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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
WHITE S0x AND GIANTS
PLAN SOUTH AMERICAN TRIP



New York. Jan. with the base
ball war at an end. Ted, Sullivan of
Chicago, the veteran baseball pro-
moter, is already planning to carry
out Manager John J. McGraw 8 idea
of touring South America next season
with two baseball clubs made UP of
stars from the National and American
Leagues.
Soon after the successful trip
around the world by the Giants and
the Chicago White Sox, Manager Nc
Graw, with Charles Conisxey and
Sullivan, talked over the South Amert-
con tour but on account of the inva-
sion OF the Federal League and the
decrease in interest in baseball the
plan was temporarily abandoned,
In the interests of Comtskey and
MeGraw, Ted Sullivan has visited
washington and conferred with the
delegates of the Pan-American Bcien-
tific Congress in regard to the trip.
One of the clubs will probably be the
Chicago White Sox and McGraw win
make l1p the other club from National
League players
There is much interest in baseball in
Panama, where there is a league OF
five clubs, made up mostly of Aneri-
can engineers, who have been working
on the canal. The plan of the base
ball party next winter is to first visit
Panama and play several exhibition
games there. The party then plans
to visit South America and make the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
HARVARD STARS HAVE
OFFERS TO TAKE CHARGE
OF PREP SCHOOL TEAMS

Members of Percy d. Haughtonss
select football team at Harvard can
step from the gridiron into teaching
positions In schools and academies of
New England If they want jobs i'm
KnedfateIy after their graduation says
this Springfield Republican. At the
Harvard appointment office there are
already many applications from prep
school faculties when another fall
comes around.
Haughton football has made a re-
sounding hit with prep schools. and
they want his pupils to train theirs.
man who has studied three years
of football under Haughton, and has
taken four years of work in the un-
fversity. is qualified to teach in some
subject In the schoolreom and foot
ball on the gridIron, so the players are
in demand.
The Harvard appointment office re-
Gently issued a statement saying that
a year ago the demands for such men
was greater than the supply, and this
year the applications for the double
barrel tutors are coming in fast. Err
nest w. Soucy, end on the Harvard
consideration now. st. Marks school
at Southbore has offered h4Tn the posi-
ton of football coach for next year,
provided he will teach some subject
in the school in addition to training
the football squad at the exclusive
prep, school. Seuey has not yet
made up his mind.
According to the report of the Of
flee, last year students who were sup
piled with positions through the med
dunn of the bureau made $z52,010 in
salaries. The appointees were scat
tered over "a state, Hawai-. the Phil
azasaGzAz AAA flaAadA-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01

OF RING BATTLES

19O0-Da1 Hawkins knocked out
Patsy Sweeney in End round at Hart
ford. Patsy was a County Galway
boy who had been fighting for over
three years and had never been whip
ped. He had defeated Kid Lavigne,
Kid Broad, Marty McCue, Joe Hand
Ter and other good lads, and looked
like a coming champ until he went
up against the deadly punch eff Haw-
kins. DaI wasn't a champion, having
nothing much but a terrific punch.
but when he got over that wallop it
was good night for his opponents.
DaPs left hook didn't travel far, but
it was full of sleep dope. and it US
ualIy took the recipient by surprise
It put Sweeney off his stride, and
shortly aftervard the Hibernian fell
a victim to George McFaddeR. Patsy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01

trip down the east coast, around the
cape, and up the west coast.
South America is one part of the
globe where professional baseball
clubs have never touched. The game
is played down there by Americans.
but it has never been taken up in a
professional way. \ The South Ameri-
can delegates in Washington were en-
thusiastic over the plans which Mr.
Sullivan laid before them, and there
seems to be little doubt that the tour
will be carried out as first planned
by Manager McGraw.
McGraw is also enthusiastic about
the trip, and predicts that it will be
even more successful than the tour
around the world two years ago.
1.-The trip we took around the
world said Mr., McGraw yesterday
was one of the, best things that ever
happened for baseball. It gave for
eign countries a new impression of
our idea of spertsmanship, and think
that if the war hadn't come soon after
we visited England that our national
game would have taken a foothoId
there
Manager McGPaw planned to be in
Cuba at this time, but his trip has
been deferred because of the unset
tied condition of baseball, and it is
1ik1ey that he will remain here until
after the meeting in Cincinnati next
week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
Edited by Wagner
ON HAND
AS ABERG BEATS
''MASKED MARVEL"

New York, Jan. The MASKED
Marvel" Mort Henderson, the sensa-
ton of the wrestling tournament at
the Manhattan Opera House, met his
Waterloo last night when he was de-
cisively defeated by Alexander Aberg,
champion Graeeo-Roman wrestler Of
the world, after a gruelIing struggle
of one hour and g. minutes. Only the
night before they had grappIed to a
long draw. Aberg won by wearing his
man out.
The bout was graced by the pres
ence of a squad of police, who had
come to prevent cruelty to the Mar
vel" After a minutes rest in the
wings he walked out unsupported.
When he left the theatre the Mar
vel" was in normal condition, upset
ting the charge that he was in a.
dangerous physical condition.
Some excitabIe person reached the
conclusion that the Marvel as a
result of constant finish matches, had
degenerated into a physical wreck His
imagination pictured the hooded Crap
pier collapsing during his contest with
Aberg and being carried groaning to
an amb ulance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01

| New York, Jan. AS a result of
the various meetings and conferences
held in New York city during the
Christmas holidays to consider anna
teur and college athletics it is likely
that a national sport council will be
/ formed in the near future to act
supreme court of sport. The PROPOSE
ton has been discussed by the leading
authorities and officials of a number
of SPORT governing bodies and the
formation of the council will probably
be under taken within the next few
months.
While the powers and objects of the
council are at present rather vaguely
outlined it has been suggested that the
council be composed of the presidents
of~the principal sport-governing bod
les such as the national golf, tennis
billiard, college athletic, amateur ath-
1etic, soccer and intercollegiate foot
ball, fencing, shooting, skating and
Kindred organizations. This council
if formed, would consider all phases
of amateur sport in a broad and inn
personal manner. It's powers would
be limited in a. general way to advis-
DRY suggestions bearing upon new
rulings for the Improvement of sport
in its national aspects. Organizations
specifically effected by such sugges-.
lions would not be obligated to accept
an amateur sports clearing house
would materially improve conditions
and bring about greater harmony and
cooperation among the various asso-
Citations now controlling the principal
amateur sports of the nation.
twenty clubs representing almost as
many cities have entered teams in the
annual inter-city tournament Of the
United States Revolver association.
The teams will consist of not more
than ten men and pistols and revolt
vers are admitted on even terms, with
the scores of the leading five to count
Fifteen shots per man will be allowed
and the highest possible score for the
individual will be $50; for team, $50.
The teams will shoot on their home
ranges under the supervision of the
association officials and ! the targets
will be Forwarded to the Secretary for
final scoring. Last season the scores
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
se and Abroad
ADMITS
BRAVES DICKERENG
FOR BUCK HERZOG

New York: Jan a--James e. Calf
ney, president, ofsthe Boston Nationals,
IN town for a few days. yesterday ad-
mitted that he was after Charley
Herzog of the Cincinnati club, but
was not willing to give what Herr
mann asked for the player;
1--WE are willing to- pay big money
for Herzog, for we believe that with
this hustnng player we could win
Ef1e pennant, and that is what we want
TODD next season
No reference WIS made to fMaran-
Vile. If the Braves could get Her
cog from the Reds for cash the
chances are that he would play third
base. as Smith fell. Off last season,
probably because OF the broken leg
he sustained at the close Of 191 4.
Gaffney talked about the basePall
situation. 81 ann sure he said, that
George Stalfings will not go AFTER any
of the Federal League players. The
best of the Feds will more than likely
md their way to- the Cubs of Chicago
ana the Browns OF ST. Louis. as the
new owners of those clubs are Fed
eraI. League men and will have the
f1rst call on their old players. 81 am
not sure but what this will be 2 good
thing for all, too
at looks as if Colonel. Rupert
would secure several good players
fore the Highlanders. We are all aIlx-
io,1s to see winning ball teams in New
York. for it helps the game IN otner s
cities''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
ST. LOUIS AFTER
SHERWOOD MACEE
OF BOSTON CLUB

st. Louis. Jan. Manager Miller
Higgins of the Cardinals is hot on
the trail of Sherwood Magee, cham
pion timely batsman OF the Braves,
and has offered Manager Sta1lings the
pick of any three men on his pros
pective discard list, which now in
cIudes Do1an, Hyatt, Robinson, Griner.
Perdue, Niehaus and Glenn. AS Stall
Hngs is known to be particularly
sweet on the first-named, the dininu-
tive pilot of the Cardinals feels sure
he can pull the deal off.
Higgins thinks there is a lot more
baseball in Magee than he showed
last year and believes, with the hot
weather Of the Mound City to help
out, he can get better results with
the slugger than could the Boston
boss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
BROWN GR.D5RON
HEROES AND WASH.
STATE PLAY TOD ny

PASADENA. Cal. jan. brown Uni
versity and Washington State College
opened the 1916 football season today,
when they met in a big fntersectional
gridiron battle IN Pasadena While
both e1evens closed their regular sea-
sons about a month ago. they have
been training hard for the contest on
the coast.
Reports indicate that both teams
are in fine condition for. the game The
Brown players have been on the coast
esaraI days getting accustomed to
the climate ana finishing up their
practice for the contest a big crowd
Is expected to turn out to see the
game
washington State CoHege lis rated
as the best eleven on the Pacific
coast The team went through the
season without q defeat
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
BINzEN OF FORDHAM
INDOOR TENNIS CHAMP

New York. Jan. 1AE11iott Binzen,
of Fordharn, is the new national junior
indoor tennis champion. He is the
first real junior champion ia the his
tory Of the game: he is the only one;
there never was another. The tourn-
an1ent for the national title, which
ended at the Seventh Regiment ARM
Dry yesterday, was the first OF its kind
ever held.
4ftuIar match was James Weber. of
Chicago, and a student of Phillips An
dover; but unlike the football players
OF Andover, so far as their success
with the Phillips Exeter players for
the last few years is concerned Web
er made a real fight of the match.
The score was s-3. 7-5s SIS, SO.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01

tn Jersey City boy. Drummie will
train in Waterbury where he has
many admirers. McAuliffe is working
at Battling Levinsky's camp in STRAIT
ford.
Larry Williams, the Stratford boy
who has been knocking 'em out in re-
cent bouts, will take Sailor Nc
Grath in an eight-round encounter.
That flash of lightning, Jerome Hen
messy Of Jersey City, will meet Tommy
Shea of New Haven in another eight
round go, Kid Aiberts and Mike Far
ren will box in the preliminary.
The show is under the auspices of
the Park City A. @, and Battling Lee
whisky is taking charge of all arrange
ments.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
AFGRAW FINED YOUNG
PITCHER $50 BECAUSE
HE ATTEMPTED TO JOKE

McGraW had pitcher named FL
mott, and for some reason or other
McGraw insisted upon the rookie
warming up every afternoon during
the game. Elliott occupied the bull
pen for four straight months without
ever breaking into the box score Nc
e+raW missed his usual signal one af-
ternoon and forgot to send Elliott n,
the pen"
McGraw spied Elliott on the bench
What are YOU doing here? Get out.
get out; down there and warm up.
Elliott picked up a ball out OF the
bag and put on a juggling act In
front of Muggsy.
whats the idea?'' queried Nc
GraW.
I've been warming up for four
months answered Elliott, land I'm
just hmbering up for next year now
The penalty was a $50 fine
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
MORAN 70 PILOT
PHILLIES s. YEARS

F1tchburg. Mass, Jan. Pat Nor
an. manager of the Philadelphia Ma
ii oraI League club, signed and for
warded his contract yesterday TO
manage that team for 1915. 1917 and
1918. The terms were agreed upon
at a recent conference with President
William Baker.
Moran and Baker could not reach
any agreement at the close of the 1915
season Charges were made that
Baker had not produced certain boz
muses. 4rornfsed Moran, but evidently
everything has been arranged aatis-
factori1y.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
JOHNNY DRUMMIE
EXPECTS TO BEAT
YOUNG M'AULEFFE

Johnny Drummie. who claims To be
the logical contender for the feather
weight title, will meet Young Nc
Au1iffe in the star I5-round bout at
the Casino Jan. 10. Now that Cham
pion Johnny KiIbane has determined
to forsake the featherweight division
for the lightweight ranks Drummie
thinks he has a, chance for the crown.
McAuliffe, who holds the New
England title, is not willing to con-
cede Dummies right to precedence
and is expecting to pin a defeat on
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
HANDED OUT
BY WAGNER
SPORT TALK ]

oe made manager. 1t Isl all right for
him to talk now about Quitting the.
game but there are so many players
on the market at present that the
nagnates can't be b1uffed any more.
Manager Joe Tinker of the Chicago
Cubs will put % players on the auc-
ton block as a result of the combina-
ton of National and Federal clubs in
that city. Jack Murray and Wilbur
Good, the Cub outf1elders, are two of
the best known players booked to 60
Pitcher Hunphries is another man
who would be an addition to many big
league clubs.
Either Frank Moran or Jim Cofey
has a chance to tackle Champion Jess
Willard in New Orleans. The pair
meet in New York next Friday and
New Orleans promoters have offered
$500 to the winner to step into the
same ring with Willard. Cofey's man
ager doesn't think $500 makes
enough noise but perhaps his man
will lose the bout to Moran and then
Bile.
Ed Roush, the Newark Federal out
fielder who is wantei by the Giants,
claims to be a free agent. When the
peace agreement was signed Roush
nad not SISneQ d CONTRACT 110 JUI1Q-
ed to the Feds from the Western
league and Manager Sta1lfngs of the
Braves declared he was the best out
fielder in the Federal circuit
Tip O'Neill, a famous old time play
er, died suddenly yesterday on a Mon
treaI street car. He was an outf1e1d-
err with Coniskey's st. Louis Browns,
who won four remnants in a row in
the old days. O'Nei1 was So years
old.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01

A secret session of the Peruvian
Senate finance commission ratified the
government project for loan of $15.-
O06.OOO.i
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01

continued fighting for several years,
but after the Hawkins fight he was
never seriously considered as a title
contender.
1O97-Joe G~<as knocked out Kid
Herman in sth round at Tonopah,
New.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01

A quarterly dividend of 81 a share
was declared on the preferred stock
of the Boston Suburban Electric Co.
thitac1smcsS. Wv
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01

Marine Fala9nini, "a years cid. was
run down and killed by a truck at
Houston and Varick streets, New
York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01

An investigation of the gasoline
price situation in Chicago was started
by District Attorney Clyne of that city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01

The Dutch steamship Ellewontsdiik,
was sunk in the North Sea, presume
bly, by a mine. The crew was saved.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

burg will go to Belgrade to confer
with Field Marshal Won Mackensen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01

USE LYFoRD BR0TF8ERs BUE
U UNION E1ARAsL. RAIT0 -
n Enme @&e @@a V ~ -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-01
Try to Tempt ze1er..


The New England magnates who
seek to revive a merger with the East
ernl association have been trying to
leagues by offering him the New Has
Ven franchise If he Will cast his lot
with the merger crowd.
The combination, as planned by. the
men who gathered in Boston a few
days ago, did not include Pittsfeld,
where zeller owns a club In order
to repay Zeller for dropping Pittsfield
it was suggested that he could have
the valuable Elm City franchise and
assurances were given that he could
get the Sayin Rock grounds. Mean
while zelIer is getting the Eastern cir
cui tinto shape and an announcement
that the league has been organized
for 1916 is expected next week.
Basketball Double Bill
The Naugatuck basketball players
who meet the Blue Ribbons at Colon
ia1 hall next Tuesday night are SO con
hdent of victory that they will come
here for expenses If they lose and
800 If they win. They can use any
state player but will not be allowed
to import New York players. To
start the news year well. Manager
1eavy3 has provided a double bill for
the fans In the first game the Rib
bons will play Joe Jeannette's team
from New York.
Rebel Cakes. the former st. Louis
player who managed the Pittsburgh
Federals last season. says he will quit
baseball and devote his time to his
big plantation at Homer, La, unless
he can land job <as manager of a
big league club. If Ed Gwinner. the
Federal rnagnate, should buy the
Cleveland club, Cakes would probably
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-03
SOLDIERS AS TARGETS.
How the Troops Appear to the Enemy
at Various Distances.

a. oiiObS O'SsoNSNos
Army officers are chuckling over
some of the thrilling stories being sent
out by war correspondents abroad,
who are at or near the front. One of
the best, according TO gossip here, was
told of troops aiming rifles at the
enemy mile distant, and using the
buttons of the coats of the enemy's
troopers for targets.
An interesting statement Of target
distances in actual warfare, compiled
from data Of army experiments, is as
follows: All parts of mans body
can be distinctly seen ut 100 yards, in
Guiding the general lines of his face,
slight movements Of the body and the
minutest details OF uniform. At 200
yards the outlines of the face become
confused. and rows Of buttons look like
stripes At 800 yards the buttons arc
invisible. At 400 yards the faces are
pinhcad dots. and movements of arms
and legs are still visible. At Goo
yards all details disappear, although
with clear light the files may be count
ed. At 500 yards the men cannot he
counted and individual movements be
come indlstlnguishabc. At 1000 yards
A line of men resembles broad line
Kansas City Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-03
CURIOUS CORDOBA.
This Spanish Town Is So Compact II
Looks Like One Building.

Cordoba is scheduled on the Euro
pcan itinerary rs a half day stand.
Those who 20 from Seville to Granada
and those who 20 from Granada TO Sc
vile take Cordoba on their way Fiji
teen minutes for the cathedral, five for
the alcaZar, an hour cor luncheon and
on to further disc0vcries-that is the
Cordoba program. The hotels of Cor
d0ba are. in consequence, unpalatial, Il
circumstance in itself which endears
the little town TO the iulicious. do not
believe there is u lift in all Cordoba,
ana if your wife wishes for any reason
TO buy new hat she must 20 out of
the hotel for il, and then ii will be
three years old.
At night all the tourists are gone to
Seville or Granada, and you and the
Cordobans and the stars share the
amenities of Cordobns one boulevard.
of which everybody is very proud. he.
cause it is much superior TO anything
| that Paris or even Madrid can show.
| 1t was Il lucky chance which caused
them to build Cordoba 80 handily be
tween Seville and Granada. 1t has pro
| yidcd still little backwGtcr for the
travellers rcpoSc, spot where lie may
forget that American bars exist, eat
his meals untroubled 10y the squcaking
of tango band ana adventure himself
among the mysteries of bill of fare
| Jelly printed in blue and illegiblc Span
| ish.
You could put your hat over Cordoba
and very little would proirude. 1t Is
the compactest little town. From The
tower Of the cathedral 1t all looks like
one building. You can hardly perceive
the streets. SO closely do they wrigslt
among the houses, The roofs are vel
low, brown, gray, red; the walls ans
their shadows every color In the world
Among the buildings the green o
palms, orange trees, lemon trees, chest
nuts. sOothc the glare struck eye. Th,
Guadalquivir snakes through It's licl
plains from the PARKWAY Hat hills rcd
gray brown, Yellow. aud over all arr
the great sky Of the south aud the hug,
sun of the south. which imposes 81
lcncc on the world till night shall sc
the guitars a.buzzing. William Cain
in Century.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-03
NORTH BENNINGTON

Jack and Frederick Simmons are in
Holyoke, Mass, on a business trip.
There is quite an epidemic of whoop-
ing cough nmong the children of the
village.
Mrs. Floyd Willis of Hoosick Falls
is spending some time with her mother,
Mrs. Jennie Percy.
Mr.. and Mrs.E. B. Garfield of Schen-
ectady, are the guests of Mrs II. /.
Spafford and will remain for the 4th.
Mrs. John T. Hill arrived from New
York City Friday with maids to open
the summer residence of her daughter,
Mrs. C. Bonynge.
At the annual meeting of the North
Bennington Graded School District,
held Friday evening in Village hall, G.
b. yelling was chosen moderator. G.
d. Phillips. who has been clerk of the
district for forty.two consecutive years,
rendered his resignation. A motion
was made and unanimously carried
that Il vote of thanks and appreciation
be extended to Mr. Phillips for his
long and faithful service to the dis
trict The following officers were cleo
ted Clerk, Wells w. White; treas
| urer and collector, Il. A. Jones; audi
tors, f. ID. Ranney, II. A. Davis, w, II
| Madison; trustee for three years, G
b. yelling. a tax of Go cents on The
dollar was voted.