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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04
BANDSMAN BLAKE
 LOSES TO WELLS
English White Hope Takes Knockout Punch in
 Fourth Round.

London. March 4--FiolloweTs of box ing. many of whom paid as high as $25 for a seat, saw Bombodier Wells knock out Bandsman Blake at the Palladium last night in the fourth round of what was to have. peen "a twenty-round contest for a purse and stakes amounting to 5000
 The hitherto unbeaten Bandsrnan was a, popular favorite, receiving the Hons share Of the applause as he stepped into the ring, but partisans who felt that he would put up the fight of his life, having every thing to gain and nothing to lose, were doomed to speedy disappointment, for the er< ratic Bomibadder, who seemed to real ize his defeats after the Carpenter Gasco would give a. qudetzis to his career as a fighter came back, after having a shade the worst of the first and second rounds, and outboxed Blake in the third and fourth. cIinch- ing victory with clean knockout.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04
.ROMANACH TURNS 5
 5l5 rs
 DOWN BROOKLYN < FOR MINOR LEAGUE

Tommy Ronanach, the young Cub an shortstop, badly wanted by Brook Iyn for shortstop, is a peculiar player. He insists on playing for a class D team in preference to filling a major league berth. President Henriquez Of the Long Branch team received a cable message from him yesterday: ssI will not play in Brooklyn If l cannot play for your Long Branch team will not come North
 Henriq11ez recently signed with Long Branch, but Ezbbets claimed the play CT. However. Esbbets agreed to give Henrdquez a substantial bonus if he could get the young player to report to Manager Robinson at Augusta The cable message was the answer to Hen riequez'S effort.
 Ebbets is offering Romanach $4, 1000 a season and a $1,000 bonus, but he prefers to play for Long Branch, where salaries average about $70 a week Matty turned down a $65. 1000 Federal League contract, but he had nothing on Ronanaeh.
 Romanach was with New Britain several years ago. :
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04
PITCHER STATION HAD MANAGER WHEN HE
 PLAYED AS SEMI-PRO

The story sto1d by Portus Baxter of Seattle about how President Dug dale Of the Seattle Club had to do business with a younger California ball player through his manager is not the innovation it is considered. Walter McCreedIe of the Portland Club had the same experience when he tried to land Tom Seaton, the for mer Portland star, who is now one of the brightest 1un1inaries in the ma jor league, according to a Portland writer.
 Seaton, before he became a Beaver was a raw -boned youth, who came from Point Richmond, Gal. McCre- die had heard about Seaton through Bill Burns, the former major league
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04
YALE FIVE ". .NS FROM COLUMBIAN
 THRILLING GAME

In game featured by a, strong Yale rally made during the last few min utes of play, Columbia, the present leader of the Intercollegiate Basket ball league, went down to defeat last night in the Yale gym by the score Of 22-15. Should Yale win from Columbia again on Saturday night, and Cornell drop two there would be a triple tie on between these teams
 Captain Meenan for Columbia. played a. phenomenal game With a broken right arm which was tied to his body. Meenan was always in the thick of the play Time after time he dr-ibbIed the ball, only to find that shooting a. basket with only a left hand was just a little too much for him. Dutch Arnold put up a stellar game for the Ellis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04
GUNBOAT SMITH
 TO BOX LANGFORD IN LONDON RING

Gunboat Smith, leader of the white hopes,' yesterday agreed to a match with San Langford, the colored s-demon,'' to take place at, the O1yQn- pia. dn London, on the might of June SC. The heavy weights are scheduled to go 20 rounds
 Joe Woodman, manager of Lang ford, said yesterday that he had re- ceived the consent of Jim Buckley, Smiths mentor, to tile match. Wood man immediately caibIed acceptance to Charles Cochrane, who has been angling for the meeting for several months.
 Smith recently defeated Iangford in a, twe1ve-rountf bout in Boston, and Than readily accepted teruns dor another meeting, as he feels that he can make a better impression over this route
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04
KNICKERBOCkERS
 WIN HOT BATTLE
Blue Ribbons Claim Tieing Goal by Visitors Was
 Illegal.
By Wagng)

Sometime. somewh ere. somehow, the Blue Ribbons may beat the Knicker- bockers at bask etbau but by the beard of the prophet, they haven't done it yet They almost rang up a victory last night at Colonial hall when the Knickerbockers took a slam bang game in the last few seconds of play by 46 to A. The Ribbons were in RcIined to dispute the victory because they claimed Williams of the visit ors drfbbled the ball three times before he made the tieing goal. If Referee Burdick had not allowed this goal the Ribbons would have won, as time was almost up. Burdick is an honest and capable official, however, and if he had seen any violation of the rules he would not have allowed the goal to count
 It was the best team the Ribbons ever put on the floor. This was parti- cular4y true of the second half with WaI1um and Cahill playing guards. WalIum is a Paterson, N. J., player and a good one. He shot five goals and two fouls. Stow and Morrison were going great, Bobby getting five
 baskets and Morrison six. George Smith was closely watched but man aged to put four in the. netting.
 It would be difficult to pick out any stars on the Knickerbockers. They were all shining. In fact team work is the main feature of the New Yo ork boys play. They have passing down to a science and their shooting is un- usually accurate. Snro1lich made sew en baskets and Williams six.
 At the beginning of the game the
 Ribbons pleased their admirers by caging the first two goals but the Knickerbocker soon passed them.
 Then it was nip and tuck until the closing minutes of the period when the Ribbons went ahead by 29 to 26.
 In the second half the Knicks spurted in front of the locals but Leavy's men made a sensational finish taking the lead by A to 40 until the final minute of play. Then after Williams had toss 1 ed the alleged unfair goal, Smollich made the winning basket just as the 1 whistle blew The lineup:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04
OWNER FREEMAN WILL ANNOUNCE
 NEW MANAGER IN FEW DAYS
Harvey Russell Got 1000 Cash For
 Signing With Federals

roster of names includes men promin- ent in the political, theatrical and newspaper world. It comprises over 100 names and the globe-trotting play CTS are sure to be impressed with the number of friends they have awaiting their arrival The Chicago delegation is due on Friday and it is expected that there will be about 100 in the party. They have chartered the ex- cursion boat Niagara anE will go down the bay to meet the Lusftania-
 George StovaIl, of the Federal league club, left today for New York where he will meet the worlds touring base ball teams. StovaH said he expected to secure Pitcher Leverenz of the St. red with him after the close Of the season last fall
 President Gilmore of the Federal league announces that his league will start a real war unless organized ball stops tanpering with players who have signed with the Federals. He is aroused because Pitcher Banding: who recently went with the outlaws has jumped back to Cleveland and is with the Maps in camp.
 Six countries will attempt to take the Davis tennis cup which the Amer
 
 Germany, Australia, British Isles, Bel gium and France will compete. Draw ings were held yesterday in New York for the battles, which will take place in New York next August. Canada meets Australia in the opening round and the British Isles go against Bel gium. England and France will meet the winners and the United States players will tackle the team tfat trdu11p11s in the preliminaries. Manager Hickey of the St. Louis Browns gives his players free cigars so they won't smoke cigarettes. Per haps he'll give them free ales, wines and liquors so they won't have to go to saloons
 Owner Jim C1ardn of the Hartford club is very popular in New Haven. The Jos1Ina1-Courier refers to him as that huge piece of nonsense
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04
BOSTON OFFERS $1O,0OO FOR BIG
 COAST CATCHER

San Francisco, March 4-Arthl1r Deylin, manager of the Oakland, Cal, club, says that Manager George Stall tngs of the Boston Braves would have paid San Francisco $10, 900 for Walter Schmidt of San Francisco. He also proposed to give Dev1in six players if the Oakland manager could get Catch CT Schmidt from the Seals
 Dev1in tried to trade Mitze for Schmidt, but Del Howard turned down the offer, Pitcher 'BiI1'' James, Catch CT Bert Whaling and Catcher Hank Gowdy would have joined the Oaks if the deal had gone through.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04
By 'Wagner.)


 Our compliments to General Fan and tell him no manager has been signed yet by the Bridgeport baseball club Jake Boultes, leading candidate for the position, has come out of his shell far enough to write to Secretary Reddy, who has been awaiting a letter for two weeks. Boultes says he has given his decision to Owner Freeman but he neglects to tell what he deedd- ed to do.
 He seems interested, however, and refers several times to tour club. He inquired about McGanawell, Hal1man and Bowman, apparently not having heard about BowInan's sale Jake a1- so recommended an outielder who made a good record in, the Western league last season. The local club will try to sign the man, who is a right hand hitter and is said to be anxious to play in the east Owner Freeman will probably let the fans know in a few days whether he has engaged Boultes as manager
 It has been learned that Harvey Russell who jumped the Bridgeport club, received $1,OO0 advance money from the Baltimore F'ederals. He can cut quite a dash in Marshall, Va, with that bankroH.
 Prize fights between negroes and white fighters will not be permitted in Wisconsin under ruling announced today by the state boxing coIhfndssIon. This action will prevent the proposed fight at Kenosha between Sam Lang ford, the Boston negro and Carl Mor- ris. of Oklahoma
 The loss of many players to the Fed eraI league and plans to. offset the invasion will be discussed In New York on Friday by owners and repre- sentatiyes of minor league baseball clubs The special meeting has been called sbg the Iazt tfof1a1 ss More than 30 of the smaller leagues will be represented
 The largest reception committee on record in baseball has been appointed to welcome the Giants and White Sox back from their worlds tour- The
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04
WILL LECTURE AT YALE

Berlin, March Prof Albert Mi chels the distinguished dean of the faculty of German Philology of the University of lena, has accepted an invitation to lecture on German liter ature at Yale next winter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04

Rome.-Pope Plus received in fare well audience the Most Rev. Robert Seton. titular archbishop of Heiopo- lis, who will shortly return perma- nently to Newark, N J. His holiness expressed the wish that the arch bishop would have a happy life in his home country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04
HARVARD WILL START
 KINDERGARTEN GLASS

Canlb1idge, Mass, March liar ward University will start, next fall, a model school flor children. The plaLs s involve the establishment of a kinder garten class the first year and the ad- dition Of other classes in subsequent years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04

Buenos AyreeTelegrams from Men doza City denied the report of the death of Lieutenant JiIninez Lastra, who was injured in the aeroplane ac- cident which killed George Newdberry- The surgeons believe aae wtH recover.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04

John Cancels Rlochesters have been shot to pieces by the Feds. He has lost Simmons, Wilhelm, Jack htsch, Hap Myers, Finn and others
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04
Blue Ribbons {44.)
Knickerbockers (46.)

Roland Garros, the French aviator at Nice, declared his intention of at tempting a transatlantic flight via the Greenland route in 1915.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04

Georgetown, British Guiana--A dis astrous fire occurred at New -Amster- dam The water supply failed and many of the important business houses of the town were destroyed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04

American League men are anxious to talk over the situation with Char ley Conniskey when he arrives this
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04

Although Ban Johnson has never met the Federal boss Gilmore, the lat ter's brother is one of Bans closest friends et TcsEs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04

week. Commy may have some ideas on how to straighten things out.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04

If the Baltimore Feds refuse to turn back Jock Quinn to the Braves. Stall ings will have to keep Hub Perdue. Otherwise Perdue and Sweeney will be released to the Cubs after Friday s league meeting.
 A brother of the Phdufes star pitch CT, Alexander has signed with Ona- ha
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04

Miller Huggins of the Cardinal says he will not trade Magee to tn Giants under any circumstances
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04
Winter Baseball


 As Bob $Groorn has gone to the St. Louis Feds, Clark Griffith says that his young pitchers will have to help out the mighty Johnson. Grif's box men are Cashion, Engel, Gallia, Boeh- ling, Shaw, Ayres, Bentley, Mumford, Dick Williams, Harper, Musser and Schwartz.
 Claude Milan, the American Lea gue's star base steaIer, has not signed with Washington yet. The Feds are after him.
 The Pacific Coast League season opens on March 31 with Portland at Sacramento, Oakland at Los Angeles and Venice at San Francisco.
 Charley Sterrett, the former Princeton college boy, who was sent by the Yankees to Venice, Cal, last year, will wear 9. Louisville uniform this season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04

The largest reception committee on record in baseball has been appointed to welcome the Giants and White Sox back from their worlds tour- The
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-28
GIRLS TOMATO CLUB WeRk

The Anderson delegation did the
proper thing when they agreed to in
clude in the budget providing for
Anderson county expenses an appro>
priatiOn for starting the girls toma-
to club work in this county. Now that
this has been done. there only re-
mains the selection OF an expert TO
Introduce this work, and place 1t
among the first of Anderson county's
pursuits. We feel sure that the girls
Of this county can grow as many to-
matoes on one-tenth of an acre as
those OF any county In the South. and
given the opportunity and the incen-
tive. they will do So.
One other movement that should
go hand In hand with this is the boys
corn clubs. and we trust that the
boys OF the county will see to IL that
they are not outdone by the girls.
There should be several of these
demonstration plots over the county,
and the boys will, we are sure, do
their part In this great movement. of
educating boys into men farmers.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-28
TO THE lol FREED CONvICTs:

The 101 conyicts net free Wednes,
day by Governor Blease. we would
urge to return to the ranks OF the
law-abiding and endeaver to prove
themselves good citizens. Prove by
your acts that the Governor did not
make a mistake In turning you out of
prison, or absolying you from the PEN
atty Of the law as inflicted by jury
Of your peers and the legally consti-
t1ted officials of your county. 1t is
reasonably sure II You do not behave
and should get back behind the walls
that the next time you will stay there
till your sentence is out, unless your
appeal for ciemency is based upon
very meritorous grounds.
We make en- especial appeal to, the
ten who were liberated from Ander-
sn.. county. 4'hese fa' ysa abundance
for you to do as law abiding citizens,
and IL you prove by your future life
that you were cured OF your crime dis
ease, hten we are glad your are ut
case, then we are glad you are at
and proper pursuits, and n life crown
ed with peace and friends.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-28
TINES HAVE CHANGED.

A few days ago on train coming
out Of Savannah. Ga, passenger in
a Pullman car was seized with chills
and fever. The conductor on the train
first tried to find. doctor on the
train failing In which he decided to
try to get some ,whiskey and give the
sick man unit! they could get him to
his destination. He went through
every coach in the train and asked
every passenger but could not find q
drop OF whiskey on the train.
Only few years back this conduc-
tor could not have had to have made
inquiries OF over two or three pas
sengers before finding some booze, for
nearly every other traveller you met
carried some along with him, But
times have changed. The business
,world{is knocking booze out OF conn
mission where sentiment has failed.
The business man OF today doesn't
want a drinking man IN his. employ,
IN fact he won. haFs hiEa- Each yam
secs the number or employers who
decline to have drunkards increase.
Whiskey 10 doomed the country
over. 1t is now merely a question OF
time until its demise.-The Greenvillc
Piedmont.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-28
NO USE FOR DIVISION

The division of the South Carolina
Conference into two sections. strikes
us as being one of the most useless.
not to say foolish. things that could
engaged the attention Of the General
Conference. or OF the present Confer
eRce now In session at Sumter. We
are perhaps not so we'll posted on this
move as we should be, but looking
at It from a common sense point of
view, 1t would seem that to divide the
South Carolina conference will be to
multiply the problems. This is not
SO large conference as to be un>
wieldly, nor are our people divided In
spirit or I'm fact. Such division OF
conference would, 1t occurs to us, be
the cause Of dissensions. We deplore
this division and doubt its wisdom.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-28
ACCURACY OF A. p. NEWS

The accuracy OF the news service of
the Associated Press is often COM
tnented upon. end It 10 known that
there Is no other single news gath
eTing agency that approaches this as
TO the. amount OF news, gathered and
the accuracy OF what 10 given. In so
farya is humanity possible. every item
Is verified before given to the public.
We carry in this Issue atory of
the arrest OF q telegraph operator
who was caught stealing the news
nom the A. p. wire. His bond was
ixed NJ 5000 wiiicn goes 10 snow
how serious the authoriliea cons.,lar
the offense.
Attention is ce.iled to this matter so
that our reaiers may rest assured
that the news se.,Sd them each MORN
ing 10 as full aa6 az accurate as 1t
Is possible for Il to be. Then II is
given the subscribers OF this paper
fresh from wires which encircls the
globe. Tfsoae who read their paper
Safors breakfast each morning. can
feel assured that they have the latest
and most accurate news available.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-28
THE FRANCHISE CONTRACT

In this issue OF The Jntelligencer
will be found the legal documents
relative to the granting OF the fran
chise by the city to the Southern Pub
lie Utilities Company. The interest
OF the people has been aroused to
such pitch that we feel they will well
come this opportunity to read and
study this franchise and note for
themselves its provisions. or course
the rank and file OF the readers of
this newspaper will not be able to de-
eide upon their own knowledge
whether or not 1t is a valid or legal
franchise. but they can come to an
opinion as to the matter of the city's
having made good bargain or a bad
one.
One thing 1t will be we'll to bear In
mind Is that 1t is necessary for the
city TO grant q franchise to, or enter
into a contract with. some company
or individual to furnish water and
lights for the city's use, unless the
city Is prepared to exercise it's option
to purchase the plant of this COM
peny. or to erect one of It's own. SO
II the Southern Public Utilities COM
Dany is a responsible concern. and
the contract is as good as could be
obtained from any other company,
and this company performs its part
OF the contract (Which It has done.
aud more) then the opposition to It,
on the part OF any considerable num-
ber OF the citizens. seems unfounded
and opposed to reason.
The question OF the legality OF the
franchise will have to be determined
by the proper tribunal. 1t seems. but
that does not prevent citizens from
having an opinion as to the moral
and business obligation of the city
under the terms Of tho ordinance
drawn for, and adopted by, q duly
elected Council. And this Is the point
The IntelIigencer would stress, and
the point we have stressed. In fact IL
Ia about the only point to the whole
thing. On this matter, We are OF the
opinion that our people are agreed.
Meanwhile. let the people read, dis.
cuss and study the franchise.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-28
A STRONG ADVOCATE

In enumeratlng the daily news
papapers OF the Piedmont which are
now warm supporters of the prohibi-
tion movement. the name of tho
Greenwood Journal was not mention
ed. There is no paper In the State
moro outspoken in. it's advocacy Of
this movement for Statewide prohi-
bition than is the journal. OF course
nearly every weekly and semi-weekly
newspaper in tae State Is an ardent
advocate OF prohibition. They are SO
much nearer to the people It would
seem, than are the large dailies.
The Greenwood Journal Is making
q strong fight for statewide prohi-
bition, and misses no opportunity to
keep che opposing papers straight. as
the following editorial will show:
The failure Of Mr.. Featherstone,'
the prohibition candidate for COVER
nor, TO be elected in 1910 is laid to
the prohibitionists by o certain news
paper because OF their violence
against the people who were for H.
quor. That 10 n mistake. 1t was the
essechs OK thak DSTap3EEr ispoQ Mr-
Feather stone In this first primary
coupled with its advocacy OF him In
the second primary and the fearful
denunciatkon OF Mr. Blease. This un-
merciful onslaught of words accom-
panied with cartuons turned many
q vote for Biease. Persons who were
not in favor. OF him resented 1t and
came to his support
l,.Als IL. .fn a
is no use In the same paper abusine
prohibitionists ut this time because
they ask for q respectful hearing.
They are not madmen as some would
have as believe, but solid sehsibie
people who are Just as much inter-
ested IN law and order. and In sha
education OF the nnassses as are some
eSsA. ...a.> ..a,. 60. -, .s,,,,, ~,
them. @ 4 Z; & d; |;
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-28
WILL NOT ORGANIZE

The Intelligencer admits feeling
Of some disappointment that the de-
clsion was reached not to attempt to
organize league among the good
people of the city for the purpose Of
assisting In the maintenance OF law
and order. and, creating sentiment
to keep the city clean anu pure NOR
ally. We feel that this decision is a
step backward, and that those who
reached this. decision will one day re-
gret that such step was taken. True.
there are many good people OF the
city who will stand for law and order,
but anch an organization as was con-
templated would have added many
earnest men to the ranks. and have
been o bulwark for the right in. the
city. or course, II 1t were to be used
for furthering the political ambitions
uf anyone. or to be used In any Of
many ways that might be mentioned
that would not stand the full light
OF day. then It were better that 1t die
before IL was born.
The Intelligencer does not feel that
il was standing sponsor in any sense
OF the term for this movement to or
genige league, and II the committee
who had the matter In charge saw flt
to kill the movement, we feel sure
that It's death was due to the acts OF
It's friends.