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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-21

experienced drivers are always ready
to follow any authoritative advice in
the treatment Of their tires.
In the first place, the tires and
tubes should be inspected by q reli-
able repairman and put into the best
possible condition at the beginning of
the season. Small injuries which are
not even apparent to the owner, often
weaken the tire at one point and
cause a blowout before the rest of
the case is worn out The wear Of
ordinary service is very much greater
in a slightly injured tire than in a
perfect one as the residence and con-
slant stretching and bending tend to
enlarge the weaknesses. Only minor
injuries should be repaired by the
car owner himself as he has not the
equipment nor materials for doing
satisfactory work.
See that the rubber covering Of the
tread and side walls is not cut or
worn sufficiently to allow water to
penetrate to the fabric Of the tire.
This may be caused by bruises from
stones or sharp objects OR from roding
the tire Debated and should be vul-
canized with new rubber repair gum
after any injuries to the fabric are re-
inforced.
Make sure that the inside of the
tire presents smooth surface to the
tube as the slightest rOughness will
wear through the tube. Brush out all
old french chalk with a stiff brush and
dust plentifully with fresh chalk. Do
not wash the inside of the cases with
water under any circumstances.
Before applying the tires, the rims
should be put into proper condition.
1t is even advisable to remove all the
tires for this purpose alone. Clean all
rust off the rims with a wire brush
and emery paper, then polish them
smooth with graphite and stove-pol-
or some similar rust-preventing 1ub-
ricant This precaution is necessary
to protect the tires and in the case
of quick detachable and demountable
ri mis- easily done and ensures their
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-21
QUICK THINKERS IN
DEMAND BY M'GRAW
Giants Manager Says Players
Must Use Their Heads

The greatest difficulty in building
up ball teams in this day, when the
game has become a business as well
as a sport, Is in securing what we
know as thinking ball players. .
There are any number Of ball players
in the minor leagues who have nat
ural physical ability, but 1t is very
rarely possible to secure men who
have that peculiar faculty of being
able to think and act simultaneous
ly.
It is no reflection on bah players
general intelligence to say that he
hasn't that quality. I know scores
of players who are men Of unusual in
tellect, but who are lacking In that
ability to think and act at the same
time. Give them a few minutes to
consider a problem, and they will ar
rive at a conclusion that is quite log
icai, but baseball games are not won
on logic. The plays that win are
usually the result of impulse. 1t is
instinct with some ball players to
make the proper play at the proper
time.
1t would be possible to count on the
fingers of the two hands the men in
the league who are quick thinking
ball players" The team that is bless
ed with a majority of that class of
players Is the one that usually wins
the championship. A team must have
at least two thinking ball players to
be a contender, and If it has four the
championship is in sight.-John J. Nc
Graw in the Metropolitan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-21
KUBlAK KNOCKED
OUT BY JEANNETH
Dinge Sends White Man to
Dreamland in Ninth

In the ninth round of the scheduled
ten-session tilt last night at Tom
ORourkes National Sporting Club,
New York, between Joe Jeanette OF
Hobokeu, and Al Kubiak, the erst-
while Michigan giant, who now makes
Philadelphia his home, Kubia& got a
quick trip to dreamland when Jeanette
landed the punch soporific. 1t rather
was a series of chloroform punches
that blew out Kubiak's light. Jea-
nette jumped in with series of lefts
and rights, kubiak going down under
the bOmbardment
Patsy Haley, the referee, started the
count, and then, seeing that KubialS
was out for keeps. refrained from
tolling off any more of the fatal ten
seconds, waving Jeanette to his cor
ner and calling on Kubiaks seconds
to assist their man to his corner.
When Kubiak was pulled to his feet
he tottered to his corner, and it was
several minutes before the comets and
meteors ceased swirling.
Kubiak was dropped to the floor in
a peculiar way just before the bell
changed the end of the fourth round.
Jeanette hooked a vicious left to the
jaw. The first graZed the target,
but Jeanette's elbow landed flush on
the jaw. Great thereof was the fall
of Kubiak. Al was more surprised
than stunned, and quickly jumped to
his feet, the bell, however. sounding a
temporary truce of hostilities.
Kubiak was in better form than he
was in his other battle in New York.
In the first two rounds he had shade
the better of the milling. Then the
negro from Hoboken struck his gait
and ambled to the front, getting the
better Of the third and fourth sessions.
Kubiak came back and took the hon
ors by a slight margin in the fifth.
After that it was all Jeanette, and he
hammered the former Michigander I'M
rfnerCif11ll1r
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-21

eral utility, speed contests were ben
ef1cial, and we, like the others, sup,
ported it. Racing has had it's in
ming, however, and the practical per-
lection Of automobiles and the stand
ing of the automobile industry, are
such that speed contests are no lon
ger required.
biles can supply speed when desired
and everyone is aware of the excellent
position of the motor car trade to-day,
so that racing no longer serves pur-
pose. While it appears that lives
inevitably must be sacrificed to the
onward march of civilization, it seems
barbarism to further risk human life
a useful purpose.
t'Most conservative builders of util-
ity cars and most of those who real
ly have the welfare Of the industry
at heart, realize that it is time to dis
courage motor speed contests. I am
conservative builders is supported by
public sentiment The public wants
murderOus racing stopped and the
public usually gets what it wants. 1t
is beyond understanding why we pro-
hibit boxing and still permit automo-
bile races where the list of killed and
injured resembles a report from the
front in time of war.
"In nearly every case, a big race
meet leaves an aftermath of speed ma
mia. Spectators who own automobiles
seem buoyed into the belief that they
too must drive fast and the speed
wave sweeps the country.
"a few who have resented my criti-
ciSm of racing make much over the
fact that stock car races are beneficial
and mean something to the buyer of
cars. Stock car contests as conduct
ed to-day are jokes. An entrant in
stock car events who depends upon a
stock car-the same car that is de-
livered to a purchaSer-has as much
chance of winning race as the Lusi-
tania has of crossing the Atlantic in
twenty-four hours.
1.-The cars that win in these so-caII-
ed stock car races are usually DOCTOR
ed. Special cars are built, special mo-
tors are installed and in the majority
of cases, the only way a racing car
resembles a stock car is in the fact
that it has four wheels and a steering
gear. Some companies are building
cars of great power, twice and three
times the horsepower furnished in
stock cars. and are planning to enter
races during the coming season Nine
times out of ten, the winner will be
advertised as a stock car model the
same as those offered to prospective
purchasers on the floor of the sales
rooms throughout the country Such
Misrepresentation are unworthy Of
our industry and should be condemn
ed by every believer in truth and
square business dealings
''The time has come for the automo-
bile industry to stop pandering to
cheap notoriety and transforming 1t
is time for the industry to take it's
place in dignity along with the other
great industries of the country with
which it truly ranks. In it's solving
of the transportation problem, it de,
serves to be considered along with the
food. steel and clothing industries and
it is our duty to see that it gains and
holds that position.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-21
RACES NOT NOW NEEDED:

That the welfare of the automobile
Industry demands the abandonment
of motor car racing, is the statement
made byBenjamin Briscoe, President
Of the United States Motor Company,
in answer to those who Shave critics.
ed his recent broadside against speed
competitions with motor cars. While
admitting that racing has served well
in making for better cars and in ad-
ding TO the prestige of motoring, Mr..
Briscoe believes the purpose has been
fully served and the industry is now
in a position where it is injured rath-
err than benefited by the speeding of
motor cars with the attending dan
gers to human life.
Since the withdrawal of the United
States Motor Company and it's eleven
affiliated companies from racing, Mr.
Briscoe has received scores of letters
and kilograms praising his course
while leading newspapers throughout
the country have editorially endorsed
his stand.
I'm the early days. said Mr.. Bris-
coe, when abnormal tests We're nee
essary to bring out the weak points
of cars and where it was desired to
attract attention to the motor car as
a vehicle of transportation and gen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-21
CLEVELAND TEAM
HOLDS Big RECORDS
Lajoie, Turner, Cy Young,
Gregg and Mitchell, All
Stars

The Cleveland Club at the present
time has on its payroll an unusually
large number OF players who are the
proud possessors of major league rec
ords A good many of the featS are
held by the veterans, although sew
eraI OF the new men have minor lea
que accompl 'shments to their credit
that make them look like the real
stuff.
Naturally, Nap Lajoie leads in rec
ord stunts, having some six feats to
ais credit One of them was estab-
lished last year, but the others have
stood the test of time, and a few of
them look good to hold the high mark
aS long as the schedule consists OF
only 154 games. Here are just few
records that are held by the Maps:
Although some fans insisted Terry
Turner was all in last year. he hung
up 2 high water mark for shortstOps
TO shoot at In ninety-four games
Turner had fielding average OF .973,
the best ever made by major league
shortstop. Terry accomplished this
feat with an arm that had to be
errors came as q result OF poor throws,
and il is safe TO say that had Tur-
ner-S arm been in old-ume form he
would have had q marvellous average
at short last year.
Nap Lajoie's feat in getting eight
raany times at bat during the last
games OF the season in 1910, Is about
the best swat record ever for one
cay in the majors
other records held by Larry are as
follows: In 1908 he accepted 98S
chances at second base, the greatest
number of chances ever handled by a
grajor league second sacker in one
season In 1904 Larry cracked out
fifty two-base hits. high water
srark for doubles in the majors. In
1893 Larry made forty-three three
base hits, the greatest number of
triples ever made by any major league
halter IN one season To top this off,
in 1905. Larry had a fielding average
az -291. the best ever made by ma
jor Lacquer at the second sack.
In Cy Young, Cleveland has one of
the very few pitchers, major or mi
nor league who has ever succeeded
IN pitching no-hit game in which
not n single hitter reached first base,
Willie Mitchell. who gives promise of
being one OF the best southpaws in
the American League, has a minor
. lea que stTike-out record that shows
Willie has something on the ball In
san Antonio. Willie caused twenty
batters to Whit in nine-inning game.
In Vea1 Gregg the Maps appear to
have another strfke-out wonder. Last
year. pitching for Portland in the Pa
cific Coast League. Gregg struck out
80 men in forty-four games. which
cutsnines the great performances OF
Rube Wad6eu and Walter Johnson.
Then there is the Demon Swat
ter Joe Jackson who has led every
League in which he has played in bat
ting.
II IL was customary for baseball
managers TO advertise their perfor-
,ners after the manner of circus own
e-s. Charley Somers, with his long
list OF celebrities. would be able to get
cut a set of posters in bright red ink
that would startle the natives. And
what a spell the loud-voiced barker
would be able to pull with such ma
farsa1 To work on
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-21
THINGS ABOUT
AUTOMOBILES
WORTH KNOWING
OLD SLAVE MARKET.

The Abbott-Detroit Bulldog is
making and writing history as is evil
denced by the picture of the Old Slave
Market at Louisville, Georgia. The
establishment of this institution is an
event of such antiquity, that there
are no data upon which to rely. in
giving any description of its advent
in Louisville, except such as is legen-
Diary and the memory of the oldest
citizens cannot reach back far enough
to be of any value. We do know that
Louisville is one Of the Oldest towns
nent capital Of the State after the
establishment of a seat of Govern
ment. Here was erected the first State
Capital building ever erected in the
State, and there Is in the public libra
ry, the original act establishing the
seat of government at this place, and
providing for the erection of a Govern
ment building and a Governors Man.
sion. This act was passed in ITS and
shortly thereafter the provisions Of
the act were carried into effect. Ira
dition goes to the effect that among
the first buildings In this little city
along with the erection of the Govern
ment building, was the old Slave Mar
ket. Certainly 1t is. that it has stood
for a century and probably century
and quarter 1t was erected from
post oak timbers hewn out by hand,
which are as we'll preserved today as
when the building was first erected.
The original block upon which the
slaves were exposed for sale, is also
in perfect state of preservation The
bell, which the State law required to
be rung at all public sales of slaves,
is still intact. 1t has inscribed On it
the names Of the makers, who were
F'renchmen also the date of it's manu-
facture, which was in 1766. The citi-
zens of Louisville were not very COM
municative regarding the incidents
which have happened in the past,
during the sale of slaves, and the Abb
bott-Detroit Bulldog had to come
away with only picture. DR.. Per-
ciral states that the building is now
used for a band stand.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-21
] COIN GETS RAISE IN
SALARY FOR FINE WORK
! EiiEadelDhia Manager to Receive
$4,000 if Team Wins
Pennant

Philadelphia April 21-So pleased is
President Horace Fogel of the Phillies
with the work OF Manager Doom that
he preferred q new contract for three
Years to the red top manager Doc
IN Immediately signed the new con-
tract It is understood that it calls
for a straight salary of $1,000 a year,
with a graduated scale attached
should the Phillies win the pennant
Doom will receive SIS, 900 for the sea-
sons work He also will receive an
Increased salary should the PhiIlies
land in the first division and a lit
tie more for each step toward the top
az the ladder. The new contract al
lows Doom TO resign as manager at
any time. retaining only his catching
position.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-21
ONE CONDUCTOR
HELPED BACK TO WORK.

Mr.. MILFORD Adams IS his name,
and he writes: 81 was confined to my
bed with chronic rheumatism and
used two bottles of Foley's Kidney
Remedy with good effect. The third
bottle put me on my feet and I re-
sumed work as conductor on the
Lexington. Ky, Street Railway It
will do all you claim in cases of
rheuma tism." 1t clears the blood of
uric acid. +. b. Brill and Curtis
Pharmacy. s135
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-21
HARVARD DEFEATED BY
NAVY IN CLOSE GAME

Annapolis, Nd, April 21.-The Nav
al Academy baseball nine took the
lead in the first inning against Har-
ward yesterday afternoon and nosed
out a victory by 8 to 4. Mckay
started to pitch, but made two costly
errors in the first inning, as well as
passing one batsman. These, with
Vaiden's single and McLoughlin's
overthrow of first, gave the midship-
men three runs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-21
ORDERS TURNED Down.

With the increased demand for Pull
man cars which has taxed the capacity
of the factory, the Pullman Motor Car
Co., has been forced to refuse an or
der for two fire engines from Oakland
Cal, An order for truck from Bar
celona, Spain, was also refused by the
Pullman factory, because of it's inabil-
ity to build the machine and at the
same time take care of the orders for
pleasure cars.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-21
SEASONABLE ADVICE

Motorists who are bringing their
cars out of winter storage and put
ting them into shape for the summers
driving will appreciate the following
seasonable tire advice which is being
distributed to their customers by The
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.. of
Akron, O. The enjoyment and econ
omy of motoring is so thoroughly de-
pendent upon freedom from the an
noyances of tire trouble that the more
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-21
CAR FOR FIRE CHIEF.

A Pullman model 0 vestibuled
speedster has been selected by the
Allentown Fire Department for the
use of it's Fire Chief. A special box
on the back Of the speedster will car
ry two chemical tanks to be used by
the chief for small fires. The car will
be painted red to make it look all
the more like a part of the work for
which it is to be used.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-21

this year. They are supposed to be
about the oldest trio in the league, but
they look to be good for another year
or two.
Jimmy Vaughan, the Highlander
finger, is willing to admit that Chief
Bender of the Athletics is a better
golfer than he is, but he would not
admit that he was a better pitcher
after the trimming he handed the
chief the other day.
If Davy Jones is allowed to have
his own way with the White Sox he
will have all of them out of the game
for the best part of the season. The
Tiger left fielder is feeling very saw
age this year and takes pleasure in
showing his spikes into any one who
gets in his way.
Jake Stahl IL missed very much by
the Boston Red Sox, for Williams, who
has been trying to fill his shoes, is
not a success.
Dec Gessler, the Washington out
fielder, Is showing better this spring
than he has at any time since he
Joined that team.
Umpire Mullen. the new man on Ban
Johnson's staff, has made a very ia
vorable impression in the games he
has worked in the East.
Umpire Tommy Connolly refused to
the ball which President Taft opened
the season with in Washington Tom
my kept it himself to settle the argu-
ment
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-21

Burlington, n. IA $50 imported
beaver hat which George w. Anthony
bought as a present for W. J. Bryan,
his political idol, has been turned over
TO George Skinner, a negro barber.
Anthony made a bad guess on the size
of Bryan's head, getting size too
small.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-21

New York-Henry e. Huntington,
nephew Of the late Coils P. Hunting
ton, has paid $4,000 for Velasquez'
Portrait Of a Young Ecclesiatic''
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-21
Big LEAGUE STUFF
FOR BASEBALL FANS

Clarke, Wagner and Leach do not
show the effect of their advanced age
this year. They are supposed to be
about the oldest trio in the league, but
they look to be good for another year
or two
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-21

WANT ADS. CENT A WORD
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-21

Umpire Mullen, the new man on Ban
Johnsons staff. has made a very ia
vorable impression in the games he
has worked in the East
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-21

Dec Gessler. the washington out
fielder, Is showing better this spring
than he has at any time since he
Joined that team
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-10-06
SOUTH MAIN STREET JEWELLERS
Still at Odds With Selectmeu over New
Survey.

The regular meeting ot the selrutmcu last
evening was a rather prniraCted session.
Opening promptly al I.W o'clock and last :
ing until nearly 1880, ample time was at
lnrdcd the discussion ui the South NAN
street rcsupey and grading -pioposltiun
That was the toplc ot conversation alter
the approval of bill, had been disposed OF
As mentioned in a recent issue OF The Re
former the rcsurlcy indicates that the
builders of houses on this street failed to
give much thought TO It's width, They built
as they saw III and placed their domlcllcs
i'm such places as suited their fancy Now
come the sclcctmcn and their surveyors,
Gilman 4 Helyar, cndeaNOrlug 10 locate
the lines. Yesterday proved a stormy day
for the surveyors. They received the opin
ions of the residents ut South Main street
relative to the action OF the scleetmeu ana
those opinions were sufficiently clear TO hc
understood hy men uniearhed ~ the
sciences.
The extension of Blakeslec street west
of and parallel 10 South Nam street
while desired hy a few OF the residents and
Iahutting property holders, i not craved
by an of the landowners. However, the
holders OF some Of the property made up
their mind to grin. ask tur damages aud ac'
cent the verdict. Yesterday these same
landowners changed their mind about ac-
ccpting anything like a verdict when It be-
came known that the surveyors were run
ninl a line across the front lawns OF the
houses on the west side OF South Nam
street The property owners had made up
their mind to yield gracefully to the de
mands OF progress and the municipality IN
the rear OF their homes but when propo'
sition was made TO cut the 'front.' lawn IN
two there were a few things TO be said and
Z &C A.
the selectmcn through the boards agents
Gilman X llelyar
The selcctmcn have had the archives
searched for a record OF the survey OF the
street which is supposed to have been made
over a half a century ago. The location OF
the street. which was a part OF the stage
road from Marlboro south through Gull
ford. has been determined I'd the corner Of
South Main and Canal streets but beyond
that point there l. considerable guess WORK
a. to the exact location. Whether the
street was ever laid out three rods wide i
matter for the selectmen TO discover and
even if it was SO laid out legal lights Of
this town are not inclined to believe the
town has right to chop the front half OF
a lawn off TO satisfy the phrasng OF the
original survey The surveyors have To-
Gated a street three rods in width from the
corner of Pine street to the corner OF Oak
Grove avenue but whether the selectmen
will insist on the pound of flesh which
they believe the town is entitled TO re-
mains to be seen. Chairman John Calvin
says that streets should be three rods wide
and it is the duty of the selectmen to so
lay them out when making a survey. As to
the matter Of damages he will leave II TO
the court if necessary. In this case 1t looks
very much a. if the court would be called
Upun.