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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-16
TANK SCOUT ON
 OUR DE CAMPS TO
 SECURE sour HPAW

Savannah, Ga, March 1e--Joe Kelly's fate has overtaken him at last Before the end of the week the Yankee chief of scouts goes away from here to ply his nefarious trade through Florida, Mississippi, Louisi- ana. Arkansas and far-on Texas. He will range his search of hitters and a. left handed pitcher.
 Many ball players will welcome him as a savious come to rescue them from a return to minor league servi- tude. Many managers will receive him as they would a visitation of the black plague. For three weeks, 7o1. as long as 1t takes him to make a complete round of all the major league training camps. Kelly will be the pariah of baseball. He has been commissioned by tBil1,, Donovan to size up the youn gsters, who for one reason or another will be turned loose when the new limit laws go into effect in May.
 Kelley will divide his time impar- tialIy between American League and National League camps but expects the older organization to contribute most heavily to the cause he repre- sents. Few of the American league clubs are more than very few men over the twenty-five men limit even now. Their cast-offs do not promise highly. But about half the National League clubs are carrying more than thtrty-five men and must cut to twen- | ty one.
 These are the clubs with which Kelley will spend most of his time. It Is possible, however, that he will not get within a hundred miles Of the Giant encaEnpnnent at Marlin, for all though MoGraw is surrounded by the biggest squad in baseball he has all ready secured waivers on every man he is not likely to need
 Ke11eys tour will carry him into Florida as a starter to look things over in the camps of four major league clubs The Athletics are at Jaclsonvi1le, Robins, Daytonas Cubs, Tampa, and the Phillies at St. Peters burg He'll see the Tigers at Gulf port, Miss. the Reds at Alexandra, La, Browns at Houston. Cardinals at Hot Wells. Texas, the Maps at San Antonio, the Red Sox and Pirates at Hot Springs, Ark. the Braves at Macon, Ga, and the Washingtons at Charlottesville.
 The Tanks would not repel, with appropriate gestures Of scorn, any at tempt to foist upon them a young hitter of partss but Joe's trip is made primarily to fill an aching void in the pitching staff. More and more Don ovan Is becoming convinced that he'll have something of a. job on his hands if he attempts to battle all the rest of the American League without the oc- oasional assistance of a left handed flinger.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-16
Hooper Only One of
 Boston Red Sox Not
 in Hot Springs Camp

Hot Springs, Ark, March 16-- President Lanninss big Red Sox fam- fly is reunited at last. and the great squad that has cherished dreams Of another worlds championship all winter is resting under one roof. C1outing Iris Speaker, I4aruping Lar Gardner the brilliant McNalIy and the rest are all here in shape for the supreme test which began at Males tic Park today ana from this time on the ring Of the bat and the smack Of the ball against the padded naftt will mean more than a warn-up ses- sion by crowd of perspiring pitch- ers
 4 little 1ata. perhaps. but neverthe- less most patiently awaited by Fresf- dent Joe. Manager BfH and some of the battery men who wanted to shake their hands before a1fgI1ting rom the train. the second brigade, In charge of Secretary Riley, got in here inst before noon and perhaps there was not soma reunion at the newly built railroad station Roon1ies who had not heard from each other since October last made the vicinity re- echo with their hearty sa1utations while even the recruits who had nev- CT been sumrnoned to a big league Training camp before Were given the 5yarxnest of srAektn gs2 kssA
 Duffy Lewis was not with the Taartv but this was expected, inasmuch as the Californian had previously wired he would leave that place in time to reach here this afternoon So. long before supper time, every member of the Red Spx family with the single exception of Harry Hooper was on hand ready and anxious Tor the test which may make stars of some ana yet send others back to the minors
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-16
Triangle Five Expect
 to. Beat Ribbons in
 Great Game Tonight

The St. James Triangle players of New York who tackle the Blue Rib bon basketball five at Colonial hall tonight have 9. great incentive to beat the Rfbbons If they win they have been promised another game here and as Bridgeport is recognized as 2 fine HoasketbaM town all visiting teams are anxious to play here.
 The St. James claim to have one of the strongest teams around New York but they will face Manager Leavy's star aggregation which has not lost a series this season. Drey- fus and Malone will be watched pair ticularly tonight as they are said to be the stars of the visiting five. Capt. BeckIna an,s Jimmy Clinton Swenson and the other Ribbon experts will be in the lineup There will be a good preliminary and dancing after the main game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-16
PAGE OF SPORTS
kEATING IN
 GOOD SHAPE;
 FOOLS HIT FRS


 Savannah. Ga. March 1e--Decdd- ing that the Tankee players had ald- vanced sufnciently from nelding batting depar trneI1t, Manager tBiH' Donovan yesterday changed his plans of having a daily battle between reg tlars and ' aantsans. Instead of the usual contest, Donovan putsthe squad through long drill of batting prac- tice which lilzewise furnished more real work for the pitchers than they could have got in as regular game
 All the veteran hoxnen got plefkty of opportunity to toss em up t Q the plate, with the exception of Marty McFIale. all the holdover pitchers are in good condition and the oatsnnen saw more speedfer curves today than in any practice since the players reached Savannah Ray Keatlng had his moist ball working nicely, with the result tHlat the oatsn1en looked especially y1eah turing the period that the Bridgeport boy was on the mound
 The first ad di ton 10 the squad since Paddy Baum ann arrived last We'd 11esday was recorded at noon when Clarence c. Wah1e, a 1efthander from BrookIyn,s signed the De Soto regis ter. Wahle has had no professional experience, having played only with navy teams and with the Phoenix A. c. of Brooklyn He is well built youngster. twenty years Of age, stands five feet nine and half inches and weighs TO pounds He was brought here prdncinally to give the Iefthanded l1ifters some batting practice against southpaw pitching.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-16
TANKS GET
 BALL PARK
 NEAR GIANTS

New York, March 16-When the Yankees move out of the Polo Grounds next year, they will still be learned yesterday that representa- tives Of Colonel Ruppert have pfac- tically clinched a deal for the pur- chase of a plot of ground directly across the Harlem river from the Brush Stadium.
 The ground in question is bounded by East 161st street and East 1S4fh street, with Cromwell avenue on the west and River avenue on the east. It is owned by the combined estates of John Jacob Astor and William Waldorf sAstor. and the land has been in the family for many years. Twen- the neighb orhood of $200 a lot, but the rapid deveIopment of The Bronx has made the property pretty valua- ble, though not so valuable as to make its use for baseball park pro- hfbitiye.
 When the park is completed the Subway will be in operation. making the grounds accessible from the downtown section in half an hour. The grounds can also be reached by way of the Sixth avenue elevated to I55th street. The proposed park is therefore, well located as far as trans it facilities are concerned. and in addt- ton is central for The Bronx the fans of which have been clanoring for a. ball team in that section.
 The Me1rose station of the Harlem River division of the New York Gen. tra1 is at East 162d street and Park avenue, less than half a mile east of the grounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-16
GIBBONS 10 BOX ER 0 AHE ARN
 AND M G00R TY 60

New york, March 16 prnrny walsh, m anager Of Eddia MeGoorty. who is to meet Young Ahearn at Madison sqHare Garden Friday night, sent a check for $500 to laatchmaher John ston last night as a forfeit for weight and appearance. Dan NICK Ketrick, acb- ing for Ahearn. posted a like amount yesterday The men have signed to weigh in aE 15s rfnsslde, a mark easy for both contestants.
 It is the intention Of Manager Ioan- seton to give the nalddIeweighta 2 chance to chow their wares al the aGrden and if possible. bring Mike Gibbons on to meet the winner of Fsri- day nights contest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-16

1893 he landed blow in the first round which Ruby Robert testified was the hardest he had ever had to l assimiIate.
 Peter began his career iri a Dublin brewery. and later became 9 bar keeper in a Dublin cafe. Ha had never had occasion to use his fists until one night when a row started in the public house, and one of the roisterers threw a mug at Peter. into the gang and cleaned them all out. His sporting friends then insist ed that he display his prowess in the ring, and at length he consented. Maher was then nineteen years old, a tall gangIxng youth, and weighed less ed Martin OsHara, Tim O'Dougherty and other boxers, and the next year he made a. good showing in an exhibi- ton with Peter Jackson. In 1891, when he decided to ennigrate to ATneTica he was the nniddIeweig ght champion Of Great Britain and Ire- Iands and could not even get 9 match with the heayyweights
 Maherss first fight on this side was
 with Jack FalHon, and he knocked him out in the second round. He then met three men in one night at Madison Square Garden, and knocked them all out in the first round.
 Tn California he met Joe Mccall, a giant standing nearly six and a half feet and weighing 225 pounds, and put him away in the third round He also knocked out Joe Godfrey and Mike Monahan, but in 1892 he lost to Joe Goddard. the Australian, and was defeated in a. tWelve-round@ bout with Bob Fitzsimmons in New Orleans.
 x Billy Madden, who had been large Iy responsible for inducing Peter to try his luck in America, was Aaher S second in the Crescent City battle. A big crowd of nearly 5000 fans filled the PIyInpic club. which had hung up SIC, 1000 for the bout. In the second Maher landed a glancing blow whieh nearly put Fitz away, and in the tenth Fitz was again groggy. In the twelfth, however, Bob was so much the master that Madden tossed in the sponge. After the battle Bob kissed Peter Ion the forehead and the two drank to each other from Bob's flask.
 Peters subsequent career was one Of ups and downs. He defeated George Godfrey. Frank Slavin, Joe ChoynsIi. Joe Goddard. and many other good men. and fought draws with Gus Ruhlin and Jim Hall but Ruhlin, Kid Garter, Choynski, George Gardiner, Jack Munroe and others Peters ring career extended from 1888 to 1909, when he retired after being knocked out by Jack Bigger a1d in the first round of a bout in Philadelphia- After he quit the ring he returned to his old trade of bar tender. and was employed by Jack Ske11y, the once famous feather weight, in his Workers hotel. Peter always claimed that he was given a raw deal in many of his fights, owing to the influence of the high-up politicians, who bet on his opponents and demanded decisions accordingly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-16
INTRIGUE FANS
 OBJECT TO USING
 NONRESIDENT STARS.

Although the Inter-c1uib billiard and pool tournament is finished there is still talk among the members of various organizati ons regarding the using Of resident members to strengthen the teams. Some think this course detracted from the inter- est in the race. Billy Gershel of the Bridgeport club is the man the critics are probably limiting at.
 Then there is the protest against Murray E1in of the Bridgeport club The Algonquins claim Elin is a pro- fessionaI and if the National Amateur association sustains the protest the trophy will be taken from the Bridge nort cup and given to the SeaSides. The Bridgeports finished. first in bi1- lizards and the A1gonquins first in pool
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-16
BIRTHDAY OF
 PETER MAYER, %
 YEARS A PUGILIST

One of the longest ring careers of modern times was that of Peter Maher, who for more than 9. score of years was one of the top-notchers of the American ring. Peter was born in Galway, Ireland. forty-sIx years az today, March 16. 1869, and was a sort of St. Patrick's Day gift for his parents. He grew to a height of nearly six feet, but during his ring days he was never much more than a 1niddIeweigf1t, as he seldom entered the ring weighing over 165 pounds If he had had a little more meat Peter would almost certainly have become champion, for he was one of the hardest hitters the ring has ever known. When he fought Bob F1tz- simmons on the Mexican border in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-16
fRy Wag7ler.)

Those who are looking for a big explosion at to-day's meeting of the Eastern association in Hartford are likely to be disappointed. It was re- ported before, the meeting that the magnates would take no action to- day if CIarkin did not file the bond for his Hartford club but will adjourn until later in the week in order that C1arkin may be heard regarding his failure to file the bond. If he does not come across at the second meeting his franchise will be0forfeited. The Springfield and New Haven clubs have not filed their bonds and will find themselves in the same boat with Hartford if they do not obey the con- stitution.
 Owner Clarkin proceeded with his work of disnantling the Hartford club yesterday by selling First Base man KeliIer to Springfield and Pitch- oh. CT Reiger to Jersey City. With the sale of GardeIla to Worcester that leaves only Indelder Gro1a On the Hartford roster. Keliher will make a good man for Springfield if the sale is on the level. It may be a. scheme on Clarkinss part whereby he can take the player back when the season starts
 The Emblem A e. card for the boxing show at the Casino March 25 has been completed Matchmaker Kid Williams signed Harry Williams of New Haven to meet Battling Kunx in the senf-fnal six round affair. Young McAuliffe and Teddy Hubbs agreed yesterday to box ten rounds. The preliminary will be between Young Dundee and Young Hoppe for four rounds.
 |. +I-,z eT-5- baseball club has traded Frank Kip pert, outhelder, for Fullerton, 9 Seat tie pitcher, was made last night by S. E. Lichtenhein, the Montreal club owner. Fullerton was sixth in the list of Northwestern league pitchers last season.
 Danny Murphy, the veteran out fielder who Jumped the Athletics last season, may be traded by the Brook
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-16
JENNINGS DECL ARES BAKER
 DOESN'T INTEND TO QUIT
Detroit Manager Says SIugger's Retirement Is
 Nothing But Common Holdout.

that Bakers retirement is nothing more or, less than a common ho1d-out. staged in this fashion because his contract will not permit him to hold up Mack in any other way.
 sI have no idea what Mack will do. He needs Baker. There is no question about that. But to tear up Bakers contract and give him a new one after what has happened would be setting a dangerous precedent in baseball That Bill James incident in Boston has done the game no good, and If Mack yielded there might be an epidemic of ho1d-outs on the part of disgrunt1ed p1ayers.s'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-16
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES


 1819-"Gas Hickman defeated Peter Crawley in 13 rounds at Mou1-. sey Hurst, Eng. This was the first defeat suffered by Crawley, who was afterWard destined to become cham pion of England. Cas- Hickman was a famous fighter of that day, and before meeting the ambitious young Crawley he had whipped George Cooper, Tom Oliver, and oth- CT celebrated bruisers. The Gas man" was later defeated by Bill Neat, and was accidentally killed in 1922. Craw1ey retired from the ring after. his whipping by Hickman, but in 832 he came back and defeated Dick Acton. After another retirement of four years CraWley again tossed his headpiece into the ring and fought lem Ward for the championship. During the interval Craw1ey had con ducted a butcher shop with a, boxing school upstairs-a queer combination. After a fierce conflict Craw1ey was victorious and was hailed champion of England, but he immediately re- tired and never fought again. Peter died just half century ago, in March of 1865
 186s-Peter Maher. heavyweight boxer, born in Galway, Ireland.
 1S88-Ernest 6K O Krause, Germasn-Arn rnerican boxer, born in Milwaukee.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-16

Gulfport, Miss, March 16-Man- ager Hughey Jennings is of the opin- ion that Frank Baker has about as much intention of quitting baseball BIS he himself has Which is not much Of a boost for Bakers retirement, for Hughey is going to beat out Jim Me Gt1ire's thirty-year record, if the fates are kind to him.
 Frank Baker has no more inten- tion Of retiring from baseball than have, said Hughey. ..He signed himself to q long contract last year, consentfng to give Connie Mack his services for salary which he now regrets very much. It is my opinion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-16
Al Sharpe Selects
 All Collegiate Five

Ithaca, N, March 16-Two Cornell players, with Yale, Prince ton and Columbia, each furnishing one, make up the first a1l-co1legiate basketball team selected by pr. A bert H. Sharpe, the Cornell basket ball coach yesterday.
 On his second team Dr. Sharpe puts two Yale players and gives Co., lumbia, Pennsy1vania and Prince ton one place each.
 The team selected by the Cornell coach are as follows:
 First team-BroWn, Cornell, left forward; Weiner, Yale, right forward; ; McTfgue, Princeton, centre; Lee (Captain), Columbia, left guard i; Jandorf, Cornell. right guard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-16
BROOKLYN NATIONALS
 DEFEAT BIRMINGHAM

Daytona, Florida, March 16-In am tieipation of 8 hard game, yesterday afternoon, Manager Robinson sent two of his regular Brooklyn National pitchers and 3, yos1ngster against the Birmingham club winners of last years Southern League pennant race The only hits made by the visitors were off Ragan, who pitched the first three innings. Atchison and Galore whos followed. held their opponents hitless as well as runless Score Brooklyn, 6: Bir1ningFana O
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-16
Luke sMeLlslSe Says:

Some men are such consistent losers that any time they break even they ina zine they are winners
 The sex knowled9e people take them selves mighty seriously in their en- deayors to enIighten the school chil- dren. But it v5 ill probably be q long time before HayelpelS Ellis replaces Mother Goose in our nurseries.
 Once in awhile a woman is lucky and has as many clothes ten years later as she had when she was mar ried.
 There are all sorts of people in the world, including the man who refers to burlesqne queen as an actress
 The reason why a man tries Co make his machine beat everything else on the streetsand hit nothing but the high places wien he is turning corners ls because lie is going to have plenty of time when they stretch him out on slab in the morgue.
 When you are sitting beside a pretty girl who seems to like you 1t Is mighty hard to keep from resting your arm on the back of the seat she is occupying
 A woman gets pretty mad when a man loses some money gambling. But she doesn't hitssup a real boiling rage until she discovers that he has lost some money by accommodating his ornery relatives.
 It is easy to make a hit with the average wife. Just tell her how light her bread is and how heavy her os- by is.
 You can wear cheap clothes and fool some people But you never fool any body when you are wearing cheap 5ewelry.
 There are whole lot of men in Che world who can argue Iearnedly on. the constitution and the Monroe doctrine who imagine that Daniel Webster com piled Websters Dictionary Some people seem to think so. But it wasn't Lincoln's wEliskers that made him a great man.
 And where is the old fashioned man who could prove almost anything lag the Bible7
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-16
WEATHER FORECAST

Wasca1ingbon March 1S-F'orf Eastern New York: Generally fair tonight and Wednesday: moderate north winds.
 For Southern New EnglaFat1: Generally fair tonight and We'd nesday; moderate northwest winds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-16
NO ACTION ON HARTFORD
 FRANCHISE IS LIKELY TODAY
Springfield Buys First Baseman Keli= her from Hartford==Rei9er Also
 Sold

1yn FsederaIs. Manager Lee Magee wants to strengthen his infie1d. He is trying to land Al Bridwel1 from the St. Louis Fsederals and Hugh Bradley, the Pittsburgh Fed first baseman. Griggs and Delehanty. two other vet erana, will also be traded by Ma gee.
 First Baseman George Burns of the Detroit Tigers. has been laid low by appendicitis He was operated upon today.
 Because of the typhoid scare in the Giants camp at Marlin, Tex, the players will De inocTlated with anti typhoid serum. Pitcher Ritter is the only athlete who has the disease so far.
 Pennsy 1vanfa. students are feeling happy over the discovery of 2 proa1aas- ing pitcher named Steelrnan who showed great skill in yesterday $ practice game.
 Tommy Downey Of this city is get ting his name in the papers at the Buffalo Federa1s, training camp. The Buffalo Enquirer writer tells this one from the camp at Athens, Ga
 Tom D6wney is wearing a, disguise these days. He has clipped his hair in convict fashion, thereby disproving all rumor to tEe effect that his head is made of ivory
 " Burgess has been elected captain of the Yale hockey team. He comes from Burlington. Vt.
 The New York Press today reprints the story of Umpire Mu1laneys at tack upon Bobby Stow and Jack Spratt of the Bridgeport club at ,Savin Rock in August. 1912. Null 1aney has secured a job on the An1eri- can league staff and these tales are dug up to show that he is a fighter. It was in the fifth inning that the fight took place. Stow made a heat ed remark when Mullaney called Flick of New Haven safe at second and Mullaney struck Stow. Then Spratt went for the umpire and was also clouted. After that the riot started.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-16
By LnISes McEnke

A PaFadise.
 Ton seem to have traveled quibs a lot, z remarked the landlady to the star boarder hich of the countries that sSaaaa have ted would you prefer to, make your he me if you. had a chofce3r 'tPatagonla replied the star boarier- "And why Patagonia2' ?, asked the landlady
 ssPrunes cost s2 pound in Pata- gonia, 5 replied the star boarder.
 Advice.
 You'll find it is hard fact:
 Remember that the less you say
 The less you need retract.
 Eeonen1y.
 Marriage makes 8 lot of changes 1l' naanfs remarked Mrs. Gabb.
 s'ThaTs T1gHt, growled 1fr. Gabb sfAfter he has been married for awhile man gets So he 1magines i've cent cigars are as good as ten cent oues.3
 The Test and the Sermon.
 Some men are always being stuns And to hard luck are prone, But any man wno holds his tongus
 Is sure to hold his own.
 Sec above There are sound logic,  much wit, mighty good advice and go1l1e poetry in the lines we have placed at the head of the editorial column oR Che Wapakoneta Daily News this evening, and because we didn't know where else to look for inspiration we turned to Luke AEcLukes funny column, and our needs were at once supplied. There is little need of any person being stnng if he follows the suggestions laid down in such neat manner by pr. Me- Luke, and if man win keep well within himself and his hand upon his poeketbook the blue sky larks will have to seek other employment than that of plucking the unwary and greed fly gul1tbIe Few persons ever get stung who are not bent on doing lit He plueking themselves; hence they get mighty little sympathy when it be comes neised about that they have been pIueked -W Wapakoneta (o.1 News.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-16
ALMANAC FOR TO-DAY

What an awful disappointment it would be to some persons if Boston should turn to and redeem herself without waiting until 1916 to be saved by Billy Sunday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-16

Orders for 100 steel fiat cars were received at the Altoona Pa. shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-16

! V Easter Custom wooIens s 1 NEW IYFORD BROTHERS SEE