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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
AT
 Y0ST FACTORY
Supt. Yeness Has Offered Silver emp for
 Best Batting Average.

The Yost Baseball Association held their annual meeting. Saturday, and selected Edward Lynch, formerly man. ager of the St. Peters team in the City league the yeah they copped the pen nant, as manager of the Yost Indus trial league team for 1909 Lynch Is some class as a manager. knowing the end and outs of the game and how to handle the men in the right way. His first official act after accepting the management was to claim the pennant for the season. He has @ large amount of good material to select from and in Lynch was also named to fill in the vacancy in the board of directors. caused by the resignation of the form CT manager. The other members on the board are M. J. Clabby. chairman
 H. M. Robinson, secretary and treas urer, T. E. Keenan. William Regnery
 Herb Johnson and Harry Cooper. The directors made arrangements to supply the team with new suits for five new men, ehoes for every member on the team. and bats for every member A road roller within a few weeks will roll down the field to the west of the fac tory, which was the best in the league last season. The field will be even better this year as 1t was filled in the more and seeded with grass seed. The SO voted to encourage the Junior In- dustrial league and will supply the junior team of the factory with all the necessities. Supt. Alfred E. Veness of this factory has taken a great interest in baseball and has given a silver cup to the league for the highest batting average. l
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
[VH.-I Go Abroad
~ AOhTLY after my unsatisfac.
 tory affair with Joe Cans | de. cided to take trip abroad. Can
By BATTLING NELSON.

~ HOhTLY after my unsatisfac
 tory affair with Joe Cans de cided to take trip abroad. Can
 you beat that for fellow who ten years before had been riding on tho trucks of q train and singing hash It cheap restaurant? But you never can tell
 rt1ged myself up in . swell layout of clothes and booked passage on the steamer Majestic. Finally I set sail from New York and arrived in Liver pool a week later after a most delight ful voyage.
 sI was met by a committee of Eng Hsh sports and escorted to London. There l put up at the Hotel Cecil. had great time for . couple of days and then accepted an engagement at sne of the big music halls at Newcas- He-on-the-Tyne. showed in conjune- ton with the Cans Nelson pictures and proved as big a drawing card over thsrs a had in the United States.
 Bat Rendered Banquet.
 I was tenderea a banquet by the Hon Lsoks Zollner, Danish consul at Newcastle. As stood there in swell
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
AMATEUR BASEBALL

The directors of the Parochial league. which includes the St. Charles, St. Augustines and St. Thomas teams, would like to hear from the Sacred Hearts, St. Patricks and St. Marys teams. so as to form league of six clubs. Players not to be over fifteen years of age. These teams are asked to join as soon as possible and also to send in their line-ups, to be published in this paper. The first meeting of the league will be announced later. The players of the teams already in the league include: St. Charles-Denny Shaughnessy, Corcoran, Dunnigan, Reilly Challenged, Kenny. McMahon. Bundock. St. Augustines-Wells. Fol ey, Bowling, W. Murphy, O'Donnell. T. Murphy, Geaney. Martin, Church. and Lennon. St. Thomas-Sharer. Kelly, Mott, McKenna. Scalley. Merritt, Pu- lark, O'Connor, HornStein, Maurie.
 Burns Pets would like to arrange a game with Haggerty's Pets for next Sunday afternoon. Answer through the Farmer.
 The Harmless Nine would like to play a practice game with the Warner Brothers team, next Sunday morning. Answer through this paper.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
JOSHUA CRANE MAY BE
 CHALLENGER OF GOULD

Boston, April Tt looks to-day as though Joshua Crane might be the challenger in the National champion ship being played at the Tennis and Racquet Club this week. Yesterday G. S. Derby won his match from his club mate. J. A. L. Black after hard tus- sle. In the afternoon G. H. Morgan of the New York Racquet and Tennis Club failed to appear so that Derby won this match by default and earned a place in the finals.
 Joshua Crane of Boston will play FoxhalI Keene of the New York Rac- quet and Tennis club in the semi-finals this afternoon and the winner will play Derby in the finals of the tourna- ment for the right to play Gould.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
 } SPORTS OF A DAY
 
BASEBALL
 NOTES.

| The Giant" bunch which will come
 here Friday afternoon will include a few Of the regular men of the team
 who played last year. Red" Waller | friends as will greet him. Big Jnjun | Myers who has been ripping the I boards off the fences in the south will
 be on the receiving end.
 | Dan O'Neil announced at the meet | ing. Monday, that he did not have any designs on any of the league teams. He admitted that he had made an offer for the Waterbury franchise. Baseball critics are condeming Man ager ORourSe for not accepting the offer of four of the Northampton men think that Hilt was a bad lot but when they come down to facts it will be seen that the youngster made a to s last tnan He stop in the country. but made more errors than any other.
 Jimmie Burns has blossomed out as a manager. but says he isn't bit swelled up. even though he has on his team big Ed Walsh. who is holding out from signing with the White Sox until Comiskey comes over with a ST. 500 contract.
 Little is heard lately of Pete Wilson of the Highlanders. He has not been worked much. as Stallings is holding him until warmer weather comes.
 Dan O'Neil is, in receipt of a letter from Paddy O'Connor. in which the catcher predicts that BiH Powell will be known as @ great pitcher even in the National league. Paddy says Powell is sure to stay with the Pirates.
 Pop Cameron of the New Haven club. Io. ak -nfr 6 fv<tv hf1y-Yl trip says that the fans at St. Peters burg, Fla, want him to return there next winter and manage nine in a four-cornered league.
 It looks like ''back to the tall uncut" for Martin Walsh. brother of Hold out Ed, who is receiving a trial with the White Sox. Although he has a wealth of ability. he needs a hard task master to get nim to take the game more seriously.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07

xI3oXD TH0 BIaA2NEY STONE.
 lothes couldn't help going back tc the day that I licked the Terrible Un knoMn" in WaAacs's circus and had my roat and vest stolen as well as my highly prized Waterbury watch.
 It was in London that had a good ehnnce to show my American spirit As result I think can truthfuIly say that no fighter has more friends h Lendon than have today.
 net with such overwhelming sue eeas = drawing card that two days after my opening night I was signed for twelve weeks contract in the city of London, on the Holborn-Em- pire clrcuit. Under my contract was to receive $1,ooo per week to show in one house at a time, I only worked . week when the Artists federation went on strike. The Artists feder- atien consisted of practically all the actors and actresses working on the continent. Naturally, as any American woulA, refused to work unless the managers and the federation settled their diMculties.
 As the strikers did not come to an agreement with the managers asso- ciation decided to return to the one and only country on the universe America Before returning to Ameri- ca I visited Cork, Dublin, the KMlar- ney lakes and last, but not least, the Killarney castle and kissed the good old blarnev stone.
 was met at the docks by a throng pf friends and sport writers that would do honor to a king.
 Couldn't Get Cans to Sign.
 Immediately laid plans for a return meeting with my most hated rival, Joe Cans.
 I found 1t impossible to get a return meeting with the negro at the time and therefore signed up to meet my old rival. Jimmy Britt, at San Fran cisco before the San &Francisco Ath- letic club on July S1, 1907.
 We met in the evening at Dreamland pavilion, which was packed to the limit, the gate receipts amounting to almost $25,ooO.,
 We fought at 13S pounds, weigh in at p. m. on the day of the contest was a decided favorite at 2 to l in the betting. as I had in the previous battle knocked Jimmy out cold in eighteen roundS-
 Too Much Beefsteak.
 Directly after weighing in at the Central billiard hall on Ellis and OFarrell streets I and my party re- tired to Thempson's cafe, next door, where had ordered ''a fighters after weigh in meal,' consisting of tender toin steak, baked potatoes, toast and tea, to be ready at 6:15 D. m. and on the table. Twas there promptly, ac- companied by Jack Grace, Red Cor nett, Eddie Madsen, Martin F. Welsh and H. A. French, news editor of the Frisco Call. began to eat before the waiter had come round to take the orders of the rest of the party. They all ordered steaks, the same as I had, and the waiter, miscalcuIs 1ng the per sons present, brought in extra one About the time he served the rest of the party had flushed my meal, and he set the extra sf>sk directly in front of me. I felt good, and the steak, I must say, was excellelt I thought it shame to see it go ., waste. and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
JEFFRIES, BIG LOSER IN CRAP GAME.
 CRIES FRAUD
Suit Brought Against Fighter by Gambl. ing House Proprietors to Recover
 S5,e0o.
Especial from United Press.>

San Francisco, April 7.--As the re- suit of the filing of an action in the superior court here to-day it became known that James J. Jeffries was a big loser in a crap game at the gambling house of Stout & Miller in Reno on July 5, 1907. He is being sued by them and in his answer to their claim of $5, 900 sets up as a defense that the dice were loaded and that he was ''defraud- ed.'' Following the game Jeffries gave his note for s, ,oeO and when 1t became to Los Angeles was told that the debt was repudiated as the champion pugi- list had investigated and found out the game was not on the '1evel."
 The proprietors deny this and arc suing for the full amount of the note with interest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
Only Pine Martens.

A series of grewsome incidents had
 erriied an English neighborhood. What made these incidents peculiarly horrible was their tragic mystery. No body could explain them. Sheep and lambs, which were in full health over night, were found dead in the morn ing, their bodies uninjured, but drain ed of every drop of blood. Ghouls and vampires and all imaginable horrors were blamed, and the whole country side was up. The damage continued. and in a single night a farmer had fourteen out of twen&y-one lambs kill ed, and the same pen was chosen the next night, and the remaining seven lambs were destroyed. In the early peep of day the slayers were discover ed, all hideous from their sanguiAary work. They were neither men nor monsters, but a couple of pine martens, which, having routed pair of magpies from their nest, had there made their home and thence nightly secured the country round about
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07


 Growing Water Lilies From Seed.
 Many of the choicest water lilies, even the magnificent Victoria reg1a, may be grown from seed. For many years the. seed of this lily, when brought to thfs country, failed to ger minate.
 It was finally found that by bottling the seeds in the water of the river in which they grew they could be trans ported safely from the waters of the Amazon to the far west. Here the lily is usually grown with bottom heat, as it is very tender. Seeds started in pots in a temperature of 90 degrees will ger minate in about two weeks and may be planted out in the open air when the nights have become warm-ugualfy about the 1st of June-and will bloom the same summer, but cannot be car ried through the winter, but must be started afresh each season, either by the purchase of plants or the sowing of seed, the latter being, of course, much more economical, as seeds may be pur chased for a few nickels apiece, the plants costing as many dollars.-Amer ican Homes and Gardens.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
The Glowworm Cavern.


 The greatest wonder of the antpodes is the celebrated glowworm cavern, discovered in 1891 in the heart of the Tasmanian wilderness. The cavern or caverns (there appears to be series of such caverns in the vicinity. each sepa- rate and distinct are situated near the town of Southport, Tasmania. in a limestone biu1, about four miles from Ida bay. The appeaaance of the main cavern is that of an underground river, the entire floor of the subterranean pas sage being covered with water about a foot and a half in depth. These won- derful Tasmanian caves are similar to all caverns found in limestone forma- ton, with the exception that their roofs and sides literally shine with the light emitted by the millions of glowworms which inhabit them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
shortsaehtea AnansIs.

So far as naturalists have been able to ascertain there is no such thing as shortsight among animals in a state of nature. In the case, however, of domestic animals and wild ones in confinement shortsight is by no means unknown. Many people who have kept dogs and cats will remember instances of pets which were unable to distin- guish friends from strangers at a short distance. Horses, too, frequently suf- fer from shortsight and other derange- ments of the vision, and this kind of thing is sometimes met with in the case of cattle. The diseases of the eye which frequently affect wild animals in captivity are to be chiefly attributed to the narrow space in which they are confined The eyes are never exercised upon distant objects and therefore lose the powers which use of this kind calls forth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
FERGUSON VERY SLOW

Boston, April Though Sandy Fer guson won on a. foul from Jim Barry of Chicago in the tenth round of their twelve round contest here last night, his friend today are sorely disappoint- ed in his showing. Ferguson was painfully slow, allowed Barry to beat him to the ropes and pulled most of his own punches.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
Net an Arrest, but . a.ss...

Net an Arrest, but . Resoao.
 You were arrested for striking your wife"
 No, judge" answered the unworthy specimen of manhood who was on trial; "I had made a pass at her, and she was just reachin' for the stove Id when the officers came and took me fin charge. That wasn't an arrest That was rescue.7-Washingto Star.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
. STATE LEAGUE

Bridgeport took three from Water bury last night, while New Haven was taking two, thus making the Senators and the locals tied for second place. Watt of this city rolled 526 while John son, his nearest competitor in the in dividua1 averages only rolled 481 let ting Jimmy draw away from him somewhat. The Bridgeports rolled in Waterbury and put up a fine game. Musante was high man with a total of 609. The scores:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
NOTICE.

ESTABLISHMENT OF BUIIDIse0 LINES IN MAIN STREET Vf<oaA NORTH AVENUE TO T1DMxAL STREET @
 In compliance with votes taken by the Common Council at q meetfng held April 5, 1909, the following report of the Board of Appraisal Of Beneflts and of Building lines on Main sfreef, from !. North avenue to Federal street as or 2. dered by the Common Council on the sixth day of May, 1907, waa accented lows: That they have Assessed a3edtehts over and above Damages to No Persons. That the following named Persons will receive an equal emount of<Dam ages and Benefits: John L. Schlefchert Samuel B: Beach, Est, Mary N~Eoung,
 Christian Haug,
 c. A. Graa1nis Est,
 IT. R. Parrot,
 Greece A. schmedlin. Life use Joseph Delbrfdge
 James Porter, Eat.,
 John H. Partridge,
 James Porter Est.
 e. 4. Grannds ABt, John Budau Est, s Watson D. Hayden,
 Louise BndaaA Life use, Sabra Lockwood, James Wheeler.
 Standard Stone C1rp, Ituisa Do FArqa& James J. R0w4ay,
 Della Hall, xAke use, Elmer A 6hSrweod Eleanor H. MorA Hannah | Wy11ia1m, VFauk |. SzuGfh
 HbenezUr 153Se a4rd
 E. A PaxDon0
 HSrbaek M. KnaDn
 Maria N. Best, Adopted April 5, 1909. Approved AprH 6, f9ool Attest: L. J. GJI2
 Asyt. Caty*CaorE
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
Inaaspensabsaity.

 '.No," said . lecturer, '1t doesn't do to get swelled head and think you're indispensable to the welfare of this world.
 'T was in the lobby of . big hotel in Cincinnati when a bus load of travefng salesmen came from the station. Ev- cry man of them as he signed the reg ister paused to shake hands with the hotel clerk, . fatherV old fellow who had been there maRy years.
 ".Ah,' said one of them to the clerk, it's a good thing you're still on deck. Uncle Dave. I dent think the house could run without you
 Couldn't it, justr said Uncle Dave You fellows would come in here, and if there was strange clerk you'd say, ''Where's Uncle DaveY
 "'And the clerk would say:. ~Why. didn't you hear7 He died a month ago."
 ".And then you'd say: "Well, I'll be darnedI That's too bad Say, whenn dinner be readyY''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
BOWLING.
NUTMEG LEAGUE
NUTMEG LEAGUE STANDING.

The unexpected happened last night. as the New Haven team dropped all three games in Stamford, while Bridge port captured two of the three in Mid dletown, thereby putting both teams in a tie for first place. Dudley was the cnly man on the local team to roll over 800. getting high total with 557 Hayes' 213 was the high single of the evening" The scores:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07

of liquor taken into the stomach would
 hardly be felt Nose drinking" has become real vice with some indfvid- .uals. The effect of it is terrible, be- cause the whole nervous system Is jparalyxed in moment, and the drunk ard remains almost unconscious for several minutes. Afterward a sleepy
 fatigue is felt, as after smoking opium.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
Nos. Drin<in< In Norway.

The Norwegian papers tell of a speedy and efncacious method of be- coming intoxicated prevailing in the slums of Christiania. The Orebladet de- scribes how 1t Is done. The drunkard flls the palm of his hand with "aque- wit" (strong corn brandy and sniffs it through his nose. A few applications do the work, while the same quantity
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
Attention: Amateurs

Although the baseball season is trifie young the amateur baseball managers, like the man. agers in the big leagues, are get ting busy arranging their hines. The Farmer will publish news and scores. challenges and all matter relating to amateur base ball players. Let the managers and captains get busy and send along their challenges and notes. All communications must be addressed to the Sporting Editor of The Farmer, plainly written on one side of the paper.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07

THE JOKE OF THE PRIZE KING. hoored Britt. The bell was the sweet est kind of music in his ears From the sixth round on to the finish it was a case of Britt stalling and running away as best he could. As he is the champion staller of the world, he man aged to last the ten sessions. Of course Referee Charlie Eyton was not allow ed to give a decision under the rules
 Shortly after this I met Abe AtteIl again. This time 1t was for fifteen rounds. The decision was a draw. The general opinion of the crowd was that he had the best of me in clever ness, while had the best in fighting ability.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
Men wa4h ns~~es.

"T don't believe bache3o9s hovo any hearts," she said.
 'Why, we're just the men NEAe Ae have thsm," he repfaed.
 'Why is that2" she asked. 2 Because we haven't lost the1ne
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
nelaeT Frou E...

Relief From Ea101. Don't you ever get tarod of 0ulng ncthingr' asked one. "Oh, yes," replied the other 1anG1f0S 'Wel. what do yeu do th@r ssTake a rests''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
satiafactoriiy DeaaeA-

WiNe-Pa, what is the needing of the expression touch and goT Papa Its very simple, my son. It means extreme speed and refers to the pro fessional borrowers, who make touch and go so fast you seldom see them again.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07

Bristol rolling at Meriden were sue cessful in taking two of the three points. A single of 222 by Wolcott of the winners was high for the evening. The scores:
 Meriden . 924 S49 S27 Bristol ... S71 SIS s5s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
NOTICE

sEWER IN BARNUM Kv41. DzopG CENTRAL Avn, TunR1
 HILL AVE r In compliance with votes taken by | the Common Council at . meseanG held April 5. 1ses the following rereE& Of I the Board Of Appraisal Of Beneffeg and ! Damages was adopted:
 STATWANERET Cost of construction, $zo1s dS i Less one-fourth paid by. city, s0x o6 Amount assessed. sIsa, s1 ]
 ASSDSSaENNEg. Charles w. Pdonnn s1s2 sf Surnmernel6 M. E Church,
 Society, a % Augusta M Burke. 55 s Leonard Wells, S3 02 Lars P. Lund, 55 3g Bridgeport Trust Go, A 2s William and William Watson, Ellen c. canheld, 1T @ 5 William H. Baird, 47f60f Peter c. and E1nmaH Jotn- Peter c. Johnson, q 50 Frank L. Wells. 2A 68 sNfichael McPadden and Susan McPadden, 55 sS Emma Smith, 1T 60 City of Bridgeport, 1S7 e8- elnk1s And recommended for adeption Che following resolution:
 Resolved, That John M. Donne1ly be and hereby is appointed collector for benefits assessed for the construetio1 of said sewer. Adopted April 5, 1909
 Approved April 6, 1909. Attest: L. J. GILL,
 Asst. City Clerk.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
BRIDGEPORT.

Hartford succeeded in capturing lone point from New Haven last night in New Haven, both Richards and Will Hams rolling 223 in the second string The scores:
 New Haven sss s56 911 Hartford ............... S36 967 S66
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07

Industry keeps the body heAs1ANsA Ahe mind clear, the heart whole aa6 tho purse fliS--. .SimunonS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07

New Haven was entire out of form at Stamford. allowing that team to make . clean sweep of the boards. Ferris and TaIcott of the winning team each had a single of 225. The scores:
 Stamford ........... 8S9 957 912 New Haven .......... 79S S71 76o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07

Hartford lest night taking three straight. In the first game Higby of Waterbury made 279. which ties the high record held by Clapp of Hartford. Higby finished high with a total of 660. The scores:
 Waterbury .......... e5S 9A s96 Hartford ............... 864 S85 757
 New Britain kept up the surprises of the evening by taking all three games from Wallinr I'd on the formers al- leys. The sco4 es:
 New Britain -.......... S45 $50 897
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07

ESTABLISIIMENT OF BUdI0Ifeo
 LINES IN MAIN sTHEET VHCaz NORTH AVENUE TO F1DMfkAa. STREET. -.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07

Pop Cameron of the New Haven club who has just returned from a southern trip, says that the fans at St. Peters burg, Fla, want him to return there next winter and manage a nine in g four-cornered league.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07

Dan O'Neil is in receipt of a letter from Paddy O'Connor. in which the catcher predicts that BiH Powell will be known as a great pitcher even in the National league. Paddy says Powell is sure to stay with the Pirates.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07

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