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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-27
YALE VS., HARVARD
RACE is OFF IF
WAR IS DECLARED

Cambridge, March 27.-The Yale
Harvard boat race this year will be
cancelled at once in the event OF a
declaration of war by congress, Fred
w. Moore, graduate treasurer of ath-
letics at Harvard said today. Other
athletic events also will be cancelled,
he said, although such competitions
may be decided on Harvard's home
fields when the preparation does not
involve extensive training. The prob
ability of similar action by other col
leges may further reduce these con-
tests.
No formal agreement has yet been
reached regarding the Yale-Harvard
regatta at New London on June 22,
Moore said, although there has been
an informal exchange of views be-
tween the graduate athletic commit
tees of both universities. The crew
activities would be the first to be
abandoned, according to the treasur-
er, both because of the preparation
necessary and the fact that every
member of the varsity crew and most
Of the members of the sacond eight
are enlisted for some form OF military
or naval training.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-27
OFFER $4,000
FOR WHITE AND
WELSH BATTLE

Freddie Welsh's announcement ina
he will not retire in July and that he
! intends to box every contender TWEEN
| ty rounds to decision has brought
out one young man who is willing to
take a whirl at Frederick the great
That young man is Charley, White
of Chicago. True, Charles Augustus
had one fling at Fred over the true
distance and came a cropper.
eff at once you do not succeed, try.
try again." seems to be Whites mot
to. He wants another crack at Welsh
and he has dug up a Western pro-
moter who is willing to back him
against Welsh, or even Bejamin Leon
ard providing Benny knocks out the
champion tomorrow night at the
Manhatta A. G.
Nate Lewis, Whites manager, sent
the following message from Chicago
to Harry Pollok yesterday:
t'Will arrive in New York Wednes-
day morning and will be at the ring
side with promoter from the Middle
West who is ready to post $4,000 for
a twenty five!round championship
match for White with the winner of
the Welsh-Leonard bout He will Of
fer a 100000 purse for such a con-
test. If Welsh will accept this match,
White will bet $4,000 of his own
| money on the side that he wins the
championship. Leonard must knock
| out Welsh before he can consider the
proposition"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-27
YALE. PLAYERS IN
IST PRACTICE ON
OUTDOOR DIAMOND

New Haven, Conn, March H.
aale baseball players yesterday took
their first outdoor practice\ Of the
season, spending two hours on the
Yale Field diamond. Not in many
years have they left the cage as early.
Weather conditions indicated a, full
weeks practice before their opening
game on Saturday, and nearly two
weeks before they start South, unless
the threatened war enlistments cause
all Yale athletics to be abandoned.
Coach Lauder shifted the players
continually. as two full mines of vet
eran players were available, All Of
last years players, except Captain
Vaughn and Shortstop. johnson, who
have left college, were in their usual
positions. Captain Harry LeGore was
at third base and Lyman at shortstop
most Of the afternoon.
OF the pitchers, Garfield, Conner
ford, and Davey.~a former Oberlin
star, appeared. in best form Nudge
and Munson are being used for the
regular backstop work. Coach Laud-
er said that his lineup for Saturdays
game with the. New Haven Colonials
was far from settled
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-27
RIBBONS TACKLE
CRACK TROY CLUB

The crack Troy team will engage
the Blue Ribbon basketball experts in
combat at Colonial hall tonight and it
looks as If the fans will see a lively
encounter. The Troy lineup includes
some of the greatest players who ever
shot a goal and they are likely to get
the decision over the Ribbons
Dick Leary, who when seen here
with the Uniontown, Pa, team short
time ago astonhshed the spectators, by
his clever play, will be with Troy and
SO will Chief Muller, the veteran for
ward. Inglis, supposed to he the best
forward in the country, is another
member of the outfit. The guards are
Grimstead and Suels.
Manager Leavy of the Ribbons has
received assurances that Johnny Beck
man will be here to play on the for
ward line with Eddie White. Jimmy
Clinton is expected to play guard
There will he the usual preliminary
and the main game will start at $3.50.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-27
STALLS IN SCRAP
BUT WINS over WALLACE
Champion Gives Brief Flashes OF Form That Won Hin
Title-Other Bouts Good

goods in large packages. Eddie
Wallace put up a clever exhibition.
He didn't hesitate to carry the fight
to Kilbane and held his own in the
early rounds. Taking the entire bout,
however, Kilbane should be awarded
the decision.
/ Tommy Shea Of New Haven won
from Johnny Best in the ten round
semi-fnal. Shea put lots of pepper
into his work, probably because he
was annoyed by Best's tactics. The
latter was very awkward in his style
but was willing to swap punches and
for that he deserves credit.
The sensation of the evening was
the great work of Billy Hughes, who
recently moved to this city and
brought with him reputation as one
Hughes easily outpointed Johnny
Hayes, the hard hitting New Yorker.
At first Hughes was nervous but after
he forgot about the audience he wad-
ed right into Hayes. In the last
three Of the ten rounds he banged
Hayes around THE ring but could not
score a knockout.
The preliminary was stopped i'm
the second round because Young Nc
Mahon was too good for Young Muir
ply. Referee Lee$ wisely called
things off when it looked as If Muir
ply might be knocked out.
The cvrowd was the largest that
has witnessed a boxing, show in many
years. The Glover club boys, who
staged the card, hustled to make the
affair a success and although ex-
penses were large they made a profit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-27
HOLDING
OUT AS DODGERS
QUIT HOT SPRINGS

Hot Springs, March 27.-Ffnis was
written here yesterday to the training
season of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
primed for the forthcoming cam
paign, they leave this vaporous valley
today for Memphis, where the first
road game with the Boston Red Sox
is to be played.
The sojourn here has been extreme
ly beneficial to the champions of the
National League, and Manager Rob
inson declared his team would be in
splendid physical condition when they
reach Brooklyn to play the New York
Yankees on April 6.
Instead of leaving part Of his team
here as was first reported, Robbie
will take the entire squad with him
as far as Little Rock, where the
rockies and surplus pitchers will be
left to await >the return of the regu-
lars from Memphis.
Charley Stengel will go with the
team as far as the Tennessee city. He
was to have departed last night for
his home in Kansas City, but he de-
layed the trip SO as to be with the
boys another day. Meanwhile Robin
son will make one more attempt to eff
feet a compromise between the hold
out and President Ebbets Ebbets
has offered Stengel a contract con-
tanning a salary closA to $4,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-27
SEEK INJUNCTION
TO STOP. RlCKEY ,
TAKING NEW JOB

Chicago, March 27-The American
league will take no immediate action
in the case Of Branch Hickey, bust
ness manager Of the st. Louis club Of
the Americans, who, although still
under contract with the club, has
signed a three-year contract with the
st. Louis club of the National league
This announcement was made last
night by President Johnson after a
conference with Phil Ball, president
Of the st. Louis Americans. It is un-
derstood that court action to restrain
Hickey from carrying out the terms
Of his National league contract will
be started by Ball, in st. Louis today.
Commenting on the suggestion that
presidents of the major league clubs
donate a percentage Of their receipts
to the American Red Cross to be used
In case the United States becomes in
.~volved in war, Johnson said:
THAT is question entirely up to
the club owners. I desire to hold my
opinion in allegiance. I do not wish
/ to have the impression gained that
am debating a policy for them to pur-
sue in that regard
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-27
HIGGINS is ONLY
BIG LEAGUE PILOT
UNDER 40 YEARS

Miller J. Higgins, the pilot Of the
st. Louis Cardinals, passes his thirty
seventh milestone today, as he was
born on March 27. 1880, in Cincin-
natl. The Cardinal chieftain is the
youngest Of the National League man
ayers with the exception of Christy
Mathewson, who was also born in
1880, but will not be tlnirty-seven I'M
til August. Fred Mitchell of the
Cubs is also a comparatively youthful
man, and will be thirty-eight in Aug
uSt.
All the other pilots in the old cir
lcuit are past the forty mark. Pat
Moran is forty-one, and Jimmy CAL
lahan recently celebrated his forty
third birthday, John McGraw will
be forty-four early next month, and
Stallings is forty-seven.. Uncle Will
bert Robinson is the patriarch of the
bunch, and will attain the half-cen-
fury milepost next June. Connie Mack
is the Oldest of all major league pi-
lots, confessing to fifty-four years
Clark Griffith and Fielder Jones are
also we'll along toward the fifty
mark
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-27
B.H,S,BASEBALL
prospects APPEAR
!! BRIGHT TO COACHES

The coaches for the baseball team
have finally been selected. They will
be Mr.. Russell and Mr.. schspp Of the
faculty, who volunteered their SER
Vices.
II The outlook for the B. H. S. nine
this year is very bright. Now that the
coaches have been selected as it is
only IA matter Of q couple of weeks
before practice will begin. Some of
those who are expected to shine this
year are, McGran, Cuneo, Kennel,
Porter. Heating, Clancy, Hayes, Pins
and Mccarthy. ~
Stamford High called off the bas-
ketbau game that was to be played
In Gfeenwich Saturday, thereby dis,
appointing many rooters who expect
ed to go with the team.
The s. H.. S. boys substituted An
sonia for the local boys on their own
court. The only reason given was that
Stamford did not care to play in
Greenwich but wanted to play either
in their home town or in this city. It
IL hoped that both, teams will come
to satisfactory agreement SO that
the game may be staged, this week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-27
(Rv Wa gror

Johnny Kilbane must be, saving his
punches to put in the bank. He held
back enough blows at the Park thea
ire last night to win free-for-all bat
tie in a cabaret. Just as the specta-
tors leaned forward and prepared to
watch the champion knock Eddie
Wallace into Main street, Johnny
would change his mind and put the
punch back on the shelf.
Although Kilbane didn't extend
himself he shovel he has remarka-
BILE ability when he cares to display
it. He took things sc: easy in the
first part of the bout that the fans
began to swap jokes and numerous
tunes supposed to be waltzes were
whistled. About the sixth round
Kilbane began to warm up and after
that he easily outpointed Wallace.
Kilbane is husky youngster with
a long reach. He had an advantage
over Wallace in height which enabled
him to slip over quite few swats on
the New Yorker. The champion is
very quick in his movements, a mar
vel 1T infghting and also packs a
dangerous punch. Like most cham
pions he is overcautious in the ring
because he wishes to take no chance
Of losing his title. A single careless
movement might give some watchful
opponent a chance to come through
with knockout blow.
But in spite of the fact that Kilbane
stalled through the early part Of the
fight the fans could see from his brief
periods of aggressiveness that he is no
false alarm chanSpion. He has the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-27
WAR Is LIKELY
To STOP RACE
ON THE HUDSON

New York, March 27.-The inter-
national situation may result in the
cancellation Of the intercollegiate
rowing races, scheduled for June.
The events Of the next few days
and the action taken at the extraor
binary session of Congress will all
have an effect upon the water sport.
and tomorrow the Board Of Stewards
of the intercollegiate Rowing Asso-
citation will meet here ito consider the
matter.
According to report a course Of ac-
ton, insofar as the association is in
volved, will be worked out with re-
gard to the international situation,
and it is expected that the stewards
will adopt a measure which will pro-
vide for the cancellation Of the
Poughkeepsie Regatta in the event
of war.
With one exception the Pough-
keepsie Regatta has been held an
nually since 1895. Columbia, Cornell
and Pennsylvania, as charter mem
bers Of the association, have taken
part in every race, and Of the twen-
ty-two contested Cornell leads with
thirteen victories.
In 1898, the year of the Spanish
| American war, the charter members
of the association, together with the
university world at large, were In
volved in military movements similar
to those of the present. The Pough-
keepsie race was cancelled on this ac-
count and 1t is believed that this pre-
cedent will be followed this~year.
Wisconsin, Syracuse, Georgetown,
Washington, Leland Stanford, Har-
ward and the Navy have at various
times in the history of the event also
competed in the race. Syracuse was
the winner last year, Cornell second
Columbia third and Pennsylvania
fourth. rs.
At all these universities the belief
is general that the Poughkeepsie Re-
gatta will not be rowed this year.
This belief is strengthened by the
announcement that Cornell will grad
uate it senior class at once in the
%event Of war This action would dis
rupt entirely the Cornell crew. y
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-27
YANKEES TO SEND :,
FOUR PLAYERS TO
FARM IN TOLEDO

Macon, Ca, March A27-The last
day in Macon Of the Yankees was
spent in doing. nothing. The rain,
which has retarded the teams pro-
gress for the better part of a week,
was still active and wet, and Braves
as we'll as Yankees hardly stuck their
noses out of the door. There was no
chance whatever for the scheduled
battle between the two teams-the
field was half under water-and
everybody around here was disap-
pointed, for the game was to have
been a big affair.
Bill Donovan took Is players to
Dublin, Ca, today for the game there
with the Braves, and the Yanks will
reunite the next morning. Caldwell,
Love and Monroe are the pitchers
who will be taken; Nunamaker and
Walters. the catchers. and, by the
way Of extra men, Aragon, Miller and
Hendrix. Stallings is expected to
shoot left handlers against the Yanks,
probably Tyler and Allen.
Arrangements are going forward
for placing those members of the
Yankee band who will not be retain
ed. Some are to be distributed before
the team returns to New York, with
Bresnahan of Toledo, having the first
call. Bresnahan wants an infielder,
a couple of pitchers and an outielder,
It looks .as~if he would get knapp,
one of Donovan's extra infielders;
Ross and Enright, pitchers, and
Bankston, the outfeld supply. There
are others to be disposed of, but from
present intentions Donovan will keep
Aragon, Gedeon and Baumann as
extra infielders, and Miller and Hen
dryx as extra outf1elders.
Nick Cu1lop, a southpaw pitcher, is
i'll in bed with a severe cold and
symptoms Of pleurisy. The. rest Of
the pitchers are o. K, except that
recent lack of practice, due to rain,
has not done them any good. They
are not as near to an edge as they
were a week ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-27
FOOTWORK GREAT HELP
TO OLD TIME BOXERS
In ESCAPING THE COPS

Footwork is still an important part
Of boxing, but it was even more i'm
portant in the Old days, when speed
was often essential in escaping the
authorities. For instance, back in 1888.
just 70 years ago today, Nick Ward
and SanIbo Sutton, two prominent pu-
gilists of that period, were matched to
fight. The officers got wind of the af-
fair, and soon cornered Sarnbo after q
hot chase of a mile or so, but Nick
Ward was pursped for 30 miles by the
consta bles;, and finally succeeded in
eluding them.
Nick ram the whole distance on foot.
stopping occasionally to hide while a
mounted constable passed, and at last
reached tho home of some friends who
successfully concealed him from the
searchers. Nick Ward was a brother
of the great Jem Ward, and, although
he succeeded i'll holding the title a
short time, he was principally noto-
rious for his ccw1raice. He had ev-
erything but courage but If his oppo-
nent succeeded ip landing one good
blow old Nick quit right there.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-27
KAUFF
MAKES GREAT
CATCH IN WACO

Waco, Tex, March 27.--The Giants
found but little difficulty In trounclng
the Waco players, champions OF the
Texas League in 1915 here yesterday
afternoon in the first of a series OF
two games. The score was to 1.
Two home runs, one each by the
two contending forces and two plays
in the field by Benny Kauff and wal
ter Holke kept the contest from be-
Ing colorless and dreary. Moore OF
the Navigators got a four-bagger off
Sallee in the fifth, aid George Burns
Duplicated the feat at the expense OF
Bunk. when the Giants next came to
bat
- The two fielding stunts by Kauff
and Holke happened In this wise;
Benny raced far over into deep right
Gentle to make a great catch or
hot line smash by Tanner in the sixth
Holke 1unged in front Of hard smash
toward right in the sixth inning IN
time to, toss to Tesreau for an out
! The Giants also made a stab at
rousing bit Of interest in the second
inning. With the base. filled, due to
an infield hit, an error and pass
g. triple steal was engineered. Heinie
Zim slid home safely, while Kauff and
McCarty moved up a peg. Kauff tried
to duplicate the trick a bit later, but
was nailed at the plate.
Sallee started the pitching for the
Giants and allowed only three hits in
five rounds of firing. Except for
Moore's homer not Navigator got
as far as second. Tesreau did not al
low hit during his four innings
tenure OF the box. However, he was
rather wild, walking three batsmen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-27
FREDDIE WELSH
SPENDS $4,000
ON COUNTRY HOME

New York, March 27-Freddie
Welsh, lightweight champion boxer,
now in training for fight with Ben
ny Leonard, yesterday confirmed a
report that he had purchased a 1872
acre estate near Summit, N. j., to be
used as a combination home and
training farm, on the order of Null
doon's, in Westchester. The sum
mentioned in connection with the
deal is 100000.
The Freddie Welsh Training Farm
will be the MAMIE OF the establish
ment. The estate has a large resi-
|dence on Long Hill, four miles from
Summit From this point there is a
fine view of the country for miles.
For nearly ten years" said
Welsh yesterday, ''I have had this
idea in mind. For more than three
years I have been looking. for a place
to srtike my fancy. I wanted one
that would be a good place for my
wife and two Riddles to live on, and
at the same time serve as training
camp. This deal was closed five days
ago. Within the next ten days I in
tend to take over the title and this
spring I expect to have the training
farm in first class condition.
The property was purchased from
the estate Of George E. Duncan, a
New York merchant, who died three
months ago, with the expectation of
| using it as his summer home.
"The house there" said Welsh, els
one of the finest have ever seen.
The furnishings are done elegant.
| There are dozens Of hunting scenes
painted on the walls. There are also
many hand carvings imported from
Italy. The big fireplaces add a touch
Of luxurious ease. It was, in fact,
just the place had been looking for.
There is also a seventy-five foot
swimming pool fed by an ever flowing
| spring. In intend to have extensive
alterations made in the pool so that
the bathing will be the finest in that
section. I will also have several addi-
tons made to the house in order to
provide sufficient accommodations
| for those whom expect to entertain. -
| Welsh said that one of the reasons
why he had selected Summit for his
training farm was its convenience to
| New York. There are eighty trains
| daily between New York and Summit,
and the time for the Journey is forty
five minutes
Il intend to have a fine golf
course" remarked Welsh "There will
also be tennis, horseback riding and
various other forms of sport to drive
| away worry from the mind of the
tired business man. I expect to have
the training farm in operation by the
late spring.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-27
TED MEREDITH, GREAT
PENN ATHLETE. WILL
JOIN AVIATION CORPS

Philadelphia, Penn, March 81
Ted Meredith, famous former Penn
sylvania athlete and holder of the
worlds quarter and half-mile run
ming records, has offered his services
to his country. He announced to-
day that he intended to enlist in the
aviation corps, and is arranging his
business affairs so that he can start
taking instructions as soon as he is
accepted.
When Meredith announced his in
tention of enlisting as an aviator Don
aid Lippincott, former Penn track
star and a former sprinting champion,
both in the intercollegiate and in the
Olympic games at Stockholm in 1912
also sign1f1ed his intention or Joining
with Meredith. It is Meredith's in
tention to organize University of
Pennsylvania arvtation corps, if pos
sible.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-27
ST. JOSEPH'S TO )
HAVE TOURNAMENT
OF POOL PLAYERS

"A pocket billiard elimination tourna-
ment to decide who shall represent the
association in the inter-club matches
which are to he arranged in the near
future will take place between the
members.
Among the contestants will be found
some Of the leading pocket billiard
players in the city. Much interest is
being taken in the coming tournament
and the matches should establish some
records. Games will be played III
blocks of 80 points.
The players will be divided into four
classes and a prize will be awarded tC
the winner of each class. The prizes
are now being selected by the COM
mittee in charge and will he placed
on exhibition in one Of the show win
dows of the leading stores in the cen
ter of the city.
The following is a list Of the players
matched UP in the first round OF the
tournament:
GLASS "A.''
Robert v. Nevins VS.. Raymond Far
rell.
Frank Farrell VS.. James Donahue.
Robert Swords VS.. Edward Camp
bell.
William Quinlan VS.. Hugh Dewitt. \
CLASS "B.'
Frank Quinlan VS.. John Simko
James Durlzin VS.. Bernard Halpin.
Michael Benson VS.. Frank Donnelly.
Frank Muldoon VS.. Edward Jessel.
GLASS &C."
Daniel Ryan VS.. Thomas Coonan.
Frank Trainor VS.. William Mohyde.
IL,
Frank Summers VS.. Richard Ivers.
CLASS d.
Peter Hamburg VS.. John Ryan,
Edward Nevins VS.. Robert Ivers.
Robert Noonan VS.. Stephen McMa.
hon.
Edward Collins VS.. Robert Barrett.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-27
PLATTER ENLISTS

George M. Knablin, 81 years old
699 Broad street, enlisted for the in
fantry service yesterday, at the Uni
ted States army recruiting office here
He is a platter formerly employed a.
the Union Metallic Cartridge Co. He
will go to Fort Slocum today. Dur.
ing the month the local recruiting Of
flee has enlisted 20 men and those il
charge expect to increase the mum
Der to 25 before April 1. The loca
recruiting office is now open from
s a. m, until p. m. except on Sun
days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-27

The A. e. F. B. Permanent Line
Relief War Fund, supported by Amer
lean contributions, has promised
100000 yearly for five years to the
French committee conducting relief
work among blinded French soldiers
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-27

Edwin Gould, of Ardsley-on-the-
Hudson, will be appointed admins
traitor of the estate Of his son, Edwin
Gould, Jr., who was killed while hunt
ing at Brunswick, Ga.