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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-15
YANKEES
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TEers raks over Athlstlcs-whlts
Sen via And Indians Lose.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-15
PIRATES
LosE 70 rHrLAEDLPHIA In HARD
fOu0ET ELEvEN IMNIu0
BATLE-

EAnaux and Aiszandsr Nsrs oponrnt.
and Former Wsaksned-DodEsrs
TAks oone-neds and Giants
he IN Ten rnnings
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-15

ro-dAy'. Games
NieFeiNnu 40 boston
ST Louis - N~W Nnrk
Detroit A. rhilado lphla
chicago a. MaShinE. IN
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-15

ro-day's Games
brooklyn AZ 81 Louis.
Boston a. ChlcaEo
NeN fork a. Phiiadelphia-
philadelphia Al Pittsburgh.
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Boston-ChicaGo Rain
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-15
FEDERALS

Ysstsrdays Results.
No games scheduled
To-day's Games.
st. Louis at Newark
Kansas CITY at baltimore
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Buffalo.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-15
STOGIES TAKE FIRST OF
SERIES FROM WOLVERINES
Y1AcEr, BnLLArxE rwrELkn LET'S
AGGREGATION Down WITH
TWO BIuGLE1.

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nsdst>r and Hfks o'Day Help
8onls-othsE Results
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-15

Yesterday Results.
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Offers HAute. . Erie. :.
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To-dAy's Games.
Wheeling a. Grand ltapids 90.
Erie al Terrs Haute
rounEstO~n a. Evansville.
Bort Mayns a. Dayton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-24
Marines Accomplish Great Results Toward
 Modification of Hayti

Washington. Dec. 22-By the cap ture and destruction of Fort Riviere, an old stone structure held by super stitious Haitians as impregnab1ek and favored of the revolutionary gods, the rebellious Cacos of northern Haiti were crushed. and the pacif1cation work Of the United States Marine Corps in that section of the turbulent little island was finished. Not an American Marine was injured in the dangerous undertaking, according to the official reports just received at headquarters of the Marine Corps.
 Fort Riviere was built by the French when Haiti was a colonial possession of that country and has been the headquarters of the Caco bandits for years. It has always been hotbed of revolution, and Marine have to be captured and destroyed be- fore lasting peace could come to that section.
 Major smed1ey Darlington Butler led the expedition against Rivfere, and to the 9th Company, under Captain William W. Low, was assigned the task of making the main or frontal at tack. This company depIoyed> at a distance of about 1900 yards from the. fort and advanced upon it n extended order. The Caco fire was continuous but the aim of the attacking party of Marines was deadly that they were enabled in a very short time to get into position from which the fort could be storned. With character istic dash they were upon the works, and although the Cacos stuck to their guns until the Marines had actually entered the fort, they were unable to iniict a single casualty in the ranks of the sea soldiers.
 Major Butler then ordered the fort dx fad a stones of the <old structure were destroyed, the revolutionary hopes and ambitions of the north Haiti Cacos were buried beneath the ruins of Riviere.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-24
Policeman Loses
 Burglar of Fruit
 Store After Chase

A lone pedestrian on Main street above North avenue carrying large feed bag across his shoulders attract ed the attention of Policeman Martin Kelly at 2:45 this morning. The po- Ifceman was three blocks in the rear of the suspicious looking traveller and he set out to. overtake him.
 As the policeman was passing the intersection of North avenue and Main street he heard the sound of break ing glass and, gun in hand, he set out in pursuit of the man, who on seeing the shining brass buttons of the po- Hceman started to run. A hot chase took place but the fugitive was soon lost in the darkness.
 On Investigation Policeman Kelly found that the front window of the fruit store of Luigi DeFerari at 22S5 Main street had been broken in an endeavor to burg1arize the store. On the steps of the store was the feed bag that had rested on the strangers shoulders of the burglar and in the bagl were 243 packages of cigarettes and five boxes of cigars. Policeman Kelly brought the tobacco to police headquarters where it is awaiting a claimant.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-24
LATEST TIDINGS FROM SCOTLAND
Edited by Wagner
SINCLAIR TO SELL KAUFF AND MAGEE
 TO HIGHEST BIDDER

St. Louis, Dec. 24-Harry F. Sin clairs the Oklahoma oil nnagnate, owns Bennie Kauft, outfe1der. and Lee Ma gee, second baseman, both. stars on the Brooklyn Federal league team last season. it was learned here yester- day.
 The information came from Mir Sinclair himself, who now places the players on the market It had been the understanding that they be- longed to the Wards, owners of the Brooklyn Federals. Mr. Sinclair said he acquired the two players this win ter. ..f--
 fT have them for sa1e," he said fNThey can be had by the St. Louis Americans if Phil Ball wants to pay the price. It isn't steep, considering the class of the players iErvo1ved.''
 MT. Sinclair further stated that he also owns George Anderson, the out fielder of the Brookfeds and had the. disposition of the Kansas City. Buffalo and Newark Fed players.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-24
CONNIE MACK TO
 TAKE l8 FLINGERS
 ON TRAINING TRIP

Philadelphia Dec. 24-As usual, Connie Mack has the largest flock of youngsters that ever invaded a big league baseball camp included in the list that he will carry to Jacksonville, Fla, next spring. And the list may be further increased during the win ter.
 Eighteen pitchers are included in the list who will receive tryouts in the sunny south.- Ira Thomas will again have charge of the pitchers and out Of the bunch of raw material that Connie and his scouts have gathered together, he hopes to secure twir1ers that will do the trick again for the White Elephants. Five catchers will be in the list. The names of the new men, however, have not been an nounced. Ten inf1elders gathered from far and wide, and six outfielders will also be included among the selec- ton.
 A number of exhibition games have been arranged at Jacksonville and other places in Florida. The only dates arranged for the Athletics in Florida, at present. are March 23, 24, 25. with the Phillies in St. Petersburg, and April 3, 4, 5, with the Phillies in Jacksonville. The Athletics will play only a few games on the way back in the spring, and may not play the usual series with the Phi1lies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-24
GIANTS AND TANKS HOPE TO SECURE FEDERAL STARS
McGraw After Bluejacket, Cooper and KauH-
 Donovan Wants Magee, Rousch and Rariden

New York, Dec. 24-Both of New York's major league baseball clubs the Giants and the Yankees expect to benefit by the arnicable settlement of the baseball war with the Federal league. Both clubs are anxious to get the best players possible from the independent circuit, and it is certain that the playing strength of both clubs will be materially increased.
 Captain T. L. Huston, who is re- turning home from Cincinnati, has been in communication with Manager Bill Donovan of the Yankees and met him here this morning. Captain Huston has options on several Federal league players, but before purchasing any of them he will confer with his manager.
 After the conference Manager Don ovan will return to Philadelphia, and it is expected that soon after the ho1i- days he will have another conference with Frank Baker, the home run hit ter of the Athletics. Since the sign ing of peace President Comiskey has consented to give thesYankees a free hand in. endeavoring to procure Ba- ker's services, and it is thought that the Yankees will come to terms with Mack over the transfer of Baker with in a short time.
 It is known that three of the play CTS Captain Huston has under consid- eration to strengthen ithe Yankees for next season are Lee Magee, last year with the Brookfeds; fRousch, the out fielder of the Newarks, and Rariden, the catcher, who was formerly with the Boston Braves Captain Huston
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-24
MASKED MARVEL
 IN ROUGH DRAW WITH IVAN LINOW

New York, Dec. 24-Ivan Linow, the fierce Cossack. had the 1iveliest 20
 minutes at the Manhattan Opera House last, night that he has experi- aenced since the wrestling tournament started, seven weeks ago. It has been the habit of the tall Russian to ma1- treat nearly all his opponents and cas- tigate them physically and verbally.
 But the bitter was bitten when the Cossack faced the Masked Marvel in a Graeco-Roman bout. Ordinarily the unknown is a clean, fair wrestler, but when an opponent indulges in rough tactics the masked chap becomes a bad man from Pizen Creek
 The Marvel put Linow to the mat a score of times with chancery- holds. but did not succeed in pinning him. .Linow, after getting out of a hard lock, began to spar and struck the unknown in the neck. The Marvel responded with a vo1ley of hooks and jabs and they were mixing it a Ia Queensberry. when the whistle ended the second period. f z..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-24
TWO KILLED, MANY HURT AS SLEEPING
 CARTS WRECKED

Scranton, Pa. Dec. 24-Two per sons were killed and several injured today in a, collision on the Lacka- wanna, railroad near here, which re- suited in the wrecling of a sleeping car. One of the dead was a negro porter on this car and the other was Miss Anna Jones.
 The most seriously injured were:
 Mrs. J.j w. Styles, Montc1air, N. J., broken collarbone, hand cut and body bruises. Miss Frances Styles, the 10 year old daughter of Mrs. Styles, decorations and shock. Mrs. P. P. Merrill, New York, fractured collar bone and body bruised. J. O. Foster, porter, Cambridge, Mass, lacerauons and internal injuries.
 The wrecked sleeper was, the only wooden car in the train and the occu- pants of this car were the victims. All of the other cars were of steel con- struction and were not damaged.
 E. M. Rine, general Superintendent of the Lacqawanpa, places the blame for the accident on the engineer of section three, who, according to MT. Rine ran past torpedoes and lighted fuses and also passed automatic sig nals that were set against him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-24
Coach Haughton Has Photographic Record
 of Harvard Football

In one of Percy Haughton's safes is complete photographic record of the football season of 1915 at Harvard. Scores of action pictures were taken of the YaIe-Harvard game under the direction of the Harvard Athletic as- sociatfon. Haughton's supply of fHsdll'' pictures came from the newspapGP photographers at the Stadium throughout the season He has at least one picture of every important play that was made by Harvard or an opponent at any time during the sea son.
 In these photographs, HaughtOn has the material for a splendid course in advance football There are errors that can be pointed out to students Of the game, and there are fine playing points that can be indicated The pictures will be of extreme value to him in teaching. players of future teams the finer points of the game that might otherwise be missed
 The authorities of the Harvard Union will have Haughton deliver one of his football lectures after the new year, if the head coach can be coaxed to take the assignment With the stereopticon views obtained from the newspapers, he will retrace the i'm portant phases of the Ya1e-HarYard game of this year..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-24
Wants To Box Winner
 of Bosse- Palmer Bout

Billy Pepey, the manager of Young Palmer, the Philadelphia boy, who has created considerable stir in the ranks of the nghtweights of late, is after a crack at the winner of the Young Bosse-Bud Palmer bout. which takes place at. the Atlantic A c. on Christ
 mas afternoon.
 His letter states that Young Palmer week, and he is ready to prove his assertion any time Matchmaker Holmes or Williams says the word. Palmer is a bear cat of a, battler with a. long string of knockouts to his credit, and aside from that he has beaten some of the best ,lfgI1tew sights in the Quaker City, including Eddie McAndrewss Johnny Mayo. Jimmie Murphy, who recently gave Shugrue, wolgast and Cham pfon Rftchfe a fight of their life, Palmer also knocked out Willie HoucIx, the rugged Phila- deIphia lightweight, in four rounds. and his last victim was Grover Hayes when he made a punching bag out of him ih 8 six-round bout.
 Aside from Palmer Pepey has sta bIe of the best fighting machines that could ever be turned out. The boys are Harry Tracey of Philadelphia, featherweight, who has beaten Shu- grue in four rounds. and got clean victory over Char ley White in Syra- cHse several months ago; Leo Tracey; another Philadefpfaian, 126z pounds. and brother of Harry; Tony Adams of Rochester, 124 pounds, and Willie Andrews, New York's sensational bat tier, who is beating all the bantams he meets.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-24
GWINNER ADMITS LOSING $lOO,OOO
 IN FED BASEBALL

Pittsburgh. Dec. -EdwardS W. Gwinner. President of the Pittsburgh Federal League club, announced yes ferday that he was through with base ball for all time, and that his fling had cost him more than $1o0, 900. He claims to have been kicked out of baseball by the nagnates of the Amer 1can and National Leagues. aided and abetted by several of the F'edera1 Lea gue owners
 He is to be given $5e.O0o for the inn prOvements he made on the Federal grounds, and told to get his best price for the players under eontract. There arc sixteen players signed up for the next year at salaries that aggregate $s0. He has a contract to pay Konetc7ly $s.500 in 1916 and 1917. and would like the New oYrk National League club to take over the player and contract
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-24

mer in perfect condition and says Bud will give a good account of himself.
 Bosse has more ring experiences than Palmer. Freddy has been going through the paces at the Acorn A. C. and declares he will stop Palmer be- fore the end of the 18th round. Bosse is a hard hitter but Palmer is taller and has a, longer reach.
 Al KetcheI1 and Willie Condon, who get together in the ten round semi final. will weigh 135 fingside. KetcheI makes his first appearance since the present ring campaign opened. He will find Condon a hard proposition, but is confident of beating the Acorn battler
 Willie Andrews and Jerome Hen nessey. the latter from Jersey City, meet in the six sround preliminary, Hennessey is Joe Shugrue's sparring partner and may have absorbed some of Joe's skill.
 : The first bout will start at 2:3O p. m. Terry Lee is referee; M. F. O'ConTor, timekeeper and Slim Bren- nan, announcer,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-24
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

1S9G-Matty Matthews defeated Geo. Kerwin in 20 rounds at Toronto, Kerwtn, although a native of Prov- dence. had settled in Toronto and at the time he fought the New Yorker was recognized as the Canadian wei terweight champion. Kerwin's de- fat by Matthews practically ended his ring career, and he fought only a few uninp ortant contests after that Matthews became we1terweight- cham pion of the world in 1900, but the scene of his victory over Kerwin was afterWard his vale of defeat, for he was knocked out by Rube Ferns and lost the title at Toronto in 1901! George Kerwin was known as 'aThe Mystery, and made a good record as lightweight and featherwei giat before going after the weIterweight honors. He was knocked out only twice in his career and afterward de- feated both men who had thus humi- Hated him. Matty Matthews contin- ued in the ring until 1904, when he retired after a string of defeats by Honey Melody, Martin Duffy and Rube Ferns.
 19o7-Jack Blackburn defeated Mike Donovan in 10 rounds at Read ing, Pc.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-24
Johnny Ki1bane May Become Lightweight In
 Order to Meet Cross

Johnny Ki1bane, the undisputed boss of the eatherweights, may soon abandon that division. The C1eye- lander is rapidly outgrowing the 122- pound class, and it is only a question of months when he will be fighting regularly at the Hghtweight stan dard.
 k KiIbane is considering an offer from a, Gotham prom to make his debut as lightweight against Leach Cross. Johnny is likely to accept the match. The more Kilbane ponders over the proposition, the better he seems to like it. Johnny is of the opinion that Leachde has nnislaid his punch and therefore he would not be taking such a chance.
 If the match materializes the men will meet at 133 pounds ringstde. Gross would have some difficulty at tainfng this poundage. A victory over Cross would be quite an suspicious start for KiIbane as a lightweight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-24
American lightweight Title Had It's Origon
 27 Years Ago

A close search of the northeast corner1of the scrambled map of Mary land, at a point where the Susque- hanna flows into Chesapeake Bay, will reveal a speck which bears the name of Perryvi1Ie. It isn't much of a, towP, and doubtless it<cou1d be wiped off the map without affecting the stars in their orbits, but it has historic in terest as the scene of a great battle. and as the birthplace of the American lightweight championship. It was at PerryvilIe, Md, forty-seven years ago today, Dec. 23, 1868, that Abe HiclEen became the first recognized champion of American lightweights by defeat ing Pete McGuire. He turned the trick in five rounds, and thereby gained immortality and the big share Of the $2,000 purse.
 The history of the American light weight division from Hicken to Ritchie would make mighty interest ing reading, but it would require sev- era1 fat volumes. Hicken retired soon after his victory, and Arthur Cham bers and Billy Edwards claimed the title, Chambers winning by a trick, and later defending his title against Johnny Clark Charlie Norton. George Fulljames, 6 Canadian, and others then held forth as claimants until in 1884 Jack Dempsey, the 'tNonpareiI," became the recognized leader. Jack soon outgrew the light weight class. and his friend Jack Mo Auliffe reigned in his stead aA worlds champion from 1885 to 1894, when he retired undefeated The great little George Lavigne, the Saginaw Kid was lightweight champion of America and the world until 1899, when Frank Erne of Buffalo,. a native of SyEitzer- land, annexed the honor. Joe Cans then came to the front, although for a time Jimmy Britt, disputed his right to the crown. and it was not until 1908 that Battling Nelson. the Dane. took the crown from Joe's kinlky dome. Five years ago Ad WOlgast, the Michigan Wildcat, took the hon ors, and in 1912 Willie Ritchie sue ceeded to the lightweight throne, all though soon deprived of the worlds title by Freddie Welsh. With a mum Der of good men now contestiug in that class. it is likely that much nevss, lightweight championship history will be written before very long.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-24

also has options on one or two of the Federal League pitchers, but the off, cia1s of the club would not say who they were, because the competition for players is so keen that all the club owners are trying to keep their plans secret.
 George Stal1ings, manager of the Boston Braves, says Rousch was the best outf1elder in the Federal league last season, and he has put in strong bid for him. If the Yankees can get Rariden, the catching staff will be greatly strengthened, because the Yankees were weak in this department of the game last season.
 Two of the Federal leagues most promising players Jumped from the Giants, and it is expected that they will be back in the field next season. One is Jim BIuejacket, whom the Giants bought from Bloomington, H., just before he jumped to the Feds. This Indian showed great promise with Brooklyn, and developed rapidly. under the management of Magee and, Gan gel. Claude Cooper is the other player who Jumped from the Giants to the Feds, and in the past two years he has not only developed into good itter, but is said to be the fastest man in base running in the Federal league. As McGraw is in need of new pitchers, it is believed that he will get one or two from the independent league teams. One pitcher the Giants have in mind is Harry Moran, the southpaw of the Newark Feds, who showed great promise last season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-24
THE PUEBLO FREEMAN

That old war horse of the ring. Jim Flynn will pass his t1airty-sixth mile stone today. The Pueblo fireman is referred to as the Methuselah of the game, but this is a slight exaggera- ton, as Jim has quite some time to go before he attains the 696 years of the Biblical worthy. For a glove artist thirty-six is getting along in years, but Jim shows no marked dizninution in his ivigor or his ability to take and give punishment, Jack Dillon found the old timer a hard nut to crack when they mingled in New York recently, and, although the HoosieF got the popular verdict, he wasn't permitted to loaf on the job. F7yun's real name is Andrew Haynes, and he is Of Italian parentage. He has been fighting in the ring for some fifteen years, and in that period he has been pitted against the best of them. He has been knocked out by Jack Johnson, Sam Langford, Gunboat Smith, Luther McCarty and Al Kauf- man, but he has survived them all and is still able to put up a fistic argument that has much to commend it to the fans who like plenty of ac- t1on of the. slaun-bang va4iety.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-24
IHDM MEY DEFEATS
 CROSS ON POINTS

New York, Dec. 24--Packey Hom- znsy, the East Side Italian lightweight handed Leach Cross surprise as a Christmas present package in the liar lem Sporting club Last night. The East Side Italian outpoi11thlg the den st-pugi1ist in a bout that sizzled with action Until the last round there rzagf little to choose, first one, then the other taking the lead Homney, how ever, showed more agressfveness than his opponent. and by coming up at top speed noSed Leach out Of the honors.
 Horn1ney gained the 1aurels in three rounds. Leach was awarded two and tho other five rounds were even. Houhney onset Cross c1everness by forcing the milling in the majority of rounds Cross weighed in at 1371k pounds, while Homney tipped the beam at 1S4A- <E