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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22
$8,OOO WORTH OF 7 TICKETS SOLD FOR
 MORAN-W WILLARD

New York, Feb, 22.-AceerdiHg to Tex Rickard, the promoter of the Will 1ard-Moran bout, the big fight will take place at Madison Square Garden on March 25 as scheduled. When seen at the Waldorf last night Rickard satd: That Chicago story about Will lard being ordered to bed is wrong. l had Tom Jones on the wire this morn ing, and he said that Willard was feel ing much better, and had been cut for a walk instead of being in bed. I am quite sure that the bout willy take place on March 25, and am confident that there is too much money in it for Willard for him to take any chances of spelling the bout.
 aJones told me also over the long distance wire that he had 1nstde all arrangements to bring the champion here within the next few days. He asserted this positively, and I under stand that he has made arrangements with the Pioneer club to have Willard work out there in the gymnasium However, I intend to call up Jones every morning on the long-t1fstAnce until he brings Willard here.'
 A report from Chicago yesterday morning contained the news that the big fighter was suffering from neural gia, and that he had made no definite plans for beginning his training. This was sent out before Rickard talked with Jones over the telephone, and 1t is Baid that tho promoters insisted on e quick start of Wiliard's training. as
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22
YANKEES FIND
 WARM BREEzES 2
 IN MACON, GA,

Macon, Ga. Feb. 22-With enough players on hand to fill out two full ball clubs, though pitchers would have to do most of the duty in the inf1eld and outf1e1d, Wild Bill Donovan is all prepared to give the baseball season of 1916 it's official send-off. This morning Wild Bill, flanked by Duke Farrell and Joe Kelly started the pre- 1irninary campaign for what looks like the most successful season the Yam kees have had in many years.
 Donovan and his troopers hit this little Southern town last night after many of the natives had called it 8 day. It was a Journey of twenty-nine e hours from the land of snow and white lights to the spring weather and quietness of Macon. Wild Bill brought along eleven players and he found seven more awaiting his ar rival.
 Before the hotel register is closed for February 21 it is likely that more will report, and about a half dozen are expected to reach here today.
 The players now enrolled at the Dempsey are Pitchers Caldwell, Pieh, Heating, Meadows, Russell, Gay, Finn, Mogridge, Piercey, Love, Brady. Ross, Tipple, Cullop and B1odgett, Infelder Cable, Catchers Nunamaker, Harry Snitha and Alexander.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22

New York, Feb. 22-Inter-league baseball games between the clubs of the National and American leagues will be a feature of the coming train ing season. Close to forty such con tests are scheduled to be played be- fore the opening of the 1916 pennant races and a majority of the sixteen big circuit teams will figure in the matches. Many of the games will be played on southern diamonds, al- though several of the clubs have scheduled contests for their home parks after the return from the train ing camps. The list as arranged to date is as follows:
 March 1S-Philadelphia (N.L.) vs. Chicago CN.L) St. Petersburg, Fla
 March 2o-Philadelphia CN.L) vs- Chicago (N.L.) Tampa, Fla
 March -Philadelphia (N.Lt) vs. Chicago (N.L.9 Tampa, Fla.
 March 22-Phi1adelphia (N.L.) vs. Chicago tN.L.) St Petersburg, Fla
 March 22-Cincinnati, CN-L1 vs. Louis (A.L) Shreveport. La
 March 23-Philadelphia, 1A-L.) vs. Boston (71.L-) Palm Beach, Fla
 March 24-Philadelphia (A-I.) vs. Boston (N.L.) Miami, Fla
 March 25-Philade1phia (A.L-) vs- Boston (NL:) Miami. Fla
 March 27=PhiladeEphia (N.L-) vs. Chicago (N.L) Tampa, Fla
 March 29=Philadelphia (N.L.) vs. Chicago GNL) St. Petersburg, Fla
 March i2S-Cincinnati CN.L-) vs. Cleveland CA.L4) New Orleans.
 March 2s-Cincipnati (N.L-) vs. Cleveland (A.L.l New Orleans.
 March 30-Cincinnati (N.L.) vs. Cleveland (A-L.) New Orleans.
 March 31-Cncinnati (N.L-) vs- New York (A-L1 Memphis, Tenn.
 March 31-Brooklyn CN.L)s vs. Washington (A-L.) Washington, B. C.
 April 1-Brooxlyn (N.L.) vs. Wash fngton (A-L.) Washington. D. c.
 April New York (A-L.) vs. Cin- cinnati (N.L-) Cincinnati, O..
 April 2-New York (A-L-) vs. Gin
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22

ish pastime.
 During the decade following the playing of the first game on the Pa cific Coast baseball made rapid pro- gress- Clubs were organized in a number of California towns, although San Francisco remained the center of baseball enthusiasm. A tremendous impetus was given to the sport by the visit to San Francisco in 1889 of the Cincinnati Red Stockings. the pioneer beaten every club of prominence in the East and Middle West when they were induced to make the long jour ney to San Francisco. the ardent fans of that city raising big fund to guar antee the visitors against loss.
 There were several good hines in San Francisco at that time, and the fanatics of the Coast fervently hoped that one of them would be able to humble the proud players from Gin cinnati. The big crowds that turned out for the games were grievously dis appointed. however, for the Red Stockings defeated the Eagles in two games by scores of, S5. to 4 and 5s to 4. and followed this by defeating the Pacific 54 to and the AtIanties 6 to D. 5..-zs. ... .
 From that time forward baseball has been a popular sport along the Pacific. Scores of diamond stars. have been and are sons or the Golden West Chance, Hal Chase5- Cactus Cravath, Harry Hooper, Bill dimes. Chief Meyers, Fred Snodgr4ss. Wheezer Dell, Wean Gregg, Dutch Leonard, .Orvie Overall, Harry VoIter, lilly Shafer. Bert Whaling, Duffy Lewis; Eddie Burns and Ping Bodie, to mention but a few on the Pacific Coasts roll of honor. @
 The Pacific Coast League, launched in 1903, and the Northwestern League. organized as the. Pacific Northwest League in 1902, have for years been numbered among the fastest circuits. of their clas in America. They repre- sent the successful Issue of. many at tenpts to put professional baseball on a sound sbasis on the Coast. Cae of the most ambitious of the leagues in the Coast baseball graveyard was the Pacific National of 1903. which had clubs in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Tacoma, Buttes Helena, Salt Lake, Seattle and Spokane, only four of which finished the first season. Af- ter this f1zzle there was a division of territory and the Pacific National be- came the Northwestern. while the Pa cif1c Coast League occupied the Cali forniaL cities.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22

- One of the greatest surprises sprung upon the sporting public in this city in a number of years will be uncork- ed at the Casino. son State street, Wednesday night when the members of the East End A c. will be yhonored by the presence at the ringside of Superintendent of Police Eugene BirIningham.as
 Superintendent Birmingham today informed the secretary of the club that he has accepted their invitation, which was accompanied by a special request, and he will be present at the southern side of the ring surrounded by the Boxing Commission, composed of Police Commissioners, President John O. Stanley, John E. fLyddy, George c. Peet and Richard H. Murphy. In seats adjacent to these officials will be the sporting editors of the various papers. It will be the first bout witnessed by Birmingham since Ed McKlinchy fought in Eagles hall, over a score of years ago.
 The fact that Superintendent Bir- mingham will be at the ringside does not have any significance attached to if other than that he has accepted the invitation to be a guest of the East End A. C.. after much persuasion. Ad- Joining this gathering will be ex- Commissioner George s. Hill,. the father of the boxing game'' in this city. County Sheriff Simeon Pease will also attend the exhibition.
 The presence of this gathering of notable men means a guarantee to the fight fans who spend their filthy lucre to see a boxing entertainment that they will secure their money s worth Nor some one will have to an- swer to the Boxing, Commission.
 A forfeit of $500 in cash to guar antee that the entertainment will be carried out as advertised and strictly on the level was posted with Super intendent Birmingham two weeks ago The forfeits required of the boxers, and totaling $4Oq were posted
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22
BLUE RIBBONS IN
 HOT GAME TONIGHT

After taking defeat at the hands of the speedy Reading, Pa., five last week the Blue Ribbon basketball play- CTS will try to get back on the win ming side of the ledger tonight when they tackle the Knickerbookerst of New York at Colonial hall. The New Workers are popular with local fans because they always try hard from the first whistle to the end.
 They have a great combination of passers and shooters. Smolick and Ernst are fast forwards and Williams, the veteran guard, is liable to make a long shot any time. The Ribbons will have the same team that did so well last week. There will be the usual preliminary, starting at 7:45.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22
BAKER CLAIMS HE'LL BAT IN
 HIS OLD FORM

New York, Feb 22-Looking the picture of health and carrying little excessive flesh, MT. Franklin Baker, the Home Run King, paid a, visit to the offices of the Yankees yesterday afternoon and was formally introduce ed to Col. Ruppert, the President of the Club. F ''I like the idea of shooting at that right field grandstand in seventy seven games,'' said Baker after shak- ing hands with the crowd. You know that in former years I played in only eleven games at the Polo Grounds. Now I am going to play here all season, and I hope to make a continuous practice of polling the ball into the stand.''
 Baker was then asked if it was true that his legs gave him considerable trouble during the 1914 season while he was still a member of the Ath- Ietics.
 'It's all bosh about my legs being bad,'' replied the third baseman. They are just strong now as they were when I first became a member of the Philadelphia Club I don't know how such a story gained circulation
 "I am only eight pounds heavier now than when played with the Athletics in 1914. expect to take off this extra flesh even before I
 
 con. I'm going back to Trappe on the late train and get busy on the farm tomorrow Farm work will all ways keep you in condition, and I have had plenty of it since I quit the Athletics"
 In discussing the chances of the Yankees this season. Baker said that Donovan had the making of a cham- pionship team, and that if luck broke Bills way the New York team ought to be up in the race from the start.
 Donovan has a good team for next season." added Baker, land we ought to give the Red Sox a fight from the start. Bill has two of the best pitch CTS in the country. When Caldwell is right think he's the greatest pitch CT in the game. And Ray Fisher is not far behind him.
 ttI never saw Magee play, but ball players tell me that he's a wonder, and can play either the infie1d or outfield. A man like Magee is aI- ways welcome; around ball club.
 ''Maise1 always impressed me as be- ing a great ball player and I'm sure that he'll make good in the outfield. He is fast on the bases, and his speed in the outfield will help him pull down many a line drive labelled two or three bases"
 Baker. left for his farm late in the afternoon and will report at Macon cn or about March 10.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22
Go1dE Boys To Play
 Games at Eagles Hall

The management of the Go1de bas- lzetbaH team has made arrangements with Secretary McNamara of the Ea- g1es whereby the Golde team is to stage a. basketball game and dance every week during the remainder of the playing season at Eagles hall. --
 The hall will be opened next Thurs day with a. star attraction, two s5big games, and dancing from 9:30 to 12. The first game, which will start promptly at 7:3O, will bring together Andy Goodmans fast Nationals and the speedy Defenders.
 The; star attraction of the evening will have the Go1de outfit mingle with the Big Five of Norwalk.
 The Big Five team comes to Bridge port with a reputation of being one of the speediests outfits turned out of Nor walk in years.
 Manager .'Biu'' Beirne's Green Stocking warriors are anxious to open their new home with a win and will travel at top speed to take the neas- u-e .of, the Norwalk boys.
 The Golde team is without a doubt one of the tastes aggregations of basketball tossers in the city, having some clever performers in their line up. M H
 Lane,s guard. played with the fast Underhin school of Rochester, one of the fastest teams in Western New Poughkeepsie, played two seasons in the Hudson River league.
 Gould, forward, played fine ball while at the University of Vermont. Black burn, center, played on some of the best teams on Long Island, while Da- wis, guard, one of Bridgeport's native sons, has played with some of the speediest teams in the city.
 Mostzo the Golde lads are strangers in Bridgeport, but have won hundreds of followers through their clean and SnanDv playine
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22

he has been idle so long that the few weeks before the fight will be none too long a period for him to get into fight ing trim.
 The public sale of tickets for the night began yesterday morning in an office on the strete floor of the Twen- ty-kizth street side of the Garden, The company which is printing the tickets sent up only the $25 paste boards, and inquiries after the other tickets during the remainder Of the day elicited the information that tfthe boy was on his way up with them g Tire boy Tailed to arrive, however and only $25 seats were disposed of during 2 the day. The management announced that approximately $S,000 worth of these seats had been disposed of by 11igh tfa1l.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22
LEE M2GEE FINE : PLAYER BUT POOR
 AS TEAM MANAGER

Cincinnati, Feb. 22-"One of the best ball players, but absolutely the worst manager in the business
 Such is the description by we'll known Federal Leaguer of Lee Ma gee, one of the firebrands of the na- tionaI game.
 Firebrand?
 Yes.
 One of his favorite pastimes off the field is breaking the speed limits in a high-powered Stutz roadster and that is just the way he plays base baI1-always at high speed.
 Possessing an extremely nervous temp he always is seeking excitement, and nine times out of ten he makes his own. He knows how baseball ought to be played and when acting as manager of the Brooklyn Feds during the campaign of 1915 he had no patience with any player who appeared to be lacking in baseball sense As a result it is said he raved and ranted with the effect of spelling what had looked like mighty good ball club.
 He knows now that he does not possess the proper temperament for a big league manager, and IS content to serve in the trenches as a mere private for a consideration of $9200 a year, which is exactly the amount drawn by him when attempting to manage the Brookfeds.
 Of course American League fans are disappointed in that they will not have a chance to see the greatly ad- vertised Benny Kauff in action this year, he having been signed by the Giants, but in Magee they will find a player who should prove a splendid turnstic attraction,
 The sum of se2,B0o is said to have been paid to Harry Sinclair by Mag mates Huston and Ruppeert to have Magee toll for the TanEesE this year Ruppert and Huston should n6t re- g1et that large investment, for with cut any doubt he is a very high-class player In fact, he is one who will measure right up alongside Iris Speaker or Eddie Collins in every mighty sweet batter, at that.
 Lee, joined the Cardinals as a, first baseman in 1910. He was not ripe for the big show and was sent to Louisville to acquire experience. He did so, but upon his return to the Cards he adorned the bench until 1t so happened that Ellis, one of, the regular outfielders was injured. Ma gee subbed and Ellis never got his job back. 4
 Flirting with the 300 hitting mark several times during his career as a Card he did not surpass that mark until last year, when he joined the Feds as manager of the Brooklyn club. He then batted 1880 and stole 37 bases.
 Used mostly as an outfie1der by St. Louis he shifted to the infield ill Brooklyn and played 121 games at second base, where he acquitted shim- self so we'll that spectators imagined that had been his regular position all his life. Possibly, now that he will not have the marag gerial duties to worry about, he will do even better, oI+ ic al ed whether he wiIIplay second or go to the outfield.
 Without any doubt, AFagee is one of the most aggressive players iden-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

1909 - Terry McGovern defeated Dave Sullivan in 15 rounds at Louis vile. This was one of the hercest con tests ever staged in the Kentucky me tropolic, which used to be the scene of many hard bouts. DaYe had been featherwefght champion a few weeks in 1898, when he beat SoIly Smith but was soon afterward bested by Geo. Dixon. Dave liked the sensation and was anxious to recover his lost honors. McGovern was also an ex- featherweight champ, having lost his title to Young Corbett at Hartford a. few months before. The Louisville affair was to decide whether Sullivan or McGovern should have the first whack at the champion Denverite. Bob Fitzsimmons acted as referee. and he had to hop lively to escape the failing fists of the little bat tiers. Sullivan was mostly at the receiving end, and he took an awful beating without whimpering in the hope that opportunity would be af- forded for a knockout wa1lop. Terry was too clever and at the end of the fifth round Ruby Robert sent the bat tered Sullivan to his corner and raised Terry paw in token of victory.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22

tified with the game. Winning or Icsing, he is out there upon the field fighting all the way. He will show more ginger in the game than the average player will display in an en- tire season.
 Off the field Magee is a grand lit tie mixer. Extremely nervous, he finds it difficult to content himself with sitting down and engaging in an evenings flaming bee as do so many players. Instead he wants to be do- ing something and that is why he al- most lives in his high-powered racing machine down in Cincinnati. Every one in Cincinnati likes Lee. They just swear by him, in fact, and the policemen try to look the other way when he comes scorching along.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22
ASK WAIVERS
 ON FOUR RED
 SOx PLAYERS

Boston. Feb. 22-President Joseph J. Lannin of the Red Sox, has decided to tear his worlds champions apart in places and has asked waivers on at least four of his team.
 While it was denied at one time that waivers had been asked of Joe Wood, his star pitcher, we'll founded informa- ton to- the effect that waivers had been asked on Wood. Thomas, Cady and Collins has been received.
 According to the story waivefs were also asked on another player who at one time performed marvelously in a worlds series This player is an out fielder and it is expected that he too will find another abiding place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22
BASEBALL IN THE FAR WEST BEGAN 56
 YEARS AGO TODAY

Washington's Birthday is also the birthday of baseball on the Pacific Coast, for it was 56 years ago today, Feb. 22, 1860, that the first regular game in that part of the world was played in San Francisco. The %49ers were a red blooded bunch and box ing was their favorite sport for several years. Many celebrated fighting men of the American and English rings made their way to the Golden State in the pioneer days. Baseball was then in it's swaddling clothes in the East, and was still considered as only boy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22
Benny McGovern
 Is After McAuliffe

Manager Henry Meyers of Brook lyn, sends the following challenge to Young McAuliffe on behalf of Benny McGovern, who claims to be the featherweight champion of Missouri:
 "I would like to challenge Young McAuliffe on behalf of my boy, Benny McGovern, of St. Louis, who has just arrived in New York.
 McGovern has met and defeated such boys as Cal Delaney, George Kirkwood, K. O. Mars. Frankie Con ley. Tommy Buck, Mark Fowler.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22
MANY INTER-LEAGUE GAMES
 SCHEDULED BY MAJOR TEAMS
Series of Auto Races To Top of Pike's Peak
 Planned By Motor Enthusiasts

cinnati CN.L.) Cincinnati, O.
 April 2-Chicago (N.L.) vs. C1eve- land (A.L.) New Orleans.
 April 4-Brooklyn (N.L) vs. New York (A-L.) Brooklyn.
 April 5-Brook1yn (N.L.) vs. New York (A.L.) Brooklyn. April 5+Boston CN.L.) vs. Wash ington (AL) Washington. D. c. April 6-Boston (N.Ls) vs. Wash ington (A.LA) Washington, D. c. April 6-Brooklyn (N.L.) vs. Bostor (A.L.1 Brooklyn. April 7-Brook1yn (N.L.) vs. Eos ton (A.L) Brooklyn April 7-Washington (A.L) vs Phi1ad eIphia (N.LO Washington, D. c
 April 7-New York (N.L.) vs. New York (A.I) New York. April S-New York (N-L.) vs. New York y(A.L.) New York. April s-Brooklyn (N.L) vs. Bos- ton (A.L.) Brooklyn. April S-Washington, (A-L) vs Philadelphia, (N.L-) Washington. D. c April s-Cincinnati (N.L) vs. Cleve. land (A.L.) Cincinnati, O.
 April 9-Cincinnati (N.L+) vs. C1eve- land (A.L) Cincinnati. O. April 10-Cincinnati (N.L.9 vs Cleveland (AL.) Cincinnati, O.
 April 1O-New York (N.L.) vs. New York (A-L.) New York. April 1O--Washington (A.L) vs PhfiadelphiaL (N.L.) Washington, D. c
 April 1o-Brook1yn (N.L.) vs. Phil ade1phia GALLO Brooklyn.
 April 11-Brooklyn (N.L.) vs. Phil adeIphia5/( A.L.) Brooklyn.
 June 19-New York (A.L) vs. Pitts burgh (N.L.) Pittsburgh.
 A spectacular auto race has been suggested for the coming season. It is proposed to give substantial purses and prizes for a series of races up the mountain side ito the top of Pike Peak in Colorado. The new motor highway to the top has been con1pIet- ed and the mountain climb races are suggested as a. special feature of the opening of the course.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22
Willie Andrews Gives
 Young Bennie Beating

Willie Andrews easily defeated Young Bennie of New York at the Harlem Sporting club last night. Ben- nie managed to stay the 10 rounds by clinching and running at every opportunity. Despite these tactics Andrews gave him a severe beating. It was announced by the official or the club before the bout started that the winner would meet Johnnie Ertle, the bantamWeight champion, in three weeks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22

The production of S5, ,3T6 pounds of butter in seven days by a registered HoIstein COW. owned by Dr. J. G. Whitney of Montpelier, Vt, was de- cIared by officials to be a worlds re- cord for one week test.