I
often.
' dent club in .South Norwalk.
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RRRRR RRRRER illER
RRIRREPRRI Bill RlRR
Former Bridgeport and Norwalk
iwirier Negotiating With
Owner Freeman
BRliiGlbii’OR'l‘. Feb. 1ii.~—'liarry Cor
men, a former pitcher for the local club
in the days when. James H. O’Rourke
was in charge. has started negotiations
for the purchase of the- Bridgeport
baseball franchise.‘ file was in this
city last night .to make inquiries and
after a telephone conversation with
Secretary Hugh Raddy, left‘i’or New
. York to confer with Owner "John H.
'f-‘reenian.
Cornell recently inherited a large
. sum from. his mother's estate and is
said to be ready to make a. good
If the owner will listen to a
reasonable offer it is believed the deal
will be closed within the next week.
Since he quit active playing: Cornea
has been engaged in the insurance
cmeiness in South Norwalk. He has
«prospered in that life and has also
made money conducting an lndepen»
IKHI’I
Inadd IBill Yale and other Bridgeport
faicrltes played on his club last sea-
lion.
The former pitcher knows Bridge-
port is a lite baseball city and regards
the local franchise as a fine invest
.nenl. Ille declares the crowds will
attend if, a good brand of ball is
Furnished. Owner Freeman has been
in the South all
apparently not displayed inuch inter‘
est in baseball and his Yricnds think
I. .e nill gladly soil. _,,. _.
' Mr. Corned this morning informeda
Sentinel reporter that-there was abso-
-utely nothing to the above story from
.llridgeport. He said he met President
O’Rourke, in Bridgeport. one day last
week, and the latter asked him why
he did not take hold of the Bridgeport
\‘lllb. stating that he could have the
franchise for $8,000. Mr. Cornell told
M r. O‘Rourke that there ‘wns nothing
doing as far as he was concerned.
GARRY CHALLENGES TINKER.
Ask: Player to Make Public Certain
Correspondence.
August Herrmaun has issued an in»
leresting challenge to Joe Tinker.
'Ivllose acceptance may provide some
«loci reading
”Ask Tinker if he is willing to make
public the letter he wrote me regard-
.mg the management of the Reds last
n.1, together with the letter he receiv
mi from me in reply." said Herrmann
on Saturday
“ii‘ Tinker doesn‘t balloon to have
copies of these letters and is willing
to have me give them to the newspa-
pers i will gladly do so. But i dont'
believe that 'l‘iilkcrfwill cars for pub-
licity in this matter. '
, - W...”
Essays wears Macon BACKu
it Joe Tinker fails to report to the
Brooklyn National laughs club it is
understood the National league direc-
tors will be asked to order the Gina
«in will Reds to return to the Brooklyn
club the $15,000 paid for Tinkcr's re
lease. The Brooklyn club haspud if»
not) to ‘Hel‘rlllilllfl for illicit Evan's re
lease and has reocivjsd nullifi- from
the Reds for Yinglln: and Moran. so
that Ebbeta, Makeover a Co. are t7.-
mm in the hole. _.
.Ionmuca mama's Arr camp.
MOBILE. Feb ldwbionosor Hush
leanings. of the Detroit Tigers. arriv-
mi in {lulfporl yseslaialoy about of his
players. who are to main there. He
predicts that the China» Feds have a
fine chance to succeed. owing to G. W.
S'Ilunphy‘ 9 recent attitude domains»
can he bu no feoi of dam Crawford's
actions, and sitcom his misned con-
tract soon. _
calm. occurs slimy: spouse.
rams. M. lilo-dawn bicycle races
winter. life has .1
in the 1.000 new «onion. cam...
however. who lhd: illiilii motor race by.
‘ PLANK ludicrous-s cone.
W
Says no Wishes to Retire who. he .
- “‘6th Prime.1
GETTYBBURG Feb. «fiddle
Plank acknowledged today that he had
returned his contract unsigned to dom-
his Mack of the Athletics. The old:
reliable port sidel- of the champions
declares he is done with baseball: but
he denies that the amount written on
the face of the unsigned contract had
anything- to do With the return ed the
contract and his refusal to play.
“i wanted torquitat the beginning of.
last season.” said. Plank. “but Connie
felt that he wanted me «with the team
and he feared that the injury to combs
would hurt his pitching staff. ‘
_ ”I no longer am a young than as
pitchers go. and it is not an easy mat
tor for me to get into condition. When
i pitched my last game during the last
world’s series I said that I was done.
L meant what I said. I want to retire
before people can class me an a has
been. "
MURPHY ounces sweeusv.
Wires Boston "Player to Report for
. Trip South.
Tint C. W. Murphy has defied the
National League directors’ decision
that Bill Sweeney must remain with
the Boston Braves is shownuby this
telegram which Sweeney received on
Saturday from the Cubs’ owner:
“Chicago has secured the right to
your services and both O'Day and my-
self are glad to have you with us. i
have assumed your Boston “contract
and you are-hereby ordered .t9,report
in Chicago on Monday to go mTammv
Fla.
Sweeney will go South with Stai-
lings‘ men. It was rumored yesterday
that he might. be sold . to the :Phlladei-
_ pills. Nationals to play second. base in
, the place of Ottolfnnba but this could
not be confirmed.
BROWNS WILL NOT
ENJOY VOKER amt
ST. LOUIS, lilo, Feb. 16.——.A special
to‘tho “Republic." fronts. correspond-
ent who is accompanying the first
squad of the St. hauls Americans to
the training camp at list. Pstsrbnrg.
«Fla, says that Manager Rickey today
stopped a poker game among four of
his bail players and announced that
he . would permit no poker playing
among the :St. Louis Americans this
year.
Rickey is quoted as having said that
because the player; sits up late at night
he unilta himaeif for the ensuing day.
"and to the poker table may be traced
more than one spilt among major
league players.”
..3.
M. KETOHELJE'ATEN.
PHILADWI‘A. Feb. Iii—Sum Ro-
bldaau overwhelmed Jim Coffey. of
New York in the final bout here. before
the National Athletic club; ‘W-w'w
night; Coffey was battered all over the
face and upper part of the body.
’ in the second preliminary, 'Harry
libiamon'd- won the decision over Red
dy Door. of Brooklyn. Diamond bad
'Doer guessing all through the six
rounds. \ ‘
in the third preliminary Tommy
O’Keefc met If Ketchol. of. Bridge
port. After beginning like a chain-
pion. Ketohcl was dropped by a swing
to the law which took the speed away
from liih mtbroughout the rest of the
bout. zilliono’fieefelho‘deolsicn.
GHIOAGO PM“ Th?! ‘
To M10011; “CUB!
CHICAGO. Fen: 10.94 movement
against patroninug the Child .,
sun yesterday by touched bead
ball who have been amused
charge of Johnny Em‘ .
1.50 employee and loam
board of trade signed a pet
Aline their hoppers oi th N
Game" to the American and Federal
Magus parks.
. mroniewomaa’f.
MILWAUKEE.‘Feb.
talked of Willie W Whigs“
match ilhelly lion been closed Will
matchmaker .oil the Rundown All.
and will be am in the Auditorium.
. W do
erratum allow III
Install Irrxi w ll
Albion!” at like great outdoors will
It the mmMnu show in madman
fluuaro Mullen. next. week. can. 1.1 a.
well worth a visit caring their stay In
the his city. For more than twenty
years: the Sportsman's Show has been
one of the stellar features of the wr- ‘
den‘ a season and. to judge by the diver-
. any of. the premium. this years show
twill; go on record as the best. of them
all. ‘
Everything from a bassbali'bat to
a full» camping component will no" in-
cludelk in the exhibits of the .5113.“
sporting goods, lire arms and camp on.
filing houses. The whole display will
be etagedln an outdoor noting redo-
lent of the pihe'clad hills and broom
swept lakes of the wilderness. To lend
additional verlslmliituda to the scene
a group of indians will pitch their to
pose‘ at one end of the enclosure While
here and there the camp fires of guides
from the Adirondacks and Maine
woods will gleam as the veterans of
forest and stream swap yarns, over
their bacon and coffee. _ ,
The program of events includes three
trap-shooting contacts of «wider inter
eat; the Amateur Indoor World's cham-
pionship. in which more though oi. the
best gnnvclnb men in this country. Can
adaand England will compete; the
professional indoor championship. with
such men as Neat Apgar. of tbcPeters
Cartridge 00.: W. B. Barton. of the
Marlin Fire Arms Co. and Jack Fan-
ning. of the Dupont Powder '00.. as
contestants; and the womaufslndoor
championship. in which a scorecfEtllc
best. known women gunners .from all
parts cube country will compete.
. Innddltio .tborowillbe this pro
m of val :- sports. conducted an-
der then. A. U. The tankwill baililx
30 feet and deepenough to permit lofty
. diving competitions. All. the. crack
swimmers of the East will take part
in the races. which will range from 50
yard sprints to one mile.
M’AUUIFFE TO MEET
JOE COGTER TONIGHT
.~.-_—’_...
New Haven Fight Fm Wlii How I
Trust at the Casino.
According to reports from up the
line. the lightface of New Haven are
to have a treat tonight when Young
McAuliffe steps into the ring for
twelve rounds with Joe Caster. of New
York city, besides three preliminary
bouts that constitute the card that the
Annex A. C. has prepared for tonight's
entertainment at the Casino. ,
McAullffe is regarded as the light.
weight champion of Connecticut and
Center is too well known to the ring
enthusiasts to need description. Tom
Shoo, of New Haven. and Kid Murpry.
of New York, will provide the curtain
raiser with a tour-round mugs: Jeff
Dollerty. In Now 'l-laven “comehucki'w
and 'Kid Politic, of New Madamm
bolted for the second stanza. and
Young Otto. of New York. and Dodo
Young
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IIIIII III ritual
' II autumnal
MM
S: -van National Leifius'dlubo to
Mail: War fill; the
Owner of ERR? .
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NEW YORK. Feb: 19%. John K.
Tenor. of PmyIIIMI‘flesldent of
the National League. httoglide'n clothed
with absolute outboritfll‘ohiottle the
case of Charles w. unipolar the cm-
cage Cuba. This iatdrmltfon cams
yesterday from u Nominal League
source after the statement of Ban
Johnson that be. as president of'tho
American We. mmdiacipline any
' of his club owners with-,ggpulaion. it
necessary. and that honing. wired the
National Mme men-ta. give similar
power to Gov. Teller. - uni
Last week. it is 1&me Gov. Ten-
er’s election on prosidentpmho Notion-
al league was condrmedmbon be sign-
ed a four year ironclad Moot. which
alsowas signed by an authorised rep-
rsaontative of each of tho eight clubs.
The Governor's contract contains spo-
ciflc clauses relating Micah” powers,
which are binding on each club mem-
ber. m .
-~T-_—-
IIIII IIIIIIIIIII train
or utilises"
The Notional‘A. (k isv'mbtiug forth
its best effort to out on ’iiotar barium
exhibition in ‘iloodncr'e :Ball‘ on Wed-
' new. February 18,"£E the popular
prick or toe. and $1M landmine re
“Nod seats; Young Eddy crow
wich who is out with a challenge to
Champion Johnny' Coulon 33% face
Young Brooks. from Stamford, no not
lie o‘iona‘dran‘out argument; Those
'bys are training omgayrliunus
Brooks at ”I. M....-Q.A..,liolstom.foni
and Young Eddy at Rye-.- m with
the best immanent-Mu. the coun-
try. including Patsy Chin, Frankie
Monitor’s. and also writes he in lob
log a daily plunge into: thaw-ten at
Rye Hench. Peter Vii-gel; the boy who
put: Young Still: to sleoprh the first
round: is troluingeveryldhwand night
with Young“ Patti. Hertzfl'iininonba.
vis' codeine uselar‘Sufiugiflodi‘c-owd.
He will meet liminyWIPori-cne. of
Bridgeport, who“ Weir'iltim bore
having defeated . Young " Won . cycle 3.
These boys will light million pounds
evening will take plachliwhen Hertz
faces Runs. Those boyd'bmfo nothing;
good to say of each othlil' 1‘!le willy-do.
their best to hang a “Maker over
undue other. Hertz WWW“ in
Sadnnood; also with fili‘i’drkina. of
Providence. Eddy hydfi.“h‘ local to
vaults”. will try- and dill. kill Lynch
mwliot as rhinitis 6: him iil’m curtain
no... no Manon It“
I: am reserved mmfiffiw
Mailer will clash Just before the our W .
bout Dove Fibegonld‘ is alone do hold
the rule book.
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HENDERQON A FEDERAL.
Pitcher Henderson. who performed
tor a short while on Jack Zahara club 33. m,“ m p“
Pimficld team. last year. has offered
to purchase his release from the how-
all club of the New England loom
He finished the mm with Iamll. W
Henderson has signed with the mm W‘” ““3321?th ul. .
burgh Morals and also has been
transferred by the Lowell management.
to Richmond. of the Virginia foam
,, He will have to see the Virginia moo-
, scum-ht e Gilt wrinkle misuse.
'- Reliant (pinned tho font was of
' . eri “ >
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‘Tll'fldoy oW‘m;h
overlaid for a ball player.
Undoubtedly the ilest"7bl5liilt of the.
libs wi‘b . - ~ .
Wt 81!; .. 3m Feb. 16 .,-‘Tbe German bob root inc”, but IOfflcor Smith hail-Bled
VIII] "IRIS STAIN.
T0 IIIIBE BIDDKLYNS
kw roux. rob. 16.—~1t was re-
buried here today that R. 15. Ward,
owner of the Brooklyuvll'ed’orol League
club. is negotiating with Jake btahl.
deposed manager of the Boston Amen-
can League team, who won fame in
1912 by defeating the New York No-
tionals for the World’s championship,
to lead his team; this season. Presi-
dent James A. Gilmore. or the Federal
league. and Charles Weeghman. own
or of the Chicago Federals. are acting‘
for Mr. Ward, and it is said that 'Sfuhl
is not averse to returning to the game
if offered money enough.
When he was deposed as manager of
the Red Isox. Stalll went back to Chi-
cago to his banking business, declarmg
that he was through with baseball. But
after less than a year of absence from'
the diamond be is ready to return.
In the event of the inability of the
contractors to finish grand stands at
Washington Perkin timeior the open‘
ing of the Federal League season in,‘
Brooklyn. several other fields will be,
placed at the disposal of the new club.
President Toner of the National
lmguo expects to return to the city
tonight from Philadelphia. where he
went this morning. and: it is supposed
that'settlement with Charles W. Mur-
phy. of the Chicago club, occasioned
by the deposal and transfer of drivers
from Chicago to Boston will be adinst-
ed before tomorrow.
CHICAGO. ‘Feb. 16 ~Joko Stall] to
day denied'that he had been offered
the management of the Brooklyn club
of the Federal league.
“Nobody bummed to me about he-
cumin; a inadbxer lo the Moral Leos
no or any baseball monk-lion." said
Bull) “I am in the Mullins business
now, and have no intention of going
mock info baseball."
GRiFFITI-i MAKES BIO ‘
‘ OFFER FOR TY COBB
WASHBNGTON. Fab, «lfir—"I «would ’
"pay olomliuo tor Ty Cobb, because i
believe if i had him i couhl make
Washington the world’s champion."
“ Clark. Griffith. manager of the
Washington team, made this state-
mentitodflb thereby going on rce~
pro-twice as offering thevllrgest sum
Asked
whether 8100.000 was his top figure
Grill!!! replied that it would “do"for
Aha mound"
“I 11th any great hope of get-
ting. Cobb. " continued Griffith. “M
nines knows that the Detroit ont-
rlotder- It the biggest thing on his
m and he would be ronnlnsllhis
own chances t. be ever let bingo.-
i make this standing offer simply to
Mini the belief that l’m after
Who. ’.
Negotiations between. the Wash
ington cowbell-cit leaders have not
been attempted.
uncoou’olsuncs cocoon
racism. . '
‘1
icon pilot Bonn Berliner. carrying two
not the donation record.
tempo other until may. ;,
. m IW of Berlinbfl balloon [a
cream... mow Man. ., tended considerably lbl'tbor than that. .
the cream club of tilt" American of’Dr. Kora. Who. after Mullins. Int
mm, 1., m... week .o't Emerald. mm at Xmas
.. damn. till miles southeast of Penn. .
um nanny moron
“Emitter. had been unable to reach
TWO MORE CHANCEMEN REPORT.
Caldwell and Reynold: Join Hot
Sol-hips Contingent.
HOT SPRINGS. Ark» Feb. 16. --Plt
char clay Caldwell and Catcher hey-
nolds. who was with the New YOIKs
last fall. were todays additions here
to the clan of Chance. for a courselof
the baths and some mountain combing
before moving on to the training camp
in Houston. Tex. That raises the total
to six. McHale, Keeling, Cole and
cries. all twirlcrs. having arrived yes~
terday.
li was’bright and warm today and
the New York athletes took along hike
over the hills. Caldwell states that be
I is at weight. The‘lanlly right bender
certainly has not put on any excess
avoirdupois since the curtain went
down on the 1913 race. .He and King
Cole are out of the same mould.
Reynolds. who declares he is going
ito stick in the big show. also is down had met and talked with (his
to weight. The players do not intend
doing any practice. contacting them
selves with bathing and walking.
III illiilillil _
all" unit
“Buck" Ryan Nciihe Bali lien,
Who assisted Arrest in Years
Eons Past. flow
John "Buck" Ryan was arrested on
Saturday night by Officers «Reynolds
and Flynn He was charged with
drunkenness breach of. the peace, and‘
vacancy. Thirty days and booth on
each count.was the sentence handed
_ . out lay-Judge John Keogh this morning.
i’l’hlo will give Ryan a period of one
_ hundred and seven days in Bridgeport
jail.
“M" was once a lighter, but he
is growing old and he offers but little
resistance to arrellt time's days. His
worst action is to lie diiwn and refuse
bo-‘a‘duint ill the arrest. “
it is recalled that he was nearly
successful in an attempt to end the
existence of himself and Officer John
'H Smith. eight years ago. the police
interesting one. .
l «A. gobs of “runs” “are holding a
some“ down in the "cut". in the
rear of the Bprlunood chapel near
the railroad tracks. The members or
the crowd and retreated the inhalat-
tents for some time and had made
vertical“ day. Their shouting and
singing could be heard at the Mahack~
onto Iliot'el. so boisterous Werethey. A
"detail of police was sent down and the.
m was surrounded. ‘Ail tho hoppers
bod quite a little trouble with their -.
linen. but Officer ”Smith. who tckled
Ryann, Was‘tlie busiest man present.
field Buck. “l’lf die before you are
not die wrestled? with the prisoner
“wilfully. passengers in his spherical balloon. and the men rolled over and over on 0'011. 3:33. 3.13.. 3 33‘
013W unmanned today from. simian. In. the railroad tracks
pt spring... and Ural Mountains. saws, out; he bound: manor. in night a nine mi
poplin had landed there after a fortylscycn calico
Join tau hour aim mail: Bitterfeld Geranium lilo bold.
is one of. whore hot amended the afternoon of shouted,
strode im- Feb. 8. The limit is understood to
o Nancie have broken on distance record. but
at $8 ”I “if:
ouxh their“ do!!!" "i“
to mom arid Ryan old he; beat
to hold the pedestrian oh the if!!!“
on. the other officers. hotelier.
rushed to their old. and amoudcdln
motile: .
retools hut in ti
W W
I e. narrowly «cabin!
arrested and convicted my time-
themaolves a. general nuisance on. this .
hauler would NW mots. 11:00:. .
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lgscnlliilljl .: _
Fleet Duiiiehicr Turns
Iran. in may wuh Slant
NW YORK. Feb. 1
John B. Foster. of the 6%,; 4
ed last night that he hadrons,
signed contract of Outfiel ‘
cited for a term of three .
payer's signature was an: .
of the new form contracts and
reported himself as being well
with the financial inducements ,
and the opportunity to play
town uniform. ' ‘
The float has stealer was. on,
from Cincinnati by trade and.
declined to come to terms
Grow. it was intimated in some
tors that Beecher was flirting with
Federal League.
Foster said that be had notlgilg _
a verbal agreement with Chrlaty
thewson. but insisted thatvhe pro ‘
Big Girl’s promise by word or: until
to some players’ bonus. Catchy
thur Wilson, who has been ‘
jumping to the Feds. has xvi
ceplance of terms. accord '
..£.
YANKEE ATHLETES
SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. ,
American athletes yesterday well
of the eight championships at the". 3
nor, the California sprint
the 100 and 440 yard dos
Templeton. Olympic club.
co. the pole vault; (Reginald .
of California. the shot who;
W'Jimmy?’ Powers. Bosto
the mile rum. Templeton also .
120 yardahurdle run. ‘
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and [Hartford _
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