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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
Offers $500 To
 Get Jack Hoey Back
(New Britain Hera.ld. ]

Feeling the loss of Jack HOey keenly, Owner Carl Pace of the Wa terbury team is trying to buy him back again. He wants him badly be- cause he needs him in his business He wants him so badly that he is willing to separate himself from $500 in order to get him and that is go- ing some, as the people over in Wa terbury do dislike to spend money.
 Owner Pace was in this city yes- terday looking for Manager and Owner Dan O'Neh. When the two owners got their heads together Pace whispered: "S500 for Jack Hoey." Manager O'Neil smiled and shook his head. Nothing doing, Carl" he rs- piled. Pace wore a troubled look and wanted to know why, as $500 is a pretty good bunch of bills to be pass ing around for one player in the Con- necticut league.
 Well, I'll tell you how it is. Pace. :, said Manager O'Neil, 'I am not sell ing good ball players these days. I am trying to buy some. That's the whole secret
 Pace tried to convince Dan that he could use $500 but all Dan replied was that he could use some good ball players also.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
May Throw Out
 Cork Center Ball
Garry Hermann Says Pitchers Are Punished Too Heavily
 Now

San Francisco, May 25.-The slaughter of pitchers by batters of the National league will soon be checked by the, retirement of the new cork centered ball, according to August Hermann, chairman of the national commission and president of the Cincinnati club of the National league, who left for Portland yes- terday.
 A movement already has been started for the relief. of the pitchers who have faced a terrific Lombard ment of safe hits since the introduc- ton of the new ball. A circular let ter mailed to all directors and off cials of the American and National leagues asking for expression of opinion regarding the continued use of the new ball. was received by MT. Herman Tuesday.
 1T think it will be but a short time until ball of less lively pattern will be used," said MT. Hermann.
 It is not believed in the East that there will be a change. The Ameri- can league is we'll satisfied with the new ball, and a majority of the play CTS in the National league favor it. Besides the public wants heavy bat ting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
Ball Players Are
 Fine Typewrilers
Bob Bescher of Cincinnati Wrote
 Weird Sentence

New York. May 25.-They have slot machine typewriters in the ho- tels in the East. Honest, they have. You endow tho slot with a dime and the typewriter is at your mercy for half an hour. Ever since the Cin- cinnat Reds found this out they have been beating the machines around the inn pretty near to death Outfielder Beschler took a whfrl at the keys. When he got through, the typewrittr looked as if a buffalo had stepped on it, but Mir. Bescher was contented. He really should have gone over one letter he wrote, how ever. Bob was so tickled at his prowesS on the machine that he made no corrections and the first line which he meant to write, My Dearest Pet actually read, My deadest bat"
 Speaking of MT. Bescher. his manly frame, at the belt line looks as if he had been frescoed with a couple Of blue saucers. Humphries of Phila- delphia hit him right on the dinner with fast curve, laying him out temporarily. and later in the game Q muffed fly smote him on almost the same epot. forcing him to retire from the game. Each wallop left large blue decoration.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
LOCAL PITCHING STAFF
 POOR AND HITTING WEAK
Local Management Must Come Through
 With Those New Players in a Hurry

day, but outside of that their work has been first class.
 Another thing the club needs is more hitting strength. Litschi, Ladd. Kauff and Crooks have been hitting steadily but the others have not been of much use. Manager McCann will have to get couple of good stickers and get them in a hurry if he wants to be in the procession. There have been lots of promises so far but you can't win ball games on promises. You might say that so long as team is in second place there ought not to be much kicking. That listens all right, but how long will the boys stay in second place if they don't brace?
 The fans are becoming disheartened at the way Hartford has shown up the Mechanics, and the time has come for action. The big change may come in few days. It can't arrive any too soon to suit the home folks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
MANUFACTURES IN
 DANBURY. CONN.
The Census Bureaus Tentative Sum-
 mary for 1909.

Washington, May 25-A preliminary statement of the general results of the census of manufactures of the city of Danbury, Conn, was issued today by Acting Census Director Falkner. It contains a summary comparing the figures for 1904 and 1909, by city to- tals, prepared under the direction of MT William M. Steuart, chief statis- tician for manufactures, Bureau of the Census. The figures are subject to such revision as may be necessary af- ter further examination of the orig inal reports
 The summary shows increases in all of the items, as follows: 93 per cent. in the capital invested; 76 per cent. in the miscellaneous expenses; 39 per cent. in the number of salaried offi- cials and clerks 32 per cent. in the cost of materials used; 28 per cent. in the salaries and wages; 28 per cent in the value of products: 27 per cent. in the number of establishments; A per cent. in the value added by man. ufacture; 2 per cent. in the average number of wage earners employed during the year.
 There were 13f establishments in 1909, as compared with 103 in 1904; an increase of 2S, or 27 per cent.
 The value of products in 1909 was $10, .000, and ss,O66,000 in 1904: an ir-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
Litchfield County News.
under Jail sentences.

Charles W. Lewis of Ansonia and Waterbury has been fined y5 as Woodbury and sentenced to jail for speeding. through the town In nis clip. His chauffeur was also fined $5 and sentenced to jail for five days on like charge, but the justice gus pended execution of the jail sentences pending the good behavior of the two accused.
 Hole in the Road.
 Thomas Herbert has brought suit against the town of Torrfngton fo- s10,000 damages alleged to have been received when he stepped into holS in the road, which is described in the papers as from three to sic inches wide, more or less and aDo1s fourteen inches deep" He claims to have fallen and to have broken his hip and that now after two months treatment at the Litchneid l County Hospital he finds himself per- manent1y incapacftated.
 Killed on Railroad.
 Michael J. Finn, of Winsted, ageI 50 a stone mason employed by tnS Central New England Railway, met an untimely death just west of ths railway station at Canaan. He was was walking beside the track. carry- ing a heavy jack on his back, when the westbound passenger train from which he had alighted but few min utes before struck him glancing blow on the head, killing him iTs- stantly.
 A Big Trout.
 Lew Rhodes, of Canaan, claims the trout fishing championship of the state He says that on Monday in an abandoned lime quarry filled with water he caught a brook trout fifteen inches long wide as mans hand and lacking but two ounces of weigh ing four pounds. Years ago, it is re- called, a few trout were tossed into the old quarry hole and this is be- Iieyed to be one of that number. Ir is figured that it must be about ten years old.
 An old Chair.
 J. H. Smith of Colebrook has given the State Library a chair that was is 15O years old. Te log once stood by the fireplace in the Smith home and chips for the fire were delved out of it.
 Damages By Storm.
 At Woodbury.. Friday, a barn own- ed by R. A. Stevens on the Bethany road was struck by lighting and a horse in it was killed.
 At Winsted, lightning struck a house owned by Mrs. Fred Richard son, tearing a hole in the roof ana performing many curious stunts. The occupants escaped injuries.
 At Cornwall, Monday, a barn on the stock farm of Charles l.. Gold, was struck by lightning and set On fire, burning to the ground. The 1oss is estimated at S2o,000.
 Case of Sunstroke.
 On Monday, Ross Weaver. a car- penter, was found lying near brook in East Canaan, partially uncon- scious While his condition is not fatal, Weaver suffered a severe sum stroke
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
fBy Wagner.)


 The rain was hitting so we'll yes- terday that there was nothing for the players to do but stick around the Atlantic hotel. Manager Mild Mike Doherty and his Hofyoke team was on hand yesterday morning. He and and the other players held a flaming bee. Mike Srnalling, the former Yost star, sported new straw dip.
 The team left for Holyoke at 9:21 this morning. Manager McCann left the Atlantic hotel at ten seconds be- fore train time and was paced across Water street by Mike Kelly. Red Waller and Tex Rumsey were left be- hind to work out They. packed their grips and went over to Newfield park.
 Jimmy Hall had a new bat this morning. It is called the Capt. Crook model and is on sale at Dan Smiths "Il1 break this stick in for you with a couple of base hits today" said Benny Kauff.
 Capt. Tom Crook was frisked for s7 yesterday as a result of betting carnival. During an argument at the Atlantic hotel a question came up re- garding the game in Waterbury on September 4, 1910. Crook said the contest went 13 innings and Joe Wa ters, the faithful fan, said it didn't go more than ten. "I've got s5 to back up my argument" declared the first baseman. Waters came through with five spot and Jimmy Hail was elected stakeholder. Jimmy had a hunch that Waters was right so he said, Take the ten bones now Joe.' Crook told Jimmy not to be in such hurry and offered to be the short stop. Here's case note that I'm right" declared Hall. Lou Litschi <.x AL. 4fS--z 1~..x he got aboard for 50 cents worth on the Waters side. Tex Rumsey put q half simoleon on Crook. Then the matter was left to the Farmer and it was seen that Waters, Hall and Lftschi won because the game in question was called at the end of the ninth with the score to 6.
 The New Giants now lead the pro- cession and Manager McGraw is the biggest little Napoleon" you ever saw.
 A postage stamp will cover the first three teams in the National.
 Wagers are being made that the Phillies will never again see the top of the heap.
 When Sam Crawford can win a game for Detroit by singling in the 11th and then stealing second and third and scoring on an error, it looks as if a horseshoe was loose in the Tiger camp.
 Unable to win, the Boston Doves are trying to give their followers their moneys worth by tying up the score before finally losing.
 The White Sox dropped from sec ond to fourth place.
 Eleven victories out of 14 gam es On the road for Mrs. Britton's St. Louis team. Who'll say word against suffra gists?s
 { If Marquard hangs around the Giants camp for two or three years more McGraw may find out that he is real pitcher.
 That St. Louis American league
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
(By Wagner.)

When you haven't the pitchers why you needHt come around. That's about the way 1t is in these bustling times. The team with the pitchers brings home the money. The poor showing of the boxmen coupled with the spasmodic hitting has brought about the slump of the Bridgeport team in the last two weeks. At no time since the season opened have the twiriers been going right. but the club has managed to worry along because Manager McCann has changed pitch CTS so often.
 Red Waller is not yet in shape, Tex Rumsey is an in and outer, and Iyor Swanson has been good only in spots. Uppy Upham, Freddy Gibbs and Chief Snyder have done the best work. Gibbs and Snyder each had one ebad
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
Sport Notes Of Interest
(special from United Press ]


 Boston, May 25-Amherst is repre- scented in both the single and double finals in the New England Intercol- legiate Tennins Tournament today on the Long wood courts. Johnston meets Oakley of Williams, for the single ti- tie, while Johnston and Shumway will oppose Harris and Nelson of Dart mouth, in the doubles.
 New York, May 25-F'rom the show ing made by Matt McGrath, of the New York Athletic Club, in trials this week, it is today expected that he will come close to setting a new mark for at least one of the weight events at the games at Celtic Park, Sunday.
 Philadelphia, May 25-That the American polo team will retain the Birmingham trophy is the opinion of the members of the fashionable rac- quet club here, who have raised a purse of $50, 900 to bet on the Ameri- cans at the prevailing odds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
Jimmy Callahan
 Coaching Chicago
White Sox Good Showing Due
 to Veterans Efforts

] Chicago, May 25.-The secret of 7the White Sox's improved ball play ing is laid to the daily morning prac- tice. Manager Duffy makes every man on the squad report for work in the forenoon. Capt. Harry Lord takes up one branch of the work in perfecting the infield play, Manager Duffy takes Ping Bodie personally in hand. and Jimmy Callahan teaches some of the erring pitchers crafty tricks of the game.
 Callahan has been laborins indus triously with Frank Lange. The Iron man has had a great weakness in allowing base runners to get too long lead on him. Callahan, who was one of the old crafty school in trickery, has been going on the slab in the morning to show Lange how to hold the base runners. In his best days as pitcher Cal never let a base runner get more than two feet off the bag while he was pitch ing. Lange evidently has prof1ted by Callahan's instruction. Not one of the speedy Athletic runners was able to purloin a base on him. @e
 Smoke a Nugget after dinner. as
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
MANUFACTURERS IN
 BRIDGEPORT, CONN. The Census Bureaus Tentative Sum-
 mary for 1909.

Washington, May 25-A preliminary statement of the general results of the census of manufactures of the city of Bridgeport, Conn.,, was issued today by Acting Census Director Falkner. It contains a summary comparing the figures for 1904 and 1909, by oity to- tale prepared under the direction of MT. William M. Steuart chief statis- tician for manufactures Bureau of the Census. The figures are subject to such revision as may be necessary after a further examination of the original reports.
 The summary shows increases in all the items as follows: Seventy per cent. in the cost of materials used; 50 per cent. in the number of saIar- jed officials and clerks; 47 per cent in the value of products; AZ per cent. in the salaries and wages; 32 per cent. in the average number of wage earners employed during the year; 27 per cent. in the capital invested; l; 24 per cent in the value added by manufacture; 20 per cent. in the number of establishme 16 per
 There were 367 establishments in 1909, as compared with 306 in 1904; an increase of 61, or 20 per cent.
 The value of products in 1909 was $65,609,000 and $44,587,0 in 1901; an increase of $21. 022,00O or AT per cent. The average per establishment was approximately s179,OOO in 1909 and about s146,000 in 1904.
 The value of products represents their selling value or price at the plants, as actually turned out by the factories during the census year, and does not necessarily have any rela- tion to the amount of sales for that year. The values under this head also include the amount received for work done on materials furnished by others.
 the tabular summary which follows:
 Census Per
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
ALF SCHRvBB NO MATCH
 FOR FAST BILLY OUEAl
Especial from United Press.)

Boston, May 25.-The most rabid partisans of AIf Shrubb, today admit Billy Queal has conclusively proved his superiority at 12 miles. Last night the pair met at that distance for the fourth time and for the fourth time Queal won. His time was hour minutes, B seconds
 Thure Johansen, the Swedish runner who holds the 10 mile indoor pro- fessiona1 record. wHs a post entry but was never in the contest, finishing more than a lap behind Shrubb and QueaI. Shrubb led during the early part of the last mile but at the crucial moment Queal shot past the Briton and won by a narrow mar gin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
CARDINALS CHALLENGE.

The Cardinals challenge and 16 year old team for any Saturday aft ernoon at the M. A. c. lot. They would like to play the West End Jrs., Bankers, Austin Chippies, Burr Roads. Shellpoints, T. U. S., State Trade School, or any fast teams. Team includes: Bowling. Berglund, Murphy, Hawkins, Irwin, Coulter, Sherwood, Wilkinson. Cole, Farran. Wells. Williams, Brackan. Will travel out of town not further than 30 miles. Answer through this pa- per.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
THE ALCo JRS. WON.

The Alec Jrs. defeated the Walnut Babies at the flats by the score of Is to 4. The lineup is Honan, e.; O'Neil. D.; Ward, h.; H. Bradley. 2b.; Moran, s.s. and captain; MolIoy, 3b.; Henry, lf.; Cassidy, cf; J. Brad ley, If. and manager; Clarke. sub: Gorhey, mascot. The Alcos would like to hear from the Glenwood Re- serves Saturday morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
R.H.E.
SOUTH END CLUB TO
 HAVE BOUTS ON MAY 90.

The South End Social Club is plan ming to hold big boxing show on Tuesday evening. May 30, in their rooms, 42s Main street. The main bout, which will be for six rounds. will be between Young McAuliffe of this city, and Tommy Shea of New Haven. The boys will weigh in at 12O pounds at in the afternoon Forfeits for their appearance have been posted In the semi-final One Round Keegan will box Young Mccarthy in a six round go. Only members will be admitted to this show
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
NEW ENGLAND
Yesterday,s Results.

Yesterdays Results. At Fall River-FaIl River 6, Lynn 1.
 At Worcester Haverhill postponed, rain. At New Bedfort1-LAwrence 6, New Bedford 5.
 At Lowell-Brockton g, Lowell z.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
COLLEGE GAMES
R.H.E.

At Princeton R.H.E. Princeton, co o *-5-8-2 Michigan, 0000 1t0 o 3-4-7-2 Batteries: S. V. White, woodle and Lackey; Smith, Campbell and Borles- kie.
 At Philadelphia RH.E Brown, 1O10 0 2 O 0-- 5-l Pennsylvania, % o 1 0 o 0-2-11-1 Batteries; Warner and Harris; Mar shall and Hawk and Cozzens.
 At West Point RHE. Holy Cross, 000 o 0 0 3 30-5-12-3 West Point, 0 0 0 O 0 0 o 01- 37 Batteries: Lynch and Ganus; Devore and Davenport.
 At Hartford RHE. Springfield T.S. 1 0 1 % o o 0 0-2-e-1 Trinity, % 0 o o o O1 O-1A-2 Batteries: Shott and Kelly; Warner and LHereux.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
DERBY SCH0OLMAMS NOW
 AFTER SALARY INCREASE
Especial from United Press.)

Derby, May 25-The local public school teachers are grooming them selves, today, to demand at the next meeting of the education board an fn- crease in wages. They have taken on a militant spirit since the success of the teachers in Ansonia a few weeks ago in forcing increases all along tas line The local schoolma'a 'ams each want s10O year increase. The chances are said to be- more than even that they will get it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
1855 50

Summary for Steam Laundries.
 The preliminary totals for the steam laundries of Bridgeport, Conn.,, in 1909 are not included in the fore going table, as the Thirteenth Census was the first at which they were can vassed. They are here given sepa- rately, as folIowS
 Mum ber of tablishments, T; cap ital, lS100,000; cost of materials used S26,00O; salaries and wages, $68, ,000: miscellaneous expenses, $25,000; val saladies officials and clerks 5; and average number of wage earners em- ployed during the year, 150.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25

connected from the first.
 Left Fielder Deninger, of Jersey City, blew himself to two doubles, two triples and a single off the Buff falo fingers.
 Two singles, two doubles and a triple were Bakers contribution to the Athletics score.
 Bugs Reisigl is booked for a tryout in the big league, according to the New Haven Palladium. He has a lot of stuff. All he needs now is steadiness.
 Mild Mike Doherty says Dang, the Holyoke outfielder, is one of the best batters in the league. That fellow can hit all kinds of pitching says Mique. He's only batting about 800 now" Dang came from the Three league.
 New Britain picked up a good catch CT in. Lemieux, from Woonsocket or Rhode Island. Frank Beaumont, the old Orator catcher. got Lemieux the job with O'Nef
 Waterbury would like nothing bet ter than to beat New. Britain. They're pretty sore in the Brass City over that Hoey deal, and they hur1 their choicest abuse at Dan O'Neil when he visits Waterbury.
 Benny Kauff is very tick1ish. The young outfielder jumps a foot in the air if one of the other players come near him.
 Lou Litschi is another one who got the decision over Tom Crooks in a bet. They were talking about War hop, the New York American pitcher, and Litschi remarked that the twirler was in the Tri-State league in 1908. Clocks said the pitcher wasn't in that organization then T was playing there myself and I ought to know declared Litschi. Crooks offered to bet s. "I hate to take your money" !" said Litschi. Well, I'll take yours if 1 win,'' retorted the captain They put up the coin and after looking up the record found that Litschi had WOD. The diamond at Steep1echase is fixed differently than in former years. The home plate is at the eastern end and the batter will face the west. This will give a longer field and prevent the numerous home runs which result ed from the ball hitting the track and bounding over the fence. It is said that Jack Hoey is dis pleased with his job in New Britain. Dan O'Neil will suspend him if Jack doesn't do his best.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
GAMES TO-DAY.

New Haven at New Britain. Bridgeport at Holyoke.
 Hartford at Waterbury. Springfield at Northampton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
YESTERDAY,s REsULTs.

New York, s; Chicago, 8. Philadelphia, @; Cleveland, 1. St. Louis, 1; Boston, o.
 Detroit, 6; Washington. 5. II in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Yesterday's Results.

1OSUCEVdy IScSuICS. At Toronto-(Morning) Toronto 2, Baltimore 2: (afternoon) Baltimore II, Toronto 6.
 At Rochester-Roches 4, Newark 8.
 At Montreal-(M Morning) Montreal IA, Providence 3; (afternoon) Provi- dence 4, Montreal 2.
 At Buffalo-Jersey City IF, Buffalo 6.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
TODAY'S GAMES.

New York at Chicago. Washington at Detroit. Boston at St. Louis. Philadelphia at Cleveland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25

Chicago. = Chief McQueeney an- nounces that the ordinance prohibiting the sale or use of explosives will be enforced and that Chicago will observe "safe and sane" Fourth of July.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS. New York, 2: Cincinnati, 1. Brooklyn, 4; Pittsburg, o. St. Louis, 4; Philadelphia, 2. Chicago, 4: Boston, 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25

He-What was the ballet girls an- nual dinner like?
 She-The best I ever drank.-variety Life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25

Summary for Steam Laundries
 The preliminary totals for the steam laundries of Danbury, Conn. in 1s01 are not included in the foregoing ta- ble, as the Thirteenth Census was tFe first at which they were canvassed. They are here given separately, as follows:
 Number of establishments. 1; capi- tai, s6S, ,O00 cost of materials used, s. GOO; salaries and wages, S4,0C0. mis- celianeous expenses, s4,000; value of products, $57,000; number of salaried officials and clerks, 5; average numbe1 of wage earners employed during th< year Il
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25

Owing to abdominal trouble Lajoie will be out of the Cleveland lineup for several weeks. He may have to undergo an operation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25

YESTERDAYS RESULTS. All games yesterday postponed: {: ain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25
TODAY'S GAMES.

Cincinnati at New York. Pittsburg at Brooklyn. Chicago at Boston.
 St. Louis at Philadelphia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-25

If Boston had done as we'll against the western teams as Brooklyn, the National League would now have a "hoss race" for sure