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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
JENNINGS TELLS
WHEN DONOVAN
LOST THAT SMILE
6sporting News.l

According to Hugh Jennings, who
had several weeks experience with
the subject of this sketch, back of
that famous smile Of Wild Bill sDono-
van there was. a mighty lighting"
disposition.
stBill has lost his smile on any NUM-
Der OF occasions says Hughie.
can recall numerous instances of when
the Tigers were fighting for the PEN
nant In the years Of 1907, 1908, 1909
that Bill frowned quite as often as did
any Of the rest of us.
For several weeks in the season of
1907 the Tigers were in front, but they
couldn't gain on the Mackmen. Then
came a. series with cleveland. Just
prior to the Tiger-Nap engagement
games with the Athletics and had used
its second string pitchers. When De-
troit showed up the Maps had Joss,
Rhoades, Moore, Hess and Bernhard
ready and we were beaten IN three
games.
AFTER the third game I spent few
minutes jajWing with Addie Joss. Bill
Joined us and right afterW ards
lRhoades Tipped in. Then Doc Payne,
the Cleveland trainer, inserted his
voice. This was too much for Bill.
Turning towards Payne he yelled:
.. Now, you get out of this argu-
ment-and stay out. know you have
a reputation as a fighter, but either
show something now or get on your
way.
Payne left.
81 can also recall an instance of
where Bill took one Of Sam Crawford s
good clubs and busted up a stove In
the old club house because the team
let him get beat out OF a i to game
let him get beat by throwing away
numerous chances on the base paths
This was back In 1908 %
/ After a moment or two Of reflection
Jennings continued:
ST do not know that a Display of
temper discloses perseverance, but it
certainly shows than a man has some
backbone. Bill surely has that-and
plenty Of it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
REED OF PHILLIES
BECOMES FEDERAL.
BROWN RELEASED

Buffalo. March Manager. Lee
Magee, of the Brooklyn F'ederaIs,
strengthened the Brooklyn Federal
league by signing at least one new
player during the league meeting,
which ended Saturday night at Buffa-
10 after a two-day seSsi on.
Milton Reed, the young shortstop
OF the Philadelphia Nationals, is the
latest athlete to hear the call of the
coin and jump the traces of organic
ed ball. With Magee himself play
ing second base and Reed at short
the territory in the vicinity of the
keystone sack will be well taken care
Of Miner Brown, the three-nngered
pitcher. has been released by the
Brooklyn Feds burt as his contract
still has two years to run, the league
will take care Of him. It is believed
that Brooklyn handed him his walk
ing papers SO that he might sign
with either the Buffeds or te Chicago
Whales. Both these clubs are after
the once famous hurler, and it is lie
1y that Brown will be seen in Buffalo
livery during the coming season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
WELSH EXPECTS
TO BEAT RICHIE
IN COMING BOUT

New york, March 1--Declartng his
intention OF giving Willie Richie 8
sound lacfng. Champion Freddie
welsh is back in town. Welsh is
filled with confidence as a. result of
his victory over White and viii start
At. once to prepare for the Richie
bout, which takes place at the Garden
March II.
TT is quite generous OF Willie
Richie to offer to bet me $4,000
If ri accept that offer from Denver
Of $4,000 to box him twenty rounds
to a decisidn,' :. said Welsh. Accord
ing to Ritdhiess figuring that would
make the sS25, 600 demand of him
before Z consent to give him chance
to win my title
eff he won my title he could well
afford to pay 1O,O0Osfor it. But con-
slider it from my point Of view Be-
fore he would meet me he denand-
ed sz5. 900 for his end. wfn. lose or
draw. He got it, and a hcking- I
got notE1ng-in fact, T lost money.
Surprising 4 accepted his offer and
lose-il1st suggesting What do get
Five thousand dollars and oblivion.
So TIL take no chances. alth ough
am confident I can beat Ritchie in
one round or a hundred rounds the
best day he ever saw.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
.PITTSFIELD
TO TRAIN IN
QUAKER CITY

Pittsfield. March berkshire winds,
Berkshire snow and Berkshire rain
don't appeal a whole lot to Jack cellar
and after several years of experience
trying to whip a squad Of baseball
players into condition for the Eastern
association campaign with more or
less unsatisfactory results, the Pitts
field magnate has concluded to train
his bunch in Philadelphia. Candidates
for the team will be asked to report
April s at Philadelphia and the train
ing will be on Stenton Field
Hotel accommodation for 50 have
been secured Manager cellar intends
to stick to the Quaker City and not
show in Pittsfeld before the Eastern
association race starts, although Man
ager Noonan of the Wilkes-Barre club
of the New York State league. club
wanted to come here for a game April
49, He expects to keep his players in
PhiIadtlplia, until April q and then go
to Bridgeport for the opening game,
April g. His team plays In It's drst
game here April 3d.
cellar has picked up Pitcher Alex
ander from the Philadelphia Nation
ais Alexander is brother of ALEX
ander the Great of the Phi1lies, and
was with that club last season. Som
erlot and BarrN2k amp are to be trad
ed and he has retained only Prysock,
Troy, Sherman, Rettig5 and Taylor.
TROY is bringing with him a pitcher
named Bill Edwards, who is reported
to have received an offer from the
Federal league. Hyatt will be given
another trial.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
ALLEGED DYNAMITERS
ASK SEPARATE TRIALS

Los Angles, March david Cap
Ian and M. A. Schmidt, who have been
held to answer murder charges in con-
nectionC with the destruction of the
Times building here in 1910 will de-
mand separate trials, according to H.
H Appel, retained as attorney for
them by Anton Johannsen, general or
ganizer for the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters & Joiners of America. APP
pei expects to have associated with
him several attorneys familiar with
the trials of the Mcnamara brothers.
Captain who was extradited from
Port Orchard, Wash, and Schmidt,
who was extradfted from New York,
probably will be arraigned tomorrow
on one of the eighteen indictments re-
turned against them
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
EDITED BY WAGNER
SIXTY in
GIANT CAMP
AT MARLIN, TEX.

Marlin, Tex, March 1-sixty naeuus
bers of the training party OF the New
York Nationals are registered at this
Arlington Hotel, with four still miss
ing. The absentees are Manager Nc
Graw, who left his travelling eompsns
ions last night and went on to Hous-
ton on some unknown mission; Ar
thur FromIne, whose. arrival from
California Is expected tonight; Larry
Mclean, who is due from New York
today or Tuesday, and Emilio P9&~
nero, the Cuban. pitcher.
The party that started from New
York last Thursday and made some
pick-ups at st. Louis got in early this
morning in charge of Eddie Bran
nick Accompanying this squad aBlU
Cy. Seymour and Arthur Deylin, wits
are free agents, and DIR. Frank Fins
ley of Pittsburgh. Finley is an ola
friend of McGraw's and has made
several spring trips TO Marlin.
Jeff Tesreau, Fred Snodgrass and
Eddie Grant arrived late yesterday
afternoon from Houston, and over
another route Larry Doyle, Hans Lsoa
bert, Mrs. Lobert and Mrs. McGraT
came in from New Orleans via E0ua-
ton after a sea voyage from Havana.
The Arlington Hotel is housing tho
largest baseball party it has ever en-
=tertained. There have been big squads
here before. but when McGraw and
Fromme arrive the baseball guests
will number sixty=two. Forty OF these
are players and the rest correspond
ents, wives of players, Business MAJ
ayers Bannick and Kinsella and
Groundkeeper Fabian
All of the boys from California re-
ported in fine condition. .Jeff TeEeaus
who is regarded as the White Hops
of the Giants this year, has been
playing some baseball in California
and is fit. Doyle has also been active
this winter in Florida, and auuounesG
that he Intends to hold second hasa
against all corners. Fred Merkle is
another finely conditioned athlete.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
WARDS WON'T
PLAY SUNDAY
BALL IN NEWAR

New. York, March Robert B.
Ward of the Brooklyn Federal League
Club and Pat Powers and Harry SIN
clair of the Newark Feds all return
ed from the Federal League conclave
in Buffalo yesterday. The schedule
will be held up for two weeks, pend
ing the outcome of the Kansas City
injunction against the Newark CLUB
project.
While in Buffalo 1t is understood
that strong influence was brought to
bear upon Robert B: Ward, Vice Pres
ident Of the league, to change his
mind in relation to Sunday baseball
The Wards will not, permit their CLUB
to play on Sundays. 1t was pointed
out by the other club owners that
Sunday games in Newark with
Brooklyn as the visiting club would
prove q great attraction not only from
Newark and surrounding cities but
from Brooklyn and New York.
Pat Powers is especially anxious to
have the Wards permit their club to
play in Newark on Sundays. as he
thinks this would be the biggest draw
ing card on the schedule
The Wards, however stuck to the
decision they made when they went
into baseball, that the Brookfeds
must observe the Sabbath. Although
this decision will probably mean q
deal in lost gate receipts, nevertheless
the other club owners must submit to
Mr.. Wards decision.
The attitude of the Wards is natur-
ally quite a disa continent to the new
owners of the Newark club, but they
hope that when the schedule IS fin
ally announced on March g at Pitts
burgh that they will receive a number
of attractive Sunday dates
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
Joe Lannan One of
Good Canadian Boxers

While Tommy Burns is theIon1y ma.
tive of Canada in the list of the
WORLDS heavyweight champions, the
Dominion has turned out many classy
"heayfes." For instance, there is.
Samuel Langford, who started life in
Nova Scotia, and who is about as ham
dy a man with his fists as any to be.
found on the crust of this obIate spae-s
Eroid. x O1d-tin1e fans will recall many
Eother Canadian heavyweights who.
made their Tnark-'on the faces of their.
opponents-among whom were two ma.
tive sons of little Prince Edward Is
land, Joe Lannan and George God.
frey. #1annan, who was born in Char
|fottetoNNn just half a, century ago ato-s
day. q N ARCH g515 1855, was al eenten1pp>
|rafy of John l. Sullivan, Charlie Nit
FehelI. Peter Jackson and other heavy
Wesights who gave zest to the life Of
the fight fan some twenty-five or thir-.
ty years aga. Godfrey, best Femen-3
bered as <ssOld Chocolate" because of
his decidedly. brunette skim was too
light to-etaspire5 to the sheavyWeight
champi onship. but the game and c1ey-
err negro gave the big fellows of that
day q, lot of trouble. ss.
Like near1y~an the Canadian boxers,
Joe -I4annans began his ring career in
Boston It was about thirty years
ago that Joe began nling1ing with box
ers now. all but forgotten but fairly
as Denny Ke1liher, Matt Cunningham
and Jim Duffy. In 1885 lLannan. went
to ST. Paul and whipped Joe Brady
and Billy Wilson, but lost at Pat Kill
lem. He also bested Ed McKeon at
Grand Forks, N. D. Back IN Boston
he knocked out John P. Ioughlin and
Frank Herald, and fought a draw
with his coutryman. George Godfrey.
zLannan got into the Hrne1ight in
1887. when he was matched with Jake
KiIrain for the championship of Amer
lea. Jake then claimed the title be-
cause Of Sullivan refusal to meet
him, and a little later he was present
ed with a belt symbolic of the title.
The Canadian put up a good fight, but
he was defeated in eleven rounds. In
1889 he fought another draw with
George Godfrey, and then met Jack
Ashton, who Knocked him out in the
nineteenth round. Later that year
Lannan and Peter jackson tried to
fight at Revere. Mass, but the cops
butted in and stopped the proceedings.
In 1892 La1nan fought a three-round
draw with Jim Corbett, and then met
Godfrey again. The fight was staged
Fat Coney Island and this time ALannan
was Knocked out by the negro. That
ended hts career in America, although
he later fought a few battles in Eng
land ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01

OF RING BATTLES

18S9-George Lavigne and George
Siddons fought IT rounds, to a draw
at Saginaw, Mich. Seventy-seven
rounds is considerable highland
when. you consider that this was La
vtgne's first regular ring battle, and
that Siddons, known as the iron
man and the ttalI day fighter was
one of the toughest nuts to crack the
ring ever had, the feat. of the little
sawed-off French Canadian is entit-
led to go gathering down the ocr@e TORS
OF time as one of the greatest stunts
in pug1istic history. Layigne had de-
veloped his muscles by loading salt
on barges at Saginaw, and had boxed
with is brother Billy and with Tommy
Ryan, but in experience he was a no
vice when he went up against the
tough and durable siddons- A little
later he fought Siddons again; going
8 rounds to a draw in Grand Rapids.
The Saginaw Kid became light
weight champion in 1895 and he held
the title until 1899, when he was de-
feated by Frank Erne.
1865-Joe Lannon, heavyweight
boxer, born in Charlottetown, Canada.
1890-Benny Kaufman Hebrew
featherweight,a born in Russia.
89s-Tomny Ma1oney, Irfsh-Arn-
erican we1terweight. born IN New
York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
WHAT HOLY NAME PLAYERS
ARE DOING IN BASKETBALL,
Report That Hearts Are Trying to Sc
cure Beckman of Ribbons
(By Old Man Grumpy

1t has been given out upon good
authority that the Hearts have sign
ed Beckman, the star forward on the
Blue Ribbon quintet. If that is not
rubbing it in would like to know
Beck is about the c1assiest little play
er that has appeared in this city since
the days of Haggerty, of the old
Bridgeport five. If the old league is
about to turn professional it is about
time the curtain was drawn. Not
that, want to see the season close
now that the Hearts have two game
lead. But if Beck ever puts foot
on a Holy Name basketball court the
St Charles, and I might also add the
other two teams. will say eau revoir''
place Beck is not a member of the
Sacred Heart parish. In the second
place, he does not reside IN this city
and In the third place, the most i'm
portant OF all, he is a professional.
The latter bars him from entrance to
the Holy Name basketball league.
Then again it may be but a rumor.
Said an enthusiastic and likewise
Independent fan Friday night: 'tIt is
too bad that the four teams are not
evenly matched in regards weight and
height. If the league was but COM
posed of four teaoms the size and
weight of the Johns, Mary's and
Charles, it would be dandy old race
for the flag OF course you can't
blame the Hearts for bringing over
the big team they have. Probably
they can't get a smaller team" He
then added: ct would advise that
next year the teams be under slip
ulated weight"
The most rabid Sacred Heart root
er will agree with me that the Sacred
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
ABSENCE OF YALE
CREW COACH HAS
OARSMEN WORRIED

New Haven, March f1.-Ya1e oars
men are worried because no word has
been received from Guy Nickalls, the
English coach who was to have left
ENGLAND for this country February r.
The steamer on which he was to have
sailed postponed its sailing for a
month.
Several eabiegrams were sent to him
at London to learn his plans, but no
replies have been received. NickalIs
expected to bring with him a, new:
English shell for the varsity and Eng
lish-macIe oars.
Denegre said last night that the
practice will be temporarily in charge
Of Eugene Gianini, the freshman
coach. There are 1856 candidates for
the crews. It is expected that half a
dozen shells will be on the water this
afternoon. zs9-
The position Of stroke on the Ya1e
varsity eight will be. the most diff
cult place to I'LL this year. There is
no Jack Appleton in this years
squad. In the fall regatta Mr.. Nick
a1ls had. three varsity strokes at
work, Morse, who stroked the winning
Coe of last years freshmen crew and
[GiIh1lan. stroke OF the second varsity
crew of last season.
Morse's crew won the fall regatta,
with Goes crew second and GiIh11an's
crew third. Morse is a big, strong
chap, but has neven rowed in very
good form. He, however, has posi-
bilties.
Coe is a new man at sroIze and is
not so powerful as Morse Gdln1la1n
was stroke of the freshmen crew In
1913 and was a strong competitor for
stroke last June against Jack Apple
ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01

We all like to he known as Asbroad.'
But when we see a man do good
deed we give him Il passing thought
and when we see him do something
he shouldn't be doing we remember it
long enough to tell everybody IN town
about it.
Anyway, when Adam got back to the
cave at night he didn't have to frlsE
himself for long blond hairs or talcun
powder marks on his rags before ne
went in and faced Eve.
When there is company at the house
and father gets too gay with the Pc
male callers mothers voice Is so sweet
that it attracts the flies But as soon
as the company has gone mother 9
voice gets so vinegary that it turns the
milk sour.
Nearly every man you meet Is car
rying around a patent cigar lighter
that won't light. .5.-s~. a-s
After you change a girls name foE
ner you may discover that "a girl By
any other name isn't as sweet.
When a farmer goes into restau-
rant in. the city the only thing he can
think of to order is ham and eggs.
Tt is hard to think up something to
say that will make thin woman feel
good. But you can always tell a fat
woman that she is getting thin and she
will love you for It
Some men bunch the ten command
ments into one commandment so they
can observe it. And the one command
lnent is, "Thou shalt not be found
OUT
It doesn't make any difference which
side wins the war in Europe Your
landlord will expect his rent just the
same.
No married woman believes that her
husband is so important that he needs
a young woman as his secretary.
When an old maid meets a zvonlan
who has had four husbands the old
maid can't ind anything to tTH1s5 about
that they will both understand, unless
1t is the weather.
You can trade your reputation for
money, but you can't trade back
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
MEANWHILE BUYS
SPRINGFIELD HOME

Springfield, March 1@That 'sRab-
biz Maranvn1e intends to make
Springfield his home, in the future as
in the past,was evinced Saturday. VIII en-
deeds were passed transferring to him
two desirable lots on Vinton Terrace,
on which he intends to erect g. fine
house.
The lots ad5oin and are nearly OPP
posite the house where the young man
passed his boyhood days Close by is
the Emily Ball playground, formerly a
big undeve1oped tract, where the
<ssRabbit', learned to play the national
game as a member OF amateur teams.
out of IL 500 male high school teach
ers in Germany, 1000 are now serving
with the army.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
HOWE BAKER COMPL INVENTED
BY EDDIE COLLINS OF SOX
President O'Rourke Laughs at Clar-
I<in's Charge Of Trickery in
Last Election

que job. Duggan claims he won't
lack the punch.
Reports from Hot Springs say Ray
Heating has disposed of most of his
superfluous flesh and is ready to do
his share of the New York Ameri-
cans pitching.
The Grand Prize automobile, race
at the Panama exposition was won
Saturday by Restay an English driv-
5er in Peugeot car. Wilcox in a
fled withdrew early because of en-
CINE trouble. The first prize was 3d.
900 and the second $1,000.
In Juarez it is considered that the
Johnson-Wi11ard bout is off Will
lard is still there, waiting to. hear
from Promoter Curley who has gone
to Havana to see johnson.
+ The Park Gun club OF this city
made the best score in the inter
club rifle championship matches last
week. The locals had 99e out of L.
900. Bucyrus, o.. was second with
.996 and Warren, Pa, third with 800
Frank Hinkey, the Yale football
coach, has gone to Florida for q win
ter vacation. On his way home he
will stop at Princeton to confer with
Speedy Rush, the new Tiger. coach
Hinkey has never met Rush.
Connie Mack is a cheerful cuss. He
comes out ana says he thinks the
Athletics can win the. pennant this
season. Mack declares his young
pitchers will deliver the stuff al
though he admits Collins and Baker
will be missed.
=
The high prices demanded by box
ers These days make the promoters
wonder where there is a chance tc
make a cent It is figured that the
men conducting the Welsh Rft chic
match will have to take in! $50. 900 be
fore they show a profit.
Members of the Boston Nationa
League baseball team who had ar
river in Macon, Ca, were ready tt
begin spring training today. Cap.
tain Johnny Evefs,, Catchers, Gowdy
Whaling and Tragesser and Pitcher
Hess were greeted on their arrival by
Manager Sta1lings who spent the
winter on his farm near Macon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
(BY Wagner.)

HOWE Baker of this city. who is
trying for q, place on the Chicago
White Sox inf1eld, was given a com
pliment by Eddie Collins, the $4,000
second baseman, when he met the
Bridgeport youngster for the first
time. sThe Sporting News gives this
account of the incident:
There were a lot more players on
the Chicago team whom Collins never
had seen and he quickly made ac-
quaintance with all of them. When
he was introduced to Howard Baker
he hesitated. Gee but you look a
might drive 'em out like he does,
too,'' and BddiesTelt the strong arms
of the young Sox recruit By the
s'oId boy everybody knew Eddie
meant Frank Baker. the great c1outer
Of the Athletics.
Jim Clarkin, the Hartford baseball
magnate ds out with another blast of
Inaccurate statements. He declares
he won't start the season and roasts
President O'Rourke of the Eastern
association. He says the baseball
public is strongly opposed to the
O'Rourke regime. That is where
ClarIin is wrong as usual. He takes
the coneeited stand of most magnates
who think the fans are interested in
them. The average fan is Interested
in players and not magnates. He
wouldn't care if Jim O'Rourke or
Jack Johnson presided over the EAST
ern association or if it had any presi
dent at all. The fan wants good
baseball and his enthusiasm doesn't
go beyond that
Clarktn in his TRADE claims
o'Rourke obtained his election by
trickery. o'Rourke pointed out to-
day that his election was by a vote
of to 8. He was not in the room
when the election was held but Clark
in was. So if there was any trickery
it is easy TO see who was responsible.
It is the custom for intelligent people
to abide by majority rule, so why
doesn'ts Clarkin stop bowling and try
to collect a ball team?
Trainer Jimmy Duggan of the New
York Americans is waiting to meet
Trainer Harry Tuthi1l of the Detroit
The latter said Duggans lacked poise
and dignity necessary for a big lea
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
BLUE RIBBONS tn
PLAY TWO TEAMS
TOMORROW NIGHT

Basketball fans VIII have a novelty
presented for their approval tonnor-
row night when the Blue Ribbons
play a double header atsEo1Dnia1 hall.
One contest generally exhausts a.
team but Manager Leayy thinks the
Ribbons can gallop through two
games. The main contest will be
with the Jersey City i've. This ag-
gregat4on contains Skeets Wright one
of the best players in the east and
also the hard working Jake Fuller
The Jersey City boys will be tackled
first and the Ribbons feel they must
be fresh when they take on the big
fellows. IS
In the second engagement the Rib
bons will meet the Atlas i've ofMew
Haven. These boys have been4de
feating all corners for several years
and have been begging the Ribbons
for a game. Fearing they mi g11t not
be strong enough for main attrac-
tfon, Manager Leavy booked them for
part of double bill. The Atlas
boys are connected with the Young
Mems Hebrew association of New Ha-
ven. They will send a big delegation
of rooters and the local association
will also be out in force. The Jersey
city game will commence at 8. The
line up:
d.