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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05
BAN JOHNSON
 DENIES SALE
 OF CARDINALS

St. Louis, April 6-It was reported last evening that Phil Ball, owner of the controlling interest in the St. Louis Federal league club, had ar ranged to purchase the St. Louis Na- tIonal league club. This move is regarded as part of the peace pro granme that is progressing between Organized Baseball and the Feds.
 Ball was in conference until late last night with Ban Johnson, presi- dent of the American league, in one of the big restaurants here. Ball was introduced to Johnson by Tay- Tor Sprink, publisher of Sporting News Johnson and Ball were in session for three hours. The Anerf- can league head looked surprised when questioned and would not talk for publication.
 ssIt was an accidental meeting. said Johnson. we discussed things in general, but no business was transact ed" While several other persons were present when the conference opened, Johnson and Ball held most of their conversation in private.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05
Outfelder Connolly
 of Braves Developed
 Himself Into Star Man

OutfeIder Joe Connolly, the best bat ter on the Boston Braves, does not owe his big league career to any man but himself.
 Joe is a. self-made outf1elder and hit ter if there ever was one. He became an outf1elder and a big leaguer by dis regarding all the advice others tried to hand him.
 Connolly used to be a pitcher He Twas with the ZanesyiIle Central league club in 1909 and 1910. He used a jerky motion that caused the Cen fral Ieaguers to dub him 'told hickory Jerky'' Joe's motion, combined with a fine assortment of speed and curves. made him a cracke1jack hurIer in that company.
 But the scouts refused to see him. He's 9 good pitcher. but he isn't big enough for the majors was the yer dict
 Joe was determined to become big leaguer and if he couldn't go in as a pitcher he would rise as an infe1der or outfeIder He returned to Zanesvil1e in 1911 determined to play the outf1eld or nothing.
 Joe Raidy, manager of the team, thought different. He wanted Conon1ly to pitch and refused to play him in the garden except in pinch. Con molly delivered an uItimatun1 to Raidy, 'sIf you won't play me in the outf1e1d, trade me to some club that wf1l,'' Con- molly told his boss. He went to Terre Haute in a trade.
 Connolly took a fright in his first few games in the Terre Haute outfleld He misguided flies and booted ground CTS like a rank amateur. But he kept trying He always had been a. good hitter and a fast runner for a pitcher Playing regularly improved his hit ting and running and he wound up the season as champion batsman of the league with a mark of .355 in S1 games. ss
 The Cubs bought. him, but farmed htm cut te afeatEsal la 1a1a. Re ea4'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05
TANKS QUIT
 SAvANNAHTO
 START NOR TH

Savannah. Ga, April 5#After nearly five week in Savannah, the Yankees broke camp last night, and left for Rocky Mount, N. e. where the club is booked to play today, pro- vided they can get the snow off the field.
 The Rocky Mount game has been extensively advertised, and with good weather the club should get a fair crowd. It will be the first game play ed by Rocky Mount since that club took over the sRicfnond Virginia .League) franchise.
 The Savannah stay wound up as it started. with perfect weather. How ever, the day was lost for training as the players spent Easter baskingt in the warm sunshine on the hotel yer anda. Despite the fact that Donovan got some pretty bad weather here the last two weeks, he expressed himself perfectly satisfied with Savannah as a. training place, pointing out that the weather was poor all over the South. Wild Bill says it was much warmer in Savannah year ago, when he was here with Providence,# but says in all probability the club will return here next Spring.
 Les Nunamaker, the big catcher. has been left in charge of a local physician, having sustained a strained tendon here last week. However as it is yielding nicely to treatment, FNunamaker was instructed to remain over, and he will join the club either in Richmond or New York, where the Yankees play the Dodgers sorl- Ebbets Field next Friday
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05

 AND N'cOY-CHlP
 BOUTS THIS WEEK

New York, April 5.-Jim CoffeyY batted 1000 per cent in his last four bouts, as he knocked out all four of his opponents. taking only 12 rounds to stow them away. Because of this record, which compares favorably with the achievements of John L. Sul- livan when he was the champion of the world, many of the local fans be- 1ieve zCoffey has a chance to win over Carl Morris when the two giants meet in the ring&of the Stadium A. c. (St. Nicholas Rink) on wedntsday night
 In the last six months Cofey has grown three-quarters ofIan inch and has gained eight pounds. now tipping the beam at an even 200 pounds. Cof- fey is a trif1e over 23 years of age and has been in the boxing game two years and a half. His meteoric rise in the past six months has made him a wide reputation. His manager, Bill ly Gibson, cabled yesterday a chaI- lenge to the winner of the Willard Johnson bout.
 Although the Morris-Coffey battle it attracting much attention it has a. rival across the bridge in the return bout between George Chip. the ex- nniddIeweight champion. and Al Mc- Coy, to whom Chip lost his title just a year ago in the first round of a sen sationaI contest. This pair will meet in the main bout of the Broadway Sporting clubs show tomorrow nj esht5
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05
Red Sox Farm Out
 Three Youngsters To
 Providence, R. I. Club

Hot Springs, Ark, April 5.-Manager Bill Carrigan of the Red Sox has started reducing his squad of players. The heavyweight catcher after yester- day's practice called Charley Shorten, the former Worcester player, Second Baseman Gill and Pitcher Scott aside and notified each rookie that he would take further orders from Manager Dave Shean of the Providence Inter national league club. Another cut will be made shortly, when it is expected pitcher, and TutweiIer, an outde1der, will be sent back to the Class A or ganization. Pratt and Tutweiler will probably be sent to Providence, while Buffalo most likely will get Comstock.
 Right now the prospects are that the Sox will start the season with practically the same lineup as last season. Janvrtn will play second base until he shows any signs of weaken ing, and if he does not come up to ex- pectations Heinie Wagner will be sent in to guard the keystone sack. Jan .vrin will go back to the bench and act as a utility man for the team, as he is a good hitter and a handy fielder in almost any position in the infield.
 Del Gainor, the former Detroit first sacker, will sub for Dick Hobhtze1 at first base. McNally will be carried as an understudy to Scott. The outfe1d will be composed of the famous trio, Lewis, Speaker and Hooper. Rehg and Henrfksen are now sure of securing the utility berths in the outer works. The pitching staff will remain the same with Ray Collins, Dutch Leon ard, Foster, Vean Gregg, Joe Wood, ~I I.opE' Rheara, l1l 51ll es.7ssEsta-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05
LOS ANGLES IS
 ANXIOUS TO HAVE
 OLYMPIC CONTEST


 The latest American city to become possessed of the desire to stage the Olympic Games for 1916 is Los Am geIes, many of-the sports lovers of which assert that they could handle the worlds greatest series in a Hna1l- ner which would be acceptable to al1 the nations.
 The fact that the games werG awarded to the Germans, and that no other country can hold them untu by action of the combined TnternR- tonal Olympic Committee, appears to have been overlooked by the Coast sportsmen.
 Amateur Athletic Union managers who have had much to do with tba holding of track and field games oE are, on the whole, against the United States having anything to do with such a series for some years to come.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05
RIBBONS AND
 MURRAY STARS T0
 MINGLE TOMORROW


 Basketball fans are looking 9orvFazdg to a lively engagen1ents ct Colonial hall tonorrow night when AGUrra5't1- All-Stars will come here to claaa with the Blue Ribbons. This is thal team that beat the Ribbons in Bszl- bury. Washin&ton's Birthday. Thas is one of the few times the BsbbonG have been beaten this year and they will try to even things tomorrow
 Yeung Reich. who was popU3az, member of the Ribbons prtor to the advent of Jimmy Clinton, ts vzith tnel visitors and so is Norman, who ap- peared here with the Patterson i've Murray himself is regarded as a era1t player. Manager Leavy will haa his star combination on hand tnolud-, ing Capt. Beckman, Clinton end Ed-s die Leonard. There will be e pEa, liminary game and dancing. ThE lineup:
 Blue Ribbons. NLuE1sz- Clinton. =. Left Forward . ]. 9I0FTnaz Beckman Right Forward -aReiuII Leonard. Center ---.-. IEo115lleu Swenson. Left Guard D.. ..- .lEs slIll-- Roach .s. Right Guard ....-- s,tu
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05
YALE CREW WINS AT PENNSYl vANlA
 IN BIG BLIZZARD

Philadelphia, April 4.-In the midst of a blizzard such as no college crews ever braved before. Yale oarsmen won two races from Pennsylvania here Saturday, The varsity and Junior crews beat the Quakers by finishing two lengths ahead in each event
 It was nearly 6 o'clock when the race for the varsity crews was start ed, after the Yale junior eight had de- feated Pennsylvania second crew. Yale held the east shore.
 The Yale men showed greater power than Pennsylvania, and at the mile post had a. lead of about twozthirds of a length. The Blue crew rowed for the better part of the mile at 33 and 34 strokes to the minute. while PennsyI- vania was pulling at 36.
 A quarter of a. mile from the finish the New Haven eight made its last sprint and opened up nearly a boat length of water. The Quakers re- sponded, but Yale maintained her lead and added a little, crossing the ffnish mark two lengths in front The time of the race was estimated by the off ciaIs to be 7:56.
 Despite the severe weather, both crews finished in good condition
 The race Of the junior crews was much like the varsity struggle. Yale went into the lead shortly alter the start and incrased the advantage gradually to the nish, rowing in ex- cellent form. The time was 7:5s
 The crews were boated as follows: Varsity crews: Yale-Coxswain, , Mclean :stroke Adams; No. 2, Win man; No. 6, Meyers; No. g. Captain sturtevaErt; No. 4, sheldon; No. 8, Lowe; No. 2, Bennett; bow, Coe.
 Pennsylvania = Coxswafn, Foster; stroke. Marcy No. z, Littleton; No. 6. Captain Merrick ;No g. Harley. No. 4, Hopper; No. 3, Wo11; No. 2, Gotham; bow, Cfltckering
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05
MEIGs & 60. NEu SP0RI DEpARIME:
 WILL PLEASE FANS

A spoEting department has been added &o the already long list of ac- tivItiss of Meigs G Co., and judging by tf.ai interest shown by enthusiasts the new IIne sg1zl be a pronounced success The sporting goods are lo- catedg srl the baeornHnt at1the left as Jroll go down the stajrS1 A fine line Of goods are on view and the spcr4g- man is sure to find everything he cTaves-S
 Tie stock is composed of Spaiding's high caass products. These goods are known all over the world for their excellence and buyers are sure of what they arA getting when they i'm vest in sspaldings A complete stock Of baseball IocesSitiesSa are on hand in 1cludfug bats, balls. gloves. masks, pro- tectors and uudforIns- Special atten- .tion has been paid to youthtting clubs with uniforms and on account of the low prices many local clubs have all ready ordered uniforms from MeigB The small boy is welcomed and goods are carried to fit his slender means as we'll as the more prosperous grown ups.
 Tfhes golf enthusiast will also be well looked after Tennis fans will find. too. that their wants have not been negiec4ed. Racquets, ba11ss nets and other equipment necessary for the court game can be secur ed. Jerseys. running pants, for track athletes, pen nants for leagues and all articles that the sporHing world demands will be gupp1ied.
 new depart7nent- He has had long ex- periehce in athletics and is well quail lied to4iook after the needs of sports men,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05
.Rajah,, Peclzinpaugh.
Inter League Games
 Played By Big Clubs

St. Louis, April 5.-The St. Louis Na- tionals shut out the local Americans, to o in the fourth game of the pre- season series yesterday. The Nation series thus far. The score: Nationals .,.--...-.-...--e.. 1s 2 Americans o 2I6 Batteries Griner, Meadows and Roche; Snyder, Weilman. Remnas. Hoch and Agnew.
 Memphis, Tenn. April 5.-The Bos- ton Americans defeated the Memphis Southern association team 10 to 2. The
 R.H.E. Boston -.....--...~:- :-.---..1o 14 Memphis ..-- .-<-....-. as; H. White. B. White, Shirley and schlet and Andrea.
 Louisville, Ky, April 6-The Detroit Americans defeated the Louisville team. T to 6. here in a ten-fnning game. ming, Bush scoring when Crossin dropped a throw at first. The score:
 RH.E Detroit .-.-..-...-.....--.... 14 3 Batteries: Dubuc, Dauss, Roland sL CIemons.
 Nashville, Tenn, April 5.-The Chi cago Nationals defeated the Nashville Southern association team. to 4. The score:
 RHE Chicago ..----.---..,-.--.-- 10 1 Nashville ..............-..... 3 Batteries: Standrige and Bresna- han; Berger, Clark and Street and Smith.
 New Orleans, La, April 5-The Cleveland Americans defeated the Pittsburgh Nationals. to here. The score:
 H.HE Pittsburgh ....................-.. 5 Cleveland .-.....-....-....... 1 Cincinnati, Ohio, April 6.-The Wash tngton Americans defeated the Cincin- nati Nationals here by a 3-to-0 score. IThe acoro: .-----4..s ssi.zsAaaIs-'S 'S1' 'S1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05
fBveWae1am.l

N@ -.9
 Secretary Reddy of the Bridgeport dub stated today that he did not be neve there was any truth in the New fork Press story, printed today, which declared the Boston. Braves had can celIed their game in this city for next Saturday. The Press stated that be- cause the Bridgeport team would not ,be ready to play the Braves had de- etded to give. Jersey City the date.
 The local secretary declared he Aaard recently from President Gaffney ae the Braves, who said the date was oil right He wired Gafney today to And out how the situation stood Ac- sording to the rules of the National commission a big league club cannot cancel an exhibition game without paying heavy damages
 The Bridgeport club has not called for it's players to report but arrange 1aents have been made to secure a strong team composed of Eastern as- socfadlpn players located in New E4sa- ven and this city.
 Benny Kaun expects to tear things up In the Federal league this season zroan the Brooklyn training camp says:
 ..Bannie Kauff, who had faced no clzrxes pitching before coming here, has evidently cleared his batting lamps; for today he hit them all over the lot The swatsnnith has also reached perfect condition physically ana, if anything, is strif1e faster on the paths than he was last year.
 I'm looking for a batting average of over 400 this year. said Kauff on his return. from the park You know have a. new and better contract than ] had last year, and I want to prove that Lam worthy of it.
 The Giants have been sweeping rigs7t through the Texas leAsue clubs urkiI yeaoerday when they took a beating from the Beaumont team Brarat. a pitcher who has received a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05
BEAUMONT B0xMAN WINS
 FROM GIANTS


 Beaumont Texas, April 5--The best pitching the Giants have run against during their long Spring sojourn in Texas was encountered here yesterday afternoon, and the Beaumont Oilers of the Texas League registered a de- feat against the major 1eaguers, 6 to 5. McGrawis men got a flying start, which made the home team look like easy prey, but Brant. the home hurler. settled down after the opening inning. and the New Workers were next to power1ess.
 The sixth inning was a nightmare for the Giants, due mainly to the wild ness of Bill Ritter, who recently re- covered from an attack of typhoid fever. Perritt, who started the game for New York, was hit hard, and Mo- Graw retired him at the end of four innings instead of using him through five chapters. Ritter got away in the fifth, but in the sixth, with two out, he forced in a run with his third pass, and two more runs were manufac- tured on an error by Doyle and a scratch hit. These three runs brought the Oilers from behind, and decided the game against the New Workers
 Brant went the full distance for the home team, and he improved as the game wore on. After the first inning J when he was nicked for four hits one being a home run by Fletcher, and an- other, a double over the rfght-fieId wall by Doyle, he did not allow the big leaguers more than one hit in any inning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05
Carroll Brown.

Carroll Brown, former Waterbury and New Britain finger, lis a member of the Yankee staff and seems to have slowed up considerably since his de- parture from the Athletics, erstwhile champions of the universe Brown rapidly developed under the tutelage of Connie Mack and Ira Thomas while a. member of the Athletics and at that time was one of the first string pitch CTS. Bill Donovan has said, however, that Brown. being a late Starter. will be n first class shape about the mid d1e of May.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05
(By ..oId Man Grump.")

Ray Heating.
 Heating, of the New York Ameri- can pitching staff, is beginning to round into form and now that the Yankees show signs of yielding the bludgeonS with deadly effect it ought to prove. a good season for. the East Side Xoungster- Keating'ss low bat ting average since his entry into the majors has been a great surprise to local fans, who remember his great batting power while a member of the St. Charles nine. when he was a youngster Perhaps the pitching strain has hampered him in bat ting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05

ted .s16 in the Internatonal league in 127 games.
 Washington landed him in the draft. Clark Griffith had no room for him. md Boston clainsed him on a. waiver. In 1913 he hit .zs1 in 1s6 games for the Braves. and last year was the only man on Stallings' team batting over 800
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05

1ENY STORY THAT. BOSTON
 BRAVES WILL NOT PLAY HERE
Kauff Declares He Will Increase His Average
 in Federal This Year.

trial in the big leagues, made Jim Thorpe and other Giants look foolish at the bat. Thorpe has shown such batting1 weakness in exhibition games CT his intention of starting the Indian as a regular outfielder-
 Ray Alexander. brother of Grover Alexander of the Philadelphia Nat ionaI staff, has signed with Pittsfie1d. Young Alexander was with Syracuse in the New York State league last year.
 Lou Criger, who won fame as catcher for the Boston Americans when they captured worlds championship from . the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1908. has submitted to am putation of the left leg. For a long time he has suffered from a tubercu lar knee joint.
 Mike Finn, the former New York Giant scout who wants a. franchise in the Eastern association says Detroit would win the American league pen nant in a walk if ait1had the Red Sox pitchers. And Mike could buy the Brooklyn bridge if. he had Carnegie s bankron.
 Foot Ruell. the. old Bridgeport fa3 vorite, has signed with Duluth, Minr, of the Northern league. He has been wintering in western Eanada and win tering up there means fur coats and ear muffs.
 CIarkin. Cameron and Carey, the three Eastern magnates who lost their appeal to the National board in the franchise forfeiture cases aren't sastis- fled yet They want the case reopened Sc they can answer the charges of the Eastern association directors. Each side had a chance to submit evidence and the matter was decided upon this basis. That ought to be sufficient to satisfy anybody of : average inte1h-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05

Because of the damage done by white ants the wooden partitions and floors of the administration building of the. State Agricultural College at Manhattan. Kas-, will be torn out and cement floors and walls szbstituted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05

If the fiftieth anniversary Of the surrended at Appomattox had only cofne on Saturday. it would have been Eloriousfy celebrated in many places by . double header ball game
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05
BURLESON WANTS TO
 FURNISH WAR MATERIAL

Dr. H. H BurIeson, the wen known local veterinary is negotiating with the French and Italian governments looking towards furnishing horses fo1 war purposes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS IQMN AECK a0M
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05

All motor manufacturing plants in Scotland were taken possession of by the British government
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05

Washington ........... 6 0 Cincinnati 3
 Batteries: Boehling, Shaw, Henry and Ainsmith; Ames, Brown, Clark and Dooin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05
FANS WATCH THESE
 PLAYERS IN BIG LEAGUES
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remember Rogers great work when shortstopping for NeW Haven. Peck, is not worrying about his job at short. being rated at present as one of the best at that busy position
 .'ButcI1'' Schmidt.
 When Butch Schmidt was twiri- ing for Holyoke about five or six years ago his. most rabid admirer would never, dream of his some day becoming a star first baseHlan. on the champions of the world. schmidt pitcher with Holyoke was never a sensation. He was fast enough Nor the league but that's about all. Suddenly he disappeared from the horizon and after a year or two un- der cover bobbed up as the leading first -baser in the International. league. Next we find him with the Braves and what he has accomplished ass a meni- Der of that team is history. His work during the last world series was nothing short of sensational. His batting was par exceileuce and his fielding superb. Some of the experts claim that in the course of another year Schmidt will be the leading in itiaI sacker of the baseball world.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05
Lefty, High.

Lefty High, whose summer post office address has been transfe erred from Detroit to New York, and for mer star left fielder of the Hartford nine under the regime of Tom Con nery, is going great guns with the Yankees on their spring training trip. High is featuring in three base hits almost daily and it is a poor day that he doesn't secure at least two hits. He has already been appointed regular guardian of the sun garden.
 sRajah" Pecl<inpaugh
 'Rajah'' Peckinpaug1. captain of the reJuyenated Yankees, has just re- covered from severely bruised finger tip which almost caused the loss of a nail Connecticut fans no doubt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05
In GeveIand..

At least six former Eastern asso- citation stars have the fortune or mis- fortune to be on the roster of the Cleveland Americans. They are Lee F'ohI, Guy Morton, Shields. Smith and Bill Rodgers, former Waterbury gla- diators, and Kid Hammond, last year with Carey's Springfield contingent. Morton and Rodgers have already made the team in their respective po- sitions. pitch and second base. Out fielder Smith, who was 8 prominent extra base hitter in the Eastern as sociation last season. is having 8 hard time holding his job owing to the sem sationaI comeback of 'tNemo'' Lie bold. Cleveland scribes tell us that Hammond will be kept as understudy to Rodgers and Shields will fill the same position under first baser Wood. Lee F'ohI will be kept as coach and in case of emergency will don the mask and protector.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05

President Wilson played HUg f- NTashiRkkeR anEisE tha Eta
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05
Turkish and Domestic Blend

We ask every cigarette user to smoke package of Cames and compare them, puff by puff with the brand he hnks he likes bestl Smoke Caraels hberaly lohout tonguebite hroatparch, and they leave no unpleasant cigaretty after-taste.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05

Cincinnati, Ohio, April 6.-The Wash fngton Americans defeated the Cincfn- nati Nationals here by 3-to-O score. The acoro: --.--.--1-..ssszasAas.< sSTf Fl