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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29
JOE MANDOT OR
DUNDEE TO MEET
WELSH FOR TITLE

New York, Jan. 29-It appears a
certainty that if Freddie Welsh plays
the leading part in a fight with his
title at stake, either Joe Mandot or
Johnny Dundee will be his principal
supporter.
This seems rather strange when
one considers that Charley White of
Chicago. has been bombarding Welsh
with challenges within the past few
months.
Freddie received the challenges with
plenty of delight, for they presaged
some real dough. Unfortunately no
promoter seemed 1agitated over the
verbal warfare, and the contemplat-
ed battle appears to have died.
Mandot and Dundee now loom up
threateningIy because of their forth
coming battle in New Orleans on Feb.
81. The staging of the scrap in that
part of the Continent has a great bear
ing on a lightweight champion hi p
fight.
The promoters in New Orleans are
the only ones that appear to be in
a receptive mood regarding the set
ting for a battle in which Welsh will
play the leading character. And,
what is more important, both Mandot
and Dundee are big favorites in that
city.
Dundee and Mandot are to travel
over the Marathon route for ref
eree's decision. If either scores a
knockout it would raise him slzyhigh
in the estimation of the fans there,
and his challenge for the title would
have to be considered.
Dundee has repeatedly endeavored
to secure a, match with Welsh where
in the title would be in jeopardy, but
nothing ever came of his proffers.
The situation mas now reached the
stage where Dundee would be won
derful drawing: card if he should con-
quer Mandot.
Mandot is a, native SON. Of New
Orleans and if he came out of his
fight with Dundee with flying colors
it would be no difficulty to get a pro
noter to hang up a. big purse for a
fight between Mandot and Welsh.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29
ROBERTSON, GIANT OUTFIELDER,
HURT and MAY NOT join CLUB
Heavy Hitting Youngsters Loss Will Be Severe
One For McGraw.

for though Davey is a hitter he al
ways was a rather shabby fly chaser
and has not improved much in this re-
spect.
The reports of Robertson's incapac-
ity may also explain McGraw's desire
to pluck Ed Konetchy from the Fed
era1 League gra'b-bag., If the Giants
would purchase K6netchy, mae
would be able to sehd MerkIe back to
the suburbs. and he is very sweet on
MerlIle as, an outfelder.
81 believe<if Merkle started in the
outfeld from the opening of the ex-
hfbition season, he would be rated as
one Of the greatest outfelders i'm the
game before- the season is half over, -
said McGraw at a recent tanning
bee. -
Robertson has been more or less of
a hard luck athlete ever since he
joined the Giants in 1912. He and
Long Shore, now one of the star
pitchers of the Red Sox, came to the
Giants the same summer, and did
the pitching on the Sunday Long
Branch detail. Both were Dixie coll
legians. with the strong ''you all
boys accents. Robertson came from
Wake Forest, and Shore attended an
other college in the Carolinas. Both
had great regulations as college pitch
ers, but neither ever showed it for
the Giants.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29
IoIne and Abroad
BAN JOHNSON
HAS TAKEN UP
GEDEON AFFAIR

Chicago, ILL.,, jan 29-Manager
Clark Grifnth has threatened court &C
ton to recover the SERVICES of Joe
Gedeon.i second baseman. of whom he
was deprived by the recent peace set
dement,. president Ban Johnson of
the American Leagueilast night wired
. east for all details in the case of this
player so that he may be able to help
solve the tangle in which his circuit
has been involved owing to this intri-
cate case.
The Philadelphia National League
club has put in a claim for the SER
vices of the player. The PhiIlies% Of
hciaIs contend they drafted this in
fielder from the Salt Lake City team,
but Griffith declares he had an option
on Gedeon's services and that he ex-
ercised the option before August Is.
In the peace agreement between the
Feds and Organized Baseball entered
into at Cincinnati, recently, it was
stipulated that the Feds were to be
responsible for the players under con
tract and to have the right to dispose
of those players to any clubs. in Or
ganized Baseball.
The Feds put most of their players
IN the hands of Harry Sinclair, who
assumed their contracts.
Both the New York Yankees and
the Washington Senators now claim
Gedeon'. while the Phil1ies look upon
him as a legitimate drafted ath-
1ete.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29

New York, Jan. 29-There is a pos
sibility that Davey Robertson, the
hard-hitting Giant right fielder, may
not be in condition to play with the
Giants next season, at least for the
early part of the season.
According to reports from Norfolk,
Va, where Demon Dave is wintering,
the young outfieIdeF has sustained an
injury to one of his legs which may
handicap his playing next season. and
may prevent his reporting at the train
ing camp in Marlin next March.
The precise form Of Dawes ailnent
is not known, and the officials of the
Giants are concerned over the young
doctors condition. They have heard
that all is not well with Robertson,
but so far have failed to get in touch
with him.
Should Robertson be unable to play
next season, it would be q, rather stiff
blow for the Giants, as Dave started
to come fast last season. However,
with the Federal League still offering
Eddie Rousch and Claude Cooper to
the highest bidder, the Giants will be
able to plug this hole. in right field
without suffering the loss of any
strength
If Rousch lives up to his Federal
League reputation, he would be a
more valuable man than Robertson,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29
ABERG OUT WITH
$1,000 CHALLENGE
FOR JOE STECHER

New York, Jan. 29-A1exander
Aberg, the Graeco-Roman champion
of the world. who has successfully
defended his title in two tournaments
and in one match in the past year,
put a crisp one thousand dollar bill
in the hands of Timekeeper John Flee
son at the Manhattan Opera House
last night, and said:
'"This money I post with you as a
forfeit for a contest with Joe Stecher
of Nebraska and it will remain open
for two weeks on these conditions: Z
will forfeit the money to Stecher if I
fail to pin his shoulders to the mat
in five minutes from the call of time
at the Graeco-Roman style of wrest-
ling.
I'm the event that I do not THROW
Stecher within the limit of five min
utes, not only will he receive the
$1,000 but will then consent to
Wrest1e him MISUNDERSTANDING style
ION conditions to be arranged.
ct am aware that whenever an ath-
Iete offers to wager cash on the result
of contest, he is invariably greeted
with questions as to whether it is stage
or Confederate money Therefore
in order to remove all doubts on the
question, went to bank today and
got a one thousand dollar bill. If
this proposition is accepted, the bill
will be put in the hands of a stake
holder mutually. agreed upon, and he
will hand the bill to Stecher if he has
not been thrown inside of the five
minute limit
The Masked Marvel, apparently
none the worse for his experience with
Stecher, reappeared in the tournament
and went on with joe Bay1ey in a
finish match, catch-as- catch-can con
test. The Vermont Farmer gave the
Marvel a hard battle, although on
the defensive most of the time. The
Marvel finally got head scissors on
the Farmer and subdued him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29
M0TORBOAT SHOW
OPENS IN NEW YORK

New York. Jan. 2s-The 1916
1dotorboat Show 5openedNat 2 O'Clock
this afternoon IN the Grand Central
Palace. Everything pertaining to
yachts and yachting. from a powerful
60-foot cruiser to the equipment for a
rocking-chair feet, is on view. The
show will last a week, but will be
closed tomorrow.
Particular attention has been paid
this year to the decorations. Many
events of educational interest will be
Included in the program, such as lee
lures and motion pictures on boat
construction and handling.
Much emphasis is to be laid upon
the coast defense, phase of motor
boating. Naval officials and motor
boat owners have arranged to confer
on various coast defense and patrol
ling problems during the show. which
viii last until next Saturday
"A daily program has been arrang-
ed for the, different sections, SO as to
bring out in a body the members Of
the associations of these vicfnities.
Den day will be Long Island Sound
Day, upon which occasion the flags
OF the clubs having quarters on Long
Island Sound win be displayed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29

SINCLAIR GOES
TO CLOSE DEAL
FOR CARDINA AIS

New York, Jan. 29-Harry F. Sin
clair. who has been confined to
his hotel for two weeks as the
result of a serious attack of grip
left yesterday afternoon for his home
in Tulsa, Okla. Before departing the
oil baron emphaticaIly stated that nc
is still in the market for the St. Louis
would he relieve the Brittons of their
baseball holdings at the price they
have placed upon the franchise and
players. This price is said to be
$3.50 for the franchise and play
ers only.
Ehroute to Tulsa, Sinclair will stop
off at st. Louis for a, final conference
with President Britton, Mrs. Schuyler
Britton, who practically owns the
club, and Lon Hooker, the St. Louis
clubs attorney. Hooker was in this
city the other day, and at the time
it looked as if the two parties inter
ested in the deal had reached an
A certain turn in the negotiations,
however, temporarily halted the trans
action. and necessitated the meeting
which is scheduled to be held in St
Louis.
Sinclair. from his attitude yester-
day, is particularly anxious to buy
despite the fact that he has already
sold Kauff, Rariden and Anderson to
the Giants, and Magee, Geodeon, Gull
llop and Germany Schafer to the
'Yanks.
If Sinclair buys the Cardinals he
will no doubt place a good team in
ST. Louis, for besides the players al
Chase, Packard. Main, Chief John
son,< Gilmore, Kenworthy. RoUsch,
Campbell, Reulbach, Esnond, Moran,
Anderson and Cooper.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29
Many Famous Bouts Have
Been Won With One Punch

Many famous pugi1istic bouts have
been won with "a single punch, but
the quickest Knockout ever scored in
a contest between top-notchers was
that of Matty Matthews ~ over Kid
Mcfarland in Brooklyn sixteen
years ago tonight. Both men were
championship contenders, and Mat
cnews soon afterWard attained well
terweight honors by defeating Mys-
terious Billy Smith and Rube Ferns.
Matty is now a stage hand in New
York, having always had a fondness
for the theatre, and Mcfarland is a
boxing referee.
Both Matty and the Kid were at
their fighting best in 1900. They had
fought a draw the previous year, and
both were anxious for a return en-
gagement. The fight was staged in a
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29
YALE OFFICIALS
HEAR TESTIMONY
OF lNELICIBLES

New Haven. Jan. pa four-hour
session in which there was an oppor-
tunity to go over the cases from every
possible angle marked yesterdays
final effort to have the five Yale base
ball players who violated the amateur
rules by playing baseball last summer
at Yuogue, L. L, for their board, re-
instated and made eligible for the
team which starts practicing within a
few weeks Each of the five men
who signed the withdrawal from
Yale's athletics last fall because of
the technical violation was there, and
stated his case.
The five students are Arthur Mil
burn, captain of the Yale baseball
team; Harry LIE Gore, Billy Easton,
Spencer Pumpelly and R. Fl. Rhett,
Jr.
The official board to hear the cases
was made up of Prof Robert N. Cor
win of Yale. Dean McLenahan of
Princeton, and Dean Briggs of Har-
yard. President Hadley thought the
affair important enough to spend the
afternoon at the conference, and
George P. Day, treasurer, who acted
with Professor CorWin in the matter,
was there throughout.
Henry Hobson, who with Mr.. Day
and Professor Corwin, makes up the
special committee appointed by the
Yale Corporation to represent it in
all athletic and eligibility matters,
completed the judicial end of the pro-
ceeding, while the five offenders had
along with them to sessuFe the assem-
bly, that the undergraduates thought
the violation was only technical, and
to strongly recommend reinstatement,
Harry Croker, manager of the base
ball team, and William Ross Proctor,
Jr., president of the student council
and chairman of the Yale Daily News.
The students gave a frank state
m lent of the summer spent at Quogue
and their discovery that the eligibility
rules were being violated, after which
they unsuccessfully tried to repair the
damage done. The session lasted from
2 o'clock until after 6, when the com
mittee stated that the matter would
be taken under Amusement.
The presence of Vance c.. McCor-
mick, former Yale football captain
former mayor of Harrisburg, and
chairman of the present committee
having in charge a, new coaching sys-
| tenn for Yale, added to the interest.
Mr.. Mccormick, who in addition to his
other honors, is a. member of the Yale
| Corporation, met the members of the
committee after the hearing of the
students cases.
Professor Corwin late last night de-
| clined to report the outcome of the
baseball eligibility conference, saying
it would be withheld from the public
! until it is reported to the Yale A A
next week
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29

street car barn and it was filled with
fans. When the bell sounded both
men sprang toward each. other. Nc
Partland tented twice with his left.
and had just started a jab when
bing!-a right with every ounce Of
strength in Matty's body behind it
took the Kid on the jaw. 1t was all
over, for MCFARLAND was unconscious
for some time after the count. Nc
Partland and Matthews fought again
the following month, but the Kid was
wary, and he stuck seventeen rounds
before -Matty was hailed the victor.
The shortest fight on record is usu-
ally given as that between Dial HaW-
kins and Martin F'1aherty at Carson
City in 1897, when the Californian
landed a, knockout after four seconds
of fighting The Matthews Knockout
wasn't timed, but sports who witness
ed both battles are inclined to believe
that Matty made even quicker work
of it than Hawkins. s
About the shortest championship
battle was that between Terry Nc
Govern and Ped1ar Palmer, the Eng
lishman, at Tuckahoe, N. Y, in 1899.
This contest was for the bantam
weight title, and the spectators had
barely had time to cheer the little gla-
diators on their way when Terry land
ed a punch that put the Britisher to
sleep. It will be twenty years to-
morrow since Palmer fought his first
battle on this side, going six rounds
to a draw with George Dixon in
New York. Three years later Palmer
returned to America, to fight Dixon
again, but was induced to take on
McGovern as, a preliminary to his
main engagement. Since the war
began Palmer has been employed in
the famous Woolwich arsenal in Eng
LAND, helping toy provide the men at
the front with munitions.
Another mighty funny title battle
if brevity is wit-was that between
Joe Cans and Frank Erne in 1902, at
Fort Erie, Canada. The negro be-
came lightweight champion of the
world with one punch. which stretch
ed Erne out for the count.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29
LEVINSKY EASILY
DEFEATS ZULU KID

New York, Jan. 29-Battling Le-
Whisky Danny Morgan's busy boxer,
outpoinjted the Zulu Kid of Brooklyn
in 10 fast rounds before a. packed
house at the Long Acre A. A. on the
east side, last night. Levinsky, with
height, weight and reach to his ad-
vantage, played with the Zulu Kid as
a cat would play with a mouse and
hit him when and wherever he
please. The weights were announced
as Levihsky, 1872 and the Zulu Kid,
168.
AS the bout progressed the harder
Levinsky fought and the faster he
landed ON the Zulu Kid. When Ie-
Whisky got tired of hitting his oppon-
ent in the face he shifted his attack
to the body But the Kid showed
that he could take a deal of punish
nnent At no time was the Zulu Kid
in danger of a trip to the land of
Nod, and when the bout was over he
jumped out of the ring as ifnoth-
ing had happened.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29
Federal Players Are
Worrying About Getting
Jobs For Next Season

ITS a cinch that a great big ma
Jority of the ball players of the de-
funct FED League are worrying over
their baseball future, writes Ed Bang
ia the Cleveland News. Of course,
they haven't come out in so many
plain words and said so, but you can
gamble your last jitney that most Of
the boys are spending s1eepless nights
and doing some tall thinking.
There hasn't been any great scram-
bic for the players whom Harry F.
Sinclair, Federal League tsangel,'' an
nounced he would market to the ma
jor league clubs. True, the Chicago
Cubs in the National League and the
ST. Louis Browns in the American,
took over the rival Federal players in
those cities when the anlalgamation
of interests was brought about, but
Brooklyn, Newark, Baltimore, Buffa-
10, Pittsburgh and Kansas City also
had anywhere from 20 to 80 athletes
enrolled and General Public is be-
ginning to wonder what disposition is
to be made of them.
1t begins to look as if the managers
Of the clubs in the American ana Ma
tiona1 Leagues have made up their
minds that they have far better pros
poets left over from the material from
last year and the few minor 1eaguers
who are coming in than they could
possibly find among the big army of
Federals.
At least there has been no strenuous
bidding for the outlaw players to dat
and there isn't likely to be. Harry
Sinclair may find himself with some
thing like 40 or so 'for sale" players
on his hands when the major league
campaigns open along about April IL.
OF course there are few more
Federal players who rank close to
Benny Kauf and Lee Magee whom
Sinclair will find no trouble in market
ing but the big majority is sure to be
on his hands unless the American
Association, International and Pacific
Eoast League Eaagnates take some &c
them to round out their clubs
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29
FRED FULTON WINS
FROM PORKY FLYNN

New Orleans, Jan. 29-Fred Fulton
was awarded referees decision in
the scheduled 20 round bout with
.tPorky' Flynn at a local arena last
night Fulton was the Naggressor
throughout, although his opponent
made a creditable showing and had
the best of the in-fighting.
In the fourthDround Fulton was
hacked to his knees and in the 18th
was sent down to his hands and knees
Flynn was knocked to the ropes in
the Sth. Easy Tecoverfes were made
by both men, Fulton weighed in at
z20 pounds before the fight and Flynn
at 2O2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29
JIM COFFEY PUTS
LEW BODIE AWAY
IN FOURTH ROUND

Syracuse, Jan. 29-It took Jim
Coffey, the Roscommon Giant, a trifle
more than, four rounds to score a
knockout over Lew Bodie of Montana
in a scheduled 10-round bout here last
night. Coffey buffeted Bodie about
the ring for four rounds with a series
of left jabs and hooks then finally
swung a terrific right to the jaw, end
ing the bout. Corey weighed 200
pounds and Bodfe 215.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29

Indians of: America, under the lead
ership of Harvey G. Went, organizer
in this city, will journey to New York
tonight, where they will give che
"Hiawatha'' demonstration at mann
moth meeting Nof the tribes in that
city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29
Bud Palmer Beaten
UP By Battling Kuns

Norwalk, Jan. 29-Batt1ing KUN,
of Norwalk, and Bud Palmer. of
Bridgeport, fought 10 rounds before
the Metropolitan A. @ here last night
Kunz outpointed Palmer in every way,
staggering him all over the ring and
practically knocking him out in the
fourth and eighth rounds.
Palmer took a terrible beating, hav-
ing only two rounds to his credit out
of the ten. Both boys weighed in
at O'Clock in C1ay's cafe on Main
street. Palmer weighing ,137 pounds
and Kunx 1876. The specified weight
was 1913, so both were under the mark
The Germans are preparing to es-
tablish a Krupp factory in Sofia Bull
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29

A new heavily armored aeropIane
being used by the Germans in north
ern France has been nicknamed the
<Copper Belly by the British SOL
dfers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29
Donoho, Landscape
Painter, Dead in N. Y.

New York, Jan. 29-Ruger Donoho,
a, landscape painter, whose work has
won praise in this country and in
Europe, died here last night. Mr.
DonoIlo was So years old and was
born in Church Hill, Miss. He was
a nephew of the late William c. Ru-
ger, chief Judge of the coure of ap-
peals of New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29

Use HYFoRD BROTHERS BUY
VI UNION LABEL PANTS b
e Earf Side and Wess End z
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29

Gasoline prices were advanced ]
cent per gallon at st. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29

apolis last season.

apolis last season
Larry Williams, the Stratfords giant
who scored a quick knockout In the
last show at Casino, is matched
with Bill McKfnnon of Boston Before
the Olympic A: c. in New York. Mon
day night.
Stock in the Chicago Cubs is own
ed entirely by Chicago residents now.
/ owner Weeghr1an yesterday bought
the remaining outstanding shares held
by Harry Ackerland.S 1T is said Ac-
kerland received $1,000 for his 10
shares. which he bought in 1912 for
$4,000. And then they say the poor
magnates are starving.
It is said COACH Bob Fo1we1I of the
Pennsylvania football team plans a
radical departure in the schedule for
next season. Instead of having the
squad rest on the Saturday. before the
Thanksgiving game with Cornell he
viii arrange a game for that date.
7 owner. Dreyfuss of the Pittsburgh
Pirates still claims title to George Sis
Ter Of the ST. Louis Browns, although
that youngster played last season with
the Browns. Dreyfuss declares he
signed Sisler while the latter was
attending the University of Michigan
when sisler pleaded his college ca
reer would be ruined if it became
known that he was a professional.
OutfeIder Tommy Connolly, a for
mer Georgetown player, has been sent
by Washington to Sioux City of the
Western league.
Last season the st. Louis Nationals
spent $1,957 on balls. Many of those
went into the b1eachers and never
came back.
The battle /at Langtry, Tex, be-
tween Fitzsimmons and Peter Maher
back in 1896, was another classic ex-.
good punches landed, however, on
that occasion. Peter led off with a
blow which Ruby Robert declares was
one of the hardest he ever received.
It didn't stop Bob, and he almost i'm
mediate1y retaliated with a punch
which sent Peter. down for the count,
with his wide open, staring, CLASSY
eyes seeing nothing but vast multi
tude of stars
Sailor Tom Sharkey gave Gus Rub
lin the. surprise of his life at Coney
Island in 1885, when the Tar's first
punch found a vulnerable spot in
Gus's anatomy, and sent him stagger-
ing down and out. Another famous
one-punch heavyweight bout was pull
ed off at Colma, in 1907, when Tommy
Burns fought Bill SqYires, the wide
1y touted Australian lemon. 1t was
cold lemon punch that was served to
Bill, for one punch knocked the
lemon cold. The fans at CoIrna
saw another battle of this kind the
following year, when Stanley KetcheI
took just one bih at Mike (Twin)
Sullivan, and rocked him to sleep.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-29

Seven persons are believed to have
persisted when the small steam
schooner Aberdeen of Seattle was
driven ashore off San Francisco.