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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-19
TOMMY DOWNEY REPORTED TO
 HAVE JUMPED 10. FEDERALS
Springfield Trades Outfielder Waite To New London For Pitcher
 Abercrombie

probably has another job zn view in organized ball.
 Cornell is dangerously near to Co., ludaaa9ia, for the lead in the IntsrcolIegi- ate Basketball race as a result of the victory over the New York collegians last night. A crowd of 1,20o saw the game, which was played in Ithaca. The score was fl to 21.
 The New York Americans have leased the entire floor of the Rice ho- tel in Houston, Tex, where they will train Ray Keating and other New York pitchers who are holding out at Hot Springs will go to Houston about March 1.
 It is reported that Doc Gessler will iburgh Federals because he cannot get into shape to play ball.
 Candidates for the Yale crew are lighter this year than in former sea sons. There are 1O8 men out for the varsity squad.
 John Humme1, the former Ho1yoke player, has signed again with Brook lyn He preferred another season with the Dodgers rather than go to the out laws.
 The Brooklyn club is afraid it will lose Romanach, the s11ortstop who was with New Britain a few years ago. A Cuban baseball writer has been asked to sign Romanach, who is holding out for a $500 bonus. Ebbets wouldn't give that much to get Waiter Jo41nson's name on a contract.
 B. H. S. basketball. team plays Dick inson High school of Jersey City, Sat- urday afternoon at the F. M. c. A. There will be 8 game between the B. H. s. seconds and the K O. K A team, starting at 2.15. The main game starts at 3 o'clock.
 It was announced today that A. L.. Jackson, the Harvard hurdler, had passed successfully through an oper- ation yesterday for the removal Of a piece of sp1intered bone from the mus sc1es Of his leg. It is expected that he will be able, to participate in the spring track meets .
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-19

baseman, is having trouble with. his nose and cannot breathe properly
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-19

Cy Morgan, once a pitcher with the worlds champion Athletics, later on an actor with moving pictutre con cern, has signed with the Kansas City American Association team.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-19

Gabby Street has signed with Chat tanooga and will compete with Look out Mountain as summer attraction
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-19

Pitcher George Suggs, recently ban. ished to St. Louis, from Cincinnati, is to be married next month and vii spend his honeymoon at the Cardinals training camp. Could anything be more biissfuI?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-19

The second teams of the Browns and Cardinals will play exhibition games in Florida this spring. The Pennsylvania Railroad will not run a special to the grounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-19

Eddie Cicotte, of knuck1e-balI fame and last year star of the White So1 pitching corps, goes to Paso Robles Cal, to-day, but will not sign a con tract until Coniskey returns from abroad.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-19

When at Co1umbia Eddie Collins had one bug. He clipped from the newspapers all items that concerned his playing. If he still keeps up his hobby, friends are wondering how many store houses he uses.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-19

Chick Fraser, who a few years age pitched for every team in the United States, will be back again this season throwing his feet under the table at big league hotels Chick will coach Pittsburg's young twirIers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-19

Candidates for the Yale crew ar lighter this year than in former sea, sons. There are 103 men out for tn varsity squad.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-19

John Hummef, the former Ho1yok player, has signed again with Brook lyn He preferred another season witl laws.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-19

It is reported that Doc Gessler vii lose his Job as manager Of the Pitts iburgh Federals because he cannot ge into shape to play ball.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-19

probably has another job zn view in organized ball.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-19

Jeremiah D. Dotein. warden of the Kansas state penitentiary At Lansins. aItnounced his candidacy for Unite States senator
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-19
Vi inter Baseball


 George Moriarty. poet laureate of baseball, is spoken of as the next manager of the Detroit Tigers.
 Chick Gandn. Grinth's star first baseman, is having trouble with. his nose and cannot breathe properly
 Ed. walsh. of the White sox. has gone to California to train. He says his arm is all right again
 Bob Groom is the only holdout on the Washington team. Clyde Mi Ian says he will sign after he has seen Grin at Charlottesville.
 Cy Morgan, once pitcher with the worlds champion Athletics, later on cern, has signed with the Kansas City American Association team.
 Eddie Cicotte, of knuclz1e-ba1I fame. and last year star of the White Sox pitching corps, goes to Paso Robles. tract until Comfskey returns from abroad.
 The second teams of the Browns and Cardinals will play exhibition games in Florida this spring. The Pennsylvania Railroad will not run a special to the grounds.
 Gabby Street has signed with Chat tanooga and will compete with Look out Mountain as a summer attraction. Pitcher George Suggs, recently ban- ished to St. Loufs from Cincinnati, is to be married next month and will spend his honeym loon at the Cardinals training camp. Could anything be more blissfuI?
 When at Co1umbia Eddie Collins had one bug. He clipped from the newspapers all items that concerned his playing If he still keeps up his hobby. friends are wondering how many store houses he uses. Chick Fraser, who few years age pitched for every team in the United States, will be back again this season throwing his feet under the table at big league hotels Chick will coach Pittsburg's young twirIers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-19

Totals ..41s 461 4O0-1z71 Game tonight-American Chain CO vs U. M. c. Go.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-19

Won. Lost. ]
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-19

(To be Continned.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-19

The signed contract of Lefty Ger vais, the pitcher who accepted terms with Bridgeport few weeks ago. has been received by the club. Gervais is in California
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-08

other first citizens, from the 4th to the l2th
of September he had been in jail Alter sueh
an experience one would have thought that
between himself and the Germans he would
have placed as many miles as possible but
instead he was stroing around the Place du
Parvis Notre- Dame in front OF the Catnedfai'
For the French officers who. on sigh'seeins
bent, were motoring into Rheims from 'ne
hattie line. he was acting as sort OF suiue'
Pointing with his umbrella, he would say
a.. Tho left is the new Palace of Justice the
facade entirely destroyed on the right you see
the palace of the Archbishop completely
wrecked The shells that just passed over US
have apparently fallen in the garden OF the
uote, Lion dor" He was as cool as the con-
drctor on Seeing Rheims" observation car
He was matched in GOODNESS by our consul
William Bardel. The American Consulate Is
At No. IA Rue Kellerman. That morning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-08

am, you'd be twenty miles in the rear"
In this war the onslaughts have been so
terrific and so unceasing. the artillery tire es-
pecially has been so entirely beyond human
experience, that the men fight in a kind OF
daze Instead OF arousing fear the tumult acts
as an anesthetic. With forests uprooted,
houses smashing about them and unseen ex-
press trains hurting through space above
them, they are too stunned to be afraid. And
in time they become fed up on battles, and 10
the noise and danger grow callous. On the
Aisne I saw an artillery battle that stretched
for fifteen miles. Both banks OF the river were
wrapped in smoke; from the shells villages
miles away were in flames, and two hundred
yards in front of US the howitzer shells were
bursting in black fumes. To this the French
soldiers were completely indifferent. The hills
they occupied had been held that morning by
the Germans, and the trenches and fields were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-08

of the Tuleries had been watching a German
aeroplane threatening the city. Finally he
exclaimed impatiently:
"Oh, throw your bomb! You are keeping
me from my dinner"
soldier under fire furnishes few OF the
surprises OF conduct to which the civilian
treats you The soldier has no choice he is
tied by the leg. and whether the chances are
even or ridiculously in his favor ne must
accept them. The civilian can always say
This is no place for me- and get up and walk
away But the soldier cannot say that He
and his officers, the Red Cross nurses, doctors
ambulance bearers and even the correspond
ents. have taken some kind Of oath or signed
some kind OF contract that makes it easier tor
them than for the civilian to stay on the Job.
For them it would require more courage to go
away than 10 remain
Indeed, although courage is SO highly re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-08

I went into chemists shop to buy some soap
The chemist, seeing l was an American be-
came very much excited. He was overstocKed
with an American shaving soap and he begged
m. n take il off his hands. He would let me
have il at what it cost him. He did not know
where he had placed it and ne was IN great
alarm lest we would leave his shop before ne
could unload it on US. From ooth sides OF inc
town French artillery were firing in saiVos,
the shocks shaking the air; over the shop OF
the chemist shrapnel was whining, and IN the
s.r.et the howitzer shells were opening up
subways But his mind was intent only on
finding that American shaving soap. was
anxious to get on to more peaceiul neisn-
borbood. To French soap, TO soap made IN
Germany" to neutral American soap was
indifferent Had it not been for the presence
of Ashmead Bartlett would have fed 10
die. even though clasping cake OF American
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-08
UNDER FIRE"---By RICHARD HARDING DAVIS
I'm Six Wars Among % Score
Of Races American Writer
Has Seen Only + our Men
Destitute Of WaIOr.

shell had hit the chestnut tree in the garden
Of his ne yhbor at No. u and had knocked all
the chestnuts into the garden Of the consulate.
IT'S al i'll wind that blows nobody good"
said Mr. Bardel
In the bombarded city there was rule as
10 how any one would act. One house would
be closed and barred and the inmates would
be either in their own cellar or in the caves OF
the nearest champagne company. To those
latter they would bring books or playing cards
and among millions OF dust-covered bottles
by candle light would wait for the guns to
cease. Their neighbors sat in their shops or
stood at the doors of their houses or paraded
the streets. Past them their friends were has
tening, trembling with terror. Many women
sat on the front steps knitting and with inter
ested eyes watched their acquaintance fleeing
towards the Paris gate. When overhead
shell passed they would stroll, still knitting,
out into the middle of the street to see where
the shell struck.
BY the noise 1t was quite easy TO follow the
fight of the shells. You were tricked by the
sound into almost believing you could see
them. The six-inch shells passed with a whis-
tling roar that was quite terrifying 1t was as
though just above you invisible telegraph
wires had tangled, and their rush through the
air was like the roar that rises to the car win
dow when two express trains going in oppo
site directions pass at sixty miles an hour.
When these sounds assailed them the people
flying from the city would scream. Some OF
them as though they had been hit, would fall
on their knees. Others were sobbing and
praying aloud. The tears rolled down their
cheeks. In their terror there was nothing
ludcrous; they were in as great physical pain
as were some OF the hundreds in Rheims who
had been hit And yet others OF their fellow
townsmcn living in the same street, and with
the same allotment of brains and nerves, were
treating the bombardment with the indiffer
ence they would show to a summer shower.
We had not expected to spend the night in
Rheims, so, with Ashmead Bartlett the mill
tary expert OF THE London Daily Telegraph"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-08

garded, it seems to be Of all virtues the most
common. In six wars, among men OF nearly
every race, color, religion and training, have
seen but four men who failed TO show courage.
have seen men who were scared, sometimes
whole regiments, but they still fought on; and
that is the highest courage, for they were
fighting both real enemy and an imaginary
one
There is story of a certain politician gen
eral Of our army, who under brisk fire turned
on one Of his staff and cried:
Why, major you are scared, sir; you are
scared"
Il am, sir" said the major with his teeth
chattering, and if you were as scared as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-08

soap, seemed less attractive than to live I'M
washed BIT Inc chemist had no time to con-
,ider shells lie was intent only on getting
i'd of surplus stock.
The majority of people who afraid
those who refuse to consider the Doctrine OF
Chances. The chances of their being hit may
be one in ten thousand but they disregard the
odds in their favor and FIX their minds on that
one chance against them In their magma
ton it grows larger and larger. 1t looms red
and bloodshot. it hovers over them; wherever
they go it follows menacing, threatening, fill
ing them with terror. In Rheims there
100000 people, and by shells one thousand
were killed or wounded. The chances against
were hundred to one. Those who left the
city undoubtedly thought the odds were not
good enough.
THAT ONE CHANCE IN MILLION IMPRESSED
THEM HEAVILY.
Those who on account Of the bombs t1at
fell from the German aeroplanes INTO Paris
left that CITY had no such excuse. The charCc
of any one person being hit by bomb wa
one in several millions But even With 5-ch
generous odds in their favor, during the day
the bomb dropping lasted many thousands
fed They were obsessed by that one chance
against them. In my hotel in Paris my land
lady had her mind fixed on that one chance,
and regularly every afternoon when the aero
planes were expected she would go to bed.
lust a. regularly her husband would take
pair of opera glasses and in the Rue de la Pax
hopefully scan the sky.
One afternoon while we waited in front of
Cook an aeroplare sailed overhead but so
far above us that no one knew whether it was
a French airship scouting or a German one
preparing to launch bomb. man from
Cooks, one Of the interpreters with hor-
r;ble knowledge Of English said: "Taube or
rot Taube, that is the question He was told
he was inviting worse death than from
bomb. To illustrate the attitude of mind OF
Tie Partisan, there is the story of the street
ganin who for some time from the Garden
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-08

cutters Of the road. Some of them were most
intelligent looking and had the manner and
clothes of the rich. There was one family Of
FIVE that on four different occasions on our
way to and from Paris we saw seated on the
ground at a place certainly five miles away
from any spot where shell had fallen. They
were all in deep mourning, but as they sat in
the hay field around wicker tea basket and
wrapped in steamer rugs they were comic.
Their lives were TO more valuable than those
of thousands Of their fellow townsfok who in
Rheims were carrying on the daily routine
These kept the shops open, or in the streets
were assisting the Red Cross.
One elderly gentleman told me how he had
been seized by the Germans a hostage and
threatened with death by hanging With forty
New Britain herald., 1914-08-03
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to Herald office.
Will the Front Seats Go? (New Haven UniOn,)

Someone has come to the front since that Westport trolley crash n which four were killed, all occupants of the front seat, and has expressed the opinion that the front seats should be cut out or closed in such a way that they could not be occupied.
 That proposition will raise an in teresting issue right away. In the first place the cost of reconstructins the trolley cars of today that have front seats, would mean a nice little bit of money in settling for such an expensive elimination. It has been suggested that all the new cars that are to come to the Connecticut trolley company be built minus the front seat. That is feasible enough.
 But can't the company officials just simply issue an order prohibiting all riding on that alleged perilous front seat? Wouldn't that suffice?
 But is there much to be gained by the suggested change? What caused that Sunday tragedy of the tracks or rather led up to it? Wasn't it avoid able? To minimize peril, to have all tn safeguards possible and to do away with front seats in the process of reducing the element of danger will not incur any opposition.
 Here and for that matter proba bly, all over the state of Connecticut, the running board of the open trolley Is invariably filled when there is a crush of passengers all bent on taking the same car at the same time. The fear full risk that is thus run, has been en- phasized by company officials from time to time. Attempt to enforce rul- ing to keep those running boards free from passengers, was not sustained by the police authorities, if we recollect rightly. And the danger is revelled in to this day.
 If couple of those cars with run ming boards crowded to the limit, should come together some day, just crash into each other on the side, and number of the occupants crushed to death, there would be a great and overwhelming cry to have the trolleys freed of'the running boards probably, just as there is today a protest to longer continuance of the front seat.
 The appeal of the conductor or the railroad official to step up from the running board and take standing room in the car aisles, is unheeded at present. The passenger will not put himself to the inconvenience of talk ing an aisle position and there you are.
 There probably would be about the sam measure of indifference to the rule of keep off the front seat.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-03
Peanuts as a CrOp.
(Kansas City Journal.)

Now, when the heat is burning the corn, how many farmers are regret ting they did not put at least one third of that acreage in peanuts?
 Is it possible that farmers are not yet convinced of the value of pea nuts for stock and the tops for hay equal to alfalfa? These by now seem to be commonplace facts. That pea nuts will do for stock what corn and hay will both do, and that, besides, they can be sold in the markets for humans to eat and made into peanut butter and what not is an old story.
 As to surety of crop, it is almost invincible in Oklahoma.
 Babies cry for them and pigs squeal for them, and each will leave their mothers lap for them, and still the oklahoma farmer had rather plant corn and have it burn up than pea nuts and get rich.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-03

if it may result in a better looking Salem than ever before.
 The city has an opportunity to put into practice the ideas so often ad- vanced in favor of the city beautiful in much more advantageous way than those cities which are pretty much built up. Salem is about to begin practically all over in certain sections and it therefore has an op- portunity to put into practice plans which it could not utilize before be- cause all it's central land had been covered. All two family houses must have a fire proof roof, so that when the new Salem is constructed it will be better than the old and evil dently a safer place in which to live. The fire after all as costly as it has been, may have some good results. The landlord and the tenant will be the better for the arrangement.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-03
Fine, Doctor, But It Won't Go.
 (DetrOit Free Press.)

Compulsory physical examination for all people has found a champion and a prophet in pr. H. B. Darling, who in the course of a medical lec- ture of the University of Michigan summer course, queried after this wise: "Why shouldn't the health service in operation here be extended so as to include a physical examina- tion of every citizen in Michigan?''
 There is one vital reason. The peo- pie of Michigan wouldn't permit any such drastic and impertinent inter- ference with their private affairs. They would probably kick the would be examiners down their front door steps. The good doctor doubtless means we'll, as other physicians who advocate similar measures mean we'll, but one feels on reading utterances like that credited to Dr. Darling that the speaker should undergo com pulsory examination to find out whether he is radically deficient in common sense. Those who advocate compulsory examination, and conse quent compulsory medication, for the one is the logical consequence of the other reckon without the fact that the people of the United States, de- spite good many encroachments on their rights, still retain some residue of their ancient impulse to manage their own affairs. Health is a very good thing-some people say it is the most valuable possession a man. can have-but there are good many persons who feels themselves able to, take care of this possession without the supervision of the state.
 It may be granted that general phy sical examination of the people of Michigan would prevent considerable disease But on the other hand it is a question whether life would be real ly worth living if one must spend it under a doctors orders. A scientific despotism might easily become as in- tolerable as any other sort of despotism.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-03
May Explore the Locker,
Cleveland Plain-Dealer.)

From that remote date when mon first began to sail the sea, have been recurring wrecks that carried down ships loaded with treasure. The To- cation of nfany such wrecks is known. For years men have sought means by which this hidden wealth might ie reached. In most cases the waters have been too deep for the operation of divers.
 A new diving apparatus has been now perfected that it is claimed will enable effective work to be. done at a depth of at least PIP feet. That is more than double the depth at which divers have been able to do work in the past.
 If the new invention is all claimed for it there are millions of treasure within reach in the Great Lakes aud still more in the oceans. More th;;n a million of gold nuggets went down with the Islander off Douglas Island, Alaska, during the Klondike excite ment in 21O feet of water. Lake Huron holds the wreck of d steamer that carried down 500 tons of copper bars and a safe that contained $30J.. 900 of gold. It is in 167 feet of Wal ter and is said to be the richest prize IIoI d" olIo tHc HCW lllNSIlloHs LIS location is known.
 In 186 feet of water off the Vir- ginia Capes lies the steamer Merida, which carried down a rich cargo of gold and valuables owned by refugee Mexicans leaving their country for safety.
 The list could be multiplied, for jlle history of the sea records manys su1n wrecks. If this new invention makes possible the exploration of the far. corners of Davy Jones' locker, there will be hardy men to make the ex- ploration.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-03

the man who knows more about the convention with Panama than any body else living could write out his views for the edification of the com mittee but should not be allowed to appear before it. The senator, who vies with the chameleon in changing his hue and can tiptoe over eggs without breaking a single shell, easily persuaded himself that the ex-presi- dent ought to be received and heard in the sweet by and by.
 This postponement or intended de- nial of Colonel Roosevelts undoubt- ed right to be heard can injure only the masters of chicane who are re- sponsible for such disgraceful palter- ing with a great question of interna tional policy.