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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
ALEC CAMPBELL
INTERESTING
CHARACTER

One of the most interesting charac-
tiers of the links in this country is
Alec Campbell, more commonly
known as the "Nipper." Alec is a
native of Troon, Scotland, and many
years ago he won the championship
of the Eastern Professional Golfers
Association and has finished well up
in the national open on several occa-
sions At the present time Alec is
pro at the Baltimore Country Club,
and he states that while many of the
younger members are in some branch
of the service, including both Warren
and Clark Corkran, he has no COM
plant to make on the score of golf1ng
activity this year.
But to return to the story. The
"Nipper" is making his annual visit
to Boston, accompanied by Mrs.
Campbell, who is wearing "coon skim
furs as an evidence of CampbelPs
keen enjoyment of hunting. And
thereby hangs a tale.
Campbell is a true coon huntsman.
no shotgun figuring in his parties. He
has some hunting dogs that he values
| among his choicest possessions. He
was told of an old coon that defied
| all efforts at capture so he and his
party got on the trail of his 'coonship
about $50 p. m and the dogs freed
their quarry two hours later.
One of the negroes in the party was
delegated to climb the tree and shake
the coon down, but there was one
point that could not be negotiated
and the man finally had to come
down without dislodging the quarry
| In this dilemma Campbell decided
that there was only one thing to do
and that was to get rope whereby
the man could be hoisted over the
tree obstruction. So off he went il
search of the rope He left at mid
night.
The night was dark the country
sparsely settled and ropes were al
most minus quantity. After Ions
search one was produced, and it wa!
$50 in the morning before Alac re
turned to his party, with the 'coor
still master of his fate. There's moth
ing more to the story, but that tn
coon put up a worthy battle.
Campbell has lost one of hi
younger brothers in the war and ha
two others on the firing line, one o
them back at the front after havin'
been shot twice. The one who pai'
thes upreme sacrifice was Robert, ;
member of the Cameron Highlanders
Some time before his death, Rober
had written to his mother asking he
to have Alec send him picture o
I his twin children. After the battle il
5 which Robert was killed. no part 0
D his body was recovered, but his peck
S etbook was picked up on the field
: and in it was the picture of the twin
which Alec had sent to him.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
Anniversary OF
PACT Between
BIG LEAGUES

One of the most important treaties
of peace ever signed was that docu-
ment to which representatives of the
National and American leagues at
tached their signatures 15syeaB ago
today, thus putting an end to the dis
Astrous warfare which had been
waged between the rival major
leagues. 1.-The Peace of Cincinnati
will probably be the historic name
of that pact agreed upon at con-
ference in the Ohio city on Jan. IL,
1903 During the seasons of 1901
and 1902 the leagues had been at
swords points, to the disgust Of the
fans, who hailed with delight the de-
cision to quit playing politics and to
play ball instead. Harry C. PuIham,
who had replaced Nick Young as
president of the National League. and
Garry Hartmann, of Cincinnati, were
largely responsible for ushering in
the era of sweet peace. Hermann,
acting as mediator, brought President
Ban johnson, Of the American
League, into line.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
PRINCETON TO
TACKLE PENN )

Princeton. Jan. 12-The Tiger bas-
ketbal squad is primed for the trip
to Philadelphia tonight, when the
Princeton players will grapple with
the Penn tossers. Although the
Orange and Black has won all its
games this year, the Pennsylvania
game is regarded here as the critical
test. An easy victory was scored
in the opening game at the expense
of Manhattan College, who failed to
register field goal. A real triumph
was gained in the nature Of Al vic
tory over c. c. n. Y. In the first
league game, played against Dart
mouth last Monday, the Tigers piled
up the one-sided score of 2S-7. Penn
sylvania's victory over Columbia, COM
bined with Princetons record and
Yale's defeat by Union, seems to mar
row the race for the league honors
down to a test between the Tigers
| and the Quakers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
Fletcher
Captains
New York
Brilliant Shortstop Of
Giants Will Be Field
Leader in Place of Herzog,
Who Is Bound For Boston
Has Confidence Of the
Team.

New York, Jan 1.-THE Pride of
ColinsVille, Ill, Arthur Fletcher,
Shortstop Extraordinary and Hitter
Plenipotentiary of the New York
National League team, has risen4fro
the ranks. He isno longer a member
of the Submerged Eight. He is now
a Peerless Leader.
All of which means that ARTHUR has
been appointed Captain of the Giants
for 1918. He will map out broad poll
cies( discuss decisions with umpires
and give the "Raus'' sign to the
wabbly pitcher. He will be theByngI
of the Giant attack.
Fletcher has been the steadiest
player in the New York nfieId for the
last five years on street figures. Other
boys of brllance have flashed from
time to time, but Fletcher always
been the same-always at or near the
top of the shortstop list each year,
always a slashing, wicked hitter in
thep inches and always dependable
when an unusual play came along
He is celebrated as the man who al
ways used his head and never doses it
Arthur succeeds Charles Lincoln,
HerZog, just traded to the Boston
Braves for Larry Doyle and Jess
Barnes. During Herzog's enfoEced
absence from the lineup due to his
injuries last year the burden of the
captaincy often fell on F9etchers.
shoulders and SO heri in some meas
sure accustomed to the troubles he
will have to face.
Fletcher was 30 years old 1astsSat-
urday, Jan. 5, so the promotion and
the $500 extra salary that goes with
| it came prettyrcIoSe to being4a birth
day present.
i He began to play ball in 120I, art
Collinsville, and the next two years
he spent with the Dallas team OF the
Texas League, batting -273 and at
tracing the attention of the New
York management. McGraw signed
him on Aug. 20, and he played the
season out at Dallas, joining the
Giants the following spring. For
two years he did little, playing 20
games in 1909 and "A games in 1910.
His averages with the bat were -214
and .224 respectively
Then he came into his own. Al
BridWel1, slowing up, was sent toABos-
ton with Harry Gowdy for Herzog.
| This gave Fletcher chance and he
played 1oS games at short and third
base in 1911, fielding brilliantly and
batting .319. He has never played
anywhere except shortstop since He
| batted 282 in 1912, 1877 in 1913, 286
I in 1914 and .254 IN 1919. In 1916
he swung back to 1856 and last year
| slipped to, ESQ.
Fletcher led the National League
shortstops last year with an average
of 1856 for the season He also led
for Casey StengePs jaw in a mfx-up
| late in the season when Stenge1 &C
cused the Giant pitchers of trying to
! 'tbean" him. There was quite a fight,
but no one was hurt except Heinie
Zimmerman, who stopped one of
StengePs swings while trying to actSas
peacemaker.
F1etcher's friends feel that he is
well qualified for the captaincy. He
is aggressive, a keen student in the
fine points of the game, and a good
judge of pitchers and batters. His
fellow players all like him, and he
will have to do little driving to get all
there is in the Giants out in."ever5
| game.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
DUNN OF INDIANS
GENUINE PATRIOT

President James Dunn of the Cleve-
land club, is a genuine patriot, and
has done much to aid the welfare
work for the soldiers.
In addition to providing military
and Red Cross days last season, he
spent $500 in taking his team to the
soldiers camp at Chillicothe last Oc-
tober and $1,000 to take the players
to Camp Sheridan, st Montgomery,
for a series of games in November.
He turned the Cleveland ball park
over to the National Guard as camp
during the month of September and
the soldiers damaged the plant to the
extent of $1,000 while he gave the
free use of the plant to the Sammies
for a big military football game in
November, $500 more damage being
caused.
But what of that" says Dunn
ut is all in a good cause and we all
must expect to dig down Snd do ou1
bit"
| At present the offices of the Cleve-
I land club are being used as head
( quarters for a Red Cross committee
! and Dunn and his entire office force
have Joined in the drive to obtain new
members for the society.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
APPROVE SPORTS
FOR men Who
DO FIGHTING

That the value of athletics in i'm
proving the mental and physical con-
dition of all men from the standpoint
of military service is appreciated by
English as well as United States gov
eminent officials is shown by the fol-
lowing statement by Brigadier Gen
eral Wilfred A. White after several
years of observation of the western
front.
when the athlete has gone to the
front his place in athletic ranks
should be Immediately filed. Sport is
the foundation for health, and too
much emphasis cannot be laid upon
its benefits and necessity Athletics
are of paramount Importance in keep
ing the soldier fit, and the same is
true of the man who must be prepar-
ed to become a potential soldier.
''The soldierly qualities developed
are many. Discipline is encouraged
inasmuch as discipline is the very es-
sence of team play. Quickness of de-
cision and speed and agility are not
to be overlooked, and what cricket
and football do for the Englishman,
baseball, football and track athletics
do for the American
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
HOPPE WILL HAVE
TO GIVE UP GOLF
TO PROTECT ARMS

Until several months ago Willie
Hoppe had hopes that in addition
to his billiard titles he would win
gclf championship or two. He
was getting along fanously on the
links, but suddenly he got notice
that he would have to quit golf
or suffer the cancellation of the
insurance he carries to protect
himself against injury to his arms
or hands.
The experts of the insurance
companies, which carry a $1O0, 900
risk on the billiard masters arms,
declared that Hopes golf playing
was likely to throw his arm out of
killer. Willie was confronted with
the alternative of giving up the in
surance OF his golf, and he decid
ed that he'd rather go along with
out the golf. Hopes dilemma
Will be of great interest to many
Of our good billiardists who also
are fond of their golf.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
EBbETS PLEASED
WITH DEAL FOR
Al MAMAUX

New York, Jan. 12-Char1es H.
Ebbets is enthusiastic over the deal
which brings Al Mamaux and Burleigh
Grimes, pitchers, and Chuck Ward, in
fielder, to the Brooklyn Robins and
sends Casey Stengel and George Cut
shaw to Pittsburgh.
'aThe deal should help both clubs"
said Mr.. Ebbets yesterday. Nov and
then a player remains with a club so
long that he considers himself indis-
pensable, and then it is time to
change. That opinion once formed is
hard to eradicate and there is no use
trying. I am casting no reflections,
but the fact remains that it was just
as we'll that we should get rid of some
of our veterans and take on new
blood to start the rebuilding which
we plan in order to bring Brooklyn
another pennant winner in a reason
able time Pittsburgh got the fielders
it wanted and we got pitchers we had
to have.
Robinson was thoroughly with me
in the deal and had been planning it
for a long time. In some way the
Pittsburg newspaper men got the idea
that the Pirates would land Wheat
which was a case of the wish being
father of the thought. Robbie was
more practical and was all the while
angling to land Mamaux without CIV
| ing up Wheat and when Dreyfuss and
1 got together the deal was complet-
ed by our giving Stengel. We had
never intended to let Wheat get away
from Brooklyn, where he has played
great ball and, because of his cour-
tesy to the fans, is a prime favorite
| in season and out.
| "Robbie is big factor in the whole
proposition because 1 arn confident
that his exceptional skill in develop
ing pitchers or bringing back those
who have had an off year will work
wonders with MamauX, who was
wanted by New York, st. Louis, Chi
cago, Cincinnati and Boston.
What Robbie did to RUDE Mar
guard will be remembered. R.ube was
a hopeless loser with the Giants ant
was on his way to the bush when Rob
bic side-tracked him for Brooklyn, ant
made him a star again, even if in the
first half of his first year with US ht
was as useless as he was at the enc
of his career with the Giants. I be-
lieve Mamaux's bad year, like Mar
guards, will prove to have been NOR
attributable to mental than to physi
cal causes, and that Robbie will joll.
him to the top of the ladder again. [
he can't, the case is about hopeless"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
West MAY Get
1888 Great
TANK MEETS

New York, Jan 12-Because of the
settled policy of the New York Ath
letic club not to engage in champion
ship competitions in any sport during
Athletic Union are upset over the
possibility that New York city may
not be the scene of a single champion
ship swimming meet this winter.
It has been suggested that oClum-
bia University and the College of the
City of New York put in bids for one
or two events, but so far neither has
taken any interest in the proposal,
and the Brooklyn Central Y. NJ c. A,
which was the scene of the inter-
scholastic team swimming champion
ships last month, has not evinced a
desire to help the A. A U. out of it's
plight.
Frank W. B1ankey of Chicago, a
member of the Board of Governors,
conferred with F. w. Ruben, chair
Committee, yesterday relative to the
1918 indoor swimming championships.
In order to spread the meets out as
nucn as possible, each SecIon VI Liz
association will be requested to indi-
cate whether any of it's clubs desire
to stand sponsor for not more than
one of the championship events. The
committee will not undertake to
make any awards until this canvass
has been completed, and in the mean
time efforts will be made to insure
New York's getting at least one title
| competition.
It is pretty certain that the Illinois
| A. c. of Chicago, the Chicago A. A.
| the Detroit A. c., the Pittsburgh
A A, the Olympic Club of San Fran
cisco and the Los Angeles A. c. will
put in bids. There are ten title COM
petitions for men and the same num-
Der of women.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
ARMY HOLDING .
DATE FOR NAVY

West Point, N. Y, Jan. 12.-The
United States Military Academy foot
ball schedule for 1918, announced here
yesterday, is made up of eight games
with one open date reserved for the
Navy in case it is possible to arrange
this game Of much color, which it was
considered best to drop last fall.
The premature graduation of the
class of 1919 on Aug. % will take Oil
plant, Knight, Murrin and RundeIl
from the Army squad, but there will
be the nucleus for a strong eleven in
such men as Capt. Vidal. Hahn, Mon
roe, Wicks, Shrader. Adams. Stokes,
Van de Graft, Smith and Dominey,
along with a host of last falls sub
stitutes and the material from the
new class to enter in June.
The regular season will open in Sep
temper %, and the schedule includes
two intersectional games-Notre Dame
of the Middle West and West Virginia
Of the South. The schedule follows:
Sept. %, Bowdoin; Oct. 5, Boston
College; Oct. u, Carlisle; Oct. -, Uni
versity of Westh Virginia; Oct. rs,
Tufts; Nov. 2, Notre Dame; Nov. 9,
Lebanon Valley; Nov. 6, Maine; Nov.
%, open.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
CORNELL'S FIVE
BEATS COLUMBIA

Ne York, Jan 12-Cornelt stepped
off to victory in it's first league bas-
ketball game of the season last night
when the Ithacans defeated Columbia
in the Morningside gymnasium by a
score of 26 to IT. It was only after
spirited struggle, however, that the
men from up State earned the de-
cision. The Blue and White rallied in
the middle of the second period and
threatened for a moment to cause
the downfall of the Cornell five
Against a. stern defense, however, the
rally failed and Cornell swept through
to a decisive victory in the closing
minutes Oh. the struggle.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
Y. M. G.. A. FENCE
PUPILS ARE APT

In the short time that fencing has
held a place in the sporting calendar
in the Park City the fencing class has
been considered more and more.
One of the reasons attributed to the
rapid strides the club is making is the
wonderful enthusiasm shown by the
instructor. Robert Grasson. 1t is wor-
thy of note that while it takes many
of the New York professionals one and
two years to master the different
weapons, some of the "Y' fencens
have done this in three and four
months.
Four new men have joined the fen
cling class, Marshal Fiory, E. E. Tay-
lor, Dr.. E. L. McFetridge, and H. H
Greenfield.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
MEXICO TURNED OUT
TWO GOOD FIGHTERS

Mexico turned out two good boxers
in the lightweight division, in Aurelia
Horrora and Joe Rivers. Twelve years
ago today, when Aurelia was in his
prime, he scored one of his most i'm
portant victories when he knocked out
the famous Young Corbett in the fifth
round at Los Angeles. Ten years ago
today Rivers, then at the beginning of
his career, knocked out Max Weber,
also at Los Angeles. Herrera later
took on old John Barleycorn, and was
stretched cold in the engagement. If
he had not monkeyed with John,
whom nobody has yet licked, he might
have become champion.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
PIRATES ACQUIRE
EARL HAMILTON

Pittsburgh, Jan. 12-Pr-chase by
the Pittsburgh Nationals of Pitcher
Earl Hamilton from the Columbus
American Association club was an
nounced yesterday by Barney Drey-
fuss, president of the Pirates. Ham
ilton was with the St. Louis Ameri-
cans for seven years and was acquired
by Columbus near the close of the
1917 season.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12

X The impression generally held that
INSTRUCTORS in training camps thus
learned exemption from military SER
8yice was yesterday rudely shattered
by official shrapnel from the War De-
APARTMENT that exploded with great
Evidence.
The ruling Of the powers of the
NWar Department is to Ae effect that
INSTRUCTORS of boxing are not in the
Flnilitary service and therefore are
ssubject to draft, the same as other
individuals
q In view of this edict, all the boxers
who industriously have been teaching
fthe science of feinting jabbing, block
hing and other ring tactics to Uncle
Sans soldiers are liable to draft if
sof draft age and may go to the front,
swhere they at first hand can show
Ahe Germans the fine points of the
boxing game. They are included by
the government as civilian aids 10 the
War Department.
AS a result it is possible that Frank
Moran's MARY Ann" Charlie Whites
Jeff hook and Benny Leonards X. o.
punch may be uncorked somewhere
in France to the dismay of the Huns.
Willie Richie, former lightweight
champion, is responsible for the rul-
ing by the War Department officials
The California boxer had asked the
District Exemption Board at Sar
Francisco to exempt him from draft
on the ground that he already was in
the military service. The board re-
piled that under a ruling from the
War Department boxing instructors
are not in the military service and
therefore Richie was liable to draft
While many of the boxers assigned
to camps as instructors have been
very industrious and done excellent
work, it cannot be denied that the
presence at camp of some of the glove
experts has been the exception to the
Benny Leonard, with few excep.
tions, has devoted considerable of hi!
time for months past to boxing a
various points in the country for "a
purses and permitted the soldiers tt
learn the game as best they could
list of the leading boxers who ar,
affected by the order is as follows:
Armstrong, William P, Camp Han
cock, Augusta, Ga; Gibbons, Mike
Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Ia. Xii
bane, Johnny Camp Sherman, Chilli
cothe, Ohio; Leonard, Benny, CAM
Upton, Yaphank, L. l.; Levinsky, Bat
Ting, Camp Devens, Aver Mass.
Moran, Frank, Camp Wadsworth
Spartanburg, S. c.; McAllister, Boil
Camp Funston, Fort Riley, Kansas
Mcfarland, Packey, Camp Macarthur
Waco, Texas; Mandot, Joe, Cam
Sheridan, Montgomery, Ala; Russell
Frankie, Camp Pike, Little Rocl
Ark; Mitchell, Richie, Camp Don
phan, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Smith
Jeff, Camp Dix, Wrightstown, N. ]
White, Charlie, Camp Custer, Battl
Creek, Mich; Dunn, Jimmy. Cam
Taylor, Louisville, KY. Richie, Wi
lie, Camp Lewis, American LAX
Washington.
= According to a despatch last nigf
from Cleveland, Jimmy Dunn, mar
ager of Johnny Kilbane, has resigne
his post as boxing instructor at Cam
Taylor, Louisville. Ky, and returne
home. Packey Mcfarland has bee
appointed to succeed him. Dunn Il:
applied for an instructorship at son
cantOnment nearer home
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
JOS. MCCORMICK
ON "Y. M STAFF

Joseph Mccormick, former leader
at the Y. M. c. A, has been procured
nv the association as an addition to
the physical department staff.
Mr.. Mccormick is a former mem
Der of the Leaders Corps and gym
nastic team. He is an excellent floor
leader and a versatile man on the
apparatus.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
HERMAN MAY MILF a5-a5Y.

New Orleans, Jan. 12-Pete Her
man. bantamweight champion. has
agreed to allow Willis Astey chance
AT his title in 2o-round bout to be
held here in the near future, it was
announced yesterday. Herman wants
10 meet Astey before sailing for
France.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
COCHRAN WINS MATCH.

welker Cochran won two more
three-cushion games from Tom Gal
lagher at Days Billiard Academy in
New York last night, scoring 40 points
to 90 in the afternoon and 40 to 80
in the evening. The match ended
with last nights game, the grand
total being six gamss for Cochran to
four for Gallagher.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
ICE FETE AT VASSAR..

Poughkeepsie, Jan. 12-All Vassar
college students and faculty turned
out last night for the annual ice car
nival, held on the new Pratt Lake,
on the campus. Over 500 students
participated in the grand march which
opened the carnival.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
RIBBONS DEFEAT
NORWALK AGAIN

The Blue Ribbons again triUmphed
over Norwalk last night when, in a
spirited game at the auditorium in
NorwaIk. they came away with a Sc
"a decision. There was a large at
tendance. !. !
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12

The Browns are patriotic bunch,
but still they are hoping Hank Sew
eroid won't enlist, as he said he
would. They'll miss him badly If he
Joins the colors for personal an wen as
professional reaSoAA
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
No Exemption
For Teachers
OF Manly. Art

Popular Impression That In
structors at Army Camps
Won't Have to Shoulder
Guns Isn't Correct-Many
Ring Stars Affected By
Draft.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-12
Talk Of Sports

A guy named -- who shone
At Third, in his class stood alone;
Can you guess the name
OF the boy who gained fame
By pulling a worlds series bone?
Poor Old Joe Tinker! He batted
11S last season in twenty-five games
with his Columbus Club. And to
think that just a few short years
ago he had Christy Mathewson wor-
ried to death.