR
 woMEN's GOLF TITLE:

Greenwich. Conn, June 2-Play in the second half of the S6 holes medal round. which will decide this years championship of the Women's Eastern Golf Association, was resumed today at the Greenwich Country Club with Mrs II. A Jackson. Oakley Mass.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-02
Missing Seaman Is
 Found On Oil Tug

Hartford, June 2.-James Shapiro. discharged from Uncle Sam's navy and in a search for whom the ma. chinery of the state and navy depart ments has been grinding for some weeks, is a member of the crew of an oil tug plying between Tampico, Mex, and Port Arthur, Tex. He has writ ten his parents in this city to that ef- feet He says he was discharged for t+bad conduct
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-02

Niagara Falls, Ont, May 29-Juis- tfce Joseph R. Lamar of the United States supreme court is the dominant figure In the A B. c. peace confer ence- Justice Lamar has from the first taken the leading part in at tempting to stralghten out the tangle
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-02

affairs of the shot r-iddIed republic If peace prevails it will be due mostly to his able methods of dealing with the delicate situation. He has been quoted as saying he had every reason to believe theN negotiations would prove successful
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-02

(AEacLAvy. the famous Long Island health farmer" has been engaged for eighteen years in the training of athletes and the building up Of run down people, and is recognized all- thorfty on all subjects connected with athletics. physical culture, and scien- ,tiflc exercfse.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-02

The right of the city to censor nov ing picture is questioned in a suit started in the United States District Court, Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-02

The Japanese cruisers Asen1a and Assuma, which participated in the Russian-Japanese war. arrived in Los Angeles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-02
THE TRAINERS CORNER

A CoIuinn of Comment on Sporting and Athletic Men and Events, Physical Culture, Exercise, Health Measures and Body Building.
 CBy Mac Levy of BaByIon.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-02

Butter declined one half cent to 26A cents a pound at Elgin. H.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-02

The town of Corinth, Ky. was re- ported to be destroyed by fire.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

rived few days later. The fans will
remember that we had little hitch
over the weight, owing to a misun-
derstanding in New York. But we
finally got together and agreed upon
1876 pounds an hour before the battle.
I made up my mind to fight Muir
ply just. to show the fans all over
the country that I am not after the
easy marks. | never have been, and
never will while | remain in the
game. / have fought the best of
them since | broke away from the
four round game, although l often
have been accused of being a parlor
fighter and a would be actor
l know that Murphy is sincere in
his belief that he can beat me, and
know that he is as game a boy as
ever stepped into ring, and | know
that he is going to give me a battle
that l never will forget when we do
meet. But ! still believe that | can
beat him. | will go further and say
that I believe | will knock him out.
Murphy Is not a knocker- out. The
only one he ever flattened in this city
is frankie Burns. Murphys punch
does not compare with that Of VOL
CAST, Rivers or Cross, as far as l
can figure out, and / have stood up
and taken all they had. This is why
I am so confident now. But ! know
that I must be right to beat the
Harlem boy
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

believe that his knowledge saved him
from a knockout.
The battle set me right in New
York. All the papers gave me the
decision by a wide margin. There
was no more doubt in their minds
as to my right to the championship.
They admitted that | showed the
right sort of stuff, and this made me
feel very happy, for | was very
anxious to convince the New York
ers that 1 could fight.
| had a chance to keep busy for
several months on the stage. Offers
began to pour in on me from all parts
of the country the next day. Theatri-
cal managers called on me and made
me all sorts of good inducements, but
| turned them all down to make the
match with Murphy.
Promoter Coffroth had been wiring
me, but | kept stalling him till after
the Cross battle. He, offered me
$4,000 for my end to take on Muir
ply, and | closed the deal without
delay.
Murphy, as everybody knows, has
long been regarded by the fans of
San Francisco as the toughest light
weight of the lot, and there was
clamor for me to fight him over the
20-round route.
Closes Match With Murphy.
| reached home two weeks after
my battle with Cross. and Murphy
and his manager, Jim Buckley, ar
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
FODDER FOR FANS

Every team in the Georgia state
League has signed up a manager for
next year. Valdosta was the last to fall
in line. They have secured Harold,
who led Macon last year.
The reserve list, issued by tho Ma
tiofal Association. shows that Bruins
wick has the largest number of men
from last years squad to use as a
nucleus to build q team around this
year Brunswick has filed reserve
claims on fourteen men. Cordele and
Thomasville are next with nine each
Valdosta trails with only four.
ident of the Waycross ball club. James
Sinclair is vice president and d. S.
Mcclellan Is secretary.
All of the clubs in the Georgia State
League have announced that they win
put their grounds in tip top shape be-
fore the season opens.
While Mike Finn has not yet finished
the work on the 1914 schedule, II is UNI
open about April IL and close In the
middle OF August.
One OF the first things Manager Gas
ton, of the Americas team, did after
signing his contract was to mail Bill
and personal letter, urging him to
sign and play second for the Muckalees
this year.
So far President Kalmon has signed
up two umpires for next season. Both
Of them are experienced men and Kali
mon feels that they will both make good
Manchester who won the Atlanta
gi no mr. Ayna Rtn n
ing cup offered for the most popular
player in the league last season, has
been farmed out to Americas by Albany
Believe me, says Umpire Rigler
there won't be any more petty foolish
a lot Of important baseball people, but
Governor Tener is the class of them all
He will be real ruler. but square
one. too
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
JOHNNY COULON
WILL DEFEND HIS.
TITLE TONIGHT
Bantamweight Champion Meets
Young Siinnet in Scheduled
Ten-Round Bout at Racine.
By Tad

II ACME, WIS, Jan. 21.-Johnny
IN Coulon, bantamweight cham
pion of the world, will be
asked to defend his title tonight.
Johnny is scheduled to meet Young
Sinnet, youngster In the game, and
the bout is billed to go ten rounds.
The scrap Is expected to prove a
good try-out for the champion, who
has been out Of the game for over
SIX months. Johnny. however, states
that he is now ready to defend his
laurels and is out to prove tonight
that he Is as good as ever.
Coulon has been working hard for
the past two weeks, and fans who
have watched him train claim that
Johnny looks every part the cham
plon he is. The stocky little fellow
mas the same red color in his face
that he had In the days of his ring
battles with Burns, Conley and the
rest
Although not much is known of
Slnnet, the youngster comes with q
good reputation from Chicago. Sin
net has not had many battles in his
career. but he is said to be a young
ster with very much class. He will
be handled by Tommy Walsh or
Nate Lewis.
The boys have agreed to make 11s
pounds ringside. but neither will have
any trouble making the poundase
Johnny says he tips the beam at ia.
while Sinnet never weighs more than
115. Coulon rules a 3-to-1 favorite
over his opponent. Fans are wager >
ing to 4 that Johnny stops his OPP
ponent before the tenth round.
Jimmy Grant, the Atlanta bantam
weight. has wired challenge to Pro
moter Wagner to meet the winner
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
CHANCE: BLA|NES
c. MURPHY FOR
RISE Of FEDS
Manager Says Chicago Magnate
Has Done More to Hurt Base
ball Than Any Other Man.
OS ANGELES, Jan. 21.-"Charles
w. Murphy is responsible for

r OS ANGELES, Jan. 2l.-"CnarleS
W. Murphy is responsible for
the organization of the Fed
eral League. The president of the
Chicago National League club is to
blame for the large number of ma
jor league baseball players who are
jumping to the outlaw organization.
These statements were made last
night by Frank Chance, manager of
the New York American League CLUB
and formerly manager of the Chi
cago Cubs.
Charley Murphy" said Chance,
has done more to hurt baseball than
any other man who has been in the
game and he Is going to continue to
be an Objectionable figure just so long
as he Is allowed to have any con-
nection with any club.
"A lot of my friends said | was
crazy two years ago when ! sold my
stock in the Chicago National
League club. | sold my interest for
$4,000. and fifty persons who knew
me well came to me and remon-
strated at what they termed rash
and foolish act
uI HAPPENED to know few things
L that they did not know. That is
why j sold out and got as far away
from Murphy as possible.
Here is a little secret that shows
WHY I was able to hold Murphy In
restraint as long as ! did without an
open rupture. ] had two contracts
with Murphy. One was to play first
base. The other was to manage the
team.
"Charles Weeghman, one of the
hackers Of the Chicago Federal
League club was for years an ar
dent Cub rooter. He soured on Muir
ply just as thousands of other pa
irons of the Cubs park.
UTIIS is the way Murphy handles
l ball players. When Evers was
in poor health one spring Murphy
found out that he would not be able
to play the entire season. He wired
me while the team was in Pittsburg
SAYING that he did not believe Evers
should draw his pay for that season
| would not stand for giving Evers
a raw deal of that sort and Johnny
got every dollar of his salary for the
season. He only played a few games
that season.
Brown and Tinker who have gone
to the Federal League were both
badly treated by Murphy"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

Every manager OF a ball club re-
CURES capable assistants with whom he
can consult when knotty questions arise,
says Clark Griffith. Griff has three as
sistants-George Mcbride, Mike Kahoe
and Jack Ryan.
The first training trip games Of the
White Sox will be played al Sacramento,
Cal. March 8, 10 and II. Many others
have been scheduled for the white hosed
brigade
Manager Griffith, of the Nationals Is
not afraid OF any of his players jump
ing to the Feds. And what's more. Grif
says he would not make an effort to
get 'em back IL they did jump The
Old Fox says that a player with so little
sense would be Of no value to his ball
club.