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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
SANTA MONICA TO
STAGE VANDERBILT
CUP EVENT NEXT

New York, March lot was learn
ed yesterday that the Vanderbilt Cup
automobile race will be held this sea-
son over the Santa Monica, Cal,
course i'm the latter part of April.
LleweIIyn A Mares, a member of the
Board of Commerce of Fresno, Cal,
applied to Henry B. Anderson, the Of
fetal representative of the Motor
Cups Holding Corporation, which has
control over the trophy and the race,
for permission to hold the race at
Fresno this year, but he was informed
that all arrangements had been com
pIeted by which the big road race
was to go to Santa Monica this
year.
1t was stated that this action was
taken in view of the fact that the
race was scheduled to go to Santa
Monica last year, but the Santa
Monica officials had re1inquish ed their
conducted in connection with the
Panama-Pacif1c Exposition at the
Fair Grounds in Sam Francisco.
This disposes of the report that the
Vanderbilt Cup contest was to be stag
ed at the Sheepshead Bay Speedway in
April. The Sheepshead Bay Speed
way Corporation and the Indianapo-
lis Speedway Corporation had applied
for the contest, but their requests
were rejected because of the objec-
lions of the donor of the cup, W. K.
Vanderbilt, Jr., to holding the race
on a. track.
It is also stated that the donor is
in favor of a sitter road test than
that provided by the Santa Monica
course, which has been reconstructed
so completely for automobiles that it
is almost considered a track with
only, two curves Of any sharpn ess-
one called Dead Mans Curve near
Santa Monica, and the other a square
rIt ANGLE turn ,ee1-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
kAUFF COMPROMISES WITH
GIANTS ON BONUS DISPUTE
Former Federal Lacquer To Leave For Marlin
Camp Sunday.

called for better terms than the doc
ument- he signed for John AfcGrasw. last
summer That contract called for
Sc, 600 a year for three years, and a boz
nus of S., 900 for signing.
Kauff last night hailed the pros
poets of getting into action with de-
light. He had almost become recon-
ciled to staying OUT of professional
baseball but had started negotiations
for leading a eni-professiona1 club n
The Bronx. A man believed to. be
Billy Gibson plans building a new
park with concrete stands. Baseball,
bicycle races and other sports are to
be featured.
Now that the Kauff matter has been
settled, it remains for Hampstead to
arrange teruns with Eddie Rousch, the
other. holdout outfelder from the Fed
eral league. 'Rousch is too valuable a
man to ignore, but it, does look as If
Eddie wants too much.
He asks for no less than $1,000 a
year from the Giants, and even Kauf
did not demand that. When he Joined
the Feds, Rousch signed for less than
s., 600. Last year he refused to- sign
for more than one season with the
Newark Feds, and collected Sc, 800. A
boost over Federal league stipend
is something no player is likely to get
this year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
HARVARD WANTS
!. BRICKLEY TO HELP
COACH IN FOOTBALL

Boston, March 1O-Harvard is MAX
ing an effort to induce Charles E.
Brickley, 1914 football captain and
peerless drop kicker, to assist in
coaching next fall. If Percy Haugh-
ton does not have active charge of
the coaching, and it is expected thrat
he will act only in an advisory capac-
ity, Leo Leary or Reggie Brown is to
be in direct charge.
BrickIey is pledged to return to
coach Johns Hopkins if Harvard does
not call on him, but it is understood
that he is willing to give all his time
to Harvard if the terms are right.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10

New York, March 1o.-Benny Kauff
was busy polishing his 4e bats last
might, for by Sunday benjamin Will
l be ON his way to Marlin, Texas, IA
nnous as the training ground of. the
Giants John NJ. Ward, member of
the Giants in the palmy days of be-
twhiskered ball players, who is hand
Hing tKauffzs legal affairs, last night
had "a meeting with Harry Hemp
stead A compromise was arranged,
land iKaun will. soon start for the
Draining camp to prepare for his as
tsault on batting and publicity records.
It was learned late last night that
1.-THE meeting had been held and that
1.-THE matter of finances had been ar
ranged. Kauf did not land the $4,000
flor which he was holding out, but he
ld1d get considerably more than the
Is5,O00 offered several days previous by
fEFempstead. If Harry Sinclair comes
Eacrcss Kauff will ge the balance of
Efhe, $1B.00O. Tt is said that the New
York club president assured Ward that
Inc would take the matter up with
ES5nclair, who may eventually return
fS5.O0O of the $4,000 he received for
kEauf.
One story of the settlement had it
that Kauff had obtained a new con-
tract from the New York club which
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
R. n. S. FIVE TO PLAY
STANFORD TOMORROW

tomorrow afternoon B. H S. and
stamford will clash for the state
Echarnpionship Although their oppo-
E1asnts f,71tweight them the locals ex-
nect to land on top. Tomorrow's game
will be the last High school game on
the B. H. S. schedule and VIII also %
HIe last chance for some Of the fellows
to- make their .sB', There has been
lgofne talk of one of the best players
being suspended, but Capt Marshall
saws there is no truth in it and also
saws that the regular line UP will be
presented. All the present members
of the team have worked hard and de-
serve to get the 3D. and the team as
q whole is entitled to the state cham
pionsl1ip.
Manager Green has secured Mr.. Ste
Nens, physical director of the N II.
IN s.. to act as referee for this game.
The preliminary will be played by the
B Fl s. Second, the B. H. s. Girls
Eean being out of town Tibbals' or
chestra will furnish music for the
nancing which follows the game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
BOXERS GETTING
COLLEGE DEGREES
IN THESE TIMES

ST. Louis, Mar. 10.-Varsity men are
encouraging boxing, and boxers have
developed fondness for varsities.
There is a big boxing tournament in
progress at Harvard now. Other edu-
cationa1 institutions have placed their
official o. K. on the manly art of
self defence.
Boxers reciprocated by enrolling in
the big schools. Willie Richie, for
mer lightweight champion, is study
ing law at Columbia University, New
York. Packey Mcfarland is taking a
law course at Chicago University
Leach Cross obtained his diploma in
dentistry from an established school
in New York before he became IA
nous as a fighter
Bob McAllister has entered the Uni
versity of California. McA1lister Quit
the insurance field to become a pro-
fessiona1 boxer. He made good money
and saved it. Now he wants a var
sity polishing. The college man is
pushing his way to the front in base
ball; next wen find him battling for
easy money of the prize ring. The
coin is there. Ted Lewis picked up
$4,000 in six months. At least $2o,-
is net profit for the fighter
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
HOW LANE HAS
HELPED CASH A GREAT
NATIONAL ASSET

To build legal fences around the
scenic sp1endors of the West is not
enough, Secretary Lane holds. Why
have great national Fairgrounds I'M
less the people play in them? he asks.
Let US have our scenic splendors seen,
he insists.
Hereby hangs the story of a new
and interesting policy in the admin
istration of the National Parks.
perfectly we1l-meantng editor, all
aIight with enthusiasm for the idea
a s'piece'' for his magazine was the
object-recent1y, wrote the Secretary
of the Interior seking data upon the
Conservation policy as applied to
the Parks.
Conserve b1azes!" ran the reply. in
substance. you're in the right
church but the wrong pew. We're
conserving gas, oil, radium, phos-
pilates, coal and human energy; we're
not conserving the parks. Most of
them have been conserved many
years, by Acts of Congress. Our sup
ply of scenery, I am happy to say, is
not in danger of exhaustion.
'FUse is the idea now. It is a bus
mess question. Here lies one OF the
biggest assets in the U. s. A. and it
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
Harry Vaughn Quits
AS Fordham Coach

New York, Mar. 1O.-F,ordham Uni
Rersity's football management for
next fall was faced by sudden diff
Guilty when Harry Vaughn announced
that he would not be a candidate for
the coaching position this year.
vaughn would not give any reason.
but it is rumored. that he has receiY-
ed a large offer to coach Colby next
September.
This leaves FsordhaIn confronted by
The necessity OF getting e coach with
IN the few weeks that remain before
the college closes. Although Jerry
KenIon was unable to announce any
definite plans yesterday, the Maroon
manager is seriously considering re-
.slxnfng to the former custom of hay
eng Fordham graduate IN charge
of the Bronx gridiron candidates. 1t
Is probable that the choice will narrow
G6wn to Ed Walsh, the former Ford
ham futIback, and either Howard or
Frank Garga4a Both Of the Gargan
brothers are experienced in coaching,
Howard having been Foster Sanford's
chief aid at Rutgers for the last three
years, while Frank was in charge OF
Georgetown for one year and at Rem
Hse1aer Poly for another.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
ANDERSON, FORMER
FED, POUNDED BY
GIANT YOUNGSTERS

Marlin, Texas, March 10.-The fes-
tive home run wallop was much in ev-
idence in the special exhibition game
which the Giant splayed for the bene-
fit OF the Daughters of the Confeder-
acy at the ball park yesterday after
noon The fans must have thought
that the Confederaey was another
name for new outlaw league, for
they were conspicuous by their alb
sence. 1t was a rol1icking game, as
the score, IA to II in favor of Larry
DoyIe,s NearIys, will attest.
No fewer than half dozen four-p1y
waIIops were uncorked in the merry
strife, and George Kelly was the lead
ing spirit in the ARRAY. He knocked
one of his drives clean over the right
field wall, and 1o6sened a plank in the
center field barrier With another. Jim
Thorpe the sac and Fox warrior, hit
a, low curve, his weakness, as they
saw in baseball, for the circuit, while
Eddie Harrison, Bill Martin and Lew
Wendell got the other. Wende1rs was
of the sort made famous In fiction. The
bases were full, two hands down and
the count two and three.
Ferdfe Schupp and Hank tPalmero
showed some clever pitching while
they were Jon the mound. They op-
posed each sother in the first three
innings and prevented even a remote
xr-ac.ey of scoring Then Polly Perritt
ard Fred Anderson worked against
each other, and the former Cardinal
had all the better of the going. he
allowed two runs, while Anderson was
wondrously wild and ineffective. He
was touched for nine runs and nine
7.ita in three innings and then he re-
tired in favor of Ritter, who was also
born flarded
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
BAKER HAS PRIVATE
BATTING DRILL WHILE
OTHERS PLAY GAME

Macon, Ca, March 10.-Manager
Bill Donovan put his Yankee players
through brisk and advanced baseball
yesterday afternoon. Team beat
Team B to 2 in a ten inning game,
which contained diverse tactics in try
ing to get base runners around. The
inside game was worked constantly,
and although the hitting was too des-
ultory to make the most of the hus-
thing, the base running, sacrificing, and
hit-and-run device kept the action go
ing.
While the game was on, Frank Ba-
ker was having his favorite hitting
practice. Baker borrowed several of
Donovan's pitchers, took them with him
to a remote spot in the outfeld, and
there hit the ball. with fervor all aft
ernoon. Baker bruised his GONZALES
cent finger in the morning, but not
enough to keep him away from prac-
tice in the afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
BIG FIGHT WILL
BE ON LEvEL,SAYS
N. Y. COMMISSIONER

New York, March 10-Championing
the cause of t'Tex'' Richard, Jess Will
: lard and Frank Moran in their efforts
to separate New York boxing patrons
from at least $4,000 by sparring 10
rounds at the Madison Square Gar
den Marchs25, Fred A. Wenck, chair
man of the State Athletic Commits
sion, yesterday addressed an open
letter to State Senator John J: Dunni-
gan, at Albany, replying to charges
made in the state Senate that the
commission and the approaching
bout were not on the level The mis-
sivew as in the nature of an answer
to the letter; sent by Senator Dunni-
gan and the bill introduced by him in
the Senate.
Writing of the proposed heavy
weight attraction, Mr.. Wenck states:
TN reference to the Willard Moran
exhibition I would say that this is
being held under the auspices Of the
Show Corporation, which has a bona
fde lease for boxing purposes on
Madison Square Garden. This cor
poration. has purchased all the con-
tracts from and assumed all the ob1i-
cations of Tex Richard and also has
retained Tex Richard to assist it's
regular manager, Jimmie Johnston,
IN the management of this particular
exhibition"
He adds that all the papers sub
stantiating the above are on file and
may be examined at any time Wenck
leaves it to the Senate investigation
to ascertain the legality of the trans
fer of contracts. Only a few days
ago, as probably Wenck knows, Rick
ard was the one and only man spoken
of as promoter. Just why he f'so1d
OUT to the Show Corporation at this
late day and when it became apparent
that the bout would be highly success
full from a financial standpoint is not
explained.
Almost everyone following this
match, excepting the Boxing Commits
sioners, is aware of the fact that
Richard is the promoter and that the
transfer of contracts was done so that
a license could be obtained. It is hard
to believe that the Show Corporation
and Rickard should bid against each
other for the match simply to make
the purse more agreeable to the fight
ers. But such was the case if the
contracts have been purchased by the
Show Corporation in good faith.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10

is largely unused. Why not cash it
and add to our prosperity"
Our National Parks have included
every phenomena save one-the
Great American Spender. What was
necessary to start the Great American
spender westward no? Well, advertis-
ing for one thing. Elimination of red
tape regulations, such as that forbid
ding the fine roads of the Yellow
stone to automobiles. for another.
Good transportation facilities and liv-
ing commodations-the latter of the
elastic variety which fits everyone
from the camper-out to the private
deluxe, spend-a-doI1ar-a-n minute
for a third.
Much of this has been done and
all is in process.
The war has helped materially
National Parks last summer, whereas
the average before was about $4,000.
More than $50, 900 tourists visited the
There is no San Francisco EXPOSE
ton this year, but it is a better year
financially. More money will be
available for vacation trips and pros
poets are that the war will continue.
Fully as large if not a larger attend
anee of fasteners at the western
parks is therefore expected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
Why Can t shortstops
Hit Ball Like Rest
of Players on Club?

New York, March 10-Why can't a
shortstop hit? For the best solution
to this little puzzle we offer one ocean
trip on board any of the Staten, ISL
and liners, all expenses paid. From
time to time we have had brilliant
exceptions to the rule. the great Hams
wagner, for example, but the fact re-
mains that the fellow out there be-
tween second and third is pretty US
ual1y a fair-tO-worse performer with
the old claynore, Why? we repeat
It has been suggested that f1ashy
fielding, such as is essential in a
shortstop, and-hard hitting make a
combination that can only rarely be
obtained. It's deep problem for
students of psychology, human dyna-
mics and official averages Every
season scouts get a standing order
from club managers, one HARD-HIT-
TING shortstop-- Any scout who can
deliver another Wagner can rest on
his laurels/ for couple of years.
And here's the funny part Of it,:
From time to time we have a snort
stop who can whale the old horse
hide, yet cannot hold on to a big
league job. Take Bobby Fisher as
an example. AS shortstop for the
Cubs last season Fisher compiled a
batting average of .287-by far the
best among men of his position in
the major leagues Yet Bobby was
some time ago decorated with the
Order of the Tin Can by Joe Tinker
and ordered to the Pacific Coast
League, where, by the way, he re-
fused to go.
Not only did Fisher rap the pill for
good average, but he acquired con-
siderable reputation as a maker Of
long hits, his record including 22 dou-
bIes, triples anad 5 homers He led
the National League in sacrifice hits,
with AZ.
= Tinker probably figures that Fisher
did not cover enough ground. Bobby
fielded for .933 in 145 games He
made 277 putouts, ABA assists and 81
errors. Compare that with Art
Fletcher's record in 149 games-302
putouts, 544 assists and So errors,
for an average of 1885, 1t is evil
dent that Pitcher made 10 more as
sists than Fisher. While on the sub
ject of Fletcher, it might be remark
ed that the records sustain the conf
tention that the Giant, is the best
shortstop in the business.
Tinker proposes to replace Fisher
with Mike DooIan, former Baltimore
and Chicago Federal Lea guer. Doolan
smote the ball for only .206 with the
Feds in 1915, but Tinker appears to
figure the dentist as a better all
around performer than Fisher. We
shall see what we shall see. DooIan
has been at it for eleven years in
the big leagues.
There must be something unusual
about Fishers case, for every one of
the fifteen other clubs in the majors
waived on Bobby We know at least
five clubs that could use Fisher very
well.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
g. SPOiR1;TiT RI L loop q,
AROUND THE

Joe Gilman, the Harvard football
captain who has just been dropped
from college, has been offered a job
as assistant coach of the University of
Wisconsin eleven. Billy Bo1es. the
haIfbaclk, who was also dropped, may
sign with one of the Boston clubs as
a pitcher. He is said to be wonder.
George wi1tse, the old time Giant
pitcher, has been signed to manage
Albany. He is in the New York State
league. He managed Jersey City for
a time last season but was finally let
out.
Princeton has worked up to tie
with Pennsylvania for first place in
the intercollegiate Basketball League.
The Tigers gained their position by
beating Cornell last night. To decide
the championship Penn and the Tigers
will meet in a series or else a single
game may be played on a neutral
court.
Mike DonIin, the former Giant OUT
fielder, will manage a semf-pro team
in Long Branch N. J., this season. He
will open his season with the Giants
for a Sunday attraction.
The National Commission has ap-
proved the recent rule made by the
two major leagues which prohibits
barn stornning trips by players. 1t
was found that it cheapened the sport
to have players forming teams and
going out on a tour of tank towns to
make easy money.
It is said that Eddie Mahan, the
former Harvard football captain, has
accepted a job as assistant coach at
the University of California and will
report next August.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
LORD WANTS JOB HERE.

Harry Lord, the former Boston
American and Chicago White soxi in
fielder, would like to manage the
Bridgeport club. So would five. or six
other noble athletes. Lord, announces
from his home in Portland, Me-, that
he will also take a job in Lowell,
Worcester or New Haven the only
other cities in the Eastern wheel that
have not selected managers. Taking
the situation at a glance Harry will
accept a job wherever he can get it.
Officials of the, Bridgeport club said
it might be several days before the
name of the new manager is an
nounced.
yale undergraduates are indignant
because New York alumni have sug-
gested that Mi1burn should resign as
baseball captain. He was declared
ineligible and the New York graduates
think he should not hold the position.
The students think the old boys are
interfering too much with the con-
duct of Yale athletics.
Manager Gene Mccain of New Lon
don is after Alec Pearson, a veteran
pitcher of the Lawrence staff. He
1914 post-season series.
Manager Joe Tinker of the Chicago
Cubs says Frank Schultz, the veteran
outf1e1der. has lost his place a reg
ular because he failed to report on
time. Zwi1ling, the former Fed, will
be given his place. That seems a Sc
we're punishment for Schultz for mere
hardness and it is probable that
Tinker is bIuf1ng. There will be a
loud roar from Chicago fans if
Schultz is is kept on the bench.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
LEO LEARY MAY
! TAKE HAUGHTON'S
PLACE AT HARVARD

Cambridge. Mass, March 10-Leo
H. Leary, for years coach Of Harvard s.
ends( was mentioned yesterday as
Percy Haughton's. possible successor
as coach of the 1916 Harvard eleven.
Crimsonites yesterday gave up. hope
of Haugh6on coaching the squad next
fall. They feel that the forced re-
tirement of Gilman, Boles and En-
wright who were among the best OF
Harvard's veteran candidates for the
1916 team, will decide HaughtOn
against returning.
Newton D. Baker was sworn in as
Sac1etaTU of war
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
DUN DUMS LOSE IN
U. MI. C. BOWLING LEAGUE

Baldwin,, Lttell and Hed1n com
prise the trio which is commonly
known in the U. M G. league and on
the Y. M. c. A. alleys as the Dunn
Dunn team. Last night team which
was picked to win the consolation
prize slipped across the haymaker
which meant three straight for the
5 Colts. This is the blow that has
killed the Dunn Dums. The scores:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
Straw Hats to Jump
IL Cents in England

London, March 9.-The price of
straw hats in London is to be advance
ed twelve cents the coming season,
The reason is that the straw plat
which comes chiefly from Japan, will
be higher in price, while the cost OF
production has also advanced. Ma
kers are economizing in material The
ribbon will be slightly narrower than
heretofore and the average hat will
have a three2inch crown with brim
two and a quarter inches wide.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
Quiet Along Border.

Eel Paso, March 10=Reports today
from Columbus, raided yesterday by
VilIista bandits, said that quiet pre-
vailed along the border with United
States troops guarding many points.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
Seventeen Dead In Raid.

Columbus, N. M, March 1O-The
total casualties in yesterdays raid are
IT, including nine civilians and eight
soldiers. The Mexican loss is not
known.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10

The Mississippi river at New Or
is receding.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
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