THE FARMER: FEBRUARY 1, 1913 ,
IF IT'S NEWS,
IT'S HERE
EDITED: BY
WAGNER
THE SPOT ' FOR SPORTS
1
CORBETT'S WEEKLY
BOXING REVIEW
JACK JOHNSON WON'T MEET
BIG JOE JEANNETTE IN PARIS
I By Jimc J. Corbett, Former Heavy.
weight Champion of the World.) .
(Written for The Evening Farmer.)
Governor Sulzer has thrown a scare
Into the promoters - of professional
boxing In this state. His Excellency
threatens to ask the legislature to re-
peal the Frawley law unless the char
acter of the sport Is improved to such
an extent that It does not offend the
public morals. Mr. Sulzer claims to
t have evidence that exhibitions fre
quently descend to the level of slug
ging matches, and declares that in the
future all contests must be conducted
on a clean and scientific basis; other
wise he will wipe the law off the stat
ute books entirely.
If the Governor will take the trou
ble to. Investigate the. situation I am
confident he will find that there is no
call for such action on his part. The
statement that boxing in New York
has degenerated Into "brutal prize
fighting;" is not supported by facts. At
no time in the history of the ring has
the sport been cleaner or better con
ducted. Of course, boxing is not ex
actly a parlor game, aa the Governor
. well knows, and a little of the "rough
stuff" Is bound to" crop out now and
then daring a contest of skill, but it is
seldom the limits of decency have
been overstepped or public morals of
fended to the extent that it has been
found necessary to stop a bout.
X am afraid the Governor has de
rived his Information from a source
which, to put it mildly, is too preju
diced to be fair in representing the
state of affairs. Barring a few mi
nor features, and which time alone
will remedy, boxing exhibitions in
New York have been pretty thorough
ly cleansed and the objectional feat
ures practically eliminated.
Eddie McGoorty got irt bad with lo
cal critics .as a result of hia failure
to stop Freddie Hicks at a local club
iast week. A boxer of reputation has
his work cut out to please everybody.
If he falls to put over the "k. o" punch
on a less clever opponent, the "ex
perts accuse him of not trying. And
if he does land the wallop, the "re
formers" holler about the brutality of
the sport. ... -.. .: ,
But. MdGborty did not show'the'
form expected in' a boxer who "claims
the middle-weight championship.
Either Eddie neglected his training or
the lay-off of several months slowed
him np a great deal, for his perfor
mance was not Impressive. , At that
-Hicks is a tough proposition for a
clever boxer to handle. ' He generally
manages to stick the limit, with the
best of them. He appeared content
to cover up and let McGoorty do the
Sghting, and I suppose it was because
he did not care to take unnecessary
risks v of breaking a hand on Hicks'
head or elbows that McGoorty did not
force matters more. ' . j
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien' 'claims
McGoorty has refused to box his pro
" lege. Jack McCarron, at the middle
weight limit of 158 . pounds ringside
which, according to the loquacious
"gent" from the Quaker City, elimin
ates Edward from the contest for the
title. It is my own opinion that Ed
die's days for 168 ringside are over.
Tha the ran not do himself justice
at the weight was demonstrated In the
ten round go with Mike Gibbons last
December. I doubt if - McGoorty
would make a creditasle . showing
with a rugged fighter such as Frank
Klaus, or Jack Dillon, at the middle-weight
limit. At 162, which is
about his mark. It might be a differ
ent story.
ments. Bilfy Gibson, of the Garden,
who has first call on McFarland'a
friendship, will give the. stock-yards'
champion the privilege of 30 per cent,
of the receipts, with a guarantee of
$6,500, and Britton can have' 20 per
cent for his end. Paekey favors the
Garden proposition and if Britton's
manager can be persuaded to accept
Gibson's terms the match is likely to
be clinched at. any time, .' .
There is said to be no dispute over
the weight question and, , if the finan
cial details are arranged to both box
er's satisfaction, they will meet at 138,
weigh' in at .3. o'clock.' -,. Which por
tends that the boys are about ripe for
the welter-weight division. ,
Willie Ritchie says he will defend
the light-weight championship at 133
pounrs ringside, the weight at which
he won the title from Ad Wolgast.
Ritchie and his foxy manager obvious
ly decided that it would not be a wise
move to raise the limit as long as Mc
Farland is able to sit in the game.
Speaking of contenders for the mid
file-weight championship, I am told
that "Sailor" Burke is again in the
field. The '"Sailor" don't weigh an
ounce over 180.- The last time I saw
Burke he was on the receiving end in
a mill with Bob Moha. I thought
the licking he assimilated that night
had taken all the fighting ambition out
of him. but here he is back again.
What a bear Burke was when facing
a dub. And how -he could "dog" It
when up against a good man..
Dan McKettrick manager of Joe
Jeannette. is now in France endeav
oring, I understand, to have his box
er substituted for All Palzer in the
proposed heavy-weight championship
with Jack Johnson next June. A let
ter from Al Lippe, the American man
ager associated with the French, pro
moters, states there is not the slight
est chance for Jeannette, and that
McKettrick's errand will prove fruit
less. Whatever else may be said of John
son he is not in the boob class in a
business way. To expect him to con.
eat to the substitution of the exper
ienced . and dangerous Jeannette for
the green Palzer is too absurd to be
riven a thought by those who know
the champion and his methods.
Even should the financial induce
ments be greater it is doubtful if
Johnson would consent to box Jean
nette. It must be. remembered that
he has been out of the ring for a
iong time. If we may except that Ut
ile fracas with Jim Flynn last Sum
mer, and it remains to be seen if he
retains his former ability. At any
rate there is no danger of his taking
an Jeannette when he can command
125,000 for a bout with a novice.
If a liberal amount of advertising is
necessary to the financial success of a
boxing match the meeting between
Pactey McFarland and Jack Britton
t.ids fair to establish a record. That
is, if it ever takes place. We were
let to believe that everything had
UCtU LHU A-uu bJjLl lilt? UUQieSL
would be held at Madison Square Oar
den on the night of February 7, but
it appears that announcement was' a
trifle premature.
Three clubs are now trying to land
the match. The Forty-Fourth Street
Club will guarantee Packey $7,000; the
- A. C. offers the same induce-
Los Angeles fans should see a great
slugging match when Joe Rivers and
Knock-Out Brown clash on Washing
ton s Birthday. If nothing else can
be said in his favor Knock-Out is one
of the most willing little mixers in the
division. It matters - not ' to the
Dutchman whom' his bpponent , may
be. They all look alike to him.' he
does his best all the time. When he
boxed Wolgast in Philadelphia and
New York, . "K. O." was only a kid,
but he did not let the reputation of the
champion scare him in the least.
Although Rivers r can hardly ' be
classed as a scientific boxer he. Is , a
master mechanic alongside of Brown.
EC O." knows only one thing and
that is to keep slamming with his left,
which is his dangerous hand. And
Rivers may find his awkward right-
foot forward style hard to fathom for
a few rounds. " k , . .
I observe that Joe Mandot, who saw
Brown box in New Orleans, predicts
K. O." will outgame and outfight
Rivers. According to Mandot, the
Mexican is strictly a front runner and
curls up when the other fellow beats
him to the-punches. -. -Which prompts
one tj inquire when an H where Man
dot" acqmred, this irff ofenation," '": He,
certainly did ' not -take advantage -of
this knowledge of Rivers' weakness in
the Thanksgiving Day meeting;,' In
that-baut Rivers completely! outclassed
the New Orleans boxer, -" , ..
While Brown and Rivers f are ex
changing complimenjts and punches at
Los Angeles, . Mandot and Tommy
Murphy will entertain San Francisco
sports.-' Jim Coffrotlr has booked the
boys for his holiday card, and to judge
from the' form Harlem ,Tommy dis
played in - the recent - bout with
Frankie Burns there is a huge - sur
prise in store for Mr. Mandot. ' Des
pite his thirteen years in the' ring
Murphy is far from a member of the
"has been" society, The twenty
round affairs suit his style hiuch bet
ter , than the short dashes' to which he
was accustomed in the East.
JAMES J. COHBETT.
THORPE HAS
SENT THOSE
PRIZES BACK
Glenn- Warner, coach of athletics
at the Carlisle Indian school, yester
day returned to James E. Sullivan,
American Commissioner- to the Olym
pic Games last summer, the two tro
phies which James . Thorpe, self-confessed
professional, won in the Stock
holm games. The trophies were sent
back to Sweden- this morning in care
of the Davies & Turner. Co.
Thorpe's eonfeseioh necessitated the
return of the handsome prizes to the
Swedish Olympic Committee.
They will be awarded to the ath
letes -who finish second to the Sac
and Fox Indian ' respectively in the
Pentathlon and Decathlon.
Mr. Sullivan yesterday said both
tro.phies were shipped i thi morning
on the steamship New xortc or tne
American Line. - At 'Southampton,
where the ship docks, the Davies &
Turner express agency will take
charge of the trophies and forward
them to Colonel F. . G. Balck, presi
dent of the Swedish Olympic Com
mittee.
The trophies are the 'Czar of Rus-
siae challenge prize, awaroea vo
Thorpe for winning the , Decathlon,
and' the King of Sweden's trophy for
winning the Pentathlon. The czar's
troDhv. a beautiful Jewel-studded, re
plica of a "Viking ship, will be. turned
over to H. Weislander of Sweden, who
finished second ' to Thorpe-in the De
cathlon, and the Swedish King's tro
phy, a bronze bust of hlmseir, aes
cends to F. R. Bie of Norway, who
finished second to, Thorpe in the Pen
tathlon. .
HANOVER TEAM
WILL BE MISSED
Harvard-Dartmouth. Game a . New
' England Classic. -
ST. JOSEPH'S ;
TO PRESENT PLAY
East Bridgeport' Boys Determined to
Give Something New on Feb.
The St. Joseph's T. L. & B. Asso
ciation will get . away from the usual
course of running a. colored .face -minstrel
and Instead will put on a one
act show on February 4. This no
doubt will meet the. demands . of the
public who have grown ! tired of the
old fashioned minstrels.' - " . "
Master iBertie Keeling, the hit of
the recent Red Men's -Minstrels, . will
appear. Miss Alice Maloney,, Kather
ine Nevens, Grace Brown, Esther No
den, Nellie Price, Rose Williams are
the girls who will give their services
to help make- the. entertainment a
success. John Hughes, Henry Nolan,
John Martin, Herman ,Sohelins.ky, Bud
Toomey, Bill Toomey, Charles Can
ning, William May, Duncan Nairn and
others will assist in making the eve
ning an enjoyable one for those who
attend. i
In addition to the entertainment
dancing will follow, with music by
Maloney'e orchestra. The committee
In charge of the afflair Is as- follows:
Bart iHjwrley, chairman, Thomas Ma
loney, Charles CShanning, Frataels
Durnigai, Joseph Corcoran.
WOULD GIVE TY COBB V
ANY PAY HE WANTED
Hot Springs, Ark., Feb. 1 "If I
were still managing the Detroit Ti
gers would I pay Ty -Cobb the $15,000
he is holding out for? ' You bet I
would, Cobb is worth every ddllar he
can command and if he -was my prop
erty, I would give him whatever he
ssked." '
So stated William R. Armour, the
former American league skipper and
part-owner of the Milwaukee Amer
ican association club in the rotunda
of the 4 Arlington hotel. Armour dis
covered- Cobb down in Augusta, Ga.
The first years he was on the job in
Detroit, Cobb cost the Detroit club
$500. Augusta asked for $1,000 with
an additional $200 tossed in when1 Ar
mour asked for Ty s prompt delivery.
"Yes, Cobb might be asking for a
massive salary, but in my opinion, h
is worth every dollar of in. Mr. Na
vin won't be taking a chance by pay
ing Cobb $15,000. He will know that
he will .get his money back. No chance
to lose a dime. Cobb is worth all he
can get. and the magnate controlling:
his services can scarcely afford not
to give him .what he seeks."
Not in . many years has the college
football world been stirred up as it is
today over the dropping of Dartmoutn
from Harvard's schedule..- The can
celation of the annual game removes
from ' the football schedule a game
which had grown to become one of
the biggest battles of the year., wnue
college' men all over the country re
gret that the two colleges have sev
ered relations for the tirne being in
football. New Englandere feel, the
blow more keenly, for they had come
to regard the game as a football tra
dition. ... '
Several reasons have been give'' out
by the Harvard men for the dropping
of the Hanoverians. One reason was
that the Crimson wished to lighten Its
schedule. ' The true story, however, is
expected to come later. Speaking of
the matter today Mr. Joseph Gannon,
the New York Dartmouth representa
tive, said: - -
"All Dartmouth' men ana inenas oi
-Dartmouth will be sorry to learn that
Harvard has decided to. end the foot
ball relatione which, have pleasantly
existed for thirty years. The public
generally, and New England especial
ly, have regarded this game as a fix
turn and as one of the most impor
tant of the season. For the last 12
years, with the exception of the Yale
game, the Dartmouth game has been
the most important on tne narvara
schedule.. The tickets have been al
lotted by . -application to the alumni
of both institutions and. the attend
ance has filled the stadium. Last No
vember - 44,000 persons witnessed the
game, and this -was said by Graduate
Manager Garcelon of Harvard tobe
the largest crowd that ever attended
a football game In America, it nae
been a great revenue producer for the
athletic associations' of both colleges.
"The Harvard-Dartmouth game -has
always been - characterized by hard
fighting and clean playing, marked
by the absence of injuries to the play
ers. Just why Harvard has. decided
to drop it is hard to understand. The
rumor that the action is really a blow
at-Dartmouth's prestige in Massachu
setts by some person or persons high
in authority at Cambridge is given
little credence by Dartmouth alumni.
who feel that such a motive is be
neath the dignity of so great an in
stitution as Harvard University."
From 1882 to 1892, inclusive, . Har
vard and Dartmouth played eighteen
trames of football, all being won by
the Cambridge eleven. There were no
games in 1883, 1885, 1887, 1896, or 1900,
but two -games were played in 1S90
and also in 1893.. . ,
Harvard won most of these early
games by large scores; the closest be
ing 4 to 0, in 1895. it was not until
1901. however, that Dartmouth scored
a point against Harvard, this being
in a game that the crimson eventual
ly won by 27 -to. 12.
In the game in 1902 also both teams
scored. Harvard winning 16 to 6. Two
games have been i played since 1902,
and the game ' became of great impor
tance as a football nxture.
In 1893. in the first game ever play
ed in the Harvard Stadium, Dart
mouth .won, 11 to 0, four years later
again winning from Harvard, 22 to ,
In 1944 a tie gume, 0. to 0, was played,
and in 1905 each team left the field
having scored six points.
Harvard has won the last five games
played with Dartmouth, and in all of
them managed to Keep its goal ime
clear, although in 1909 and 1911 the
Hanover team made a goal from the
field.
In ' 1910 Harvard scored 18 points
against . Dartmouth, but the last two
games have been about as hard fought
as any played between the teams.
Two ' years ago Harvard, by blocking
a kick,- scored an early touchdown,
which was sufficient to win over
Dartmouth's field goal, while last No
vember the teams played without a
score until almost the very end of the
match, when Harvard kicked a goal
from the field and won. -The
last , twelve games played be
tween Harvard and . Dartmouth have
been matches in which unusual inter
est has centred, and they have been
attended by as many persons as the
stands on Soldiers Field. could accom
modate. Dartmouth always has come
to Cambridge for the annual game,
and its undergraduates and graduates
usually have applied for nearly half
of the tickets for the match.
PENN TEAM
TO PRACTICE
VERY EARLY
Philadelphia, Feb. 1 George Brooke,
new " head coach at Penn., announc
ed yesterday morning that he would
gather - the varsity in about a month
and start Spring training at Franklin
Field to teach his own system and to
pick out youngsters for the varsity
next Fall. This is a month earlier
than usual.
.Brooke, says that a good many of
the varsity men will not be able to
attend all-, of the practises, and he is
rather glad, for it will enable him
to assist the green timber. Minds
will play with the varsity nine; Mer
cer, Marshall and Craig will be with
the track team,' while several of the
linemen " will be with the crews.
Brooke is anxjous to locate a good
t-ui l Lt. r , anu xie -w li j nave a, riiiie J i i
vate school of drop-kicking at Whidh
he is a master hand.
HOWIE BAKER IS SHIPPED TO
WATERBURY BY PORTLAND
Curry
Must Pay $100 To League
Joining Hartford
CLUB
Before
CORNELL ELEVEN
TO PLAY HARVARD
TAKES . PLACE OF DARTMOUTH
ON CRIMSON FOOTBALL
' ' SCHEDULE.
Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 1 The Har
vard football schehule for 1913 has
been completed 'by the. Harvard Foot
ball committee. While' not- official
ly announced, it ' was said that the
schedule differs in several details from
last yeajr s. ' ...
Dartmouith, an ancient rival, has
been dropped and Amherst hasv with
drawn. vanderbilt also is missing.
Cornell retmrns. to the Crimson sehed
ule, filling the date formerly occupied
by Brown, the latter team hayinig
been moved up to the date previously
held by Dartmouth. Norwich Uni
versity fills Amherst's place. The
schedule follows: ' .
September 26, University of Maine
at Cambridge: ' October 4, Bates i at
Cambridge; 11, Williams at Cambridge;
is. Holy -Cross at .Cambridge: 25. Nor
wich University- at Cambridge; No
vember 1, Cornell at : Cambridge; 8,
Princeton ait Princeton-; 15, Brown at
Cambridge; z, Yale at Cambridge.
DARTMOOTH MAY
PLAY QUAKERS
HANOVER STUDENTS SAY HAR
VARD WAS TOO "UPPISH"
XV ATTITUDE. '
New Britain Out on bail to
answer charges of stealing $100 worth
of cigars from the store of Louis Con
forti, James Olson collected a box of
perfectos won from Conforti in a
raffle.
HARRY QUINN
CAFE AND BOWLING ALLEYS
166 FAIRFIELD AVE.
Tel. 2695
Rnppert's Knickerbocker, Im
ported Coburger, Frank. Jones'
Portsmouth Ale, Sterling Ale on
draught.
Six of the Finest Alleys to State
CONNIE LEWIS, Manager.
Boston. Feb. 1. A meetin? batwMn
Dartmouth and Pennsylvania on Sat
urday, xsov. 15 or on Thanksgiving
Day at Philadelphia will probably re
sult' as an aftermath of Dartmouth's
dismissal from the Harvard - football
schedule of 1918. The Red and Blue
is reported as "on the outs" with Cor
nell and the appearance of Dartmouth
at Philadelphia on turkey day should
prove a good drawing card and also
a sterling contest should result.
The Hanover management should
be able to make up in great part the
money, deficit that will probably exist
in its schedule, minus Harvard. Talk
is rife too that Brown and Dartmouth
may renew their football, relationship
broken off in 1906. Then too there. Is
a probability that Syracuse' also will
.play Dartmouth. The rupture ; be
tween Harvard ; and Dartmouth has
stirred m up ' considerable feeling
throughout New England. - ,
- "College politics; that's all," is the
terse comment of one prominent
graduate of Dartmouth, who in a
measure reflects a considerable senti
ment when he says:
"We are not surprised that we are
dropped from the Harvard- schedule.
For the past three years ; there has
been a constant effort on the part of
some Harvard men to convey the im
pression that we should consider our
selves greatly honored that -we were
permitted to come to the stadium at
all. We should worry and lose our
shapes on this account!"
SILK O'LOUGHUN IS
GIVEN GOLD BUTTON
l
(By Wagner) - -
Howard Baker, the local boy who
-was signed by Cleveland last year and
later farmed to Portland of the Pa
cific Coast league, , has been sent to
Waterbury by Portland. Sam - Ken
nedy, the Waterbury manager is
former Cleveland scout and had no
trouble - in landing Baker, Manager
McCann gave Kennedy a tip that
Baker looked promising. Baker will
be glad to play under Kennedy, who is
a wise baseball man. - ,
"Curry must pay his $100 fine Im
posed by the Eastern association be
fore he can play In this league," was
the declaration made by President
O'Rourke this morning. After the
spiking incident last summer, the'
president announced that he had fin
ed Curry 100 bills. This has never
been paid. So with the fine impos
ed by the national board It will cost
Curry $200 -before he can pastime in
Hartford. - .
Pat Mdran, the Philadelphia Na
tionals' catcher, wrote from, his home
in Oak Park, 111., recommending an
infielder . to Manager McCann. This
youngster is a third baseman 21 years
old .and weighing 175. v The local man
agement thinks Jake Boultes will be
able to take care of third, ' .. .
- The latest report in connection with
Tom Crook was that he had been sold
to Tacoma of the Northwestern lea
gue. Joe- McGinhity, 'the Tacoma
manager said he had no place for the
Bridgeport- first sacker. '
Pitcher Hooks Cunningham, who
started last season "with Bridgeport,
goes to Lynn as part of the deal. Lo
gan is a veteran who hit .268 last
year. The New England league "clubs
are getting rid of their high salaried
men in order to conform to their sal
ary limit of $2,000 a month.
The Hartford club has bought Sec
ond Baseman Curry from Holyoke.
Dan CNeil is anxious to retire from
baseball and is selling his good play
ers as rapidly as he can find buyers.
Curry was the central figure in an
unpleasant incident last summer
when he spiked Genest of the Spring
field team. Genest'e leg was broken
ana is stm in a plaster cast.
The Springfield club made efforts to
have Curry barred forever from orga
nized ball but the national board be
lieved this punishment too severe and
ruled that Curry could be reinstated
upon payment of $100. Hartford will
probably ' pay the fine. The addition
of Crry will greatly strengthen -the
Senators who 'will have Chief Miller
on first. Curry, second: Gardella
shorstop and Noyes, thirdr- ,
LING.
CITY LEAGUE AVERAGES.
Sam, ,Langford who has 'won many
fights in : Australia, Is scheduled to
arrive in San Francisco next week.
An effort is being made to stage- a
bout between Joe Jeannette and- Lang-
tora in Vernon, oaii.
- Springfield has secured Second Base
man Tom Logan from Lynn, Mass.
It is reoorted that Melvin Rricnnarfl
the great Olympie runner, will be the
next athlete to be called upon v the
carpet by the A. A. U. It is charged
that he accepted money . for writing
articles about his experiences at' the
Olympic games. The next stei will
be to disbar all . athletes who wear
boiled shirts. i - ,
. Jim Thorpe, is scheduled to sign
wirn tne new jrorK Giants this after
noon. In' order to get the greatest
amount or publicity out of the trans
action -photographera will be present
to snapsnot .'i'norpe as he scrawls his
name on the contract. Manager Mc
Graw is not sure where he will use
Thorpe. In - the Carolina. - league
inorpe piayed fire base and pitched
19 games. The Gia-its may use him as
an outfielder on account of his speed.
Veteran Umpire Gets Pres
ent From National Com
mission for Fine Work ,
Rochester, N. Y., . Feb. 1 Francis
("Silk") O'Loughlin, the American
league umpire, who, proudly - admits
on any and all occasions that he was
born in Rochester and has ever made
his' home in this city, is the recipient
of a jsouvervw or tne nasx. world a
champion series between the Boston
Red Sox and the New Tork Giants.
The souvenir is in the form of a
diamond-studded gold lapel button, a
very little aJfair, and was forwarded
to him by the National baseball com
mission. - it is suitaDly inscribed, as a
souvenir of the . world's series- should
be.
O'Loughlin has a fancy for .wearing
a carnation pink or rosebud geranium
in his coat lapel.
Rather than a fancy , it' has evolved
Into a " long established custom. As
he cannot very well accommodate a
bouttoniere and a lapel button in one
and the same place at one and the
same time at least, to depart from
an old custom, Silk has decided to
have the world series souvenir' made
over into 'a watch charm.
The button is studded with a fair-
sized diamond of extraordinary bril
liancy and will attract as much at
tention if he wears it dangling from
his watch charm as if he sported, it
on hie . coat lapel. ,
Just leave it to "Burlap" to find the
way out of a difficulty. He has done
it many a time on the ball field, even
with pop bottles, chairs and other
mtesiles prominent in the stage set
ting. 4
CONNERY TELLS
HOW HE SCOUTS
league. It- is said that he has ob
tained Jobs for. more than 50 St. Louis
boys. . ' . - . ' . ,
"At one time he coached the old
Smith academy team and started Vin
Campbell and Artie Hofman on their
careers. He is now reeponsioie tor
Lefty High, Walter Rehg and Dee
Walsh, also St. Loujs boys, in fact,
the -St. Louis kids ' surely- will ; wel
come Tom-as a scout, because he is
strong for .. the 'made-rn-is-t.-Louis
brand of baseball material.
"'Why have you come back to St.
Louis, the home of tailenders?' I ask
ed. ,- : , -
" Tor the cush, pal; the cush see?
chirped Connery. . -
1 " WelL'" weren't you ' getting your
buckwheat cakes regularly up East"
" Tes, I did pretty well in Hartford.
I won one pennant, was second twice
and third twice. In fact,, I was never
out of -the first division. You know
that is the greatest minor league of
them all. The towns are all close to
gether and you can be at home every
night. 'And the fans around there see
all kinds of ball, ootn major ana mi
nor. and are mighty good Judges -
" 'What do .you look lor principally
in an under-ripe cornxed pill Anger?
I asked.
" 'Well, the . principal thing I look
for is nerve and sand. " Is he a fight
er? I like the kind of a ball player
w.in wif.n fha team loses a game and
you speak to him after it s over, he
wants to bite your ear off.- ;ioa Know,
one of those fighters, who plays be
cause he loves -the sport. Now this
Kid Rehg is one of the freshest guys
I ever saw. Jast year he was on tne
coaching line with Pittsburgh and
Bresnahan was at the bat. . Roger
had been roasting him before and
when Roger went up to bat this kid
yelled, "Everybody look up now." One
dav he went up to bat for somebody
and the .umpire : asked him for the
benefit of the press stand, "Who he was
hitting for? He - replied, "I'm hitting
for myself." .,:-' 1
" 'He is one of those players who
will boot in three runs and then come
back and bat in four. . -
" 'That's the kind I'm looking for
and I'm not going to send anybody
up unless he .is that kind. There are
lots of ball players in the uncut who
look .like million dollar finds and
when you get ! 'em up in the majors
people wonder why you sent Ahem up.
No, I'll draw pay all summer without
buying a player, unless . I think he'll
stick. At that the club would make
money on me.
M'FARLAHD MAY
r MEETWOLGAST
NEGOTIATIONS FOB BOUT IN NEW
YORK ARE BEING MADE.
Now that the-long expected , match
between Packey McFarland and Jack
Britton seems to be clinched at last
fans who-favor boxing of the purely
scientific order will have something
to look forward to with considerable
satietactlon. However, there' is still
.plenty .of -time ' between now end
March 7 for these two fickle light
weights' to again change their minds.
But even should this happen it is
more than probable that McFarland
will be seen in action In the near fu
ture , ".',-,: ...
Negotiations are under way for,-a
bout between Wolgast and McFarland
to follow the latter's affair with Brit
ton. This .match has been nendinir
ever since Wolgast lost the light
weight championship. A difference of
opinion regarding the weight has al
ways kept them apart, but now--that
Wolgast has lost his title he is not
disposed to be so careful. He is said
to . be willing , to allow McFarland to
come in at 135 .pounds, scaling on the
arternoon or tne pout, and to be satis
fied with, a. percentage of the' gate re
ceipts instead of his former , demand
for a ridiculously high guarantee. Ac
cording to reports from Chicago, where
Manager Jones ha been in constant
communication with iBilly Gibson of
the Garden A. C. . of New Tork, the
match is already practically cinched, i
in some respects this match prom- j
i-ses to furnish a far more exciting
encounter than the one between Mc
Farland 'and Britton. Wolgast and
McFarland are of directly onnosite
types, wnue Mcbarland and Britton
box on almost identically the aa.m
nnes. 'or tni reason Wolgast'e slam
bang attack -would offer an excellent
rou ror Mcjrarland's great ekill,.where
as Britton's scientific work would
neutralize anything that - McFarl-anI
could do and the affair might develop
a. siiaugw aance sucn as is appre-
tmieoi oy due rew.
.. - ' lr.nr. tsa,
Dewey , 80 2942 98-2
Dudley .......... 30 29131. ; P7-S
Crossman ....... 15 1441 ,. 9.S-1
Harper 18 1719 95-9
Conway , 30 2846 94-23
Banks .......... 30 2838 94-18
Mollinelll 24 2265 93-23
Perkins .......... 30. 2810 93-20
Lieberum ....... 24 2252 93-20
Hutchinson ...... 18 1693" 93-1S
Dondero -30-- ' 2806 --93-16
Morton .-. 3 281 93-2
Wargo . r y::&''?2Z9 93-
Robson, ,30.f H278 92-26
Ayrault ..... i 1' 3 0 . ,' 2 7 82 ' 92-22
Giles ............ 30 2780 82-20
Lewis 18 167.2 92-1G
A. Johnson . . . 27 2498 92-14
Crane 30 2770 92-10
Musante ........ 6 557 - ' 9 2-5
Madderr--; -. si ---6 r 656 92-4
Johnson fcWSid.fcO r-,762 .,. 92-2
Callaiy ,w. ttyZZ. . r2472. 91-15
Grindrod .f.. 27 2459 ' 91-2
Kerr . 27 2463 91-6
Slvers 30 2730 9J-
C. Sperry . 30 2729 ' 90-29
Peterson ....,,' 30 2718 90-16
Webber ..'18 ., 1633 90-13
Langhanx,. '..- 12. '". J091
Brewer,vM,,3a .,2688"-
Hopkins ....... .18
Hicks . . . ..... ... .-. S
Hobson ......... 3
Brown . ... .i.-..,-,!,. 27
Schell ...i... ... 12
Connor ......... .. 30
Verrelle ........ 9
Mitnlok ... 8
FiLondon . . ...v.. 6
McFall ,.1....:.. 3
Nichols -..'.. 3
Bentley ....... .. 12
Casey . . . .-. . 3
P Sperry . . S
McDaniel ........ 3.
Hoills ., . . ,
1613
539
267
2386
1067
2640
793
262
620
260
259
1022
i 2E6
'492
237
-Wow ' Lost, f P.C.
90-11
89-37
89-18
89-11
89-5
89-
88-3
88-7
88-5
88-1
87-1
86-4
86-2
8C-1
85-2
85-1
82-
79-
Gianta .....".... . 18 - 12 .400
Arcade Jrs. ........ 17 13 .5 61
Cubs .......v....;.-... 17 1 13 .661
Red Sox .....u, 16 16 - .500
Reds .............. 18., 17 ,431
Arcades . ........ 10 20 .8Sff
League Records. . .
High single, Mollinelll, 184. '
High three, strings; ' Harper,"
High team stegl'e,-cWb 6Sfe. c" :s -High
3eba three sTgsArcade
Jrs., 143."BT. "5 r-"T'"' - '
Total Plnf all of Teams. .
. ... Games. . Pinfal!.
Giants.................. so . 13,903
Arcade Jrs. ............ 30 13,890
Cubs 30 , 13,863
Red Sox ,.....,... ... ,.. -B0 13,798
Arcades . . . . . . ... . 30 - - - .4300
Reds -. . . . . . i . 4fi.,r' 13,606
., : Schedule For Next Week.:
Feb. 4 Red . Sox -vs. Arcades."
Feb. 6 Arcade Jrs. vs.- Reds.
Feb: ' 6--GIahtB vsr Cube.
FACTORY LEAGUE.
' Warner Bros. :
McDaniels
Casey......
Allen . i . .-
Busat
Perkins ' . .
Totals .
87 -
9.5 -.
.i.I' tr
.... 95 '
98 78-
. 88'..' 72-
83" 8f-!
283
-25 5
-SO-lOT; 27
' 81 " 101 277
Kelly ....
Primo i. . . ... .
Kertis ,......
Santo ... . .. .
Chalklln' ....
....452 440
Coe Stapley
..... 79 74
... . 85
d . 87
84
95
91
88
85
. 444 1336
89 242
95 271
82 257
.75 24
,98-rr'379
Totals V.:-V'.,.3'd'; 24 !4S 1293
Games .Next; WeeKv '. ' '
Feb. 4 :Graphophone vs. Electric
Cable. .
Feb. . 5 Tost vs. U. M. C.
Feb. 6 Coe Stapley vs. Batch eller.
Feb. 7 Warner Bros. vs. Locomo
bile.
BUILDING TRADES LEAGUE.
r 1 Oao-penter 'No,?!.
MOTORCYCLE RIDERS -:
GO THROUGH BRIDGE
Crowd Gathers But Learns That It Is
Moving Picture Stunt.
Seabright, N. J., Feb. l--NOne the
worse for their duoking in the Icy
waters of the Shrewsbury, from which
they were spectacularly rescued after
driving off an open drawbridge on a
motorcycle, ' Rodman Law, balloonist
and steeplejack, and Rosette Phoner
said, today, that they i would go
through the same experience again
for the same price.
Law, with. Miss Phoner on the cycle
with him, drove at high speed, yes
terday, into the open drawbridge.
Crowds of excited spectators shouted
warning- in vain. With gasps of hor
ror, the onlookers saw the two take
the plunge.. Then a motorboat, man
ned by men in sailors garb, speeded
up and hauled the two from the
.water. They also rescued the motor
cycle, to -which Law had clung. The
epectatars started to cheer but sua-
denly they noted -with disgust, a man
on the bridge turning a motion pic
ture camera crank. , it was just a new
stunt for the movies."
SHEITON GIRLS WIN
FROM ALL-SCHOOLS
HERE
Former Hartford Manager Praises
Eastern Association and Gives
Inside Dope. -
. A writer for the St. Louis Post-Dis
patch interviewed Tom Connery, the
former Hartford manager, the other
day. Connery is now a scout for the
St. Louis Cardinals. To quote the
Post-Dispatch :
'In his early days Connery was
kept busy playing m the Trolley
Three baskettall games were played
last night at the Bridgeport Boys'
club. The Shelton girls beat the All
School girls by 31 to 0. Washington
school won from Staples by 32 to 0.
Barnum beat Maplewood by 6 to 4.
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itary methods. . -Your patronage
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SANITARY PRESSING &
YALE AND HARVARD
PLAY HOCKEY TONIGHT
"
Captain Harmon sent the Yale
'hookey team through a strenuous prac
tice, last night, in St. Nicholas rink,
IN'ew .York, in preparation for the
game with Harvard In Boston arena
tonightd. This game will . mark the
first of ; the series for -the Blue and
Orimson, and much interest is being
maniietsiea over tne outcome. Har
vard has suffered hut one defeat this
season, breaking even with the Boston
A. A. and triumphing; over Massachu
setts Tech. "twice, Princeton, Massa
chusetts Aggies, Ottawa and Cornell.
Yale hais fared well, losing hard fought
struggdesi to St.'. Paul's, Princeton and
McGill, but defeating Columbia and
St. Nicholas . handily. The lack of
cold weather has faandicappedi Yale In
its preparatory, work for smch an im
portant contest.
Jo games have been played In New
Haven because of no indoor rink, smch
as that which Harvard nlavs on. Iha
same is true of - Princeton. It 'has to
rely on natural conditions -to give it a
place to practitee. And the only real
chance that Yale and Princeton have
to practice is by taking an occasional
trp to New York;
RULE TO PREVENT
FIGHTERS STALLING
New York, Feb. 1 Such tactics as
used by Leach Cross in leaning on his
opponent for a good rest when the
pace becomes too fast will result in a
change in the boxing rules- by 1 ths
State Athletic Commission, It was
learned today.
Several members of the committee
attended the bout between Cross and
Young Shugrue a the Garden, this
week, and were interested spectators
of the dentist's taicttcs. At times the
East Side lightweight was undoubtedly
in distress, but recovered somewhat by
stalling. At other times. Cross simu
lated distress! to draw the fire of his
adversary.
-Members of the commission aire now
discussing the passage of a rule
against stalling. It. will come up for
consideration at an early meeting of
tne state Doara.
Cannon . .,J ...... -80 - . 91 171
Perry ............ 93 89 81 263
Atwater ......1.. 74 72 .. 146
Sharon ........ 74 78 79 231
Raab 79 82 86 24 7
Elmendorf ...... .. ,89 84 283
Totals
,i.400 420 421 1241
iBaney .VJl'lVJt??1-' 78. ' '79--- 237
Carson - 88 78- 79 245
Doyle ............ 73 76 80 228
Troy ........... 83 82 78 248
Brown ......... 84 , 80 81 244
Totals .408 39S 397- 1198
Game Monday night Painters vs.
Tinners.
a wrv.
7B 211
76 213
C6 - 224
79 217
81 250
876 111
' - ; '
72 217
,75 235
69 23?
76 239
87 260
BULLARD TEAM NO.
1 Tea in No. 1.
Daly 1..... 71 65
Schulthus ...... 6 7
Lawson ........ 84
Wahlgren ....... 70
Meyer ..... ... - 1 1
70
74
69
92
Totals
Atwater
Mete ger
Nash . . .
Pitt
Pulaski ,
Totals
......869
Team No.
.. . . . 74
. .... 78 :
........ 91
80
...... 92
370
,- 2.
61
82
77.
73
81
.425 374 869 1188
T. P. TAYLOR LEAGUE.
. Cutting Department.
Lamond 91 80 78 249
Irons .... , lt, . 70
54
68-
-' 202
134 146-- 461
Totals . .". .181'
Tnbv ........... 62
Enos 33 48 57 138
Totals ....... 95 113 110 313
Miscellaneous Department.
Jamleson OS 63 68 Z09
Shanley 75 84 94 253
Totals 143 147 162 462
Belting Department. : ' i
Doher .......... '; ' . zjj
Buckley ...
Totals .......149 141 158 458
Machine Department.
Hazel f- 'i 11 li r3
Totals 149 157 ItTO r
Receiving Department.
Griffith ......... 81 76 86 243
Bennett ........ 67
64
Totals . .148 140
73- 204
447
Parle A widower with three wives
in the churchyard, a viuedieu man
shot and killed a young -widow Be
cause she refused to be No. 4.