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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-03-08
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GIANTS IN
GREAT FORM
BEAT DALLAS

Dallas, Tex, March 9.4-The youth
full Giants beat the Dallas team 6 to
yesterday afternoon. and ought to
have won 10 to 3. They made enough
base hits to have added four more
TALES, but wasted runs in two ways.
One wastage was due to bad coaching
at third. The other was the result Of
constantly trying the hit and run
and the double steal, which was not
reprehensible, although it did not pan
out.
The Giants batted better than they
did Saturday. They raped out hits
in copious quantity in the fifth and
sixth innings, made sure of the VIC
tory in the two rounds, and would
have made it more one-stded had
they waited to be batted around in
stead of taking base-running chances
However, whether the chance tax
ing was due to poor coaching or to
trying plays. it was highly utili-
tartan policy, because it helped the
players to keep warm As the case
saturday the weather was Wintfy, on
ly more so. If the. players had not
read in the papers that they were in
Texas they would have. sworn they
were in Alaska.
Huenke and Kirnaayer@ were the
young boxmen who were tried out to-
day by New York. The Hcals group
ed three singles on Huepke in the
second inning and that was all the
effective hitting DaIlassdid.
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REsTA WINNER OF
VANDERBILT CUP

San Francisco, March S.-With the
same courage and skill which carried
him to victory in the Grand Prize race
cred, snorting Peugeot racer. won, the
Vanderbilt Cup race, Americas blue
ribbon classic. here Saturday. Resta's
feat in winning the two big races in
eight days is one Of the most remark
able performances in the history of au-
tomobiIe racing.
Full of confidence because of his
previous victory, the daring driver
fairly burned up the short four-miIe
course as he SKINNED around, lap af-
ter lap. His time for the mile
whirI was 4:27:37. and average of 67.2
miles an hour.
Howard wilcox, driving a stutz, was
second in 4:34:36, while Eddie PeIlen,
plotting a Mercer. was third in 4:s5:s7-
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Y ANKS GIVE
UP HOPE OF
GETTING BAKER

Savannah, Ga, March S.-Lons
walks to points of interest in and near
Savannah made up the training of
Bill -Donovan's athletes here yesterd-
day
Pitcher Arthur fClarksen, a semi
professional from Milwaukee, deserted
the team late Saturday night or early
yesterday morning. His absence did
not become known until last night,
when Trained Duggan tried to locate
the pitcher. and then no one could be
found who had seen him during the
day. Clarkson has been suffering from
I a sore arm, and he has also expressed
the idea that a youngster has little or
no chance OF. -winning a place on the
Yankee pitching staff. He is a big fell
low, and made an excellent impression
in, his early, workout.
| The first word received by Manager
DONOVAN from Angel Aragon, the Gu
ban infielder, arrived yesterday. It
tHavana and would arrived here today.
morning so there will he nine addi-
tons to the squad, counting the seven
from Hot Springs, in its next work
out.
Capt. T. L. Huston declared yester-
day that there were no new develop
ments in. regard to the Yankees get
ting Baker from the Athletics. In
fact the captain has almost given up
hope that the noted s1ugger will ever
wear a Yankee uniform. He had high
hopes a week ago, but he is satisfied
now that Fritz Maise1 will have to do
all the third basing for the ball club.
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BESCHER WANTED
BY ST. LOUIS IN
DEAL FOR PERRlTT

Marlin, Texas, March s.-The Nc
Graw-Huggins conference yesterday
recalls the old story of the French ar
my that marched up the hill and down
again. Higgins reached Marlin at
two O'Clock and remained more than
two hours. The two baseball celebri-
ties were. closeted for more than an
hour, and what propositions and coun-
ter propositions passed between them
during the private conference only
two men know, and they are the
principals to the conclave.
McGraw declares he has no infor-
nation to give out and declines to in
innate any part of the interchange of
views between himself and the man
ager of the Cardinals. A significant
feature, however. of the visit was a
long talk that Higgins had with
Bescher after the conference.
Tt is said that Bescher objects very
strongly to Joining St. Louis. Even
If he gets the outde1der Higgins will
probably be given a recruit inde1der,
too.
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BLUE RIBBONS AND
WALLUM'S STARS in
DECIDING CONT EST

The deciding game in the series
between HAIRY yXaltum's A1l-Stars
and the Blue Ribbons VIII be played
at Colonial hail tomorrow night The
Ribbons won the first game by a,
close margin but two weeks ago the
NVaI1um boys won by a single point
as a result of a foul by SWenson in
the HnaI minute OF play
The visitors have & strongest
team seen in action hers tais season
M cd arc, the Knzc1xerbOcker star, is
~ center and Norman and Srno1ick
are the srezaEda- Norman is a won
der az ioEs shots aid IS also very ac-
curate IN throwing from the foul line
Jexzsy FAszller, the hard working guard,
WIKI also be in acao1-
Manager Leavy VIII have his usual
strong corn cinaticE- After their dou-
BE victory last week the fans are
ssEortdes5ng II the K5bbcns viii be able
TO continue their winning streak.
There VIII be 4 preliminary. between
the Boys club and Olfvet fives. Dane
ing as usual The big game lineup:
Blue Rdbzse,ns sWafzEE Stars
Beck man, IF e Alzs1NRailura
sC.1in4ors, # f 4 = rgs Fuller
sI.sC11aFd, - c. Mcmillan
Roach, rg If, Norman
SHenscas Is SLnolick
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YALE, PRINCETON
AND HARVARD TO
PLAY IN NEW YORK


New Haven. Conn, March s.-The
new baseball arrangement between
Yale, Harvard and Princeton has ex-
tended the series of each of these
three universities with each Of the
other two from two to three certain
games The agreement of the three
to play a third game in New York
city was framed in order to give a
winner in the triangular arrangement
on the percentage basis, Transforming
the trio into practically a Yale. Har-
ward, Princeton baseball league.
The Harvard Princeton and Yale
Princeton games will be played on the
Polo grounds. July 16 and Is, respec-
lively, and the Yale-Harvard third
match will be fought on Ebbets Field,
Brooklyn, Saturday, June 26.
The certainty of third game in
New York will swell the seasons re-
ceipts for Yale, Harvard, and Prince
ton by several thousand dollars. This
baseball arrangement is another link
in the chain binding ale, Harvard,
and Princeton more firmly together In
athletic relations. Another Indication
of the movement, is the series of foot
ball conferences which Captain Will
son of the Yale eleven has called with
Harvard and Princeton officials here.
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STALLlNGS GAVE
PURDUE IN TRADE
FOR SLUGGER MAGEE


Macon, Ca, March 6.-Manager Sta1-
lings practically snapped Hub Perdue
for Sherwood Magee, one of the great
est trades in the history of baseball.
This is the way many of the Braves
size up the result of the trade whereby
Perdue went to st. Louis in return for
Ted Gather and George Whitfield and
the trade whereby George Whitfield
and Oscar DHgey went to the Phillies
in return for the coming to the Braves
of Sherwood Magee.
Gather is just as valuable a ball
player as Dugey and most of the fans
will rate him considerably. more va1u-
able to a club than Dugey. If this view
of the case is taken, Sta1lings made
a trade which deserves all the more
credit.
Even if there were a money consid-
Grafton, given to the Philadelphia club
in addition to Dugley and Whitfield,
the difference in value being. Dugey
and Gather would bring it back to the
same thing, Perdue for Magee, which
is going some.
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POKER BARRED BY
MANAGER CARDIGAN
OF BOSTON RED SOx

Hot Springs, Ark, March 3.-The
Red Sex think they have a coming
star in Catcher Patrick Haley, The
big catcher, purchased ostensib1y for
the Providence club, is apt to make
his debut in Boston uniform at Fen
way Park on April 81. Haley, a resi-
dent of Flint, Mich, is a boyhood pal
of Forrest Cady and a much broader
man than Cady, though he lacks sew
eraI of the 1ater's inches.
He is over 100 pounds in weight,
islands feet IL inches, and bears a
close resemblance in features to Jack
Twin Sullivan. He is az determined,
aggressive player, of the true Carri-
gan type, and if his actions bear out
his looks, he will surely be Manager
Bills right-hand catcher this coming
season.
This is Haley's fourth year in base
ball Two years ago he was drafted
by the Pirates, only to be turned back
without trial Tie is crazy to get a
chance with the Red .Sox, whom he
considers the logical favorites in this
years pennant race.
En- route to this place, Manager Bill
adhering to the rule that he made last
season insisted that poker, even of
the "five and ten'' variety, was strictly
to watch Cupid Burns, the veteran
Heinie Wagner and even Carrigan
himself playing fan tan and pinochle
strictly for fun.
The Red Sox manager long ago be-
came convinced that quarter and half
mony in a big league ball club With
the prospects for this years pennant
so favorable Bill does not intend to
allow the late sessions that have done
so much to disrupt running com bina-
tions in former years.
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RICHIE WORKING
HARD FOR BATTLE
WITH FRED WELSH

New Y ork, March S-Wil1ie Ritehie,
former lightweight champion, made
today the most strenuous he has spent
at his training camp ins preparation
for his ten-round championship bout
with the lightweight title holder,
Garden, Thursday night Ritchie
designatedf the occasion sstry-out day
and put his punch to a test against the
strongest men in his retinue of spar
ring partners.
When he jumped on the scales yes
terday Ritchie weighed in at 136 IA
pounds He has not stinted himself
at the training table, and had been
eating and drinking. what he pleased
since starting work six days ago.
Welsh put in a hard day at Ocean
port yesterday, boxing twelve rounds,
four rounds each with One-R Quad
Hogan Harry Thomas and Griff fDa-
Wis. Welsh weighed in at 1873
pounds after the days work, and ex-
poets to be down to / IS after his road
work Wednesday,
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volved in debt, he left Bristol and
went to London, where he was thrown
into the MarshaIsea prison for deb
tors. He was rescued by Henry
Pearce, ''the Game Chicken who
was champion OF England in 1906
Soon after his release Gully fought
his friend Pearce in the ring, and
was defeated after a memorable bat
tie. In 1907 Gully became champion
by whipping Bob Gregson, and in the
following year Gully was again the
victor.
After that Gully retired from the
ring and became a bookmaker. He
made large sums on the turf and In
vested his winnings in mining land,
which, proving very valuable, made
him millionaire. He then bought
some of the greatest race horses of
that period, and in 1876 he won the
Derby with Pyrrhus the First, and
the Oaks with Mendicant. In 1854
he again captured the Derby with
Andover. In 1882 he was elected to
ParHam ent from Pontefract. He was
twice married, and had twelve chill
dren. So popular was he that when
he stood for Parliament his opponent,
Lord Marlborough, withdrew and left
him a. clear field.
Charles GreviHe, in his memoirs, .
described Gully as remarkably
graceful and even dignified in his ac-
education he has strong sense, dis
erection, reserve, and species of good
taste which has prevented, in the
height Of his fortunes, his behavior
from ever transgressing the bonds of
modesty and respect
About ten years before his death
Gully sold his stud and retired to
Corking Hall, near Durham, where he
lived the life of a country gentle
man.
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ANfgT .RIES
OF RING BATTLES

1s9O@George Godfrey knocked out
Patsy Cardn in 9Th round at Provi-
dence. .sOId Chocolate Godfrey
was one of the best coIored fighters
of the Sullivan era, and, although he
weighed only about ITO pounds,
whipped many good heavyweights.
but was defeated by Peter Jackson.
Jake KI1rain and Peter Maher. Patsy.
Cardiff was hard-hit6ing, clever
fighter, with lots Of speed and steam,
but he didn't have enough sand in his
craw He wasn't built for the rough
game of that period, although he
would shine today, as there was lit
tie about boxing he didn't know Car
diff once had the championship with
in his grasp, for when he fought John
J.. Sullivan in Minneapolis in 1887 the
latter broke his arm. and was COM
pIeteIy at Patsy's mercy By sheer
nerve and personality John L. bluff
ed lit out, although at any time Car
diff could have landed punch that
would have put 5u1ly to sleep A
man without heart for lighting didn't
stand a chance in those days. and
Cardiff had nearly everything but
courage.
18S7-Jake Kllrain defeated Joe
I.annan in IL rounds at WATERFOWL.
Isss-Bob F4tzsirnmons knocked
out jim Hall in fourth round at-New
Orleans.
s1s94-Young .Griffo and jimmy
Dime fought eight round draw at
Boston.
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KAUFF TRYING TO JUMP The
FEDERALS FOR JOB WITH GIANTS
Former Bridgeport Outfielder Flat
Broke AS Result Of Lively Winter


New York. March S,=-Bennie Kaun,
outhe1der of the indianapolis club and
the a1l-around star of the Federal
league, within. the last week has made
overtures to John McGraw with the.
idea of joining the Giants. =
Pretty positive information to that
effect came in a letter from a friend in
indianapolis who is pretty close to the
doofeds, and Kaun in particular. Our
informant writes that Kaun has sent
his contract to the New York club and
that Harry Hempstead'S lawyers. are
examining the document for a loophole
through which Kauff can return to
Organized Baseball.
Should the New York club find it
advisable to make a. fight for Kaa1ff
the legal battle will not devo1ve upon
the local management, but ostensibly
upon the Indianapolis club of the
American association, from which
Kauf jumped
After he has been signed by his. old
club Kaufs will he sold. or traded. to
the Giants. Jack Hendricks, manager
of the Indianapolis American associa-
ton club, some time ago asserted that
he had arranged with McGraw for a
dicker that would hold good in the
event Bonnie made the flop back.
naum has been referred to as a sec
ond Ty Cobb, but such a comparison
is rather too enthusiastic. However,
there is 40 denying that Bonnie last
season developed into one Of the fast
est and best hitting outhelders in the
business, and his addition to McGraw's
STAFF would make the Giants spennant
hopes considerably brighter.
Kauh had a fine record last season.
In addition to leading the league in
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hitting, with a percentage of 1856, he
stole rs bases, as against % for his
nearest rival, Bill .McKechnie Of the
Hoofeds. Bennie was also in receipt
of II passes and led in scoring with 118
runs Granted that Organized Base
balls rating of the Federal league APP
breaches accuracy, Kauff must be con-
siderable player to have compiled that
sort of a record even in the Atlantic
league.
Our informant asserts that there are
two main reasons for Kauff's desire to
join the Giants Bonnie has a great re-
gard for McGraw as a manager, and,
above all, he is reported to be fiat
broke. Kaun is said to have passed d
very active social season in Indianap-
oils. When the season closed he owned
three automobiles, one of which he
entered in the Indianapolis Speedway
races last May. Heres ar. extract
from the letter that tells pretty well
just how Bennie is said to be situated:
Friend Kauff may have a little
trouble in getting into shape this
spring. have it pretty straight that
he is fat broke after spending a very
active winter. When the season closed
last fall he owned three cars, one of
which, a big racing auto, took part in
the big races last May at the Speed
way here. He has sold every one Of
these cars.
HE has been a pretty good fellow
around Indianapolis this winter, and
He weighs in the neighborhood of 1S5
pounds now, and ow what that
means for a fellow of Bennie's size.
However, T believe that with a months
hard work in the South. Bonnie would
Ibe pretty At to take the Held
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Luke MeLuke sac:

When you notice that people are trys
ing to dodge you when they see yous
you can usually discover the reason for
their actions if you will get a mirror
and look right under your nose.
Women have their faults, but you
never saw one who shoyeled her food
into her mouth with 8 knife
When a girl has such powerful
voice that you can hear her yelling for
a square her fond mother sends her to
take singing lessons, and the result is
that you can hear her yelling for two
squares.
When you fail in love with a pretty
face you have to take the rest of the
girl with it, so you might as well see
that the pretty face is attached to s.
corn fed and get all the girl that is
coming to you.
Some men are busy laying up treas
ures in heaven when they should be
paying some attention to fire insur-
ance.
The reason why a girl knows that a
fellow is all right is because her fa-
Their and mother know that he is no
good.
Every man believes that he has good
sense, but he couldn't prove it by the
love letters he wrote to his wife before
they were married
A woman is a woman because she
can understand things without giving
them a thought
The man who thinks he knows it an
usually knows everything that isn't
worth knowing
If a man can't get the girl he wants
he gets peeved and quits, but If a girl
can't get the man she wants she goes
and cops out the man some other girl
wants.
A good conversationaiist never talks
when he is through with It.
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By wagner.).

(By- w SSneI.J Z
Word was received here today that
Johnny Griffiths, who has defeated
Freddie Welsh and Joe Shugrue,
pear in the Emblem A. G. boxing
show. Grifiths who halls from
Akron, O., has been doing wonderful
ring work lately. Matchmaker Kid
williams of the Emblem A. G.. wired
Griffiths' manager, Bernie Strapp, but
the latter said Grifhths already had
three bouts booked in rapid success
sion and could not arrange for any
more just now. The Emblem pro-
motor has secured Gilbert Gallant to
appear in the star bout and hoped to
get Grihths to oppose him.
Charles B. Mitchell, a. young out
fielder, who has played with semi
pro clubs in Jersey City, wants a job
to have a Recommendation from Sec
rotary Foster of the New York Giants.
Bridgeport, will probably give him a
trial.
The deal with the Fort Worth club
of the Texas league for the services
of shortstop Bobby STOW has been
CLOSED by the Bridgeport manage
1nent stow doesn't exhibit any en-
thusiasm about Journeying to Texas.
though.
Tom Jones, manager of Jess VIII.
lard, wants $4,000 to take his man to
holding the battle at Jaurez has been
la abandoned and the work. of refunding
money to ticket purchasers has been
commenced
Granular Rice, the New York Tri-
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CAN'T Get GRIFFITHS FOR
NEXT LOCAL BOXING SHOW
Infielder Fitzpatrick Throws Down
Worlds Champions for Job With
Toronto

bune expert, says Lefty High is show
ing up well in practice with the New
York Americans and is sure to
strengthen the Yankee outfeld.
Al spiegel,~ the brilliant halfback of
the Washington & Jefferson eleven.
has decided not to take up track work
this spring. He is the fastest man in
western Pennsylvania at 100 yards. He
looked pretty fleet when he was dodg-
ing through the Yale line last season.
Bobby stow is receiving great credit
for his work as coach of the Yale bas-
ketbaIl five. His players have played
sp1endidly all season and are tied with
Princeton for first place in the Inter
collegiate league. They meet the III
gers in New Haven tomorrow night
and victory will practically clinch
the championship for either team
Here's a man who prefers to play
with Toronto instead of with the Bos-
ton worlds champions. Eddie Fftzpat-
rick is his name. He was sold to Bos-
Son recently but found he, got $50 a
month less with the BravesN than with
Toronto. Fitzpatrick says he will play
with Toronto or retire to- his farm.
He must have overlooked the fact that
he might get some Of that worlds Sc
ries coin if he signed with Boston
| The Chicago White sox We're beaten
yesterday in Los Angeles by II to 2
MeuseI of the Los Angeles club made
four hits in four times up.
In spite of the order of his employer
not to play Sunday ball, Manager Lee
Mage of the Brooklyn F7ederals called
a practice yesterday Magee says he
has Wards promise not to interfere
with managerial plans.
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Emma. knowing Philip was a good
catch, was not ayerse. and they ann
icably consented to love and protect
each other all along the journey Of
life. Rev NIcNeely united them at Mr.
relatives.
Peace be their lives-short or 1ong7
All the time one loves sweet song;
No angry words to mar their joys
May they have both girls and boys
If nature gives perchance eleven
For of such is the kingdom OF heaven"
White River Gazette.
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Yale and Princeton
Lead Basketballers
Standing of Teams

Princeton and Yale maintained the
joint leadership of the international
Basketball league by defeating Dart
mouth and Pennsylvani arespectWely
last Saturday.
The Tigers showed better form
against the Hanoverians than they
had. in all previous contests. Jack
son, the veteran forward of last sea-
son, has helped the New Jersey five
considerably by. return to form.
Tuesday night the tie will be bro
ken when Yale meets Princeton at
New Haven All collegiate basket
ball interest is conferred on this clash,
as it is the deciding game of the sea-
son.
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The Wise Fool.

'sBrevity is the soul of wit OBJ
served the sage.
Maybe, replied the fool, 'sbut new
er feel very witty when I am short
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Wet Water and Dry Water7

house, six rooms, good. location, both
kinds Of water. on s. Main street, Ces
darville Ad will not appear. again
but house will be fol. .sale--Ad-
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a Toast to Luke.

A wise old owl is Luke McLuke.
His wit is keen. with ne er a fulze5
He's read alike by tramp and duke
AL erring ones get his rebUlze-
-R. ]. s., Covingtons Izys
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McGraw Admits He
Was Superstitious in
One Worlds Series
sporting News.)

John MeGraw was tanning recently,
and declared himself as not in the
least superstitious. This STUFF about
1inxes and all the rest of it doesn't
mean anything to me-" he said. But
then he remembered something and
modified his statement.
ssI,n admit, he remarked, chat
there was something which happened
in worlds, series once that I took as
a lucky sign, and it came through, too
It was back. in 1905, and we were play
ing the PfaiIlies. Andy Coakley was
in there pitching. AS Mack had been
a, little slow in selecting him, his name
wasn't put up on the score board I'M
til the first inning was under way
ssT-wo men were out when Mike Don
lin came up, and he met the first ball
CoakIey pitched and smashed it on q
line into right field. It hit the name
Coakley on the score board squarely in
the middle and knocked 1t off the,
fence. Yes, we Knocked Coakley out
of the box two innings later