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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15
B. H. 5. PLAYS MERRILL
 COLLEGE HERE TOMORROW

The Merrill College team will op- pose the B. H. S. basketball team at the Y. M. c. A. tomorrow at o'clock. The local quintet is resolved to make up for their disastrous defeat by Norwalk, and has been practicing dil- igently for the past week in order to assure a victory. The Merrill team, which is one of the fastest teams in the High school class, has a very good record this season, playing many of the strongest teams in the State. Nevertheless the B. H. S. boys are confident of winning. The prelimin- ary game will be played by the second and third teams of the B. H. s. squad This will be an interesting and hard fought game owing to the rivalry ex- isting between the opposing teams. This game will start promptly at ? o'clock. MT. Brock will referee both games. The B. H. s. team will line up as follows: Cosgrove, r. f.; Thomp- son, l. f.; Murphy, C.; Rosenthal and Dewitt, r. g.; Futile and DeWolfe, l. g. Tickets are now on sale and may be obtained in advance from any mem Der of the B. H. $. teams
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15
Al KelcheIl Is
 Knocked Out Cold
Local Boy Loses to Dodo Maher and Joe Shea Beats
 Ali Lynch

Staggering under a rain of blows. while locked in an embrace, which alone saved him from dropping to the floor on three different occasions, Ali Lynch, Canadian bantamweight cham pion fought losing battle, last night, before the Amazon A. c. and, after fifteen rounds of furious fighting, was forced to walk to his corner, beaten and tired, while Joe (Kid) Shea, of Waterbury, was cheered to the echo as the victor. Both men fought along the same style, and the battle was a long clinch from start to finish. Some how, the Canadian champion could not connect. He was gradually losing pres tlge in the early rounds, his followers meanwhile sure of his coming back and then hoping against hope.
 tonight for "Dodo" Maher, the New Havener. who has "come. back" He scored the most sensational knockout at the Casino. Maher's fight at 1855 pounds, for twelve rounds, with Al Ketchel. was the most pleasing of the evening, to the fans. Maher excelled in ring experience and was the more careful of the two. Ketchel, bright boy, whose fighting drew the crowd to him, was lively and bobbed on his feet at every point of the ring. Fans were remarkine at his miraculous escapes from Maher's wild lawmakers and one, in fact. was repeating the remark, when Maher landed the ter rife wild swing that knocked the boy senseless.
 Ketchel went seven rounds and be- fore the knockout the battle might have resulted in a victory for either side. Ketchel's seconds were daZed for some moments, at the result, and one of them. after the boy had been carried to his corner, kissed the little fighter on the mouth. with a reassur- ing pat on the cheek. But the boy. for Ketchel is little more than a boy, was completely tout of the world" He had some trouble. after being re- vived, in stepping through the ropes. The fans appreciated Ketchel's hard 'try'' and roundly applauded him, but look around with a gaze of gratitude.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15
National League
 To Open April II
Magnates Recommend That Draft Prices For Minor
 Leaguers be Increased

Clubowners Of the National League ended their annual meeting in New York at z o'clock last evening, after making some important baseball his tory. The magnates knocked Column bus Day over the fence and ruled that the season of 1912 should begin on Thursday, April II, and end on Sun day, October G. Not only does this action deprive Charles H. Ebbets of his pet Columbus Day date of October F, but on account of the early open ranged by the Brooklyn club with Newark for April F, 13, IA and 15 will have to be cancelled or else set for ward.
 The much talked-of American League resolutions, which might have been delayed by tn efog, finally ar rived yesterday and were laid on the table on the ground of ambiguity. The mystery of the delay in the~ re- ceipt of the resolutions was explained when Secretary Heydler of the. Ma tional League exhibited the envelope containing the official copy sent by the American League. The envelope was postmarked December 13, 4:30 D. m.'', which explains why the National League had no official notice of the matter when it adjourned on Wednes- day night
 WAlH lHe reSOluIlOn was Dr1e1 note signed by President Johnson, saying: Enclosed resolution is -explana- tory" That the resolution was 'self- explanatory was disputed by most of the National League men.
 Secretary Heydler, in explaining the fate of the document, said:
 ''The league felt no desire to enter into an argument over the matter, and it was unanimously ordered laid on the table,
 The session was devoted for the most part to the consideration of proposed amendments to the national agreement. One of the most important was a rec concentration by Barney Dreyfuss that the two clubs in the worlds cham plonship series shall turn p per cent. of their share of the receipts into the treasuries of their respective leagues. Dreyfuss argued that as it takes eight clubs to make a pennant race, share toward the general result, all of them should be remembered in the financial fruits of the series.
 Among amendments proposed to the national agreement and which will be submitted to the American League for the major league drafting season be- gin on September 15 instead of Sep tember l, as at present, and continue only five days Instead of fifteen days as now in force. A clause calling for the drafting and reservation of um- pres was recommended.
 When major league clubs draft mi nor league players each minor league player must be. paid $50 month more than they were getting from the club from which they were drafted for a sixty-day trial.
 The league a'so recommended a plav- CT limit of twenty-five men during the playing season and thirty-five during the off season.
 Draft prices were recommended as follows: Class A, s2.500; Class A, $1,- 250; Class R, $1,000; Class C, s75O; and Class D. $500
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15
CLAIMS TO OWN NEW YORK.

London, Dec. 16-Thomas Williams a retired railroad man of Caerwys Wales, is the latest Britisher to dis cover that he owns the land on which New York stands. He estimated that he is worth about $275, 900, ,000s Will ing male relative of Edward Edwards a Welchman who emfgrated to Amer ica in the latter part of the 18th cen tury and acquired for song the swampy land on which a large part of New York stands. When the British government acknowledged the inde- pendence of the United States, Ed wards leased his land to the govern ment The lease expired in 1880. Will Hams also claims all the coal mines at Edwardsvflle, Pa, which place was named after it's founder, Edward Ed wards
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15

B. Marsh, D. W. Delaney, J. F. Tim mons, w. Buckley, G. F. Ackert, P H. Cooney, J. B. Kues, J. Malone, C. F. Seibert, T. D. Stillman and c. Bir- mingham of New York.
 From the demonstrating department were A. Abraham of New York, A. K Elgin, c. Flanagan, J. F. Slattery F. A. Forgette, J. Riley, W. A. Riv- CTS. From the garages W. J. Con. nell, F. $. Mullins, H. Assna, and F. w. Irving.
 Z Among the invited guests were Aub- rey Burlison of ambulance corps, C. w. Holden of the chemical, M. J Daley of the chemical, G. H. North and J. B. McGirr of the police patrol W. Smith, F. Smith, J. B. Stevenson J. J. Garrity, W. F. Hoag, J. J. Kealey private drivers, and B. L. Warner, D. Kunkel, M B. McElwee, G. H. Stone and F. Feehan
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15
Athletics Deny
 Any Ticket Scandal
Say no Speculators Received Worlds Series Seats From
 Club, Officials

Philadelphia. Dec. '15-A denial that any scandal attached to the selling fof world series tickets in this city was made yesterday afternoon by John ID. Shibe, secretary of the Philadel- phia American League Baseball Club. MT. Shibe said:
 Non Nov. IS, we received a letter from the National Commission re- questing that we send them list of all the persons who received tickets. We complied with the request and Furthermore, Joseph B. Oh1 was sent to New York with additional informa- tion to give the commission. This they declined to take.
 I've are ready to produce at any time copies of the list of those re- ceiving tickets. In some cases off cials of the club who knew of regular fans who wanted to see at least one game and had sent their money to them Instead of to the club, got these tickets for them, but there was no Shanding of tickets to speculators.
 Those who received the tickets from us were regular supporters of the club and had a right to expect a chance to purchase tickets for the worlds series"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15
JIM FLYNN ANXIOUS TO
 MEET CHAMPION JOHNSON
Colorado Fireman Believes He is Best Qualified of White
 Hopes

Jim Flynn, the Pueblo fireman, is at present in Salt Lake City training for his bout with Tony Caponi on Dec. 27. Since Flynn scored victor ies over Al Kaufman and Carl Mor- ris he has been lookedappon as the best of the white heavy%eights. For the past few months he has been aD- bearing on the stage throughout the Middle West, but is now preparing himself for winters campaign in the roped arena. Flynn does not ex- pect much trouble in defeating Ca poni.
 He beat him before in eight rounds and believes he can win even more quickly this time. Flynn is getting ready to claim the heavyweight championship, since Jack Johnson has announced his retirement. State ments purporting to come from Al Kaufman stating that Flynn won over him on a fluke have reached the Pueblo heavyweight's ears and he is vastly indignant. He says he would be delighted to meet either Kaufman or Morris again in order to prove conclusively that he is the superior of either. Hugh Mcintosh, the Aus
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15
BOXING


 K. O. Brown has begun training for his bout with Leach Cross at the Elm pire A. C., New York, on Dec. 20. The men have posted forfeits to weigh tn at 133 pounds at 6 o'clock. Cross will do his training at the New Polo A. C., where he boxes with Carl Morris and his brother Phil.
 Tom Kennedy has returned from Hot Springs, where he went to spend a week after his victory over Al Palzer. Kennedy has two matches on his hands. The first bout will be with Al Benedict at the Olympic A. c. on Mon day night, and the second contest will be with Carl Morris at the Empire A. c. on Dec. 27.
 When Mike Gibbons is ready to box again plenty of opponents will await him. Since he received New York S stamp of approval promoters all over the country are putting in bids for his services. Jim Coffroth has had his ear to the ground and caught the strains of encomium that have been waited afar. The Californian pro- to meet George (K. O. Brown of Che4 cago for twenty rounds at San Fran cisco on New Years day. Brown is out on the Pacific coast at the present tune and is eager to obtain a chance to meet Gibbons. The Chicago boxer has agreed to weigh in under the well terweight limit. He thinks he would have a good chance to wear down Gib- bons in twenty rounds, although he admits the St. Paul marvel could probably outpoint him in short-dis- tance bout.
 Harry Forbes of Chicago, one of the few boxers who have been able to come back successfully, has an ingen- ious mind. In one of his first bouts since his re-entry into the ring Forbes sustained a deep gash over one of hfs eyes as result of a butt from the head of Young Togo. The injury was a severe handicap to Forbes, as the cut was reopened constantly. So Forbes set his wits to- work and de- vised a mask of padded leather which he could wear while training and the trouble was effaced at once. Forbes has been laid up with bad arm since his bout with Eddie O'Keefe at New Orleans on Thanksgiving day. He has commenced training again and expects to obtain a match with Johnny Coulon, with the idea of recapturing his old title.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15
HONK, HONK MEN
 AT ANNUAL BANQUET

The chauffeurs and testers employ ed by the Locomobile Company of America with a number of invited guests held their second annual ban quet at the Stratford Inn last even ing. speech making and an inform al entertainment followed the dinner.
 Those present at the banquet were W. H. Shortsleeves, foreman and J.H. Phelan, assistant foreman, and the following of the testing department: J. Sullivan, w. E. Kealey, T. Flynn, H. Kennedy, J. Birck, D. M. Sullivan, T. W. Terrell, R. c. Newcomb, D. w. Toolan, B. M. Cooper, H. Burden, w.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15
(By Wagner)

Tommy Downey of this city, has been sold to Buffalo of the Interna- tional league by Cincinnati. Manager Stallings of Buffalo had considerable trouble getting Downey out of the big league. Pittsburg, Boston and Phila- delphia at first refused to waive on Downey but finally obliged Stallings. Tommy has always been a good hit ter with Cincinnati, but the newspa- pers have never praised his fielding. His many local friends will be sorry but they realize that he will go into pretty fast company at Buffalo. Downey went to the big league from Birmingham of the Southern league. Chicago grabbed him and later trad ed him to Cincinnati. Uncle Jeems member of the Bridgeport club. Tom my later went to Lancaster of the ,Tri-State league and from there to Birmingham, Ala. He is spending the winter at his home in this city and said today that he had heard nothing of this sale to Buffalo.
 Bob Hart, the former Connecticut league umpire, will be in the Ameri- can league next season. Hart worked in the Eastern league, now the Inter- national, last year, and made good. Ban Johnson, the American league president, was anxious to secure Hart, and traded Umpire Mullen for him.
 Humphries, the outf1elder, Spring. field bought from Brooklyn, played with Mansfield, O. of the Ohio-Penn- sylvania league last year, He batted 313 in S2 games but can't be very fast as he stole but five bases.
 The New York Giants were beaten yesterday in Havana by the Amen dares team by to 4. This leaves the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15

Those who saw the two games, the opening of the Industrial Basketball League, last Friday evening, consid- cred them the fastest games Bridge port has seen in many a day. The second of the series will be played Saturday evening, Dec. 16, at Eagles hall, when the Crane Valve Co. No 2 will meet the Singer Mfg. Go. five and the Locomobile Co., five will tus- sle with the Crane Valve Go. No. team. Those who attend these games are sure of good, fast basketball Dancing follows the games, with Ma loney'S pCpular orchestra for music,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15
BATTLING NELSON AND
 HOGAN TO MEET DEC. q

Battling Nelson and One-Round Hogan have been matched to box ten rounds at the Madison A. C.. New York. on Dec. 27. Hogan will have to make 133 pounds at o'clock, while Nelson will enter the ring at catch weights.
 Under no other conditions would Nelson agree to meet Hogan. Gil Boag, who made the trip to Utica yesterday to clinch the bout, was up- able to have Nelson agree to catch weights for Hogan. "It must be as I say, 133 pounds at o'clock or no light" was Nelson's reply to all of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15
DITCHING WITH DYNAMITE.

Washington, Dec. 15-EXperiments of the Department of Agriculture in ''GEtching with dynamite" have prov ed successful and it is expected will result in the general use of this ex- plosve for ditch construction in the future. The department recently blew, with dynamite, ditches six to twelve feet wide and three to six feet deep.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15
H0lzAAGEL MAY RECOUP
 LOSSES ON FAKE FIGHT
Scranton Hotel Man Swindled Here Gets Verdict For
 Big Sum

Dispatches from Wilkes-Barre, Penn, state that Frederick Holznagel, the Scranton hotel keeper who was swindled out of about $1S,000 in two fake prize fights, one in this city, an- other in Boston, announce that HolZ- nagel was awarded a verdict of dam ages of $18,130 against w. J. Keenan of Chicago.
 One of the alleged promoters of the enterprise was recently sentenced to six months in jail in Scranton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15
HARBoR COMMITTEE MEETS

Aldermen King, Garrfty and Brady. of the Committee on Harbor Improve ments. met at the City Clerks office last evening, to organize the commit tee. The committee discussed local harbor conditions informally at some length, and outlined plans for secur- ing more extensive dock frontage if funds can be secured.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15
as2zEZs

made a big mistake. In the past Ifctures have been one-seventn fife size. These are much too small. Nr Bertil1on declares, and in the future they will be made a fifth life size Tn the new size the lines of the face and the formation of the ear fVerT i'm portan) are very much more distinct. The least physical characteristic is wonderfully clear in the pictures.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15

tralian fight promoter has been send ing Flynn telegrams urging him to come to Australia, and he has about made up his mind to accept unless he can obtain more profitable match es in this country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15
IMPROVING BERTILLoN SYSTEM

Paris, Dec. 15-The Bertillon system of taking pictures of crimina's in France is to be entirely changed, pr. Bertillon himself realizing that he has
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15
for equable
suggestions

Boag's suggestions TOT eQuaoie weights.
 Boag at once told Hogan the terms in which Nelson would fight him. Hogan showed that he was not in the slightest degree afraid of Nelson. and said: "All right clinch the bout at any weight. All ask is match. When meet Nelson I'll teach him a lesson in equity with my right hand" The match was then clinched.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15

The Connecticut league magnates met in New Haven today. President O'ROurke said the principal business to be considered was the schedule and the Sunday situation at Lighthouse Point. The magnateS will support Owner Cameron of New Haven in his refusal to accept less than $400 for a game.
 It's hard to keep track of baseball trades and deals. A few days ago it was announced that Fred Lake would manage the St. Louis Browns md that Kid Elberfeld would handle that Lake will manage Providence and that Elberfeld will be sold by Washington to Chattanooga of the Southern league.
 Jimmy O'Rourke of this city batted PA for Columbus of the American as- sociation last season, according to the official averages. The Springfield Un> ion gives the following averages of former Connecticut leaguers: Ross man, Minneapolis 1856; Altizer, Min neapolis, 1885; Lennox, Louisville, .331; 1; Powell, Kansas City, 1908; Bronkie, To> ledo, PIT; M. Mccormack, St. Paul, .274: Boucher, Louisville, .271; O'Con- nor, Kansas City, .2S2; H. Baker, Louisvnle-Kansas City, .250; ORourke Columbus, .244.
 The New Britain club has made an offer to Jimmy O'Brien, a former Rochester player, to manage the Gu bebs next year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15

the American League has filled the places of it's passing stars with newer blood.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15

Manager Tom Connery of Hartford will play indoor ball with a team managed by First Baseman Ed Konetchy of the St. Louis Cardinals. Connery lives in St. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-15
TOMMY DOWNEY SOLD TO
 BUFFALO BY CINCINNATI
Umpire Bob Hart, Former Conn., League Of-
 ficia|, Signs With American League .

series seven to three in favor of the Giants.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-18
GARDENING FOR THOSE
WHO HAVE LITTLE Time
BY Julian Burroughs.

The best thing to cultivate in the
garden is the garden habit If we
cultivate this habit the fruits and
vegetables will cultivate themselves.
Though we can indulge the spring
garden-making fever that comes TO
us all and make a large part of the
garden in one lump sum, il is still
more necessary. for ultimate success
and fine vegetables all the season, to
make garden continuously-that is,
cultivate and plant throughout the
summer. Most people do not do this;
they make garden in spring with a
flourish and then neglect it for the
rest of the season-but look al such
a garden in August or eat some Of
the vegetables. And all this is be
cause. no matter how we'll the gard
en- is made in spring, it refuses to
stay made--weeds grow. vege ables
go to seed or get tough. and the
ground gets hard.
The market gardeners, being wise,
have reduced gardening to one indis-
pensable factor-continuous cultiva-
ton. Every few days, or after every
rain, the moment the surface of the
ground is dry enough. they go over
lnelr garden WIN llSnl cultlVatOr.
To have successful home garden
and realize our plans, we must do
the same throughout the sumner and
early fall Not only does this light,
frequent stirring of the surface of
the ground make the vegetables grow
and protect, in a large measure, the
under soil from drought, but it re-
duces the weed problem to its low
est terms, making it possible for one
person to care for a large garden
when limited to an hour a day. If
there ever was a place where the old
saying that "a stitch in time saves
nine" applies, it is in the garden.
Two hours easy work with a good
wheel hoe in season will save more
than days hard work with the
hand hoe later on. The weeds seem
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-18

almost to know when ones back is
turned. When they are half an inch
high, going over them once with the
Wheel-hoe kills every one; but let
them once get foot high and only
back-breaking labor, chopping out by
hand, will kill them-moreover in
the latter case, they have robbed the
soil of both moisture and fertility. A
garden one hundred feet square, plan
ned and worked as already advised
III these papers, will keep the average
family in egetabes-eXcept potatoes
the year round, and such a garden,
laid out all in rows, can be gone
over thoroughly with a wheel-hoe in
about an hour.
Planting Peas.
In planting peas under poultry net
ting. be very carefully to plant them
exactly under the lower edge of the
netting. in order that, as they grow
part of the vines will come up one
side ofthe netting and part the other,
thus enabling them to get a secure
bold Of the netting and of each other
through the meshes. At first | plant
cd all Oh one side of the wire, with
the result that often winds would tear
the heavy vines down later in the
season.
The so-calied small seeds-beets,
onions. carrots. parsnips, satisfy, spin
ach, etc -.'hould, like peas, be plant
ed as early as possible, in order that
they may gel a start of the weeds.
The later paintings, when made, are
put in ground in which the early
crops of weeds have been killed All
they need is clean cultivation. To
accomplish this quickly, be careful
in planting, to make the rows straight
and narrow, thus permitting the
Wheel-hoe to be run very close, re-
ducing the hand wedding in the rows
to the minimum. In doing this weed
ing, which generally has to be done
twice for each row, little hand
weeder is a help, especially in hard
ground. Any one can make a hand
weeder for this by sharpening one
edge of short piece of band iron
and then bending the sharpened end
around hook
After feeding wagon-lOads of lettuce
to the chickens, | found that setting
out a dozen plants every week would