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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-11
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Two complaints recently made by motorists, one hai1fng from New York, another from Philadeaphia, call atten- ton to a new vexatton for motorists orlker records that a car bearing 9, New Jersey number kept coming up alongside of him around Hacketts- town when he was motoring there some days ago and after threatening to pass him and falling back several times got him in state of mind so that. he put on speed to get away. Thereupon the other car came on with Ia rush and after getting by stopped across the road so that the New York CT could not; pass. Then a man in the car arrested the New Yorker for speeding and he was fined. se
 The Phi1ade1phian had a somewhat similar experience near Atlantic City, He says that going across the mead ows fast car came along and he .speeded up to tfirty-five miles an hour to keep ahead if possible and so avoid a dust bath. Beyond that speed he never goes. he says, so finding it im- possible to stay ahead he swung off to one side and slowed down. The driver of the overriding car arrested him. charging a speed of forty-five miles an hour, and the justice of the peace lined the motor1st $25.
 The Philadelphian says two friends of his were "coaxed'' by this car to speed the same day. One fell and was fined $25 The other had heard of the game and wouldn't speed It looks like small business to enttce motorists into law breaking and the practice ap- pears inexcusabie. if the facts are as recited by the aggreved automobilists. Motorists would better beware of all strange cars offering a brush" when goiug through New Jersey. srs e,4s.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-11

today automobiles are running almost the entire length Of the new Canadian transcontinentaI highway, and only a few more links of the chain are need ed to permit the mrotorist to make the trip in safety and comfort From Hal flax to Sudbury, from Winnipeg to the Great Divide, the. trail is nearly
 finished, and more difficult roads through the mountains of British Columbia are rapidly nearing compile ton.
 When completed this twill furnish one of the longest. and one of the most beautiful and picturesque automobile routes in the world. From the land of Acadia. to the shores of the Pacific 1t will run 5000 miles through fertile plains and valleys and over mountain ranges.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-11
KEEPTNG RADIAroR ooOL.

In the Jam Of automobiIes crawl ing, out to the 500 mile race at the Speedway on Decoration Day from the downtown district Of 1ndtanap olfs, were hundreds of machines with radi- ators boiling over, due to the fact that the procession moved at snai1's pace, most of the cars in fact being on first or second speed all the way.
 The test was most severe and many subterfuges were resorted to in order to keep the cars from freezing. Some wise Owners carried extra. water in huge cans and some resorted to ice. One genius had an extra tank under his rear seat with a water main and return between it and the radi- ator-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-11
PI.ANs 32-srATE TOUR.

Walter F.Wa1ker of Bridgeport, Conn, Is making a motocycIe business tour which will cover th1rty-two states. He is representing a motorcycIe a.c= cessory concern, and by riding the two-wheeler himself, he is able to easily demonstrate to his prospects the value of the appliances. Walker has side-car attachment to his mo- torcycIe in which he carries supplies
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-11
ECoNonuCAI srARTTNG.

Tuning the. crankshaft over four or five times without the Ignition current turned on will not only fill the cylfn- ders with an explosive, but will serve to warm up the combustion chamber somewhat; then a. single pull up will usually start the engine without a risk of bacA-kick injury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-11
WElAK.NEAGNF7I,s

When a nagne&o has been in con- stant use for a considerable length of time, rnisdrfng and a consequent loss of power may be exhibited by the motor, due to lack of sufficient heat in the spark caused by a weakening of the magnets. The 1nis1ring. in such a case, is particularly noticeable at slow speeds when the nagneto is not op9 erating at a high enough speed to generate a strong current.
 The best remedy for trouble from this source is obtained by having the magnets of the magnetol recharged. but temporary relief often may be obtained by adjusting the points of the spark plugs so that all are brought a little closed together, and all equal 1y distant apart; that is the, gap be- tween the points should Sfbe the same on all plugs. If the gaps are not all the same then the plug with the wid-. est gap generally will ibe the first to
 nisdre as a result of weak magnets
 When running car slowly on the Ihigh-speed gear, the engine may be turning over SO slowly that the mag neto will not generate the required current, and misf1ring accompanied by. a jerky action of the car will take place. When this occurs, one should either shift to a lower gear, or switch over onto the battery The better plan is to shift to the lower gear, if in congested. traffic when the car speed cannot be increased: for by so doing one speeds up the engine and mag neto; more current is generated a. hotter spark is produced and nlisfring is eliminated. s4sv pa sr3 il sF-ries f
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-11
NE4sIiECT ~ MuFFIiErE1.

Probably the mun1er is one of the most neglected parts of a car. Per sons buying used cars several years old would do we'll to clean out the ex- haust system. By doing this consid- erable more power may be obtained.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-11

brakes are constructing bands oper- ating on the outside of the brake drum. I have yet to know of a single instance where Moline brakes have
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-11

E ReF Bowling was norninated for
 United States senator and ". H. Mo Masters. for governor, by the North Dakota Progressives.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-11
NO BEIrER THAN ITS BRAKES

NNDr BEEIsIEStSS THAN 1lO BEGAIAIG1S
 "A car is no better than it's brakes, 5 says Eugene Gruene$vald, chief engi- neer of the Moline Automobile com apany. ''It makes no difference how powerful and smooth running motors may be, how silent the transmission or how staunch and well designed is the rear construction, if the brakes are not large enough to check the cars momentums then all enjoyment of motoring is vanished and danger Of accident is increased.
 s"rhis is feature that President w. H. Van Dervoort of the Moline company has always insisted upon in the building of Moline cars.
 s'On the 40 horsepower New Series Moline are brakes that are large enough tot stop a car twice it's size and weight. They are as large as are found on some cars selling for $40O0, and doIbt if any car regard Jess of price, has a superior braking system.
 ..rhe brakes on the $1,550 New Se- ries Moline are worthy of unusual at tention. They are of powerful de- sign, having a drum diameter of 16 inches, with a two and one-half inch width. s
 The emergency brakes are expand ing shoes with special lining applied to the inside of the brake drums on the rear wheels. The regular service
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-23
GUNBOAT SMITH
 PUTTING ON AIRS

v NY
 Apparently Gunboat Smith intends tes make himself as exclusive as any of the champions. Gunboat now claims the right to exact guarantees ana to investigate the rAting of all opp ponents to see whether they are Wor- thy of his distinguished eonsideraflon means to exercise all the prRrogatives usually conceded title holder All of which makes it apparent that Gun boat Is going to be far less 1nteresang as a champion than he was when merely a, private in the ranks.
 Next to his unique hitting ability, Gunboat's Willingness to take on all corners without unnecessary fus>s has been his biggest asset As long as he pursued that eourse and won all his bouts he could afford to laugh at his. critics. He bad, only to point to his record to refute all that might be said against him. He should think twice before changing his ways
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-23
COLLEGES FAVOR
 SUMMER BASEBALL; SAYS YALE CAPTAIN

New Haven. Jan. 22~-That summer baseball should be allowed the Yale athletes as a means for earning their living as we'll as a sport and to keep them in practice. is the concensus or opinion>of college captains whose views have been gathered by the Yale News.
 Strongest of all those who believe that summer baseball should be al- lowed is Captain John T. Blossom Of Yale, who says in part:
 ''In spite Of severe opposition, legal ized summer baseball is bound to come in the near future. Some reputable universities have already acknowledg- ed the need Of recognizing 1t as ne- cessity and have not barred theirs men from competing as amateurs after playing summer baseball
 "A great many men playing college ball really need the amount that they can earn by playing during the sum- mer to help pay their educational ex- pensesss It seems. unfair to prevent these very often talented players from putting their abilities to use during the summer baseball season.
 However, the college player should confine himself to hotel teams and the like, and hot be permitted to take par. in games with teams under the na- tional commission My objection to that is the great publicity usually ae- it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-23
EBBETS LAUGHS
 AT OUTLAW LEAGUE


 President Charles H. Ebbets Of the Brooklyn club returned yesterday from a trip through the Middle West and South, dlEdng which he signed sixteen of his players , MT Ebbets says he doesn't believe that the Fed~ eral league will ever open its gates, but fneVerfheless he took no chances and roanded up his men before the Federal league enticed them away And, MT. Ebbets rernarlxed for the 1zth tialles that he believed Joe Tinker will eventually change his mind and play with Brooklyn next season.
 President EJbbets spent considerable money an car fare while he was away. He spent six nights on fast trains, ate at lunch counters, made wild clashes here and there in taxAeaba. and jumps ed in and out of cities, so gwifs1y and so quietly, that he fooled even the newspaper reportea# T did not go anywhere with brass ibaud, said Mr. Esbbets for such lrl1id Of business is fooaish,'
 The BrooIayn -cluih owner was SUIT 1rsised to find the thrfftiz1eEs and prosperity of some or Hlds hired men. Pat Ragon has a rarrn in Iowa, Map RucIzer owns acres and acres in Georrs gia, ssRed'' Smith mas much real es- tate in Georgia, Bim Fischer is going to build a hotel in Binghamton, N. Y, and Zach Wheat mas a big ranch at Polo. Mo. 4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-23
ANsoNIA HIGH BASKET BALL TEAM ITO APPEAR.
 HERE TOMORRDWs

Through a, misunderstanding it was inadyertentIy stated in last evenings Farmer that the basketb team of the local high school would travel to Ansonia tomorrow afternoon where they were to play the Ansonia High students. Instead the game is sehed- uied for this city and win: be played at the Y. M. c. A. at 3:16. Last year the AnEonia team played Stamford High for the interscho1astic champion ship of the state losing out after a hard Struggle. On this years team they have Case, who has been picked by many as about the best shfgh school forward in this part of the state and GardelIa at guard is also shining light in the Naugatuck valley.
 Iuippo1d is expected to return to the E. H. S., lineup and with their star performer back in harness it looks as though the Hill-top boys will cart off the bacon. Manager Corcoran is endeaNering to secure the Ansonia second team to oppose the local sec onds and if the game is secured no kicks will be forthcoming as there will be plenty Of basketball to satisfy the fans. The preliminary will start at 2:15.
 The lineup of Bridgeport High will be: Forwards, Banks, Cosgrove. Luip- poIds center. Jerry Murphy; guards, Hurley, Chapman, and Jim Murphy,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-23
It's All Here
WANT ARMY NAVY
 CONTEST FOR YALE
New Haven Officials Trying to
 Get Great Football 2 Classic.

Many Speculations have been ad- yanced in regard to the possibility of having the Army Navy football classic staged in the new Yale bowl. When asked what he thought of the pro- posed plan T. Dewitt Cuyler. chair man of the committee of twenty-ona, replied as fol1owssto the Yale News:
 s'In regard to the possibility of the Yale bowl being used for the Army and Navy football game when com pleted, I should be very strongly in favor of such a plan if 1t could be brought about. It would undo1bte d1y give the Ahmy and Navy facilities that they have never enjoyed before. but am fearful that the Navy would: object on the ground of the dsst- ance.''
 In exact accorH with this view of the matter. D. sP. Sutton, first Ieuten- ant of the engineers at West Point and Army football representative. writes:
 We are now negotiating with the Navy in regard to the place for next years Army Navy football game, but. have reached no agreement as yet. So far as the Army is coneerneds the, Yale bowl will be entirely satfsfac- 2 tory, but am afraid that the distance, from Annapolis to News Haven is so great that the authorities at the Naval. academy would not agree to play the game in the Yale bowl.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-23
FEDERALS AFTER
 BENNY KAUFF NOW
Former Hartford Star Gets Off, fer From Indianapolis
 Outlaw GII1b.

Benny Ka.ufrs desire bto do business wdth the Federal league is very likely to be safished and if Benny can only nalne a agFure that swall meet with the apprcvaa of the Indianapolis Federal infringement he will be found holding down an outf1eId berth for that club when the season of the Outlaws opens. TEhis stateunent is the result of a. telev gram received yesterday afternoon by Kaasff from the management of the Indianapolis club asking him to name hds terms. The telegram reads as foi- lows:
 ire terms to play with Indaanap- elis of Federal leagsle Send collect Will make it worth while.
 (Signed) 4 Bill Phillips
 The telegram WaeH sent from Chi cago. the headquaWtAqs Of the Federal league to get into communities aition with the new haseb'aM league.
 Benny received his contract from the Indianapolis club of the American association a little over 2. week ago and walen he viewed the salary offered he immediately refused to sign the contract. returning 1t and declaring; that he would have to get more nno1a-' ey before he would sign
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-23
JIM THORPE MAY
 COACH CATHOLICS
Washington University Makes Good Proposition To Not
 ed Indian Athlete.

Jim Thorpe. the greatest aIl>around athlete the world has ever known, and winner Of the Olympic champion ship, has been rendered a contract to coach the Catholic university football team. This was announced by : 3. prominent member of the c. U. ath- letfc council last night.
 As football at Catholic university is expected to be on a much higher plane than last year. the officials are sparing no expense, but intend to make the gridiron game a real part of Catholic university athletics
 In the past football has been dead letter, but this fall the pigskin game is expected to be on a level with the 1918 c. Ue ball nine. the best college club in the south
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-23
HARVARD EIGHT TO
 ROW NAVY CREW

Caanbridge, Mass, Jan. 2s.-The Hax-van,d University Rowing manage ment is an receipt of an anydtafion to send it's varsity squad to Annapolis for the spring recess, which it has decided to accept The Navy rowing authorities, according to the present plans, WdQ1 entertain the Crimson Crew from April 1g to 25 width a race be- tween it's eiEhts and these of the Mad- dfess taking pIace during tllat lime.
 Another event that has been pFac- tzcaliy settled upon is the date df the Harvard-C Cornell race, now finally slated for local waters on Tuesday. May 20. unless some unforeseen oc- cllgrence makes it necessary to change the date Although this fOlaows very closely on Curneilie eprialg day regatta at Ithaca on May z3s when Eadnceton and probably Xale Wali meet the Itla- acans, 1t has been decided as the best date possible. The varsity and fresh men efghts of each college WdN conn pete
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-23
THINK GOSSETT WILL PROVE STAR
keW. York imeTlsan BaeksiOp Signs Contract And Will
 Be First Catcher

Even if Big Ed Sweeney decides to accept that five thousand sinioleons which the Fedeaals are rubbing under his nose, the New York Yankees hope to show the ha.ns some pretty capa ble lsaekEtopping next season Dick Cos sett ,wl1o was SHeeneyss first asaist- and last season. yesterday sent in his signed contract to President Farrell Of the American league clan.
 Dick is siugger. or he &Dlrld have worked oftener last season. but he Is one of the best young catchess to break into fast company in recent years G6ssett is g good fielding cetchsE can peg whth great accuracy to the bases, and has mastered the problem of hreakdng up the double steal. which Sweeney wall not learn if he catches rIntM dppzn's day,
 Chance thought very well of Cos settss ability last season and spent much Of his time trying to teach Dick 7lhe r4dErnersts uf batting. However, Dick could not get on to the thick and finished the season wdth an average of z62.
 7s Chance intends to contdHue Gossett's batting eda1cation next spring and in tirne may develop the youth Unto fair hitter It was the Peerless Laad- CT who finally made good batter out Of Jimmy Aacher.r Archer was a Butcher on the order of Gossett when Aae inst broke Hn- He could catch, but he was a feeble hitter
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-23
EDDIE GRANT SIGNS
 WITH GIANTS AGAIN

President Henpstead of the Giants yesterday received the signed contract oe Harvard Eddie Grant, third assist ant third baEenlan on the Gotham Champs last season As Herzog has been traded to Cincinnati, the Har- ward barzlster moves up a, peg.
 Grant wan purchased from Cincip- rati shortly after the sBronme-A Ames- Devore- Gruh deal, as the release of Groh left the Giants witan only one extra infis1der Grant did not do much on the Giants last eHason but absorb splintenss from the bench and keep track of the amount of ice in the
 Eddie was almost as conseT vatdye a hatsman as Dick Gussett. thoasgh he succeeded an coazing -211 srnitting average
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-23
JIMMY BURKE HAS
 BEEN ON MANY CLUBS

if Detroit. Mich,/ Jan. 23--If experience of widely varied sorts makes for sue cess, Detroit has signed one of the gsrns of basabaITs diadepn in Jimmy Burke. who has been booked as assis- tant manager, coach. scout and a few other little things.
 Jimmy has been in baseball contin- uously since 1895. and in his time has
 managed so many clubs that the list of them reads like a lesson in geo. graphy, Burke says that he is only thirty-ni1e years old and offers to prove it, but it seems impossible that any man could have played ball in so many different towns in that short space of time.
 Burke began to play ball in the H. linois league, a circuit which disband- ed after a more or less hectic existence of two weeks. That was in 1885, The next season he signed up with Peoria and stuck with that club until July 5. 1898. when he went to Milwaukee and finished the season.
 The year 1899 found him with Rnch- ester in the Eastern league, but in 1900 he was back in Milwaukee, re- maining there until July 10, 1901, when the Brewers let him go to the White Spx.
 He evidently did not like the Amer ican league for he hopped over to Pittsburgh and stayed there one year. In 1903 he cast his lot with the St, Louis Cardinals and was there until the close of 1905. managipg the club part of his last year. Kansas City of the American assecia ton. got him In 1906. end he managed that outfit for two years. shifting to Louisville in 1908. as manager. In l90a he went back to- the ranks and played third base for the Ind ndIanapolis club. He was again a mana ger in 1910, this time at Fort Wayne in the Central league, where he also played third base.
 He went @baek to- Indianapolis as ma Raser in 1901 and stayed with that hopeless bunch of nnisdts until May 16s 191 B when he gave it up as a bad job and signed as a Tiger scout Last season found him again in Fort Wayne as manager and third baseman and in- cidentaHy Detroit scout.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-23
Fairfield County News
Work of Burglars.

While Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fair banks were absent from their house at Stamford. Monday, between p. nl., and midnight, the house was bur- glarized and qliantity or silver ware and a woman's gold watch and chain were stolen. The total value of the stolen property is $175. A window was jimrnied to gain entrance. The house was thoroughly ransacked.
 The home of Harold Mead of New Canaan was entered by thieves Mon day night and a quantity of solid sill verware was taken. The thieves eh- tered through rear door, pFesumably by the use of skeleton key, and, while the family upstairs were asleep. had a feast in Yth e kitchen, then Went into the dtning-room. and took all the silver from closet. This they took to a rear porch and extracted from the loot tho silver which was plated. The plated goods were found on the porch.
 Blue Ribbon Horse Dead.
 Chesty. a thoroughbred which was owned by Mrs. Warren c. Mercier. of Danbury, and which won a blue rib bon last October at the Danbury fair, and other prizes at recent events had to be shot as a result of an accident which occurred Tuesday afternoon-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-23
By Wagner.,

Secretary Teddy Of tlle Bridgeport club today received the signed com tract Of AIexandera Bryant, a second baeernan4who was. star in the Proyi- dance City league last season. Bryant WAS recon rnended by President O'NeiI of that league which has turned out many good players. Buster Bowman will he traded or sold so the local management is anxious to get a lively player for the position.
 Pittsfelds has traded Qutheldar league for First Rasen1an Solnerlott The latter was sent to PIttsfeId last season under an optional agreement and Manager Zefler was anxious to gain title to him
 The Boston Nationals, who obtain ed Pitcher. Duehnefls from PittsfieId in the draft, are anxious to locate him. They cannot find him at the Montreal address which lie gave when he played with Pittsfield.
 Manager Gene McCann of the New London club. who was in the city yes tracts of Pitcher Martin, obtained from the New York Americans. and Third Basernan Marhefi<a, obtained from the Philadelphia Nationals.
 A New Haven sportsman has been inquiring about the price of the Rridgeport club which will result in another crop of runors about the To- cal team being sold.
 The Giants and White Sox are on the. home stretch of their trip around the world. They played in Colombo. Geylon, yesterday and the Sox beat the Giants by to I. Sir Thomas Lip ton, the famous Irish sportsman who was in Ceylon inspecting his tea plan tations, gave a banquet for the play CTS. The next stop is Cairo, Egypt.