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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-16
Overton, Yale Runner,
Nearly Breaks Record
In New York Race

New York, March 16-An unexpect-
ed and highly creditable victory was
achieved by John w. Overton, Yale's
intercollegiate cross-country cham
pion, when he defeated a, choice field
cial race which was the feateure of
the annual games of Manhattan Col
lege at the armory of the Twenty-sec-
ond Corps of Engineers last night.
In winning by more than ID yards
from Dave S. Caldwell, the Boston A.
A. runner, whose performances have
been a feature in athletic circles this
winter, Overton was clicked in 81 3-5,
only three-ffths of a second behind
the worlds indoor record made by
Jim DriscoI1 of Buffalo in 1913.
The record would have been in grave
peril had Overton made faster pace
in the early stages, or even if he had
been harder pressed at the finish. Sid
ney Leslie of the Long Island A. G..
traiIed Overton and Caldwell across
the line and he was followed by JON
Power of Boston, former Australian
mile Champion; Mike Devanney of
the NTillrose A. A, national indoor
two-n1i1e title holder, and Homer
Baker, the Brooklyn crack
Overton is slated to oppose Caldwell
in the 1,o00-yard national champion
ship of the Amateur Athletic Union
on Saturday night. and in view of the
form he displayed last night his
chances of relieving the Boston man
of the teitle he won last year will be
very seriously regarded.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-16
GEORGE CHIP HID
HARD LUCK IN HIS
LAST FEW FIGHTS

Former Middleweight Champion
George Chip has been the victim of
much bad luck during his compare
lively brief career in the ring. He
lost the title to AL Mccoy in Brooklyn
on a lucky punch and in spite of the
knockout ring experts still declare
Chip is a much better man than Nc
Coy.
Then in a recent bout in Brooklyn
fChip was outpointing Young Ahearn.
the English wonder. But when every
thing looked favorable for a victory
Chip accidentally struck a foul blow.
Although the foul was technical and
did not injure Ahearn in the slightest
the referee felt compelled to give the
bout to Ahearn. Chip is one of the
hardest hitters in the ring and when
he meets Johnny Howard of Bayonne,
n. J.,l in the star bout at the Casino
March %, local fans will have a.
'chance to look him over.
Matchmaker Hollis Of the Black
Rock A. c., under whose auspices the
show will be held, is rapidly comp1et-
ing arran gements for the I'd. 1t Is
expected that the ten round affair be-
tween al Ketchel of this city and Bat
Ting Kunz of South Norwalk will be
a slam bang bout the fans rave about
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-16
EF~GTT TFr- II -
Chick Gandi1 Will
Help Cleveland Club
(Sporting News.)

The new owners of the Cleveland
American League club made an early
promise to Cleveland fans that no
money would be spared to strengthen
the team and one OF the first moves
to make5 the promise good was the
purchase OF Arnold (Chick) HGandiI
from Washington to fill the crying
need Of a first baseman. The Indians
were 1amentably weak there last year.
The position has been a hoodoo one
on the team for several seasons, but
GandiI should remove the Jinx, for
he is regarded as most capable per-
former, approaching in some seasons
the rank of a star, In the past year
or SO he has been off form, but with
a. change OF scene should come back
strong.
Another thing that offers encourage
ment is that he always seemed at his
best playing on the Cleveland grounds.
Gandil is no Chicken" if his name is
Chick He has been playing ball
for 10 years and has had a varied ca
reer, having been tried and found
wanting by two other American
League clubs before Griffith pulled
him back from the minors
Grif thought enough of him to pay
one of the biggest bonuses for his
contract ever given for minor
Lacquer and he was worth every cent
Of it to the team. Gandi1's home is in
the South and he was already far adj
vanced in training work when he
Joined the Indians at New Orleans.
For man of his age this is a big
item and Manager Foil is quite en-
thAsfastic over the work he is doing
in ca IraHl
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-16
Saylor, Who Defeated
Leach Cross, Getting
Better After Illness

Indianapolis, March 16.-After hover
ing between life and death for two
weeks, Milburn Saylor, the Indianap-
oils lightweight boxer, is now well on
to the road to recovery SayloF was
taken ill Immediately following his
bout with Leach Cross at Cincinnati
and it took three physicians to put
him on the road to recovery. His ply
sicians are Confident Saylor will be
able to resume his work in the ring
within dXe. NeelSss a
How III Say foT really was can be
understood when it is known that at
the present time he weighs only no
pounds. He has regained his appe-
tite. however, and with plenty of rest
will pick up rapidly. Then it is the
plan of his manager, Ray Bronson, to
start the Hoosier off again on his
campaign to bring him up as the logi-
cal opponent for Freddie; welsh for
the title
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-16
LINDSEY DEFEATS
CHICAGO BOWLER


I New Haven, March 16.-Mort Lind
sey, the Elm City crack bowler, made
a big hit at the bowling congress now
in progress at Toledo, o., by beating
the Chicago star, Hank Marino. Lind
sey astonished the fans by his work
and was loudly applauded.
It was expected that when the New
Haveners arrived the Chicagoans
would not be long in looking them up
and they were not disappointed. Hank
Marino the great Windy City star,
challenged Lindsey the first crack out
of the box, and Tuesday night before
one of the largest crowds that has ever
gathered to watch two knights Of the
pins, Lindsey won four out of the seven
game series and cleaned up a couple
of hundred dollars. There was money
p1astered on every ball that went down
the alleys and in the beginning of the
match Marino was a strong favorite.
Marine rolled a 245 for his second
game, so the fans can see just what
Lindsey was up against Lindsey came
back in fine style in his last game and
rolled a 226, giving him the total PIN
fall honors by a A margin. Marino
averaged 400 fort1ne seven games, and
Lindsey 2O6 2-7.
The scores were as follows:
Lindsey-211, 1875, $780, 235, 202,
1875. 226-1,444.
Marino-142, 245, 216, 2O2, 1913, 222,
1SO-1,400.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-16
Officially Dead, Coast
Captain Is Much Alive

San Francisco, March 16-Captain
Fred Jebson, of this city, who was Of
f1cia11y reported by the German gov
eminent to have gone to his death on
the German submarine U-36, sunk by
the British patrol boat Baralong, is
alive, according to a statement of Of
f1cials of the German consulate made
public today.
The German officials said that Jeb-
son is on a 'secret mission for the
Kaiser" They minated that he was
aboard the German raider Moewe
which sank or captured many British
merchant vessels, including the Appam
and that. he lis now in command OF
another raider. -., . .-,..
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-16
WILLARD BATTERS
SPARRING PARTNER
IN HARD WORKOUT

New York, March 16-It is very evil
dent that Jess Willard is going to
make his sparring partners earn their
daily bread from now until he cuts
out training. The champion turned
loose on Tuesday and battered up
HempIe, Rode1 and Monahan, but he
was even more vicious yesterday and
he doored Rodel in the second round
in a hot mix-up. He also had Mona
han going a bit when Tom Jones call
ed time.
ST will have to keep my eye on the
big fellow from now until the day of
the fight" said Jones after the work.
out. ct only wish that the contest
was on Saturday instead of a week
from that day. Jess is surely in SUI
>perb shape, and his waist line at the
present time is exactly what it was
when he stepped into the ring to bat
tie with Johnson. It's a win fol-. Jess
by knockout; of that am certain -
!. Boer RodeI needed a little cash yes
terday, and when Jones went on the
stage to supervise the training stunts
the South African tried to get 25 iron
men from the ,Kewanee master bar
Der.
Nothing DOING said. Tom; 'tbut if
you can knock Willard down this af-
ternoon will stake you. Go to it,
There is no doubt but that Rode1
did ego to it, but he never got even
close. He used all of his skill on Jess,
but though he pierced the champions
defense several times, the blows did
not appear to hurt.
dots twenty-five I will nefer
spend,'' said Rodel sorrowfully as he
wended his way toward the dressing
room.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-16
REBEL CAKES TO
) MANAGE IN Denver

Indianapolis, Ind, March IL. G..
McGiIl, owner of the Indianapolis
American Association and. Denver
Western League baseball clubs, an
nounced3 yesterday that he had signed
Rebel cakes as manager of the Dem
yer team. Oakes was manager of the
Pittsburgh Federal League team,
which lost the pennant to the Chicago
club by a narrow margin last season..
sOakes was sent here by GWinner,
owner Of the Pittfeds. Cakes VIII
work under the same contract he sign
ed with Gwinner. The contract has
another year to run and Gwinner has
agreed to pay half of Cakes. salary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-16
ANNIVERSARIES
OF RING BATTLES

Peter Maher, Irish heavyweight,
born in Galway, Ireland. In his youth
Peter worked in a Dublin brewery and
later was a barkeeper. He early took
up boxing ftjust for fun and became
the amateur nidd1eweight champion
of Ireland and also amateur heavy
weight champion of England. About
this time Billy Madden went on a
scouting expedition to Ireland in the
hope of finding a heavyweight to take
the neaure of John L. Sullivan. Maher
looked pretty good to Madden, and he
brought him back to America with
him. In his early bouts Maher looked
as much of a find as Jim COffey later
appeared, but in both cases the Irish
were doomed to disappointment. Bob
F'itzsimmons took big Peters meas
ure with neatness and despatch, and
put an end to the Hibernian's cham
pionship dreams. Peter continued in
the game, however, and when he
fought his last big battle in 1909,
being knocked out in the first round
by Jack. Fitzgerald in Philadelphia,
he was a ring veteran of 20 years.
standing-and falling. Although so
often defeated, Peter had kick in
his paw that a lot of his opponents
remember yet-and they don't take
much pleasure in the recollection.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-16
YALE HOPING TO
HAVE FINE SEASON
WITH STRONG CREW

New Haven, March 16-Yale's out
door rowing season has started a
fortnight later than usual. but with
| two varsity Fights of experience and
promise boated by Coach Guy Nick
ans. rul
Opening the season Of 1916 as
YaIe's varsity eight were the following
oarsmen: ar
Stroke, Hartman; No. z. Low, cap
tain; No. 6, Meyer; No. 5, Sturdevant;
No. 4. Sheldon; No. 3, KOsitzky; No. q
GilfIIan; bow, Hume; coxswaiE, Nc
Lane.
brought Yale two straight victories
over Harvard and wins over CorneHf
Princeton and Pennsylvania all in ono
season, has made up his premier eight
for the opening of practice with
wholesale changes. Perhaps the
most unlocked for was the trial OF
Edward Roland Hartman at stroke.
Young Hartman was varsity substf-
tute two seasons ago but lost a year
from the squad because of a hunting
accident. He roWed bow in the Yale
varsity that last fall raced Columbia
losing when Coombe, No. 7, tainted
He was stroke at the Groton School
and will be retained for the present
in that position on the Yale varsity.
The experiment of using Captain
Seth Low at stroke will not be con-
tinued at present. He will be used at
No. Z. He had always been a. star
board oar till he was tried at stroke
last fall. In the varsity shell last year
he was seated at No 8. The veteran
Cord Meyer, one of the best oarsmen
of recent years at Yale, is again at
No. 6. He was a stroke during his
pre- aratory school career. and it is
still a possibility that he will be order
4 e. l, N.S.
presence of ex-Captain Sturtevant in
the shell at No. is a pleasure to
the veteran coach, for 'Sturtevant is
finished as we'll as a strong oar.
With Jim Sheldon again at No. q
Nickal1s- has been able to retain four
oarsmen in the waist of the shell who
were together for the past two sea-
sons. This combination is a trump
card for the Yale eight which viii
meet Harvard in June.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-16
ARRESTED FOR FIRING
HIS MOTHERS STORE

Willimantic. Conn.,, March 16-
Hen = Silverman, 20 years old, was
arrested today charged with having
set fire to his mothers clothing store
in the Franklin block in Main street
here on the night of March 6. The
arrest comes as the result of state
police investigation5=~t1le state offic-
ers having been called in by the local
fire authorities.
The police say SiIverman admitted
that he was the last person to leave
the store on the night of the fire.
They also say that he claimed the
stock in the store was worth $4,000
but that it was insured for only 3d.
900.
SiIverman will be arraigned in the
police court tomorrow on a charge or
arson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-16
BAKER STARTS TO
PRACTICE FIELDING
AT YANKEE. CAMP

Macon, Ca, March 10. Franklin
Bakers sore finger lost much of its
prestige yesterday afternoon, when
without whimper, it permitted the
Home Run King to carry it with him
to third base for the Trappe maulers
first regular inhe1d practice of the
year.
Bill Donovan hadn't expected to
call upon Baker for this sort of work
until the beginning of next week. But
y. franklin feltsso aehipper after seeing
Paddy Bauman turn az number or
fancy stops that he voluntarily de-
cIared himself in on the proceedings.
The noted digit was not asked to
undergo an especially severe test Not
more than two hard hit palls were
batted toward Baker and scarcely half
a dozen hunts. He grappled manfully
and skilfuIIy with the one and came
in right spry1y on the other.
At the end of the period he declared
that he Twas again the supreme over
lord of all his parts and that so far as
he is concerned his injury is pretty
much a thing of the past,
The batting order with Which Dono-
van expects to assail the rest of the,
American League, in championship
combat beginning April II next was
publicly exposed in action for the first
time.
Fritz MaiseI. whose lame leg is re-
spending nicely to the treatment of
Trainer Jimmy Duggan, led off, fol-
lSxed in the order named by Frank
Gilhooley, Lee Magee. J. Franklin
Baker, Walter Pipp, Joe Gedeon,
Roger Peckinpaugh, Leslie Nuna-
maker and infieId substitutes Charles
Mullen Paddy Baunan and Lutte
Boone These players batted against
a formidable string of pitchers among
them Ray Caldwell, for more than an
hour, the exercises including bunting
as well as trials for distance and a bit
of base running.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-16
- SPO1R9STI7 loop -

They realize that if Kauff can hit as
well as he did in the Federal league
their chances of getting into the
worlds series will be much better.
Owner Lannih of the Red sox has
no use for a contract jumper. He had
a pitcher named Rankin Johnson two
years ago whi hurdIed to the out
laws. When peace was declared
Johnson reverted to the Red Sox and
Lannin sold him to Fort Worth, Tex.
Gene Mccain is taking no chances
this season He is signing experienced
players for his New London club: His
latest is Jimmy Curry, who gained no.
toriety while a member of the Ho1-
yoke club several years ago by spik
ing. Gepest of Springfield. Curry was
suspended for the season for that
trick. Curry was with Binghamton in
the New York state, league last year
and McCann/ bought him from that
clurn.
Dan Tierney, who played center1eld
for Bridgeport in 1914, is anxious to
get away from Lynn. He says he
has a chance with an International
league club. He has already been in
that league twice but failed to hit
enough to hold on.
The Eastern league schedule COM
mittee will meet in Worcester next
Monday and report to the league di-
rectors, who alsos gather in worcester
that day. The league is having trou-
BILE in three cities. The new owners in
worcester haven't yet been able to get
a lease of the park. Owner Roach of
Lowell wants to sell but can't find
buyer and the New Haven owners can't
locate any hackers. n
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-16
st. Louis Fans Are
Demanding Free Score
Card For This Season

Phil de G. Ball is now a fu11-fIedg-
ed major league magnate. Not only
has he bought himself and associates
an American League franchise, but he
has attended a meeting, has made a
speech, has been\ misquoted effec-
lively, and finally has picked the
Browns to win the flag, writes j. Ed.
Wray in the ST. Louis Dispatch
AS If to still further clinch his
claims to magnate-isrn Phil has begun
the practice of dyed-in-tfe-wooI big
league stuff in the handling of his
park. Whereas last year the public
was rendered a score card free at Fed
eral Park, at Sportsman's Park, this
season fans will have to tear them
selves loose from a jitney, if they wish
to know then ames and positions of
the players whom they are paying to
see.
Advertising for the 1916 card is be-
ing solicited with the understanding
that it is to beAa pay card. OF course,
this is the Browns owners privilege.
And fans will pay and probably never
murmur loudly.
But considering the fact that the
scoreboard is one of the number"
or hieroglyphic kind, absolutely
mystery without the key which is
supplied in the scorecard, the condi-
ton works a handicap on fans. It
was hoped that the new Owners of
the Browns would abandon the secre-
tive stuff and put in a scoreboard that
would not only tell the names of the
players, instead of their numbers but
would show the official ruling on ev-
cry play.
Baseball is about the only profess
sional amusement soliciting public
favor which is not willing to inform
spectators of the necessary details of
the entertainment supplied. Consfd-
ering that the game has just emerged
from a hard and long war and that
finances are depleted, perhaps the
local situation can be condoned But
surely the game can not long ignore
such trifling attentions to public con-
venience as the oner eferred to.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-16
Champion Shoemaker
Winner At Billiards

New York, March 16.-P1aying a
brand of the game that makes for
champions, J. Howard Shoemaker,
title holder. defeated Herbert B. Haw-
kins of Brooklyn in last nights ma
tionaI championship pocket { billiard
tournament match in the New York
Athletic club. The score was 125 to 81.
Hawkins was completely outclassed.
He was unable to control the worries
with any amount of success. Shoe
maker on the other hand, played with
bril1iance and confidence. taking many
chances that seemed unnecessary. The
champion was in his best form and at
no time did he leave Hawkins in IA
vorabIe positions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-16
KAUfF UNhBLE TO
TO GET HIT IN FIRST
BATTLE AT MARL! IN

Marlin, Tex. March 16-What Mar
lin folks called cold wave struck
here yesterday morning, the tempera-
ture falling all the way down to about
go.
Yesterdays game went only six inn
ings. From the standpoint of the
fans who viewed the proceedings the
feature of the game was Benny
Kauff's debut. A1th ough this is only
Benny's second day in camp and he
was stiff and sore from his first work
out, he volunteered to play centre field
for Larry DoyIe's team, which was OPP
posed to a ten captained by Arthur
Fletcher. Doyle also had ten men
in the field. While it was not windy
McGraw assigned four outhelders to
each side. Burns was Doyle's "trov-
err and jacobson held F1etcher's ro-
ing commission.
Sad to relate, Benny Kauff did not
get hit and the Doyles were wal
Hoped by score of 2 tol 3. 4
Kauff's inability to get a hit is easily
explained. Opposed to his team in
the first three innings was Ralph Kra-
mer, who is about the most advanced
had speed, plenty of cures and a
battling slow ball. He pitched three
innings and allowed only two hits.
Kauff took his full swing at the
ball, but he had only two times at
bat. The first time he drove fast
grounder to Darlington at second
base. The next time he drove a
liner to Thorpe in left field. Benny
was the last man at bat in the game
He was up in the sixth inning, with
two out and a, man on third base,
but had no opportunity to hit, as the
base runner was caught in a run-up
which ended the game
In the field the former Fed Lacquer
had more to do. FTetcher's sIuggers
pounded Fred Anderson and Ralph
Stroud for IT hits, many of which
were fired toward centre field. Kauff
had to do a lot of sprinting out there
on the hard ground, and he made one
fine catch. Benny was anxious to
try his arm, and he did make several
good pegs.
In the fourth inning Jim Thorpe
was on third base when Brainard hit
a long sacrifice fly to Kauff Benny
drew back his arm for a heave to the
plate, but just at that moment Nc
Graw stepped out of a handbalI COURT
and his sharp hail warned Kauff in
time. Benny says he will make the
pitchers dog it when his special bats
arrive.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-16
PATTERSON WINS TITLE.

The Paterson team of the Interstate
league, which contains four Blue Rib
ban players, has c1inched it's title to
the pennant. The league season ended
last Saturday. There will be a-series
between Paterson, winner Of the latter
half, and Kingston, winner in the first
half of the pennant race. The series
will be for the best three out of five
games and will start next Saturday
night in the Paterson armorY. The
following players have been declared
eligible for the series: Paterson
Clinton, Powers, Leonard, Swenson,
Harvey, Boyle, Snyder and Beckman,
while Kingston will have johnson,
Barger, Tome, HenscheI, Bruggy, Ed
Wachter, Morgenweck and Clarke.
AS soon as this series is finished the
winner will play the winner of the
Eastern league pennant for the cham
pionship of the East.
The folly of trying to train big
league club anywhere except in the
Pittsburgh had to quit Dawson
Springs, KY, because of too much
snow.
Bob Prysock, who played with
Pittsfe1d in 1914, has signed with
Lynn for this season.
Benny Kauff has a good a1ibi for
not getting a hit in his first game at
Marlin yesterday. He can say the
shipment of two dozen bats he order
ed did not arrive. Although you might
think the Giants would be sore at
Kauff because of his many boasts,
writer's at the camp say the players
are all hoping Benny Will make good.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-16
Daubert Gets Four
Hits In Game For
Brooklyn Nationals

Daytona, Fla, March 16-Three
hits off the veteran Coombs and two
errors in the fourth inning enabled
the regulars to beat the colts by a
score of 8 to 2 at Ebbets Field yes
terday afternoon. Capt. Jake Dau-
bert started on a batting spree his
first time out. The captain of the
Dodgers out of five trips to the plate
hammered out four hits, one of which
was a double, and received a base on
balls. He likewise starred in fielding,
taking a line drive. Cutshaw contri-
buted a pair of fine running catches
near the foul line in right field