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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
"Cooney' Winton Gives Handsome Trophy For
 Shop Series Winner

A handsome silver cup is on exhi- bition in the window of Fairc+i1d s jewelry store, to be donated by, As sistant, Town Clerk ''Cooney'' Winton to the winnere of the inter-league se- ries between the Singers, representing the Industrial league and the Reming- ton-Arms nine, representing the Fac tory league. The series began on Saturday. and will consist of three games to decide the supremacy of the winning nine.
 The assistant town clerk is an ar dent baseball fan and was at one time star second baseman on the Andover college nine. His Christian name is Clarence but the name "Cooney' was placed upon him owing to his resem- bIance both in size and features to Jim Cooney. the sterling catcher of the Bridgeport nine back in '83- The latter was drafted by the Boston Ma tiona1 League team in 'S5.
 "Cooney"Aat first suggested that he be given the privilege of tenderin8 the bows a tsblow-out'' at the conclusion of the series but players on each nine expressed their desire to battle for the silver cup.
 The All-Industria1s with Rhodes pitching won the first game by 2 to 8. Wells and Butler pitched for the fac tory boys.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
GIBBONS ANXIOUS
 TO TACKLE PACKEY
 M'FARlAND AGAIN

New York, Sept. 27.1The expected has happened. Mike Gibbons yester- day explained why he was unable to do better against Packey Mcfarland in their memorable bout not so long ago. Mike comes out with an offer to meet Paekeyi once more at 10 or 20 rounds, for all kinds of side bets. En- tlrely unsolicited, Mike offers to go through a meeting with Mcfarland again. for so much and so much a minute, preceded by a lot of bunk cir cus ba1lyhoo!
 Certain it is that Mike is not talk ing to New York when he makes that offer. He goes on to explain that the reason for his poor showing against Packey in the Brighton Hippodrome was his making 147 pounds at 3 b'cloek This poundage, he asserts, so weak ened him that he narYeled that he was able tosstay the limit with Packey This confession merits a years sus- pension for Mike from the Boxing Commission, for, according to his own words, he deliberately bunked the pub-
 lie by agreeing to make, and making weight that sos decreased his boxins efficiency that he himself was forced to wonder how heswas able to keep his feet. Gibbons had better give New York 9 vacation for a while He knew when he signed the agreement that he. couldn't fight six cents' worth at that weight.
 : Now Gibbons wants to Meet EMcFar-. land at~154 pounds. Let them go to it. somewhere out of -tllis@ State.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
OUTDRAW GIANTS IN SUNDAY
 GAME lN ST. LOUIS

St. Louis, Mo-. ept. 27-The Giants used three pitchers yesterday after noon, but lost to the Cardinals. to 2. Incidentally, they played to the small est Sunday. crowd of the season, 1,2oO, while the FederaIs were packing their small park with 5000 and then turning them away.
 Stroud started the game for New York and gave St. Louis their three runs in the first inning. Perritt sbe- ceeded him in the third and was re- placed by Pa1mero in the sixth after Kocher went in as a. pinch hitter. The game was hard fought all the way both teams playing real baseball Ames pitched for St. Louis and was touched up for hits frequently, but they came at times when they did not count for much. FsN
 The Giants scored their first run i11 the second. Merk1e doubled and went to third when Huggins threw Fletcher out at first. Becker's sacrifice fly to Bescher scored NIerk1e. t4sst <
 The other run came. in the eighth. Grant famed and Myers and Palmero singled. Burns singled, scoring My CTS Ames got better as the game progressed, flaming Kelly. Fletcher and Becker, three straight in the ninth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
Columbia May Give Up Rowing Unless Students
 Show More Interest

New York, Sept 27.=Rowing at Columbia has reached crisis, and there is grave danger that the local university will be forced to drop the sport for good and all. This is the gist of an open letter addressed to the Columbia alumni yesterday by N. Otis Rockwood, graduate treasur- CT of the rowing club. Rockwood charges the undergraduates with lack of spirit and frees Jim Rice, the ve- teran coach. of all blame for the poor showing of the varsity eight at Pough- keepsie last June.
 Rice will not leave Columbia dur ing this term of his present contract which has four years to run and there is small danger of his leaving at all if he is accorded support of the right kind by the undergraduates, acord- ing to Redwood.
 ''The conditions which we new face" says the Redwood letter, make me believe we are at a crisis For the last eight years interest in the sport has been confined to a small Ter body of men each year Of course Rice has expressed dissatisfaction During the last season there were times when. not enough men reported for the varsity crews to form two eights.
 -'The entire varsity squad did not number over thirty. In fact, there were only eighten men really eligible for the two varsity crews.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
Wagner's Watch Tower

One of the features of Saturday s game at the Yale bowl was the work of Thompson at quarterback. He is a big youngster but very fast on his feet and is very handy at running with the ball. It looks as if the Yale coaches have found 6 man to take Capt. Wilson's place at quarterback | In fact Thompson appears to be a bet ter quarterback than Wilson was in his prime. Wilson has grown much heavier since last year and it is hard to recognize him cavorting at half back.
 The Yale players made an excellent showing against the Maine team. Coach Hinkey showed that he intends to stick to the lateral passing game, which was worked many times with success. The forward pass was used frequently and the ball was handled very eleanIy. The Yale backheld looks strong. It is up the line now to fur
 nish the protection. Walden, who played guard last year, is as big as a. house this. season. Kent, who was in- eligible last year because he came from another college, is also a monster. He replaced Walden and displayed great skill.
 Princeton only made 9 fair showing against Georgetown, the line failing to indicate much strength. Harvard used three elevens in the Colby game. IiIS uISL two Iea1IlS OlQ we'll put COhDy scored on the third string men. Like Yale, Harvard has a fine backfeld but the line is uncertain yet.
 Bill Donovan. who played in Water bury many years ago, was a guest of honor there yesterday when he brought his New York American team for an exhibition game. Rain prevented the contest but Donovan agreed to return next Sunday. Donovan also promised to give William shehy, a Waterbury
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
REICH ANXIOUS TO
 CLEAN UP GUNBOAT
 SMITH. WEDNESDAY

New York, Sept. 27-When Jim Jeffries arose from obscurity to fame by defeating Bob FitzsiTnmons he had such men as Tom Sharkey, Gus Ruh- lin, Jim Corbett, Kid Mccoy and Joe Choyinski to draw from for oppon- ents.
 Jess Willard, the new champion, has five or six men to pick from who are rated in ability about equal. Frank Moran. Jim Coffey, Charlie Weinert, Gunboat Smith and Al Reich all are clamoring for a match with thechampion and it will take some time to decide the best of the lot.
 The first contest will take place next Wednesday evening, at the St Nich- olas Rink, between Gunboat Smith and Al Reich. Reich a few Knonths ago was a big, easy going novice. He had never taken match seriously in his life and imagined every heavy weight in the world was easy for llin1.
 Now that he has the opportunity to. get a crack at theworlds cham pionship by meeting the title holder, Jess Willard, that is, providing he can stop Gunboat Smith before the end of the tenth round, Reich will try to win decisiveIy next Wednesday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
CASEY OF EXETER { FINALLY DECIDES
 TO JOIN HARVARD

Cambridge, Sept. 27.-Announce- ment was made at Harvard Saturday that Eddie Casey, the Exeter foot ball captain of last year, has matricu- lated at the university and taken a room in Smith Hall, one of the fresh man dormitories. A week ago Ca sey hurriedIy left Cambridge and the tutoring school where he was prepa- ring. to take entrance examinations.
 It was reported that he had left for New Haven, but the following day came the news that he had only left town to go to a dance, but in the meanwhile had decided to go to Princeton. But now he is back again, and except for missing a couple of examinations, everything is as bright and cheery as before.
 The two tests that he missed will not affect his entering Harvard ex- cept that he will have conditions to work off before the beginning of his junior year. He will be- a candidate for the freshman football team at Harvard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
Lannin Will Wear Old
 Straw Hat Until His
 Red Sox Win Pennant

New York. Sept. 27-Joseph J. Kannin. owner of the Red Sox, Is su- perstitious. Not1ong ago, MT. Lanntn, to celebrate the return of his club to Boston from a victorious western trip, purchased $6 hat, The Yam kees then defeated the Red Sox twice on Labor Day and again September '.
 Lannin thereupon started to look for the hoodoo, and finally decided hat his new hat was to blame for he sudden run of ill luck So he borrowed a. knife from a friend and ut the hat into ribbons, declaring
 nat he would go back to his straw Ii d
 -hich would not be discarded until
 le Red Sox had cinched the pen ant
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27

Those who received prizes were: Fox, thermos bottle; Clarkson,> glass ash tray; McQuillan, amber glasses; Ka1pin, camp axe; Mrs. Hessian, hand battery lamp; and Vanstone, Stege- man ana Oakes who will select their prizes. These prize shoots that the club has been holding this sea son the trapshooting game and it is now planned to keep up this shooting through the winter.
 A meeting of the club was held in Stratford on last Friday evening at which time much business of inlpor- tance was transa cted. Reports from the building and subscription commit tees were heard and accepted, and plans were formed for the issue of bonds among the members to secure money for enlarging the clubs equip ment, $500 is needed flor this work and nearly half of that sum wes spo- ken for by those present at the meet ing. The club is going to proceed at once with the building of the club house and will soon be able to pro- vide shelter in a warm building for those who attend the winter shoots. Prospective members are strongly urged to make their application for memberShip at once as the initiation fee will be raised in the near future. although the annual dues are to re-
 main the same. Application blanks may be secured from the members or at Cutters sporting goods stors.
 The dates of the remaining shoots of the 1915 program are. October g., and 23. November and 20, and De cember 4. Visitors are always well come and can try. their hand at any of these shoots.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
JACK BARRY AND WnlTTED
 ARE WORLD'S SERIES TWINS
lucky Pair Represented Different Cities in Big a- Struggle Last Season.

overthrow of Connie Mack's Athletics. This year he will work just the oppo- site. way k s*5:'l "
 Barry was one of the famous "big four in the s1G0.000 infield of the Phil adelphia Athletics, but was traded this year to the Boston Red Sox. His brilliant work in the shortstop peEi- ton has been great factor in bring ing the Boston team to the front, and his consistent playing has helped ma terially in keeping the American league team there. Barry has wit messed the downfall of his former teammates throughout the entire sea- son, and, while he has been perform ing in his usual form, he has watched what is left of the one-tine invincible Athletics slide into the cellar position in the American. league race.
 Whitteds change of base from the Boston Braves to the Philadelphia Ma tlonal league club in the final touch to the picture. The outfeIder. was pop ular in Boston, and he made good in Philadelphia, following the general policy of the cast-off. Whitted like Demaree and other cast-offs who were wished on Pat Moran, has taken big part in keeping the Philadelphia team in thet front in the National league race for the bunting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27

New York, Sept. 27.-An interesting circumstance in connection with the coming worlds series, in which it is now almost certain that the Philadel- phia National league club and the Boston Red Sox will be the contending teams, is the fact that Jack Barry and George Whitted, opponents in the games which marked sthel closing of the last baseball season, will again oppose each other in the coming cham p:onship series.
 This state of affairs is probably un- precedented in the history of baseball. and it will serve as an interesting topic for discussion among the close followers of tI.e game, those real dyed-1n- the-wo9l fans who have be- come educated in the annals and his- tory of the national 'pastime.
 The worlds series of last year saw thousands of rabid Philadelphia base ball enthusiasts cheering frantical1y at every oportunity when. one of Barry's brilliant efforts to subjugate Boston was successful. It. iE quite probable that next month they will greet his every play with gloom and stolid si- 1ence. Whitted's playing in the last worlds series was big factor, and helped materially A to accomplish the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27

was. 35 at the time of his death. Ned beat. George Hes, Andrew Marsden and other good English fighters, and took part in an unsatisfactory contest with Jena Mace. 'before coming to America in the sos. In 1868 he was matched with Joe Worma1d at Lynn field. Mass, and had the best of it when the police interfered. O'Ba1d- win spent 8 months in jail as a, result of this affair. O'Baldwin belonged to the old rough. roistering school of fighters, and his violent end was in Keeping with his career. He was a good scrapper, and with proper train ing and management might have be- come a worlds champion.
 1eOi-Tomrny Feltz defeated Iron Man Austin Rice in 20 rounds at Savannah.
 1907-Joe, Cans defeated George Memsie in 20 rounds at Los Angeles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
FOX HIGH GUN Ar
 HOUSATONIC SHOOT

On Saturday afternoon the Housa- tonic Rod and Gun Club. Inc, held a regular prize shoot :. at the new grounds on the Lordship Meadows. The club has just installed a new Lib- erty trap End this was in use on Sat urday, working perfectly for the t1en- ty-five shooters who participated. C.. Fox was high with 48 out of 50 and was closely followed by c. Vanstone with 47. w. Lyon and Cutter tied for third place with 45 apiece. The scores in the regular program of 50 targets were as follows:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
YALE REJOICES
 AS HFGG1NBOTHAM, STAR END, RETURNS

New Haven, Conn, Sept. 27-Yale football stock, took a jump yesterday when it was announced that Higgin- sbotham, former. University of Texas star, has returned to college and will take examinations to remove his scho- lastfc ineligibility. Higginbotham play ed in the early season games last year and showed great promise, but was in juFed.
 Secret practice will be the order for the week preparatory to the game gainst Virginia Saturday. Virginia is akpected to be a real test and there is much speculation as to wheth- Ter Yale will try to play the game without Le Gore, last years fullback, who has been playing recently on the scrub eleven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27

shortstop, 9 trial to see if he is fit to go higher.
 Dan ripple. the pitcher for whom the New York Americans paid $9,5C0, twirled his first full game Saturday and held Cleveland to four hits, win ming easily. The New York scouts have brought in several good pitchers but the outfieIders secured, with the exception of GiIhooley, don't look very impressive.
 The University of Pennsylvania eleven didn't start the football season very we'll The Quakers were sbare-y able to beat West Virginia. One en- couraging feature was the playing of Mike Dorzias, the big Greek, who is trying for the line. One tackle he made threw three men. The player carrying the ball was knocked out.
 It is reported that Young NTcAu1iffe will tackle Bud Palmer in the star bout of the October boxing show in this city. Knockout Palitz of New London and Kid Lewis of Waterbury may meet in the semi-l1naI.
 Among the sights at the Yale bowl last Saturday was Moose Miller, the former New Haven first baseman Mil Ter has his old job of washing the foot ball players with a sponge and then giving them dry rub with a. towel Moose did not have the usual assort- ment of plug cut in his cheek.
 At the meeting of the New England league held in Boston Saturday night 9 man named John Finn said he had it all fixed to put a, club in Spring ngfield. How long has Finn been in baseball? Does he think all he has to do is walk into Springfield? He will have to see the Eastern association officials befort he can invade that territory.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
ANNIVERSARIES A
 OF RING BATTLES

1s75-Edward O'Baldwin, an Irish giant, who had made 8 reputation in the ring on both sides of the, Atlantic, was shot and fatally wounded by Michael FInneII. Ned died two days later and was buried in Brookline, Mass. O'BeIdwin and FinneIl were partners in the saloon business, and the tragedy was the result of g. quar-
 rel over financial affairs. O'Bald- win, known as From Cooper's big 'un," was almost as big as Jess Will lard, standing feet 5 1-2 inches. He
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
Brooklyn Loses in 18th; Even Break on
 Jaunt Through West

Cincinnati. Sept. 27-In the gath ering dusk of September evening. Jeff Pfeffer, who conquered Fred Toney in the first of the skirmishes here, lost out in the Eth inning after the uperbas had overcome a three run lead and tied thescore in the ninth frame, Cincinnati won,.4 to 8, gaining an even break on the series.
 Brooklyn wound up it's westerT1 tour with seven wins and seven losses.
 The deadlock was not broken until the 12th With one down. Herzog got a scratch two-bag gger through CutshaW. the darkness making. it aI- a most impossible for George to see the bali On Myers bad relay Herzog took third. BeaH walked Pfeffer p11f- posely passed Griffith to take a chance on Groh, and Heine resented the insult with single to centre that drove in Herzog with the winning run.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
LoNGFELLo1v CHALLENGE

The LongfeI1ow A. c. Football team is open for any team in the city or stafc1 averaging 95 to 105 10 S. Atlas or Alliance may have the opening game by notifying the manager
 Robinson. Seaman, Sachury, GaaI, Bursman, Tupak. Bayers. McCarten Rzabo, Lotsko. White, Beletsky and Simmons will report for practice to- morrow evening at at LongfelIow School without fail. All candidates considered. Sepd all challenges to Manager A. J. Hadrigan, 264 Hancock avenue, Cit-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
FOOTBALL GAMES SATURDAY.

Yale 37, Maine 0. t Harvard 39; Colby 6. Princeton B, Georgetown 0. Dartmouth 13, Amherst Aggies 0. Brown 28, Rhode Island 0. Williams 15, Rensselaer, 0. Pennsylvania '. West Virginia 0. Amherst IA, MiddIebury '. e-ehfgh q, Urslaus 0. eslsafayette 14, Muhlenberg '. Trialty 27,. Norwich 0.
 W ash. and Jeff 6. Geneva o. Carlisle 0, Lebanon Valley o. Syracuse -43, East Syracuse 0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
IOur F7=9A.:3le IQueKDFana,~ N fQenI5
 lDepaRE E1R9eTEG

Please state how 5fEequentIy in She past England has tbeeusinyad ded.
 Since the time. of Kyy.IfIfam the Con queror (1066) Sno less. tran Ssizty inEa-l sions have. taken. place,2 soInes of which have resulted iin{ a ehangesof dynasty.
 Thfrteens of the ehostileE of Great Britain took splacet ton sthe Scot tish coast, the first sbeing 3that of the French in 1559. when sthey- supported Mary Stuart in her contestf with the allied Scotchf fPresby yterians.
 The Dutchs landedYupon British soil four times sin the second: half of the. seventeenthy century. Terror spread over Engla nd when SAdmirals de sRuyter appeared in the Thames with his fleet and went ass far as Grawesend and Chatham and burned the. ships lying there dune 1667J ss The people fear ed that tRUyterawould come as far as London, but the 9Dufch Effect; sailed against sPorts1aouthg and then against Plymouth. and4Harwfch, permitting the inhabitants ofdLondon: to recover from their fright \.
 The UnitedS States fhass sattacked Eng land on1y3 through xPaul1 Jones, whose forces invadedf fBrittshs s0iIafour times. In TITS he[ setXthe3 coastsa of5the Irish sea in alarm ttwhenshe f1andedjat White haven and dlburnLfee5d. sEiiprsssFthere.
 In the spring. of $S1139Sa German army Iars9ed,f and defeated EStephen in the battle of Lincoln. <, Germans made their waylto England again in. support of Simnel.s he1pretender. to the British throne in 1486.x and 1487, but thero were only about, 2, 2,000 German soldiers, and theyAwere helpless before the hosts of Henry VII. at the battle of Stoke.
 Please tell me the exact PopYlation of London and New Work. Which is the largest city in the world, and did N ey York ever exceed London in popula- ton?
 The population of all boroughs of New York in 1914 was 5,333, ,537. The population. of registered London in 1911 was 4,522,9 ,964. and with metropol- itan and city police districts. T,252, ,963. London has always contained a larger population than New York. The third largest city is Paris; Chicago. fourth; Berlin, fifth; Tokyo, sixth; Vienna. aseV- enth; Petrograd, eighth; Philadelphia, ninth. and Moscow, tenth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

St; Louis, 3; New York,
 Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn, 3.
 The Ehicag ago- PhiIadelpl pllia. game was postponed on account of rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
GAMES TODAY.

Cleveland in New York. Chicago in Philadelphia. Detroit in Washington. St Louis in Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
STANDING OF THB CLUBS.
GAMES TO-DAY.

Brooklyn in Chicago (2). Newark in Pittsburgh. Baltimore in Kansas City. Buffalo in St. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
SATURDAYS RESULTS.

Chicago, 12; Brooklyn, 6. Newark, 4; Pittsburgh. 2 1st game. Pittsburgh, 1 {; Newark, 2d game. St. Louis, 10; Buffalo, 4.
 Kansas City-Baltimore rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
sATURDAY's RESULTS.

New York. B.. St. Louis, 3. { Brooklyn, B. Cincinnati, 4: Philade4pnia, 5; Chicago 4. Boston, Pittsburgh, 9.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27

Cleveland, 6; New York, 5 1st game. New York, 6; Cleveland, 1 2d game. Boston, 3; St Louis, g.
 Chicago, 8; Philadelphia I ast game Chicago, 5; Philadelphia, 2d game. Detroit, 5; Washington, 1 1st game. Detroit, g; Washington, 2d game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

Kansas City, 2; Baltimore, 0 first. Baltimore. 5; Kansas City, 3 second. St. Louis, 5; Buffalo, first.
 St. Louis, T; Buffalo, 2 second The Chicago-Newark games were jailed off on account of rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
SINGERS CAPTURE
 INDUSTRIAL FLAG
League Standing.

The Industrial league pennant has been captured by the Singer team. The sewing machine boys made vie tory certain last Saturday afternoon when they defeated the Crane club by to z This gave the Singers the flag by the narrow margin of one game The only game unplaved. the Lake Crane contest, was called off to allow the series between the Singers and rms teams to be started.
 seat on the New York Stock Ex- change was sold for S6O. .000
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27

B UNION LABEL HATS T BUY AFFORD BROTHERS CS \ East Side and West End l.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
YEsTERDAY'S RESULTS.
sATuRDAY,s RESULTS.

No games were played all teams be- ing in the, East.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27

The University of Pennsylvania op- ened it's collegiate year.