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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
Along Came Ruth
And Dodgers Lose

Hot Springs, Ark, March 25-The
Brooklyn Dodgers were defeated again
yesterday in the second exhibition
game with the Boston Red Sox. The
score was to 1. AS in the first game,
the hitting of Babe Ruth was again
responsible for the defeat of Brook
Ign.
Ruth made home run in the third
inning with the bases filled, after two
runs had already been scored in the
frame. The Dodgers never recovered
from the blow.
Al Mamaux was the victim of the
home run drive. He did not make
a very good showing in the three
innings he worked. He seemed to
lack the speed of old and could not
get the ball over. He walked Hob
filled, forcing in the second run. Ruth
was the next hitter and it was here
he made his homer.
The best pitching of the game was
done by RUDE Marquard, who also
worked three innings. He was not
scored on, though he did allow four
hits. One of these, triple by Mays
got him into trouble, but he pitched
himself out of the hole. He also had
the satisfaction of striking out Ruth
with three pitched balls. Mays
pitched six innings for Boston and
Ruth, who had been in the right field,
worked the last three.
The score:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25

This was the first time Blackburn had
suffered defeat, although the Ken
lucky colored boy had been scrapping
good fellows for several years, and
had previously fought draws with
Cans, Spike Sullivan. Sam Langford,-
and Jack (Twin) Sullivan. In 1905
Blackburn fought another draw with
Langford, and the following year he
fought six fast rounds with Cans in
Philadelphia. He went along until
1909, fighting frequently, when he got
mixed up in a brawl with some color
ed gentry He was charged with
shooting a man during the rookus and
was convicted and sent to prison, but
was pardoned the latter part of 1913.
Blackburn was one Of the best boxers
in the country up to the time of i'm
prisonment Although he never
weighed over 145 pounds, he had
tackled middleweights and heavy
weights, and he was never knocked
out and never defeated except by Joe
Cans
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
Fistic History

San Francisco fans were google
eyed with anticipation IA years ago
today, when the question of supremacy
between Young Corbett and Jimmy
Britt, the native SON." was to be de-
cided. So excited were they that they
gave up over $4,000 to see the rookus
the biggest gate receipts up to that
time for a battle between little fell
lows
Young ~Corbett was Colorado lad
who had broken into the game at
Hartford in 1901, when he knocked
out Terrible Terry McGovern in the
second round. After that he kept
right on with his victories and despite
the fact that the Californians had a
very high opinion of his prowess, still
Britt was the favorite Britt had
been a plumber prior to 1900, when he
was induced to put on the gloves in a
small way In a saloon one night a
big chap named Mike Collins passed
some remark concerning Britt's
clothes in which the word dude" fig
ured. That got Jimrnys goat and he
waded in and cleaned Mr. Collins up
in great style. After that Britt, then
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
SHANNON BALKS
ON MURLIN TERMS

New Haven, March 25-Joe Shan
non, the young center-felder of the
New Haven club. is the first of last
years veterans to balk over terms.
Shannons unsigned contract was re-
ceived at local baseball headquarters
last night by Owner James 7. Col
Inns. Shannon, according to Collins,
offered no explanation for his refusal
to sign, although it is understood he
was offered an increase over last
years figures. Collins, as result
is greatly perturbed over the action
of the player.
Collins stated last night that he
sent two contracts to Shannon and
both came back. Shannon didn't even
take the trouble to pen line but
merely deposited the contracts in 9TH
er envelopes and returned them with
the same speed he shows in tossing
ball to the plate. The stubborn at
titude of Shannon may pave the way
for his suspension as Collins base al
together too many worries to bother
with hold-outs.
Two years ago, it will be recalled,
Shannon, together with his brother
Maurice, who, by the way, is now
member of the Athletics jumped the
New Haven club in mid-season. They
gave no reason for their departure
until they arrived home. Realizing
their folly and seeing a chance to
escape censure, they telegraphed Col
Inns that a member of their family
was i'll. Collins refused to swallow
the excuse and placed both of them
on the suspended list Both were
later reinstated after making prom
ises to be good.
Joe Shannon is recognized as
ball player with great possibilities He
got away to a flying start last year
and batted well above 800 during
major part of the season. Towards
the end of the campaign, when New
Haven had the championship practi-
cal1y clinched, he fell into a slump,
and wound up the season with a mark
of PTS. Nevertheless, he topped all
of the local players in hitting. Shan
non is only 20 years of age and is
therefore not liable for military SER
vice. He is now attending Mt. st,
Joseph's College in Maryland.
Everett Nutter, right fielder, return
ed his signed contract on Saturday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
INTERNATIONAL
OUTLOOK GLOOMY

New York, March 25-The swan
song of the International League will
be warbled here Wednesday when the
club owners get together for the last
time. President McCaffery of Tor
onto and Jack Dunn of Baltimore,
have been making a hopeless effort to
get enough clubs in line to operate
this summer and although the Ma
tional Commission granted the league
permission to extent the time for
sending out contracts until the first
Of next month, none of the clubs
have made an effort to tie up a lot of
ball players with contracts and then
have them on their hands.
The wise club owners have unload
ed all their best players on the major
leagues and the Southern Association.
Even McCaffery and Dunn see the
handwriting on the wall and have
disposed of their best players at good
prices. There is only one course
left for the International to take to
protect its territory, and that is to
patch up some kind of a circuit and
play Glass A or Class B grade of ball.
IlG ISdlilbdLlOIl OdllllOI OPCldIC VII
the old basis of Glass AA salaries and
expenses.
Minor league baseball will proba-
bly, be discontinued throughout the
country before the summer is over
There are many army camps locat-
ed in the territory of minor leagues
in various parts of the country, and
there will be so much baseball play
ed at these camps during the summer
that the minor leagues will be lost in
the shuttle. One of the first army
camps to organize is Camp Grant al
Rockford, Ill. 1t already has seven
baseball leagues, each with eight
clubs.
Providence, Richmond, Montreal
and Buffalo will not operate under
any circumstances, and just as soor
as the International League is de-
clared dead the Providence club will
ally itself with some of the Eastern
League clubs.
The defeat of the Sunday Baseball
club at Albany killed the last chance
that the International League had oil
operating. President Charles T. Cha
pin of Rochester is the acting presi-
dent of the organization, and he will
preside when the club owners get to-
gether here on Wednesday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25

New York, March 25-Prof. Mike
Donovan, former middleweight cham
pion and for 80 years boxing in
structor of the New York A. c., is
dead. The veteran passed away early
yesterday morning at the st. Francis
hospital, a victim of pneumonia. At
his bedside when the end came were
his married daughter and his son-in-
law. Donovan was in his 18th year.
Messages of coincidence were re-
ceived at the Donovan home, at 1890
Walton avenue, the Bronx. yesterday
from Colonel Roosevelt. James J. Cor
bett, the former heavyweight cham
pion, and number of other promi-
nent men.
Among Donovan's personal friends
during his lifetime were August Bel
mont, J. Coleman Drayton, Colonel
Robert NJ. Thompson, Thomas F..
Ryan, William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., and
Rhine1ander Waldo.
prof. Mike" was taken down with
pneumonia two weeks ago and was
rushed to the ST. Francis hospital. On
Saturday night he took a turn for the
worse. At 10 o'clock he became I'M
prof. Mike" will be buried on
Wednesday morning from the Church
of the Sacred Heart in the Bronx.
where a solemn high requiem mass
will be sung for the repose of his
soul by the Rev. Father Lennon. In
terment will be in the family plot in
St Raymond cemetery in Westchester
county.
Michael Donovan-"Prof. Mike" as
he was fondly and affectionately call
ed by his legion of friends-was born
of Irish parents in Chicago in 1847.
At the age of Is, when he was so
small that he could hardly shoulder
musket, Professor Mike enlisted
| in the list Illinois Volunteer Infantry
| and served four years in the Civil
War.
Before his recent illness this same
Professor Nike too old to fight, but
still loving his country and flag and
the old threadworn blue uniform OF
his younger days, was recruiting SOL
diers for Uncle Sans big battle cover
| there"
Everybody that ever had the pleas
ure of meeting Professor Mike
| loved him thereafter: loved him for
his true fighting spirit and his readi-
ness to defend his friends; loved him
| for the kindness toward women and
children and the weak.
Donovan retired from the ring in
1882, the undefeated middleweight
champion of the world. At an early
age he showed that he could use his
fists exceptionally we'll and could side.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
Rensselaer, Squad
Now At Practice

Troy, N. Y, March 25.-The prob
lem of building up an entirely new
varsity baseball team at the Rennsse-
laer Polytechnic Institute confronts
Coach Jack" Reed, partly on account
Of the numerous enlistments of upper
classmen of athletic calibre for war
service and partly on account of the
decision of the college authorities to
graduate the 1918 class of engineers
on May 1. With the close of the bas-
ketball season, the squad took up ac-
tive indoor practice in the gymna-
SUM cage this week, after two weeks
of preliminary cross-country hiking
and seasoning. The work has been
principally along the lines of getting
''the eye on the ball." in fielding the
batted sphere and in accuracy in
throwing.
There seems to be no dearth of
baseball material at the Institute, as
already nearly fifty students have re-
ported for practice, but it is yet too
early to judge of the relative quality
of the numerous candidates. Few
| of the men have had more than
prep" school or inter-class expert
ence and their value as varsity timber
cannot be determined until field prac-
tice is we'll under way; and it may be
ten days before the frost is out of the
baseball diamond here.
Among the new candidates report
ing this week are J. Stanley Thomp-
son (Brooklyn) and George Walsh
| (Holyoke, Mass.), catchers; Richard
A. Shankey (Haverstraw) the var
sity football quarterback. shortstop;
Albert K. Piloff (Brooklyn) another
varsity football player, B. F. REIN
ers New York; varsity basketball
centre, E. L. Ford (Newport, r. ~
G. K. Foster, caldwell, Ohio), lin
fielders; Sarl Bedell Schenectady
pitcher; E. G, Dorlon, Elmer NJ.
Hoef1e (Rochester) and Phil Sweet
(BuffaIo), football star, out-fielders.
The squad will probably be cut
down to twenty-five players within
another week or two, though on &C
count of the inexperience of the can
didates and the keen rivalry for var
sity positions a fairly large squad will
be continued. Some of the more
likely men for. team places are: Ar
thur L. Kuhnert (Rochester), the only
remaining veteran, Curatola, and Err
win H. Mitchell Mobile, Ala.) pitch
ers; Ford or Behan, first base; Jack
Walsh, shortstop; Reimers, third
base; Vaughan, Dorlon, Bingham and
Schilling, outfielders.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25

ity between the pair. And for the
winner there is a possible match with
Champion Benny Leonard.
In the semi-final of six rounds
Frank Brindisi, of New Haven, will
take on Joe Dillon of Stamford, at 100
pounds, and in another six-rounder
Flying Maher of New Haven, will
tackle John Lisse of New York. In
another six-round tilt Charley Pitts
Of Bridgeport, will meet Paul Doyle
of New York. The last named boys
are lightweights.
An eleventh-hour change in ar
rangements was made necessary last
night upon the arrival of Jackson and
Manager Bagley. Bagley absolutely
refused to go through with the bout
with George Monroe as referee. Bag
ley stated that Monroe's friendship
for George Dassereick, a pal of Scot
ty Montieth, was too strong, and he
claimed that he could not expect an
even break with the former bantam
star rendering the decision. "I have
no grievances against Monroe" de-
clared Bagley, but I don't think it
right for me to consent to him. Con-
sequently Dave Fitzgerald will ref
cree, or there will be no bout"
The promoters got in touch with
Fitzgerald and he consented to ref
cree. George Monroe, when apprais-
| ed of the latest turn of affairs, de-
clared that he would gracefully re-
tire but wanted it understood that
Bagley was dead wrong in assuming
| that Dundee would get better than ar
even break with him in the ring
Monroe, it seems, was advertised tc
referee before he had been consulted
He later agreed to go through with
the bout and at the last minute he is
made the goat"
Hugh Rorty of Hartford. will de-
the announcing tonight, while BOZ
Wilson will hold the watch. The
Arena doors will be thrown open al
$50 o'clock.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
Mccormick One of
First to Use Curve
sporting ,Life.)

The recent death of Jim McCor-
argument of who invented the curve
ball. Divers writer's of obituary para
graphs referred to Mccormick as the
inventor of the curve ball. 1t is
pretty generally agreed that McCor-
mick was not the inventor of the
curve. Nobody really knows who
curve this way and that when given
certain twists. However, the. first
pitcher of any prominence who hurled
a curve was Candy Cummings of the
Brooklyn Stars, who fiourished along
about the time of the Centennial.
There are some who accord the honor
to Joe Mann, the Princeton pitcher.
Mccormick is one of the several
men to whom the application of curve
pitching is attributed, however He
is quoted as saying that he observed
the curve tendency from the pitcher S
box when he watched a game between
two college teams. and worked it out
as a practical asset.
Why the principle of the curve
should have been so long undiscover-
ed is one of the mysteries of baseball.
The hardest thing in baseball is not
to throw curve, but to throw ball
that will not curve. In fact, a large
portion of the batted balls that go a
long way before reaching a fielder or
the ground, curve very perceptibly
and inability to correct the tendency
to curve has cost many an outfieldeI
and catcher his job
In the days of 1885 and 1885, wher
Mccormick was a member of the
champion Chicago team headed by
Cap Arson, and 1887, when he was
with Pittsburgh in it's first Nationa
League year, the pitching distance
was some 20 feet shorter than now
but even at a distance of As feet il
is not difficult to curve a ball. In fact
if the thrower has a certain uncon
scious twist in delivering the ball i
will curve without him intending such
a result.
Mccormick pitched under a set O
rules which differed from those under
! which any other man has set record
for consecutive victories when he RAJ
16 straight. In 1886 the size of tn,
to 7x4, and the pitcher was permittet
to take n hop, step and jump in tn
delivery.
Perhaps the greatest contest il
which Mccormick figured was tn
memorable game between Worecste
and Cleveland, in 1880. J. Lee Rich
mond, now a professor in higl
school at Toledo, pitched for Worces
ter and held the Clevelands withou
hit or run. Not a man gat to frs
the first feat Of its kind in profes
sional baseball. Mccormick he'll
Worcester. to three hits and one run.
Mccormick retired on his own &C
cord before the opening of the seaso
Of 1888, to open cafe in Paterson
and lived there until the time of hi
death, although he had not been i
business for several years, because O
an illness that had made him prac
tically an invlaid and which finall
compelled him to spend his last day
in a hospital.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
Liggins-Kausler
Accept Challenge

Inspired by the challenge hurled by
Jim Mckay and Joe Porto to Charlie
johnson and Herman Frickenhaus in
New Haven for a series of games in
order to determine the best duo in
duckpin doubles, Fred Liggins and
John Kausler of this city in turn is
sue challenge through the. columns
of the Times to any of the above roll
ers in New Haven for a game or SER
les, with the stipulation the matches
be rolled as quickly as possible be-
cause of Kausler momentarily expect
ing orders to go to France.
The Bridgeport bowlers, in order to
make the series interesting, want to
wager $25 to $50 on the side and do
not care where the games are rolled.
They mean business and if the New
Haven boys really mean to try their
hand at duckpinning a telephone call
to Lggins at the Park City alleys will
do the trick.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
DUNDEE FAVORED
in BATTLE WITH
JACKSON TONIGHT
Much Heraded Is Round Clash Between Old Rivals
Takes Place Tonight at New Haven
Fitzgerald to Referee.

New Haven, March 25-Boxing fans
throughout the east will center their
eyes on this city tonight when John
ny Dundee and Willie Jackson get to-
gether to settle their long standing
grievances This bout is the most
attractive one of the present season,
and every fight follower who is unable
to attend will keep in close touch
with the ticker or telephone to get
first returns.
The fact that Dundee and Jackson
have agreed to clash here furnishes
further proof that New Haven is
real boxing center. The cessation of
the game in this state has worked
out well for the local promoters, who
are vieing with each other in an eff
fort to land the best matches. So
far Vincent Reina is in the lead and
has secured the best attraction of the
season in Dundee and jackson.
The advance sale indicates that the
SIC, 900 house which Champion Benny
Leonard and Chic Brown drew here
: last winter will be surpassed. Promo
ter Reina says requests for reserva-
tons are coming from all towns as
far as Chicopee, Mass, and New York
has big demand in. Today about
$4,000 worth of seats have been sold
and that's a sure sign of a record
house.
The women folk seem to be quite
interested in tonights match, for
among the applicants for tickets are
many of the fair sex. Neither Dundee
nor Jackson had put in an appear
ance up to a late hour last night, but
one of the two is expected here to-
day. Both, according to reports, are
in prime shape for this, their decid-
/ ing battle. 1t will be recalled that
jackson gained his fame by knocking
cut Dundee in a round at Philadel-
pl1ia, and later on Johnny outpointed
his previous conqueror in a ten-round
bout in New York. Now comes the
15-round affair to a decision, which
should settle for all time the superior
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
BLUE RIBBONS TO
BATTLE NORWALK

John Leavy and Blue Ribbon bas-
ketballers will make desperate at
tempt to take the fast Norwalk five
into camp tomorrow night when these
two teams battle at Colonial hall. The
race for the Connecticut state basel
ball title is growing stronger every
week and Manager Leavy stated last
night that the Norwalk aggregation
is one team that he fears for the
title.
While the Blue Ribbons contingent
will line up against the Norwalks
with the same men it used last week,
the visitors will introduce several
new players to local followers of the
sport. Last week Norwalk figured in a
trade with the Jersey City team
whereby Dehnert, the crack center,
left the Shelters and went to Nor
walk. In exchange the NorWalks
gave the services of Wright. Both
teams were to the good in this deal.
The following men will line up for
the game, which is down on the
boards to start at $3.50 o'clock.