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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30
COACH OF YALE CREW IN ENGLISH ARMY; CAN'T RETURN

Word has been received at Yale that in. all probability there will have to be a big curtailment of the plans of the Yale crews this fall as it Is probable that Guy Nickalls, the coach. will not be able to come as intended. as he is serving as a lieutenant in the Eng fish army.
 In case Niekalls cannot reach New Haven it is expected that the crews win be put in charge of Eugene Ginan- mini, the former New York Athletic club coach, who had charge of che freshmen crew last spring.
 Last fall Yale raced with Prince ton on Lake Carnegie in October and 1t was the intention of repeating that race this fall or of getting a race with the University of Pennsylvania, whose crew is coached by Vivian Nicka1ls, brother Of the Yale coach This race will now probably be impossible to ar range certainly so if Guy Nicka1ls can not get back to this country.
 Under the conditions 1t is said that the Yale rowing authorities are in favor of a triangular race with Prince ton and Cornell. Yale rowed suck a race last May at Ithaca. and one at Princeton two years ago. It is ex- pected that Yale will be allowed to make the place for the race but it will not be in New Haven, as there are not adequate facilities Yale pick ed Springfield as the place for the tri- angular race three years ago and is known to be partial to holding the next race at the same place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30
NEGRO BOXERS HAVE ABOUT
 DIsAPPEARE1D FROM RING

Just ten years ago today San Fran cisco fight fans witnessed 8 drawn boxers who ever wore glovegIoe Cans and Joe Walcott, both negroes. Within the few years preceding and following that date the blacks were the star performers of th4 ring. Wal colt, we1terweight champion, was fully Demon, and he was also known as the .tGiant Killer because of his de- feat of Joe Choynski and other heavy-j weights and niddleweights. Cans was the cIeverest lightweight, who ever held the championship of that division. Lit tie George Dixon was without an equal among the lbantams and feathers. Peter Jackson, in the opinion of many fans. one of the greatest of heavy- weights. Jack Johnson, Sam Lang fcrd, Sam McVey, Joe Jeanette, Dixie Kid, Jack Blackburn, and many other negroes outc1assed their pa1eface con temporaries.
 Johnson, Langford and Jeanette are now nearing their finish as fighters, and there are no negroes in sight to take their places. The era. of African pugi1istic supremacy is apparently about over. Poor Joe Cans, fighter and gentleman, is sleeping the long sleep. Walcott has long since ceased; to be of championship calibre. The Demon is now forty-two years old, but, except for an injury to his hand some years ago. he might still be able to whip the best of the welterweights of today Joe was recently barred from fighting in New York, on ac-s count of his age, but he occasionally gives an exhibition of his ftstic powers in other States, and he is not at all bad Wa1cott has had the longest ring career of any modern boxer. He first put on the gloves in 1887, when he was only fifteen, and for twenty seven years he has earned a living wis his fists. Kid Mccoy is Wa1cott's nearest rival, as the Hoosier has been a, ring performer, on and off, for twenty years During that period. however, there have been several years at a time when he followed oth- CT pursuits.
 Joe Walcott is Br1tisner by birth and Bostonese by adoption. He was born in British Guiana and spent his boyhood in Barbados, not far from Peter Jackson's birthplace. Wa1cott not only held the welterwe1ght title for several years, but he was always willing to tackle the nidd1es and the heavies, and at one time he challenged Bob BYtsimmons to fight for the heavyweight title Or course, he wouldn't lave stood a chance with the freckled fe1ow-but at the same time Bob was canny not to run the risk of swapping punches with O'Rourke's great black.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30
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 OF RING BATTLES


 1S89-Jem Smith defeated Jack Wannop in 10 rounds at London. This was the last appearance of Smith in the ring in the role of victor. He was then heavyweight champion of Eng land, being the last man to hold that title under prize ring rules. Some time before fighting Wannop he had en- gagged in memorable battle for the. worlds title" with Jake Kilrain. He met the American on an island in the Seine, near Rouen, France, and the men fought 106 rounds Darkness closed the encounter, which was some what in favor of Kilrain, although technically it was a draw. After his defeat of Wannop, Smith was matched with Peter Jackson, the big Australian negro, who stopped him in 2 rounds. Jern then went over to Belgium for another prize fight, this time with Frank S1avin, who defeated him in A rounds. The last of Englands long list of prize ring champions was hard hitter and a game fighter. but he was lacking in science, and such boxers as Jackson and Slavin found him easy prey.
 1s17-"Nonpareil" Jack Randall defeated Mike Belasco in 54 minutes, England.
 19o4-Joe waIcott and Joe Cans fought 2O-round draw at San Fran cisco.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30
HANS LOBERT MAY BECOME
 PHILA. PILOT

Philadelphia. Sept. 30-Hans Lo- bert, the star third sacker of the Phil adelphia Nationals, is almost certain of being elected to the managership of the Phi11ies before the end of the week. It has leaked out on the best of authority that President Baker will shortly call a meeting of the Board of Directors, and the first thing that will be done will be to choose Lobert to manage the PhiI1ies in 1915 and 1916. Hans may even be rendered a. longer term contract.
 Lobert's appointment will come as sG surprise to the fans, as he has not previously been mentioned as a suc- cessor, to Dooin. Pat Moran, John Ganze1, and Roy Thomas are the ones the experts predicted the new Phi1lie manager would be selected from Lo- bert is popular with both players and fans is a hard. conscientious worker and 1t is thought he will make a. good executive.
 Dooin's friends last night said that Lobert's selection only was inspired by the fact Hans was thought getting. ready to jump to/the Feds, and that the managerial bait to get the star player to remain with organized base ball. With the material he has had on hand Dooin has made a. great fight this season, and fair-minded men can see no reason why he should not tbe retained, It is almost certain, how ever, that. Dooin Is to go and Lobert to take his place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30
ORIGINAL ROOTER FOR
 BRAVES DISCOVERED

sR we win the pennant shall be very glad for the sake of an old darky down near Macon.' said Manager Stal- 11ngs of the Braves recently.
 Ono day last spring wss going past Lis cabin and stopped to speak yvixh him of planting. .Marse George he said. is you all gwine to win dis veah?s Sure, we're going to win [ answered cars1essly. knowing he knew nothing of the game
 A short tune beforesI came away T nne& Ben again. sIase gwine haHb a. laugh mt dat nfgeah Joe he said Tse evvine win half CT bale of cotton from dat nfggah.s sHow's hat, Ben7' ask cd T done bet him CT bale agin half CT bale you alIs wius' he answered, and then added: I didn't tell dat mig gah you a1ls done tole me you'd win
 Such faith as that deserves some thing. T wouldn't mind giving Ben a bale and a half Of cotton-but if we lose out he'd never have that faith in me again"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30
WARMERS TO PLAY
 SINGERS SATURDAY

A baseball game for the benefit of the Employees Tuberculosis Relief As- eociation, between the Industrial League Teams. Warner Bros, and Singer Mfg. Go, will be played at New field Park, Saturday October 8 at 8 o'clock Tickets 15e Mayor Wilson will umpire the game.
 This Association is made up of en- p1oyees of various factories and stores of Bridgeport and it's object is to aid workers afflicted with tuberculosis and prevent the spread if the disease. It is now helping many of it's members by putting them in sanattoriums or aiding them at their homes and it ap- pea9s to the public for assistance in order to broaden and enlarge it's field of usefulness in this good cause.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30
SCHULTZ WAS GREAT
 WORLDS SERIES HITTER

=g Making base hits in worlds seE4e8 games is not a very easy task, but there is one player, Frank SchuIte. the last surviving member of the greet old Cub machine, who seems to have found 1t easier than making 'sbingIess in an ordinary game. Schulte took part in tWenty-two worlds series games, and in only two of them did he fail to get a safe hit. In 1907 and 1908 he got a hit in every one of tho worlds championship games and nnisz5- 1910. He is the only p1ayer who has ever hit safely in every game through two worlds series.
 Nick AItrock and Jack Coon1lba aFa the only two pitchers who can boast of having prevented him from getting hit in any series in which he has played.
 The only player who has made a saft hit in every contest of a, s1x-game series ts 'tChfef' Meyers of the Giants, who performed this feat in 1911 against the Athletics.
 Players who have hit safely in each game of a fve-bame series are Schulte who has done it twice, and Eddie Col Iins and Danny Murphy. of the Ath- letics.
 The best records for a seven-gaEna series Tn the consecutive hitting line the Tigers and Hans Wagner of the Pirates, who each hit safely in six games In an eight-ganne series tho best exploit has been to get hits in seven games. In 1908 this trick Waa turned by four players, Stahl and Col fins of Boston and Sebrtng and Clark of Pittsburgh.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30
SONS OF VETERANS RANKS SWELLED BY
 GLASS INITIATION

More than 400 members of Franklin Bartlett camp. No. Il. Sons of yeter- ans, Elias Howe, Jr., Post, No. 3, G. A R., Ladies orc. A. R., Women's Relief corps and Daughters of Veterans gathered in Garnd Army hall last night to witness the class initiation conducted by the camp Through some misunderstanding but five of the 20 candidates appeared, but the off, cers of the camp exemplif1ed the ritual in long form and those who attended were well repaid. It was a public in itiation-
 Following the regular business meet ing Past Coumander-in- Chief of the Grand Army, Judge Alfred B. Beers, Addressed the assemblage. A letter was aIso read from c. F. Sherman. former member of Bartlett camp and at present commando -in-chief of the Sons of Veterans. Judge Beers re marked on the coincidence that the conanander-in-chfef of the G. A. R.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30
HOPPE GETS
 REVENGE BY
 BEATING LYMAN

Willie Hoppe came into his own yes- Eerday on the second day of his week g match with Melbourne Innan at the Hotel Astor. New York. when playing at 1S.2 balk line. his own game. he won by big margin and took the lead from the English champion Hoppe won both the afternoon and evening games, compiling 1000 points to In- rnaxss 295. Innan got only 1oQ to Hoppess 500 in the afternoon, but in the evening he showed a big improve naenx scoring 188 to Hoppe's 300. The total score for two days play iss Hoppe. 1,S04; Inman. s97.
 Hoppe was always the master yes terday. though, truth to tell InInan made as good showing against the baIk line champion as the American players who have tried to beat the young wizard Of the cue
 Hoppe ran out his 500 points In the night game in the 18th inning The American showed much of his old time form, and if he is able to do as we'll ashe did in the opening contest ne will likely add new laurelB to his Billiard career.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30
GIANTS AND YANKEES TO
 START SERIES ON OCTOBER 8
McGraw's Men Not Anxious to Play
 But Club Owners Decide

T1he Giants and the Yankees will meet at the Polo Grounds in a post season series, to be started next Thursday, October S<the day before the opening of the Worlds Series. The games are to be played under condi- tions similar to those governing the Worlds Series.
 Announcement that the series had been arranged was made at the Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon after the Pirates had dealt the death blow to tho Giants last vestige of hope for the paunant
 surprise to many who are pretty close to the Giants. It had been asserted, on the strength of the fact that 1t was well known all over town that
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30

AhcGraw was against a, meeting with the Yankees
 The Giants were also not very en- thusiastic over the proposed series, de- spite the financial side, but the club officials seem to have settled the issue themselves. According to a statement by Groster, the players are under con- tract until October 15, and their time belongs to the club through that date. ''The men have nothing to say about playing the series,'' was Fosters part ing shot
 The only series between the Giants and the Yankees was played in 191O- the year that Merfde's famous bone gave the Cubs the pennant It result ed in victory for the Giants, who won four of seven games. one resulting in a tie.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30

one year ago had come from copnecti- cut and that the present commander- in-chief of the Sons of Veterans. was from Connecticut. Songs were sung By Joseph Han1ey. Thomas NNcCool and others. There were a number of recitations also. Visitors were present from New Haven, Stamford and Mil ford who made addresses. There were remarks also by the officers of the Daughters of Veterans, Ladies of fhe G. A. R. and Women's Relief corps and officers of tho Post.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30
STANDING OF THE CLUES.

GAMES TODAY. Baltimore in Brooklyn Pittsburgh in Buffalo. St. Louis in Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30
BOXING NOTES.

From a short tour of the cities in terested in the boxing game, it is ev-- ident that the European war will have considerable effect from a financial standpoint In Cincinnati the clubs are preparing for a busy season, but on a rather smaller scale than heretofore. The promoters. in Garry Herrrnann's town are a, bit skeptical about the big matches and 3big guarantees, and if the stars expect to land the coin in five figures there, they might as well remain away Jimmy Shey1in aDd Jimmy zWidmeyer, two of the leading promoters have been running with fair success but on a, small scale They have lost their nnoney-rna1er Knock out Mars'' but hope to have another one before the season is very old. The Mike Gfbbons-McKinnon affair was not a rnoney-naker, but with the clev- erness shown by the St. Paul phantom they expect to rematch him up with Leo Houck or Buck Grouse, and thus get some coin for their trouble
 While in the Herman town, hap pened to meet big Ed Dunkhorsts known at one time as the human freight car.'' Ed is eating regularly, only he is eating more, and instead of weighing 352, he now scales about .462. He would have fully 100 more pounds to carry down with him in case Bob Fitzsirnn should deliver another such blow as he handed to Ed at Cleveland some years ago, when the 'shumar car'' topp1ed over and nearly wrecked the building.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30

ever, hopes to be able to take up the
 supervision of training the team as he
 has done for 22 years.
 1 It is believed that the Arrny-HJavy
 football game is off as result Of the failure to agree yesterday upon site for the annual contest. It was pro posed that the teams play alternate
 ly in Philadelphia. and New York but the Navy would not agree to this. Sec
 retary of War Garrison has advised I the Army to call negotiations off. Foster, Sanford, the veteran football kcoach, admits that, old style football
 coach, admits that old style football Is gone. After seeing Princeton work
 forward passes last Saturday, San
 ford started to teach the open game to the Rutgers squad of which he is
 coach.
 l Coach Vivian Nickans of the Penn
 ey1vania crew, has a novel way of get l ting crew candidates. He stands at the gate as the undergraduates come out to watch football practice and when a husky youth enters. Nicka1ls nails him and escorts him to the gym
 nasium toSregister for the crew. i Some of the Giants who have con
 tracts to represent newspapers in the
 worlds series are sore because the
 Giants and Yankees are to play a
 series. These players don't write the
 articles to which their names are sign
 ned so what difference does it make 1 if they are not present when the
 Braves and Athletics clash9 Some of the grand stand managers are inclined to criticise McGraw be- cause he did not use some of his young pitchers, like Schupp and Schaur. when his veterans went to- pieces two months ago. Schupp pitched well in the last four innings against Pitts burgh yesterday. McGraw is suppos- ed to know 8 little about baseball so he probably had good reasons for not using the kids.
 The Yale varsity eleven scored twice
 on the second and third elevens yester
 day. LeGore and Knowles made the touchdoWns.
 Fred Murphy and Elmer McDevitt.
 two old Yale stars, are coaching North western university eleven. and Tom ShevIfn is assisting with the Minneso-
 ta, team. Joe Duff and B. H. Harlan
 of Princeton are coaching the Univers-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30
rrP TOTS DaHHAr BEDEIRAI.s

The rip Tops defeated the Federals for the first game Of the series by the score of 4 to 0. he second game will be played Saturday afternoon at St Jos eeph's Oval at g P. 0G
 The Tip Tops have won g and lost which is some record for an anna telir team
 The batteries, Afarsco and McCar- then for the rip Tops. for the Feder- ass Augley and Red. Umpire John Marscos
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30
BosEzBUDs PRACTICE TONIGHT

All members of the Rosebud foot ball eleven are requested to report for practice at the Brass shop lot tonight at 7:3O sharp. There is important business to be transacted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30
FEDERAL LEAGUE,

YESTERDAYS RESULTS. Chicago, z; Brooklyn. 4. ' Buffalo, 1 1; Kansas City, (1st). Buffalo, 4; Kansas City, OT(2d). Baltimore, 8; St. Louis, i. Pittsburgh, 3; Indianapolis, O.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30

Western railroads have decided to advance grain rates to Chicago one cent a bushel This is subject to the approval of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30
srAlIDING .oF THM cIuRs

GAMES TODAY. New York in Boston. Philadelphia in Washington. Detroit in St. Louis. Chicago in Cleveland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30

Bishop Charles E McDonnen of Brooklyn was received in private au- dsenee by the Pope He is the frst bishop to be received.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30

President Wilson nominated Angus tus N. Hand to be United States dis triet judge for the southern district of New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30

Joseph Cisrofskd of Bayonne was killed when. an automobile in which he was riding crashed into a. water main on the bridge over the Morris canal in Jersey City.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30
lRx Wagner.N

Anything to down the Yosts, is the motto in New Haven. The Annex eleven has refused to confine it's mem bership to New Haven boys as the Washington GIee club proposed The Annex management will engage out of town college stars as it did last year. It is said that Elkart and Eng1ehorn, the old Dartmouth stars, will both be in the lineup.
 s. The Remington r osts meanwhile will continue their policy of using only Bridgeport players Manager Keenan a former Yale player, now residing in this city and Frost, an old Villa Nova baekfeld crack, will also be out for the team It Is probable that the An new team will come to this city for the annual game.
 At a meeting of the New London club directors yesterday, Gene McCann was elected manager for next season. Watch Gene get busy and trade some of those dfsturbers now.
 The boxing situation in this city ap- pears to be up in the air at present Slim Brennan declares he won't put on his intended show because the box CTS want all the money Now comes the report that Young McAu1iffe of this city and Banty Lewis will mingle here. on OcCOp6r 70.
 As result of winning the Inter national league pennant with his Providence team, Bill Donovan is be- ing boorned for a major league job. Some Detroit fans want him to suc- ceed Hugh Jennings.
 At the grand circuit meeting in Columbus. O., yesterday, Anna Brad ford lowered the three-year-old pacing record to 2:o0,z. A week ago she put the record down to 2:O1 E.
 Manager McGraw of the Giants. Manager Clarke of Pittsburgh and First Baseman Konetchy of the Pirates were seen talking a. few days ago at the Polo Grounds so it is reported that Konetchy will be with the Giants next season.
 A1onzo A. stagg, director of ath- letics at the University of Chicago, will today, riding a motorcycle, direct the practice of the university football team. Prof. Stagg is suffering from neuritis which has confined him to his home for 10 days He now, how
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30

The discovery of a new comet by Prof Clarence T. Haggerty, Of the New Mexico College of Agriculture, was announced by the Harvard Ob- servatory.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30

Robert AHccuToch. president ana general manager Of the United EaaiI- way Go. of st. Louis. died after brief illness.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30

Count V. Nfacchi df Ce1lere, recently appointed Italian ambassador to the United States, arrived in Washington to take up his duties.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30
srANDING OF THE CLUES.

GAMES KODIAK. Boston in New York f2). 1, Brooklyn in Philadelphia. St. Louis i'm PLttsburgh-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30

Fire discovered in the office of J. P. Benkard & Co, brokers at No. 80 Broadway, New York, caused damage of $35, 900.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30

President Wilson intends to with draw federal troops from Colorado un- less the coal operators accede to his three-year truce plan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS. Pittsburgh, 5; New York, 2. Boston, 8; Chicago. 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30

l.. H. Merchon, United States consul at Vancouver during President Cleve- lands administration, dieo Ha Brook lyn, aged 54 years
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30

TRY LYFORD BROTHERS BUY
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30
BOW LING.

PARK CTTYs WIN
 SERIES FROM ARCADES Park City AHeys.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30

For more than two months the gem eral cry through the big league cir cult has been: A'The Braves win crack under the strain and the Giants will soon start a winning spurt''
 The Braves slump and the Giantsg spurt failed to materfalize, however. Boston playing the same brand of ban yesterday that marked the start of the winning streak on July 6, when the Braves defeated Brooklyn, to j. September the Braves tied, the ,Csi- ants for the lead and since then have climbed steadily until they won Che National league flag yesterday.
 Although much Of the success Of the Braves is due to the wonderful show ing of that trio of star hurlers com posed of Dick Rudolph, former Giant: Bill James. and George Tyler. it ia generally conceded that the biggest factor in StalIings's success was the acquisition of Johnny Evers, last years manager of the Cubs x Johnny's peppery spirit kept the reaE of the team on the jump at all times. Rabbit MaranTil1e also was quite a factor, his work at short being Of a high ca1ibre.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30
BRAVES ARE
 SURE OF 1914
 PENNANT NOW

Boston, Sept, so.-staI1ings's stal- wart Braves, whose work on the dia.- mond this season has been the sensa- ton of the baseball world, clinchsd the pennant yesterday afternoon by defeating the Cubs, to 2, while ths Giants lost to Pittsburgh. to g. stal- llngs's crew can afford to lose all of their remaining nine games and stiil have the edge on the Giants even should the 1913 champions win all of their remaining eight contests.
 dn that event the final standinF
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS. Cleveland, 10; Chicago, St. Louis, 3; DetrOit, l.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-30

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