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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
LONDON TO HAVE REAL
 BASEBALL LEAGUE NOW

London, April 1O.-Baseball to- day! London vs. Paris, Nice, .vs. Monte Carlo. The European news papers will soon be getting out base ball extras, for the American game is going to be a regular part Of the sporting news. The International Baseball League has been organized and teams from the four cities will be regular contenders on the dia- mond. A schedule has been made up and series of games arranged in each of the four cities.
 The organization of the league is a direct result of the recent tour of the Giants and White Sox. A deep in terest in baseball was created as a re- suit of the tour in England, although the American game does not appear to have much chance of superseding cricket.
 The executives and players of the new league are mainly Americans now residing here. Most of the play CTS are former Yale, Harvard, Prince ton, Columbia and other college grad uates. Some of them are students at European universities and others have settled down here as represen- tatives of American business houses. The league was recently formed and plans are under way to start off it's season soon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
ARE YANKEES
 AFTER DETROIT
 RECRUITS NOW ?
Presence of Scout Irwin In Tiger
 Stronghold Starts Rumors

Cincinnati, Ohio, April 10-Arthur IT, win, business manager of the New York American League team, held a conference here yesterday with Hugo Jennings of the Detroit club, relative to the proposed purchase of several of the Detroit teams youngsters who are not wanted.
 A rumor was circulated that Irwin had brought ideas and suggestions from 8 number of American League club owners relative to doing away with the forma1ities of waivers in transferring one major league player to another major league. A talk be- tween Chairman Hermann of the National Commission and Iryvir prob ably started the rumor, but Chairman Hermann said that there was noth- ing to it, that Irwin had simply asked him to outline the process to be en- ployed in transferring a player from one big league to the other.
 Tt requires only seventy-two hours to obtain waivers and transfer play ers,'' said MT. Hermann, and as far as have heard there has been no objection whatever to this practice. can see no benefit to be derived in doing it quicker
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
NEED MORE FUNDS TO
 COMPLETE YALE BOWL

New Haven. April 10-The condi- ton of the fund for construction of the Yale Bowl is stated by David Dag gett, secretary of the committee of 21, today and confidence is expressed that the interior of the bowl will be ready for the Harvard game in the fall. The total collections, including interest up to date is $366,940 of which about $1O3,129 was spent for real estate. In construction work, $I75,000 has been expended, leaving cash on hand of about $47, 900. A subcommittee has been organized to solicit subscriptions. Several new buildings are needed at the field. especially a new baseball stand and a. club house. The point is made that these structures could bear the name of the donor of the funds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
GIANTS PILE
 UP BIC SCORE IN CHATTANOOGA
M'Graw's Men Show No Mercy
 For Old Pal Mccormick

Chattanoogass Tenn. April 10-Any- way Moose, McCor1nick's team SCOT ga on the Giants. The Moose and his merry men, among whom is good old "Gabby'' Street, who. like McCor- mick, once battIed for fair Manhattan, were beaten 12 to by the Giants yes terdaw afteTneon, but they did not walk any z11llt-out plank as teams further South have been doing when grappiing yainIy with the New Y ork pitching.
 off Marquard- They scored none off Schupp in the last four innings nor did they make a hit off Schupp, reach ing first base on him solely through promenades. Once more Schupp' s comrades warned him to remember air-tight boy since that picturesque trimming.
 Marquard and other Giants were en- tertafned by Mccormick yesterday rnorninE- The entertainment consist ed of motor ride through Signal Mountain and back, twenty minues in all Maybe the wind irrftated Rube's eyes a little, for his control was not I'D to par. He was jabbed for hits , here and there, and these, with his passes and a tumble by Merkle, gave Chattanooga four runs. May be a change to chilly weather made the Giants sluggish/ for a. while. They were that, but came tp life and ran away from the Lookouts after the lat ter had tied the score in the fifth.
 The Giants made their hits at the right time and in conjunction with battery errors,as we'll as fielding errors by Chattanooga Merk1e drove in four runs with two doubles and a. single His hitting, F1etcher's fielding, and Sc11upp's pitching were things of merit on the New York side. There was a keen local desire to see Matty pitch, but 1t was not Matty's turn, though he yielded to popular clamor to the extent of fielding bunts with other bench warmers on one side of the field Thus he killed two birds with one stone, exhibited himself in action and kept warm.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
Today in. Pugilistic Annals

1586-Jack Dempsey was formally presented with a belt emblematic of the worlds midd1eweight champion ship. Earlier prize ring champions had been given belts, but they be- came the personal property of the re- cipients. The belt awarded to Dempsey was given under the condi- ton that it was to be defended by the holder and was to pass to the man who defeated him. The belt was a handsome and costly emblem of vic tory, and its presentation to the -Nonpareir' was the occasion of a big gathering of sports at Cosmopoli- tan Hall in New York. Dempsey had won his right to the worlds title a little over a month before by defeat ing George La Blanche, the French Canadian boxer, at Larchmont, N. Y. 'Nonparei1 Jack and Marine George fought again at San Francis co in 1889, and La Blanche was the victor, knocking Dempsey out with the famous pivot bIow.''
 19O9-Wfllie Lewis defeated Jewey Smith in 10 rounds at Paris.
 1913-Eddie McGoorty defeated Gus Christie in 10 rounds at Fond du Lac.
 1913-Jerry Thompson knocked out Dixie Kid in 1st round at Liver pool
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
CATCHER NACLE
 OF NEW HAVEN
 HAS BEEN SOLD
Crack Backstop Goes To Read. ing, Pa., And Other Changes
 Are Coming

Manager Conne1I of New Haven an- nounced that Catcher Jack Nagle had been sold to the Reading club, of the Tri-State league, of which Izzy Hoff- man, the former Hartford outfelder, is manager. NagIe has been with the New Haven club for two years and was noted as one of the best back stops in the circuit He was recom- mended to Owner Cameron by Sam Kennedy, the Wen-known scout and erstwhile Waterbury manager.
 Conne1 refused to comment on the sale of Nag1e but it is known that the catcher was not allowed to go because of inferior playing. Angermeir, with the Southern league last year, will share with Waters the work behind the bat Last season Nagle batted for an average of -235 and ~fie1ded for .968. Nagle halls from Germantown. Pa His star football playing for the Annex against the Washington DGlees last fall was a feature.
 Cornell contemplates several more changes in the New Haven outfit which will be announced later.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10

thusiastfc and fair, T must say thaf they are just the opposite i'm Erie bane. I fought Frank Picato there and beat him, as the neWspaper clip pings will show, but the best got war a draw I had a young fellow nam ed Cliff Thomas, who easily defeate6 a featherweight named White but tne best the boy got was a, draw. T aau Dave Smith defeat Jules DubourE. t1s Frenchmans at the Stadium Satur- day night, but Smith is not nearly af fast now as he was two years ago and think that Clabby, when he come over here will beat him sure Ed die McGoorty has made quite a. show ing over here and has won all hf1 contests. They are trying to get hlm to remain and meet Jimmy Clabby but it has not been settled as yet With kind regards from all the Ann ericans to our friends at home af ever, Yours, Sincerely Ray. Bron- son.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
FORDHAM LOSES GAME
 AND ALSO SHORTSTOP

Fordham's baseball prospects got a severe jolt yesterday when Pete Doc ling, the hardhitting outde1der of the Maroon nine and fulIback on the Bronx eleven, fractured his left ankle in the opening inning of the Williams Fordham baseball game, which was won by the visitors by "a to score. Dooling received the injury while at tempting to make a quick return to the first sack.
 DooIing was taken to the F'ordham hospital where Dr. Nolan examined the injury and declared the player would be unable to leave the hospital for at least five weeks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
SEATON TO JOIN
 BROOKLYN MONDAY
BaIky Pitcher Promises To Re port To FederaIs Mon-
 day

Columbia, s. C., April 10-Manager Bradley returned yesterday from a trip to New Orleans, where he was in conference with Tom Seaton, the for mer star Philly pitcher. whom Bradley announced has agreed to play with Brooklyn, and will report ito the club in Pittsburgh next Monday.
 telegram received here from John NJ Ward, business manager of the Brooklyn club, brought the news that the game at Dayton, which was ;sched- uled for Saturday, has been. cancelled. Manager Bradley therefore will keep his team here another day, leaving Saturday morning to go direct to Pitts burgh, Pa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
MI1LER Is soRE IosER.

'I wish to say that Miller's state ment' in last Sundays papers waa false and can prove that Monroe vraa an easy winner, by the best known sportmen in the city who Wftnesse6 the bout held before the Efohfca-r A. c. If Miller is not satisfed with his defeat, he can have a return match with Monroe at any time and before any club in the city or state. from a six round to a fifteen round bout.
 Thanking you for your valuablc spaces remain,
 Yours in sport,
 Manager of Phil HLonroe.~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
Baseball Gossip

The fans in Newark who have seen Heckinger, the Indians new catcher. are much impressed with the former Superbas backstop. President Ebbets, Jr,, says Heck will make a good man behind the plate for his team.
 Charley Barrett, the Yankees trainer, is one of the Chancemen,s best little boosters. Barrett is all smiles these days and says he thinks the New York Americans will sur prise many doubtful ones after the season really begins
 ming to worry Some doubt that the boys will even finish in the first di- vision. Birmingham is having his share of tough luck Last season when the Maps had a chance for the flag he broke a bone in his ankle and Nap Lajoie met with an accident Now Chapman and LieboId are laid
 Jack Leary, who will cover first for the Browns this year, played last season with the Utica club of the New York State League. Reports from St. Louis say that Leary is an excellent fielder and good hitter.
 Both Miller Higgins and Branch Hickey promise the Mound City fans that they will get their clubs out of the ce1ler this year. This is a stand ing joke out in that vicinity.
 The Baltimore Terrapfns have the best inf1eld in the Federal League But at that Swacena, Knabe, DooIin and Fitzpatrick make only a fair com bination compared to the inheIds of Organized Ball.
 Harry Krause, a few years ago a star on the roster of the Mackmen is, pitching for the Portland club ol the Pacific Coast League. Henley also is out there but with the Venice team.
 John Brodie Williams, the Detroit Tigers Hawaiian twirler, is a man of many accomplishments Besides be- ing a promising pitcher Williams is an expert narksman, having learned to shoot while member of the Hawaii an National Guard Furthermore he swiTns, plays the guitar and is a pro ficient story telIor. Jennings is most interested in his pitching, however
 Poor old Hank O'Day The for mer ump is having troubles of his own Henry's one problem is the make up of his team. There is some talk that Hank will shift Tommy Leach to the outfie1d instead of using the veteran at third
 O'Day thinks that Big Jim Vaughn. will be one of the Cubs leading twirlers this season The bulky Tex an pitched good ball last season afte- joining the team, and he ought to do even better this year The one time Tank has plenty of stuff. but his trouble was inability to locate the plate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
GIANTS COLTS DEFEAT
 ASHvILLE BY g TO 5

Ashevi1les N. C.. April 10.-After two days enforced rest the Giants colts were able to play game in this town although tho weather was more con- ducive to hockey or some other winter pastime- Williams went into the box for the Giants and did well.
 Donlin as usual led his teammates with three singles, while Piez, the lit- tie speed merchant, was a demon on the bases, stealing three cushions Thorp put the ball over the centre neld fence for the longest home run ever made in this park. The team left right after the game for Rich mond, Va
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
BARBOUR, FORMER PONY,
 FRACTURES AN ANKLE

Louis Barbour, the former Spring. field player, now a recruit infieIder for heACh1cago Americans, is believed to have sustained a fracture of small bone in his right ankle according to the statement of Trainer Gleason of the Chicago team yesterday afterno oon at Lincoln, Neb. Barbour sprained his ankle Wednesday. The trainer an nounced that the recruit probably would be out of the game for several weeks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
By " Wagner1

Ry Wagner1
 Manager Boultes of the Bridgeport club, has secured the giant pitcher recommended by Eddie Eayers of the Pittsburgh Nationals. He has been angling for the youngster for over a week and did not care to announce any names until the player was safe in the fold. The newcomer name is McGane and he halls from Kenton, O. Eayers, who was farmed to Columbus. O., last year, saw McGane twirl sew eral no hit games for semi-pro teams in Ohio and he recommended McGane highly to the local management Mo Cane accepted terms and will report here next week.
 Pitcher Hurd, the southpaw from Massachusetts. has also been located. Catcher Crook, who comes from Low ell, brought word that Hurd had some here until next week. Hurd is an insurance agent and had to balance his accounts before he could leave
 The game with Dan Morgan's Pets yesterday consisted of only a few inn ed diamond in the outdeld. Manager .BouItes told the pitchers to lob them over and during the festivities he gave all the recruits a chance. Quinn ana sherman pitched TOT Bridgeport While Tuckey and Brady were loaned to the boxers team. OutheIder MuIvey and Catcher Kerns hit hard and on the Bridgeport infeId Johnstone starred at first. Gus Johnson also looked good at second. Crook relieved Kerns behind the bat in the final inning and showed lots Of pepper
 Pitcher Sherman, who was not ex- pected to arrive until next week got in yesterday and started right at work. He was obtained from the Twin-State league last season. Sher- man has an easy, overland delivery and appears to be a real twirler.
 George S. Connor, trainer of the Phillips Exeter Academy track team for the past 13 years, has declined an offer of similar position at the Un1- versity of Pennsylvania to succeed the late Trainer Murphy. Announcement that he has signed 10 year contract with Exeter was made today
 The Troy club of the New York State league, will play another game here tomorrow afternoon. In addf- tion to Bowman and Cough, who were in the Eastern association last season, the TroJans have fast outfit, includ- ing some former big leaguers The game will be called at 3 o'clock. Man ager Boultes of Bridgeport will prob ably use three pitchers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
BRIDGEPORT GETS PROMISING
 SOUTHPAW IN YOUNG M'CANE
St. Louis Americans Abolish Ten Day Release Clause To Prevent Fur
 ther Jumping

The sale of Catcher Nagle by the New Haven club will be surprise to Eastern association fans. Nagle was a fine backstop but he couldn't keep away from the stuff that made Mill waukee famous. It is said that the other New Haven players to keep in condition put the club out of the race last season.
 The Chicago Cubs are likely to lose the services of First Baseman Safer during the early part of the season. He has developed a. sore shoulder that makes it necessary for him to consult Bonesetter Reese in Youngstown, O.
 Dick Tuckey had a. fine job in Nau- gatuck last winter. He had to crawl out of the quilts at 5:30 each morning and get to work in the rubber shop at 6. Ball playing seems like vacation after that says the young Bridgeport pitcher.
 Fly Jasper. a Chicago White Sox re- cruit, carries bar of soap in his pocket and fathers his fingers when he wants to throw a spitbaIl- The next thing you know they'll have wash tub behind the pitchers box.
 As result of the Brooklyn clubs anxiety to pick up a few dollars on exhibition games in cold weather, Nap Fucker, the star ssouthpaw, is laid up with tonsilitis and may have to sub init to an operation Catcher Miller also had to be operated upon.
 Manager Frank Chance of the New York Americans declares it is a mis- take to bring a baseball club north so early in the spring. He says he will insist that the annual spring series with Brooklyn begin a week later next year.
 One of the sights of the practice game at Newf1eld park yesterday was to see Knockout Brown, the well known mitt slinger, go to the bat. There was a frameup to let Brown hit the ball so he would have to run around the bases. Then a few wild throws were contributed and Brown dashed madly over the paths encour- aged by the ye1ls of the crowd. Brown is about as handsome as Kid Broad. so you can imagine that he bats about zero in the Beauty league
 Bob Hurley has been elected cap tain of the Bridgeport baseball team. He has played on the varsity team for several years and has the right per- sonality for a leader. It is expected that B. H. S. will have a strong team this season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
BASEBALL WAR TO FOLLOW JUMPING OF
 TWIRLER HAMILTON

St. Louis, April 10.-Accompanied by Manager George stovan, Earl Hamilton, the crack southpaw pitch CT of the St. Louis Browns left here early last evening for Kansas City. where he will join the Federal League team Hamilton signed three-year contract with the Kansas City Feds early in the day for salary of $7,0Oo a. year.
 President Bob Hedges and other Of hcials of the Browns made strenuous eHorts to locate the player, but Sto- wall smuggled the pitcher into the train, and both the manager and hurler are now headed for Kansas City Before departing for his new quarters Hamilton told several of his closest friends that StovalI had al- ways. treated him fairly and said that he was with the FederaIs to stay
 President Hedges told the newspa- per writers here that Hamilton had signed three-year contract with the St. Louis club and that he would either play in St. Louis or. retire from baseball He served one-third of it and has two more years to go," con- tinued President Hedges By going to the Kansas City team he became a contract Jumper.
 Chicago, April 10.-President Ban Johnson yesterday afternoon declared war upon the Federal League in the most emphatic terms when he learned that the Kansas City Federals had signed Pitcher Earl Hamilton. under contract to the St. Louis Browns, and that Hamilton had left to join Sto- va1ls F'ederaIs
 The American League will stop hamilton if it takes every dollar in the treasury, said Johnson t.He signed most liberal three-year con tract with the St. Louis Browns, and nothing will be left undone to check him for his wilfu1 violation of his contract
 StovalPs taking of a player from the St, Louis Americans was done with the sanction of the Federal League President Gilmore said
 Organized baseball tried to wreck StovalPs Kansas City club and took away Banding and Baumgardner who had signed legal contracts with nm, said Gilmore. Therefore, gave the Kansas City club permission to deal with nemb bers of the St. Louis team, whether they had signed con tracts or not
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
CITY LEAGUE.
 Arcade AIIeys.) KnfQhtS of C0IumhnS

The Senate committee on Indian af- service about 20< inspectors ard su- pervisors 2 in the Indian service Sal- aries range from s2,00O to s2, 800 a year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
DELUsIoN

visitor-what is the matter r1fl that wildly raging man in a. straight jacket over there2
 Keeper@He got that way trying t1 understand the income-tax law
 Visitor-And what de7usion can thc man have who seems to be aiUra yr smiling?
 Keeper-He fmagines he does under stand it.-Boston Transcript.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
HARvARD BEATS COLGATE.

Cambridge, Mass, April 1o.-Har- ward yesterday won an easy victory over Colgate, ' to i. Frye who pitched the full game for the Grim son. allowed only two hits and was well supported Three of Harvard S 13 hits were by Frye It was liar wards first game of the season
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10

ParisEGaston Vidal a writer. tes- tified that Calmette, editor of the Figaro, whom Mme CailIaux killed. had threatened to publish two per sonaI letters of M CailIaux besides those he had printed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10

A Hebrew private in the 115th In- fantry at St. Petersburg, Russia, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for threatening to strike a fellow soI- dier.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10
aosPTrABLB

MT. Hoggenheim-coms and dine with me tomorrow
 MT Walxer-Sorry, I'm fixed ulr I'm going to see ''ParsifaI."
 MT. Hoggenheim-That's al1 right bring i'm along with you.-Tatfer-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10

Chairman Flood Of the House for eign affairs committee fntrodu uced a bill to elevate the American legation at Chilli to an embassy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10

The Chicago Cubs are likely to lose the services of First Baseman Safer during the early part of the season He has developed a sore shoulder thai makes it necessary for him to consult Bonesetter Reese in Youngstown, O.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-10

Bob Hurley has been elected cap tain. of the Bridgeport baseball team. He has played on the varsity team for several years and has the right per- sona1ity for a leader. It is expected that B. H. s. will have a strong team this season.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-28
SOLONS away TO LOSE THEIR PAY
House Votes to Deduct Salaries From
AbSentS Ones. Hundred and
Eighty Members Away.

WASHINGTON.-On motion of
Democratic Leader Underwood the
house voted today to deduct from
the pay of members for all time they
are absent except in case of illness.
All leaves were cancelled. The re-
publicans opposed the proposal as a
discrimination against northern
members away on primary cam
paigns. For days the house has been
forced to suspend business at times
for lack of a quorum.
Mr.. Underwood said public bust
ness was paramount to politics and
that if public business continued
even up until election day it would
be far better than to take recess so
as to let all members go home alike.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-28

Edwards said he recognized that un-
der the rules the state executive
committee had the privilege to elect
the delegates, but he simply followed
the custom which had prevailed I'M
memorially so far as he knew in the
chairman making the appointments
and that before he appointed MI.
Pickett he requested of him to pledge
to support all of the successful cand1-
dates, which was readily and freely
given.
The meeting closed by calling the
committee to convene Friday at 10
O'Clock to take such action in the
matter as it desired, and the meet
ing dispersed.