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HIGH SCHOOL EDITORIAL STAFF

EditOr-in-Chief-Li Mosher.
Athletic Editor-Gayle Soules
Society Editor--1lfinda Mason
Reporters:
Friday Exercises-Ruth Hall.
State Educational Notes-Raymond
Noddins
High School--Esther Pinkham.
Grammar Department-E. Carleton
Currie.
Third Ward-Orland Sayles.
Second Ward-Lena Russell.
First Ward-Grace Shannon.
Night School-Ren Barker.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
MAY HOLD INTERCOL LECIATE
TRACK MEET IN YALE BOWL
Princeton Also Anxious to Have Big
Event in New Stadium

! matter after having been outside the
pale of possibility for such y long
time.
It is understood that Walter Camp
is behind the effort to have the award
made to Yale, though it would appear
that Princeton has the best oppor-
tunity at the present tirne. For one
thing, the fact of the Intercollegiate
having been held at Cambridge last
year will undoubtedly weigh in the
balance.
There are many OF the colleges which
are members of the intercollegiate as
ISOLATION that would be opposed in the
holding OF the Intercollegiate twice in
New England. And this would hold
true despite the fact that the new
Yale bowl and all of the facilities
which it and New Haven could offer.
OF course, Yale considers that the
novelty of the bowl will be enough to
offset such a prejudice. Princeton, on
the other hand, can offer just as am
pie attractions as New Haven for the
meeting, and the new quarter-mile
track inside Palmer Stadium is pre-
stunned to he excellent
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

LEADING in
BASKETBALL

Princeton, Feb. with one-third
of the race run, the night for the
championship OF the intercollegiate
Basketball League enters it's second
stage this week. Princeton is in the
van and Cornell and Yale close UP.
The surprise Of the season SO far
has been the marked superiority OF
the Princeton combination over Co
lunbia and Pennsylvania two teams
which in the early forecasts seemed
destined to fight 1t out between them
selves for the championship
The Tigers, however, have taken
the measure of the Quakers twice and
have one victory over Columbia to
their credit-a victory which was
earned on the New York team home
court
Cornell. which was not figured to
be a contender of the first order, has
shown a well developed and smooth
~ balanced team, which does not
seem to suffer by reason OF the alb
sence of the Halstead brothers, stars
Of the team a year ago.
Cornell suffered defeat at the hands
of Yale In it's second game, but ii
rallied a week ago and won from
the Blue rather easily. This vic
tory and two others over PennsyI-
vania and Dartmouth, respectively, ac-
count for the Ithacans' record.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
More Inside Ball In
American Association
Than To Big Leagues

Chicago, Feb. LIN g. discussion
among a group of callers in the Amer
lean Association offices, the theory was
advanced by one Of the callers that
the A. A. plays more INSIDE base baIT'
than the majors, writes Harvey Wood
ruff. Let US present the argument
and allow the readers to Judge of it's
logic-we pass. Here it is:
There are a great many former ma
jor 1eaguers in the American Associa-
ton. Their legs are slower, but their
brains are faster. Therefore, they try
to make their brains do part of the
work which their legs should be doing.
You see all the strategy of members of
past championship teams, and you
see it tried oftener, to hide physical
disabilities.
1.-The other side of the picture is
young fellows coming up. They are
fast physically and, therefore, are cho-
sen to cary out the speed of the plays.
Why. one OF the catchers went up to
the majors, and the first game he
caught he asked who wanted the
pitchers signals, SO as to help guess
where the ball might be hit. To his
surprise, none of the outf1e1ders and
only one infelder thought the infor-
nation would be of any value. Yet
they call us a minor league Oh, very
we'll
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
BIG CROWD
SEES MOTOR
BOAT SHOW

New York. Feb. 1-Anybody with
an idea that the European conflict
would have a detrimental effect On
the motor boat and engine industry
soon dispelIed the thought after pay
ing visit to the Motor Boat Show.
which opened in Madison Square Gar
den, Saturday afternoon. Judging
by the crowd 1t is evident that tho
motor boat and marine engine manu-
facturers will have little complaint
the coming season.
Yesterday the doors OF the Garden
were closed to the public. but there
was much activity within the building,
Many important meetings of organize
tons composed OF motor boat men
will be held during the week Among
the most important will be the annual
meeting of the National Association
Of Engine and Boat Manufacturers,
under whose auspices the show is
held.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
JOE SnUGRUE AND
FREDDY WELSH TO
CLASH FEBRUARY 9

New Yor+k,Feb. 1.-Tnose two speed
merchants. Joe shugrue and Freddy
Welsh, twill meet again. Arrange
ments have been completed to have
the pride Of Jersey City and champion
clash in Madison Square garden Feb
ruary 9. Manager Johnston of the
garden, who had Shugrue signed to
meet any. three men, wired set of ar
tic1es to Welsh's manager after the
champion had accepted terms.
Manager Pollok stated in the wire
to Johnston that the weight would
have to be 135 pounds at 2 o'clock,the
weight at which Welsh won the title
from Richie in London. Welsh boxes
Johnny Grifiths at Akron. Ohio, to-
night, and will return Immediately to
New York to prepare for the match.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
BOSTON OWNER NOT
SORE AT DEAL FOR
JUMPING TO FEDS

Boston Feb. There is no dec1-
rsion on the part of President James
E Gaffney of the Boston National
5leaza1a club to feel in any way dis
.gruntIed or angered by Charley Deal
tdecision to cast his lot with the Fed
era1 league.
When informed at his New York Of
flee that his former third baseman
had, after mature delfberation, accept
ed terms offered him by the Feds, Mr..
Gaffney took especial pains to make
player had IN no wise affected his
sopinicn Of Deal
81 have always considered Charley
ia fine type of baseball player" he
lsaxd. Nothing would have pleased
me better than to have been able to
kretain him as member Of the Braves
E11ad circumstances permitted it. Our
.discussfons over the difference in views
as to what should constitute his salary
fthe coming season were always ami
Eca5bIe.
We parted after our last discussion
Jon the best of terms. told him then
that if he knew of any way other than
mine by which he could better him
fee1f in his profession that he was by
fal1 means welcome to go to it.
LAS a consequence there was abso-
s1utely nothing to prevent him from
fdealing with the Federal league. He
has committed no breach of baseball
law or any other kind of law in do.
ing SO. My sincere sentiment in the
matter is a hope that he will meet
with the. best of success in his new
venture as he has all the qualities as
la man and player deserving of such
Ia wish
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

New Haven, Feb. when the In
terco11egiate Association Of Amateur
Athletes Of America holds Its annual
meeting in New York on March 6,
there promises to be a, keener rivalry
than ever in the bidding for the an
nual track and field championship
meet. For a number of years past,
though there has been bidding by sew
eraI colleges, it has been practically
assured that the big event would ge'
either to Cambridge or Philadelphia.
This year the indications are that
there will be two other strong rivals
to Pennsylvania and Harvard, for
Yale will enter q bid, and the same
will be true Of Princeton.
The building of new stadiuns at
each, of. these institutions is the incen-
tive. toward striving for the champion
ship meeting. Heretofore neither Yale
nor Princeton has been in q position
to offer the facilities that would be
necessary for conducting such a big
meeting Of colIegians. Now. however,
the conditions are entirely changed,
and these two colleges feel that they
are entitled to consideration. in the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
DOES ROWING
HURT HEARTS
OF 0ARSMEN?

New York, Feb. The tnvestiga-
ton which, the Board of Stewards of
the intercollegiate regatta on the
Hudson announced recently that
they would make with view to de-
feruining the relative merits OF the
three and four mile races for Var
tsfty crews will probably bring about
the most complete set of rowing sta
tistics as regards the health OF the
men that has ever been complied
The stewards are keenly alive to
the situation which the agitation of
the question has brought about, and
every effort will be made to place
before all of the colleges interested
in the sport compilation of facts
which will decide the question for
good.
Up to the present time the question
has held much Of hypothetlcfll
character There have been instances
xvI7eTe statistics as to the health OF
oarsmen have been brought -togethe r,
but there has never been a freedom
of doubt as to their reliability par
ring the exhaustive study which was
snstituted by DR.. Meylans of Column BIZ
with reference to a large number OF
TAvard oarsmen, and that had a
limited range, for there was not any
basis for concluding that the favor
able conditions at Cambridge were
reflected in all of the other iTstitu-
TONS
IN fact. DR.. Meylan only recently
admitted that at wisconsin there
were strong reasons for believing
that the sport was working a perrna-
fett injury on the health of the
men. This conflicting of facts has
done nothing more than to keep the
question alive without allowing a
basis for conclusive deduction
The Board of Stewards will now
probably recommend that a standard
system of action for determining the
question be Instituted at all of the
colleges that complete at POUCH
keepsie, and this will mean that the
matter will not be settled for some
time to come.
In the first place. the authorities
IN athletics at the colleges will un-
doubtedIy be instructed to keep rec
ords Of the condition. Of the oarsnen
from the first Spring training this
year, and they will be added to as the
season advances, the chief attention,
Of course. being paid to the heart,
Tor it is that organ which, it. is
maintained, is much injured by the
strain of q four mile race. With such
examinations of the men there will
be a complete set of statistics through
the entire season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
MICHIGAN AND CORNELL
TRACK TEAMS WON'T MEET

Ann Arbor, Mich, Feb. Michigan
and Cornell universities viii not CONF,
together in a dual track meet this
year. The athletic board of control
Of the University of Michigan gave
out the 1915 track schedule with the
announcement that the Wolverines,
would compete with Notre Dame in
stead of the Ithaca athletes. Nichi-
gan will send teams to the important
eastern intercollegiate games and will
oppose Syracuse in the Syracuse gym
nasium, March 49,
No reason for dropping Cornell wan
given by the board. A schedule light
er than usual was expected, however,
because prospects for a. strong NIichi-
gan track team are not considered
bright.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
RIBBONS TACKLE
NORWALk FIVE IN
SERIES TOMORROW

A number of local basketball fans
will go to NorWalk tonight to see the
first game in the series between the
Blue Ribbons and the Norwalk FIVE.
The series will be awarded to the
team which captures four games out
of seven and it is expected that the
games will be hard fought.
Tomorrow night Norwa1k will
come here to Colonial hall for the
second contest of the series. The
visitors have been strengthened for
this series. Big George Smith OF the
Stamford 1--WE win splay guard and
Smolick OF the Knickerbockers one of
the forwards. Smblick is a good shot
and is bound to bother the locals.
Manager Leavy will have his regu-
lar Ribbon lineup which captured
four straight from Stamford and also
took the Knickerbockers into camp.
Capt. Beckman, Jimmy Clinton and
the other stars will perform. Harry
wa1lunn, who gave satisfaction in the
Stamford series, will referee. There
will be a preliminary game and the
usual dancing. The lineup:
Blue Ribbons Norwalk
Beckman. If rig. Biggane
Clinton, IF Ig. Smith
Leonard c McMann
Roach, 1g. IT. y nara
swenson re II. Smolick
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

OF RING BATTLES

1892-Jimmy Barry defeated Billy
wellington in six rounds at Chicago.
This was mem orable as the first pro-
fessionaI ring battle of Jimmy Bar
nv, the Chicago Irishnan who later
became .bantamwaight cha1s1n ton of
the world. Jimmy had had some ex-
perience as an amateur before he
started his professional career, at the
age of FL In 1894. Barry defeated
Jirn11,z, German at New Orleans and
Casper Leon at Lamont, Ill, and was
recognized as bantam chief, George
Dixon having outgrown that divis-
ion. Barry defended his title against
all comers until 1898, when he re-
tired undefeated. although Casper
Leon had fought him to a. draw four
times, and Harry Harris, Young Cor
bett, George Stddons. sammy Kelly
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
,TEAMING ROUND THE CIRCUIT
lBy "old Man Grumpy

(By "O1d Man Grumpy
Well, the second series has started
and here Is the way thy stand. Sacred
Heart is even with st. Charles and has
the jump on St. Mary's, taking two
out Of the three games played, while
taking the only two from the Johns.
st. Charles has taken two out of three
from st. Johns and is even with the
Hearts and st. Mary's, each coping
one game. st. Mary's have taken
two from the Johns and is even with
the st. Charles but has lost two out
of three to the Hearts. The Johns
have lost the series with each team,
their sole win being over st. Charles.
The Hearts are the only contingent
that have taken two series.
Pep was very lacking in both con-
tests Friday evening. The first game
between the st. Johns and the 'tJinx''
was practically devoid of features
while in the second battle OF the ev-
ening the Hearts played rings around
the st. Mary boys in the first half.
Enthusiastic followers of the courts
will never forgive Lyddy for allowing
Schneider to remain on the bench
Friday. Schneider needn't take his
hat off to any player on the St. Mary
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
WHAT HOLY NAME PLAYERS
ARE DOING IN BASKET BALL

team with the exception. of Hurley
and Whe1an and all he need do to
them is tip it. When he did get into
the fray near the, close of the second
half the Saints looked like new
team The fans in RIOTERS Row.
were clamoring for his services but
Lyddy refused to yield to- their de-
mands until the game was nearly
over. It is understood that he will
play a full game against the "Jinx'' to-
night and that announcement is adj
vertising enough for any amateur
No. Underrated by his own boss.
1t was indeed a treat to the fans
Friday evening when Joe Waters APP
peared on the floor in the role of
referee. There were no delays and
Joe with his ."One, two. three, %
made a hit with the fans who want to
is announced that he will again be
the extra man in the ring tonight,
much to the qualification of the real
followers of the game.
Brooks, Brooks, Brooks, and It was
Brooks all the time. The fans are all
wondering where Clarity got hold OF
this sensation. He certainly knows
the game from the front steps to the
back door.
Lannon has quit the Hearts. Clarity
loses a good man in Bills going but
as he said on Friday night: Ian
non may come and Lannon may go.
but the Hearts will go on foever." II
this fact could but be Impressed on
the minds of certain players on 9TH
er teams the league would benefit.
The battle tonight between the ST.
Charles and their Alma Mater will
be a ripper without a doubt. Intense
rivalry has existed between the two
parishes for the, past decade or more
and the largest crowd Of the season
is expected. Take my, advice and
don't bet anything larger than a shoe
string on the outcome.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
YALE BEATEN IN
HOCKEY GAME BY
HARVARD SEVEN

Boston, Feb. Harvard continued
it's triumphs over Yale by beating
the Blue hockey team here Saturday
night by to 2, mainly through the
splendid offensive playing OF bud"
Phillips, the rover, who had been out
of the game all week because OF q, bad
injury.
Yale forced the play the greater part
of the match, but three times Phillips
picked the puck out of the midrinlz
scrimmage, lodged past both the Yale
defence men and secured his goals on
short quick punches past the New EIa.-
ven goal keeper, York. The Yale for
wards played well together and PRO
vided Harvard's net man, Wydle, with
the hardest work he has done thia
year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
MORTON PLANT WILL SPEND
MONEY TO FIGHT FED MINORS
M'Graw Praises Arra9on, Cuban In=
fielder, Who Is to Be With Yanks

league last season John McGraw,
who is in Cuba, saw Arragon in ac-
ton there and praised him highly
in a letter to New York official.
President Gilmore has been un-
able to get Newark business men to
put up money for a Federal club. He
would not guarantee them q perman-
ent franchise and it is said that his
idea is to switch one of the clubs into
New York in a few years.
Manager Donovan of the New York
Americans is trying to land an out
fielder of renown. IF he succeeds he
may not take Rehg from Boston and
High from Detroit. It Is said that
the former Hartford stars have been
absolutely guaranteed to thef Yankees
if the owners want them.
Carl Lundgren, the old Chicago Cub
pitcher and later with Hartford, can
not coach his University of Michigan
team from the bench any more. The
officials have ruled that he must sit
in the stand during 3 game.
Ray Fisher, who helped Hartford
win pennant in 1909, has signed a
three year contract with the New
York Americans. It is understood
tina the will get s19,5o0 for three
years. Fisher has resigned his po-
sition as physical director at Mid
dlebury college, Vermont.
Although Hans Lobert of the
Giants is said to be "a years old, he
is still fast on his feet. He has been
able to beat Jim Thorpe in a 100
yard dash.
Bobby Slows Yale basketball team
is third in the intercollegiate stand
ing. The Eli boys are one game be-
hind Cornell, which holds second
place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
CLERGY UNABLE
TO STOP FLYNN
AND SMITH BOUT

Cincinnati FEB. 1-7unboat smith
and Jim Flynn, asplrants Tor the
heavyweight championship, are to box
10 rounds here. tonight, but no de
cision will be given. Opposition to
the match has been voiced by the
Methodist Ministers Association of
this city A personal investigator for,
Governor Willis J. L. Speaks, state.
fish and game commissioner. reported
that he could find no legal obstacle
to the boxing match and it is believed
that the governor viii not take any
action.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
nv WarnG.l

Gene Mccain, the New London
manager, says 1t is no fake report
about Morton r. Plant, the million
aire club owner, intending to finance
opposition to the Federals in this
section. In an interview with a New
York writer Mccain declares Plant
has oflcialIy notified President Ban
johnson Of the American league OF
his determination to open the money
bags in his fight against the Fed
erals.
Hartford, Springfield and New Ha-
ven, as they intend at present, Plant
will have to hand out considerable
money to fight them. 1t Is estmat-
ed that the New London magnate
would have to spend about $25O,OOO
during the season but that is small
change to him.
IF the outlaws for instance go in
to New Haven, Plant probably would
help the Eastern club in the Elm city
by giving financial aid SO the organic
ed baseball men could get good play
ers to offset the outlaws.
President O'Rourke of the East
ern association, declined to be in
terviewed about the outlaw meeting
in New Haven Saturday. The East
ern magnates were scheduled to meet
today to decide upon clrcu1C AoE
the season. When asked about Wat
erbury the president remarked that
the prospects for a team in the Brass
CITY didn't look very promising.
champion Johnny K1Ibane will de-
fand his featherweight title in Buff
faio tonight when he meets Young
Kansas
The New York Americans have a
fine fnfie1der in Arragon, the Cuban
who was taken from the Atlantic
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

-Four Things To Do,'' was the
topic of an interesting address at the
Plaza theater yesterday afternoon by
DR.. Frank Crane, New York. He
said that the four things are to
think clearly, love his fellowmen, act
from pure motives and trust in a.
superior being. An open discussion
followed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01

cisions with Barry. Jimmy, Jack
McAuliffe and Mike Donovan were the
only modern boxers to quit the ring
and relinquish their titles without be-
ing defeated.
13O0-Terry McGovern defeated
go.
19O4-Abe, Atte11 knocked out Har-
ry Forbes in NTH round at 81
Louis.
19o9-zid Broad and George Fra
sier fought six round draw at Lor-
aine, O.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
NAVY FOOTBALL
COACH BELIEVES
IN CREW PRACTICE

Annapolis. Md, Feb. 1-Benevfng
that crew work will build up next
years team, Lieut.. Jonas Ingram,
who will be head coach of the foot
ball squad next season, has advised
all who will try for the eleven to
take up rowing this spring.
He has urged the big fellows who
will try for center and the guards
and tackles to join the rowing squad
this year. Lieut.. Ingram was noted
as a football player and varsity crew
man while he was g. nidshipman and
it was his success in both sports
which practically overcame a, feeling
at the academy that rowing deprived
young men of the speed and activity
necessary for successful football.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-01
STANDING.
Results Friday.

Results Friday. -
st. Charles. 1T; st. Johns
Sacred Heart, 49, st. Mary's ID.
Games Tonight at st. Charles Hall.
Sacred Heart VS.. st. Johns $40.
st. Mary's VS.. st. Charles. $500
Referees Canning and Waters
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SEE LYFORD BROTHERS BUY
= East Side and West End Z
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Manager J. j. McCabe of the metal
department of the Warner Bros Co.,
left Bridgeport, Saturday, for an ex-
tended trip, through the middle west.
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No matter what you want
try The Farmer Want Col
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league last season John McGraw,
who is in Cuba. saw Arragon in ac-
ton there and praised him highly
in a. letter to New York official.