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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
ARE
SELDOM ABLE TO
PICK SUCCESSORS

About a century ago old Tom Crib,
the champion Of England, picked
Tom Spring to succeed hin1-and
Spring did. That is remarkable, for
as rule pugflistic champions are
mighty poor pickers. This is the
birthday of one Of those who was
picked by a champion as q coming
champ-George Memsic, ago known
as Jimmy Burns. Joe Cans fought
Memsic twenty rounds in Los AngeleS
about a decade ago, and, although the
iOld Master won, he declared that
Memsic was the best lightweight in
the business land certain to be his
successor. There was nothing doing,
for Memsic W. afterwards knocked
out by AID Wolgast, and later was de-
feated by several second raters.
Menasic was born thirty-five years
ago today in Streator, ILL.,, the town
once fam oUs as the home Of the Myer
brothers, and especially Billy Myer.
'the Streator Cyclone" who tried to
wrest the lightweight honors from
Jack McAuliffe. Memsic began fight
ing fifteen years ago, and defeated
such good men as Young Corbett,
Adam Ryan, Cyclone Johnny Thomp-
son and Charlie Neary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
~HOMBARDIER WELLS
WAS KNOCKED OUT BY
MOIR SIX YEARS AGO

Bonn barlier Wells had his first taste
Of defeat-he was to have many
thereafter-just six years ago tonight,
when he was knocked out in the third
round BY Gunner Moir. AS in most
Of the subsequent battles in which the
1Hg Bombardier was to be whipped,
ne had all the best Of it at first. In
TACT. Wells was so much the superior
that the fans cried out "Shame" and
called upon the referee to stop the
slaughter, while some left the Olym
pia in disgust at such an unequal con-
test
In the first two rounds Moir spent
more time on the floor than on his
Geet. but he kept getting up, and in
me third chapter he got an opening
md landed blow on Bombardier's
class Jaw that stretched him out. The
following year, 1912, Wells gave a
somewhat similar exhibition in New
FORK. He made the clumsy Al Pal
asr look like a novice for a couple Of
rounds-and in the third the Iowa
1-rmer put the pride of the British
army to sleep. Wells was always
ssame enough. but he simply couldn't
absorb punishment, and that inability
alone prevented him from becoming
u worlds champion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
new YORK sun
SAYS BR00KLAWN>
DESERVES TOURNEY

! That the BrOoklaWn club has a
good chance to secure the Metropoli
tan golf tournament for the local
course is indicated by the following
story in the New York Evening Sun
last night which praises the Brook
lawn course:
"since the time that S. D. Bowers
made formal application on behalf Of
the Brooklawn Country club Of
Bridgeport for the 1917 amateur
championship of the Metropolitan
Golf Association frequent inquiries
have been received concerning the or
ganization in question. Golfers here
abouts are quite familiar with Wyka-
CYL and Baltusro1, two nearby clubs
that have also asked for the event.
"Wykagyl has been the scene of a
metropolitan open and occasion invi-
tation tournaments, also the West
chester county championships, where
as Baltusrol has been prominent in
golf for many years. Practically ev-
cry championship, both national and
metropolitan, has been decided there,
and the course near Short Hills has
likewise been the scene of the New
Jersey state mting.
until, however, the Metropolitan
associations executive committee has
meeting it will be impossible to pre-
dict with any degree of certainty
whether the tournament in question
will be given to a New Jersey, West
chester county or Connecticut club. 1t
may be that the committee ''for the
good of the cause will decide to let
Brooklawns have the tournament.
Recently a new clubhouse was
completed at Brooklawn. with COM
modious locker room and a limited
number of sleeping rooms. In addi-
ton 20 this the club would be willing
to set up a number of cots in one of
the private dining rooms or ballroom.
Because Of the location Of the club
in question, however. and it's nearness
to the hotels thereabouts. here an
pears to be little recessitv for this
latter provision. The officials state
that five rooms will be reserved for
the committee of the NJ c. A., as a
suitable place for the executive COM
mittee meetings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11

of Philadelphia; Jimmy sO'Hagan Of
Albany, Bob Moha and the Zulu Kid.
The Ross-Sweeney bout will be the
star event of the evening.
Sailor Carroll is likely to give Lar
ny Williams a hard time in the semi
final. Carroll has been training in
New London. Williams has been
working at Battling Levinsky's camp
in Stratford and is prepared to step
into the ring aid clean Carroll right
up, he says. This match is scheduled
for II rounds.
Then there will be a ten round bout
between Charley Pitts of Stratford
and Red Allen of this city. Both
boys are willing workers SO the fans
ought to see some fun The six
round preliminary will have Tommy
Shea of New Haven and Pepper Mar
tin of Brooklyn as principals On &C.
count of the length of the card the
first bout will start at O'Clock
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
REV. MAX CAREY
CAN STEAL BASES
DESPITE HIS TITLE

Thou shalt not stea1,'' was doubt
less one of the commands Impressed
upon Macmillan Carnarius alias Max
Carey, when he studied for the min
istry, but a perusal of the 1916 Ma
tiona1 League records affords album
dant proof that Max doesn't consider
that the prohibition applies to bases.
You could leave a million dollars or
a dozen fresh eggs out where Max
could get away with 'em and be per-
fectly safe, but a base is something
else again. The Rev. Max seems to
be a sort of kleptomaniac on the sub
ject Of bases. He has been afflicted
hathaway ever since he was a little
kid in Indiana. Other children might
cry for candy or Catcher's Nctoria,
but little Macmillan wanted bases
Yessir, they say in Terre Haute, where
Max was born, that he cut his teeth
on bases.
The champion base swiper was born
in the aforesaid city of High Earth,
Indiana, twenty-seven years ago to-
day, Jan. II, 1890. His father. a
Teuton, had been an officer in the
Kaiser's army before he emigrated
to Hoosierdom. He got his real
baseball start while a student in a
Fort Wayne military school, and later
entered a Lutheran college with the
intention Of becoming a minister.
In 1909, while, still studying theol-
ogv, he was offered job as shortstop
with the South Bend club of the Cen
trail League. The following year he
graduated from college, and then re-
Joined the South Bend club, and was
shifted to the outfie1d. In August he
was sold to the Pirates. becoming
big Lacquer at the age of twenty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
Full TON LOGICAL man TO
TAKE JESS WILLARD'S TITLE
Minnesota Fighters Wonderful Improvement Has
Doomed His Stock Among Critics.

New York, Jan. lit can be- said
truthfully that Fred Fulton spent a
very pleasant time all day yesterday.
The long, skillful econqueror of Tom
Ccwler was busy receiving congratu-
lations over his sensational victory.
The congrats came along SO steadily
that modesty prevailed and Fred
erick sought the refuge of his apart
ments to dodge the adulating mob
That Frederick was pleased none
can gainsay, but there was no brag-
gadocia in his joy. He gave Cowler
credit for being a good fighter and
remarked that the big Englishman
would beat lot Of big men as he
went along.
Fulton and his manager, Frank
Force, furnished one of the most
weird sensations ever heard of in the
fighting game. Though the house
was far below the expectations neither
complained; in fact, they declared they
were perfectly satisfied. II wanted
to show New Workers that I could
fight better than they gave me credit
for remarked the big blond gladia-
tor, land from what I've heard all
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11

New York, Jan. 11-;Deve1opments
following the charges~rthat Tom
Rooney, national amateur single scull-
ing champion, was a9professiona1 ath-
lete, disclosed recently that fact that
knowledge of Rooney's occupation as
games instructor in the department of
parks here had been freely circulated
in the lighthouses along the Harlem
river for many months, and it was
even stated that it was impossible for
members of the RaYenswood Boat club
not to have known Of the true state
of affairs.
When this information was brought
to the attention Of James A Pilking-
ton, president of the National Associa-
ton of Amateur Oarsmen, he said
that for his part he knew of no rule
of the association which would make
it possible to take action against the
clubs, although if the officials of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
DARCY SHOWS LOCAL FANS
PLENTY OF SPEED IN RING
Opening Day of Australians Tour Is Not Financial Sue
cess-Other Sport Notes

travelling this season. He came
from the Mexican border, where he
was member Of the militia, to Phil
adelphia. Later he was with the
football squad to Pittsburgh, Ann Ar
Dor, Mich, and then to Pasadena,
Cal.
The Lehigh football manager did
not pick anything soft when he put
the University of Pittsburgh eleven on
the schedule in place of Yale. Lee
high was dropped from the Yale
schedule SO the Pennsylvanians had
to look around for another big at
traction.
Manager Jennings Of Detroit is con-
fronted with the same old difficulty
this year. He has no reliable twirling
staff. He is hoping Ehmke, the
youngster secured from Syracuse of
the New York State league, will come
through for him. Ehmke made a
reputation in the Pacific Coast League
just prior to the Federal league days.
He junnped to the outlaws after Wash
ington bought him but didn't do very
we'll. That is why he was allowed
to drift to the New York State league.
He proved a wonder in Syracuse last
season.
A plan is under way whereby Catch
err Steve O'Neil may be traded by
Cleveland to the Boston Red Sox for
Pitcher Joe Wood. Trts Speaker, who
is very friendly with Wood, has been
anxious to land him with Cleveland.
Wood didn't do any twirling last year.
He thinks his arm, which bothered
him in 1915, is all right again.
They are not so hopeless in Derby
after ALL The mayor wouldn't stand
a boxing show there.
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YALE WINS FROM
WILLIAMS ON ICE

New Haven, Jan. 1.-THE Yale
hockey team defeated Williams last
night in. a loosely played game at the
Arena by to 2. Although Yale was
clearly outplayed in the first half of
the game and closely followed in the
second half, the superb work of
Choke" York in stopping thirty tries
for goals was responsible for the Eli
victory. York stopped sixteen tries in
the first half and fourteen in the sec
ond.
Yale's goals were made by Armour,
Van Nostrand and Jack BierWirth 1t
was the latter's i'll luck. to make the
poor pass which netted Williams her
second goal. Coleman made the
other.
Lester Armour, at center, ! and
Bierwirth and York at cover point
and goal did fine work for Yale
Armour, although his playing was
ragged at time, made more attempts
at goals than any other player on the
team, and Bierwirth would have done
better had the Yale forwards shown
little better team work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
.BRITTON DEFEATS
BAD0UD IN GREAT
BOUT IN NEW YORK

New York, Jan. 11-Jack Britton
demonstrated very forcibly last night
that Albert Badoud Is long, long
way from the welterweight champion
ship by giving the European title
holder. an unmerciful lacing at the
Manhattan Sporting club.
SBadoud took a. drubbing for ten
rounds In his usual courageous way.
The foreigner was hopelessly out
classed once Britton solved his awk-
ward style and settled Ndown to work
Britton dropped his opponent
cleanly in the first round with short
right cross to the jaw. Badoud was
whaling away at Britton with both
hands. He let fly for Jacks jaw with
a particularly vicious haymaker, and
Britton drew out of range and then
stepped close and caught the spinning
Swiss with the right cross. Badoud
landed on all fours, but had the good
sense this time to take a count. He
got up. very groggy, and by holding
his arms about his mead managed to
be on his feet at the bell. 1t was a
close call for Europe's champion.
The foreigner waded, in as is his
habit, swinging loose and wild, and
in the first and second he staggered
Britton, but the champion soon had
the old left hand working. He
dropped Badoud in the first Ind tried
hard on several occasions for
knockout but Albert is very tough.
Jack frequently turned his back on
the visitor and let Albert hit him
there with such force that the cham
pion probably had to sleep on his
side last night.
1t was Britton's first appearance in
New York ring since he grabbed the
title that James J. Johnston up
and busted off for Ted Lewis but his
work did not exactly thrill the crowd.
Badoud was the aggressor most Of the
way; and one thing must be said for
him, he is mighty persevering. He
was trying just as hard at the finish
as he was at the start and Jack had
20 keep ducking to avoid volleys OF
wild swings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
DARTMOUTH BEATS
PRINCETON AT HOCKEY

New York, Jan. 1.-THE Dartmouth
hockey team played it's first game of
the season at ST. Nicholas Rink last
night and gave Princeton a big sur
prise, easily defeating the Tigers by
a to score. The skaters from New
Hampshire excelled in team work and
passing, and their defense was solid
enough to smash UP Princeton's COM
bination play beyond recognition. The
later collegians seemed backward in
their development and did not display
the form which they should show
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
RUDE BRESSLER OF
new HAVEN TEAM E:
Sent TO- ATLANTA

New Haven, Jan. 11-Rube Bress-
Ter will not be a member of the New
Haven baseball club next season. The
eccentric southpaw, who played stel-
ar baseball here last year, has been
ANITA club of the Southern associa-
lion by the Philadelphia Americans.
Announcement Of Bresslers release
was made in Philadelphia last night
oy Manager Connie Mack. Bressler
went to the Athletics from the Tri-
State league IN 1910 and shared in
one worlds series melon.
When Danny Murphy was named
manager Of the 10 al club last year he
secured Bressler from the Athletics
under the optional agreement plan.
3ressler proved a valuable man in
the box and also played a good game
in the .outfield.
One Of Bressler's most noteworthy
against the Colonials during the lat
ter part of the 1916 season. Bressler
was in excellent form that day and
held the Weiss outfit at his mercy
throughout. During the league sea-
son Bressler< turned in two two-hit
games and ope-hit contest.
Bressler made many friends here
who will be sorry to learn that he will
not return. The Southern associa-
ton, however. is Of higher classical
ton than the Eastern league and
Bressler will draw down more money
for his services.
pa sehal II critics believe that Rress.
Ter has the making Of wonderful
pitcher If he can overcome his one big
Bressler got into
one game for the athletics after 1eav,
ing here at the close of the Eastern
league season and passed. three men
in one inning and hit another.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
PLATT ADAMS OF
OLYMPIC FAME IS
BARRED BY A.A. U.

New York, Jan. 11-Platt Adams,
of the New York Athletic Club, the
national indoor standing broad jump
er, and Ed. Eames, Of the Bronx
Church House, the former junior ma
tional- standing broad jump cham
pion, were disqualified from Amateur
Athletic Union competition by the
registration cQn1mitteeAof the Metro
politan Association at a meeting held
last night.
According to the judgment Of the
members of the registration COM
mittee these athletes have capitalized
their athletic fame by selling sporting
goods This, according to the defini-
ton of n amateur as was defined by
the Worlds Sports Congress more
than a year ago and adopted by all
athletic bodies since then, automati-
cally disqualifies an athlete from anna
teure competition.
Neither of the debarred athletes
was present at the meeting, but
were notified last night by letter:
They were also Informed that they
could be pardoned by the board of
governors of the A. A. U. It they de-
sired to return to the union. But, Of
course, they must stop the selling Of
sporting goods. They also were re-
quested to return their registration
cards for cancellation.
Neither of the debarred athletes
was very active during the past year,
because of business interests. AS a
matter of fact, both were on the
verge of retiring from active compe-
tition.
Adams and Games are chagrined
over the action Of the registration
committee, because they were not
given a hearing or permitted to re-
sign in secret. Games declared last
night that he would take the matter
into court. Adams, it is said, will let
the matter drop.
Adams was the greatest all-around
jumper this country ever developed.
He began his athletic career as
discus thrower in the Summer of 1904.
The following year he enrolled with
the New York A. c.. He learned how
to jump and thereafter specialized in
this line. At his clubs game in 1905
Adams won the running jump.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
(By Wagner)

One thing that ought to make Les
Darcy popular with fight fans is his
bOyish grin. The Australian young
ster has a pouthful of big white teeth
and he keeps that smile turned on
the spectators most of the time. OAR
cy's attitude toward the public, as in
Dictated by his appearances at the
Park theatre yesterday, will make
him a favorite.
The boy from the under side Of the
world has an attractive personality.
When on the stage he does not give
the impression that he hates to waste
his valuable time appearing before
ordinary folks. Darcy just grins at
the audiences as if he realized that he
is lucky to be getting money SO easily.
Yesterday was the opening day OF
Darcy's theatrical tour and it did not
prove a wonderful success. Manager
Ben Rosenthal said the two perform
ances put about $1,100 into the treas
ury but as the expenses of the show
are about $1,000 day there was no
occasion for giving three cheers. :
AS usual with shows of this kind
the management put in a number Of
vaudeville acts and reserved Darcys
appearance until the last. The vaude-
vile numbers were Of fair quality. At
ter Darcy had donned his open faced
suit and had been introduced he re-
tired while a couple of wrestlers fritz
tered away ifeE minutes.
The three round exhibition between
Darcy and Freddy Gilmore did not
give the fans much of line on Darcy.
1t could be seen that he is a power
full chap of chunky build. His arms
and wrists are big so that he ought
to be able to deal heavy blows. Dur
ing the exhibition Darcy displayed lots
of speed on his feet. He seemed to
be able to hit hard with either hand.
The Australian weighs about 1877 now
but he generally fights at 160.
It is said Ed Walsh of Meriden is
finally to draw his release from the
Chicago White Sox. Although he has
not able to- do any real pitching for
several years Owner Comiskey of the
Sox has been paying Walsh $4,000 a.
year. He did this for sentimental rea-
sons The magnate remembered how
Walsh had often taken part in so or
so games in a season in order that
the White Sox might win honors on
the diamond. Comiskey has offered
to set Walsh up in business or will
get him a job as minor league man
ager.
. There is a report in Boston that
Fred Pollard, the Brown university
halfback, will transfer to Tufts col
lege before the next football season.
They'll have lynching bee in Provi-
dence if he does.
Howard Berry, the Pennsylvania
athletic star, has done considerable
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day I believe they know I wasn't
bluffing."
In discussing future plans Manager
Force declared that they now won't
be happy until Fulton is matched to
fight Jess Willard for the title. It
was to convince the most skeptical
that Fulton took on Cowler and didn't
bubble over. terms. Now that he
made good the big man is going to
start on the trail of the champion
until he achieves his quest. There is
no other big man on the horizon that
figures seriously outside Of Fulton.
All yesterday Force was bombarded
with challenges, but none will receive
the slightest attention. He figures
that Fulton did all that was asked
of him within the past year and is
rot going to retrace his steps. The
only engagement that Fulton will
keep is the date with Frank Moran
down in Havana next month for a
forty-five round battle. Both Force
and Fulton feel no bubbles over this
contest, for they figure the speed.
skill and power of Fulton's wallops
will bring home the bacon without
the slightest difficulty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11

Ravenswood club who certified Room
ey's eligibility had knowledge of the
facts it would probably go hard with
them
Referring to the assertions in de-
tense of Rooney that his occupation
a. a coach of basketball and baseball
teams should not make him a profess
sional oarsman, an officer of the N. A.
A. 0. said that this was just the issue
which the association was best pre-
pared to meet.
1T is the man who~is engaged as a
physical specialist who, above all 9TH
ers, should be kept out of amateur
athletics" said this officer '"The man
who works as a clerk all day his time
to practice only in his leisure hours,
and it is manifestly unfair to ask him
to compete against a man who spends
all or most Of his time developing his
muscles, no. matter whether it be, by
coaching basketball or anything else"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
FANS INTERESTED
IN BOXING SHOW
AT CASINO TONIGHT

Indications point to a big crowd at
the Casino tonight when the Long
Acre A. c. will put on boxing show
consisting Of 40 rounds Of milling.
Matchmaker Hollis says the sale of re-
served seats has been large. The
card looks attractive to the fans who
are in touch with ring events.
Hugh Ross, the local. gladiator, is
all ready for his II round affair with
Knockout Sweeney of New York. Ross
has been told that Sweeney is a tough
opponent. The New York boy has
met such good boxers as Joe Borrell
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11

later.
Princeton's haphazard stick work
and inability to carry the puck made
Dartmouth's task comparatively easy
for nearly every time a Princeton
skater raced down the rink with the
disc at the end of his stick the Ham
over lads stole it from him right be-
fore his very eyes. BickfOrd, the
Dartmouth centre, shot three goals
after the rubber had been fed to him
on accurate passes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11

Assemblynan Herbert E. Wheeler
of Ontario, was named as head of the
Assembly committee to investigate
the motion picture industry to deter
nine whether it is proper subject
for taxation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11

The battleship Arkansas, enroute
from New York to join the feet gath
ering for winter. maneuvers at Guam
tanamo, put into Hampton Roads,
disabled ais a. result of splitting one
Of her turbine engines.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-11
ANNIVERSARIES
OF RING BATTLES

This is Founders Day" at Cornell.
the 10th birthday anniversary Of
Ezra Cornell. Just twelve centur-
les ago st. Egwin, bishop, died, the
eleventh of January being his feast
day. Alexander Hamilton, great
statesman, who was killed in duel
by Aaron Burr, was born in the West
Indies 100 years ago. Treaty pro-
viding for the arbitration of all dis
putes between the United States and
Great Britain was made public 20
years go today, but was later reject
ed by the United States Senate by a
close vote.