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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09
KHBANE DENIES
HE WILL BECOME
LIGHTWEIGHT SOON
CBy T. s. Andrewz.)

For several months reports have
been going about the country to the
effect that Johnny KiIbane, the feath-
er weight champion, had decided to
give up the title and enter the light
weight ranks. Jimmy Dunn, who is
managing the affairs of the little
champion. denies that Johnny has any
such, intention and he writes regard
ing the latter as follows: Please an
uOunce for me that Johnny KiIbane
has no intention of going into the
light weight class. Why, he is alto
Eether too small, and If he trains hard
for a week or more he is nearer a
bantam weight, SO what chance would
he have to box these welters who call
themselves light weights The whole
story about Johnny going into the
heavier class came from the coast
When we went there, Mr. Craney ask
ed us about meeting a light weight
and told him that when Johnny beat
Dundee we would take on a light
weight, but the only one 1 had in
mind at that time was Joe Rivers, as
he had been boosted to the skies and
was a great card and knowing that as
s0hnny had beaten him once ne could
do 1t again, why there was no obfec-
ton from our end to it. However,
the match fell through, but not
through any fault of ours. That is
where the story originated and it has
chung tightly ever since Johnny is
tail and looks broad about the should
Prs but he is small of Limb and can
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09
A Famous Pirate.

On the 23d of May, 17o6, Captain
William Kidd, the famous pirate, was
executed at Execution dock, London.
Several others of Kidd's company
were executed with him The sum
mary putting to death of these pirates
did much to rid the seas of piracy.
Kidd, who was the most daring OF all
the pirates of history, exemplifed the
worst of bis kind. Although his ex-
pAo1ts have been greatly exaggerated,
there is no doubt that he was guilty Of
desperate crimes. His daring led 9TH
ers to emulate him, and the commerce
of the world suffered much because Of
the depredat1ons OF the pirates. Eng
land was the principal sufferer at the
hands of the high sea raiders. and ac-
cordingly England was most interest
ed in their capture. Kidd's execution
began new era Of commercial act1v-
ity on account Of the greater security
enjoyed by merchantmen On the high
seas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09
Mr.. La~erv,s nseo4+iehness.n

John Lavery, the eminent artist, is
often taken for a Scotsman owing to
the fact that he was brought up in
Glasgow and first made his mark there.
He is, however, an Irishman, born at
Belfast. Soon after coming to London
the young painter held an exhibition Of
his works. This was attended by a
well known art collector, a Scotsman,
who bought several pictures. In send
ing MT. Lavery a check this gentleman
said he was glad to be the means OF
helping a brother Scot
MT Lavery wrote, thanking him, but
pointing out that he was no Scot, but
an Irishman-
"However,'' he added, ST am suf1-
GENTLY Scottish to have delayed telling
you this until had cashed your check"
He was afraid his patron might have
stopped" the check on learning his
true DISQUALIFICATION Answers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09
b. HI. s. APPLIES WHITE
WASH TO DANBURY

The Bridgeport High school football
team opened up its home season by
taking the Danbury pigslz1n chasers
into camp at Newheld Park yesterday
afternoon the final score being 1870
Considering the weather conditions
the boys deserve credit for putting I'D
the game they did. The ground was
as wet as it possibly could be- making
it impossible for the players to get a
good footing. No scoring occurred
during the first half but after a short
talk by Coach Flanagan during the
intermission the boys from the top
of the hill started things with a rush.
After a forward pass by Jerry Murphy
to Sipperly, and end run by Weldon
and a line plunge by Murphy. Porter
took the ball over for the FIRST score of
the game. Jerry Murphy failed to
kick the goal.
In the last period the ball was put
in play on Danbury % yard line. AZ
ter an end run Jerry Murphy took the
ball through right tackle for the sec
ond touchdown of the game. Murphy
kicked the goal the ball hitting the
cross bar as it sailed between the up
rights. The final score was made after
an end run by Mcnamara and for
ward pass, Jerry Murphy also obliging
with this touchdown. The goal was,
not kicked. After this score Coach
Flanagan sent in most of the subs.
me A1TS-uPs
Bridgeport. Danburx.
Jones - Ferris
Left End.
Lyon -.......... -. Ryder
Left Tackle.
kfofkorn Bates
Left Guard.
Gregory, (capt.) ..JffeTer
Center.
Jim Murphy ..-...-. Lewis
Right. Guard.
Hurlburt Promo
Right Tickle.
s1prerIy ........ Sheppard
Right End.
Porter NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Leonard
Quarterback.
Weldon ............B Blake, (Capt)
Left Hanback,.
Mcnamara Rethgeg
Right Halfback.
Jerry Murphy ......-. /. Horn
F'u1Iback-
Referee, Hurd; umpire, Bressen;
timers, Goose, Cosgrove; Hnesnen
Hurley, Mclean.
Substftutfons, Danbury, Heating for
Ferris. Ferris for Lewis Bridgeport,
Speer for HurIburt, Osborn for Sip
perly, Allen for Jim Murphy, Jim
Murphy for Lyon, Bowman for KIof-
korn. Genert for Jones'. Time four
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09
IN PUGHISTIC CIRCLES

1s1a-Sam Lang1ord defeated Sam
NcVey in Il rounds at Perth, West
Australia. The two brunette Sans
fought an over Australia in 1911-12-13
but in the end the Boston tar baby
clearly demonstrated his superiority
over the California negro. Sam and
Sam had their first joist in France in
1911 and went 20 rounds to draw
They then emigrated to Australia, and
in their first battle, at Sydney, NGcVey
was declared the victor at the end of
20 rounds. They fought again in Sgd
ney in April 1912, and L.angford won
in 20 rounds. Their next show was
pulled Off in August, with the same
result. In the Perth 17ght MCvey got
discouraged in the 18th round They
fought again early this year. and
Langford led all the way.
1911-Afatty Baldwin defeated Johnny
Erayne in 10 rounds at Salt Lake.
s1s12-Leo Houck defeated Eddie Nc
Goorty in SIX rounds at Philadelphia.
Although the philadelphia Athletics
won the first professional league
championship in 1871, the fans Of the
Quaker City never experienced the
thrills Of participation in a worlds Sc
ries until Connie Mack, came to town
to pilot the new AthIettcs in the new
American League broke into Phifadel-
phiar simultaneous, in 1901 and fin
ashed- fourth the FIRST year. In 1902
Coraelius .aad his men hit their stride
and COPIED the flag, but. owing to the
spissitudfnous relations then existing
between the major leagues, there was
no worlds series The Athletics fin
ssheds second in 1903, fifth in 1904, and
first in 1908, which brings us up to
that glad day when the City OF Broth
erlyq Love was all agog with wild
excitement in anticipation of a world 5
,ed tn hH fxirlrAd
IN the bud, as Abe Potash would say.
1t was just eight years ago today, on
October 9. 1905, that the Athletics faced
the New York Giants in the first con-
test OF the series New York won to
o. The next day the Athletics were
victorious by exactly the same score.
The next three games went to New
York by scores of go, 10, and 20. A
remarkable feature OF the series was
that every game was won by shut
out Old Christopher MatheU@son, then
ssToun< Christy'' was the bright par
Hcu1ar 1uminary Of the occasion, twfri-
Ing three OF the four past1meS an
nexed by the Giants. Chief Bender
pitched the second game for the Ath-
letfcs, the only one they won. Iron
Man McGinnity captured one con-
test for New York Roger Bresnahan
caught for New York in all five games.
and led of at the bat. The attend
nnce was 81, 72S and the total receipts
SIS, As.
In 1906 Chicago won the pennants in
both leagues. and the-Ath1et1cs slipped
back to fourth place. The next year
Hdahou4 aIcGiI1fcuddy put the prod to
his white Elephants with such success
that they finished in second place, led
pu7y by Hugh Jennings and his Striped
Cats In 1908 Mack's men slumped
again to sixth place. but in the subse-
Quent annum they finished second. In
fH0l<
the worlds flag from the Cubs, cop
ping four games out Of five, and in
ae11 they beat the Giants for the rag,
-FOUR games to two.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09

! easily make a low weight.
For the Dundee match he weighed
only 120 pounds. In New York the
weight was given out as 126 to 12e,
but he never weighed that much while
training in bis life. You can bet the
scales there were not correct When
he fought Tommy Dixon at ST. Louis
weighed him for the newspaper boys
and he scaled just 1924 pounds. Sid
Keener of the Times Will verify my
word. L can not see the use of taking
chances against big fellows when
there are plenty of legitimate feather
weights about the country to meet"
Charlie Miller, the California heavy
weight, did not prove the soft snap
that some of the fans imagined he
would be for AL PaEzer when they
met in New York. Miller was Just as
big as Pa1zer, both weighing around
z25 pounds, and he showed the Goth
am fans that he was no false alarm.
He fought the big Iowa farmer every
inch of the way and earned a good
draw, although Al had the best of the
final round. The Californian took ev-
erything that Palzer had in stock and
was there at the final bell. It IS likely
that Miller or Palzer will be matched
with the winner of the Smith Morris
bout
And speaking of Miller brings to
coming along and who is fast deveI-
oping into heavy weight It Is Bat
thing While leehan, who only aashoFt
time ago was fighting Bob McaAllister
and other middle weights at 1873
pounds. Willie has taken on weight
so fast that he has passed the middle
weight limit and is now almost full
nedged heavyweight; in fact, he has
taken on a heavy weight in Rufus
Cameron to test himself at the new
weight. Only three years ago Meehan
was a bantam weight. His case IS
similar to that of Georges Carpenter,
the French champion, who advanced
within a period of less than two years
from a bantam to a. heavy weigh
fighting in all the different classes. Tt
Is the same with Meehan. He has
boxed in every class from a bantam
up and now he wants to see how good
he will be as a heavy weight. IF. he
succeeds in this class on the coast, he
will soon start east to meet some Of
the heavies about New York and
Philadelphia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09
jeremiah Mason on. War.

On one occasion Mr.. Mason came
into Mr.. Summers Office and found him
engaged in writing an address to be de-
Iivered before a peace society. After
a little good natured banter On the part
of Mr.. Mason and an equally good ma
tured defense Of his views by MIR. Sum-
ner, the former, rising to take his leave,
said: 'fWell, Sumner, you may be right.
but should just as soon think OF join
ing a society for the suppression of
thunder and lightning as a society for
the suppression of war."-From Mem
Odr of Jeremiah Mason, by G. S. Hill
lard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09
GIANTS SECRETARY TO
EXPLAIN SPECULATION
BEFORE GRAND JURY

New York, Oct. 9.-John B. Foster.
secretary of the New York National
League Baseball club, was, today, to
appear before the grand jury to tell
what, If anything, he knows about the
series tickets. He was served with a
subpoena last night on his return from
Philadelphia.
Mr. Foster was quoted, early in the
week, as saying that more than a hum
bred tickets had reached the hands Of
Spectators through attaches of the
district attorneys Office and other city
departments He subsequently repudi-
ated the interview but District Attor-
uey Whitman determined to make an
Investigation
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09

the Wood Mine, and other properties
at Central City and intends to erect a
plant close to his mines to produce ra-
dunn.
s. mr.. Dupont intends to produce ra-
dunn and its by-products for philan-
thropic purposes only and to put the
material in reach of all the people, -
said the visiting scientist. "He will
make the United States Independent
Of Europe in supplying the demand
for. radfurn, and Colorado viii become
the center Of the industry for this
country"
M. Thofehru is here in charge of the
experimental and development work
now being carried on He says that
two big discoveries Of radium- bearing
ores have been made by him since
coming to Colorado, but that he is not,
at liberty to say where these are To-
Gated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09
COMP ROMISE LIKELY
IN CASE OF ENGINEERS

New Haven. Oct. s.-Whi1e no Off
cial statements have been issued, the
belief is now general that a compro-
mise will be effected between the New
Haven road and it's engineers and fire.
rules. It is understood and the state
znent ssnot denied that asmodf1ed set
of rules agreeable to both is being
drafted Daily conferences are beirE
held The situation has lost it's tense
ness and it is believed that the danger
of a. strike is remote. -
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09
FINANCIAL
1.-THE
--IHE-
First Bridgeport National Bank
CORNER MAIN AND BANK STREETS
Notice

For ROFty-seven years we have bees
conducting business At the Eanae ole
sr0cat1Ons corner of Main and Jonn
1Eeets. FfdGeporLy Conn., ana oue
[F1VASo Bank has been gtablislne1
.neFe continuously. We have receives
s1l paid out on demand without No
ScS 1iAHonG of dollars of money de-
POSTED with M ana we couffnns -
nSSceIVe money subject 20 depOql10fl
@4tieck at sight. on which we 1llOU
70 each account monthly We soIEcia
LIE accounts OF individuals. businega
@Lon' KK1R and corporations and an
no want bank account where GneB
I1H deposit money, checks or 1F0LtAp
%no leave ft for one day,One week, one
~oOntn OF one year and draw fufeFeal
IN Tor any time e Is left with a.
we give 20 the business cur careful
personal attention as the Oldest uEEl
~f private bankers IN this state
T. L. WATSON 8 co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09

+Sor' Metzgar, PENIS 1903 captain,
writing of the Penn-Lafayette game,
remarks that George Brooke has equip
PED his team with a repertory of rad
ical plays which will be used rather
than the old straightforward football
attack that SO many big teams are
unwilling teE discard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09

Yale made one forward pass in its
game against Maine, Guernsey taking
the ball on kick formation and then
letting it drive instantly to the left
End Rush Carter was not fast enough
to get the ball, but had he done SO the
Blue would have had touchdown in
short order
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09

Guyon, who has Jim Thorpe's old
place at Carlisle, is showing better
form every day, it is said, his great
est weakness being that he does not
get into the defense as effectively as
he should, and that his interference
for the other backs is not yet up to
the standard of his predecessor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09

e Yale did not have very much to crow
sover after its showing against Maine
but Harvard's work against Bates was
a revelation that last years. cham
pionsfrdp team is not together yet and
that there is a lot more work ahead
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09

Jim Cooney AN old Exeter star, and
later of the Princeton varsity, will &C
to Exeter g, little later to help out on
the coaching.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09

These action pictures show two i'm
portant moments in the first game of
the worlds series. Home Rum
Baker, who was the Nemesis of the
Giant pitchers in the worlds series in
1911, again played his role of Jack,
the Giant killer In the fifth inn
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09

ing, with Collins on second, he knock
ed a home run into the right field
grand stand. These two runs prov
ed fatal to the Giants. Baker is seen
crossing the plate, with Collins, who
scored on the circuit drive greeting
him Catcher Meyers of the Giants
is looking on in sad. disgust. The
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09

Coach Riley of Maine compares Yale
with Harvard and says the Crimson s
strength is exaggerated. There is no
Wendell in the Harvard backfeld this
year and no Parmenter on the line.
All the same smash them and break
through isn't the only method of
scoring in these days of the forward
pass.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Ten touchdowns is good work in a
game lasting just A minutes. This
was Princeton's record against Ford
ham.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09

Lafayette, which played Penn, Sat
urday, will be Yale's opponent in New
Haven this week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09

tBucl'' O'Nein, Williams most fa-
nous fotbaI calptain, is coaching an
nous football captain, is coaching an
fall His big games are Princeton in
Princeton, October 10; Michigan in
Ann Arbor, November L; Colgate in
Syracuse, November Is, and Carlisle
in Syracuse, November %.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09

I lower picture shows Collins safe at
second in the same inning, just be-
fore Baker whaled out his home run.
There were two out when Collins walk
ed. Then he stole second, the only
pjlfer of the game. and walked home
on Bakers come back performance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09

eight minute periods
Saturday B. H. s. goes to New Ha-
ven where they play N. H. H. S.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09

for Haughton and his assistants than
some Cambridge enthusiasts, who are
talking 2 to 1 odds against Princeton
and Yale, yet realize
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-09
PEOPLES SAYINGS BANK
MARBLE BUILDING
924-926 Main Street.

Deposits .-.e. $685., sz2.2O
Surplus and Undivided
Earnings, ..--.. $344, 1854
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-08-14
SKOWHEGAN' COMING
ANNUAL FAIR
Some Plans OF the Somerset Central
Agricultural Society Which viii
Help to Make it Success

The premium list of the Somerset
Central Fair is now in the job office
of the Independent-Reporter Co, and
will be ready for distribution the first
OF next week It will be mailed to
the interested parties upon applica-
ton at this Office or to any officer Of
the society.
Among the most important changes
from previous years is the addition
of from one to two hundred dollars in
the aggregate of premiums offered
This is brought about by increasing
the premium on live stock and farm
products in some instances TO nearly
double that of former years. With
this liberal advance in the premium
schedule. the society had felt justified
in asking exhibitors to feed their own
animals. Hay will be for sale on
the grounds at market rates.
The society is already advised Of
parties from a considerable distance
who plan to attend by automobile.
This makes it appropriate to say that
a special automobile entrance will be
provided on the south side of the park
which is reached by way of Beech ST
No automobiles will be permitted to
enter or leave the Park through the
Madison Avenue entrance
The ependent-Reporter repeats
its offer to publish a description OF
anything of interest regarding eXhi-
bits which are now being prepared
for the Fair Write us what you
plan to harvest, or about any animal
that you propose TO show.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-08-14
How to Get the Pony

The votes in the pony contest will
be counted on August 31st-just a
little over three weeks. The little
boy or girl that is the busiest during
that time will become the owner Of
the handsomest pony outfit that ever
came into this county 1t is proba-
Bile that more votes will be cast from
now to the end of the contest than
in any similar period since the begin
ming
Votes are issued upon cash pur-
chases by the Blunt Hardware Co,
Smith & Bussey. Southside Grocery
A. E. Bisson & Son, John d. Symons
Lashon & Butler, the Star Theatre and
the Observation-Disclosures Company.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU
CAN GET 500 VOTES FOR EVERY
NEW SUBSCRIBER TO THE INDIE
PENDENT T-REPORTER OR FOR
EVERY DOLLAR PAID on A SUB
SCRIPTION ACCOUNT. CALL AM
SEE US ABOUT THIS. WE Can
HELP YOU TO THOUSANDS or
VOTES IN THIS WAY.
Observation-Disclosures Co
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-08-14
SATURDAYS TRIP WAS
HIS LAST
Nathaniel Downs, Engineer on Local
Train Died Suddenly sunday
Evening

Acquaintances of Nathaniel William
Downs. an engineer on one of the To-
cal trains were shocked Monday 10
learn of his sudden death the evening
previous at his home in Wateryille.
His last run was made between here
and Waterville Saturday. when he ap-
peared to be in his usual health He
was one of the oldest engineers in
point of service on the Maine Central
Railroad.
Death was the result of heart trou-
BILE. Mr.. Downs had just returned
with his wife from an automobile ride.
having been enjoying himself for sey-
eral hours earlier in the evening. He
complained later in the evening of a
piercing pain about his heart and
medical attendance was sent for. He
died before DR.. c. W. Abbott. who was
summoned, arrived, death being sud
den.
The deceased was born III Lowell
Mass, 81 years ago last October.
where he attended the schools. Later
with his parents he went to Nassal-
boro and then to Augusta, where for
a short time he drove one of the fire
teams. For the past 50
years he had been in the employ of the
Maine Central railroad and was one
of the most prominent engineers on
the division The deceased was a
member of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers.
Mr.. Downs leaves widow and one
sister, Mrs. Cora Hall. wife OF Everett
S. Hall of Augusta
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-08-14
LOGS ROLL IN ALL
DIRECTIONS
Man Struck in the Head
and Falls SenseIess
Joe Leyassare Has a Narrow Escape
From Death at Madison

Especial from our Correspondent
Joe Leyassare narrowly escaped
being killed on the log piles of the
Great Northern Paper Co., Madison,
above the bridge last Thursday. He
was working on the pile and a bunch
of logs were being hoisted up when
they caught on a skid which stuck up
through the pile. He signalled the
engineer to slack up which was done
but a kink in the chain caused it to
break and the logs rolled in all di-
rections. Levassare ran down the
pile, log striking him in the head
as he ran but he kept his feet until he
reached the bottom where he fell
senseless into the arms of one of the
crew. He escaped with some bad
bruises and long scalp wound just
back of the left ear