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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1913

Page

12

Water sports to the fore baseball talk of the hour

A wide look at aquatic sports across the country notes rising interest in swimming boating and new classes such as the butterfien craft. It highlights yacht designs like the Fifty-Seven Footers and the New York Yacht Club fleet while reporting on Tilting matches tub races and the Washington Climbers pursuit of the Athletics.

Tommy Clark Amerie Bruel Racine Atia Resien Thie Jardhmont A American Yacht Club Great Lakes York Yacht Club United States Griffith Washington American League Philadelphia Athletics Walter Johnson Bob Groom Tom Hughes Joe Boehling Joe Engel Larchmont N. Y.) Yacht Club Long Island Sound New York

Harvard Leads Incresecam Title Race Across States

Harvard leads in a multi championship tally with Bernard and Yule, Cornell, and Princeton tied on two titles each. The article notes a disbanded southern team and a scoring method counting each championship as one point, placing Harvard ahead. other schools struggle for top finishes as Crimson athletes also claim second in a major event.

Bernard Harverd Baltimore Ghee Southern Harvard Yule Cornell Princeton Crimson

College athletics season crowns clear champions

The season produced decisive winners across most sports. In football baseball rowing and track, track alone had a clear champion while the others left little doubt about which team earned top honors.

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Big Leagues IX Notes on Players and Trades

New York reporters still label Jack Knight as a schoolboy despite his two marriages. Arthur Hofman, now with Nashville, sues the Chicago National Club for 3000 dollars over a trade to Pittsburgh that sent him to the Southern League. Leifield refuses assignment to Atlanta and returns to St Louis to start a business. St Louis National secures Whitey Doak from Akron. Akron beat Youngstown 3 to 0 in the last July 18 game. Christy Mathewson pitched three games this year without a strikeout or walk against Phillies and Reds.

New York Jack Knight Arthur Hofman Nashville Chicago National Club Chicago Pittsourth Leifield Chicago Nationals Atlanta St Louis St. Louis

Burton to lead Shamrock IV in renewed bid for America's Cup

Thomas Lipton secures top English designer and two sailing masters, persuades W P Burton to helm Shamrock IV. Burton, a famed amateur, has a 1,000-race career and many trophies, including the International Cup, with multiple yachts. He serves as Royal Harwich rear commodore and honorary NYYC member, inspiring confidence for a strong Cup campaign.

Thomas Lipton England Sycamore Wringe W- P. Burton Burton Sir Thomas King’s Cap Edward George Royal Yacht Clubs Violet Orwell Corinthian Yacht Club Peni—tent Gauntier Lucids Britomarte Ostera Octavis C. D. Rose Gleason Penitent AE. Payne Lucida Myine Royal London Yacht Club Mylne Royal Harwich Yacht Club New York Yacht Club Royal Ulster Yacht Club Yachieman Mr. Burton America

Baseball Leads as the One Key Individual Crisis in the Game

A historic view argues baseball outpaces cricket and football in popularity by highlighting the singular moment when one batter must deliver. Manager Birmingham of the Cleveland club notes football relies on team backing, while baseball blends team effort with individual heroics, creating an open, spectator-friendly drama.

Firtmingham Cleveland Cornall Bancell Birmingham Sunb

Chance as a Humorist Prankster Turbulence in New York Tankees

In a tangled sports column, CHANCE as a humorist prankster causes confusion over team leadership and player remarks. Evans departs New Orleans as Cleveland orders the left hand pitcher to report immediately. Bob Whitney of Penn State joins the White Sox with tentative plans for a batting start.

Evans New Orleans Charles W. Somers Cleveland Club Bob Whitney Farmer Penn State White Sox T Yeal Jomp

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