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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-28
OVERALL'S MINE WAS
 NOT FULL OF GOLD
Former Chicago Pitcher Now Wants
 to Return to Game.
CSnortine NeWs1


 The Mystery of the Mine or "The Return of Orva1 Overall,'' would make a great meIodrama, wouldn't it? Sounds like a real thriller, doesn't it :? And, sso I am told, the story would make a peach of a play for the lovers of Bertha, the Sewing Machine GirP and Why Girls Wear White Shoes in January
 As they told the tale to me, OrVie re- tired from the diamond after the sea- son of 1910 noIninally because his arm hurt. and really, because he had discovered a, gold mine in California. Some mine, too-a GoIconda stuffed so full of yellow nuggets that Rockefeller would be a ribbon clerk compared to Orvie and his partners in the game. Anyway, Orvie quit baseball and put in two years delving for the ElDora- do that lay beneath the ground. And now he wants to come back to base balI-what's happened to the mine?
 They tell me-some California pals who write quite often-that big Orval tunneled valient1y till he found an an- 5cient shaft evidently sunk by the ies before the white man landed This, of course, encouraged the great pitch CT and he followed the shaft for two years. At least his patience was re- warded-he came to the end of the shaft, and found a huge room In the center of the room was great walls were strange scripts of the long forgotten people who Gad dug the mine. These mystic scripts read:.
 ''There is a new one born every min ute.''
 Beat it while the beating is good"
 And Orvie decided that he'd go back to the game.
 If Overall can come back, he will be distinct addition, for this huge per son is not only a great pitcher. but valuable accession to the personnel of basehall-one of the finest gentlemen and kindliest characters that ever played the game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-28
CONDEMN A. A. U. FOR WAY
 JIM THORPE WAS TREATED
Spon Lovers Think Something Should Be
 Done For Gallant Indian

New York, Jan. 28-Nothing but ex- pressions of sympathy were heard in every quarter over the plight of Jim Thorpe, the big Indian athlete who own mouth of the sin of profession alism because he played basebalI-a true American sport-with a. now de- funct league and has thus been read out of amateur athletics and all of the trophies that he won by his gal 1ant work in sweden ordered return ed to the Olympic committee. But there was much bitter condemna ton for the manner in which it has handled the Thorpe case as contrasted with hundreds of eases of real pro- fessiona1ism right here in the metro politan district. The committee did right, it was conceded in repudiating Thorpe and in ordering the return of all of his prizes. But there was an under-current of resentment that the committee had not taken cognizance of the fact that the big Indian had play ed professional baseball before his Olympic entry was put through
 It was admitted that if the A A. U- had any real method of Investigating, the farce which will certainly be seiz-l ed upon by the nations the other side of the pond to renew their at tacks upon American athletic methods would have been prevented.
 The present registration methods of the A. A. U. are antiquated. There are any number of professionals mas querading as amateurs and it was pointed out that Thorpe, who played for the love of it, had been disqualified although he received very little money while Brickley, the Harvard football star, Flynn of Yale and a score of others, during the recent football sea- son earned more for one. article from their pens@and in most instances they did not actually write sentence than Thorpe for whole season of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-28
SAYS
 CHANGE WILL DO
BUT DETROIT MANAGER SAYS NEW YORK FANS MUSTN'T
 EXPECT TOO MUCH.

Every baseball follower in America is now asking his fellow bugs, What will Frank Chance do with the New York HighIanders? 9 '' says Hugh Jen- nings That is a big problem to solve and I earnestly hope that the people of New York will make it easy for Chance instead of placing obstacles in his way. Chance is a wonderful base ball diplomat and a born leader.
 t'He has personality which is most magnetic and it will surely make it. self felt on the members of the New hood that the bugs in New York will expect too much of him during the first year. That is where they will make a great mistake.
 everything of championship caIibre
 Naturally, with this idea in their minds, they will think that Frank Chance, because of his large salary ing as a wonderful manager, should take hold of the team and by next Oc- tober have them fighting for the worlds championship against the Giants.
 That is their greatest ambition But Chance is not going to do anything of the sort. It is going to take him year to get acquainted with his men as he always wants to. There is no doubt but he will make a big improve
 'sThe very best possible position he can get with the Highlanders will be fifth or possibly fourth.
 'tHe will pick out the weak spots on the team and in 1914 you will see an entirely. different aggregation. Tn that year his work will begin to show more than during the coming season By 1915 he will have the Highlanders fight ing for a top position He is worth every cent of a salary he is getting, no matter what it iS.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-28

ball playing sin the busnes.'' But they retain their amateur standing.
 There was a general feeling among the real lovers of athletics, today, that Thorpe the recognition that his mighty deeds deserved despite the facts that all of the records he es- tablished are now automatically wiped Thorpe's clean breast of the matter, saving time and trouble was accepted as real proof of sportsma nship and although the trophies of royalties will conceded, today. that Thorpe will be more respected than ever for not hav- ing tried to lie out of ft'' as other amateurs have done in the past and have gotten away with it. because the A. A. U. committees have not been too persistent in their investiga tions.
 The trophies won by Thorpe are all ready enroute to Jim Sullivan's of fee and will be immediately sent back to Sweden to be given to the eontes- tants who finished second to the in- com parable Indian.
 As a result of the disqualification of Thorpe, the United States still re- mains in the lead in the readjusted program of the results of the last Olympic games but Sweden gets sec ond place in the list. In the decath- lon, Swedish athletes finished secopd, third and fourth to the American and the five points are added to, their to- tai, making them 32 and putting them ahead of Finland.
 The total of the United States is re- duced from S5 to 76 through the loss of the Thorpe points. J. J. Donahue, of the United States, takes second in- stead of third in the pentathlon, first honors in which now go to F. R. Bic, of Norway F. L. Lukeman of Can ada moves up from fourth to third. This gives Norway points instead of 4 and Canada 16 instead of 15.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-28
CORNELL EXPECTS
 TO WIN BASKETBALL
 TITLE THIS SEASON

Owing to the fact that naidwinter examinations are being held at the various colleges and universities, the next two weeks will be rather dull larly Tor the members of the Inter collegiate League. There will be no Feb. 8.
 To sum up the course of events which have occurred in the race. it really begins to look as if Cornell Is going to capture the title this year Cornell to-day holds the lead with a. clean record, but Pennsylvania is only a game behind. Cornell, however, has t peen play1ng such a wonderful game that only slump in the near future will lose them the college honors.
 Columbia for one does not figure as 8 title contender This has been . poor year indeed for the Light Blue and White aggregation as Columbia Princeton has failed to show against either Penn or Cornell, but has been successful against Dartmouth and Co lumbia.
 Cornell has been playing a. great game ever since the season begun Re some doubt as to the Ithacans' ability but the Tthacans clearly showed thai they have the makings of a cham pionship five. Cornell played rings around their rival Quakers. The Hal stead brothers are shooting the ball in lures the chamE6onship it will be greatly due to their playing.
 The only change in the standing of the teams since last week is the shift of Penn to second place Previous to the Cornell battle the Ithacans and Quakers were tied for first place. The record of the teams follow:
 League Standing
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-28

his leg is right he cannot be displac- ed.
 Eddie Murphy must be used, for I need him as the most valuable man I have to lead off the batting order, and he, therefore, has the first call for right field. This gives me the use of Walsh, Daley and Danny Mur- phy for reserve material All these men are better than many of the reg ular gardeners now in either league, and you will find they will do good work
 T will keep Danny Murphy for a pinch hitter, and he ought to be a huge success. Even if his knee never is right again, he still has the wal Top, and he will pull many a game out of the fire for us before the sea- son ends
 Bender, CoornbS and Plank still will be our mainstays in the box, and with the added experience which Brown, HOuck, and Pennock have they will all be ready to take their regular turns in the box this year,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-28
JOHNNY DUNDEE WINS
 BOUT FROM HIRSCH

who battles Champion Johnny Kilbane for his title in April engaged in a ten round workout at the Olympic A. c. New York last night defeating 2 Special Delivery Hirsh, of Chicago, in a bout congested with action Dun dee fought a headIong battle forcing the fighting all the way and keeping Hirsh on the defensive throughout
 Hirsh was willing enough and show ed a dash of cleverness, but Dundee's experience proved a, big factor, for Hirsh could not reach his oppon ent with telling blows. dirsh made Dun dee miss occasionally during the early part of the fight, bht after the fifth round Hirsh was a mark for Scotty Monteith's champion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-28
DEATH OF BILL
 HARRIS SHOCK TO
 LOCAL POLO FANS

The death of Bill Harris was bad news to the numerous polo fans in this city In the days when Dfckey Pierce and Kid Conway were making polo history MT Harris and William E. Burnham conducted the Bridgeport club and Harris was well known fig ure about the circuit. He Was in charge of affairs at the Gem rink when that place was in it's prime. Of late years he had been managing an amusement resort at Highland Lake near Winsted. His death occurred suddenly yesterday at his home, HOS East Main street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-28

him for Mobile.
 Gus GardelIa is the first of the Hart ford players to report. The swar thy shortstop came down from his home in Boston and got a. job from Manager Si MoDonald who is working in the Pope factory in Hartford.
 On account of the early spring the members of the Harry P. Quinn Marching and Chowder club are think ing of hooking their fur overcoats. Prexy Quinn has invited the members to hold a meeting in his Fairfield ave nue buffet to talk over plans MT. Quinn is the author of that famous phrase, Waiter, see what the boyS'll have and charge it to them
 President O'Rourke of the Eastern association thinks Jimmy Curry was handled very gently by the National board when he received only $1O0 fine for spiking Genest last summer The Holyoke player will probably not be allowed. to play in this league again.
 It is reported that Jim Thorpe, the great Indian athlete has signed to play first base for the Pittsburgh Pi- rates at a salary of $7,000 year. The contract was signed last fall
 Packey Mcfarland is getting big offers for a bout with Jack Britton. The Garden A. c. of New York of fered $6, 500 and 30 per cent of the gross receipts and the Forty-fourth Street Club offered a $7sooo guarantee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-28

New York-Arrested for carrying re- volvers Thomas Sma1Iey and Thomas Connors English iTnni grants, told Judge Rosa1slxy that Liverpool papers said it was unsafe to go unarmed in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-28

New York-Paul steinberg. peddier. charged with bigamy admitted in court that he had used his second wife's dowry of $50 to pay his first wife's passage back to Russia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-28
M'CANN TO TRADE BURNETT
 AND STOW MAY 60 ELSEWHERE
Bill DWyer.Westem League Manager Wants
 Umpire Job In Eastern Association

fielding average was not impressive but he must have looked like a conner or Mike Finn wouldn't have grabbed him for Mobile.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-28

Norway now have 60,OOO members
 having increased their rolls by 1000 last year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-28

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-28

WANT ADS. GENT A WORD.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-28

WANT ADS. CENT A WORD.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-28

Totals ...S91 419 "4o2-t212 %Won on roll off
The Detroit times., 1913-05-17
ATKINSON EXPLAINS
SEATING CONTRACT

Assistant Corporation Counsel Ed
mund Atkinson explained Friday,
that the redraft OF the school board 8
contract with the American Seating
company Is void until II Is approved
by the board and sanctioned by the
mayor. The figures III the redraft are
considerably higher than those con-
tanned in the original contract. which
the board made with the seating CON-
pany II is explained that the COM
pany Of its own accord sent the re-
draft to the board after the original
contract, over which there was con-
siderable fuss. the board passing It
over the mayors veto. was sent "a
the company for final approval.
The company's redraft covers the
cost OF installing the seats said the
assistant corporation counsel. AS
the board did not originally contract
with the company to install the seats.
the new contract will have to be ap-
proved by the board and the mayor
before it is valid. The letter from
the company explains that as the
seats are OF new design. the company
wishes to install them to insure the
work being properly done. Our office
has nothing to do with the contract
other than to see that il Is correctly
drawn as to form and execution. Sec
rotary Charles Gadd, OF the school
board. turned the companys COM
munication over to me-"
The Detroit times., 1913-05-17
YOUTH PLEADS GUILTY
TO STEALING AUTOMOBILE

Douglas Rains. IL years old, plead
ed guilty before Justice Gainey, frt-
day. TO the theft Of an automobile
owned by John K. Murphy. OF the
Taxicab Service company, and valued
at $4,000. Rains admitted that he was
on his way to Chicago with the ma
chine when arrested.
The fact that the youth didn't know
enough about the mechanism of the
machine to throw the spark from the
batteries to the magnetic was all that
stopped him.
Rains was buzzing along fine when
the auto gasped q couple OF times
and quit, out near the city limits,
Thinking maybe 1t was tired Rains
gave II a rest and went to sleep. He
was found that way by a policeman.
Couldn't make her co." said Rains
and the officer found that the spark
was still on the batteries, which had
burned out
Leo Carney and Leslie Watson
youths who broke into the garage
OF William n. Houseman at No. 20
Brainard.st., and took Houseman q
auto out for a Joy ride. also pleaded
guilty when arraigned on grand lar
ceny charges.
Pleas OF all three youths were TAX
en- as waivers to the recorders court
and the trio were sent to jail In de
fault of heavy ball
The Detroit times., 1913-05-17
REACTI0NARY GANG STILL
FIGHTS ALL EFFORT TO
ABOLISHTHE WARDSYSTEM

Acceptance Of the proposal to allow
"A vote OF the people.
The committee on municipal own.
ership held short meeting. Friday
morning, and decided that II the
members OF the street railway com.
mission are To receive $4,000 q year.
they must spend a working day In
their ofiices. This provision will be-
incorporated In the report. In spite
OF the objection OF Mr. Ingram that
the best men available will not take
Office under such q Limitation. The
committee has almost finished its re-.
port oil street railways. On Monday.
at 2 p. m, II will take up the ole
phone question. Mr. Ahern, one OF
the members Of the committee, was
employed by the city In 1911 to place
valuation on the telephone plants
% Detroit. on which an ordinance,
drawn by Corporation Counsel Hally.
was based. fixing the rates which the
telephone companies can charge.
There Is no question: said Mr..
Burton, in committee meeting. that
the city has absolute power to nx
rates for telephone service"
A fight Will be made 10 include this
power In the charter; and Mr.. Ahern
says that he has many interesting
things to tell the committee.
The ordinance drafted by Judge
Hally provided for rates which would
enable the company. In his estims-
ton, to earn reasonable return on
Its valuation. Among the provisions
were: Rates OF $3.50 month for In.
dividusl lines, allowing 200 outgoing
calls; $50 month for two.party
lines, allowing 100 calls 81 month
on four-party lines. allowing 50 calls
Other provisions were made for bus
mess phones, trunk lines and extern.
sions. The ordinance would require
meter system. IL was never adopt
ed by the council because public
sentiment appeared to be unfavor.
able.
The finance committee also met
Friday morning. In consultation with
Assessor Nagel Mr. Ferris advocat-
ed single assessor for the entire
city Mr. Szymanski favored three
assessors OF real property and two
OF personal property; Mr.. Nagel
pleaded for the retention OF the
present system. No definite action
was taken. Mr.. Nagel said that the
Detroit system Is comparatively
cheap, Detroit paying SO cents per
parcel to New York's "A cents, as
cost OF assessment. A change VIII
be made In the requirement for the
publication OF the assessors lists In
the newspapers. the words other
than Engli IN" being substituted In
place OF German" This will give
Polish papers a chance to bid on the
contract
The Detroit times., 1913-05-17
DIED

BENOiT-May 10, 1918. Louise. wife OF
Frank. daughter OF Henry and Emily
Grill Funeral from residence Csc
Canton-ave, Saturday, 80 y. m and
al ~. Matthews church. corner Con
cord and Stnatt. at p. m Inter-
ment German Lutheran.
BECKER-May II. Louis. beloved nus
band or Helen Becker, and father Of
Louis. Jr. l. T. Becker, Anthony,
Frank and Joseph. Funeral from,
neridence. corner Field and Harper,
Saturday at a. m
CHAPMAN-May - 1913 at Washing
ton. u. c., Jay Wellington Chapman
aged SO years. husband OF Alice Mar
TIL Chapman and father OF Mrs Fred
w. Andrews and Mrs. Chauncey c.
Grigss. Notice OF funeral later.
CowHEY-May IL. 1913. at her late
ward Cowhey. beloved father OF Will
lam r. Nettie Cowhey and Mrs AL
bert Butler Funeral Saturday, May
II. from residence at $50 and Holy
Rosary church at o'clock. Burial
at Mt. Elliott
GAGNTER--May 10, 1913. Rose Gag
Louise ssrsxip, 2o7 Twenty first
Funeral from residence. 207 Twenty
nrst-st.. Saturday. May II. from,
house; SAB at St Anne's church at
o'clock. standard time.
HALLWAY l6. al his residence. CAS-
Congress-st. east. Walter aged u
years. beloved husband OF Martha
Hall and father OF Walter r.. Thorn
as A., William A., Jos. s. Hall. OF
indianapolis. Ind. Mrs s. II. Rogers
OF Birmingham Mich. Mrs John r
Reid OF San Francisco. Cal Funeral
Saturday. y. m. from house.
HE RBERTZ-Died May 10. Mary. be-
loved wife OF Henry Herbertz. dear
mother OF Henry Jr., and Mrs. Bert
GIrardin. Funeral from residence. 131
Waterloo-st. saturday, May L. at
y. m.
McHU0H-At the residence OF heI
daughter Mrs. II. Flanagan. 80 Ba
wer-st Mrs. Ellen Ntzhugh,. relict OF
the late Peter McHuEh. OF Maidstone
Ont. mother OF J. r. McHugh. Mrs
Flanagan, Detroit; DR.. L. ]. McHugh
Fort Collins. Colo: Mrs. Gernaey. De-
troit: Mrs j. X. Dixon. OF Ottawa
Ont, and the late DR.. f. j. McHugh
Funeral notice later.
POST-May Is. 1913. at Los Angeles
Calf. in his 18TH year. DR.. Jane.
Alexis Post. beloved husband Of
Katherine Goodwin. brother Of the
late Hoyt Post. OF Detroit. and OF
Verona; Julia and xenia Post. Of Bir.
mingham. Burial at Los Angeles.
| SCHNEIDER-May IS. 1913 Linwood
ave. Henrietta, aged "A years, widow
OF late Frederick Schneider anC
mother OF Mrs John Hoffman,. FREQ
Schneider and Mrs. julius Porath ant
sister Of Caroline Assmuss Funera
from residence Monday ar y. IN.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-17
WARM EXCHANGE
SHAKES TARIFF
CONSIDERATION
Republican Old Guard Leader
and Vice-President Mar
shall Clash
DEBATE ON PENROSE
MOTION FOLLOWS
Kentucky Member Ridicules
Louisiana Congressman for
His Sugar Activities

WASHINGTON, May 16.-The free
sugar Democrats had II out with their
regular" brethren In the senate this
afternoon, In the most spirited tarin
debate that has yet marked considera-
ton OF the Underwood-Wilson meas
ure In the upper house. II was enliv-
ehed by brief exchange between
Vice-PTesident Marshall and Senator
Gallingsr, which smashed precedents
OF staid senatorial procedure for
number Of years back.
The New Hampshire solOn had
arisen TO protest vigorously against
applause In the galleries, when Sen
ator James had made q particularly
brilliant Democratic retort
The vice-president remarked con-
ciliatingly that tho other day when
can argument. the shoe had been on
aback and 4 few moments later arose
to object to the presiding Officers
statement Marshall did not reply un-
till after James had concluded his
speech, when he acknowledged that
the remark was out OF order. Calling
er replied with expressions OF esteem,
and the incident was closed
The debate this afternoon ranged
about the Penrose motion to require
public hearings on the Wilson Under
wood tariff bin when 1t was before
the finance committee. Senator James.
OF Kentucky. opposed the motion for
the majority He did not mince words
In referring to the free sugar 'insur-
gents"
He characterized Representative
Broussard. OF Louisiana. as one who
voted for the Payne-Ald bill, and
said his argument against free sugar
could cause no surprise coming from
that kind OF Democrat"
When Senator Smith, Of Mich
i0an, ventured . loud "ha, ha,"
few moments later, the kentucky
senator turned on him savaQely
and reminded him that the "peo-
pie gave you enough last No
vember," whereat the galleries
shouted their applause. II was
at this juncture that Vice. resl.
dent Marshall and Senator Gal.
lIn9er had their little run In.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-17
WAVES EXAMINATION
ON SHOOTING CHARGE

Joseph Barron, butcher, at No. Tic
Tillman-ave.. who took pot shot
at Hugh Parry, Of No. 862 Monroeave.
while the latter and a friend were
trailing Barron at Grand River and
Hudson-aves., Sunday noon, In connec'
ton with Mrs. Parry's suit for divorce,
appeared before Justice Gainey. Fri
day morning, and waived his police
court examination on a charge Of car
rying concealed weapons.
Barron, through his attorney, said
he wanted the whole affair brought
out in a court Of record.
Parry alleged that his wife and
Barron were too chummy" to suit
him. Some time ago he met Barron
on the street. and gave him a terri
bile beating
Sunday, Parry and a friend "shad.
owed" Barron with the avowed inten-
ton OF trying to catch him with VI 8.
Parry. Barron saw Parry, drew re-
vc.ver and shot at him, but missed