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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-21
MUCH DEPENDS ON OUTCOME OF LANG = LANCFORD FIGHT IN OLD LONDON TONIGHT Winner Has Been Promised a Match With Jack Johnson For Worlds Champion ship--Negro is 5 to 4 Favorile
 --SI75,OO0 Put up on
 Result

| tralia, refused to abide by his agree l ment. Langford boxed six rounds i with the late Stanley Ketchel in Phil adelphia last year, and though under 1 pull he clearly outclassed the form CT middleweight champ. on, who re- fused to meet him iR another fight to a finish.
 Langford for personal reasons refus- ed to meet Al Kaufman in PhiladeI- phia last fall, but he went to the Coast and stopped Jim Flynn in few | punches. He challenged Johnson re- persistently ignored him and refused to cover his forfeits. They finally
 met in Boston to arrange a battle. but the conference ended in war of words.
 It is believed by many that barring
 Johnson. Langford is the hardest hit ter in the world Though he is bit
 short he is as quick as a cat and is all aggressiveness. He is scientific and can hit from any angle, but his
 most effective blows are delivered at close quarters and generally travel only few inches. He is a quick thinker and in point of physical con- takes excellent care of his health. Be- caus of his speed and punching pow CT. coupled with his long ring exper- fence. he is picked to win, and if he
 scores a knockout it will not be sur- prising.
 Lang is a typical Australian. game. strong and willing. He met Jack Johnson several years ago and was taking a hard beating when the au- thorities interfered. This battle took place in Australia when Lang was little more than a novice. Tommy in 1908, but last year in another scrap Lang managed to stay twenty rounds, though Burns received the referees verdict on points. Lang came to America last summer to see the Jef- fries-Johnson mill. He hooked up
 with Kaufman in Philadelphia in the
 fall and was clearly outpointed in a Lang broke his wrist and was unable to do himself justice. at the same time being compelled to take a long rest. When Lang reached England he was
 hailed by Mcintosh as the coming
 champion of the world He proceeded fourth rater and then lost on a foul
 to Petty Officer Curran in the first
 round.
 Lang is a slow coach He can hit
 with either hand and Is fairly clever. His best quality is physical strength, able pluck. He can take beating and for that reason Mcintosh does not see how Langford can put him to sleep. The Olympia Annex can accommo-
 date nearly 10000 spectators and the fight has attracted so much attention
 on the other side that an immense
 crowd will attend. The prices range
 from 8 for, an admission to $50 for
 box seat and the men will fight for
 50 per cent of the gate receipts. Flu
 gene Corri, the stock broker and
 sportsman, probably will referee, and
 will go into the ring with the pugilists
 American style.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-21
YOUTHFUL BURGLARS
 AT SHELTON

Shelton, Feb. 21.-Thomas Ken drick, William Healy and John Ma guria, all minors, were before the Huntington town court yesterday morning. charged with three counts of burglary. They admitted entering the local depot, the saloon of Joseph Carney, and Harry P. Nichols meat market. From the station they got 19 cents and a quantity of gum; from the saloon cigars, cigarettes and whis- key, and from the market s15.97 in cash. Their arrest resulted from Off, ficer Nettleton overhearing them dis putting over the division of the spells. Healy and Kendrick, who were out on sent back. Maguria was held for the superior court
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-21
SINGER VS. U. M. c.
 TONIGHT AT Y. M. C. A

Tonight will be U. M c. and Sim ger nigh at the Y. M. c. A. The entire building will be open to all em- ployes of both companies and a keen rivalry has arisen between the two factories over the competition which is to take place on the gymnasium floor
 The following men will take part:
 U NJ C-Crane Carroll, Cray. White. Edwards. Coyne Dunn, Thomp- son. Sweet. Stegeman Monroe Hou"h, Honsinger. Palmer. Gault. Pepos. Da- wis
 Singer. - Wright Denton, Miller Howard, Monroe. Baldwin, Koesther, Nichols. Boettger. Striker, Keenan, Andrews. Harding. J. Flanagan. w. Flanagan. Lucas Seltenrich s one, HOwley Gillespie, Valentine Moran.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-21
BASEBALL NOTES

Cheer up fanatics. the baseball sea- son is not many days off. Just work ahead a bit, the Connecticut league opens two months from today. The Mechanic recruits will be bounding into Bridgeport in about six weeks. Can you wait 1t out? Not necessary to state that some of the fans are counting the time between now and the start by the days. Then again, the reports from the training camps will be now piling in daily, so that every one will be supplied with the real stuff at every meal.
 Having noted what most of the Connecticut league manager have been doing, how do the clubs size up? The opinion goes around the circuit that Bridgeport and Hartford will be the big noises this year Lay a bet down that Manager McCann will not be caught as he was last year, he'll be there with the utility stuff when anything goes wrong, meaning that first place looks good to him. From the appearance of his pitching staff and from those other players he has signed up for other positions, in ad- dttion to the number yet unannounc- ed, who are in the training camps, it does appear that the Mechanics of than McCann's hirelings of 1910- and that was some sweet outfit. As for Hartford. Manager Tom Connery will be back in the game this season, stgnifytng that the Senators will be in the hunt from the start. Not a peep has been heard from O'Neil In New Britain; not much is known about the Canal Diggers, Winkler will bring to Holyoke; Owner Gil Edwards of Northampton has not given out anything that would cause alarm; Waterbury is in an unknown state, because of the uncertainty in man. agement; New Haven nay be geod, they have men who at one time did know how to play the game-they may yet show so,nething; in Spring field, Manager Jack Teller has been real busy and has signed up men who appear to have the stuff in their makeup. He has corralled a bunch of promising youngsters, and ought at Asbury Park get some who will be pears to be the best sent out from Springfield since Zeller took hold. But looking them all over, the Mechanics do appear to be the hea dliner. yet you never car tell. it's baseball they are going to play, while baseball pen nants are not won in February.
 The Mechanics, have an extensive preseason schedule this year. Me- Cam has picked up most of the games he intends to play before the Nutmeg race and any spare dates will be used for games with some of the city teams. The schedule follows:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-21
YOSTS AND "GRAPHS"
 IN AN EVEN BREAK

The athletes connected with the Un- ion Typewriter Go. and the Americ can Ora phophone Co.,. met in many con- tests last evening at the Y. M. c. A. gym. The results show that the re- spective teams broke even in the mat- ter of victories. The Graphs won the pool contest 150-81. the tug of war and the Indian club relay. The Yosts were victorious in the potato relay race. at hustle ball and in basketball. the lat ter score being 22-3.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-21
MOTOR BOAT SHOW OPENS.
Especial from United Press. ]

New York, Feb. 21.-With more than 300 models of motor boats on display, the National Motor Boat Show opened, today, at Madison Square Garden. The smallest boat displayed is of 1h horsepower and the largest is an imposing 60 foot yacht of 100 horsepower The show will last 12 days
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-21
BURNS DEFENDS TITLE
 AGAINST CAFADA'S BEST
Special from United Press. )

title is at stake in the 15 round bout between Frankie Burns, of Jersey City. the present worlds champion, and Ali Lynch, of this city, Canada's S champion, scheduled for tonight's An- nex A. c. stag. Johnny Waltz, also of Jersey City will meet Jeff Doherty,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-21
DIsNIAsTED SCHOONER
 VOWED INTO PORT.
fSneciaI frnn IInited Pres. ,

tSpec1dl IIpTn UHlLed FreSD.1
 Gloucester. Mass. Feb. 21--The wrecked schooner Cavalier was towed into this port, today, by the revenue cutter Androscogin. The schooner was disnasted Feb. Il off Cape Sable and drifted helpless for 10 days. Thomas Bobbin and John Porper had been All others were safe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-21

April 1, reporting day; April Ii. Brockton at Bridgeport; April 15, New Bedford at Bridgeport; April IT, Newark (Eastern league). at Bridye-
 port: April is, Bridsspoiass s2ia asenart at New v,
 Brockton; April 21. opening of league season in New Haven.
 That's chesty list of exhibition games Manager McCann has arrang- Not only will they give McCann a chance to pick out those who VII grace the Mechanic pay roll, but Will also afford the fans a. chance to com pare the strength of the New Eng land and our own tight little right Eastern league clubs will stop over for games. Guess McCann is not in right with the managers of the other leagues.
 Manager McCann will soon have 70 be seeking new offices in which to
 hold his typewriter and safe. The order has gone out to the tenants of the Connecticut Bank building to va cate, as the structure is to be remod- eled starting April l. McCann how
 to think that McCann had built so
 many divans and window seats into
 his suite of rooms.
 Marlin. Tex. Feb. 21-Today is like-
 ly to be a day of rest in the Giants,
 training camp here following the pre- liminary workout given the Giant re-
 cruits by Manager McGraw yesterday.
 With Tesreau and Hendricks doing
 slab work and Robertson behind the
 bat, yesterday. Forsythe was the fn-
 dividual star, but several of the "rook-
 ies" showed promise. The more
 young 'uns'' reported to McGraw last
 night. They were Rusthaven. Knight
 and Jones. who arrived from St.
 Louis.
 Chicago. Feb. 21-The failure of his
 whip is the reason given today by
 Chicago ball fans for the retirement of Jimmy Slagle. former Cub star.
 Dispatches from Baltimore. where
 Slagle went two years ago. state that
 the former Cub has written to Man ager Dunn of the Orioles that he is
 out of baseball for good.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-21

A handsome barette of moderate di- mensions is an oblong piece of light shell of exquisite marking studded with entwined scrolls and loops of rSd0kd gold dots.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-21

of this city.
 Jersey City is represented for the third time in the preliminary between Young Shugrue of the Mosquito State and Joe Marcks, a local lad.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-21

Della Valle, Buckingham
 Saturday afternoon, Feb. 25, B. H. s. vs. Crosby High of Waterbury.
 The big game will be completed to- morrow in time to allow the players of both clubs and the large number of rooters from New Haven to take in the flights of Frank Paine at Sea- side Park. -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-21
TWO WOMEN FILE PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY.

Ellen Hammill and Ellen Lynch who conducted business at 374 Olive street, filed 8 co-partnership petition yester- day. They have liabilities of $424.o3. and their assets are listed at $193. 30 of which $70 represents value of tobacco, $AS. 50 value of machinery and tools, and $75 debts due on open account.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-21
ROLLER POLO
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Last Nights Results. Worcester 8, Pawtucket 4. Fall River g, Hartford 2. Providence 1. Taunton 3.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-21

possible condition Packy Mcfarland will give a matinee exhibition at the American Athletic Club, Philadelphia, this afternoon, his opponent for four rounds being A. J. Drexel Biddle, the Philadelphia society athlete and mill lionaire heavyweight boxer. Inas- much as Riddle has weathered the punches of such men as Bob Fitz- simmons, Kid Mccoy, Jack O'Brien and score of other professional champions, Mcfarland will have his work cut out for him during the four rounds. Tn addition to boxing Mo- Farland will also so through his reg ing on Riddle as the final event.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-21
Game Tonight.

Providence at Worcester. Fall River at Taunton.
 New Haven at Pawtucket.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-21
Bouts Tonight.

Frankie Burns vs. Ali Lynch, John- ny Waltz ys. Jeff Doherty, Young Shugrue vs Joe Marcks, New Haven.
 Eddie Murphy vs. Young Sammy Smith, Henry Miers vs. Tommy Elan agan, John Mayo ys. George Murray. Frankie Smith vs. Kid Miller, Armory A. A., Boston.
 Dave Deshler vs. Jack Dorman, AL bany.
 Eddie Kelly vs. Gus Wilson, Buff falo.
 Leach Cross vs. Johnny Marto, New York.
 Frank Moran vs. Joe Sieberg, New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-21
BASKETBALL

A big crowd is expected at the Y. M. c. A. gym tomorrow afternoon when the B. H. s. team faces its old rivals the New Haven High School quintet. This is the team that B. II. s. is most anxious to defeat. The visitors are a fast bunch, having de- feated the crack Stamford and Springfield High Schools. The locals gained many supporters by their great game Saturday, whe,i they held Rayonne High, champions of New Jersey. to score of 24 to 20: They expect to make great record from now on, and will have some fast teams to show their calibre. Among the teams that will play here in the remaining days of the season are Gro shy High School. of Water bury; Meriden High. Yale Wander CTS. Buckley High of New London: Hspkins Grammar School of New Haven; Wesleyan College Freshmen. and New Britain High. The game tomorrow will be preceded by Q pre- liminary starting at 2:15 p. m. be- tween the Clover Jrs., and the Wash : ington Park M. B. church team. The line up:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-21

Game Tonight. Coulter and Mckenzie vs. Geo. c. Batcheller No. 2.
 BIG FOUR LEAGUE. Washington Parks, 2; Yannigans, 1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-21

The Mechanics, have an extensive preseason schedule this year. Me Cam has picked up most of the games he intends to play before the Nutmeg race and any spare dates will be used for games with some of the city teams. The schedule follows:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-21

Just to show that he is in the best
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-21
BOWLING.
CITY LEAGUE Edgemeres. g; Mechanics, 0.

Totals ..334 333 S33- S90
 Game Tonight. Gold Bricks vs. Wonders, FACTORY LEAGUE. Billiards, q; Singers, i. RuIlmrd
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-12-30
Burtt-Coleman,

Miss Margaret Virginia Coleman,
this city. and Mr.. Chester Edward
Brrtt, of Rochester ~ Y, were quiet
" married Christmas evening at $50
o'clock by Rev. c. S. Trump at the
Lutheran parsonage. The bride was
formerly of Hedgesville aad is an
estimable young lady. The groom is
d popular travelling salesman and a
fine man. After the wedding Mr.. and
Mrs. Burt were invited to the home
of the latters sister Mrs Daisy
Powell. Moler avenue, where they are
stopping for the presents Mr. Burt
leaves next Tuesday on an extended
business trip. His wife will leave
this city early in February AID they
win be at home after the Sth of that
month at S24 North Cary street Bal
timore, Md
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-12-30
WEEK or PRAYER
SERVICE ARRANGED

The Week OF Prayer viii be obsery'
led ID the yarions churches OF this city
beginning January 7th and closing
with a union service in the interests
of the Rerleiey County Bible Society
Sunday night, January "a. The sub.
jects. places of service and speakers
arc as follows:
Sunday. Jenaary 7--snbiect., The
ISingdoms Ceaseless Adyapce,' will
lie presented by the pastors in their
own churches.
Monday January s-"Personal Faith
fulness,' in the First u, b. church;
speaker. Rev. w. D. McCurdy. <,4s
Tuesday, January 9-@The Church
OF Christ IL the Christian church;
sreaker. REV w. P, BrooFe.
Wednesday January 1o-"Foreign
Missions in the Presbyterian church;
speaker. Rev. J Paul Wright, D.. D.
Thursday, January IL Home Mis-
si6ns" in the Lutheran church; spea-
ker, Rev. w. f, Locke.
Friday, January 12-Tnterests7-Do-
nestle and rducational' in the NJ. %.
church South; speaker, Rev G. S.
Trump.
No services Saturday night.
Sunday night at s o'clock services
n the'interest of the Berkeley County
rihle Society will be held in the First
NJ. n. church. The annual sermon viii
be preached by Rev. DIR. r. NJ Woods.
AZ this meeting the report Of the Ber-
Kelley County Bible Society will be
presented. Mr.. ]. J. Hetzel presi-
Gent, presiding Offerings this night
rs well as nights of the week will be
devoted 10 the American Bible So
ciety Pastors of the churches will
reside at the opening services where
services are to be held. The Chris
tians of this city and vicinity are call
Cd to these meetings OF praise and
prayer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-12-30
f A. HOBBS is NEW
PRESIDENT OF EAGLES
Fraternal Order Hold Annual Election
of Officers and Then Enjoy
Big Oyster Supper.

Martinsburg council of Eagles held
the annual meeting in Grantham hall
Wednesday and elected the following
officers to serve for the ensuing term:
f. A. Hobbs, president
c. w Kilmer, vice-president.
f. c.. Sprinkle, chaplain.
w w KILLER, treasurer.
Chas. A. Young secretary,
Trustees, f. b. Kettering, w II
Bowers and r. A. Bowers
Physician, DR. w ~ Thomas,
Guards, III. w Zimmerman and ]
y Chambers
After the meeting a fine oyster
supper was served in Opera House
hall, served by p Otto Schneider
and which was much enjoyed by the
forty or more present.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-12-30
News of Tomahawk-

Tomahawk, Dec. 20. Miss Nora
fstGckey is home from Shepherd Col.
lege for the holidays.
/ Mr., John Hedges. of -Lartiasburg
spent Sunday and Monday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs, w W. Hedges.
Mr.. Guy Hiett is at home for the
holidays.
Miss May Hedges is visiting friends
in Martinsburg.
Mr.. Daniel Stuclxey and family spent
Christmas with Mrs. Stuckey's mother
Mrs Hester Rooney. -
Mrs Nancy Saville and son, Der;
AaId and Miss Emma Shrodes, OF
.Hedgesyille, were sailing on Mrs. C.
LadIedges ON Monday. - y
Mrs. Arthalr .Stuckeys and children
and Mrs. from filed ges and. slittle
rdoughter,. Marie, " ere. visiting ri. Mr..
John Ayey's, near% .HedgesvifIe, on
Tuesday.
Mr. Edgar Wood and family spent
"Wednesday night with Mrs. Woods
PATENTS, Mr. and Mrs. W. w. Hedges.
Master Herbert. Wood is Speeding
the hoId IS at hrs home near He'd
ees Chape
The yo.s,'e folks. of this place will
organize Christian Endeavor So
Getty at the school house on Sunday
night and extend hearty invitation
to any who wish to join them,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-12-30
MAY HAVE BEEN.
THE SAME MAN

Refusing 10 reveal his Identity ia
detectives who questioned him foug
hours or be trapped by the third de-
gree, the man Eho walked into 20.
lice headquarters in Baltimore and
confessed to the murder of William
H. Mickle threw down his mask which
Sanitary Oficer Robert Stroute
touched his headstrings with the word
mother" and admitted that he was
an escaped lunatic.
The man is James J, McGunligle.
Of Providence, r. l., who has spent
luch of his 80 years in the Rhode
Island State Insane Asylum. Accord
ing to his story to the sanitary officer
he was committed to the institution
IN 1892 and remained there until De
cernber, 1910, when he got ont on
hgbeas corpus proceedings ard fed
the jurisdiction
Convinced that the man was tenn
norarily deranged, the police. were
anxious to get at the real facts in the
case, and Detective Baur questioned
him at 'ength Tuesday night and Wed.
nesday morning. Whenever a detec-
tive tried to pin him down on some
detail in which there was discrep.
ancy. McGuinnigle would kid" him
with facetious answers.
The man, it is thought, Is the one
who some t,ilile-ago appeared in the
vicinity of Clearspring and wanted to
buy a graveyard He disappeared a
cay or SO later and. no further trace
Ct him could be found. The descrip-
ton of the man in Baltimore answers
very Well tothat Of this man.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-12-30
MAY BE REARREsTED
Men Acquitted In CoatesVille Lynch
ina Said to Be Watched.

Coatesville. Pa, Dec. 29.-That
number of the men who were tried
and acquitted of completely in the
lynching of Zack Walker, the murder
err OF Policeman Edgar Rice, on Aug.
10 last, will be re-arrested on the
charges of riot and melting to riot, is
being persistently rumored here.
While the county authorities will
not admit. that this is con emplated,
this statement is known to have been
made by one OF those in authority.
1t is said this move is based on the
belief that while it was impossible to
get conviction on the charge of muir
der, it may be possible to get convic-
tons on the lesser charge of riot.
The men who were acquitted at the
! last session of court were: Chester
Bostick, Oscar Lamping, Jo..ph Soho
field, George Stahl, Winisel A. Gil
bert A. G. Berry and Joseph Schwartz
! All of these, with the exception oil
Berry, are still about Coatesville.
For several days past detectives
who are believed to be in the employ
of the state. have been in Coatesyille
and Parkesburg, and this has len
color to the rumor that some of the
men would be re-arrested. Two of the
detectives are said to be women.
At the next session of the orimina
court, which will begin the first weel
in January, several more of the lynch
ing cases will come up Three men
John Conard. Lewis Denithorn anS
Louis Keyser, are in jail, charged will
murder. Two men, Walter Markwart
and Richard S. Tucker are out on bal
under the same charge. while Chic
OF Police Umsted and Oficer Stanle.
Howe, who were indicted for man
slaughter. are also under bail for tria
In January.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-12-30
4a..u.mx. 10 OPS DANCE HELD "a Z.
THURSDAY AT 6oYoViLLE
Function in Honor of House Guests
Miss Lemen's Card Party
l,Miss Crawford's Dance.

one OF the leading social events of
she holidays was the dance Thursday
, Night by Senator and Mrs. c. j Faux
Eer, at Boydville, in honor of their
house guests, the Misses Mary Morris
Mason. of Charles Town; elizabeth
laIodgins, Dorothy and Ann booker, of
Hampton, Va; Henry Shepherd, of
SShepherdstown; Mr.. Tillman, of Bal
timore, and Mr. Perry of Charles
ToN'a The house was tastefully
t-Iirn I'd with ferns and holly. Punch
~sas served throughout the evening
at' 4 buffet luncheon at midnight.
DaH ing was enjoyed from till 2,
she rusic being furnished by the City
Rand Orchestra. The guests were re-
--cei'cd by Senator and Mrs Faulkner
~a the Misses Mason, Booker and
81 dgins.
Nmong the oGt-of-town guests Were
Philips. of Newport News, Va;
~ M Houge. OF Lexington, Mo-; Miss
sune and Ralph Dodson, of Baker.
'4sregon, and Mrs. Fuller, OF Winches-
or
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-12-30
DIES ON BARBED WIRE FENCE
Exposure Causes Death of Prominent
PottsVille Man.

Pottsville, Pa, Dec. 29.-Held pris-
oner by a barbed wire fence through
which he had attempted to creep on
the mountain, about three miles from
his home, the body OF Louis Stoffre-
gen, a wealthy octogenarian Of Potts
vile, was found by two state police
men, after hundreds of people had
secured the surrounding country day
and night since Tuesday afternoon.
Death was due to exposure, he hav-
ing apparently been too weakened by
his long tramp to release himself from
the barb which held his clothing.