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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05
"BAT'' NELSON. 30 TODAY,
 IS NOT A DOWN-AND-OUTE

If you ina zine that Oscar Battling Matthew Nelson is today celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of his birth in dear old Copenhagen as down. and outer, a financial wreck, once was whose only occupation Is pan handling for drinks and reciting the g1ories Of the vanished yesteryears, why, Bo, think again. Bat at thirty for he was born in Denmark on June 5, 1S82,-is still lively lad and is making mint of money at ntera- ture, science and the arts. He is not the old Bat" who won the light weight championship of the world from that Old Master, Joe Cans of
 Baltimor', but spite of the weight Of years that rest heavy upon his aging shoulders, he is able to put up a
 brand of the fight stuff that resem- bles, to the unsophisticated eye, the really truly article. Oscar B. M. Nell son. as aforesaid, was born in Copen- hagen, but at a tender age he decfd- ed that there was something rotten m Denmark, and hiked across the wet and ,sObbing sea to the land of prom ise His education twas in the well known and much >patronized School of Adversity; of which Prof. Hard
 Knox is dean, and he matriculaIed successfully and graduated with hon.
 ors. His battles with the world, Jim my Britt, Joe Cans and Adolph Wild
 
 tale that is told. Out of these en- counters Bat did not always emerge with the laurels of hard earned vic tory, but he always got away with something that is more nutritious than laurels, to wit, kale. And did the young Dane, at the head of 8 procession of trucks loaded with coin, go away under the flaring lights to a riot of vice? Answer: Nary time. He put his money in banks or invested it in ranches, houses, lots, stocks, bonds and other chattels, with the result that today the former champion Is estimated to be worth umpty. million eopecks. Also. Bat went in for literacheor, and wrote an autobio- graphy-perhaps with some slight as- sistance-from which he derived a considerable sum in the way of royal ties. Nelson is not the attraction that
 he once was,. either as fighter or Ira-
 n1atic artist. Yet he is still able to collect more than his share of the per capita wealth, and to hang on to it. Nobody ever heard Nelson say: Come
 on. everybody, and name your pizen.' That is what. has put a crimp in the health and purse of scores of fighters. So. Bo, although your old friend Bat is an old. old man. of thirty, you needn't pass hat for him. Bat will manage to scramble along some how.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05
' OF GREAT DAM
 IS THREATENED

Clinton, Mass, : June Ss-sHy any dynamite is brought to Clinton for un- lawful purposes IL will be Drought here by persons of the flk of John Breen, the school commissioner and politician of Lawrence, Mass.r who. a few days ago, was fined $500 for planting dynamite during the great war to throw dis credit on the strikers there" -.es.ss~
 This was the statement, made, to- day;@-b by Dennis J. Callahan leader of the Lancaster textile mill operatives who are striking for better wages to have threatened to- blow up the great Wachusett Dam of the esMetYopel3tan Water System with dynamite. Anal. lleged blackhand letter received z~by Superintendent E. R. sB.-s,AfaFdice, threatening destruction of the dam by explosives, unless the MetFopO41fau state police were withdrawn from 411e scene where police shot down four women and three men strfkerA M0n- day, was responsible for the ru5n0- that the strikers would do violence. Callahan declared, today, that he will take all responsibility for anything the strikers do.
 There will be no more violence or less the police and their easily excik- able. special reserves who are moth ing more than imported strong arm men, again start it. Of course, our men and women won't stand and be shot down by catt1e.ss' .z<4-e
 Except for a strong picket parade that surrounded the mill, district and parades. and mass 1PeetinGs, sttia city was quiet, this morning. -.s-...s s-.s-t
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05
ELMER zAcHER STRONG !.
 WlIH PACIFIC COAST FANS

Elmer Zacher, formerly of New Ha- ven. is thesl leading batsman of the Oakland team 2, or the Pacific Coast league. Not only issZacher leading all of his teammates, but he comes pretty near leading the entire league He is considered one of the. finest players who ever held down posi- ton in the west and the San Fran cisco Bulletin thought so much of him as an attraction that they print ed a double column picture and the following complimentary notice about him:
 s'Zacher, the stocky Oak outfelder is heading the regulars this week in the hitting department. Tn two weeks he has driven out eighteen bingles and there were three honlers and three two-baggers among them. This hitting is, as they would say in Kan kakee, with a vengeance Zacher meets the ball with force. He is a strong chap and takes the best of care of himself and is a credit to the national game. Oakland has. a mighty good outfie1der in him."
 In another part of the Bulletin ap- pears the following:
 ''In the parlance of baseball Elmer Zacher is "a dead left field hitter" " by IIlS1t IL 1S IILCdAIt tlAoS AAAS<Se OA 1AA' drives are directed to left field. Give Zacher ball on the inside of the plate and he will hammer it into left field at fearful velocity. Give him a ball on the outside and he does not show up so we'll Of late the pitchers have been serving him con stantly with pitches on the outside corner and they have had the satis- faction of partly curbing his batting tendencies. Zacher is a sly reynard. He does not intend to be made a fool of. Every morning he is practicdng to hit to right field It was noticed a couple of times last week that >Ei- mer had his optics steadily focused m the right field fence. When he gets this art down to a nicety he will be a Wagner at the bat-inyui- nerable."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05
(By Wagner.)

The Bridgeport club has pulled off a trade by which Pitcher Dixie Walker goes to Hartford in exchange for Howard Baker. Manager McCann had a conference with Manager Tom Con- nery of the Senators yesterday after the game in Hartford and the deal was arranged. The trade will be of great benefit to the Mechanics for Walker has been total loss so far as service to Bridgeport this season is concerned.
 Baker has been playing the inield for Hartford but he says his regular job is in the outffeld. He will be placed in center garden for the Me chanics. Baker is one of the fastest men. in, the league and is a fine hit ter. He is also a good fielder.
 He played with Holyoke several years ago but made such good showing that he was grabbed by St. Paul of the American association He afterward played with Kansas City and Louisville but when Jack Tighe became manager at Louisville he let Baker go to Hartford. Baker and Tghe are not on good terms so rl1e
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05
YALE OARSMEN
 HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH NEW. STROKE

Gales Ferry, June 5-Rough water and examinations which kept the. Yale oarsmen off the river until late yes terday did not interfere to such an extent with today's practice, all the crews getting out onto the river twice. There seems to be some difficulty in measuring the new stroke. When rowing at low stroke the big boats seem to travel along smoothly and at rapid pace. but when the stroke IS raised there doesn't seem to be cor responding increase in the speed of the boats,, there seems to be a drag ging. This evidently appears to be the fault of the stroke as the men are physically capable of putting whole lot of strength into their work. A squirt by the freshmen, yesterday, for half a mile, it is understood, did not show very satisfactory time.
 Scully, who was taken from the var sity eight still remains with the fours. He has not been able to forget as much of the old stroke as the coaches wish and the newer men have taken hold of the stroke with a better un- derstanding. There were several Tis- itors at quarters today.
 Red Top, June 5-The Harvard crews seem to be coming along nice ly and when both varsity freshmen eights were sent over the last mile of the mornings practice under the watch yesterday, the freshmen did the last half mile of their practice in 2:32 which, under the conditions. was considered very good. w. TrumbuH captain of the freshmen eight. who was out Of the boat was back minis place. today. The stroke of the lcrews in their practice. today. was kept low except for the haf-4mile spurts. In each ca SC. they were accompanied fby Coach Wray. x3s x . Today the water conditions were good. hesrough water of late |yester- day having sniootheds..d down still strong breeze swept over the course The men are in excellent physical. con. dition. ee '4t - }i
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05
CHARLEY WHITE DEFEATS
 YOUNG ShUGRO EASILY


 Charley White, the Chicago star, made his metropolitan debut last eve ming in New York, where he fought Young shugro and beat the latter in ten fast rounds. White convinced the fans that he is real bearcat. He possesses beautiful right and ais left is almost as good.
 He pays particular attention to the body, and had that part of Shugro tn very bad shape when he finished. White is good cool fighter, some what on the style of Joe Cans. While his left is popping out for the body the right is working away for the head and very seldom misses
 In the Tommy Houck-P -Packey Hom- mey affair the former came very strong in the last five rounds and fought hard enough to get the yer dict. Eddie tOKeefe shaded Joe Cos ter in their ten-round scramble.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05
AL SHARPE TO
 MAKE CORNELL GOOD IN FOOTBALL

Cornell has been taking account of stock The Ithacans have been won- dering why. with a wealth of good material, they have been unable in recent years to- turn out winning football team. Both graduates and undergraduates had been absorbed in the system of graduate coaching. for getting for the moment that these men had lost the art-it is an art, not science-of football. Certain of the graduates had been trying for years to interest the powers at Ithaca in Yale football. to point out to them that here was a reasonably successful sys- tenn that might be adopted to advan- taEe.
 In the old days, however, there was an anti-Yale spirit that was based m nothing more solid than the old rowing situation In the last few years there has been an exchange of eourtesies. a. better understanding, and Q feaazatiOn that there was no req son why the two institutions sAould not Set together in most branches of sport. It was, therefore. not diffi- cult matter to persuade the Ithacans at the end of last season that the next football coach should come from Yale -
 Many Ellis were discussed by grad uates and undergraduates, but it was after all, the team itself that decid- ca tne issue. DF- A. l.. Sharpe. or Yale has off1ciated at most of the Cor nell-Pennsylvania games, and has had perhaps a better opportunity than any other man to see the good Ithaca ma- terial wasted year after year.
 Dr. Sharpe is a football theorist of the first rank, and like all other good football men, he was distressed by the annual showing of the Itha- cans. who, with the making of a good team, trotted out on Franklin Field a poorly coached aggregation. Just as last years Yale crew rebelled the Cornell eleven decided, that it was time for a new arrangement of the coaching system. Bearing in mind tiee Kindly criticisms of Al Sharpe they decided that he was the man to put Cornell football on it's feet. It was a wise decision.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05
AND
 BROWN TO MEET IN LOCAL HALL

From present indications Al Ketch- ell of this city will meet Knockout Brown, the we'll known New. York boxer. in this city, the latter part or this month. Although it was at first planned to have the boys meet in an open air bout at Sea Breeze island that idea has nov been abandOned; The chances are that the boxes VIII get together in local HAll. Ah
 Brown is one of the best advertis- ed fighters in the country and is big drawing carda everywhere. He has the slam bang style which the crowd likes to. see. Ketchell is a new, conner in the ring compared to Brown but neverthless believes he can beat the.aNews Yorker. In view of his good showing against Brown at South Norwa lkae Ketchefl szthinks he is entitled to another chance to match his skill against Browns, Lo- cal fans are anxious to see the bout and definite announcement regard ing it may be made next week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05
NEW BRITAIN MAY PLAY
 IN WATERBURY NExT SUNDAY Tommy DoWney Hitting Hard For PhiIa-
 deIphia National League Team

himself scored <Beston's only run with one of his hits.
 Two hits, sacrtficess and an error by McInnis gave the, White Sox two runs and with Lange.s pitching allow Morgan gave the Sox three bingles.
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 rwenty-three points separate third and sixth place in the American league. IT sSH
 There is to be clnAnxe in the New Haven lineup. Kid Sherwood of this city will be switched from third base to the ot1tfield, and sKopf willy cover third. Kopf was--tried out last year by New Haven but the fans roasted him for making a few errors and he was bear in the New Englandleague so New Haven yanked him back this season. j. outfeider Daschback will be released. r. u | sssss E
 .- New Britain has released. Outfeld- CTS Decker and Taguef. Art Nichols, Jack Hoey and Speedy Ryan will make up the New Britain outfeld.
 Pitcher Wilson has been sent to Fall River by New Haven. The Wings will rely on Ed Foster, Bugs Reisigl, Jensen, .Fanwell and Lefave for the twirling staff. asg t Pitcher Justus got his bumps from New Britain yesterday, the Spuds trimming Holyoke by 10 to 4. Lower pitched for New Britain. S With Bugs Reisigl on the mound New Haven beat Springfield at4 the Rock by 3 to ?. Justin worked for the Ponies. Al
 :. Benny Ka1ff got. ins bad with Ro- chester baseball writefs.,s, They said the former Mechanic was too reck- less on the paths. He was put in to run for slow men but threw away several runs by bad judgment Benny must have turned few flfpfIaps to indicate his disgust when he was sent Ito Brockton. s2s.ss = e...@-
 Tommy Downey gotta hit, a sacri- flee and a sacrifice fly against O'Toole and Cole of Pittsburgh. The Phillies wen by IT to 4. s5s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05

The important question with the Giants now is as to how much they will win by the winning itself having been conceded
 With Brooklyn and Boston at the bottom of the percentage column that old column looks natural again
 The remarkable game which the Holy Cross baseball team is playing grows more and more surprising after each victory, especially when one re- ollects the inauspicious start which the purple nine made. Her first three games were defeats, the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, Vermont and Yale all scoring signal triumphs over her. Since then Holy Cross has lost only one game, that to Seton Hall. In this victorious march, Yale, liar ward. Princeton, Brown, Dartmouth. Tufts, Pennsylvania State and Man haitian, all among the topnotchers in the college world, have been humbled. 1t would appear from this that Holy Cross is entitled to the enviable title of champ of the eastern colleges. or at least to distinction pretty close to the premier position.
 The purple does not meet Amherst this season. Holy Cross faces Will Hams next Saturday,, and upon this game a great deal. will depend, as Williams, with Davis at the helm, has made a proud record. Joe Lynch in view .Of his excellent showing against Manhattan. will undoubtedly be pitted against Davis. and the bat tie between the two should be one we'll worth watching
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05
Most Accurate Sporting News
HARTFORD WINS
 SNAPpY CONTEST FROM MECHANICS
fHartford CourAnt.l )

Fete Wilson outpftched Chocolate Leclairs8estaE6axxand the man from Ml X 1 V Rknsspremier box man of the Connecticut League. It was Wilson's first victory of the sea son and Mrs. Pete Wilson was there to see the victory When HartfOru wanted a run badly in the seventh <nning, Wilson was at the -bat and 8 fsn in the big stand shouted: Make !. mietake and hit it'' This was not very encouraging for Pete but it did not bother him and he hit ball past tho third base that Miller could not get with his bare hand and Si Mc-s Donald scored from second with the winning run. making two tallies in the fourth. Cap tain Crook led off with a base on balls and was sacrificed to second by SKID ner Hey. Miller hit for two bases and scored Crook Foran singled and Mill Ter crossed the plate. McDonald caught Foran of first base. Norris flew to High. That ended the Bridgeport scor- fhg for the afterI oOn.
 +Hartford came back in the last half of the same inning and tied the score np Captain Howard Franklin Baker started proceedings by hitting safe proceedings yby High of the same nature. Irving bunted to Leclair and the pitcher turned to throw to third base to force Baker on that bag. The third baser1ar, had played up for q bunt and was not on the base to take the throw. When Leclair threw to first to catch Irving it was, too late and all the bases were filled with none out. 8
 Kid Kunkel smashed a hot one over second and Baker and High scored. f1nVing reached third on, this hit. and Kunkel got to second -on the throw t6 third to StEfch Irving. This left men son second and third with none out And two runs in. Chief Miller popped fly to Snyder. Crowther hit to Miller and Irving was caught at the plate CrOwther stole second. Nc Donald was thrown out by Miller.
 The home team had good chance in the sixth when High led off with a single. Irving famed, Kunkel flew to Miller and Miller flew to Eley. Hart ford won the game in the seventh. Cr0wther was first up and he sent a ffy to left field Mcdonald hit safely and went to second on a passed ball. Wilson hit past third base and Me- Donald scored what proved to be the winning run. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05
United Press Wire Service
FANS PRESENT
 SLIPS IN CASH
 TO NAP LAJ0IE

Cleveland, June 51Clevelandr won from Boston yesterday, 5.to l.. Be- the Fourth, Cicotte replacing him with the bases filled and none out. The Red Sox got nine hits off Grege, but could not bunch them.s Gregg: sffik- ing out eleven men. esterday, the tenth anniversary of Lajoie's becom- ing a member of the Cleveland team, was designated "Lajoie day" La5oie was presented with a horseshoe con- taining. 1000 silver dollars, the gift of the fans and $125 in gold, . pres ent from his fellow playeI1 .IIa3cjf ble.s a single and sacrifice--
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05
(By Dunigan.)

(By. Dunigan.)
 Scoop Currys feat of seventeen strfke-outs will come near being the seasons record. :, Curry endeavored to- twirl again Sunday, but was forced to quit after four innings due to a lame arm.
 It is a strange fact that local teams always get a raw deal on the umpire question in New Haven. Local sports will remember how the Thunderbolts got a raw deal from the umpire when playing the Annex, and last Sunday the St. Joseph's were practically rob- bed of the game by the umpire. His decisions were so poor and partial that the New Haven spectators were hoot- ing him, and pulling strong for the St. JOes to Winl
 This being compelled to stop the play is taking the interest away from the contests. The west End game only went six innings, and last Sun- day the St. Joseph's game was stop ped at the end of the seventh
 The Locos batted 'sPeachy" Graham harder last Saturday than any team last season. It was really the first poor game he has twirled since join ing the Industrial League
 The semi-pro league is drawing large crowds and incidentally is put ting up a fast article of ball The league gives the fans an opportunity of seeing the fastest semi-pro teams in the State.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05
SAM HARRIS
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, sS., PROBATE COURT,
$1o AND SIS SUIT SHOP 1154 MAIN STREET :

-
 Estate of George W. Neubauer, late of Bridgeport, in said District, de- ceased.
 The Administrator having made ap- plication for an order authorizing him to sell certain real estate belonging to said estate, as per said application on file duly appears.
 ORDERED, That the said applfca- tion be heard and determined at the Probate Office in Bridgeport on the 7th day of June, 1912, at II o'clock in the forenoon, and this Court df- rects said Administrator te give DC tice to all persons interested in said estate to appear, if they see cause, and be heard thereon, by pupusninS this order once in a newspaper hav- ing a. circulation in said district ,n or before the 5th day, of June. 4 D. 1912, and return make to thes Eourf of notice given
 Attest, --..---.sAe .e---
 EDWARD E.~HAI1@s es vfg9G9r5
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05
ENTER BIG HYDRoPLANE..

Chicago, June 5rBaby Vi, 100 horse power hydroplane owned by Ma wdles- ley Broke, of London, has been off clally entered in the championship events which. are to be held in con- nection with the naval pageant week here, according to an announcement today by John R. Young, manager of the Associated Yacht and Powerboat Clubs of America The craft will carry the colors of the Motorboat Club of England and will be entered in all the championship races.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05
(By Wagner.l

It was reported in Waterbury to- day that New Britain would play its first game as the Waterbury team next Sunday. The directors of the Valley league, which has a lease of the grounds, met last night and talked things over. The Valley league has not made any money and is said to be willing to let Murphy move his Spuds to the Brass City, It will cost Murphy about $2,100 to make the change. He will have to pay Dan IO'Neil $1.SO0 which was paid for back salaries in Holyoke and there is a claim of $500 against the old Water bury club which must be paid But even if Murphy has to dig down deep he will have franchise that is worth something. A conference between Murphy and representative of the Valley league is scheduled for today and the result will be announced to- morrow.s
 The Cincinnati. Reds, who cut so much ice in the National league race before the Giants started them sliding, invaded the Polo Grounds. today. They were set on getting vengeance but McGraw and his men will not he beaten without a struggle. Mathew SOIly 1pcCuIldIly scI1SCkAN Ell SOCA SAlud. tiOns,s is slated for work.
 The Cardinals made Sysrllns in the 7th but Ythe Giants put the game in camphor in the. next frame. .s. Again the Browns lost to@Washing- ton. -; '.7s t7s
 For the third time in four days Young Pat Ragon was canned from Brooklyns mound and the, srollfcking Cincinnati Reds made it three>straight
 The Maps were gay on Lajoie Day and trimmed the Red iSox. Gregg struck out II men.
 The Yankees had men on1t the bases in every inning except the 7th but cashed only once. fa Errors gave the cshicaao C1ri,s # h air
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05
OPEN ALL SUMMER

Prof. D. c. Guilty at the urgent so- licitation of many pupils has decided not to close his dancing academy. in the Colonial. Ball room during the summer, but will continue to give prf- vate lessons every afternoon and ev- ening and the Saturday evening socia1s which have proved so popular This decision will be a. welcome one to the young people of the city who seek the most wholesome form of amusc- ment under the best conditions.
 Private lessons will be given every afternoon and evening, all of the pop ular dances being taught. in six -les- sons, and unlimited opportunity for practice afforded. Dancing is the one amusement which never goes out of fashion, and. people of all po6it7ons in life engage in it., and all must be taught in the same manner The Quil- ty school of dancing has been Ii ex- istence for more than ten yearA has successfully taught thousands M. pu- pills and among them some of the. most graceful dancers in the city. =
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05

s'Henrietta," said Mr. Meekton .fI don't think women would ever. care to be soldiers
 "Why not ?' Soldiers uniforms are so similar. No soldier can have the slightest curiosity about what anoth- CT soldier has on."-Washington Star.