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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-19
Fans In Philadelphia
Sore Because Moran
Let Old Cravath Go

Many were the knockers who took
part in the anvil chorus that told of
the shortcomings Of Gavvy Cravath
for his failure to come across with
SO or 100 home runs in the 1915 world
series, and his neglect to bust fences
all along the line last season, but
now that Pat Moran has let him out
the Philadelphia fans are hammer
ing away at Pat with a sledge in each
hand. To the fans at large the Phillies'
failure to hold on to the antique cir
cult clouter comes something In the
nature of a baseball sacrilege.
Moran in his announcement of Cra-
vath's retirement remarked that he
thought Gavvy was through" No
doubt Gavvy was near the end of
major league efficiency last season,
nevertheless there will be many times
in 1917 when the much-feared big
stick will be sadly missed when the
Phillies are damned in a pitchers
battle in the last stages of a close
contest.
Cravath has remarked more than
once during the last two seasons that
he would like to be nearer his home
on the Pacific coast He began his
great baseball career there, and the
chances are that he will end it~there
also. It seems to be the concensus
Of opinion Of the baseball moguls in
New York that Gavvy will go to the
Vernon club in the Pacific Coast
league, where he will probably be
the terror of opposing hurlers for
some time to come.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-19
ANNIVERSARIES
OF RING BATTLES

It was 1913 years ago today that
Jack Broughton, 1.-The father of mod
ern pugilism.'' died in London.
Broughton was a pupil and pfotege
of James Figg, the first English ring
champion, but it was Broughton rath-
er than his master who was the real
father Of the manly art, as he formu-
lated the first rules. A contemporary
notice of his passing read in part:
"Died at his house at Walcot Place,
Lambeth, in his eighty-fifth year, the
celebrated John Broughton. whose
skill in boxing is we'll known, and will
ever be recorded in the annals Of that
science. He was originally bred a
waterman. His patron, the late Duke
of Cumberland, got him appointed one
of the Yeomeh of the Guard, which
place he enjoyed till his death. He
was buried in the Lambeth Church,
and his funeral procession was adorn-
ed with the presence of several capital
professors Of boxing. He is supposed
to have died worth seven thousand
pounds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-19
THINK GIANTS AND YANKS
I may MEET IN WORLDS SERIES
Strength of Two New York Teams Leads Critics
to Consider Chances

the stretch ahead Of their fields. The
only thing against the Giants is that
everybody is in the business of con-
ceding them the pennant. 1t is not
always the best thing in the world to
be a top-heavy favorite.
Pie hare was a 1 to 100 shot in his
race with the tortoise, which fact in
duced him to take one nap too many.
No team with the pitching and bat
ting strength Of Brooklyn can be ig-
nored and so long as there is the
breath of life in G. Stallings and J..
Evers. the Boston Braves are to be
considered. Moreover, as Pat Moran
sagely remarks: "Grover Cleveland
Alexander and a catcher make first
division ball club NeverthelessJ on
the dope the Giants should win.
This again puts it, up to the Yam
KEGS. The unusual String Of injuries
and hard luck which followed the team
last year should be absent on the the
ory that lightning rarely strikes twice
in the same place.
Donovan's young twirlers, who did
SO well last season, have had aNyear
of experience in the big leagues. There
is hardly position on the team which
should not be stronger than 1t was
and moreover, the men have played
together longer, which should make
the club more Of a machine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-19

New York, Dec. 19.-Ever since the
American league put a. club in New
York city the fans Of this region have
hoped that they would live long enough
to see a worlds series between the
Giants and the Yankees.
The Giants have done their share
Under the leadership Of John J. Nc
Graw they have won the pennant in
their league several times. The Yanks
so far have failed to come through.
Once or twice they have come mighty
close to winning, but something al
ways has interfered.
Last season it looked as If the dream
of the Gotham fans might possibly be-
come q reality. If the Yankees had
not furnished the inmates for half the
hospitaIs in the country they might
and probably. would have made
whole lot Of trouble for the champion
Red Sox.
If the Giants had not become OBJ
sesed with the idea that they were
pursued by jinx and had not thereby
lost Ii out of their first 13 games their
later winning streaks would have LED
to more profitable> results than mere
figures in the record books.
During the coming season both the
men OF McGraw and the warriors or
Donovan will have better than an out
side chance to come galloping down
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-19
COLUMBUS BOYS
TO ROOT FOR BUD
PALMER THURSDAY

Members of the Columbus Boys
club the flourishing East Bridgeport
organization, will be on hand at the
Casino, Thursday night, to root for
Bud Palmer when he meets Battling
Kunz of South Norwalk in the star
bout of the Liberty A. c. boxing
show. The club boys have purchas-
ed a big block Of seats and claim they
will have a delegation Of 200 at the
ringside. In addition to being a
crack boxer, Palmer is also a good
bowler and is one of the best men on
the Columbus team in the City
league.
The main bout is scheduled for IL
rounds. Kunz has been doing his
training in South Norwalk, while
Palmer has been working out in East
Bridgeport. Kunz Is. very anxious to
retain his title as state lightweight
champion. so he will go after Palmer
from the tap Of the opening gong.
The IL round battle between Young
McAuliffe and Eddie Coulon should
also please the fans Coulon has TAX
en- up his residence in this city. He
has seen service in the ring for several
years anu CldlIllS lie Will sui ~ lcO MI
Auliffe. Everybody knows that Nc
Au1iffe is gIutton for work and will
start right in to clean Coulon up.
frankie Conifrey, the New York
boy who has made himself solid with
local rooters because of his good
work in recent. bouts, will take on AL
Ketchel Of this city in the 10 round
opener Ketchel is strong young
ster but he will find Conifrey an OPP
ponent with wicked punch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-19
Y. NJ. G. A. Fencers to
Contest On New Years

The Y. M c. A. fencers are training
hard for the coming New Years day
contest. The duelling sword is their
chosen weapon, giving them the most
recreation and excitement 1t is prin-
cipally with the duelling sword that
the "Y'' fenoers are going to compete
several times this season with the
New York and Yale fencers. The
coming contest means that they will
have to be on the lookout right from
the start; one-tenth of a second of in
attention may be fatal to competitor.
For the first time in the history of
the local Y. M. e. A. the members will
have regular contest, and meet all
types Of fencers, as they would in Eu-
rope: tall ones, very short ones, left
hand fencers, fast fencers, fencers
who play the defensive game, others
the offensive, others watching for the
opportunity to give a sharp thrust,
etc.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-19
FRANK MORAN is
BEATEN BY SMITH
IN LIVELY BATTLE

New York, Dec. 19-Gunboat
Smith and Frank Moran engaged in
a 10-round joust last evening at the
CIermont Rink, and the Gunner came
out the victor. It was not a battle of
skill or science, but two big men
swinging wildly. Smith did all the
leading. His wallops didn't carry the
sting of Moran's but they landed
In the last two rounds Moran made
desperate effort to turn the tide,
but it was too late. The Gunner was
a tired man, but that didn't figure.
Gunboat was the first to force his
way through the ropes with the mob
giving him good hand. Moran was
only a few minutes behind the Gun
ner, looking fit and happy. While the
old gladiators were being dol1ed up,
Joe Humphreys delivered many elo-
quent remarks from the centre Of the
ring.
A few celebrities stepped up on the
platform and were introduced. much
to- their satisfaction. After Joseph
had rid his system of the grandilos
quent paragraphs, he announced that
1.-The Gooner" weighed 1861 pounds
and Moran 1871.
In the betting Moran ruled to
favorite. Bill Brown was announced
as the referee. He hoped to the
centre, called all hands together,
gave final instructions, and the men
started.
Smith lowered over his man and
was able to make some use of that
advantage. Every once in a. while,
though, it seemed as if the advantage
in height acted as a boomerang for
Smith, for Moran's head fitted right
under the "Gunner's chin. Moran
was not over particular as to his tao
ticc. A little thing like butting Smith
or giving him the elbow bothered the
kissing multitude more than it did
the beaten boxer.
All through the bout Smith had
hanging over his head the sword of
Damocles, Moran's vaunted right,
which had laid low Coffey and which
layers of odds had backed to give
Smith similar treatment. Once or
twice, the sword came perilously near
dropping, but still the thin string
held
Smith knew that Moran's left was
about as useful as his appendix and
infinitely less dangerous, SO he paid
less attention to the left than he did
to the appendix, from the region of
which he knew Moran's right usu-
ally STARTED Always Moran tried to
measure his opponent with the use
less left in order to bring over the
right, and invariably Smith was able
to beat Moran to the punch and bring
about a meeting at close quarters just
when the right threatened to do it's
worst
Moran was 1oggy; Moran was slow.
He showed the effects of hard work
at reducing and carried little of the
aldermanic paunch with which his
person had been decorated when he
faced Dillon. His face was thin, but
it lacked color. Only once, in the
fifth round, was he able to step
around the ring with show of what
little agility he possessed when he
faced Jess Willard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-19
Hitting The High Spots

Wilde knocking out Young Zulu Kid
and thereby allowing the f1yweight
title to remain in the tight little isle.
Incidentally Young Zulu Kid Is not
a man eating Zulu but a harmless
Brooklyn boy Of Italian parentage.
It is said that Christy Mathewson is
likely to get into the bad graces Of
failure to make his home in Redland
according to previous announcement.
The rooters became very enthusiastic
over the idea of having Matty for
fellow citizen. Then he threw cold.
water on the idea by giving an inter-
view in New York in which he said
he intended to keep his residence in
New York. The Cincinnati fans are
poison when they get after you and
Matty had better watch out.
Tex Richard will be at the ringside
in Brooklyn tonight to- see Billy
Miske and Jack Dillon clash. Miske
has done so we'll in his previous bouts
that Richard will match the. ST. Paul
boy against Les Darcy if he beats
Dillon.
Although there was a report that
Joe Tinker would be retained as a
private in the ranks Of the Chicago
Cubs the yarn does not sound very
plausible. For one thing having a
deposed manager on the club wouldn't
promote harmony. Some Of the play
aers friendly to Tinker would probably
line up with him and cause trouble
in the clubs Fred Mitchell, the new
manager, wants to build up with
young blood and Tinker. who has
taken on considerable weight. couldn't
hold down any inf1e1d position next
season. 1t is more likely that Tinker
will invest some Of his bankroll in an
American association franchise.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-19
LARRY FOX, YALE
FOOTBALL STAR, A
WRESTLER ALSO

New Haven, Dec. 19.-Larry Fox.
famous crew man, and right guard Of
the Yale varsity football team during.
the later games Of the past season, has
now turned his attention to wrestling
with the result that he will probably,
make the varsity team in this sport
also. He has defeated all corners in
the heavy weight preliminary con-
tests, and is said to be in the finest
possible physical condition for the
season.
The great promise he has shown
offsets to a large extent the loss of
Mac Balbridge, hitherto one Of the
most dependable of the wrestlers in
the university, who announced last
fall that football was the only sport
he cared to take on.
The novice matches are about over,
and by the shutting down Of college
Coach Winters Will know what matr-
rial he has at hand for Champion
ship team
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-19
Taylor and Bogardus =
Were Fine Rifle Shots Z
Of the Olden DAYS

Today is the anniversary of the
deaths of two men whose names are
still honored by shooters all over
America-John Taylor, who passed
away at Greenville, N. j.. on Dec. 10,
1872, and Eugene Bogardus. who
preathed his last in Lincoln, ILL.,, on
Dec. Is. 1887. Taylor was an Amer
lean champion in the old days when
live bird shooting tournaments were
very popular. Thousands of dollars
were often put up on pigeon shooting
matches. A few years before his
death Taylor was defeated in a pigeon
match for $4,000 by William Seeds
Eugene Bogardus was a celebrated
rifle shot, and one Of the greatest OF
his day in that branch of sport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-19
DRAFT DISPUTE IS
TO Be SETTLED IN
PEACE, SAYS TENER

New York, Dec. 19-President John
K. Tener of the National League an
nounced. yesterday that the all-im-
portant meeting of the National Com
mission to act on all the suggestions
recently made by the two major
leagues would be held in Cincinnati
on Jan. 8. It will be one of the most
important conferences the body has
ever held and it's action will have
siinifcant bearing on next year s
baseball season. President Tener ex-
poets no trouble with the Class A A
leagues over their request for the re-
moval of the draft.
He stated that he believed that con-
ditions in the minor league could be
improved with the cooperation Of the
commission, but just what would be
done is a question. President Tener
said that in all twenty-five players
were drafted last season from the
three Class AA leagues, eight of these
players coming from the International
League: He predicted that the objec-
tons of the minors could be amicably
adjusted. He, also stated that he
looked for great improvement in
Lie SLduOdIO VI pay III LIE NdI1OudI
League next season.
An aftermath of the National
League meeting here came to light
yesterday when it was learned that
during the negotiations between Pres
ident Weeghman Of Chicago and
President Haughton of Bostan that
the Boston man wanted $4,000 for
Manager George Stallings' release,
along with four years contract
which called for $4,000 a year.
Haughton, it is understood, refused
to back down from this price, while
Weeghman considered it too high in
view of the big contract which the
Chicago Club would have to assume.
The Yankees management got glad
tidings yesterday from Pitcher Sam
Ross who was farmed out to Rich
mond last season. Ross was showing
great form in the minors when he
had to undergo an operation for ap-
pendicitis which put him out Of the
game for the season. He informed
the New York office yesterday that
he had entirely recovered and had
taken on fifteen pounds. Ross will
report at Macon. Ca, ready for work
on March-5.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-19
CECIL SPOONER TO BUY.

stock company for some time at the
Lyric theatre and made all the girls
enthuse when she played the part Of
a ragged newsboy, may blossom out as
a baseball magnate. She has been
mentioned as a bidder for the Law
renee, Mass, franchise in the Eastern
league. Miss Spooner is conducting
g. stock company in Lawrence and
she thinks running a baseball club
would give her valuable publicity. The
question of ownership of the Law
renee club is to be decided today at
a meeting Of the Eastern league in
Worcester.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-19
PENN. WILL TAKE
"a MEN FRIDAY
ON TRIP TO COAST

philadelphia, Dec 19.-Penn's foot
BAN machine will leave Friday for Pas
adena, California, and according to
Coach Robert c. Fo1wen his band is
in the same prime condition that It
was for the Cornell game.
There will be % players in the
party, Captain Henry Miller, Neil
Mathews, Glenn UrQuhart, Charley
Henrinz, Ludlow Wray, 1ngo1d Ertres-
vaag, Lew Little, Howard Berry, Alex
Wray, Ray Young, Al Crane, Johnny
Titzel Walter Berg, Billy Robinson,
vic Weiser, Billy Quig1ey, Graves Will
Jams, Jimmy Bryant and Mamie
Wirkn1an. ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-19
FIELDER JONES Is
NAMING .LAvAN AS
GREAT SHoRTSTOP

If YOU rely on the ''fggers" for
your information you possibly will be
deceived into believing that there are
three better fielding shortstops than
John Lavan in the American League.
Scott, Mcbride and Bush of the reg
ulars topped him in the official av-
erageS Just issued. But the figures
lie, writes w. J. O'Connor in the St
Louis Post Dispatch.
There Is in the Junior organization
only one shortstop to- be compared
with Iayan. He is Everett Scott OF
Boston. who finished in first place
last season. Scott is there three ways
from ace; he's a money player-at
his best in the pinch
So Is Lavan. Most OF the 81 errors
charged against the Michigan sur
geon were made early in the season,
before Johnny found himself. They
were made about the time that
Fielder Jones announced:
81 can't use LaHan- He doesn't be-
long in the same league with Ernie
johnson"
But In time Lavan got a chance
Words And Jones swallowed them
without salt, tooJ For 1t was Fielder
Jones', who, In the presence of the
writer, told Bob Wallace and George
Davis, In their day demons afield:
81 used to think that you two fe1-
lows could play short, but that was
before I saw LaHan- This fellow has
showed me more about playing short
than ever thought was possible.
Jones said that mouthful In the
lobby OF the Endicott Hotel, New
York, on the night Of Friday, Aug.
rs, 1915, SO he did!
Iavan gets a new contract next sea-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-19
STALLINGS is SORE.

Reports from New York indicate
that the relations between President
Haughton and Manager Stallings Of
the Boston Braves are very strained.
1t is rumored that Stallings was very
anxious to leave Boston and take the
job Of managing the Cubs. He was
sore when Haughton refused to sell
his release for less than $4,000.
Stallings has alive year contract with
Boston calling for $4,000 a year.
Since the middle of last season he and
Haughton have only spoken to each
other except when absolutely neces-
sary.
The Annex eleven Of New Haven.
holders of the professional football
title Of the state. will have a. banquet
tonight in the Elm City. It is said
that Fullback Charley zwack will be
elected president.
England may not be gaining any
decisions in the war but the British
boys can enthuse little over Jimmy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-19
Rensselaer, TO Have
Fine Swimming Team

Troy, N. Y, Dec. 19.-The Athletic
Council of Rensselaer, Poly. has ap-
proved of the Inauguration Of a var
sity swimming team, and this season
the engineers will ,be represented in
this sport for the first time in the his
tory Of the Troy Tech.
No manager has been appointed,
and 1t is probable, that at the most,
three meets, will be scheduled for this
year The only date definitely settled
Is with Williams College team for Feb.
Z, the meet to be held in Rensselaer's
pool. :
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-19
SPRINTS BY RIDERS
IN SIX DAY Event
MAKE FANS CHEER

New York. Dec. 1s.-The six-day
riders in the Garden whirl shook off
their drowsiness last night and broke
loose in series Of spirits which kept
the big crowd in Madison Square Gar
den in a hubbub for more than two
hours. The sprints came so oftenVthat-
the tiders had to loaf between dashes
to get their breaths. The big garden
filled up with an enthusiastic mob,
which kept up an ear-splitting din as
the bike pushers kept up their plod-
ding journey. M|
The series Of sprints introduced at
the race this year compells the riders
to sprint whether they want to or not.
At $3.50 o'clock, when the sprints be-
gan, the pack was loafng around
IA 1-2 miles behind the record. At
every fifth mile there was sprint.
The riders all woke up and settled
down to business. There wasn't a
sleepy eye in any Of the camps, but
every man was at his wheel ready to
relieve his teammate. ~
l. Walthour was the first to jump to
the front. but he couldn't stick, and
Grenda flashed In front. The final lap
saw all the riders leaning far over
their handle bars peddling like made.
In the final dash to the line Reggie
Mcnamara fairly lifted his wheel over
a. winner inches ahead Of Grossly
Ryan Root was third and Spencer
fourth. The riders were then relieved,
and after a f1ve-nile loaf there fol-
lowed another thrilling Jam, out Of
which the old gold Jersey Of Eddie
Madden streaked a winner, closely
followed by Spencer. The third out
burst Of speed Of the night saw Reg
gle Mcnamara beat out Grassy Ryan
by few inches.
New York, Dec. 19.-Eleven of the
IA teams entered in the Gath annual
six-day bicycle race at Madison
Square Garden were tied at 7 a. M to-
day, the 31st hour, with GA miles and
nine laps to their credit She Spencer
Carroll team dropped out at 2:47 a. m
and were given four hours to provide
team partners. Shortly before seven
o'clock, having failed to do so, they
were officially declared out Of the race.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-19
DILLON AND MISKE
MINGLE TONIGHT

New York, Dec. 19-Jack Dillon ar
rived from the West, yesterday, in per-
feet shape for his 10-round bout with
Billy Miske at the Broadway Sporting
club tonight. Among Miske's
victims are Battling Levinsky and
Bob Moha. both of whom he defeated
all the way in 10 round bouts.
If Miske can take the measure of
the Giant Killer he will be in Mnn for
big purses in the future
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-19
GOLDES POSTPONE GAME.

The GoldE basketball team will
play the All-Norwalks in Eagles hall
Thursday night instead of tonight as
previously announced The GoldE
PLAYERS have won the two games they
have taken part in. Manager Beirne
has booked number of out of town
teams to appear in this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-19

and the contemplated addition and
change of management is sure to pro-
vide a still closer battle between the
entire roster than Is even now pro-
vided.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-19
JIMMY WILDE KNOCKS
OUT YOUNG ZULU KID

London, Dec. 19-Jimmy Wilde,
featherweight champion of England,
Knocked out frankie DiMelfi, known
as Young Zulu Kid of Brooklyn N.
Y. in the 18th round of their match
yesterday
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-19

New York, Dec. 19.-Six day BIZ
cycle fiends are now having their inn
ing here. The annual grind is on in
Madison Square Garden, and the pro-
motors look forward to somef new
records. The entry list is a. large one
among them two high class foreign
teams The big bike event in this
city is the starting of the long grind
bicycle season. FROM here they go
to other cities. Layout shows some
of the leading riders entered. No. /,
Fred Hill; 2, Alfred Goulette;> 3,
Reggie McKenna; 4, Fred Kaiser; s.,
Eddie Root