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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15
THIS DATE IN
 PucILISTlC ANNALS

17S1-Jem Belcher, who became Bristol, England.
 l7e5-John Jackson won heavy weight title from Mendoza in rounds in England.
 1S75-James J. Jeffries, former heavyweight champion, born at Car roll, O.
 Donovan in 10 rounds at Boston.
 1907-> Joe Jeannette and Sam Me Vey. 10 rounds, draw, in New York.
 1909-Leo Houck defeated George Decker in 6 rounds at Lafcaster, Pa.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15
JEFFRIES DENIES HE
 WILL ENTER RING AGAIN
Former Champion Declares He Has
 All the Money He Wants.

Los Angeles, Cal, April 15-"My hat is not in the ring. T. it is Pve got it nailed to the floor with s brick under it.''
 This was Jim Jeffries' joking re- mark when shown the dispatch from san Francisco to the effect that ht had promised James W. Coffroth tC re-enter the ring.
 "I have n1orey in the bank, the hens are all laying and my digestion is great. Why should I mix up in the boxing game again? I'm through with it all, I tell you.
 ssCoffroth must be dreaming tC float a story like this I said noth ing to him that he could construt as willingness On my. part to fgh again I have no intention of evel putting on another set of gloves
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15

Outfielder Spike Hickey, who was
 with Hartford last season, has been
 turned over to Mobile of the South
 ern league by New Orleans. Mike
 Finn, the. old Waterbury manager, is
 managing Mobile. He now has three
 Connecticut leaguers on his list. Tn
 addition to Hickey he has Gus Gar della, last year with Springfield, and Pitcher Bill Powers, with Hartford and Holyoke in 1911. The national commission awarded Powers to Ke- vance, Ill.,, of the Central association and Mobile bought him from Kewa- nee.
 A Columbus, O., writer has the fol-
 lowing sendoff for Jimmy O'Rourke of this city, who is out for his old job at third base on the Columbus team: "The veteran O'Rourke is look ing fine as silk and playing with more dash than at any time since he was hurt in 1910. He will make them all go some." The Jersey City club of the Inter national league will stack up against the Mechanics at .Newfield park to- morrow. McCann's boys are anxious to make up for that defeat the Skeet- CTS handed them last week. Gun ningham, Tuckey and Walker will probably divide the pitching. The jersey Nlly SQudO Has numDGrt OI former big leaguers including Bemis, the old Cleveland catcher, Roach from the New York Americans, and Janvrin from the Boston Red Sox. They also have several pitchers from the Red Sox.
 Freddy Gibbs has sore arm. Trainer Red Heath has nearly pull ed my arm off but it is still sore,' '' declared the pride of Saco. today Freddy said he went to see doctor and the physician looked wise, asked him few questions and then advis- l ed him to consult a bone specialist. .One dollar please" said the saw bones and Gibbs was so stunned that he gave up.
 Bob Peterson has announced that l he won't report to Holyoke this sea | son. He pitched good ball for Wa | terbury in 1911 but has decided to | stick to his printing job in Middle | town.
 Jimmy Burns has been released by Manager Finn of the Mobile, South ern league club. Jimmy was with Waterbury last year. He tells the home folks in Meriden that he was bucking against the captain of the Mobile team and that's why he didn't stick
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15
APRIL IA IN PUGILICTIC ANNALS

1S83-Jack Dempsey knocked out Irish Jack Boylan in 23 rounds at Flushing, N. Y. ls
 189S-Joe Walcott and Mysterious Billy Smith, 25 rounds, draw, at New York.
 1903-Kid Goodman defeated Tom my F'eltz in 15 rounds at Boston.
 19O9-Sam Langford outpointed Jim Barry in 10 rounds at Albany.
 19O9-Bill McKinnon won on foul from Sailor Burke in Il rounds at Boston.
 191O-Sam Langford knocked out Jim Barry in 16 rounds at Vernon, Cal.
 191O-Joe Rivers defeated Red Corbett in 10 rounds at Los Angeles.
 1910-PhH Brock defeated Dick Hylasad- d-iR-1Q-Eounds at Lorain, o.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15
(By Wagner.)

Disgusting himself behind green whiskers and wearing his famous gumshoes, Manager McCann has been sleuthing around New York looking for players since last Friday night He returned to the city last night but
 disappeared from view this morning and could not be located. Reporters
 were pounding on his door at his At lantic hotel apartments all morning
 but got no response.
 At a late hour McCann announced
 that he had secured Catcher Bergen
 from the New York Americans. Der
 gen is a youngster who was taken
 work in the training camp at Alta nta.
 When the teams started north Ser
 gen was assigned to the second squad
 and caught for the colts in number
 of games Last season he played
 with the Ossining, N. r., independent
 southpaw now with the Yankees. and
 it was on account of his good show
 ing last season that the Yankees
 signed him.. McCann said he did not
 have any personal knowledge of Der
 gems work but decided it was worth
 the price of a railroad ticket to give
 the youngster a tryOut.
 'I was disappointed in the result Of
 my trip,'' said the Mechanics boss,
 because I expected to land several other players. But there are ten or
 12 managers after the New York re-
 cruits and it is pretty hard to get anything from the club. The wealth
 CT has been so bad that Manager
 Wolverton of the Yankees hasn't had a chance to see what some Of the youngsters can do and he wants to
 inspect them carefully before letting them go.
 "You can say, though, that am stands. The club needs more hitting strength. I am after an Oucfielder and an infielder, both right hand hit ters. My present bunch is wea against southpaws and if l don strengthen the other clubs will be sending southpaws against us all the time. I will probably make another trip in search of players this week '' Nothing was learned about Harvey Russelrs chances of coming to this city The New York club wouldn't make any promise regarding him. 1t is known that Manager Wolverton re- gently ordered Atlanta to recall Rus sell from Spartanburg, s. C., where the youngster had been farmed. At ianta was instructed to send Russell to New York, so it appears as If the Yankees had decided to take another look at the DacKStOp. WneIHeT Bridgeport will be able to land him is a puzzling question.
 Four Pittsburg Pirate pitchers la bored in vain to stave off defeat al the hands of the Reds. Six hits, that meant six runs, pulled the Cincinnatis out in the seventh. "Slim"Salee showed form against the Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals lifted the first of the series to 4 But it took 12 innings to do it. Tyrus Cobb again failed to get a hit. But he got to first on a booted grounder and romped home on a three bagger by Crawford.
 By the way, Joe Jackson of C1eve- | land also failed to get hit out o1 | four chances and the redoubtable La | joie out of the same number of Op- portunities got to first but once. Consequently and therefore, and as 1 a result, the Cleveland Maps sustain. | ed neat little shutout at the claws | of the Tigers.
 That Baumgartner person that the | St. Louis Browns found wandering
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15
BOXING MATCHES SCHEDULED
 FOR GREATER NEW YORK

(James J. Corbett's Semi Weekly Ser
 vice Main Events Only)
 April 15-Enockout Brown vs. Young Erne, lightweights, Madison A. c. Gunboat Smith vs. Andy Morris heavyweights, Olympic A. c.
 Packey Hommey ys. Chicago Tom
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15
GIANTS WIN BUT
 BROOKLYNS LOSE
1fcGraw's Men Take Jersey City and .s Newark Trims Superbas.

The New York Giants beat Jersey City by 4 to yesterday. DrucI<e and Maxwell worked for the Giants II looks as if Jersey City, which ap- pears at Newfield park tomorrow, has a strong club.
 Manager Joe McGinnity of Newart went on the mound for his own club and beat Brooklyn by to 1. A1leI and Yingling twirled for Brooklyn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15
TO SPEAK ON POE.

Before the members of the Sea Side club on Thursday night the Rev. E. J. Craft, rector of Christ Epis- copal church will speak upon "An Evening With Edgar Allen Poe,'' and large attendance of members doubt less will take advantage of the treat MT. Craft has made deep study of the poet and has many interesting facts to disclose, as we'll as delight full readings from his works.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15
OVINGTON A FATHER.

Friends in this city of Earle l.. Ovington, the daring aviator and lec- turer whose flights at Steeplechase Island last year gave Bridgeporters their first view of heavier-than-air air flying machines in action, were in- terested to learn of the advent into his family of another aviator, Master Earle Hester Ovington, 16 days old today. MT. Ovington is now on a lecture tour
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15
MCANN GETS BACKST0P
 BERGEN FROM NEW YORK CLUB
Yankees Order Atlanta to Recall Russell From Spananburg and Send Him to
 New York

White Sox to 6 hits and struck out seven. Baumgartner and Benny kauff played on the same club in the Mountain States league in 1910. The former Mechanic frequently praised Baumgartner while here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15

Newman. Ga.-A life prisoner who is also cook for Warden S. Nash, of the penitentiary here, will be given a months vacation with all expenses paid by Captain Nash.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15

Boston-Dr. John P. Sutherland, dean of Boston University school of edicine, prays that some day every home will be equipped with devices to charge the family with electricity and ward off disease.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15
BROTHERS SHIPPERS

The shipping department of the Warner Brothers company will hold it's annual banquet on Saturday evening. at the Bullen cafe. The com nittee in charge includes William Kenney. Arthur H. Wright and E.. H. Rundecker.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15

Oh, we'll, the Boston Nationals start ed out the same way last year, SC there's no reason to be uneasy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15

Lapp of the Athletics will be hard to beat for catching honors this year He is throwing like a shot.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15

Wonderful how George Mullin o1 the Tigers comes back each year! The veteran must have steel joints in his pitching arm.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15

A youngster named Pratt may SUD- plant Laporte on second base for the St. Louis Browns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15

Delahanty of Detroit was the first American Leaguer to be lifted from the game by the umpire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15

McGraw's men have plenty of nerve and steadiness on the road. The more hostile crowds root against them the better they like 1t.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15

By the way, Joe Jackson of C1eve- land also failed to get a hit out of four chances and the redoubtable La- ioie out of the same number of op- portunities got to first but once.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15

The Cincinnati Reds look formidable with Jimmy Esmond at shortstop.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15

Consequently, and therefore, and as a result, the Cleveland Maps sustain. ed neat little shutout at the claws of the Tigers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15

Jimmy McAleer of Boston says he has the best ball club in the world. The resurrection of Jake Stahl seems to, have braced up the team immense ly.. And J. Garland isn't playing as if his years absence hurt him any. The team is strong in pitchers and is an outfit to be watched
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15

That Baumgartner person that the St. Louis Browns found wandering among the. minors held the Chicago
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15
When he was through the Pirates were suffering from a cold in the batting average

One thing to be thankful for is that the season is four days old without anybody making a swell catch However, a fly in the literary oint- ment is that several plays already have been pulled"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15

Emotional cranks who excoriate the umpire on the least provocat1on should remember that his judgment is as good as theirs and that he's nearer to the play.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15

Cleveland fans are willing to bet that Joe Jackson excels Ty Cobb in batting this year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15
BIG LEAGUE GOSSIP


 The Cincinnati Reds look formidable with Jimmy Esmond at Shortstop.
 Cleveland fans are willing to bet that Joe Jackson excels Ty Cobb in batting this year.
 Delahanty of Detroit was the first American Leaguer to be lifted from the game by the umpire.
 A youngster named Pratt may SUD- plant Laporte on second base for the St. Louis Browns.
 Lapp of the Athletics will be hard to beat for catching honors this year He is throwing like a shot.
 Oh, we'll the Boston Nationals start ed out the same way last year, so there's no reason to be uneasy.
 Wonderful how George Mu1lin of the Tigers comes back each year! The veteran must have steel joints in his pitching arm.
 McGraw's men have plenty of nerve and steadiness on the road. The more hostile crowds root against them the better they like it.
 Emotional cranks who excoriate the umpire on the least provocation should remember that his judgment is as good as theirs and that he's nearer to the play.
 The season is in it's pulling infancy, but two double headers already have been played. The Giants and Yale played one; Michigan and Vanderbilt the other.
 When Al Bridwell returns to the Boston Wardmen he may find it hard to displace young Spratt at shortstop. Spratt has developed into some hit ter.
 In Cleveland the other day Joe Jackson drove a liner which would have bene safe had it "gone four feet on either side of Bush." The pas time is full of that sort of near hits.
 O'Day's Cincinnati Delights went through their first two games with out an error The paid attendance at the opening game in Cincinnati was 26.336, beating the previous best attendance by 5000.
 Pitcher Cooper of Columbus, who held Kansas City to three hits last week, was a mystery to the High flanders when they faced him the oth- CT day. He has free motion, looks to be a conner and is the property of a big league club.
 Robert Harmon was suffering from cold in the head when he shut out the Pirates in the opening# game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15

Tyrus Cobb again failed to get a hit. But he got to first on a booted grounder and romped home on three bagger by Crawford
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15

The season is in it's pulling infancy, but two double headers already have been played. The Giants and Yale played one; Michigan and Vanderbilt the other.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15

When Al Bridwell returns to the Boston Wardmen he may find it hard to displace young Spratt at shortstop. Spratt has developed into some hit ter
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15

In Cleveland the other day Joe Jackson drove liner which would have bene safe had it "gone four feet on either side. of Bush.' The pas time is full of that sort of near hits.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15

ssSlim" "Salee showed form against the Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals lifted the first of the series to 4 But it took 12 innings to do it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15

O'Days Cincinnati Delights went through their first two games with out an error. The paid attendance at the opening game in Cincinnati was 26.336, beating the previous best attendance by 5000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15

Four Pittsburg Pirate pitchers la bored in vain to stave off defeat at the hands of the Reds. Six hits, that meant six runs, pulled the Cincinnatis out in the seventh
The Washington herald., 1912-06-09

The next part Is the trough This Is made
by knocking the end out Of q stout box
and cutting a hole in the bottom through
which the pipe will At snugly- The pump
Is now ready to be tested.
After seeing that all IS well, immerse
the lower end In the water until It is filled
to q point above the leather cup This Is
equivalent to priming It BY working the
handle up and down you will see what will
happen
When the handle goes down the water
In the tube Is kept from escaping by the
heather valve L Hence It slips around
the leather cone or cup When the cone
gets to the bottom all the water Il above.
Now when you lift up, the water aboys
presses down and expands the cone, making
II swell out to completely At the tube water
tight Thus as you draw It up. the water
Is lifted with Il and running over the top
Of the pipe spills into the trough and thus
runs out in the direction the trough points
While the water above raises. the valve
90 below Il sucked open and the part under
the piston or valve cup Is nrlsd again. On
the down stroke L closes again 30 that as
long a. the handle II worked NJ and down
the machine pumps water.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-09
IdCWDidYOuGctNOurMOnc
The Brass ButtOnS Thar BuiIt Business.

CHronfcIed by Irving r. Alien.
After had that protection. which as I after
ward learned was more in the nature Of
scare than anything else, went after my
Would-be grocery men and in less than two
days had landed one and collected my fee.
Next Sundays papers carried thres OF
my ads. One for q grocery. one for q dell
catessen, and one for a drug store. That
week made $50 in addition to my salary as
motorman and my future life map had been,
decidedly changed
From that time on kept turning two or
thrse q week and getting fresh locations lined
up all the time. A. 1 adhered strictly to my
$50 fee. the money was coming in in quantl-
ties which had heretofore deemed imposSi-
bic. Ny wife was a careful woman and We
made II = rule 20 live on my salary as motor
man. At the end OF a year my bank roll had
assumed proportions that made me dream
OF life Independence on the strength OF my
scheme. ,rsf,-
The Washington herald., 1912-06-09
Kept Job as Motorman.

Ny position as motorman I still retained.
although the outside business had by this
time become a certainty. The motorman's
position, you see. was my asset-it enabled
me to ind the locations. But a new difficulty
arose. began to fnd cases where It was i'm
possible TO collect my fee on the agreement
The only logical answer to the problem was
10 secure the leases on these desirable
locations myself and then sell 'em. With
the advent OF this lease idea began to feel
that my time could be more proftabIy spent
IN covering the territory with an automobile
than from the front platform Of q street car.
So, with more or less trepidation. I resigned
from the service OF the street car company.
secured my first lease, bought a second hand
runabout. and started In in earnest.
Ny new plan Afforded me perfect protec-
uon. II 1 secured a location at. say, $50 a
month and sublet II at $40 had $40 month.
or Sl2o a year. coming TO me for my work IN
securing the location l might add that as
business got better began to take out long
The Washington herald., 1912-06-09

term leases, which OF course brought me in
a great deal larger fee.
The number OF people who are looking
for places to locate far exceed the possible
store sites That was true then: II is today
and always will be. AZ soon as possible
secured letters from the first people had
located, telling OF the success they had met
with in the store Of my selection Ny reputa-
ton for picking winners became 80 good that
many . man who had found his location
would come to me and pay fee for my Judg-
ment on Il. When I arrived at the point
where I had q waiting List felt that my
financial snoUoau was rolling down q long.
long hill. and aftsR events proved that
was right
A six cylinder automobile soon replaced
the one-lungsd runabout I started out with,
and moved to Easy street where I've re-
sided svST since"
what asked the Average Man. be
came OF the business7"
e The buslness7" roared the Prosperous
Man Read this card. This is thsbuslness
that started from the front platform Of a
south side car. and am the business and
viii be till die. It's the biggest real estate
house in Chicago and getting bigger every
minute"
BY the way asked the Average Man. as
he turned to so. what became OF the six
cylinder automobile you spoke OF a little
while ago7"
That six cylinder affair was long ago
replaced with one OF those eighty horse power
mile every half second affairs that cost
where is it!" asked the Average Man.
" Why don't you use it9'
Well-you see-now-it's this way" an
EWsred the Prosperous Man. a bit shame
facedIy. I'd rather ride on the street cars
and talk to the boys" With that he swung
on a passing street car and was gone
" There's no moral that can see TO his
story" said the Average Man to himself.
d" He just happened into It" And. turning
up his coat collar. for the day was a bit raw.
he trudged on his way 10 ask more questions.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-09
By JACK KNEIFF.

andTWith another small segment Id nail the
whole piece to the plug A This makes q
valve 80 that the water can come into the
hole and I'd through the opening. but when It
starts down the leather will mop shut and
completely close the hole o.
Drive the plug tightly into the bottom Of
the pipe and add q little paint to help keep II
watertight.
Next make the piston and rod The rod IL
a common broomstJck The piston - q piece
OF stiH leather cut into the wide segment Of
q circle as in the above drawing. This
leather forms a cup when the edges are
brought together and seWed or rtvsted and
the end Of the broomstick slips through the
hole in the small end