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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-18
.KAUFF FAILS TO
SHINE In CONTEST
WITH WACO CLUB

Marlin, Tex, March 18rAs BELTS
his name and rank. Captain Larry
Doyle led the st. Patrick's Day march
for the Giants yesterday afternoon.
Larry paraded over the plate twice,
bases once in special exhibitio on
game with the Waco team, pennant
winners of the Texas League last sea-
son. The final score was z to g.
This was Martins biggest baseball
celebration since they established
training grounds here nine years ago.
Marlin, quiet town of, z 900 fnhabit-
ants, takes the ordinary practice
5ames calmly. but the presence of a
cam of hosti1es from the neighborins
sfty Of Waco had them up in arms yes
eFday. The fans focked in from all
yer. Falls county, from surrounding
: owns, and the home guard turned out
90 strong. All the stores were closed
nd business was at a standsti11 while
ae Giants. wearing shamrocks and
Iar1fn tags, wa1oped the Texas
4eaguers-
There is no grand stand at Emerson
ark, but the spectators provided
cir own seats, many driving into the
ounds in a11to1a obi1es. They rooted
ard against the Waco fans and had
great time. The game was played
a good cause. as the entire gross
5eip1s were turned over to the build
fund OF ST. Rafrick's church of
arlfn1
This was one OF the great oppor-
aftfes for Benny Kaun to shine, but,
my had an of day. The hard out
Id at Emerson Park has made his
sgs SO sore that he walks with a limp,
and the Waco pitchers gave him no
good balls to hit
He faced the pitcher four times and
the best he got was a base on balls,
which he later stretched into a run
Twice he hit to the 1nf1e1d and his
only long drive was a foul that the
Waco left fielder caught
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-18
Slim Love Does Best
Pitching Of Year For
Yanks in Scrub Game

Macon, Ga, March 18-S1im Love-
the skyscraper from CaIifornia-he
played there, but lives in Mississippi
did the highest pitching yesterday af-
ternoon the Yankee regulars have
faced this changeable spring. Slim
pitched the first five innings for the
second team. Robert Shawkey pitch
ed the last four. He wasn't much be-
hind Love in effectiveness, and the
regulars made five hits in all. The
second team made twice that number
and won the game, 2 to I.
Donovan called on his pitchers to
go further, using two to side. Mark1e
and B1odgett pitched for Team A
and the former, though hit ofteneI
than either Love or Shawkey, was
fully as effective with men on bases
Mark1e on the platform the first FIVE
innings for the regulars did excep
tiona1 work with men on bases, fc +
there was somebody on in every on,
of his innings and in four of them tn
first man up reached first. But b
shut down completely on any turtle
liberties and the base runners a
started over the trail only to be left
Off for Love, who stuck the ba
with s1ants and smoke. the regula,
never succeeded in getting the leadc
batter to first. Only four men reache
base on Slim.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-18

OF RING BATTLES

1Ss5-Jack Dempsey knocked out
Charlie BNamos in fifth round at New
Orleans. AS in many other notable in
as when they backed Demp-
zey against F'1tzsimmons, Hall against
Fitz, and Sullivan against Corbett, the
Crescent City fans were bodily stung
by the result of this battle. Bixamos
vaS SO much Of a local faVorite that
arge sums were wagered on him, and
he sports from outside who went to
Tew Orleans to back the t'NonpareiP'
eaped rich harvest Bxamos was Of
Trench descent, and was one of the
rst modern Gallo gladiators to gain
me in the ring He was the recog-
zed nnidd1eweight champion Of the
1uth. Charlie weighed 153 pounds,
lille the Irishman was eleven
funds lighter at that time, but this
vantage didn't do Bixamos any
BOD. Dempsey was the master from
e very first and in the 9Th round he
nded the blow which brought gloon
d loss to the New Orleans fans. TIL
ut was staged at Sportsnan's Par
was for 81 900 a side, which W.
oked upon as quite a neat little su7
the uneducated fighters of tho
US, who knew more about boxiT
IAN they did about high finance
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-18
Chicago and Browns
| Hope To Win Pennant
With Southpaw Boxmen

Fielder Jones, former manager End
Clearance Rowland, present leader of
the Chicago White Sox, will attempt
to capture a flag in the American
League with the aid of southpaws.
Jones seems to have the adVantage
over all his competitors in his great
array of port side FINGERS. The
southpaw factor certainly makes the
Browns pennant contenders, along
with Boston, Detroit and Chicago.
Never in American League history
has a manager been more fortunate
in the possession of a southpaw staff
than Jones, as he enters the race this
year. He has six portside hurlers,
all except one considered eligible for
use NEXT season.
Practically all the great hitters of
the American League are left hand
batters. That is why Fielder Jones
probably will retain five of his SIN
southpaws- That is the principal rea-
son Manage Rowland of the Sex re-
fuses to release Dave Danforth and
Claude williams, highly touted south
paws, before giving them a chance to
make good at Mineral Wells this
spring.
Either Jones or Rowland may sur
PRISE the baseball world this year by
winning American League honors, but
the Achances are if either turns the
trick he will do it with the aid of
southpaw pitching
Following is a list Of 1eft-handed
batters in the American League,
which comprises nearly all the best
swatters in the circuit:
Boston-Speaker, ! HobIitzen and
Ruth.
Detroit Cobb. Crawford and
Veach.
and Jackson
washington-Milan, Jameson and
Judge.
st. Louis-Shotten and sisler.
New York-Baker, Pipp and Ma
adelphia-dcInnis.
Ruth, a Boston pitcher, is included
in this list because he is rated one
of the best batters in the American
League Jameson and Judge, two
cause they are set down by many as
coming batting stars of the American
League.
To stop this great hitting brigade
of left-hand batters, Jones has half
dozen south paws who may be used to
advantage against certain clubs. For
instance, Carl Wellman is the neme-
sis of the Detroit Tigers. About all
this pitcher had to do to trim the
Tigers in 1915 was to toss his glove on
the diamond and the jungaleers quit
cold WeiIman had Cobb's number,
also Crawford's.' Hamilton is usually
effective against the White Sox and
Sisler and Plank undoubtedly will be
used against the Red Sox, if the for
mer University Of Michigan star is
ordered to appear in the role of a
finger
All the managers of the American
League have been seeking southpaw
talent to go to the firing line against
the cannonading batters of the cir
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-18
HARVARD ELECTS
DADMUN TO LEAD
FOOTBALL eleven

Cambridge, Mass, March 1S-Har-
wards varsity football players yester-
day elected Harrie H. Dadmun to re-
place Joe Gilman as captain. Gilman
was chosen last December, but he has
been obliged to leave college. Harrie
H. Dadmun, who played right guard
last season, was elected in competi-
ton against Charles Coolidge and
Dick Harte, the ends, and lose Har-
ris, last seasons centre rush.
The ba11oting was close, but at the
finish. Dadmun's elections was made
unanimous. Harvard's new captain
has played only one year here, but
in 1912 he played tackle the
Tufts College team and therefore has
only one more season at Cambridge.
He is a junior in college, while the
men he beat in the election are SEN
iors. He is the first transferred stu
dent ever elected to the captaincy of
a varsity team at Cambridge.
Dadmun was one of the best men
on the Harvard rush line last fall. He
weighs 1919 pounds, but is unusually
active both at guard and tackle. He
did not figure as candidate for
election until recently. He is regard
ed by the players as the man having
the best qualities for leadership. He
probably will play guard on next
years team and of all the candidates
voted on today stands as the only one
certain to make a place on the 1916
eleven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-18
KID LEWIS WILL
MEET MORAN HERE
AT CASINO SHOW

Kid Lewis of Waterbury hasn't
fought in this city in several years but
those who saw him battle here with
K. o. Palitz and others know he is a
s1ugger. Lewis has kick in either
hand and when. he meets Kayo Moran
of this city in a six-round bout at the
casino, March %, the fur is likely to
fly. Matchmaker Hollis of the Black
Rock A. c. declares this go will be a
rouser.
Word was received yesterday that
former Midd1eweight Champion
George Chip will be here tomorrow to
finish his training for his bout with
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-18
ROUSCH WIRES he
WILL JOIN GIANTS
IN MARLIN SUNDAY

Marlin, Texas, March 1S-Edward
J. Rousch. who Joined Benny Kauff
in a sthold OUT against the New York
club and refused to- report here for
practice with the Giants, has come
to terms and will. join the team here
next week. Rousch wired last night
from his home, Oakland City, Ind,
that he would arrive in Marlin Sun
day night. The club has conducted
teIegraphic negotiations with him,
and it is presumed that a compromise
has been effected.
Rousch was the star outfie1der of
the Newark Federals last season He
was nat under contract for this year,
but Harry Sinclair had an option on
his services which was purchased by
McGraw. Rousch declined to sign
for the figure named in the option.
1t is presumed that he will sign after
arriving here With his arrival Nc
Grawss squad will be complete, but
Rousch will have to beat out George
Kelly for right fielder of the Giants
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-18
Box For Coming Fight
Brings Price of $500

New York, March 18-The most ex-
pensive box sold for the coming 10
round bout between Willard and
Moran found a purchaser yesterday.
The original price of the box was $780,
but it brought $500, an. increase in
value which compares very favorably
with the proportionate rise in some
Of the war brides on the Stock Ex-
change.
The purchaser was a gentleman by
the name of G. D. Richard, better
known as Tex
OF course, he was also the original
seller of the box. wherein he over
played his hand. as he found that he
needed it for some friends of his,
and had to go out and purchase it
n the open market at the increased
rate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-18
Y. M. G. A. Leaders In
Hartford Conference

Y M. c. A. Leader Corps members
Journeyed to Hartford today to take
part in the conference for members
Z Of the Leaders Corps of Connecticut.
Boys and men from all the different
Y NJ c.. A. in the state will he re-
presented and It is expected that as
many as 200 of this sta1wart band
of trained athletes and gyrnnasts will
be there.
Bridgeport representatives from the
Boys Division of the association Will
be Raymond Mills. Earle Lakenan,
Kenneth Hayward, Chester Pike,
Ralph Burgess Joe O'Nea1e1 Maurice
Could I7Dt1is Earle, Rudolph Huda,
Roy Eck1und,1 Edgar Wa1dhauS and
Tfar1on Post.
The senior department will be re-
presented by Thomas Norton, Harry
Babinea1, Carl Fredericton, Walter
Harrington, William Mcclellan ana
physical directors Abbott and Brock.
The afternoon program will consist
of speeches by prominent men in
physical training. moving pictures of
athletic interest and slides of the
traiI1in colleges at Springfield and
Chicago A banquet will be served
20 the delegates and William Ball Of
the international committee Of New
York will give the principal address
OF the conference
The evening program will consist Of
gymuastic and athletic features run
off in the large gymnasium of the
Hartford association "A large mass
drill by all the Representatives and
the various stunts by the different
groups will make up this part of the
program The Bridgeport group will
give two dances, the athletic pageant
and the athletic jubilee. and then
members of the senior division will
take part in fencing and sword ex-
hibItion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-18
FRED FULTON PUTS
JIM FLYNN AWAY

Milwaukee, March 18-Fred Full
ton knocked out Fireman Jim Flynn
in the second round of their schedu1-
ed 10-round bout here last night.
The knockout punch was the first
blow struck in the second round and
the first round was all Fulton.
The knockout was the. coolest seen
here in many a day. Fulton 1eaped
from his corner at the bell and made
one side sweep with his long right
arm and landed squarely on F1ynn's
chin. Flynn dropped and was out
for three minutes. Then he was
lifted to a chair, some water dashed
on his neck, and he suddenly leaped
to his feet and began fighting an inn
aginary foe, until he/wa.s overpowered
by his seconds. He thought he was
still fighting five minutes after the
battle had ended
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-18
BENNY LEONARD is
O'BRIENS MASTER

New York. March 18-Benny Leon
ard of Harlem, Billy Gibson's aspir-
ant for lightweight championship
honers, clearly demonstrated last
nj ght before q large crowd at
lthe Harlem Sporting club in 135th
street. that he is capable of deliver
ing q knockout blow when he stop
ped sShan1us o 'BrIef1. the game little
Yonkers lightweight, in the seventh
round of their scheduled ten-round
bout.
Leonard clearly outc1assed his OPP
ponent in every department of the
game. and gave O'Brien one of the
most artistic lacings administered in
a local ring in some time
O,Brfen endeavored to carry the
fight to his opponent at the outset.
but Leonard met him with a stiff left
hand jab to the face and then crossed
his right in a hook or uppercut, and
each time he started a blow it went.
true to the mark. The Yonkers boxer
rarely landed any clean blows, and
those that did manage to find some
clean spot on Leonard's anatomy
were wasted beforel they finally land
III
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-18

Evidently fatigued through his
strenuous efforts in his. game with
T.aynclds on Thursday night, Ferd-
Inland A. Ungerf fell a victim to the
prowess Of J. Howard Shoemaker,
champion, in the afternoon match in
the. national amateur pocket billiard
championship tourney in the New
York A. C. yesterday. 125 10 108.
The evening game was a battle CT
@safeties,'' Henry S. Osborne defeat
ing James j. Ma1oney, 125 to 1o4- It
was Osborne's fist victory of the tour
ney and Maloney,s third straight de-
feat The game was a 1ong-drawn-
out affair, both men being content
with playing the worries safe.
In the seventeenth frame Maloney
fculed and Osborne retaHated with
fouls three times before being seen
. s9y1tl1e referee. Osborne, who is from
Bridgeport, Conn, made high runs Of
Ia. II and II. MaIoney made SIX
scratches. and counted 10. and g..
Henry S. osborne-F7, 10. .. o. II,
sAs o, IS, 5. I, 5. IL. H. 8, II. l.
TotaI-125-
James J. Ma1oney-6, 2, 4, 8, IL. 1.
II. 81 6, 3, 8, 8. 3d., 6, 0, 3.-TotaI
z--104. High runs-10, 9, g.. Scratches
Is
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-18
RICHARD DECLARES
BIG FIGHT LIKELY
TO GO 10 ROUNDS

New York, March 1S-Jess Willard
did not have a very strenuous after
noon yesterday. He worked only
about 80 minutes and his boxing was
confined to six rounds. Jack HempIe
was on hand, but he wore citizens
clothes and took no part in the pro
ceedings. Hemple recently has stopped
too many OF WIZARDS left jabs with
his nose, and as result that useful
member is so sore that he hesitates
to use it even for purpose of smelling,
to say nothing of boxing.
Willard is in first class condition
now and on the night of the bout
battle. 1t cannot but occur to the
observer that the change in the date
of the match from March to March
Is was wholly in the champions ia
vor. 1t would have been a mighty
hard job for Willard to have got him
self into really good shape by the
earlier date. Moran, on the other
hand, had been in training and could
easily have entered the ring in top
form. \ AS it is neither contestant
should have much on the other in
the matter of condition.
Tex Richard said again yesterday
that he firmly believed that the ezchf-
bition would go the full 10 rounds. If
it should go the full distance and
should prove to be a fast bout with
neither man outclassing the other.
there is not the slightest doubt that
there would be a countrywide clamor
for a second meeting held at some
place where the statutes permit rs
or 30-round bout
In other words, if Frank Moran
proves that he is a real contender
Willard undoubtedly will be forced
actually to defend his title, as he WOE
it, over the long route.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-18

Johnny Howard of Bayonne. N. =.
Chip will work at the Acorn A. c.,
and all fans are welcome to visit his
quarters. Chip and Howard will clash
in the main bout of Is rounds
Al Ketchel of this city is training at
Battling Levinsky's camp in Stratford
for his 10-round encounter with Bat
Ting Kunz of South Norwa1k. Ketchel
knows his opponent is dangerous
boy but Al thinks he will be stronger
than the South Norwa1k fa7orite. The
opening bout will be between Jimmy
Dime of Jersey City and Willie Nc
Lean Of this city.
The management has made ar
rangements to have plenty of police
men present and every patron is as
sured of getting the seat his coupon
calls for.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-18
Old "Iron Man. McGinnity
Has Lost Wad as Magnate

This thing of being a magnate is not
all beer and skittles. Ask Joe Nc
Ginnity, who used to be the greatest
iron man. in the business When at
last the metallic wing of the great
major league twirler gave way he got
a Job as manager of the Newark In
ternationals. That was in 1909. In
1913 Joe had saved enough coin of
the realm to enable him to realize his
dream of becoming a magnateI He in
vested his savings Of a lifetime in the
Tacoma club of the Northwestern
League, and prepared to settle down
to spend his declining years in peace
and luxury. Lately it has been al
legged that Joe has dropped his whole
wad in the Tacoma venture, having
lost $4,000 in three years. The soft
place he picked for himself has prov
ed to be about as hard as the metal
that Joe's arm was once thought to
be made of.
McGinnity will be 43 years old on
Sunday.A He was born in Illinois and
spent his youth in the mines. He
pitched for three major league clubs,
Baltimore, Brooklyn and New York.
Early in his career he had the benefit
of the counsel of New Hanlon, and at
a later period Jawn McGraw put on
the finishing touches and made him
one of the greatest twirlers the game
has ever had. His "o1d SaP' was as
famous and effective as Mathewson's
''fadeaway." In 1904, with the Giants,
Joe pitched 4S games and won So of
them. In al1>he won 415 games in the
majors, more than any other twirler
in the history of the game except old
''Cy'' Young. McGinnitys "o1d Sal'
was a rise ball delivered underhand,
and, gee, how the opposing batsmen
loved it. Joe was a great institution,
and he deserves a better fate than Ia
coma has proved to be.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-18
(BY Wa gner.)


The Bridgeport club does not intend
to let New London get Catcher Har-
Vey Russell without struggle. Sec
rotary Reddy has notified Secretary
Farrell of the National association
that Russell rightfuIy belongs to
from Farrell yet regarding settle
ment of the dispute.
Russell jumped from Bridgeport in
the winter of 1914 and joined the Bal
tin0re Federals. By the terms OF the
peace agreement, all players except
number of stars named in the articles.
were sent back to the clubs from
which they Jumped. In order to COM
ply with the rules of organized base
ball Bridgeport sent Russell a contract
before March 1 but the player could
not be located. The local club holds
sending the contract and does not lose
the player because his address is not
known His last known residence was
Marshall, Va. Manager Mccain signed
Russell when he heard the Baltimore
Feds had disbanded.
Hy Brewer, who failed to secure the
Worcester franchise, may buy the
New haven club. 1t is said that he
and Dan O'Neil are likely to become
partners in the deal.
Manager Joe Tinker of the cubs was
hurt yesterday when his automobile
struck a post on a road near Tampa
Fla. He was thrown against the
windshield and fragments Of glass cut
his eyelid. Managers who tell their
players to cut out motoring during
the season ought to observe the same
rule themselves.
Jack Murray, the old Giant and Cub
outfielder, may land in Toronto. Man
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-18
Clyde EngIe 81 Tomorrow.

Clyde Eng1e, the handy man of the
Buffalo Feds last year. will be 81 on
Sunday, and he is one of the extensive
company of mourners left to lament
the passing of the\ Gilmore circuit.
Although he played a good quality of
ball with the Buffeds, there was no
rush for his services when the Fed
players were put on the market. Engle
was born in Dayton, o., March 10,
1884, and started with Nashville in
1908. The next two seasons he was
with Augusta, in the Sally circuit, and
in 1905 he landed with Newark, N. J.
In 1909 he broke into the big show
with the Yankees, but was sold to
the Red Sox the following year. He
jumped to the Feds in 1914, and last
year played second, third and outf1eld
for Harry Lord, his old team mate on
the Red Sox. Clyde batted 1853 last
year FEngle is a staunch devotee of
go1hng, and he is said to be the dia-
mond's star entry in the Scotch
League.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-18
BRIDGEPORT PROTESTS SIGNING
OF RUSSELL BY GENE M'CANN
lily Brewer and Dan O'Neil May Buy New Haver
Baseball Franchise.

ager Joe Birmingham wants to get
the veteran but Murray hopes to stick
in the big show.
After much deIiberation it has been
decided to have the big boat race at
Poughkeepsie June It. There was
some objection by the Pennsylvania.
faculty to this date but an agreement
was finally reached. Cornell, Penn,
Columbia, Syracuse, University of Cal
ifornia and Leland Stanford will prob
ably compete.
Fish and Game Commissioner
Champion has protested against the
dynamiting of ice in the Quinnipiac
river by the Yale crew. The boys
wanted to get the ice out of the way
g they could US their shells in the
harbor but it was said the explosions
uprooted oysters and killed fish.
In spite of the fact that McGraw
feared his outf1eld would. be weak, it
looks now as if the Giant manager
would be overloaded with pasture
stars, Eddie Rousch, the Federal
league holdout, has come to terms and
George Kelly is hitting so hard that
it looks if it will he a hard job to
horn him out of the garden. He
as a slugger from the Northwestern
league but he played in nearly 20
games before he got his first hit. He
seldom struck out but generally lifted
flies to the outf1eldd. This season he
has been slamming them in safe terri
tory
Gene Mccain is evidently forming
an Old Hame Week association in New
London He has bought Jimmy Curry,
who used to pastime in Hartford and
Holyoke and has also secured Harvey
Russell, former Bridgeport catcher.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-18
JOE RIVERS.

Joe Rivers, the Mexican lighte
weight, will be "a on Sunday Young
as he is, Joe seems to have seen his
best days in the ring. Driven from
the climate climate of his native Los
Angeles. Senior Rivers has had some
hard shedding in the last 16 months.
He was outpointed by Johnny Dundee
at Los Angeles in December, 1914,
that being the last 2O-round bout
staged before the anti-b oaCing law
went into effect. Joe then came East
and took on frankie Callahan In
Memphis, and was knocked out in the
second round. That was a pretty poor
debut; but, since then he has PARTLY
redeemed himself. He's still as fun OF
pep as a plate OF chile con carn8
and every boy that goes into a ring
with the Mexican knows when he has
finished that he has been in a fight.