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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-11
CURVE PITCHING IS
 PUZZLE TO TANKS IN MACON CONTEST

Macon, Ga, March 11-Rain put the battling Yankees to rout again yesterday. for the second time this week, but they managed to get in six innings of play. The pitchers had the upper hand of the aItercation between teams A and B and. only one run was made. Team B made it.
 There are five men on the casualty list, and so Donovan had to rearrange his teams. Maise1 is complaining of soreness in the legs and took a day off. HartzelI hurt his foot in sliding Thursday and was an absentee. Boone has a sore throat and Pieh is recov- ering from one. Baker, with his in jured hand. is the fifth member of the hospital squad, but the Trappe man was out batting as usual and seemed as lively as could be. He is in splendid condition, barring the To- cal injury
 Team B had in outf1eld composed of Brown, Hendrix and Layden, all re- cruits. For Team A, Miller was in center insetad of Maise1. Aragon played third for team B, with Mullen at second, and Baumann played third for ther egu1ars. Fisher and Shawkey did the team pitching and Tipp1e and Russell were on the points for Team A.
 The pitching was good by .alI par ties concerned. Curves and speed abounded and. in general, the pitching was such as batters do not as a rule run across this early in the season. The hitting, therefore, was fragmen- tary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-11
Difficult To Secure
 Capital To Purchase Worcester Ball Club
Worcester Post.l

Notwithstanding that there is a, cur rent rumor going the rounds about plenty of baseball money being in sight and that the coming season is going to be a big one financially, practically every veteran big 1eaguer who has been asked to invest in the Worcester club, with one exception, Billy Hamilton has given the proposi- ton the thumbs down. It seems that such men as Stova1l who has signed with Toledo, Ganze1, Murphy and nu-
 nerous others, who are supp osed to be pretty well fixed, would prefer to secure a contract to manage a CT and manager.
 Thus the constant delay in arramg- ing the Worcester tangle. H. T. Brewer, who has an option on the Worcester club, is anxious to have some well informed baseball leader associated with him in the Worcester proposition, but it appears that none of the men to whom he has spoken cares to take a, chance on investing in the club.
 Brewers plan is a wise one. He wants g. man who will be out there fighting, in fact, will have to fight in order to keep in the running for the pennant He believes that just an ordinary playing manager might be forced to give up the fight if some other club got 8 flying start. On the other hand, if man had money invested in the club he would be on the job trying to do something to get return for his money.
 Ganzel, the former Rochester In- ternationa1 league leader. who man aged the Brookfeds last season, was considering investing some of his earnings in the local club, but chang ed his mind when he learned that there were several other clubs in larger leagues for sale. Stovau for a time considered buying into a minor league club and was offered chance by several owners, but he, like the rest of the vets, finally decided to re- main a common ordinary player with 8 fair salary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-11
AL KETCHEL WILL
 MEET KUNZ HERE
 IN 10 ROUND BOUT

Al Ketche1, the local boy who fought such a great battle against Chic Brown of New Haven at the Clover A. c. show, has been matched to meet Battling Kunz of South Nor walk before the Black Rock A. c. at the Casino, March 23. Matchmaker Sam Hollis of the Black Rock club thinks this will make a rattling bout. Kunz will be remembered as Bud Palmer's opponent in the semi-final of the Clover show. The Ketchel- Kunz affair wiR be 10 rounds.
 George Chip, former champion of the middleweight division, will meet Johnny Howard of Bayonne, N. J., in the star bout of 15 rounds. Chip lost his title to Al Mccoy a few years ago but it was generally conceded that the knockout was lucky punch. The Black Rock management has also signed Kid Lewis of Waterbury and Kayo Brown of this city for a six round bout.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-11
BUILDING NOTES

The board of building commission CTS issued permits last evening for structure totalIing in value $33, 600. The permits follow:
 One-family frame dwelling on south side of Terry place for F. A. Parsons.
 Three two-fanaily frame dwellings, on east side of Lndley street for Francis G. Frank.
 Two-family frame dwelling on west side of Sage street for Gustave Mintz- berg.
 Two-famiIy frame dwelling on north side of Capitol avenue for P. R. Ma gill and D. Gendell.
 Remodel store into fiat on south side of Gregory. street for Stephen Jontos.
 One-fami1y cottage on south side of Garden terrace for George IT. Brun- das0.
 Frame addition on south side of Boston avenue for Anna K. Donald.
 Two-story frame building on north east corner of North, and Reservoir avenues for Frank P. Muranto.
 Cellar wall northwest corner Bar mum avenue and Pixley place for Pc ter Avillio.
 Garage, brick, on rear of 175 Will liam street for Edward Mooney.
 Erect attic rooms on east side ol Pembroke street for Joseph BounGol.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-11
JOE JUDGE MAY
 BE 1916 WONDER WITH WASHINGTON

New York, March 11-Of the thou sand or more bal1p1ayers in the big leagues in the last few years but a very small percentage learned the game on the streets of New York. From the little tank towns where good big fields furnish the opportunity the best players have come and New cheering while the other fellows play ed. This year, however, one of the youngsters touted as real find is a native son. Joe Judge, the youthful first baseman of the Washington Sena- tors, learned the game on the cobb1e stones of Yorkvil1e and Clarke Grif- 9th is quite certain he learned whole
 ot about it.
 Judge is but 21 years old and in his two years of professional ball with the New England and the International Leagues he has hung up a record which makes his work worth watch ing this season. Griffith has great faith in him as is shown by the fact that he let out Chick Gandi1 to make room for his new man. f'The greatest first basenan since Hal Chase broke in,' is the modest announcement of Griffith concerning Judge.
 As boy Judge played with the team of St. Vincent Ferrer's parochial school. A few years later he played
  son Co. and Pat Donovan. then scout for the Red Sox, gathered him in. The Red Sox sent him to the Lewiston team of the New England League and last season he went to Buffalo where Donovan managed pennant-winning team.
 Judge was the sensation of the In- ternationa1l League in swinging the hickory and in fielding. He played in IA games and at the seasons close vas sixth in batting, with a mark of 32O He scored 68 runs, stole 28 bases and hit out 19 doubles and 1 5 three-baggers He took POT bases with 158 hits. He held the highest batting average of the first basemen of the league, his nearest rival being Clarence Kraft, with .307. In fielding Judge was at the top Of the list, with an average of .994. He had 1.348 put-outs, 54 assists and but eight errors were recorded against hiFy~
 He Joined the Washington team at the end of last season, taking part in II games. He went to bat S6 times in those games and scored a rating of .3SO, 10 ahead of Ty Cobb, who was credited with leading the league. Players taking part in 10 or more games are usually given a rating, but the statistician of the American League did not place Judge, and so Tyrus kept his position at the head of the list.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-11
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

1SO5-Hen Pearce, the Game Chicken defeated Elias Spary, the Coppersmith,' in 80 rounds at Mou1- sey Hurst, Eng. This was the first of scores of great battles fought on the turf at Mou1sey Hurst, on the Thames a spot which was long the Mecca of British sportsmen in the brave days when men fought with the raw 'uns. A contemporary description of the battle serves to indicate what a great change has come over the boxing game in the last century. Not only did the gladiators fight with bare knuckIes, but they wrestled as we'll as boxed The Game Chicken was an adept at graphing tricks, and early in the bout he "closed with his foe, twisting him round and whirling him off his legs with 8 terrific cross-but- tock" In the next round "Pearce closes and quickly throws his man." Spray landed some good blows, but Pearce's wrestling tactics were too much for him, and the cross-buttock sent him down several times in suc- cession. Toward the finish Spray was liberally piled with brandy, but the firewater only postponed the inevit- able. and after 35 minutes of fighting the Coppersnith's seconds tossed in the sponge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-11

New York. March 11-As published yesterday morning, Benny Kauff, king slugger of the Federal league, gained his point in his little controversy with Harry Hampstead, president of the New York Baseball club, and board ed the Pennsylvania flyer for Mar lin.
 Kauff, Harry Hampstead, John B. Foster and Cornelius J. Sullivan, counsel for the New York National league Baseball club. visited the of fees of John M. Ward, Kaufs law yer, yesterday morning at 9:3o, in ac- cordance with the agreement reach ed at Thursday nights conference. It took Benny less than 10 minutes to sign the contract handed him by Sul- livan---ags Kauf affixed his John Han- cock to a two-year contract
 In fact, contrary to orders reeeIv- ed from Foster, Kauff, after leaving his lawyers office to go to the Palace hotel to hurry preparations for his hasty departure to Marlin, informed the writer that a compromise had been reached whereby Hampstead not only turned over to him the $5,0O0 bonus. but handed him in addition $1,- 900 as a settlement of the amount the Ty Tobb of the Feds demanded from Harry Sinclair, who sold Ben ney's services for $35,0OO to the New York club.
 Benny also said that Hampstead gave him a new contract that calls for a salary of $6,00O and is minus the ten-day release clause. Benny new contract also has a. clause which
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-11
KAUFF LEAVES FOR MARLIN
 WITH BIC SALARY INCREASE
Owners of Giants Also Learn Outfielder ROusch Is
 3 Satisfied With New Offer.

prevents the Giants from disposing of his services at any time without Kauff's permission and calls for an increase at the termination of it's present life in the event the club two years from now. According to Kauf and his lawyer, the contract is the only one of it's kind in baseball.
 Kaun was so happy over the peace pact and the fact that he will have a, chance to play under McGraw that he was willing to talk his head off. Ben meeting last Thursday was the re- ceipt of 8 telegram by Hampstead from McGraw urging the president of the New York club to bring Kauff to terms, as McGraw needs him badly. According to Kauff, he learned that McGraw has little hopes of Dave Rob ertson being of any. to him this season, and for that reason both Ben ny and Rousch are in urgent de- mand.
 Incidentally. Kauff, while on the subject of Rousch, let out some in formation which will greatly please the Giants supporters. Kauff said he heard from Rousch yesterday, and that the former Newfed outfie1der, who, like Benny, refused to join the Giants until salary differences were Adjusted, will report to McGraw at Marlin on March Is. Rousch in 7ormed his former Federal league col eague that he had compromised with he Giants, and that he now is sat ;sf1ed with the terms offered him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-11
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BRIDGEPORT SIGNS BYRNE.

BRIDGEPORT SIGNS BYRNE.
 Although no manager has been signed for the Bridgeport club, Secre- tary Reddy has already started to sign players for the coming season. The Philadelphia North American says Bridgeport has secured Joe Byrne of the Quaker City as a third baseman. Byrne has played in the Canadian and Tri-State leagues and is said to be first class man.
 Gene McCann is also grabbing players for New London. Upon the recommendation of former Congress- man T. l.. Reilly he has signed Ed zie1ka, a Meriden senni-pro first base man. McCann also announces that Martin, the southpaw, will be back with the Planters. He is also trying to get Green, the big pitcher who was with New London in 1914 but went to Lowell last year.
 Izzy Hoffman, who was mentioned as a candidate for the Bridgeport managership, has signed to manage the independent Ridgway, Pa., team. Connie Mack will send his raw ma terial to Ridgway to be'tnstructed by Hoffman.
 Michael F. Sweeney of High school, who has been made advisory football coach at Yale, visited the institution yesterday and saw baseball and crew practice and looked over the track squad. Later he said he was inn pressed with the growth of ian inter est in athletics tending toward a healthier spirit and greater success in all branches of sport.''
 -
 The end of the intercollegiate Bas- hal Iooc Sno Va Cornell tied for second place with Pennsylvania and Princeton tied for first. It is probable that three-game series between Penn and the Tigers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-11
HARDEN DOES
 FINE CATCHING
 AT GIANT CAMP

Marlin, Texas, March 11-Biu Rar- 1den, formerly with the Boston Braves but more recently with the Newark team of the Federal League, has lashed on his glove and is ready to catch every day for the Giants # McGraw issues the order.
 He is working harder than any of the youngsters here, if such a thing be possible, and is Vieing with Char ley Dooin in setting a. hurricane pace. His work in the morning practice has been of the topnotch order defensive ly, and he has been hitting all kinds of pitching to every field.
 Bills throwing has been of excep- tionally high order. He gets the ball away quickly, shoots it on a line, yet Hans Lobert says it is one Of the Hghtest throws he ever received. It is easy to catch, and there need be little adjusting of the leather before sticking it the runner.
 Bill is quite sure that he will have a good year with the Giants. He said yesterday afternoon while walking in from the field:
 "You know, confidence is one of the things that makes men in any line of endeavor. I always try to re- tain my confidence, no matter how badly things may be going, and have found it to be a great prescription feel that the Giants will be right up in the fight this summer from start to finish, and while all thee lubs have been strengthened, making the race open, we will be one, two, three
 'I hope to do nay share of catch ing this season, just as did for New ark last year. Of course, Charley Dooin is a great catcher, and he will be in there, but if Dooin is hurt all Mac has to do is call on me and I will 20 in.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-11
DECLARE KOCHER
 WILL HOLD PLACE
 ON GIANTS SQUAD

Brad Kocher, the former Bridgeport catcher, is given the following praise by a writer for the New York Evening Sun, who has seen Kocher in action with the Giants in Marlin, Tex:
 Though the 21-p1ayer limit is go- ing to make it mighty hard for even two or three of McGraw's recruits to break>into the league, there is one who seems to have an excellent chance to perform in the spang1es of the New York team this year. That is Bradley Kocher.
 trKocher, who is 27 years old, has had trials with two major league teams before, but he was not suff1- cient1y developed at the time to play up to the big league standard. Now, however, he seems to have arrived and the opinion is general a1 ound the camp that he will be the Giants sec ond string catcher this year.
 Brad, who is a native of White. haven, Pa-, in a section of the country which has been very prolific in the production of ball players, was play ing with an amateur team in his home town in 1908. when he was spotted by Sam Kennedy, scout for the Ath- 1etics. He went South with the Mack outfit in the following spring, but didn't show to advantage with the veteran backStOpS on the roster of the club, and was released to Bridgeport, in the Connecticut League, where he played in 1909 and 1910.
 tHThe next spring found him in the ranks of the Detroit Tigers, and Hughie. Jennings farmed him out to Toronto, recalling him in the fall, and he went through the season of 1912 with the Tigers.
 ''He was sent to Providence in 1918 nd T01a I7o was given his unconditional release to make, room for Pat Haley, the young catcher now with the Red Sox, and imm ediate1y signed with Toronto. He caught 102 games there last year, and was drafted by the Giants last fall.
 Manager McGraw has been deeply impressed with Kocher's playing, both in his few appearances last October and in his workouts down here and it is very probable that he will keep him. That other excellent judge of players, Charlie Dooin, dean of Giant backstops, has time and time again, pronounced Kocher to be the most capable young catcher he has seen in years.
 Brad has an ideal build for sturdy of limb. and is very quick in getting about, while he is sure death on fouls. no matter how high or how twisting they may be. He will make a fine understudy for Bill, Raridan, and is very popular with the other players on the team.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-11
s SPOiR4;Ti7 i4;i7' LOOP Re
AROUND THE

will be arranged in order to settle the title.
 That was a false alarm about Frank Schulte being deposed from his place as a Chicago regular because he was late in reporting. Schulte had a good a1ibi so Manager Tinker didn't carry out his cruel threat.
 Although the New York Americans have one of the largest squads of the season they are not through picking Kelley have been ordered to inspect the recruits in other camps so the Yankees can claim any good pros poets upon whom waivers are asked. Gilks has already recommended In fielder Fred Thomas of Gle yeIand.
 e'vrokey Joe Wood, the Red Sox hurler, doesn't think he will be sent back to the minors, although waivers have been asked on him. He is work ing out every day in the Columhfa gymnasium in New York and says he expects to sign with the Red Sox soon as there is only small difference in salary in dispute.
 Jolly Jake Fuller will bring his team here next Tuesday night to clash with the Blue Ribbon basketball five at Colonial hall. This team was booked once before but was cancelled to make way for Reading, Pa. Jake is popular with local fans who like to see him dashing nadly around.
 Pitcher McCabe. the youngster who was with. Bridgeport in 1914, went south with the Boston Red Sox today He made a fine record in the New England league after he was thrown out of job by the failure of the Eastern leauge to start. Although McCabe may not got a regular berth this season he will probably land a good job on the Boston farm at Buff falo N. r.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-11
Penn Faculty Won't
 Sanction Poughkeepsie
 Crew Race For June IT

Philadelphia, Pa. March lit be- came known here yesterday that the University of Pennsylvania faculty has refused to sanction the date of June IT for the intercollegiate regatta at Paughkeepsie, owing to the examin- ations which are held here at that {. time This places the Board of Stew ards of the intercollegiate regatta, in a dilemma, as to the date for the big ea1i ege race.
 R. Howard Edsenbrey, chairman of the Rowing Committee of the Uni versity, tried in vain to swing the To- cal authorities over so that the race would be held June IT.
 "I am sorry we cannot hold the re- gatta on June 17,'' said Chairman Eisenbrey. @fI had hoped to fix things up. but it is now certain that the Penn faculty will not permit the big race on that date, at least so far as we are concerned. It will probably be held around June 24, and. if pos sfble, at Poughkeepsie."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-11
LARGEST TOW VOYAGE STARTS.

New York, March 11-What is said to be the largest tow voyage-New York harbor to Shanghai, China-is the history of the American oil ship ping industry, was begun today when the steamship Richmond, of the Standard Oil Go. fleet sailed with tank barge No. 95 at her lines end. The two vessels carry an oil cargo valued at $3,OOO,00o. The present voyage will be by way of the Strait of Ma eellan
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-11
LONE SCOUTS WILL
 HOLD AN EXHTBITIOJ

Arrangements have been made for an exhibition drill of the Lone Scouts at their hall, 133 Fairfield avenue at 8 o'clock Sunday afternoon. This new organization is drawing many youth full recruits and with the active work the boys are engaged in promises to become a factor in the young mems affairs of this city. New uniforms are being arranged and also plans for by semaphOre and hospital corps work. The hall is open to vtsl- tors any evening from 7:3O to g D. n1. and on Sundays from 1 to 6 p. m-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-11
TO PREVENT THE GRIP

When you feel a cold coming on, stop 1t by taking LAXATIVE PROMO QUININE and thus keep the system in condition to prevent the GRIP. There is only one 'BROMO QUI- NINE" E. w. GROVES signature on box 2bc-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-11
ALDERMEN HEAR CLAIMS

At the meeting of the claims com mittee held in the common council chamber last night a number of peti- tions for abatement of taxes and in terest on property, for abatement of personal taxes and for damages for falls on icy sidewalks were heard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-11

Members of the London Stock Elk change voted unanimously to refuse the reelection of naturalized mem bers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-11

2e55uaiRzs banalrashio, Arabian sheik, has Sg1eclared awsHoly War on the British.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-11
RIBBONS DEFEAT
 ATLAS WITH EASE

New Haven, March Hast night at Music hall the Atlas basketballists were given a chance to display their ability against the Blue Ribbons of Bridgeport, one of the leading pro- fessiona1 teams of the East, and as the score indicates, the game was a one-sided affair from the offensive standpoint, the actual figures at the close of the game being 50 to IA, in favor of the visitors
 It was a well known fact that the Atlas were inferior to the Park City representatives, and they were in the lower end of the scoring with but one exception, when in the first few min utes of play the tally stood at to 6. The Atlas five could not depend on the passing game, hence their shots were all long.
 Joe Weiner, the Yale forward, was in the game, and like the other mem bers of his team, heaved from long range, missing a number by a small margin. Weiner on the defense play ed a stellar game throughout, as did Witkin, who endeavored to guard the speedy Beckman.
 Beckman and Swenson kept the fans interested by their spectac cular long shoots. The two teams will meet again on March 23.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-11

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS JOHN RICK & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-11

The French line steamer Chicago arrived at New York from Bordeau1
The sun., 1916-11-15
BETTER LINKS AT HAw0RTH.
Members Vote $4,000 TO Improve
Test Of Golf.

with every indication pointing TO a
progressive and successful future because
OF nourishing conditions in the past
Haworth Country Club members yester-
day at their annua meeting voted to
purchase the acreage in Haworth. y. j.,
on which the clubhouse and surrounding
grounds are located. Also II IL planned
to appropriate $4,000 for improvements
to include the building OF a number Of
bunkers and traps. With these improve
ments the members believe that the club
VIII he in position to offer the course for
the Metropolitan and New Jersey state
championships.
&. &. Mobiles was elected president to
succeed Berrien Walker. who had so ef-
iicIenily cared for the executive work
oi the club during the last year New
man Hamlink and Arthur =. Williams
were reelected vice-pree!dents. To MI
vacancies on the board OF directors
Thomas u. Spencer and ]. +. McClernon
We're elected for three years. Frank II.
Henncssy. chairman OF the house COM
mittee Irving Brown. chairman Of The
green's committee, and J, 7. Monahan.
chairman OF the finance committee. also
become directors. The other members
Of the board are Christian Bambach, J.
Sistrmk, Beirien Walker and r. G..
Tilden.