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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
B0STONlANS MUST
 LUG OWN BAGkGE
President Ward of Nationals Doesn't Believe in Hiring POrters
 For Club.

.sWe've got to lug our grips and bat bags all over the circuit without as- sistance this year and we don't like It a bit," This is the wall of the Bos- ton Nationals who are finding out how ball players used to look after them selves when President John M. Ward was a major league Owner-leader or the Brooklyn Brotherhood team and the Giants In these days diamond experts thought nothing of trudglng to and from the ball parks with heavy bags containing uniforms and other things. They never knew what It meant to ride between railroad sta itions and hotels, unless it was aboard the street cars. Now and then, if distances were great and players nad just been paid, they hired omn1buses, barges or open carriages so that shoe leather might be saved. If a pennant was won the management usually treated the champions to a ride now and Nen but nothing more.
 In this era of baseball prosperity, however 1t has become habit to hire carriages, automobiles or stage coach es to carry ball players from railroad terminals to expensive hotels and then to ball parks where uniforms are stow ed away in roomy lockers until 1t IS time to pack up for another circuit jump. The club owners pay for these
 
 and boys who shoulder grips, bat bags and other paraphernalia for stated sums. The players thus relieved trav- el about the country like prosperous sightseers without a. care in the world.
 When Johnny Ward, backed by Jas B. Gaffney took hold of the Boston Nationals he proceeded to put things on a business basis. He discovered that much money could be saved by scratching the hacks, stages and auto mobiles together with the muscular porters who carry ball players lug gage Ward marked back to the time, eighteen years ago, when he managed the Giants and plodded along the streets with his men each burdened with weighty valise and bulky bat case. If ball players were able to look after their own effects then why not now? Ward did not have to ask himself this question more than once.
 He put a rule into effect that the Boston Braves must avoid red caps at railroad stations and baggage carriers at hotels: that they must pay for cabs ar motor cars themselves and are at liberty to contribute to the support of the trolley magnates. Ward an- nounced that ball players were not too weak to walk or to shoulder their luggage and he has not yet changed his mind.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
WOMAN FIGHTING TC
 CONTROL ST. LOUIS CLUB

St. Louis. April 3G-Mrs. Helen Hath away Robison Britton, owner of the St. Louis Cardinals, took the witness stand yesterday and told of her efforts to gain contro, of the stock in the club that she inherited by the will of her dead uncle. M. Stanley Robison.
 Mrs Britton testified the stock orig inally was put in her name to foil the efforts of the Public Administrator to get control of the estate It was later transferred to E. H. Steininger, she said. merely as a precau'tion.
 When I transferred the stock to his name, MT. Steininger gave me the cer- tificates and told me to take them to my home in Cleveland and take good care of then,'' Mrs. Britton testified. He never said anything about want ing the certificates back again until three weeks ago, when he demanded them.''
 Judge Hitchcock took the case under advisement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
THIS DATE IN
 PUGILISTIC ANNALS

1SS7-Ike Weir defeated Willie Clarke in 21 rounds at Nyack, N. Y.
 1S92-Bob FitZsimmons knocked out Jim Farrel in rounds at Newark, N. J.
 19O0-Bob Fitzsimmons knocked out Ed Dunkherst in rounds at Brooklyn.
 1903-Mike Ward defeated Otto Sieloff in 10 rounds at Port Huron, Mich.
 1906-Jim Barry knocked out Charles Mock in 1 round at Milwaukee.
 1907-Ad Wolgast defeated Tom Campbell in 15 rounds at St. Joseph, Mo.
 1907ABilly Papke knocked out Jimmy Carroll in rounds at Peoria
 19O8-Johnny Summers knocked out Kid Sullivan in g rounds at Baltimore
 1910@Johnny Kilbane defeated Bobby Tickle in 10 rounds at Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
TWENTY TWO CARS IN
 SANTA MONICA AUTO RAC-

Twenty-two cars will face the start CT when the Santa Monica auto road race is sent away on May f.. entries having closed.
 In the 303-mile free-for-all Barney Oldfield, David Bruce Brown, RalpA De Palma, Bert Dingley. Earl Cooper, Teddy Tetzlaff, Dave Orris and Calet Bragg are entered
 There is one fault with the Santa Monica road race course-it is alto gether too fast" declares Bert Ding ley, who will pilot a 50 horsepower Simplex car in the big Western clas- sic on May 4. ''The course is so per feet that the finer points of the driv- ing game will be missing. ; The race will depend more on the ear than the driver
 santa Monica differs from most roadrace courses in that it has very few turns, no hills and is wide enough almost all the way around for several cars to travel abreast. This is quite a contrast to Savannah and Fairmount Park. The latter course, by the way. is the greatest in the country for test ing a drivers ability. At Philadelphia it is 8 case of constantly shifting gears for the hills, slowing down for turns and looping it. in the straightaways.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
CHIEF MEYERS GOT START IN TRI-STATE
 OUTLAW LEAGUE

Probably no other minor league has developed so many stars as the Tri- State organization, which starts it's 1912 pennant chase tomorrow. One of the big finds of the Tri-State was Big Chief" Jack T. Meyers. now the catcher of the New York Giants and admittedly about the best of all the men behind the bat. When the Chief began his professional baseball career with the Harrisburg, Pa, team, the Tri-State was an outlaw organization, although 1t is now back in the ortho- dox fold. Meyers as all fans know, b an Injun, sand his aboriginal name Is Tortes. He attended school at Riverside. Gal, and made such rep was urged by the fans of Fresno to take up his residence in the Raisin City and play with a local amateur team on Sundays. They got him a job running a printing press which put the trade mark of the packers on the boxes used for packing raisins. AS this is "Raisin Day. in California, remembrance of his first job. Tn Fresno the baseball bugs still tell the yarn of how Meyers went off the res srvation and donned war paint because his boss in the raisin-b -box-pr.nting factory deducted :!,irp, 4 from a,, his pay for
 
 how he wasn't permitted to vote and consequently wouldn't dig up any aead-tax, so there! And he got away with 1t, for the paleface tax collec- tor. confronted with the law by the rate Intun who knew his rights and vas going to have 'em, let the chips lRll wbere they may, soon saw great light
 AS an interpreter at Ell Paso, Tex, and Clifton, Ariz., Meyers played great amateur ball and took a prominent tart in the big annual baseball tour- laments at Albuquerque. N. M. Af- ter serving some time as a linguist for Encle Sam, the Chief decided he want d an education, and saved enough money to take the classical course at bartmouth college in New Hampshire. Be finished among the first in his class md was a favorrte with both profes- ,ors and fellow students. It was af- Ter he had had his intellectuals sand Dapered at Dartmouth that he got his lrst offer to play professional ball. The outlaw Tri-State League had a number of shining lights among it's players, but, in the uniform of the Harrisburg team, Meyers outshone fhem all and topped the list of the eague's hitters Meyers returned to his home at Riverside, Cal, at the close of the season. and the following year played with Butte, Mont. St. Paul. Minn., was the next to claim he Chief as it's own. lawn McGraw, pf the New York Giants, always on Inc lookout for corners, considered Meyers good enough to pay H.000 for aim Whats more, he got his moneys Forth many times over, which isn't nwayD tho ca1A
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
hA0ntYea! Fans
 Roasting Lush
Eo mer Yale Coach Blamed For s:issension in His Tail
 End Club

Billy Lush is a target for much abuse by Montreal fans and sporting writers. The fact that the club is at present trailing at the tail-end of the league gives reason to believe that there is something wrong. Those who have seen the Royals In action are of the opinion that the material is fairly good and it is the general be- lief that the players do not favor Lush, therefore are not giving him their best services.
 Eddie Bridges, who is trying to hook up with the Bridgeport club of this league, could not get along with Lush, and the pair had some misun- lease of Bridges. Lush has suspended Chick Gandil, the crack first sack CT. following a verbal altercation on Saturday, when the initial sack art ist was found smoking a cigarette All in all Billy has rocky road to travel.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
IRV WaGnerl

The Mechanics departed for Hol- yoke on the 936 train this morning. Secretary Reddy was doubtful about the weather but received word from O'Neil that the day was clear. Man. ager McCann decided to take Catcher has the goods. He will probably use Foye either at Springfield or at Hol- yoke. The new backstop was sent here from Jersey City of the Interna- tional league. The following players were taken, Catchers Brewer and ningham and Snyder; Inf1elders, Capt. Crook, Stow, O'Rourke and Miller; Outfelders, Norris, Carroll Eley and Foran.
 Pitcher Freddy Gibbs is still trou- has trouble with his wing early in the season. Gibby will work out at New field while the team is in Massachu- setts and he may take a turn Tn the box Friday or Saturday.
 Catchers Bergen and Corkjns and Atlantic hotel lobby. Manager Mo- Cam will try out his four backstops this week to see which two are good enough to stick.
 Ray Heating of this city showed his
  inning victory over New Bedford of the New England league last week. Fullerton, who had been twirling for l, La wrence. was taken out in the sixth 70 allow a pinch hitter to bat for him. nd Keating took the mound. He held New Bedford scoreless in the last llree innings. Lawrence fans regard
 eeting as one of the best pitchers n the league.
 Grantland Rice in the New York Nail pays the following tribute to Nenny Kauff:
 "In attempting to shelve misfortune trough the past week Wolverton has Ncovered six youngsters and pushed hem in at various spots around the cid. They are Coleman. Simmons, Tartin and Stump. infelders with inn and Kauff for the outAeld. Of he lot, Martin and Kauff show more ~onnise, as they carry the required reed and the agility needed in this noch of play Coleman and Simmons ~e steady. but slow. Finn is steady -ough but still a trifle shy on speed. 'rartin and Kauff bear closer lamp. ng"
 Pitcher Bill Powers. last season with Holyoke. has reported to Hart ford Manager Finn of Mobile offer ed Powers for sale last week and it was not until a few days ago that Hartford came to terms for the pitch CT.
 Shortstop Cabrera, of New Britain, popularly supposed to be Cuban. says he was born in the Canary Isl- ands and is therefore a bird instead of Cuban The Hartford COurant suggests that Romanach. who also came from Cuba. is probably Ro- man.
 Rain. cold weather and sloppy erour6s won out in the big leagues, yesterday. and the bargain day hunt CTS now have 21 double bills coming.
 Even the weather conditions are eainst the Highlanders. While the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
C0FFEY KNOCKS WILLIAMS OUT

Jim Coffey, ''the Dublin Giant" presented Larry Williams with his first knockout when he flattened Lawrence in the second round or their battle last night at the Olympic A. C., New York. Williams hit the floor twice before he took the long sleep.
 In the opening round he kept polk ing his left into .Coffey's face for a little over two minutes. Larry left a slight opening. Pop" went Coffey's s right and Williams stretched on the canvas. The bell tinkled before ten was counted. In the next session Golf fey went right after his man and af- ter a minute shot the right over again then the members started out to face the rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
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 OPERATING %i STORES
lfoaA AND MKINNON
 WILL CLASH TONIGHT.

New York, April 30.-Although Bob Moha, the Milwaukee scrapper, is a two to one favorite in the betting for his fight with Bill Mcinnon, of Bos- ton, tonight, some sharp bettors are taking the short and heavily They base this belief on the fact that Moha made a poor showing against Freddie Hicks, two weeks ago, and on the knowledge that any middleweight has to be in tip top shape to clean up McKinnon who has wallop in either rnitt
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
AMATEUR BASEBALL

The Akron Jrs defeated the Lyric Jrs. Sunday afternoon by the score of 13 to 5. The winning battery was Eddie Stehle pitcher, and A. Stehle. catcher The battery are twin broth CTS and they certainly are some class judging by their performance. The Akron Jrs accept the challenge of the Blue Diamonds for game Saturday morning next at Parrots lot providing the Blue Diamonds will agree to meet the Akron boys the same afternoen at 2 sharp at Main and Federal streets. (Signed) s. Schaaf, captain and w. Vrondran, manager.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
Bad Weather Has
 Been Very Costly
Financial Loss May Result in 40 Game Schedule
 Next Year

The country wide downpour of rain yesterday leaves food for reflection on the part of the baseball magnates. But two games were played yesterday ing to the lot of the younger associa- t1on. The National League got no action whatever, while every game in the International circuit had to be postponed. None of the small minor league clubs of the East had chance to open their gates. At Utica snowstorm prevailed.
 Rain has cheated McGraw of two attractions with Boston, that of Sat- urday a chance for record crowd. In Boston the Yankees lost their two best Hub dates. There was nothing doing on the date set for the opening of the magnificent new plant in the City of Culture. The next day, April 19, observed as Patriots Day in Massachusetts, is by far a better baseball plum than Memorial Day, July 4 or Labor Day.
 It is safe to say that postponements already have cost the Giants fully $50,0O0, and the Highlanders almost as much. Brooklyn has also lost heavily. These deficiencies can never be made up, for the idle days cheated the promoters out of capacity crowds. The games were lost while the sea- son was young and fandom was full Ol GnIAuStdSIu. DOuUlc-uSdOSES dI0 always attractive, but bargain days can never redeem rains ravages against the turnstiles.
 For several years Ban Johnson, president of the American League, has been anxious to reduce the major league schedule to 140 games, begin ming ten days or two weeks later than is now the custom. This season should lend some weight to the big czar's arguments Every big league club was hit hard for Spring training expenses, and now that the weather has rapped their pocketbooks steadily ever since they may decide that a shorter schedule, with accompanying later trips to the training camps, may improve the customary troubles of the opening weeks of the big league
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
|L|TSCH| AND RUELL ARE
 HITTING THAT BALL HARD Ray keating of This City Does Fine Pitch-
 ing Stunt For Lawrence

others rested, they played and got thumped again. Jim Vaughn held the Nationals to three hits. but Walter Johnson pitched and Germany Schaef- CT walloped one hard for the game wrecker.
 Tom Lynch penned a number of bush league transfers, yesterday, and Elmer Stricklett, a one time noted twirler, is now on his way to Bing- hamton.
 nounces that he will close his red cross ward by the end of the week. Free from bandages and the smell of drugs, his team will start out to bring home the pennant.
 Despite the financial pains now be- ing experienced by his fellow baseball himself a smile as he views the weather mans support of his argu- nent for a short season. Already thousands have been lost by the team owners.
 Holyoke has obtained Outfelder Hickey, who was with Hartford last season and was later drafted by Cleveland. Hickey was sent to New Orleans by Cleveland and went from New Orleans to Mobile. He wasn't quite fast enough for the Southern Association but will make good man for HolyOke
 Louis Litschi has at last been given a chance by Vernon of the Coast league. In game last week he tore off two doubles and two singles in four trips to the plate. It looks as if he would be regular with the club now.
 Foot Ruell is another former Bridge porter who is distinguishing himself He was not thought good enough for the Troy club when the season opened but the Trojans struck slump and Ruell was sent to third. In his first game he made two triples and sin gle and since then his batting has been timely.
 Gus Gardel.a has been fined $2O by a police court magistrate for a fight with Catcher Lafitte of New Orleans in a recent game at Mobile. During the game Lafitte, who was coaching at third, started to kid Gardella by yell ing Hit one to the Black lander" The former Springfelder appealed to the umpire but he did not interfere. The men continued to argue and soon the fists began to fly. President Kav- anaugh of the Southern Association has suspended both players pending an investigation.
 There will be two games at Newfield Park this week. The Ho,yoke team makes it's first appearance here Thurs day, and Friday Jack Hoey's New Britain club will meet the Mechan- ics
 ! The Newfields will go to New Ha- ven next Sunday to play the Annex team in a preliminary contest at Liz ghthouse Point. It is said the two teams divide $S0 for this game. If Hi Ladd makes good his threat and plays with the BrOoksides he will get in strong with the East End fans. The Rrooksides and their rooters are great patrons of Ladd's pool parlors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
PENCIL STRIPESl.

Just "Jot' this down.
 Pencil stripes are written on the first leaf of Fashion s Book.
 And at the present writ ing they're going fast-are very popular-due to the fact that they are inexpress- ibly neat when smartly tail red-the way we tailor them.
 You I'll note a wonderfully representative selection of hairline fabrics-oscillating from a hairs to an inch breadth.
 Soft pencil stripes in rough cheviot cloths
 Hard pencil stripes in sturdy worsteds. And just make a note of the moderate prices.
 Mark you! More all around good qualities in Besse System Clothes than in any other kind eNA Fo9TER.eES8E Co.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
BOY FATALLY INJURED.

Thompsonville, April 30-Wilfred Roux was caught in some belting while at work in a local brickyard yesterday, and so seriously injur ed that he died an hour or two later at a hospital in Springfield, to which he had been hurriedly removed. His arms and legs were broken and he was otherwise mangled. Roux was IT years old.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
MOOSE ARE CHAMPIONS

Winning from the Leasing lodge, Odd Fellows. pinochle team, the team from Bridgeport lodge of Moose last night laid claim to being the cham pion team of the city. The score last night was 13 to 2, giving the Moose a total of 51, and Lessing lodge a total of 49, in the series of games played. The victorious Moose team would like to hear from Court Burn ham, F. of A.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
THANK OFFERING SERVICE.

The Womans Foreign Missionary society Of the Washington Park Meth odist church will hold it's annual thank offering service in the Sunday school room of that church. Friday afternoon Miss Irene Hayes of Korea will address the gathering. The auxiliaries of the Methodist churches have been invited to attend.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30

While the Giants are engaged with Boston the Pirates will have the Reds in their own back yard If the com bination works out right the Giants will be able to view the situation from the top of the heap.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30

dulging in gymnastics. Note that the Cubs, Pirates and Phillies are berthed in the second division. This time last year they were crowding each other about in the first section
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30

Birdie Cree expects to join the New York Yankees some time this week. That will be sweet music to Manager WoIverton, who has missed Cree and Wolter from the line up.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30

say again and again to protect your health by taking Turkish Baths at the Hotel Atlas. Ladies' day Fri day. as
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
FraternitieS
PARK CITY LODGE, N. E. o. P.

PARk CII1 LODI1Es N. E. O. F.
 Park City lodge, N. E.. O. F., will give a reception tomorrow night to Grand Warden James L. Christie who was recently elected to that office. The reception will be given in the lodge rooms and elaborate plans have been made to entertain those who at- tend.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30

Davis is making every effort to stem the tide of defeats. He is now play ing first base himself, having removed Ed HOhnhorSt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
SONS OF VETERANS.

Franklin Bartlett Camp, Sons of Veterans, at meeting tonight will initiate 20 candidates. A large at tendance is looked for ;.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30

Manager Frank Chance has released pitcher Emil Richter Of the Cubs to the Louisville club of the American Associa tion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30

There is admittedly a difference be- tween being a field captain and man. ager, but Davis has not yet had a chance to prove himself.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
AMERICAN LEAGUE. Yesterdays Results.

Washington, 2; New York, 0. Philadelphia, ': Boston, 1.
 The St. Louis-Cleveland and De- troit-Chicago games were postponed on account of rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30

It is the, general opinion of the dope Isters that Cincinnati is exceeding it's natural speed. The Reds, however, figure to stay among the top four clubs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
Standing of the Clubs.
Games Today.

Games IOQ8y. New York in Washington. Philadelphia in Boston. Chicago in Detroit. Cleveland in St. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
Games Today.

Brooklyn in Philadelphia. Boston in New York. Cincinnati in Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30

Boston is already priming itself for a pennant, having the Red Sox in mind in so doing. They have a fine chance, too, if the Athletics lose Col lins, Baker and half a. dozen others, or if the team can be kidnapped bod ily Otherwise we prefer to have our shekels on the Mackmen,
 Arthur Fletcher is recovering rap- idly. His injured knee is mending and he will likely be back in the Giant batting order soon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30

Owing to the poor start of the Maps Cleveland fans are saying now that Manager Harry Davis is not a good leader.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30

This is where Stovall is missed. Da- wis was too slow for the Athletics, and it can hardly be expected that he will flash great form with managerial bur- dens to carry as we'll
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30

One of the best things Otie Crandali does is to break up ball games at the psychological moment. Otie led the National League in batting one season
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30
PERSONAL MENTION.

John Junior, who played ill the Poli Stock company in Bridgeport last summer and who is well known to To- cal theatregoers, is now playing in "The Only Son. in the Olympic thea tre in Chicago. He will remain in the West until July and after summer vacation will go to London where he will open in the fall in "The Fortune Hunter" Junior was well liked while in Bridgeport and did some notable work in the different parts he played here
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-30

Among other things the weather has played havoc with the box office in several big league towns. The Bos- ton Nationals are begging along with a $35,O0O loss already.