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The chronicle=news., 1912-12-27
Laughed So Hard
He Broke a Rib

san Francisco. Calf. Dee .,.-
Don't make III. laugh. my ribs
cracked" That's the warning =. =.
Mccarthy. president OF the state
building trade council aud former
mayor OF san francisco is giving
these days to jOcc.r friends.
While pluyin; santa Claus at his
home Mccarthy fell 10 laughing un-
III he chokcd and began ,C cough
lie Is = big man aud the NJ Of cough
Ing bccam" so violent that II led to
muscular paroAysm In which hc
fractured . ribt.
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MURDERER EXECUTED; y
PROTESTS INNOCENCE

San Quentin. Calf, Der. 2I.-
Protesting his innocence until the
last and wishing all the newspaper
men happy new year. John S. Rog-
crs. was hanged here today for the
murder of benjamin Goodman. Il San
Francisco jewellery salesman Novcm-
Der II. 1911.
Rogers killed Goodman with Il
hatchet, robbed the body of ycwelry
worth $1,000. hid the body in the
cellar of the building where he was
employed and worked not ten feet
IRON It. for three days.
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JEALOUS BOY OF Is
KILLS GIRL OF "A

Millbury. Mass. Dec. :7.--As
Clara i.c May. aged II. was enter
Ing the Cords Cotton Mill. she was
shot and killed by Charles Adams.
Is. The boy then shot himself. in
tlictink Injuries from which he died
later. Tho police say the shooting
~ss due To Jealousy. :.
The mill operatives were W dis
turbed by tho shooting that the
ina ma scmcnt closed the plant for the
day.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-27

Washington. Dee. 2i.--Ths exodus
of the Turks from Europe has be-
gun. according to "A letter received
by tho American Red Cross. The
letter says that the Rcd Cross already
has aided more than 100000 Turkish
up agriculture in Asia Minor. The
families arc agricultur!sts and they
represent for the most part the prim-
itivc portion of the Turkish popula-
ton.
The farms across tho Bospiortis
are provided free BY the ottoman
government
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CHINESE ASSEMBLY
FAVORS TERMS OF LOAN

I'ekin. China. DSc. .I.-ApprovaI
was given 10 tho hrips OF tho six
power" loan during tho session of
the Chinese national assembly. today.
As y quorum " the members was not
present, tho matter will have To be
brought up again ut another session.
TO It may receive the approval OF tho
full assembly.
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P1Es1DENT.IlEcT LEAVES
TO VISIT BIRTHPLACE

Princatop, n. J. Dec. 2'.--presi-
dent-eleet. Wilson shook his attack
Of the s1ppe and started away to-
day TO stt1nton. Va. MS birth place
where tomorrow be will celebrate
his bsth birthday. Mrs. Wilson nc
eompAnted the governor. lie was
bundled Fup wurmly In an automo-
uile with took them to the station
A drizxhng rain was falling.
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REP. MeHENRY OF PA. DIES

Itarri-bufE. Pu.. DEC. :6.-kepfc.
sentative John &. McHeury Of the
sixteenth Pennsyivania district died
at his home IN Benton. Pa. today.
lie had been In failing health for siA
months and did not seek reelection
last November.
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MEXICAN STRIKE NOT
SERIOUS, CLAIM

Mexico city. Mexico. Dec. 27.-M-
though II Is stated by th" workmcn's
society iha, 1000 ui.n Joined the
strike on tn" Mexican Central lines.
II was alleged today by the railway
executive that a fair percentage o:
both shopmcn and apprentices did
not tax. par, in tn. movement. Tho
men asked Tor Il revision OF certain
service rules. an cight-hour day. tn.
establishment OF "A pension system
and hospital reforms. Tho general
manager declares that he sees hope of
an early settlement.
40 disorder has been reported nor
has tho movement OF tn. trains been
intcricr.d with.
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ENJOYS
DEAOl0CkEO;
TREATY IS
REMOTE

London, Dee. Eth. peace en-
yoys both ot the Balkan states and
Of Turkey have adopted the expected
attiiud. OF intractibility toward their
opponcn'S' proposed terms of settle
m-ni Each side declared that the
Others demands are prclost'rous.
ThIrd pari.s who are in touch with
both groups Of nrgoiiatorS shar" this
opinion aud intimate that u period oi
whiting Is necessary to transfer
the proposals aud counter proposals
into such shape AZ viii enable the
peace conference. assisted by til"
friendly pressure of tn. powers. To
Strik" a bargain. This. 1t Ia thought.
viii occur In iu. time.
As u matter OF fact. the proposal Of
III. Balkan allie. by which they VIII
CON" Into possession Of tho coast OF
III. sea Of Marmora IL regarded as
uuii. Impossible" of achievement ~ liz
the Turkish demand that the Otto
man .mrIr. be allowed to maintain u
E,ixcranity over tn. coast VI the
Aegean sea. Including the city Of Sa-
ionikt
Tn" powers. H. Is pointed out.
would promptly veto the proJ'c, Of
the allies. which IL carried Into -f-
feet. would civ. the allies the con
troll OF tn" Dardancii.s.
Berlin. Dee. .7.-lIulHaria Is pre-
| parin. TO resume the wnr. according
to "a special despatch from Rust
| chuk. Bulgaria. The correspondent I
says the Bulgarian war minister has
| called up tn. recruits to b. enrolled
In 1914 and has assigned nil able
botitcd men up to til. age OF 60 to
| tn. colOrs.
Large supplies OF munitions OF war
| and provisions have reached Rust
chuk on n Russian steamer which
came up thr Danube. Twot other
| steamers brought u large number OF
cavalry horses and hospital supplies
aud there were so physicians and n
corps OF nurses ON board
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PhiIadcIphis. Dec. :I.-Prcsidcnt
elect Wilson aud party passed
through Philndciphia today cnr0ute
to Staunton. Va.
II feel II little bit HUSKY said the
governor. but otherwise | am all
right
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THE WEATHER
PHILOSOPHICAL haELix SAYS

Paws sum diplO.
mat. lie bought
TIL cook an alarm
for Xmas All now
nav makes linn
Ket his own
breakfast.
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Wilson's Home 7own
Prepares Welcome

stanton. Va. Dec. :'.-A great
arch with word Welcome Home"
outlined In inca ndcsccnt bulbs. forms
the gateway through which the
people OF Staunton Will welcome
homo tonight their distinguished nu-
tive son. president elect Woodrow
Wilson. Preparations under way for
nearly two weeks to mako the home
coming Il. great Virginia occasion
were completed to,la! und Staunton.
despite lowering clouds and sliEht
presented the appearance Of
u city prepared for the greatest oc-
cusion Of its history.
The parade to be reviewed By tho
president elect tomorrow will be QUE
Of the great features. Of the festival:
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Weather Forecast.

Weather Forecast.
Touirbt fair. warmer southeast
portion. Saturday fair. moderate tem-
peraturc.
Ysstardavs' TemperatureS.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-27

Monterey. Mexico, Dec. .'.-Thc
mechanics OF tho Mexican railroad
system who struck here today de-
clafcd they would paralyzc tho move
ment of trains unless their demands
were granted.
The railroad executive officers say
they can easily find substitutes for
the strikers AS 900 men recently
discharged by tho Monterey steel
plant are idle.
The strikers have promised tho
mayor of Monterey to keep order.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-27

NJ faso, Texas, Dec. 21.-So far
the strike has not affected traffic on
tho III Paso division of the Mexican
Central railway, n part OF tho ma
tiounl system. Railway officials
here today said mat no strike has
yet been made at Chihuahua CITY,
where shops OF the government rail-
way are located. No important shops
are located at the Juaroz-El PaEO
terminal
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CONTINUED on PAGE ,wo.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-23
THE ROWLAND DRY GOODS co


Originally buccaneers were peaceful
English, French-and Dutch settlers In
the Spanish West Indies, and they re-
ceived their name on account Of their
custom Of drying their meat, in the In
dian fashion, on a buccan, or hurdle.
The Spaniards resented strongly the
intrusion of these foreigners and made
many attempts to GUST them, but the
buccaneers were hardy set Of men
and crack shots with the musket, 50
they successfully resisted all the Span
iards' attacks and obstinately remained
in the islands What it was that cause
ed the buccaneers to abandon their
comparatively peaceful mode Of living
and take to piracy it is hard to say.
Possibly the constant marrying to
which they were subjected by the
Spaniards prompted them to retaliate;
but, whatever the reason, their depre-
dations soon rendered the passage of
the Caribbean sea an undertaking Of
extreme danger to merchantmen, and
the word buccaneer has come down as
a synonym for robbery, murder and all
the vices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-23
YOUNG PLAYERS DON'T
!. TAKE GAME SERIOUSLY

''The greatest trouble with young
base ball players these days is that
they, don't take the business seriously
enough
Those were the words of Jesse C..
>Burkett, a veteran of the game for
more than score Of years.
Most of the youngsters seem to
think it's just pleasant and easy
life for the summer, and an easy way
, to earn big money. It's pretty big
money, too, when one stops to con.
slider how much they would be earn
ing if 1t wasn't for baseball. Many
of them would be working nine or ten
hours a day. and, they wouldn't be
getting, very big pay, either. But in
minor league baseball they get three
or four times as much as they could
earn otherwise.
.'In spite Of this fact they do not
seem to think seriously OF their bus
mess. ~
'"Their greatest ambition seems to
be to get away from the grounds as
quickly as possible, and put all the
fun into the night that they can
crowd, never giving thought to the
morrow, or figuring how much assis-
lance they can give in winning the
game.
: "Of course, I do not mean all the
young players. But there are a great
many who seem to have no care for
anything except the nrSt ana, Iotn OF
each month, when they get their SAL
aries That's all they think of. They
don't wonder how the club owners are
getting on financially, and most OF
them never stop to think that it's up
to them to make their salaries sure.
If they play good ball and always are
in the game hustling, they're sure to
bring crowds to the games and that
means they're sure Of their salaries.
But you don't catch many of them
hustling with that end In view.
Few of the young players have q
proper conception of what they should
be. They are all carried away with
the idea Of getting safe hits. A large
majority of them don't care a snap
whether their team wins or loses SO
long as they hit we'll Take the aver
age young player. If he gets three
or four good hits in a game and his
team is beaten he's perfectly content.
All he is thinking of is that hitting
Of his.
eff he doesn't hit and the team
loses he may be sore on account Of the
defeat, but you don't catch any of
'em weeping if they happen to hit
the ball well. regardless of what the
result of the game may be-"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-23
WOLGAST HAS $4,000
WILL LEAVE RING SOON
BUT WANTS TO TAKE ON ALI.
COMERS BEFORE HE RE-
TIRES.

AID wolgast, the lightweight pugi-
list champion. now on the coast. is
deploring the fact that even though
he has $4,000 in cash and securities
he has not made more in the two years
he has held the championship.
1T will be different from now on
said Wolgast. IF I whip Rivers on
July 1 am going to do some red
hot campaigning. I'll box Mcfarland,
Wells. Brown. Michigan and Mandot
before next Christmas. These fights
should bring me big money, and you
bet I will save the coin. No more
throwing away dollars for me.
ION May 5 will start for my home
in Cadillac, I want to see the old
folks, kind of like to sit in front of
the fireplace with them. n Then, too.
i want to make some improvements
Iin7 the farm and slobk after myHftve-
stock vt
"rIl return to California in time to
train 10 days for Rivers. Joe is a
good boy, but I'll lick him. sure.
know all about his style. He is a
fast and hard puncher, but none too
speedy on his feet.
after the Rivers fight I'll take on
the bunch as fast as they come at
me. TIL never retire so long as I
hold the title, but will keep on fight
ing until I get kick that lands me
on the floor. I don't believe in a
champion retiring"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-23
SPRING TRAINING VERY
= COSTLY FOR BIG CLUBS
MAJOR LEAGUERS FIND 1T NEG
ESSARY TO SPEND MONEY TO
GET MONEY.

I The ordinary baseball fan would
be surprised were he to find out the
actual cost of the spring training of
the players on the major league clubs.
Figure at least 5000 railroad and Pull
man fares for each player, about $3.50
per day to accommodate the party at
a hotel in the training camp and the
score or more of incidental expenses.
such as baseballs, uniforms, etc, and
when You have totalled the estimated
cost for 16 clubs you will have
tidy fortune of dollars. Then also
take into consideration the expense
to which the newspapers In the major
league cities are put. Thousands OF
words are sent over the telegraph
wires each day from the various
southern camps in order that the fans
may follow the work of this or that
recruit It is said that last spring,
when the small army Of New York
baseball writer's reached Texas with
the Giants, travelling telegraph oper-
ator deserted the Mexican war, where
he had been sent to handle the copy
and assisted in the much greater job
of getting the diamond news on the
wire. But it is all necessary. Mana
gers who do not go South find they
cannot hope to be in the pennant
hunt. It is the only way to properly
condition the players and in baseball
you must spend money to get money.
Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-23
Most Accurate
Sporting News
Suspension For !
DahIen And RigIer
PRESIDENT LYNCH INTIMATES
GROUND FIGHTERS,

Thomas j. Lynch, the energetic pres
ddent of the National League, was the
busiest baseball magnate in the coun-
try during yesterdays wholesale tenn
pest. The executive of the parent
major league has a mighty disagree
able, task upon his hands eliminating
as a result of the joust at fisticuffs
Saturday afternoon at the Polo
Grounds between Umpire Rigler and
bad Bdll''- Dahlen, manager of the
Docile Dodgers.
Mr.. Lynch would not discuss the
painful topic yesterday afternoon-at
least not for publication. Between
showers he took the testimony of some
hundred or more fans who were ia
vored by ringside seats for the mill.
Mr.. Lynch, who was spectator at
the game, did not trust to his own
eyesight.
Il am not now prepared to say who
is at fault. I am conducting a very
rigid inquiry and will determine up
on my course tomorrow You may
say officially that the leagues. atti-
tude will be expressed tomorrow.
Who 10 at fault viii not be disclosed
until them
While Lynch would not give no ink
ling Of his contemplated action, it
would not be at all surprising were
both umpire and manager set down
for. a SPELL
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-23
SEMI-PRO LEAGUE
READY FOR SEASON
WEST ENDS AND ST. JOSEPH'S
TO BE IN EIGHT CLUB ORGAN
IZATION.

At ST. Joseph's hall last night the
Semi Professional baseball league
was formally organized with eight
clubs. Sunday ball will be played
and the outlook is very PROMISING
Manager Fred Ritchell of the West
Ends presided over the meeting. All
the clubs have good grounds. Another
meeting will be held next week at
which the schedule will be completed
and umpires named.
The managers present were: John
SpilIbane, representing the Annex and
Cedar Hills of New Haven; James
Giblin representing Stamford, with
proxies for South Norwalk and Green
wich. George Dumphy of the st. Jos.
ephs: Fred Ritchell of the West Ends;
W. Hope of the Ansonias.
1t was decided to open the playing
Sunday May 10. and the followii'
schedule for the opening games was
made: West Ends VS.. Annex, at New
Haven; ST. Josephs VS.. Stamfords, at
Bridgeport: Ansonias vs. Greenwich,
at Ansonia. The Cedar Hills will
play the South Norwalks at South
Norwalk, Saturday May is.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-23
King Declares
Boston Is Strong
SAYS DEVLIN WILL BE SHIFTED
TO THIRD AS SOON AS WARM
WEATHER COMES.

Returning from the Brooklyn ball
grounds yesterday Johnny Killing took
occasion to state that he was happier
In his berth as manager Of the Bos-
ton Wardmen than he ever had been
in baseball. I'm working for the
best people in the game, he declar-
ed, "and I think I'm catching better
than ever before. know I'm hit
ting better. The Boston club won't
win the pennant. but it will make a
good showing
Killing says emphatically that his
club got the better Of the Donlin-
Campbell trade. Regarding Devlin
he said that the former Giant would
be shifted from first base to third
as soon as the weather becomes warm
When Bridwell will play is an uncer-
tainty. Bridwell had trouble from a
rusty nail in his foot and for while
1t was feared it would be necessary
to amputate. One of the things
which make the Bostons stronger this
year, according to Killing, is that they
have two fine pitchers in Perdue and
Tyler.
Were doing well in, Boston," the
Hub manager concluded. THE Phil
lies in their first two games there
this year got more money than they
did in Boston all of last season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-23
White Soxs To
s1
Have Strong Team
BILL INQUIRE GATHERS LIKELY
/ LOOKING BUNCH FROM LOCAL
PASTURES.

The White Sox Athletic. club will
put club in the field this season and
they expect to hold their own with
other local teams. Bill Mcclure, who
has been successful in managing 9TH
er Bridgeport clubs, will be at the
helm. Ludwig, the Crane No. bas>
ketball player, will be assistant man.
ager, Bert Robinson is captain. Games
have already been scheduled with the
Columbus A. C. for May IL and the
Longfellows for May 10. There is an
open date for April 20, next Sunday,
and replies can be sent through The
Farmer Any local boy who wishes
a tryout is urged to report at the
Flats next Sunday morning at 10
o'clock.
The following players have been
signed:
Tom Burns from Father Matthew's
school, Worcester, outfielder; Richie,
o., haywood Athletic club, Worcester;
Four from Sport hill, Fray,-p, Kenny,
SIS, j. Healy. P. Healy, outfielders;
Jackson p, Murphy IS, Crane No. 2.
.Lannon, from Clovers; Eagan, catch
.er, brother Of Albany catcher; Ker-
win, %, Clovers, Benton, 1b, Batchel-
ler's, johnson, %, of the Seasides.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-23
CENTRAL LEAGUE
OPENS TOMORROW

Usually a minor league president has
enough trouble looking after six or
eight clubs, but the Central League
which begins it's pennant race to-mor-
row, will tly in the face of fate by
starting with a twelve-club circuit.
OF the dozen towns included in the
organisation, half are In Ohio-Day-
ton, GAINESVILLE, Springfield, Akron,
Canton and Youngstown; three are in
Indiana-Fort Wayne, South Bend
and Terre Haute: and one each in
Michigan, West Virginia and Pennsyl-
vanda-at Grand Rapids, Wheeling and
Erie, respectively. Despite the num-
Der of States represented, the circuit
is q fairly compact one. and the Cen
trail League may get by with it. All
baseball experience, however. Is
against the twelve-city circuit ~ The
National Association. the first profess
sional league in baseball history, had
nine teams during it's first year, and
eleven clubs the following year. In
1874 the association was reduced to
eight cities, and enjoyed it's most
prosperous year. Not having learned
that it was possible to have too much
of good thing. the promoters ex-
the following year, taking in a stretch
of country from Boston on the East
to st. Louis and Keokuk, Ia, on the
West. Only seven finished the sea-
son, which was the last Of the Ma
tional Association. The National
League, organized IN 1876. had eight
clubs. the promoters having gained
wisdom from their predecessors. The
National continued with eight teams
except occasionally when the number
was reduced by the disbanding Of
clubs. until 1890, the year of the
Players League war; That trouble
was settled and the National circuit
- -
Boston, Brooklyn, New York, Cincin-
natl. Cleveland. Chicago, Philadel-
phia, Pittsburgh. ST. Louis, BaIti-
more, Louisville and Washington.
During the period from 1891 to 1899
the twelve-city plan had a thorough
try-out, and it was found wanting.
The eight-club circuit was shown to
be the logical and natural one for a
baseball league, and in 1899 the Ma
tional League was reduced to- eight
cities. There is one thing to be said
for a twelve-club minor league, how
ever, and that is that it will permit
several of the teams doing their in
evitable mid-season stunt of throwing
up the sponge without thus reducing
the league to too small proportions.
The Central League had more than
it's share of trouble last year, when
it had eight clubs. Grand Rapids, the
metropolis of the circuit, gave up in
June, and the team was given a tenn
porary home in Newark, O. In Ju-
ly the South Bend club was trans
ferred to Grand Rapids, in order to
hold that usually profitable territory.
In August, South Bend having re-
pented of losing it's berth, another
shift was made, and Evansville was
sent to. the Wagon City. Dayton won
the pennant last year, while South
Bend led the procession in 1910, and
Wheeling in 1909
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-23
AMATEUR BASEBALL

The Athletics of East Bridgeport
want a game with the Beavers, Sat
urday morning next at Wheeler's lot,
at $3.50. The lineup for the Ath-
letics: Dixon, s; Coyne, p; McDon-
aid, IS; Burke. lib; Angelica, 2b;
Simko, IF. Dixon is captain and
Mcdonald is manager. Answer
through The Farmer.
The West Parks of Bridgeport, de-
feated the Some Team" lads at
Sport Hill, Sunday. 1877. Their last
game was stopped in the sixth, on
son of the Some Team was not sat
isfied until his team had played the
West Parks on a nice day, playing
all through the nine innings. Chase
is a fine pitcher, and showed just a
little. of his original skill at this
game.
Manager Harris wishes to announce
that the West Parks next game will
be played with the Specials at
Fairfield on next Sunday, the 2Sth.
The Young Hebrews accept the
challenge of the Little Stars for a
played at Wheeler's lot at 2:3O p. m.
The battery for the Hebrew boys
comprises Jacob Friedman and Vic
tor Baumrind. David Rosenbluh is
captain and Sam Friedman is man
ager. In. their first game this sea-
son the Young Hebrews walloped the
Young Victors to 3. The ages of
the Hebrew youths average about IL
years, and Manager Friedman says
the boys are open to meet all com
ers in their class If the Little Stars
have gumption enough to accept this
challenge let them answer through
this newspaper.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-23
BENNY FRANKLIN
BEATS YOUNG HICKEY

Benny Franklin, of Harlem. out
pointed Young Hickey, in their ten
round bout last night at the Olym
pic A. c., in New York. Franklin
earned the honors in six rounds, while
Hickey had the better of one, session
and the other rounds were even So.
In the first three rounds Franklin
used a straight left to. the face and
cut Hickey's mouth in the third with
a hard left hand swing. The fourth
was even, but in the fifth Franklin
got his left going again and had the
claret flowing from Hickey's lips.
Hickey rallied near the end of the
sixth, and N the seventh round he
planted several hard lefts and rights
to FTanklin's body that entitled him
to the honors