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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02
NJ AuLlFFE AND
EGGERS WILL BE
GREAT RING BOUT

& ~
III The bout for which he was booked
in Philadelphia next Monday night has
been called off by Young McAuliffe of
this city. He was to meet Johnny
Mayo in six round engagement, but
because Of his engagement to meet
Knockout Eggers in this city next
Thursday McAuliffes decided not to
keep the Philadelphia date. The local
boy viii box Barney Williams in New
York tomorrow night and he feels that
he will need a few days rest before
tackling Eggers at the Casino show
Eggers is the hardest opponent Me-
Auliffe has met this season and the
scrap should prove a treat for local
fms. The New FORK boy is consider
cd a headliner in the metropolitan
clubs so he should make Mac step live
ly The semi-final of the East End
"A. C. show will have Al Ketchel and
Red Allen In the points. Both local
boys have their supporters who will be
at the ringside to make a little noise.
Johnny Bennett of Newark is work
ing out at Levinsky's camp in STRAIT
ford for his match with Johnny
Sharpe Of this city. This will be an
eight round affair The bout between
Pepper Martin Of this city and Tom
my Shea of New Haven should prove
a hummer. They gave the fans a
great time when they appeared at the
last show at the Casino.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02
LEAGUE
HAS PROSPEREO
DURING Al YEARS

s s : . . 100
Born forty-one years ago today
Feb. Q, 1876, the National league has
survived a multitude Of troubles, trials
and tribulations, and a players
strike would be but an incident in its
checkered existence. Gambling
threatened to kill the league, and the
game as well lin the early days, and it
was not until four Louisville players
had been expelled from the game for
ever, in 1877, that the athletes began
to see that throwing games was not
profitable.
The New York and Philadelphia
clubs were expelled after the league
first year, Hartford and St. Louis
dropped out at the end of the second
season, Louisville soon followed, and
Cincinnati was fired in $780, Chicago
and Boston are the only cities in the
league that have had continuous rep
resentation. In 1884 the Union AS
ISOLATION began it's short-lived war
on the pioneer major.
The Brotherhood movement of 1890
almost wrecked the National, and it
was followed by a conflict with the
American Association. Next came
the war with the American League,
the hardest Of all the struggles for
baseball supremacy, and, more re-
Gently, the conf1ict with the Feds,
who had rival clubs in four Of the
National League cities.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02
Sharpe and Crosby
Battled ~ Rounds
In Illinois Match

+ was ktust quarter Of q century
ago today, at Nameski, ILL.,, that Harry
Sharpe and Frank Crosby fought their
famous bout. It was not famous be-
cause OF the greatness Of the partici-
rants, Tor neither ever gained more
than 4 local reputat ion, but because OF
the duration Of the affair. feing the
second longest glove contest ever
fought up tot hat time. 1t lasted sew
-,1ty seven regulation rounds, occupy
.ng five hours and eight minutes.
Al couple Of years before DANNY
Needham and Patsy Kerrigan had
fought 100 rounds, lasting six hours
and 80 minutes, at San Francisco. The
latter contest ended in draw, while
in the illinois bout Sharpe knocked
out Crosby.
Both records were eclipsed in 1898
at New Orleans, when Andy Bowen
and Jack Burke fought lie. rounds
lasting seven hours ana 49, minutes
to- draw The Bowen Burke rookus
was the longest ever staged. either
with or without gloves, but in the old
bare first days there were dozens OF
battles which, lasted as long Or longer
shan that between Sharpe and Crosby.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02
YALE OFFICIALS
DENY REPORT OF
NEW FEDERATION

The announcement that Yale was
to join Harvard, Columbia, Cornell
and Pennsylvania in federation of
varsity clubs was denied here yester-
day by Professor Robert N. Corwin,
head of Yale athletics, and Captain
C. r. Black, Of the 1916 football
team, both of whom, however, ex-
pressed themselves in favor of the
idea if carried out
Professor Corwin said: II have
not had time to give the idea of such
an organization very serious thought,
as this is the first I have heard of the
matter But can easily see how it
might b possible to promote more
friendly relations along the lines al
ready followed in intercollegiate ath-
letic activities. However, as the def
mite objects Of federation have not
been advanced and discussed, I cam
not give final opinion as to the adj
visibility Of forming one.
Perhaps it would be a good Ida
for invitations to. be issued to the
proper authorities of the colleges to
meet and discuss the idea, as, at first
thought it seems to possess posi- bill
ties"
Captain Black said that it might be
good plan il developed further, but
the present proposal did not make
strong appeal to him, since Yale
does not compete with any Of the col
leges mentioned except Harvard, in
any major sport except baseball
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02
JACK DILLON IN
1 LONG CAREER HAS
FOUGHT 200 BOUTS

Jack Dillon, the Hoosier light
heavyweight, who has been one of
the ring sensations of the last year,
passes his twenty-sixth milestone to-
day. Although still youngster, Dillon
has been fighting since 1908, and has
taken part in nearly 200 regular ring
battles. His real moniker, is Ernest
Cutler Price, but he adopted the name
Of the noted race horse, Jack Dillon,
when he started his professional box
ing career. Jack has a liquor en-
porium in Indianapolis, as a side line
to his regular business, but it is said
that he consumes very little of his
own stock.
Dillon is Scotch-Irish, s feet z Ia
inches in height, and every inch a
fighter. He looks it, too. His gray
eyes glare ferociously at his opponents
and from the moment the bell rings
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02
RED SOX OWNER
PAID ONLY THREE
MEN OVER $4,000

New York. Feb. 2Some light is
thrown on the loud controversies of
the day on the large payrolls Of big
league ball clubs by a statement just
published in a Boston paper. A
short time since list Of figures pur-
porting to aggregate closely the pay
rolls of the different big league clubs
found it's way into print. This list
credited the Red Sox with an expense
of $115,000 in the way OF players
salaries. However. the statement
referred to above has it that only
three members Of tie 1916 club drew
more than $4,000.
A few players, possibly as many as
four, had contracts for that exact
figure, while the rest ran from $4,000
to $1,000. Carrigan was supposed
to draw something like $4,000, vean
Gregg had a document calling for
IS, 900. and Dick Hoblitzel is suppos-
ed to have obtained about the same.
Conceding that as many as four drew
$4,000 each. and that the remaining
eighteen players averaged $4,000
each. the years payroll did not reach
100000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02
CRAFT FOR DEFENSE
OF COAST SEEN AT
MOTOR BOAT SHOW

Z
New York, Feb. 2-One of the
largest crowds of the week visited the
Motor Boat Show in Grand Central
Palace yesterday. While a major
ity Of those present were there to in
spect the craft that might be used
by the government in case of war,
there we're hundreds in the throng
seeking pleasure boats. AS a result
more orders were placed yesterday
than on any day since the show be-
gan.
The purchasers of the pleasure craft
were interested in the different types
Of boats, suitable for war purposes,
too.
The fast, large powered boats built
to carry cannon and nets as defence
against submarines proved the great
est magnet. At all sessions large
crowds gathered around them and
inspected every minute part. Experts
leaving the show after the night ses-
sion declared that the boats in the
building were sufficiently large, pow
erfuI and speedy to keep New York
harbor clear Of i,>-~>ers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02
Overall Former Cub
Star Twirler, Is Just
3B Years Old Today

Orvie overall, the old Cub twirler
who of late years has carried on his
BASEBALL activities In his native Cali.
fornia. is thirty six years old today
Born in Visalia, he made a sensational
record as twirler at the University OF
California, and In 1904 was signed p,
the Tacoma club. He was bought by
the Reds In 1905. but the Cincinnati
n1anagement. must have feared that hi
might develop into a Nstar. SO they
swapped him to Chicago for Bob Vic
ker.
III this connection, It ii interesting
to recall that Christy Mthewson was
also the property Of Cincinnati when hi
broke into major lballdon, and was
traded to New York for old Amos
2Rusi4 overall was one Of the pitch
einR stara Of the great Chance machine
sharing the slab honors with Ed Reul-
bach and Mordecai Brown.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02
WISCONSIN CREW
WILL RETURN TO
HUDSON REGATT IA

Madison, Wis, Feb. 2-The Uni
verstty of! Wisconsin Faculty ANNOUNCE
ed yesterday, through Professor J. F.
A. Pyre, that the change Of the dis
tance from four to three miles in the
Poughkeepsie regatta would mean the
return of Wisconsin to it's old position
as a competitor on the Hudson. It
was the fourth mile and charges that
the hearts of athletes were seriously
injured by the strain in this final test
of endurance that caused Wisconsin
to withdraw. Wisconsin favored the
three-ni1e distance from the start,
but was unable to make Eastern uni
versities see the situation as it was
understood in the West. f
DR.. Paul Wilmington, the Harvard
star. who is now in charge of all Wis
consin athletics. was from the start
known to be in favor of returning to
the regatta, whatever the distance of
ths race. and the change, in distance
means that the Faculty is content to
follow his wishes. The Wisconsin
crew cannot get ready in time for this
years races, but will return in S1918.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02
LOCAL BOWERS
BEATEN AGAIN BY
HARTFORD STARS

Hartford. Feb. 1.-The 13 points
which the Hartford bowling quintet
secured in the first three strings at
Bridgeport, Tuesday, was enough to
send the locals through to victory, as
all the Bridgeport aggregation could
do last night at the Venetian alleys
was to tie the Hartford combination
in pin fall. The final count was Hart
ford 3,099, Bridgeport 3,086, including
the three strings staged in the Park
City. The battle was witnessed by a
crowd that packed the building to it's
capacity. A few came from Bridge
port, but did not show much in the
cheering line e2
There was much betting and local
followers put up most of their money
on Ardolino. against Connie Lewis,
the star Bridgeport bowler, Ardolino's
pinning won the first struggle for the
locals and helped along to capture
the second. In the first. string, after
Clementino outclassed Best, Feeney,
whose wonderful bowling proved a
terror to the Hartford outfit at crit
icaI times, easily got the better of
Stefano. Carmen took q fall out of
Crossman, Mccarthy did likewise, and
Ardolino killed 1875 pins. while Lewis
could only drop SO, giving the locals
the first clash by nine pins.
Andy McCarthys wonderful finish
with strike and a spare, helped con-
siderably in annexing the second bat
tie. Mccarthy, who was In tough
luck in: all of the Bridgeport matches,
did not hit his stride until the second
game, and in the last engagement
rolled up the high single Of the even
ing, 1870. In that match he started
and in the fourth frame made a
spare, and again in the sixth. Hart
ford won the second string by ~ pins.
Feeney's spectacular pinning in this
tilt was the feature.
The last battle was a thriller. The
whole Park City outfit rolled up some
fine scores and made the locals travel
at a fast clip to come out with the
lead they secured in Bridgeport If
Mccarthy had not succeeded in COM
ing across with that double strike,
the Hartford pin topplers probably
would have lost the match. The
score.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02
ENWRIGAT QUITS
FRATERNITY; SIGNS
YANKEE elbNTRAc1

New York, Feb. Col. Rupert.
president of the Yankees, received the
signed contract from Pitcher Enwright
yesterday, and the following letter:
Enclosed please find my signed con-
tract for 1917. was a member of the
fraternity but could not see where I
had any cause to strike, so I censored
my resignation as q member on Jan.
25 If I Thoughts thea fraternity was
right would stick with it, but in this
case I have viewed the threatened
strike from every angle and cannot
see 1t as many other players do"
The following letter from Enwrights
who is at Fort Worth, Tex. was re-
ceived by F'ultz:
Please accept my resignation as a
member Of your organization. AS You
know, did not agree to refrain from
signing for the 1917 season. and after
carefully considering the entire situa-
ton have decided to sign with the
New York club
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02
.lILLIARD CHAMPIQN
BEATEN BIZ MCOURT

New York. Feb. q Charles Mccourt
Sf cleveland. the challenger for the
three cushion billiard Z championship,
took George Moore. the title holder
into camp last night at Doyle's in the
second block Of so points in the 15t
point match for the title. McCourt
who started eight points behind,
played brilliantly. and not only made
up me eight that he WIS behind but
he added SO much that at the end Of
play he was leading BY u score of 100
to .89. Most OF the sharpshooters who
can tell q billiard player when they
see him say that the Cleveland man
is now an odds-on favorfte
Moore Is Undoubtedly one Of the
coolest Of billiard players. and he has
often pulled out of deep hole, but he
has against him man who is one of
the finest shot makers that has been
seen around here in a long time. He
makes the unexpected ones i'll startling
fashion and he misses the naturaIs in
just as surprising styles. In fact. his
only weakness seems to be in his
gauging Of the natural angles that the
novice makes with ease.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02
BURDICK AND WALTER
HAGGERTY VICTORS IN
HANDBAIrL MATCHES

Al Burdick has his eye on the city
handball championship. He eliminat-
ed Dennis Kelly yesterday by beating
Kelly at the Y. M. C. A. courts in two
games both by FL to 13 score. Bur-
dick started at top speed and got
such a big lead in the first game that
Kelly couldn't overtake him. He pur-
sued. the same tactics in the second
clash Walter faggerty won from
Jack Larkin twice, FL to Is and
FL to Is.
There will be a great match next
Tuesday when Burdick takes on Hag-
gerty Ray Heating and Elm Donnelly
will meet the same day The winners
in these matches will meet in the
finals next Thursday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02
FOL WELL TO
keep JOB AT
HIGH SALARY


| Philadelphia, Penn, Feb. Bob
Folwell, who was declared eligible as
a candidate for coach of the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania football team
Wednesday night, forty-eight hours
after DIR. Arthur W.. Goodspeed had
! announced his name would not even
be considered, yesterday discussed
terms for his 1917 contract with
Wharton Sinkler, chairman of the
Football committee. .
AS the Faculty committee on Ath-
letics at the university voted Folwell
into good standing at a meeting on
Wednesday night, it is not likely that
any difficulty will be experienced in
reaching an agreement with the Foot
ball committee. The latter body is
scheduled to convene on some after
noon before next Tuesday to name a
coach.
FolwelTs ambition has been to
coach a winning eleven for Pennsyl-
vania, and he made good start to-
ward realizing this last Fall. Before
the rupture between Folwel1 and Penn
Committee became known on Monday
night. it was published broadcast that
sFolwen demanded a contract calling
for $4,000 a. year before he would re-
turn to Penn. Later developments
proved that there was no truth what
ever in this statement.
AS matters now stand, Folwell is in
position virtually to dictateA his
terms, but the clearing of his name
was what he sought, and he is salts
fled with the result Of the fight. In
addition, Folwe1l will be paid higher
figure than he received last year, ac-
cording to a wel1-founded report. As
soon as the Football committee de-
cides upon Folwell as the 1917 coach,
and this seems inevitable now, his
name will be submitted to the Facul-
ty committee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02
BENNY LEONARD \
BEATS CAL AHAN

New York. Feb. PENNY Leonard
whipped frankie Callahan with one
hand gat the Clermont A. G. in Brook
lyn last night. A -hards straight left
to- CallAhan's towsled head In the first
round rendered Leonards unerring
southpaw almost helpless. Thereafter
Leonard had TO depend mainly on his
right ITO stand off Callahan. The bout
went the limit of ten rounds, every
one Of which was q little whirlwind
in itself s 4,
AT times the contest developed In
free-for-all smuggling bee. This was
especially true in the third round,
when the men stood toe to. toe and
fought in reckless fashion. 1t was d
question of who would break ground
first, and Callahan was the man to
back away.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02
b. III. S. FIVE TO PLAY
WINSTED TOMORROW

The b. Fl S. basketball players,
who have been cleaning up every
thing in sight, will meet the Gilbert
High team of Winsted at the local
gymnasium tomorrow afternoon The
local team has been weakened by the
loss of Porter, who has been COM
PEELED to give UP sports in order to
devote more time to his studies.
Hayes Or Kennel will replace him.
The B. H. S. girls will play the st
Margaret's school five of Waterbury
in a preliminary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02
BANKART WILL GIVE
COLGATE FIRST CALL
IF HE COACHES AGAIN

Lawrence Bankart's retirement as
coach at Colgate is a decided blow to
the Hamilton institution; for practi-
cally all the prestige which the Ma
room has enjoyed in the past few years
has been due to the ability Of this
man, says the New York Post. Ban
kart resigned at Colgate because Of
his desire to enter business at Lynn,
Mass.
But he has promised that Colgate
shall have first call upon his services
if he ever decides to re-enter foot
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02
Hitting The High Spots

Ross in the future. Ross may take
up his residence in one OF the vest
ern cities.
- ----
Some Of those crack raoio opass
pear at the Polo Grounds In New
York next season that it looks as II
some kind OF a contest viii be ar
ranged. Both the University OF Ores
gon and Washington State want to
show their wares to fasteners. The
University of Tennessee is also anxi--
Gus to uphold the honor OF the south
and is willing TO tackle washington
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02

fall. Which would indicate that Dart
mouth some of whose adherents had
welcomed Bankart's departure from
Colgate as indicating his appearance
lat Hanover this year-will not benefit
by the famous coach's departure from
Hamilton, N. Y Last year Colgate
lost only one game, to Yale, and 1t
was hard game to lose.
The Maroon rushed the ball down to
the four yard line in the first few
minutes OF play. but lost a, touchdown
because Of poor headwork on the part
of Anderson. the quarterback. 1t is
said that the game was such severe
strain in Bankart that he collapsed
after the final whistle and was uncon-
scious for nearly an hour.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02

he goes right after the foe, never re
treating If he can help it. His ar
gressiveness has made him one OF
the most feared men In the ring, and
even the biggest of 'em don't feel any
too easy about tackling the Hooaer
''man-killer." Dillon has suffered
not a few reverses, but his lighting
spirit has never Rbeen quenched.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02
HOPEFUL OF ALEXANDER.

Confidence that Pitcher Grover
Alexander will soon, adjust his diff
culties with the Philadelphia club
was expressed by Manager Pat Moran
had q talk with Owner Baker of the
Phillies in New York yesterday. The
great pitcher Is now at Paw Paw.
Mich. visiting Catcher KiIlifer and
will bring his own company and will
to- confer with Baker. who attends. to,
all the salary affAirs Of his club.
: Manager Moran says Alexander is
a reasonable PLACER and he is sure
everything will be settled after a talk.
He has been in touch with most Of
the Phillies during the winter and
knows which men he can rely upon
to remain loyal to him. Only two or
three Of the players signed so there
is much dickering to be done yet.
Moran thinks Jimmy Lavender, the
old Holyoke pitcher, will be a. winner
Tor him. He obtained Lavender from
the Cubs in trade for Demaree.
The billiard fans will be happy now
for Willie Hoppe, the greatest cue
artist of them all, is ito display his
skill in this city March II Hoppe
will bling his own company and will
appear at Colonial hall.
Hugh Ross, the local middleweight.
who has won many victories in the
ring lately, will probably go under
the management Of Jimmy Dunn of
Cleveland, who handles the affairs
of Featherweight Champion Johnny
Kilbane. Terry Lee, who discovered
Ross. couldn't make long trips with
Ross and attend to his own business,
too, so he asked Dunn to look after
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02

Attorneys for Mrs. Ethel Byrne,
birth control propagandist now in the
workhouse on Blackwells Island. tele-
graphed to Governor Whitman that
Mrs. Byrne will accept q pard~-> &
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02
HartfOrd,
HdrLIOru !.
Bridg eport

After the big match Clementino rolled
Best, the Bridgeport pin HEAVIER, for
5000 bet. The local HEAVIER took
two out Of three and captured the
match by % pins.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-02

ADVERTISE IN THE FARMER
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09
SENDING GOLD TO JAPAN.

Within the past month more than 49,
ZOO, 600 in gold have been released by
the Federal Treasury for shipment to
Japan IN settlement of the trade bal
ance which continues to remain So
largely favorable to that country.
This balance Is made possible by the
large sales which Japan makes to US
by reason of the free access which the
Democratic tariff gives her to AmerI-
can markets.
Yet in considering plans for the pro-
duction of war revenue, the Democrat
lc financiers in Congress have resoIute-
ly refused to pay any attention to suS-
gestlons that additional duties shall be
laid upon the foreign goods which are
coming to our ports despite the war.
Mr.. McAdoo is on record as saying
that $206. 900, 900 year could be added
to our revenues by imposing duties up.
on the articles which we now admit
free.
Doubtless more than that could be
raised in addition by increasing the
duties upon other articles where the
rates are too low to be either protec-
tive or revenue producing.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09
CLEAR CREEK PROPERTY SOLD
8. H. SprankIe, Knoxville, Purchaser and
Now in Possession.

Recently the Clear Creek Coal and
Lumber Company property. eleven
miles north of CrossvIlle, consisting of
$500 acres OF coal and timber lands,
was sold at bankrupt sale. b. H.
Sprankle, Knoxville, was the success
full purchaser for S32, 500. Mr..
Sprankle recently visited the property
and took 1t over and now has a local
man looking after it.
Just what Mr.. Sprankle Will do with
the property is not as yet known but it
is supposed that he purchased it simply
as an investment, IN which case he
will doubtless seek a purchaser who
will wish to develop the coal and mar
ket the lumber.
There Is claimed to be a large body
of splendid coal on the property but to
reach it will require the construction
of some miles of railroad, which Will
mean considerable expenditure Of
money before it can be placed upon q
paying basis.