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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18
LARGE CROWD
SEES SIX DAY
RIDERS START

| New York, Dec. 18-The annual
| six-day cycle race is with us again.
At exactly one minute after midnight
this moring Edward E. Mccall pull
ed the trigger of a small revolver and
almost simultaneously fourteen we'll
! trained and conditioned riders start
ed on the long grind which will con-
| tinue without break until 10 P. M
Saturday night.
| AS usual on the opening hight, the
/ crowd was big and enthusiastic, it
! being estimated that fully 1000 saw
! the beginning of the long journey.
AS early as $50 a small army of
six-day race fans modified outside
of the box office windows, while one
youngster reached the historic garden
as early as $50 p. m.
The boy was from Newark, the
home of many famous riders. Tight
ly clutched in one hand was a So
cent piece. In the other he Had his
lunch.
BY the time the doors opened there
were several hundred persons on the
outside waiting the opportunity to
buy their tickets. They quickly made
for the choice seats in the upper tiers.
These filled up rapidly. The holders
Of the boxes and reserved seats were
slow in coming in. At 1890 o'clock
hardly any of these had arrived, but
from then on a steady stream of
spectators kept pouring into the Gar
den, with the result that at 1880
| O'Clock there were only few seats
unoccupied.
The crowd was well behaved and
we'll handled. No person was admit
| ted in the Garden without first show
| ing his ticket at the entrance. There
was no confusion in finding seats once
| inside.
| Grenda, Mcnamara. Dupuy. Dro-
bach, Root, Carman, Cameron, Wal
| thour, Kopsky, Mitten, Eaton, Ernest
Ohrt, Thomas and Spencer were the
riders to begin the race. The number
of teams striving for glory and the
rich purses is not as high as in for
mer years.
New York, Dec. 18-At a. M, to-
day all of the IA teams or bicycle
| riders who started at midnight in the
gath annual six day race were tied
with a total Of 1862 miles, laps Be-
yond a few spills in which no one
was injured seriously enough to COM
pei his withdrawal there were no ac-
cidents The record for the seventh
hour is 1e7 miles, one lap, made by
Eaton-Madden in 1915.
| The following teams are conteshng:
Observation-Disclosures Goulet and
Grenda; Australian, Mcnamara, and
Spears; Swiss French. Egg and Du-
puy; New England, Hill and Drobach;
New York, Root and Madden; Long Is
land Carman and Willy; Bronx, Kali
ser and Kameron; Dixie-Belgian,
Walthour and DeBaetes; Newark,
Smith and Kopsky; Rocky Mountains,
Larsen and Mittens; New Jersey,
Eaton and Ryan; Belgian-Italian, e.
Ohrt and Belo; Boston, Frank Ohrt
and Thomas; Canadian, Spencer and
Carroll.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18

on the disability list and so was Lew
Wendell. By keeping these players
on the disability list, McGraw actual
ly had 23 men to choose from.
Bakers resolution prohibiting. the
sale and trade of players after Aug
ust u unless each other club in the
league has waived on a player will
prevent a club from strengthening its
team in the latter part of the season,
as did the Giants last fall. Herzog
came here before August 1, but the
Sallee, Zimmerman and McCarty deals
were made after that date
1t is Bakers opinion that the new
men procured by the Giants last fall
cost him the pennant. After the
Phillies gained a fine lead about La
Dor Day by winning eight straight
games from their closest rivals-five
from Brooklyn and three from Boston
they came to the Polo Grounds and
lost four successive games to the re-
modelled Giants. That PHILADELPHIA
percentage suffered blow in that
series from which it never recover
ed
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18
YANKEES REFUSE
TO TRADE MAISEl

New York, Dec. 1S.-Colonel Jacob
RUPERT and Captain T. l.. Huston,
the owners of the Yankees. have re
turned from Chicago, where they att
tended the meeting of the American
league. Captain Huston stated that
Fritz Maisel was in big demand and
that he had offers for him from Chi
cago, st. Louis, and Cleveland. AS
Manager Bill Donovan expects to try
Maisel out as second baseman next
season, all the offers were rejected.
The American league club owners
did not discuss the request to remove
the Glass A. A. draft or the new rules
to govern the worlds series, Captain
Huston said, but instructed President
Ban Johnson to take sLcI action as
he deemed best when the National
Commission meets.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18
FRANK MORAN
AND SMITH TO
MINCLE.,TONICHT

New York, Dec. 1S-Francis
Charles Moran, once an able sea-
man, and Gunboat Smith, once just
az able in the same line Of endeavor,
will meet at the Clermont A. G. in
Brooklyn tonight to settle a little
matter Of individual supremacy over
a, ten-round route. Just four years
ago they met at San Francisco in a
twenty-round contest, and Smith was
awarded the plum at the end.
Besides being given the decision,
Smith had the extreme satisfaction
OF topping Moran off his pins for
the first and only time during his
fighting career. Moran has had a
keen desire ever since to wipe out
that blot on an otherwise perfect
score of fistic equilibrium.
Tonight's meeting Is going to mean
a lot to both men, Moran especially
If he does not whip the, hard listed
Gunner tonight, his fame as a draw
ing card will disappear in the thin
air. With a possible chance to meet
Carpenter; should the Paris idol come
to America, it behooves both of the
athletes to shake a leg this crisp even
There is a chance for Moran to go
to Havana to meet Fred Fulton for
a. kings ransom, and should the Gun
ner flay him this night, old Sobersides
Dorgan and his blond warrior will
have to be content to sit on the out
side Of the palm grove, looking in at
-well. perhaps Gunboat Smith and
Fulton.
Moran has worked faithfully for
this fight, and Trainer Willie Lewis
says he is down to 1876 pounds, the
lowest notch he has reached since re-
turning from Europe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18
GREGG GOT $4,000
FOR PITCHING ONLY II
GAMES IN TWO YEARS

Who is the highest paid player in
baseball? Ty Cobb? This Speaker?
1t is none other than Vean Gregg,
who occasionally, very occasionally,
pitches a game for the Red Sox,
champions Of the world.
Gregg was wished upon the Red
Sox late in 1914 by the Indians, and
Vean did little else than nurse his
arm for the balance of the year. In
1915 and again last season Gregg was
almost useless to his club. The main
chores he performed were those Of
the relief variety. In 1915 he worked
to a decision is only six games; this
year it was five.
For performing in II complete
combates in two years Gregg got his
regular salary-reported to be $4,000
a season-and two cuts of the worlds
series melon. That means approx
mately $4,000 for working about 20
hours in two years, or $3.50 every six
minutes. If you have tears to shed
this is not the spot
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18
BROWN BASEBALL
OUTLOOK FOR 1917
VERY SATISFACTORY

Providence, Dec. 18-With foot
ball out OF the way, baseball now
begins to come into prominence at
Brown, and prospects are encourag-
ing enough to give some hope that
next years nine will again place
Brown in the championship class.
s9Of last years team, which did not
quite come up to expectations, Cap
tain Johnston, shortstop' "Buz' An
drews, first baseman; Frank Healy,
pitcher and Jack Dunn, outfielder,
were last by graduation. Coach Har-
ry Pattee,, however, will have seven
letter men to start with and should
have little trouble in developing men
for the vacancies.
Murray, second baseman, one of
the best infielders in colleg- circles,
and Davidson, who proved a find on
third. will again be- available.
Should Murray be shifted to short,
which seems likely, as that is, his
natural position, there are several
players eager to take his place at Sec
ond.
I Among these are Jimmy Murphy,
who was on the varsity squad two
years ago, but who was not eligible
last year; Tracy and Porter, under
studies last year, and Russell Murphy,
newcomer, who captained the strong
Worcester Academy team last spring.
For the position at first there is
Joe Johnston. substitute last year and
the most logical candidate, although
there are several others uutried, but
with prep school regulations.
Captain Ormsby, centre fielder, and
Robertson, left fielder. are practically
sure Of these positions, while for the
vacant spot in right are any number
Of promising ball players out for the
team.
Donovan, the old Exeter captain
and the regular varsity backstop two
years ago, who did not return to col
lege last year, came back this fall,
and will again go out. for the team.
With Flenberg. who did most Of the
catching last year, and Mcguire and
Erickson, capable substitutes Of year
ago, there should be little difficulty
in selecting at least vwo first class
catchers.
The loss of Frank Healy, the most
effective Of last seasons pitchers,
was thought to be a serious blow to
this years prospects, but there are
many men WHO have expressed in
tention of going out for the position,
and the outlook is decidedly encour-
aging. Ray Bagley, pitcher with
quite reputation who was not e1igi-
BILE last spring, is now in good stand
ing at the university offices and
should make good man.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18
CHANGE IN PLAYERS
CONTRACT CREDITED TO
WORK OF DAVE FULTZ

The National Commission, through
its several members, has said rather
uncomplimentary things time to time
about Fultz and the Fraternity, but
when it came to guaranteeing
player his full contract salary in case
he happened to be injured on
the playing field, there was prac-
teal evidence Of its concern for the
player. writes Bob Dunbar in the
Boston Journal.
While denying that the clubs ever
refused to pay a player who had been
hurt during a ball game the commits
sion, nevertheless, drafted a new con-
tract in which the player is absolutely
assured of his pay during the life Of
his contract. Under the old arrange
ment it was usually possible for the
club to release the injured man after
IS days had expired. To the credit of
the club owners, however, 1t must be
stated that they were more than gen.
erous with injured stars, although not
always so generous with the lesser
lights of the game.
The main point about this new de-
cision of the commission Is that 1t Is
a substantial recognition that counts
for a whole lot from the players
angle. Also, it knocks a lot Of that
strike" talk in the head.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18

New York.-Ed. Barrows, president,
secretary and treasurer of the Inter
national league, is now the big noise
in baseball circles. The grown sons
Of baseball, which is to say the Inter
national league and the American as
ISOLATION, are in open mutiny against
demands, their pleas, get favorable
the big baseball leagues. Unless their
hearing they will quit. They will
walk right out and leave the parent or
ganizations-th National and Ameri-
can leagues-fat on their backs To
begin with, the minor leagues adjourn
ed with a def to the National Commits
sion in that they refused to accept the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18

ruling which ordered them to pay So
900 to Charles Ebbets. That in itself
is outright revolution. But wait They
also have decreed that the big leagues
must change the drafting rule and give
them chance to use players which
they have developed Moreover, the
International league came right out in
the open and told these things to the
National league assembly. If their
demands get no response they are
quite ready to operate on their own
hook and let the devil take the hind
most. In the meantime they have ad-
journed. The baseball world is now
wondering what the outcome will be.
Photo shows Ed Barrows.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18
EASTERN TO MEET

If Joe Sullivan, the Lawrence,
Mass, baseball magnate, doesn't
come forward with something definite
at tomorrow's meeting of the Eastern
League in Worcester, he will be
forced out of the league. Sullivan
has been stalling the other directors
along for some time. The Lawrence
club is in debt and the situation
needs attention at once. BY getting
rid Of Lawrence the directors would
solve the problem of arranging an
eight club circuit.
1t is also said that two other clubs
may change hands at tomorrow's
meeting. The Lynn franchise, which
has been a white elephant, is likely
to be unloaded on somebody else by
Eugene Fraser, the present owner.
Hugh Duffy has talked of selling his
Portland, Me. franchise to F'itchburg
sportsmen but they think his price
of $1,000 is too high.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18
THUNDERBOLT ROLLERS
TO CONTEST TONIGHT

The Scallops with Captain Solen
leading will meet the Clamdiggers
with Captain Kecko as anchor man
tonight at the Park City alleys. Both
teams are tie for first place in the
league. The rivalry between the teams
is great and their followers are back
ing them strongly. No doubt there
will be considerable noise. The line
up:
Scallops: Solen, Capt; Noonan, T.
Mcclure, Morgan, r. Lynch.
Clamdiggers: Kecko, Capt; Nolan,
DUNCAN, Johnson, o. Curley.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18
ANNIVERSARIES
OF RING BATTLES

This is the birthday of Michael ].
Cavanagh and Jacob Woodward, both
prominent ring gentlemen. Mr. Cav
anagh in citizens clothing is Mike
Glover in ring toys, and was born in
Lawrence, Mass. ,twenty-six years ago
today, while Mr.. Woodward. q native
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18

II. Everitt Fisher, Of East Orange,
will sail for France tomorrow to join
the Norton section of the American
Motor Ambulance Corps, on the Yer
dun front. 81
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18

Touchdowns: Freedman, Courtney.
Field goal: Mcdonald, Goals from
Observation-Disclosures Time, Four
IL minute periods. Referee, Waters
Umpire, Cahill. Head linesrnan, Nc
Carthy.
-Chains-Grunwald for
Bakos; Glees-J. Kipitsky for Ma
lone; Manicini for Frankel; McCor-
mick for O'keefe; M. Kipftsky for
Courtney.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18

The Duncan Electric Manufacturing
Co. of Chicago increased it's capital
from S. 900, GOO to SIC, O00, goo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18
MALONEY LEADS

The official batting averages Of
Eastern League, given out today
show Pat Maloney of Worcester lead
ing the league with an average Of
1892. Bud Weiser Of New London is
second with 1928. Although HOWE
Baker was Bridgeport's leading hit
ter his name didn't creep into the
averages for some unknown reason.
Leading Bridgeporter in the printed
records is Jake Warner, who had an
average Of .257. The pitching records
show that Martin of New London led
with 21 won and six lost. Shanty
House with II won and ten lost was
Bridgeport's best. Marty Walsh won
IL and lost IA.
Bob Wilson in the New Haven Jour
nal-Courier says Of yesterdays foot
ball contest between the Chain eleven
and the Washington Glees, "Yester-
DAYS result at Bridgeport is another
argument against the importing OF
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18

The exports Of general merchandise
from the port Of New York for the
week ended Dec. IA were valued at
$54 ,679, 1872.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18

Exports of specie from the port Of
New York from Dec. II to Dec. Is
were valued at 1864. $40.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18

of Preston, England is known n the
pugilistic set as Young Ahearn. GLOW
er began fighting in 1908 and made a
good record in the welterweight d.
vision, being one of the championship
claimants until Jack Britton annex
ed that honor. Young Ahearn was
knocked out by Packey Mcfarland
in Albany, N. Y in 1911, and in 1912,
Mike Gibbons knocked him out In
New York. Ahearn then went to
France, where he was knocked out
by Badoud and lost to Marcel Thomas
After that he had a string of victories
in France and England, and returned
to America press-agented as the
worlds greatest fighter and the flu
ture conqueror of Willard. Mike
Gibbons put an end to that sort of
stuff early this year in st. Paul by
putting Ahearn to sleep in fraction
of a round.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18

XMAS TREES, WREATHS
AND ROPING
JOHN RECK q SON
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Roger B. Wood, Chief Assistant
United States Attorney, resigned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18

XMAS TREES, WREATHS
AND ROPING
JOHN RkCk a SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18

The body of woman about IS years
old was found in the North river of
5Oth street. -
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Hitting The High Spots

outside talent. A we'll drilled team
of mediocre men can usually hold Its
own against an eleven of individual
stars"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18

XMAS TREES, WREATHS
AND ROPING
HOLM RECK & SON
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stars"
Ralph Vita. who used to play foot
ball at the University of Minnesota
before he went the limit and became
a wrestler, thinks he can beat Joe
Stecher of Nebraska. Vita is heavy
weight champion of the Pacific Coast
at present
Frank Chance just simply can't quit
baseball Although he was disap-
pointed because he failed to land as
manager of the Cubs he has decided
to stay in the game and manage the
Los Angeles team again next sea-
son.
The intercollegiate basketball
league has started the season. Prince
ton began we'll by beating Cornell on
the I+hacans' home floor last Saturday
night.
A California boxer who has just re-
turned from Australia has nothing but
praise for Les Darcy. The Californian
says Darcy has a big chest and power
full arms. He hits hard and the more
punishment he gets the harder he
fights back.
This is the time of year when that
peculiar speciman, the six day race
fan, comes out of his shell. Scien-
lists have been trying to discover
what pleasure this fan finds in hang
ing around a stuffy hall for hours
aid having his Overcoat stolen.
The Washington Glees of New Ha-
ven have one consolation. They
beat the Chain eleven worse than the
Annex boys did. But the Annex play
Ars drew more money down here than
the Glees.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18
FIVE TO
TAKE ON RIBBONS
TOMORROW NIGHT

The hard fighting Paterson team
will clash with the Blue Ribbons IN
an Interstate basketball game at
Colonial hall tomorrow night. Dan
bury, gained on the locals last week
and Leavy's men must down Paterson
to keep from tagging behind in the
pennant race. Paterson has a num-
Der of good players, however, and VIII
be hard to beat.
Bruggy, the former National league
catcher, is with them and so is Alex
Harvey, no relation to Stretch Har-
vey of the Ribbons. In their last game
here the Paterson boys staged a gar
rison finish and the Ribbons were
lucky to win by few points. since
then they have been strengthened by
the addition of Miles, former captain
of the Washington & Lee university
five. Jimmy Clinton has recovered the
use of his injured leg aud will be back
in uniform for the Ribbons. There
will be a preliminary and the usual
dancing. The lineup:
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-18
CHAIN co. CLOSES
SEASON BY TAKING
ANOTHER DEFEAT

The season Of the American Chain
football eleven came to a disastrous
finish yesterday when the local boys
fell before the Washington Glee club
football warriors at c1ewfield park
by II to 0. The contest was played
under conditions more suitable. for
hockey than the gridiron game. The
Glees displayed greater skill than the
Chain boys and deserved the victory.
Courtney and Mcdonald starred
for the Glees. The former ran IS
yards for a touchdown, after inter
cepting a forward pass and McDon-
aid kicked field goal from the SO
yard line, a remarkable feat consid-
ering the condition of the field. Grun-
valid, Lavery and Moose Miller did
well for the Chains.
In the first period the Glees ad-
vanced the ball steadily down the
field and when the period ended had
the oval on the Chain two yard line.
At the beginning of the second period
Freedman went over for a touchdown
and Mcdonald kicked goal. In this
same period Mcdonald made his field
goal. after Waters had given him a
chance by making a poor kick.
The Chains were desperate in the
fourth period and tried many for
ward passes. One of these was in
tercepted by Courtney on the Chain
25 yard line and he raced rs yards
for a touchdown. Mcdonald kicked
the goal. The lineup
Amer. Chain Co. Washington GIees
Maggie $500. Shaffn1tt
Left End
XAA1lSI XloAOAAS
Left Tackle
murphy -. rIdHhel
Left Guard
O'NetI McLoughlln
Center
murray .....'. noWloy
Right Guard
Flanagan (Capt) ......... O'Keefe
Right Tackle
DdhSI IACdAl lS
Right End
waters McDOnalQ
Quarterback
MoShier ............ Quinn (Capt)
Right Halfback
Bakos ....... Courtney
Left Halfback
Lavery Freedman
Fullback
Touchdowns: Freedman, Courtney.
Field goal: Mcdonald, Goals from
uchdown-McDonald. Time, Four
IL minute periods. Referee, Waters.
Umpire, Cahill. Head Hnes1nan, Nc
Carthy.
-Chains-GrunWald for
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31

the pocket an almost inconceivably DOW
erful pressure OF steam This steam.
striving to find its way out. pushed be-
fore ii the detritus in the SHAFT OF the
crater and forced it out through the sea.
from the bottom 10 the surface.
III YOU Will place a straw in Il bowl of
water and blow through it YOU Will see
that the air bubbles from The straw vio-
lenliy dis place the water and cause waves
Exactly this thing. Oh tremendously
greater scale. ha opened in The caribbean.
Some time between $50 of that afternoon
and 3:t2 The sea rushed through the tis-
sureS or the old crater. AS ii blew out
the plug il raised al the Same time enor-
nous volumes OF water. This water rad
lated from tho point of disturbance IN
The form OF enormous waves and its crup-
ton continued with increasing visor. The
waves. rs was noted by eyc-wiinesses
quoted on this page. grew larger and
more powerful.
These waves had, because Of their or
iSin. lncomparably greater force than
waves caused by wind Wind waves are,
compare lively. merely movement OF the
surface OF the water. Waves caused hy
submarine volcanic aruptions. are literally
displacement of millions of tons OF water
and the agitation affects the sea from bot.
tom TO top.
such were the waves that wrecked The
Memphis.
Gunncrs Mate T. Il. Klein. who went
through the terrifying ordeal of the Mem
PMS, has given these vivid impressions
Of what he experienced:
Suddenly. without any warning.
huge sea broke over the starboard bow.
II crashed down. And right back OF ii
came another.
The old Memphis started driving in
shore. II seemed nothing could stop her.
We had tho mud hooks out but they
didn't seem able 10 grip. Before the ship
ny. Great Britain Rights ReseryeM