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The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-08-29
FETE FOR RED CROSS.

Newport, r. l., Aug. 2S--A fete held
today and tonight at the "Breakers.' .
the residence of Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbilt for the benefit OF the Inter-
Red Cross, Is expected to net
$4,000 The money is to he used 70,
the assistance Of the families of men
who have gone to tie European war
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-08-29
CLAS SIFIED ADS

N the sentineiIsecord today VIII no,
mss any OF the really good things
e1at are on the market. and Won liEa
as not VIII find just what Won want
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01
Today in PugIIislIe AnnaIs.


 1ss6-Tommy Warren and Tom Barnes fought 70 rounds 70 a draw near JeffersonyilIe, Ind This bout was for the feafherwe weight c1ampfon- ship of the world and was the Grst battle for that title under 1isrquis of Queensberry rules to be fought iu America Barnes was the EnglisH featherweigat champion, and Warren claimed the American title bS reasou of his defeat of most Of tl1e good boyJ of his weight. Louisvflle was c7Iceeu for the battle ground, but the author ftfes fnterfered, and the bcxera and tIs sports went to Jefrersouzflle- Arlnrs was pitched near the Hoosier EouT1 but before the light began several deputy sherins appeared on the scene They were induced to paftake li5era1lg- of the corn juice that made keutucirT famous, and the battle prucee1ar- Round after round the c1ever Brilfst-- CT and the game CaIiforniah baused away at each other. At the end of the 10th round both were utterlg worn out, and the referee called ft a draw.
 1sO1-Joe Cans stopped Martin T-1s- herty in 4th round, sponge, at Bal timore.
 1901 Spike Sullivan knoctSd out
 Harry Berger in 18th round. ae Trsn- ton, N. J.
 490s-Hugo Kelly defeated 5arry Welsh in 8 rounds at yIndianapcIiE
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01
ENGIAND,s FIVE GEORGES
 ALL PATRONS OF BOXING

When King George V. recently at
 tended a public exhibition of boxing
 at the barracks ofs the Second Life
 Guards and appIauded the exhibition
 of the manly art'' furnished by Bonn.
 bardier Wells and Pat O'Keefe, IS
 well as the bouts between soldier pu-
 gilists, he did not esta ab1ish a royal
 precedent, as some papers have stated
 Every one of the five Georges who
 have ruled England has been a patron
 of boxing and enthusiastic in his ad-
 miration of the sport George L..
 who ascended the throne just two cen l turies ago this year, was the first royal boxer. The modern fstfc game had it's beginning during his reign, when James Figg, of Thame, Oxford shire, became the first champion of England. History records that on April 1, 172O, just 194 years ago to- day, Figg was commanded to appear before the first George and give an ex- hfbftion of his prowess with his fists. Figg had opened an amphitheatre for boxing bouts. and gave lessons in the art, and it is recorded that the show put on by the champion and his pupils delighted George l., who, until his death, did everything in his power to promote the game. When his son, George IT., came to the throne ins1727 he gave royal encoura ment to the sport, and on several occasions he wit messed bouts in which Jack Brough-
 
 good boxers of the period took part. It is said that the King took private les sons from Broughton, and that the l latter invented the first gloves. called ''mufflers,'' in order to prevent the possibility of damage to the royal countenance. Broughton and Jack Slack lost the title to Bill Stevens t'the Mailer a few months before the death of the King in 1760. George III, i was even more enthusiastic in his ad- niration of boxing than his predeces- sors, and century ago this year he gave a boxing show to celebrate the 1 triumph over Napoleon, the specta- tors including the rulers of Russia and Prussia, who were then visiting Eng | land, and many other notab1es. The 1 ex-champion, John Jackson, the most
 scientific and beautifully proportion ed 1 pugilist of the era, was in charge of | the exhibition, which was pronoun ced I a huge success. Another ex-cham pion, | Jem BeIcher, was asked to form a guard of honor, composed of boxers l when George ", was crowned in 1920, and during his reign of ten years l he frowned upon all attempts to sup press the game Wfluapa ", was l not interested in boxing and Queen Victoria sought to stamp it out Un- der George l.. it is apparent that box jug Is to ba aRala h Eazal 6aEaz
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01
YANKEES PLAYING OLD TEAM MATES
 WITH BAL LTIMORE


 Richmond, Va, April Provided the weather is favorable, the Y nkees play. their last exhibition game in the south today, with the Baltimore club at Bal-s timore.
 Chance and his men are feeling out of sorts, due to the cold wave which has struck the camp. and does not think that the 1ayon is going to do the men any good. Work here yesterday had to be cancelled, as it was too cold to take the men outdoors, Go the boys packed up for Baltimore.
 Fritz Maisel will get big reception at Baltimore as the little third sacker played there last season and makes his home at Cantonsville, Md Fritz went ahead of the team to visit frieids The Yankees will line up at Oriole park against five former mem hers of the New York club who are now with Jack Dunn's team They are Daniels and Cree in the outf1eld, Neal Ball at second base, Derrick at shortstop, and Midkin at third base.
 King Cole probably will work in the opening game with the Brooklyn club Thursday The King has recovered from his injured leg, and, as he al- ways was a puzzle to the Dodgers when he pitched for the Cubs, Manager Chance has a hunch that it would be a good idea to send the big hurler to the mound. If the weather shorIld be too cold, Chance will select another pitcher.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01
M'GRAW ANXIOUS
 TO BUY HOUSTON
Seeks Texas League Franchise As Permanent Training
 Place For Giants.

Positive encouragement was made in Houston, yesterday, that Johnny Me Graw, manager of the Giants, has made a cash offer for the outright purchase of the Houston club. The Little Napoleon had long conference on Monday night with Doak Roberts, president and part owner of the club, when McGraw named figure he would be glad to pay for the proper ty.
 Roberts made the announcement yes- .terday that McGraw is anxious to pur- chase, but refused to specify. the amount of money the New York man. ager has offered to fork over for the Houston outfit. According to a Hous- ton dispatch the franchise is estimat- ed to be worth about $50,000.
 The Houston magnates were to give McGraw their final word last night. was heard of the transaction. It " as reported, 1oweer, that yesterday g scrap with Newman, manager of the Houston team, may have an effect on the transaction. Should McGraw sIdc- ceed in buying the club, he plans to have his brother, now residing fh New York, conduct the affairs of the Hous- ton team.
 The Houston club is the most val uable property in the Texas league. and has one of the finest grand stands in the south.
 The purchase of the Houston club by McGraw would also mean the switching of the Giants training camp from Marlin to Houston. McGraw likes Marlin, but the meals are bad there and frequently the unfortunate tossers are compelled to exist on three quarter rationg
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01
BROOKLYN BEATS
 WASHINGTON CLUB
Pitcher Ayres Bothers Dodgers But They Land Heavily
 un Williams.

Washington. D. C., April 1-Man- ager Robinson's superbas after the fifth inning had little trouble in de- feating' the. Nationals here yesterday afternoon by the score of to 0. Up to the nth inning the Washingtons headed the Brook1ynites in hitting, but they failed to hit in sequence In the sixth turn at bat. with no rtfns yet scored, the BrookIynites pounded Pitcher Williams and scored a trio Of runs on singles by Dalton and Cut shaw and Wheat's triple, along with some loose playing. Another run was put over in the ninth
 Ayres, who pitched the first five in 1ings for the Senators, famed eight out of the first ten Superbas that faced hiTn.s He has had a fine record in the Virginia league, having pitched double headers in a row Manager Robinson was pleased with the out come of yesterdays contest Not once during the last three seasons have the Superbas lost a contest to WaShington.6
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01
RIBBONS TROUNCE KINGSTON PLAYERS
Jim Morrison and WalIt1m Star In Exciting Basketball
 Contest.

A carload of excitement was deliv- cred at Colonial hall last night when the Blue Ribbons doWned the Kings ton N. r., five of the Hudson River league in a great basketball struggle by 49 to 46. There were many bril- liant plays and the spectators were cheering almost continually
 Jim Morrison starred for the Rib bons. The crack forward rustled the |nettfng nine times, several of his shots being from the center of the floor. In addition to holding his man down to three goals sWa1lum of the Ribbons ma ade six himself and threw one from the foul line Stow had hard luck in scoring although he did brilliant work on the floor.
 Owing to the inability of Swanson to be present a youngster named Har- vey from Elizabeth, Ns J., Twas used in the second half. He did fairly well but did not guard as cleyerIy as tLanghamner, who worked in the first period. Smith was against Beckma n.
 the star of the visitors, but the local center managed t6 get six goals.
 For the Kingston five, Beckman, Johnson and Fuller excelled. Fuller
 was built close to the ground but
 proved a streak of lightning on the floor. The score was close through l out the game. At the end of the first
 half the visitors led by g to p but
 Morrison's fancy throws gave the em a lead in the second half which they
 managed to hold. The lineup
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01
McGRAW IN RAsEBAH
 FOR 25 LONG YEARS

Johnny McTraw, manager of the Giants. will stage a. quiet little celebra- ton in Beaumont tonight which should be of interest to Gotham fans The Little Napoleon will celebrate the twenty-hfth anniversary of his con nection with the sport. On April 1, 1889, .McGraw reported to the OIean club of the io1d New York State League. Chris Kenney first gave McGraw a chance, and ever since he has been one of Macs lifelong friends
 McGraw will have another celebra- tion next week. He will spend his forty-frst birthday in New Orleans on April T. The Giant chieftain also en- tered his maturity in New Orleans twenty years ago, while making a training trip with the old Baltfrn ore National League champions
 Before McGraw gets through he should make a record fer winning championships such as has never been made before in the history of the game. He already has tied the best average, which is five pennants. and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01
ANXIOUS
 TO SEE OUIMET
Golfers of England and Scot
 land Awaits His Coming.

British golfers Acan soarcely contain their desire to see in action Francis ouinnet. the young amateur who de- feafed the world-famous professions Ais, Harry vardon and Edward Ray, in the pIay-of for the American open championship last fall at sBrookline- nan Mack1e. the professional for the Century Country club, who has just returned from a trip through England and scotland. says
 T never saw such interest in the. appearances of a. man, said Afackie. <.It is not that they look upon him with fear and trembling. but they seem to be as one in their desire to see in action a strip of a lad who could defeat, stroke for stroke, men who for years have held the atten- tion and respect Of the worlds great- est players professional and anna feur-
 T was purchasing 2 ticket in Scotch town one day. continued 7Eackie. and remembered the station master from my boyhood days. [ suoke to him and he recognized me. We got to talking, and when he found I knew about Ouimet and had seen him play. questions galore were at once in order though the man had never played golf in his life At many other places people have asked me abont Ouimet when they heard l came from America and had seen the lad play and when I told them had also seen the lad when he defeat ed the British professiona1s it was up to me to tell them all about it.
 The interest in Ouimet's coming over there is not confined to golfers It's true of nearly everybody They don't expect him to carry off the championship Tn fact, they consider Travers a more dangerous man, but they want to SC what kind of a lad this one is who could keep his nerve under such remarkable conditions and get away with it.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01
TEXAS PLAYER KNOCKS OUT
 MANAGER M'GRAW OF GIANTS
Newman Swings On Johnny Follow
 ing Alleged Insulting Remark

dates back to Mondays game, when McGraw was coaching at first base. Fred Snodgrass slid back to the base when the pitcher made throw ana Newman professed to believe Snod- grass was trying to spike him.
 According to Snodgrass and Mo Graw, the Houston captain said, Slide back to your own side of the base. and not in front, or I'll get you!''
 The outbreak was not noticed from the stands until McGraw raised his fist and told Newman he was using bush league language. The incident apparently passed off, but Newman laid for McGraw yesterday.
 Newman and his friends claim that there was a moments barley before the blow was struck. McGTaw insists he was hit as he came through the exit, and that he did not know who struck him. as he was looking toward the field.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01
AGREEABLE, BATCH, AND
 BARTLIFF RELEASED BY B'PT. Local Management Gets Outfielder Walker From Atlanta Club Of <
 Southern League

received about $500 each. They work ed on a percentage basis.
 There is consfd erab1e speculation regarding the scene of the next Army Navy football game New York mer- chants are making a determined .ffort to retain the classic event although Phi1ade1phia and Princeton want the contest.
 According to a Boston newspaper, there is considerable friction in Yale rowing circles. It is said that Guy NickaIls, the English coach, wants to retain some of the British Ideas which resulted so dfsastrously for the Blue last season. Some of the rowing com n1ittee remonstrated with NickaIls and he threatened to resign unless he had absolute control
 The Philadelphia Nationals have sent a. scout to the camp of the, Chi- cago Federals in an effort to lure Pitchers Seaton and Brennan back to the fold Manager Tinker accused the players of having seen the Phil lies agent but they denied it.
 Pitchers Kah1er and Banding of the Cleveland club who jumped to the Federals during the winter, Hoped back to the Maps again yesterday by signing contracts for the season. Watch out for mpre court proceedings now.
 Manager Ieavy of the Blue Ribbons has booked the Knfckerboeker basket ba1l=five for another engagement here next Tuesday
 The first block of 200 points for the worlds cham pdonship at pocket bii- lizards will be played at Kansas City tonight between Bennie Allen, of Kan l sas City, the titleho1der, and Edward Rlapfl of Hfggstown, N. J. The match will be 500 points. Ralph has shown 1 well in practice Harvey Russell, the catcher who jumped Brid dgeport, got into hts first game for the Baltimore Federa1s Mon day He made one hit in two times l up. Sporting writers are praising Rus sell. sasse- 5ss 2. Frank J. Marshall left New York l today for St. Petersburg, where he will represent the United States in the forthcoming international con sress of chess masters to which Elm pejror Nicholas has donated 1000 rou- | bIes The tournament, in which he will meet the champions of Russia, England, France, Germany, Austria Hungary and Cuba, will begin April l 20 and continue about three weeks
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01
.ENNsYLvANfA BOYS
 LOSE TO ATHLETICS

Philadelphia, April 1--The worlds champion Athletics played their first game of the season at shibe Park yesterday afternoon against the Uni versity Of Penn nine. The Mackmen toyed with the collegians, and won by IA to 1.
 The Penn boys played good game. At the end of the seventh the figures favored the worlds champions. B to 3, but the score does not show the wide difference in the calibre of the teams
 Collins sIasf1ed out two singles and a triple in his first three trips to the plate Bush and Burning both pitched we'll
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01
PAT O,CONNOR STAR
 WITH ST. LOUIS

The Springfield Republican quotes rooter who recently saw Catcher Pat sOsConner, the old time Springfiel backstop, playing in Florida with St Louis:
 Red Smith says there was no bet ter catcher in St. Augustine this win fer and he saw the Athletics too. Red, says OFConnor is a fine ball play ers because he has a head which he uses
 The baseball wizard of the St. Louis Times contributes the following to the 0sConnor pile of boosts: With no chief assistants. Manager Huggins may appoint Patrick O'Connor and Jack Roche as his side1ine coachers OsCon- nor knows every nook and corner of the pastime; he isn't a rookie and should guard the base runners with much. care Watch Patrick, too. be- cause he's going to move about, and u.aybe each step is a signal to the players which he is receiving from Huggfns',"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01
YALE STUDENTS MEET TO STIMULATE INTEREST
 IN TRACK ATHLETICS

New Haven, Conn, April 1.--3rors than one hundred and fifty men. members of the Yale track squad, at- tended trascl1 -fmofzsre, held 1arr night to stirnula4e enttuqiaaru- The head coach, John Mack said in hir speech that the supPoxt which the university gives the team 1s disheart- ening Last nights sDeaksrs were Charles IF. sherriII, 's9; Tohn R. IrIl- patrick, Fl; A. c. Gilbert. p9s ,. B. Thomas. Jr.. 'os; Wsniana IT, Luding- ton, s7, and the coaches. John D. 1Iacir and WT1T1azn E1L QueaI
 MT sherrfn said he did not believe Yale had t'gone back" btf only that other colleges had tscome tp-'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01

Gym, New York, last night and bat tied like a couple of giant Jersey mos quitoes, while the throng that packed the place buzzed with Excitement. Howard had the sharpest sting and drew first blood. He hit the hardesE blows, was the most aggressive ana had his man Walbbly two or three times. Johnny won decIsively.
 Owing to the rivalry between ths two boxers, there was the greatest i1l.- devotees, who were buoyed- up by fhe first meeting between the n1 en- in which weinert had a shade. backed their opinions heavily.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01

Houston, Tex, April 1---As q our tain-raiser to the last act of series between the New York Giants and the Houston Buffalo game, there was staged yesterday noon'a brief encoun- ter between the managers, John Mo Graw, for the Giants, and, Patrick Newman for the Texas League cham pions. Only two punches were deliv- cred, but they nearly started a free for-au that might have ended serious
 Newman landed the first blow, which caught McGraw unawaress as lie entered West End Park, and knocked him unconscious. The next moment the Houston manager was slammed into one of the boxes by Arthur FTetcE1er, who was sitting in the grand stand putting on his shoes when Newman assaulted McGraw.
 Newnan's anger against McGraw
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01

has lots of time to battle the hoodoo which zbaffed Anson, Se1ee and Han lon, the other men who won five pen nants.
 Connie Mack also shoots his sixth pennant next season, and will most likely get it. However, Connie Mack is ten years older than McGraW, so everything fayors the New York manager in setting a new world 8 re- cord for winning pennants- MeGraw should be good for at least fifteen years of active service, unless he buys a cInb in the meantime.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01
By Wagng.l


 Today was Hiring and Firing day on the Bridgeport baseball club. Pitcher Bobby Robertail1e, Outfie1der Batch and Out1elder Bart1iff were cast out into the cold world. Rober- tail1e was good pitcher when right but he was too fond of the cup that cheers Batch was also inclined to roam the town at night. Bartlih new CT had a chance to show here He was signed on the strength of his rec ord in the Interstate league but Man ager Bou1tes investigated the player before he started east and decided Bartlin wouldn't do.
 To take the place Of xBart1iff an outfielder named Fred Walker from the training camp of the Atlanta, Southern League club, has been se- cured. Walker made great record in Virginia seni-pro circles last sea son and was signed by Atlanta He wasn't quite fast enough for the South ern league, which is in Class A.
 Bobby Stow and, Manager Boultes had conference last night at the Blue Ribbon Kingston basketball game Stow said he was satisfied with terms and would report for prac- tice Monday. He was given raise in salary because of his good work last year.
 The first sign of the oncorning rush of ball players was seen today when Lefty Gervais' suitcase arrived from Los Angeles, Cal. Gervais has already left the coast but he sent the baggage ahead. He intended to stop at differ ent cities in order to break the train ride. Gervais had uniform with him so he could play on the coast
 It is said that young Gallagher of this city, who played in the out1eld for South NorwaIk last season. will get a. trial in New London. This is not Lefty Gallagher, the pitcher who had a. chance with New London. last year.
 Another local player named Lannon is booked for tryout with Portland Me. Hugh Duffy, the former big 1eaguer. manages Portland. The Bridgeport management has heard nothing from 0htfelder Ira HalIman, although two te1egrams have been sent to his home near Camden N. J. He is needed in the outfieId this season.
 It is said that the boxing show al the State Street Casino last Monday night was a big money maker. Nc d fn 6axy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01

Manager Robinson Of the Brooklyn team thinks he has one of the best infields in the game today In fact, he thinks well of his whole team
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01
JOHNNY HOWARD WINS
 FROM CHARLEY WEINERT

Two Jerseymen. Johnny Howard of Bayonne and Charley Weinert of Orange. got into the ring at Browns
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01

Home again, Connie Mack,s AthIet- ics will play games with the Uni1er- sity of Pennsylvania and Doofn' s Phil lies this week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01

McGraw has been doing everything possible to give his men endurance. He says he has had too many pitch CTS go bad after six or seven innings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01

Oesclger. Dooin's new pitcher from St. Mary's college in California. Joined the Phillies at Baltimore Sun day night He is a eix-footer, weigh ing 190 pounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01

Gossett, the Yankees second-strins 2 catcher, will be laid up for at least two weeks with his injured ankle in 2. plaster cast.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01
Baseball Gossip

Steve Yerkeess spiked toe will. keep him out of the Red sox lineup for at least a week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01

A half-fnch spider has been known to catch and land a, two-inch fish.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01
BLUB RIBBONS As
KINGSTON aeo

Referee. Al Burdiek: time of halves, 20 minutes each
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01

Maranville's batting average for nine games played this spr7HE is All His phenomenal stick work iB tb:. talk of the Braves, camp. Leslie lam has batted -333 for eight games played Johnny Evers is low man of the infIeld players with 222 for n1ne games played.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01

Some oe the big leagues are consol- ing themselves over their bad start in the South with the thought that a bad beginning oftentimes means a good ending
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01
FACTORY LEAGUE. (Arcade Alleys.

Totals .435 439 446-1320 Tonight's game-M MilIers vs. Yost.