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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-03-20
M'CANN To ASK PRESIDENT
TRACY TO EXPLAIN ALLEGED
FAVOR|TISM TO new BRITAIN

was put out Of the game for six days
and also fined $40. If he was Cubeb
at that time he would have been CIV
en- a raise in salary. How different
started anything. The fans can re-
member when Catcher Rufiangs and
Outfelder MarsanS came to blows
over at Newfeld, almost melting
riot, and later the whole New Britain
team with bats in hand, scaled the
behind the grand stand. The matter
was reported to Tracy, yet nothing
was done. Tracys conduct, while at
tending games at New Britain, was
unbecoming an officer of the league.
Perhaps the league leader will be
least Mccain says that he intends to
put some such little matters up to
Tracy himself, and will ask that he
answer.
Manager Mccain stated today that
he did not intend to make Catcher
tain from the New York Americans
his first string catcher Russell is a
conner" says Mccain, ''but not the
kind to go in and steady balky
pitcher I've got the man coming.
who will do the bulk of the work.
Either Russell or Gagain, the Water
vile boy, will be used as second
string men. If Gagain proves the
better. Russell will be sent back to
the Yankees" Mccain had intended
to keep the fact unknown that he
was to obtain Russell. until the man
arrived here, but the fact leaked out,
THE knowledge to Russell, that he
is to be shipped TO the Mechanics
after the end of the training season,
will exert a different influence over
the lad, from knowing that he would
stick with the Yankees" saws Me-
Cam. 1T is for this reason, that
do not care to mention names of those
on whom / have options, and who
are now in the training camps"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-03-20
TELEPHONE BALL TEAM TO
STICK To THIS CITY IN
THE GAMES THIS SUMMER

The q. ~. f. T. Co. team, winners
last season of the state 8. N. Il. T.
baseball league. will re-organize again
this season at a meeting to be held
this Thursday evening at Republican
headquarters in Fairfield avenue. The
Telephone team is composed solely of
men employed with the local Tele-
phone exchange, in the main. men
who have played on local amateur
clubs. Last season, when not engaged
in league games. they won many con-
tests from Bridgeport's best amateur
clubs
The team this season will not enter
the State Phone league, but will stick
10 Bridgeport. At the meeting, Thurs
day evening. the members will discuss
the proposition to make application
into either the Industrial or Factory
leagues. They would be a valuable
addition to either organization.
A manager will also be elected at
the meeting while it is probable that
Johnny Barron. last years captain.
and one of Bridgeport's best amateur
pitchers, will again be elected cap
tain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-03-20
CABLE, COLORED STUDENT
HARVARD ATHLETIC STAR


Cambridge, Mass, March 20-Har-
ward has an athletic star in Theo-
dore Gable, colored, of Indianapolis,
Ind. Gable is an all around athlete
and is expected to be a big factor in
assisting the Crimson to glory in the
Harvard Yale dual meet and the in
ter-collegiates. Cables best efforts
are expected in the hammer throw.
Last fall for ten successive days
seven times day the youth hurled the
sixteen pound hammer 148 feet by act
ual measurement
Nor is the young fellow a specialist.
He has run the low hurdles in better
than twenty-six seconds, has done al
most twenty-one feet in the broad
jump and he can tear off a 100-yard
dash in ten and two-fifths seconds.
Cable is twenty years old, member
of the sophomore class, is 5 feet 8
inches In, height and weighs 1872
pounds He is working his way
through college.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-03-20
A. HI. BROTHWELL WINS THE
SEASIDE CLUB POOL CUP

A III. Brothwell by taking the final
game from E. p. Hurd in the pool
tournament at the Seaside club, Sat
urday night wins the club pool cup.
The score stood 1862. According
to the handicap Hurd should have
made SIS points before Brothwell ran
out his 1875
The billiard tournament is yet In
completed being delayed through the
absence of III. z. French from the
city. French is matched in the semi
finals with T. NJ. Adams The other
semi-fnal contest is scheduled be-
tween Fred w. Tracy and F. M.
Wilder.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-03-20

War is declared among the moguls
OF the Connecticut Baseball league.
Manager Gene Mccain left Bridg g.
port this afternoon for the special
meeting In Hartford, with blood in
his eye. He is out to give Carl Pace,
the new owner of the Waterbury club
a square deal, and see that the young
ster secures the services of Outfielder
Jack Hoey, who is claimed by Dan
ONeil of the New Britain club
with Harry Durant. former owner of
the Brass City franchise. Mccain
says the deal is raw, and that it
should be the duty of every manager
to see that the new owners are right
ed. '"The kid was not ten minutes
in this league" says Mccain, before
through some deal he lost probably
his best player. I for one will stick
out to see that he gets that player
back
Mccain is not great booster for
President Tracy of the league. He
cannot see how the league president
should figure in a deal between Wa
terbury and New Britain, wherein the
latter would get about the best out
fielder in the league, unless the league
president had some interest In the
New Britain club. 1t has often been
intimated, events last season almost
proved it, that Tracy was in some
way connected with the New Britain
club. Manager Mccain stated before
he left Bridgeport this afternoon, that
he intended to put the matter square
ly up to President Tracy, saying that
if he thought Tracy had a hand in
the deal, he would be among the first
to request that Tracy hand in his re-
signation as president of the league.
IF / thought Tracy had anything to
DO with this matter" says Mccain,
Il would never have voted for him
for president this season."
Tracy. it will be remembered, last
season hung a suspension on skip
per" Eley for knocking a clock from
an jumps hand in Northampton. E1ey
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-03-20

Matchmaker Tom O'Rourke of the
National Sporting club has named
April as the date for the ten round
bout between Freddie Welsh and Pal
Moore.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-03-20

lips of the baseball fans the coming
season, names that may cause eonsid-
cradle annoyance to the official scor-
ers on the American league circuit
There are Pitchers Tanning Of Cleve-
land and Fanwell Of st. Louis. When
the two teams clash on the diamond
and with the aforementioned players
opposing each other On the slab we
may expect something like this: Fan
ming famed Fanwell in the third
with the bases full In the second
half Of the third stanza Fanwell, the
first man to face Tanning, true to his
name. famed well. Oh, what's the
use of going on any further! Manager
Jim Mcclure thinks well of Pitcher
Fanwell and will give him a trial,
and Manager Wallace says Tanning is
capable of making the big sluggers
fan in the big circuit this season and
will hold on to him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-03-20

"Foley's Honey and Tar is the best
cough remedy ] ever used as II quick
" stopped a severe cold that had long
troubled me-" says J. w. Kuhn,
Princeton, Nebr. Just so quickly and
surely IL acts in all cases of coughs.
colds lagrippe and lung trouble. Re-
fuse substitutes. f. B. Brill and Cur
Ais Pharmacy. s12s
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-03-20

New York, March 20-The best Dout
scheduled for the week here seems 10
be that of Battling Hurley OF pas,
sale, N. J., and Fighting Dick Hylano
OF California tonight. Both men are
slashing mixers and a hot go is look
ed for.
Paris. March s0-The 20 round fight
between Sam McVey and Sam Lang
ford. scheduled for tonight. has been
postponed one week. Langford broke
training at the time Of the last post
ponement and insists he must have
further time to get into shape.
Chicago, March 2o-Johnny Thomp-
son, latest claimant to the middle
weight belt, is. today, considering an
offer from Ben d. Croz, of the In
dianapolis Fight club. Croz wants
Thompson to meet Jack Dillon or
Jimmy Gardner, there. March g.
AID Wolgast will receive $500 for
his share when he fights twenty
round bout with Anton Lagrave at
San Francisco March 81. The two set
backs which the champion received
from Knockout Brown at Philadelphia
and later in this city evidently have
not affected his earning powers In the
West WolgaSt gets the same amount,
win. lose or draw and Lagrave gets
$1,000.
Matchmaker Tom O'Rourke of the
National Sporting club has named
April 6 as the date for the ten round
bout between Freddie Welsh and Pal
Moore
Knockout Brown sprung a new one
on Philadelphia fight fans during the
past week while filling theatrical
engagement in that city. During his
boxing bouts, which form part of his
act. the New York boy wore football
headgear. This afforded protection to
one OF his ears, which was recently
badly bruised.
Abe Attell, the featherweight cham
pion. was a ringsde spectator at the
Sharkey A. c. bouts Saturday night,
and when introduced he. was given
a rousing welcome. Attell made q
short speech to the members In which
he stated that his arm had about re-
covered from the recent Injury and
that he would return to the ring In
two weeks in a bout with FRANKIE
Burns at the National Sporting club.
The champion remarked that the
weight-l1s pounds-was somewhat
strange to him, and IL he could make
IL without weakening himself ne was
confident Of winning
Tonight at Philadelphia Kid Mccoy
will endeavor to come back before
Fitzgerald of Philadelphia will be Nc
Coy's opponent. The bout Is not re-
garded seriously as Mccoy is in his
thirty-eighth year and has fought only
two or three contests since his encoun-
ter with Jim Corbett at Madison
Square Garden more than ten years
ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-03-20
ROLLER POLO
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Saturday Nights Results.
Brockton, 10; Pawtucket, 5.
Hartford, 8; Taunton. z.
Fail River, 9; Providence Give
periods.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-03-20

Games Tonight.
New Haven at Brockton.
Pawtucket at Providence.
Hartford at Fall River.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-03-20

Chicago, March 2NJohnny Thomp-
son, latest claimant to the middle
weight belt, is. today, considering an
offer from Ben d. Croz, of the In
dianapoIis Fight club. Croz wants
Thompson to meet Jack Dillon or
Jimmy Gardner there, March 20.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-03-20
Read Our GUARANTEE +!

We guarantee ARMSTRONG CLUB Pr
ANO No. free from defective mate
rial and workmanship. Should any defects ap-
pear in said piano within period of 50 years
from date of club contract, we agree to repair
the piano replace it with new one OF like
grade, without cost upon its return to us.
(Siened) ARMSTRONG PIANO CO.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-03-20

Paris. March a0-The 20 round fight
between Sam McVey and Sam Lang
ford. scheduled for tonight has been
postponed one week. Langford proke
training at the time of the last post
ponement and insists he must have
further time to get into shape.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-03-20
SPORTS OF a DAY
BOXING

New York. March 20-The best bout
scheduled for the week here seems TO
be that of Battling Hurley OF Fas.
sale, N J., and Fighting DICK Hylano
OF California. tonight. Both men are
slashing mixers and a hot go is look
ed for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27
BABIES ARE SOLD.
AdOption Business Falls OIL IN
Probate Court.
Children Must Be Paid for Be-
fore They Are Given.

Kansas city, Oct. 27.-John T. SIMS
Juvenile Judge Of WyandOtte county, IS
investigating reports that system OF
selling babies exists in Kansas. ana
that the babies are taken by persons IA
Kansas city. Kan. who advertise that
they have them and then demand from
$40 TO $50 before they viii adopt tAs
child 70 anyone
These persons are said to dodge the
Juvenile courts of both cllles anu -
an old Missouri law which gives q
deed of adoption" The plan Is sa. II
TO be to secure children, from infants
70 > years old. and then advertise ina.
someone wishes to have these chiIdfe1l
aSopted If the advertisement IS an
swered the persons are told that II IS
no. necessary to take the matter INTO
the Juvenile courts. and the inIanl y
taken from Kansas City to this city.
where il is adopted by the Missouri
law No record is kept OF the adop-
ton and no one knows about II except
the persons concerned Those VINO Sc
cure the child are required 70 Pay eiiO
persons furnishing It.
Several reports Of this kind nave
come TO me recently. Judge SIMS ssiiu-
s.T know that the adoption business IN
this court has fallen off since or
dered the probation officers to inves-
tfgate carefully every person Who ap-
niles for adoption papers In one case
where there were a number of deaths
reuorted from home where babies
were supposed 10 be cared for de-
cidad To send no more infants TO that
Tlf-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27

Z john H Snoderass cors1,l -
eral at Moscow ever kicked about his
laundry work while living in the Unit
ed states. he begs the pardon OF ev-
cry steam cleaning esta blishment. ev-
cry slant-eyed Celestial and every col
they are doing TO his collars and shirts
over there in the land OF the car il
horrible TO relate. Besides thar +1e
way they arc soaking him in tho No.
ter OF price is enough to make a1v
american citizen utter loud walls ~
distress For instance. they cFare-e !
nickel TO do up a collar. and chs
work Is unsatisfactory and the finfsJ,1
ing is crudely DONE he asse~ts
Brooklyn Eagle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27
-FOUR PLAYFRs DISQUALIFIED.
Ottawa Believed Probable Victor in
EInporia Game.

EmpOria. kan. Oct 27.-On the
eve of the football battle with OF
tawa university here four College Of
Emporia regulars We're disqualified by
the faculty. Failure to keep their
grades up is the faculty's reason for
the action. which was first limited
less than 4 5 hours before the game
The men are Willis and Oliver. ends:
Engle. halfback. and Briggs. tackle
The news was received with great
disfavOr by the students. who say the
announcement comes so late as 70 de-
mOralize the team Only one PLAYER
has been disqualified previously this
year Coach Hargiss Will send a
spatched UP line into the fray and viii
be especially weak at tackle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27
SPIRIT OF KANSAS.
Governor Stubs says It Is Revolution
airy Over Again.

Madison. Wis. Oct. 27-Governo-
Stubs of Kansas spoke here to the
social conference on The Spirit OF
Kansas The governor said that the
spirit of Kansas is the spirit OF early
New England.
We in Kansas today he said. are
irnbued with the same strong spirit q
independence that New England had a
hundred years ago. We are trying 70
work OUT today under present conci-
tions what they worked out under lns
conditions leo years ago, a model 81
free government.
Governor Stubs then told something
of the struggles that the citizens OF
Kansas have gone through in the last
ten years to free the government Of
corporation control. He told OF the
board Of control law the primary laFF
and the other fundamental enactInents
that took the government OF Kansas
away from the politicians and put II
in the hands of the people Then ne
went into detail indicating some OF the
things that had been done since ths
people took control. He elaborated eA
the state banking laws and salt;
Banking Laws Praised.
Three years ago the examination E
state banks n Kansas was q farce It
cost the bankers from SIS to SIS TO
have an examination. which consisted
OF the examiner counting Up assets an
liabilities and striking a balance. and
then getting out OF town But now tie
examiner makes every individual diTec-
tor Of a bank come in and swear Whar
eve-y Individual note or other security
held by the bank is worth, and every
note or security not worth par is c1arg-
ed of to that extent in the suspension
account We have now approximately
900 state ban1s, with approximately
100 million dollars on deposit. and IN
the three years last mentioned not de
positor has lost a cent
In closing, Governor Stubs spoke u
the need of the spirit of Independence
which made the colonies rise and throw
eff the yoke of unjust tribute. He Sa.d
that today we were living under condi-
lions which permitted illegal trusts 10
levy burdens of many millions Of dol
lars upon the American people, tributes
heavier than any ever levied upon the
people by King George or King Charles
o.. any other monarch. He declared the
Kansas spirit would not stand II, and
said the people must rise and take con-
troll OF this government themselves. be-
fore d new generation is born TO WHOM
conditions which shock Us now shall
become commonplace
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27
JEFF HUDSON GETS FALL.
Ex-Representative DisIocatcs should
CT While Walking.

Fredonia. Kan. oct. 27.-Ex-Con-
gresham T. J. Hudson fell while
walking here and dis1ocara1 ona
shoulder Jeff" as he is famiIiarlv
known Is resting wei today. but is
very sore
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27

Have You seen Goldberg or Mutt and
Jeff todays They surely do make Won
laugh 4
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-27

See second and third pages Of state
Journal ehis evening and every event-,sr
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-08-10


1 regret to say that as a rule the
methods of cultivation of corn en-
ployed by the majority of farmers
in this locality is very
poor. The men who raise the best
yield of corn one year with another
used something like the following
method this year. During the dry
spell in February and March we dis
ed our land deep and followed same
day with drag and harrow, never
allowing any moisture to escape IL
we could help it. In April we had
some heavy rains up till the last Of
the month and the weeds we're COM
ing up thick. AS soon as the
ground was dry enough to work we
used the disc harrow cutting the
land across the way 1t was plowed.
This was followed by a heavy sharp
edge drag, which put the land in fine
condition, and the planter was start
ed at once. leaving the ground per-
fectly level. AS soon as the plant
ing was done we started the drag
~crossways the rows, and just as
the corn was beginning to start
through the ground we gave it a
thorough narrowing with a spike
tooth harrow. When the corn was
three inches high we went over il
with a heavy roller. The next week
May %, We commenced blowing, us
ing the small five-tooth shove
(scratchers). This was kept up eacl
week for three weeks. The groun'
was getting dry as we had no rail-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-08-10
Third Day, Thursday, August "a

Horses Classified.
Special by Moody Commission Co, National Stock Yards, ILL.,
mo- o. FINEST horse, mare Or gelding, 8 yrs. old and over. $500 $1,000
Special by Audrahn County Court,
No. GS Best saddle Or harness colt owned in Audrain Co. $1,000
Nc. So Best light harness team, any age or sex regardless
o. ownership -. -. =. .....t,,".....$ $500 $1,000
Special by Fred A. Morris.
No TO- For boy under Is years old riding twice around half
mile track on bicycle quickest, one bicycle, value. $25O0
=. High School Glass.
Special by Mckee Savings Bank aud Haskell Bros.
No. II. Best horse, mare n geldfng, any age, Savings Bank
$1,000; Haskell Bros. $500.
Special by RingO Hotel and John ". Hill.
No. q Best Shetland pony under saddle. =. -. -. 49,. $1,000 s 500
No. 70. Best roadster horse, mare or geldng, to be sent
around 12 mile track 80. u. ~. ..... ~, $500 S15OO
Mules Classified.
Special by Southern Bank of Mexico and Frank COasWOTth,
No. "a. Best pair of mules hitched to farm wagon. ~. -. 49,. $40 90 S 500
Special by Audrain County Court.
No. 75 Best mule colt owned in Audrain County. -. IL. $3.50. $1,000
Grand Sweepstakes, Mule Ring.
No. &c. Best mule, any age OIL sex, ....G $4,000 $500 $500 $1,000
Special by First National Bank and Ferris & CauthOrn.
No. n. Best running walk horse, mare or geldhng ~. 49,. $1,000 $ 500
No. rs. Best boy rider under IA years old 1 suit Of
Special by II. NJ. White g. Son, Editors of Mexico Ledger.
Nc. 70. Prettest baby in AudraiD County, 1 year and under
Silver cup list; handsome bouquet A2nd. To be
shown at l O'Clock Thursday at Judges stand.
The W0rrel Trophy,
No. so. Best saddle colt either sex, fol of 1911, owned by
Audrain or adjoining counties. This elegant sill
yer cup valued at $780, 0, presented by r. d. Wor-
rel Jewelry Co., Mexico, Mo.
Special by WoOdson & FennewaId, Live Stock Commission Company,
National Stock Yards, Illinois.
No 81. Best lady driver ..... $500 $1,000
Grand Sweepstakes Saddle Ring, $4,000.
No 49, Best saddle horse, mare or geldng. Open to the
world. s per cent enter. 5 per cent additional to
money winners, divided as follows LIST $12500;
End $4,000; 3d 10000; 4th $6500s 9Th $4,000
Nothing barred.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-08-10
S. N. JORDDN WRITES THE
LEDGER C0NCERNIG THE
AUORAIN CORN CONDITIONS

Columbia, Mo-, Aug. 2, 1911.
Mr. L. M. White,
Mexico. Mo.
Dear Mr.. White:-
am enclosing you a portion of a
letter received at the office this
morning. The story this man tells
is true in practically every
ity, as there are a few who do some
good work and some who do work
that is very poor.
From what | ascertained the othe
day | found that some of the best
corn was where the usual methods
have not been employed extensively.
| am satisfied, however, that in these
same fields had something been used
to break the crust after the last
rain, beneficial results would have
followed. These same fields where
| found the best corn growing had
lately been plowed up from mead
ows or pastures. | saw some fields
where the drag had been used and,
while they were not the poorest ones
| saw, they were not the best ones.
So far as / was able to find out, how
ever, in II ase especially, the man
had used a cultivator twice and the
mower wheel twice, and from this
amount of work no man should reas-
onably expect results this year. In
another field where l found meth
DDS of shallow cultivation in vogue
there was a fair crop of corn, but
this same field had growing corn co
stantly for eighteen years. l believe
that in an average year the meth
DDS used by your best Audrain oun
ty farmers is not far from the cor
rect method to use on that soil. Com
parsons have perhaps been made one
neighbor with another, rather than
1.-THE same man using different meth
DDS, making all other conditions
the same. In some of the poor field
examined | was not able to find the
owner and was unable to ascertain
what previous work had been done.
Very truly yours,
s. M, Jordan.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-08-10
W7FWDl1aNsNF foales = : -
"KINKIE" AYRES RELEASED
ON BOND THIS WEEK

"Kinkie' Ayres, who has been in
the County Jail since July 81 on a
charge of assault with intent to kill,
was released ON bond Friday morn
ing. Com p. Storts, OF Slater, an
attorney, signed the bond which was
placed at $3.50.
Ayers and Ed. Nelf, both of Stat
er, were arrested at the Alton depot
here the morning of July 81 on com
plant OF the train crew of the ex-
oursion which was run by the road
in connectio with a boat excursion to
Hannibal on Thursday, July 20. On
the return trip e. II. Robbins, brake
man on the special, was attacked by
these boys, 1t is alleged. and was cut
severely, Robbins, it is said, repri-
manded them for ir~eonduct. Neff
is still in Jail here, he being unable
to get a bondsman, Ayers went home
to Slater Friday morning,
At their preliminary hearing here
on July 81, both boys were held on a
$3.50 bond each for the circuit court