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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-07
STATE WILL NOT
 BE REDdSTRIc

Despite the fact that there is a. de- cided inequality in the population of the various Senatorial districts in the state. and that the thirty-first article of the State constitution gives the present General Assembly the .rieht 10 make any changes it sees fit in the ooundarles of the district, but. pro- vides that Tn case such assembly does not redistrict the State, the redistrict- ing shall go over until the next session or me general Assembly, following the next government consus--in other words, 182l--Ioyernor Simeon E. Bald win yesterday definitely announced that he would not call a special ses- sion of the General Assembly for the purpose of redistricting the Senatorial districts or the State. Governor Bald win, in his interview, said:
 T have considered the question of calling an extra session and have cona- municated with several persons. from whom | thought I could obtain. trust- worthy information as to whether, if special session were called it was probable that the Senatorial districts would be changed. I have concluded that it is not probable that the pres ent Legislature would, if called to- gether, make such changes in the di- reetion of equalization of the districts as the constitution calls for do not wish to put the State to the expense Of a special session, when it appears to be probable that the Republican leaders in both houses would not be inclined to revise the makeup of the Senatorial districts. as now constitut- ed. AS at present advised, therefore, do not contemplate the calling of an extra session. The districts ought to be reformed and they easily can be. but I fear it would be in vain to ex- pect a proper revision. such as the ccnstitutien contemplates, from the present Legislature.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-07
JAKE DAUBERT
 SLATED TO LEAD
 BROOKLYN IN 1913

There is hot tip going about Brooklyn while the Dodgers are in a losing streak that Jake Daubert is go- ing to be the next manager of the Brooklyn club. President Ebbets has announced that Dahlen will be retain ed as the manager of the club next season, and that all the talk about Bill being pushed out the back gate is not true.
 It is well known around the base ball circuits, that this is the last year that Dahlen will be with the good old Dodgers. and that Bill is aware of the faetS George Stallings has also been mentioned as the next manager Pres ident Ebbets has said all. that he will say for the present is that Dahien will be the manager. But just as sure as there will be a new ball grounds for the Brooklyn club, there will be a new manager say those who are in a. position to know.
 The trouble with the Brooklyn club right now, which is the trouble with great many big league ball clubs is the pitchers. The hurlers are moi doing any good pitching. The only ones to show any form have been Al. len and Fucker, both left handlers. Last Saturday Nap and Allen pitched tive good games, but "boots" blew the game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-07
CITIZENS TO FETE OLYMPIC VICTORS
Mayor Gaynor Names Com lnittee of 165 Members
 to Receive Them

New York. Aug 7.--Mayor GaynoF
 appointed yesterday a reception com-
 lnittee of one hundred and sixty-five
 citizens to take charge formally of the city's welcome to the victorious Amer.
 ican Olympic team. The committee will
 set to work at once and will try to
 make the festivities noteworthy in ev- cry respect.
 It is proposed to have the celebra- ton on Saturday. August A, by which date all Of the athletes on the winning
 team will saave returned to this coun- try. Mayor Gaynor has already in~
 diested his willingness to be present and participate. even though. it be
 necessary for him to curtail his vaca- ton In order to do SC. Engraved in-
 yitations will be presented in person to President Taft and Coy. Dix.
 In the morning Of the 24th there. will
 be "trirmphal parade" The head of the column will move from Forty
 second Street and Fifth Avenue to
 Broadway, thence down Broadway to City Hall and across City Hall Park.
 and distinguished guests Of the ccm-
 mittee. At the head Of the column will be attachments of troops from
 Governors Island, Fort Wadsworth,
 and Fort Hamilton, A detachment
 from the Navy Yard, including tackles
 and marines. will follow. Then will come the National Guard, followed by large delegations representative of New Yefk's athletic clubs, as well as organizations from out of town. The members of the victorious team will
 ride in automobiles with mounted her. aids alongside. bearing standards with
 the names of the occupants of each automobile, 90 that they may readily be distinguished by the public
 A novel feature of the parade it is expected. will be q contingent of Boy Scouts, including all of troops in and around New York. under the leader ship of their commander Lorillard Spencer. Superintendents of city play grounds have agreed to furnish groups of boys to assist in the juvenile end of the celebration, and the edges Of the sidewalks, from Forty-second St., to City Hall. will be lined by small boys, each holding an American dag which will be waved in greeting to the yictcrs. The evening feature will be
 dinner In Terrace Garden, where acc conmodations can be had for 2,000 diners. The dinner is to be a popu- lar affair, the price of tickets being put at two dollars per plate.
 Dr. George F. Kunz is expected to be chairman Of the committee, with Justice Victor ,. Bowling and Presi- of New York for vice-c -chairmep; Victor Ridder, treasurer, and Frederick W. Rubien, secretary. As Mayor Gaynor
 deAs not approve the appropriation of 1 city funds for such occasions, 1t will be necessary to. raise the money to defray expenses by popular subscrip- tion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-07
BALL PLAYERS TO FORM UNION
 IN BIG LEAGUES

There was a report yesterday that a. -talked-of union of baseball players was formed at secret meet ing on Sunday in the office of David Fu1tz, former New York baseball player, Al Wall street, New York. livery club in the National League. 1t was said, was represented at the meetine, and the St Louis Club, the members of which are stopping at present in the Somerset Hotel, was strongly in evidence at the meeting. Some of the members of this club said that a union was practically formed, but they would not go into details One of them said that MT. Fultz was to be President of the or eanization.
 The organization, 1t was said, has the sympathy of several managers of clubs, but it was not intended to take them into the organization, as this would put them into a position In which there would be a conflict of duty to the union on the one hand and to the club owners on the other.
 MT. F'ultz said last evening that while there was a meeting at his of flee to form an organization, the lat ter would not be strictly a labor un- ion. It will be an association for the benefit of baseball players, by which they will collectively obtain fairer conditions than they might do as in dividuals.
 ''This will be an association" he said. but will have no trade union features. The aims and objects of the body will be to have better un- derstanding among all the members of the baseball clubs and the club owners, and, in short. to systematize the playing Of baseball. It was not intended that the matter should leak out so soon, as the plans for the or- oa n nf iof haI nf been fully completed. As soon as the matter takes definite shape state ment regarding the association will be made"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-07
Program of Sports for
 Brass Day at Island

The committee in charge of sports for the annual picnic of the Bridgeport Brass Company Sick Benefit Aseocia- tion, at Sea Breeze, Saturday, today completed the program for athletic events The events will be held in the baseball field and will commence at 2.30 o'clock.
 The events and prizes follow: Tug of war (Main plant vs. Union branch), prizes. $5 in gold and box of cigars; baseball game (off1ce vs. shop team), box of cigars; fastest time running bases, $1 and $. L.. gas lantern; throw ing ball, $1 and oil s. l.. gas 1ontern; 100 yard dash. $1 and No. IT pump; one-third mile run, $2 and s. L. gas lantern: two-thirds mile run, g and oil s. l.. gas lantern; standing broad jump, $1 and No. ? pump.
 All events except the first three named will be open to all: For the longest hit during the ofice-shop ball game prize of $1 will be given, and a similar award will be made for the greatest number of stolen bases.
 Captain "Art" Meeker. the Southport
 c~nado, is rounding the office team into great shape for the baseball fray and says his men will be in fine fettle for Saturday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-07
5 PATCHEN WINS kN STRAIGHT HEATS

&mhurwh, Aug. 7.-It was a day
 be finishes at the meet of the M Circuit yesterday, with a fair
 klfnE of equine aristocracy among
 knrfePs. Scions of the Patchen, VI and Gentry families started in <Eo pacing events, but only one,
 Pmfchen IT., lived up to. family &fnnH He was in the Fort Pitt
 BIS class, and took the race kaigint heats, going two of them &6. Pearl Patch, 8 bay mare by Patch, was a disappointment, k@z mo better than third money. & Fafchen horse clearly outclass- Em ffeid. He has not been beaten .FeAr. He got away to a clean En all three heats and was never fed by Grand Opera, which ran d Tn the first heat Grand Opera Pearl Patchen made fine brush Il@ce. Joe Patchen being a length fore in the lead. In the second Pearl Patch was again beaten .Iace by Grand Opera, Gray whip hard to bring her under the wire !. but Stetbrino Lad in a burst of crowded the. Patch horse into the 2:12 pace Jones Gentry and eess Patch were looked upon to |sh the excitement, but the for took every heat easily. Third hy was the best Princess Patch get In the second heat Cox. Mansfield crowded Gentry at the b-uuarter pole, but coming into etretch Murray pulled out in a lead. Gentry did the last heat tmEA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-07
H0WIE BAKER GETS PRAISE IN
 CLEVELAND PAPER

The Cleveland Plain Dealer gives HoWie Baker of this city the following send off: @
 Not being able to induce Connie Mack to hand over Frank Baker. home run manufacturer, Harry Davis has done the next best thing. He simply had to have a, Baker on his team, SO he persuaded Howard Baker of Bridgeport, Ct., to sign a Nap con sensation of being able to dictate terns. He never has played profes- sionally,- although he has been coaxed for the last two years. He turned a deaf ear to the offers of the Con- neeticut and New. England League managers. is
 "sYou cannot pay me enough re- piled Baker when they, showed their contracts under his nose. ss.Nothing doing. The big league or nothing for me-
 Finally the big leaguers began to hear about him and his feats with a semi-pro team at Bridgeport He be- gan to receive offers but none suited him quite as well as the one he got from Harry Davis. and when he re- ceived a signed contract from Baker yesterday the Nap manager was as happy as if the Maps had won two games in succession.
 Baker who is to report at once, is a large man. built something on the order of J. Franklin Baker. He is a fast fielder and speedy on the paths. He has been hitting about 800 as a semi-pro, but that Is no criterion of what he will do in the big show He also has a great whip. Although he has played all the positions in the l infield, shortfield is his regular place. Manager Davis says that he will let him warm the bench for the next two weeks and start him in the game when the team leaves on its next western trip"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-07
PATENT RIGHTS ISSUED TO
 CONNECTICUT INVENTORS

The following were issued Aug: 5. 1912: List furnished from cd4ce of A. M Wooster, solicitor of patents. Bridgeport, Conn:
 Thomas V. Allis. Bridgeport. pair heating furnace hearth;
 John J.. Alvord and F. Karsttz. Bridgeport, button-hole scissors.
 Frederick e. Breul. Bridgeport, two patents: Chain links; making chain links and similar articlss.
 Peter F. Augenbraun, Stamford,
 Henry B. Cooley, New Britain, tub-
 Sidney A. Grant, Thompsonviils,
 Sidney 4. Grant and L. C. Grant Thompsonville traction-machine.
 Lindley D. Hubhen, Hartfgrd; flexl- hle connection for shafts and the Ike.
 Charles D. Rice, Hartford, roller
 Trierd A Ives. New Haven, con- tainer for metal beiler-clsapsrs.
 Edward l.. Pemberton, New Haven, adjustable crusher-head for rcck" - Christian F. Laun. watsrvills, cur- tain-ring.
 James R Putnam, waterbury. key less automobiles
 TRADE MARKS.
 The Hartford Machine Screw Co, Hartford, spark-plugs,
 The J. B. Williams Co, GlastonDury' shaving and toilet soaps.
 The New Haven Clock Co, New Ha- ven, clocks
 station. cut-worm exterminator.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-07
SOCIETY SCRAP OVER
 JEFFERSORS HlNE
Secretary Wilson's DauGhter Denoun- ces Uncle Sam's Plan to ''Con-
 fiscate'' Monticello,

Washington. Aug. 7,-Purchase of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home. Congressional sanction for which is being earnestly advocated by Mrs Martin W. Littletor, wife of the New York Congressman, has stirred up a hot little squabble among Washington society women who devote their spare time to philauthropie or cthers public spirited work.
 Miss Flora Wilson, daughter of the Secretary of Agriculture, an ardent suffragette, today took issue with Mrs. Littleton and bitterly denounced the plan for Uncle Sam to "cpnhscate" the property of Representative Levy who owns the place,
 Representative Levy stands alone as the only man in America who pre- serves with a reverent hand the home of a former President. exactly az when lis owner lived in it, Miss Wilson de- clared "The nation owes MT. Levy a debt of gratitude and instead of seiz- ing his property Congress- Sh0uld vote him a nations thanks"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-07
f'S ERROR AvES WAY FOR l LOCALS DEFEAT
By WagnG.>


 the Blood Jerry Cornell Rnd bwds of gunmen pptted Gene
 nas strong arm men in a lone-' hers of. Savin Rock yesterday. hldce are looking for Gib the
 who was last seen attacking He lunch fin the Sea View hotel
 Rock. Other gangsters who b the Mechanics without mercy
 fty Louis Jensen, whitey Lewis B5d and Dago Frank Foster. &ep- Foster. After frisking the
 s Bridgeport players, the sang- ElgTfped into q gray auto ana 6Thfsked away to the Poodle tfe where they enjoyed . mur- NeakfaRt. The score was 10 hror of New Haven.
 &eyfewing the causes Of She fifs looks aa- if Bob Stow would Ind guilty. Tn the second in- kith two gone and Dasohbaeh kan6 Jensen rolled an easy Rsr- to Stow. Bob booted the AHa- Dapchbach scored After sror New Haven made four runs Inc side waa retired. :. An Ron McCann tried Sexton. tha HnRer from Troy, and with the Nor Of the terrible second, the han looked great. He has a 'it ball and good control. After bend round the Wings got only kns Jensen labored for New and the Mechanics found him Iuml puzzle. Tom Crook belted |9r two doubles and a single. Bridges made q fiery speech Umpire Mullaney called Flick |t the plate in the second, and eadgepo1t bac1rgtop was chased bench. Harvey Russell finish game.
 S are the details of the second crime. Moose Miller went out p~0under to Stow and Flick sin Daschbach hit for a base. Wa blfed a grounder to Stow and Iran home from second while B was being retired. 1t looked Crooks throw home nailed but the umpire said safe and aEtbig uproar Bridges was bd- for too much chin music. h "a sent a soft chance to Stow hb fumbled, Daschbach scoring. |Gough singled and Pope was !. iilfng the bases. Sherwood's bred Jensen and Cough. Pop F@ smash tallied Pope and Sher- 3zIfier famed for the third Mechanics made their only run fifth. Skipper Hey damned a |aRNeF to right and Venable 5 sMae that was too hot for Sher-
 Efeg reached third when Sher- made a bad throw to catch him ronds While Russell was going a gror1nder, Eley counted. The
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-07
fBy Waaner.)

Owing to the poor hitting of the Bridgeport club. Manager McCaiin has decided, to- change the batting order and has also made up his mind to use Chief Snyder in the outfeld. Whether Snyder will replace Eley or Baker the manager has not decided Eddie Bridges, who is batting .SS1, will be moved to fifth place in the batting order and Bob Stow will be showed down.
 McCann said last week that as soon as he resumed charge of the team he would make some changes but the heavy batting at Sea Breeze Sunday made him think the Mechanics had recovered from the hitting slump. There was a scarcity of base hits at New Haven yesterday, however. The manager says the new order will go into effect Friday when New Haven plays at Newfield. Pitcher Merrill is bury today and Sexton will probably be sent in to stop New Haven Friday.
 Pitcher Ray Keating of this city chalked up his 20th victory of the season yesterday when he pitched Lawrence to to victory, over New Bedford. Heating allowed four hits and famed six. His record for the season is 20 won and nine lost
 Manager Tom Connery Of Hartford has begun to select his men for the Ali-Star Connecticut league team which will play Springfield in a bene- fit game for Genest next Monday. He has picked First Raseman Stankard, Outflelder Hickey and Pitcher Green from Hoiyoke. If is said that Buga Reisigl of New Haven will also be selected as one of the pitchers.
 Owner Jim Murphy of the Water bury Spuds is trying to sign William Brennan, an Ansonia semi-pro pitch CT. Brennan has made a fine record with the independent clubs.
 One of the bright spots of yester- days crime at Savin Rock was liar yey Russel's catch of 8 foul. The backstop raced over to the New Ha- ven bench and caught the ball on the tip of his glove. -
 The Bridgeport team needs some hitters. There are four men. not i'm cluding the pitcher, who are batting .230 or under, and the team can't make many runs under these condi- tions. It looks like bad Judgment to keep .340 hitter like Chief Snyder on the bench when there are two out fieiders not batting within 1O0 points of Snyder.
 The Washington team has bought Infeider Laporte from the St. Louis Browns. I4aporte is good batter but slow in the field. He was with the New York Americans for several
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-07
THIS DATE IN
 PUGILISTIC ANNALS

190S-Sam Langford defeated Tony Ross, Italian heavyweight, in rounds in New York. Ross and the colored heavyweight again met last year, and the Italian was knocked out in the sixth round.
 1908-Packey Mcfarland defeated Phil Brock in rounds at Los An- geles.
 1909-Grover Hayes and Young Jack Redmond fought 10-round draw in New Orleans.
 1911-Knockout Brown outpointed Joe Ferguson in 10 rounds at Baltimore.
 1911-Porky Flynn outpointed Jim Barry in 10 rounds at New York.
 1e11--Tommy Murphy defeated Bat ting Hurley in 10 rounds at Jefferson vile.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-07
SNYDER IN OUTF|ELD AND CHANGE IN BATTING ORDER Ray kealing. Wins Twentieth Game and
 Shuts New Bedford Out

years. Washington wants him as utility man.
 Hartford beat Holyoke by g to 8 in ninth inning rally yesterday. The Senators got only six hits to Holyoke's s IS. Green passed three Senators in the ninth and he was removed in favor of F1arrell, who forced in the run that tied the score. McDonald's s single produced the winning tally. Salnoi, Green and Harrell worked for Hoiyoke. Geist, Powers and Lund- gren officiated for Hartford.
 Art Guest had five errors for Springfield yesterday and Waterbury beat the Ponies by to 4. Laird was in the box for Springfield and Mo- Lean for Waterbury.
 Hartford will give Thompson. an Independent star, a trial on the mound. Thompson has been striking out IS a game for Pennington of the Harrington Valley league. Eugene Moore, who was purchased by Cincinnati from the Texas league for $5,o00, was with New Britain two years ago. Pittsburgh had him then and faFIned him to Dan O,Neil. Moore couldn't get by in this leagueA He went back to Texas and started win ming again.
 Camnitz off Pittsburgh left twelve Giants on the bases, pitching always effectively in the tima of need.
 Hooper indirectly was responsible for the eleventh-inntng victory of Bos- ton at Cleveland. BIanding purpose ly passed him, filling the bases. Then Yerkes singled.
 
 |N The Philiies turned on the Cubs and jolted them to l.
 The Reds got off on their toes, making three in the first and the Bos- ton Braves never caught up.
 Hal Chase and Ty Cobb both made the circuit by running bases in such a way as to confuse the playera De- troit won from the Tanks by more eimely hitting.
 Brooklyn had a change of luck and won gace from St. Louis.
 Allison jet down in the eighth and the Philadelphia champs got four runs from the St. Louis Browns in that frame,
 Tn hot pitching contest White got a shade on Groom, the White Sex beating the Senators ? to 1. Portland, Ore, Aug. 7.-Southpaw Ben Hunt of the Tacoma team. has been purchased outright by Ted Sul- livan, scout for the Chicago White Sox. Sullivan paid $s,000 for Hunt. for Fall delivery. Tacoma paid $400 for Hunt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-07


 Bescher is thermometers for the Cincinnati Reds. When he is hitting around 300 the whole team perks up and plays real ball. When Bob falls to. .25O. the team goes down too and plays miserably.
 Jimmy Shinn, the former Red Sox in- field hand, is playing right field for Sacramento in the Pacific Coast Lea que. A broken ankle put him in the garden. as third base is where he be- longs,
 Ten doubles figured in 6 recent Wheeling-Terfa Haute game in the Central League, which the latter won, 1s to 10.
 Billy weart, a Philadelphia critic, says the whole Athletic team is out of gear, and that the boys cannot eet go- ing for some unknown reason.
 Harry wolverton says that Ty Cobb is worth just $1Oo,o00 coin of the realm. He says the Georgian is worth more than good many other stars put to- gether, but he doesn't name the stars. Bobby Byrne and Ed Koney of Gt Louis have sold their billiard hall and will stick exclusively to baseball here after-cr until fall anyhow: George Baumgarten, find" of this season, is a product of the Mountain League. EIe twiried for Huntington, W. Va, last year. He started the season by pitching q 0 to 0 game against the White Sox in the spring and has not graced the slab against them since.
 Jim McAleer is back with the Red Sox. E1e dropped ont last week and took in the Grand Circuit harness ra- ces in Detroit
 |. Eddie Mensor Of Pittsburgh, is be, coming popular with the fans all along the National LeAgue circuit. Hs was idolized on the coast. before he came East.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-07
|YN0LDS FURNISHES
 $1, GOO FOR FREEDOM

|Roy Reynolds, 457 Grand street, held Tn bail of $1,000 for trial he Superior court after a. brief Ing before Justice Griswold of hbtll yesterday on the charge of sking IS years old Bertha Bouche |BT2 Hancock avenue, in Long Monday evening, July 2s. ReIa- furnished the necessary bail. Hb1flm ip. accused of taking the
 tn fhs scene of the alleged crime H'a hesls af -hia amRtaEcycle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-07
GAR INSPECTOR KILLED
 WHILE COUPLING CARS

New Haven, Aug. 7.-Alexander Ev- erings, a car inspector, was. instantly killed today while coupling cars at the station here. He was caught between two cars and fell beneath the wheels. He had just returned from visit to his son in Montreal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-07
JOE WOOD AND RUBE MARQUARD
 HEAD TWlRLERS

Joe Wood of the Red Sox and Eddie Plank of the Athletics are leading the American League. in the pitching rec ords. Marquard and Mathewson of the Giants are the big boys ill the National Here are the records:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-07
International League.
RESULTS.

Jersey City, 4; Toronto, 2.
 Rochester. 5; Baltimore, 2. Providence, 10: Montreal, 8. Newark, [; Buffalo, (1st.) Buffalo, g.; Newark, 2 (2nd.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-07
GAMES TODAY

Bridgeport at Waterbury. New Haven at Springfield. Hartford at Holyoke,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-07
STANDING OF THE CLUES.
GAMES TO-DAY.

New York in Detroit. Philadelphia in St. Louis. Boston in Cleveland. Washington in Chicago