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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15
FAMOUS RACING
YACHT WRECKED
ON CUBA COAST
Took Part In Great Contest
With Vesta, Owned In.
Bridgeport

New York, Dec. 15-Another Ia
nous old racing schooner yacht has
ended a memorable career. The Fleet
wing, built In New York in 1856 for
James A. Osgood, was wrecked on the
coast of Cuba on Nov. IL, according
to the crew. who have just returned
here. The yacht, left here last Aug
ust for F'ayal, the Azores. and was re-
turning from that port to Bermuda
when the disaster overlook her.
After a long career as a yacht she
was In 1905 purchased by the Baptist
Home Mission Board and for several
years served as harbor gospel
ship" Demand for tonnage growing
out Of the war in Europe led to her
temperance from ship yard, and
she was sold 70 Boston interests as an
ocean trader.
The F1eetwing was contender in
many notable races, particularly that
from this city to Cowes, Isle OF
Wight, England. in December, 1856,
in which she finished second to the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15
BROWN TO MEET
DARTMOUTH NEXT
FOOTBALL SEASON

Boston, Dec. 15-Dartmouth and
Brown, estranged on the gridiron
since 1905, will meet on the new foot
ball field Of the Eastern States Expo
sition Co. in West Springfield next
season. Arrangements for the game
have been completed by both man.
agements, which haves been in COM
nnunication with the Springfield Board
Of Trade.
It is probable that the game will be
played on Nov. II, a week prior to the
Harvard and Yale game in the sta
dunn. This is the date that formerly
marked the meeting of these great
rivals on the gridiron. The season
at Dartmouth generally closes on this
playing date. and this game probably
will be the final one that Coach Frank
w. Cavanaugh's eleven will play next
fall.
premature announcement Of the
Brown schedule contains the hint that
Colgate probably will be dropped and
that if this step is taken it will be only
to make room for Dartmouth. The
last game between Dartmouth and
Brown, was played at Springfield, and
ing Of Johnny Mayhem, triumphed %
to- 0.
Brown and Dartmouth began athlet-
ic relations on the gridiron in 1894,
and games were played annually, with
Brown, largely through the fine play
the exception of21s97, until 1905. 1t
was in the spring Of 1907 that Capt.
Percy Skillen took his Dartmouth
baseball team Off the field after pro-
testing an adverse decision by the UNI
pire and athletic Citations between
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15
BROOKLYN UNABLE
TO GET CATCHER
SNYDER OF CARDS.

New York, Dec. 15-After trying
for the last three days to reinforce
the inner works Of his championship
team by several trades, Wilbert Rob-
tnson left for his home in Baltimore
yesterday without any additional tall
.ent. Robbie had hopes of adding
Frank Snyder, the big catcher of the
ST. Louis Cardinals, to the Brook
lyn payroll but at the last minute
Miller Higgins baked on going
through with the deal.
Still there is a possibility Of the
trade, which will also include Otto
Miller, of the Robins, being complet-
ed later, perhaps at the next meeting
of the National League here in Feb
ruary It all depends on whether or
not Mrs. Helen Hathaway Britton is
still owner of the Cardinals.
At present the only woman club
owner in the big leagues is seriously
considering selling the club to Bob
Hedges. former owner of the ST.
Louis Cardinals. Hedges made
tempting offer to take the club off
Mrs. Britton's hands and according to
reports from ST. Louis last night the
Cardinals will start the 1917 cam
paign under a new ownership. Mrs.
Britton admitted yesterday that the
club was for SALE, but added that
she would not sell until she got her
price.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15
SHOW
WILL CONSIST
OF 81 ROUNDS

- . f. i. x
The card for the Liberty A. G.. box
ing show At the Casino. December n .
has been completed and the arrange
ments provide for 81 rounds Of boxing.
Matchmaker s''Ducky' Holmes, who
always picks live ones, has placed
four local boys on the bill. He thinks
this villa be popular move.
The main bout will show Battling
Kunz OF South Norwalk, who holds
the state lightweight title. and Bud
Palmer Of this city. The boys have
met In this city before and they gave
b rafting exhibition. This will be
a IL round affair If somebody doesn't
slip over a knockout.
Young McAuliffe, state feather
weight champion. will mix it UP with
Eddie Coulon OF this city in Ia
round go. The fans know McAuliffe
always gives the best he has, SO they
are sure of seeing some good ex-
changes Of blows. Coulon is a vet
eran boxer who recently came to this
city to live.
The first bout will have AL Ket-
chel Of this city and frankie Conf
frey Of New York as principals. Ket-
cflel declares he Ii in good condition
and he will need to be II he expects
to stop Conifrey, who has q kick in
either hand. This 10 scheduled for
10 rounds.
Terry Lee will be referee and
Frank Braithwaite will act as time
keeper.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15
AGAIN BOOST CUMMINGS
FOR NATIONAL CHAIRMAN

Democrats Of Connecticut are boom
ing Homer S. Cummings of Stamford
for chairman Of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee. In the event that
Vance Mccormick, the present ma
tiona1 chairman, gets a place in Presi-
dent Wilson cabinet. they feel that the
National Committeeman from Con-
necticut will be his successor.
Mr.. Cummings is now. as he was
after the resignation Of Mr. McCoombs
as chairman Of the national commit
tee, the vtce-chairman Of the commit
tee. At the time Of Mr.. McCoombs
resignation, which was before the be-
ginning Of the recent presidential cam
paign, the Connecticut man was con-
sidered for the place and. it is under-
stood. was approached by a number
OF prominent Democrats regarding the
matter. I'D
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15
PENN HOLDS DRILL
ON FRoZ zen FIELD
FOR COAST BAT Tie

Philadelphia. Dec. 15.-Another prac-
tice was held on the frozen soil OF
Franklin Field yesterday afternoon in
preparation for the Western game
with the University Of Oregon at Pas
adena, Cal, on Jan. /. The players
donned double harness, each wearing
two Jerseys, and some q sweater over
the other regalia to help fight the
piercing cold wind that swept across
the field For about As minutes the
squad went through the. usual drills.
First there was punting and forward
passing and falling on the ball, which
was followed by long practice at the
signals. Coach F'olwell gave his men
q few more plays which were worked
several minutes
The squad OF ~ players, coaches
end managers, will entrain for Pas
adenas week from today, and an UNI
dergraduate committee is working on
the plan to encourage students who
i've out West and who are going home
for the Christmas holidays to go as
Tar as their destination with the team.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15
think MITCHELL WILL BE
SUCCESS AS CUB MANAGER
New Pilot Has Been Identified With Game For
Many Years.

which will be twice as much as he re-
ceived from the Braves.
Mitchell has been connected with
baseball for more than Is years, and
has had varied career in the major
leagues. He first played with the
Phillies, breaking in as pitcher. His
real name is Yapp, but he took the
name Of Michel when he Joined the
Athletics for a short time, and then
went tc Brooklyn. His stay there was
short, and he was sent to the Toronto
club Of the International league.
After that Mitchell played as a.
catcher, and came to the Yankees in
1910. The Yankees released him to the
Buffalo club, where Stalhngs was
manager. When the latter went to
Boston as manager he took Mitchell
along with him to develop yonug
pitchers.
Last season Mitchell was baseball
coach OF the Harvard nine, and
brought the Crimson successfully
through their important series against
Yale and Princeton Mitchell gets
much Of the credit for developing
Pitchers Dick Rudolph and James,
who twirled the Braves into a words
series in 1914 Mitchell is a quiet in
dividual, as baseball players go, and
is a thorough student Of the game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15
CAFFNEY MAY
BUY PITTSBURGH
BASEBALL CLUB

New York, Dec. 15-The biggest
deal which the National league meet
ing has yet brought forth is the pos
sible sale Of the Pittsburgh Pirates
by Barney Dreyfuss to James E..
Gaffney, who owned the Boston
Braves when they won the world 8
series from the Athletics in 1914. If
Gaffney decides to buy the Pirates
he will very probably buy the release
of Johnny Evers from Boston and
appoint him manager.
The efforts which have been made
for the last two days to keep the ne
citations under cover failed yester-
day when Gaffney and Johnny Evers
had two hours conference at the
Waldorf. The contract which Evers
has with the Boston club, has another
year to run. Evers says that he has
entirely recovered from the illness
which kept him out Of the game last
summer for so many weeks. He
stated recently that next season would
probably be his last as a, player.
Ever since Gaffney had such great
success with the Boston Braves he
has been anxious to get back into
baseball. Last year he and Harry F..
Sinclair, the former Federal league
owner, offered high price for the
Giants, but the offer was refused.
II would like to get back into base
ball." said Gaffney, IF I could find
a proposition which looked attractive
enough After his long talk with
Evers, Gaffney hurried away from
the hotel and Evers was rather re-
ticent for the rest of the afternoon
and would not say word about any
impending deal.
IF could get the price I wanted
would sell my club and get out Of
baseball tomorrow" said Mr.. Drey-
fuss. II am willing to sell, but no
one has yet made me a direct financial
offer for the club"
The reason that Dreyfuss is will
ing to sell out is because he believes
that he was unjusty treated in the
Sisler case when he maintains he lost
that player through an unfair de-
cision by Chairman August Hermann
of the National Commission. Drey-
fuss declares he intends to deliver
an. grafton against Herrmann's reap
pointment before the meeting is over.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15
Jack Dempsey, Former
ddleweight Champ,
Born 81 Years Ago

Jack Dempsey. who lost the mid
dleweight championship to Bob Fftz-
simmons a quarter OF a century ago.
was born in County Kildare, ireland.
hfty-four years ago today. The Mon
pareil' got his athletic start, in a
Brooklyn cooperage shop where Jack
McAuliffe and Jack Shelly were also
employed. His half-brother, Martin
Dempsey, was a. champion bantam
weight wrestler. and Jack himself
was professional wrestler for time.
His pugilistic career began in 1888.
and he was lightweight champion be-
fore he gained the middleweight hon
ors in '84.
He held the title against all corners
until 1883, when George La Blanche.
French-Canadian boxer, knocked
him out with a pivot Low in the 32nd
round of a battle in San francisco.
Dempsey soon regained his lost laur-
els. but in 1891 he was knocked OUT
In the thirteenth round Of a New Or
leans fight with Bob Fitzsimmons. The
Nonpareil was stricken with tubercu-
losis not long afterwards and died in
Portland. Ore, in 1895.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15
Jem Driscoll, Great
Welsh Boxer, Is Now
Sergeant in the Army

Sergeant Jem Driscoll, of the Royal
Welsh Horsesuch, at last report, was
the military status OF the most popu-
lar little boxer England has had in
many years. The Welshman has
many friends on this side Of the At
Iantic, for no other British fighter
who has visited America in years has
been so we'll liked. Jem joined the
Welsh Horse regiment in December,
1914, and has seen quite bit of SER
vice, but he has been permitted to
return to England occasionally to
box at benefits. He was born In Car
din, Wales, 36 years ago to-day, Dec.
Is, 1880, and has been fighting in the
ring for Is years.
He made his first trip across the
pond in 1908, and fought several bat
ties In New York, Boston and Phila-
de1nliia- His showing against such
GOOD men as Matty Baldwin, Leach
Cross and Abe AttelI won the aGmira-
ton Of the fans, and HIS likable per-
sonality added to the good impress
sion. Driscoll ii q little chap for q
soldier. standing only about feet 4
IL inches
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15

New York, Dec. 15.-Fred Mitchell,
assistant manager and coach Of the
Boston National league club, was en-
gagged last night to be manager of the
Chicago Cubs. The deal was arranged
by Charles II. Weeghman. president
of the Cubs, and Percy D. Haughton.
president Of the Braves. AS compen-
sation for the loss Of Mitchell the Chi
cago club gave Joseph III. Kelly, an
outdelder, and 5000.
Mitchell will succeed Joseph B. Tin
ker, who managed the Cubs last sea-
son, and was not successful with q
combined team Of Chicago National
and Federal league players. Mitchell
was one time a. catcher for the Yam
KEGS, but he has never shone as a
ball player. He was slow and clumsy,
but 1t is asserted that Mitchelrs base
ball ability centressin his development
and handling OF players.
Joe" Kelly was tried by the Pitts
burg club two seasons ago and was
returned to the, American association.
Last season he played with the Chi
cago club, but never has been star.
y The new Chicago manager will sign
q stwo-year contract before Mr.. Weegh-
man goes back to Chicago, and it is
understood that he will get salary
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15
Hitting The High Spots

tional magnates would be glad to get
rid Of her She appears to have an
idea that a baseball team should be
operated without spending any
money. Then she wonders why the
fans don't pack the park. f
It is said that eight members of
the Syracuse university football elev-
en- probably will be declared ineligible
for. playing in Providence last Sum
day. The contest was between the
Steam Rollers. who recently played
the Chain team in this city, and an
other Providence aggregation. In
cover If the players received pay. If
they did they will be barred from
amateur athletics for all time. If
they only got travelling expenses they
will be suspended for one year.
Charley Porter, the huge co1ored
man who coached the Annex football
players Of New Haven this season, has
resigned as conditioner Of Yale fresh
men teams. He has secured a bet
ter position with a New York college.
Porter knows q lot about football. He
drilled the Annex boys SO that they
displayed more team work than any
other professional eleven seen here in
years.
Lone STAR Dietz the former Car
Isle Indian player who is mentioned
as likely to succeed Larry Bankart
as coach Of the Colgate eleven. also
claims to have an offer from Michi-
gan It is hardly probable that
Hurry Up" Yost is to be deposed so,
perhaps, they want Dietz as assis-
tant.
A lot Of pitchers will have to go
back to work If the big leagues pass a
rule abolishing the spitba1l.
After January 1 watch for Gene
McCanr's announcement Of the big
league players he has signed for New
London.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15
Italy Planning to
Increase Commerce

Rome, Dec. 15.-In order to in
crease it's mercantile marine. Italy
by governmental decree has dropped
it's subsidy policy and made a bid to
shipbuilders to place their vessels
under the Italian flag by ordering
the removal of practically all ship
taxes for five years and exempting
such ships from military requisition
for similar period. Already IL new
ships are building in Italy under the
new law and, inasmuch as q vessel
pays for itself within three or four
trips under existing freight rates, 1T
is anticipated that foreign firms will
take advantage of these new condi-
tons.
The immediate reason for the new
law is that. Italy has been suffering
severely during the war because Of
high ocean freight rates on grain.
coal, and every other product inn
ported.
However, Italy has been actively
increasing her merchant marine for
the past dozen years and she intends
to continue that policy after the war.
Before the war she was spending $8,-
600, 600 q year in subsidies, five mill
lion Of which went to vessels carry
ing the mails, one to cargo boats and
two to shipyards. She has lost
through submarines during the war
more than 100000 tons Of vessels,
which has cut down her increased
tonnage obtained by subsidies Her
total net tonnage January /, 1915,
was 1.2S2,115 as compared to 1882
GA tons in 1905. Her number Of
steamers at present is $40, represent
ing a tonnage of 933,156.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15
ANNEX wTNCHESTER. !
CONTEST CALLED OFF

New Haven, Dec. 15.-Announcement
was made last night that the Annex
Winchester football game, scheduled
for next Sunday at Annex field, has
been cancelled. The cancelling Of the
game will come as disappointment
to the many fans about the city who
had been looking forward to the con-
test with no little interest.
The Annex players, it is understood,
held meeting last night and went on
record as being opposed to the play
ing Of any more games this season.
Several OF the players, it was an
nounced, stated that they had had
enough Of football for the present
year. AS "a result, tentative plans for
the staging Of the contest were imme-
diately declared at an end.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15
Sporting Chatter
An umpire is never really what YOU
might call popular until he is dead.

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An umpire is never really what ,yo,,
might call popular until he is dead.
See that a college astronomer has
discovered a new young star. stealing
Connie Mack's stuff. y
A boxer has to- carry big stock of
assorted alibfs In stock, but a ball
player needs only one-tl1e Jump.
Cincinnati and Milwaukee didn't do
very we'll in baseball this year, but
they are there with the bells on in
the Skat league.
All the baseball poets are hoping
that Mathewson will hold his job for
ever, because Matty and Cincinnaty
make such a bully rhyme
A trade journal says that straw
hats will be almost double in price
next year. Used up most of the
straw in the United States straw .vot-
ing, understand.
If you must waste your money in
riotous giving. at least get something
appropriate. For a ball player or
Hot Stove fan, some little article
made OF bone.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15
ONE POPULAR MOVE.

The American league beat its rival.
the National, in bid for popular ia
vor when it decided yesterday to re-
duce the worlds series prices. The
National magnates talked about re-
ducing. the players shares in the SER
les but didn't give the public a tum-
BILE. Now that the American mag
mates have shown the way the Ma
tional will probably get into line.
The magnates took hold Of the sit
uation just In, time for the fans were
becoming Disguised with the greed Of
owners and players. The new scale
of prices which makes SO cents the
price for a bIeachers seat, instead OF IS 1
and abolishes the So seats in favoraof
So and $3.50 seats in the grand stand,
will meet with the approval 4of the
FANS Boxes will still sell for SIS and
the principal difficulty next season will
be to stop the money mad owners
from putting boxes all over the stands.
ALGONQUIN BILLIARDS.
The Algonquin club billiard play
ers will entertain team from the
Engineers club Of New York at the
local organization tomorrow night.
The visitors will be the guests of the
local club at dinner, after which the
matches will be started. The Algon-
quin players and their handicaps
are:
DR.. II. B. Haw1ey 100; Richard
Everett 80; Alexander M. Dean 60;
Robert A. Beers so; William B. Booth
go; Henry B. Stoddard so; William
r. Eaton 80: Gregory s. Bryan so;
Henry B.. starrett SO; John A. Rus
ling 60; Henry S. Osborne 20; w. R.
Palmer SO; William B. Wheeler $50,
and Archer c. wheeler 80.
Bob Hedges, who formerly owned
the st. Louis Americans, is a glutton
for punishment He wants to return
to baseball as owner of the st. Louis
Nationals Mrs. Britton, the present
owner is willing to sell and the, Ma
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15

killed in battle on Nov. 20 on the
Russian front.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15

Henrietta, while the vesta was
third.
It took the Henrietta more than 13
days to make the voyage, and the
.Fleetwing's elapsed time was eight
hours more. During the race four
men were lost from the Fleetwing
one Of the headsails. She was the
largest Of the three.
The contest was one Of the really
big events Of its day and occasioned
extensive comment, both here and
abroad, even to the extent that Hen
ry Ward Beecher referred to it at
length in one Of his sermons and the
result was announced in theatres,
hotels and other places. She took
part in many other notable races.
The Vesta, which. until recently was
owned in this city, was sold by the
Lewis Oyster Co., it's former own
ers
Gold to the amount Of $4,000. coo was
imported from Canada and deposited
at the Assay Office for the account of
J. p Morgan & Co.
The Senate passed the immigration
bill providing the literacy test for
aliens seeking admission to the United
States, by vote Of 62 to z.
Miss Catherine A. Britton Of Wash
ington, an Prince Alfred zu Hohen-
lohe- attached to the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15

Miss Catherine A. Britton Of Wash
ington, an Prince Alfred zu Hohen-
ohe-Schi1lingsfurst, attached to the
Austro- Hungarian consulate, were
married at Washington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15

If you are in a hurry,
we cam put your Suit or
Overcoat on our forty
eight hour schedule and
bring it through in fault
less style and fit. Our
specially bench meth
DDS make this 10th CEN
fury speed possible. You
are given thorough try-one
and each garment is turn
ed out a perfect product in
every detail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15

XMAS TREES, wREATHS
AND ROPING
JOHN RECK . SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-15

The breach was bridged last spring
VIXEN two baseball games were ar
ranged.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-20
COLLECTOR
RIVERS Mcneil
Notifies Motor Boat Owners Of
Chicago of the Laws They
Must Obey.

So much trouble was experienced
last year with persons who did not
understand the motor boat laws and
who. when arrested for violation, said
they did not know where they could
get copies Of the laws, that Rivers
Mcneil, collector of customs, has In.
stituted a plan to give every motor.
boat owner o chance to get the laws
this year.
Mr.. Mcneil Is sending to the post
master Of every town along the ILL.,
nois river and the Mississippi river
to the southern boundary Of the state
letters asking them to supply motor
boat owners with copies Of the act
which he will send to the post offices.
Last season LOO boats in the riv.
ers were boarded by the crews Of the
United States coast guard boats pa.
trolling the rivers to enforce the law"
said Mr.. Mcneil. II should much
prefer to supply motor boat owners
with copies Of the regulations and the
pilot rules and thus prevent viola
tions rather than than impose pen.
atty after a violation, particularly
where 1t was committed through ig.
norance of the law"
Adolph Kraus 10 Always In the lead Of
every movement for tho bottsrmsnt
Of conditions in Chicago.
Judge william Fennimore Cooper
has made q magnificent record on the
Superior Court bench. A man Of cour.
age and deep convictions. he has never
shirked his duty at crucial moments,
and the record shows Il.
Jacob F. Rehm is the leader Of the
State Board OF Agriculture.
~
BENJAMIN F. Nicholson, the we'll
known lawyer. has met with deserved
success and has host Of friends.
william Legner ia always loyal to
his friends and has always fulfilled
every trust imposed on him with credit
and honor.
~
Alderman Henry P. Bergen has
made q good City Council record that
will always stand by him.
Judge d. r. Sullivan has made an
honest. dignified and able record on
the bench.
Rivers Mcneil, the popular and EN-.
cient Collector of Customs, reflects
great credit on President Wilson's ad.
ministration.
Thomas Boyle. the great ice manu-.
facturer. would make q good City
Treasurer.
Tom. N. Donnelly the well.known
jeweler and diamond broker OF 26
North Dearborn Street. reports q very
prosperous season. Donnelly's has for
forty years been patronized by the