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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-07
DOAK LEADS.
 NATIONALS
 IN PITCHING

r1-ba official pitching and fielding avera ees of the National League and the official batting averages or the Tn ternationa1 League were issued yesuer- day Willie Doak of St. Lou1s Ieads inc pitchers in the National League, t with Bill James of Boston a close sec ond and Ed Pfeffer of Brooklyn, third Dick Rudolph of the Braves and Alex ander of the Phillies led all the other pitchers in the matter Of games won,
 each of them wining twenty-seven con tests.
 pitchers, he pitched in only sixteen complete games In many Of the
 games that he started last season he was taken out when he began to show the first sign of weakness. In all poak participated in thirty-six games and is credited with winning nineteen
 and losing six.
 James took part in forty-six games. thirty of which were complete He
 moved down the other seven rival teams for twenty-s1x vlctor1es ana met defeat seven times.
 PfeSfsr is close behind James in the
 matter of games pitched in and in the number of games won. He won twen- ty-three and lost twelve. l Chrfsty MattheWson, the veteran pitcher of the Giants, is far down the list enis year. He got off to a fine
 start and at one time led the National League pitchers But the season
 progressed and the Giants began to slow up, Matty started on a slump and
 his pitching average took big drop
 He won twenty-four games and lost thirteen.
 Konetchv of Pittsburgh who is said to have Jumped to the Federals recent ly, is the best first baseman in the league. He leads all the other gua1 dians of the initial sack with an aver age of .995 for 154 games. Jake Dau- bert of Brooklyn is second, with percentage of 993.
 Johnny Evers of Boston is the best
 second baseman; McCarty of the Pir- ates, the leading third baseman, and
 Hans Wagner, the Pittsburgh veteran tops the shortstops. The Pittsburgh club finished first in team fielding, St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-07
BRICKLEY IN 4 YEARS GOT
 286 POINTS

Charles Edward Brdck1ey, Of Ev- erett. Mass. and Harvard, has scored zS6 points for the Crimson in four yeazs-one on his freshman eleven and three on the varsity.
 The points are divided as follows: Thirty touch downs, 174 points; seven goals from touchdown, points; and tl1irty-dv ga6ls from the field, <1o5 points,
 .Gn three years as a varsity player he has kicked twenty-five goals from the field. This year. when captain of the team, and his last as an fntercol- legiate player, he. was stricken with appendicitis and played in only two; games and a fraction of another. He shot a field goal against Springfield Training School, his only one for the season. and closed his college football career by kicking a goal from touch doFn against Y'ale
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-07
BEAT
 MANCHESTER AT SOCCER

Manchester, Dec 7-In the Budd GID completition the Bridgeport Gale donians and the Manchester United batt1ed here yesterday afternoon for nearly an hour and a half before either side gained the advantage; and it was not until two minutes from ,tirne that the CaIedonians scored the only goal of the game. won the match and won their way into the next round of the cup. The game was splendid1y cUaatested by both teams and was one s,f 4Fe best games seen heer this sea- .aon. On the merits Of the play of botn teams 3. draw should have been fhet result.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-07
YALE NOT WILLING TO
 JOIN IN AMERICAN HENLEY Prefers to Stick to Harvard Race But
 May Meet Pennsylvania

give up that annual affair with liar ward is not likely to receive any sup port here.''
 It has been decided that Yale will row only one race in addition to the Harvard contest. It may meet Penn sy1vanfa. in a two-mi1e race on the Schuylki1l, or it may join Princeton and Cornell in 8 race on Carnegie Lake.
 YaIe's lone worry at present is the possibility that Guy Nickalls, the coach, who left recently for his home in England. may not return in time to take charge of the crew in it's pre- paration for the Harvard race. Nick alls went back with the purpose of enlisting in the army
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-07
YONKERS FIVE TO
 TACKLE RIBBONS
 TOMORROW NIGHT

The Yonkers, N. r., basketball five, which forced the Blue Ribbons to play overtime to win in the opening game of the season, will be at Colonial hall tomorrow night for return engage ment. Jake Fuller, the little forward who created a sensation when he ap- peared here last season with the Kingston, N. r.. five, will play with Yonkers- He ds regarded as one Of the best tossers in the east The Lamb brothers, who are both crack players, will also be with the visitors and, NrcNfil1an, the old Knickerbocker star, will be at center.
 Manager Leavy will have both Stow and Swenson back in the fold for to- morrow nights engagement. Roxey Roach will also be at guard. The preliminary will be between the St. Augustine's and the Commercial five of the High school. The lineup of the big game.
 YONKERS. RIBBONS. Fuller -.........!..:.. Stow
 R. F.
 F. Lamb Becknan
 l.. F.
 McM1Han Leonard 7. c. SBarger -...-................. Roach c. Lamb ...--...-..-........- swenson
 Langhammer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-07

Scrapped his way from Milwaukee and Buffalo to Panama. He invaded the latter country early this year, and made a big hit with the canal zone sports. He has defeated 8 number of good me n,but was knocked out by Buck Grouse, the Pittsburgh middle weight, about year ago at Erie, Pa. and a little later took the count from Jimmy Tighe at Albany. N. Y.
 19o6-AIbe AttelI knocked out Jim my Walsh in 9th round at Los Angeles.
 1907-Nick Bur1ey stopped Frank S1Avin in End round at Victoria, B. c
 1909-Jack (Twfn) Sullivan de- feated Bill McKinnon in 12 rounds at Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-07
BENDER HAS DESERTED TO
 FED LEAGUE

Philadelphia, Dec. 7-Charles A Bender. the great Indian pitcher of the Philadelphia Athletics, Saturday signed a Federal League contract and will play with either Brooklyn or Ba1- tmore. The big chief is the second champions to jump to the Feds this week, Eddie Plank having signed a contract at .Gettysburg, Penn, last Wadnesday to play with the St. Louis club. S
 Bender confirmed the report that he had gone over to the Federals. He said he met Harry Go1dmans of the Baltimore club, here, and lost no time in signing
 ssThe terms of the contract are very satisfactory, and it is the best thing ever did in my Hfe, said the chief. The contract is to run for two years: Bender said he knew others who were going to sign Federal League con tracts, but refused to disclose their identity.
 Connie Mack. manager of the Ath- letics, said he was not surprised when told that Bender had gone over to the Federal League. sI expected it. His contract with Philadelphia expired this year. z he said. .sand I did not intend to renew it. Bender was sim ply under reserve, and the matter is entirely up to him. I made no ar rangements or entered into any deal for Bender for next year. had. asked, for waivers on him, Plank and Coonbs."
 Charles Albert Bender served twelve years with the Athletics, and took part in five worlds series. Un- til his disastrous encounter with the Braves, in October, he was generally Considered the greatest trmoney'' pitcher in the world. The bigger the stake the better did Bender pitch.
 In his twelve years of service he fell below the .5o0 mark in winning percentage only twice. Although slow in rounding into form last season, he had one of his most successful years from June until the great upset in the. worlds series.
 Bender was famed for his pitching smile. The grin was distinctly part of his fighting. face, and had in it the pinch the wide became the smile of the Indian. Although hard hit in other world series engagements, Ben der was always able to retain his smile and to keep on the mound until the first game of. the series with the Braves,
 To the Boston club fell the honor not only of knocking the chief from the rubber, but also of extinguishinfs for the first time in history the fam ous Bender smile.
 On October 31 Connie Mack an nounced that he had asked for waiv- CTS on Bender, Plank and Coombs
 He explained that Bender's contract had expired. It was understood that the leader of the Athletics felt that the chief had not taken proper care of himself for the meeting with Boston
 Bender is Chippewa Indian, and was born in the reservati on, in, the town of Brainerd Minn After growing up a bit he entered the h. dian School at Carlisle, Penn, where he won his ''C' on the baseball team Later he studied and played, too, at Dickinson. After his graduation he pitched for the Harrisburg Athletic club, Here he was found by a scout ! of Connie Mack, and in 1902 he Joined l the Athletics. Bender, in addition to being an excellent pitcher and golfer. IS said to be second only to Tom Needham in his ability as a poker player.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-07

which marked an opponents 8 face was much more telling than one which landed on the body and slowed him up, But the boxer of today pays at least as much attention to the body as to
 the face or head. Attempt to boU with a man like CIa'bby or Gibbons or Welsh, and you'll find that hell hit you five times on the body to ey= cry punch he lands on your face or head The style has changed. The old fellows box straight up. The fighters we now have dig in and strike from every conceivable angle. The only class that falls below standard Is that of the heavyweights, but that is only a temporary situation. It won't be long before we have white fighters who could have whipped John .. sul- 1ivan, Jim. Corbett, Bob Fitzsimnnons or even Jim Jeffries in the days when Jim could really fight
 A lot of what CIabby and his man ager say is true, but just the same it will take a lot of convincing to. make some sporting men believe that we have in the making fighters of F1tz- simmons weight who can do what Ruby Robert did. F'itz never weigh ed over 156 to 1S0 when fighting and still he met men over 200 pounds and slashed them to ribbons He held three titles at one tfme-midd1eWsigh light heavy and heavy yweight-some- thing to be proud of. John L. Sulli- van was not only a rugged lighter, but a clever one, for with all his hard battles he has no marks to show where he was battered about the face, nor bum ears, which so many fighters have nowadays. As for Jenries- well when Jim was himself, do not think there lived a man who could g defeat him, Jack Johnson included. Jeff was not only a fighter, but a boxer, for when he fought Jim Corbett the last time h oi1fh0x6d the clever Jim.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-07
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

Steamboat BilI'' CWiInanr D. Scott. Canadian middleweight box CT, born at Col1fngwood, Ont Scctt's ring performances do not entitIe him to membership in even so numerous body as the Union of NTiddIeweight Champions, but he has the physique of a born fighter, standing nearly six feet and having reach of seventy two inches. Steamboat BilT' began fighting about four years ago and has
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-07

A central council of mems religious organizations in Bridgeport is pro tected for the purpose Of keeping the. commission form of government be- fore the people as well as working for the general welfare of the com ununity. At 8, meeting held in the '. NJ C. A. Saturday. over S5 persons attended, of which 19 churches and two organizations in the city were rep- resented. Harrison c. Streeter pre- sided. Another meeting for the cleo fion of officers will be held December 1a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-07


 furnished the funds for Rutgers fall and they demanded a game in New ark.
 Percy Haughton, the Harvard coach, will be one of the speakers at the National collegiate convention in Chicago, December 29. He will talk on Mental Training in Football .'' Coach Lilla.rd of the Andover team will also speak.
 The Annex football team of New Haven went to Torrington last Satur- day and won by to 0. This is a against Torrington.
 The affairs of the Annex eleven ap- pear to be in bad shape The re- ceipts in Torrington were attached for a. bill due for football equipment and two other attachments a,re pending. One of these is for $190 for club house rent. A lawyer has also put in g. bill for $50 for sefvices. The Yale ticket. office is still holding $250 from the Thanksgiving game between the Glee club and Annex. The money will be held pending the courts decision.
 Leo P. Flynn, the New York boxing promoter, is out with roast on Young McAul1He TOT Che loCa1 coy . AasiA1i . to box Broderick in New Haven on Thanksgiving day. Flynn accused McAuIiffe of quitting because the house looked small. He says McAuliffe weighed 127 and Frederick 130.
 Stamford High school went to Ever cit, Mass, last Saturday afternoon and was beaten by 62 to 9. Everett High claims the high school title Of the country, having rolled up 601 points to nothing for it's opponents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-07

Louis second and Boston third. New York was fourth and Brooklyn fifth. Manager Huggins of the Cardinals is the best walter in the National League He walked to first base los times
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-07

Ecane George returned to Bucking- nam. Gondon) Palace, from Trance, where he visited British troops at the .9rcnt~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-07

Mrs. Bertie Brixie. widow of the sheriff of Webster County, Mo, who was shot and killed while trying to arrest Edgar Bartlett was appointed sheriff in his place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-07

Fire destroyed three buildings at Riverhead, L.. l., at a loss of $2O,-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-07

ranged to play Syracuse in Newark next season. Newark alumni have furnished the funds for Rutgers fall and they demanded a game in New ark.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-07
WINTER BASEBALL

Charlie Faust, formerly jinx of the Giants, tried to interview the gov ernor of Oregon the other day, and in consequence was shipped off to Se- attle.
 Jack <warhop has signed three year contract with the Yankees.
 When the ball clubs go South for spring trairs.ng they probably will be asked to accept cotton warehouse re- ceipts in lieu of cash.
 Larry Doyle. has fallen like the rest, and is testing the courses of Florida He says he Is a. bear on the links. In time he may be a golfer.
 Branch Hickey says he did not want Bender with the Browns, which makes it mutual
 Arthur Irwin, scout of the Yankees was seen yesterday wailing with Bill Clymer manager of the Buffo1o Inter- national league club. For next mana ger of the Yankees-Bill Clymer.
 George Stallings says that he will strengthen the Braves if he gets a chance. He must want to win one Of those eleven games world series af- fairs in si straight
 The Giants have signed a young pitcher named Eddie Press on the recommendation of Chrisey Mathew son.
 Fire destroyed three buildings at Riverhead, L. T., at a loss of $20,- Ooos
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-07

The Giants have signed a young pitcher named Eddie Press on the recommendation of Chrisey Mathew son.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-07

Branch Hickey says he did not want Bender with the Browns, which makes it mutual.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-07

Nyour dealer can f suppIy yOU. send Toe for one package or S7. co for q carton of fen Eock- oRes (20O cieoretfes)s postage prepaid. After smoking package, if you dO1a't find CAMELS az represented, re- turn the other 9 packages. ard 1Se 1OiH refund your naeaay.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-18
COCKTAILS NEEDS SHIPS
TO GUARD NEUTRALITY
Tacoma on Way to canalLGovemor
of Zone Delayed Starting for Wash
inston Until Yesterday.

A further dispatch from Col Goethals.
in explanation of his request for de-
stroyers to aid in enforcing the neutrality
rules of the canal. was received by Sec
rotary Of War Garrison yesterday.
The colonel reported that except for
the one British collier. the radio appa-
ratus of which was dismantled by the
United States authorities. no other cases
of violation had occurred. He added,
however, that under certain circum-
stances the rules OF neutrality might be
violated without detection or procure
ment of proof of violation unless there
were ships at hand suitable for use in
making investigations.
1t is the belief OF administration Off
Cials that the question has been saNs-
factorily disposed OF by the orders TO the
Tacoma to proceed to Panama. The Ia
coma is now on her way thither from
Dominican waters. other ships will be
sent il the necessity arises.
Reports that Col. Goethals was hasten
ing to the United States on account Of
questions arising over neutrality rules
were denied yesterday by Secretary Gar
rison. He announced that the colonel :
Forthcoming visit was in connection with
appropriations, and that he had planned
to leave December TO- but had postponed
his departure until the 18th.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-18
LOCAL RIVERS SHARE
In APPROPRIATION BILL
Potomac Gets $4,000 and Ana
costa $4,000 Measure Reported
to House Totals $34J38OOO

Continuation of the work on the Po-
tomac and Anacostia rivers is provided
for by appropriations OF SEQ, 600 and So. .OOO
respectively, contained in the appropria-
tion bill of the Rivers and Harbors Com
mittee. ordered reported to the House
yesterday. A total OF 34,13s,0O0 for vSri-
Gus projects throughout the country is
carried in this bill.
Among the larger projects are the fol-
lowing: Mississippi River, between head
of passage and Ohio River, and leveeS
from Cape Girardeau TO Rock Island,
$S,O00,OOO; between the Missouri River and
Minneapolis, $1,2OO.OOO; between the Ohio
and Missouri rivers. $4,000; between
st. Paul and Minneapolis, 500. 1000; be-
tween Braineard and Grand Rapids, 5000.
Ohio River, locks and dams and con.
tinuing contract authorization, 5000, 900;
open channel work. 1854, 600.
President Wilson yesterday told Rep
resentative Sparkman he would like to
get the rivers and harbors bill to the
lowest possible point, but that the $34,
100000 measure was acceptable to him
il the House passed il.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-18
DIE Down gr.er

The BrookIasd Citi.ens' Association
will meet at o'clock tonight In the
Brookland Masonic Temple.
Earl b. Carr, member Of the senior
class of the Medical School of George
washington University, has been ap-
pointed student inferno at the uni
versity hospital.
The pressing OF button by PnesI-
dent Wilson on Christmas Eve at the
white House will light up a community
Christmas tree in Brooklyn, N. Y,
around which children will gather to
welcome the gladsome season with
song.
The regular mOntAly meeting Of the
New Jersey Society of Washington
will be held this evening at the Per-
petual Building Association Hall,
Eleventh and z streets northwest. Rep
resentative Kinkead, of New Jersey.
has promised to address the members
Charles w. CIeEEeft, Henry T. oner-
dinger, and Chaplin Brown, represent
ing the Chamber of Commerce, yester-
day appeared before the District Com
mittee of the House to ask that longer
notice be given to property owners
whose property has been assessed for
street and avenue improvement. The
committee agreed to consider a bill
which the Chamber will draft.
Omeers of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing Mutual Relief Association
for the ensuing year were elected as
follows: President, J. E. Borlaad; vice
president, c. W. Rich; secretary, ]. A.
De Mari; treasurer, w. =. Challice;
executive committee, G. A. Freer. d. A.
Fulton. ]. z. Hall. A. II. Mills, E. L.
Schrack, T. L. Skinner. and p. C.
Stelle.
The George Washington UnIyersity
Rife Club has elected officers as fol-
lows: Z. Clarence Rice president, and
Wallace NJ. Yater. secretary-treasurer.
Among the members are Watson
Davis, Arthur P. Harrison, ii. &. Hodg-
kins, jr., Mario Julia, Fessenden n.
Otis, /. Sabine Otis, Herbert p. Ram
sey. J. r. Shields, L. ID. Slebel, A. l.
Stoddard, Richard X. Thompson, Ed
win n Tilley, John l. Tunstall, and
Bert Van Moss.
FOreHathers' night will be observed
by the Congregational churches of this
city this evening. The Congregational
Club will meet at the First COngrega-
tional Church to hear Rev. F. E. Jenk-
ins, of Demarest, Ga, and Rev. w. II.
Hopkins. of Atlanta, Ga. Later the
speakers will address the Strieby Con-
gregsti Club, which meets at Ply
mouth Congregational Church at s
o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-18
AGAINST JOHNSON RIDER.
Elimination of HaIf-and-haIf Abro
Eation Favored I'm Committee.

The Senate Appropriations Committee
will eliminate from the District appro-
priation bill the johnson amendment
providing for the abrogation OF the half
and-half financial plan, according to
statements yesterday by members of the
committee.
The subcommittee in charge Of the Dis
trict bill yesterday started its considera-
ton of the measure. 1t decided that IL
would be unnecessary to hold hearings
on the Johnson amendment, as the COM
mittee had determined from evidence
presented at previous hearings that the
abrogation OF the half-and-half system
would be calamitous.
The bill will be considered in detail at
conference between the subcommittee
and the District Commissioners and nee
essary revisions will be made. Members
of the subcommittee are hoping to be
able to report the measure to the Senate
before the Christmas recess. It is under
stood that the Senate will support the
Appropriations Committee in its de-
termination to eliminate the obnoxious
Johnson amendment
Senator John Walter Smith is chairman
Of the subcommittee and the whole COM
mittee.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-18
BRECKENRIDGE'S SON
FOUND AFTER 20 YEARS
Father Died in Belief that Soldier of
Fortune Penshed in Shipwreck.
Identified by Friend.

Springfield. Ill, Dec. IA man who
said he was Robert Ereckinridge. son
OF the late W. c. 7. Breckenridge, for
twenty years a Congressman from
Kentucky. yesterday entered the ONCE
Of Secretary Of State Lewis Stevenson
and declared he was the man who dis
appeared twenty-three years ago while
going to Europe in a ship that was
wrecked. Mr.. stevenson Identified the
man as Breckinridge. his youthful
friend, and disclosed the story of a
soldier of fortune told by the man.
Breckinridges parents died in the be-
lief that their son drowned when the
ship went down in May. 1891.
The man told Secretary Stevenson
he had fought with the allies during
the Boxer troubles in China, with the
Beers in Africa. and with the federals
in Mexico. He told of gold mines own
cd in Africa, fortunes made and lost in
Australia. and of business reyerses
that had made him a Mexican merce-
nary soldier.
The Breckenridge family in Kentucky
was advised Of the mans return.
Secretary Stevenson says he recog-
nized BTeckinridge at once. His father
and former Vice President Adlai Ste
venson. father of Secretary Stevenson,
were lifelong friends.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-18
M'KELLAR BILL Is DOOMED.
May Use Substitute
Measure on Cold Storage.

The McKellar cold storage bill, in its
present form, is doomed to failure. This
became plainly evident at the hearings
on the bill yesterday before the subcom-
mittee Of the House Committee on In
terstate and Foreign Commerce.
Relevant questions and comments by
members Of the subcommittee plainly in
dicated their conviction that the bill, as
now drafted. is wholly too severe on
producer. cold storage man. dealer and
consumer alike. and Chairman Cullop in
vited Walter Z. Coe, of the Conference
of Commissioners on Uniform State
Laws, and DIR. II. Z. Barnard. former
State food commissioner of Indiana, TO
confer and submit to the subcommittee
a bill that would reflect the attitude of
the public toward cold storage questions,
and at the same time be wholly feasible
from a scientific and economic stand
point
Mr.. Coo testified on the subject Of the
bill recently drafted by the commission.
OF which he is a member. This bill pro-
vided a time limit in cold storage for
meat. fish, game, poultry, eggs, and but
ter of twelve months, with two addi-
tional periods of storage of sixty days
each to be granted after an inspection
by the health authorities and a public
advertisement of such additional storage