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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-23
Clark Criffith's Judgment Poor,

SHORTLY after Germany Schaefer
 was let out by the Washington Ma tiona1s last winter he and Charles Weeghman, owner of the Chicago Feds, had little confab.
 'Td like to have you on my team,' said -Weeghman.
 q have no objection" said Schaefe
 What salary would you want?" ask ed Weeghman.
 ''Six thousand dollars a season and a three year contract answered Schaef- CT, never cracking a smile.
 Weeghnan nearly collapsed, but re- covered in time to say:i
 Why, that is exorbitant. You are about through as a ball player, and you wouldn't be worth that to me as coach"
 "You seem to forget, sir, that Pm a comedian,' answered Schaefer. Rich ard Carle, Clifton Crawford, Raymond Hitchcock and those other alleged fun ny men get S6,000 a month for their work. am asking you for a mere $6,- 900 for six months"
 '.But can't see the wisdom of pay ing out $6,00e for an almost through ball player answered Weeghman.
 'Loolxit here, MT. Weeghnan," said Schaefer in burst of confidence, T ain't asking you for $6.0Oo for my serv- ices as a ball player. I'm asking that for my services as a comedian. And, femme tell you, for $6,000 you get a rare bargain, because I'm awful funny when I get started.'
 Weeghrnan didn't sign up Schaefer, but the Newark Federals did, and it was a fine investment. Schaefer's un- failing hurnor has kept the team in ex- cel1ent spirits. Whenever the men seem on the point of getting fretful or depressed Schaefer comes to the fore
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-23
Here's a Peculiar Knockout

SsT MD you ever near of a man just
 knocked down delivering knockout punch on his opponent" asks Eddie Smith, the well known expert.
 Such a thing probably never happen ed but on this one occasion I have in mind At least never heard of such a thing anywhere else.
 <ssIn the old days we had a pretty fair lightweight around Chicago named Ot- to Sielon. He was, German lad of good, sound qualities and had one of the heaviest kicks ever saw flashed by man who could make 133 pounds.
 "Otto wasn't a champion, but a cham pion had to be mighty careful with him.. If he, ever got that old right handler over it usually was case of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-23

ordering the flowers in hurry. He wasn't the s1owest man in the class, either, and in his own way could fig ure out many a chance.
 Here's an instance of how rapidly Otto's brain worked at times:
 tHe was boxing Henry Fagin, a Chi cago product, one night at old Aurora hall, Chicago way, and as he could wal Top even stronger than Sielof and was, in addition, much faster, the fans ex- pected a royal battle. And they were not disappointed, although the sudden ness of the ending paraIyzed a lot of the spectators.
 ''The first. round was one of those humdingers that gets a crowd on it's feet at once, for the milling was so
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-23

strength in. his frame, sprang up right on top of the unsuspeoting Fagin. At the same instant Sie1off swung a pow erful right. aimed perfectly. It landed full on the side of Fagin's jaw and sent the young Irishman down in a heap, where he was counted out.
 Many claimed afterward it was the biggest kind of huke or scratch punch. but happened to be watching Otto carefully while he was on the floor and always will maintain. that he had the whole thing figured out to a nicety.
 '1t was an incident that showed that a man never should loaf on the job and go. to posing as Fagin did-not, at least, until the referee has made his final decision.
 "sielof was a conical kid. He came originally from Detroit, his first ap-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-23

form a few of his antics. Schaefer never goes to bat without getting a roar of greeting from the fans, and he never fails to respond to those greetings with a wave of his hand or a wave of his cap.
 Schaefer, commenting on his being let out by Clark Griffith, said:
 'T used to think Griff had wonderful judgment, butNI feel differently now. How can do otherwise? You know he had to retrench. That meant that he would have to let some of his men go. And he let me out and kept such dubs as Walter Johnson Clyde Milan and Eddie Foster.
 Isn't that convincing proof that his judgment is punk ?''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-23

Apawamis recently once again com pe1s the golf world to exc1aim. ''How does the old man do it?'
 The answer comes only after a thor ough study is made of this quiet, mid dle aged marvel of the links. Then it is discovered that Travis. after years
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-23
Photo by American Press Association.

HE average sport follower
 can't understand how Walter
 J. Travis, who is now nearly
 dfty-six years old, can still go on winning golf championships from many of the country's best players. The veterans remarkable feat of win. ming for the fourth time the Metro
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-23

of incessant playing, has reduced the game of golf to a science; that he knows within a couple of feet the ex- act carrying power of each one of his clubs, and that he is never out of prac- tice. He is on the links every week of the year. These are the reasons why
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-27

A few years ago, when Edward
Payson Weston, the veteran pedes-
trian, pulled off his celebrated trans
continental walking stunt, there were
indications of coming great revival
Of interest in that most healthful of
sports. Those who hoped that as a
result of the formation of walking
clubs in many cities of the United
States and Canada there would be a
return to the widespread enthusiasm
of thirty or forty years ago, have
been doomed to disappointment. 1t is
probable that the day when a walk
ing match could arouse two conti-
nents to eager. and excited interest
has passed forever The great inter-
national walking contests which were
staged in London. New York, Chicago
and other cities in the '70s and early
sos are never likely to be repeated.
There is to be observed, however, q
constantly growing interest in pedes-
trianism among amateur athletes.
and there is possibility, still re-
mote, that the professional game will
be revived.
1t is almost impossible for the ris-
ing generation of sporty youths to
realize how enthused their fathers and
grandfathers were over the walking
game. No boxing bout or worlds
series baseball games ever staged
aroused more interest than some of
the contests between the walkers
1t will be thirty ynine years tomor-
row since London witnessed the con-
clusion of one of those famous inter-
national matches. William Howes,
one of the greatest pedestrians Of the
day, was England's choice in the
memorable contest, while Dan
O'Leary represented Ireland and
America Dan had taken part in a
number of walking matches on this
side of the Atlantic, and there was
great disappointment over here when
the news came that he had been van
pushed by the Britisner in the 300
mile contest. O'Leary has been walk
ing for nearly half a century, and at
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-27
YANKEES PAID HIGH
FOR BALL PLAYERS
Huston and Rupert Gave
100000 for Minor League
Talent.

The Yankees paid nearly $4,000 for
new players this year, excelling all
other major league clubs in this re-
spect. Colonel Rupert and Captain
Huston had four scouts looking over
the minor leagues, with instructions
to buy the best material available
regardless Of cost. The Yankees pur-
chased 20 men. including 1S pitchers, 3
catchers, 4 outfielders and / infielder.
They paid $500 for Pitcher Dan
Tipple, of the indianapolis American
Association Club. and $500 for Out
fielder Frank Gilhooley, of the Buff
falo Internationais, which were the
top prices. The prices paid for the
other pitchers were $4,000 for Mog-
ridge, Of Des Moines; $500 for
Markle, of Waco; $500 for Vance of
Omaha; 81 500 for Brady, of Dallas,
5000 for Russell, of Richmond; s1,500
for Meadows, Of Richmond; $1,000 for
Love. of Los Angeles; 1880 for Ross,
of Chattanooga; $500 for Blodgett,
of Omaha; $500 for Piercy, Of Yer
non and $3.50 for Shocker, of Ottawa.
Catcher Alexander was secured from
the Kansas City Association Club
for $500. while the other backstops,
Walters, of Waco, and Krueger, Of
Omaha, We're obtained for $500 and
81. 900, respectively. The New Orleans
Club received $500 for Outfielder
Hendrix; the Columbia Is. CO Club
got 81, 900 for Outfielder Layden, while
$4,000 was handed over to the Mobile
Club for Outhelder Miller. Outfieider
Brown, of Topeka, cost them s1,5c0.
Infielder Gable, of the Bradford Inter-
state League Club. cost $500.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-27

using the bylaws of the National
Cycling Association came across the
item which says that no cne man
can apply for a sanction. In order to
offset this they have formed what is
known as the Twentieth Century
Cycling Association and this body
through Alderman James b. Bowler,
of Chicago, has asked Richard KEEL
sey, chairman OF the board of control
of the National Cycling Association,
for permission to stage the grind in
February. Bowler sent telegram to
Kelsey, but the latter stated today
that there would be no franchise
granted.
The $4,000 which Mcfarland says
he will put up as a guarantee for the
race is without doubt one of the larg-
est purses ever given for a twelve
hour-aday six-day race. That the
riders will not turn it down is the
belief of those on from Chicago. The
money will be intrpsted into the
hands of prominent local bankers.
1t will be here in .Sewark so that
the riders will not have cause to fear
in regards to the currency Of the
realm being put up.
Packey in Cycling to Stay
Mcfarland Intends to invade the
bike game. and he will not stop at
anything now that he has started.
He. has some s17.500 to put up in the
game, which he believes will prove a
winner in Chicago this summer. He
said today that he has every reason
to believe that cycling is in Chicago
to stay, and he expressed little doubt
but what the people of the Windy
City would turn out in goodly num-
bers for the sport.
7 se. f.f
cyclists who were suspended in the
Chicago six-day race held In Novem-
ber, is lined up with Mcfarland, Con-
vey, ct al, and he will do all he can
to interest the cyclists here. Lawson
claims he got poor deal in the Chi
cago race. Eddie Root, his partner,
quit the race, according to Lawson,
and he was made to suffer. as a re-
suit. Lawson Is real peeved at the
promoters here. He seems to believe,
and shares the opinion of others in
the party. that track will be built in
Chicago in the summer, and he says
the riders should have little fear in
regard to being suspended There
will be plenty of work for the boys
according to Iver's version, and they
should take advantage of the circum-
stances in these supposedly hard
times.
Mcf dr1anu, convey, loOylS anu La " =
son, after leaving the Evening Star
office, hustled out to see some of the
riders. Mcfarland, Boyle and Con-
vey will go to New York tonight to
see B.:ly Gibson. who is great
friend of the pugilist, and they will
take in the Ritchie-Lewis fight at the
Garden tomorrow night. All four men
were in high glee on their arrival
here. They expressed little doubt but
what the riders would fall in line just
as soon as they outlined their propo-
sition.
Mcfarland intends to take the mat
ter to court in regards to the Ma
tional Cycling Association, which, to
his way of looking at 1t. is a two
man affair He win ask the Cycle
Racing Association for a permit once
more, and if turned down, will carry
the fight right to the limit. The Chi
cago pugilist is not one who will give
up the ship once he gets going, ac-
cording to those who know him.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-27
TODAY IN FIsTIc ANNALS

1sSS--Peter Jackson knocked out Joe
McAuliffe-in the twenty-fourth round
at San Francisco. The great Austria
liam black had arrived in America
only a short time before. and this was
his second appearance in the Ameri-
can ring. His first victim was George
Godfrey, "Old Chocolate" the Boston
negro, and by whipping McAuhffe,
the Australian added to his laurels
and loomed up as a coming cham-
pion. John L. Sullivan. who had
fought long draw with little Charlie
Mitchell a few months before Peter
crossed the Pacific, did not banker for
the job of tackling the big black TEL
low and drew the color line. Joe Nc
Auliffe was good man, and had de-
feated Paddy Ryan, the ex-ehamplon,
but he was no match for jackson.
The latter. finding it impossible to get
a match with Sullivan, fought a few
other second raters, and then pro-
ceeded to England, where he defeated
Jem Smith, the champion, and others
with the greatest ease. Upon his re-
turn TO America in 1891 he got a
match with Jim Corbett, and, al
though Peter had been seriously in
jured in an accident short time be-
fore the bout, he held Gentleman Jim
TO draw in sixty-one rounds. After
that he went back, aud in 1898 was
easily defeated by Jeffries.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-27
SETON|A QU|NTET|S
AFTER DARTMOUTH
South Orange COIlegfans Eager
to Take ScaIps of Ham
Overian HOrdes.

Having recorded victory over the
Georgetown University quintet, the
Seton Hall College five is looking for
ward to its game with Dartmouth
College. The basketball fans of New
ark showed their appreciation Of col
lege basketball when 700 turned out
at the Seton Hall Georgetown game
and saw the Setonians beat the
Southerners in an interesting game.
The Dartmouth game will also be
played In St. Michaers Hall, on Janu
AIRY 5. AS the Hanover team is rated
as one of the best in the Intercol-
legiate League it will undoubtedly
give the Setonians a hard fight. So
far the South Orange team has won
all its games with college teams
Cathedral, Polytechnic. Niagara and
Georgetown. The Crescent A. c., OF
Brooklyn, beat the Setonians in a
close game, and the Commonwealth
Five of Orange won by four points
Seton Hall was without the services
of Pete Jones and Joe Igoe in this
game, and, to make matters worse,
stretch" Meehan was put out OF the
game in the second half. With its
regular lineup the South Orange boys
defeated the Commonwealth team
earlier in the season by the score of
27 TO 13.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-27
M'FARLAND HERE TO TALK
BUSINESS WITH CYCLISTS
Chicago Fighter Will Fight Any Effort
Made to Check Plans for Six
Day Race in Windy City.
LAWSON AND CONVEY WITH PACKEY

.-ss-sy mcfarland, ACCOMPANIED by
Thomas P. Convey, Iver Lawson and
Michael Boyle, arrived here this
morning on the Broadway Limited
from Chicago ready to talk business
to th9 cyclists in regards to the hold
ing # a six-day race in the Windy
City during the first week in Febru-
airy. The men on from Chicago after
q ride of some twenty hours, we're
armed to the gunwales and ready to
pitch in for war or anything else
that might tend to thwart their ef-
forts. Packey and Convey have OBJ
tanned the Coliseum in Chicago for
the race and they win leave no stone
unturned In their efforts to carry out
their plans.
incidentally Packey slipped over
the punch on the report that he was
going to challenge the winner of the
Ted ("Kid') Lewis and Willie
Ritchie bout, which is scheduled for
Madison Square Garden tomorrow
night
you can say for me- said the
Chicago pugilist brewer landlord,
that this talk of me challenging the
winner of the Ritchie- Lewis fight is
a lot of bunk. They can't pay me
tHOuBn lIlOAlcy " put Oh SlONC IA
New York. 1t would take about $751;
600 or $4,000 to get me back in the
ring again here in the east, and |
don't think the promoters will put
up that amount. fought Mike Glib
bons only because they were saying
I was afraid and all that sort of
thing. No, sir, you can say for me
that / am not going to challenge the
winner of that bout"
Pacikey Means Business.
McFarland's sole purpose here is to
sign up the cycle riders for the Chi
cago race. He means business and
he talks business and it will be a
big surprise If he leaves this city
without the signed contracts of some
twenty-four riders in his inner
pocket.
Dave Mackay, the local sporting
man and former cyclist, who Is the
local representative of Mcfarland
and Convey, has called a meeting of
the cycle riders at his place of busi-
ness at 126 Market street tomorrow
afternoon. Convey was here two
weeks ago and talked to the riders
and said he would be back with the
pugilist to arrange further parti-
culars regarding the grind. Today
Packey arrived with his party and
was met at the Hudson and Man
haitian Transfer station by Mackay.
The first thing Packey did was to
come direct to the Evening Star office
to greet and renew, old acquaiIitances
with j. P. N. Lawson was with the
party which came to the Evening
Star Office. but Iver was restless and
he wanted to get out and see the
cyclists. to tell them of the waiting
money in Chicago. Iver said that he
wanted to talk to the riders and
after that he said he was confident
that all would be serene.
Plan to Talk to Local Promoter.
Before the meeting of the cyclists
tomorrow Mcfarland and Convey ex-
pect to pay visit to Inglis M. Up
percu, president of the Cycle Racing
Association. They intend to ask him
for a sanction for the Chicago race.
II they are turned down it will not
interfere with their plans lin the least.
Both Convey and Mcfarland in per-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-27
DARCY REFUSED TO
MEET M'GOORTY
Australian Middleweight Afraid
Defeat Might Affect American
Bookings, 1t Is Reported.

NEW YORK. Dec. 27.--Cables from
Eddie McGoorty in Australia re-
ceived today bring word that Les
Darcy called off his twenty-round
bout yesterday with the Wisconsin
middleweight at the last minute. Yes
terday was Boxers Day in Australia,
and the McGoorty- Darcy bout was to
have been fought in Sydney. Darcy,
it Is reported. claimed he was in no
condition to fight.
The real reason. however. is under
stood to be that Darcy feared the
effect of possible beating upon his
American fight bookings in case of a
defeat by McGoorty. who has won his
last five Australian fights by the
knockout route.
Darcy is negotiating for, string of
fights in this country and did not
care, by q defeat yesterday. to lose
the credit of the prior victory over
the Oshkosh boy.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-27
DECKVERM|T WILL
co TOLOU|SV|LLE
Crack Pitcher of Amateur
League Team Signs With
Bill Clymer.

Johnny Beckermit, right-handed
pitcher, who made his mark in SEMI
professional baseball in this locality.
has been signed by Bnl cly-
mer, manager of the Louisville
American Association team. Becker
nit lives in Englewood and helped
that team win the pennant in the
Amateur League. He was the sem
sation of the season and the talk of
the circuit wherever his team played.
Dave Driscoll is responsible for the
Youngsters trial in pro circles. Dave
got chinning with Clymer at the
baseball meetings in New York a
fortnight ago, and when Clymer left
he gave Driscoll a contract to go
ahead and do business with the
pitcher Dave lost no time in getting
busy, and the signed contract is now
in Clymer's possession.
The fans who followed the Mont
clair teams fortunes in the Amateur
League race were great admirers OF
Beckermit, and his work will be
closely watched.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-27
Famous Cambridge 0arsman
Killed in Northern France

LONDON, Dec. Pr. c. Leblanc
Smith, the famous Cambridge Uni
versity oarsman, has been killed in
action In the recent fighting in north
ern France. He represented the Can
tabs three times In the university boat
race. At Elton he met with many sue
cesses and twice represented the col
lege at Henley. He rowed In the Cam
bridge coxswainless fours In 1910, 1911
and 1912; won the Coiquhoun sculls In
1912 and with c. V. Buxton carried Off
the Magdalene pairs in 1918.
His death makes the sixteenth Ok
ford and Cambridge rowing Blue" to
fall In the war. the others being: w.
III. Chapman. s. p. CockrelI. p. NJ.
Maitland. S. NJ. Bruce, r. w. Somers-
Smith, G.. A. Fisher. B. r. Winthrop
Smith, IL. Nj. Goldsmith. o. A. Carver.
q. u. Fairbairn. u. G. Williams, H. ].
s. Shields. c. f. Burnard. r. w.
Fletcher and G. S. Maclagan.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-27
INDICATIONS POINT TO REVIVAL
OF INTEREST IN PEDESTRIANISM

the age of seventy-three is still plug
ging away, adding mile after mile to
the total of 10000 miles he has al
ready negotiated in walking matches.
In the 70s Howes, Weston, O'Leary,
William Perkins, William Gale,
Blower Brown, Rowell, Corkey, Hart,
Murphy. Panchot, Hughes, Fitz-
gerald. Hazel, Guyon, Grassland,
Goodland, Parry. Banks and Ger
agility, among others, were names to
conjure with, and the greatest among
them were as celebrated as Jess Will
lard and Ty Cobb are today. The
leading professionals of the six-day
walking game fairly rolled in money
and baslSed in the limelight of adula-
tion, being hailed as heroes wherever
they went. Walking was as popular
in England as in America, and nearly
every big event had an international
flavor Many of the records set up
in those days have never been sur
passed, and, unless professional walk
ing comes into vogue again, probably
never will be. Many of the old-time
stars of the game are still above the
one who still follows pedestrianism
as a profession.
1t was the bicycle which killed
pedestrianism. When the safety
was invented it not only became a
substitute for shanks mares for
| getting from where you are to
where you amt" but cycling became
the most popular sport of the period.
Everybody, from the toddler to
grandma, had a passion for going
a-wheel, and legs became useful only
for propelling the pedals. Pedes-
trianism as sport died sudden
death, and only the very poor or
extremely conservative went afoot
The Sir John Ashley belt and the
O'Leary belt. the blue ribbon trophies
of pedestrianism, were forgotten, and
the walking heroes of the previous
decade were lost to sight in the dust
raised by the cyclist. As long as
humans have legs. however. there is
always the hope that pedestrianism
will again come to the fore, to the
great benefit of the race.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-27
ONE PUNCH BRINGS
VICTORY TO KLINE
Tommy 0'Toole Lasts Minute
and IS Seconds With Lo-
cal Fighter.
ED KINLEY STOPS WOLFF
MICHAEL BOYLE.

Since returning to the squared circle
in his final effort to reach the top OF
the featherweight division, Patsy
Kline has been faring better than at
any time during his lengthy career.
Kline met Tommy O'Toole, of Phila-
delphia, not the original O'Toole, at
the Clermont Rink, in Brooklyn, Sat
urday afternoon, and he scored a
Knockout in one minute and forty-five
seconds of fighting. It was Kline's
third bout since he has "come back.p
and in all the bouts he has been re-
turned the victor in short order A
moment after the boxers had shaken
hands Kline sent a hard left to
'O'Toole's nose and the latter fell to
the mat. He managed to arise on the
count of nine and Patsy chased him
all over the ring. Kline swung a hard
right over, and although the blow
failed to touch o'Toole. the latter
caved to the floor, apparently scared
to death of Kline. That first punch a
second after the contest had begun
settled the aspirations of jO'Toole, for
he covered and backed up like a
whipped rooster
Young Ahearn, of Brooklyn. met
Zulu Kid in ten-round bout and the
latter took a terrible lacing. He was
outclassed by Ahearn, who displayed
unusual skill as a scientific performer.
Soldier Bartfield, after mixing 1t even
ly with Italian Joe Cans for seven
rounds, claimed foul blow had been
struck by Cans and fell to the floor.
Cans at first declared that Bartfield
had hit him foul. but when the referee
refused to listen to him he deliber-
ately battered Bartfield unfairly. The
referee refused to disqualify Cans
when a physician failed to find any
evidence of foul blow, but still in all
Cans hit low often and should have
been disqualified.