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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-02
TODAY IN PUGnIsTIo ANNALS.

1905-Sam Langford and Joe Jean cite fought 6-round draw in New York. The two classy negro boxers met first in 1905. when Jeanette was the visitor. The following year Laur- ford turned the tables, winning ln g rounds. In 1907 they boxed a 12- round draw, and repeated early I'd 1908, neither showing any decided ad- vantage. In Septem ber, 1910. Lane- ford outpointed Joe at Boston. and early in 1911 they fought again in che same city, with the same result Iu September, 1911, at New York. Sam again defeated Joe, but by a marrow margin.
 1912-A year ago today was fsa- tured In boxing history by @ number of classy bouts. At Vernon. Cal there was a 2O-round bout between two clever Latin-ATnerfcau LGfy1t- weights, Joe Mandot, of French des- cent, and Joe Rivers, the MeNfcan Mandot was awarded the victory. b1t in the following November lost to the Mexican over the same route. Eddie Smith, the Australian mfdd1eweIelt champion, knocking him out in the End round at New York JeT CIsrr upset the dope by outpofutiuE Zoe Jeanette in 6 rounds at Pitts5ur-r- Jim Flynn knocked out Charles 1THler in the 18th round at San Francfeco and there were a number Of other Labor Day bouts.
 19O8-Tommy Burns knocked out Bill Lang in 9th round at Me1bourne-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-02
SORDER YACHTS. ARE
 RACING FOR BIG PRIZE

MarbIehead, Sept. 2-With one good American hitch around the Wilson cup the Sonder yachts cIapped on all sail, today, for the strong race for the prize As the drifting and light wealth CT abilities of the six competing boats had been thoroughly tested in the caIn1s of yesterday, when the American n yacht Gina won a long drawn out con- test, it was hoped that today would develop somewhat sterner conditions. The morning indications, however, were disappointing and the anna teur sailors started out for their day of sport with provision lockers well stock ed and a prospect of a day on the bay.
 The Angela ", owned by Crown Prince William, was expected always to prove a factor in the contests no matter what the wind conditions might be- In fact, much of the interest in today's race centered in the royal yacht.
 Many of the characteristic lines of the 1911 American champion BibeIot were embodied in the Angela " and it was generally agreed that yesterdays wind hunting expedition, for such it was, did not offer a fair test of the sailing qualities of the yachts. The Serum, another of the German fleet, also held attention but the Wittlsbach x was disappointment after her for efgn reputation as a drifter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-02

Spa1ding was only seventeen when he
 became the crack tvvfrler of tho For
 est Citys. When the National AeeocLa-
 ton, the first professional Ieaa11el wa g
 formed in 1871, Rockford was a6rat--
 ted to the circuit, but SpaIdina left
 that city to join the Bostons. wrl5 dn-
 ished second to the Philadelphia Ath-
 leticS in the pennant race. Cfeorae
 and Harry Wright and other fzfu1rre pioneers of the professional ra--..
 were Spalding's teammates at Fs8sfr-
 With Al in the box most or the llrr... Boston won the 1872 canpaigrta and continued to hold the lead everr aea- son until tlse formation Of the Natfo7-- al League in 1876. Tn 1872 SpAdIu-- and tRe other Bostonians made a to1r of Canada and defeated all the Bead ing clubs of the Dominion. In 11s1E Spalding, the Wrights. and the Bther m en1 bers of the Boston club, acDou.- panied by the Philadelphia. Athletic-. made a tour of England and Ireland. the first of it's kind ever pulled 0ff.
 With the formation of the NazConaL League in 1878, Spalding left tha vfe- torious Bostons and Joined the #Chi- go White Stockings as managed and pitcher He was the only tvfrlas- on the Chicago roster that year. and pitched the team to victory and the first National League pennaut- Ih sl- years, five at Boston and one at .Cnf- cago, Spalding twirIed a total oE 2zI games, an average of over fifty threa a year. The season of '76 was his las- as a pitcher, and in 1877 he turned the management over to Cap" An- son and retired to the inheId, pIsyinE various positions as need arose. That was his last year as a player, but be continued with the Chicago club a1 until 1882, when he was chosen president. retaining that job for a. decade. After that he derorrd his attention to his ma.nufactLrfur business, later retiring to Point Lorna- Gal, the home of Mime. TIngIey,s c1I- ony of osteopathists-or is it the1-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-02
ATTRACTIONS
 AE Al 1.-THE THEATRES
ACTUAL WAR SCENES
 THE EMPIRE THEATRE
StVictOry'' Film in Which U. S. Navy Takes Part Delights Holiday
 Crowd.

Holiday audiences that packed the Empire theatre at every performance liberally applauded the feature pie ture Victory yesterday. The pie ture is in five reels and is unQueston- ably the most spectacular war film that has ever been produced. The principal scenes of the film and all of the battle scenes were made m Cuba with the permission of and the sassi nee of the United States navy The performances yesterday marked the opening of the fall and winter season for this cosy playhouse
 Rhey Garrison's string orchestra which has been specially engaged for the season played concerts. Battles on land and on sea are portrayed in the film. Huge war ships engage III sea dueIs, while fIeetsN of torpedo and gun boats fight about them A fleet of foreign warships is actually sunk and then the big battIeships bombard the forts. In another scene a big war hydroplane sweeps over a battlesh1p and from it an explosive is dropped and the ship blown up. In another scene a fleet of gunboats are seen try ing to get close enough to bonnbard fort. Submarine mines are exploded disabling some and destroying others Then the war hydroplane sweeps down over the fort drops a big bomb and blows it uD-
 victory will remain the attraction for today matinee and night today and Wednesday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-02
NEARLY MARRIED" SCREAMING SUCCESS
NEW FARCE BY EDGAR SELWYN AT PARK THE1ATRE-FINAL
 PERFORMANCE TONIGHT.

Nearly Married" Edgar Selwyn s new farce which is being produced un- der the direction of Conan & Harris pleased two holiday audiences at the Park theatre yesterday. The present. ing cast is an admirable one and is headed by Bruce McRae, that co1npe- tent performer, whose work is always of the highest order.
 The performance was most satisfac- tory and to say that the audience was pleased with the work of the principals would be putting it mildly.
 The play is destined for an unlin- ited stay in Broadway for 1t has all the ear-nnarks of a successful creation The tale is built around an episode Of a man who runs away with his own wife and the resultant situations are co1nica1 in the extreme The authors s earlier success, ''The Country Boy stamped him one who would bear watching and his latest creation prom ises to eclipse the merited success of his first production which has made hundreds of thousands people laugh the country over.
 Conan & Harris in keeping with their reputation have given to the play a cast of stellar proportions. Support ing MT. aMcRae are: Schuyler Ladd, John WestIey, Robert Fisher, Virginia, Pearson, Georgie Lawrence, Ruth Shep1ey, Jane Grey and several others. The final performance here will be tonight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-02
SOUTHLAND SCHOOL
 OPENING ANNOUNCED

In another column the CourtIand school announces the opening of fts twenty-third year, on Thursday. Sep tember 25. The school Is well and favorably known to this communf-g. to whose needs 1t has aduliuistere5 for so long a period of time A very capable body of instructors to be in charge during the coming year-a- corps whose strength has been greatly augmented by the engagement Of Dr. Edith F. C1afIin, of Cam bridge, lEaas-- as head of the Latin department 11i1l CIafhn is a Radcliffe graduate who holds the degree of Ph. D. from ErsF1 Mawr for special work in Latin and Greek. She has also enjoyed the ad- van4ages of study and travel abroad. and has had many years Of grccessf11 teaching experience in various parts of the country.
 The school building is pleasantly situated, an is attractive in it's il.- terior appointments and equipment Parents desirous of placing rheir daughters in a school of known efLci- ency are invited to correspond with the principal until September IS. after which date she may be consulted per sonaIly, at the school
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-02
FATHER M'GIVNEY
 LAUDS EFFORTS OF
 HIS PREDECESSORS
Successor Of Late Father Lynch Celebrates First Sunday Mass
 At St. Charles

Rev. Patrick McGivney, who suc- ceeds the late Rev. William H. Lynch as pastor of St. Charles church, ceIe- brated his first Sunday mass in his new parish at o'clock, and read the chiIdrens mass at o'clock. Tn greet ing his new parishioners Father Me Givney paid tribute to the work ac- compl1shed by Father Lynch and also by his temporary successor, Rev. John F. Callahan, who has been promoted to a pastorate in Washington, Conn.
 Father McGivney said that the priest hood is a divine institution, and that while priests come and go, the work they are performing will last until the end of the world. He spoke of the tire1ess efforts of the two who had preceded his pastorate, and said he would water to the best of his abil- ity the seed which they planted and he added that with the cooperation of the parish, of which, he felt conf dent, the seed would flourish.
 After each mass Father McGivney was greeted pers~~Aal1y by many of the parishioners of St. Charles who enjoyed former acquaintances with him.
 The Sisters of Mercy who are to teach in St. Charles school arrived in the convent, in Noble avenue, last Saturday afternoon.
 Tomorrow evening the Holy Name society of the parish will meet in St Charles hall
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-02
WISCONSIN, NOW HAS
 ITS LEGALIzED BOXING
CBy T. S. Andrews.)

Milwaukee, Sept 2-New York is no longer alone as the one state in the union where boxing matches are Iegalized and conducted according to the rulings of a commission. Wiscon- sin has taken its place as among the progressive states and now boasts of a real live boxing commission, the same as New York state Governor Fran cis McGovern of Wisconsin displayed excellent judgment in the selection of his commissioners and the latter in turn named a good man for the posi- tion of secretary when they choose Manning Vaughn, sporting editor of The Sentinel. Walter H. Lginger, one of the best known athletic men in the United States, was named chair man of the committee, with William L. Hart of Eau Claire, Wis, and pr. w P. Morter of Milwaukee as the oth- CT members. All three are thoroughly versed in the boxing game and they promise to give Wisconsin a good,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-02

which is eQuivale ent to saying that in him are embodied the principles of order, justice and charity that are the foundations of any stable. governna ent or society Everyone therefore in fairness, should recognize him as the teacher of truth, the custodian of
 morals and the guardian angel of. so- cfety. Only the true Christian, how ever, can appreciate the mysterious greatness of the priest. He sees in
 him, not a man of this age or that
 but a man whose influence stretches
 out into eternity. He sees in him
 the dispenser of grace and the repre-, sentative of the Incarnate Word,
 whose life and divine mission are per petuated in these whom he has sent to
 do His work. This is the reason why
 all true Catholics, above all others,
 encompass him with love and venera-
 ton.
 Friend of Humanity.
 The great Lanartine has given us
 magnificent pen-picture of the priest and his diversified powers. There is a man in every parish who, having nc
 family, belongs to a family that is worldwide; who is called as a wit ness, a, counselor and an actor in all the most important affairs of civil life. No one comes into the world or goes hence without his rninistrations
 He takes the child from the arms of his mother and parts with him only at the grave. He lolesses and conse- crates the cradle, the bridal chamber. the bed of death and the bier. He is one whom innocent children grow to love to venerate and to reverence; whom those who know him not salute as Father; at whose feet Christians fall down and lay bare the innost thoughts of their soul and weep their sacred tears. He is one whose mis- sion it is to console the afflicted and soften the pain of body and soul; who is an 1nterme ediaTy between the aff1u- ent and the indigent; to whose door come alike the rich and the poor the rich to give aims in secret and the poor to receive them without bIushing. He belongs to no social class because he belongs, to alto the lower by his poverty and not infrequentIy by his humble birth; to the upper by his cu1- ture and his knowledge and by the el- evated sentiments which a religion, it. self all charity, inspires and imposes. He is one in fine who is divinely sent and with the constraining power of one who has an unclouded faith. Such is the participates, than whom no one has a greater opportunity for good or power for evil, accordingly as he fulfills or fails to recognize his transcendant mission am ong men," It should be ours to realize more and more and more the mysterious great Catholic priesthood. That apprec1a- 1 tion will be the measure of our faith and veneration and loving co-opera- ton with our priests in every enter prise for the benefit of religion and 1 humanity. With these noble senti- bents embedded in our hearts the new pastoral relations that begins to-day blessed we pray, it will be by God with benefcent results, shall be peace ful, happy and prosperous. 1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-02
CROWDS PACK POLES
 AT TWO PERFORMANCES

They were hanging on the chandeliers at the three performances at Poli's yesterday. The holiday tended to
 bring out the largest crowds so far
 this season, even greater than the opening days of last week. The Diving Nymphs'' displayed wonderful dexterity and agility in their | swimming act. The young ladies ex- ecute numerous intricate dives and leaps into a huge tank of water per forming their stunts as only trained swimmers can do- The set is very ar tistica1ly staged. The efforts of the young ladies seemed to please the au- dience. Because of mishap in New York on Sunday evening which tenn porarily injured two of the young women but four performed yesterday The management announced that the full six would be here today. It was a toss up between Pollard, the talka tive juggler, and Coakley, Me Bride and Milo, minstrel men, for sec ond honors. Pollard has loads of new tricks and has neat line of comedy
 Whfeh@zfle works well into his act
 The three minstrel men with their
 jokes songs and dances pleased great
 ly Bob MiIo's song, ''The Curse of an
 Aching Heart sung in a silver toned tenor won storms of applause. MT.
 Milo was forced to encore several times on the chorus.
 Fox and Evans are two ninnb1e chaps
 with a classy exhibition of fancy step ping. They have a few good songs which they put across drawing a big hand.
 The Trescotts have mental tele-
 pathy and mind reading act. One of
 the members Of the duo is blindfolded
 upon the stage while the other mem
 Der walks among the audience secur-
 ing cards and other matter which the
 blindfoIded member is able to call out
 +o +ba audience Their act clearly
 mystified the big audiences.
 Heron and Douglas in their ekit,
 Jimmy Pinkerton's Last Case" have
 numerous yet a human interest sketch It appealed to many In the audiences
 .~The Gangster'' is a thrilling two reel photo play produced between the first and second shows. It is up to the standard which has marked other Poli feature movies
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-02
Extra Sporting Page

clean game.
 MT Liginger has been mixed up in l boxing for many years with the Mil waukee Athletic club, having handled 1 many of the journeys, both amateur and professional. His athletic train ing as president of the American Ath- letic Union of America for a. couple of terms also serves to assist him in the present work. MT. Morter has had a great deal of experience with a.th- letics at college and has boxed, too. MT Hart is one of the old-time pa irons of the boxing game, having ta- ken an active interest in the sport for many years. He has always been an advocate of limited round bouts with the authorities controlling the same.
 We have not had time to get into the work as yet" said MT. Hart in discussing the question, "but we hope to get down to hard work very shortly and then make known what new rules we deem advisable to have. I have always been anxious to bring about an international commission to control the sport, the same as MT. Andrews has advocated for the past 5 years, and l believe the time Is ripe now to take the matter up again, as there are boxing federations in the states, England, France and Australia, the countries most interested in the sport
 If we could bring about an internal- bonal board we could then arrange for a uniform set of rules governing all matches, that is, international matches, and we could also arrange a uniform set of weights, which is sadly lacking just now, although the various countries are gradually getting nearer one set scale We have adopted the New York commission weights for the present, as we deem them the best advanced thus far. However, it will not take long to SC how things work here and we can remedy any defects which appear, We will also have something to say about the gloves, bandages, etc. You may rest assured that we will stand for nothing but clean sport and the boxing fans of the state may depend upon that
 So far there have been three clubs formed fin Milwaukee, the South Side A. C., the Milwaukee Boxing Club and the Queensbury Athletic association the latter having the big building in the city for it's bouts. There may be other clubs formed, but the chan ces are there will not be many as the license fee is quite stiff, besides hay ing to put up bond of $2,5OO. Cur ley Ullrich of Superior, a former well known fighter, was the first to qlrahfy as a referee and secured a license, and an application. The season will open here about the third week in Septen- Der. The chances are that some high class matches will be held here during the coming season
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-02
Weather Indications

New Haven, Sept. 2-Forecast: Fair tonight, Wednesday increasing c1oudi- ness probably followed by showers
 For Connecticut: Increasing cloudi- ness, tonight, probably followed by rain of Wednesday; increasing easter 1y winds.
 A long trough of low pressure ex- tending from Colorado northeastWard to upper Michigan, is causing unset tied, showery weather between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi river. Another disturbance, central near Hatteras, N. C., is causing show CTS on &he middle Atlantic coast. A ridge of high pressure, extending from zFfsT1Y3essees 4aortheastward<t Maine, is producing pleasant weather with mod crate temperatures in the northeastern districts
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-02

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-02
THE PLAZA

Hours before the doors opened at he Plaza Theatre yesterday after noon Fairfield avenue in the vicinity of the theatre was thronged with peo- pie waiting to buy tickets at the hand somely appointed ticket booth which has been placed directly in front of the theatre There were many ex- pressions of wonderment that the theatre could take on, such an entirely different appearance in the short space of three weeks. Everything was clean and bright, even the ushers, in their beautiful new uniforms, looked radiant and the Plaza took on a truly Metropolitan aspect yesterday after noon,. Tn less than q half hour after the tickets went on sale, every avail able seat in the house was occupied and despite the intense heat of the day, the theatre was very conafortable-
 Manager Jeff Ca1lan was a, very busy man all day, running hither and thither attending to the wants and wishes of everybody and every ar rangement had been made for the comfort of the patrons.
 An excellent bill was presented and everybody had a splendid time The Mephiste Cabaret was the big hit of the program and received numerous curtain calls at every appearance. The act is a novelty in every sense of the word and the girls are all endowed with beautiful voices. Their dancing was perhaps the biggest hit of the whole program. The dance of the goblin man, with the house in total darkness, was well appreciated by the audience. The scenic and electrical effects were very beautiful and an inn portant factor in the success of the piece.
 The other cast on the bill including Cadieux, the king of the bounding wire, Mccarthy & Major in their com edy sketch Hunter & Tika. with their singing, talking and dancing sktt and F. w. Morton with his funny line of talk and clever playing of the har- monica were all enthu Enthusiastically re- ceived and earned rounds of applause at every appearance
 One of the biggest features of the program was the photop1ays- ''The Power of Conscience" a vita1ly inter esting two reel feature was the added attraction and more grippingIy in tense picture, it would be hard to find. The action of the story takes place in the great mining districts of the West < a rSds concerns the murder of 8. young tim eIxeeper in a mine by his rival for the hand of a pretty young girl, named Dorus. The characterization of the priest byr Francis x. Bushman was truly one of the finest bits of acting ever seen here.
 Among the other reels scheduled for the first three days are The Tender foot Hero,'' a western picture with a great deal of action and The BeHs,' '' a thrilling drama. of the day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-02
DANCING MASTERS TO CONVENE HERE
 AS OUlLTY'S GUESTS

As the guests of Prof. D. c. Guilty the local dancing master the teachers of modern dancing from all over New EngIand will assemble in this city on " Wednesday and Thursday of this week to discuss plans for the coming win ter. Those coming are members of the International Association of Mas ters of Dancing. of which the local professor has been a trustee for many years.
 Short talks upon various forpls of the terpisch orean art will be given by those qualified in the respective branches and the meeting will prove both interesting and instructive and it's effect upon the dances and forms of carriage during the coming year will be great.