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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26
WILLIAMS IN
 FAST. BATTLE
 DEFEATS DAILY


 New York. Dec. 2e-Kd Williams, bantamweight champion. gave John ny Daly a severe trounctng in a ten round bout at the Pioneer A. c. yes- terday afternoon. But Daily stood up under the punishment with great courage and lasted out the bout, al- though on the verge of collapse sev- era1 times.
 The big interest in the bout center ed not so much in the winner as in the question whether Daily would be able to go the limit with the cham pion. The question as to the win ner was soon settled. Williams took the lead at the start and held it throughout. Daily did scarcely any thing except to take all the punches that came his way.
 It was said before the bout that Williams had been guaranteed $2, 900 by the managers of the club for his end There was not that much money in the house, and on the way out thA crowd wondered whether Williams had received all Of the an- nounced guarantee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26
RED SOX WILLING
 TO SEND. REHG. TO
 N. Y. AMERICANS


 As regards the identity of the play CT the Red ,Sox will give. up there is a strong probability that the Boston team would gladly surrender all claim to Walter RAhg in preference to any other man in the outfit. But it does not seem as though the Highlanders are as desperately in need of an out- fielder as. they are for men covering other positions.
 Toward the latter part of the sea- son the High1anders seemed pretty well fortified with outer gardeners of the caIfbre of Roy Hartzell, Pete Da- ley, Cree, Cook and the rest, while, with Harry Wolter coming back from the coast, there is no need Of the New York club experimenting any real weakness in this department.
 The chances seem much more likely that Del Gainer will be the man that the New York club will try to secure from Boston sGainer will be an extra first baseman is kept upon the Boston payroll, for Hoblitzel1 cannot be dis placed, and in case of injury, Hal Janvrin could easily be shifted over to the initial bag. The Highlanders are shy real major league first sack eer, and as Detroit would fight hard against giving up Pfpp, the logical in ference is that Gainer would be the player sought to cover the first bag for the Highlanders.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26
LEVfNSKY GIVEN
 DRAW WITH PORKY
 FLYNN OF BOSTON

New York, Dec. 26.-BattIing Levin sky and Dan ':Porlzy'' Flynn of Bos- ton boxed ten rounds to a, draw yes- terday afternoon at the Broadway Sporting club of Brooklyn. The two boxed some time ago with a draw as the result, and, yesterday each was imbued with a strong desire to earn decisive victory, and the result was fast, aggressive contest throughout As the two came into the ring it looked as if Flynn would have an easy victory, judging from the weight Of the two men. LeVinsky was IS pounds lighter than his opponent, and this counted against him materially.
 Levinsky was wearing himself out in punishing Flynn, and it was dis concerting to see the, Bostonian come back comparatively fresh when he had been in evident distress when the preceding rounds closed. Porky, too, was doing his share of hitting. and his favoriae was a right hand smash to the body that several times jarred Levinsky.
 Levinsky had had the advantage all of the way to the last stages of the bout, and then it was that Flynn came in strongly with his opponent weaken ing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

1sS6-soldier (Alfred) Kearns born in Brooklyn. The Soldier. who looked for a time like one of the most promising of white hopes, failed to live up to what was expected of him, as he was knocked out by J ess Willard and outpointed' by Battling Levinsly. Kearns started out in life to be a blacksmith, but tired of that job and entered the army. He was the star athlete of 8 cavalry regiment in the Philippines, and as a plain and fancy rider took~part in mum Der of army tournaments: Then he took up boxing, and won all his fights with clean knoekouts. After leaving the service of Uncle Sam he entered the ring His first battle was with Jim Stewart, and the veteran had had quite enough of the Soldiers game when the police stopped the fray. Af- ter that Kearns knocked out many good men, but he wasn't quite good enough to last. -
 1879 ,-s Jim Flynn (Andrew Hayrnes9F heavyweight boxer, born in Brooxlyn9<z
 189S+Matty Matthews defeated George Kerwin in 20 rounds at To ronto.
 1907-Jack Blackburn defeated Mike Donovan in 10 rounds at Read ing. Pa.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26

TO
 PLACE TEAMS
 in CLEVELAND

New HocAE. pec. 96.-C1eveland will be a member of the Federal league in 1915. replacing Kansas City. This is no guess. but a positive fact. and i comes from one of the prominent Western promoters of the Federal league venture.
 Despfte the frequent statements of President James Gilmore, that the tAague will retain it's eight 1914 cltles' this change will be announced snorIy after the first of the year. But TOT +1oe. European war the Kansas C1ty | franchise would have been moved to Vorernto. but until the foreign situa-- tioa clear up Toronto will be lert po the international league.
 For the present however. Toronto rvtIl be passed by. and all plans are being made for an 1nvaston- OA CAoNe 1and next year.
 The Federals figure that it will be m easy matter for them to capture cleveland fandom, if they play any kind of aggressive ball. The c1tv aos1red very much against their Amer e,s- scs-, IaaeT,e aegrega ton last summer, xvI,sf4s1 foppled from third in 1913 to eighth last season Their dssily croWos Ewvere 1ol1es, while the Sunday tuFnouHs teeldom exceeded 4Ooo late in the sea- Egon- The Federal league also is banHans
  ~ 4n Cleveland It will be recalled 5slnt Stovan took command of 9 sew enA1a place team in Junes 1911, when kJina Mcclure threw up the redns ID kdiseust. and the team progressed so well under stovan that it hnlsned' fl1inds
 shoran, however. was replaced in Ede12 by Harry Davis of the Atnle1acs, $4f1e move being very unpopular An III hCYeveland with fans, players ana 5press.. Davis was let out in 191z. W1rn- S,.,tE f,7,iss41inee the season, Birmingham EEsucceeding him. ''8irny1 had fine me lteam in 1913, but was last in the sArnerican. leagues standing last sea son. s-...,,
 srhe Feds are convinced that Stovali nvv1lI command a big following m ErgeveIand. and believe if they can put | .. hustling club in the field eney csn keasily oltdra;w the Maps. The Iact E4hat the Maps were tadtenders Iase heeason did not disgust Cleveland ran tgTom so much as their istless, ind1frer- ent manner of play. The Maps always {: hooked beaten before single man man I matted and showed no Hfa5 pep, or am ERitton to do any better..s 2
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26
WHERE KILLING
 COMES EASY

-Papus has long been known as a bloody land. It is a bloody land still. But the blood Of white men is rarely let; and the wanton slaughter or na= tfves, the one by the ofhe-sf least in those fast-widening regions which arc within the sphere Of the IaWzis fast diminishing. All this being so. in one year. nevertheless, when there were two hundred and fifteen prison CTS committed for trial, one hundred and eighteen Of them were charged with murder. nine with manslaughter, and five with attempted murder. To the civilized mind the motives to unur- der, shocking enough, to be s1ue-HOt wanting an aspect Of Eruesoms hU- mor-are upon occasion incredible. As they are matters of record, however, disclosed upon painstaSzing investiga.- ton, they. are to be accepted, not as irresponsible tales, such as wander about the Eastern seass but as sub stantial facts, however singular and incomprehensib4e they may appear. It is a matter of court record, for ex- ample, that certain natives of what is called the Coast Range, being upon trial for the murder of two carriers, whose threats they had cut, admitted the ded without the least hesitation, and sought to justify the ghastly bus iness upon the ground that the car riers had appeared to bs ''cold and hungry''-dejected fellows, lar away from their village. The prisoners had not eaten the carriers They had mefelY@wtth the most comGderate OK pedition-cut the threats Of the car riers, who were strangers, at any rate. and therefore of no great conse- quence; and no ingenuity of cross quelstining could elicit a motive ulte- rior to the one so tngenuousIy ad-- vanced-that the carriers, appearing to be ''cold and hungry" were in the opinion of the gentlemen who had in continentIy cut their throats, much better dead. A similar case Of merci- full exterminatton concerned a young native, employed to shoot game for a white planter, who encountered sick man Papuan1 on the road, nearby a river, and stranged 21im to death. Upon thial he explained that the sick man had created annoyance and a considerable 0xnbaxranent, aR well, by insistentIy requestdng to be carried across the river to the other side. whence his way lay forward to his village.
 ''Quite so,'. said the presiding om- cer. why, then, didn't you carry him across the riVer?''
 s"He was too heavy, '' srep1ted the ma tive. fTt would have put me to great deal of trouble. ''
 ''Why did you kill him ?'
 'fW9lat else could doe The man was sick ssE <.F
 It was out of the question Co en- dure. the labor Of carrying the sieE man across the river. It was equally out of the question to abandon the pitiable object Therefore the beWil- dered fellow had sfrangIed him-the most obvious way out of a. dilemma which bade fair to- distress lais feel ings-Nor1nan Duncan, in Harper Magazine for January.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26
NEW YEAR PROMISES TO
 BE GREAT FOR SPORTS
America Will Have Monopoly Because War Has Stopped European
 Pastimes

ring, history is featured with many # interesting. chapters of starr Dou ,s; E which were decided in the vicinity of sNews0g39ans Once more the Crescent E City: aare to blaze in the lime 1ight5 Asa center of stirring sporting < events and there may. be a revival of the fam oq1s. gatherings of sport lovers which crowded the hostelries in that city a quarter of century ago.
 Two noted ring battles in each of which a champion was deGhroned and new one crowned were fought at New Orleans in the very early nine ties but after a lapse of so many years no follower of pugflism has to be re- minded as to the names oe Eha men who lost and won at that time. In the first of these, on January 4. 1891, New York's idol, Jack Dempeey the ''Nonpardel,'' lost the .middleweight championship in 18 rounds being knocked out by Bob F1tzsirnnaons, who afterwards became the worlds heavy weight champion. s A year later. Sep tenber 7, 1892, James J. Corbett, fresh from the Pacific coast where he had been a bank clerk in San Francisco electrified the world of hstiana by dethron1ng Boston's nE@ and until then, AInerica'a 1dolfzed heavyweight champion, John L. Su11i- van, in a 21 round battle. These two contests stand out clearly above all OdffaFSS ana Cner6 were many import ant battles fought before and since that time in Louisiana. whenever New Orleans is mentioned among follow CTS of pugi1istic sports.
 Limited round contests are per1nis- stble in many states but most of them are limited to 10 OF 12 rounds and scarcely long enough for the thorough test atPf z snduranee and dexterity necessity to- decide the merits Of many SSf fI7a 71s+e,- fI<aSr 11<,verS ctI,o ,,o pionships might be decided in some oH these bouts if referees were per nttted to render decisions; but in New York State this is impossible and only 8 knockout could unmake cham pion under these conditions. Bouts of appeal to the patrons of the ring sport Naturally, promoters, princt- pals and the army of sports who will go any, distances to Seesa a decisive bout, are pretty we'll satisfied that the nearest approach to the old time championship battles will be found in Iouisiana under the Jaws governing boxing as they exist there today.
 Ina forecast of Yale foefbaM possi- biIfties' next autumn, Walter Camp in recent article wfote: Y
 "As for the future, Yale has fresh man line material that will build up we'll. The Yale tackIfng and power Of striking and charging can be i'm proved upon and must be, to win in the modern game. The hands that reach and the arms that hold must stick to the runner, and that Yale s hands and arms failed to do in the most effective by all teams against Yale was the run from kick forma- tfon. That furnishes food for further reflection
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26

from St. Joseph previous to last sea son.
 Cruteher;s who had only a few chances to show his ability last sea son, is regarded as q valuable pros pect by Manager Stallfnga. Shortly after the coming Of the New Year, Manager stallings will give further evidence of his well known Hospitality by entertaining guests at hfs Haddoclu plantation in Georgia. 4 hunting par ify has been arranged ana VIII Include several of the worlds cbaups, -Presf- dent GaHney having promised to fur nish transp Many local news paper men have been invited
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26
CINCINNATI NOT TO BE INVADED BY
 FEDERAL LEAGUE

Cincinnati, O., Dec. 26-Fans of this great baseball town, known far and wide for the losing teams it can support year after year, will not be blessed with the presence of the Fed eral League the coming season, and if signs do not fail there will never be a. Federal League team here.
 This announcement was made yes- terday by Attorney Paul Connolly, le- gal representative in Cincinnati of the Feds. It was Connolly, who held out to the last to bring team here, but he too now sees the fooIhardfmess of the scheme, and has given up in dis gust:
 E'The moment the FederaIs come to Cincinnati,'' said Connolly, 'fthe- Reds would be developed into one of the best teams in the National League There is not sufficient pro-Federal sentiment to support a team for sen- timental reasons. It would have to be a crackerjack.
 ''I know that the cost of such in vestment as would be required is re- garded as prohibitive. It would take at least $1,O00,0OO to construct a. suit able plant and get together a team that could compete with the Reds, and any sane person knows that is impossible.
 Aa$75,OOO fire destroved one Inf +he
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26

New York, December 26-On the eve o6 the new year all indications point to another season of great ath- Ietdc activity throughout the United States during 1915. All possibility of international contests such as featured the past two years appear to. have been eliminated a. result of@the European war but national, sectional and intersectiona1 sports and competir tion will undoubtedly continue to tn-. crease in the next twelve m momtKSs- Be cause of the size and population of the country these events will arouse almost as much interest as would be the case were foreign nations repre- sented on track, turf and water.
 Schedule makers in scores of sports are busy conpiling the lists of dates and events to be held during the spFanS. summer and autumn of 1915 and in almost, every instance there is but one reply to the question regard ing the outlook Greater than prev fous year. is the keynote. Apparent ly sport in a,1E its amateur and pro- fessfonA1 angles has taken 8 com nandfng hold upon America Al though only isolated dates in baseball, rowing, track athletics, automobile racing. football, tennis and golf have been announced, the tread of sport is clearly defined. The boom, which is carrying the American of all ages and
 
 it's maximum development.
 Nafiona1 events and championships will also take an added importance in 1915 since they will not suffer by com parfson with international contests and foreign fixtures of greater tradi- tional merit. In fact America. will have almost a monopoly on sport since few if any of the European na- tfons, or their colonies will have either time or inclination for com petition or pastfmes next year. The action of the various English sport governing bodies clearly forecasts the tempo orary aband onfng of all the fam regatta and the O1ordICanbridg boat races have been set over for 8 year at least. Polo is out of the ques- tfon and the Wimbledon tennis cham pionshipS most unlikely. Challenges from this country for matches for. the polo trophy or the Davis cup will not be even suggested. The Shamrock " challenger for the Americas cup and the prospective defending yachts. De- fiance Resolute and vanitie are all housed for the winter and it is doubt full if any of the quartet wet a keel next summer. 1915 will be a great year for American sport but it will be intermura1 sport
 Now that the voters have banished pugi1isrn from the state Of California, where for years past the boxing game had enjoyed a lively and profitable existence, promoters of fistic contests particularly those of championsf1ip cahbre. must turn south to Louisiana as the only state in the union where ring titles, in any class, may be lost or won. Great ring battles have been brought to successful as we'll as SUIT nTi<iner 7szesIeS in ff1e Pelican Tsfs3fa and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26
.(By,Waener.l

-t (By WagmGE.) Bill Hanna, the former New Britain baseball magnate is being mentioned as a, bidder for the Bridgeport base ball club. A New Britain newspaper announces that Secretary Reddy of the local team wrote to Hanna, offer ing him the franchise According to secretary, the franchise will be placed on the market in a few days.
 Reddy told Hanna that several sportsnen were. after the club but he thought the New Britain magnate might Nike to enter a. bid. The New Britain Herald said Hanna did not seem very enthusiastic over the idea Hanna. is we'll known in this city. He formerly conducted a. polo team here. Billy, Lush Of this city is starting pretty we'll as coach of the New York University basketball team. His boys beat Catholic University Thursday night and a few nights before the Catholic five defeated Yale.
 The picture of the Rentngton-Yost !footba11 squad will be taken tomorrow rno.g.ss| at Betts' studio. All players are supposed to be on hand at 10:3O.
 Although Christy Mafhewson was willing to assume the management of the New York Americans it is said l1A21l l4lS 11S4AHI<5. 1OS5eAss LO Pe1I7l WILL him. They think he has several years Of good pitching left in his arm.
 : Jack Bratton and Joe .Hyland. two New York boxers. fought a 12 round draw in New Britain last night. There was a good crowd present.
 Joe, Jeannette.at11e renowned boxer who. was once claimant for the heavywefEft championship, will bring his bask ketban team to Colonial hall next Tuesday night to play the Blue Ribbons. Joe is said to be as good at bask etball as in the ring game. He
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26
CRJJTCHER SIGNS WITH BRAVES FOR
 SEASON OF 1915

Boston, Dec. 26.-Another member of the worlds champs has signffed his intention of being among those pFes- ent next season, the proof of the same coming in the shape of signed con tract. The party is Richard Crutcher,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26

The overturning of a kerosene lamp in the home of former City Court In terpreter August M Brill, 693 Kos suth street, Thursday night resulted in a still alarm for Chemical Go. l. A passeroy noted the blaze in tho kitchen. The family knew nothing of the trouble until the fire appartua appeared on the scene. Thero was slight damage
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26
OFFER BRIDGEPORT BASEBALL
 FRANCHISE TO BILL HANNA
Chief Bender Sore Because Pitcher
 Shawley of Athletics Knocked Him

has been pi1ottng a team Dor several years All the other members of his team are white, There will be a, preliminary game between the St. Augustine and IT. U. s. ftves
 The Cincinnati Reds win train in Cowington, Ky, next season What difference does it make where they train :? They can finish last just the same.
 Cornell has won four champion ships during the year which is just closing. The Ithacans captured the honors in track, wrestling, cross coun- tTy running and lacrosse Harvard had three titles, football, association football and shooting. All Yale got was the swimming title.
 Ralph Works. the fornaeE Detroit pitcher will be with Kansas City in the American association next season
 Chief Bender, the old Athletic pitcher who recently jumped to the Federals, is sore becausa Bob Shaw key of the Athletic hurting staff, is quoted as saying that Bender and Flank are has beens. Bender says he taught Snawkey how to pitch and hel regards Sl1awkey aa an angra6e to roast his old friend.
 It is reported that when the New York Americans are finally sold, Col Ruppert will be the sole owner. Capt. Huston, who was to have taken a. financial interest, may withdraw be cause his partners in the. coln6ractias business object to his entry into base- ball.
 The transfer Of 0utneIder ANaEse from PhfladeIp1ia to the Boston Braves is pleasing to the player, who has been anxious to get with a cham pionship team and it also makes the Braves very strong in the 1915 race
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26

The Red Sex have out out a barn sstorYning schedule for this spring. In stead of hopping from one town to another Lannin's men will play three seeries, these being with Memphis, sIlouisvflle and Cincinnati.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26

.rWe'lI run one, two or three or I'm the worst prophet in basebaI"-Col Bob Hedges. The 'tdark horse" will probably be left at the post again.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26

The St. Louis Browns have select ed Houston, Tex, as their 1915 train ing camp Yes. the anks trained there last year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26
WlnTER BASEBALL

The only time Johnny Kings name ssan-esrs iT1 the paper these days is when Johnny plays pool
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26

George stoval1, e'the firebrand of kbasebaHy' is out on the coast looking sfor futune Federal League talent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26

Bert Daniels once with the Yankees is no longer with the Reds Herzog has sold him to the Louisville club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26

,. Having saved enough to keep the. tSvolf from the door, Try Cobb declares i that he will retire within four years, (which statement would make even t4ne most dyspeptic grouch smiles
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26

l 1.5OO New Fan WooIens B
 SEE LYFORD BROTHERS BUY E East Side and West End z
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26

A f$75,0O0 fire destroyed one of the largest schools in Troy. N. Y.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26

The middle-weight developments of the year just drawing to an end have been hardly more satisfactory than in the heavier division. George Chip, re- garded by many ring followers as a possible successor. to Stanley Ketchel after his two defeats of Frank Klaus failed to make good his claims to championship class. Following his knockout in less than a round by Al Mccoy, the Brooklyn second rater, Chip was soundly beaten in a twenty round contest by Jimmy Clabby.
 Eddie McGoorty has confined all his boxing in recent. months to an Aus tralian campaign. and while in that country met several defeats that put him out of the running for the mid
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26

Ralph Works. the fornneF Detroit pitcher will be with Kansas City in the American. association next season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26

The Cincinnati Reds win train in Covington, ky, next season What difference does it make where they train? They can finish last just the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26

The picture of the Remington Y ost footba11 squad yV1Il be taken tomorrow mos:ss5sS at Betts' studio. All players are supposed to be on hand at 1O:3o.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-26

<. Jack Bratton and Joe ,Hyland. two New York boxers. fought a 12 round draw in New Britain last night There was a good crowd present.