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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-09
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-09
GOOD ROADS IN HARNFTT.

Dunn. sept. 6.-At q meeting Of fh.
Harnett County Good Roads Associa-
ton, held at Ellington last Monday. a
resolution was adopted and Il com
mlttee was appointed to Ask th-
county commissioners 10 appropriate
$1,000 each 10 five proposed roads
running to different parts Of tle
county, joining with the good roads Of
the adjoining counties. on condition
that the communities through which
the PROPOSED roads would run would
raise $500 to supplement tbs
mount The L~Ssloners Will meet
on Monday. September 18th. to hear
this COMMITTED and citizens Interested
Dir. j. ". Halford was reelected
president; Clarence ]. Smith, secre-
tary, and ". z. Byrd, treasurer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-09
White House Marriage November

White House Marriage November !.
Cornish. r. II, Sept. 1.-THE mar
riase Of Miss Jessie Wilson. second
daughter Of President Wilson. 10
Francis b. Sayre, Of New York. IL t.
take place at the white House IN
Washington, Tuesday, November z5th.
The announcement was made from the
jsummer home Of the President by Mr..
Woodrow Wilson today.
This. the thirteenth wedding in Tho
White House. Is TO be an afternoon at
fair.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-15
CROSSMEN TAKE
YOSTS INTO CAMP
RObertaille and Finn In Pitchers
Battle At NewfieId
(By Wagner)

Even if the leather lunged rooter,
John Slam the-Door, did desert the
Bridgeport team and sit on the Rem
1ngton-Yost bench, the Eastern lea
guers managed to beat the typewriter
boys by to 1 at Newfield park yes
terday. John has been roofing for
Bridgeport all season and from his
perch on the fence back of first base
has been a familiar figure as he puff
ed energeticalIy on a five cent cab
bage. He was seated next to Man
ager Tom Keenan, giving the Connie
Mack of semi-pro BAN some tips on
inside ball. Perhaps that's why the
Yosts lost.
It was patchwork team that repre-
sented Bridgeport. Kid Sherwood Of
the New Haven champions was on
second and HOWE Baker of Sam Ken
nedy's Waterbury team played third.
Clark of the Harvey Hubben club
played first while Dick Tuckey, Brono
Silzer and King Brady worked in the
outfield.
Chic Robertaille. who handled the
horsehide, bothered the Yost Boys He
made them hit at bad balls and they
went out in order in six innings. OF
the five swats, three were infield pokes.
Speed Finn was not far behind Rob-
ertail1e in. effective f1inging and but
for poor support in the first might
have won. He gave five safettee,
pdSS6d Two anu 4dHIl0O live
Russell was the leader with two sin
giles.
The Crossmen got two in the opener
on a pass to Sherwood, Slows sacri-
flee, Rueselrs single and Carriers err
ror. Singles by White, Carter and
Horkheimer produced one for the
Yosts in the fifth.
Clark distinguished himself by a
running catch of Whites foul in the
seventh and Sherwood was applauded
for his stop of Firms gronnder in the
eighth The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-15
MAGNATES GATHER
FOR DRAFTING DAY
Ready To Draw Lots For Choice
Players In Minor Leagues

= Cincinnati Ohio, Sept. 15-Baseball
magnates, mana gers, players and re-
porters began arriving in this city last
night to be in attendance at the an
nuaI meeting of the National Baseball
Commission today to supervise the
drafting of players from the minor
leagues
Chairman August Hermann and
National League President Thomas
Lynch are here, and Ban Johnson,
president of the American League, is
expected today. Besides these three
members of the commission nearly all
the presidents of the two major league
clubs are expected to be on hand when
the drafts are made known.
National League directors will take
IN the case of, the game between New
York and Philadelphia on August 30,
which was forfeited to New York by
Umpire Brennan because of the actions
OF spectators
President Lynch was a guest of Mr..
Hermann at the game between Gin
cinnati and Philadelphia. He said that
Umpire EmsIie had mailed his report
of the fight between Manager Joe Tfn-
ker of the Cincinnati club and Ma
ranville and Meyers of the Bostons,
which took place on the field Saturday,
to the New York Office. and that it
had passed him on the way.
Until he has read the report, Mr..
lynch will not announce his decision,
hut it is probable that all the players
concerned will be suspended.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-15
WAIVERS ASKED ON
PLAYER CHAPPELL

Chicago Sept. 15-Waivers have
been asked by the White Sox manage
Inent on Larry Chappe11, the outf1e1d-
er, who cost Sz1,000 in cash with
players, and he can be bought now for
81. 500, the waiver price, according to
reports emanating from American
league headquarters here.
Chappeu has been with the Sox a
month and a half, and has batted only
a-1ittle over 200 in thirty-two games.
He was purchased from the Milwau-
kee club, of the American association,
and was sought by several major
league teams.
ChappeI is the second high priced
ball player purchased from the minors
who failed to deliver for the Chicago
team Russell Blackburne, shortstop,
cost 81, 900 several seasons ago, and
was sent back to the minors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-15
PITCHER COOMBS
GOES TO HOSPITAL
Athletics Twirler Strains Himself
Trying To Get Into Condition

Philadelphia, Sept 15-"Jack,'
Coombs, star pitcher of the Athletic
Baseball Club, and hero of two world
series, is in the University Hospital.
Muscles of the giant pitchers back,
weakened by a recent attack of ty-
phoid fever. physicians say, were I'M
able to stand the strain put upon them
in his attempt to work into condition,
and it is said he may be placed in a
plaster cast for several weeks.
Physicians at the hospital say that
in rare instances following a severe at
tack of typhoid fever muscles of the
body have been known to stretch. AN
x-ray photograph of the injured mus
cIes was taken today, and a final de-
cision made as to the need for the
cast.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-15
MORAN NOT ANXIOUS
TO TACKLE GUNBOAT

If stGunboat'' Smith and Frank Nor
an do not meet in this city before the
latter sails for Europe early next
month it will be through no fault of
Jim Buckley, who guides the pugilis-
tic destinies of the former. Since Nor
an whipped Al Pa1zer so decisively
on September 8 his friends have pro
claimd him the white champion, and
it has been rumored that he will meet
Jack johnson for the heavyweight title
in Paris
Some talk there has been of Smith
and Moran meeting in a ten round
con test in New York. It has amounted
to little more than mere words, how
ever, for Dan McKetrick, the suave
manager of Moran, has shown little
real desire of sending his man into
the ring against the hard-hitting Cali
fornian.
The rival mana gers met few days
ago, and Buckley, with his usual di-
rectness, at once challenged McKetrick
to allow his man to meet Smith in a
ten round contest. Buckley explained
that the two big clubs would willingly
make offers which could not be refus-
ed, but McKetrick declined to make an
answer Buckley argued as he alone
can but his argument failed to bring
the desired result.
Smith and Moran, it, will be remem-
bered met in a twenty round match
out on the Coast, in which Moran was
outpointed. He has always contended
that it was lucky punch that started
him on his way to defeat wild right
swing. which kept him dazed for sew
era1 rounds. After he recovered from
the effects, he explained, he went
ahead and was winning at the end.
His numerous admirers are willing
to believe his statement, and point
with pride to the way he outboxed
Pa1zer The fact remains, however,
that any heavyweight in the world
might have whipped Pa1zer quite as
easily, and that today Moran is not
falling over himself to risk an easily
earned reputation with a real fighter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-15

Milwaukee boy. now under the care
of Sam Murbarger, is advancing
steadily, and last week gave George
(Greek) Brown the fight of his life.
Billy Papke also talks of getting back
into the running, but it is not likely
that Billy will want to make the mid
die weight limit again.
Mike Gibbons is arranging his tour
of the east, to start next month, and
he will have his brother Tommy, a
full fledged middle weight, with him
Mike has about made UP his mind to
take on all 15S-pounders, and If he
does he will be kept busy. Tommy
Gavigan, the Cleveland 15S-pounder,
will go to France with Dan McKetrick
and try out some of the French mid
dies, and it will not be surprising to
find Harry Lewis, the Philadelphia
Middle, going back to Gay Paree, as
he likes the big city very much. How
ever, there will be plenty Of the 158-
16O Founders left to fill dates in the
states.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-15
SOME OF THE GOOD
OF5BAsEBALL.
(RrookIyn STANDARD Unionl

brooklyn Standard Unfon)
A citizen Of Poughkeepsie. evidently
in but not much of this world, writes
to the Springfield Republican with
every appearance of seriousness ask
ing what possible benefit does the
public derive from baseball. He is de-
cidedIy of the opinion that the sport
is a waste of time and money, and
suggests that if the object Is health
full exercise why not organize the play
ers into rival gangs and have them do
something useful, like shoveling coal,
saving wood or carrying coal.
The man who holds this view sim
ply cannot be reasoned with. He Is
too firmly set to permit any kind OF
argument or demonstration to change
his opinion Indeed, he is as hope
less as the man who ridicules good
music, who Dramatically asserts that
golf is really not a sport, that row
ing is a questionable pleasure. and
that he who is using automobile IS
denying his legs the chance to get
their needed and natural exercise
Another form of argument by way
of ans wering the Poughkeepsie mans
query is to ask him why eat dessert.
why take coffee, why smoke, why mar
eel the feminine hair or ornament
dresses with ribbons and lace2 They
and thousand other things we do
are not necessary, but each adds a bit
of flavor and spice to life that Is too
frequently monotonous. Baseball
serves a similar purpose. It takes us
away from our treadmill existence,
fires the blood quickens the heart, ac-
CELEBRATES the mind. makes US forget
ourselves and causes both happiness
and anger. But it is worth an occa-
sional display of temper.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-15
HOLDEN PRAISED
BY N. Y. WRITER
Chance Said To Be Greatly
Pleased With New London
Recruit

Here is what the New York Evening
Sun says of Bill Holden, the former
New London star:
OF all the new players that have
reported to the Yankees recently, Hol-
den, the outfielder secured from the
New London club of the Eastern AS
ISOLATION, looks the most promising
Holden has played in but two games
for the Chance men, but his work to
date has given the Peerless Leader
much encouragement. Chance is much
impressed with the outergarden tender,
W no is taking Harry VOTERS place.
The Peerless Leader is not a man
ager who is apt to get enthusiastic
over a new man just because he has
made a couple of hits, though he has
New 1ondoner, it is known, however,
that he is well pleased with Holden's
showing to date.
Holden, whose name, Incidentally, is
William p, has proven that he has a
fine arm. The play he made yester-
day in the last game with the Browns,
when he nailed a long hit in centre,
and cut off Baumgardner at the plate,
was one of the best throwing feats
seen at the Polo Grounds this year.
Holden has a good arm There's no
| doubt about that. Otherwise he never
could have made that play. Sweeney
didn't have to move a step to get the
throw. The ball came squarely into his
hands.
One of Ho1den's redeeming features
is he is a good fielder He has had
a number of chances to redeem him
self, and each time he has covered
himself with glory. He is a good judge
Of batted balls and plays them well.
Coming down from the minors, he
brought with him a reputation of be-
ing a good hitter. In batting he has
done exceptionally well for new man
unfamiliar with the big leagues. Both
days he has got hits, yesterday his col
lection being two.
When he stands at the plate he i'm
presses the spectators. He carries with
him an air of confidence and stands
up to the plate in fine style. Though
he still has q, lot to learn, Chance, how
ever, thinks that he will make good
batter. One strong point in his ia
vor is Holden has an accurate eye. He
waits for the ball he wants and when
it shoots over it doesn't take him all
day to decide whether to hit it or not.
Holden is a quiet unassuming chap
and looks like real ball player.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-15
ANNIVERSARY OF WORLDS
GREATEST TROTTNG RACE

Many new records have been estab-
lished on the trotting turf in the last
twenty years, but in general interest,
popular excitement and the amount
of money wagered the great Column
bian Exposition $4,000 free-for-all
trot, commenced at Washing Park,
Chicago. a score of years ago, remains
the classic of the harness sports.
The eyes of the world were centered
on the Windy City and its great
worlds fair, and all the harness racing
fans. dead game sports and pretty
pikers in the world seemed to be con-
gregated in Washington Park on Sept.
II. 1893. when the first heat of the
Columbian Exposition stakes was
trotted- In that first heat Alix, the
great mare who was soon to become
the worlds trotting champion, was the
victor in field of ten. Her time was
POTS q, two seconds better than her
best previous record. This esta blish-
ed a worlds race record, although in
the previous year Nancy Hanks had
made 1904 against time Hulda the
California mare who was a favorite
among the gamblers and carried hun
dreds of thousands of dollars, won the
second and third heats but broke
down in the fourth heat while leading
in the home stretch, and Alix went
10 the front Four more heats were
.rotted the following day, Lord CIin-
II
NIGHTINGALE the seventh and PixIey
the eighth. With Hulda out of ii,
and Alix and Pix1ey on even terms
with two heats each. the betting crowd
vent wild. Pixley became the favor
tie, as Alix was sick after the second
day, and for a time seemed all in
six horses lined up for the ninth heat
on the third day. That heat was a
battle royal between Pixley and Alix,
and the brave mare won. 1t was a
great surprise party for the wise ones.
and many of them had to telegraph
for funds or walk home. The tai
ert'' had begun by backing Eulda, and
when she was crippled they turned to
PfxIey 1t was openly charged that
the owner of Alix had been offered a
large sum to throw the contest. just
one year and two days after Alixs
rzt victory she established a new
Eorld's trotting record of 2:O3H on
the GaIesburg, III. track. Alix retain
ed her Supremacy until 1900, when
The Abbot set up a new mark of
2za4AG-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-15
INTERNATIONAL.
VETERAN ALTROCK, 81 TODAY,
STAR COMEDIAN OF BASEBALL

Nicholas Altrock, the veteran pitch
er whose diamond career has extended
from bush to majors and back again,
and from Toronto to Los Angeles and
points north, south, east and west.
will pass his thirty-seventh milestone
today. Nick is the star comedian of
the game, and the funny stuff. he pulls
off on the coaching lines would make
the Washington club an attraction,
even if the Senators hadn't learned to
play ba1l-which they have. Nick
isn't on the payroll as a funny man,
however, but a trainer of young
pitchers, and in that capacity he has
shown up as strong as he used to in
the box. Joe Boehling, the Washing
ton pitching find, who hung up rec
ord of eleven straight victories this
season, was Nicks particular protege,
and, while Joe had lot of stuff to
begin with, he certainly owes much
to A1trock's tute1age. When Boehling
joined the Senators in the training
camp, the other players, realizing his
natural ability, began to prime him
with miscellaneous and conflicting
rnisinformation. Joe absorbed so
much advice that he was all sicklied
over with the pale cast of thought. 1t
was at this juncture that Nick be-
came his sole teacher, and under that
able pedagogue Boehling Immediately
began to improve.
Nick was born in Cincinnati, Sept.
Is, 1876, and he is proud of the fact
that he was not only born in the same
city as ex-President Taft, but that his
birthday falls on the same day. The
great southpaw began hurting for
Grand Rapids, in the Interstate Lea
que in 1893, and later in the same
year went to the Louisville Nationals
He was sent back to the minors in
1899, playing with Grand Rapids and
Columbus In 1900 he pitched for
Syracuse in the Eastern, and in 1901
was with Toronto. After the close of
the Eastern season he went to the
Coast and played with Los Angeles in
the Winter league. The season of
1902 found Nick in a Milwaukee uni
form. He had his second chance with
the majors in 1903, first with the Bos-
ton Americans and then with the Chi
cago Americans, but was sick most of
the year. From 1904 to 1908 he
twirled for the Chicago White Stock
ings. In 1909 he was sent back to the
minors, but his record at Minneapolis
was so good that he was given an
other chance with Chicago, and then
with Washington. He played with
Minnea polls in 1910 and a part of
1911, finishing the latter season with
Kansas City. Last year found him
back in the big show with Washing
ton, as comedian and trainer.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-15
HINKEY TO COACH FOOTBALL
SQUAD AT YALE THIS YEAR
lis Have Great Guard In Robinson, Former
Minnesota Star

Definite announcement was made
yesterday that Frank Hinkey the
famous end rush of the Yale team of
q few years back, will be in New Ha-
ven this week to aid the Blue football
kickers. This announcement comes as
a pleasant surprise as Hinkey has not
been here in years. With Howard
Jones, DR.. Bull and Hinkey supervis-
ing the work, hopes of developing a
championship eleven have been boosted
to the skies.
Doc Cornish, who second based for
the Yale varsity nine last season, will
be back with the football squad. Cor
nish was handicapped last year be-
cause Of a broken ankle. He will be
back as strong as ever this week and
viii go out for quarterback. He
stands an excellent chance of capturing
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-15
(BY Wagner)

Ray Heating of this city, the young
pitcher who made such fine start
with the New York Americans, has
been suspended by Manager Chance
for failure to keep in condition He
went on the water wagon last spring
and his local friends were hoping he
had thrown aside his youthful indis-
cretions. The New York Sun today
says:
Ray Heating, the New York's big
pitcher, has been made to understand
that the clubs rules have been framed
for his benefit as well as for the other
players. Heating is inclined to look
upon baseball as a joke. He has been
misb ehaving himself lately and as a
result he is now under suspension.
Heating is a pitcher of natural ability.
but he seems to lack common sense.
He was treated with fairness and len
iency until it became necessary to call
a halt. 1t is understood that the young
giant is penitent and is anxious to be
restored to the clubs. payroll"
The Brooklyn club put in drafts for
"a players today. That doesn't mean
all these players will be secured for
Is other clubs are drawing and only
one player can be drafted from each
minor league team.
Carl Morris will box Al Reich in
view Ork FrlQay night. Relcn is the
former amateur champion who made
his professional debut by knocking out
Sailor White last week.
George Hal1opin and Ed Pjura of
this city have signed to play with the
Annex football eleven Of New Haven
this season. They did fine work for
the Elm City eleven last year
Manager Jerry ConneIl of the New
Haven ball club thinks either Short
stop Pope or Catcher Maggie Of the
Wings will be drafted.
The Hartford champions went on a
transforming tour and Saturday dis
guised themselves as the Whitineyi1le,
Mass, team They played Woonsoc-
ket and beat the Rhode Islanders by 4
to 8. Sam Mclean of Waterbury
pitched for Woonsocket.
The Cleveland team of the Ameri-
can league may play at Newf1eld park
next Sunday. Manager Monte Cross of
the Bridgeport team, who is at his
home in Philadelphia, had a talk with
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-15

the berth, which proved SO weak in the
Harvard game last year.
Only five days of the Yale football
squads preliminary practice have
been enough to convince the critic
that better material is enrolled and
that it will be better handled than in
years.
Head Coach Jones says that he be-
lieves Captain Ketcham will remain
at center, although Miller and Marting
are doing excellent work in that posi-
ton. A remarkably powerful new
guard has been found in Robinson,
the former University of Minnesota
captain. Warren and HARRISON, last
years guards are still in college. but
Robinson's work at present outclasses
both Talbot and Pendelton, the for
rner tackles are both back.