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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-19
TINKER AND EVERS WERE
 FAST FIELDING COMBINATION

One of the greatest infield combine lions in baseball will be broken up if Joe Tinker is selected to pilot the Reds in 1913. He and Johnny Evers have made a pair that has not been exceIled in any ball clubs. Evers and Tinker have played together so long around the keystone sack it'll be strange to have them separated. Dur ing all the years the Cubs were worlds champions or contenders for the title no criticism has been arous- ed on the playing of Eyers and rink CT.
 They have each others plays down so pat they know by instinct just what to do every moment. They are said to have a set of signals that GOV CTS every possible play, and 1t doesn't { take them an instant to go through with their part of 1t. Many critics who have watched baseball for years saw Tinker and Evers form the best combination ever brought together.
 It is only natural that both have aspirations to be managers. When Evers got the job here as boss every body knew Tinker wouldn't be satis fled until he landed elsewhere. They could play their best under any otheJ manager, but 1t would be impossible for one to lord it over the other.
 Esvers and Tinker are professionally jealous of each other on the ball field
 Many stories have been told of theil A<hts. When one makes mistake
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-19
fBy Wagler.l

The fans won't know the Bridge port ball club when 1t takes the field next season. Manager McCann who just returned from the minor league meeting tn Milwaukee announced this
 morning that he did quite 8 little buying and selling of players. Short stop Harry Spratt has been sold to Montgomery of the Southern league.
 This popular infielder was the property of the Boston Nationals and it was decided to send him south. Tn return for the loss of Spratt the Bos- players to the Mechanics after the spring practice.
 The Bridgeport club has also se- from the Lowell. New England league team. and 1nffe1der F1annery from Mobile of the Southern league. B0ultes was formerly a pitcher for tn Bos- Beaneaters one season and WAS then league. Boultss developed into an In- fielder and last season was considered a star. The official records for 1912 have not yet been published but in 1911 Boultes hit for .279 and nelded .945.
 No announcement was made re- gardine tn price for BouItes but ie Is understood that Outfielder Howard Bsssas Bsssr wif @ De Fss Fsdsd ne,de tS dowe for nery Is youngster picked up by Mike Finn in the Cotton States league. Finn could not use him in the Mobile lineup so he was willing to turn him over to Bridgeport
 No trade was made for Tom Crook but 1t was positively stated that Tom will not return to Bridgeport next season. 4 deal was clinched for a first baseman from New England league club. Manager McCann pre- ferred not to give out the name until the other manager had conferred with the club owner.
 Lines are also out for a second .baeennan which means that Bob Stow will play shortstop next year. Stow will have to do better at handling ground balls to hold the job but the, local management thinks he will make good at shortstop. New faces will be the watchword in 1913. With this end in view Manager McCann is after some good outneiders If is ex-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-19
NOT LACK OF GAMEkESS
 MADE SNODGRASS MUFF

The rnufT of Fred Snodgrasa
 which went a long way towards de-
 cidtng the worlds championship in the light between the Giants and the Bos- discussion among the winter league fans' and the consensus of opinion absolyes the New York centre fielder
 from g. lack of gameness His error is attributed to overanxiety more than anything else.
 Among large majority of fans 1t stands to reason that McGraw would not keep 8 player on his team who
 was not a fighter every inch of the way, and it would not take years,
 the length of snodgrasgs service. for the Little Napoleon to discover a yel-
 low streak in any of his men. Mc- Graw has stated publicly that he in-
 tends to keep Snodgrass. and that, in
 lowers of the team that Fred was the
 victim Of a fearful break in the luck.
 To show just what the real yellow
 Pirates, tells a story of one of his men who wa9 white with fear on the
 eve of the big Sunday game in Chi lost lost the pannant to PittsburEh. There here
 were a number Of players engaged in a tanning bee recently, discuasing the men turned to Fred Clarke and said-
 Cap. do you remember eo-and-eo in that game in Chicago?''
 yClarke's face hardened and he gave 2 snort of disgust while those few Of the group who understood and sion laughed. This player was almost a nervous wreck a few minutes be- fore the game began. More than thir- ty 1aoasand and wildly ,,t. excited fans" There was q fringe Of spectators that overffowed into the outfieId. Both the Pirates and the Cubs were on edge and the tenseness was more than this player could bear. He was so ner- vous that he could hardly take his turn in batting practice Desperatsiy feeling He was a conscientious fel- low and feared for himself and the team. Finally he walked up to Clarke
 .cap. i'm all in. I'm so nervous bali or not. get dizzy. when look can't hold bat. F'-
 But the fa1tering player who was to be part of the % great battle ags got no n, so short, snappy adJectfves, Clarke yelled in rage:
 ssI'm not carrying hyperderxnic nee you haven't got courage enough to pull yourself together and get out there and play the game of your life not know I had one of your stripe in my ball club or would not have wasted raiiroad ,,,f fare on you from
 Clarke was almost on the point of getting violent with the player, but was finally dragged away.
 There is a difference between over anxiety and lack of gamenees, a1- though some may feel that one bears lationship with the other The play CT whom Clarke berated that day in front of his comrades did not play with Pittsburgh thereafter. McGraw says that Snodgrass will be with. the Giants next year It is certain that a player who lacks gameness would never. have a chance to play under McGraw after he quit once.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-19
ESTATE NOW APPRAISED
 AT $l8,200,000

New York, Nov. 19-Joseph Pulitzer. late proprietor Of The New York World, who came to America prac- ticafIy penni1ess. and who at the close Of the Civil War. in which he served as a Union soldier, was still g. poor man, left a gross estate, taxable in New York State, of SIS. 100000. B. Halsey Malone of the law firm of HornbIower, Miller & Potter. repre- senting the estate, will make pubic copies of the official appr afsaI Of MT Pulitizer's estate under the New 1ork State inheritance tax laws tomorrow.
 Mir. Pulitzer left more than $1,5O6.- 900 in public bequests, and this IS ex- empt from taxation. He gave $1.oo0,- 0OO to Columbia University to supple ment $1 ,OoO, GOO given in his Retfme for a school of Journalism and $25 900 to the same university for, scholarshlps- He also left $500, 900 each to the Phil harmonic society and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, $50,O00 for a fountain in Central Park, and $75,000 for a statue of Thomas Jefferson. besides $5,00O to the C1i1drenss Aid society The courts held that the bequest for the fountain and statue were taxable, because they were not exempted under any specific clause of the inheritance tax law, and it was said that the be- quest to the Philharmonic society would also be taxed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-19
SOCCER FOOTBALL VICTORY FOR LOCALS
 OVER hIUGATUCkS

The Soccer contest Sunday at the Meadows between Bridgeport and Naugatuck was great game and keenly contested. The fans and loyal rooters of the local team were work ed up to a high tension. the game was very fast one, the ball travel ling from one end of the field to the other with bewildering speed. Nau- gatuck was the first to score and that seemed to warm up the home team and until half time 1t was a ding dong battle. The teams changed over with the score To in favor of Nauga- tuck The second half started very fast, and after eleven minutes of play Robinson equalized for the local team. Play continued very even but Bridgeport would not be denied and during tough scrimmage in front of Naugatuck goal the fulback handled the ball and the referee promptly awarded a penalty which c. Rose speedily turned into a goal. With five
 minutes still to play the game was called on account of darkness The local boys thus winning by goals to 1. Next Saturday the local boys travel to Ho1yoke to play Eau Alpaca, in the second round of the American cup. Here's hoping that they will Wf1ls
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-19
ORGANIZE CITY
 BOWLING LEAGUE

The City Bowling league was or ganized last night at rmesfinw heIa last night. The followfne officer were eIected:sJ sJ. O. Robson, orcpf5 er f- e. E. Sivers. secretary and A. P. DuS Q ley. treasurer.
 The division of prizes has been agred upon as folIows. F1rst team prize. $z7., second. SEQ; third, gIEs fourth, &10s fifth, S7-50; sixth. a5.0e High team three stringe, S7.6O- hfrt team, single string S7.50s high fndf- vidual, three strings. S2.50; hfrh fndi- v1duaI. single string Sz.B0.
 There are six teams of i've man entered as follows.
 Arcades-A. P- Dudley. captain A . 4ieberum, R. SpeTry c. sperry. ".
 Arcade Junfors-w. Ayrault. c.1- tain; H Banks, J. MoIIinelli. J. Giles.
 Giants-J. e. Robson. captaIns T. Crane, C. Pillings, ,. c. DondsFo. ..
 Reds-G. E. siverE, captain; A. Grindrod, M A. Perkins, sanauef Brewer, W. Connors.
 Cubs-A- Dewey captafns ,P. wer- relIi. J. Wargos C. CaIian, George Brown.
 Red sox-. B. Peterson. captain; P. 5chell, F. Hutchinson A. Johnson. William Hicks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-19

be elected John T. Brush offered to
 him the secretaryEhip of the Giants at a big salary. A few days later Murphy double-croesed Ebbets and Fogel at the National League meeting and voted for Lynch. There may have been a reason
 Friends Of O'Brien say he feels badly about the way he was treated by the New York club. From all ac- counts the blow came to OBrteu without warning, and it ie said he still is in the dark, as to the direct cause of his dismissal. O'Brien knew Of President Brush's decision to cast him adrfft before he left here for the meeting of the minor league clubs in Milwaukee last week.
 OBrien will have a hard time to get enough votes to triumph over Lynch. He needs five, whereas four will keep Lynch in office. OsBrisn Is reasonably certain of three-Chfcag Brooklyn and Philadelphia. Should the Philadelphia club be sold before the annual meeting of the Ma tionaI League, Or Horace Fogel be kicked out of baseball in the meantime. the Philadelphia vote will not be so cer- tain for O'Brien.
 This would leave New York. St. Louis. Boston, Pittsburg and Cincin- natl from which O'Brien would have to extract two votes. All these cities have been Lynch strongholds in for mer years, but one never can tell in baseball.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-19
HARVARD SQUAD
 IN GREAT SHAPE
BUT COACHES SAY TEAM HAS NOT PLAYED AS WE'LL SINCE
 PRINCETON GAME.

Cambridge, Nov 1g-Harvard start ed on her final week of preparation for the big doings with YaIe down New Sarssfy s as hreafh s1s saturaays melee e with Dartmouth in the best of condi- ton. Thanie to Trainer "Pooch" Donovan and Doc Nichols, the Grim has fne hest-cond4tioned set of play CTS she has had in several yeare.
 The mistakes made by the Crimson Saturday were also gone over--and they were many. according to the
 sTne team has surely gone back since the Princeton game said Coach Wilmington after the talk ..and nm week victory over Yale is impossible"
 Captain Wendell appeared on the field and did his share in the light drill that was held The Harvard count Of himself Saturday, as this is his last year as q member of the s'Tn Brickley ana his s1oooo foot got away with several fine field goals from drop and placement As the an- nual love-fest with Yale draws nearer. the contest appears more and more the ffttest foot. If YaIe can rush with success into a touchdown Blue victory looks probable. If the "foot artists are to match toes, with the crossbars of the goal as the court of last resort, every omen -favors liar yard.
 this week. The. Crimson players VIII On that day the backs and @ende ana centres will leave Cambridge. The lfnemen will go down on Friday. New London will be the stopping place, ana the team will hold a light indoor practice there on Friday evening, not going to New Haven until Saturday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-19
WASHINGTON HOPES TO LAND TENANT IN 1913. STRUGGI E.

The Washington Americans if VOL listen to Manage Clark Griff1th. are going right back into that pennant fight next year at about the same point they left of when the Red sox cHnched the flag in the winning weeks Of the season and make a fight for first place that will assure everybody that the Senators are there or there abo1fs- To this end, Grin has mapped out an elaborate set of plans for his 1913 campaign, which includes one or two possible changes in the lineup. For the most part, however, he ex- poets to stand pat on the team that put the capital on the baseball map
 Griffith has reserve list Of thirty team and 1t is certain from the brand Of baseball displayed in Washington and across the circuit in the past sea son that Philadelphia and Boston will that flag or take Griffs dust in the race It IS of course early to make predictions and bad form to base 8 calc1la tton on the form of a team in lne past season, as witness the big drop of the Athletics, but Grth has every reason for feeling encouraged. than i've other clubs in the Johnson league. While improvement may be expected in the Yankees, St. Louis Tigers and . spurt may be looked for from the White Sox the Sena tors. look to have a great chance to be right up there fighting with the select two or three.
 Grin will start of in the spring minus that handicap that was on his shoulders when he got away from the barrier last April. He will have a team that has already been up in the fight Last spring he was leading out 8 perpetual tail ender and had to raise 1t in the cdub standing before he could be taken seriously Now he will have team intact with the ad-# mitteday greatest hlfrler in captivity in Walter Johnson and a young team full of snap and ginger and moreover confidence.
 Griffith intends to pay attention to strengthening his out field with some heavier hitters. He has eleven pitchers from which he may also make some additions to his regular firing squad
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-19

the other is a1nost certain to tell E1fra of it. Of the field they are the berc of friends They go to shows fo~eth- CT, joke and talk on any subject. But once they get in uniform in the club. house they are ball players.
 Evers probably is just as anrfous to have Tinker go to Cincinnati ed manager as Joe is to get away. They The old feeling of double haruera won't be there any mere l.r.
 Johnny probably wants a man ct short whom he can train into i,I~ own way of thinking. Joe fhfnfr along different lines, afttoueh fhev are without peers in the double frf.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-19
GAVE A DOLLAR SOCIAL.

Members of the Brotherhood Of the Memorial Baptist church held a Save 8 Dollar social last night and raised $50 This money was saved since the last meeting of the Brotherhood when every member pledged himself to save one dollar. Many of the mem bers then related at the meeting last night how they had saved their dollar. 4 box social will be held at the meeting held the third Monday night in January. B. B. Shuer, W. O. F1orian and Fred Porter were named a. committee to ar range for the December and February meetings. These officers were elected last night: President, T. M. Shaw vice-president, W. O. F1orian; secre- tary and treasurer, Arthur F. Jones.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-19
CUBAN JEALOUSY
 BREAKS UP TOUR
ALI STARS TOLD NOT TO COME BECAUsE ATHLETICS DEEEAT-
 ED NATIVES

Pniladelphia. Nov. 1s-Umpirs Chas Rigler. who had planned to go on . barnstorminE trip to Cuba with nine composed of National League stars arrived here yesterday for the purpose Of Informing Kiilifsr. Knahe and was off Rig1er said they were not wanted in Cuba. He had planned to start for the island the latter part of the month, but this morning he re- ceived cablegram from the Cuban promoters In Havana notifying him mot to come.
 =1t is believed here that the trip of the Athletics and the manner in which they have defeated the Cuban champions has caused some bad feel ing and that the proomters Of the ser les see a financial loss should another major league team tour the island.
 From letters received here the Ath- Ietics are not having the finest time Of their lives, owing to the jealousy caused by the defeat Of the Cuban favor1tes
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-19
STRAIT SOLD TO MONTGOMERY
 AND BAKER TO BE TRADED
Manager MCCann Secures lnfieIders BouItes
 From Lowell and Flanneiy From Mobile

pected that some names will be giv- en out in a few weeks.
 remain fe same ssl as last we Year Io9a1ls ba3 ths rest of the lineup with the ex- ception of the pitchers, will be al-
 most entirely changed. With Vena- field and Baker missing from the out field. the rooters won't recognize the his pitching job and Harvey. Russell. who did well as a center fielder ih the closing weeks. will don the mask and pad again.
 that the Id Connecticut league was one of the best conducted class B organizations in the country, in spits of the roasts which ignorant critics had been handing out All the re- forms which the delegates advocated had been in force in this leag-le for a year Many of the magnates com plimented the delegates from this league upon the progressive methods of the old Connecticut league
 It was announced yesterday that the Chicago White Sox have sold Outffelder Barrow to Rochester of the InternationaI league. He was with Jersey City last season.
 York last night Willie Hope beat sloasen aseree ssfen dsfeatsa g yS 8amsda S the expert by 500 to 3s1 and Morning star won from Taylor soc to SIC.
 A hard scrimmage against the sec-l ond team and the trying out of sew erai new piayers kept the Yale srfd- iron warriors busy today. There will be no letup in hard work until Thurs 2 day afternoon. With the exception of Bomeisler. who injured a knce, Sat- urt1ay, all the varsity men are in the lineup and in fighting condition.
 Quarterback Bradley and Coolidge, left end. of Harvard. were both back in practice, today This cleans up the temporary cripple roll and gives Harvard as healthy and sound a bunch of athlets to go Yaleward. Sat- urday, as they ever had Because of his great work against Dartmouth. Drisco1I probably will start the game at left guard instead of the regular Trunbull
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-19
K jRSE IN THISTLE
 HOLDS UP TRAIN

New Milford. Nov Is.-An unusual incident held up at Brookf1eld June ton On the New York, New Haven 6 Hartford Railroad yesterday, the train due here at 11:25 a. m. Near the Junction is small trest1e. A horse went on the trest1e and fell with It's legs through the bridge in such manner that 1t could not be ex- tricateo quickly. It was finally freed with ropes, apparently none the worse for its experfence
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-19
THIS DATE IN
 PUGILISTIC ANNALS

1aos-Ddgger Stanley and WaIly Nor gan fought 6 round draw in London.
 1eos-Jimmy walsh outpointed Nap Defresue in rounds at Lewiston, Me.
 1gO9@Tomny Murphy and Young Erne fought 6 round draw In Philadel- phia.
 1e1O-Sam Mcvey knocked out Jim 1f,hnaon (bofh American heavy~ weights9 in 21 rounds at Paris.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-19
TOMMY HoUCK GETS
 DECISION OVER PHELsA1E

New York Nov. Io-Tcmmy Houar-. the Quaker City veteran, has a Iuciry decision to his credit today END4rl- Olympic, last night, but the mftis Bronx Irishman made a. great showing and deserves all of the nice thinn1 said about him A few more montf1 of ring experience and ik win take the best to shade Phelan-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-19
MASONIC NOTES,

Tonight District Deputy Wilder will pay an officials visit to St. John lodge. Stratford, No. 8, A. F. & A NJ. Following the conferring of the M. M. degree banquet will be served.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-19

No matter what you want try the Farmer Want Col umn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-19
Yosr FOOTBALL TEAM
 WILL PRACTICE TONIGHT

All members of the Yost football team are requested to report tonight for practice at Yost field
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-19

Tn the billiard tournament at New York last night Willie Hoppe beat George Sutton by 500 to 140. George Slosson defeated Yamada. the Jar expert by 800 to 3s1 and Morning star won from Taylor soc to SIG.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-19

It was announced yesterday thai the Chicago White Sox have sold Outfielder Barrow to Rochester of the international league. He was with Jersey City last season.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-06-14

~
The two-thirds rule and the possibility
of an attempt to abolish it at the Balti.
more convention are subjects that figure
largely in the gossip Of the Democratic
cloak rooms these days. The discussion
has been aroused by the very positive and
persistent claims of Speaker Clark's cam.
paign manager and supporters generally
that the Speaker will 90 into the CONVEX
ton with more than a majority OF the
delegates instructed for him or pledged
to him and that therefore his nomination
cannot be prevented. notwithstanding the
long standing rule of Democratic nation
al conventions requiring two thirds Of the
convention to nominate.
But the hackers of the Speaker are
alone in believing that he will 90 into
the convention with majority of the
delegates. The supporters of the other
Democratic candidates say positively that
no candidate will have majority of the
delegates at the opening of the conven.
ton. There will be no nomination on
the first ballot for Presidential candi.
date. Several ballots will be necessary
to nominate. in all probability.
W.
The entire proceeds of the Panama
Canal bonds of 1861, issued less than
year ago, have been spent. The last Of
the loan was wiped out last week by the
progress of the waterway that will sever
the American continent. Officials of the
Treasury do not contemplate issuing any
more canal bonds during the present ad
miuistration. The total cost of the
waterway, it is estimated, will be SAYS.
100000. Of this 1914, COS, 900 has been
expended to date.
~
Senator Poindexter Of Washington said
the other day that he believed the
Panama Canal would be worth $50, 600, :
600 to the Pacific Coast States as an
advertisement
He looks for an immense increase in
the number Of immigrants that will visit
the Pacific Coas, Oh the completion of
the canal. and the newcomers. he be.
lieves, will furnish brain and Drawn for
the development of the immense re-
sources of that region.
While the Pacific Coast developed
faster than the region immediately east
of the Rockies, there is but small popu-
lation on the Pacific slope compared with
the population that could be maintained
there. In Oregon alone there are II, 900,
900 acres of public land open 10 settle.
ment. Washington and California both
have great undeveloped areas. In Cali
fornia. within a few hours ride of the
great San Diego Exposition, visitors to
that big affair will be able to visit. over
new railroad a region which has Just
been redeemed from the desert; a region
once absolutely worthless, from which
rsnchers now. by tie aid of irrigation,
take hundreds of dollars worth of crops
10 the acre every year: region where the
date OF commerce has been made TO
thrive by the Government agents. where
early melons, alfalfa, oranges, olives and
score Of other products are making
people rich
The immense power welded by the
New York Clearing House Association
over the hanks of the country's financial
centre and arbitrarily lodged in the han Is
'of FIVE men should be placed under
Judicial regulation, it was conceded by
William Sherer. manager of the Associa
ton, on the witness stand. while al the