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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-15

street, Friday afternoon and evening.
The Altar society meets Friday
evening at o'clock with Miss Hut
tee, 632 Sixth street, Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-15

And many kinds OF laundry, scour-
ing and soap powders.
A little money invested will ease
the work. Just phone SIS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-15

Aiken Street ChapeI.-The Ladies'
Aid society will meet Wednesday aft
ernoonaat 2:30 at the home Of Mrs. r
Lorentsen, 600 Heinrichs street, South
Rock Island.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-02
ED SWEENEY TO
REJ0IN YANKEES

Indianapolis, Ind, April 2-The
most interesting development in the
New York American League clubs
camp yesterday was the news that
Ed Sweeney will join the team today.
The big catcher has not agreed upon
terms, but Is coming for conference
with Manager Wolverton. The up
shot of that conference will be re-
ceived with great interest, for Sweeney
undoubtedly would strengthen the
Yankees behind the bat and give them
the best catching staff in the Amer1-
can League.
Sweeney has been holding out since
contracts were sent out this winter.
and made a demand for salary which
the New York club considered far be-
yond reason. He has been more tract
able lately, but whether he and VOL
verton will see things the same way
remains to be seen. However, they
appear to be getting together. VOL
verton had a letter from Sweeney the
other day, and the manager wired him
to meet him here today.
Manager Wolvertons expects to pitch
Jim Vaughn against the Indians today
during the whole game. Vaughn is
in good trim. Street probably will
catch him, as Williams, while improv-
ed in health, is not feeling very keen
whole outfit will be all right in a day
or two.
Wolverton passed the word around
that nobody was to be out after II
o'clock D. m, one among other discip-
linary screws he intends to put on to
keep his warriors in battle trim for
the serious business Of the season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-02
YALE FOOTBALL TEAM
TO PRACTICE next WEEl

Coach Art Howe of the Yale Foot
ball squad expects to have the candi-
dates for the team out for regular
spring practice following the Easter
vacation. An impressive spring cam
paign has been mapped out. The Ellis
were greatly disappointed that the
1911 season failed to make amends
for the disasters of 1910. The first
move to put their football team back
at the front was the action of Captain
Jesse Spalding in ordering an extend
ed winter practice in the gymnasium.
This was used to acquafnt the men
with the new rules and to get in
touch with all the available material.
Yale has now in prospect a real in
novation in spring practice. 1t is the
playing of a number of practice
games between the first and second
teams.
This is something that no big COL
lege team has ever attempted in the
past, chiefly because the players were
not in the physical condition to stand
the hard work this would entail. In
order to make it possible Yale's spring
practice will have to be longer than
usual in order to condition the men
properly. First of all, Captain Spald-
ing intends that every member of his
spring practice squad shall have a
thorough understanding of the new
rules
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-02
BASEBALL GIRDLES GLOBE
FROM PETERSBURG TO KOBE

Baseball Is making the grand cir
cult of the civilized globe. In St.
Petersburg, Russia, a series Of games
is played every summer between
American and Russian mines. Amer
ica's. national game has captured
Japan, the Philippines and Hawaii.
This week a baseball team from the
College of Hawaii, which arrived on
the Pacific coast a few days ago,
begins a tour that will include colleges
throughout the United States, as far
The visiting team is composed prin-
cipaly of Chinese youths, and has an
excellent record. Last year they took
the University of Keio, Japan, nine
into camp twice. They also have vic
tories to their credit over the Univer-
sity Of Waseda and the championship
team of Uncle Sans Pacific fleet
no mean antagonists. They report
that the Hawaiians Of all classes are
keen for the sport and that there are
numerous fast teams in the islands.
Japan is another country that has
taken up baseball with great enthu-
siasm. The universities of Keio and
Waseda have both sent mines to Amer
lea, and they made highly creditable
showings against the best college
clubs of the United States. Chicago
and wisconsin universities also sent
mines to. Japan, and they were given
a glorious greeting by the frenzied
fans of Nippon. The University of
Washington club has also visited the
flowery kingdom. Baseball has been
played in Japan for about twenty
years, but there are no professional
clubs. No admission is charged to
the games, the expenses being paid by
voluntary contributions. Huge earth
embankments take the place Of a
grand stand. Thousands of fans wit
ness every important game, and they
are as enthusiastic as the American
sbugs'' In addition to the Weseda
University of TOXIC and Keio Univer-
sity there are strong teams at the
universities of Kobe, Osaka, Nara and
Kvoto
Cuba is a country that is baseball
mad, and it is predicted that within a
few years Havana will have developed
a team strong enough to meet the
American worlds champions with a
good chance of success. Betting is
a great feature of the games in Cuba.
They wager on every play, and inn
mense sums change hand during every
game The Cubans are great rooters
when their favorite nine Is winning,
but they are usually peevish losers.
The professional players Of the island
usually work for a percentage of the
gate receipts, instead of being paid a
fixed salary. Peanuts and pop are
never seen at ball games in Havana.
Instead, the butchers" sell peeled or
anges, and every fan has his mouth
smeared with orange juice.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-02
CLIP STREETS
TO AID YALE
Aldermen Cut Off Two and Kill
Six Proposed Extensions at
New Athletic Field

By the action of the New Haven
Board of Aldermen last evening the
utilization of the immense new tract
of land recently acquired by Yale au-
thorities for Fairgrounds and athletic
fields along the lines laid out is for
mally assured. The board, in re-
Spouse to a petition of Walter Camp,
through whose offices the land was
acquired for university purposes, or
dered that the two streets already
opened and the six streets planned
three-quarters Of century ago be
closed and the utilizing Of the land as
university playground" will conse-
quently follow. The land in question
extends along Yale avenue for over a
thousand feet and along Maltby ave-
nue. for over twelve hundred feet.
Along it's western boundaries the prop
erty extends about eighteen hundred
feet. 1t has six hundred feet 'front.'
ing on Chapel street. The land is
directly opposite Yale field and it's
acquisition as single intact piece of
land, will be invaluable to the univer-
sity as an athletic exercise ground.
Two streets, Perry avenue and por-
ton of Tryon street, have already been
opened by the city on the land and
according to plans made in 1886 six
more streets were contemplated. 1t
was to close the present streets and to
forestall the cutting Of any more high
ways through the property that Wal
ter Camp presented the petition to
the Board of Aldermen requesting that
streets and highways on the property
be closed and discontinued
The board heard the petition and
then by unanimous consent passed the
order closing the present streets and
disseminating those planned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-02
(By Wagner.)

Not to be outdone by the big
leaguers who had 81 varieties of bad
weather in the south, the Mechanics
was to have been their first day of
practice. Manager Mccain had it all
fixed to take the boys to Newf1eld
park this morning but when he look
ed out of the window and saw the
rain he muffled the alarm clock and
went back to the land of slumber.
Capt Tom Crook, Martin Becker,
Catcher Brewer and Bernard Harris
were the principal objects of interest
about the Atlantic hotel this morn
ins. They arrived in the city yester-
are big chaps. Manager Mccain wac
much impressed with their appear
ance. He has heard SO much re-
garding Becker's ability as a pitcher
that he is anxious to see the young
st-r perform. Becker and Brewer
ris. who is an infielder, lives in Balti-
more.
Manager Mccain has planned a
scheme of practice which he thinks
will help in this chilly weather. He
will start the squad practicing about
them going until 8 in the afternoon.
Then the boys will call it a days work
and adjourn for dinner. In this way
it is hoped to give the athletes the
benefit of the warm sun. In case the
weather is fair tomorrow the squad
will start work at Newfield park.
Red" Heath has been engaged to act
as trainer for the club and he will
keep the players in condition.
Manager Dan O'Neil of Holyokc
has announced the names of 20 can
didates who will try for jobs this sea-
son. He has traded Pitcher Tom
Tuckey for Pitcher Buck Ehman of
the Lincoln, Western league club.
Ehman is a veteran right handler. He
was with Denver and Lincoln last
year and made record of IA won
and IL lost.
Bernard Stratton of this city, who
has pitched for the West Ends in past
seasons, is one of the pitchers signed
Of players: Pitchers, Clyde Burroughs,
Bridgeport, Conn, Joseph Ehman,
Lincoln, Neb., Elmer Tankersley, Bal
timore, Steve Manning, Buffalo, Will
liam Cristall. Albany, N. Y, Law
renee Christianson, Philadelphia
0orge Belts, Philadelphia. George
Callahan, Mt. Morris, N. Y, Bobby
Peterson, Middletown, Conn.,; catch
ers, Walter Ahearn and Herman Shin
eel, Waterbury, Fred Robarge, Chico
pee Falls, J. E. Custer, Milwaukee
Tom Gaughan, Watertown, N. Y; In
fielders, Tom Standard, Henry Hogan
Providence, John O'Hara, Worcester;
outfield, Edward Coughlin, Willing
ford, Conn, Art Nichols, Willimantic,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-02
DULL week FOR BOXING
FANS IN METROPOLIS
Jim Smith-Bob Moha Fight Only I'm
portant Fistic Event Scheduled.

An exceedingly dull week is in store
for New York followers of boxing. The
scanty supply of bouts listed are, for
the most part, of little importance.
Next week the merry whirl will go on
again. The prospects of Madison
Square Garden again receiving a Ii
cense appear bright. The immense
seating capacity of the Garden makes
it possible to offer sums sufficient to
obtain the very best attractions.
The bout that will attract the most at
tention this week is the match between
Jim Smith, the "Westchester Thunder
bolt and Bob Moha at the National
Sporting Club on Wednesday night.
Mocha proved in his bout with Sailor
Burke that he is real fighter. AL
though no taller than some light
weights, he weighs over 100 pounds
without being fat. His arms are
short and thick, but he hits with re-
markable speed and force.
Smith has not fought at any Of the
New York clubs for several months.
He once gave STANLEY Ketchel a few
terrific rounds but most of his more re-
cent bouts are matters he would rath-
er forget
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-02
PHILLIES AGAIN BEAT
CONNIE MACk'S ATHLETICS
Reggie Brown, Formerly of Water
bury, Pitches Good Ball For
Winners,

Philadelphia, April 1.-The Phillies
again showed superiority over the
worlds champions yesterday when
ing game by 6 to 2. Although the
weather was cold and the sky cloud
ed the two clubs played much better
ball than they did in the opener Sat-
urday. Neither club blundered on the
defence, and the hitting while ex-
tremely light, was vicious enough at
.critical times to keep the spectators
interested to the finish.
Mack sent Carl Brown, the 1anky
right handler from the Connecticut
league all the way from the first to
the ninth inning, and while he held
the Phillies to seven hits, scattered
in four innings, his wildness proved
to be his undoing. He passed seven
along to the first base and uncorked a
wild heave at a critical moment in
the sixth which allowed the Phillies
to score a brace Of runs in that round.
Manager Doom used Seaton, the
Portland Pacific Coast League find
on the mound at the start and he
pitched superb ball. While the Mack
men got both Of their runs off Sea,
ton it was not his fault. He would
have scored a shutout during his stay
on the rubber had it not been for
Paskert. In the fourth inning, with
one down and Lord on second, Collins
flew to Paskert, hitting the ball as
Lord started to steal third. When the
fly settled in Dode's hands Lord was
up to third. Paskert instead of throw
ing to second base to double up Lord,
directed the ball at third, and before
Ilobert could chuck it back to Knabe
Lord had regained the second sack
again. Srtunk then pasted a single
to right scoring Lord.
In the fifth round, with two down,
Barry lifted one high in the air to
deep centre. This fly Paskert badly
misjudged and the ball dropped safe,
giving Jack the credit Of a scratchy
double. Lapp followed this gift with
a single to left and Barry scored.
Alexander relieved Seaton in the
sixth, allowing but one hit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-02
HANDLERS MAY
HAVE PAT HURLEY
Sporting Editor Evening Farmer:

Sporting Editor Evening Farmer:
In a recent conversation between
Manager Ash of the Rambler Basket
ball team and the writer over the
coming series between the Blue Rib
bons and the HANDLERS, Manager Ash
said he would play on the concession
that Hurley (who has played on both
teams during the past season) be al
lowed to play with the Ramblers in
addition to the players who have ap-
peared in Rambler uniforms.
If Manager Ash. is in earnest I in
order to. have the series go through,
I will concede the services of Hurley.
Now after this concession if Man
ager Ash means business, I will guar
antee him SIS a game if he loses and
$35 if he wins.
Manager Ash can either answer
through these columns or make an
appointment with writer at any place
at any time.
Yours in sport,
JOHN c.. LEAVY,
Capt. Blue Ribbon Basketball Team
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-02
SORE ARM FROM TRYING
TO talk WITH DUMMY

Baseball has few characters about
whom stories will be told and written
as long as they play the game. One
of these men is Walter Brodie, known
far and wide as Steve Brodie. Steve
played with the Chicago White Sox in
1900. On the same team was Dummy
Hoy, a deaf mute. Brodie played
left and Hoy centre. Hoy was fast
and Brodie not slow. AS known to
every one, outfielders occasionally have
to yell 81 got it" or take it, when a
ball is hit into neutral territory. Bro
die could not yell to Hoy because Hoy
would not have heard him, so Brodie
had to wave his arm. Occasionally
Hoy was so determined to get the ball
that he forgot all about Brodie and
a mixup would result, which would
not disturb Hoy, as he could not hear
what Brodie said about him.
One day the climax was reached. The
White sox were up against a tough
proposition. 1t was a zigzag game
large score and both teams dead anx-
ious to win. The last half of the
ninth saw the home team take a squirt
With the White Sox leading by three
runs their opponents damned bases
after two men had been retired.
The man at bat hit long drive to
after the ball. Both were running top
speed. Brodie saw Hoy coming and
frantically waved his left arm. Hoy
did not see him. Brodie and Hoy col
lided. Both were thrown to the
ground. The ball shot over the fallen
players and went for a fourbase smash
winning the game for the home team.
Returning to the hotel Brodie was in
a fit of dependency. When at last
he broke the silence it was with this
request:
Get a center fielder who can hear.
My left arm is so weak from shout
ing at him that I can't raise the old
wing to whisper
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-02
BOSTON Will NOT
WAIVE ON ART BUES

John M. Ward and Jim Gaffney,
owners of the Boston Nationals, re-
turned to New York yesterday after
alternating for several weeks with
their players in the Sunless South.
Ward waxed enthusiastic over his
team and has hopes that Manager
King will pull the Bostons out OF
the hole they have been in since the
American League invaded Boston.
Ward will be satisfied if his team ad-
vances a peg this year, as he thinks
he has the material with which to
build up winning combination in the
course of a few years.
Ward says he has a capable man
for every position on his team with
the exception of third base. He thinks
that Smiling Benz Houser, the for
mer White Elephant, will make a
crackerjack first baseman. Ingerton,
who played third for Boston the great
er part of last season is still a hold.
out, though Ward woul dixie to get a
better player than "Scotty'' to round
out his infield. Ward has refused to
waive on Arthur Bues, the hard-hit.
ting recruit of the Giants, as he be-
lieves the Seattle Home Run King
would fit in snugly at the left corner
of his inner works.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-02
BOY SHOT IN BACK
WALKING IN ROADWAY.
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
Danbury, April mo trace has
yet been found by the police of the
person who shot 10 years old Louis
Haight in the back, late yesterday.
The boy is seriously wounded. Haight
with two companions, was walking
along a country road when two shots
were heard. One bullet struck a rock
in the road in back of the boys, the
second struck Haight in the back at
the base of the spine. A search of
the neighborhood of the shooting is
being made.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-02
PAVING COMMISSION
AWARDS TWO CONTRACTS
FOR PAVING AND SEWER

At a meeting of the Paving and
Sewer Commission last evening the
contract for block pavement Of Park
avenue from Fairfield avenue to State
street was awarded to the Burns Co.,
and the contract for the sewer in the
same section was awarded to the
Pierce Mfg. Co. The Burns Co.'S bid
was S139 per square yard for the
pavement and the Pierce Mfg. Cos
bid was ~ cents = foot for the
sewer and SO cents foI JDnections.
Other bids for the pav~--Snt were:
Van Keuren and Sons, s1.4G; A. J.
Langenfeld, s1.61; Siliil1an & God
frey, 1.45.
other sewer bids were the e. u
Pierce Jr., Co., 81 cents per foot, 50
cents for connections. rock excaya-
tons SIS, manholes, 1915; Burns Co..
SO cents per foot and 1923 per foot
using vitrified pipe, and for manholes,
$500.
The board voted, in accordance with
the directions of the Common Coun-
Gil to advertise for bids for the wood
en- block pavement of Barnum avenue
from Seaview avenue to Central ave-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-02
MIKE DONLIN HAS
CHANGED GREATLY

Hot Springs, Ark, April 2.-The day
of the rowdy in baseball has passed.
He has been forced out by brainier
and more genteel lot of young fellows.
His going was like a lot of old timers,
slow but sure. In his place there is
now an aggressive lot of perfectly
trained athletes, always taking the
best care of themselves.
In the old days a ball player was
wined and dined and spent his money
with a free hand. Nowadays the
drinking is tabooed and while the
player is by no means a tight wad,'
the majority of the men engaged in
the profession are able to show a snug
bank account at the close of each sea-
son.
and coming into the big leagues is al
together different from a few years
ago. The boys are coming off the sand
lots, as in the old days, but they ap-
pear to be of different caliber. The
rough neck is unheard of now The
majority of the boys in the league
are modest and unassuming fellows al
ways taking the best of care of them
selves. To see a team of major lea
guers now one would pick them out
for lot of well-developed business
or professional men,. There is moth
ing dDOul lucIu 10 liOlCdlc tHelT Call
ing.
In the long ago no regard was paid
to training rules, late hours were the
the rule and a hard life was synony-
nous with professional ball. Fights
were frequent, often ending with ser
ious results
One of those whose conduct has
changed altogether is Mike Donlin,
who this year wears a Pittsburg Pr
rate uniform. In the latter part of
the nineteenth century when Michael
broke into fast company, he brought
with him his false conception of what
was expected. He was a hard drink
er and a pretty tough character in gen.
eral. That old past is buried now
and to see the thespian strutting about
the hotel one would hardly believe tina,
such a change could be worked by
time.
Michael still carries a scar across
his face, as a result of one of his
pranks. In st. Louis Michael attempt
ed to have some fun at the expense OF
a bewhiskered individual. The latter
welded a knife and Michael carries
the scar to-day as a memento of the
past which he would like to blot out
All ball players are not total alb
stainers now, but the number of pro-
hibitionists is increasing. Contracts
usually call for total abstaining from
the use of alcoholic beverages during
the playing season and the rules are
generally kept.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-02
HOWLAND'S

Great times these for men who buy
clouhes Can you remember time when
good clothes we're to be bought at such prices
i'm Bridgeport,
We're not bit egotistical--but these
Rowland suits at Sl5 are wonders
And the Rowland overcoats at $3.50
are just great.
Those suits are worth Sl8 500 and
more. We've proved it to a lot of men-will
prove it to you, if you give us chance
Overcoats are worth $50 and Sl8--you
can tell by inspection.
If you're man who is hard to fit" read
on page of the many shapes that are ready
and come and give us a chance to fit YOU
If we can't, we'll own up like men. But ten
to one, there is a suit here that will fit you.
And you can save money as easy as you
spend it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-02
SPRING PRACTICE FOR
HARVARD FOOTBALL SQUAD

Cambridge, Mass, April 2-Spring
football practice at Harvard started
yesterday afternoon Thirty-thre
candidates for the eleven reported to
Capt Percy l.. Wendell. In addition
to the Crimson leader only two other
veterans were out-Harry Gardner,
quarterback, and Dave Parmenter,
center. The remainder of the eligible
''H'' men are candidates for the base
ball or track teams and unable to re-
port.
Pennock, Atkinson, Logan, Handy
and Buckley, members of last falls
freshman team, were also in togs.
The work consisted of the usual rudi-
mentary drill. Assisting Head Coach
Haughton was Vic Kennard, Bob
Fisher, H. c. Leslie, P. D. Smith,
Tommy Campbell and Buster Dewey.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-02
JOE JEANETTE BEATS
GRIFF JONES EASILY

Griff Jones proved an easy opponent
for Joe Jeanette last night at the
Olympic Club, New York. After
playing with Jones for two rounds
Jeanette tore after his opponent and
after weakening him in the third,
landed so many hard blows in the
fourth that Referee Dan Tone decided
Jones had enough and stopped the
bout.
Before the end came Jones had
struck the floor twice and had been
badly cut and bruised about the eyes,
nose and lips. Both the knockdowns
in the fourth round were from left
hand swings to the stomach.