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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
Records Back Up
 Claim of COnnor

Roger Connor. of Waterbury, vet eran first sacker of the Giants, made the contention several months ago that the home run record of the Ma tiona1 League belonged to Sam Thompson, not Gavyy Cravath, as the papers had it.
 Conor's argument is upheld in one of the issues of the latest sporting guides. Cravath had been credited with holding the record for home runs with 117 but investigation of old time records shows thar Thompson piled up a total of 127 home runs in 14 seasons while with the Detroit and Philadelphia clubs.
 Sporting publications are having considerable success digging up old ttne history and it will not be long before we have a reliable account of past years. It has always been ar gued by friends of Roger Connor that had records been kept in the early sos when his stick was pounding the sphere all over the circuit, that he would be acclaimed king of the cir cult swatsmen. No doubt these records will be unearthed, too.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
Inter-Class Meet
 Dated For April 12

The Freshmen and Sophomores will enter two strong teams in the annual outd GOT intercJass meet which will be held at Seaside Park Wednes- day. April 12. according to Coach Al Anderson, High school track mentor. The meet promises some keen compe- titson and it will uncover some un- earthed material for the summer meets.
 Coach Anderson was very much pleased with the showing made by the boys in the premier outdoor prac- tice of the season at Seaside Park yesterday afternoon. Dud Saur showed a lot of stuff in the hurdles, and Billy Lee looks very promising in tong distances. Coach Anderson an nounces the days of practice as fol- lows: A. M. pupils, Monday, We'd nesday and Friday, hours to o'clock. P. M: pupils, Tuesday and Thursday between 5 and o'clock and Saturday morning between 10 and 11:30 o'clock.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
Old Sport s Say-So

The day of the holdouts is about over. We do not refer to the pass ing of the present signing season To all appearances the general wave of holding out. The firm attitude of tho rnogulS during the past winter sea- son has hit that annual sport death blow
 when the Federal league declared open war on organized baseball back in 1e14-15 the bars on salaries were het down. The Federal league moguls found out what the majors were offering their stars and then went tfle moguls one better. After peace was declared the men who had been getting enormous salaries hated to see their pay cut Each year they fought tooth and nail to stop the shrfnkage.
 Young stars coming up, hay read of the fancy prices paid players during the baseball war,
 wanted big money, too. They
 we disappointed when they
 Worn. rubber band around the
 bankroIls.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
New Battery
 Men Bolster
 Brown Derbs

Back ho!Ae again Gene Me Cam has got down to work making the final preparations for the reporting of the Brown Derbies next Monday. The real training grind will begin on Tuesday, although the play CTS who reach here Monday gre likely to don their togs for q time on the initial day Sec retary Jimmy Kelly has made arrangements to house the atl letes at the Williams Hotel.
 Manager McCann will prob ably put the same training schedule in operation that pre- vailed last Spring. The play CTS will report at NeWfield about 9:3O, practice a couple or hours, with an iptermission g0r.a a quick lunch, with the workout to be resumed at it's completion, making practically d continuous practice session.
 McCann and President Clark Lane engaged in a lengthy confab yester- day. and at it's conclusion both ex- pressed themselves as satisfied with the local prospects
 Battery Department Strengthened.
 With Bernie Starr dividing the backstop work with Joe Smith, Mo Cam and Lane believe that the team will be greatly strengthened in this department, which was one of the weak spots last season. The ac- uuisition of Luck" Howe, turned over by the Yankees last winter, and Dick Bishop, Brooklyn recruit, is also expected to bolster the pitch ing department.
 One pitcher who will get a thor ough tryout is Bill Yale. the Meriden Ringer, who donned a Derby uniform the last few weeks of the 1921 sea- son, but who did not get a chance in @ game. Yale gave every appear ance of being a good boxman and made a fine impression on McCann in his workouts with Catchers Joe Smith and Johnny Thole.
 Picking an outfield vii! be a diff cult task for McCann, as he has five A No. 1 players available in Gene Martin, Rabbit" Emmerich, Dick Loftus, last seasons veterans, and Hank Bracket. who played inde- pendent ball last season, in addition to Duke Reilly, former St. Paul out fielder.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30

Each season has found the mag mates less and less disposed to u1cker with the nalcontents Tn cases where worthy services Justified good salaries the magnates were gen. erally fair, most of these in on the know will agree
 tne past winter only a few of the leading stars held out ana in most cases they finally took the initiative lp coming to an understanding after delaying their arrival at the train ing camps a couple of weeks
 The baseball public wants to saa fho players treated justly But the elimination of all the "holiout'' buDl, every spring will be an agreeable re Ter 10 me fans who like to read base ball dope and not several tho,San1 words of harsh talk over salaries.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
Sport Snapshots

NEW YORK Fordham defeated Fort Slocum in their first practice game, g to 4.
 ANNAPOLI@In the first game for the two hines. Annapolis nosed out Bowdoin in a 2 to $ contest.
 HONOLULU Charley Paddock will test his speed here Saturday against Tin Luke Wongwai, Ameri- can-Chinese athlete at the University of Hawaii. Tins best time for the 100 yards is 10 seconds, and Pad docks world mark is g 3-5 seconds.
 CHICAGO - Ind1ana UndverSity's baseball squad left here today en route for Japan.
 PHILADELPHIA - Penn opened the baseball season by trimming Philadelphia College, 6 to 1.
 JERSEY CTTY-Mike McTige and Phil Krug are reported in fine fettle Cor their 12-round bout here tomor- row night.
 ST. PAUL-Mike Gibbons and Bat ting Ortega will box ten rounds here on April s.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
CARDS WILL GIVE
 GIANTS HARD RUB

He is q fine prospect. O'Doul, too, looks immense. When he was with Us two years ago he didn't seem to take baseball seriously. Now he does.
 "Deyormer, who understudied for Waliy Schang last season, has i'm proved 100 per cent. believe he vii give Schang a hot battle for the reg ular backstopping position. Hefn1ann, tco, has come along wonderfully, and this trio should give us the best catch ing department in the American Lea que.
 'McMil1an is a natural ball player. Buggins plans to use him in the out field until Ruth and Meusel get bck in the game. Then Baker will have to step along at a hot pace to keep this young man from grabbing the regular third base assignment.
 Ruth is a changed man since Huggins appointed him captain of the team He is paying strict attention to training Hs the strai8hf and narrow path 4or the big fellow benoakorth-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30

The president said that the other clubs would be better pleased with such an arrangement than transfer ring the club to another city. Wor- cester has never been a gold mine for visiting clubs, the teams getting better than the league guarantee only on a few occasions last year.
 Great Road Club.
 '"The Worcester club is we'll appre- ciated throughout the circuit O'Neil said. 'tIt was a great road club during the past three years and the fans of other cities knew that they would see a worth while ball game when Worcester was the visiting team.
 "It is a misfortune that Worcester cannot be assured permanence in Baseball. Our league is a solid or ganization with the other clubs we'll eStablished'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
Jack Delaney Feted and
 GiUen SiZUer L0Uing Cup

New England middIeweight champer for a speech. The Calumet Club is go- ing to send a big delegation to Bridge pert, April 10, when Delaney will ap- pear in the ring with Hugh Ross.
 Al Jennings when called upon for a speech declared that Delaney was
 the coming worlds niddleweight ti- tleholder and that he is ready to meet Johnny Wilson. Bryan Downey, Mike McTigue and all aspirantS for the title. Jennings oratory made a big hit with the Delaney arInirers.
 Jack Stone Easy for Delaney.
 Tn al except the seventh round which Stone took, and the initial round in which honors were even, Delaney had the best of the other rounds in his ten round bout with Jack Stone, the New York middle weight. In the fifth round succession that near put the Gotham boy out. In the preceding, round was also on the verge of knockout.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30

Col. Jacob Ruppert one of the Yan- kees' owners is back from his dixie junket with 5lhe idea that the Yankees will repeat in the American League race. while the St. Louis Nationals will give the Giants hardest opponents in the National League pennant fight.
 'SThe Yankees are in excellent con- dition." said Ruppert, especially the pitchers. One of the most pleasant sur prises enjoyed in New Orleans was when Bob Shawkey showed me that his arm is now O. K,I look for him to win at least twenty games for us the coming season
 Of the young pitchers Murray inn pressed me the most This chap is go- Ing to make good from the very start.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
BIG SCRAMBLE FOR
 WORCESTER CLUB

With the report that Worcester may lose its ball park and franchise three cities are in a scramble to take the place of the Boosters should the va cancy occur-Providence, Montreal and Portland, Me. In an interview given out at Worcester yesterday, President Dan O'Neil said there is no cause for alarm on the part of Wor- cester owners. There are still hopes that the club will be given perrnis- sion to use Boulevard Park again this season.
 O'Neil declared that there were several large cities to which the clubs franchise might be transferred, if such action was necessary, but add ed that a transfer would not be made as the league would be able to take care of matters if the Worcester club was forced to play all of its games on the road.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
HERE'S SOME TIPS 1 FOR BILLIARDISTS
Don't start wrong.

Don't start wrong.
 Don't r}ay fast.
 Don't grip the right hand too tightly.
 Don't blame the cue tips for every miss.
 Don't make a long driye-very often a short one is better.
 Don't forget to hold your right hand very low.
 Don't forget the wrist stroke 1t is very necessary.
 Don't take an awkward stand at the table.
 Don't fail to use chalk for every draw, maSse and every cushion shot requiring "English.''
 Don't use much English,
 Don't fail to have the tip a little rough.
 Don't have shiny places. on the tip.
 Don't lay 8 slow stroke-a quick, soft one is better.
 Don't use a low ball {beloF tho center) for three cushion shots unless it is necessary, as 1t is harder to control than the top ball (aboVe the center.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
18Preliminary Games sfOrN.H.

With IS games scheduled before appearing here in the opening East ern League game with the Brown Derbies on April 26, the New Haven club should be in fine fettle for the pennant race. In addition to three games with Yale. two with the Balti- more Orioles, champions of the Inter national League, Boston Red Sox and Athletis, and Buffalo Internationals, the Southern trip alls for games at Wilson, N- C.; Norfolk, Va; Rocky Mount, N. C.. and Baltimore. An ex- hdbition game for Weiss Park is also booked with the Forsyt11e Die Works nine, rated one of the most for nlidable hines in New England
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
Illinois Smashes
 Yale Swim Marks

The swimmers of the Illinois A. C., of Chicago. won the 40o-yard national A. A. U. relay championship and shattered three worlds records in the 75-foot pool of the New York A. C.. Last night.
 They captured the title race in 3:43 3-5. then. with additional men, continued for 200 yards more, setting new marks of 4:41 4-5 for 500 yards and worlds records stand at SAY 4-5, 4:47 2-5 and 5:53 2-5, respectively.
 Yale University sprinters did at New Haven recently SAY 3-5, 4:46 2-5 and 5:45 3-5.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
Bowling Entries
 Close Tomorrow

Charley Nahoney, secretary of the State Duckpin tournament, which is slated to get into motion next week, will tomorrow have in hand the en- rants into the $1,200 competition. Only one team will represent Bridgeport in the tourney, Connie Lewis and Lou Dewey. Twelve teams will compete, each contributing $100 as entrance fee. New Haven will be represented by three teams; Hartford, two; New Britain, two, Meriden and Bristol one each Teller and Harper and Stokes and Knapp will be the Waterbury teams
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
Club
 Out In the Cold

In the distribution of metropolitan tourney tor omen golfers the Brook lawn Club is not mentioned, while two dates are allotted the Greenwich Country Club. On the latter links, May 8, the Westch ester-New Jersey team match will be staged, while on June 13. the Eastern chamionships and inter-city team matches are scheduled.
 B. F. Merriam. H. J. Topping. John D. Chapman and E. l.. Scofeld are Nutmeg golfers who will compete to- day at Pinehurst.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
PRESIDENT HEARS
 CALL OF BASEBALL

The baseball germ has hit upon President Harding, according to Washington despatches. Yester- day, the President cast aside af- fairs of state for a time to en- gage in 8 chat with Roswell Easton, former Princeton star pitcher.
 As the President happened to look out of his office where the trees in the White House grounds are bursting into bloom, he re- marked: 'It's a good day for baseball, isn't ft?"
 Easton will be remembered b! old Yale and Princeton men as the twirler who sent the Ellis down to .s 5 to O defeat in a mo- hit and no-run game.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
Junior Quintets
 Ready For Clash

LineupS arS announced for the junior basketbau titular clash in the Boys Club between those two rival qudntets, the Putnams and Colonials. Both teams have fine records and a battle of the hurricane variety should ensue- The ColonialS have won 15 and lost three games, while the
 Puts have won 16 out of 18 games. The ineupS:
 Putnunns - Weary, If; Fulton. If; Gdynn, salit, c; Grant. ig; Burr, Katz, rg.
 Co1onials-Sevess, If; Rich, Pope, If; Rogers. c; Marcella, Maniero,- -lg; LaMaStra, Carfello. rg.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
McCann Boosts
 Yankee Outfit

After watching the Yankees per form in New Orleans for a week or more Gene McCann entertains the opinion that Miller Huggins has world-b eating baseball combination. McCann declares there is no battery outfit that will exceIl and that the infiefd and outer gardens are also strong. MoCann sees no reason why the Tanks should not repeat and win the pennant again and then capture the worlds championship.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
FOWLER HAS JOB

Robert A Fowler. leading New England athletic trainer and former marathon runner well known in Bridgeport, has been appointed train CT of the Brazilian navy and will sail to assume his new duties on April l 3 say Boston despatches.
 Fowler has an athletic record of long standing. He first came into prominence in 1907, when he ran sec ond to Tom Longboat in the race which enabled the Onondaga Indian to set a new Boston A A. marath on record.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
CHIP OF OLD BLOCK

Charles H. Ebbets Sd. grandson of Charles H. Ebbets, one of the owners of the Brooklyn Baseball Club, has been elected captain of St. Johns Prep basketball team for next season Young Ebbets was selected as leader by his teammates because of the surong game he played during the sea- son just ended. He is also a member of the Red and White baseball nine and may be picked as regular first "a
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
McNamara To Get Waterbury Chance

Tim McNamara, star Bridgeport High School slab artist, three sea- sons ago, is under agreement to join the Waterbury team when Fordham closes in June. Another Fordham lad to join the BraSScoeS then will be "Gip'' Marnen. outfielder. Jack Cof- fey, Hartford manager, who is coach ing Fordham has gone on record that both boys will make the Eastern League grade.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
TRAVERS IS BUSY

Mickey Travers, the New Haven mittman, is making hay while the sun shines these days. Travers is billed to fight next Monday night in Lynn, his opponent being Dick Load man. of Buffalo.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
Kaceys In Two
 Baseball Leagues

Bridgeport Kaceys at their baseball meeting tonight will likely decide to enter the State Knights of Columbus Baseball League. The bowling com etitfon was a big success and the chances are that the proposed base ball circuit will also be supported Local Kaceys have an abundance of good material for a. strong team. There is also a strong sentiment of applying to the Bridgeport City League for mem rShips
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
Two Alley Records
 Tied By Dewey

By rolling the high three string to- cal of 345 last night in the City Club owing League, Lou Dewey went into 8 tie with Pastor and Mrinko for the league record. Kammy bowled the high single of 121. Columbus Boys club, Rosebuds and Clover club, all won by 8 two-game margin.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
Martin Shines
 In Bowling Tilt

Martin of the Iroquois Tribe copped the individual honors in the Red Mems Bowling league on the Park City alleys last night. He rolled the high single of 121 and tl1ree-string total of 309. The Iroquois won three straight games from the Poquot Injuns and the Algonquins defeated the Mohican clan two games out of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
TICKETS ARE HERE

Tickets for the Louis Bogash-Augfe Rather fight which will take place next Tuesday night at Ehe Pioneer club, in New Yonk, were put on sale today at George DWyers Plaza. lunch wagon. according to announce meth made today by Mir. DMYer
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
FIGHT SHOW DEFICIT

The promoters of the New Haven boxing show staged Monday night are reported to have lost money The bout brought in slightly over S1,4OO Both Hickey Travers and Willie Mur- phy each collected s360, working on the basis Of 25 per cent of the gross.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
LONGER BOXING BOrrS

M ontreal, March 3O-Fifteen rounds instead of ten will be permitted in boxing bouts staged here under a law whih goes into effect this week. To balance the increase in the length of bouts the yearly fee charged pro- motors who present boxing exhibitions is raised from $500 to S5,00O.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
Chain Team In
 Volley Ball Tie

Honors in the inter-city-industriaI volley ball competition in New Ha- ven last night were about evenly di- Nded- The Acme Shears won two out Of three games, taking second place The locals defeated the Geo. metris Tool team Is to and Is to 10, losing by a Is to g score The American Chains also won the odd game from the Winchesters, the scores in both tilts being Is to 10. The Winehesters winning one game, Is to 12- The Chains and Winches- ters are now tied for first place.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30

The smack of the bat against the seamy horsehide will reverb crate through Seaside Park next Sunday, weather permitting. At least dozen Of local aggregations will be out to straighten the kinks in their muscles.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30

Giving Gene the benefit of the doubt, it's hard to ''kid" a fellow of Genes caIiber, when the latter finds it no easy task of ''idGin' g Fritz MuSante any more,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30

He's willing to shoulder all bets. Hear of any two to one stuff steer it into me" says Tad.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30

Tad Jordan is sailing around in the clouds of delight, now that his champion, Hugh Ross is in.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
Ross Starts Training For Delaney Go At Acorn A. C. Today
Hitting The WITH q. E. FIRSTBROOK Sport Trail

If Gene McCann has not been kidded by Old Man Promise, Bridgeport stands a good show to win the 1922 pennant.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30

Connie Lewis is taking bets that Babe Ruth will not make 54 home runs this season.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
Schaefer Is Best, Hoppe
 Tells World

The dope of Joe Thaclzwray, veteran billiardist, that Jake Schaefer would defeat Willie Hoppe in the latter's effort to regain the 1S.2 balkline cham pionship, came through, as predicted. Thackwray added another prophecy today, when he declared that young Schaef- CT will keep the crown for some time to come.
 Interest in the championship tilt was keen in Bridgeport, where the contenders are we'll known in the cue fraternity, as a result of their exhibition performances here, and Schaef- er's triumph was received with popular accord.
 Hoppe made no excuse for los
 ing and said ''theTe is none better
 than Young Jake" He grasped
 the victor's hand warmly after the
 match and seemingly was in as
 good spirits as when before the
 final nights play opened he had
 snlilingly faced Schaefer as tEey clasped hands and posed for pho- tographers.
 In heart breaking finish last night, in Chicago. Schaefer noseA out the veteran Hoppe, 1,500 to 1,46S- Thereby "Young Jake proved con- clusive1y that his two previous vic- tories over the man who for sixteen years reigned supreme in the world of balkline billiards were not fukes. and at the same time erased from the family escutcheon a smear marked there fifteen years ago when Hoppe then a lad in his teens. defeated the elder Jak Schaefer, the 'Wizard'' father of "Young Jake"
 The match was described by the many experts from throughout the country who witnessed the three nights play as one of the greatest in the history of the game between | men who for many years should rs- main at the top of the heap.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30

o. NJ. P. has always proved to be a light sticker. with average some where around .101.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30

Who said the Phfiadelphia Nation als can't win a gamer Yesterday, they whitewasfled the Orlando (F1a9 team. 22 to O. What feast of baseball Quaker City fans missed
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30
Sure To Make
 Kaceys Hustle

The Mocican-WayBfde basketball team backed up their recent challenge to the Kaceys in fine style last night, when they journeyed to Devon and defeated the strong D. A. c. of that place by the score of 29 to IT. The Park City Girls team, in the preliri- nary contest, defeated the Devonettes to in an alright contest. Lineup:
 Devon-Dew1s, If, O'Rourke, IT,, H. Anthony, C., Chapman, rg., R. Anthony, !g.
 Waysid e-M ocicans- Strauss If, Farrell If. McGran, C., Wagner, rg, Mullaney, 1g., Wetstien,lg.
 JAMAICA RACE TRACK - Mor- vich, the new three-year-o1d sensa- tion of the American turf. which is being primed. for the Kentucky Derby, galloped a half mile in 50 sec- onds fiat, yesterday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30

Football is still putting in on the sporting pages despite the baseball opening at the Polo Grounds is only two weks off.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-30

The Kacey-Y. NJ. II. \. basket ball tilt in Hartford the other night wound up in a miniature riot, so keen was the partisan leanings of players and specta- tors. There'u be a couple or more Ecoppers' on hand to wit ness the Rector-Y. M. H. A. con- test on Saturday night, it's a safe bet.