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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-01
Good Sport Likely in To.moT-
rows Matinee Contests.

Staeing the initial performance OF what
Is believed TO be the worlds fastest motor
car. the Jumbo Benz. in exhibition time
tr,sIs. with Bob Burman, tho speed hins'
as pilot, will no the feature OF the biish'
,op Reach track meet SGT for tomorrow.
with the big car, the most powerful
ever constructed Burman hopes to set
nav worlds record for a mile dirt track.
Because OF brilliant performances of
many of the cars entered, keen compet-
ton I'm the eight races Ia expected. The
four big Benz cars. the Sc-horsopo"er
Jumbo. tho 2o5-horsepower Bitten me
llo.borsepower Prince Henry and tho TO-
horsepower Grand Prize cars are all 70 DC
driven by Bob Burman.
Much IL expected Of the trio OF other
cars which showed we'll at tho recent 500
mile Indianapolis Speedway race. The
stutz. which finished fourth. viii ne UNI
der tho guidance Of Dave Lewis; the big
White six" which won seventh place. Is
20 be plloted Joe German, while Johnny
Rarney will 10 steersman OF the Cuttins'
which was running second when II turned
turtle.
In addition there will te tho Jsneny
Mercedes aud the Ohio 'e5?, both mounts
10 be taken care OF by tho foreign crech'
Henri Hickman. There Will be battle
royaI among the little fellows, with Billy
Burke handling an =. NJ. u" a. H.
Schwartz and Il. Holman plotting Berg
dolls and NJ. r. Strauss. at tho wheel OK
a speedy Marion.
All cars entered In tho short events have
hoou nominated for the five-lnile handi-
can The cars are to be Handicapped ac-
oordinr 10 their performances during the
early races, and when the fnai lap OF the
event is reached IT is expected that the
cars will be pretty we'll punched
The three mile free-for-all race for the
Remy GRIND Brassard and Trophy, which
carries a weekly salary OF so To the WIN
ming driver an long as he successfully
defends II, Is TO DO run, the best two OUT
NJ three heats. Burman has held tho
honor for one year, with the exception OF
a few weeks, but Hickman believes that
his big Mercedes will give the speed King
a run for his money
thurman IL confident that he Will lower
hts present records OF 1852 for the milo
and 1:gT:Ss for the two miles when he
"splits the air" with his new 3o.horse-
power creation. IL Will be remembered
that the present MARKS were made on the
Brighton Beach track last year by Bur
man and the Bitten Benz.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-01
DAHL PAPERS ARE FILED
Tire Filler Company Now a
South Dakota Corporation,

Articles of Incorporation were filed with
the Secretary OF State. At Pierre. s D.. a
few days ago for The Dahl Punctureproof
Tire Company. with capital OF SO. 600, o0c.
The nominal headquarters OF tho COM
pany are In that city. but It's business
headquarters viii be In New York City.
The purpose OF the company Is To manu-
facture and deal In tire filler and auto
mobile supplies generally. The incor-
porators are principally Minneapolis men,
with an Eastern representation In the
company. The list follows Amund n.
Dahl Frank II. Lewis and Freezing H..
Stevens, OF Minneapolis; l. Seery, OF
Waussua, Wis; Russell n. Stewart. OF
New York; Homer ST. G. Denney, OF
Buffalo; Thomas A. Callahan, Of Boston,
and Thomas c. McNamee, OF Pierre, 5. ID.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-01
NEW EQUIPMENT FEATURE
Modern Auto Jack Adopted for
All MarmonS.

ono Of the significant features Of pres
eat day automobile manufacturing il 10
be found IN the increasing completeness
with which manufacturers equip their
cars. And OF this later day equipment
the automobile jack Is daily becoming
recognized as a very important and nee
essary part.
clude this motoring necessity Is the MAY
mon made by the Nordyke 6; Marmon
Company at indianapolis. This company
announces that hereafter ali us cars Will
include the Hartford auto iaek-as well
as the Trunault- Hartford shoch absorner
AS regular factory equipment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-01
a GLAss.soTToMEp BOAT

c.nsasnss, gottomed boat now building Al
Siiions. If a distinct novelty II g. e s,l,Y
..et long and has q bottom, from Stem ~
aASsn, OF plate glass fully an inch thict
: submarine radio light VIII ilIuminste
ne ocean depths beneath. and IN addition
can be lowered for more particuisT ehserl
tuions: II Ia expected that the craft will
usetui In examining wercks: mean
hnlle II 10 10 be used this winter Tor
marine exploration In the Gulf OF Mexicc
~ ABOUT the Bahama Islands. IL may
Point the wey for further deyeiopment q,
suomhrinc vessels, making them useful IN
peace az well as war.-The Argonaut.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-01
A CHINESE PUZZLE.

AS China continues TO interest the pun
ne "a paris contemporary recently pup.
Iished a conundrum from the iaiid %, o'
the sons OF Heaven ana ASKED tos ,a ~
ters came to hand, no ono succeeded lil
giving the correct solution. We give the
oroblem below, so there Is an opportunity
fcr readers 60 test their ingenuity: Young
i am green; old ! am yellow, we'll beaten
/ become supple IL J accompany my
friend for long time he decides that J
must leave him. Young am honored; old
/ an, dospjsed. London Globe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-01
PkCKARDS

J. NJ. sCBERER III Broadway. ma a.,i. o,
hiyh- adj, automobile cravenetta
lin noeers. Telephone $500 colOmous.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
AMERICANS LCSE
 IN TENNIS DOUBLES
C1inch Hold on Cup by Beating Mclaughlin and
 Wright.

Christchurch. New Zealand. Jan. 8 The Australian tennis champions completed their successful defense Of the Davis International Lawn Ten. his Cup yesterday by defeating the Americans in the doubles match The Australasian team consisted of Nor man E. Brookes and A. W. Dunlap They won from Bea1s c. Wright and Maurice E. Mclaughlin, as follows 6-4 5-7. 7-5, 6-1.
 Though the game did not extend to five sets, the play was close. Nc. Loughlin and Wright the American team, played splendidly. A large crowd cheered the players in recog- milton of the grand struggle and the close games.
 There are two singles which were scheduled to be placed in case the con- test for the cup made such necessary, and the Americans and .Australasians will go through these, although the result will not affect the winning of the cup as the Australasians have taken th-ee out of five matches. Two extra matches will be played tomor- row.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
Dartmouth Might
 Play Cornell Team
NEW YORK ALUMNI ANXIOUS TO HAVE FOOTBALL ELEVENS MEET IN METROPOLIS.

The latest development in the sug- gested football game between Dart mouth and Cornell is the proposal to play such a contest in New York some time late in October or early in Mo- Vember of next autumn. It is said tEat there is not the slightest possl- tf.ity of a Dartmouth-Carlisle or Dart mOuth-Cornell game at Spring field, Mass, such as is desired by the Board of ra6e o< that city.
 The Dartmouth athletic council will meet late thiS week to discuss the 191e football schedule, and according to New York alumni strong. effort, will be made 9 secure the appearance of the Dartmouth eleven next fall. A game with Cornell would prove very of the two institutions cannot afford to either Ithaca or Hanover
 When Dartmouth and Princeton met on the football field at the Polo Grounds the game was one of the most popular of the season. An effort was also made to bring about a con- test between Cornell and Princeton in New York but failed. As a result New York was without real college foothail game du gng 1911, and thSre was much unfavo ale comment a among busy college alumni who could not drop business cares for day or long. CT for the pleasure of witnessing at least one gridiron game during the season. Should Cornel and Dart mouth decide to play in New York next season the e1evens can be assur- e of a popular welcome and most sat isfaCtory gate receipts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
(By Wagner.


 The only department of the Bridge port baseball club that is causing Manager McCann any anxiety is the outfield- The local leader realizes that he must have trio of hard hit ting and fleet gardeners in order to compete with the other teams. and he Is now negotiating for couple of good men. Benny Kauff wall prob ably not return to the local club The heavy hitting youngster has been mo- titled that he will be taken on the southern training trip of the New York Americans, and 1t Is expected that Manager Wolverton of the Yam kees will turn Kauff over to some Class 4 club.
 Benny was picked up by Scout IT, win of the Yankees in the Virginia Valley League, a Class D organization, and he did well last season !n a Class B league when he finished the season with a batting average of .294. The New York club wants to p ace him With a Class team in order to give him further seasoning.
 To take the place of Kauff and Hi L-asdd. who has announced his retire ntent, McCann must get two high class players. He is dicl1ering with one him signed up Tn short time. He has aJso been tipped off on another cutie lder whom he expects to land. Skipper Hey will be back and will stick IF he does as we'll as he did in the c'osing days of the 1911 campaign. E1ey got a poor start but finished strong. sMcCann says the Skipper will have to show something from the start or there will be somebody e'se
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
Jim Flynn Will
 Fight Al PaIzer
White Hopes Will Get Busy in
 New York February IS

James Flynn, who will go down in history as the conqueror of Carl Nor ris recently will appear. before the Gotham fans once again. Jeems has been signed to do mortal combat with Al PalZer, one of the best little White Hopes" we have In: our midst. These two bearcats will mingle at the National Sporting Club, New . ork, on February Is. If there Is any nourish- ment in a title, then the winner of this affair can call himself the King of the White Hopes"
 Possibly Jack Johnson will have to give the lucky gent a chance at the crown that now rests on the choco- late dome. Flynn will wend hither very shortly and strike camp so as to get in the best of shape. Palzer will keep on working daily and by the day of the battle will have his bad left hand back to form.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
phnsOn Agrees To ! Two Big Matches
HAMPTON WILL FTGFT FLYNN pIN NEVADA AND ArVEY IN AUSTRALIA.
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.) |Chicago, Jan. Slack Johnson has lEo Liz matches all but signed up. bday- The big smoke announced, bis morning. that details have been kttled for a battle between himself |1d Fireman Jim Flynn, at Wind bard, New. in June or July. For this kht, Johnson is to receive $20, GOO ksh. a liberal percentage of the gate kceIpts and third interest in the loving pictures.
 The black expects to sign articles
 soon as lawyers can draw them
 Jack Curley, who has conducted 4e negotiations. today. offered John
 n $10,CO0 for his interest in the nov gg pictures but Johnson declared he Hpuld hold. on.
 Tom .McAndrews, of Milwaukee. the
 Rerican representative of Hugh Mc-
 Npsh, received a. cable from h-s E4ef, today. directing him to close H with Johnson on the basis of the kAmpfon's $20 900 demand for a fight kth Sam Ncvey but Mcintosh has knounced a new stipulation to the
 rms. Johnson will have to fight hngford, also before he returns to is country. Whether the big smoke
 H~rc induced to agree to this is 8 Mestion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
Brooklyn Club To
 Have New Grounds
STEEL AND CONCRETE PLANT <. CAPABLE OF SEATING SO,OOO TO
 BE ERECTED

The Brooklyn Baseball Club will move into a new and modern home be- fore the end Of the next playing sea- son. This announcement was made last night by President Charles H. Ebbets at a dinner EIven to the base ball writers of Greater New york The club has secured a new site near Prospect Park and will immediately commence building operations. The plant will seat more than 30, ,000 spec tators and will be of steel. reinorced concrete and ireproof bIfck through out. President Ebbets believes that he will be able to open his new plant gust 27, the anniversary of the famous battle of Long Island.
 The new property will be confined by Bedford avenue on the east, Sulli- on the west and Montgomery street on the north. The property and building operations represent an outlay of be- tween $650, 900 and $750, ,000. The Tnal title to the real estate involved was completed only last Friday.
 The new grounds will be much bet ter located than Washington Park in Brooklyn in fact and accessible by fifteen different direct lines of trans portaHon, including subway, elevated and surface systems. The new site Is 475 feet by 478 feet by 637 feet by A50 feet and after all the stands and bleachers have been installed will leave a playing space as large as any major league park in the country. Tae home plate and foul line will be far removed from the stands.
 The new park wi be known as Eb- bets Field and will assure Greater New York of three of the most up-to- date baseball homes in America Eh- bets Field will be finished about the same time as Farrell Field. the new home of the Yankees. The Brush Stadium at the. Poo Grounds will have been fully equipped and compIet-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
Capt. MOria1y Of
 Tigers Writes Song
CooNBs, BENDER AND MORGAN ARE SINGING DETROIT LEAD FRS SELECTION IN vAUDE- WILLIE.

Ball players have done a good many things outside of hitting the ball and an umpire occasionally, but 1t remained for George Moriarty, captain of the Detroit Tigers, to break dn as a song writer. Moriarty has written the words to "Remember Me to My old Gal,'' and according to many song fans it's some piece"
 Those good cd diamond heroes Ben der, Coombs. and Morgan of the Ath- letiqs have been trying out the song circles, they've been getting away with 1t, too All of which speaks well for the pIayersHand the song.
 Capt. George thinks pretty well of his latest effort. Listen to what he has to say about his debut as a song writer:
 s'Nearly everybody has had a try at song writing, and so I thought it was time for some baseball player to try to put one over. wrote the words and sent them to New York, and in three days the publisher sent for me. I came down here and found he had set my lines to music and 1t sure sounded good to me.
 Now 1t has been arranged for Cy Morgan, Chief Bender and Jack was over to one of the tryouts and ex- perienced the surprise of my life, as that trio is fight there with the harm ony stuff and notwithstanding their work on the coaching lines in the surn- mer season they all possess splendid singing voices. If this royalty busi- ness keeps up I think I'll retire from the diamond and become a regular song writer"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
Thomas A. Wise Scores Success
 In Rural Drama
Simple Story Excel'ently Por- < trayed by Admirably
 Selected Cast

Thomas A. Wise. that stellar actor whose work in "The Gentlemen from Mississippi attracted the attention sof thaatregoers, appeared in Bridge port, The Park, last night, in Capt Whittaker's Place. taking the title ence was. smaller than it should have been in Justice to the performance, but it was interested and. appreciative MT. Wise's new part shows him as a retired seafaring man, who has re- turned to his native village of Bay port, seacoast town, with modest competence, to live in the home of his father. which he has refurnishad and repainted. Soon he meets the william in the play, the Congressman from the dis trict, who. in the way of CongT essman in plays, is a Yers
 The heroine is the village school teacher, to whom the Congressman been rejected. and desires therefore, to deprive her of her school Comes Capt Whitaker then to the rescue of femininity in distress. He saves the job for the lady. and in order to keep 1t saved, runs for the school committee against Deacon snow, but the deacon wins, there having in the home an orphan child. a distant rela- tive of a relative whose care ,he aS- kindness is that the ehild's father supposed to. be. sdead.s hut not so. ar rives and plots with the wtclEed Con- gressman, a tale of a loving father. deprived of his darling child. That goes with the Payport town meeting. despite the fact that the soverei@n voters of Bayp0rt gaze upon face which told its own story
 But everything comes cut right in the end. Capt. Whitaker discovers that the wicked Congressman is with holding property that Belongs to the little orphan. The Captain also gets the local harbor dred"eT which makes him solid with the citizens, bece use the wicked Congressmsn has failed on the job when as everybody knows. good Congresemen never have a bit of trouble gettine harbcrs dredgad. Finally comes a glorious ending jolly Capt. Whitaker marries the school teacher.
 It is simple little story. so simple that one Is almost ashamed to tell 1t. Put it affords a chance to present some unusuaI rural types, not too greatly ove-drawp. and it gives Mir. Wise a rare. vehicle for tho display of its own unusual talents his breadth of rear his 'olIY trortal rotundity. his pleasing voice his in fectious laugh and his most iusDiring smue MT. Wise was escellentlv supported.
 The interest of the play owed much tn the excellent conDqny essistine >-r. Wise. F2dith Norman: who formerly played the little boy in ''The Return
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
Sport Notes Of interest

New York. Jan. 3.-Two boxing clubs, today, are claiming that Knock out Brown and Abe Attell will fight before their audiences. The National Sporting Club advocates the bout for Jan. IT, while the Empire A C., ad- vocates it for Jan. IS. There may be legal action on the part of one of the clubs to force the fighters to appear, 1t is declared, today.
 New York, Jan. 3.-The condition of James F.. Sullivan, secretary of the American Olympic Committee and of the National A. A. U.,-and one of the best known authorities on amateur sports in the world, was alarming to his physicians, today. There is some doubt as to whether he is suffering from pneumonia or typhoid fever.
 Philadelphia, Jan. S.-The- an nouncement that Mike Murphy. the veteran trainer of the University of Pennsylvania, had so far recovered his health as to sign up to train the Philadelphia National League Club, was hailed, today, witk delight by college fans, who feared the services of the grand old man of athletics might be lost to the University of teams in the future.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
GIiaTS DREW BETTER IN CUBA THAN OTHER
 AMERI3AN INVADERS

Some statistics on the attendance and the amounts taken in at the base ball games in Cuba recently, at which United States clubs have furnished he opposition, is interesting. Tn 1908, when the Cincinnati Reds were down here, they played to 3S.4O7 people md the receipts were $19,365. During he present winter three teams from
 he States have made the trip to. the sland.
 The team recruited from Connecti- ut League players under the direc- ion of Sox Waterman, and known as he New Britain team, was the first
 Tub to go over and they played to 35,714 people in 12 games. The Phil tdelphia team followed and played 7ine games, before 35,511 people. to s17,S76. The Giants topped them all. Yowever, and the receipts were $2s.- t81 in 12 games.
 This was not the largest amount J'ayed to, for the Detroits, after los hg the worlds championship in 1905,
 1vaded the little isle and played to ;4,735 people, taking in $36, 6,375.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
D GLE!iSOR RETIRES
 WITH GREAT FIGHTING REG -RD ON BALL FIELD

Shen the telegraph wires during
 baseball meeting in New York hamed the news to the four corners the nation that Kid Gleason had White Sox fandom smiled in con Eulation to William and sympa- led audfbly or in silence wfth the .,ndy City rooters-
 knows Kid Gleason elI and has a peculiar volume in It's Dnals to deal entirely with Wi liam. was the toughest scrapper tn
 annals of baseball, hard as nails could lick any two ordinary pas ers merely as an apetizer for int, querulous or curious character the great American fro fc.
 he advent of Gleason into baseball nkng with the passing of Elberfield bWs the peculiaritieS connected with
 pastime. The former stepped out the Phillies' roster year or more so, and now returns with the other Gleason had such a remarkable ca that a little glance into his past PTnteresting. Kid was a figh.er rough and through, not only profes- knally. but artistically. He was a yer for c7ose 20 years, an honor he hred with Cap AnSon and Cy Young. The Kid started as a pitcher and tally developed into a second base l. lore, when the hurting wing became rifle halt and lame. In this capac- he played with the Phil; ;es a num- Of years; in fact, he was the im- sdiate predecessor of Otto Knabe at
 midsack the latter's appearance ding up Gleason's active career as aseballer. H~ ggs Ieason was a splendid player. He kId stand the hardest bumps at sec D. No matter how fast they came.
 
 how fierce they tried, no matter w sharply they spiked, the Kid was Ire and on the job.
 Tales of his fistic triumphs read lika record of a champion. He would Her fight than eat, but he was no never imposed on a brother p ayer.
 could battle Ike a bulldog, but never was extensively aggressive t woe betide the man who tried to it with the KTd.
 was the soul of good nature n in a quiescent state. But orce
 sed and he was as charming as a 6og. One story Il ustrates his tt Co a marked degree.
 he PhiIlies were coming nortf1wss-d sr a spring training trip some yea 2 and stopped off in one Of the theru cites to tackle the local tai
 representing that city En one O. SS minor leagues he feam was a composite one, witt former big ea guer in the outffel6 a typical college man as one O.
 infieIders. The one major player Ky KEd Gleason-the rah-rah lar hot. The ter was on first and @ted to steal second with the tderS windup.
 Tse catcher shot the bal artisticalIy heavily on tie only portion Of the ar's anatomy he could reach. The Or objected strenuoUsly and pro ked to tell Gleason what he wou'f A . him. If he tried that stunt again e Kid smiled and made no answer }. ~olIkgian went hack to the bench b fgan to tell what he would do to fSoa''. said the former leaguer bu4 family like you pretty well .ta rh&y?'
 Fea said the collegian, ''but wha
 b3szeS has, that to do with it?' phi rot much" responded the foT
 hsuer. ''on,y that Ittle runt ou
 8 Kid Gleason, that's aH."
 was no battle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
TEMPORARY HOME FOR
 CITY SAVINGS BANK IN
 FORMER AMAZON, CATE

When the remodeIling of the United Bank building in Main street is com menced the City Savings bank will take up temporary quarters in the building in John street formerly oc- cupied by the Amazon cafe Treasurer Willard 5. Plumb said yesterday that his bank had secured a lease on the building and that the bank would be moved there for temporary guar. ters when the contractors are ready to begin the wor1S of remodelling the United Bank building. At present the Connecticut National bank has tenn porary quarters in the United Bank huilding while its own building at Main and Wall street is undergoing a reconstruction.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
Motoring
Brown Confirms Retirement Story
HCAGo PITCHER SAYS CON-
 TRACT WITH CUBS HAS Ex- FIRED AND HE WON'T RETURN

Mordecaf Brown, tine star pitcher of
 e Chicago Cubs, arrived in Chicago rom California to spend New Years lay and lost no time in confirming he rumors which had preceded him
 lat he had finished. with ba-Seball'
 Town said it was true that he would
 cbably engage in business with Al
 barney, who is president of the
 Free League.
 I My contract with the Chicago club Rs expired" said Brown, "and I do bt believe it could be renewed for much as I could earn otherwise. therefore there is scarcely a chance hat will be seen on the mound next eason." Brown also said he does not want be put in the hold-out class, but tat his retirement is business mat sr with him. That's what they all ay. It surely would occasion much hrprise if Brownie fai ed to exhibit Es mysterious wares at the Polo |rounds next season.