The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-08
DENIES PLEA FOR
 REFERRING ON FORFEITURES
Rules That Bridgeport Was Properly Represented At Eastern Association
 Meetings.
(Bv WagnAr.l

The question of the Bridgeport club being properly represented at the Eastern association meetings figured in the decision handed down by Seer retary Farrell of the National asso- :. Cameron Carey and ClarkinS a, re- hearing of the forfeiture cases.
 In his request for a reopening, At torney Danaher- declared Owner Free man of the Bridgeport club, was not present at the meetings. Secretary Reddy then notified Farrell that he had represented Bridgeport at, all meetings Since June 1913. Farrell spiked the rehearing petition when he quoted from Clarkin's testimony that Reddys had represented Freeman at meetings in the past two years.
 Attorney Danaher has appealed to the National commission but has no chance of success there. The Ma tiona1 commission never takes juris- diction in cases. involving minor league territory rights and has so ruled in the Winnipeg case, the de- cision in which was given a few days ago. Out of deference to the Nation al commission the Eastern magnates may not award franchisesy in Spring field. Hartford or New Haven to- day.
 HreS1Q0nCs OSE1OUfke stated LOOay that he had man ready to take the Springfield franchise and said he heard again from Mike Finn, who is anxious to get an Eastern club. One of the Danbury applicants wired that he would file his bond today if neces- sary.
 As soon as you get famous, or mo- torious as the case may be, they be- gin to dig up the dark secrets in your past Natives of the old home town, Emmett. Kan, declare Jess Willard is B years old instead of 2S'i as. he claims. Speaking of Jess we beg to state that he will be shown in l the moving pictures at Polis the first half of next week. The, film is call ed .'The Heart Punch and shows the champion in the role of the hero. It was taken previous to the big bout.
 Bob Torrey, an old time football star, has resigned from the athletic | board of the University of Pennsyl7 vania. Holy Cross took the second con- secutive game from it's old rival, Georgetown. in Washington yesterday when it beate the southern baseball l team. 3 to g..
 ! Lew W enQei1, last yea W1I1 w aLef- bury. won the game for the Giant second team at Memphis yesterday !! by making 3 triple in the ninth.
 Another waterbury graduate, Ed monson, is winning fame with New Orleans of the Southern league. His two hits yesterday helped beat the bury uniform last year, held the l Giants to four hits in five innings. The Philade1phia Athletics are not dead yet. They beat the Nationals in the. first game of the city series by l to 0. Bush pitched for the Mack men and Rixey for the PhilIies I Eastern association graduates are numerous in the Southern league Carl Flick, a former New Haven in delder.> played second for New Or leans yesterday and got one h1t against the Giant pitchers.
 Mort Lindsey and Walter Hartley the crack New Haven bowlers who are touring in the west, broke ever 1 with Marino and Karlicek in Chica- 1 go last night In the first series the New Ravens won four out of sever | but in the final series the Chicago
 boys took three out of five.
 Mayorrelect Thompson favors box, ing for Chicago and Illinois if ths I sport is properly conducted and reg.
 u1ated, he asserted today. He indf
 cated, however, he intends Sto leave
 the question of whether this city i:
 to- have the glove sport with the state legislators. A bill to 1egalize the
 sport has been introduced at Spring field.
 'I am strong for all kinds of clear
 athletic sports and that includes box ing" the mayor-elect said. "Boxinl l in Chicago would be great if we coult l have it goVeried under laws whicI
 prevail in New York and Wiscon
 sin.''
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