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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01

POSSESSING himself OF Patrick Noyle S
L desk, he indited the following message:
CYRUS REED.
The Courier. Minneapolis, MINI.
Have real autopsy made. 1t will reveal parts
OF gun barrel in face and neck. as cause OF
death Stranger lent gun to Flint. Second bar
rel burst when discharged. Stranger in panic
threw gun into river and escaped. Explain TO
Professor Gage on my behalf. Your exclusive
story. Keep me out of print. Best wishes
CHESTER KENT.
"There," said he, "the truth, nothing but
the truth, and the whole Of the necessary
truth. That'll do your business no harm.
| wonder how Reed will take it?'
At the other end OF the line, Reed took 1t
hard. Accepting the theory, pertorce, he
arranged for second and more thorough
autopsy, and startled the Twin Cities with
a sensational beat: which more than sal.
istied his newspaper, but less than satisfied
himself. What he wished to know was,
first. why the stranger threw the burst gun
into the river; secondly, what he had missed
and Chester Kent found in the newspapers
left at the farmhouse. He is still wondering.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-16
NICK ALTROCK, 36, IS
 BACK IN THE BIG SHOW

President Taft is not the only great
 man born in Cincinnati on a fifteenth
 of September. Nicholas Atrock Is a native of the Southern Ohio metro
 polls and he is celebrating his thirty sixth birthday one of the grand d
 old men of baseball Nick has giv- en up playing and recently -retur ed to the big show in the capacity of baseball experience began fourteen years ago and has extended from New England to California and to Canada. The one-tine star twfrler made his bow in a. Grand Rapids uniform. then in the Interstate League, in 1898. His showing was so good that before the season was over he had graduated in to the majors, landing a berth with the Louisville club, then in the Ma tional League. The Colonels sent him back to the Interstate, and dur ing 1899 he played with Grand Rapids and Columbus. The following years found him in Syracuse, N. Y., then in the Eastern League. Syra- cuse sold him to Toronto, and he played with the Canadian city in 1901. At the conclusion of the East ern League season he went to Los ter League. In 1902 Nick. helped to make Milwaukee famous as a pitcher on the American Association team of that city. The Boston club of the in 1903, but turned him over to Chicago. Nick was ill almost all that season and took part in only four teen games. For five years he was one of the twirling standbys of the Chicago White Sox, but in 1909 he was turned loose and played that year for the Minneapolis aggregation of the American Association, after fail ing to -deliveF the goods for Chicago and Washington He continued with the Minnesota metropolis in 1910 and a part of last year, when he was sold to Kansas City. In his prime, Alt rock was one of the best of the south paw twirlers, but the passing years have deprived him of most of his Nick was never very strong with the bat. and his last thirteen games in the big league netted him a batting average of .O45.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-16
THIS DATE IN
 PUGILISTIC ANNALS
aenf. K.

1S03-Stanley Ketchel defeated Jfr1ray Murray in rounds at Butte, Mont
 1so7-Ad Wolgast defeated Jeff OSConnell in Is rounds at St. Joseph.
 1ses-Joe Jeann cite won decision over Se5$y Ferguson in 12 rounds at
 Ie0g-Jfmmy Gardiner and Char ence English fought 10-round draw at Omaha
 1s11-Jim Flynn put an end to the white hope" aspirations of Carl Morris, of Ol<lahomaz in 10 rounds at New York The Okfahoman, on the strength of defeats over Mike Schreck and other has-beenS and never-wases, was touted as a worlds wonder, but could not deliver the goods
 Sept. 16.
 1sse-Hary Lewis. whose real name ts Henry Besterman, was born in New York. Lewis has scored kuockouts or won decisions over a number of prominent lightweights and weIterweightS,s including Mike Sullivan, Honey Melody, Larry Tenn pIe and Young Josephs, but has twice been defeated by Leo Houck-
 1eO4-Tommy Burns and Billy Woods fought IS rounds to a draw at Seattle, Wash.
 1so7-Bfl Lang defeated Macri Ruenalf in rounds at Melbourne, Australia
 1e1o-Dick Hyland and Jack Good man. 10 rounds, draw, st New York 1e1O-Abe Attell and Charlie White, 1 0 rounds, no decision, at Milwaukee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-16
GERMANY WANTS LAWSON ROBERTSON
OLYMPIC TRAINER WHO WILL HAVE CHARGE OF MEET AT SEA BREEZE NEXT SUN
 DAY, GETS FINE OFFER.

American trainers. two. Gentle men willing to take the jobs may ap- ply to MT. Carl Diem. Deutsche Sportsbetorde for Athletik, Berlin. N. 24, Fiegels, Ar. g.
 The above advertisement has been running for weeks in the German dailies. Unless results are forth coming. it will appear in some of the
 Lawson Robertson. trainer of the Irish American A. c. and trainer of the Olympic champions, Is being present position and help out the Teutons. Robertson is the person who will have charge of the athletes to appear at the Electric Olympiad at Sea Breeze Island next Sunday, Sept. 22. Robertson is considering the proposition.
 Even at this early date Germany is getting busy with her plans for the 1916 Olympiad which will be held at Berlin. She wants to leave nothing undone to make it one of the finest domain boasts of a splendid track tean.3 many of her athletes competirg at the recent contests. v t
 And Germany among other nations appreciates the fact that America alone has the best trainers. There fore it is no surprise that overture es side to do for Germany what Ernie Hjertberg has done for Sweden. The Germans are confident that they have the material which makes Olym pie champions but that they are lacking in the trainers to bring it out. Over there the athletes do their own train ing.
 Personal letters have been written by the German committee to Ameri- can trainers, among them Mike Mur- .phy of the University of Pennsyl- .vania, Jim Moakley, of Cornell. Rob ertson of the I. A. A. C., Pooch Dono- van and others None of these are out of the question except Murphy who has a six years contract with the Pennsylvania college.
 Robertson is regarded as one of the greatest trainers the world has ever produced. He is maker of athletes, detecting the. stuff in the young lad. even before the youngster has noted it himself. The I. A. A. c. of which he is the controlling force is recognized as the best athletic club in America, numbering among it's numerous champions. Harry Porter of this city, who captured the high jumping 1aurels at the London Olynpiad is a member of the club flames Koh1emainen, the phenomenal Finnish runner who has just arrived in this country, has applied for ad- mission.
 Robertson will have the entire charge of the athletes when they are at Sea Breeze Sunday. He is not un- known to Bridgeporters, having ap- peared here several years ago at a meet conducted by a local society. His connection with any athletic sport assures that the offering will be of the best
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-16
HARVARD LIKELY
 TO LOSE 3 STARS
FOOTBALL PLAYERS FEETON, O'BRIEN AND NIAGCIRE DE-
 CLARED INELIGIBLE

Cambridge, Mass. Sept. 16.-Har- yard, the last of the Big Four college teams to report for football practice began active work today, when nalr a hundred or more candidate Tor the Crimson eleven presented themselves to Head Coach Percy Haughton at the Stadium. The first weeks work will be given over largely to making the men familiar with the new rules and zridiron. College entrance exa- Frninations will probably prevent few of the candidates from joining the squad until later in the week.
 The outlook for a team that can defeat Yale and Princeton is not en- courazing, but Haughton has acquired d knack of turning out wonderful football machines from very mediocre material.
 Three men of last years squad, of whom great things are expected th1s Falls, are ineligible. However, all are taking examinations to bring them in good standing These men are: Sam Felton. rated as one of the best punt CTS Harvard ever had; F. J. O'Br1en, and H Mcguire. guard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-16
BALL PLAYERS ARE HEROES AT BIG FIRE
MEMBERS OF wAsH1NGToN CLUB RESCUE GUESTS AT BURNING
 DETROIT HOTEL

Detroit, Sept. 16.-The players of the Washington American League team were the heroes of a fire early yesterday in the Cadillac Hotel, where the Washington players were staying. The players. led by Walter Johnson. Robbie Groom. Chic .GandiI, Clyde Milan and Frank Laporte. were in strumental in rescuing many men and women caught in the hotel when fire swept the lower floor.
 Smoke filled the stairways and corridors, making it almost frnpossl- ble for mem and women to 9rope their way to the hre-eScapes. The players were among the frst to be aroused. and rushed to the assistance of persons who could not find their way through the smoke. Although the fire was confined to the lower floor, several women in the upper floors tainted and were carried ohf by the players. Several of the play through their rescue efforts. but re- yived after they were in the open air a few minutes.
 Almost every one in the hotel was asleep when the fire started early yes terday morning in the Turkish room. It spread quickly through the lower floors, and the hotel was soon hIled with smoke. The heart of the fire was directly over the boilers, ma king it hard for the frern en- After f1- flames spread to the dining room # looked as if the hotel was doomeS but by cutting their way through fine second floor the hrenuen made. a hoIe for their hose and flooded the fire
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-16
A BONE IN THE THROAT.
Lemon Juice, It Is Said, Will Quickly
 Melt It Away.

@SIfIOH OdlCcy K IS 0dI0y VVHA AOICeNty
 Melt if Away.
 Sitting at a planked shad dinner, a laughing guest drew a bone into his throat, and he began to strangle. Some one suggested that the sufferer swa1- low fragment of dry bread.
 "Oh, no!'' exclaimed one man. Don't give him bread. It might catch the bone, and 1t might not. Give him something that is sure to give relief '' Reckoning to waiter, he said, Bring me lemon, cut in tvvo.' And it was brought without delay. Taking one section, he offered it to the choking guest and told him to suck the juice and to swallow it slowly. Directions were faithfully followed, and in about a quarter of a minute the afflicted one placed the half lemon on his plate, looked into the anxious faces around the table and smiled.
 ''Well, Joe,'' said one, fEhow about it ?''
 Its gone,'' was the reply. ''The bone has slipped down.
 'sNot exactly that" said the man who suggested it. -"The bone slipped down, all right, but it was melted first by the citric acid. I never knew it to fail to dissolve hshbone. You can test the power of lemon juice by dropping some on the hshbones you may have lying on your plate.''
 Several diners made the experiment. In each case the acid reduced the bone to liquid gelatin.-New York Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-16
REDS CATCHER STILL
 ANXIOUS TO BOX CHARLEY
 SCHMIDT OF PROVIDING CE

Larry Mclean, the famous cincin- natl catcher, will have an opportunity now of getting in shape for his pro posed match with Charlie Schmidt, the Providence catcher for the base ball championship of the world with the gloves.
 A Cincinnati sporting writer stated that Mclean had called on him and asked him to attend to his affairs in that line and that nothing would suit both better than to take on the ex- Detroit star during the worlds series.
 Mclean lives in Boston, as you know" writes the sporting writer. and I think the Boston clubs will fight for the match. It should prove one of the best drawing cards ever seen in this country for some time and Mclean is of the opinion that there will be nothing to MT. Schmidt after about four rounds
 Mclean was recently suspended by Manager O'Day for breaking training and Mclean now says he will start right in a la Jeffries to get in condi- ton for the Providence backstop. It sure would prove great drawing card as the sporting writer wrote.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-16
BOXING PROMOTERS WORRY
 ABOUT FRAWLEY LAW REPEAL

New York. Sept. 1e-The .FraWiey law, which permits boxing and spzr- ring in New York, but puts a ban on prize fighting, has suddenly become an object of much concern to tho4s it's repeal.
 Fight promoters recently complained that the law wasn't broad enouHh in it's scope and wanted another psased Now, they are holding onto the Fravv- ley statute as the only excuse for having contests at all. It is point ed out that if the law is repealed, the fight game will be killed in this State Under the penal code boxing is a felony At Madison Square Garden tonight Kid Williams of Baltimors, Deponthieu, champion of France and George Kirkwood of St. Louis win star in mixture of light, feather and bantam weight bouts
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-16
GIVE THE YOUNGSTERS
 CREDIT SAYS THIS FAN.
(Communfcated.)

To the Editor:-When the baseball season opens once again there will be many young amateurs getting out among the professionals. The past season has brought forth many young stars, and among these a great deal of credit should go to Harry Burke, the phenomenal Harley Davidson, on roller skates, and the wonderful Speaker in baseball. He went through the season without a blemish of any kind against his baseball record. And that is an honor to be proud of. You often hear of these would be-stars saying, that they expect to go with faster company the next season but they never go. Those that play the good ball say nothing, they get pick ed up by faster class just as quick as those that advertise themselves and perhaps quicker
 do not want the public to think am putting this piece in the paper because I want to boost him up be- cause that is not my idea. But I do went to see young lad get the credit due him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-16
Y0STS DEFEAT
 BLACK ROCKS IN
 EXCITING BATTLE

s Opportune hitting, coupled with brilliant playing at all stages of. the game. won the contest for the Yost team in the game at. Yost field yes terday afternoon against the, Black Rocks. The score was 5 to 8, and it took ten innings to decide the affair
 Both teams scored in the first inn second on a passed ball and scored when Butler made mess handling Ioveday's drive. Beck singled and scored easily from first base on Wal ters' double over 3rd base. Rocks SCOT ed two in the 5th on Egan's single, steal. and KIauberg's double. This ended their scoring.
 Ycst scored in the fifth on Norman's pass, steal of second, Reilly,s sacr1- flee and LoVeday's single In the Horkheimer doubled and came home with the tieing run on Whites. double. Norris tripled in the tenth, and singles in succession by Loveday and Sawyer, and Dubuc getting. to first on an er- TOT, netted two runs Errorless ball
 The game was we'll played, and there were many features. McCann umpired a fine game. There were 1,50O people on hand to see the fun. The ed at Yost field next Sunday. Five games in all in the series are to be played three to win. Yost have now carried off two.
 Before the start of the game next Sunday Second Baseman John Louskey and Outf1elder Harry Norris will set tie their long disputed claim as to which man is the speediest in the league. Whether the affair will be a jog around the, bases or a .straight men come to the scratch.
 The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-16
HARTFORD TEAM
 BEATEN BADLY IN
 FINAL BALL GAME
(Bv Waener.l


 l With the stage all set for the Battle of Lake Erie the Mechanics l scuttled the. good ship Hartford yes | terday afternoon off the coast of Sea I Breeze Commander Tom Connery handed his sword to Admiral Gene McCann who said it would come in handy the next time he wanted to eat peas. The Mechanics were in a bloodthirsty mood and after the crne war was over Si Mcdonald and Chief Miller of the Senators had to walk l the plank. Benny Kauff was held for ransom. Somebody might give a pIIg of chewing tobacco for him. The lake started in center field and ended in right garden. All you had to do was to thunnp 8 ball into the ocean and it went for 9 home run. There would be a loud splash and the vas waves. Jack Spratt and Eddie Bridges made land and naval at tack on Owner Freeman's bank roll by getting two homers apiece. So Jack and Eddie will have $1O each to spend in the winter league. Chief Snyder also drew down $5 for a four bagger. Benny kauff and Gus Gar della made home runs too. but the best they get is the worst of it. The hnaf score or the engagement was 16 to g.
 spratt and Bridges led in the sharp shooting with four hits each. liar Vey Russell had three while Baker was good considering the Lombard ment the pitchers received.
 Carl Lundgren, the former hero of the Chicago Cubs. started for Hart ford. The Mechanics took kindly to him and in the fourth slugged the old boy for eight runs before the white flag was shown. Bill Powers then took command and was tapped for five tallies during the remainder of the game.
 Dick Tuckey went the route for Bridgeport. The Union City boy was clouted merrily in the fifth when the Senators grabbed five runs but he came back and held the enemy down for the rest of the Journey.
 The contest marked the close of the Connecticut league season Bridgeport finishes third, which is pretty good showing considering the internal troubles of the club. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-16
WHITE sOx DEFEAT
 EAST BRIDGEPORT TEAM
(By Dunigan.)

At West End Park yesterday the White Sox won easily over the East Bridgeports, thus settling the lon g disputed question as to which was the better team. Yesterdays win was due to the masterly twirli1g of BishoG who allowed but three hits, and the hitting of Sullivan who secured four hits in. four trips to the plate. Ander- son, who started to twirI for the East Bridgeports, was wild forcing in three runs with bases on balls in the sec ond and this followed by a hit gave the Sox six runs and the game. Lyons, The East Bridgeports> were outc1assed, the only aredeeming feature of their play being their base running com pletely upsetting Heating in his throwing.
 The second game of the series will be played next Saturday at Newheld Park but the East Bridgeports will have to show considerable improve rnent in thein batting if they expect to take the game. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-16
(By Wagner)

The member of the Bridgeport club stepped up to the captains office this morning and received their last salary checks of the season. It was a sad occasion for them too This old stuff about being glad the season is over is all right but I wish we played two months more.'' said Eddie Bridges You don't pick up easy money like this in the winter"
 Most of the players will get away today or tomorrow. They will scat ter around the country from Maine to saco Me. He will help his father shingle the barn and then intends to open a pool room. "I want to be known as the Hi Ladd of Saco," he says. Harvey Russell goes to Mar shall, Va. and Jack spratt to Rich lands in the same state.
 Eddie Bridges signs the book from haiis from Raeford. N. Waiter. Merrill is from Arlington, Va, and Buck Venable from Washington, D. Chief Snyder will make his home here and has already sec1lred his old job with Wellington. the Stratford avenue plumber Tom Crook expects to stay here another week before returning to Washington D. c: --
 Dick Tuckey will leave for Union City. tonight He expects to start work ny Barron lives in this city and in tends to stick around all winter. Bob Stow has been given permission to join Tom Connery's A11-Star team which will play a, series with New Haven. Stow lives in New Haven. E.
 The suit of clothes offered by Meigs & CO for the Bridgeport player hay ing the highest batting average has been won by Jack spratt.s The crack shortstop had a merry race of it with Eddie Bridges and Tom Crook. Un- til yesterdays game either could have won it. By getting four hits against the Hartford twirlere Spratt went over the line first. Bridges also got four safeties but he was five points behind Spratt previous ito yesterdays game If he had made two more hits during the past week, he might have grabbed the garments.
 The White Sox made fewer hits but realized more runs, defea ting. the New York Higa1anders 4 to 2. and taking the series
 The Red Sox were glad to break even with the 1ow1y St. Louis Browns and each team was victor bX a one run margin. a l
 7NI,a uTo shin vfop Senator's thanks to l
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-16

and he knew enough to save it. The result Is that he is now taking it easy and clipping a few coupons when he needs some change.
 The old boy was born in 1870 but you would never suspect his age to look at him now. In the old days Ryan was known as a ring marvel be- cause of his speed and science. He went against the best men of all coun- tres and captured both the welter weight and middleweight titles He started boxing about 1887 and quit in I9ol. During all that time he kept in good condition and always, gave the fans good run for their money.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-16

ing. took the last of their series from Detroit, to 3.
 The Cubs will make another mighty effort to take the Giants into camp today.
 President James McAleer, of the Boston Red Sox, announced today that when his boys have won two more games he will leave the team and re- worlds series. With but two games required to, cinch the pennant, the Boston club split even in yesterdays s is an off day with the Red Sox but they hoped to cinch tHe flag before the end of the week.
 They are telling a funny one about Owner Jim .Clarktn of Hartford. He brought his Senators down to New London last week to play an exhibi- tion game and during an argunn ent with some local fans before the game Jim bet s1o0 his boys could beat New London: He didn't tell the players whether they won or not They were very anxious to catch a train and in the closing innings went up and struck out qpt,, purPesey ost in 4rder 4, to shorten 9gd ing batsman, famed four times. Clar- kin was fit to be tied and he hasn't spoken to Manager Connery or the
 
 season series with New Haven so they had to borrow the Springfield suits The next time Clarkin bets on the game he'll tip the players off.
 Sam Kennedy was in Waterbury telling his plans for next season. He plans to make hfs home in the Brass City beginning in February. Sam will also insist that all visiting teams dress in Waterbury instead of at the Reid vile grounds. He figures it is a good advertisement to have the boys go through the streets in their uniforms. Pitchers Mclean. and Knapp, Catcher Lemfuex, Shortstop Cabrera and Out felders Hoey and Nichols are about the only SplIds who will be in Water bury uniforms next year. r=
 With tears in his eyes. Harry Quinn presented Harvey Russell with the box of Nugget cigars this morning The event took place in front of the Atlantic hotel and was witnessed by the members of the Harry F. Quinn and Chowder club. George Maxwell the New Fork Journal cir cuIation expert. was greatly moved at the cigar ma gnate's distress when he parted with the smokes. Talk about the Battle of Lake Erie or Don't Give Up The Ship. said George, You ought to see Harry Quinn in Don't Give Up the Cigars =
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-16
TOMMY RYAN, FORMER RING
 CHAMPION, VISITS THIS CITY
Old Time Pugilistic Star, Renewing Former
 ACquaintanCes Here

Tommy Ryan, one of the greatest pugilictic lights the world has ever known, was in this city today. He came here to visit old friends and also to see his old pal, Capt. John Bond of Stratford. Ryan made his home here at one time in his ring career and he has long list of local ac- Quaintances.
 Ryan's home is now in Syracuse, N. Y. He is one of the few old time ring stars who did not throw his money away. He made a. lot of coin