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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21
In MAJOR LEAGUES

Casey Hagenan. after having made
a hold-out fight for one full season,
Denver club and has signed a con-
tract to play with the GTizzlies next
season. Aageman came to Boston
touted as a world beater and cost the
Boston Americans 1000. He didn't
quite make good with the Red Sox.
President McAleer of the Red Sox
has hook well baited for Bobby wal
lace. He wants to get a man who can
take Wagner's place when the latter
gets injured.
The indianapolis Indians will have
a real Indian in the lineup If Manager
Kelley succeeds in signing up Pitcher
"Chief'' La Roy.
Young catchers of the American
league to fill the places of Sullivan,
Street, Stephens and Schmidt, are
Sweeney, Schalk, Stanage and Schang.
Pitcher Nap Rucker of the Brook
lyn Superbas says that in his opinion
Jim Sheckard of the Cubs has the
greatest batting eye in the National
league.
George stone, who when playing
with the ST., Louis Browns few years
ago led the American league in bat
ting, is trying to land a berth as a
minor league manager
1t is said that the combined salaries
Of the three regular outdelders Of the
Boston champions is less than the sal
airy said to have been demanded by
Ty Cobb from Detroit.
President Locke of the Philadelphia
Nationals has signed Hugo T. Wedell,
a former college player and at present
a member of the faculty in the uni
versity of Kansas
A championship team is a fine thing
in the fall, but when one tries to SIGN
EN- up in the spring they will surely
cop his angora. Inquire of Mr.. Nc
Aleer of the Boston Red Sox
Terry Turner, the veteran Cleveland
Map, will round out a, decade of SER
vice as a Cleveland player next sea-
son. Right now Terry looks to be in
better physical condition than at any
time during the last five years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21
(By Wagner.)


Chick Fraser. the old time Chicago
pitcher, is out with a denial of the
story that he will manage the Pitts
field team. Another player named
Fraser has signed to play the 1nfeld
for Pittsffeld and that made confu-
sion A story was sent from Chicago
that it was Chick Fraser who had
q manager, the scribes thought 1t was
Springfield he meant But Fraser
settles the matter by saying he haSn't
signed with either club.
A1meida. the former New Britain
player, may be converted into catch
er by Cincinnati. AImeida was a
catcher in Cuba when he first broke
into baseball.
The Springfield Union says Jimmy
Lavender, the former Holyoke pitcher.
is showing great form with the Chi
cago Cubs In spring practice. Law
ender is 20 pounds heavier than last
year.
This weeks Sporting News has a
picture of the Selectos, Winter
league team playing at Oxnard, Cal.
Louis Litschi, the former Mechanic.
is seen in the group. He looks thin
ner than when he was here.
A. +. Sortwell of Wiscasset, Me-
has been elected captain of the Har-
ward hockey team. He was one OF
which won the collegiate champion
ship this season.
Bill Powell, the former Springfield
pitcher met with hard luck the nrst
day In the training camp with the
Chicago Cubs at Tampa, Fla. He was
hit on the knee by a liner and will
be laid up for several days. Powell
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21
CHICK FRASER HASN'T SIGNED
TO MANAGE PlTTSFIELD CLUB
Ray Heating Leaves TO Report TO New York
American Club

was sold to Pittsburgh by Dan O'Nei1
several years ago and was sent by the
Pirates to Kansas City. He did so well
that the Cubs secured him.
RAy Heating left today to join the
New York Americans who sail for
Bermuda at o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. The players will board the
evening. Hal Chase will be in charge
of the party which will include:
Catchers Sweeney and Sterrett; pitch
ers Russell Ford. Jack WARRIOR, Ray
Jack Lelivelt, formerly with Hartford
Orvie Overall, the former Chicago
Cub star, does not want to join the
Cubs again. He was reinStated q few
days ago. Overall would like to play
with Frank Chance In New York but
it isn't likely he could get out of the
National league
Kid Black. a boxer who has been
seen here in company with trainer
Slim Brennan of Young McAu1iffe's
staff, boxed a draw with Phil Bloom
at the Forty-fourth Street club, New
York, last night.
Young Jack O'Brien, who boxed AL
KetcheI in this city a few weeks ago,
is going abroad to box Freddy WEIGH.
Jack viii take an artistic trimming if
the bout is on the level.
For the second time in four years
Gustav Touchard, the New York ex-
pert, was today declared champion in
Touchard won the title in a four set
match replete with thrills when he
beat g.. Shafer, before large crowd,
York. The defeated player blamed
his overweight for his loss of the
title.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21

Do not be sur
prised If boxing
bouts are intro
duced as part of
select p a r l o r
games for the
400" in " ariouS
cities about the
country The fad
has started in
London and now
Paris has taken
it up, SO why not
the United States?
1t has been the
the custom for
s e " e r al years
past to stage
eho-& wound hnIItS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21
PROSPECT TO QUIT
PUBLIC SCHOOL LEAGUE

Prospect school will not enter the
@sr1lylfc school Baseball league this
aonfne season and Will play Indepen-
dent ball.
This announcement was made only
on the decision of the association, and
lines are now out for some fast teams
10 appear The real reason is, that
only five innings can be played after
school in any league game, and the
general tendency was to quit the
league.
william c. Cato, Myer s. Lipschitz,
and Marshall NJ Coley are in line for
tfe captaincy, with John s. Kerterlo.
James F. Somers, Jr. and Earl S.
Lockwood for manager.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21

him SO that he became large
Lacquer permanently. If Calvo has
the goods there is chance that ne
nav become another Marsans. And
there are not so very many men IN
the majors who have it on that Gu
ban,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21

New Haven-As she was stepping off
a car, Miss Bennett Wenne11 was
struck by an automobile and her leg
broken. The driver did not stop and
Lat bar king in the road
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21

London-F'our Bishops of the Church
Of England expressed their dfsapproval
Of the Pulpit voice. adopted by many
rectors and will formally bar it,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21

Neutrality-suspicious. to the Yale
spirit, Wesleyan will hold it's usual
scrap at midnight, tonight, and a big
6azak il Iooinad faE
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21

Putnam-Gustav Jacobs OF lechan-
icsville was struck and instantly l<fltsf
ed by a train here late yesterday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21

President Locke of the Philadelphia
Nationals has signed Hugo T. Wedell,
a former college player and at present
a member of the faculty in the uni
versity of Kansas
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21

Tt is said that the combined salaries
of the three regular outfelders Of the
Boston champions is less than the sal
airy said to have been demanded by
Ty Cobb from Detroit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21

A championship team is a fine thing
in the fall, but when one tries to sign
EN- up in the spring they will surely
cop his angora. Inquire of Mr.. Nc
A1eer of the Boston Red Sox
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21

George Stone, who when pIayin,
with the ST., Louis Browns a few year
ago led the American league in bat
ting, is trying to land a berth as ;
minor league manager.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21

was sold to Pittsburgh by Dan O'NeiI
several years ago and was sent by the
Pirates to Kansas City. He did so well
that the Cubs secured him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21

Young catchers of the American
league to fill the places of Sullivan,
Street, Stephens and Schmidt, are
Sweeney, Schalk, Stanage and Schang.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21

Pitcher Nap Rucker Of the Brook
lyn Superbas says that in his opinion
Jim Sheckard of the Cubs has the
greatest batting eye in the National
league.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-21

Map, will round out a, decade of SER
vice as Cleveland player next sea-
son. Right now Terry looks to be in
better physical condition than at any
time during the last five years.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
PANORAMA OF MEXICO
Moving Pictures of Recent His
tory at Hippodrome on Sunday.

Contracts were sigred late last nlGht
under the terms Of which the Hippodrome
will be devoted to. moving pictures next
Sunday night, when the ShuperS an"
William A. Brady will present Tor the
first time. series of camera records OF
recent history in the Latin republic 10
the south. The series include: THE Con
dition of Mexico Before ana Aftcr
Huerta:" "The Former Prosperity ana
Beauty of the City of Mexico The
Coming of Madero;' Battles OF Ma
dero:" Smelling of the city OF Mexico
Moving Pictures Of Huerta, and OF other
Generals" Battles Between Consttu-
tionaljsts and Federaists "Wrecklns oi
Railroad Trains Blowing Up oi Bridges
Tearing Up of Tracks Pictures TaEen
Within a Fortnight in the city OF Mex
leo" Burial of Madero;" preparations
If the Unltel States Navy Views Of
the American Army on the Frontier Pre-
narine for War and the Preparation OF
the Mexican Youth to Repel the EN-
nected American Invasion
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
10 SHOW WILSON PICTURES
Sketch Exhibit Has Paintings
by Wife of President.

Five oil paintings by Mrs. Woodro"
Wilson. wife OF President Wilson, were
hung yesterday at the sketch eNhioluoh
Of the Association Of Women Painters
and sculptors, No "a Madison avenue
These are the first paintings by the
wife Of the President to be seen IN Ne"
York and were completed during the
summer and fall at the Wilson country
home AT Cornish, y. II. they are all
New Hampshire Landscapes. one "ds
painted from the terrace Of the winston
Churchill place The others are entitled
.Iipht and Shade" Autumn Fields,
Cornish" and "Ascutney.'
Mrs. Wilson will be in New York next
Friday 10 see the exhibition and has
sent personal invitations to her irienus
in Washington, New York and Princeton
There is also collection Of sculptures
bv Annette ST. Gaudens. daughter of the
late Augustus ST. Gaudens. The eXhibi-
ton opens tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
THEATRICAL NOTES.

The moving picture rights to James a.
Hernes Shore Acres have bceen ac-
auired by the All Star Feature Corpora
tion.
The Mirth Of the Moment" a musical
review Of timely topics, will open to-
morrow night at the Huntspoint Palace
Arthur Hopkinss production OF Flea
nor Gates,s new play. We Are Seven,
will have its first presentation at At
lantic city on December 3. with an en-
gacement in Philadelphia to follow. In
the cas-, are Bessie Barriscale, Effie ELS
Ter. Jane Peyton. Russ Whytal and
william Raymond.
Henry Andrews has been engaged as
stage director for the Wadsworth Play
ers.
The seven foreign army officers who
are here for the Horse show VIII oe
guests at box party at the winter
Garden tonight to see THE Pleasure
Seekers" The officers. accompanied by
the manager Of the hotel where they are
making their headquarters, will go be-
hind the scenes during the performance
IN see Miss Jardon. Miss Moore and
other members OF the cast. and see now
stage is run from behind in an Amer
ican theatre.
Fancy Free" the one-act comedy by
Stanley Houghton. will be presented at
the Forty-fourth Street Music Han next
week. beginning with the matinee per-
formance Monday afternoon. The cast
will he made up of Charlotte Ives. Maud
Knowlton, Henry Mortimer and conway
Tcarl
Five Manchurians, comprising Bryant
Cheebert's Chinese troupe OF acrooats'
iugglers and plate spinners. will be met
at Quarantine to-day. They are scheduled
10 appear at the Palace Theatre the week
Of November a.
George Marion will stage "Sari the
Hungarian operetta which MT savage
is preparing for production.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
WHAT is GOING ON TO-DAY.

Free admission TO the American Museum OF
Natural History, New YORK HooloBical
park van Cortlandt Park Museum ana
the Aquarium.
A,ee,ing OF the Century Theatre Club. Hotel
Astor, y. m
Meeting OF the Woman's Democratic Club,
Hotel Astor, p m
,ddress nv the Rev. DR. Charles E. Jeffer-
sor ON THE Scientific Basis OF Reform
Socialism or Christianity petore the New
ynrk University Forum, Judson Memorial
puiIding, Washington square p m.
Address by william Church Osborn and and
Di,,nsl Markets" before the Peoples In
stitute, Cooper Union. p m
Neet,nr Of the Patria club, DelmonIco's s.
si5 p. m.
coi.hration Of Public School 3 Of its 250th
'anniyersary, school, Hancock street and
bedford avenue. Brooklyn. s:l5 p m.
,,aress ny Andrew Mcfarland Davis on I'm
The south Before the War" at the meet
inc Of the New York Genealogical and Bio
granhicaI Society. No. 228 West 5Sth street,
go p. IN.
Lecture by william II. Taft before the New
YORK Peace Society Aeolan Hail. No. 81
west i3d street 500 p. m.
Address by william McAdoo on Traffic
ReSIIat tions and Conditions In This city
before the American Express Employees AS
ISOLATION. clubhouse, No 81 Madison ave-
nue.. y. m.
Public lectures of the Board OF Education.
s.I5 o. m-Manhattan: DE witt clinton
High School. 59th street and Tenth ave-
nue. Burma. Java and the Malay states.
Harry C. Ostrander: Wadleigh High
school. Hath street and Seventh avenue.
New York our own city: Its Archi-
tecture' DIR. Alfred D. F. Hamlin Public
school a. No - East 27th street THE
turk at Home" Mrs. Charlotte JOY Farms
vorth. Public School II, 47th street, west
~ Eighth avenue. Fractures. Dslocations.
stc =" Dr Theron w. Kimer: Public School
az Dominick and Clark streets, China.
Cuy Maine. Public School -, Broadway, In
v|ood ..The Passion Play" Myron 7. Scud-
der. public School CO. SSth street, east OF
Eir.t avenue. "Folksongs Of France" Al
bert O. Crawford: Public School 90. 14Ith
street west OF Seventh avenue, Every
day Life In Burma" Levi j. Denchheld
Public School 06. Avenue and East sd
street. Through the island OF Java,
Everett T. Thompson: Public School l32
1904 street and Wadsworth avenue. THE
N.bulsr hypothesis" John Henry Fromme.
pubIIc School i57, ST. Nicholas avenue and
IoTth street Much Ado About Nothing.
Mis-. Frances carter; Public School 100
surolk and Livingston streets, "A Trir
Around the Gr.g, Lakes |. David Cohen
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
MISS FARRAR STILL ILL
Singer Unable to Appear at
Opening at Metropolitan.

Miss Geraldine Farrar will be unable
to sing at the opening performance next
Monday night of the Metropolitan Opera
Company. and the management has been
compelled TO change the opera from
"Manon" to La Goconda." In expla-
nation of the change the Metropolitan
management issued the following state
ment
Miss Geraldine Farrar not having en-
tlrely recovered from her attack ot
grip. Notwithstanding her desire to
sing 'Manon' on Monday evening at the
Metropolitan. it has been agreed upon b.
her and the management as best 10 fol-
low the advice of her physician and take
several more days of rest
La Gioconda' will be given instead
Of 'Manon,' with Mines. Destnn, Matzen-
auer and Duchene. and Caruso, Amato.
De Seguroa, Resciglian, Begue and
Audisio. Mr.. Toscanini will conduct"
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
PRESIDENT DINNER HOST
Bridal Party To Be Entertained
at White House November Il.

fFrom The Tribune Bureau.
Washington Nov. l3.-The President
and Mrs. Wilson have sent out invita-
tons for a dinner at the White House on
Friday, November q. The party VIII oe
small and probably include NUMBER Oh
those who will attend Miss Jessie VIII
son and Mr. Sayre at their marriage on
November 2j.
Mrs. Wilson was a guest at tea TINS
afternoon given by Mrs. Ernest r. BicK-
hell. wife OF the director Of the National
Red Cross, whose other guests were
members OF the Welfare Housing COM
mlt,ee. Mrs. John B. Hammond, OF Au-
susta. Ca talked on Paine College for
Negroes. at Augusta, and other topics
relative to housing the negro in Southern
cities
The President went to the New Ma
uonal Theatre tonight occupying poX
With Miss Jessie Wilson, Miss Eleanor
wilson and Miss Helen Woodrow Bones
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
CONCERT BY KINGSTON
Century Tenor Heads Welsh
Singers at Aeolian Hall.

Morgan Kingston, tenor. OF the Century
Opera Company. gave concert last night
in Aeoian Hall supported by the Gwent
Welsh Male Singers. Of Newport. South
Wales, George r. Davies, conductor. Mr..
Klngstons fine natural voice was again in
evidence. but as 1t is heard so often at
the Century. both in opera and at the
Sunday night concerts. there is nothing
new to add.
II Is only greatly 10 be regretted that
his method OF tonal production is not all
that might be wished. His singing Of
Il Lucevan le Stelle" had I'm it the veri-
table Caru'o sob. even II the likeness
ended there.
The Welsh singers took their part with
spirit even If the selections they under
took were of the type beloved by the most
provincial English towns. The audience
was large and enthusiastic.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14

good has been accomplished by twenty
records Of the fact? Twenty players have
played well here; thousand have done
the same thing in the other places which
make up the elsewhere. That is the one
obvious fact to be grasped by the serious
mind.
The eleventh player in the list set forth
above has come back a mature woman to
the city in which some years ago she
played as q prodigy. She was interesting
TO only few then; she has it in her now
TO make herself interesting TO many, or
would If she had not so many colleagues.
Nine. Scholder- Edlin has the distinctive
gifts ofNa pianoforte virtuoso. She is
probably a little too conscious of the fact
and too willing to exploit them at the ex-
pense Of the good art which is always
modest, but she has them. and therefore
justifies the hope that soon she may en-
ploy them so as TO give more refined
pleasure than she did at all times yes
terday. II. Il. Ia
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
OBITUARY..
MRS. SARAH BULL ELMENOORF.

Mrs. Sarah Bull Elmendorf who died
n. the sanatorium, Clifton Springs, NO
vember IL, AT the age Of eighty-two, was
the widow OF the Rev. Dr. Joachim Elmen-
dorf, who was pastor at the time Of his
death Of the Dutch Reformed Church In
Harlem. Mrs Elmendorf was prominent
in the work of that church She leaves
two daughters, Mrs. Edward Judson. OF
Syracuse, and Mrs Edward ShOves. OF
Onondaga. and a granddaughter. Mrs. T
Elmendorf, Of this city. Mrs. Elmendof
will be buried in Poughkeepsic, her home
previous 10 coming TO New York
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
In Memoriam.
Callahan, L. j.

NiE\DORF.-At the Sanitarium Cllf-
ton Springs. on the morning OF NoIem-
her - aged eighty-two years, Sarah Is.
Elmendorf. widow of Joachim Elmen-
dorf. -. -. Burial at Poughkeepsie'
y. Y.
GIII,-On November II, at New RocheiIe
Uospital. Pauline Frances, wife OF Em-
iyn NJ. Gill. Funeral service Friday
November IL. at 2:30 p. m, at her late
residence, Boston Post Road. Larch-
mont n Y. Trains leave Grand Cen
trail Station, :05. lnterment private
HAYDN Thursday morning. Novemoer
"a. 1918. Silas Condit Hay. IN the SUN
Near of his age. Funeral service al ms
iata ,esidsnce- No 204 West seth street.
V city, saturday afternoon at
O'Clock.
Flushing. y. Y. on Thurs
day. November 49, 1913. Clara hugget'
daughter Of the late John ana satan ,.
age age, Relatives and friends are, respect
fully invited TO attend funeral service
at her late residence. No. 1.l Union
street. Flushing. \. T., on Sa'uroa!'
November 5. 1913, at p. M
TUOMsON-On November, II, 1918, at
Hn',rt \ J.. Margaret eldest daughter
81 the late Joseph and Mary Noble
Thomson. OF Railway, n. j. tuneraI
earyices will he held AT the nome oI ne,
brother-ir-law David arls b' CSrSSn ON saturday, I
Berkeley ave-, .>oNo' ", ""
Soyember 10. at 2:3o p. m
ruIrRsToN-At her residence, No. IL
East cath street; on Inesaay' NGve.lior' Tb,rston
widow Of william r Thurston; Funeral
W her late residence Friday, November
a. AZ 10 80 a. m. Interment at Nor
ristown, n. j.
TOWNSEND-On Wednesday. November
70 1918. Louisa Massa, widow OF Charles
~ Townsend. In the SD year of her age.
Funerar services at St Johns Church
Clifton, Staten Island, on Friday. No
yember IL, at p. m. lnterment at
Greenwood.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14
NEW THEATRICAL FIRM.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Albany l3.-Papers were filed to-
day with Secretary OF State mitchell May
for a new theatrical firm to engage III the
producing business In America and Eu-
rome The firm name is Tully & Buck
land Inc. The organizers are Richard
walton Tully author of "The Bird Of
Paradise: James p. Phelan, ex-Mayor
of San Francisco. and Wilfred Buckland.
The company has capital Of $4,000. The
first Offering will be the production Of a
plsy by Richard Walton Tully. in New
York. about Christmas time. Following
,,iu he the production in London Of The
Bird OF Paradise in February ana III
tIe later in Germany
New-York tribune., 1913-11-14

themselves that he can frighten them out
of their wits. despite their preparedness
His Joke" works so well that, after n
moment at what he thinks is rare sport
he is shot to death by one Of the fright
cned party.
Mr. Maude plays Hirst. the amateur
actor. and his violert struggles with a
pretended fear followed by his real death
would strike one at first as being grossly
overacted were 1T not for the realization
that here is an actor playing the amateur.
The rest OF the cast I'm this playlet have
little 10 do beyond look frightened. which
might have appeared more convincing
under a better management Of the lights