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, 1914-02-07
PROCEEDINGS
COLONIAL L.
Dir 81 GRO

held its An ordinary meeting
Ihe 1oIo|ln9 members ntd 1o'i"e" '"7'
inability OF attending tne Nee''HS. IO
Member tor ChrlstIahsted country Dis'rIcC
(Be4Ity and list Member Tor f'edefiAs'e"
Town (CoMle').
It's E'rceHe"c9 NJ "'ee["o' Nll9'"GH-
Lafsen) and the DeSPatcht"a See|et"'y l"Nt
Jacobsen) attended the meeting.
The Chairman (h@/"te') stated the com
munlcatlons to the Counch since IaSt meeting
/. Letter from 6~oYerhmehi1 NJ. lol7' ~
26th November 1915 t0f"aftlt45 u copies oI
Draft OF Ordinance coucetnln2 payment Lo'
royal grants IN the DANISH Hesf IndI9 i.
Iauds5-Luls matter y On tn0 OlUoi y -
Day.
2. DO from 90. NO. OF zhi INST INFORM
ing the Council that Its meeting hNea for
Monday the I'm INST. IS postponed 70 MON
day the 20th lnS5.
3. Do. from do- No Z OF IND lns'. re-
questlnS the Chairman q the ColhcH ~
place On the Order Of the Day Tor the Co0A-
GUS ordinary meeting the election OF Mem.
bers for the Commission pursuant TO S 81
Ordinance OF zotn September l'll le@"'9 ~
measures against diseases o. eoIVo"' WINCH
has been done
4 Do from do, No 8 OF Ind INST re-
questing the Chairman 81 the Conncl % Iet
tine Council elect : men tor the present year
to form. a COMMISSION cOl3ointly WIN lhe
Inspectors Of Customs AND Tue broker LOT
furnishing eIucldatloL7 respecting the prices
for the Islands Produce Tor guidance N ny
ing the IarItt;-thls mlttef IS Gu the Otdef
of the Day.
s. Dotrom doAo23 OF Z u INST. forward
ing "a letter from tue Ch''L'u'h ol tn9 "3
Comm sslou requesting iue fAec|oh o. :
, 1914-02-07
LIST OF UNCLAIMED LETTERS in
FREDERIKSTED'S POST OFFICE
FOR JANUARY 1911.

Florry King, Miss El7ena Ferdinand,
Mr.. Ne. Bean, Mr.. Joseph Goodridge, Miss
Mary Patrick, MIR. George Graham, Barren
Spotl Mr.. Thomas Williams, strawberry
HILL
Unpaid.
Miss Ellen Dedrictsou 30 Bit, Mary Dea-
sou (Gst AnaITy) 50 Bit, MIR. Erines Esman
est Sob 50 BIT, Monsieur Lutlin SO Bit,
MIS-, AIvira Mathew (Ancuillal SO Bit, Mrs.
Sophia Mathew est RIVER SO Bit, Mr..
Charles Nesbitt 30 Bit.
". BJERG.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30

seen oncs 1n each town. The object was to give devotees of billiards a chance to see stars in action. a privilege that has previously been reserved for the large cities. These exhibition games took pIace in billiard parIors, F. M C. A. rooms and thsaters The series commenced Oct. | and win end April 30. Arrangements for Ahs makch-l es were In the handssof Burton Mank
 One of the players who attracted much atteption iu the league was Well
 ker Cochran, the newsboy bilIiardist. Though only sixteen years old. his rec ord was such that he was entitled to be included among the masters of the game He got or to bad start be- cause he had played for years on a per- feet table. and he found if difficult to reach his stride when playing on diff ferent table each night. Jake Schaefer. the son Of wizard" Schaefer. had a similar difficulty. He Is also young barely twenty-and his lack of experi- ence in tournaments was a handicap when he was playing against older men
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30
Branch Hickey Sees Coming
 Star In Outficlder Williams

YtHAT Gus wiIlianss who right fields for the Browns. will be one of the bright particular stars of the 1915 sea- son is a prediction of Branch Hickey. Hickey is the man who made real ball player of Gus. and, according to the Browns manager. Gus hasn't stopped yet.
 After Hickey had put Gus through g months preparing in Florida last March the big outf1eIder showed form that convinced the fans that he was just about the most improved ball player in the league. Gus fell down g bit in his hitting, finishing the season around the s.2e0 mark, but in every oth- ar department of the game he showed such Improvement over his 1914 form that he didn't look like the same ball tosser.
 It may not be generally known. but Hickey keeps tab on everything his players do on the ball field. Branch's booklet shows the following facts about Williams:
 That he dropped only one fly ball dur ing the entire season.
 That he was charged with six errors
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30
National League Pitching Averages

three earned runs every game. Tho wonderful arm is evidently weakening. but the brain isn't
 Matty passed only 2s batters in s12 innings and still leads the league in control Alexander of Philadelphia. was the strikeout kind He famed 214 in 355 innings Tesreau breezed 1ss in 322 rounds, so his percentage of whiffs is practically the same as Alexander,s.
 James. Tesreau and Cheney-an spit bases on balls. Cheney was the worst of the trio. as he passed 140 men in s1I innings. Tesreau walked 12s in 322 in- nings and James 11s in s22 innings.
 Marty O'TooIe. who has been return ed to the Pirates. was the Hardest hits pitcher with the exception Of Cocreham of Boston, and Cocreham pitched only one full game. O,TooIe worked 1zs rounds and was poked for 4.57 earned runs every nine of them
 The Cubs drew the most free passes, working the pitchers for 401 strols in 156 ganes.1Hn average Of 3.zf per game. The Giants had an aVerag9 or 2s7. The Giants have the unenviabIe distinction of striking out more than any other team. They beat the breezes 479 times, for an average of s.o7 per game.
 Wilbur Good of the Cubs famed "A l times in 15z games, but the cream puff honors should go to Bert Niehon. who Crayath of the Phfllies whined 7z times. but did a lot Of damage when he landed
 Miller Huggins, who holds the record for bases on balls accepted in season worked the pitchers for 10B coInpli- mentaries in 14s games. Safer walked s4 times in 153 games. and George Burns strolIed 89 times in 164 games Johnny Evers has not forgotten how to wait 'ern out'' either. He was passed s7 times in 1ss games.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30

Considerable attention has been di- rected to billiards recently through the tournament conducted under the name Of the Champion Billiard Players league. The members of the league at it's formation were. Ora Morning star. George Slttons Calvin Demarest, Harry Cline. Albert Cutler. KoJi Za- mada, WeIker Cochran and Jake Schae- fer. Willie Hoppe and George sIosson were asked to join, but Hoppe was un- der contract to play series of games with Melbourne Inman, and Slosson said his business interests in New York prevented his being absent from the city for several weeks at a time.
 After several weeks MT. Morningstar withdrew from the league while he was in the lead in the percentage of ganes won, his wife's health being such that he wanted to take her to Arizona His place was taken by Marcus Cation of Chicago.
 Arrangements were made by which the members of the league were to play in 15e cities. each of the players to be
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30

s<T ANT the greatest fighter in the
 world" said James Flynn recent ly. rubbing a war warped ear thought fully. but keep fghtin'. I haven't had much Of a vacation in about sixteen years. I have to work reg'1arly be- cause never get much money for what do. never did get a whole lot of money for my, jobs. The most ever got in a single chunk was the $7.0oo that was paid me the night whaled Carl Morris in Madison Square Gar den.
 q got less than $2.Oo0 the first time fought Jack Johnson and lost money the second time I met him. guess champions are unluclky to me in more ways than the one you're thinkin' of It cost me $2.e00 to run rSay trainin' stable at Las Vegas the time of the second fight. and I never got nickel back. But then was talkin' a gamblin' chance, so didn't kick. I thought I could lick him-I honestly thought could.
 ~4At one time or another I've thought
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30

OFFICIAL averages for the pitchers
 in the National league tell the story of the failure of the New york Giants last season. Ranking the pitch CTS according to their effectiveness against batters instead of the games won and Iosta credits is an improve uent that Secretary Heyd1er is re- sponsib1e for For several years fans have been accustomed to see the names near the top. but they are missing now. and that is why the Giants failed to win their fourth pennant.
 Demaree and Marquard who were stars in 1913, failed to win half their starts this season Marquardss record won 10 and lost IT. There lies the answer to the defeat of John McGraw's s ambition to lead four time winner.
 No New York pitcher ranks among the ten leading box artists in the Na- fionaI league. though Jeff Tesreau is enth, but he pitched only 12s innings against Tesreauss 322.
 Willie Doak of St Louis had fewer runs earned off his twirlng than any other pitcher Doak pitched 25e in niI1gs and opposing batsmen scored only 1-72 earned runs in every nine in utngs. The Boston champions had two Nhen-James and Rudolph-who allow ed less than an average of three runs per nine inning game. The percentage Of earned runs off Tesreau,s delivery was 2.38 for each nine innings.
 Tesreau stands all alone among the leaders. Only he and Mathewson are credited with more, victories than de- feats- And Matty has dropped back to thirty second place, being ranked by several men who could not win for their clubs last season. The enemy soaked Big Six for an average of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30

all year, but was responsible for only two, the nlisplays coming when Gus let ground balls triclkle through his legs.
 That seven other regular outhelders in the league hit below Williams.
 That he was the second best base steaIer to Fritz Maisel in the Aneri- can league.
 That other Browns stole more bass1 than Williams, but Gus was more sue cessful in stealing on fewer attempts
 If Williams is able to-hit about -2so next season Hickey believes hell be one of the most valuable ball players in the league. The Browns manager looks for the burly fellow to steal Q greater percentage of bases than any man in the league if he is able to i'm prove his batting about twenty points.
 Hickey is not predicting any high berth for the Browns next season, but is better pleased with the outlook than he was year ago at this time. He says he believes that not only VEil- Hams. but Clarence Walker Derriu Pratt and Dr. John Lavan will profit by their past experiences and will shoW improvement oh the diamond.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30
COOMBS WON LONGEST GAME EVER
 PITCHED BY MAJOR LEAGUE TWIRLER

JACK COoMBS has the honor of
 pitching and Winning the longest game ever played in the majors. Sept. l. 1906. he worked twenty four innings against Boston and came out on top by the score of to 1.
 The year 1910 was a big one for the Iron Man" of the Athletics. He won fhfrty-on games out Of forty starts. a percentage Of ITS. In thirteen of these games he whitewashed his opponents. At one stretch during the season he went forty-six consecutive innings without allowing a run to Ss--aered on his delivery. Aug. he worked sese- sationa1 sixteen inning game against Chicago, Ed WalHh opposing him in the bex for the White Sox Neither team waa able to make run in the sixteen innings. 10 msaakHrIy did both pitchers work Coombs was tk1e moro effective q 4ha two, allowing only three hits in the slxk@@n innings. Sept 21 he pitch ed anseleven inning 6 to affair against Cleveland. only three hits being made by the Maps.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30
RUNNERS PASS EACH OTHER
 IN PRIZE BONEHEAD PLAY

EVERY so often peculiar plays crop
 up in the batty course of our great. so to speak. national pastime. Some of them are funny and others serious in asmuch as the latter kind often result in player being made the "goat." The following tale is of one of the peculiar plays of the funny species that cropped up in the Central association last sea son:
 Waterloo was playing in Muscatine, and WetzeI, Muscatine's right fielder, was on first and Sours of the same team at bat Sours gave the hit and run sign. and Wetzeu started down with the pitch. Sours hit 8 high, long. fly. and just as he reached second base Yetzeu thought he saw HilL Water loo's left fielder. reaching up to spear the ball.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30

Without waiting to see whether or not he made the catch Wetzen turned to beat it back for first. In the mean time the ball had scared over Hills head, and Sours turned first and kept on going to second Wetzeli and Sours whizzed by each other at full speed, going in opposite directions. When Sours reached second he thought he had made a mistake about seeing the ball fall safe and started back to first
 Simultaneously WetzeH saw Hill ged 1t to second, and once more they passed each other on the dead run The ultimate result was that hit that should have been good for a triple and a score went for a single. It is plays like this that keep the fans in the little circuits in good humor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30

could beat most all of those big guys. Mainly I didn't. Once in awhile did. but mainly I didn't. fought 'em all just the saane-Jack (4Twin') Sullivan. George Gardner. Jack Root. both the Barrys. Kaufman, Langford. Burns, Papkey Jack O'Brien-al of 'en- I've taken many a beatin', and I've given some Maybe beatin's I've took over balance the beatin's I dished out--I never weighed 'em up very carefully, but I've always tried to give a crowd a run for it's dough.
 T was over in Boston not long ago. and I was introduced to a guy who says, Are you Jim Flynn, the fighter? says. 'No, I'm Jim Flynn, the gentle man boxer Well says the guy, you're all right, at that. You've give me many good show. and I'm for you. Say.' he went vn, do you know why you always pack the houses when you -appear?
 T swelled up right away Why. mo-. I says. 'shovin' out my chest. T don't
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30
MEREDITH LOWERS A RUNNING
 RECORD.

JAMES B. (TED) MEREDITH. the
 Penn aier. wearing the silks of the Meadowbrook Athletic association, re- centIy lowered the American record for 500 yards in the First Regiment ar mory, Newark. Three cIockers snap ped their watches on him in minute flat, one second better than the old rec ord.
 Hal Heiland of the Xavier A. A. was nosed out by Hugh Herschon of the Irish-AInerican A. C. for second prize. Henand, who had the pole. set the pace. For the first 800 yards he led by two yards, with Meredith second and Herschon third. Going into the next fifty yards Meredith let loose well timed sprint and passed the leadei and won by eight yards.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30
FRED CLARKE WANTS TO RETIRE

FRED CLARKE WANTS TO RETIRE HIRED CLARKE has expressed a de-
 sire to retire as leader of the Pitts burgh Pirates, but it is very doubtful if Barney Dreyfuss will permit him to do so. For several years Clarke has wanted to get out. of baseball and de- vote his entire time to his big farm in Kansas Fred is a farmer at heart and that kind of life is no p1aything to him. but in the past DreJfuss has been able to persna Ge Clarke to stick with the P:..stes flor just one more year @nd he may be as successful again.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30
MANY KILLED IN BASEBALL.

deaths and S1S i'm
 juries were caused by baseball dur ing 1914. Of the players who died from injuries 20 were hit by pitched balls, 5 were struck by bats, were in col a&-ions. overexerted themselves. was hurt sliding to base and was killed in fight. Injuries to amateur players are classified as follows:
 Broken limbs, 31zs concussion of brain, IS: fractured alxHIas. IS; para1y- sis, 4: sprains. s3I: spiked. 26; fractures. IT: dislocations. q: torn fragments, 10.
 Players hurt in the minor leagues number 11e; American league, 6s; Ma tionaI league. s1: Federal league. se, and college tearna- g.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30

again been playing in his old time form
 Billiards was originally a game tn- tended for ladies, and for many yeara members of the gentler sex Wers the usual players. It was not regarded as sufficiently strenuohs for masculine at tention. Then it was discovered that it offered a. mild form of exercise par ticularly desirable after a hearty meal In most English homes of the first class the billiard room adjoins the dining room, and a game of billiards after din- ner is regarded as an essential aid to digestion.
 In recent years the game has become mora popular in America, and billiard rooms are found that are not connected in any way with barrooms. Proprie- tors of the leading rooms froWn on wagers on games, and the standing of billiard parlors has thereby been raised Twenty years ago 2 billiard table ila a Y M. c. A building would have been considered a sacrilege. Today there is not a F. RI. c. A. in the country with out it's billiard equipment.
 An indication of the change in pub lio sentiment is found in the fact that pool" is noiIonEer played, IL is now called pocket billiards.,' This change has been brought about by the fact that spool roonn'' is designation Tor places in which bets are made on horse races. There is a good deal in a name. and the dropping of the word pool has therefore been wise move
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30
TOD SLOANE Is RED cRoss
 CHAUFFEUR

ToD SLOANE, the famous ex-1ocleys
 who invented the monkey stride in the saddle and who has won many Of the worlds best horse racing prizes. is nowadays seen about Paris wearing the Red Cross armlet- He has volunteered as a driver for the French Red Cross and occasionally drives an automobile about Paris or to one of the railway stations to meet a train of wounded He is very proud of his arnaIet
 Since retiring from the race track Tod Sloane has been engaged in the business Of runzzs=g an American bar" in Paris. but the flight of the Americans fror. the city obliged him to close To svhilp away his time he is working for the R~S Cross.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30

think ever figured it out, but now that you ask me I suppose it's because al ways put up a good fight. I suppose that's why I always pack the peo- pie in
 Mo-. says the guy. that afn't just exactly it The reason you draw so well is because half the people go to see you get killed and the other half to bury you'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30
Rv oscsAR DOYLE.

|
 II1IiIARDS is a game that Is al-
 most universally played, and
 even those who have never played it or who have never, become ttolefably proficient at 1t know what the game is and can appreciate it's nner polnts. Any ona can play the game or can play at it. and yet few men have ever attained such skill as to become famous as players There have been few Maurice Da1ys. .sNKizard's Schaefers, Frank Iyeses and Billy Sex tons. and there has been no time when more than six or eight players were en- titled to be ranked in the first strin
 While old timers will insist that the present crop tcf billiard players do not rank with the stars Of days gone by there is little doubt that there are more fairly we'll known players today than have ever been contemporaneous be- fore and there Is a strong likelihood that aone Of the youngsters Of today will achieve a deserved fame that will entftle them to be named along with the greateEt masters o& the game.
 William F. Hope, the present cham pfon. has been challenged by George F. SIosson. and they will meet in. New York in February to struggle for the title This match is certain to attract wide attention. SIosson declares he is playing the best game Of his life, and he thinks he has a good chance to re- gain the championship. On the con-. trarys Foppe has been playing in un- usually good form in his tournament with Mklbourne Innnan the English champion. and he was never in better shape to defend hts crown.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30

In the worlds series of 1910 he worked three times in six days against the Chi cago Cubs and scored a trio of vic- has yet to lose a game in a worlds series. He beat the Cubs to 5, 12 to and to 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30

tors were always repaid when they watched him perform
 George Sutton is perhaps the best known of the league players. A former champion, i'll health had compelled his retirement for two, years. His health has recently improved, and he has
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30

Photos ny American Press Association. 1.Georss F. sIosson. s-Jaxs eelaas- fer. George Sutton. 4s-I<oji Yamada. 5s-NviIlis Hoppe. 6s-AI-9 bert Cutler Ora Morniasetar. MeIbourne Innan. e.-ANe eil<sr Cochran. 10.-Harry Cline.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-30

IIIIARDS is a game that is al-
 most universally played, and
 even those who have never played it or who have never
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-08-04
Japanese Navy to Assemble

Tokyo. Japan.-The Japanese navy
has been prepared to meet any emer-
gency. and the minister of marine.
Vice Admiral Rokuro Yashiro. Satur-
day went to Nikko to consult the
emperor on the international situa-
ton. In the meantime the second bat
tie squadron has assembled at the
naval station. Sasebo.
The premier, Count Shigepobu Oku-
ma, in a speech last Saturday said
that to bring about great peace n
great war was sometimes unavoidable.
He added that perhaps a general dis
turbance in Europe would resolve it
self into the final war of the world.
leading to permanent and universal
peace.
The Japanese government has post
poned its proclamation of neutrality
between Austrian-Hungary and Servia
and is in constant communication
with the British government.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-08-04
GERMAN FORCES
INVADING FRANCE
WO GERMAN DETACHMENT
ARE MOVING TOWARD TIE
FRENCH CAPITAL.
per Uninn News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service
London.-German forces began the
invasion of France without so much as
a declaration of war having been
made. Two German detachments
entered French territory, moving in
the direction OF Paris.
One German force crossed the
French frontier near the village OF
Grey. between Nancy at Strassburg,
and another German detachment, pro
baby the Twenty-ninth Infantry. in
vaded the Grand Duchy OF Luxembourg.
neutral territory between Belgium and
Germany. and continued its march on
the French fortified town of Longwy.
A despatch from Brussels said there
was good reason to believe that this
force later in the day entered France.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-08-04
Reprieve Anglers a Murderer.

An unusual scene was enacted at
Versailles tFrance) Jail recently. when
the public prosecutor went to inform
two murderers that their death SEN
tence had been committed to penal
servitude for life.
One, Joseph Brugen. received the
news joyfully, but the other. Louis
Louis, exclaimed; What, you asked
the jury for my head, and now you
come to torture me by reprieve?
do not want it; must have liberty
or the guillotine. | won't so to the
Salleys at any price"
So saying he rushed upon the pub
lie prosecutor, seized him by the
throat and endeavored to strangle
him. The keeper had great difficulty
in releasing the official and putting the
convict in a strait jacket
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-08-04
Will Respect Belgian Neutrality.

Brussels. The French minister Sat
urday informed the Belgian govern
ment that France will respect Bel
gian neutrality in the event Of war
breaking out, but if that neutrality is
not respected by the other powers she
must consider what action to take.
The daily newspaper Etoile an
nounces that the government has
bought the entire wheat supply in An
twerp after announcing to holders that
the cereal would be seized if they
failed to agree to the governments
terms.