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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25
HI LADD'S FIRST JOB IN
 BASEBALL IS RECALLED NOW
Veteran Outeder Says Bulldog Duffy and Not Art Nj cho Dis
 covered Him

gle me so I told him to wait min- ute until I could talk to my boss. ] ran over to where the boss lived and brought him back to help me talk with Duffy. Even after Duffy had promised me a seasons job I was afraid I wouldn't make good so I got the boss to hold my place in the shop for a week.
 ''The first week I was a professional I knocked the cover off the ball but at the end of the week I began to think that perhaps I was lucky so I asked the boss to hold the job in the shop for another week. He said he would. But the second week I was hitting just as hard as the first so never went back to the shop.''
 Hi also tells some good stuff about the happy days when he played on the Fall River. New England league team with Larry Lajoie.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25
BOOMING CANAVAN
 FOR LEAGUE PRESIDENT I
New Haven Fans Think He May Succeed Tracy at Next Conn. League Meeting
(New Haven Palladium.)

There is a concerted movement on to induce James E. Canavan, owner of the New Haven National League roller polo team and former State League player, manager and club own- CT, to. accept the presidency of the Connecticut Baseball League in place of the present president, William J. Tracy of Bristol. It is the desire of those interested to propose MT. Can avan's name at the annual meeting, when it is expected MT. Tracy will of fer his resignation.
 The State League directors have be- come sick and tired of the way busi- ness has been conducted in the league and all are Of the opinion that a the season for the good of the sport.
 MT. Canavan knows baseball from A to z. He gave New Haven a pennant winner and also gave the Elm City fans a pennant winner last season in the National Roller Polo League. He is popular with all the baseball direct ors, but has mind of his own He is fair and fearless and plays no fa- vOrites. A better man for the presi- dency of the league could not be chosen and surely the fans all over the circuit would be pleased to see Jim Canavan at the head of the league.
 MT. Canavan would select competent uInpires and would need no supervis- ors posing around. He would attend the games about the circuit occasion ally and drop in on the different man agers and also size up the work of the umpires.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25
AMATEUR BASEBALL

The National Boys were defeated by the Fairfield, Jrs., Sunday, 4-3 in a we'll contested game. By the addi- tion of three new players, the Ma tional Boys have been strengthened and want to book games with any fast 17-18-year-o team in the city or State. Address Manager F. Prochazka, 716 Arctic street, or answer through the Farmer.
 The Orioles have open dates for Sat urday afternoon games with 15-16- year-old clubs. Answer through the Farmer.
 The Sound Views have an open date for next Sunday. They want to hear from the North End, Jrs., West Sides or Oaklands for contest at the flats. Phone 359 or answer through the Far mer.
 The U. M c. Stars want to meet up with the Brookside, Jrs., Saturday afternoon at the East End freight yards Answer through the, Farmer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25
CLEVELAND BEATEN
 BY ALL-STAR CROWD
Benefit Game for Family of Addie Joss Brings Over
 $1O,OOO

Cleveland, O., July 25.-McAleer's All Stars cleaned up the Maps to the tune of to , at Somers Park yes terday and played to the record crowd of the season. The game was for the benefit of the family of the late Addie Joss. and more than $10,00O was realized from the sale of tickets
 Seldom has greater aggregation of ball tossers been gathered togeth- CT on one field. The fans were not disappointed in their expectations oi seeing a great game. Spectacular plays and thrillers abounded.
 McAleer chose Wood of the Red of the New Yorks as his. fingers and Speaker and Milan divided the time in centre. Collins occupied sec- ond. Cobb right, Baker third, Craw- ford left. Hal Chase first, Wallace short and Street and Livingston were the plate artists.
 The Maps had their regular lineup with Young, Kaler and Banding in the box. Smith and Easterly caught and during the latter part of the game Lajoie occupied first in place of Manager Stovall.
 The All Stars got away to a good start, scoring two runs in the first on Speakers single, Collins triple and Cobb's single. They got another of old Cy's delivery in the second, and in the fourth, with Kaler up, got an- other on two singles and an error A double and single in the seventh gave them their fifth tally. Clever fielding and fast and accurate throws by Birmingham in centre cut off sev- eral likely All-Star rallies.
 Pine Maps got their first run in the second. when Stovall laced single to left and raced in on Birmy's dou- ble. They got a man around to third in the third. but couldn't score him. Their other two runs were copped in the eighth on Olson's triple and B1andins's double. They tried to make trouble in the sixth, when they punched two hits, but Speak ker's great catch of Lajoie's fly ended the in- ming.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25
(By Wagner.)

| (By Wagner.) Nothing on the scoreboardS las I night but National League results. Manager McCann expects to break the losing streak this week. "If sit on the bench and see any more I losing games my hair will turn gray remarked the manager as he strolleo up Fairfield avenue in his ice cream | clothes, last night.
 Waterbury here tomorrow. Dan O'Neil has put a good club in the Brass City and it is expected that they will give Bridgeport a hard bat tie. Uppy Upham or Dixie Walker will work for the Mechanics, while Reggie Brown will probably toss them for Waterbury.
 The Waterbury infield is strength ened since Shortell rejoined the team.
 He vii play second base Needham has been released. He hit 1902 in the Western League but couldn't hit 200 in this organization. Shortell left the Brass City club when Pace was man. ager, and forgot to return. He has since passed the examination of the New Jersey Dental board and is now a full fledged dentist
 New Haven fans think Pop Foster should have been picked for captain instead of Tony Pastor, when Jerry Cornell was suspended. Pop is very popular with the Elm City rooters.
 The local bugs are beginning to fear Springfield. They are afraid the fleet Ponies will pass McCann's men before the Mechanics recover from their slump.
 
 Elmer Zacher, the former New Ha- ven captain, is hitting for .307 with Oakland in the Pacific Coast League. Peckinpaugh,> last year with New Ha- ven, is clouting for .26S with Port land, and Metzger, formerly with Hartford, is clouting for .25S with Los Angeles.
 Marsans got one hit for Cincinnati against the Giants yesterday, and AL meida, who played third, hit for two bases and stole a sack. Tommy Downey went in as a pinch hitter in the ninth and famed.
 Bill Luby is making a hit on the New England circuit. He is clouting hard for Haverhill. In one game last week he cracked out a homer and 8 double
 Chief Snyder has won eight and lost six games. Uppy Upham has won ten and lost seven, Freddy Gibbs has cap- tured seven and lost nine.
 Dan O'Neil has only three pitchers and the Brass City fans are knocking because he doesn't strengten the staff. Dan says there are so many bills owed by Carl Pace in Waterbury that
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25
SI0,000 Offered
 For Catcher Kelly
Pittsburg After O'Toole's Bat tery Mate from St. Paul Club

Pittsburg, July 25.-President Bar ney Dreyfuss of the Pittsburg club has returned from St. Paul. where he bought Pitcher Martin O'Toole, who will report to the Pirates on or be- fore September 1. Reports to the contrary notwithstanding, Dreyfuss did not give a Pittsburg player in ex- change for O'Toole in addition to the s22,500 paid for O'Toole's release Dreyfuss also is negotiating for Catcher Kelly, ,O'Toole's battery mate and it is said has offered $10,000 for him. The outcome of the deal will be known some time this week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25
NOTES AND COMMENTS ON
 BASEBALL HAPPENINGS
Dan ONeis Waterbury Club Plays Bridgeport Newfield To-
 morrow Afternoon

he is afraid to spend any more money
 on players until he finds out where he
 stands. O'Neil claims his baseball
 experience in Waterbury has already | cost him $2,700.
 Connie Mack has sold his two col 1 lege stars, Pitchers Long and Elmer | son, to Louisville of the American as-
 sociation. Long came from Lafayette
 and Emerson from Dartmouth. | Joe McGinnity is being urged to l sell out his franchise in Newark and
 take the Terre Haute franchise ;n the Centreal league. They promise to SUD-
 port him in good style. Benny Kauff says there are more curve ball pitchers in this league than | in any organization he knows of. ''You seldom get a fast one in this | league" says the fleet outfelder. 'The pitchers are throwing curves all the | tine.'
 Hank Gagain, the former Bridgeport catcher, has left the Winsted inde- pendent team to join Altoona of the Tri-Soate league.
 They say Speed Finn. the Torring- ton pitcher, is worth watching. He has made a good record with the in-
  twirls for the Metropolitans in New York every Sunday. New Britain believes it got the bet ter of the trade by which Waterbury took Reggie Brown. Brown won only one game since he joined the Brass City club. In New Britain they thought Brown had swelled head.
 Sherwood Magee has invoked the constitution of the United States for his constitutional right to earn a liv- ing without due hearing and a chance to defend himself.
 Great snakes! Will the Supreme court of the United States read the word "unreasonable' into the decision and give a ball player a reasonable" right to remove the molars of an "un- reasonable" umpire?
 Did John Gleason buy his way into the Boston Nationals in the belief that he would find white hope?"
 Wilson, of the Pirates laced out three triples and single in four trips to the plate.
 Keefe, who wanted to make the Giants nibble out of his hand, fell victim to Chief Meyers swafting and had to be taken out of the box. The Reds lost. That goes without say ing.
 There will never again in the worlds history be gathered together greater team than played for sweet charity, yesterday, at Cleveland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25
(By Wagner.)

TT see this guy Nichols up in Wa terbury claims he got me my first baseball job" said Hi Ladd during a recent flaming bee. He's talking through his hat. Just because he came from Williman ntic and I was born there is no reason why he can horn in with that stuff.
 Bulldog Duffy was the man who got me started in the baseball busi- ness. I was working in shop up in Rhode Island and had been playing with amateur teams. One night when l was washing up Bulldog Duffy, who was manager of the Woonsocket team, came along and started talking with me. He said he heard I was a good player and he wanted to sign me for WoonSocket
 "I was afraid he might hornswog-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
GAMES TODAY.

New York in Cincinnati. Brooklyn in Pittsburg. Boston in Chicago.
 Philadelphia in St. Louis>
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

New York, 8; Cincinnati, 3. Pittsburg, 8; Brooklyn, 2. St. Louis, 10; Philadelphia, a Boston-Chicago game postponed ors account of rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25
WoIgast Denies That
 He Wronged Girl
(Special from United Press l

Cadillac, Mich. July 25-"Wildcat" Ad Wolgast, lightweight champion, declared today he will not be ''held up'' and that, the charge made against him by the father of Florence Bush, 15-year-old farmer girl, for $15,000, is unfounded. He will fight the case The allegation made against him is a serious one.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25

Indianapolis-With a temperature of 61 in the warmest spots of Indiana, snow furries were reported in many sections of the State, yesterday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25

Booker is awfully narrow, isn't her? Narrow isn't the name for it. Say. he asked me yesterday if I be- ileved Santa Claus belonged to any church --Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Why do the magazines print so much poetry" T think it's a scheme to get people to read the advertise ments- Those publishers are foxy Iot-"-Washington Herald.
 Redd-"Do you think all these au- tomobiles running through town heip t?'' Greene-"Oh, my. yesi Why we're building two new hospitals m our town."-Y onkers Statesman.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25
AMERICAN LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS RESULTS. No games scheduled.
GAMES TO-DAY.

St. Louis in New York. Chicago in Boston.
 Cleveland in Philadelphia. Detroit in Washington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25

There is no smoke I enjoy better than the Nugget-Wiliam Mullins.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25
EASTERN LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

YESIERDH1 S hEIStLISs Rochester, 6; Newark, 3. Toronto, 10; Baltimore, c. Providence. G.; Buffalo, f. Jersey City-Monueal game post ooned on account of rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25

If there Is store In town that does not sell the Nugget please call up 3552-2. a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25

You can't beat the Nugget for a 10 cent smoke. a*
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25
CONNECTICUT YESTERDAYS RESULTS. No games scheduled.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

GAMES TODAY, Bridgeport at Waterbury. New Haven at New Britain. Springfield at Hartford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
GAMES TO-DAY.

Jersey City at Montreal. Newark at Rochester. Baltimore at Toronto. Providence at Buffalo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25

Roger Bresnahan smoked Nugget while in town. a$
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25

Try a Nugget cigar after a shore dinner at Lehmann's. a*
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25

Did John Gleason buy his way into the Boston Nationals in the belief that he would find white hope?"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25

They say Speed Finn, the Torring- ton pitcher, is worth watching. He has made a good record with the in- dependent clubs so far this year, and twirls for the Metropolitans in New York every Sunday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25

New Britain believes it got the bet ter of the trade by which Waterbury took Reggie Brown. Brown won only one game since he joined the Brass
 City club. In New Britain they thought Brown had a swelled head.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25

court of the United States read the | word 'unreasonable'' into the decision
 and give a ball player a reasonable" ! right to remove the molars of an "un- | reasonable'' umpire?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25

Wilson, of the Pirates, laced out three triples and single in four trips to the plate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25

Sherwood Magee has invoked the constitution of the United States for reinstatement, declaring he is denied his constitutional right to earn liv- ing without due hearing and a chance to defend himself
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25

Hank Gagain, the former Bridgeport catcher, has left the Winsted inde- pendent team to join Altoona of the Tri-Saate league.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25

Benny Kauff says there are more curve ball pitchers in this league than in any organization he knows of. You seldom get a fast one in this league" says the fleet outfielder "The pitchers are throwing curves all the time.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25

Chief Snyder has won eight and los six games. Uppy Upham has won tel and lost seven, Freddy Gibbs has cap tured seven and lost nine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25

Dan O'Neil has only three pitchers and the Brass City fans are knocking because he doesn't strengten the staff
 Dan says there are so many bills owed by Carl Pace in Waterbury that
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25

Nothing on the scoreboards last night but National League results.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25

Keefe, who wanted to make the Giants nibble out of his hand, fell victim to Chief Meyers swafting and had to be taken out of the box. The Reds lost. That goes without say- ing ..s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25

Joe McGinnity is being urged to sell out his franchise in Newark and take the Terre Haute franchise m the 'Centreal league. They promise to SUD- port him in good style.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25

Bill Luby is making a hit on the New England circuit. He is cloutine hard for Haverhill. In one game last week he cracked out a homer and 8 double.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-31
SIRES AND SONS.

Representative Gardner of Massa-
chusetts is an expert on the fishery
question.
Ex-senator Henry NJ. Teller of Colo
RADIO was formerly a hooteacher in
New York state.
William II. Crocker, leading banker
of San Francisco. owns the most ex-
tensive collection of postage stamps in
the world.
Senator William Alden Smith of
Michigan was a newsbOy and tele-
graph messenger in Grand Rapids for
many years.
Sir Joseph Hooker, the botanist of
England, and John Bigelow, historian
of New York, are the two oldest living
celebrities. They have each reached
the age of ninety-four.
Senor NJ. Teixeira Comes, the new
Portuguese minister to London, is u
great traveller, an author of repute,
and is recognized as one of the most
accomplished art critics in Portugal
He has often visited England. His
grandfather campaigned with Napo-
leon in Russia and was in one of the
French squadrons at Waterloo.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-31

The son of small ranchman outside
Of Chihuahua, General Orozco had new
er served in the army nor held public
Office. at the time of the uprising he
was a commission merchant in Chi
huahua. where he had established him
self seven years before at the age of
twenty-one. Last summer when Ma
dero was touring Mexico making
speeches Orozco became converted to
the cause. Soon he was in the saddle
as the personal escort of Gonzales,
provisional governor of Chihuahua. At
the siege of Guerrero, Gonzales lost
his nerve and refused to blow up a
block of houses In which the federals
were intrenched. OroZco jumped into
the breach. blew up the block and cap
tured the town. Since then he has
been the official leader of the revolu-
tionary forces of chihuahua.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-31
Aviation.

The British government has only ten
war aeroplanes standing to its credit,
but negotiations are in progress for
several others.
Shells with a detonating force suffi-
cient to wreck any aeroplane within a
hundred yards of where they explode
have been invented for the German
army.
In France the operators of aero
age done to persons or property when
coming to the earth. In two cases
such operators have been found guilty
of homicide and punished, although
the punishment was not as great as
that for other forms of the same
crime.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-31
Train and Track.

The government Of Jamaica now op-
crates 1S4 miles of railway. OF these
120 miles were built by American syn
dicates.
More than one-third of billion pas
sengers carried in eighteen years and
a half and not one killed as the result
of train accident is the claim made
by the Long Island railroad.
One hundred and fifty-two miles of
the government railway lines in Victo-
ria, Australia, have been relaid during
the past three years with American
rails, 142 miles of eighty pound rails
and ten miles of hundred pound rails.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-31
Town Topics.

In New York taxicab rates are going
up, which means not so much hire
Charleston News and Courier
Pittsburg is out for "sane Fourth"
1t is understood, however, that normal
conditions will prevail on the third
and fifth.-Philadelp North Ameri
can.
Now they are trying to demonstrate
that a woman schoolteacher can't live
on less than $1,240 year. And this is
in Boston, the paradise of living on Is
cents a day theories.-New Haven
Register.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-31

Frank NJ. Ryan of Chicago, president
of the International Association of
Bridge and Structural Ironwofkers, is
in the public eye just now because of
recent events in connection with the
Los Angeles Times explosion. AL
though no suspicion rests against him
in the affair, the task of defending the
McNamaras will fall largely on his
shoulders.
Mr. Ryan has been president of the
ironworkers' union since 1905, when he
succeeded Frank Buchanan. Buchan-
an is the man who eliminated the late
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-31
Current Comment.

Of every million letters that pass
through the postofice only one goes
astray, and that one never happens to
be a bfll.-Ohio State Journal.
According to the treasury report, the
per capita circulation on May 1 was
$34.55, the which report the majority
Of us will have to take on faith.-Rich-
mond News Leader.
At this time of year the public again
awakens to realization that the house
fly must go, that the mosquito should
be exterminated and that good roads
are much needed.-Washingt Star
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-31
Electric Lights.

An incandescent electric lamp of 442
candle power has been designed for
lighting public places.
Despite the advance that has been
made in electrical signs in the last
few years, manufacturers claim the in
dustry Is but in it's infancy.
Lanterns to project advertising signs
upon pavements, so that he who walks
is forced to read, now are made with
electric lamps sufficiently powerful to
operate effectively in the best lighted
streets.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-31
Pert Personals.

Mr.. Morgan was given a fourteenth
century feast in Italy the other day.
Doubtless lamb was served.-EX-
change.
1t seems that one of the best singers
in New York is named Alice Yells. Or
ange blossoms will change it-Charles-
ton News and Courier
Mr.. Jeffries has gone to Europe.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-31

Carpet Designing Architectural Craftsman
Wallpaper Designing Monumental Craftsman
Bookcover Designing Bridge Engineer
Ornamental Designg Structural Craftsman
Linoleum Designing Structural Engineer
Perspective Drawing Plumbing & Steam Fitting
Lettering Heating and Ventilation
Stationary Engineer Plumbing Inspector
Marine Engineer Foreman Plumber
Gas Engineer Sheet-Metal Worker
Automobile Running Civil Engineer
Refrigeration Engin'r Surveying and Mapping
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-31

nave no rear about the rest OF the
bodice.
To clean white plumes make a thin
paste from gasoline and flour. Dip
plumes and cover with paste. Lay
aside to dry, then shake well, and
plumes will come out clean and fluffy
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-31

Sportsman assisting jockey who has
been knocked out)-Stand back, please;
little more air! And hurry up with
that brandy.
Faint Voice From Patient - Never
mind bout the air.-Punch.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-31
Dress Hints.
crime.

Always shrink a new braid before
sewing to skirt; otherwise the bottom
of the skirt will become puckered the
first time of wearing in a shower of
rain.
Always begin at the shoulders in
fitting a blouse. If the shoulders are
fitted in the proper manner you need
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-31

lines established by his predecessor.
In recent statement Ryan said that
a four years conflict with the National
Erectors' association had depleted the
resources of the union and called on
organized labor for funds. The iron
workers union is affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor and the
building trades department of that or
pa utza tion
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-31

"Ah," he sighed, "if you only gave
me the least hope 70
"Gracious!" interrupted the hard
hearted belle. 1--WE been giving you
the least I ever gave to any man.
Catholic Standard and Times.