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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04
BUILDERS UNITE
 TO ERECT 72 DOUBLE DWELLINGS
Total Investment by Greenwood and Arnold Et All Will Ap- prOach $5O0,OO0

The firms of Greenwood & Arnold and of Arnold St Greenwood have jQin- ed together to start the spring build ing boom in this city. and if the weather permits the ground will be broken in Parrott avenue for 30 new two-family houses. next week. The firms have 42 more lots in the same tract of land that they will build upon as soon as the first thirty are com pleted.
 Both firms have confidence in the future of Bridgeport and do not be- lieve in holding back like other build ing promoters are doing before start ing work The news that there are some real estate men who have the courage to start building without iff question or stocks to go up, will be good news to several hundred car penters who have been going without work for the better part of the win ter.
 The two firms composed of John H. Greenwood. Thomas Arnoid. Thomas Arnold, Jr., and Stanley J. Greenwood, have owned one side of Parrott ave hue for some time past. and yester- day they secured control of the other side of the street in a deed from Mary F. Whitney.
 Each of the houses will have set ranges for coal and gas fuel, and the firm is also considering the installa- tion of pipes for vacuum cleaning ser vice.
 The type of houses that will be built upon the 42 lots held in reserve has not been decided upon as yet. The entire investment when the 72 build ings are completed will represent over $40O, GOO
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04
BROWN WOLCAST BATTLE ENDS
 IN DRAW
Brown Had Best of Earlier Rounds But the Champion Evened up Matters in the Lat CT Periods <
Especial from United Press.

A
 New York. March At will require a bout of at least twenty rounds to determine the question of superiority between Lightweight Champion Vol gast and "Knockout' Brown, the east side aspirant. They clashed 10 rounds last night to draw with Brown showing better in the early rounds and Wolgast finishing like a tiger.
 Wolgast put up a better fight than he did against Brown in Philadelphia, despite the fact that he injured his right hand in one of the early rounds. In an extended fight most of those who watched the lads last night were of the opinion that Wolgast would win, for he seemed to hold his steam much better than Brown.
 Browns treacherous left. his one best bet. bothered the champion for only two rounds.
 No fair-minded and competent ref cree. had he off1ciated and been em- powered to make @ decision, could have called the fight anything more than a draw.
 When WoTgast scampered from the ring and hurrying to the telephone in Tom O'Rourke's private office. called up his bride of two weeks, who anx- iously was awaiting to hear whether her nuSDanQ was the cOnQuerOr or the conquered. Wolgast. like Caesar might have said. "I came. I saw. conquer ed" When the other little Humping Teuton. Knockout Brown. goes around to buy ice cream for his little Irish sweetheart Annie Maloney, today, he also will claim the victory.
 However. neither boy earned the vic- tory. Each fighter had four rounds to his credit and the other two ses- sions were so evenly fought that not an iota of superiority could justly be claimed by either man. It was a to Wolgast from the start.
 Those who were influenced by the crowd would give the fight to Brown. Dutchman swung. whether he landed porters. In the early rounds Brown and his heavy sma shing port malller were much in evidence. After that 1t all was Wolgast till the final round which was even.
 At the start of the bout it looked as if the fray would be a repetition of the recent fight in Philadelphia. Wolgast could not evade Browns deadly right. Once in the first round and again in the second Browns left smashed home on Wolgast's jaw. stag gering him from head to toe and fore ing him to clinch.
 Gradually Wolgot began to fathom Browns one ace, and after the fifth round most of Browns left-hand smashes were blocked. WOlgast co1,n- tering prettily and landing with Ieft and ringl1t swings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04
QUINTET OF CLUBS FOR
 CITY LEAGUE

Even though franchises in the City Baseball league will cost something like thirty seeds. five local clubs last evening at a regular meeting of the made application for admission to the ranks Those clubs who ask leave are Newfelds, Clovers, Independents, Eagles and Black Rocks. The New fields application was filed by How ard Dunbar; the Clovers by Benny Lee, the Independents by Clarence Taylor and, Jack Halpin; the Eagles mara; and the Black Rocks by J. D. Taylor. The quinete of applications were read but action was deferred until special meeting to be held next Thursday evening. At a special meet ing, to be held Monday evening, the constitution will be revised to include any number of clubs, the constitution as it now stands providing for but four clubs.
 Two applications were received, bearing the name of "Black Rocks. '' One was from Jack Halpin and the other from J. D. Taylor The former is the manager of last seasons junior champions, while the latter is at the head of a new organization. The two managers came to an agreement where by Halpin consented to change the name of his club, and to allow Fay Tor to go ahead with the. old name. Manager Halpin has decided to join forces with Clarence Taylor who was manager of last seasons North End team. There are a few differences existing between Manager Taylor and the North Ends which will be settled at the Monday evening meeting. : The league will be we'll supplied with grounds this season. The organi- zation has already Yost Field and St. Joseph Oval. If the Newfelds are added to the circuit, it will bring in the Meadows. while if the new Black Rocks are also admitted, Manager Taylor will give the use Of his Acid Works grounds. Last evening Manag- CT Taylor stated that he would build bleachers and erect shower for the players.
 The meeting was presided over by President Alfred E. Veness. Edward Lynch represented the Yost club in place of Thomas B. Keenan, resigned, and Fred J. Wetstine in place of Bill Quinlan of the St. Joseph's, also re- signed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04
PERMITS TO BUILD.

Building permits with an aggregate value of $1S,87O were issued by the building commission last night as fol- lows:
 F. Pierce, two family frame dwell- ing, west side Howard avenue; W. H. Fox, two family frame dwelling, east side Bennett street; Mrs. J. Brennan. alterations to frame building, north side of Railroad avenue; Goldman and Schine, two-family frame dwelling. east side Hancock avenue; Andrew J. Porter. three family frame dwelling, east side New1eld avenue; Soderholm side of Fairfield avenue; M. Ryburn, frame barn, north side Gem avenue; Frank Miller and Salts Textile Manu- featuring Ce., frame factory building, south side Howe street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04
Sport Notes Of Interest

Boston, March 5-Dave Shean, trad ed by the Heps to the Cubs. will re- port to President Charles Murphy in Chicago, today, preparatory to Joining the team in the south. He left here. last night, cheered by friends, hoping to make good at third base.
 New York, March 3-Now that the dates of May 31, June and June : have .been agreed on for the Interna tional Polo Match between the Hur lingham team of England and the Meadowbrook team of New York, the American team, defenders of the cup will begin practice at once on the Hampstead, l.. l. grounds. Harry Payne Whitney, captain of the Mea- dowbrooks, says that the English team, this year, will be much strong CT than the team that lost the cup to the Americans.
 Cincinnati, March 3-Plans to cir cumvent the Kentucky gamblers who have announced that they would make a future book on baseball, will be considered at a meeting of the Ma tional Commission here next week. according to August Hermann. chair man of the commission. The meeting will be attended by Hermann and President Johnson of the American league. President Lynch of the Na- tional League, the other member of the commission, is not expected to be present, but as his views are known to be identical with those held by {. Hermann and Johnson, the action the commission decides on will be the voice of the. entire body. Betting is the most serious menace to the game that I know of," Hermann said to- day, 'and we must not lose any time in killing it.. If this scheme got start ed you couldn't tell where it would stOps
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04
CLUB TO
 GIVE DELIGHTFUL
 CONCERT MONDAY
Mrs. Susan Hawley-Davis to be Heard-Announce- ment by Prof. Sourieul.

The fifth conference of the French rlub will take place on Monday aft ernoon March 6, at o'clock at the rooms of the Y. w. c. A. in Broad street, Hincks and Johnson Building. Through the kindness of Madame Susan Hawley Davis, one of the vice presidents of the club, Professor AL bert Sorieul will present the follow ing delightful programme. Members and their friends are cordially in vited. Artistes, Mdlle. Ada Tuck, so- prano; Madame Susan Hawley Davis, contralto; Madame D. Smith Wall. vionlinist. Programme: Les Cloches, Saint Saens; Les Filles de Cadix. Des- libes, Madame Susan Hawley Davis. Duet, Les hiro,sdelles from Le nj r a dit Desllbes, Madame Davis and Mdlle. Tuck. Si mes vers L. heure exquise, Reynaldo Halen. Serenade, Pierne, Madame Davis. Air from Romeo ct Juliette, Gounod, Mdlle. Tuck. Les Berceaux, Faure. Elegie from Thais, Massenet with violin obligato, Mesdames Davis and Wall.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04
Bouts in New York Clubs

< Dummy Maxson, the deaf mute heavyweight and Al Kubiak, the Michigan mixer have been engaged to furnish the fireworks in the princi- pal bout of ten rounds at the Brook lyn Beach, A. C., South Brooklyn, next Thursday night.
 On Monday night three ten-round star bouts are booked for the Colin A. C., Wyckoff avenue and Halsey street. Ridgewood-Freddie Dipples vs. Young Packey Mcfarland vs. Pete O'Brien. There will be a six round semi-final and the usual preliminaries
 Tonight Fighting Jack Lundy and Dave Ryan of Bridgeport will hook up in ten round battle at the Stan Greenpoint. Knockout Johnny Me- Lean will meet Eddie Collins in the semi-fina1 Danny Ledane and the Kohoma Kid will clash for six rounds. Four four-round preliminaries are on the card.
 Bert Reyes and his friends are con- fident he will score a knockout over meet in the star bout of ten rounds at the Postmas A. C., Grand and Or chard streets on Monday evening. Reyes says his fights with Knock Out Brown and Packey Mcfarland put him on edge and he is in better phy- sical condition than ever before
 An excellent programme for the next stag of the Wednover A. c. in the ClaremOnt Casino. Park and Wen dover avenues, The Bronx, has been for next Wednesday evening" Two star bouts of ten rounds each and three four-round preliminaries will be staged. In the final Marty Brown will meet Young Fitzsimmons. In the second star bout Billy Reynolds will tackle Frank Fleming, Canada S best 11S pounder.
 Hugo Kelly has stirred up a lot of trouble by laying claim to the middle weight title. Half dozen middle weights will be at the Fairnount A. c. next Tuesday night, when Kelly meets Jim Smith and they will de- mand a fight. Kelly is coming here tomorrow morning ready to take on all corners. He does not expect any trouble with Smith. Frank Klaus may be Kelly's opponent in two weeks. Frank Mantell and Willie Lewis are also looking for trouble.
 For the weekend amateur profes- siona1 entertainment of the Sharkey club tonight the matchmaker has ar ranged long programme of bouts in all classes. The star bout Of the show will be a ten round go between Young Eger of the West Side and Kid Herman of the East Side. Paul Nevins and Young Martin. will hook up in the semi-final. Fighting Bob and Young Clark will meet in another bout and there also will be a four round go between heavyweights.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04
INDUSTRIAL AND FACTORY
 LEAGUES TO CONSOLIDATE
Both Leagues Said to Be Standing Wobbly Ground and Willing to Unite-The Opinion is that Union is an Absolute Necessity to Prolong Life

greater number and better, material. Though it has. not yet been noted it is understood that the Holmes. & Edwards Go. team will not be a mem Der of the Industrial this season, quit ting because of lack of interest among the employees of the factory, and be- cause of the dearth of players who will give up their one half holiday a week for the enjoyment of others. In the Factory league, the Auto. Ma chine Co. is groggy while the Ash crofts are said to be fast getting there. It is assured that unless both leagues take in new material this sea son, that the number of franchises will be less this season than last.
 It is not improbable that unless something is done in the way of ef- fecting a union, both. leagues will either be playing to but handsful of fans. or will be driven to the wall. There is a big reason in that the Bridgeport club will draw greater this year than last from the ranks of those few who did turn out to the amateur games.
 One of the managers of the Indus trial league clubs when the conSOlida- tion was suggested to him stated that he believed it would be the best thing for the two clubs, that in his belief that neither could weather the storms alone another season He stated that he believed his team would be perfect ly willing to join hands with the Fac tory leaguers. A manager in the Fac tory league also admitted that he was willing to accede to such plan. How ever, another manager in the younger organization was quite different. He stated that, the moguls of his league would never stand for such a union. and that he or his team would never listen to such action. If such mea- sures were adopted by both leagues, his club would play independent ball. This club has other reasons other than the thought of consolidation. for taking such action if any should be taken.
 At the present time the Industria1s include Crane Valve Co. No 1, Crane Locomobile Co.,, Holmes & Edwards Co.,, and American & British Co.,; the Factory 1eaguers are Bullard Machine Tool O., Union Typewriter Co.,, Amer ican Tube & Stamping Co.,, Automatic Machine Co.,, Birdsey- -Somers Go. and Ashcroft Mfg. Co. Three of the pres ent Factory 1eaguers, the Bullards, Yosts and Ashcrofts were formerly represented in the Industrial league, while one former Factory league club, the Locomobiles, are present members of the Industrial league
 The managers of both leagues are committee on new teams. Among those factories who have been approached ganizations are the Whiting Manufac- turing Co, Henkels Lace Co.,, Bridge port Brass Co.,, Singer Mfg. Co.,, U. M. c. Co.,, Bryant Electric Co.,, Ameri can Graphophone Co. and the Harvey Hubbell Mfg. Co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04
WRESTLING CONTESTS
 SLIMLY ATTENDED

Either wrestling, fans in this city have tired of the sport or fear to take a chance with the promoters It is not likely that there will be any more of the mat stuff pulled off in this city for this season, at least Last evening the Haug Athletic Club of New York were to present several bouts at Eagles hall Less than 100 sports turned out to see the fun. Be- cause of the small attendance the management called off the two best bouts of the evening"
 The handful present were asked if they objected to the calling off of the two bouts and the putting on of the other two. They stated that they did not. They were rewarded by seeing two clever matches
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04

Bridgeport last season was repre- sented by two shop baseball leagues, the Industrial and the Factory league, each with six clubs on the diamond. The annual meetings of both these or ganizations were held within the past week, officers were elected and pre- liminary plans perfected for the ar arrangements incident to the opening of another season, such as the drawing up of the schedule and the remedy1ng of the defects found last season in the bylaws and constitution.
 The two leagues got along quite we'll last season, that is there were no eruptions between them, however, it would not have taken much to cause an open breach between the two. Neither league prospered as well as it should, not that there was not good baseball, but in most every game the financial end was very deficient. It was only toward the end of the sea- son, and in. those games where the leading clubs met, that the. returns were of a respectable size. At the end of the season, the sum whacked up among the lot would not be worth looking at. Most of the boys were disgusted. They had been giving up their Saturday afternoons, their only half holiday of the week, that others might enjoy the national game. In the end they expected that they would in way be recompensed for their troubles, but such was not the out come, the boys might just as we'll have not played at all. Some might say that they are amateurs and should play for the sport they get out of it themselves. Some do, but the majority are in for what there is in it for them
 The suggestion made by 8 few and seconded by many is that the two leagues this season get together, ef- feet a equalization, drop the weaker clubs and have one strong league, and not two, leagues composed of ! both strong and weak clubs. In the Indus trial league last season in every game which the Holmes & Edwards team played, it was a pipe for their op- ponents. It was the same way in the Factory league with the Automatic Machine Co. team. So bad were they that during the mid-season the club started in on the use of ringers. x At the flag end of the season there was hardly a man in the teams batting order who earned his livelihood in the factory. This league was such a cinch for the Yosts that they could have gone through the season without lOs- ing contest.
 The records show that there was one defeat chalked against the club. That of the factory, the first team being away in Jlion. N. Y., playing the team of the Remington Typewriter Co. On the whole the contests put up by the Industrial league were faster than those of the Factory, as the factories were larger and therefore had the advantage in securing the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

A pretty birthday party was tend cred Miss Jennie Patchen, Monday evening at her home, Is North Wash ington avenue, her 18th birthday. A very pleasant evening was spent in games, piano selections and songs. Miss Irene White, sat at the plano. A dainty collation. was served after which the party dispersed. Among those present were the Misses Irene White, Jennie Patchen, Mildred Ellery, Irene Shallae, Mary Walsh. Mae Doyle, Susan Anderson, Ruth Burns, Mae Kelly, Ida Mae Bowers, Ruth Ander- son, Gertrude Conklin, Helen McMur- dy. Mildred Hit, Estelle Case, Hazel Nichols and Alice McMurdy and the Messrs. Jack Donahue. Harold Spicer, William Baptist, John Clancy, E1ls- worth Speer, Wallace Hawley, George Stafford, Kenneth Stevens, Julius Waldhouse. Louis Joyce, George Tate, and Byron Patchen. Mrs. Pitcher re- ceived many pretty gifts among which was a gold bracelet from her parents
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04
BOXING PARLANCE
 FROM EVERYWHERE
Davy Ryan Meets Fighting Jack Lundy in Big City Tonight in Ten Round Mill.

New York, March 4-In a tame bout night at the New Polo Athletic As sociation, Fighting Kennedy managed to defeat George Sanders. In the first
 work. and it looked as though he would have been able to earn the verdict as he did most of the leading and forced the work from all sides during the first three minutes, but af ter the initial round his stock took a drop and he was always compelled to play on the defensive, while Ken nedy came up strong and beat him to the punch at all times
 Kennedy's best blow was stiff left he frequently sent over clean to San ders's face, and then he would cross his right to the body and inflicted a. sound trouncing on the ribs and body before the closing round. Sanders was always willing to give and take, could send to him, but his effort to come back was slow, and as Kennedy was much the better in the clinches he easily managed to keep the upper hand. Neither man displayed any real clever work, but the give-and-take Qualities of both made up for what they lacked in cleverness
 New York, March 4ETiger Young and Packey Hommey, local bantam weights, fought fast ten-round draw last night at the Prestone A. C. Neither was able to gain an advan-- tage over his opponent, as they were evenly matched, and stood toe to toe during the entire ten rounds of mill ing without breaking ground Tn the semi-final of six rounds Young Gib- lin had all the better of his opponent. Young Lawler, for the first five rounds but in the closing session he ran into a hard right and to save him from a knockout the referee stopped the bout
 New York, March +Packey Mo Farland, will likely go to England as soon as he cleans up his present en- agreements to fight Matt Wells, a new champion of England for a $7,500 purse. Those who have seen Wells fight say that Mcfarland couldn't find easier money here. Wells whipped Freddie Welsh for the Eng fish title, this week.
 Poughkeepsie, N. r., March 4-In what was to have been a tenz round bout between young McGovern of Brooklyn and Battling Chester of New York before the Brighton Athletic As- sociation here last night, McGovern's seconds threw up the sponge in the ninth round. McGovern broke his hand in the fourth round and was knocked down seven times during the battle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04
BANK WRECKER
 ROBIN TELLS
 AMAZING STORY
Especial from United Press. )

(SDeClal rom OnlC6Q fIeSS.)
 New York, March +There is to be a new bankers colony at Sing Sing pri- son If District Attorney Whitman has his way. He, today, held conferences with Joseph G. Robin, disciple of fren- zied finance and the latter gave him in affidavit form his amazing story of how the cash and assets of the var fous financial institutions in this city were handled by a coterie, pyramided and used to hoodwink the State Bank ing department while real owners of the cash were victimized. Beyond ad- uniting that the story told by Robln was the most remarkable he had ever heard, Whitman refused to comment on the matter. He will, however, let Robin tell the Grand Jury all about 1t next week and expects a score of 1n- dictnents.
 Robins story duplicates a group of politicians and southern and western financiers in the manipulation of rivals which. 1t is said, resulted in Ice King Charles W. Morse being sent to Allan ta That Robin Is telling the truth Whitman is convinced. The bank promoter, who is awaiting sentence on his plea of guilty of larceny of ST. 900 from the Washington Savings Bank 'has the goods.'' He told his story to whitman giving names. dates. amounts, etc, without referring to any notes. Afterward, whitman consulted the books of the Northern Bank, the Washington Savings Bank, the Car negie Trust Company and other insti- futions through which the alleged deals were put and found entries which confirmed the stories
 In his cell in the Tombs. today, Rob- in said that he had told all he knew to the district attorney. He said that. inasmuch as he had been robbed and deserted by his associates in crime he had no hesitancy in betraying them.
 If I am to go to jail," he said, ''I will have plenty of company. And the public will learn the truth about what the men do with the money con- fided them to invest and care for"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-04
TROLLEY VICTIMS
 UNSECURED FOR LIFE
Especial from United Press.)

New Haven. March +That they would be disfgured for life was the report carried today to the Misses May Burns and Katherine Roche. se- riouslyl injured in Thursdays trolley auto collision which resulted fatally for Frederick H. Welton of Cheshire. He died last night. The flying glass of the wrecked limousine terribly cut the faces of the girls: The motorman and the chauffeur who were taken to a hospital continued to improve today. and the conductor of the trolley car, the sixth injured victim of the crash, was back at work. The coroner's Of flee continued its investigation of the accident. No arrests have been or dered