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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-30
MAY REDUCE The
HUDSON REGATTA
TO THREE MILES

New York, Jan. 3O-The action of
the Board of Stewards Of the Inter
collegiate Rowing Association, in
Withholding invitations to the annual
regatta set for June Fl, pending fur
Their conferences with the rowing au-
thorities Of the leading eastern uni
versities, leads to the belief that
there will be radical changes in the
program of the famous Poughkeepsie
regatta. It is confidently expected
that at the next meeting Of the Stew
ards the announcement will be made
that the distance Of the varsity race
has been reduced from four to three
miles. a
Agitation for the elimination Of
what has been termed the Deadly
Fourth Mile has been growing for
some time and is favored in gen.
era1 way by the leading coaches of
the East including Charles Courtney,
Cornell; Jim Tens Eyck, Syracuse;
Wright, Pennsylvania; DR.. Spaeth,
Princeton and others who have de-
voted much study to the question.
Several of the professional coaches
are Of the opinion that if the oarsmen
are properly trained for four miles
there is no danger Of permanent dis
ability from rowing one race a season
at this distance.
1t is held, however, that a three
mile race would be just as decisive
and require less training and result
in more crews entering the so-called
championship regatta, lof the year.
But six crews rowed in four mile
races last season. Syracuse, Cornell.
Columbia and Pennsylvania competed
at the Poughkeepsie regatta while
Harvard and Yale raced at New Lon
don. It is hoped that If the big
race at Poughkeepsie is reduced to
three miles that Wisconsin will re-
turn to the Hudson and that possibly
Princeton and the Naval Academy
Fights may be induced to enter.
During the preliminary rowing sea-
son last year Princeton and the Navy
crews competed in three races each,
ranging in distance from one mile
500 yards to two miles while on the
Pacific Coast Stanford, California and
Washington all rowed one or more
three-mile races. In past years
Georgetown, Wesleyan, Trinity, Dart
mouth and Williams figured in the
annals of college rowing.
There are far seeing enthusiasts
who predict that the time will come
when there will be a national Inter
collegiate Championship Regatta at
which ten to fifteen crews will COM
pete for honors. Several of the big
Middle Western Universities are plan
ming for rowing, as soon as artificial
waterways are completed, and the
Growth of college sports in other d.
rections would indicate that the pre-
diction may yet be realized.
The reduction of the main event at
the intercollegiate Regatta from four
to three miles would open the way
for the shifting of the regatta, in
years to come, to one or more courses
which would not be available for a
four-mile race. Several years ago
there was an informal discussion
among several undergraduate crew
managers who favored a regatta,
open to all the college crews of the
country with elimination races over a
two mile course, to continue for a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-30
(By Wagner.)

Plans for getting some big league
recruits were discussed today at a
conference between President Clark
|P. Lane of the Bridgeport club and
Paul Kritchell, the newly appointed
manager. The president left this
morning to attend a meeting Of the
Eastern league and arranged to meet
kritchell there. The news of Krit-
cheHs appointment, which was decid-
led upon last evening at the meeting
of the American Chain Athletic asso-
citation, has been we'll received by the
fans.
Kritchell stands well with several
big league managers and also knows
the International club leaders. He has
been promised good share Of the
surplus material by managers in
leagues higher up so he is confident
he will be able to put strong team
Newfeld park
Although there were about % ap-
pHcations for the position of manag-
ing the local club the only ones seri-
|ously considered were Kritchell, Ben
Egan and Ed Walsh. The latter de-
manded too much for a. Class B league
le~AAO ASSe1h SO0AA AlOS SCI away IL IuO
Newark club. Kritchell is reserved by
Toronto but claims he has an agree
ment by the terms Of which he can
get away. He was signed with the
understanding that he could get his
own release.
Kritchell covered a lot of territory
after he left the old Connecticut
league. He was with Hartford in 1905
and after that he went TO tha INTER
national league and later to the St.
Louis Browns, where he remained
three years. He was sent to Kansas
City of the American association and
then drifted back to the International.
He is noted as heady catcher and a
timely hitter.
Rollie Zeider thought he had a Job
to manage Fort Wayne, Ind, of the
Central league but the Chicago Cubs
won't release the infielder He'll have
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-30
BALL PLAYERS TO
BE CLASSED WITH
VAUDEVILLE men

y Il Z " q - Z - y
New York, Jan. 30--Are baseball
players entertainers?
That is the question which is being
discussed by baseball players, OFF,
Gals Of the American Federation
Of Labor, and also by members Of the
White Rats. the vaudeville union
which is affiliated with the Fedora
ton. If the officials of organized la
Dor. decide that the ball tossers are
entertainers, they may have 20 ally
themselves with the vaudevillians to
join the A. F. Of L.
At the offices Of the White Rats
yesterday, it was stated that the
charter under which they became
identified with the Federation brings
all classes of entertainers under their
jurisdiction If they decide to join
that organization. It was stated by
one of the White Rats officials that
this is the issue which now confronts
the Baseball Players Fraternity and
the White Rats.
Although the members of the Eek
ecutive Council of the Federation,
which met here on Saturday, abso-
lute1y refused to give the reasons why
the Fraternity's application for a
charter was delayed, other than that
they wish to investigate the organiza-
ton further, it was said yesterday
by members of the vaudeville union
that it was this phase Of the situation
which was probably delaying the Fed
eration's action. {AH
It is held by officials of the White
Rats that baseball is an amusement,
and that the players are entertainers.
AS such, they would be classed the
same as vaudeville performers,aan and If
they join the American Federation of
Labor they would be compelled to
come in under the White Rats, char
ter.
President David L. Fultz of the
Players Fraternity. did not profess
to know anything yesterday about the
possibility of the players aff11aating
with the vaudeville actors to join the
Federation. He said: '"rhe matter
has never been brought to my atten-
ton. Before we make any such move,
however, it would have to be dis
cussed pretty thoroughly by our
Board. Of Directors and voted on by
our membership. I should be guided
by their action
FultZ announced tnat Mike Prem
der<ast of the Chicago Cubs had been
expelled from the Fraternity for
signing a contract in violation of his
pledge. The Fraternity leader also
showed a telegram from Walter
Meanwhile Of the Boston Braves,
which denied that he had signed a
contract The telegram is as follows:
"Have not signed 1917 contract. Am
with the boys. Use this any way you
see fit
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-30
DARCY AND AL MCCOY SIGN
TO BOX in new YORK MAR. 5
Champion Gets $4,000 Purse to Meet Australian
in Garden Bout for Title.

New York, Jan. 30--After holding
out for some days. AL Mccoy has
capitulated, and has signed to fight
Les Darcy. The middleweight cham
pion will draw down $4,000 bucks
for his part Of the fracas, while OAR
cy will collect the infinitesimal sum
of 25, 900 American dollars.
Les could have obtained a guaran-
tee of $4,000 and a percentage Of
the pictures, but he preferred the
smaller but surer sum. This inter-
national affair will probably be staged
March S, at the Garden.
The niddleweight champion and
his father manager held out for the
$4,000, which Tom O'Rourke had
guaranteed them. Browne wanted
to compromise on $1,000, but the Ru-
/ dolphs, father and son, said it would
! be $4,000 or Darcy would have to
make his New York bow without the
assistance of the worlds cham
pion.
Browne can stick to a figure once
{ he pins himself down to it, but then
there were the Rudolphs. They
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-30

Philadelphia, Jan. 3O-Robert G.
Folwell, football coach at the UNI
versity of Pennsylvania, has been de-
posed as head Of the staff. No longer
is he affiliated with athletics in any
capacity at the Red and Blue un1ver-
sity. This announcement is official
having as it's authority DR.. Arthur w.
Goodspeed, head of the faculty com
mittee on athletics.
The dethroning of the man who
generally is recognized as having re-
stored winning football at Penn was
not due to- any salary grievance, as
has been announced.
According to DR.. Goodspeed, FolweH
was not re-engaged because he did
little character building for the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania boys even it
he did put the Red and Blue back on
the football map. Fo1well was the
choice Of the directors Of the Ath-
letic association and the popular can
didate for reelection Of many OF the
students and alumni yet his qualifi-
cations would not pass the faculty
committee.
The re-engaging of Folwen has
been the main topic in athletic circles
at the university since the return Of
the Red and Blue team from it's trip
to Pasadena, Cal, where it lost the
New Years Day game to the Univer-
sity of Oregon. Secret meetings We're
held almost daily by the football COM
mittee, and other athletic solons.
At the first gathering to discuss the
| eligibility Of Folwell, it is said, the
faculty committee suggested that his
name be eliminated for various rea-
sons, which they did not care to dis
cuss It was argued that Folwell's
contract had expired, and he was not
to be reconsidered Under any condi-
tons i. Despite this suggestion, it is
admitted the football committee in
Guided F'olwell's name on the list of
coaches from which the next mentor
of the gridiron would be chosen, but
when presented to the faculty COM
| from the list.
| F'olwell was indignant when he
learned Of the faculty committees at
titude, and declared that he would
flight the matter to f1nish.''
| ct have known for some time,'' he
said, "that the faculty committee was
opposed to re-engaging me as coach,
but felt that in some way the matter
could be adjusted. Now that they
have seen fit to make their repuda-
ton of my name public I am going to
fight the matter to finish.
"Dr. Goodspeed says 1 am not ae-
ceptab1e. Why? I challenge any man
in the world to prove that my actions
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-30
RAY HEATING AND
ED SWEENEY ARE
SOLD BY YANKEES

New York, Jan. 3O-Edward F.
Sweeney, the veteran catcher and
Raymond Heating. the spitball pitch
er Of Bridgeport, Conn.,, and the YAM
KEGS have at last parted ways for all
times. Messrs. Sweeney and Keat-
ing were sold outright yesterday af-
ternoon by Col. Rupert and Capt
Huston to Roger Bresnahan'si Toledo
Mud Hens of the American Associa-
ton.
No sad tears trickled down the faces
Of Col. Rupert and Capt Huston as
they affixed, their signatures to the
papers which made Sweeney and.
Heating the property Of the Toledo
club. Sweeney has been more or
less white elephant on the hands of
the New York club owners for the
last two seasons, while Heating was of
little value to the team last year, and
Donovan finally farmed him out to
the Richmond club of the Interna-s
tional league.
1t will be recalled that before the
season of 1914, Russell Ford, the
spitball pitcher, jumped the Yankees
and signed with the Buffalo club of
the Federal league; Sweeney, room
mate Of Ford's, was considering the
same move, when Ban Johnson de-
cided to interview him.
Ban was particularly anxious to
have Sweeney stick in the American
league, and finally persuaded Ed to
sign three-year contract with the
Yankees for the fat sum of $4,000
per year. a&
When Col. Rupert and Capt. Hus-
ton purchased the club from the Far
rell-Devery combination, Sweeneys
contract was included.
In 1915 Sweeney caught in SO
games and made only rs base hits
before he was sent to the Richmond
club. Last year Donovan farmed the
catcher out to the Toledo club before
the team even hit the trail for the
training camp at Macon, Ga. There
fore, Sweeney cost the New York
club something like $500 per game.
The Yankees had to pay nearly all Of
Sweeney's salary while he was with
the Richmond and Toledo clubs.
Sweeney came to the Yankees from
the Atlanta club of the Southern AS
ISOLATION in 1908, and for while
was considered one of the best catchs
ers in the American league.
Sweeney taught Heating how to
pitch the emery ball, and for time
Keatinglhad considerable success with
his new delivery until he struck out
Eddie Collins twicee in one afternoon.
Eddie became suspicious, and upon
examining Keating's glove found that
Ray ilnd d piece of sandpaper patch
ed in it. This about ended Keat-
ing's winning habits. Ray came to
the Yankees from the Lawrence club
of the Eastern league in 1912
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-30


stuck and Browne weakened. He
finally agreed to give Mccoy $4,000
fiat and $1,000 for training expenses.
AS Mccoy does most of his work in
a home gymnasium, he decided that
$4,000 plus $1,000 equal1ed the $10,-
600 that he demanded and he signed
the agreement.
Darcy will sign his set Of articles as
soon as they are forwarded to him.
E. Timothy O'Sullivan, acting for
Darcy, further agreed that Darcy
not attempt a try-out bout before
meeting Mccoy. His first appear
ance then, will be with Mccoy Of
Brooklyn, at Madison Square Garden
on the night of March 5.
1t might seem on first thought,
since Darcy is rated such a terror
that Mccoy is selling his title cheap
ly. Not so. If Darcy should be
lucky enough to knock Mccoy out he
will NOT win the middleweight cham
pionship of the world, for the simple
reason that Darcy's manager asked
that the weight be $50 at o'clock on
the day of the fight. The limit is
1853.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-30

New York, Jan. 30-Athletic ex-
perts are still talking about the per-
formances of Joie Ray, the chesty
little printer from Chicago, who did
just as his coach. John Mahon, said
he would at the Millrose Athletic as
ISOLATION carnival in the Madison
Square Garden recently. He made
some athletic history. In winning
the mile and a half race for the Rod
man Wanamaker trophy. Ray ran
the fastest race at that distance ever
credited to a human being. In run
ming the heart out Of Johnny Over
ton, the Yale distancer, Ray covered
the distance in 6 minutes 45 seconds,
which is Us seconds faster than
the worlds record now on the books
Of the Amateur Athletic union to the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-30
SEVEN TEAMS PUNCHED
in GREAT DOG RACE

Fergus Falls, Mimi, Jan. 80
Seven of the eight dog teams entered
in the Winnipeg-St. Paul dog race are
due here shortly before noon today
and are punched for the real test of
the 522 mile race. The teams will
have 201 miles to cover from this
place to ST. Paul, where they are ex-
pected to arrive some time Friday,
one day before the close of the out
door sport carnival. The finish CT
yesterdays drive, brought Joe Met
calf, Bill Grayson, Gabriel and Albert
Campbell up with Hyurtur Hanson,
Mike Kelly and Gunnar Tomasson,
the three who have been leading since
the teams crossed the line into North
Dakota.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-30
HARRY CONDOR THINKS
HE'LL DEFEAT BROWN

Benny Murphy sends this about his
boxer, Harry Condon:
when Lew Brown affixed his sig
nature to a set OF articles calling for
Chick Brown to- meet Harry Condor,
in twelve round bout, he did not
realize that he signed his lighters life
away. For in Condor, Brown will
meet q boy who has mingled with the
best in his division Condor has been
waiting for this opportunity for a long
while, and claims that he is not sure
OF theN contest until he sees Brown in
the ring with his gloves on, the night
OF the contest. He is afraid Brown
will get cold feet before Feb. 8, and
claims that he will stop the New Ha-
ven Cyclone before the limit
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-30
KRITCHELL EXPECTS TO Get
BIC LEAGUE RECRUITS HERE.
New Bridgeport Baseball Manager Has Confer
ence With President Lane About Players. &

to labor in the big league another
season, stopping at the best hotels and
all that.
Some members of the Boston Red
Sox appear to be playing both ends.
against the middle in the present up
rising. Third Baseman Gardner and
First Baseman Hoblitzell attended the
Players Fraternity meeting last week.
A few days later they called on Owner
FraZee and discussed terms. 1t is
claimed Frazee offered each a $4,000
contract which was accepted. The
players held off on signing. however.
They probably think the strike talk
will pass away in another month.
Young McAuliffe has been engaged
for another bout at the Fairmont A.
c in New York. He twill box there
next Saturday night bht Matchmaker
Billy Gibson has not yet decided upon
his opponent. After his victory over
Battling Reddy in New York recently
McAuhffe was told he would be given
another opportunity soon.
The New York Americans have de-
cfded to retain Infielder Lutte Boone.
Ho was sent to the international
league last season on account of light
hitting but Manager Donovan thinks
he will be all right for a utility man.
p >one has never displayed any hit
ting ability but is great fielder.
The Philadelphia Athletics have re-
leased two outf1elders who were
picked up by Connie Mack last sea-
son. Thompson goes to Omaha of the
Western league and Steilbauer to
Houston Of the Texas league.
Byron Dickson is mentioned as the
man most likely to succeed Bob Fol-
well as coach of the football squad.
He has the backing Of the influential
members Of the committee Dickson
will be in a difficult position for the
students are angry over the busting OF
Folwell and football enthusiasm will
probably be lacking at the Philadel-
phia institution next season. q
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-30

credit of the late Tommy Conneff.
Rays wonderful running completely
overshadowed everything else at, the
Millrose meet, even the sensational
double victory Of Bob Simpson of Mis-
souri, university in the two hurdle
races. 1t was not only the time that
Ray made, but as we'll the apparent
ease with which he did it. Joie ran
the same kind of a race that George
Bonf1ag used to in his championship
days. He took the lead at the start
and went along about his business,
not caring a whoop what happened
behind him. Mahan had a schedule
worked out for his wonderful runner
that he knew would land a new rec
ord. Ray ran to that schedule with
not a thought about the other run
ners in the race.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-30
VENETIAN ROLLERS
ARE HERE TONIGHT

A number Of Hartford bowling en-
thusiasts will accompany the Vehe-
tians to this city tonight when the
first of the series with the Park City
team will be rolled at Connie Lewis
alleys. Lewis will use Leo Best. Mike
Feeney. Allie Murphy, Jim Crossman
in addition to himself on the local
team The Hartford team will have
Stefano. Mccarthy, Clementino, Car
man and Ardolino, -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-30
WILLIE BEECHER LOSES -
BATTLE TO KID LEWIS

New York. Jan. 30-Fat,' round
roly-poly Willie Beecher, who has
graduated into a welterweight, was
made chopping block of by Kid
Lewis in the 10 round bout at the
opening Of the new Palace A.. c., for
merly the Hunts Point Sporting club,
last night. Willie's slow rushes easily
were fathomed by Lewis who kept the
East slider off with straight lefts and
occasionally crossed with Earring
rights.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-30
MOTOR BOAT SHOW IN
Il NEW YORK OPENS AND
FINE CRAFT ARE SHOWN

New York, Jan. 30-Weather con-
d1ttons, were such yesterday as to re-
suit in the attendance at the Motor
Boat Show in the Grand Central Pal
ace OF many enthusiasts and prospec-
tive purchasers. but not what might
be called a big general crowd. The
real yachtsman or motor boat bug
will never let storms interfere with
his boating activities, and there was
plenty of room for close inspection
of everything on exhibition yesterday.
As a result of these favorable sell
ing conditions many Of the exhibitors
reported transactions of considerable
importance in the way Of contracts
for motors and boats.
There were visitors from distant
states who were there to see the
latest in power boat design before
placing their orders, and most of
them found what they wanted,
though it was generally commented
on that the craft exhibited tended to-
ward extremes, in one case the ultra
expensive and the other the small
and inexpensive craft. The moder-
ate sized, moderate priced cruiser
costing about $500 or less is hard
~ represented.
Preparedness is rampant-nore SO
than last year, and that means a
whole lot. The s.V'' type or modifi-
cations of 1t appear to have the gem
seraI call for the cruisers and the pow
or installations are of ever increas-
ing horse power to meet the speed
demand.
A melting of the stockholders Of the
Triangle Film Corporation will be
held in Richmond on Feb. to con-
slider increasing the stock from $5.-
900, 900 to $4,000, 900.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-30
LOCAL ELKS' B0WLERS
TO VISIT WATERBURY
FOR BIG MATCH FEB.

Bridgeport Elks will send Ave-
man team to Waterbury, February 2,
to. take on the bowlers Of Waterbury
lodge. The local lodge will be rep
resented by Grindrod, Holah. Schultz,
Hose and Lapke. A big crowd Of
rcoters will accompany the Bridge
port team, leaving the Elks' club in
automobiles at 6. o'clock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-30
RAY HEATING GETS IN
HANDBALL SEMI-FINALS

Ray Heating, the baseball pitcher,
has worked his way into the semi
finals of the city championship hand
ball tournament. He will play Ken
meth McKeon in this round. McKeon
beat Elliott Frost yesterday at the Y.
M. G. A. p to 16 and Fl to IA. AL
Burdick and Dennis Kelley are slated
to meet this afternoon. Each has
won~two matches so far in the tour
nament.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-30

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
BOUQUETS
JOHN RECk & SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-30

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
BOUQUETS
JOHN RECK & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-30

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent /. we.-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-30

Rollie Zeider thought he had job
to manage Fort Wayne, Ind, of the
Central league but the Chicago Cubs
won't release the infielder He'll have
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-30

to labor in the big league another
season, stopping at the best hotels and
all that.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-08-24
Exemption Beard Riding.

T,~'n "iss ha- q -Ja. t--
u ". i.9r La1a Dec. t0 ra.. ua-
Convened here today and opcned cfire5
This board il composed Of Chairman "
j. Lamb, Corinth; Secretary l. C..
Feemster, Tupelo; J. e. Myers, Water
Y ley; R C. 3renshaw, Aberdeen, o.
T. Houston, Tunica. Qniie a number
Of persons arc coming here 10 appear
before the board TO present their claims
or to present the claims Of others he ir-
ing exemption. In order to save these
persons travelling expenses, etc the
board gave out the following statement:
1--WE feel that it is nothing but right
that we should make a statement in re-
gard to people appearing before the dis
trict exemption board. We learn that
a great many persons desiring exemp-
ton wish to appear in person or have a
representative come before the board
to present their claims for exemption.
We are sure that persons who do so are
not informed as to the rules and regu-
lations regarding this matter. We are
instructed to allow no one in person or
by attorney or by brief to appear before
the board to present any claim regard
ing their military service. The rules
and regulations provide amply how such
matters shall be placed before the
bcard. We make this statement so
that no one will he under a m%isappre.
hcnsion ard Re disapponted after hav-
ing travo'el qritc a distance to appear
before the board and are not allowed to
be heard "