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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25
LORD LONSDALE is
PATRON OF BOXING
GAME in ENGLAND

Col. Hugh Cecil Lowther, viscount
md Baron Lowther and fifth Earl of
Lonsdale, Hereditary Admiral Of
Coasts of Cumberland and westmore-
land, and Lord Warden Of the West
Marches--such are the titles of the
best known OF modern England's
noble patrons of boxing. By his gifts
OF the Lonsdale belts, the Earl Of
Lonsdale brought about great re-
viVal OF public interest in boxing in
ese land OF its modern origin.
ORD Lonsdale was born just three
y ta years ago to-day, Jan 20, 1857,
la Tor 40 years he has been an ar
dens friend Of the boxing game,
honestly conducted. In appearance
and speech he is typical Britisher of
The old sport-loving school, and is de-
voted to racing and yachting as well
az to boxing. Since the outbreak of
the war his nautical knowledge and
his popularity in sporting circles have
both been turned to good account in
the service of his country
From the days of Figg, the first
champion, two centuries ago, until
the present, English boxing has al
ways enjoyed the patronage of SPORT
ing mobiles. The Earl Of Peterbor-
puSH, FAMOUS as a soldier, eSta DISH
ed Figg in London and thus popular
lied boxing. Jack Broughton, the
second champion and the father Of
regulated boxing, had as his hacker
the royal Duke of Cumberland. Hum
dreds of other British mobiles support
ed the game at a later period, one Of
the most enthusiastic having been
Lord Byron. the poet When boxing
was almost dead in England half a
century ago, the Marquis of Queens
berry saved the sport by giving his
name and influence to a new code of
rules. eliminating the brutalities of
the old London prize ring rules.
II have always considered that box
ing really combines all the finest and
Highest inclinations of man-activ-
fly, endurance, science, temper and,
1ast but not least. presence of mind"
wrote Lord Lonsdale in a woreword to
the volume of Mr.. Corri's reminis-
cences as a referee. II mean, of
course, boxing under legitimate and
honest conditions, governed by those
who are above suspicion and have no
axe to grind-they are the ones who
conduct most to the really bona fide
and legitimate game and science of
boxing"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25
GETz REFUSES TO
SIGN CONTRACT To
PLAY IN, BROOKLYN

New York. Jan. 25-Gus Getz.
utility infielder of the Brooklyn Dodg-
ers, refuses to sign for 1917 and will
stick with the Baseball Players Fra
ternity if a strike is ordered.
ST have been offered a big cut in
salary" said Getz in Newark, N! j.,
yesterday, land positively will not
sign. I have returned my contract
and will remain idle during 1917
rather than play at the figures Of
fered."
Getz is the fifth member Of the
Brooklyn team to refuse to sign be-
cause Of cut in salary The others
are Zach Wheat, Charley Stengel,
Chief Meyers and Otto Miller. Ac-
cording to the club, only six players
have been cut. The other is said to
be George Cutshaw, the second base
man. Hy Myers, the outfielder, has
not been cut, but he will stick with
the players fraternity If a strike is
ordered.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25
YARN OF DARCY .
AND AL MCCOY
MATCH DENIED

New York, Jan. ga telegraphic
communication from Pittsburgh last
night alleged that Les Darcy, the emf
nent Australian actor, had been
matched to meet al Mccoy, the mid
dleweight champion, at Madison
Square Garden on March 5. Darcy,
the message said, is to recsive $780,
600 for his services. The identity of
the person from whom this sum Is to
be extracted, painfully or otherwise,
was not disclosed.
According to the message, which
was not signed by Freeman Bern
stein, Darcy's theatrical manager and
press agent, Grant Hugh Browne
closed the contract in the Gardens
behalf. At a late hour last night,
however, it was learned that Browne
was still in Montreal; and this state
of affairs is taken to indicate that
Darcy's act has been drawing poorly
in Pittsburgh.
Last night, McCoys father manager
said that SO far as his son was con-
cerned, no negotiations for a match
with Darcy had been completed. In
addition to this, it is known that
already refused to promote a match
between Mccoy and Darcy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25
FARRELL HAS
COMEBACK FOR
FULTz CHARGES

New York, Jan. 25-John H. Far
reli of Auburn, n. Y, Secretary of the
National Association, and around
whom the threatened baseball strike
is conferred, broke his silence on the
subject of the Players Fraternity yes
terday, and came out with a repudia-
ton Of the statements of President
David L.. Fultz in regard to the case
Of Manager Crystal of St. Thomas
Canada. This is the first utterance on
the part of Farrell since the frater-
nifty decided to go out ont strike.
Secretary Farrell states that in
many of the minor league cases, the
National Board carries on it's dealings
directly with the player and not with
Fultz as the head Of the fraternity.
This is where the shoe pinches in all
these cases." says Farrell. President
E. G. Barrow of the international
League. who is a member Of the Ma
tional Board, said yesterday that it
was because Secretary Farrell nego-
tiated with the players themselves, in
stead Of through the Fraternity that
Fultz was so vehement in his pro-
tests against the associations secre-
tary.
Farrell calls Fultz's efforts in be-
half Of the players, school boy,
Fourth of July oratory." ''His state
ments," says Farrell, "are garbled,
regardless Of the frequent, meaning
less flights of school boy oratory
about such conditions as the Crystal
case being tolerated in free land"
President Fultz yesterday again de-
MED that he had received any infor-
nation concerning the rumored retec-
ton Of the fraternity's application for
memgership in the American Fedora
ton Of Labor, which is now before
the Executive Committee of the or
ganization in Washington, D. C. It is
the impression among the club own
ers that the fraternity has been turn
ed down.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25
YANkS' MANAGER
TAKES LONG TRIP
TO SIGN UP CULLOP

New York, Jan. 25.EThat major
league clubs are following the same
procedure as during the Federal
league war In sending agents after
their players became evident yester-
day when Bill Donovan. manager of
the Yankees, visited Bristol. Tenn, to
see Nick Cullop, his star left handed
pitcher. Cullop lives near by. in Chill
howie, Va.
Neither Donovan nor his crack
pitcher. according to the despatch,
would divulge the nature Of the bus
mess which brought them to Bristol,
nor the outcome of their conference.
though there is doubt that Donovan
if-ought a 1917 contract for Cullop to
sign. s
Whether Donovan carried away with
him Cullop's signed contract neither
Wild Bill nor Nick would say, but a
report gained circulation that the Vir-
ginian had signed. Cullop, former.
Federal lacquer, is not member sof
the Players Fraternity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25
TO HOLD HUDSON
REGATTA JUNE q

New York, Jan. 25.-The board OF
stewards Of the Intercollegiate Row
ing association met here today to set
a date for the annual Poughkeepsie
regatta and transact other business
incidental to the rowing season OF
1917, 1t is understood that the inter-
collegiate crew races will be held
over the Hudson river course during
the afternoon Of Thursday, June 81.
the day before the annual Harvard.
Yale boat races in New London.
It is said that Courtney, the Cornell
coach. and Wright, the Pennsylvania
instructor, favor reducing the varsity
race from four to three miles
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25

Philadelphia, Jan. 25-George
Whitfield, the sprightly left fielder OF
the Phillies, who has notified Presi-
dent Baker that he will not sign the
contract rendered. him along with the
other members of the team, is not ex-
actly a ho1dout, he is just peeved.
Whitfield is now at his home In Dur
ham, NJ c., where he is nursing his
injured feelings.
Whitfield is the victim Of a bit OF
humor which originated with one OF
the officials of the ball club. When
Whitfield gave out his first statement
that he would not sign his contract
until the trouble between the owners
and the Players fraternity was set
tied, his contract was mailed back to
him with instructions to think it
over"
Enclosed in the same envelope,
however, was an application blank
for employment in a war munitions
factory near this city. the idea con-
veyed being that if George didn't care
to play ball next season he might get
a job making bullets.
Whitfield didn't see any joke at
tached to the missive, and he replied
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25
(By Hcinie Zen.)


Kundert made a good showing in
Kundert's hitting won the games. His
three string total was 500.
John Kausler rolled well for the
Rosebuds in Tuesday nights games
against the Brooklawn, he hit the
wood for total of 800.
The OzanaHs got away with the
high team total 1901 in the City Lea
que games rolled at the Park City
alleys.
The Athletics rolled a good game
against the Ozanams in the City Lea
que. Both clubs were fighting for
every pin, Charlie Green hit the
pens in good style for the Athletics
pinning $50 for three string total.
Anderson was pinning in fine style
for the Laurels in Tuesday nights
games.
Charlie Green Of the Athletics got
q double strike and won the second
game from the Ozanams in the city
league.
In Tuesday nights games the Lau-
reIs rolled high single string of
52S in the first game against the Long
fellows in the city league.
Malloy was the star bowler on the
Ozanam club. His three string total
was 313, and Captain Monks hit the
pins for a total of 312.
The city league will roll at the Park
City alleys Thursday night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25
PHILL|ES STAR, SORE
WHEN OFFERED FACTORY JOB
Holding Out Club Official Told Him To Go To
Work.

to the letter, but he excused the send
er and placed the blame on President
Baker, who he believes was trying to
be sarcastic. Georges letter was re-
ceived yesterday and it was worded
in such a. way as to warrant the be-
lief that there will not be much
trouble coming to terms with the
'possum- hunter of Durham.
Whitfield hopes to be manager
some day, according to his letter, and
it will take more than strike order
to keep him off the ball field, but
he couldn't stand for the suggestion
that he might get work in powder
mill.
When President Baker learned the
facts he ordered letter be sent to
Whitfield explaining the "joke" Of the
application blank, and 1t is expected
his ruffled feelings will be smoothed
over Whitfield was not one Of the
players to have his salary reduced for
1917, and if he has a kick over the
amount offered him, there will not be
much trouble adjusting it. Other
members of the Phillies have received
their application blanks. but Whitfield
is the first one to reply to them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25
JOE HARRIS TRAINING
CONLIN FOR HIS BOUT

Joe Harris, the featherweight box
er, formerly of Brooklyn, has settled
in this city which he intends to make
his permanent home is busy training
Young Conlin for his coming bout.
Harris, who has fought some good
boys, has been out of the fight arena
fr several years:
He recently returned to this coun-
try from Europe after being dis
charged from the English army, fol-
lowing his discovery on the field at
Mons, unconscious from the effects of
gas poisoning. Harris was a member
of the regiment made famous by the
heroism of O'Leary. He saw about
nine months Of active service at the
French front
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25
YALE DEFEATS MASS.
"A
sg AGGIES AT HOCKEY

New Haven, Jan. 25-In one of the
raggedest exhibitions of hockey seen
in New Haven this winter the Yale
team defeated the Massachusetts Ag-
gies at the Arena last night by five
to three. Both teams played very
poor hockey in the, first period of
the game with Yale slightly the bet
ter of the two. Only in the opening
Of the second period did the local COL
Iegians show any form at ALL Then
the Yale forwards displayed some
real team work in stopping the rushes
OF the visitors and for about five
minutes the ball did not leave the Ag-
gieS territory.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25
GOSSIP OF BOWLING ALLEYS.

The Columbus Boys Club expect to
have their star bowler, Bill madden
back in the game tomorrow night.
Fred Warner, star bowler of the
Athletics in the ciyt league, is hitting
the wood hard.
Tom Bowden is spending his winter
on the alleys. Tom is with the Oza-
mans in the city league.
1t looks as If the Laurel club will
win the pennant in the city league
Manager Connie Lewis of the Park
City alleys is having lots of fun with
Connie.
Captain John Laf1ske of the White
Eagles in the city league is bowling in
great style.
A large crowd saw the Chop Suey
league roll their games at the Park
City alleys Monday night.
Captain Dewey of the Columbus
Boys club rolled with the Chop Sueys
Monday night and got away with the
three string total of 346.
John Kausler is the star bowler on
the Glover team.
In match game at the Park City
alleys Tuesday night Manager Con-
ME Lewis rolled Henry Drenberg two
out of three games for a side bet of
$50. and Lewis won the match, he roll
ed for a three string total Of 362.
breaking all the records, and Lewis
also, got a high single string of 157.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25
JIMMY MURRAY SEEKS
BOUT WITH MAULIFFE

Jimmy Murray, the tough New
York bantamweight who twice stood
off the onslaughts Of Kid Williams and
has whipped Battling Lain, Dutch
Brandt. Young Solsberg. Young Zulu
Kid and all the good bantams, is on
the warpath and is willing to go out
Of his class and fight Young McAuliffe.
the Bridgeport feather Dick Curley,
manager Of Murray, says that he has
$1,000 that he is willing to post on IL
minutes notice to bind a match.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25

uled to box Tommy Shea in the semi
windup of eight rounds, failed to put
in an appearance and Frank Brindisi
was substituted. Brindisi handed
Shea a reat little surprise package
and at the end of the mill Shea had
to be satisfied with a draw verdict.
Fasane and Pitts worked on a per-
centage basis last night and it was
reported that each drew down S134.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK
(By Lee Pape)


Last mite had to rite a comper-
being it.
Froot is wat grows on trees and
bushes and is good to eat. If its not
good to eat it's not froot.
The smallest froot is a huckilberry
and the biggest froot Is a wattirmel-
on. The differents between them 10
that one WATERMELON Is genrelly
enuff. Wattirmelons are red inside.
and the ferst time you swaller a seed
you don't like the ideer. A wattir-
melon don't look enything like can-
delcpe but it reminds you Of one.
A apple is a round innersent look
ing froot witch can be seen on every
froot stand aItho it grows on a tree.
Apples are colors, green and red.
ony you woodent suspect 1t wen you
look at apple sauce. The core OF q
apple is its leest important part.
A peetch is prttty froot witch Is
soft inside if it's ripe and squashy IL
it's bin ripe long. The stone Of q
peetch can be cracked with the teeth.
but it's not Supposed to, for the good
Of the teeth. A. peetch tree can b
reckernized by seeing the peetches On
it.
Grapes are sidney little froots like
marbles, ony not as useful. They are
good to eat all exsept the skin and
the stones and most of the insides.
Raisins are little dark completed
froots and are general ate with nuts,
being to insignifercant looking to eat
by themselves.
There are meny kinds Of froots. in
clooding ersters. liz
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25

of the. Saranac IN. W Ice Skating
association to compete in their annual
speed championship events, which
are to be held the latter part Of this
month. He has entered number of
the events and expects to take away
the honors. Mathiesen claims the
worlds speed championship and in
tends to prove it. He holds all the
European records from 500 to 5000
meters. Photo shows tMathiesen ready
to start in one Of his recent races.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25

Ten persons were injured, two seri-
ously, when Pennsylvania railroad
train jumped the tracks of the Pitts
burgh & Erie division at the McClin-
tonville yards and crashed into a work
train on a siding near Oil City, Pa.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25
r. III. s. FIVE DEFEAT
STAMFORD HIGH BOYS

The e. II. S. basketball team went
into first place in the Southwestern
Connecticut league yesterday by
beating Stamford at the local gym
,nasium by 20 to II. The B. II. S.
boys excelled in passing as well as
shooting. Pious and McGran were
stars for the locals. In the prelim-
mary the Sophomores beat the Juniors
-13 to 9. Saturday afternoon the
Cheshire Prep school team will come
here to play the High school five.
Yesterdays lineup:
b. I'll. S. (29). Stamford d1).
P1OuS w ecu
r. E.
McGran. Rocket ........ B. Zwart
l.. E.
CuneO W. AWa'
Clancy, Kennel .............: Graft
r. G.
Porter, Hayes -. Sloman, Slawson
L. G.
Referee. Russell; liners, Mercer.
Smith; umpire, Morris; scorers, Tay-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25

New York, Jan. 25-Oscar Mathie-
sen. the speed ice skating marvel, is
out with a challenge to any and all
professional steel blade artists. Dis
lance makes no difference to Oscar,
as he believes he is capable of show
ing his heels to any ice skater in the
world. Many experts consider Ma
thiesen the peer of any ice speed ice
skater in the world. In recent races
he has shown that he is wonder.
Mathiesen has accepted an invitation
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25
Hitting The High Spots

his opponent in the first round and
yesterday won from Hiram Green of
Chicago in the second round. He
played steady game and won by
up and two to play.
The Yale hockey team will meet
the Colgate seven at the Arena in
New Haven tonight. A number Of To-
cal sportsmen will go over to see the
event.
Jesse Burkett, who was a failure
as a manager in Lawrence and Hart
ford last season, is trying to land a
job as umpire in the International
league.
By appointing Fred Dawson coach
Of the freshman squad at Princeton
the Tigers have taken a step toward
developing a good system at the New
Jersey institution. Other big univer-
sites have made 1t a point to train
the first year youngsters carefully be-
cause they provide valuable material
for future varsity elevens.
The veteran Flo Haggerty is not
with the Reading basketball five OF
the Eastern Basketball league as some
local papers have stated. Haggerty
Of Reading is youngster. He is a
giant in stature as those who saw him
at Colonial hall last year will recall
When Reading plays the Blue Rib
bons here next Thursday night the
fans will be able to tell whether Hag-
eerty has grown any since last year.
Although Mike Gibbons, the St.
Paul boxer, has taken to wearing a.
wrist watch few persons will be brave
enough to kid him about it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25

Advertisement says that Jess, Will
lard uses q certain brand of medicine
when training for fight, but there's
nothing to indicate that Jess will ever
keep that medicine factory working
overtime
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25

Isidor Bernstein, of New York, a
subway guard, was killed at the Dyck-
man Street station when he was
struck by northbound express train
as he was crossing the tracks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25

Some offspring Of golfers are now
getting acquainted with their dads,
and others have to be content with
picture postcards from southern golf
resorts. ra
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25

High cost of fuel this winter doesn't
seem to have diminished the smoke
Of the Hot Stove League. Takes
lot to discourage those birds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25

Teachers in the Wilkes-Barre
schools started in circulation petit
ton demanding an increase of 20 per
cent in their wages, to take effect as
soon as present contracts expire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25
Sporting Chatter

Don't know what clubs will figure
in the next worlds series. but we'd
like a pass to October games in Bos-
ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25

Captain Walter D. Wiley, of Thorn
aston, Me-, and 1 8 of the crew of the
schooner Fannie Palmer, which was
abandoned 500 miles east of Gibraltar
on Dec. 6, arrived at Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25
PENN NEEDS FOLWELL.

Students at the University of Penn
sylvania are said to be very much ex-
cited over the reports that Bob Fol-
We'll may not return next season to
coach the football squad. Folwell
was the idol of the undergraduates
because he stood for real college
democracy With Folwell in charge
the students knew the best players
would be on the eleven regardless Of
their social or financial standing.
The football committee, which is
largely made UP of stand patters. was
not very enthusiastic about engaging
Folwell last year but had to yield to
popular clamor. Now that the coach
has demanded an $4,000 salary the
committee members probably see a
good chance to turn him down and
return to the old system which made
the team a social success but did not
bring many victories on the field.
It is said Battling Lain of New
York will be matched with Young
McAuliffe for one of the shows to be
held in this city in March. Nc
mood If he read that letter Lahn's
manager sent to the newspapers.
Hugh Ross, the local middleweight,
is picking up plenty Of money these
days. He will meet Mike McTigue
before the Royal A. G. in New Ha-
ven next Wednesday night.
Walter B. Lashar, president Of the
American Chain Co., is winning more
glory for the Brooklawn club by his
golf victories in the midwinter tour
nament at Pinehurst. N. G.. He beat
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25

While it is true that the New York
State League has been going south at
great rate in the last few years, there
appears to be no foundation for the
rumor that Key West has been given
a. franchise in that circuit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25

MAN wants but little here below"
sang the poet, but it Is safe bet
that he had never heard Of Jess Will
lard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25

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