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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1912
Page
14
Bridgeport signs up fast outfielder Fred Leid amid chatter of roster moves and salary debates. Giants prospects, possible trades, and other club notes mingle with scattered reports on Lea’s value, provincial games, and upcoming matches as Belt rumored with Schuylkill events.
New Haven fans anticipate a big crowd for the Avorn A. C. boxing show at Wagies Ball tomorrow night. The card features Frank McKay of New York as a possible opponent, with local fighters He, Dyson, and others slated to compete in featherweight to light welterweight bouts. Referee Hares P. Quinn and master of ceremonies Frank Braithwaite are named for the event in New Haven.
The Yost football team will meet at Bullen's tomorrow at 3 o'clock to celebrate last season. After winning the championship, the squad is confident the banquet will be a great success and the year’s hopes are high.
A chaotic OCR shows a local family athletic club with a dozen players including six girls and six boys. Names like Gilliam, Forbes, Turley and Zusie appear alongside scattered ages and roles. The fragment hints at a long running family baseball effort with many members contributing across positions.
John Karpilow, a welterweight with a strong Pacific Coast reputation, now works as a locksmith with Karpilow & Drucker on Fairfield Avenue. On the coast he fought in over four battles, losing only two, and he likely will refrain from boxing while in this city.
The White Sox intend to carry sixteen pitchers next year with only three left handed. Callahan seeks six young players for one veteran and aims to trade for George Mullin. Megs of details swirl around potential deals with the Tigers, Cardinals, Giants, and others.
California boxer One Round Hogan dominated Frankis Olsen of Pearl River New Jersey, stopping the ten round match in the fourth round at Brooklyn Beach as Olsen staggered and failed to continue while referee Jim Shorten halted the fight.
Echler & Company at 966 Main Street showcases a fine line of smokers articles for the holidays. Cigar boxes in sizes 10, 12, 35, and 60 plus briar and clay pipes, tobacco in half pound tins, and smoking accessories fill the shop.
Frank Chance, former Chicago Cubs manager, told friends in Los Angeles that private business kept him from traveling to Chicago to meet Frank Farrell of the New York Highlanders who reportedly wants him as manager. He said he cannot go until after the first of the year and may not go at all. He declined to explain further despite telegrams from Farrell.
Averill Harriman, son of the late Baward, to lead Yale crew as head coach after Jim Hogera resigns. Harriman, a Yale undergraduate, previously coached the freshman eight and studied English rowing in England. Coach Rogers will assist Harriman as the team adopts the English stroke and boat rigging practices, with no major changes expected this season.
Zbyszko sails to New York to press a title match with world champion Frank Gotch. The Pole’s arrival signals a planned West tour by manager Jack Herman, with Gotch's retirement and possible return shaping the season.
Boxers and outcomes from historic bouts listed by year. Includes McAuliffe stopping Collyer in Waldenburg NY in 1901 and Ferns losing to Walcott in Fort Erie in five rounds. Mentions Murphy vs Loughrey draw in 1907, Clabby over Buckler in New Orleans in 1908, Lewis over Russell in Paris, and Storbeck over Bennell in ten rounds.
Ty Cobb celebrated as baseballs greatest figure in a lively tribute noting his Dec 15 1886 Royston Georgia birth and turning twenty six today. The piece jokes about his retirement plans and argues for a salary boost from 9000 to 15000 yearly while recounting Cobb’s early career in Anniston Alabama and the Georgia town Franklin County.
The article recalls Jim Flynn’s boastful boasts before a bout with Luther McCarty and the stark contrast to Flynn’s fall. It notes McCarty’s clear superiority, Flynn’s exaggerated claims, and Billy McCarney’s doubt that Flynn was truly game, as witnesses still debate boxing temperament after the fight.
Philadelphia December 18. Manager Dooin of the Phillies said he would not trade pitcher Eppa Rixey to the Cubs under any offer. He called Rixey one of the best left handers in the country with ten years of good base ball and refused to accept players or money for him. Dooin, though, is puzzled about his future duties as he awaits further instructions from President Wiler and prepares for the spring training trip to the South.
Cleveland reports Mayor Newton D. Baker stands firm against boxing as prizefights and refuses permits. He blocks the Edo Club bout and signals he will bar the Joe Rivers versus Phil Brock scheduled for January 9 with a $3,000 guarantee to Rivers.
Harvard Illustrated Magazine quotes Harry B. Gardner detailing quarterback duties in a championship context. He lists factors from wind and field conditions to formations and timing, stresses ball handling with the center, backfield efficiency, tackling in the backfield, and the challenges of catching kicks under adverse weather and glare.
Jack Britton easily defeats Frankie Nelson in a ten round New York bout at Brown's Gymnasium. The light welterweight action featured a relentless barrage from Britton with Nelson showing stubborn gameness but clear outclassing through the early rounds and throughout the match.
Industrial league bowling action features a Reds versus Cubs game tonight. A Connecticut gun carriage inventor contract fight draws attention as letters to U S Congress seek review of a nineteen year contract with A Steers and Co. amid allegations of irregularities and possible exemptions. The report notes prior war department delays and calls for contract reversal while tying to Main Street’s local business scene.
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