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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-02

New York, Jan 2--Les Darcy, sit
ting in one of the ringside boxes at
the Broadway Sporting club ysster-
day afternoon. saw Billy Miske, one
Of his prospective opponents, whip
pugilist who twice stayed 20 rounds
with him in Australia. George
(+Knockout'') Brown was the one
who. took the walloping The bout
went the limit Of 10 rounds. and the
final bell found the Greek middle
weight still full Of fight but hopeless
ly outclassed. After the first round
Brown was little more than a punch
parlance Miske ''hit him with every
thing but the water bucket
That Miske failed to stop his rival
or even floor him is no indication
that the st. Paul boxer lacks sleep
producing wallop. Nobody else has
ever toppled the Chicago Greek Off
his feet, including Les Darcy and a
score of the best middleweights in the
country. i. Certainly nobody ever
handed this steel muscled and shock
absorbing Greek a sounder beating
than Miske dit yesterday. Browns
head kept bobbing like cork on a
turbulent sea, punches coming his
way with bewildering frequency.
To his credit, however, Brown never
stopped trying. The harder he was
pounded the more earnestly did he
bore i'm in an attempt to catch his
opponent with a lucky punch. For it
was evident soon after the men
squared off that any blow Brown
landed would have to be a lucky one.
Miske was far too clever and too fast
sor him. AS the Greek rushed in,
usually swinging a right that travelled
in a wide area, Miske always measur-
ed him with q jab or right hook that
seldom missed the mark.
Before the main event started Les
Darcy was introduced in the ring and
that has been his portion since his
am not an orator. All my muscles
are in nay body, not in my brain.
feel at a loss to express my apprecia-
ton Of your kind reception. I thank
you Wishing you all a happy New
Year"
After the bout Darcy was asked
for his opinion of Miske. Hes a
good two-handed fighter" he said,
and apparently a hard hitter" The
Australian champion did not approve
Of the way the bouts were conducted
however He thought there was en-
tir6ly too much shouting by seconds
n ahe corners and he objected to the
snapke-laden atmosphere. In Aus
tralia, he said, both coaching and
smoking are forbidden.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-02
AMERICAN LEAGUE
ORIGINATED FROM
CIRCUIT OUT WEST

From a meeting held, in Rockford,
ILL.,, thirty-eight years ago today,
when a baseball circuit called the
Northwestern League was launched,
to the present American league, with
it's clubs in the great cities seems a
far cry, yet the Northwestern was the
daddy of the organization over which
Ban Johnson now rules as car. The
Northwestern was the second minor
lea que to be launched, having been
anticipated by the International AS
ISOLATION, formed at Pittsburgh in
1877, and which included cities in
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New
England and Canada.
Rockford, Omaha and Dubuque
were among the cities represented in
the parent body of Ban Johnson's
league. Dubuque won the first pen
nant, the Iowa city's players includ-
ing Charley Comiskey. then pitcher;
Charley Radbourne, Ted Sullivan and
Tom LOTUS. The original Northwes-
tern lasted only one season, but it
was revived in '83 with a new bunch
of cities, Toledo grabbing the flag.
Grand Rapids, Duluth and Oshkosh
later captured Northwestern pen
nants.
In 1888 the name was changed to
Western Association, and in the four
seasons under that name the gonfal-
ons were annexed by Des Moines,
Omoha, Kansas City and Sioux City.
In 1892 the circuit became the Yves
tern League, and renamed such un-
til 1899, Indianapolis winning three
pennants in that period, while Co.
lumbus, Sioux City, MinneaI oils and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-02
Decreasing Is Cent
Seats in Bleachers Is
Defended BY Tener

President Tener expressed himself
as being strongly in favor Of the club
owners action in adopting a resolu-
ton to limit the number of 25-cent
seats at the various parks, particular
ly in those cities where the clubs have
been giving UP considerable of their
space to the two-bit patron, writes
George M. Young in the Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
He said the owners had been forced
ito it through the change in the con-
ditions governing the game during the
last five years. He pointed out that
club owners have provided for the
comfort of their patrons by erecting
spacious stands and furnishing other
equipment at great expense, players
salaries have advanced and the run
ming expenses Of a major league club
have multiplied until the owner is
compelled to do something to get back
some of this money. President Te-
ner said he expected the action would
result in criticism, but that it would
regulate itself, and that the fans
would accept it as something that haT
to come along with the increase in
every other line Of business.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-02
TEX RICHARD, GREAT BOXING
PROMOTER, ONCE GAMBLER
Made Fortunes Running Games of Chance in Alaska and
Nevada Camps.

fex,. il you speak it real fast,
sounds like chewing gum, or. some
thing to cure tired. aching and swol-
len feet. but the Tex here referred to
is that two-legged, two listed, rcd
blooded hombre known to the sports
of as many continents as there are as
Tex Rickard, the daredevil promoter
pugilistic entertainments.
The man who has pulled off three
worlds championship bouts, and who
has lately been basking in the lime
light by reason of his efforts to lure
Georges Carpenter to America, will
celebrate his forty sixth birthday to-
day. He was born in Kansas City,
on the Missouri side. Jan. 2, 1871.
and started life as George L. Richard.
Attic age of two he took his family
to the Texas Panhandle, and at five
he became a cattle herder. At ten he
took part in big cattle drive from
the Panhandle to Caldwell, Kas., the
nearest shipping point. On that trip
hes didn't see single white mans
habitation, but lots Of Injuns.
Tex was cowboy until he was
twenty-five, when he was elected
marshal Of his home town, Henrietta.
which was a pretty lively burg in
those days, although now safe as
church. In '95 Tex pulled freight for
Alaska. He dragged a sleigh over
800 miles Of Snow to reach Dawson
City; the journey lasting two months.
He made several lucky strikes, but
LOST out by opening gambling house,
and. flat broke, went to Nome for a
new start
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-02

Penn finally got the ball within seven
yards of the Oregon goal line, Mitch
ell charged the instant the ball was
passed to Quigley, who had replaced
Berry, and so ferocious was this tackle
that the Penn full back was carried
twelve yards back of the line from
where he stood, prepared to dive into
the mass Of players in grim attempt
to cross the Oregon line
This was toward the.end of the Sec
ond period, and was the turning point
of the game. While Penn still kept
Oregon at bay, the psychological eff
feet Of that setback was never over
come, although Penn had ample
chance to score.
Nine times in succession toward the
close Of the game the Fasteners tried
the forward pass, but never could the
receiver make any Roadway. Mitchell,
Tegert, Bartlett, the two Huntingtons,
and Parsons all lived up to their rep
utations, which made them the most
feared players in the Pacific Coast
conference. For Penn, Berry was
the same daring, spectacular backs
and Miller even exceeded the great
star. Bell was equally prominent
and made the second longest individ-
ua1 run of the game, one OF twenty
yards land PENIS best effort. The
thirty nineyard run by Parsons, in,
the final period was the most spectac-
ular play Of the day.
The Red and Blue, stung with the
fear Of defeat, fought with unexpected
power toward the end and tried to
force Oregon back. They We're par
TALLY successful, but the time was
too short and the distance to Ore
CONS goal too long. They made a
game, If desperate, attempt, but after
Penn had forced the ball back to Ore
CONS twenty-yard line, Monteith
kicked it back to PENIS thirty-five
yard line, and H. Huntington threw
Bryant as the whistle ended the
game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-02

There he started another palace of
chance, and cleaned up 100000 a
year for four annums. With a for
tune in his pockets he returned to the
States, and in 1904 landed in Gold
field, New, where he opened a gamh-
ling resort. There he made more
money than he knew what to do with,
and he decided to promote boxing
bouts as a means Of getting rid of
some Of the surplus. The first real
fight Tex ever saw was between Ter
ry McGovern and Jimmy Britt in
New York, and from that time he be-
came a red hot fight fan.
Tex lost quite bit Of coin in his
first venture as a promoter, when he
staged the Gans-Nelson fight at Gold
field in 1905. but he wasn't cured of
the boxing bug. He went aneaG and
staged match between Jeffries and
Johnson. His original plan was to
pull off this bout in Salt Lake City,
but he was induced to switch to San
Francisco. Then the governor butted
in and the mil! had to be pulled off
at Reno. Even at that Tex cleared
500, 900.
After that Richard went to South
America, and invested his pile in
Paraguay cattle ranch. He now owns
thousands of acres Of grazing coun-
try, big heards of cattle, and many
fine horses. The lure of the white
lights drew him back to New York,
however, and in the last year he has
been playing the role of daredevil
promoter which made him famous
Tex cleaned up big pile betting on
Wilson In the last election.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-02
.PITTSFIELD SEEKS
EASTERN BASEBALL
! FOR NEXT SEASON

Hartford, Jan. 2.-Something very
definite is expected with regard to
the makeup Of the circuit Of the East
ern league for the coming season as a
result of the meeting that will be held
this afternoon at the Cooley hotel in
Springfield, Mass The announcement
last week that the proposed buyer OF
the Lawrence franchise had with
drawn his offer, did much to clear NY
the situation, as it left the way open
for the league to take over the Law
renee franchise, should Owner Suli-
van of that club fail to be prepared at
today's meeting to produce buyer,
favorable to the league, or be ready
to take up his Indebtedness to the
league, amounting to something over
So, 500
The impression has gone forth, 1t
seems, that the Lawrence franchise
will be taken over by the league at
today's meeting, and that the ques-
ton will then be whether the league
will go ahead with the eight cities
left, which include Portland and Lynn,
the former far away from the rest OF
the circuit, land the latter none too
good a baseball town as longs as Lynn
is forced to remain in the no-license
columne, or will find some other way
in which to make up the circuit, ex-
Guiding Portland, and possibly Lynn
as we'll.
Pittsfield evidently thinks that there
is chance Of a new deal with regard
to the layout of the Eastern league
circuit for 1917, and promoters in that
city have already written President
O'Neil with view to finding out If
there is any chance of that city again
being included in the league. These
promoters have been told that they
can learn the possibilities at first hand
best if they attend the meeting to be
held at Springfield this afternoon.
The same situation is true of Fitch
burg, which has again picked UP hope
Of getting into the big show in base
ball, and there is a report that there
will be representatives from that city
present at today's meeting in the hope
that they may see some opportunity
that will let them line up for 1917 in
the, Eastern league.
While the club owners are saying
nothing with regard TO their inten-
tons for the coming season, there
seems to be good reason to believe
that todays session will ge a long
way toward outlining the probabilities
of circuit and setting the ball in
motion, which has been too long de-
1ayed already in an attempt to be fair
and impartial to Owner Sullivan and
his Lawrence franchise.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-02
MCFARLAND PLANS
COMEBACK TO GET
THAT EASY MONEY

New York. Jan. 2-Packey McF'ar-
land is ready to do just one more
comeback. The boxing game is
rustling so much easy money these
days that Packey has decided to take
few weeks off to collect $4,000 or
so for, Waiting ten gentle rounds
with some safe and sane sparring
partner.
Paekey's antagonist will be Ted
Kid Lewis, one of the welterweight
contenders, and the bout will be for
the alleged welterweightl champion
ship. The boxers are waiting until
boxing is legalized in the state Of Illi-
nois, when they will initiate, and
probably kill the sport on the first
night.
and Mike Gibbons staged the fam
Gus $4,000 fiasco at Brighton Beach.
Packey announced after that session
that be was through with the game
forever. But the unprecedented boom
that has come into pugilism since Les
Darcy arrived, has reused the business
instincts of Packey There is too
much easy money about for Packey
to stay out Of it.
OF course if the boxing bill should
fail to pass in Illinois Packey is will
ing to take the long and arduous trip
to New York to, box in Madison
Square Garden. Like Willard, Pac-
key is disporting something of BAY
window, but modern boxing is not too
great an exertion even for fat men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-02
Ike Weir Winner Over
Il Kentucky Rosebud Just
25 Years Ago To day

Just quarter Of a century ago this
evening Ike Weir, the Belfast Spi-
DER and Walter Edgerton, the ken
lucky. Rosebud fought a four-round
no-deciSion bout in Philadelphia The
bout WIS remarkable only in that the
Rosebud, negro featherweight
was then thirty seven years old, if we
accept his statement that he was born
in 1884 in Raleigh, N. G. Weir had
the best OF the argument with the
brunette boxer, whom he had pre-
viOusly Knocked out. The Rosebud"
appeared in the ring more or less
regularly for years after that, and
fought professionally when he was
past fifty. IKE Weir, who had. long
held the featherweight champion
ship, was then an Tex" the honor
of leading that division having passed
to George Dixon. In the same year
that he fought Weir. 1892, the Rose
bud" fought two draws with Dixon
The Rosebud" met the Chocolate
Drop" the last time in 1897, when he
was in his forty third year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-02
Ought to Keep Seats
for Worlds Series
Away from Scalpers

The American league magnates
made an advance in the right direc-
ton when they voted to cut down the
price of admission to Worlds Series
games in their own parks. But the
great troub,e-the disposition of tick
ets-was not touched upon, says a
writer in the Philadelphia Evening
Ledger. There are few persons who
ever really objected to the prices of
tickets when they could be bought at
face value. The kicks came when
regular patrons were unable to get
seats from the clubs, yet they would
go on the streets and see block after
block Of tickets in the hands Of spec
ulatorS.
Whether the scalping evil ever will
be eliminated is a doubtful question.
But surrey the American league mag
mates might have tried to do some
thing that at least cut down the num-
Der of tickets that get in the hands
of spectators and increase the num-
err that might be purchased by the
persons who patronize the game
throughout the championship ason.
To the fan who wants to see Worlds
Series this is the real issue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-02
OREGON SPRINGS SURPRISE
DOWNING penn IN FOOTBALL
Coast Athletes Too Strong For Fasteners Who
Slump in Last Period.

Pasadena, Cal, Jan. 2-Outplayed
field play, outgeneraled in the use of
the famous forward pass, in which
they were expected to prove adept,
the Pennsylvania eleven went down
to defeat here yesterday, IA to 0, at
the hands of Oregon in the seasons
biggest intersectional football contest.
The Red and Blue team was not
disgraced. For three-fourths of the
game it kept the ball in Oregon's ter
ritory. Penn even held the great
smashing line-drives Of the big timber
men, and three times had the ball
within seven yards of Oregons goal,
but the effort wore them down.
The big limbed youths from the
East could not Withstand the severe
tax imposed on them, and when it
became necessary to use every ounce
of reserve strength to withstand the
terrific onslaughts hurled at them
they withered, and it was then that
Oregon outdid them.
Not only forward passes but a brill
liant double forward pass, carefully
and cleverly executed, scored the first
the third period. Penn tried hard to
avert another score in the last period,
but was beaten back, and Parsons of
Oregon, after making a run down the
field of 80 yards, was pushed over the
line for the Westerners' second touch
down.
Oregon could hardly have played a
more consistent game. The team was
a1ry
a single tumble marred its play.
Penn Starts With Rush.
Although the Oregon players were
heavier, Penn, at the start of the
game, attacked them like 1.-THE young
panthers, even hurting back counter
attacks and stopping Huntington and
Parsons before they could get start
ed. Oregon kept ON resolutely. When
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-02
HUGH ROSS SIGNS.
70 BOX SWEENEY
AT COMING SHOW


1t looks like Hugh Ross of this
city and Knockout Sweeney Of New
York for the headliner of the Black
Rock A. C. boxing show to be held at
the Casino next week Matchmaker
Sammy Hollis has signed the boys and
he thinks the bout will be good He
wanted to get Young Ahearn, the
English boxer, but Ahearn had two
bouts booked for this month and was
not anxious for more. s
1 The rest of the card has not yet
been arranged The matchmaker
would like to get Young McAuliffe on
the bill. There is a chance that he
will be matched with Billy DeFoe of
st. Paul or Johnny Hayes of New
York. Charley Pitts and Red Allen
are also being considered as partici-
pants in the show. The complete
card will be announced soon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-02
WHIPS
GUNBOAT SMITH IN
BROOKLYN BATTLE

New York, Jan. Batting Lee
whisky outpointed Gunboat Smith by
a wide margin in ten rounds at the
lClermont S. G. in Brooklyn, yester-
day afternoon. The Battler piled up
points in NEARLY every round, while
the Gunner had greatly difficulty in
solving Levinskys defense.
Levinsky's fine footwork and block
ing told, consequently Smith seldom
landed cleanly. On the other hand,
Levinsky landed solidly and the
blows hurt, as the Gunner's face
plainly attested. In the third round
the Battler shot wicked right to
Smiths jaw and followed this up with
a left to the stomach, which sent
Smith to the ropes in a semi -dazed
condition.
All through the bout Levinsky was
quick to take advantage of Smiths
inability to time and judge his blows,
and he repeatedly whipped across
vicious rights and lefts to the head
and body.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-02
Johnny Coulon, Back
in Ring Again, Gives
Joe Wagner Beating

New York, Jan. 2-After the bent
form of the departing year had faded
from view yesterday afternoon there
emerged from the mists of prehis-
toric pugilism and into the ring OF
the Pioneer Sporting Club the figure
of a man bearing resemblance to
Johnny Coulon once prominent
boxer of Chicago, who was by many
recognized as the champion among
bantamweights.
Stumpy. bald headed, plump, he
looked the prosperous delicatessen
merchant rather than a boxer. 1t
was Coulon, for he confirmed the sus-
picion by bowling when introduced to
the big crowd. Furthermore, he won
a ten round bout from Joe Wagner,
a New York bantam, who had been
out of the ring for years
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-02
SAYS GOLFERS
TRIED TO FRAME
0UIMET'S CASE

" --f 1s
Denver, Col, Jan. 2-Charges Of
in regard to the Ouimet case are
made by President Frank L. Wood
ward Of the United States Golf asso-
citation in singing arraignment Of
Massachusetts golfers and others
who have constituted themselves the
enemies of the Executive Committee"
An effort, he says, has been made by
deliberately withholding facts in par
ticular cases to prejudice the minds
of the delegates who will attend the
annual meeting in New York on Jan.
IL, which meeting will decide what
constitutes an amateur. The ques-
ton to be decided, he says, is
whether there shall be sport for
sports sake or sport for gain" and
adds that mo attempt to cloud the
issue by crafty pleading or extrava-
CANT verbiage will avail"
Up to the present, he says, the
executive committee has been silent,
even though charged with being an
autocratic and self-willed body of
aristrocrats bent on forcing opinions
through despite all opposition. This
silence was because 1t was felt that
the annual meeting was the proper
place for a fair and sane method of
arriving at satisfactory solution Of.
the controversy. He has asked that
delegates be sent to the annual meet
ing uninstructed, as it is for them
to determine, he declares, whether
the game of golf shall be maintained
upon a basis Of clean, straight-for-
ward, decent craftsmanship, or
whether players should be permitted
to trade upon the game for personal
profit.
The cases of Francis Ouimet, John
J. Sullivan. and Paul Tewksbury, who
were debarred from the ranks of am
ateurs last year because they engaged
in the sporting goods business, will
again come before the meeting, de-
clares Mr.. Woodward. The President
gave out the statement which indicts
many Eastern golfers as he was leav-
ing for New York to attend the an
nual meeting.
The statement in part says:
Tremendous efforts have been put
forth by number of Massachusetts
golfers and others who have consti-
tuted themselves the enemies of the
executive committee to prejudice the
minds of the delegates who expect to
attend the annual meeting. The
methods adopted to accomplish this
are most regrettable for the reason
that golf is supposed to be pre-emi-
nently friendly sport, distinguished
by good fellowship and harmony.
Among friends 1t is not supposed to
be playing the game to resort to mis-
statement and Misrepresentation, but
these have characterized the attacks
on the amateur rule and on the exec
utive committee from the start
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-02
Hitting The High Spots

gate receipts of at least $4,000. In
former years before the little fell
lows became so strong in football the
preliminary games were seldom in
teresting and attracted small crowds.
Since teams like Colgate and Wash
ington & Jefferson improved so won
derfully they have injected new life
into the preliminary season. If these
teams bring out the crowds suitable
guarantees should be offered,
Although the major leagues are
raising the prices Of admission the
minors are trying to interest the fans
by providing bargain rates. In the
middle west the owners of clubs are
offering season tickets at SO each,
which makes pretty cheap baseball
In Hannibal, Mo-, enough seats have
been sold to assure financial sue
cess next season. This would be a
good scheme for Jim Collins to try in
New Haven.
They are trying to revive boxing in
Danbury. This may give the DAN
bury sports a chance to practice their
Walkout. Although Danbury has one
of the best basketball teams in the
Interstate league the fans there show
their spirit by walking out of the
hall if the home team gets a few
points behind. If the home town
boxer is stopping 'em with his chin
will the faithful fans get up and exit
laughingly from the hall?
The boxing public in all parts Of
the country suffered a lot of punish
ment yesterday. Boxers who have
been doing their acts for years and
have made every move picture put
on their specialties and the crowds
lshelled out their money to see the
posing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-02

between these pugilists should be one
Of the greatest in the history Of the
prize ring. They are the two most
discussed men in fistiana today Car
pentier is said to have objected to
meeting the youthful Australian in
view Of the circumstances of his de-
parture from the antipodes; but, ac-
cording to insiders, the Frenchman
has no qualms about boxing Darcy at
all. Photo shows Georges Carpenter
in his new war auto
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-02
JACK DILLON WINS
FROM BOB MONA

Dayton, O., Jan. 2.-Jack Dillon
earned the popular decision on points
in his 15-round bout here yesterday
afternoon with Bob Molla Of Milwau-
kee. Five Of the rounds easily went
to Dillon. Moha had the advantage in
three. The others were even. Dillons
aggressiveness was the controlling
factor in his victory, as Moha was his
equal in cleverness.