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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1913

Page

14

Herzog Named Cincinnati Reds Manager By Board of Directors

Cincinnati reports Charles Lincoln Herzog of Ridgeley Maryland will manage the Reds next season after securing by President Garry Herrmann and Catcher Grover Hartley in a trade with the New York Giants for Bob Bescher. Herzog signed after a board meeting, with telegrams from Joe Tinker offering congratulations.

Cincinnati Charles Lincoln Herzece Ridgeley Maryland Garry Herrmann Grover Hartey New York* Giants Bob Bescher Cincinnati Reds Board of Giant Star Herzog Joe Tinker Tinker Charley Herrmann

Baseball Talk in Court Ends in Courtroom Comedy

Arthur Bues once a Giant faced speeding charges on the coast while en route to marriage. In the car with him were his fiancée and pitcher Charley Schmutz who took the lead before the Tacoma judge. Schmutz used a baseball lingo defense claiming a squeeze play and a hit and run to avoid a boot.

Arthur Bues Bues Charley Schmutz Mutz Schmutz Ae Warades Seattle Tacoma Amps Art

2 000 New Woolens Lyford Bros East Side and West End

Lyford Bros announce new woolens on the East Side and West End offerings. Local merchants promote 2 000 new woolens with retail emphasis and limited-time values for spring season shoppers.

Brickley Named Harvard Captain for 1914 Team

Cambridge Mass December 19 Charles B E Brickley hailed as Harvard football’s greatest player was elected captain of the Crimson for 1914 by the eighteen participants in the Yale game The unanimous vote reflects Brickley’s standout all around play on offense and defense and his enduring influence on Harvard football Brickley trained at Everett High Exeter and Harvard and has long been regarded as an all American back by experts.

Cambridge Mass Charles BE. Brickley Harvard Yale Crimson Trumbull Brickley Cambridge University Everett High School Exeter Academy Swihart Jim Donnelly Charley Brickley Everett John Reilly Giants Andover Princeton Tigers Charles River

Sapper O'Neal Wins In American Debut

Sapper O'Neal from England won his American debut at the Atlantic Garden A C New York last night defeating Fred Halsband another Englishman Halsband substituted for an injured opponent and complained of a broken right hand O'Neal displayed clever fighting following Jem Driscoll style rather than being the top English import.

Sapper O'Neal England Atlantic Garden A. C New York Fred Halsband O'Neal Jem Driscoll Young Brown Halsband

Around the Circuit: Minor league guarantees and college notes

Eastern association magnates discuss a new rule requiring each minor league club to post a guarantee equal to half a month's salary. The proposal to take ten percent of receipts after each game faces resistance from larger clubs. Harvard names Charley Brickley captain. Yale debates campus policing. boxing and boxing odds anchor a crowded sports page with Stanford and New Haven tangled in reports.

Wagner Zeller Pittsfield Jim Clarkin Hartford

Warns Murphy to Keep Hands Off Tinker Case Causes Baseball Spat

In Cincinnati the Tinker affair sparks a sharp back and forth between Brooklyn president Ebbetts and Chicago president Murphy. Ebbetts demands Murphy stop negotiating with Tinker while Murphy praises the deal and says he will aid Brooklyn. The exchange cites the National League rule that Tinker belongs to Brooklyn.

Tinker Cincinnati Ebbete Brooklyn Murphy Chicago Ebbets

Tesreau and Reb Russell on Coast in San Diego

In San Diego California Reb Russell of the White Sox pitching corps keeps his off season form in the California winter league. Russell works weekly in the box and has defeated strong southwest teams alongside Jeff Tesreau. Chief Meyers handles bar duties after leaving the globe otters in Vancouver. In Newark Lazar Sternberg and Rosa Wolff caused train trouble while Adolph Kubaszewsky was found guilty of murdering Mrs Mary Belinski last April.

San Diego Cal Reb” Russell White Sox Russell Southwest Jeff Tesreau Meyers Tesreau Globeotters Vancouver Newark N. J Lazar Sternberg Rosa Wolff Adolph Kubaszewsky Mary Belinski

Yost Football Heroes Banquet at Bridgeport Club

Remington Yost football heroes held their annual banquet at the Bridgeport club with factory officials and press in attendance. Guests Yale students Weldon Donahue and Jerry Griffin entertained with piano and songs while manager Keenan and Coach McCormack spoke.

Wagner Remington Yost Bridgeport Weldon Donahue Jerry Griffin Yale Keenan Jack Hughes Heidelburg Yost Mahree M. J. Clabby C. W. Burgess Ilion N. Y Tom Keenan McCormack Robinson Doc Adams Yosts Rosenpanny Baker Abbott Flanagan Hughes Tillinghast Silva Lachance Reilly Moshier Seeley Hallopin Jjura Casey Carroll Noonan Loveday Hurle H. L. Johnson Cooper W. Keating E Byrnes Adams E. Marcello Freeman McKenney Wright Norris Horkheimer F. White Finn Smith Nolan Hettinger Burges Clabby Griffin Donohue

Alderman Refuses 5000 Dollar Pay Increase

New York report notes George McAneny opposes a proposed rise for the board of aldermen president from 5000 to 10000 yearly. The measure passed the aldermen and faced mayor elect Mitchell support before being withdrawn at the board of estimate meeting. A separate London note records a chancery injunction blocking H H McPike of San Francisco from disposing Walter E McCreery's English furniture and effects amid questions of competency.

New York George McAneny Manhattan Board of Aldermen Board of Estimate Elec Mitchell McAneny London Chancery Court H. H. McPtke San Francisco England Walter E. McCreery United States

Scholarships for Harvard Men

Harvard undergraduates receive scholarships announced in Cambridge Massachusetts on December 19. Charley Brickley the football captain earned an Edward E Coolidge scholarship worth 200 dollars. Eddie Mahan also earned a decennial scholarship. Other football men earning scholarships were R R Cowen H A Gilman Walter H Trumbull L C Curtis T J Coolidge and R Curtis. Harvard distributes eighty two thousand dollars yearly in scholarships or loans, mostly outright, with indefinite repayment.

Cambridge Mass Harvard Charley Brickley Edward E. Coolidge Eddie Mahan R. R. Cowen H. A. Gilman Walter H. Trumbull L. C. Curtis T. J. Coolidge R. Curtis

Heenan’s Waterloo Revisited in Boxing History

The article recalls the 1863 Heenan King bout in England ending after 24 rounds with Heenan allegedly poisoned or dopey. It notes Heenan’s career, marriages, and later claims that boxers historically cite a dopey alibi before fights. It also lists 1887 Kilrain Smith draw in France and 1890 Kilrain loss to Corbett, plus other boxing milestones and figures.

Atlantic John C. Heenan Tom King Heenan England Benicia Wheenan Tom Sayers Sayers Sam Hurst Jem Mace Mace King Adah Menken Alexander Dumas Charles Dickens Jake Kilrain Jem Smith France John L. Sullivan Charley Mitchell Chantilly John L Richburg Miss Jake John Kilrain Jim Corbett John Heenan Johnny Conlon Earl Benning Memphis

Sweater Sleeve Persists as Man Is Rescued at Bottling Plant

William Leary of 68 Gilmore Street narrowly escaped serious injury at the Home Brewing Co plant yesterday afternoon when his sleeve caught on a belt in the bottling room. He was pulled toward the ceiling before the sweater tore free, allowing him to fall to the floor. He was transported to Bridgeport Hospital by ambulance with shoulder contusions as the only injuries.

William Leary Gilmore Stret Home Brewing Co Bridgeport Hospital

Alling Rubber Store Ad and Glenwood shooting incident

An Alling Rubber Store advertises Christmas gifts while a separate report notes Adv. George Titsworth, while hunting near Glenwood New Jersey, raising a gun under a fence and shooting the calf of his leg. one ear already gone, with the incident described as a fight or confrontation.

Alling Rubber Adv George Titsworth Glenwood N. J

England Moves Toward Boxing Board of Control

England advances toward a national board to regulate professional boxing. Negotiations between the London National Sporting Club, Royal Navy and Army Boxing association aim to frame rules for Britain with potential reciprocity with the International union. Likely president would be Lord Lonsdale. Bettinson, Corri, and Angle named as key figures. An American push for a parallel federation is urged as the next step. Joliet derailment: an express prevented by automatic derailment gear.

T. 8. Andrews England International Union France London National Sporting Club Royal Navy Army Boxing Association National Sporting Club London Army and Navy Association Supreme Authority The Pen Lord Lonsdale Bettinson Eugene Corri John Bernard Angle

Wrestlers After Gotch For Matches

The wrestling world debates Gotch’s retirement amid a flurry of challengers from many nationalities. Promoters push for title bouts as a crowded field, led by Gotch’s strongest rivals, seeks a return to the title before spring.

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