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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
stead and King Leopold.


 MT. W. T. Stead counted among the most trying experiences of his life an Interview he had with King Leopold of Belgium at the time when Gordon was shut up in Khartum- He went to Brussels and obtained a special inter view with the king in order to pro pose that he should move on behalf of Gordon and claim the Sudan a his reward Leopold answered that be would ont accept the Sudan if it were offered to him on silver salver,r but MT. Stead urged his point, and they debated the matter in strenuous fashion for over an hour.
 .'He was exceedingly angry" said Mr.. Stead land ragged and fumed in sqch fashion that felt more than once it would have given him great satisfaction to have drawn his sword and thrust 1t through the vitals of hls English visitor : It was a try Ing ordeal for me. I was giadTto learn after that Leopold also felt the strain" Meeting M. de Laveleye (who had in- troduced Mr. Stead) some months after ward at Spa, the king referred to the interview. "Steadg' he exclaimed. "It was terrible. How that man made me swear!'-London Chronicle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10

tain to do their best and there was always the possibility of accident fa- voring them in an event of this char acter.
 The Americans retain their popular ity with all of the other contestants excepting the Britishers. The latter show their aninosity on every oppor- tunity but as the Americans are man for man far the superiors of the en- trants from Great Britain, they pay little attention to their surly remarks.
 s. s. Abrams, Cambridge Univer- sity man, assumed 10 crfticise Ralph Craig because he left the mark with everyone who tried to s'beat the pis- tol'' at the start of the 100 metre fin- als. Craig, in defense of his action said
 "It was too bad that I did not al- low myself to be beaten in order to please this bonehead. The rules are defective regarding breaks and man has to be alive to be equal to condi- tionsh
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
(By wagner.)

President o'Rourke of the connecti- cut league today announced that Owner Dan O'Neil of Holyoke has been fined $50 and suspended for five days as a result of the fight in the Springfield Holyoke game July A. The suspension starts today. Third Base man O'Hara of Holyoke is fined $25 for starting fight with Landgraf of Springfield. The president finds that Landgraf was not to blame and inn must pay for being busted from the game. OHara also was elected from the contest so he must pay $5 in ad- dition to the presidents fine.
 Dan received a sizzling letter from Uncle Jeems in which the Holyoke magnate was informed that he was in wrong when he took punch at In fielder Guest of Springfield instead of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
FRANK KLAUS NOW CLAIMS
 THE MIDDLEWEIGHT GROWN

Since Stanley Ketchel's untimely death, the pugilistic world has been without bona fide niddleweight champion. Now the title is claimed can fighter. by reason of his recent de- feat of Georges Carpenter, the French champion. Although declared the victor, and awarded the niddleweigl1t crown, Klaus's position on the throne is far from secure. Carpenter showed himself more skilIful in the battle at Dieppe, while Klaus made use of none of the finer arts of boxing and won by hammering away at his opponent at close range. Klaus was born in Pittsburgh. Pa, and is in his twenty fifth year He began fighting in 1904 defeats of Jack Twin Sullivan, Frank Mantell and Jimmy Gardiner, in 1910, his draw fight with Jimmy Gardiner early in 1911 and his encounters last year with Montana Jack Sullivan, Leo Houck and Vic Hansen, in all of which he was successful As matter of fact there has been no strictly legi- tirnate middleWeight champion of the world since "Freckled Bob" Fitzsirn- mons graduated into the heavyweight class. When F'itz took the middle weight title away from "Nonparel Jack Dempsey at New Orleans in 1881, he weighed in at 154 pounds, the legi- innate weight. Dempsey was the first holder of the worlds m1ddleweight title under Marquis of Queensberry rules Before Dempsey assumed the leadership of the division, however, there had been several classy battles of near championship calibre, includ- ing the memorable one between the two professors Prof. Mike Donovan, later boxing instructor of the New York Athletic club and Prof Billy McClennan. This fight, pulled off in California, went. ninety-six rounds to a draw. Bob Fitzsimmons was the second n1iddleweight champion at Queensburry rules, and Kid Mccoy was the third to hold the title. Stan ley Ketchel was the fourth, and Billy, Papke the fifth. None of the later champions. won their supremacy at 154 pounds, as, after Fitz's exit the weight was soon advanced to loS pounds. making them really light heavyweights instead of middle weights.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
JOHNSON WILL FIGHT PALzER
 FOR S3O,OOO

Chicago. July 10.--Al Palzer, heavy weight pugilist, is anxious to meet Jack Johnson in a ten round battle Labor day. He talked with Johnson for an hour Monday night in regard to the match while en route from his home at Decorah. Iowa, to New York The champion of the world said he would meet Palzer for $30,OO0 purse or side bet of equal size either for
 T want to meet Johnson in a ten round bout before I sign for a long contest:s' said Palzer. He may out point me in a short contest, but he could not put me away. I will try to get my friends to back me for ten round go with Johnson when I get back to New York
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
RAY HEATING TO PITCH
 IN HOBOKEN NEXT SUNDAY Local Boy Will TWirl For Lawrence Against
 New York Americans

rell arranged this game with the Law renee team and selected Hoboken as the place to stage it.
 Heating has made a wonderful rec ord this season, and his services were in big demand but Farrell landed him by outbidding all the other big league clubs. The complete Lawrence team will be at Hoboken on Sunday, and Keating will be tested thoroughly in a game against the Highlanders. to whom he will report at the close ot the New England League campaign. Wolverton will have out all his regu- lars in order to make Heating exhi- bit his best wares to the fans. This game is the biggest attraction of the season at the Cricket Grounds and ar arrangements have been made to ham, de a big crOwd.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
WILDNESS OF
 PARKER COSTS
 STUDS VICTORY
(By Wagner.)


 Somebody forgot to put, gravy on the Spuds yesterday and the Mechan- ics couldn't digest them with. the us- ual relish. The result was that Bridgeport had to battle ten innings to down Waterbury by 4 to 3. And it was a battle, too. The visitors threw quite a scare into the fans be- fore the Mechanics finally got the decision.
 Murray Parker, who was recently suspended by Waterbury because he failed to keep away from the stuff back on the payroll again. He did good job but wildness proved his undoing. His B. & o. curve had the Mechanics fooled to the extent of eight strikeouts. In the 10th with the score 3 to 8 Red Fisher was pass Then Crook sacrificed. Old Jack Spratt pumped single to vacant spot and Fisher came through with the winning tally.
 Freddy Gibbs was the local pitch Ing selection. Gibby was larruped terbury got three runs. but after that the old boy had the Spuds mashed and slowed away. Altogether Wa terbury got ten hits Foot Rueu, formerly with Bridgeport, touched Gibbs for two triples and a double. Bob Stow and Tom Crook were the leading swatters for Bridgeport with two. hits each. Spratt and Stow delded cleverly. Buck Venable &C., cepted his only chance at third but did not get hit. He drew one pass.
 Tn the first Waterbury scored threa on singles by Nichols and Hoev, Ruells triple and a three bagger by Gygli. The Mechanics got two in their half on a pass to Snyder, War ner's error and hits by Crook and. Stow The Mechanics tied the scorc sacrifice and Russells double. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
WATERBURY AFTER HI LADD
 BUT VETERAN HOLDS BACK
Irving Laubscher of This City to Get Chance
 With Lynn

aried players in the league but hs hasn't been behaving himself. A Hot yoke semi-pro named Gleason played shortstop for Holyoke yesterday and did well.
 Freddy Gibbs is game. After taking a fierce. pounding in the opening stan ga, he blanked Waterbury for the re- mainder Of the contest. sls Buck k vsnabls has good style at the State league shows that he is a strong hitter. He has been out of the xahno Tor two weeks but the local manage ment expects he will hit when he gets the kinks out of his system.
 Bob Stow is having a great year with the stick. Last year at this time he was batting about .1ss If he continues the good work he ougak Co graduate to higher company next season.
 The Mechanics are In Waterbury this afternoon and Johnny Barron fo slated to pitch.
 didn't despite six errors in Mssty.s sss1 . support. :. sheckard made three hits off .Bis Six.
 Clyde Milan of Washington stole three sacks in the second Cleveland game.
 Washington gained half a game by winning twice while Boston could only win the one game played.
 Terry Turner Of Cleveland got tbrss singles off Walter Johnson.
 Harmon of St. Louis shut out the Boston Braves with three hits
 Buck Weaver got two of the Ave White sox safeties off Coombs of Pi1il- adelphia.
 Sam Crawford of Detroit made three hits off Mcconnell.
 The Highlanders seem to have a coming star in Dowd, the college short stop He was compared ffavorab1y with Ownie Bush by those who saw him in action, yesterday.
 Cobb, two hits in four times. Jack son four in nine-yesterday's batting supremacy contest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
DAN DWELL FINED $50
 AND SUSPENDED FIVE DAYS
President O'Rourke Fines O'Hara $25 and
 Lets Landgat Off Lightly

acting as peacemaker when Landgraf and O'Hara were fighting. Tn his says he couldn't sit on the bench and see three Springfield players grabbing OHara. He declares he simply push ed Guest but he must have given him quite gentle shove to knock out one of Guests teeth
 Tn his report to the president Sub- stitute Umpire Higgins of this city says O'Hara was the aggressor in the fight. Landgraf was running to third when he saw O'Hara standing on the bag trying to block him. Land graf pushed O'Hara off the bag and then the fight started. The umpire re- ports that O'Hara tried to get at Landgraf even after the players had been separated
 Dan ONei will do war dance when he learns of his suspension but the old boy got what he deserved. 4 manager has no business trying to give an imitation of Battling Nelson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10

1 number Of local fans here plan-
 ned to go to Hoboken Sunday to see
 Ray Heating of this city pitch for 1Awrence against New York. The 4ollowing Is from the New York Press:
 ''Fpllowers of the Highlanders will Have chance to zee Ray Heating, the crack minor league pitcher for ~h6zn Frank Farrell paid $7.00O to the l1Awrenee New England League club. when the Lawrence team lines up
 against the EighIanders in an exhibi- ton game on Sunday at the St. George Cricket Grounds, Hoboken. Enligving that New York and New n@rmny 4nna would like to get look Ia& this sensational young pitcher, Far
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
(Bx Wagner.l


 Waterbury is after Hi Ladd. Man ager Jack Hoey of the Spuds had a conference with the veteran yester- day but did not reach any agreement with Hiram. 1t is said that the old boy does not care to get back in the game regularly again. He is satis- fled to conduct his Stratford avenue pool parlors and play once or twice "a week with South Norwalk.
 Howard Baker suffered from get into the game He was still feeling weak this morning and thought he might have to lay off an- other day. In i his absence Chief Snyder will take care of right garden in his usual capable style.
 George B. Maxwell, the faithful fan, won suit from Lewis Cowan, manager of the Sam Harris clothing store, as a result of Bridgeport's vice tory yesterday. George, who attends ball games when not acting as New England circulation manager for the New York Journal, had a huncf1 that the Mechanics would win so he bet $2s against a suit of clothes.
 Manager McCann today released Speed Finn, who has been a member of the pitching staff for several weeks. FinR had good record while with Springfield. but showed nothing here. The local club is angling for another pitcher and expects to announce some- thing in few days.
 Jack Hoey and Owner Murphy of the Waterbury club had a conference in this city yesterday before the game. .Hoey told Murphy to keep his hands off the team CT else get a new man. ager. He declared no manager could run a club if somebody was contin- ually interfering. Murphy finally came to his senses and agreed to stay away from the bench and give Hoey free rein. Hoey's first act was to release Pitcher Loveday and Outfield- CT Devine. He will give Dave Shea, a Naugatuck youngster, a chance in the box.
 Irving Laubscher of this city, who had a tryout with New Haven this Season. has been signed by Lynn of the New England league. He will re- port August 9
 It is reported that Holyoke is to release Jack ef7annifaf1a1 The veteran shortstop is one of the highest sal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
FL LYNN- JOHNSON BOUT
 GREATEST FlASCO IN HISTORY SAYS TOMMY RYAN

Chicago, July 10--That the Johnson Flynn fight on Independence Day was the greatest fiasco in the history of the prize ring, and that Flynn never had a chance to whip the negro cham pion, was the declaration, today of Tommy Ryan, retired middieweight champion, who deserted Flynns train ing camp after a falling-out with the fireman's manager, Jack Curley.
 stThe only kind of man who can whip the negro,'' added Ryan, tsis a clever boxer, with a good head and stiff wallop.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
|GARDELLA SIGNS WITH HARTFORD; cROWTHER CANNED
Connery Expects Former Springfield
 Star win Strengthen Club

Hartford, July 1o-It was announced yesterday that Freeman W Crowther, who has been playing shortstop on the Hartford baseball team since the season opened. has been released by Manager Tom Connery, and Gus Gar della has signed Gardella will play short, Harry Moves remaining at third. Moves is putting up a good game and playing in his oldtime form.
 Crowther began his league career with the Hartford team late last sea- son after Gus Soffel had met with a broken wrist He did well both in the infleld and at bat and was among the first of the local men who signed for this season. Up to within a few weeks he was going good, but lately he has been throwing badly, some of his mispiays being very costly to the ting. Before going into baseball he was manager of the Hartford branch of an out-of-town insurance company.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
WHITE SOX HAVE WON
 FOUR OUT OF LAST FIVE

The White Sox have cleaned up four of their last five games and Manager Bill McGuire is feeling cnes- hitting team in the city. Last Sun day the Sox beat the Longfellows by to 3. Hayes was hit hard in the first inning but after that he settled down and famed 13 of. the Longfel- lows The two DeLormes are play ing we'll for the Sox. All members of the team are requested 10 repors Tomorrow night at the lumber yard for an important meeting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
THIS DATE IN
 PUGILISTIC ANNALS

1s67-Joe Wormald won Brltisn heavvweight championship by forfeit from E. Baldwin, who was not present when the bout was called to begin. Wormald and Baldwin later fought draw in America. .~s,s-..-.
 I911-Ray Bronson defeated Jonnny Clever in 8 rounds at Memphis.
 19l1-Willie Lewis knocked out Joe Hollis in ? rounds at Albany.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
Our Funny Bone.

The funny bone or .'crazy' bone, as it is commonly called, is in reality no bone at all. but nerve. and it's ps- culiar name, of facetious origin, is s pun on the word ''humerus," the cylin- drical bone which runs from the shoui- der to the elbow. the ulnar nerve pass ing around it. The nerve is here super 6cial and therefore comparatively un- protected. so that it may be easily compressed. and then a blow upon ft causes a strange tingling sensation in the course of it's distribution. which is felt as far away as the little finger The humerus has been the occasion of humor in others. for Locker wittiIy writes in "An Old Muff." published about 17<0:
 He cannot be complete ia ausAt
 Who is not hunaorously prone-
 A man without a merry thought
 Can hardly have funny bone.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
AMERICAN TIGERS
 READY FOR LAFAYETTES

The American Tigers accept the Thallenae of the Lafayettes for a game k0 Do played at Seaside Park Thurs Nay morning at 10 o'clock. We will Eive you a return game J. Heating. manager. J. Scmers, captain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
uREsCENTs LOOKING
 FOR GAME FOR JULY 2t

If there is a team of 15-year-old tuiayers in the city who have not got Icold feet and who want a game with i&hn Greacerts on July 21, they can EhMw@ it by communicating with Man 'nBar Donning. Crescent avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
American League.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS

Detroit 6, New York 2.
 Philadelphia 8, Chicago 2.
 Boston 3, St. Louis 2.
 Washington ?, Cleveland 1, (first wa 1W;1saisshingfons4. cleveiand s,tsecond game)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
WATERBURY,.

Two base hits, RuelI,s Russell, Fish CT. Three base hits, Ruen 2, Gyeli. Sacrifice hits. Eley. Nichols, Crook. Stolen bases, Lemieux, Stow 2, Crook. Double plays, Spratt to Stow to Crook: Lemieux to Cabrera. Left on bases, Bridgeport 6, Waterbury 6. First base on errors, Waterbury. Struck out, Parker 8, Gibbs f. Time, 2:O5. Um-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
Connecticut League.
YEsTERDAY,s RESULTS.

Bridgeport 4. Waterbury 3. GO in- nings.l
 At springfield- Springfield 5, New Haven 1.
 At Hartford ?. Holyoke
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
National League.
YEsTERDAY,S REsUITs.

New York 5, Chicago 2.
 Cincinnati 1, Brooklyn @. Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia 0. St. Louis 5, Boston 0, (first game. ) St Louis s. Boston ', (second game.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
International League.
YEsTERDAY'S REsUHES,

YESTERDAYS RESUHES. Jersey City 8, Newark '. Baltimore 9, Providence s. Toronto II, Montreal 8. Rochester 9, Buffalo 5, (first game.)
 Rochester 5. Buffalo 3, esecond game.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
sTANp1NG oF THE cLUBs.
GAMES TO-DAY.

New Haven at Holyoke @ games. j Bridgeport at Waterbury. Hartford at Springfield
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
STANDING OF THE CLUES.
GAMES TO-DAY

Detroit in New York. Chicago in Philadelphia. St. Louis in Boston.
 Cleveland in Washington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
GAMES TODAY.

New York in Chicago.
 Brooklyn in Cincinnati. Boston in St. Louis (two.) Philadelphia in Pittsburgh.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10

No matter what you want try the Farmer Want Col umr.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
GAMES TO-DAY.

Newark in Jersey City. Baltimore in Providence. Rochester in Buffalo. Toronto in Montreal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10

Girl Wanted? Read the Farmer Want Ads.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10

Freddy Gibbs Is game. After taking a fierce pounding in the opening atan- ga, he blanked Waterbury for the re- mainder Of the contest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10

Bob Stow is having a great year with the stick. Last year at this l time he was batting about .1ss. Ik he continues the good work he oueff to | graduate to higher company next
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10

aried players in the league but he hasn't been behaving himself. A Hot yoke semi-pro named Gleason played shortstop for Holyoke yesterday and did we'll
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10

The Mechanics are in Watsrbury 1 this afternoon and Johnny Barron fo slated to pitch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10

wjcoa seems to lose none of his ef- fmeR2vaness; o,Brien has acquired con- Rrol of his wild elants; Cicotte, Be- t1en&, Hail and the rest are all go- zng Rrea& guns for a club that is G5eldfnR and hitting and running the ;bases with anything their league could send against them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10

nll-azed good example for flock of 1nnEnmte& McAaeer was something pf manager himself, when given half m chance. but it is not recorded that Btahl has suffered any from interfer- knee on the part of the executive of ncera Of his club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10

Sort of q coiucfdence that two of the. strongest clubs in the American Lea lgue ahould be managed by '""come backs-'' The White Sox, after long lHiaEe of hard going are back in third splacn and Jimmy Callahan is in high Ramrr again Stahl ran a bank In lChicago all last year, but his plunge into chance seems not to have taken anything from his abilities either as .a player or as a manager.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10

The Highlanders seem to have a coming star in Dowd, the college short- stop. He was compared ffavorab1y with Ownie Bush by those who saw him in action, yesterday.
Arizona republican., 1912-07-26

Peaches cents a pound at the. ranch Hall Brothers. am
Arizona republican., 1912-07-26
SYNTHETIC CHEMISTRY.

Nature, we may reflect, has a hard time in competition with the chemist Her slow. laborious processes are one by one being superseded. Her most delicate perfumes, which she dishes to us in drops, are made by the gallon in the laboratory. The infinite delicacy of her tints we simulate from mater ial so unromantic as coal-tar. We squeeze q cellulOSe product through a tiny hole and we have the silk of the silkWOrm We transform trees into paper and educate the world. We inn itate the precious stones which nature has produced by gigantic forces in up- heaVal, and the only difference, as was stated in our courts the other day, is that the artificial product is more per- feet than the real. Now the chemist takes starch, an unromantic material enough and makes of it that rubber on which the wheels of the world go round.
 In the course of his experiments man discovers a cheap method of making acetone, an essential of our modern high explosives. Somehow or other all mans experiments lead ultimately to the explosive. Which again shows how we reverse processes, for while nature begins all her work with an explosion. man works up to the ex- plosion as the highest expression of his conquesr.-Wetm Gazette.
Arizona republican., 1912-07-26

than a good, plain lie. For instance in the issue of today an article is as fol- lows, The I told you sos" who op- posed the honor system of Governor Hunt nave not had their inning yet Those honor prisoners so far have had too much honor to accOmmOdatingly try to escape What do you thing of that. This was a lie for the purpose of making it appear that there was no escape of the convict from the camp near Globe.
 Honestly, if that bunch could see themselves as some others, at least, see them, they would turn their attention to decent journalism and stop giving bum statistics and stop licking Cover nor Hunts boots. A human being that degenerates into fawning sycOphant, for money, place or power is about the last word in the minds of decent peo- pie.
 Phoenix July p
 A DEMOCRAT.