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IF IT'S NEWS
IT'S HERE
EDITED BY
WAGNER
THE SPOT FOR SPORTS
WILDNESS OF GREEN HELPS
MECHANICS DEFEAT HOLYOKE
Short Paragraphs Telling What's
Blum
Pitches Steadily and Eddie Burns
Connects for Homer
Going in Various Sports
THE FAHMER: APRIL! 25, 1913
j AROUND THE CIRCUIT
(Springfield Union)
,Holyoke, April 25 Nothing was lack-
Ins to make the opening: of the Eas
tern association locally a success, yes
terday afternoon nothing- bat a vic
tory. Mayor John J. White tossed
over the first ball, Paddy Green pitch
ed , the fans turned out in large num
bers and the weather man was kind,
But Bridgeuport copped the chief cor
ner of the counts. The figures "were 5
and 3.
Half a dozen hits were all that
Bridgeport got off Green and one of
these was a double by Burns that
dropped between Garry and Dell when
the two outfielders staged one of those
"after you" stunts. Blum, a former
New England leaguer, yielded one
more hit than Green, but he was .gen-t
erally strong in the pinches after he
had pulled through the first inning.
The only run off him after that came
In the ninth, when Long landed a
homer over the right fence.
tram's best hitters, with Boultes and
Burns doing the strongest sticking for
the McCann cohorts. Only one error
was made behind Blum. A catch of a
foul fly by Miller and the' snappy
work of Stow and Boultes in the
Bridgeport infield headlined the de
fensive end of the exhibition.
Paddy Green then took up the twirl
ing and his control was even worse
than the mayor's. In the first Paddy
passed Lied and after the latter had
stolen second, Boultes sacrificed him
to third. Bowman drew another pass
and when. McGamwell walked the
bases were choked. Phillips paraded
and Lied was forced across. Stow hit
to Green and Bowman was out at the
plate. Ahearn then doubling up the
batter at first.
Holyoke went Bridgeport one better
in its half. Long led off with a pass
and Garry got a hit through second.
Miller bunted to MeGamwell, but the
latter dropped the ball when he tag
ged Miller and the bases were load
i. Stankard hit to Stow, who stop
ped Garry at third on a , toes to
Boultes, Long scoring on the Out. Dell
hit to Blum and Miller was erased at
third. ' Edwards delivered a double to
left scoring Stankard and sending Dell
to third. Dell was caught off third.
Opening up the second Inning with
a clout over the right wall, Burns put
Bridgeport on even terms, and In the
LIPTOH VVOtlDERS
WHY AI1SYER IS
DELAYED AGAIN
London, April 25 Sir Thomas Lip
ton who has been anxiously awaiting
the reply of the New York Yacht Club
to his challenge for the America's cup,
is somewhat surprised that its con-
j i v.. tlia mnmmittee of the
BJUCriO.LAl'U jj .
American club has been Put pff ffor
two weeks. He said he quite unaw
stood the usual course was to refer a
challenge to the committee or tne ciuo,
v.nt on the last occasion the commit
tee gathered on the same day as the
club meeting was held and the reply
was sent that night.
Tn reerard to the report cabled from
New York that the New York Yacht
Club would ask for further particulars.
Sir Thomas said he could not under
stand what further details were desir
ed as the challenge was dTawn on the
lines of previous ones which the New
York Yacht Club had accepter.
STARS FROM EAST AND
WEST IN PENN RELAY
Pennsylvania's relay races to-mor
row promise to bring together all the
best college athletes, Dotn or tne east
and west. Records will be approach
ed in every one of the championship
relay races and in all the special
events.
The relay championships attract, of
course, the greatest interest, but the
special events have de'eloped so rap
idly the past five years that they al
most vie with them for the interest
of the general public. This is due
to the superlative excellence of the en
tries for these events.
The contestants will be even higher
class than ever before, for there is not
one of these special events in which
there are not champions or record
holders entered.
Perhaps the highest class event this
year at the relays is the high jump.
The fact 'that all the other countries
In the world together could not dupli
cate the entries for this event shows
to what a high standard high Jumping
has attained in this country.
The following men, with their rec
ords, are among those entered: Rich
ards, of Brigham Young University,
Olympic champion, 6 feet 4 inches;
Burdick, ex-Pennsylvania intercolle
giate champion, 6 feet 3 inches; Mof
fatt, of Harvard, 6 feet 2 inches; Oler,
of Yale, 6 feet 2 incnes; Enright, of
Dartmouth, 6 feet 1 Inches; Lane of
Pennsylvania, 6 feet 1 inch; John
stone of Harvard, 6 feet 2 inches;
Nicholson, of Missouri, western inter
collegiate champion. 6 feet 1 inch:
Farrier, ex-Pennsylvania, 6 . feet 1
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CONNIE LEWIS, Manager.
next inning the McCann men were
ahead to stay. Boultes hit past third
in the third, Bowman walked and the
bases were full, when Green made a
poor toes to first of .IMcGam well's
bounder. Miller made a fine catch of
Phillips' foul fly, but Boultes blew
home when Green uncorked a wild
pitch. Stow hit to Miller and Bow
man died at the plate. Stow stole and
scored with McGamwell when Russell
singled after Burns had walked. Burns
went to third when Dell made a poor
return of Russell's hit, but was thrown
out at the plate by Claffey when he
tried to score on Russell's attempt to
steal.
The score:
' BKIDOEiPORT.
ab. r. h. p.o. a. . e.
Lied, ef., 4 1 0 0 0 0
Boultes, 3b., 4 12 4 4 0
Bowman, 2b., '3 0 0 0 1 0
McGamwell, lb., 3 1 0 10 2 1
Phillips, rf., ' 3 0 0 2 0 0
Stow, ss., . "". " 3 1 0 5 4 0
Burns, If., 3 12 10 0
Russell, c, 4 0 1 4 2 0
Blumv p., 4 0 1110
Totals, 31 0 6 27 14 1
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ab. r. h. p.o. a- e.
Long, rf., 4 2.210.1
Garry, cf., 5 0 2 1 0 0
Miller, 3b., 4 0 1 1 2 0
Stankard, lb., 8 1 0 9 1 0
Dell. If., 2 0 1 0 0 1
Edwards, 2b., 4 0 1 2 0.1
Claffey, ss., 2 0 0 2 3 0
Ahearn, c, 4 0 0 11 : 4 0
Green, p. 3 0 0 0 6 1
Q'Brien. 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals, 83 S 7 27 15 4
Batted for Green in 9th.
SCORE BT INNINGS:
Bridgeport, 11300000 05
Holyoke, ' 2000 0 000 13
Home rOns, Burns, Long. Sacrifice
hits, Boultes, Miller. Stolen bases,
Lied, Stow . 2. Double play. Green,
Ahearn and Stankard. . Left on bases.
Bridgeport 8, Holyoke 8. First base
on balls, off Blum 3, off Green. 7.
First base on errors, Bridgeport 3,
Holyoke 1. Hit by pitcher, by Blum,
Stankard, Claffey. truck out, by
Blum 4, by . Green 6. Wild pitch.
Green. Time, 2:15. Umpires, Curran
and OLeary.
inch, and Sargent, of Michigan, 6 feet
2 Inches. '
CONNIE MACK IS
GREAT ADMIRER
OF RAY KEATING
The New York Globe has the fol
lowing story about Ray Keating, who
blanked the Athletics Wednesday:
"Ray Keating gave our club the
best exhibition of pitching we have
been tup against since the opening of
the American League season,'; said
Connie Mack, manager of the Athlet
ics, as he was on his way home on
Thursday. "This young fellow is the
first pitcher to start a game and fin
ish it ' against my club during this
championship season. ,
"He goes about his work like an old
hand and has one of the best break
ing spit balls I have ever looked at.
My players came to the bench after
they were retired in one-two-three or
der and told me that he had a lot of
stuff and was the best pitcher they
had batted against this season. Mur
phy, Oldrin-g, and Collins were the
only players on my club to hit him
safely. Two of those hits were made
in the' first inning, and they were
scratches.
"I think Chance has a wonder in this
fellow, and he is going to be a hard
pitcher to hit with the fine break and
control he has on his spit ball. We
have' been hitting the ball hard all
season, and it Is a big feather in Keat
ing's cap to perform the way he did.
He has the style about him that makes
him look a hurler who has been pitch
ing for a long time. He Is cool and
for a young fellow breaking in he is
as good as they make them. He has
great' control of the spitball, which is
a great deal in his favor. '
"Giving credit where It is due, I
want to say that he completely baffled
the Athletics when he shut them out
4 to 0. Chance or any other manager
never had such a promising, looking
prospect."
The tall and conservative manager
of the Athletics could not give a pitch
er a better send oftV Keating has won
the only two games the Yankees have
captured this season, and we might
say that the same Keating has taken
a lot of gloom out of the camp.
The fans of Philadelphia gave him a
great hand as he left the ball grounds,
as they have been accustomed to see
ing pitcher after pitcher being sent to
the stable.
REMINGTON-YOSTS TO
OPEN SEASON SUNDAY
Manager Eeenan'g Players Will Tackle
Xewflelds In Opening Game.
The Yost baseball team will be
known in the future as the Remington-Yosts.
The name of the company
has been changed and It was thought
best to have the ball club conform.
Manager Keenan's boys will open their
home season next Sunday when they
play the Newfields at Yost field. Speed
Finn will twirl for the Remingtons
and McCormick will catch. The play
ers will be togged out in their new
suits and sweater coats. The game
will be called at 3:15.
s LYFORD BROS.
SEE
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SPRING WOOLENS
TWO STORES
TRY
(By Wagner)
Green was picked green.
Waterbury has farmed out Pitcher
Steven Brodie to Berlin of the Cana
dian league.
Owner Clarkin of the Hartford team
got $600 for his share, of the gate at
New London Wednesday. What did
he .ever do to fall in soft like that?
The Springfield Union says,' "Bobby
Stow appears to fit nicely at shortstop
for Bridgeport. The former second
sacker played a clever game in his
new position at Holyoke yesterday."
The fast ' New London team which
has just cleaned Hartford up twice.
will appear at Newfleld Sunday after
noon. If Robertaille arrives he will get
the job of downing the Planters. Game
called at 3 p. m.
Athletes from all sections of the
country arrived today in Philadelphia,
to take part in the University of Penn
sylvania relay race tomorrow. Teams
from western colleges and schools
started for this city, last night, and
are expected to arrive early today,
while the athletes from Dartmouth,
Harvard, Colby and other New Eng
land institutions are expected in the
afternoon.
The University of Washington eight
oared crew which won the Pacific
coast championship in the regatta
with Stamford and California, will
participate in the Poughkeepslo- regat
ta in June If the undergraduates at
the State University can raise $1,000 to
defray the expense of the trip. Busi
nessmen, it was announced, today,
have promised to guarantee, all ex
penses over $1,000 if the students raise
that . amount.
Coach Ellis Ward has started an
other shakeup of the University of
Pennsylvania crew preparatory to the
race with Harvard' and Princeton at
Cambridge on May 10.. Merwick, a
member of last year's freshman eight,
was promoted from the second boat
to No. 6 on the "varsity. Captain Alex
ander, stroke and Madeira, No. 7, are
now the onlyi veterans in the boat.
The crew is heavier than any Penn
sylvania crew in recent years. The
lightest man weighs 170 and four tip
YANKEES' TRAINER ,
HAD HUMBLE START
Charlie Barrett Used . to' Rub Down
School Boy Athletes.
Boston, April 25. Charles Barrett is
now right iirp among the top-notchers
of the professional trainers through
his position as trainer for the New
York Highlanders. Barrett has grown
up in the rubbing game, as it were,
and many will remember him when,
as a mere lad, he used to hang around
the Worcester high school training
quarters, volunteering his services to
rub down the schoolboy athletes when
Jere Delaney, J. Fred Powers and oth
ers used to groom the schoolboys to
come down to Boston and take away
the interscholastic championships, a
game at which. In ye olden times, the
Worcester boys were remarkably suc
cessful. Now that Barrett is trainer of the
Highlanders, he makes his headquar
ters in New York, but ' his first visit
to that great and growing city was
with a select team of schoolboys whom
J. Fred Powers, then coaching Wor
cester high, took to the big city to win
national indoor interseholastic cham
pionships in the Seventy-first regiinent
armory.
The members of the team and their
friends chipped in enough money to
take Barrett along in his semi-official
capacity of rubber as a reward for
services faithfully and freely rendered.
The five Worcester boys won the larg
est number of points, secured' the
championship title, and to' this day
Barrett will tell , you that it was his
artistic rubbing, quite as much as
Fred Powers' coaching, that enabled
Worcester high to walk off with the
honors.
Among the members of that team
were A. M. Butler, later Harvard's
best sprinter and now a teacher in' the
East Boston high school, and Paul
Potter, the hurdler, who subsequently
captained the Williams track team
won the New England intercollegiate
championship in .the high hurdles.
It was through Potter that Barrett
went to Williams and he has been
there ever since, having a substitute
on the job there now, while he is fill
ing his present responsible position.
Barrett Joined the Highlanders before
the squad left for Bermuda, and while
there, in addition to looking after lame
arms, sprained ankles and other train
ing camp ailments, was the team's
dietitian..
THIS DATE IN
PUGILISTIC ; ANNAI.S
1905 Jack Johnson knocked out
Jim Jeffords in 4th round at Philadel
phia. 1909 Willie Lewis knocked out
Jack Costello in 6th round at Rau
baix, France.
1908 Jimmy Clabby defeated Bat
Kelly in 3 rounds at Milwaukee.
1910 Freddie Welsh knocked out
Jack Daniels in 7th round at London.
1911 Buck Crouse knocked out
Ted Nelson in 3rd round at Boston.
1912 Young Shugrue 'defeated
Young Dyson in 15 rounds at Water
bury. DON'T WEAR A TORTURE TRUSS
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the scales at close to 190 pounds each
Elmer McDevitt, the former Yale
football guard, is helping to coach the
University of Minnesota candidates in
spring practice.
Freddie Welsh is finding It hard to
get matches. He can't Induce Leach
Cross, Joe Rivers or Jaok Britton to
take ' a. chance but efforts are being
made to get Ritchie or Tommy Mur
phy in the garden. New York, on May
16th.
Pitcher Bill Powell, formerly with
Springfield, has been sold to Cincin
nati by the . Chicago Cubs. The Cubs
asked for waivers and the Reds
claimed. Powell.
About 2,000 fane saw the opening
game of the season in Plttpfield yes
terday when Zeller s men beat Spring-
field by 5- to 2. Knapp twirled for
Pittsfleld and Crowley and Hancock
for the Ponies. Mayor Moore tossed
the first ball, which President
OMtourke caught. .
Jack Egan, the local boy with the
Washington Nationals, has-been given
ten days' notice of his release. Man
ager Griffith will try to place him in
some .minor league before that . time.
Jake Boultes did nothing for the
Mechanics in Holyoke yesterday ex
cept take eight chances at third, crack
out two hits and lay down a sacrifice.
Boultes looms up- as the best third
baseman Bridgeport has had In recent
years.
Pitcher Fred Blum made his initial
appearance in Bridgeport uniform and
turned back the Papermakers in nice
style. The former Lowell hurler is a
steady workman. He fanned four, and
issued three passes. )
Outfielder Eddie Burns . broke Into
the hit column.- The Bridgeport out
fielder handles " himself like a good
player and has a fine eye at the bat.
He boosted one over the fence for the
circuit and also got a single.
After playing a poor game Wednes
day, Howie Baker of this city, braced
yesterday and did well at third for
Waterbury. He made two hits and
accepted five chances.
HEW HAVEN SELLS
PITCHER E. FOSTER
Providence Likely to Turn Jen
sen Back to Elm City
President Cameron of the New Ha
ven Baseball club yesterday announc
ed the sale of Pitcher Ed Foster to
the Charleston club of the South At
lantic league, under optional agree
ment. . Foster pitched for the Elm
City bine for four years, and finished
with a record of 15 games won and 5
lost for a percentage of .750.
Foster did not report to1 Cameron
this spring, but wrote a letter to the
effect that he would rather play In
Charleston, which Is his home town.
Cameron complied with his request.
but kept a string on Big Ed, as he
considers him too good a pitcher to
set loose. Foster, When in shape, is
the equal of any pitcher in the cir
cuit, and is one of the few twirlers
that depends wholly on the underhand
style of delivery.
Cameron also announced that waiv
ers have been asked by Providence on
Bill Jensen, and in the event of all
the International League clubs waiv
ing claim to him, Jensen will return.
PRINCETON REGATTA
TO BE HELD MAY 17
Yale Will Give Two Shells to Worces
ter High School.
Andrew Carnegie should be satisfied
on May 17 that his gift of a lake to
Princeton was not wasted. On that
day the Annapolis-Columbia-Princeton
regatta will be rowed on the artificial
lake, as well as the novice races be
tween freshman crews. The regular
freshman crew will not enter the
spring regatta, which is an interclass
contest, as plans for a freshman race
with some other eight are at present
under consideration.
Three freshman crews will be form
ed, any men who are not on the reg
ular freshman eight being eligible.
Yale is showing forethought, not to
sneak of generosity, in giving two
shells to the Worcester High School.
Worcester has always shown up well
on the water and in Its love for the
Ells too. So It's very likely that Yale
has only sown its seeds wisely and
may reap a harvest of good material
for the Blue Navy.
OTHER SPORTS ON PAGE 11.
Hub Have you done what I asked,
and saved some money this month?
Wife Yes, dear. I spoke to the gro
cer, and hes promised not to send In
his bill till next month. 'Boston Tran
script. -
"I thought you had planned to spend
all day working in the garden?"
" I did. But I started to dig. and the
worms were so plentiful that I chang
ed my mind, and decided to go fish
ing." Detroit Free Press.
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President Rises in Seventh With Other
Fans at Ball Game.
Washington, April 25 President Wil
son wrestled with conflicting desires
as he watched yesterday's Boston
Washington baseball game. He went
to the contest hoping that it would be
over in time for him to meet Secre
tary Bryan at the White House at 5
o clock for a final conference before
the latter left for the Pacific coast.
The close game reached its climax
as the time approached for the Pres
ident to leave. He looked at his
watch regretfully and departed reluc
tantly receiving an ovation. ,
Then, according to custom, the lo
cal fans stood up at the beginning
of the seventh inning, Mr. Wilson re
mained Inconspicuously seated.
"Stand up, Woody!" shouted a voice,
and the President joined in the laugh
ter that followed. , He waved his hand
to the shouting "fan" and stood up.
There was a roar of approval. '
KID PALITZ HOPES
TO STOP LEWIS AT
BOUT HERE APRIL 28
Kid Palitz of New London has sent
word to Promoter Billy Hogan that
when he steps into the ring next Mon
day night at the Park City Rink on
State street with Kid Lewis, the Wa
terbury mitt artist, he will be in shape
to travel the ten rounds. Palitz fig
ures Lewis will be one of the hardest
propositions he has tackled in his
ring career and he wants to be in the
best of condition. Lewis will come
here to-morrow and will do light
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work Sunday.
The interest in the ten round bout
between Freddie Welsh, the English
champion and Al Ketchel the light
weight champion of Connecticut is
growing every day and the fans are
making up their minds to be at the
ringside Monday evening to see those
two fast boys work. Ketchel is al
ready in shape and is under the
watchful eye of Trainer Bennie Mur
phy. The latter wants Al to enter
the ring better than he ever did in his
career and the admirers of the local
boy who have visited Captain Bond's
in Stratford this week have come
away with nothing but praise for the
condition in which they found Al,
Welsh will quit his hard training to
morrow and when he, arrives he will
be fit for the work cut out for him.
Bunny Ford and Tommy Ginty will
put on the finishing touches to their
training to-morrow and , will be here
Monday for the weighing in.
M'ALLISTER TO GET ;
$2,000 FOR 4 ROUNDS
San Francisco, April 25--Bob McAl
lister, the most talked of boxer turned
out by the Olympic Club since the
days of James J. Corbett, will go into
the ring today for his second profes
sional fight. He is to meet Paddy
Lavin, of Buffalo. McAllister will
receive $2,000 for a four round bout.
This is more money than any other
boxer except Corbett was ever offered
for a short fight in this city.
SEATS FOR 40,000 , ,
FANS AT CHANGE DAY
Chicago, April 25 Seats for 40,000
persons will be provided at the Amer-
Sterling
lean League baseball park on May IT
when followers of the game will wel
come Frank Chance, manager of the
New York American team and former
leader of the Chicago Nationals. Work
of building 2,500 box seats in front of
the grandstand was begun yesterday.
With this addition, the park will hav
a total of 10,000 box seats.
YALE ABOLISHES
SIDE LINE COACH
Capt. Ketcham Asks Princeton
and Harvard Football Teams
to Agree
, New Haven, April 25 Captain Henry
Ketcham of the Yale football eleven
has written to the Harvard and
Princeton Football Associations Invit
ing them to abolish all coaching from
the sidelines during the games ' these
three universities play in the future.
His proposal is that the players shall
be allowed to fight their own battles
on the gridiron and that word from the
coaches shall be sent to the players
only between playing periods.
Captain Ketcham's letter has com
mitted Yale to the policy. Harvard
and Princeton are not inclined to ac
cept and the matter will be allowed to
rest till another season, when Yale
will urge its adoption on the Crimson
and the Tiger.
The attempt of a private patient.
suffering with delirium following ty
phoid fever, to- Jump from a second
story window in the Bridgeport hos
pital, yesterday, was frustrated by the
quick presence of mind and strength
of a nurse who caught the man by the
ankle as he passed over the sill.
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