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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12

boards, and in which the foremost
professional and amateur riders will
where a cycling carnival will hold the
compete Topping the aIl-star card
of events is a four cornered sprint
match in four heats at one mile, for
the indoor title and a purse of $4,000.
This race will bring together the
greatest sprinters of a generation
Frank Kramer, champion for 10 con-
seoutive years; Alfred Goullet, winner
Of the six-day race; Arthur Spencer,
the national title holder, and Fran
cesco Verri, the Italian speed king,
These four and, d score of the other
leading professionals will compete In
two other races, a half mile handt-
cap and 10-mile open. Such stars as
Oscar Egg, Pete Drobaci1, AL Grenda,
Bob Spears, Eddie Madden, Eddie
Root and Frank Cory will be among
the starters in these events. There
will also be a motor pace champion
ship race at five miles, the competit-
ers being Egg, Clarence Carmen,
George Wiley. Victor Linart and Vim
cent Madonna.
Three races have been provided for
the leading amateurs-half mile ham
dicap, one mile and five mile open.
John Staehle, who has held the ma
tionai championship for two years,
will start in all Of these contests, The
"a hour motor paeed team race will
start in the Garden at 10 o'clock
Friday night. A series of amateur
races and a professional sprint match
will precede the start, Schreyer and
! Holden will perform their specialtiea
on Friday and Saturday nights.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
Anniversary Of Only Bout
Pulled OF In the Water

Tomorrow will be the thirtieth an
niyersary OF what was perhaps the
onlv uugilistio encounter pulled OH IN
domain, with the scrappers
m to their hips in the salty drink.
Tack Dempsey and Johnnie Reagan
wave the principals in this queer af-'
fair The bout Is also notable as be-
ing among the last of the champion
ship bouts under London prize ring
rules. Dempsey was the hoioer OF
the worlds middleweight title unoer
Queensberry rules, but consented TO
dsfend his belt under the old rules.
Kid gloves were used but in all other
ways the scrap resembled an old
time bare knuckle affair. owing 10
the interference Of the New YORK au-
thorities, it was decided to pull OH tne
combat in a secluded spot on Long
Island found, The ring was pitched
on a sandy beach and the rising OF
the sun saw the oombatants, their
managers, and a small company OF
sports, gathered around the battle
ground, At eight the fight began,
with Reagan the aggressor. johnnie
wore cruel spikes on his shoes. and at
an curly blhSo Ol LuC Oe1SIiO SAe--@--oN
one of Dempsey's legs. The wound
was deep and painful. and Dempsey
was fairly entitled to the fight on
foul, but he gamely declared his de-
sire to go on. In pitching the ring,
however, the tide had not been taken
into consideration, and soonsA the
ocean encroachsd On the ring. The
SPECTATORS were driven back, but the
lighters, who were giving and taking
with a vengeance, kept right on. The
water rose to their shoe tops, then to
their knees, and In a little while was
almost up to their waists. Naturally
! the movements of the fighters were
greatly handicapped, and both were
breathing mighty hard at the end OF
| the eighth round, when a recess was
agreed to. They rested until noon,
and then re-entefed the ring which
had been pitched on a piece of turf
beyond the reach of the sea. 1t did
not require long to show that Demp.
sey was the better man. but Reagan
managed by stalling and elinching tt
keep on his feet until the 45th round
Thea his seconds threw up the
sponge. The niddleweight cham
pioa, despite the wound in his les
and his bath in the ocean, naturally
somewhat cold in the middle of De
cember, finished as fresh as a daisy
Reagan, on the other hand, was in
bad way and. did not fully recover fol
several weeks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
INTERNATIONAL. MAY
SUSPEND FOR SEASON

New York, Dec. 12-Althougfl the
International Baseball League club
owners deferred definite action as to
whether they would suspend opera
tons for 1913 at their meeting here
yesterday, only two of them, Presi-
dent MeCaferty of Toronto and Dunn
of Baltimore, declared their wiwlling-
ness to continue.
The Rochester, Providence and
Richmond representatives wanted to
quit at once while Presidents Price
of Newark and Lichtenheim of Mon
real, announced that they would
abide by the will of the majority.
The forfeiture of the Buffalo clubs
franchise prevented any vote on the
matter and it was decided. not to take
final action until the next meeting
which will be held February IL,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12

Philadelphia in 1910, having been
drafted from Syracuse of the New
York State League. He cost the club
only $50O-the draft price in the Ma
seven years of service in the Ma
tional League the big right handler
has worked in 829 games, has won
100 and lost So, for a percentage Of
.6S3. He has recorded practically
every accomplishment a pitcher could
record. He has pitched a no-hit
game, has pitched six one-hit games,
twice has pitched a double header
and won both games.
In 1915 Alexander pitched four one
hit, no-run contests-a record un-
equalled In modern baseball and at
tanned in the olden days only by
Matty Kilroy, the left handler. Alex
ander also has pitched a club to a
peunant, for it was his work that
gave. the Phillies their flag in 1915.
In 1915 Alexander established a
record by scoring 16 shutouts. Con-
troll always has been one of his great
assets and he has a record Of approx
imately five strikeouts per game for
the seven years with the Phillies. He
has been highly successful against all
teams except New York, which has
beaten him more often than he has
scored over the Giants.
Alexander will be 81 years old on
February 26. He was born at Elba.
Neb., and spends his winters there.
The pitcher weighs 1870 pounds in con-
dition and stands feet 1 inch in
height. He made his entry into
professional baseball with Central
Neb., in 1908, and the following sea-
son saw him with Galesburg Of the
Illinois Missouri League He won Il
and lost 8 games that year and was
drafted by Indianapolis Of the Amer
lean Association. Alexander opened
the season of 1910 with the Hoosiers
but did not remain with then
through the first fortnight, for OF
April 80 he was released under op-
ton to Syracuse.
With the Salt City club he won 2!
games and lost IA and soon attracted
the attention of major league scouts
In the draft the Phillies, then under
Charley Doom, got the prize. AlexAp
der made good right from the star
in the National League and in tin'
| became the closest rival Of Matty ant
Walter johnson for the top honor
of the modern era and in fact, Of al
time In baseball, Alsxander's recort
| with the Phillies follows:
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
Willard-Davis Contest.

Jess Willard knocked out George
Gone. Round) Davis in the second
round at Buffalo, on Dec. IL. 1913.
The Kansas Cowboy was then climb
ing the ladder of success which
finally led to his attaining the heavy
weight championship. Davis, = the
.aFistic Bartender" had an excellent
record. but he was an xeasy victim
for the Cowboy! Davis earned his
name of zone Round" by stopping
his men in the initial chapter, but
after he began to take on the good
fellows, he did not fare SO well. He
knocked out Jim Stewart, the Brook
lyn heavyweight in the seventh round
and defeated the veteran Jack (Twin)
Sullivan in thre rounds. but he was
twice knocked out by Soldier Kearns,
and Jack Geyer stopped him in one
round early in 1914. -
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12

40 r&o-a. rI1a-,a
Ne~ ASAes A'0'
land Alexander, one OF the greatest
pitchers in the history Of baseball,
and William Kf1lefer, catcher, yester;-
6av were purchased by the Chicago
club Of the National League from the
Philadesphia teamo of the same organ
fzation- Although Charles Weegh-
man. president of the Chicago club,
reused to divulge the exact sum in
Folved. he declared that it was one
~ the biggest cash transactions in the
history of baseball From a source
close to William E. Baker, president
OF the Philadelphia club, it was
learned that $4,000 had changed
hands In the deal. In addition to the
cash consideration the Philadelphia
club got Mike Prendergast, a pitcher,
and William Dilhoefer, catcher.
Wesgnman' asserted tnae tns oeal
Nas only the nrsr OF q serles wns 4ooC
~ nDRs'l y 49, $3.50 10 -. 49,
-..-o : -Tr e9En 400 - s,.a-,d
la....'. Z ~. = H ~ oIsrar. ~aid
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fSv,guy ~ lno 8. a --,1,, it, - -
q. nlnsoS, 49, Go 1,.4a,dar
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- 49, - A1.sa,da,. for so,,o +t,,o
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~ ~. 80. Sa,n.ndad ror his
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
a tempest in a teapot

a tempest in a teapot
1t was the sentiment among thA
club owners yesterday that the ioint
meeting with the American league
would be the best means of adjusting
the questions about the length, OF. the
scneoule and the player limit. The
question of other retrenchment poll
eles will be left until this meeting ar
the end of the week The league has
much routine business to attend 10
and will convene today at 10. O'Clock
The gathering of baseball men at
the Waldorf was one of the largest in
years Among those who ,promenaded
Peacock Alley were Manager Christv
ilMathewson of the Reds, Charley Her
zog of the Giants, Dick Rpdolph and
Manager George stallings of the
Braves, Manager Pat Moran Of. the
Phiiftes, Bill Donovan. formerly, man
ager OF the Yankees Bob shawkey,
the Yankee pitcher Manager John J.
McGraw, Otto Miller, and Manager
lWilbert Robinson Of the Dodgers,
Sherwood Magee of the Reds, Casey
Stengel of the, Dodgers, and. John H.
Farrell of Auburn. secretary. of the
National association,
| JACK Hendricks OF Indianapolis, who
is wanted by Branch Hickey as man
ager of the Cardinals next season,
brought the good tidings that he rep
resented a syndicate which - to buy
the Indianapolis franchise, and he
holds an option Of. 20 days on this
club. If the new owners buy, out
Owner McGill, Hendricks will <be re-
leased from his contract as manager
of the Indianapolis club, and will be
free to take the St. Louis offer. '.,.,
President Barney Dreyfuss of the
Pittsburgh club announced that he
would undoubtedly sell or. trade
Pitcher AL Mamaux before next sea-
son, and Immediately there was. a
lively scramble for the pitcher Tbs
latest offer for Mamaux was made by
Manager Robinson Of Brooklyn. New
York, Brooklyn, and Ci2cipnau are
now hot after Mamaux's services, and
Dreyfuss may take the best offer.
Manager Mathewson Of Cincinnati is
said to be after Pitcher Rube Mar
jql1ard Of the Dodgers. <sa...'..s
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
Talk Of Sports


It is expected that iris Speaker
will get his chance to join the army
pretty soon. iris will, very likely pe
called in the next draft. The great
ball player will be 80 years old next
April.
Well, maybe the Wards will yet get
something out Of their flyer into the
realms of professional baseball. me
500 900 deposited by the major leagues
with which to pay them and other
former Federal League men as part
OF the peace agreement ought to come
in mighty handy in these days OF
high living cost OF course, the mon
ev will stay safely on deposit until
after a decision has been handed down
in washington In the suit brought py
the Baltimore Feds.
Philip Ball, so dame rumor mas IT,
may sell out and cut away from base
ban If Pratt and Lavan win their Dam
age suits against him for $4,000 Just
becsalse he said last summer that the
Browns were laying down" Inere
ought to be a lot of men win "aus
Who would be willing to take the ST.
Louis team Of Balls hands.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
Benny Leonard
Ia First Hard
Fight Tonight

New York, Dec. 12-The lightweight
boxers developed in Harlem, one the
champion Of the class, the other a
formidable challenger for the title,
Will meet tonight in the ring of the
Olympia Athletic Association, in the
City of Brotherly Love, and engage
IN a six round boxing contest for the
championship of the world.
Benny Leonard, who wears the
lightweight crown with more grace
and confidence than any preceding
champion, will face Irish Patsy Cline
and endeavor to prevent that aggress-
i've youngster from clutching the scep-
ire OF supremacy and mounting the
throne of pugilistic autocracy. -
The meeting between these masters
of boxing science should be produce
tive of one Of the best encounters in
the history Of the lightweight divis-
ion. No cleverer boxers ever fought
for the honors of the class, and it is
questionable if two such brilliant per-
formers ever met in joust for the
championship.
Not only are they wonderfully
proficient in the science of self.
defence, but each has developedlan Of.
fensive that has resulted in the sum.
mary defeat of number Of fighters
who seemed impregnable. The
champions record is most impressive,
and it is conceded by all that If Cline
is to win the title he will be compell-
ed to box more skilfuIly and hit with
greater force than ever before in his
career.
The champion is intrenched be
hind the breastworks of confidence
erected by numerous victories over
able boxers including Welsh, who was
apparently unbeatable in long OF
| short bouts until he faced the agile
Leonard.
It is not of moment that Leonard
| has scored fourteen knockouts since
January %, 1917, on which date he
boxed the first bout of the present
year. It IS the quality of many OF
| his victims that attracts the attention
| of the devotees of boxing. '.-
In the matter of ring generaIshir
Leonard is far ahead of his rival, and
| also as to GOODNESS under fire. and II
attack. On form the champion ap.
pears to have the advantage, ani
barring one of the startling surprise.
| for which the ring of the Olympia
turned the winner on points If the
bout goes the limit, and by knockout
If one is scored.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
YAkE BASKETBALL
SCHEDULE NOW OUT

New Haven, Dec. IA schedule Of
eight games has been arranged for
the annual Christmas trip of the Yale
varsity basketball team, OF these,
two will be played in Brooklyn before
Christmas Day and the other six be-
tween Pittsburgh and New Bruins
wick, from December 81 to January
Z. The schedule follows: q
Dec. 81 Crescent at Brooklyn.
Dec. 22-st. Johns at Brooklyn.
Dec. S1-Carnegie Tech at Pitts
burgh.
Jan. University of Pittsburgh
at Pittsburgh.
Jan. university of Rochester at
Rochester.
JAN. university of Syracuse at
Syracuse. ~ q
Jan. 5-Union College at schen-
ectady.
Jan. 7-Rutgers College at New
Brunswick.
This will be the only Yale athlet-
ic team to attempt schedule since
the declaration of war. ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12

Pacific Coast League. He went back
to Houston Of the Texas League, but
came up once more with the st. Louis
Nationals In 1903. In 1911 the Car
dinals sent him to Buffalo. In the
majors he generally has hit around
the .240 mark.
Prendergast. who goes to the Phil
lies, is right handler, who came to
the Cubs with other Chicago Fed
eral League heirlooms acquired by the
Cubs when Weeghman purchased that
club. Dilhoefer is only fair catch
or, who has been going back and forth
between Chicago and Milwaukee of
the American Association,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
Today In Pugilistic Annals.

1901 - Kid Lavigne knocked out
Tim Haggerty in the fourth round at
Oakland, Cal.
1e04-Ben Jordan defeated Pedlar
Palmer in the 18th round at London.
1907 -, Young Corbett and Phil
Brock fought 1o-reund draw at New
Orleans
1s11-Carl Morris stepped AL VIII
liams in the third round at Cleveland,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
B. & @. OPERATORS
REACH AGREEMENT

washington. Dec. 11-Difficplties
which threatened a strike or $500
teiegraphers employed by the Ba1tf-
more & Ohio railroad and a tieup of
traffic on one Of the country's most
important munition and coal carry
ing roads, were settled yesterday by
federal board of mediation and con
citation under the direction of Com
missioner g. w. W. Hanger. \
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
SIS zzU zIU0T
Get Leading Catcher.

KiI1efer. who goes with Alexander
% Chicago. last season was the best
catcher in the National League. He
viii be s32zeyears old next April IS.
Ki1lsfsE CAME TO the Phillies from
Buff&9o of the Eastern League in 1911,
He got zffis llFs1 baseball experience
az Sd EDWARDS, College. and in 1907
broke into the professional game with
Kalezazoo and Jackson of the South
crn Michigan League.
In 1908 hss went to Austin of the
Texas league, and at the end OF that
season came to San Francisco of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
BEVERLY MAN Is = go
KILLED IN HALIFAX

Beverly. Mass. Dec. 11-One
American. a 9resident Of this city lost
his life in the Halifax disaster Word
was received here today that the body
of John W. Morash. an employs Of
ths Beverly plant Of the United Shoe
Machinery Co.. had been found in the
ruins Of wrecked building.
Morash went to Halifax two weeks
ago to visit his father. = a9Az 20
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
BUYS
ALEXANDER FROM
PHILA NATIONALS

Famous Pitcher Together with William Kllefer, Star
Catcher Sold to Chicago Cubs Purchase Price Said
to Have Been In Neighborhood of $50;OOO and to
Have Included Transfer of Mike Prendergast and
William Dilhoefer- Transaction One of Biggest In
History of Baseball.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
TENER IS AGAIN
CHOSEN TO HEAD
NATIONAL LEAGUE

accepts With Understanding However That He Must Be
Given Free Hand In Management of His Own Private
Affairs and That Routine Duties of Office viii Be
discharged By Secretary John A. Heyd1er Acting
Virtually AS President No Break Between Hermann
and Tener t%<5se -
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12

The dealers who keep on adver-
.tising Thanksgiving goods i.cabout
Christmas time are usually the same
ones who claim that advertising does
not pay. ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12

With beer down to 8 per cent al
cehol it will cost some people just
twice as much for the desired excuse
for non-appearanee Monday morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12

1t is beginning to daWa en- the
German mind that the American pee-
pie are really going to send a. few
regiments over before next summer,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-12
BICYCLE SPRINT
CHAMPIONSHIP TO
BE DETERMINED

New York, Dee 12-The worlds
sprint championship will be decided
t6hIght In Madison Square Garden,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-14
OIL TANKERS
SEIZED BY j. 5.

What is believed to be the first
steps in the Communicating Of a con-
siderable amount Of Pacific shipping
by the government was the recent
taking over of two oil tankers, one
Of them owned by the Standard OIL
and the other by the Associated OF!
Co.
The Communicated Associated Oil
tanker is the Frank H. Buck, which
made her last call to Honolulu last
October. She is one of the larger
tankers and has a capacity for Co.
coo barrels, according to A. E. David
son, the Honolulu Associated OH
agent. The other Communicated
tanker is the Standard Arrow. She
has never called here, states A. s.
Prescott, the Hawaii district manager
for. the Standard Oil Co.
Following the communicating OF Oil
carriers, it is expected steamships
suitable for transportation Of troops
and supplies will be pressed into SER
vice, is the coast report. Surveys
have been made by the government OF
practically all vessels on the Pacific
coast that could be used in trans
oceanic business.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-14
MAKURA
Will TAKE MEN
TO JOIN Army

When the Makura sails for Van
couver this week, it is expected that
she will take at least 90 men from
Hawaii who have volunteered, through
the British recruiting office here. 10
fight with the Canadian forces. All
are natives of the British Empire and
single men, and several have already
seen service.
The steerage rate from here to
Vancouver will be paid by the gov.
eminent, but special rates are being
allowed IN the second cabin for those
who wish to pay the difference.
AS yet none Of the married men
who have applied for enlistment have
been accepted as the finance COM
mittee has not reported as to what
amount will be allowed for the separa,
ton allowance. 1t will probably be
$50 or over, but until the exact amount
is known nothing will be done.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-14
The Social Side
Of Hygiene

Society as rule is generally careful about
the state of their health, and they are apt 70
make good use Of remedies known as disease
preventiveS. GermicdeS and antiseptics are In
cluded in this class. but the greatest care
should he exercised in using any which con-
tatns poisons. unless prescribed by physician
By reason Of its absolute safety and its
beneficial results. physicians have strongly rec
commended Tyree's Antiseptic Powder. This
preparation appears 10 occupy a unique posi-
tion as a toilet and hygieuic antseptic and is
being most favOrably commented upon by So
ciety both in the States and abroad The late
Prof w. NJ. Gray, pathologist TO Providence
Hospital and microscopic to the Army Medi-
cal Museum, in discussing the merits of the
preparation said: Prom the above and other
experiments with Tyrees Antiseptic Powder,
conclude that It is most valuable and use
full compound and that its efficiency must be
due to its peculiar mode of manufacture and
its we'll balanced chemical adjustment as we'll
as the exceptional purity of its ingredients. -
II is sold in packages at twenty five cents and
one dollar by the manufacturer. ]. S. Tyree,
Chemist, Inc, Washington, D. C.