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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-24
YANK BATTERIES
WILL START FOR
SOUTH ON FEB. "a

New York, Jan. 24-~Strike threat
or no strike threat. Bill Donovan,
manager of the. Yankees, again in
tends to get the jump on the rest OF
the American League field by having
his pitchers far in advance Of the
pitchers in the league.
The battery men will leave New
York on February "A and will start
work at Macon February 26. Pitch
ers who do not leave with the New
York party will receive instructions to
be in Macon before February 26. The
regulars will start a week later.
The firts detachment under COM
mand of Bill Donovan. Joe Kelly and
Duke Farrell, will consist of Pitchers
Ray Caldwell. Ray Fisher, Bob Shaw
key, Nick Cullop, Urban Shocker,
George Mogridge, Elmer Love, Allen
Russell, Dan Triple, Bill Piercey
Sam Ross, Enwright. Monroe, Fer
guson and McGraw and Catchers Les
lie Nunamaker, Al Walters, Walter
Alexander and Shaw.
Only Caldwell, Fisher and Nuna-
maker are under contract, though it
is said Shawkey has signed. The club
has received word from Urban Shock
er that he has broken the index fin
ger of his right hand.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-24
Bendigo Won From
Langan in Muddy Ring
80 Years Ago Today

Boxing under present conditions is
vastly different from the prizefight-
ing that flourished in the last century,
as may be illustrated by the story OF
the championship bout in England 80
years ago today between Bendigo and
Charles Langan.' Great secrecy had
to be observed about the location Of
the ring, to prevent the authorities
from butting in, but at length it was
pitched near a village eighth lies
from Newcastle.
The sports made their way to this
place in the midst of a terrible wind
and rain storm, and the ground on
which the men fought was sea of
mud. Wet and cold, and shivering,
the men fought 80 rounds before Ben
digo completely blinded the Irish
challenger, and forced his seconds to
toss in the sponge. The Hibernian
fought like a demon, and Bendigo
had several close calls. Langan was
completely blind before he quit, and
several days elapsed after the fight
before his swollen and battered optics
were restored to their normal condi-
ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-24
MINOR LEACUERS
SHOULD USE CARE
IN FIXING CIRCUIT

One of the most popular OF winter
indoor sports is organizing minor
leagues. All a fellow needs is a shoe
string and bilious vest to become the
promoter and president pro tenn. Of a
baseball circuit, and have all the cit
les, towns and villages in a section
emitting wild cries of baseball enthu-
siasm Mr.. Wallingford and Blackie
Daw never tried to butt in on the
minor league proposition because they
knew that when it comes to collect
ing the coin of the realm. from the
mad enthusiasts they subside with all
the suddenness of a New Year resolu-
ton. The minor league situation, as
1t affects the smaller cities, is getting
no better fast. To an outsider this
doesn't seem to be due as much to
loss of interest in baseball as to the
methods Of promotion.
Just because the National and Am
erican leagues have eight clubs. pro-
motors Of minor organizations seem
to think that this is a law, or that
there Is some magic in the number.
Wherefore they usually include two
or three weak sisters that haven't a
chance to stick through the season.
When the inevitable smash-up comes
the fans in all the towns are dis
gusted, and the league goes to the
bow-wows. If only four or six strong
towns, properly financed, had started,
all would probably finish, and the
league might become a fixture.
A minor league. needs, at the start
the right man at the head of it-not
a Shoestring Charlie out simply for
the coin, nor a figurehead who has
no time to devote to the leagues in
terests. "Put up or shut up' should
be the rule for every city that clam
ors for a franchise. The population
of a town isn't the only consideration
Some communities of 10000 give bet
ter support to league ball than others
of $4,000. Sporting\ spirit and civic
pride count for more than the nose
counters census.
A league of four live towns, inhabtt-
ed by hombres with red juice in their
veins, is vastly better proposition
than circuit Of sixteen thickly pop
ulated cemeteries. Nobody would
think of pulling off ball games in
graveyard, and yet there are lots OF
cities that, so far as baseball is con-
cerned, need only a white fence
around l'em to make a noise like an
abode of the dead The wise minor
league promoter, before admitting a
city to his circuit, will demand blood
count to see If the red corpuscles are
there.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-24
PENN WON'T PAY
SALARY OF $4,000
ITO COACH FOLWEL

kPhiladelphia, Jan. 24-Unless Head
Coach Bob Folwell decides to reduce
his terms for coaching the University
Of Pennsylvania football eleven next
fall there is a strong possibility that
he will not return to the Red and
Blue, with which he had such sue
cess during the past season.
Folwell has been in the Far West
on O. hunting trip, having remained
behind when the team returned from
the game with Oregon at Pasadena,
Gal, on New Years Day. He re-
tilrned to Philadelphia last night,
and will meet the football committee,
probably tomorrow, to discuss mat
tsrs in detail While in the West,
Folwell stated in positive terms that
he wanted 5000 for his services next
Wharton Sinkler, chairman Of the
football committee, refused to discuss
the situation today further than to
state that no coaches had been signed
for 1b11 This means that the Sc
lection OF the assistants Is being held
up to await the decision on the head
While Sinkler would not commits
himself on anything further pertain
ing to the REIMBURSEMENT Of Folwell
it is known that the committee is not
willing to meet Folwell's figures OF
$4,000. It Is said that the commit
tee is willing to give a slight advance
over the $1,000 paid last season, blu,
that it will not go to as high figure
as Folwen has named.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-24
PRINCETON COACH
OPPOSED TO FOUR
MILE RACE COURSE

Princeton, N. T., Jan. A.-Charles
Courtney's vigorous advancement of
arguments in favor Of placing the
limit of intercollegiate rowing races at
three miles finds an echo in the state
ment of DR.. Duncan Spaeth, coach OF
the Princeton crews.
DR.. Spaeth has always been strong
advocate of short races, and it has
been largely his influence that has
kept Princeton from agreeing to ex-
tend its limit to four miles and Joining
the group att Poughkeepsie. Says Dr..
Spaeth:
The Ya1e-Harvard four mile race
was inauugra q I in, imita zen of the
Oxford Cambridge race at somewhat
over four miles on a fast current.
1--WE have accordingly, at most of
our rowing colleges, been for. years
rowing a distance which seems un-
suited to our climatic conditions, our
natural physiological temperament
and to the local conditions prevailing
at most of our rowing colleges merely
because under entirely different cir
cumstances Englishmen have devel-
oped four mile tradition.
None Of the Eastern rowing col
leges, with the exception of Cornell,
has a satisfactory four mile course at
home, and the result has been the es-
Establishment of elaborate training
quarters away from the atmosphere
and routine Of university life. where
rowing is no 1onger a recreation for
men engaged in college work, but
where for nearly a month every year
they live to row, supported by gate
receipts from commercialized athletics
or by the generosity of opulent pat
rons."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-24
AMERICAN LEAGUE SEES NO
DANCER OF PLAYERS STRIKE
Majority of Diamond Stars i'm Johnson Circuit
Have Signed Contracts.

New York, Jan. 24-If Dave Fultz
is depending upon American league
performers to assure the success of
the proposed strike Of his Baseball
Players Fraternity, he would do well
to drop the project right now, If Ban,
the Bombastic, Johnson, president of
the junior major league, is to be be-
lieved-and who ever doubted Bans
veracity ?-enough. players have al
ready been signed by club owners in
his league to start the championship
campaign on schedule time.
Johnson emitted his daily speech
anent the strike situation in Chicago
yesterday. Just before leaving for
Dover Hall, Ca, for a weeks hunting
and fishing, Byron Bancroft Erred a
parting shot at fFultz. He declared
that Sc players have been signed for
1917 by four American league clubs,
exclusive of those who are still serv-
ing on long term contracts. M
Of this number the Yankees have
corralled r., the White Sox q, the
Cleveland club IA, and the Boston Red
Sox nine Johnson also declared that
"a letter from Clark Griffin, Of the
Washington club, hitherto considered
the Fraternity stronghold, said his
players were showing marked alacrity
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-24
KNICKERBOCkERS
UNABLE TO HOLD
FAST RIBBON FIVE
(By Wagner.)

The defeat Of the Knickerbockers
at Colonial hall last night showed just
how much stronger the present Blue
Ribbon five is than in former years.
It was only a few years ago that the
Knickerbockers could come here and
beat the Ribbons without trouble.
Those were the days when the Rib
bons had players like Stow, Morrison
and George Smith.
The present Ribbon combination is
a trifle too strong for the Knicks and
although the New Workers tried hard
last night they were beaten by SO to
81. It must be said, however, that
the visitors had bad luck in their
shooting, a number of tries rolling
out in exasperating fashion.
Jimmy Clinton had a big night. The
veteran romped merrily around and
Gagged six goals before the final whistle
blew. Harvey was in great form and
so was Beckman, who replaced Sven
SON. The latter was unable to be on
hand, who wired Manager Leavy.
Mcmillan and Tiedback were the best
players of the visitors. The veteran
Mcmillan looked slow in comparison
with Harvey. but managed to shoot a
few through the curtains.
The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-24
OFFER LES DARCY
$4,000 TO MEET
CHIP IN new YORK

New York, Jan. 24-It was learned
last night that Grant Hugh Browne.
who obtained control Of Madison
Square Garden for the purpose Of
promoting boxing bouts, had offered
the sum of $4,000 to Les Darcy. the
Australian boxer, for ten-round con-
test with George Chip, the Newcastle.
Penn, middleweight, to be staged at
the Garden as the opening show. This
information, while not official, came
from a reliable source after q confer
ence at the Hotel McAlpin. in which
Browne and e. T. O'Sullivan, business
manager for Darcy, were the princi-
pals. 1t also developed that the
offer was not accepted, but that me-
gotiations for the match had not been
dropped entirely.
This contest If arranged, would be
a return engagement between these
two boxers, for they were matched
to oppose each other for twenty
rounds in Australia at the time that
Darcy took his unannounced depar-
ture from there. The Australian had
previously knocked out Chip in nine
rounds. Mention of Billy Miske or
Jack Dillon as prospective opponents
for Darcy did not meet with the APP
prevail of O'Sullivan yesterday, who
was of the opinion that the Austria
liam should have at least one or pos
sibly two previous matches before enA
gaging either of these two boxers.
OSullivan has under advisement a
tempting offer from Tom Andrews,
the Milwaukee promoter. for a Darcy
bout in that city. but who the Aus
tralian's opponent is to be has not as
yet been divulged.
Browne, satisfied with his acquisi-l
ton Of the Garden, left this city late
last evening for Montreal where he
will attend a meeting Of racing Of
ficials. Before leaving, however, he
said that he had nothing additional
to make public in regard to the GAR
den. -.. $50
Tex Richard, the western promoter.
admitted last night that he had learn
ed from an authoritative source that
Browne had secured control of the
Garden, but added that while 1t would
naturally terminate his negotiations
i'm the matter, it would not necessarily
end his association with local boxing
competition. Richard intimated that
he was seriously considering a propo-
sition to build an extensive boxing
arena, but would not say anything
definite on this point.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-24
WILL FORM YALE
VARSITY CLUB FOR
STARS IN ATHLETICS

New Haven, Jan. 24-Prominent
bit to maintain the college athletic
prestige have almost completed plans
to build the Yale Varsity club here
The new project is designed solely to
be an incentive for Yale athletes and
teams to excel in all sports and es-
pecially over their traditional oppon-
ents, Harvard and Princeton.
The Yale University club, when fin
,ished, will be heavily endowed and
open to every one who won his letter.
Wealth and social position alone
won't be sufficient for admission to
the club. which will be held sacred
for the sons of Eli who contributed
their share on the athletic fields.
The Varsity club is planned to be
both an inducement for competing
Yale athletes as well as favorite
meeting place for "Y' men to gather
and discuss old tines Such club
would be extremely welcome for the
hundreds of letter men from all over
the country who assemble every year
in New Haven before either the Har-
ward or Princeton football battle Yet
the chief purpose of the contemplated
institution is to further encourage
Yale athletes to win their college let
ter, proaGening out of athletic spirit
which will surely guarantee future
success.
1t may be easily understood how q
boy will gladly strain every effort to
win the much coveted "Y.' at the
same time knowing that it will be the
A1n io1o
the charmed circle of the Yale Var
sity circle after he passes out of col
1ege life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-24
BROOKLYN WON'T
GO WITHOUT GOOD
SUB FIRST Stacker

Unless Ebbets and Manager Robin
son have gene crazy and hate money
and themselves they will never start
another season without substitute
who can play bangup first base
when Dauberts frail legs suffer their
annual injuries, writes Tom Rice in
the Brooklyn Eagle. The lack of such
a substitute forced the trading away
to New York last season of Lew Nc
Carly for Fred Merkle. The trade
saved a pennant for Brooklyn, but it
also cost Brooklyn one of the most
valuable catchers of recent years
That taught Ebbets and Robinson
lesson they will never forget, and
whenever talk is heard of disposing of
Merkle it may be put down as GER
tainty that the club has in mind the
acquiring of some other first base
man; Jack Miller could play fairly
acceptable first for Brooklyn, and
could take his turn filling other holes.
He has slipped back in the past two
years just about as much as Merkle
has, and might climb up bit if he
were to escape from St. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-24
in signing up for 1917.

IN signing up Tor. 19ll.
Besides the IL men who have affixed
their signatures to contracts for the
coming season. the Yankees hold over
the following from unexpired con-
tracts: Lee Magee, Walter Pipp,
Frank Gilhooley, Roger Peckinpa ugh,
Captain "Home Run Baker. Joe
Gedeon, Ray Fisher, Ray Caldwell,
Leslie Nunamaker and Nick Collop.
Fultz has repeatedly stated that
players already under contract would
not be expected to join the strike
movement. The president of the
Baseball Players Fraternity has an
aversion for contract breakers, and
says the, fraternity will not harbor
such individuals. A member who re-
pudiates his contract automatically
expels himself from the fraternity.
1t is well known fact that large
number of the players in the major
leagues will serve out their wartime
documents this coming season And
these players are the esta blished stars.
Ban Johnson says that most of the
American leagues leading players are
already in the fold, and that if Fultz' s
strike does go through the striking
players will be found to be lesser lu-
minaries of the diamond game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-24
PRINCETON BEATS
CRACK YALE FIVE

Princeton, N. j., Jan. c4.-Coming
from behind in the last minute of
play Princeton defeated Yale in an
Intercollegiate League I basketball
game here last evening by 20 to 10.
A field goal by Cyril Haas near the
end of the game brought victory to
Princeton.
It was one of the most exciting
contests yet seen on the Princeton
floor. At the end of the first half
the Tigers found themselves trailing
by II to IA. The rally Of the Tigers
In the second half rushed the Ellis off
their feet. Cyril Haas, the captain,
was the star for Princeton with five
field goals, the last of which won for
the home team. Ma1lon excelled for
Yale. While he guarded Parmelee
so well that the Tiger could get only
one basket, Mallon managed to cage
three.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-24
NY MYERS HAS
REFUSED TO SIGN
DODCER CONTRACT

New York. Jan. 2l-The first open
declarati0n Of holdout from 9
member "a any OF the. three New
York major, league clubs came yes
terd4y from Hy Myers, the Brooklyn
outtielder. He. gave the club off,
Gals d surprise BY returning his con
tract unsigned. Myers was one of the
National league champions whose sal
AIRY was not cut He is satisfied with
with the fraternity in Its quarrel with
organized ball.
The report that several players have
signed contracts has in no way i'm
paired the confidence which President
Z Fu1tz has in the players. ''The club
owners underestimate the loyalty OF
the players when they claim that the
major league men do not care about
the welfare OF the minor fleaguers,'
said Fuftz yesterday.
1.-The player likes fight, and when
he knows that he is being wronged
he will stick to the end"
F'ultz said yesterday THAT he could
not believe that the members of the
National Board knew what they were
signing when they permitted their
names to be placed on the finding or
the fraternity requests recently Sent
out by Secretary John H. Farrell
FuItz said that he knew some of the
lmemb ers OF the board personally, and
that they would mot knowingly affix
their names to a. paper 80 misrepre-
senting the facts.
One fragrant case, according to
Fultz, is the statement in relation to
the contracts which empowered the
clubs to suspend, without pay. play
ers injured in service. In the boards
finding, Secretary Farrell says:
mo such clause exists and no clause
has ever existed during the last Is
years that empowered clubs to sus-
pend players injured in service with
out pay"
Fultz says that within the last few
years there have been no less than
five cases in which the finding of the
National Board has been reversed BY
the National Commission because the
minor league body's decision was bas-
ed on this very rule.
President Fultz refused to discuss
yesterday the fraternity's application
for mem bership in the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor which is now pend
ing in Washington. He said that he
had received no communication what
ever from federation officials, an6
would not comment on the repor
that the American Federation had re,
fused to grant the fraternity a char
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-24
Gen. Johnson Breaks
Army Shooting Record

Honolulu, Jan. 24-Credited with
having shot the highest score ever
made by any man in the United
States regular army, or the national
guard, Brig. Gen. Samuel I. johnson,
head of the national guard of Ha-
wall, now is looking for other worlds
to conquer
Gen. Johnson, shooting over the
expert course at the national guard
target range on Punchbowl near
Honolulu, recently made a score Of
286 out of a. possible 800 points. This
was three points better than the
previous record high mark of 2S3,
made recently by Sergeant James H.
Burns of Co. A, 25th infantry. In
practice shooting Gen. Johnson sew
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-24
Cornell Wins From
Penn In Basketball

ithaca, N. T., Jan. 24-In an inter-
collegiate championship basketball
game here last night Pennsylva MIA
= $. = Cornell. "a to II. 1t was Cor
nelrs' 1irst intercollegiate league VIC
tory this winter. Cornell led, IL to
Lat half time.
Stewart. a new Cornell man at for
ward, outplayed Captain Eddie Nc
Nichol. OF Pennsylvania, caging two
goals and holding the Penn leader
without q field basket. Kendall also
played well for the winners
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-24
Sporting Chatter

The Portland team Of the Pacific
Coast League has traded Hagerman,
pitcher, formerly of the Cleveland
Americans, to ST. Paul, of the Ameri-
can Association, for Marshall.s catcher.
Arthur j. Vance, right handed
pitcher, with Columbus last year, has
been purchased by the Toledo Amerf-
can Association baseball club. Vance
went to Columbus from the New York
Americans
Joe Tinker, one of the owners Of the
Columbus club of the American AS
ISOLATION, will retain half interest
this season in the Peoria team Of the
Three-I League, under an agreement
signed with the directors. = William
Jackson has been reappointed man
ager.
Ordering a strike on February 20
and calling one during July are en-
tirely different matters. s,
Ban Johnson and John Tener are
both good fellows, but they absolute
ly refuse to Fraternize with Daye
Fultz.
Connie Mack and Christy Mathew
son should worry over the threatened
walkout of ball players!
Albert (Reb) Russell. a pitcher
with the Chicago Americans, has sign
ed a 1917 contract. Russell is the
twenty-frst member of the club to
come to terms. "Talk Of q strike il
not worrying me- Charles Comiskey
said. st am having no trouble in
signing my players"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-24
Pepper Martin Will
Meet Tommy Shea In
Next Show at Casino

The East End A. G. promoters, who
will stage the next show at the Ca
sino, HAYES igned Pepper Martin of
this city and Tommy Shea of New
Haven for one OF the bouts At the
last show Martin outpointed Shea in
lively battle of six rounds. \ lie is
an aggressive youngster whose style
is popular with the fans. The star
bout on the East End card will be
between Young McAuliffe and X. O.
Esggers of New York
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-24
GERMANY CUTS
TRAIN SCHEDULES.

Berlin, Jan. "a, (via London)--
The cancellation of a number Of long
distance and local trains was an
nounced today as the latest move in
graphing with the growing difficult
ty of transportation and the rolling
stock problem. Freight shippers
were also warned that certain classes
of goods. would no longer be accepted
and were advised to ascertain just
what they may send.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-24
PORTLAND TO REMAIN.

Although there is a report that the
Eastern Baseball league directors will
not ratify the sale of the Portland
franchise when they meet in Worces-
ter next Tuesday, the Springfield
Republican today states that Portland
will r1main in the league. This will
be bad news for the Bridgeport club
for it means heavy travelling expenses.
When the magnates get together
they will decide whether to drop
Lynn or Lawrence from the circuit.
The fans in Lynn are sore because
Owner Fraser has sold Pitcher Tuero,
Infielder DeVoville and Outfielder Or
cutt, three of the best players. There
fore it is believed the Lynn franchise
will be transferred to Lawrence
where a stock company will probably
be formed. This will give the league
a circuit consisting Of Bridgeport,
New Haven, Hartford, Springfield,
New London, Worcester, Lawrence
and Portland. This outfit would be
all right without Lawrence and Port
land ut it is difficult to see where
the new lineup is any great improve
ment over the 1916 failure.
YANKS' HARD LUCK.
The hard luck Of the New York
Americans is starting earlier than
usual this season. Urban Shocker,
the youthful pitching wonder, has
broken the index finger Of his right
hand.
The University of Michigan footpaH
management has turned down an o1Ier
to meet Rutgers in New York next
season The secretory of the new
York, National league club is anxious
to get some games booked for the PoIo
grounds. If some Eastern team coulo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-24
Chicago Team Sets
New Bowling Record

Chicago, Jan. 24-What was said
today to be a world bowling record
was made last night by the Vermont
Drives five-man team Of the Windy
City league of Chicago with team
game of 1920 and an average Of
1,152 "a. The three games were
1,107, LOCI and 1890.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-24

The Rev. Arthur Worthington, for
merly pastor Of Presbyterian church
i'll New Hamburg, n. Y, was brought
to Orange county from Virginia on q
charge of grand larceny.