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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-07
COUION-KENRICK BATTLE

Just eight years ago yesterday, Mar. $, 1910, Johnny Coulon knocked out Jim Kenrick in the nineteenth round at New Orleans. Kenrick was a clas- sy little Britisher who came over to dispute Coulon's right to the bantam weight title. Their first meeting was a ten-round affair in the Crescent City, and the American was the vic tor, but not by any wide margin. Kenrick demanded another chance, and they were matched for 20 rounds at 116 pounds ringside. It was nip and tuck, with honors even for ten rounds or so. Then Johnny began to forge ahead, and soon the Briton was gamely taking lot more punish ment than he was able to give. For several rounds before the finish it looked as if Kenrick couldn't possibly continue, but he had lot of the Bri- tish bulldog about him and wouldn't quit In the nineteenth chapter Johnny landed a wallop that sent Kenrick toppling. Jim fell forward on his face and immediately began struggling to arisa He was dazed
 but still partly conscious, and wal lowed all over the ring in his vain and pitiful efforts to beat the count
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-07
M'GRAW RETURNS
 FROM THE WEST

New York, March ' - Manager John McGraw of the Giants returned yesterday from the West after trip, during which he rounded up most all of the Giants holdouts. McGraw did not go to Norfolk to see Davey Rob- ertson, but will probably see the player before he goes to Macon, Ga, next week. Robertson has communi- cated with inc New York office several times and his hesitation in signing is taken as a definite indication that he remain in the service of the govern ment for some time to come
 McGraw was in two railroad acci- dents while he was away A landslide interrupted his trip on the Chesa- peake & Ohio. The train on which McGraw was travelling out of St. Louis hit a milk wagon. McGraw has been chasing around the country with base ball clubs for some 25 years, but was never in a railroad accident before.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-07
ROBERTSON WILL QUIT GIANTS
 FOR ]. s.

New York, March 7-Davey* Robert son is lost to the Giants this year. In fact, the hard hitting right fielder will not again display his wares at the Polo Grounds-or in any other big league park-until Kaiser Bill has been licked The fleet-footed ath- lete is working for Uncle Sam in the Department of Justice, and that just at present he is devoting his time to rounding up slackers-
 Bobby was perfectly satisfied with the terms offered him by President Harry Hampstead, but he feels that he owes it to his country to aid in | whipping Germany, and is doing his bit cheerfully.
 Robertson made up his mind weeks 1 ago that he would not play ball this year, and it is said that he notified l his former employers to this effect. at the same time stating his reasons for retiring.
 While working for the government, Robertson also will put in idle min utes studying medicine in hopes of i passing examinations shortly that | will permit him to hang out his shin gle.
 Manager McGraw returned from .
 middle-western tour yesterday. He l announced that he had not seen Robertson, but that he was satisfied
 with his jaunt for he brought back contracts signed by Arthur Fletcher, Ferdie Schupp and Poll Perritt.
 Now that it was definitely settled i that Robertson will not do any pas timing this year, there is no doubt about Ross Young being the athlete who will pull in flies in right field at the Polo Grounds. And every wise baseball man who saw this youngster' l perform with the Rochester Inter i national League last season declares | that in him the Giants have the best | of 1917 minor league outfielders.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-07
FREDDY WELSH'S CAREER WAS
 VARIED ONE

Boy, page MT. Frederick Hall Thomas, and tell him we wish him many happy returns of the day. MT. Thomas began his 3Srd year Tues day, for he was born March 5, 1886, at Pontypridd, Wales. In the Diff bazaars MT. Thomas is known as Freddie Welsh, erstwhile lightweight champion. MT. Benjamin Leonard is responsible for the "erstwhile."
 Freddie first visited America when he was 16, but after a few months of hobo life, during which he carried the banner and often hit the back doors and mooched the free lunch counter for eats he returned to good old Pontypridd. There he decided to be- come a professional wrestler, but he didn't shine at the mat game, and soon gave it up.
 In 1905 Freddie decided to have another whack at America. He work ed as a janitor, peddled pins and needles in Philadelphia, and washed sweaters for the athletes at Browns gym in New York. Then he went to Montreal and worked as a mechanical engineer, which he had selected as his trade The wanderlust was still on him, however, and he made his way West, and toiled in the harvest fields of western Canada and the Dakotas. It was in the West that Freddie had his first fight. A gang of toughs tried to hold him up for his savings. Fred die objected, and used his fists so vig- orously that he put his three assail- ants to flight. When he got back to New York he read an ad in the paper | calling for an athletic instructor in a gym. There were about a dozen ap- 1 plicants, and the boss had them | fight for the job. Freddie knocked out his man. a husky middleweight and landed the position at a salary of $15 a week.
 | Freddi's ring debut was made ir Philadelphia in 1905, when he knock ed out Young Williams in the third round. In his earlier battles the little We1shman got frequently as little as $200 for his efforts. It was in Phila- delphia, also, that he lost his title to Benny Leonard a few months ago Freddie is said to be we'll worth over
 $100,000, some should worry.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-07
Miller Huggins SignsSix
 Yankees to Contract
Al Walters, Monroe, Nc Graw, Hendryx, Camp and Ward Affix Their Sigma lures to "the Papers" for 1918,

New York, March Miller Hug gins expert craftsmanship brought down a whole block of holdout birds yesterday. The Yankee manager didn't shut his eyes and blaze away in the middle of the flock, but picked off his pigeons one by one, never using more than one barrel and never vast ing any shot. His total bag for the day was six-by far the best since he began gunning for the high f1iers-on the salary question.
 By far the most important man heard from yesterday was Al Walters, the steel-armed young backstop, who will be the mainstay behind the bat, and who bid fair to become the pre- mier catcher of the American League before he ends his career. Al ac- cepted terms by telegraph and will sign his contract on reaching Macon He has been playing winter ball 1T California and is in good condition now.
 Two pitchers, Ed Monroe and Bot McGraw, lined up. Monroe was witt the team all last season. but was uset principally as relief hurler. He vii get better chance this year. Mo Graw won eight and lost nine game! in Newark. This is his second tryou with the Yankees and he promise great things.
 Tim Hendryx, outfelder, followed the lead of Elmer Miller, his fellov townsman from New Orleans, anC signed by mail. Elmer had a batting average of .251 last season and Tim was .249, but Tim busted out fvt home runs, seven triples and 14 dou bles. As Cy Young used to say, i l he could keep them closer together they would be worth more. Still, Tin
 is not bad distance hitter and ma! l improve this year.
 1 The other signers were H. L. Camp | the outfielder, who played a few games last fall after the Donovanite!
 were definitely out of the race fol fifth place. and Aaron Ward, utilit!
 infielder. Ward bids fair to hold tho
 substitute inf1eld job this year unles | Huggins picks up some new talent He played 80 games with Charleston
 in the South Atlantic League, ranking
 second in the list of shortstops, ant 1 hit .261. Camp was in the sam
 league and hit .357 for IT games.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-07
SAM THOMPSON FAMOUS 400
 BATTER

Old time baseball fans will feel reminiscent glow warm their hearts when their eyes fall on the following name, viz, Sam Thompson. They will pronounce it with reverence, just as present day fanatics will revere the name of Ty Cobb when that mighty man has shelved his club and put his glove away among the moth balls. Sam Thompson was borl in Danville, Ind, fifty-eight years ago today. and he became the Ty Cobb of the old Detroit National league ag- gregation. Nine seasons he swatted the pill over the 300 mark, and two years he passed the 400 mark.
 Thompson was reared in Indiana reared to a height of six feet and two inches. He was we'll past twenty when he discovered baseball, and 2S when baseball discovered him. His first season in a league uniform was with Evansville, Ind. In 1885 he graduated from the minors and joined the Indianapolis club. At the close of the season the Hoosier metropolis team went on the rocks and Thomp- son was transferred to Detroit, then
 
 second year with Detroit, 1887, fin ished with the pennant nailed to the flagstaff of the Michigan metropolis It was a great team that coppe6 the bunting for Detroit in 1887 Thompson, who played right garder and swatted the ball for .406, wa! surpassed by the great Dan Brouth CTS, who covered first and hit to tht tune of .419. Every member of thu club, except the battery men, bat l ted over 300, and Catcher c. W. Ben nett, .365, and Pitcher c. B. Bald win BAY. were in the same class.
 Thompson left Detroit for PhiladeI phia in 1889 and remained with thu Quaker City team until his retiremen in 1898. Except for a brief periot with Detroit as a pinch hitter, Thomp son was never again seen in a pro fessional uniform. He devoted him self to a flourishing real estate bus mess in Detroit, the city where h had won his baseball fame.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-07
DETROIT BOWLER.
 TOPS HIGH SCORE

Cincinnati March 7-C. Styles, of Detroit, topped the high score in the individual event yesterday, and by bowling TOP went into the lead in the individual standing at the American Bowling Congress tournament He came within nine pins of equalling the worlds record, made by w. H. Pierce, of Pueblo, Col. at Peoria, in 1915.
 Styles started his wonderful bowl- ing by making PAY in his first game, added 233 in his second. and, despite the fact that his got two bad breaks in the two initial frames of his final game, finished out in grand style by bowling 222.
 G. Leonard, of Detroit, Styles part ner in the doubles, also bowled well in his singles, going into fifth place with 672. In their doubles matches however, Leonard and Styles fell faI below the average. finishing theil games with LOTT, Leonard getting 5SO and Styles 497.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-07
MANY BASEBALL STARS
 WILL BE ON TRIAL IN 2 NEW MINES DURING 1918
Question of Whether Players Has Made Team or Team Has Made Player Will Be Settled In Cases of Several
 Athletes-WiI Shifts Help or Hinder Men?

Many star baseball players will be on trial" just as soon as the 1918 season in the two big leagues begins. The many deals that have been put across this winter are responsible. When Pitcher Grover Alexander was sold to the Cubs by the Philadelphia National League club, President Baker of the Phillies was quoted as reported to have said that Alexander had outlived his diamond usefulness. Almost at about the same time Presl- dent Weeghman of the Cubs, who was congratulating himself as a result of being able to swing the deal that brought Alexander to his Cubs an nounced to newspaper men in New York that in his opinion Alexander would win 30 games for Chicago this season. It is now up to Alexander, providing he is not taken for service in the army, to show whether Weegh- man was wise in buying his release or whether Baker was the real wise magnate after all.
 There seems no good reason why Alexander should not continue to pitch his way to victory in the Ma tional League this season. But Baker, it seems, has been rather fortunate in his predictions regarding players. It will be remembered that when the Philadelphia club sent Hans Lobert to the Giants at time when he had fiished one of his best seasons in the National League, Philadelphia fans as well as those throughout the baseball world, were startled and ask what 1aAl sure that the Philly president was all wrong. But Baker accepted the criti- cism good naturedly. And later he had the laugh on his critics for LoSert never amounted to much as a Giant
 Al Mamauxs work with Brooklyn in the National League also will be watched with interest by the baseball fans throughout the country. It vii be recalled that MamauX pitched goo( ball for Pittsburgh and for a tint threatened to become one of thu games leading twirlers. He becam, dissatisfied with things in general il Pittsburgh and violated club trainn; rules so frequently that he was finall, suspended for the season last year MamauX was a complete failure las year. He refused to take baseball seriously Since he was traded L Brooklyn, however, Mamaux has pup licly announced that he would iea, the straight and narrow life and giv the Brooklyn club his best services.
 Men will up in baseball have ofte declared that Mamauxs success wit
 the Pirates was due to the cleve handling of the young pitcher on tn mart of GeOrpe CihcOp tho 1,o+o.o
 catcher now with the Giants. The
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-07
MCCORMICK IN
 FRONT TRENCHES

New York, March 7-President Tener of the National League, has a letter from Harry Mccormick, the former Giant pinch hitter, who is a first lieutenant in the First U. s. h. fantry, now in the trenches in France. Harry asks that the Ma tional League see to it that his regi- ment is supplied with bats and balls. He said he recently spent a most de- lightful afternoon with "the Yan- kee," after which he said i've looked up the catcher" adding I've sure did have some pleasant afterHoon''
 Though Harry mentions no name ii was not hard to make out that the Yankee in question was Capt. Filling. hast THommedieu Huston, U. s. En. gineers, and that the catcher wa: Sergt. Henry (Hank) Gowdy of the Federalized Ohio National Guard.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-07

assert that Gibson made Mamaux a star and that the pitcher may n.ver attain the success he had while work ing with Gibson in Pittsburgh.
 Casey Stengel, who went to Pitts burgh from Brooklyn in the trade that sent Mamaux to the Robins. vii! also attract the attention of baseball enthusiasts this year, who believe that the change in scenery will be respon- sible for Stengel becoming one of the best oUtfelders in the old major league. Stengel is a player who dis plays his great ability when worked regularly. He was not used every day in Brooklyn, but in Pittsburgh t is expected he will be in the regular lineup from the start.
 George Tyler, the former Brave pitcher who was sold to Chicago by Stallings, and Jess Barnes, the pitcher who went to the Giants with Larry Doyle, in the trade that sent Herzos to Boston, also will be watched this | year. Some baseball men are inclined to believe that Tyler has seen his best 1 days others say he will have big year and that he and Alexander will make the Cubs a pennant contender, ! especially so with the assistance of | Jim Vaughn.
 Barnes, so McGraw has announced will develop into another Mathewson. 1 The young right-hander, it is .ail. has all the qualities of good pitcher and needs a man like McGraw to handle him. It is likely that Gibson will be given the work of bringing out 1 the best in Barnes. Some men say there surely must be something wrong
 with Barnes, passing their claims on
 the fact that if there wasn't Stallings
 never would have let him go in the
 recent Herzog trade. If Eddie Plank, veteran southpaw, reconsiders his determination to re-
 main in retirement and joins the
 Yankees-and President Ruppert of the Yankees says he is hopeful Plank
 will join the Yankees-his work also
 will be the center of interest among
 baseball enthusiasts. Plank always
 has been a favorite with fandom and
 if he again dons the uniform and
 takes his turn in the box the ma
 iority of the baseball enthusiasts 1T
 the country will be pulling for him
 to make good.
 Then there are Derrill Pratt, Burr SLot:on and a number of others whd
 go to new teams, with a prospect o- making new starts. All of them, ir
 spite If what they have Hone in the uast-or because of twill be watch
 cd closely by the fans. There Ia! been so much said pro and con fo, , all of them that they will be on trial , they must prove their worth all ove, 7 again.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-07
PURDUE ANNOUNCES DATES

Lafayette, Ind, March 7-The Pur- due University baseball schedule for 1918 was announced last night as fol- lows:
 April 16-Wabash, at Lafayette; 20 Franklin, at Lafayette; 26-Rose Poly, at Lafayette; 27-Hanover, at Lafayette.
 May Illinois at Lafayette; A. Wisconsin, at Lafayette; S-Notre Dame, at Lafayette; 11-Illinois, at Crbana; 15-Chicago, at Lafayette; 1S-Ohio State, at Lafayette; 21- Wabash, at Charlottesville; 25-Notre Dame, at South Bend; 2S-Depauw at Lafayette
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-07
CHEMISTS VIE,
 IN EXHIBITION

Sutela, quiet young gymnast cas- fly took the highest score in the first all-around gymnastic championship held at the Y. M. c. A. gymnasium Monday evening. Lyons took second place closely, followed by Hansen who walked away with third place.
 This is the first gymnastic compe- tition held in the gymnasium of the Y. M. c. A. for the last few years. A dozen clean cut gymnasts entered their names for the competition. These men displayed many very clev- CT exercises on the high-bar, horse, parallels and mat.
 The three winners had perfect con- trol of their bodies at all times, and many times cut loose with giant swings, up-rises, various body circles and all sorts of heavy apparatus work. The winners will be awarded medals for their efforts. Horace Smith and Joseph Mccormick acted as judges.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-07
FOOTBALL MEN NOT
 WANTED IN TRENCHES

London, March 7-American college athletes will find something to think about in this. A prominent Glasgow medical man who has just returned from a professional visit to the front in France says that professional foot ball players are not wanted in the trenches and explains that this is so because their endurance is less than one-third of that of the ordinary sol dier taken from the desk or the farm or the shop. He attributes this to the fact that they have been so long tuned" to the highest pitch to take part in the game. In addition, their nerves are so acute that they cannot stand gunfire, as can the ordinary man. The doctor says Tt is like linking up race horse with an ar- tillery team.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-07
LEONARD-CLINE BOUT FOR JERSEY

New York, March 7-Unless the plans of Manager John Chapman of the Newark Velodrome are changed it is probable that the first bouts, to be staged in Jersey under the Hurley law will be seen in the famous bicycle racing track. Chapman made this announcement yesterday:
 "The Cycle Racing Association will make application for a license to hold boxing bouts, and if granted, proba- ply will hold the first bout May 30 (Memorial Day) and run one each Saturday night thereafter. Efforts will be made to get the best talent available"
 While Chapman has not as vet se- lected the boxers to appear in the opening bout he intimated that an effort would be made to sign Benny Leonard and Patsy Cline.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-07
DENIES TAX RULE.

Chairman Hermann of the Ma tional Baseball Commission announc- ed yesterday that the Commission of Internal Revenue at Washington had ruled that no tax applies to admis- sions to the space reserved in baseball parks, for the uses of members of the Baseball Writers Association of America and telegraph operators. Ad- mission to this space is gained oy card issued by the associa tion and not by passes issued by the league or club
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-07
INDIANS ARRIVE
 WITHOUT LUGGAGE

New Orleans, March 7-The Cleve- land Indians arrived here yesterday without bats, uniforms or trunks. Their equipment is somewhere in Dixie. The players and baggage travelled on the same train from Cleveland to Cincinnati. Then they parted company.
 Manager Fohl ordered first practice yesterday and planned to borrow equipment if the Indians uniforms do not arrive on time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-07
KAISER ACQUITTED.

Fred Kaeser of Stratford was ac- quilted yesterday in the Criminal Common Pleas Court of a charge of evercrowding his jitney bus after a trial before Judge John J. Walsh and a jury. He was arrested last No vember by Traffic Policeman Byrnes on charge of overcrowding, and fined $10 in the City Court, from which he appealed. During the pro- gress of the trial judge and jury look ed over the jitney, and tried it's ca pacity.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-07

Marchal Fiory of the Y. M. c. A. has made great progress in the art of fencing. He won third prize New Years day He will represent the Y. M. c. A. foil team in the coming meets.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-07

The people who keep mean mongrel dogs that roam around the country nights, are probably among those who complain about the scarcity and high cost of lamb and mutton.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-07

Owing to the growing inability of the American people to walk a few hundred yards, the trolley lines can't save fuel by adopting the skip stop system.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-07

Those pictures in the illustrated papers are not a lot of men wearing divided skirts. but merely the sailor boys in their wide trousers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-07

The appointment of a general of the army to lead our boys through the trenches, gets almost as much news paper space as the naming of the manager of a ball team.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-07
Sporting Chatter

George Manich wrestles Cyclone Burns at the Grand Opera House in Boston tonight Manich is the favorite but Cyclone claims he will put an end to the formers winning streak The match is best two out of three, no re- strictions and no time limit. Manich is matched with Joe Stecher in Wor- cester, March 12.
 Over 500 fans were turned away at the Frankie Britt-Billy DeFoe fracas in Boston the other night, showing the popularity of the two. Some fans thing that Britt should not have re- ceived the decision and want the boys rematched.
 Professor Shea and Sammy Waltz, the Meridian flash, are to go over the twelve round route in Meridian tonight to a decision. Shea the cleverer of the two is a big favorite and claims he is going to win on more than points. He has been training hard for the bout and wants to show the fans that he possesses a punch. They are to way in at 122 pounds ringside, $100 weight forfeits being posted. Joe Currie, holder of a decision over Waltz, will hook up with Battling Creme of Hartford in the simi-final also at 122 pounds.
 Young Mack, formerly of Meridian, now at the Newport Training Station, challenges the winner of the Shea Waltz affair. Mack suffered his only 1 defeat at the hands of Waltz a few months ago and after his two months training at Newport, is confident of putting up a better showing against | Waltz
 A large crowd is expected to be present at Battling Levinsky's gym nasium on Newfeld avenue tonight, when Charley Pitts, the clever Aus tralian lightweight, and Red Allen, the slugging southpaw, hook up for four rounds.
 The bout is being staged by the New Bridgeport A. C., new boxing organization.
 Moose Miller, football player and first baseman for the Murlins last year has retired from professional baseball. He has taken a position with the Marlin Arms Co. of New Haven and intends to work there the year round, also playing with the Marlin team this season. This makes two former Eastern Leaguers with the gunsftop boys, Bill Powers having gone to work there recently.