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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
LEC0RE WILL PLAY Third
BASE FOR YALE BALL CLUB
Football Star Moved When Coach Discovers
Young Wonder for ShOrtstop.

LeGore Is no stranger at third base,
having played that position on prep.
school and amateur teams prior to
coming to Yale. LeGore has a strong
arm and can cover considerable
ground His work around third base,
as result, will be looked upon with
much interest.
Signs of spring have encouraged
the Yale tossers who expect to get in
considerable outdoor practice during
the coming week in preparation for
the exhibition game with George
Weiss Colonials a week from today.
Coach Lauder refuses to give an ink
ling as to his possible lineup for the
opening game, but indications are
that Bush will be at first, Smell or
Dollard at second, Lyman at short
stop, LeGore at third, with Rhett,
Lynch, Shepley or Holden in the out
field. Lynch, it is said, looms UP as
one of the best outfeiders of recent
years. He captained the freshman
team last year. Nudge and Munson
are the leading backstops while Gar
field and Comerford will undoubtedly
do the brunt of the pitching.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
RICHARD CLAIMS
BOXING GAME is
DEAD IN new YORK

New York, March 24.-Tex Richard,
yesterday said the end Of boxing in
New York state is so near he can al
mos feel it. Even if Gov. Whitman,
in the opinion of Richard, should sud-
denly relent in his avowed intention OF
crushing the game in that state, tho
sport has been given such a black eye
that it would never recover.
This, Of course, indicates beyond a
shadow Of doubt that Richard, stager
of sensational matches, no longer is to
be considered as a factor in moving
for big bouts in this city or state.
Richard pointed out the unfavorable
publicity the game has received of late
and added that no one could expect
the high class and large crowds Of
old to attend contests here.
There is no attraction, no matter
how great, in the boxing world" the
promoter said, "that would be worth
a mans while IN New York.
1.-THE attendance would be so small
money would be lost on any great
venture in the sport. A Moran-Wil-
lard bout, such as I staged a year ago,
would not draw enough money to pay
expenses and the world knows 1 lost
no money on that affair"
Richard fastened to add that it is
not his impression that the antics of
a few Of the boxing crowd in this city
have had any effect on the rest of
the country. On the contrary, he be-
lieves boxing stands on a firmer foot
ing in many localities right now than
ever before. The no-decision feature
in many boxing laws, he believes, takes
the punch out of the game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
BETTING ON RACES is
CAUSING TROUBLE FOR
BROOKLYN MANAGER

The racing fever has hit the Brook
lyn camp at Hot Springs with all the
virulence of an epidemic, writes Abe
wager in the Brooklyn Eagle. The
players have been pestered with tips
since the Oaklawn meeting opened
and number Of commissions have
been sent to the track. Consequently
the principal subject of conversation
centered around the ponies, which is
no talk for a baseball squad on a
training trip.
All of which is bad for Robbie's
peace of mind. He knows Of several
instances where the betting fever
broke up well established clubs. The
old Orioles, of which he was a mem
Der, were handicapped by racing
clique in their ranks, and the same
applies to the Brooklyns of 1899 and
1900, although both clubs won pen
nants at the time. The Giants of a
certain period lost their chances for
pennant, it is said, for the same
reason.
Whether the players win or lose on
the meeting the effects will not wear
Off for many a day. The disturbing
influence will remain. Hence, Robbie
is bemoaning the fact that the team
went to Hot Springs at the same time
racing was going on.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
GIANTS FARM
FOUR men TO
ROCHESTERS

Marlin, Texas, March 24-The
Waco team, champions Of the IeHas
League, fell before the onslaught OF
the Giants yesterday, but put UP 4
better showing than any Of the teams
that have appeared at the downtown
bandbex park. The score was - TO
a.. and most of the runs were produc-
ed by hits over a short left field fence.
pavy Robertson, who has made a
home run in nearly every exhibition
game this Spring, had an output OF
only two singles today. The real wal
hcpers were George Burns, with two
honaers, and Heinie Zimmerman,
with a home run, double, and a
single. Zimmerman's longest clout
way the only legitimate home run of
the day The ball not only cleared
the fence, but 1t went over house
on the opposite side Of the street.
The second four-ply swat by Burns
decaded the game Up to the sew
enth Inning It was nip and tuck. The
score was to when the Giants
went to bat. Zimmerman's double
and a single by Fletcher scored the
first run Kauff famed for the sec
ond out, but Rariden and Kelley
walked. Then with the bases full
Burns delivered his second home run.
The Giants scored six times in this
round.
Perrftt pitched the first five innings
and George Kelley the last four. KEEL
ley struck out five. The game was
hayed for the benefit of st. Patrick's
Church of Marlin.
The regular team left last night
for San Antonio with four pitchers
and two catchers. The rockies will
mot break training until next Mon
day, when more battery men will re-
port to McGraw at Waco and the
second team starts North on en- ex-
hibftion trip. Before leaving Man
lager McGraw announced the release
cf several players on whom waivers
were asked some time ago. The
Rochester club gets Pitchers Causey,
Stryker, and Pie Way, and Outfielder
Josefson. William Bars, Cincinnati
semi pro outfelder, was signed yester-
day and will be turned over to George
Wi1tse's Reading team Of the New
York State League. Pitcher Zeke
n.ohman, who has been staging lone
holdout, capatulated and signed a con-
tract. He will probably be sent to
Rochester later.
has now captured eight Of McGraw's
men, but as they are needed to fill
the exhibition dates Of the second
team Doolan will accompany the
squad to Dayton, where the trip ends.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
SHADES
TOM GIBBONS IN
ST. PAUL BATTLE

st. Paul, Mimi, March 24-Battling
Levinsky outpointed Tom Gibbons
here last night in a ten round no
decision contest. Lev1nsky was too
speedy and strong for Gibbons It
was fast bout for half the distance
when Gibbons tired and Levinsky
came ion. Both boys used both hands
with telling effect. Gibbons drove
left and right hand punches to Levin4 (;
sky's body. While the battlers
Strengthened him up with short right
hand uppercuts and also stabbed Glib
bons repeatedly with long left.
In tho fifth and sixth rounds the
boys stood toe to toe and slugged
hard With honors going to Levinsky
A great crowd packed the large arena
and enjoyed what was the most ex-
citing and hardest fought bout ever
witnessed in st. Paul. Mike Gibbons
Immediately challenged Levinsky and.
it was accepted by the Battler.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
CLEVELAND NOT
REBELLINC over
MILITARY DRILL

Macon, Ca, March 24-Lee Foil,
manager of the Cleveland Indians in
telegram to Ban Johnson, car Of
the American league, emphatically
denied the report that the members
of his team are openly rebelling
against military drilling Fohl, in
his telegram, called the originator of
the report a short and ugly name
OF late word has reached Ban
johnson, who is now at Dover Hall,
Ga, with his wife, that the Indians
were not showing any great amount
Of enthusiasm in the preparedness
campaign for ball players. Moreover,
that there had been some talk of
Foil abandoning the movement for
all time. Such rumors also have
emanated from the training camp of
the Detroit Tigers at Waxahachie,
Texas.
This caused the head Of the Ameri-
can league to send the following mes
sage to Foil at New Orleans:
Request your drill sergeant to-
eliminate calisthentics. If there is
any of this work it must be done in a
very moderate manner From reports
there is a lack of interest shown by
you and your players in military drill.
This must not continue"
johnson received the following re-
ply from the manager of the Indians:
mo truth in report. Some one is a.
liar, and that goes"
Johnson is coming here on Monday
to review the drill of the players. The
head Of the league will first go to
Jacksonville to watch the Athletics
in training and then to Augusta, Ga,
! to take a look at the Washington Sem
ators.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
CHINESE PLAYERS
WILL MAKE DEBUT
IN COAST LEAGUE

The two Chinese players from Ha-
wall who VIII get trials in Organized
Ball on the mainland this year have
Il strong booster in Lou Kennedy, a
Portland sporting writer who Is with
the Portland Beavers on their training
"trip in Honolulu The players are
Vernon Ayau, q shortstop who has
been signed by Seattle, and Kan Yen,
= catcher who VIII get trial with
Portland Kennedy writes about
them as follows:
II there Is no Frank Merriweu for
Chinese dime novel enthusiasts to
marvel about. We nominate Vernon
Ayau- Ayau Is the young Chinese
shortst0p who gets trial with the
Seattle Northwestern League club this
spring incidentally he Is the Same
AyaH who beat the Portland club q
few days ago in this burg BY knock
ing a home run over the left field
fence In the ninth inning, a man ON
the second base and the score at the
time ST in Portland's favor.
Ayau win make good In the North
western League with miles to spare
IL he doesn't lose his nerve and gets
the opportunity There Is another
Chinese player here, Kan Yen, a
slight built young catcher, who is ripe
for Northwestern League ball. Kan
Yen made such a showing against the
Beavers that Walter McCredie made
mp his mind to sign him for a try
out
Kan Yen throws like rifle bullet,
has quick thinking brain and Is one
of the best hitters in the island, al
though weighing hardly more than
13O pounds He plucked Wolfer off
third base after a bluff to second in
the first game here in just about as
nifty a manner as you will see any
where.
But to get back to Ayau. Ayau
bagged three hits OF the Beaver
fingers in the aforementioned 81
drubbing the CelestiaIs handed Port
land. It required sensational one
handed catch by Wo1fer to prevent
him from ringing up another safe
blow that looked like a two-base
swat. The bases were full at the
time and the runner on third scored
latter the catch. Helfrich was in the
box.
Ayau proved himself as sensational
In the field as at bat He owns Q
Icorking good arm and can throw DIS
well as any infelder in the Coast
League, barring possibly Bobby Da-
Wis. Ayau is not a large boy, as he
weighs not more than 40 pounds but
he appears stockily built and strong.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24

New Haven, March 24--Harry Lee
Gore, captain lof the Yale baseball
team and one of the best athletes
that ever wore the blue, will most
likely play third base for the Ellis
during the coming season, it was an
nounced last night. During the in
door practice staged thus far, LeGore
has played third base while Lyman,
the youngster who played such brill
liant baseball for the freshmen last
year, has been cavortlng at the short
stop position Lyman has shown so
much promise that Coach Lauder
deems it advisable to allow him to
play his natural position instead Of
placing him where he would be un-
able tn show his best wares. Yale
baseball men believe that Lyman has
the makings Of a wonderful shortstop.
The shifting Of LeGore to third base
will fill position that has been no
dceably weak since the graduation of
John Reilly. Last year Coach Lauder
did much experimenting with the
third base material at his command,
the final choice being Kinney, who
held forth in the championship games.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
Three Local Soccer
Contests to Attract
Rooters Tomorrow

Three soccer games are scheduled
for this city tomorrow and the enthu-
siasts are expecting some good sport.
The schedule including the local and
out of town contests is:
Bridgeport City VS.. Bridgeport Ro-
vers. Referee, j. Miller, New Haven;
delegate, C. Cooper.
Ansonia VS.. Avis F. c. Referee, "A.
Duncan, New Haven; delegate, G.
Good, Naugatuck.
Waverleys VS.. Swedish F. C. Ref
cree, J. Campbell, New Haven; dele
gate. W. B. Martin, New Haven.
Remington City VS.. New Haven.
Referee, r. Rae, Bridgeport; delegate,
III. H. Smith, New Haven.
Bridgeport Rangers VS.. New Haven
Rangers. Referee, Joe Booth, Bridge
port; delegate, C. Martin Bridgeport.
British Americans VS.. Bridgeport
Celtics Referee, E. Frost, Meriden;
delegate, o. Greer, Waterbury.
These games will start promptly at
$3.50 70. m. and record attendances are
expected.
league delegates will he held in the
True Blue bandroom, Bridgeport, this
evening at 1880 o'clock, when some
very important business Is to he trans
acted. The New Haven team come in
for a great deal of the business owing
to being unable to complete its league
schedule and there are several claims
against the club.
The Remington City club has claimed
two league points and $40 expenses
against them for calling off the game
on three separate occasions while the
Bridgeport Rangers are also claiming
two league points which the New TIa-
ven team has already forfeited. The
question Of playing an Inter-league
game with the Amateur league will
not he discussed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
CHARLEY WHITE OF
RING FAME WAS BORN
AS CHARLEY ANCHOWITZ

One of our rising young pugilsts,
Charley Anchowitz, will celebrate his
twenty-sixth birthday on Sunday. An
chow1tz is better known as Charley
White, and is of Hebrew descent and
a native of Liverpool, England. His
youth was spent in the Windy City,
where he learned the art of printing
He took up boxing for the benefit of
his health when he was threatened
with tuberculosis, and he found the
sport very beneficial to his health, and
later to his purse. White has been
one of the leading contenders for the
lightweight title, and IN his bouts with
Freddie Welsh he has made the cham
plon extend himself to the limit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
SEEN AND HEARD
FROMTHE INSIDE

RUDE Schauer, who was discarded
by the Giants after McGraw had tried
for three years to teach him control,
is making fine impression on Connie
Mack in the Athletics camp in Flori-
da. Connie got lots Of work out of
RUDE Waddell in the old days and he
also.
No wonder Hans Wagner refused to
accept a salary cut from the Pitts
burgh club. It has been learned that
Wagner has been offered the nomina-
ton for sheriff of Allegheny county
in Pennsylvania, an office which pays
$4,000 a year.
The Chicago Cubs have released
First Baseman Mollwitz to Kansas
City of the American association. John
Camel, the former Rochester pilot, is
managing Kansas City this year. He
has gathered quite a few big league
discards
The fact that Zach Wheat came to
terms with the Brooklyn club makes
it look as if Casey Stengel would fall
into line within a few days. The club
would have been handicapped severe
ly without Wheat but can struggle
along without Stengel
One of the youngsters likely to set
the American league ablaze this sea-
son is Risberg, picked up from Yer
non, Cal, of the Coast league by the
Chicago White Sox. Risberg can hit
and is at home in the outfeld or in
field.
Young McAuliffe is training for his
bout with AL Shubert in New Haven
next Thursday night. It is said Shu-
bert will allow McAuliffe to have an
advantage in weight because he
doesn't mind how heavy they come.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
KILBANE TO WORK
OUT AT CLOVER A. c.
ROOMS TOMORROW

The sporting public has displayed
an unusual amount of interest in the
boxing show to be held by the Clover
club at the Park theatre next Monday
night when Worlds Champion John
ny Kilbane will meet Eddie Wallace
in the star bout of IL rounds. There
has been a. big demand for tickets.
For the convenience of the public,
arrangements have been made for
Kilbane to finish his training at the
Glover club, 306 Fairfield avenue.
Hundreds will take advantage of this
arrangement and watch the cham
pion work out. A telegram was re-
ceived from Eddie Wallace, who is
training at Jimmy Deforest's place in
Allenhurst, N. j., that he is in the
very best of condition. Wallace says
unless Kilbane has improved wonder
fully since they fought before in
Montreal, that the title will change
hands Monday evening. A large
delegation Of Wallace's admirers have
reserved seats. The Clover Club has
arranged to have the orchestra of the
theatre play before the bouts start
and between the bouts.
The semi-final in which Johnny
Hayes Of New York and Billy Hughes
of this city will display their wares.
looks like a rafting bout. Hayes is
tough customer in the ring as Young
McAuliffe will testify. The New
Yorker rocked McAuliffe with a few
swings at a recent show here and
Hughes must step lively to keep out
Of harms way. Hughes made fine
reputation on the Pacific Coast.
The ten round affair between Tom
my Shea OF New Haven and Johnny
Best, bantam champion Of Scotland,
is bound to be fast. There will be a
four round preliminary between
Young Murphy and Young Mcmahon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24

Private John Poor, Of the Third
Company, Coast Artillery Corps. at
Fort Williams, was shot and fatally
wounded while attempting to capture
two men who had made their way in
to the reservation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
BOSTON BRAVES BEAT
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS

Miami, Fla, March 24.-Errors by
the Philadelphia Americans cost them
the second game Of a three game
Saries with the Boston Nationals here
yesterday, 2 to 1. Three Athletic
pitchers, Bush, E.Johnson and J.John-
son, allowed the Braves only five hits,
while Barnes and Crum, pitching for
Boston, held their opponents 20 six
hits.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24

The Cramp Shipbuilding Co. of
New York was awarded a contract
for constructing two vessels for the
United States government at cost of
about 100000 each.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24

Tile annual 500mile automobile
race, scheduled for the indianapolis
Motor Speedway on Memorial Day,
was declared off because of threaten
ing war conditions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24

The Illinois House of Representa-
tives has adopted a joint resolution
urging that if the United States en-
tiers the European war it enter in the
cause of smaller nations and liberty
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24

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| boned kid has made them all sit up
and take notice. He is George Smith,
who on the completion Of his post
| graduate course at Columbia untver-
sity last June carried his glove and
toe plate up to the Polo Grounds and
| Joined the Giants. Smith gave an ex-
cellent exhibition Of box work in
Houston in the game between the
Giants and the local outfit, pitching
four innings and allowing three hits
and not a run. A week prior to that
he shut out the Dallas club, making
thirteen scoreless innings he has Twill
ed. Smith was sensation as a col
lege pitcher, and it looks as if Nc
Graw has remarkably fine prospect
in,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24

Burglars blew open the safe of the
Bank Of Hunter, at Hunter, Ark, and
| escaped with between $4,000 and ST.
600.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
Sporting Chatter

Only seven clubs now stand between
the Reds and that long coveted pen
nant.
Some boxers enter the ring in the
pink of condition all over, and some
are just pink on the nose.
The Athletics have bats, balls, uni
forms, masks, gloves "a ball park,
and everything, just like a regular
big league club.
It is a wise pitcher who puts his
hops on the ball instead of taking
them internally.
The Reds will travel 1854 miles
this season. It's a long, long way to
the cellar.
A certain veteran pitcher, who looks
much younger than he is, had just
arrived at the training camp. He
was sent out on the mound, but he
didn't have anything and was ham,
mered all over the lot.
well, kid" said a college rock
was a recruit like himself, you've had
your big league baptism Of fire,
haven't your"
Baptism, 'e--," grew3ed the twirler
'"That was my golden jubilee"
Mileage figures Of the National
League show that the Pirates will
travel farther than any other club
of the circuit this year.
81
Even his worst enemies have to adj
nit that Byron Bancroft johnson is
the best president the American
League has ever had.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24
FOHL ~ CONFIDENT.

Manager Lee Fohl of the Cleveland
club, who pileted the Waterbury team
in 1914, declares Cleveland will be
in the running for the pennant this
season. Fohl is basing his hopes on
the great form displayed by Pitchers
Joe Wood and Guy Morton. Fans in
this city remember Morton when he
pitched for Waterbury.
The youngster made a great record
that season and as Foil feared he
might jump to the Federals, he ad-
vised Cleveland to recall him in mid
season. This was done and although
Cleveland had poor club that year
Morton established his reputation as
a clever hurler. Morton was going
we'll last year until he hurt his arm.
He has displayed no signs of weak
ness this season. Wood claims to be
as good as ever and If he can pro-
duce the same brand Of pitching that
won him fame as a member Of the
Red Sox then Cleveland is bound to
be dangerous.
UPHAM IN ST. PAUL.
Uppy Upham. who twirled for
Bridgeport in 1910 and 1911, has
signed again with st. Paul Of the
American association. Upham prov
ed a valuable man for st. Paul last
season.
Booth Hopper, who flung the base
ball for New Haven a few years ago,
may be released by Minneapolis of the
American association. He made a
poor record last year.
Benny Kingston, a lanky youngster
who had a trial with Bridgeport last
season, has been signed by Portland,
Me. Kingston has the size and a
graceful delivery. In his trials here,
however, he didn't display enough
stuff to earn him place on the pay
roll.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24

The Athletics have bats, balls, uni
forms, masks, gloves "a ball park,
and everything, just like a regular
big league club.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24

Some boxers enter the ring in the
pink Of condition all over, and some
are just pink on the nose.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24

It is a wise pitcher who puts his
hops on the ball instead of taking
them internally.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24

Only seven clubs now stand between
the Reds and that long coveted pen
nant.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24

The Reds will travel 1854 miles
this season. It's a long, long way to
the cellar.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-24

Mileage figures Of the National
League show that the Pirates will
travel farther than any other club
of the circuit this year.