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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24
CROSS MAY FINISH CAREER WHEN HE AND
 FREDDIE WELSH MEET

Unless Leach Cross does the unex- pected when he meets Freddie Welsh at Vernon, Cal, next Tuesday night, the bout is likely to mark the end of the dentists career as contender. On all form Cross looks to be outclassed, but 1t is never entirely safe to predict how his matches will turn out.
 Although the bout is in the nature of a last stand for Cross he seems to have little fear Of the result He probably figures that losing the de- cision will not hurt him and that he is in no danger of being knocked out Cross. however, predicts that he will
 Cross thinks his short arm jolts de-
 Cross thIns his short arm jolts de- livered at close quarters will wear Welsh down and win for him. Leach never gets discouraged" says brother Sam. While Rivers became disgusted when he missed, Leach will take that as a'naatter of course and keep right on plugging away.
 Unfortunately for the success of the Cross plan of battle, Welsh is a wizard at infighting himself. However, Cross is as patient and cunning as an Indian and he is never defeated as long as he has strength enough to swing his dangerous right. But of late Cross has lost som ething of his speed and his stamina is not what it was before he burned himself out in his furious at tempt to take the championship from Willie Ritchie.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24
TESREAU DOW NS PHILLIPS IN FIRST
 CON ! EST IN N. Y.

After a delayed opening at the Polo Grounds yesterday had been orna mented with oratory. flowers and a. gold bat and ball for Mike DonIin, the Giants promptly piled runs in the wrecked Philadelphia crew and built a 2 to 4 score around the hope satis- flying proceedfngs-
 Twenty-two thousand persons. #in- cluding many who hadn't invested in this spring necessity when 1t was first put on the market, made the opening impressive and saw! the Giants give emphasis to their claim that the Quakers were playing better last week than they really know how to.
 Tesreau with Larry Mclean to back him up, looked big enough to literally crush the invading crew. Nine Phi1adelpI1ians famed in seven innings and in the fourth and fifth inning Tesreau forced five to whiff in q row and fled a t.fooIers to the sixth, which was turned into an assist for the pitcher on weak tap. Lobert, Magee and Cravath, demon clouters Of tsCharIie's Dooinss battered hopes, were retired in the fourth on eleven pitched balls.
 man, who lunches up with a shoe string peddIer pose before delivering the ball, was reached for six runs in five innings Elmer Jacobs, a young pitching hero from Burlington, Iowa of the esThree Eye'' League. replaced him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24
SWEENEY WINS FOR TANKS BIZ
 MAKING TRIPLE
Bill Holden's Hit in Eighth Also Aids in Beating Mack
 men.

Philadelphia, Pa, April 24-The Yankees hit Joe Bush hard yesterdays scored four runs in the eighth inning and won the game to 3. Up to that time the Athletics held the lead to 1, and Joe Bush had assisted in driv- ing King Cole to cover with two- base knock in the second round. But Cole was really withdrawn in favor of Schulz after the second inning, be- cause of his liberality in passes He walked two men in the first, and the two men on base when Bush doubled in the second were also the result of free trips to first
 Bush was wild too. In all he sent nine men down the base paths, and in the third inning he punched four of them. thus presenting New York with it's only run up to that time,
 The first inning was stopped for a few minutes to allow some of Jimmy WaIsh's friends in the city to pre- sent him with a travelling bag. A shift was made by Chance in his team, owing to the arrival of Trues- dale from the Buffalo Internationals. He was played at second and Hart pulled the feature fielding stunt of the game when he picked Bakers long hit off the wall in the third
 There was not much doing until the eighth, when Chances bunch broke loose with their bats, and with the aid Of another base on balls clouted out four runs and the game.
 Jimmy Walsh was first to bat and he was passed to first. Caldwell fol- lowed with a hit to right and Holden with drive over second that sent Jimmy home The Athletic infie1d looked for a blunt from TruesdaIe and played well in. Truesdale did tar lightly, but the ball was well placed and Baker had hard time to even bat 1t down That filled the corners so when Peckinpaugh hit to Baker Caldwell was forced at the plate. The bases were still occupied when Sweeney landed one far out in 1efi field The ball bounded away from Oldring and went for three bases and as many runs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24
H0PPE SHAT TERS
 BILLIARD RECORD
Ssnashes Worlds Mark in Match With Slosson by
 Hzaldng s0s

Willie Hoppe, the conaueror of Ivory caroms and all opponents. scin- tz1l4fsd at his best. last night in the IA tourney at the Hotel Astor, New York and created a. new worlds rec ord run. He ydd7lg mAgicfan of the enc compiied 3g5 caror11s, which ma fsrfaf1y assisted in his defeating the veteran George SIosson by 400 paints to 79.
 Hoppe held the crowd spelIbound. gThe news spread that he was break ing all records and spectators quickly filled the room. applauding the rapid series dz sp1aa dfd1y conceiveds car onls.
 alossbT1z said after the match that it was one of the best exhibitions of close play he had ever witnessed and t<zat it was all the more remarkable as 1t practically duplicated the record run Of BOT at s 2 balk line.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24
DUFFY PUTS UP
 POOR BATTLE IN
 BRASS CITY SHOW


 Waterbury, April 24-Jinmy Duffy Of Lockport. N. Y- was a big disap- pointment last night when he met Sam Robideau of Philadelphia in a twelve-round bout and was badly beaten. The bout was tame. The best bout of the evening was between Frankie Burns of New Jersey and Al Shubert Of New Bedford. in which the latter was outpointed in ten rounds. but not until he had given Burns one of the hardest battles of his career.1
 Tn the preliminary between Buddy Fauleks of this city and Harry Gard ner of New York for the co1ored ban tamweight championship of the world the activities were stopped by Referee Dave Fitzgerald in the fifth round af- ter FauIkes had given the other a bad beating
 The veteran Bunny Ford of New Haven scored a victory over Jimmy Fasane of this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24
PENN LOSES TWO
 CRACK ATHLETES
Meredith Has Measles and Kelly Cannot Compete in Big Events Tomorrow.

Philadelphia, April 24-"Ted,, Mere dith, the Olympic half -mile champion, who was expected to be the mainstay of both the one and two mile relay teams of the University Of Pennsyl- vanfa in the annual relay champion ships tomorroW, was stricken with German measles yesterday and will be in quarantine for two weeks Kelley, another member of the team original Iy chosen to represent Pennsylvania in the mile relay. pulled a. tendon several days ago and will also be uii- able to compete
 Oxford University's four-mile team held it's final workout yesterday. Cap tain Jackson and the other members Eof the team. with the exception Of Tabor, ran fast quarters and declared they will be at the top form. Tabor took only light exercise, saying that he is already on edge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24
YALE DEFEATS NEW HAVEN IM
 EASY FASHION
CoIIegians Display Results or Longer Training and Take
 Spring Series

All doubt as to Ya1e'B superiority over the New Haven club was blotted out yesterday afternoon at Yale field when the cpflegians for the secoad time this week. humbled their prof11- sionaI rtva1s by an to { countn- Tn sfonal rivals by an 8 to count. 1c champions, a titzo also captured laat year by Captain Blossoms men
 Everything considered the New E4a~ ven team was outp1ayed fo q. A times the Ellis made virtual mcnEs5a out of their opponents. Yale player ran wild the pathss fzit tne bs1I hard and opportune1y and eEecutef galaxy of clever fielding stnnt4 lTee Haven pressed two batteries into rer- vice while Stevens and 1Gudges la- F11- stftute combination, managed to en- dure the entire distance with favor able results Hal Pumpeuys 'tne foot ball hero, covered the initial aacs for Yale and zane guppl4n4ed 11iddIa- brook in center .Dsmun1kk. a new conner, and Waters were new pl@ger9 in the New Haven lineup
 Manager Conne1I introduced a nsU pitcher in the person of Purcer- Yrfl took liking to his brand Of pitcrir1 and scored two runs or him An tNr initial round, aided and abstfsd tg passes and errors. He WEBS GsrrlniraI in the second round with two on he-1ea and Jimmy Leach, a New Haven bpy. took up the burden After pe1elrr Cornish Reilly hit Leach for D. double. scoring two runners. Leach hold l'rr enemy scoreIess during the remain der of the conflict.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24
BOXING NOTES

A1 Mccoy, tho young Brookayn 1fEhtwsfght, who gained fame in box ing circles by knocking out George Chip in one round. is not the novice n4 the game that some people ina zine. 1EcCoY is only twenty years of age, having been born at Burleigns N> J., in 1884 but since 1910 he has had over azxty battles. D many Of them no decision a apf3x,st sz.s " l7i1e several have been zoVsf zrssszzss5e1k out route Mc- Coy started ous as a lightweight and developed into welterwefght in 1912, meeting number of good boys among them Young Erne, Bill Hem 5nM and Gus Christie. It is only during the past year that Mccoy has taken on weight and is now classed as a
 niddlsweigft. although he does not scale over 152 pounds. He has been meeting the best boys around l11e east and recently fought Mike Gibbons ten rounds in Brooklyn. He is what would bs termed an awkward hghter, be- rauBn he stands with his right foot forward the same as Knockout Brown on New " ork, but being naturally left handed, he has the driving power ile Raia south wing. which other lighters naturally have in their right hand MoCoy has agreed to give Chip an
 other chance and 1t remains to be seer whether he will be able to repeat on Chip the way Chip repeated on Frank -1-1--1- AS 10 c44141-A4 B tfAt III lSl alS- weight championship, Mccoy has no right to the title. although he must bc considered as a contender now, the same as Chip was. Jimmy (aabby Mnd Eddie McGoorty. along with Jack Dillon. are considered as the most le- &i1zmate contenders and Mccoy will have to mix with that trio before he can get into the championship class. AM McGoorty and CIabby are both e0t of the-countxy ax the present time. l< fH up 10 Dillon and McGox-to get to- E4tz1er. so that the&waner 8a.y get after McGcorty and Cl Bbby fEnd thus t4ttIe very mixed question.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24

infie1der is fine fielder and Chance figures that the added strength to the defensive department will make up for Tuesda1e's comparative weakness at bat.
 Walter Johnson, the Washington wonder. had to bite the dust before one of his own name yesterday. A was secured from the New York State league, beat the great Walter by to Q yesterday. The youth allowed only six hits.
 Manager McGraw of the Giants has sent Pitcher Trieste to Toronto. He was with Hamilton. O.. last year
 The FederaK have failed in their efforts to get Pitcher Cheney from the Chicago Cubs The Cubs held him by giving him a new contract for three years, calling for $s,OO0 a year, and striking out the ten day release Pierce, Archer and Schulte have also been given raises in salary to keep them from the Federa1s.
 Chief Johnson, the Indian pitcher who Jumped Cincinnati for the Kansas City Feds. was served with an inJunc- ton as he was pitching for his new team yesterday. Kansas City has also been restrained from tamp pering with any more Cincinnati players.
 Because of labor troubles the Brooklyn Fsederals cannot open their park on May II as they intended. It is not known when they will be able to start the home season. Another change in the schedule win be neces- #sary.
 Thirteen membersso Of the Yale Univ. ersity track squad left today for Phil adelphia to take part in the Univer- sity of PennsyIvania relay games. Pop Foster wants a job with Hart ford but the Senators fear he will re- port too late to be of any use.
 It is said that Bill Yale is thinking of signing with York of the Tri-state league.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24
(By wagner.

The showing of McC1intocl in yes terday's practice was pleasing to Manager BouItes who thinks the Bridgeport club has secured a. crack first baseman in the youngster sent from Montreal 1foCIintock who is q giant in stature, exhibits lots of pep- He will be given good tryout to- morrow in the game against Bill Kerr's All-Star teama and Manager Bou1tes will then have a better line on the players ability.
 Nothing has been heard from Out fielder Edwards, who was promised to Bridgeport by Albany. The local
 management wired several days ago closing the deal but it is thought the Albany club is on the road and has not received the telegram. Manager BouItes plans, to put Edward in left field. Cronins has been going well at second and will be kept there for the present unless he shows signs of weakening With the exception of left garden the local pilot thinks Bridgeport is in good shape to start
 Bill Kerr has collected number of good players, including Bill Yale. to tackle Bridgeport at Newheld park tomorrow afternoon. The Brooklyn Nationals will appear here on Sum day.
 Springfield has secured Pitcher Burch and Outf1elder Tierney from Montreal. The Ponies have shown poor form in exhibition games and Manager Hamilton is making heroic efforts to bolster the weak spots Yes terday Troy beat Springfield by 10 to 8. Buster Bowman the old Bridge port player, made one single for Troy and accepted nine fielding chances at second.
 Gene McCann' s New London slug gers beat Paterson of the Atlantic league yesterday by 14 to 4.
 Manager Chance of the New Y ork Americans was well pleased with the work of his new second basema.n, TuesdaIe, in the game against the Ath- Ietics yesterday. The former Buffalo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24
LOUGHREY WINNER
 OVER K. Q. SWEENEY

Providence, R. l., April 24-Bat- ting like a couple of bulldogs from a whirIwind first round to sensa- tional windup in the 15th. K. O.. Sweeney of New York and Frank Loughrey of Philadelphia carried crowd of 1,200 fans by storm last evening in one of the fiercest battles ever staged in this little neck of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24

Hal Chase is not. the only first base man by that name in baseball. The, Omaha club of the western league has Chase playing first base too.
 In Pittsbu they herald the Pirates as real contenders this season. In Mowrey. Wagner, Viox and Konetchy the Smoky City men have one of the best inf1elds in the country.
 Clark Griffith rises to remark that the White Sox will bear watching this year. Grin seems to think that the Chicagoans have one of the best pitch ing staffs in the American league this season.
 Though the Braves have started off poorly the fans at the Hub have great faith in George StaIlIngs. Boston, it will be remembered, dropped many
 games last spring before Stallings got the team working right Claude Cooper who jumped the Giants, is playing a snappy game for the Brookfeds. Coopers hitting is a big feature of his play. Bradley seems to think that he picked up a coming star when he landed the former Giant. @ They can talk about the Phillie be- ing riddled by the Feds, but just the
 same the team still has some hard hit ters. Bobby Bryce bids fair to play second even better than Knabe who jumped; but Murphy at short doesns f class with Mike DooIan. It's no wonder that more players l are not injured in auto accidents. They seerneto like to travel fast. Some of Jack Dunn'sg men had a marrow es- cape on Sunday in Baltimore. The car they were in skidded and ran in 1 to gully when the steering rod broke Luckily the driver managed to bring i it to a.sstop in time to avert an acci- dent,
 The Baltimore Orioles have lost the services of Ezra Midkiff, the peppery third basernan, for the time being. Tn Ethe exhibition game Sunday at Back River with the Boston Braves, Ezra wrenched his knee so badly that he I will be unable to play for anotheI week. Midkin s loss is hard blow tc
 Dunn, for 'Middy'' was playing a greai game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24
Sack Suits at s12 s15 S17 .S2) and
 $25

STYLED quite unlike any gar ments in town, which is a char acteristic of my clothes.
 MADE unlike any garments you'll see elsewhere which is another Characteristic.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24
pRESBYTERIlNS AND
 NEW HAVEN TOMORROW

At Seaside park tomorrow afternoon the Presbyterian soccer team will meet the New Haven players in game to decide which is to enter the semi final round of the spring competition The Presbies were beaten by to 2 last week and must win tomorrow by four goals to stay in the running. The game will start at 3:S0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24
WARNER BROS. TO PLAY
 WEST ENDS TOMORROW.

The Warmer Bros baseball team of the Industrial league, will clash witt, the West Ends on No. 1 diamond at Seaside park tomorrow afternoon Battery for Warmers. Curry and White: sor West Ends, scanlyon and Kerr
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24

The Court Marina team of the Fra ternal league will play tomorrow at Wheeler's lot at 2 p. m. All mem bers are reuuested to report.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24

The average length of life in swe- den is slightly more than 50 years, which is very high.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24
Baseball Gossip

Hal Chase is not the only first base man by that name in baseball. The, Omaha club Of the western league has a Chase playing first base too.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24

President wilson has ordered t.s withdrawal of several large kracis cl land in Alaska to be hsld for srINr- site and military purposes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24

IT Easter Custom Suits IT TRY LYFoRD BROTHERS TRY East Side and west Ena '
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24

COURT MARINA TEAM
 WILL PLAY TOMORROW.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24
|Boo<Ing. Baseball. TennIs
MAKE IT A CONTEST

 Spring patronage AndI I'm not an T it tool But II only WANT DESERVE ask you O your Clothes buying.  you ind That's enuf isn't
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24

Though the Braves have started of poorly the fans at the Hub have great faith in George Sta1lings Boston, if will be remembered, dropped many games last spring before Stallings got the team working right
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24

s7aFzner want Ads- one Cent word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24
FIRST BASEMAN M'CLINTOCK
 PLEASES BRIDGEPORT MANAGER
Outfie1der Pop Foster Looking For
 lob With Hartford Club

infie1der is fine fielder and Chance figures that the added strength to the defensive department will make up for TuesdaIe's comparative weakness at bat.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24

Manager Chance of the New Y ork Americans was well pleased with the work of his new second oasenan, Tuesdale, in the game against the Ath- Ietics yesterday. The former Buffalo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24

Gene McCann' s New London slug gers beat Paterson of the Atlantic league yesterday by 14 to 4.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24
BalInacaans and Silk
 Lined Top Coats $1O S12.5O S15 10 S25

The Balmacaan will be a factor this season because it deserves to be!
 There's an attraction about a Ba1macaan that isn t to be found in the staider styles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24

Clark Griffith rises to remark thai the White SoxN will bear watching this year. Grin seems to think that the Chicagoans have one of the best pitch ing stafrs in che American league this season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24

Thirteen memberssof the Yale Univ ersity track squad left today for Phil adelphia to take part in the Univer- sity of Pennsy1vania relay games.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24

Claude Cooper. who jumped the Giants. is playing snappy game for the Brookfeds. Cooper's hitting is big feature of his play. Bradley seems to think that he picked up coming star when he landed the former Giant
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24

h Pittsburg they herald the Pirates as real contenders this season. In Mowrey, Wagner viox and Konetchy the Smoky City men have one of the best inf1elds in the country,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-24

Pop Foster wants job with Hart ford but the Senators fear he will re- port too late to be of any use.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-04-26
NEW STORY OF RISE OF BAT NELSON IS A
 GREAT SURPRISE

Bat Nelson somewhere in this fav. ored land has a press agent who writes pieces for the German news of the remarkable story of how it was discovered that Bat was a real fight CT. Tie up your elephants where Bat can't get to them and then read;
 Strange i sthe career of Boxer Nel' son. who by accident became a pu- gilist and make a fortune of one mil lion. Nelson accepted a position as elephant keeper with a travelling cir GUS and was content with very small salary, for he Was glad to have some kind of a job, and he travelled with this circus through America until the day came when attention was called to his immense bodily strength.
 For some unknown reason an ele- phant had become unruly. IL had torn away from the spike to which Nelson had chained 1t in the morning and was about to run away. Of course, the gigantic animal might have caused a terrible catastrophe had not Nelson, in rare presence of mind, jumped at 1t in the nick ftime and given 1t with his bare fist such a terrible blow on it's head that the giant collapsed unconscious as if lightning had struck 1t.
 Without further trouble, the animal was shackled again and taken back to a safe place.
 The manager O fthe circus thus having witnessed feat of most un- usual strength. came to the conclu- sion that Nelson had all the qualifi- cations of a boxer, and he made up his mind to have him appear in his circus. To prevent Nelson from quitf ting his show for someone who might offer him better terms the manager coaxed him into signing contract for several years.
 Pretty soon, however, the prowess of Nelson had become widely known and some manager persuaded the young athlete to come to. New York with hi paying the circus man q considerable indemnity. Nelson fol lowed the call. and at the age of 31 years he had accumulated the fortune above mentioned and retired into pri vate life.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-04-26

As quickly as an echo from every nook and cranny where humanity dwells has come the worlds acclaim for the announcement hy the Pan ama-Pacific International Exposition that a prize of Sl5O.00O vii he given for the circum-aviation O. the globe, this sum to be increased by the cities of the world to slrpass total of S300,OOn Rene QucrteH has sent word that tte purse sho1id be in- creased to sl.COo.0O0 an tht pres ent spirit is shown ntil the date of the start that sum 'ry be reached
 From 7.0O0 a"iatu7s ant 400 aer, clubs of the I'd ne unanimous eneouraFemertJ look u." is to he the liberal waithwoTd treHsia;ed into every tongue for the l2O days of the race. President Moore oe tte evpo- sition has deposited the siTO Go0 nucleus of the prize. Arn2 q Kruca-
Bisbee daily review., 1914-04-26

aeroplanes in the Balkans terded to preserve life, for their use as scouts gave warning of the enemy's moves. After the first gasp. the world has begun to see that the race is prac- ticable even with the invention and skill of today. not to include the strides that will be made in the twelve months to come. The longest lap of the 20.2S5 miles will be 1850 miles and the longest water jump will be G70 niles Bob Fowler. the only living man who has crossed America by air. says circum aviation is practical Lincoln Beacheys is abroad studying for his own benefit and to give data to the exposition for use in arranging the race The flicht across the Atlantic need not be made at all if the flier will submit to penalization for shipping his ma chine across. Bus the 670-mile
 flights will provide no great fears. VI Foruay in France flew 628 miles in l3 hours and IS minItes; Brind-